Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

There is a surrounding ditch on the edge of the pit, with a waterfall flowing on it. It is a fountain facility for viewing and playing. Conan and Xiaolan hid behind the waterfall.

"you guess."

Conan frowned. The other party was actually in the mood to joke at this time, but delaying time was undoubtedly in his favor.

For some reason, the people chasing them stopped.

Conan had a chance to catch his breath. Xiaolan, who was standing by, looked at his painful expression and couldn't help but ask the question that had been on her mind for the past few days: "Why did you risk your life to protect me, Conan?"

He took a breath and focused all his attention on the upper end of the waterfall without thinking too much.

"Because I like you, I like you more than anyone else on earth!"

Xiaolan was stunned.

Conan spoke out his reasoning. The first detective who died covered his left chest to say that the murderer was a psychiatrist. The police manual of the second detective was taken out by Fuhu and placed in the hands of the corpse in order to mislead the police. After that, the content was almost the same as Fuhu's own statement.

Winnet was not him, so it was impossible for her to agree with his reasoning out loud.

However, he was indeed a very good detective. He found the way to the correct answer from every detail, and the only thing he lacked was the means.

There is often a saying that justice that does not justify the means is not justice. But that is only justice based on social order. Everyone has his or her own justice. Justice is not pure revenge, nor is it like evil - it needs to be affirmed by others. Therefore, whether it is self-deception, stubbornness, or going against the will of heaven, it is just an extension of a belief in a longing for paradise.

So he can't win.

Justice based on evidence is too weak against the powerful evil that will do anything to achieve its goals.

Seeing that the man standing on the steps said nothing, Conan began to pay attention to his watch.

There are still thirteen seconds and forty-seven milliseconds until nine o'clock in the evening.

Conan pulled Xiaolan into the center of the pit.

"At this point, you're not going to show your true colors?"

“The police won’t come,” she replied.

Because she had asked Clyde to use the phone booth to call the police and tell them where You Chengzhen died.

"Nine."

"Eight."

"seven."

……

"three."

"What are you counting? Are you chanting a spell to ask for God's blessing?"

Winette stepped forward, gun raised.

"two."

alignment.

"one!"

Suddenly, a rush of water erupted from the center of the pit. The fountain formed a solid curtain, blocking her out. The arm holding the pistol also shook up and down due to the impact.

When Xiaolan saw this scene, fragments of memories scattered and fell into her mind. They pieced together the light in the darkness, the moment when the man put his hand through the umbrella and shot her, and the scene where Officer Sato was in danger of his life to protect her. This was just the beginning. Then, more and more fragments flashed. The memory of her date with Kudo Shinichi here, when he handed her an iced Coke, what her mother said at the venue, and Sonoko's company...

When she started to attack, Conan took out the can of Coke that Sonoko sold to Xiaolan from her backpack and pressed the switch of the power shoes.

"That's it..."

Winnet murmured and turned away.

The water curtain continues.

She had taken off her coat, put on the safety, and rolled the gun inside her clothes. She came to the lava stream not far away and threw them into it.

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As the water flowed down, Conan had already turned the boost button to prepare. However, all he could see was the wet ground, and the criminal with the gun had disappeared. He was anxious to go up to find the suspect, but stopped because of Xiaolan's voice.

"Conan."

Tone.

After hearing Xiaolan's call, Conan thought of how she usually called him. He looked at her, thinking about the possibility of recovering his memory.

The confusion in Xiaolan's pupils disappeared, replaced by a gentle look.

Just as he was about to speak, the alarm suddenly sounded. Several vehicles with the Metropolitan Police Department logo stopped at the entrance of the top steps. When the car doors opened, they were all familiar faces. Xiaolan's parents and Sonoko ran over first.

At this time, Winette had already gone around from the back and saw Professor Agasa and Ai falling behind the Junior Detective Team.

"She seems to have regained her memory."

"Don't do this again, or Edogawa will find out."

Xiao Ai held Winnet's hand, pressing her fingertips tightly.

On the tender cheek at the lower side, there was a rare expression of entanglement and pain. Winnet knew that being discovered by Conan was just a cover, and Ai didn't want her to continue killing people. But there was no turning back, this road would lead to destruction. Winnet gave Ai a reassuring smile.

"Ah."

In front of you, and in areas you can confirm. She won't do it again.

At the spring in the middle of the waterfall, there was a scene of joy. Xiaolan, who opened the door of memory, called her parents and hugged Sonoko in her expectant eyes. "My best friend Suzuki Sonoko." Xiaolan said, and was worried about Sonoko's shoulder injury. Sonoko cried with joy, and while crying, she said that she was fine, and even performed the arm swinging action in the warm-up exercise.

"Ah, Sister Sonoko, were you shot?" Conan asked.

"Yeah, but the girl checked it for me and said it was a dye bullet. It's just a little swollen, don't worry! The dye was red, so I thought it was bleeding, which was really embarrassing!"

Conan put a finger under his lips and thought.

"Also," Sonoko said with a downcast expression, "The bodies of Tomosei Makoto and Dr. Fudo were found. It seems that they shot each other. I never thought that Dr. Fudo was such a good person..."

"wrong!"

Xiaolan interrupted Sonoko. She said she remembered the attack and she saw the murderer's face. The real murderer was Dr. Fudo.

"Well, Inspector Odagiri has already told us the answer. The murderer should be Kyosuke Kazedo. It's a pity for this young man Tomonari Makoto. I didn't expect that he would go out alone to find the criminal, which resulted in such a tragedy!" Kogoro added.

There is definitely a third person.

His mind was working frantically, but he couldn't find the characters who were causing trouble. Conan couldn't help but imagine the faces of Gin and Vodka in his mind.

Could this matter also be related to that organization?

No, that's not right. Why did that person let him and Xiaolan go? If it was the Black Organization, there would be no need to chase the combination of elementary school students and high school girls.

What a mess.

Although there were too many unclear points, Conan still told the police what had just happened. In addition to Tomosei and Kazedo Kyosuke, there was a third gunman. He showed the wound caused by the bullet, which was the best proof. Xiaolan also testified for him that someone was indeed chasing them, but suddenly gave up before the police arrived. The police were not stupid either, and immediately guessed that the third gunman had an accomplice.

The case that was about to be concluded is now hurriedly put into motion again.

"You should worry about your injuries first." Xiao Ai said coldly and gave him a handkerchief.

After that, Conan was surrounded by the three little ones again. He was said to always act alone and was too cunning. Dr. Agasa was rarely strict because the criminals this time were armed with guns, and they were all in one person. Between apologizing and arguing with the children, Conan chose the former. At the same time, good news came one after another. Through the phone, Shiratori announced that Officer Sato had regained consciousness.

The bachelor policemen around were all crying for joy.

"Now is not the time to relax. We have to find out who attacked Conan and Xiaolan." Megure gave the order.

At this time, Conan slipped to Kogoro's side again.

"Did Tomosei and Dr. Fudo really shoot each other to death?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Uncle, just tell me!"

While Conan was acting like a spoiled brat, Kisaki Eri came up and rebuked Kogoro, "You still say you'll protect your daughter at the risk of your life, but it was Conan and Sonoko who risked their lives to protect Xiaolan."

Out of appreciation for Conan's behavior, Kogoro told him the situation:

"That's right. Both of them were holding guns, and only their own fingerprints were found on the guns. There was a lot of gunpowder on their bodies, and the trajectory of the bullets was completely consistent. In my opinion, it was 100% a case of mutual shooting. Because apart from shooting each other, there were no other bullet marks. If there really was a third person present, it would be impossible for them to let the other party shoot them head-on. Come on, you kid who loves to play detective games."

After hearing his description, Conan immediately wanted to check the situation at the scene, but was grabbed by Kogoro's collar. The uncle, whom he considered to be slow, learned his lesson from his many "troubles" and did not give him the opportunity to rush into the scene.

"The rest will be left to the police to investigate," said Kogoro.

Conan had no choice but to give up the investigation. Although this was different from the Black Organization's mode of action so far, it was certain that there would be no evidence left at the scene of the shooting. Instead of re-evaluating whether they shot each other, it was better to investigate whether You Chengzhen was induced and instructed by someone.

Conan was carried back to Maori's car, and the incident ended with a little regret.

Winette picked up Sonoko and said she would take her to the clinic to have her wounds looked at. As for Ai, she thought it would be better to give her some time to figure things out.

That night.

Conan came out of the bathroom and was still thinking hard, when he saw Xiaolan sitting in the room waiting for him.

"Thank you, Conan," she said, "I've been thinking... you probably said that to help me recover my memory, right?"

Conan was temporarily captured.

"You must have heard what my father said to my mother when he proposed to her in the restaurant, so you said that."

Conan: Huh?

Doesn't this mean that he has the same mindset as that lecherous, sloppy, confused, and self-righteous uncle?

"Ah... um."

He admitted it rather grudgingly.

"I knew it! After all, there's such a big age gap between us. But I'm very happy. I'm going to bed. Good night, Conan."

……

In the subsequent investigation, the identity of the third gunman could not be confirmed, which was predictable. The coat and gun were found even later, about three or four days later. Before discarding them, Winnett had almost destroyed the fingerprints on them, so they could not be used as comparison data.

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At dusk, in an abandoned building.

"There's absolutely no doubt about it. She has gradually begun to feel your true identity. If you still want to continue deceiving her, it's meaningless and will only hurt her." Xiao Ai said.

"But why are you telling me this?" Conan replied.

"Because your eyes of justice, although they can see through the heart of evil, still do not understand the heart of a woman."

"A woman's heart?"

"In fact, she has fallen in love with you since the day she met you." Xiao Ai smiled faintly, "You haven't noticed it yet, Kamen Rider?"

At the climax of the drama, Conan still lacked any emotional ups and downs throughout the whole process, including his expression when he heard this obscure confession. His dullness irritated director Mitsuhiko, who, after calling a stop, reiterated the plot of this scene: a female spy who betrayed an evil organization took the initiative to confess her love to Kamen Rider. "This is the most impactful scene!" he emphasized.

"Come on, this is a show for a garden party!" Conan couldn't help but complain, "If that's the case, they should just do something more normal!"

Miss Winnett, who was squatting in the audience, nodded repeatedly:

"That's right, why does the cute little Ai have to like this troublesome detective boy? Protest, protest!"

Winnet raised a cheering flag with Ai's name embroidered on it and waved it. She puffed her cheeks like balloons to express her dissatisfaction. Seeing her expression, Ayumi couldn't help laughing and said, "Winnet sister is Huibara's number one fan!" This made Winnet very happy, and she said she would buy them some cold drinks.

Conan's mouth twitched: What on earth is she here for... How could there be such a jealous woman?

"Why don't we play Momotaro or Ichisun Hoshi or something like that," Conan suggested.

"Please, I won't act in a fairy tale that's not real at all!" Mitsuhiko said righteously.

Speaking of which, Kamen Rider is not much better than these fairy tales, right?

Conan was ashamed.

Winette thought about it, except for the old-fashioned and annoying plot of the female spy falling in love with Kamen Ultraman, it seems to be quite real. Ai betrayed the organization, and the righteous imp was tracking down the organization. However, Kamen Ultraman has the bonus of the protagonist of the cartoon. Edogawa Conan was lucky to survive for so long. If he continues to run into the muzzle of the organization, he will only end up like the villain in Kamen Ultraman - his ashes will be scattered in the sea.

Yuan Tai couldn't stand Conan's lack of seriousness. "I endured for a long time before I was willing to play the taro demon this time! What else do you have to choose from?"

"That's right!" Mitsuhiko said, "I chose this abandoned building specifically to make you feel something."

While they were arguing, Xiao Ai came to Winnet's side. "You are so idle that you come to a place like this to watch children perform." She said.

Winnett immediately started to complain. She went to Dr. Agasa's house to look for Ai yesterday but found out that they were preparing a play for the school festival soon after school started. When she found out that Ai was going to play a female spy who fell in love with Kamen Rider, she couldn't sit still! If it was a child, it would be fine, but it had to be a detective boy in elementary school clothes! More importantly, the location was chosen in such an abandoned building with no one around. With Conan's special power of "bringing bad luck", he might run into kidnappers and murderers hiding there. Winnett couldn't let Ai stay alone in such a place.