Conan: The Heart Thief

"It should be a more terrible method than last time."

Just as he finished speaking, a dull sound suddenly came from the dense forest.

"Conan, hide!" Lin Xiao rushed over as soon as the gunshot rang out, pressing Reiko Akiba under him, while also dodging the cold gunshot.

The bullet hit the bottom of the mound next to Reiko Akiba.

If the shot just now had hit, it should have hit Reiko Akiba below the calf.

While Lin Xiao was shouting, Conan had already half-crouched and hid behind the bushes, and used the infrared scan on his glasses to look for the gunman's trace.

"Was that a gunshot just now?" asked Reiko Akita fearfully.

"Yes. To be precise, the criminal used a rifle." Lin Xiao looked at the bullet holes on the ground.

"Oh no, you really got it right." Qiu Ting Lianzi couldn't help but turn pale. The criminal even used guns. Was he determined to kill her? She regretted agreeing to be the bait for Lin Xiao. It wasn't because she was afraid of death, but because she had implicated others.

Lin Xiao picked up Akiba Reiko again in a princess hug and ran forward. The gunman was targeting Akiba Reiko, so it was safest for him to leave Conan behind.

Therefore, before Conan could confirm the identity of the gunman, the man had already put away his gun and chased Lin Xiao and Akiba Reiko from the woods on the other side.

"Damn it!" Conan had no time to catch up, and tried to chase the adult, but found that the distance was getting farther and farther. The inconvenience of the child's body was fully revealed here. His legs were short and he couldn't run as fast as the adults. Even so, Conan did not give up and desperately chased after him.

The little black man held the rifle in his hand and chased with all his might, his face full of anxiety.

"What's wrong with that damn boy? How can he run so fast while holding someone? It was the same last time. Even a dump truck couldn't catch up with him. Is there something wrong?"

Furious, the black man simply stopped, raised his rifle, and aimed at the boy running in front of him. He sniped the boy and waited for Lianzi to fall down and run away. He still had time to reload and continue shooting.

Reiko Akitani, who was held in Lin Xiao's arms, turned her head and just saw the gunman holding up a rifle and aiming at Lin Xiao's back.

"Be careful! You're being targeted!" Reiko Akita nervously grabbed Lin Xiao's sleeve and shouted.

Lin Xiao equipped himself with the personality mask of the great monk and entered the state of the four meditations and eight concentrations, greatly improving his body's functions and perceptions. Even if Akita Reiko didn't remind Lin Xiao, he knew that the criminal had aimed a rifle at him.

Just before the criminal pulled the trigger, Lin Xiao had already moved, dodging to the other side. The bullet missed and passed under Akita Reiko's shoe.

"How could I miss at such a close distance?" The little black man began to doubt his life and felt it was weird. He slowed down in reloading the bullet.

The little black man raised the gun again and aimed at Lin Xiao intently, but he had lost his target.

"Damn it, we must stop Akiba Reiko!"

The little black man wanted to continue chasing, but suddenly he felt a sharp pain on the back of his neck. Then, his head became dizzy and a strong shock came over him, causing him to fall down involuntarily.

"Fortunately, fortunately... we made it in time."

In order to catch up with these adults, Conan was sweating profusely. It was really hard for him.

"Let me see who the criminal is? There is only one truth!"

Conan took off the criminal's hat and found that the criminal was actually the professional concert tuner Pu Hejiang.

"Huh? How could the criminal be him? I never expected that."

Conan touched the back of his head and felt that he could not deduce how this inconspicuous tuner like Puhejiang could be the one who committed such serious crimes.

Not long after, Lin Xiao reunited with Conan, holding Reiko Akiba.

"Conan, have you caught the criminal?"

"Yeah. I never thought the criminal would use a gun. Luckily I was smart."

Conan is very proud of himself and thinks he is the best detective in the world.

"Lin Xiao, what on earth is going on?" Qiu Ting Lianzi was dumbfounded, "Did this little brat get rid of the criminal?"

"Yeah." Lin Xiao shrugged, "I've told you before, Conan is not an ordinary kid."

Conan sneered, "Sister Reiko, now you know. I didn't lie to you. I'm a detective. But you, you're an adult, but you still want someone to hold you. Shame on you."

"You little brat!"

Akita Reiko blushed and quickly jumped out of Lin Xiao's arms. She walked up to the prisoner and curiously looked at the true face of the sleeping prisoner. It turned out to be the father of her dead fiancé!

"How could it be... He is Soma Hikaru's father... Fuhe Takumi..."

Chapter 132: Dating with Akiba Reiko's Lover

Fuhejiang was arrested by the police and confessed everything. He was the criminal of a series of murders and bombings. He killed Renjo Takehiko, Mizuguchi Yosuke, Shida Osamu, Sone Hisao, and seriously injured Kawabe Kanade. The motive was that the four people he killed drank with his son Soma Hikaru at a party. After the party, Soma Hikaru drove off a cliff and died. He believed that the four people killed his son, so he killed them all.

Pu Hejiang was a complete idiot. His son died of drunk driving, and he deserved it. He was so cruel that he killed all four people who drank with his son. No wonder no one suspected him of being the criminal, except Lin Xiao who knew the plot.

Pu and Jiang also planned to create a big explosion at the upcoming concert, but now they have been arrested and cannot carry it out.

A new day came and the incident was resolved. Reiko Akiba had no intention of letting Lin Xiao go. She took the initiative to call Lin Xiao home.

With a "click", the door opened.

Reiko Akiba is wearing a purple single dress, looking pretty and charming, and still has the temperament of a heroine.

"You didn't bring that brat Conan with you today, did you?"

"No, you asked me to come alone, so of course I came alone."

"That's good. If Conan comes, I really don't know what to do."

"Ha ha……"

Lin Xiao smiled unkindly. It was rare for Akiba Reiko to show such disdain for Conan right away.

Lin Xiao walked into Akitani Reiko's apartment. Nothing had changed from yesterday, except that a certain group photo was missing.

"Hey, Lin Xiao, you sit down first. Wait for me to change my clothes, and then accompany me to the date." Reiko Akita got up and walked towards her bedroom.

"Hey? Date?" Lin Xiao looked at Akiba Reiko blankly, "Don't you have a concert tomorrow?"

"Yeah. So I'm free today..." Reiko Akita said as she walked into the bedroom to change her clothes.

Lin Xiao sat there for a while, confused, and then he saw Reiko Akitani changed into a fresh dress. Compared to her previous queen temperament, she looked like a gentle woman next door.

"What do you mean by going on a date with you?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Didn't you say it's unlucky to have photos of the deceased in your apartment? So I thought, let's change it to yours and mine. What do you think?"

Reiko Akita said this calmly, but it made Lin Xiao blush and his heart beat fast.

"Ms. Qiu Ting, can I understand that... you are confessing your feelings to me?"

"Yes, I am confessing to you." Akita Reiko admitted it straightforwardly, and really matched her personality and spoke directly, "Of course, you can also choose to refuse. After all, I don't know what you think of me, or maybe you already have a girlfriend."

Lin Xiao thought about it and realized that he didn’t seem to have a serious girlfriend, but he did have a non-serious one.

"Are you sure? You're a famous female singer, and I'm a high school student?"

"Well... I can wait until you graduate from high school and then marry you."

"marry?"

Lin Xiao felt scared. They were getting married so soon. How fast was that?

"What? Are you scared?"

"No... I think we can date as lovers, but marriage is still a long way off."

"Well, let's be lovers."

"..."

Why did Lin Xiao feel like he was being tricked?

"Ahh... Miss Akita, are you serious? You're so famous, I don't think I can handle the pressure."

Reiko Qiuba pinched Lin Xiao's cheek and said, "Don't worry, you are still a high school student, so focus on your studies. I will keep our relationship a secret, and it will not affect your daily life."

Since Reiko Akiba said so, Lin Xiao of course obeyed. Since crossing into the world of Detective Conan, he has flirted with many girls, but Reiko Akiba is the first one who actively pursues him. He is very touched.

……

Reiko Akiba had thought of the date location in advance and drove Lin Xiao there.

"It's just an ordinary car, please don't despise it."

"of course not."

Reiko Akiba opened the passenger door and invited Lin Xiao to get in. Then she sat in the driver's seat.

Lin Xiao was curious about where Akiba Reiko would drive him for a date.

The result is... Dorobiga Paradise.

It was really unexpected, but also reasonable.

"What's wrong? Don't you like the amusement park? I thought high school students loved coming here."

"I don't dislike it." Lin Xiao felt that he had to remind Akiba Reiko of another important matter, "I must state that I am more of a detective than a high school student."

"Okay, my great detective Lin."

After parking the car, Reiko Akiba entered the amusement park with Lin Xiao.

Moreover, Reiko Akitai extended her hand towards Lin Xiao.

"...? What's wrong, Ms. Akiba? This hand is..."

"Of course we have to hold hands. ... This is what lovers are like, right?" Akita Reiko frowned. "Besides that, do you still call me Miss Akita?"

"Pity..."

When Reiko Akitani heard Lin Xiao call her that, she smiled sweetly.

Since her fiance died three years ago, she has been trapped in an emotional dilemma, unable to get out of the darkness. Lin Xiao, like a beam of light, appeared in front of her, and she told herself that she must grasp this beam of light, because she was unwilling to endure three years of darkness.

The death of Soma Hikaru is a tragedy, and this tragedy has led to a greater tragedy. It is time to forget the dead and welcome a new tomorrow.

"Xiao Jun."

Reiko Akiba responded to Lin Xiao. This simple response made Lin Xiao feel full of love.

Lin Xiao held Qiu Ting Lianzi's hand and interlocked their fingers. Qiu Ting Lianzi, who remained calm, blushed.

"…I feel a little shy. Is this what it feels like to be in love?"

"Yes, yes... maybe that's the case. The results of the date are showing immediately..."

Reiko Akiba's hands are smooth, warm and feel great to touch.