Conan's other me

Chapter 40 Happy Birthday
Miss Xiaolan was in a very low mood.

She had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

During the day today, she has been thinking about how to greet Xinyi after seeing her, how to send gifts, and what tone of voice she should use to say happy birthday to Xinyi...

She was well prepared for this.

But the Mihua Municipal Building, where she and Xinyi made an appointment, was blocked for some reason.

Although it seems to be no small matter, there are still a bunch of people around the municipal building who do not listen to the police's advice and choose to watch stubbornly.

Xiaolan was not interested in watching, but thinking that Shinichi might be in the crowd, she used her karate skills a little bit, and squeezed through the crowd to find Shinichi.

But not found.

Shinichi must have just been late...

Seeing that the agreed time has come, Xiaolan comforted herself in this way, and then heard the phone call.

Shinichi!

Xiaolan happily took out her mobile phone, glanced at it, and then was a little disappointed.

It's an unknown number.But maybe Shinichi called from another phone?
Thinking of this, Xiaolan connected the phone.

But the opposite is not Shinichi, but Conan.

Conan's voice sounded panicked, telling her to leave the city building...but she was already outside.Has the kid encountered another case?

Thinking of this, Xiaolan walked and told Conan about the situation at the scene, and she felt a little better.But halfway through, he was bumped from behind.

The bag she was holding in her hand, which contained the red blouse she bought for Shinichi, accidentally dropped it.

Hurriedly picking up the bag, Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief, and found that the phone call with Conan had been hung up.

Did she touch it by accident or did Conan hang up?
Xiaolan didn't know.

After hesitating for a while, Xiaolan put away her mobile phone and glanced at the Mumu Police Department, and found that the police officers were all standing near the cordon, as if they were looking at the municipal building.

Her luck has always been good, and she saw the Mumu Police Department at a glance.After hesitating for a while, thinking that the "blockade" of the municipal building might have something to do with Shinichi, Xiaolan decided to go to the Mumu Police Department to ask him.

When she pushed through the crowd and came near the Mumu police station, her phone rang again.

Still an unknown number.

But this time, it was a new dozen.

He asked her to meet in another place.

The municipal building couldn't get in, and there were crowds of onlookers all around, so it was really not a place to meet.

So Xiaolan squeezed through the crowd again and rushed towards the place Xinyi had mentioned.

Tropical paradise.

She remembers it here.

When she and Xinyi met here last time, Xinyi left her alone to investigate the case.In the only meeting after that, Shinichi just asked a few questions about the case and then disappeared again.

Slightly lost in memory, Xiaolan came to the gate expectantly and apprehensively.It was almost midnight by this time, and the amusement park was closed.

But the door was open.

That fellow Shinichi must have sneaked in again.

Saying Xinyi in her heart, Xiaolan walked through the gate and noticed that there were several street lights on the road inside.This made her slightly relieved.

For her who is afraid of ghosts, walking alone in the dark is also a scary thing.

But after walking for a while, she realized that these bright street lights were all in her direction... I didn't expect that guy Shinichi to be quite considerate... But, that guy shouldn't sneak into other people's control room, right?

While thinking, while walking, Xiaolan soon arrived at the location designated by Xinyi.

A few lighting devices brought from nowhere illuminated the center very brightly.

She subconsciously walked to the middle, holding the gift bag in both hands, waiting for Shinichi to appear.

After a few minutes.

"Really, I don't know where Shinichi has gone, and I haven't come yet."

Xiaolan muttered in a low voice, looked around, and vaguely felt that the neighborhood was a little familiar.

then…

There was a cold touch on the cheek.

Startled, Xiaolan turned around and saw Kudo Shinichi standing in front of her smiling.

In his hand is a can of iced cola.

"Take it, you must be thirsty, right?"

"Xinyi!" Xiaolan exclaimed in surprise, taking the Coke with one free hand holding the bag, "Really, you're late again!"

"Is there? I think it's just right." Kudo Shinichi said, "Look, ten, nine, eight..."

"Eh?"

"...three, two, one!"

Suddenly the clock struck midnight.

The two stood in the center of the square, and as the countdown ended, they were surrounded by water curtains.

The inner and outer circles of fountains sprayed water upwards at the same time, surrounding the two of them in a water curtain, and a few water droplets splashed and landed on the two of them.

Shinichi remembers everything...

"Hey, this is the way I've thought about saying hello for a long time, why are you crying?"

"It's not there!" Xiaolan rubbed the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand holding the bag, "It's just the water from the fountain! Also, I've been thinking about it for a long time, and it's obviously exactly the same as the last time I came here!"

"Even what you said just now is almost exactly the same!" Xiaolan continued, and then noticed that the hand that had just been raised was still holding a gift bag, "Ah, that's right——"

"Xinichi, happy birthday!" Xiaolan held the bag in front of her and handed it to Kudo Shinichi.

"Got it," Kudo Shinichi said, took the bag and took a look, "Really, it's just a birthday, and it's so troublesome...Thank you."

"Isn't it because you have never grown up, and you don't remember your birthday unless others remind you," Xiaolan said, secretly observing Kudo Shinichi's expression, and then, "... Shinichi?"

"What's the matter?"

"You're sweating a lot on your forehead," Xiaolan said worriedly, "Is the last cold still not healed?"

"It's just that I ran too fast before, idiot, how could it be possible to catch a cold for so long," Kudo Shinichi said, "I'm very busy, and there are still cases to investigate... It's almost time to go."

"Eh!? Are you leaving now?"

"Yeah, it's a very important case." Kudo Shinichi took out his mobile phone while talking, "Shall I take a photo?"

Xiaolan, who was completely unprepared, quickly changed the Coke from her right hand to her left hand, and then opened her right hand to hug Shinichi Kudo's arm, ready to take a photo.

However, before she could even react, Kudo Shinichi stood behind her side, and stretched out his arm holding the phone over her shoulder——

Click.

Xiaolan hugged empty.

A sense of loss welled up in her heart, and she turned around hastily, only to see that the water curtain had descended at some point.

Kudo Shinichi waved his phone with his back to her, and ran into the darkness, leaving only one sentence "I will find a chance to send you the photo".

After taking a step forward, Xiaolan realized that the shoelaces had unraveled at some point.

Kudo Shinichi disappeared from her sight.

……

Today is also Sora's birthday.

(End of this chapter)