Conan: The Mechanic

"..." Qianyu's brows twitched, but she continued to read.

"Thank you for the past three months. It's really nice to meet you. It's really nice to meet you. I'm not a person who likes to say goodbye, so let's say goodbye to you.

"On the same day ten years later, I will wait for you in the place where you and I are full of memories until the sun goes down. If I don't wait for you that day, I will wait another ten years, and then continue Come and wait for you - even if I become an old woman, I will insist on coming. So if you are free, please come and meet me.

"November 24th, Year 4 Group A, Muzhi..." The words behind it have been defaced to an unrecognizable level for some reason.

"What is this?" Dr. A Li was a little curious after seeing Qian Yu's expression. "Can you show me?"

"Hmm..." Qian Yu's expression became subtle, looking at him with an expression that made Dr. A Li panic. "Well, see for yourself. Considering that today is November 24th, I think...you need to pay more attention."

……

"How could there be such a thing?" Dr. A Li's face was full of shock. "Why are you in this safe?"

"This safe... If you find it in your house, you should ask yourself, right?" Qianyu spread her hands. "It's not that... Do you have an impression of this [Muzhi] classmate? He still seems to like you quite a bit."

"Ah... Kinoshita's words, that's a very cute girl, but..." Dr. Agasa's face was full of annoyance. "We didn't get in touch after that—I didn't expect such a thing to happen! She... actually left something like this forty years ago, and I didn't see it!"

"If I'll give you another chance," Qianyu said suddenly. "Are you going to see her then?"

"Of course!" Dr. Li replied without hesitation. "Even now, I want to see her! It's just... where is the place full of memories? I'm ashamed to say, it seems... there's nothing particularly impressive..."

"It's not critical now, I just want to ask you one thing," Qianyu asked again after glancing out of the window. "Do you... want to see her now?"

……

At 4:25 in the afternoon, on the street near the school, a woman who looked to be about 30-35 years old was leaning against a ginkgo tree.

Beside her, the wall has been dyed with a golden filter by the sunset that is about to set.

In a few minutes, the sun will completely set, right?

This year... I can't wait for it.

For forty years, I have been here, waiting for him for forty years. During this period, countless people thought about pursuing themselves, but... they all refused.

However, just as his mother once sighed when she was 30 years old

[Fushahui, why are you so troubled? 】

"Yeah, Kinoshita Fusae," Fusae murmured her name, as if she was asking herself a question. "Why did you wait so long for him? Presumably by now, this guy in his fifties is about to hug his grandson?

"And after all, that guy probably didn't even see that postcard, did he?

It was 40 years ago on November 27. That night, A Li invited her to play at the villa of his relatives in the countryside. But what he didn't know was that it was the last day she planned to stay at the school.

There were some things that she wanted to tell A Li a long time ago, but... she was shy!

So, she put this postcard containing her heart in a place where it can be seen, but it is impossible to find it in a short period of time.

It was a safe - as long as they opened the safe, A Li would see this postcard containing her heart.

Ten years later, she will be 19 years old, the age suitable for marriage. At that time, she can...

However, A Li did not come.

At the age of 19, to be honest, Fushae was not ready for marriage - she still needed to study at that time, and if she dated ordinary Japanese men at that time, her own studies in a foreign country would be affected.

So she wasn't too depressed, she was secretly grateful.

29 years old, to be honest, this age is not too young for women, but Fusha Ei still waited until this time - the last time, A Li was probably dating other girls, right? But this time, maybe he will be single again, and he will be able to see himself...

But she still didn't wait for A Li to arrive.

Soon, the 39-year-old meeting day came.

As her work progressed, fewer and fewer people wanted to marry her—not necessarily because of her age, after all, her beauty was a fact, but because most men no longer dared to climb high her as a possible option.

But those people are very old, and they always feel that they are in a superior position, promising with money and status.

But is this really what she needs? Is this really what she was expecting?

Although, what she was looking forward to might just be a fantasy.

But... anyway, things couldn't get any worse, so what's the harm in waiting? Even if it is unrealistic, at least it can be the dream that the girl who still exists in her heart is looking forward to it, right?

This time, Dr. Agsa still didn't come, but Fushae had already accepted her fate.

At the age of 49, she did not expect Dr. A Li to respond in this decade-in any case, the other party has already married a wife, and it is not impossible to meet her.

As for why you came here?

Yes, why did she come here?

Kinoshita Fusae opened her mouth slightly, trying to say something wonderful to convince herself, but in the end she just trembled and closed it again.

Yes, why are you here? Even if he waited for forty years, the other party might not come again, why did he still want to wait for him here?

She glanced at her watch again—while the second hand crossed 12, the minute hand crossed 6.

16:30 exactly.

Today is November 24, 1994, the sunrise time in Tokyo is 6:25:29, and the sunset time is 16:30:07. The total time is 10 hours, 4 minutes and 38 seconds~www.readwn.com~ and more In seven seconds, today’s wait should be over—it was just a coincidence that I was looking at my watch, and the remaining time was just enough to sort out my mood, and then returned to the temporary driver who was sitting in the car and waiting for me all day, Then go back to the luxury hotel where I came to Japan to attend the signing club, remove the makeup that I have prepared since two in the morning, cry again, and then participate in business activities as if nothing happened the next day...

Just as he was thinking this way, the sound of the engine sounded - different from the normal sound, it was a... strange melody, as if the old bones that had been abandoned by the times were struggling to send out the last call of the old times.

Immediately after that, there was the screeching noise of the tirelessly rubbing against the ground at a high intensity, and the reckless sound of the car made Fushae raise her head as if she had sensed something.

It's him... it must be him...

Tears kept pouring out of his eyes, blurring his vision, only to see the orange car body stopped in front of him with the harsh work of the brakes.

"Ms. Kinoshita Fusae," a gentle and reassuring young male voice sounded from the front of the car. "According to the wish that you have carried for 40 years, I will bring to you Dr. Agasa, who is also looking forward to meeting you again."

With the sound of the door opening and closing, a white figure appeared in her field of vision.

"Fusae..." It was a voice that looked a little old, but still could distinguish the features that existed 40 years ago.

"Ali..." Fushahui opened her eyes wide, wanting to see the figure of Dr. Ali in front of her, but found that opening her eyes only allowed more vision to be covered with tears.

Today is probably the luckiest day in her life, right?

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