I, Zhongli, Wander the World

It doesn't matter what Haruka's motive for the murder was.

After the long-arrived Yokohama police on-site inspection, Ayako's cup was detected with sleeping pills.

Ayako's sleep quality is not good, and she has a habit of taking sleeping pills before going to bed, but taking sleeping pills during work is too strange no matter how you think about it. Following Edogawa's prompting, the police found a plastic bag with Haruka's fingerprints and sleeping pills in a trash can where a lot of kitchen waste was piled up.

The store manager who learned the truth had a very complicated expression, but he still came to Edogawa Ranbu, took a deep breath and said, "Ranbu-kun, thank you very much for helping us find the murderer, I now believe that you throw away those letters. It's all well-intentioned."

"Thank you so much for your help...and, so sorry."

"...Huh?" Edogawa was stunned.

Until they sat down with Zhong Li and the other two in another traditional Japanese restaurant, the young man still looked incomprehensible.

Zhongyuan Zhong also propped his face in one hand and rested his elbow on the table. The little adult said, "Hey, what are you thinking?"

This older brother who is older than him but always likes to talk to himself has been quiet all the way. Although Zhongyuan Zhong also was a little irritable when he was grinding to drink sparkling water, now he is really worried about the other party.

Edogawa hurriedly didn't answer, the boy frowned, staring at the texture of the wooden tabletop as if he had encountered a huge problem, and muttered, "Why..."

Zhong Li took a sip of the tea from the store and put down the teacup gently, "But I'm wondering why the store manager said those words?"

"Yeah." Edogawa raised his head and said in confusion, "It's always been like this, whenever I say something, the adults get angry and scream and say something I don't understand. If you do, then kick me out. They won't tell me why, and they won't… thank you or apologize."

The pot with sweet boiled food on the table was bubbling, and the steaming steam blurred the boy's eyebrows.

Zhong Li looked at him, "Do you want to understand?"

"Ah—" Edogawa Ranbu lay down on the table, "completely—completely—can't understand!"

The boy drooped his eyelids a little, his voice weak: "This kind... um, uncle? Uncle? - ah, it's fine. The kind person who invited me to dinner, for my poor sake, just tell me directly. I'll answer."

"After all, this is your plan, isn't it?"

The pitiful looking young man said what he was thinking, but Zhong Li did not show any surprise, but instead asked: "Before answering this question, Lu Bu, tell me, what do you think the world is like? "

"Hey?"

Lumpy, who hadn't thought about this at all, tilted his head, got up from the table, and said inexplicably, "Well... maybe, everyone is doing some inexplicable things? Simply stating the facts will make you angry, and it's completely useless. The behavior of delaying the construction period is advocated by everyone, and the murderer is close at hand, but he doesn't report it...what?"

"I don't understand at all, what is the adult thinking." The boy scratched his head irritably, looking like he couldn't understand.

Of course Zhongli knew what happened to Edogawa Ranpo.

In order not to let Edogawa go astray, his parents never pointed out his extraordinary reasoning talent, and they taught him humility by example, so that he would not be arrogant and arrogant because of his ability, but they were teaching him to integrate. The eve of society died unexpectedly.

If you don’t understand that other people’s perspectives are different from your own, you always take it for granted that what you know must also be known by others. The boy who is not well-mannered and does not know how to hide himself is like an ignorant lamb, pushed into the jungle called society, and scratched all over by thorns.

He is a child in need of guidance.

"If you block your eyes with leaves, you won't be able to see the whole picture, and you won't be able to walk." Zhong Li calmly looked at Edogawa's chaotic steps, "Whether the obscuring leaves were placed by others or left by himself, the chaotic steps are really clueless. ?"

Edogawa Ranbu's originally gentle breathing stopped.

Does he not know?

Did he not doubt it?

-How can it be.

Edogawa Ranbu is not an idiot. Of course he doubted whether those adults really knew nothing, but his trust in his parents kept him from thinking deeply and reminded him that adults were all smarter than him. , adults always have their own reasons for doing things.

"I don't understand." Edogawa Ranbu heard himself say in a brisk tone, "Even a child like me knows something, how can an adult not know? I don't understand probably because I'm not an adult, when I grow up Understandable!—My father said so!"

Parents are always right.

Edogawa Ranpo, who lost his parents, built a closed cocoon for himself with this belief.

Then he heard the man on the opposite side say, "Since that's the case, I can't answer your question either."

"...?"

"Huh? Huh?"

The unexpected answer made Edogawa Ranbu stunned. He stood up and said loudly, "No, no, you are rude! I have already answered your question, what about your contract spirit?"

Zhong Li said slowly: "My answer is based on your cognition of the world. If you have a cognition deviation, even if you listen to my answer, you will only fall into more confusion."

Speaking, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhong Li's mouth, "What's more, even if it is a money transaction, when the buyer feels that the goods are not right, they can choose not to pay the bill."

"When your answer is satisfactory to me, I will pay you the same amount. That's fair."

Edogawa hurriedly wanted to continue making noise, but Zhongyuan Zhong, who had been listening for a while but was confused, finally couldn't take it anymore. He clapped his hands and took a deep breath after attracting the attention of the two of them, "There is no end to the meal, and the meal is not over. If you don't eat it, the pot is about to get cold, and you can't solve it after eating it!"

If the conversation can't go on, eat quickly, don't delay!

Zhongyuan Zhong, who was taught by Zhong Li that "people take food as the sky", was heartbroken when he saw the boiling pot that was almost gone.

Edogawa Ranbu, who had not eaten for a day, heard this, and suddenly felt the emptiness in his stomach. He sat back in his seat as if deflated, and took the spoon and started to cook.

"Anyway, don't try to fool the past." The young man said angrily while stuffing something in his mouth, "I will find a satisfactory answer for you, just wait for me!"

Zhong Li elegantly scooped the soup in the bowl with a spoon, and said, "I'm happy to accompany you."

So, with this sentence as the starting point, the "battle" belonging to Edogawa Ranpo started.

Anytime, anywhere, as long as Edogawa Ranpo thinks he has found the correct answer, he will suddenly appear from all corners and speak his answer aloud with confidence. dismissed, and rekindled confidence after a short period of depression.

If so, after a few days.

"...What's the matter with that kid?" Chanyuan Shi Er sat carelessly in the cafe's booth, slammed his hands on the counter, and hid behind the counter and peeped at the waiter, Edogawa, and pursed his lips." The sight is almost more penetrating than that of your little devil."

Nakahara Naka, who was lying beside Edogawa Ranpo, also clenched his fists.

Ever since he became sensible and understood what kind of person Chanyuan Shier was, Zhongyuan Zhongyuan always disapproved of the contact between Zhongli and Chanyuan Shier, an unemployed vagabond who was addicted to gambling. But after all, Zhongli himself does not reject Chanyuan Shier, and Zhongyuan Zhongye's innocuous opinion was completely ignored by Chanyuan Shier, and he could only monitor the two's every move like a stalker who was not at all concealed. , I am afraid that Mr. will be deceived by this street liar.

"He is provoking me." Zhongyuan Zhong also gritted his teeth, "If Mr. hadn't been there, I would have..."

Edogawa Ranpo on the side said of course: "But you can't beat him."

"One day I can!"

"Hey hey~ The orange gentleman has to cheer up."

"What the **** do you call Mr. Orange!"

There is infighting on the children's side, but the adults are still harmonious. Zhong Li slowly threw the sugar cube into the coffee cup with a small clip, and said, "A child who is still in a period of confusion, please take care of Mr. Zenyuan."

"...You are really kind-hearted." Chanyuan Shi Er complained along the topic, and fell silent again.

Putting the small clip in place, Zhong Li raised his eyes, "Mr. Chanyuan is not here to ask me to answer questions."

After that experience of winning money, Chanyuan Shier, who was gambling but lacking money, contacted Zhongli again before the next game, and won an unprecedented sum of money in that game. A lot of money to bet.

Since then, Chanyuan Shi Er has firmly established a connection between himself and Zhongli. Although Zhongli will not answer him every time based on the principle of wealth balance, he can also get some answers from other partial knowledge.

Zhong Li was terrifyingly knowledgeable in the eyes of the Zen Institute.

Of course, these consultations are not free. Chanyuan Shi Er also provided Zhong Li with some hidden information that can only be obtained on the black market, and owed a lot of favors. He also tried to divide the won money with Zhong Li to offset the favor, but was rejected.

The Chan Yuan didn't care about this, and he didn't want to explore it, just like he didn't explore Zhong Li who clearly had such an ability but was just a funeral home master with a low salary.

But Zhong Li was right, he really didn't come to ask questions this time.

Under the gaze of Zhong Li, the expression of the Chan Yuan Shi Er suddenly became a little embarrassing. The big man who was over 1.9 meters tall lowered his head, put his hands on his forehead, and his ears were slightly red.

Zhongli: ...?

Zhongyuan Zhong also couldn't control his ability, he smashed the edge of the table under his hand, and his eyes almost burst out with fire, "What does he want to do! What does he want to say to Mr. Master!"

Edogawa, who had been prepared for a long time, hurriedly used a tray to block the scattered sawdust, "Tangerine-kun, take it easy, that will pay!"

Chanyuan took a deep breath and raised her head after spending a few seconds to build her mind.

"I'm getting married and I want to invite Mr. Zhongli to attend as my friend, so please!"

He almost finished the whole sentence like a barrage of guns.

Zhongyuan Zhongya, who was stuck in anger, said, "...Hey?"

"That's why I said take it easy..." Edogawa Ranbu whispered.

Zhong Li, who was sitting across from him, nodded calmly, "Yeah. There are indeed some surprises. Congratulations."

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