【Chi'an】Lies Tetralogy

"Conan-kun..."

Amuro felt that he should say something to ease the atmosphere, but Akai sat firmly with a predictable expression and did not respond.On the contrary, Kidd looked surprised:

"Are you there too, detective?"

"There are other ways to solve it." The elementary school student didn't seem to hear what he said, still staring at Akai. "I can understand Mr. Amuro's situation and the FBI's behavior, but this time it involves the black organization, Mr. Akai, both of you understand that you should not let irrelevant people get involved!"

"I'm not the main character." Kidd spread his hands helplessly.

The little old enemy finally glared at him, and then looked away. "What we need to do now is to find ways to induce the other party to take the initiative to attack and catch their clues, right? I will help to consider the action plan. As for this guy... I don't want any more thieves to patronize my house."

"We're just making a suggestion to him, little one. If that's what you're asking for—"

"This is my insistence." Conan emphasized, "Please take back your suggestion!"

Akai and Amuro found his expression serious and earnest, and couldn't help being speechless for a while.

"I'll let you go today, and make up your mind next time I meet you." After saying this to Kidd, the hero turned and walked out of the kitchen.Feeling repelled, Mr. Thief couldn't help getting up and following. "Hey, detective, are you sure you're not going to catch me?" he teased.

"That will happen sooner or later, but I will catch you upright, this time it doesn't count."

Conan walked forward with a straight face, through the dining room and into the living room, and Kidd followed behind him. "The aesthetics of a detective... As an opponent, I really like this kind of gentlemanly demeanor, but why don't you let me do it? Is that organization dangerous? This matter may involve the secret of your identity."

"That's why I said it all, I don't want people who have nothing to do with it to be involved again."

Kaito frowned. "Last time on the Suzuki express train, you obviously asked me for help!"

"That was an emergency and there will be no second time."

"You guys have tricked me many times. I wouldn't believe it if it was for safety reasons~ Besides, even if you don't tell me, I can find out anyway..."

"enough!!"

The boy was startled, and stopped quickly.He looked at the person in front of him in astonishment.

"The Black Organization is my own trouble, and it has nothing to do with you. If you wade into this deep water, you will never be able to turn back! This is not the consequence of stealing one or two things so lightly. Maybe it will completely change your destiny, so that you will never be able to live like this again! Don’t you understand if I don’t tell you?”

Kidd stopped smiling.

The moonlight reflected on the window sill, and light and shadow sprinkled around the two of them.They were silent with each other for a while, until the owner of the house sighed, turned around and started walking again.

"If you understand, go back quickly... Huh?!"

The back collar of the clothes was caught by something.When Conan turned his head, Kidd squatted there, resting his chin with one hand and tugging at his collar with the other. "What for?" said the detective angrily.

Kidd didn't speak, but still grabbed his neck like a small animal, and looked at him with a smile.Conan struggled and tried to get rid of it. "Hey! I'm going to be angry."

"Hey, detective." The boy in white lowered his voice so softly that only the two of them could hear it.

"Don't grow up, okay?"

"Aha??"

The elementary school student stared at him puzzled.Kidd's smile was hard to read, but it also seemed a little sad.

"I don't want to grow up either." He whispered, and before Conan could figure it out, he let go and stood up. "So, as you can see, the two gentlemen..." The boy turned to Akai and Amuro who were standing behind the door of the room, and made a pretentious salute. "I'd better go back obediently. It just so happens that the exam is about to take place soon, so I can't do without studying my homework."

***

"You're going to be the kind of grown-up that kids hate."

Akai moved his shoulders. "I was meant to be."

Amuro glanced at him slightly reproachfully, and closed the door.

Akai sat at the table, watching Amuro tidy up the clothes briskly and make the bed.It seems that the last time I was able to see this person by my side every day like this was the time when Amuro was injured and brought back by him.The time of peace is always very short, and the more you cherish it, the more you will feel this.

None of them are kids anymore.

"What about Conan-kun?"

"Respect their own wishes." Akai closed the computer, "Actually, based on my previous experience with my younger siblings, I was relatively confident when dealing with children."

"I have deep doubts." Amuro curled her lips, suddenly thinking of Akai's younger sister, the little girl was scolded by Akai on the platform back then to the point of tears, and in order to comfort her, Scotland taught her how to play the piano... He suddenly stopped the memory to prevent him from thinking about the person who had left and once caused him and Akai to break up.

"Tell me, do you have any tricks to coax children?"

In order to divert attention, he continued the topic, but Akai didn't know what Amuro was thinking. After thinking for a while, he leaned over and took out a PSP from the drawer: "You can use this."

Amuro didn't know how to complain about him.

"Want to play? You can connect online."

"Don't treat me like a child!! By the way, why do you even have this..."

"Borrowed from the doctor who lives next door."

What does this man usually do at home... "What are you playing?"

"How about Gundam VS?"

"I haven't played it for many years..." Akai threw the PSP over, and Amuro caught it, rubbing the keys with the pads of his fingers a little hesitantly, "The last time I played it was when I was in the police academy." He said nostalgicly.

"Worried about the degradation of technology?"

"Nonsense." Amuro raised his chin, "Do you want to taste my strength?"

Akai found that his eyes were shining with fighting spirit like a boy, and he couldn't help but find it very interesting.

"Then let me teach you."

He went out to get a bottle of wine and two glasses, and when he came back, Amuro had already spread a blanket on the floor, sitting there cross-legged eagerly waiting for him.

For Akai, half of the fun of the game is fighting, and the other half lies in appreciating the reactions of people around him.Amuro gritted his teeth because he was behind for a while, and was unabashedly happy because he won ("I won, Akai!") The first generation model did not have as many changes as the new model, but the fighting performance was good. After Amuro found the feel Then he started the chasing and attacking mode like a storm, sometimes showing amazing inducing or rushing power, so that Akai had to bow down.However, Akai is good at moving long distances and often manages to escape before being caught.Whenever Amuro couldn't catch up with him, he would yell anxiously.

"Wait for me! You coward!!"

"You can't wait to be killed by you. It's a tactic." Akai smiled leisurely. Although he was questioned about his child's coaxing skills before, the current situation is enough to speak out from his own experience.

"You seem to be particularly fond of using the RX-78."

"Can't you?"

"No other meaning, just want to praise your technology."

The mecha he was controlling immediately received an enthusiastic laser fork from Amuro. "I have received several models of RX-78 in the past, and I know every part. There are very early limited editions, and my colleagues at the police academy gave me one for my birthday."

"Huh?" Akai seemed to admire, "It should be very valuable now."

"It's long gone." Amuro wrote lightly, "In order to avoid being found out, I disposed of them all before going undercover."

He fired a quick snipe, and Akai was shot, and he didn't fight back, throwing the PSP aside. "If you were in a war, I think you would be an excellent non-commissioned officer."

Amuro lowered his head and stared at the picture on the screen. "Aren't we always at war?" he said softly.

"But there is peace in you."

"Maybe I'm better at disguising."

Akai picked up the wine glass. "You know, in the days since I became 'Okiya Subaru', I've been studying."

Amuro raised his eyebrows. "Learning disguise? Cooking?"

"Learn to adapt to peace," Akai said. "It's hard, but not the hardest."

"What's the hardest part?"

"Believe in peace."

Amuro didn't answer, thinking of so many weapons and equipment that Akai had hidden everywhere in the house.Occasionally, wolves retract their sharp claws, but they will never wear them off, because running around and fighting is the daily routine for wolves... He looked at the slowly shaking wine glass in Akai's hand, and the liquid in it leaked beautifully through the glass. amber.

"Betotica said that Xia is a man who can only live in war," Amuro said suddenly. "But Amuro didn't think so. He said that Char was a gentle person at heart."

Akai looked at him in surprise.

"I found a box of ammunition and two grenades in the closet while I was making dinner." Amuro went on in a haphazard way, perhaps because of the wine, his eyes looked forgiving. "Don't put grenades and flour together again? Think about it, your mother wouldn't do that."

No, to be honest, she would really do that... Akai laughed through his nose. "I'll pay attention in the future."

He saw Amuro also picked up the cup and handed it to him.Akai understood, and the two lightly clinked glasses.All the past losses and shortcomings are offset in the crisp sound of glass touching.

***

The next morning, the door of Kudo's house was pushed open again.The little landlady rushed in, and Akai was sitting in the dining room, eating a sandwich and flipping through the newspaper that Kamel brought back.Amuro poked his head out from the kitchen, "Good morning Conan-kun. What's the matter?"

"Just read the newspaper!" The male lead was full of annoyance.

He looked at Akai.Akai put down the sandwich with one hand, and picked up the coffee cup. "Yoko Okino's concert..." the man read to the newspaper.

"It's not that!"

“Hokkaido hot spring trip...”

The little silver bullet angrily interrupted his continuation of playing stupid, and pulled the newspaper across the table. "Mr. Akai, you already knew that things would turn out like this, didn't you?"

"Sorry, little one," Akai said calmly. "But it was really unexpected for us as well."

"Then why-"

"I suggest you ask him how it is?"

The boy bit his lip and looked down at the newspapers spread out on the table.Amuro leaned over, and saw three lines of eye-catching characters occupying the entire page, with the familiar Phantom Thief Kidd logo on the lower right corner.

"After seven days

Noah lived six hundred years

Will tell the ark's course'