invisible signal

The robber couldn't help coughing twice, "I'm going to choke to death before the fire is lit."

"It's not clear where you are?"

The strange thief didn't move, but stood up and looked around.Everywhere you look, there is darkness.

He slumped back a little dejectedly: "Thank God that it didn't continue to rain."

"It's not raining..." Kudo opened the webpage to check the real-time weather map, "How is the cloud moving? Is there any sign that it will continue to rain?"

"Detective..." The strange thief felt a headache now, pathological. "I really don't want to talk right now..."

Ever since the Kaitou entered a state of inactivity, Kudo has been at a stage with nothing to do.

He has to do something.

Weighing the badge in his hand, he tossed it up and down, the reflection at the corner of the badge seemed to suggest something.

Without ignoring this flash of inspiration, Kudo immediately got up and ran to the place where he found the badge. After searching for a while, he finally found the pair of glasses in an iron box similar to a time capsule.

Putting on the black-rimmed glasses that were no longer suitable in size and had scratches on the lenses, Kudo secretly prayed in his heart that this thing would still be useful.

Tracking glasses can locate the location of the Detective Corps emblem.

Trembling, he pressed the button on the frame.

A map of the nearby area is displayed on the lens.There are no anchor points within the horizon.

damn it.Kudo cursed secretly, took off his glasses and threw them aside.

That's right, tracking glasses can pinpoint the location of the Detective Corps emblem.

Effective range: 20 kilometers.

Kudo found a tourist map from the bookcase and marked the area with a pen.

The area where the rain area has not yet left is an uninhabited forest area 20 kilometers away.

He hugged his head in pain.

The range is too large.

Just as he was about to go out, trying to narrow down the possible area of ​​the target by expanding his range of action, the voice of the strange thief came again.

"Stop doing futile work, detective."

【Call [-]】

"What do you mean by useless work?" Kudo, who finally found a breakthrough, felt cold water poured on him.

"You want to judge my position through high technology?"

How did this guy figure it out.Kudo Fu forehead.

"Even if you know my location, what are you going to do?"

"Come to me in person in this place where there are no roads or electricity?"

"I can borrow a helicopter..."

"Ahem, borrow it from the Metropolitan Police Department?" The strange thief was a little anxious, "And then? For what reason?"

"'I can help you arrest the Phantom Thief'? Something like that?"

"No..." Kudo wanted to explain, but was interrupted by the strange thief again.

"I know you want to save me," he suppressed himself from coughing, "but don't forget what this place is."

"Here, as you said, is not a no-man's land."

Kudo couldn't find any words to refute, so he could only continue listening.

"I'm not the only one being targeted."

"They must still be watching the area."

"If you really came by helicopter, wouldn't you be a beautiful target?"

"So, detective," the Phantom Thief took a deep breath, "don't do anything stupid."

"Okay," Kudo still looked at the map in his hand unwillingly. "What should I do next?"

The Phantom Thief, who lacked mobility, had to let his brain, which was still working, function. "I think the only clues that can be investigated are what I saw last night." The stomach discomfort caused by hunger and nervousness made him close his eyes, "...although I'm not sure whether last night was real or not." I saw it."

"The presence of a light source indicates that there are signs of human action," Kudo compared the area map to calculate the possibility of the strange thief reaching the inhabited area, "but you haven't seen any buildings so far?"

"No." The strange thief replied honestly, "I must have seen hallucinations then."

"Don't rush to draw conclusions..." Although it is not sure whether this situation is good or bad, Kudo unilaterally hopes that the situation can be tilted to the positive side.But one thing is basically certain: with the current state of the Phantom Thief, it will be very bad at night.He secretly exerted strength on the fingers holding the badge, and immediately felt the pain of metal pressure.

"A detective?" The strange thief forced himself to stay awake, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"Not yet." Kudo decided to put all the worries in his heart and changed the subject, "How long do you need to rest?"

"Conservative estimate, two or three hours." It is not an exaggeration to say that the strange thief really wanted to sleep like this until the end of time.

Whoever escapes, whoever stays awake, go to hell.

"Where's the chocolate stock?" Kudo's voice brought him back to his thoughts.

"There's one more board."

Looks like things aren't too bad.Kudo roughly estimated the direction of the cloud map, and was relieved to find that the fine weather was gradually covering most of the area. "Try to break through the difficulties tomorrow," said a rare word of encouragement, and Kudo couldn't find the words.

The strange thief at the other end remained silent.

"Ahem," cleared his throat in embarrassment, and Kudo racked his brains to find something to say.

"If you don't mind, let's talk for a while?"

This was the first time he had asked for a chat since he was on the communication link.

"What does the famous detective want to talk about?" The strange thief did not refuse.

"Tell me about you." Realizing that he might have raised a question that shouldn't be asked, Kudo immediately changed his words, "Of course, I won't ask why you want to be a phantom thief."

"...I didn't intend to say it either." The phantom thief who thought the detective was about to conduct a routine interrogation felt his scalp tingle. "What do you want to know?"

Kudo felt that no matter what he asked at this time, it was like collecting information.

It was simply impossible to carry on the conversation.

"Uh..." He looked around to see if he could find some sources of topics, but the only thing that caught his attention was the rustling badge in his hand. "Like...how did you get this badge?"

"..." The strange thief was silent for a long while, "Do you believe it when he said that he walked by your house?"

"When did you visit my house..." Kudo sighed amusedly, "To be honest."

"...I have the right to remain silent." The strange thief's voice was dry. "Anyway, you don't remember..."

The second half of the sentence is like a whisper.

"What did you say?" Kudo, who couldn't hear clearly, put the badge close to his ear.

"Has the famous detective forgotten? About the Boy Detective Team." The tone of the strange thief was obviously reluctant.

Kudo frowned and removed the badge, and the small scratches on the metal shell of the badge seemed to be a hint.

He vaguely remembered that when he was still suffering from the second illness, he seemed to have set up such a small organization.

【No call】

About six or seven years old, when Dr. Ali’s hair was still black, and Kudo Shinichi himself was just a very clever but still childish boy, he gathered a group of friends of similar age to form this A small group of sophomores.

The Detective Boys, which sounds like such a name, are not engaged in activities to clean up the world and bring justice.Although this group of youngsters also wandered around every corner of the city to investigate something, and their jurisdiction ranged from astronomy to geography like the Pacific Police, they never encountered a real case.They investigate the disappearance of the neighbor's parrot, track down the senior sister to make sure that the students who did not come to school are indeed resting at home and not kidnapped or murdered by the sister, and lurk in the dark in case the handsome man in the suit is engaged in underground trading The active mafia... Of course, all these are superfluous assumptions behind the scenes.Occasionally, there are genuine incidents, which are basically when the young Kudo "goes out on missions" alone.

Although the title of "Death Elementary School Student" hadn't been called out at that time, Kudo Shinichi's detective (accent) physique had already begun to emerge.When he finally became famous as a famous detective, his name has evolved into "Death High School Student".

Yukiko and Yusaku didn't stop him from doing it.For them, this child who seems a little too precocious because of his high IQ is rarely enjoying his childhood.Therefore, when the young Kudo proposed to them that he wanted to form a detective team, the childlike couple was more pleased than surprised.If there is a little bit of surprise in their complicated relationship, it is that this son who is so good-minded that he is almost deadly rational will actually name his team such a middle school.

"What's wrong," Kudo Yusaku said, this is a successful embodiment of his educational achievements, "at least he has read all the books in my study, and children can teach them."

"Reading these detective novels since I was a child," Yukiko expressed worry, "Even if I can understand them, is it really good for children's education?"

"What's wrong?" Kudo Yusaku pulled out a copy of Agatha, "Many novels are derived from nursery rhymes."

Well, from a nursery rhyme, very good.

Not long after the formation of the detective team, the young Kudo showed extremely high mobility and strong leadership.He knows how to use the slogan "there is only one truth" to gather friends, and he also knows how to maintain the connection between members.

When the team members complained that his family members would not let him go out too late to "go on a mission", he knocked on the door of Dr. A Li's house regardless of the situation.

Thus, the Badge of Boys Detectives was born.

They can communicate with each other over a wide range, similar to a small walkie-talkie.As the head of the group, Kudo can also use the tracking glasses to determine the location of the group members within 20Km.From today's point of view, they are all childish functions in the face of modern technology.