Clow is perfect

As the detective guessed, Kagami was staying with Shibusawa Tatsuhiko.

But different from the previous get-togethers, this time he can't go out as he pleases, and can only stay in the room filled with supernatural gems, trapped in a small box like another treasure that has been collected.

The light green-haired boy sat on a white chair, sighed and felt a little distressed at the plate of supernatural gems piled up in front of him.

Although it is a good thing to be able to meet Mr. Shibusawa whom I haven't seen for a long time, even if it is Kagami, I didn't expect that I would be imprisoned in Tatsuhiko's room as soon as I met.

At that time, he had finished handling the case and had just returned to the hotel where he was staying. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Shibusawa Ryuhiko who hadn't seen him for a long time.

"Mirror, long time no see, I'm back." The man with long white hair showed a gentle smile at his gemstone, which seemed no different from before.

Jingzheng recovered from his astonishment, and just about to smile at him, he was hit by a blue light, his whole body was instantly limp and weak, his vision was blurred and chaotic, and the sense of sleepiness also emerged quickly.

Huh?It's a different ability...

At the end of his consciousness, he heard Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's tired voice saying softly: "Sleep, leave everything after that to me."

here you are?But Mr. Shibusawa, there is nothing wrong here...

Without time to figure out what happened, Jing fell into a long-lost sleep.

When he woke up again, he faced the extravagantly decorated and gorgeous wall filled with gemstones. The almost dazzling red crystals were suspended and embedded on the wall, illuminating the whole room, creating a A illusory splendor.

Kagami knew that this was Shibusawa Ryuhiko's space for supernatural powers—the space between Longyan, where he used to store the supernatural gems he got.

He wanted to go out and ask Mr. Shibusawa about the situation, such as why he was fainted, what to do, and why Aton didn't seem to be there.

These questions became more and more urgent when Jing tried to go out, but found that his abilities were restricted and could not be used.

Judging from the fact that he wanted to use the [Wheel] but was unable to travel through the space, it was obvious that this place was wrapped up by the supernatural power that blocked the space, probably to prevent him from leaving at will.Other abilities are also restricted to varying degrees, and they can only exert less than half of their original abilities.

I don't know where Mr. Shibusawa has gone these years, as if he is particularly good at confinement and restriction abilities, he is easily trapped here.

But why did Mr. Shibusawa lock him up here?Why hasn't it appeared yet?

Complicated questions filled Jing's heart, and after many failed attempts, he could only sigh and gave up the idea of ​​going out, rather boredly waiting for the host who invited him to treat the guests.

Fortunately, the owner here is not a character who makes guests wait too long, so he opened the door and walked in after a while.Perhaps this is also related to the fact that the guest is the child he identified, but anyway, Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's appearance is a good thing for Kagami.

But an unexpected figure also followed behind him, walking in as if nothing had happened.

He was a very vile guy, he once cheated on Chestnut’s deal, let Phil work as a coolie, joined forces with Prynne to destroy the world, and even killed the song painting ten years ago in the world next door... I don’t know if it was I found out that Lizi was looking for him, and I didn't show up in Yokohama for a long time, hiding the mouse's tail tightly.

Probably because he didn't discover the relationship between him and Lizi, otherwise this malicious Russian should have avoided him long ago.So at this moment, this kind-faced black-haired foreigner put on a gentle gesture and greeted him: "Long time no see, Kinomoto mirror."

So, why is this guy with Shibusawa-san again?

Could it be that all of this, including his being brought here, was ordered by Fyodor?

It was rare for the light-green-haired boy to not follow the etiquette and not to respond, but just stared at Fyodor without saying a word, with a slightly wary expression on his face.

"This is my ally Fyodor-kun. You met him many years ago." As if seeing Kagami's doubts and vigilance, Shibusawa Tatsuhiko briefly introduced him while sitting on the chair next to Kagami. One sentence.

"Mr. Shibusawa." Kagami took a deep breath, suppressed the continuous confusion, and asked the question he wanted to know the most, "Why did you lock me up here?"

He stared closely at the man with long white hair, observed his expression, and wanted to get an answer.

Shibusawa Ryuhiko unhurriedly took a handful of supernatural crystals, and piled them up in front of the boy again, with a flat tone: "This is not imprisonment, this is protection. You need to stay here, other places are too unsuitable for you. It's safe."

Jing looked at the supernatural crystals that were almost full, and then looked at the serious expression on his face, full of doubts: What is this saying?Why did Mr. Shibusawa have such an idea?Is it because of his previous disappearance?

Seeing that he wanted to say something, and refused to eat these supernatural crystals, Shibusawa Tatsuhiko took a few more and stuffed them into his mouth, forcing him to open his mouth before he calmed down and was ready to listen to him.

Although Mr. Shibusawa always calls himself his father, but this time he is too obsessed with feeding him, or is he trying to stop him from talking?

When Jing swallowed the crystal quickly, Fyodor, who had been watching, laughed out loud, then wiped his tears, and apologized as if he couldn't help laughing: "Sorry, sorry, I shouldn't disturb you. But the atmosphere Hahaha, cough, I mean, Mr. Shibusawa dotes on his children so much, I have heard it before, but this is the first time I actually saw it, so I lost my composure."

"Fyodor-kun." Shibusawa Tatsuhiko glanced at him with half-closed eyes, and said in a calm tone, "You seem to have some petty hobbies that are not on the stage, but on such occasions, if you openly show them and cannot restrain them, you will Makes me question the need for cooperation."

"How come, Kagami is a very cute child. I just remembered the past when we first met, and I was a little emotional." Fyodor put on a weak smile and answered without leaking, "Mr. This kind of heart is enviable."

"A child like Kagami is unique." Shibusawa Tatsuhiko replied firmly, with irony in his words, "But people like Fyodor-kun probably can't understand it."

During the back-and-forth conversation between the two, Kagami realizes that it is not the situation where Shibusawa Tatsuhiko is being controlled by Fyodor. On the contrary, the one who needs the other more is Fyodor. Sawa Ryuhiko had a slight upper hand.

But if they are involved, cooperating with someone like Fyodor is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger. Even if Tatsuhiko Shibusawa will not lose, he will definitely not gain any benefits.

"Mr. Shibusawa, what did you cooperate with Fyodor?" Driven by some kind of ominous premonition, Kagami interrupted their conversation.

The man who always answers questions in front of the mirror is no exception this time. He didn't even think about asking for opinions from his collaborators, and directly stated his plan: "He provides information, and I get the power crystal. In exchange, I need to help him get it. Something under the supervision of the Ability Secret Service Division."

"What is it?"

"A supernatural product called 'Book'." Shibusawa Tatsuhiko gave a very familiar answer.

"If you can't get it?" Jing always felt that there was some bigger trap waiting here.

"Then I need Mr. Shibusawa to help me obtain the confidential information of the Supernatural Secret Service in exchange." Fyodor interjected, and was stared at by the light-green-haired boy. He didn't react violently, just smiled , Still maintaining his pure and well-behaved external image.

Apart from the hard-to-get things like 'books', this cooperation doesn't sound like a big problem. It seems to be just an ordinary transaction, but...

"Mr. Shibusawa, haven't you already crystallized a lot of abilities? Why do you want to..." to get more?

The man with long white hair paused, then he stretched out his hand and slowly touched the mirror's cheek, feeling the warm and soft touch, he seemed to sigh: "No, it's not enough at all."

That pair of deep red eyes that are always tired, as if hiding a piece of deep forest, showed helplessness and pity for the child he likes most, and said words that made Jing suddenly stunned——

"If you want you to stay in this world for a long time, only these are not enough."

"Eh?"

The silver-haired boy uttered a silly syllable, and looked at the green-eyed detective who had just given the analysis of the situation, as if he didn't understand, and looked dumbfounded.

"Oh, Dun-kun is such an idiot. I've talked about this point, but I still don't understand." Edogawa stepped back in disorder, and helplessly made his words clearer, "So, you Your guardian did these things for the sake of the mirror."

"He has collected a lot of abilities recently, but originally he didn't need that much. You can see from your previous lives abroad that he doesn't pursue this much anymore, and the only thing he cares about is being a He finds the child's mirror."

"Mirror is different from other abilities. He can probably absorb those abilities and convert them into his own energy to become stronger. Your guardian Mr. knows this too, and he has given Jing a lot. This kind of energy is probably one of the food for living as a mirror."

"Then, a problem arose." Mr. Detective sighed distressedly, "You have not been in touch with Jing in the past two years because of some mistakes, so let's not mention this for now. The key lies in the misunderstanding of the subsequent situation, you After returning to Yokohama, did you send a letter to the guardian to tell him about the mirror?"

"Well, I clearly told Mr. Shibusawa that Kagami is fine." The white tiger boy tilted his head, looking quite puzzled.

"It was originally like this. But in fact, someone tampered with your letter, and it may have written that Kagami's body is very weak and in a very bad state. In short, it is a bad description." Edogawa Ranpo said seriously The most important reasoning, "Because you are far apart and cannot contact in real time, that Mr. Shibusawa got this wrong letter, and believed it to be true under the various evidence behind it."

"A person who dotes on the mirror, if he finds that the mirror has become very weak and his strength has declined in the past two years?"

Atsushi Nakajima swallowed, and gave the answer a little dryly: "He will definitely take the mirror away immediately, and then collect a large number of supernatural crystals to replenish his strength..."

He finally understood the cause and effect, and also discovered the most terrifying situation: "Ke Jing has not actually become weaker, even if he is taken away, he should be able to escape, but he hasn't contacted us until now, that is..."

"That is to say, Kagami has really become 'weak' now." Ranpo Edogawa concluded expressionlessly, "Although I don't know what the method is, but if it is also related to the mastermind behind the scenes, Mr. Guardian will definitely Unwillingly, I found that no matter how I supplemented it, Mirror’s body was like a funnel that couldn’t be filled.”

"In the end, in order to fill the loopholes that cannot be filled, he will use all means to kill in Yokohama. This may be the purpose of the guy behind the scenes, to create chaos, and then get what he wants from the chaos."

"No! We must stop this situation!" Atsushi Nakajima was startled, and he slapped the table anxiously, "Not only Kagome, but also other people will be given by Shibusawa-san... Kato definitely doesn't want to see this situation , anyway, we have to do something."

"Of course, we think so too." Kunikida Doppo patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, "It is also the duty of the detective agency to protect the peace of ordinary people in Yokohama."

After speaking, he just wanted to call his partner to start an investigation. He tilted his head and glanced around, but he didn't see half of the figure. He immediately realized what happened, and flew into a rage: "Dazai! You missed work again, didn't you? This kind of time that requires everyone to work together, the bandage wastes the device, when he comes back, I must teach him an unforgettable lesson!!"

At the same time, with a "click", another innocent pen was killed.

And the guy who was talking about skipping work was waiting on the ground in the bar, and greeted the Russian who appeared after a long time: "Hey, it seems that you are also quite interested."

"After all, I am a collaborator. If you don't come, you will be rude." The black-haired and purple-eyed Russian smiled, half-bent, and made a "please" gesture to him, "Then, shall we go?"

The young man in the brown coat also smiled, and headed towards a certain direction purposefully in the gradually engulfing fog, as if happily embarking on a new path with his new companions.