[Conan Doujin] The Mystery of Theseus

The flavor of Puzzle17 ice cream is □□□.

The serious topic lasted for a long time, and even the air was silent.And when the topic ceased to exist, the silence almost made the embarrassing party even breathe carefully.

Kuroba, who was fully focused on the conversation and self-reflection, hadn't touched the ice cream in front of her since just now.The condensed water droplets on the surface of the milky white ice cream ball have already melted into one piece, and the originally textured ball has also turned into an invisible shape.

"Ice cream," the topic about the invisible transfer student came to an end, Edogawa held his chin, and looked at the already invisible contents in the open glass in front of Kuroba, "Don't you want to eat?"

After he reminded, Kuroba looked at the semi-liquid dessert in his cup.Because of the less enthusiastic taste, he did not pay homage to the delicious dessert by killing it quickly in the first few minutes of the best taste.

Melted to this extent, it can only be regarded as slightly iced cream. It seems that I am sorry for Cirno if it is freezing point, but the taste of dessert is much worse... I have no desire to eat any more.

And Edogawa continued to ask, as if this question was very important. "What flavor is it?"

"Vanilla." Fiddled with the metal spoon in his hand, Kuroba pinched it on his fingertips and pointed forward, "Didn't you order that?"

"It's true that I ordered it," Edogawa said without objection, "but speaking of it, these so-called vanilla-flavored chocolate flavors...are not just imitations of certain flavors?" The accumulation of various chemicals enables the tongue to feel the taste similar to the raw materials, to put it bluntly, it is simply the stimulation of the taste buds—”

"Stop, stop," was so shocked by his words that he almost lost his appetite, Kuroba raised his hands to signal him to stop this anti-human behavior, "According to what you said, there is nothing to eat with peace of mind... "

"So," Kuroba's objection didn't work, Edogawa continued, "Even if you tell me 'the flavor is vanilla', it's only because the label on the menu of this cafe says so," He moved his eyes down to look at the "ice cream" that had almost completely liquefied, "If you don't take a bite——"

Before he could finish his sentence, he snatched the spoon from Kuroba's hand in an unexpected speed, and took a spoonful of the "dessert" in the other's cup and put it into his mouth.Except for a small drop of completely melted ice cream dripping on the table, the whole set of movements is extremely well done, flowing smoothly and smoothly.

"Well, the aroma that hits the nose and the lingering sweetness," he nodded, and returned the spoon to Kuroba, "it's indeed vanilla."

This person is just to eat a bite of melted ice cream, as for going around such a big circle? !The corner of his mouth twitched and he looked at the metal spoon in his hand, the arc of Kuroba's eyebrows was very subtle.So when Edogawa asked him a question again, he couldn't react immediately.

"What?" Not really wanting to use the spoon touched by the detective, Kuroba placed it flat on the ice cream cup tray, "Sorry, I wasn't listening just now."

"Does the ice cream you eat taste like this?"

How do I answer this?Even the frequency of twitching at the corners of his mouth began to become subtle, and Kuroba already had some desire to go back.what is this? The ice cream version of "It's the most refreshing to discuss immediately after watching a movie"?I can't figure out the reason for the little detective's "unreasonable" invitation this time. If he is as big-hearted as Hei Yu, he will explode.

"Since just now... I've been saying strange things since just now..." He lowered his head, his eyes hidden in the shadow of his bangs, "Let me tell you, so what if the ice cream I eat is also vanilla?" From the beginning, the eyes became a little crazy, "Even if it is the same taste, there are differences between different people!"

Oh, this pointless argument sounds like a mental retardation.

I can't figure out what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of this elementary school detective, and I'm afraid I can't figure it out even if I try my best.But even if discussing the taste of ice cream is a very meaningful and even philosophical move in the eyes of the other party, it is just a discussion of the taste of ice cream in the eyes of passers-by?

The ice cream is vanilla, not chocolate nor strawberry, the answer is here, above! Over!

What else does this guy want to know?

But from Edogawa's reaction, he seemed to have really summed up some philosophy from the sweet to greasy vanilla-flavored liquid.

"It's just that there is no way to confirm this level..." He said to himself, until his eyes drifted over the drop on the table that was in sharp contrast with the background color, and he came back to his senses, "It's already inedible after it turns into that. Let's go." He asked Hei Yu, "Would you like to have another—"

"No need!" Hei Yu quickly waved his hand, "This is very good!"

If he ordered another ice cream with a different flavor and was asked to share his impressions, he would not be sensitive.

Since it was Edogawa who initiated the invitation, it was naturally Edogawa who paid the bill that day.Ignoring the contemptuous gaze of the cashier lady "How can this person exploit children", Kuroba couldn't help asking when he got up to leave the coffee shop.

"Detective," he said in a different tone than when he was talking about ice cream flavors, "what the hell happened?"

Did you encounter any more difficult opponent than an organization that made people smaller?Or have you encountered a more difficult case than an incident with no murderer and no victim?

In the face of this question, which was definitely not a joke, Edogawa's answer was just an understatement.

"It's nothing, I can't explain it clearly now." He jumped off his seat, "I think... I can figure it out in a few days."

do not understand at all.I can't understand what this guy is saying at all.

Perhaps the timing of my question was not right... Reluctantly suppressing the thought of sighing, Kuroba pushed open the door of the coffee shop.With the jingle of the bell hanging on the door, Edogawa, who left behind him, asked the last question of the day.

"Ah, by the way, by the way," Edogawa quickened his pace to keep up with Kuroba's fleeing pace, but Edogawa's speech was still unhurried, "You said that when you left Ekota that day, the white horse was there Yeah?"

"At that time, you, Nakamori... did any of you talk to him?"

Objects can be seen because the pupil receives light reflected from it, and the refracted tiny rays project an image on the retina.

In pure darkness without light, nothing can be seen.Even if those objects do exist there, they cannot be confirmed without touching, and even their existence becomes false.

Sounds can be heard because the air carries those waves.The vibrating eardrum reproduces those sounds, so that our world is not completely silent.

But if it is in a vacuum, in the nothingness where no medium can transmit fluctuations, the sound can not only be transmitted, but also cannot be received.

I can taste the taste of ice cream because...

In the process of contact with the outside world, every blink and every breath is to obtain information.Even if they don't understand the principles, a healthy living body can still see, hear, and perceive everything closely related to it, and form subjective "cognition" and "impression" about all of them.

However, without the aid of something, it cannot be known.

When I got back to the office, there was no one in the room.Uncle Mao Li was away, and Lan seemed to follow him to the client to continue investigating that troublesome case.

The lights are off and the atmosphere is just right for contemplation.Sitting on the seat that Uncle Mori would usually sit in, Edogawa began to summarize the explorations and information obtained that day.

Were you talking to him at the time?

Kuroba's answer was no.This answer doesn't explain anything, but for Edogawa, it is enough to explain some problems.

Perhaps before they left the teaching building, the three of them had exchanges, but the conversation was over before they reached the school gate.Or maybe it's just that the white horse didn't participate in the communication when I saw them.No matter which of the above is the actual situation, it is enough to assist the hypothesis drawn up by Edogawa.

At the moment when I "saw Jiang Gutian's student walking out of the school gate", the actions of Kuroba and Nakamori "could not provide proof of presence for Detective Baima".

And that's why I didn't see him at the time.If the hypothesis of this level is pushed back to Hei Yu...

Taking out his mobile phone, Edogawa clicked on the social software he usually used, and logged in with the account Kudo Shinichi had used for a while.Although this move is likely to be monitored by someone with trouble, but considering that the current "Kudo Shinichi" is not completely missing, he can't care so much.

He clicked on the news interface, and quickly found the video that Mao Lilan shared with him.In the video, the Kuroba, who seems to be very familiar now, is demonstrating a close-up magic to the camera that is enough to make people applaud, and the girl's voice that can be heard in the background is undoubtedly from Nakamori.

His fingers continued to slide down the interface, and Edogawa repeatedly confirmed the time of the video release.

It was a month before Lan shared the video with him.

During the blank period of this month, the high school student Kudo Shinichi, who looks very similar to the boy in the video, has no chance of hearing about this video at all. Perhaps he has never encountered a case than Conan Edogawa when he went out with Uncle Mori. The probability is still low.What's more, within a week after the video was released, Suzuki Sonoko, who was in his friend list like Mao Lilan and who claimed to have a "collection of handsome guys", reposted this video.

At that time, I had no reason to ignore this push.And he was finally able to see this video, not out of subjective desire, but through Mao Lilan's recommendation.

For some "reason", a reason that is not affected by "Kudo Shinichi"'s personal will, it was "impossible" and "unnecessary" for him at that time to be the same as Kuroba, who was very similar to Kudo Shinichi. Kaito makes contact.

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The answer has already been given to you, does this riddle still make sense...

Of course it makes sense.

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