Chapter 235

"If I said yes. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ。。 So what?" At night, a light rain fell on Shiho and Ayumi, adding a layer of haze to the confusing answer.

"Well, that's not going to work... "It seems that I feel the strength of Shiho's aura. Ayumi suddenly weakened. But it seems that she also has her own insistence. Although her momentum was much weaker, she still said what she thought with tears in her eyes.

As if to achieve the effect he wanted, the corners of Shiho's mouth raised slightly, and then he turned around. Walk towards the castle door. As he walked, he said as he spoke. "Don't worry, I'm not interested in that kid in the slightest. ”

"Huh, really? Great. Ayumi's pressure was relieved at once. happily ran to the eaves, and at the same time turned back to Shiho and smiled. "Are you telling the truth?"

"Well, really. Regarding Ayumi's attitude, Shiho was speechless, although he also began to look forward to things like feelings when he was about seven years old, but it didn't seem to be to Ayumi's extent, or maybe he was in the organization at the time. She was the only one she met me. However, for her, she has a deep feeling for the curiosity of the opposite sex who has just been promoted to elementary school.

On the other side, when Shiho walked up to my side. But they saw a strange look in my eyes. I couldn't help but ask. "What's wrong?"

"Hmmm... Should I pretend to be jealous at this point?" I teased.

"Jealous, are you embarrassed to tell me you're jealous?" Shiho gave me an angry look. "Without my knowledge, you've already brought a room full of women, and you're embarrassed to tell me that you're jealous?"

"Uh... For a moment, I was speechless by Shiho. Although I know that Shiho is joking, and I know that the only one who can really stand side by side with Shiho is Shizuru alone. But this time period says this ... Well, I was wrong.

"Ahem... The doctor who followed Shiho coughed softly in my ear. Signaling to himself that he was a little embarrassed. "Today's children are really small. ”

"Well... Anyone will have it. "I spread my hands. "The first time they come into contact with a friend of the opposite sex, the hormones in the children's body stimulate their brains to think like that. So when the kids first walked into the school. Naturally, the affection for playmates of the opposite sex will be stronger than before. ”

"Alas... This makes me embarrassed as a bachelor. "The Doctor was miserable. "However, what is the situation in Kudo now? Kaoru-chan, don't we really have to worry about him?"

"It's been so long that there's no news of him, and it's useless to worry. I explained. "I'll search carefully tonight, and I'll find him as long as he still breathes. By the way, dig up the mystery of this ancient castle. And now the biggest problem is the children. I had to go it alone, or I would have been distracted to protect them in a castle full of traps. ”

"Ah, I'll take care of them. The doctor nodded.

"Shiho, don't follow either, except for the old lady in a wheelchair, it's still unknown who has problems with the people in this castle and who doesn't. So, I need you to help me watch those kids with the Doctor and not let them run around. Is that okay?" I looked at Shiho as if he asked me to go with you, and I couldn't help but say.

"Well, well, but, you have to be safe yourself. After thinking about it, Shiho agreed with me.

"Of course, don't worry. I replied. "Tonight, two hours after my departure, if I don't come back, then Doctor, you'll have to get out of here with the kids at night. Got it?"

"This... All right. The doctor nodded. "Do you need me to call the police first?"

"There's no need for that, and you know I don't have much of a crush on the police. And in this mysterious castle, there are many unknown things, and it is easy to alarm the police. It's easy to make Kudo, whose knowledge has been kidnapped, fall into a complete dead end. ”

"I see. Hearing my words, the doctor nodded solemnly.

"Well, it's not early, let's go and rest. "I look at my phone. "The sooner the kids go to bed, the sooner I act. ”

At night, the children lay down in pairs. Motota and Mitsuhiko are crammed into the same bed, sleeping ugly to death. Ayumi half-stopped Shiho's arm and fell asleep quietly. And Shiho is squinting and resting, although it is in a state of fake sleep, but I know that she is not asleep at this time. Across from me, the doctor was already snoring heartlessly.

Lifting my quilt, I gently got out of bed. At the same time, Shiho also opened his eyes and looked in my direction. Seeing her reaction, I smiled softly at her and reached out to flick her bangs in front of her, revealing her bright face.

Be careful. Shiho's lips squirmed, and he said to me in a suppressed voice. I smiled back, scratched her tiny nose, and walked out of the room silently.

"Whew... Shiho exhaled softly and closed his eyes again.

"Hmmm... Gray Plains. Ayumi woke up slowly, and it seemed that Shiho's gentle movements had touched her. "Haven't you slept yet?"

"Hmm? Some can't sleep. Shiho said softly.

"Is that so?eh??," Ayumi couldn't help but ask when she saw the bed next to her, and the person who was supposed to be there was gone.

"Probably going to the bathroom, right?" Shiho lied to me.

"Now, Gray Plains. Ayumi sobered up a little and asked Shiho. "You seem to know a lot about Kaoru-chan, huh?"

"Huh?" Shiho was stunned again. "Yes, after all, they are playmates who have been together since childhood. ”

"Hee-hee, I really envy you. Ayumi looked yearning. "Childhood sweetheart, it sounds so romantic. ”

"Really?" Shiho's mouth crossed with tenderness. "But speaking of which, I envy you even more. ”

"I, why?" Ayumi wondered.

“。。。 No, nothing. Shiho shook his head. "It's late, go to sleep. ”

"Hmmm... Graybara-san, can you tell me about you and Kaoru?" Pulled Zhibao and chatted.

"Our business?" In an instant, scenes of memories appeared in Shiho's mind, from acquaintance, to acquaintance, to love. How can that be said in a few words?" It's just that I've known each other since I was a child. After thinking about it, Shiho chose to make up a story. When we were little, we were neighbors. We meet every morning. Occasionally have breakfast together and play together. That's about it. ”

"So, what about the necklace?"

"That's... As he spoke, Shiho pulled out the necklace from his shirt that had not faded for ten years. "This necklace was given to me by Kaoru Lin before I parted. He said that a pair of wings, even if they are separated, there will always be a day when they will come together. Unexpectedly, he had only moved away for a few months, and we met again. ”

"Wow. It's so romantic. Ayumi's eyes lit up. "That... Should I also be with Conan... ”

"Huh?"

"Nana, Gray Yuan-san, if you can, let's go to the gift shop together next time. I also wanted to pick a gift for Conan. ”

"Uh-huh, yes. Shiho chuckled.

"Hmmm... So what should I send... Just send it. After a while, Ayumi's eyelids began to fight, and soon, a pair of bright eyes closed gently, and the sound of even breathing gradually sounded in Shiho's ears.

"Heh~" Regarding Ayumi's actions, Shiho smiled helplessly. After all, it's a child, and I don't know how much Ayumi will be able to remember the next day after the short conversation?, "Will there finally be a day when we get together?" Shiho grabbed the right-wing necklace and looked at it in confusion. "I just hope that after such a patchwork, there will be no more separate days. Sighing slightly, Shiho closed his eyes.

――――The smell of orchids, the taste of lavender, the taste of home > the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians――――

On the other side, I didn't hear Shiho and Ayumi say anything when I walked out the door, because I heard a slight creak in the hallway just after I walked out the door. It was the sound of a wheelchair, so I jumped up to the roof and propped myself up in the corner. After a while, I saw the old lady slipping through the hallway in her wheelchair. And she looked around the corner for a long time, and when she saw that there was no one, she quietly stood up and pulled a candlestick on the wall. I saw that next to the candlestick, a small secret door was opened silently.

"Sure enough, there is nothing wrong with the legs and feet. "Looking at the old woman's actions, the corners of my mouth slid a touch of evil spirit. But there was no movement. Because behind her, I heard another small footstep. In the dim light, the old woman also saw the shadow on the other side of the corner, so she had to gently pull back the candlestick. The secret door was also quietly closed.

"Grandma, why are you still in the corridor so late?" The person who came was a young master nobleman, looking at his pajama dress, he should have gotten up to go to the toilet in the middle of sleep.

"I just saw that my daughter hadn't come back yet, so I came to her. The old woman made up. It seems that this reason is very useful, so she pretended to be crazy and stupid today.

"Mother's business, you can just leave it to us. The noble man pushed the old woman's car. Walked towards her room. "You might as well go back to your room and get some rest. ”

Soon, the voices of the two disappeared into the hallway. And I also had time to jump off the roof and leave the hallway. I didn't pull the candlestick, because I didn't know where the secret door leads. Instead of going down the wrong route. Why don't I go back and follow the same route as Kudo.

So, I crept into the room where I could see the chessboard in the morning, the room where Conan had disappeared, and removed a chair from the room, on which I stepped on the strange clock. When the time coincided at twelve o'clock, the wall in front of me suddenly spun open, but fortunately I reacted quickly and pressed against the wall, otherwise I might have been planted like Conan.

Turning on the flashlight I carried with me, I carefully observed the secret passage, and after making sure that it was only a very deep staircase, I felt it step by step, and at the same time, the wall behind me also returned to its original state, and I tried to push it. There was not the slightest movement on the walls, and it seemed that we had to find a mechanism.

So, I searched around the secret door and finally found an irregular tile at the right end of the wall. After pressing it, the secret door opened in Zaodu. ”

"Hey, that's an interesting design. I smiled softly. After determining the escape route, I turned on the flashlight and walked inside step by step. At the same time, a purple sas dagger also fell into my hands, in such a castle secret passage, it is very unwise to shoot, but with a dagger there will not be much problem, after all, it can quietly take away people's lives.

Going down the stairs, I walked for almost three minutes. Go to the bottom and look like it should already be under the castle. Holding the only light source, I kept scanning the surrounding environment, and sure enough, it didn't take long for me to find a small pool of blood on the ground, judging from the color of the blood and the dry situation, this should have been left not long ago, that is to say, it is likely that this is Conan's blood, and judging from the amount of blood, this bit of blood is not enough to kill, Conan should have been caught.

Continuing to search around, I saw a line of text carved down the stairs. [That person has taken my place, and she wants to take the treasure from this castle... 】

"In the place of identity, the old lady?" I frowned slightly, and continued to walk inside. Soon, I found a skeleton in the vast underground space. The skeletal hair had not yet been completely scattered, but judging from the dryness of the hair, it should be an old man of about eighty years old.

"Really? The old woman was pretending. I thought to myself. "Hehe, a man in the prime of life, for the sake of an unknown treasure, he actually made up and made himself into an old woman, how much do you want to get a penny, is it enough for your surgery!" As the words fell, my dagger slammed backwards and nailed it to the wall. At the edge of the dagger, the old woman, who had just been pushed away, was already standing there, still holding a steel rod in her hand, as if she was trying to knock me unconscious from behind, but in such a quiet environment, I could hear her heartbeat speeding up from a distance.

"Sa. . . Hurry up and hand over Conan. As I spoke, the murderous aura around me began to spread. "If you still want to live. (To be continued.) )