Chapter 442: Heavy snowfall

"Kaoru-chan. Kaoru-chan!"

"Huh?" At school, I was pulled back from my thoughts by a soft child's voice beside me.

"Kaoru-chan, are you alright?" Turning around, Ayumi was looking at me worriedly. "It's been a long time, and you've been wandering all the time lately, aren't you feeling well?"

"yes, I've seen you snooze in class before, but lately you've been in a fugue, Kaoru, are you okay?" Mitsuhiko also came up.

"Didn't you have enough lunch?"

"How is that possible, Motota!" Ayumi scolded with a smile. "Kaoru is not your amount of food~"

It's been almost a month since the last time I went out with Xiaolan.,A month has been very peaceful.,Although there are occasional cases.,But with Conan's presence, it's basically solved quickly.,Such a peaceful day is rare.,But,The more peaceful the day, the more I can't settle down.。

Ever since I was touched by Belmode, I've been feeling uneasy. To be honest, it feels bad to be touched on the head, and since I was born, no more than my hands have touched my head. Mom and Dad don't talk about it, it was a common thing before I was six years old, and even after I came back, my mother would occasionally put her hand on my head and jerk it off.

And then there is Xiaolan, who has grown up, and without knowing it, she will also make such actions. But very little, after all, I, the elder brother, still want to save face.

The fourth, which is Jingliu, is also the most one, after all, from my childhood to adulthood, these long ten years have been spent by her side.

If you add Sato, Sonoko, and Sister Kiko after returning from getting smaller, they can almost occupy a few places, but they can all be ignored.

And in the end, the person who touched my head second only to Shizuru was Belmode. I have been following her on tasks for many years, and I still remember the touch of her hand on my head very clearly. And the last time I was touched by a new one, it felt exactly the same, like a reward for me every time I completed a task. Not only am I familiar with it, but I'm sure Belmode is just as familiar.

Exposed, exposed? I can't be sure, but the feeling is absolutely not wrong, there is no temptation, it just naturally puts it on my head. If it wasn't exposed, I wouldn't believe it myself.

However, in the past month, I have not felt any people from any organization sneak into my side. It made me feel worse than being watched.

If the person who found me was Gin, I believe we would have been fighting for a long time, so I would have been able to do it steadily. The big deal is a life-for-life relationship. But this man was Belmode, the woman I couldn't even guess her thoughts accurately. What's worse is that she is still chained to someone who I can't even predict the action...

Ling.

"Kaoru-chan, did something happen? You haven't been to our events once. ”

"That said, you didn't attend the last time we went to the zoo together. Six people are missing you. Yuan Tai answered on the side.

"That's it, even Ashbara-san's personal request to you, you refused, Kaoru, are you not feeling well? Do you need to go to the infirmary?"

"I'm sorry, guys. I spread my hands and explained with a wry smile helplessly. "It's true that I've been feeling unwell lately, so I haven't participated in everyone's activities, but I've been to the hospital for a check-up and nothing has happened. But it's just uncomfortable. "I do feel a little gratified by the delicate nature of the children, although these three children always like to be in the limelight and occasionally quarrel, but their concern for their peers has not diminished at all.

"Eh, is it a psychological problem?" Mitsuhiko's bold guess made the children look surprised and worried at the same time.

"How is it possible, Kaoru won't suffer from that terrible disease!" Ayumi hurriedly grabbed the conversation and changed the subject. "Yes, yes, Kaoru do you know? It's Valentine's Day in a few days!"

"Huh?"

"Cut, what's so good about Valentine's Day. Conan, who had been silent, suddenly complained here for some reason.

"The so-called Valentine's Day or something is not a propaganda method used by businessmen to promote business. ”

"However, I would be happy if I received a gift on this day. As if to help me change the subject, Conan's words succeeded in capturing the attention of all the children. And I can be liberated in this short time. By the way, forget about Belmode for the time being.

"Besides, chocolate is also a very, very tasty snack, and there's nothing bad about it. "Motota was also involved. "Conan, you shouldn't be making trouble here because you can't get it, right?"

"Heh, hehe, do you think I'm the couple behind you?" Conan squinted his half-moon eyes and turned his gaze to me and Shiho beside me. "Only the two of them are the ones we are most likely to play this kind of love game here, right?"

"No, I actually have a different opinion. Shiho spoke softly beside me as he cleaned up the table. In fact, the name Valentine's Day was originally taken from a Christian of Valentine. Legend has it that in the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire was in total crisis, with a withering economy, a corrupt ruling class, social unrest, and a revolt. The aristocracy, in order to maintain its rule, brutally suppressed the populace and Christians. At that time, there was a believer, Valentine, who was arrested and imprisoned. While in prison, he touched the warden's daughter with his candor. They adore each other and are cared for by the warden's daughter. The ruling class ordered him to be executed. Before his execution, he wrote a long suicide note to the warden's daughter, stating that he was innocent. It shows his upright heart and deep affection for the warden's daughter.

On February 14, 270 AD, he was executed, and later, in order to commemorate Valentine's sacrifice for justice and pure love, the Christians designated the day of execution as "St. Wallen's Day", which was later changed to "Valentine's Day". "In the end, Shiho, any chat can clearly describe the allusions.

"Eh, is that what it looks like?"

"However, I heard my mother say that Valentine's Day is actually the courage of girls to get love from chocolate. Compile important memories for the day. That's why chocolate is sweet and bitter. ”

"So, Ayumi, have you already bought the chocolate?"

"No, Mom and Dad said it was too early for me to deliver chocolates. "After all, the children all looked a little frustrated, after all, the two boys have always liked Ayumi, ah, now one of them has empathized. But before such a day comes, as a child, there will be a reverie to some extent.

But the reality is still cruel, the bell rings again, and the children's reverie is over, and they have to return to their seats to prepare for class.

"So, Kaoru's sister, what about your Xiaolan, and what are you going to do?" Shiho asked Conan with a smile before class.

"She's busy with the going to Fukudo Villa tomorrow, and she doesn't say a word about chocolate. ”

"Really?" Shiho's gaze lingered on me for a moment, then stopped talking.

"What about you?" Conan gossiped again. "Did you have chocolate for Kaoru?"

"I, I've never had a festival like this between us. Shiho's flustered look flashed away. "And, you see where he's now. His chin tipped at my position, and Conan took the look. Only then did I realize that sitting next to Shiho, my mind had once again wandered into the world.

———— the taste of the orchid, the taste of lavender, the taste of the home & the wings of the angel, the wings of the devil, the wings of the guardian————

"Kaoru, are you really not going with us?"

Time came to the next day in a blink of an eye, and Xiaolan, who had already made an appointment with the garden, would go to Fudu Villa for a vacation today, and of course it was my father who was in charge of seeing her off. But I didn't plan to participate in such a family event. I've been feeling uneasy lately because of what happened to Belmode, so I wanted to take this opportunity to go to Shiho's side. One is to take a look at the progress of the antidote, and the other is to look at the surrounding armament and eyeliner.

"Ah, I'm not going. I waved at Conan. "It's Valentine's Day soon, Xiaolan will leave it to you, and I'll go to accompany Zhibao. ”

"Hey, hey. The corners of Conan's mouth twitched slightly. But soon reverted to a serious look. "But, Kaoru, you've really not been in the right place lately. Did something happen?"

"Nope. ”

"Is it about the organization? Are we exposed?"

"Huh?" I looked up at Conan. "Why do you think that?"

"Didn't we go to the zoo together last time? ”

"Hmm. I nodded.

"That time we had an abduction of a man who looked like a zoo director named James Blake. ”

"Hmm... I think I'd heard Shiho say it, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. What's wrong with him?"

"The man disappeared after the abduction and not even the police found him. ”

“。。。 So？”

"He... Never mind. Conan shook his head. "By the way, ask you another person. ”

"Who?"

"Shuichi Akai, do you have any impressions?"

“。。。 Who's that?" I said, pretending to be calm. How did Conan know the name Shuichi Akai?

"Shuichi Akai was one of the passengers we had when we encountered bomb kidnappers on the bus earlier. Conan said, blushing. "But at the time of the zoo incident that day, I saw him again. ”

"Probably a coincidence, right?"

"No, I don't think so. Conan shook his head, "I remember the way he looked, his eyes were scary, the feeling of ignoring everything was very uncomfortable, but I don't think he was a bad person." At least I didn't feel the danger in his eyes. But.. ”

"But?"

However, Gray Yuan subconsciously dodged his gaze. And it seems that Gray Yuan will tremble a little when he looks at him, and even a little resentful. ”

“。。。 "Listening to Conan's words, my heart beat a little faster. Of course there will be resentment, Shiho is one of the few people who has seen Shuichi Akai without a gold medal, not to mention that this Shuichi Akai almost became her brother-in-law. "You're thinking too much, I don't know what this is called Akai, and Shiho shouldn't know either. ”

"But do you remember what you said? Organized people. Conan didn't miss the details. "What if... I mean if. If that person called Shuichi Akai is really the person of the organization. Then it is no longer a coincidence that we met him twice. ”

“。。。。。。 ”

"Kaoru?"

"It's fine. I shook my head. "Go ahead, I'm going to find Shiho too. With that, I grabbed my trench coat from the couch and walked out the door.

"Hey!" Conan tried to stop me, but unfortunately, all I left him with was a pale golden back.

"Whew. I let out a long breath as I walked out of the office to the door. The white haze formed a column of smoke and disappeared into the cold air.

He shook his head, rubbed his hands, and looked at the snow. In my mind, it was the name that Conan had just mentioned.

"Akai. Shuichi. ”

Invisibly, I felt like I had fallen into a big net. There are two fishermen, one is Shuichi Akai and the other is Belmode. At this stage, the two fishermen are using their own methods to find the whereabouts of the fish. Shiho and I, who had sunk to the bottom of the sea, were watching the two trappers who were about to cast their nets through the dim waters.

Whether the fish will die or whether we will be able to escape from this dangerous place before we are killed is unknown.

"Whew... It's not going to be a good day this Valentine's Day. As the words fell, I walked into the snow, and after a few seconds, the white world completely buried me in it, and disappeared.