At night, the lights in the operating room go out.

Mori Ran, Mori Kogoro, Suzuki Sonoko, Amuro Toru, Conan, and Sera all gathered together, and this was because Conan was afraid that Gray Hara would go crazy and didn't tell Dr. Asa and a group of children.

"Fortunately, I didn't lose my life!" The doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The gunshot wound was too big, although it didn't hurt the heart, but it still shattered part of the major arteries, but fortunately it was delivered in time, and the rescue could be killed due to hemorrhagic shock in a minute or two at night." ”

"Hoo ......"

Mori Kogoro let out a long sigh of relief.

"Great!" Sonoko Suzuki couldn't help but say.

She didn't dare to tell Jiroji about this, otherwise with the old man's temper, it would explode every minute, and there might be some big scene.

"But we can't take it lightly now," the doctor's words made everyone's hearts rise again, "because of excessive blood loss, her body is very weak, and she still has to wait for someone to wake up before the dangerous period is over." ”

"When will you wake up?" Amuro asked.

"We can't guarantee the exact amount of time we will be awake," the doctor said, "but don't worry, the surgery was a success, and in general, there will be no problems." ”

"Whew......" Mori Kogoro breathed a sigh of relief again, it was really like riding a roller coaster.

"Mr. Maori, go back and rest first," Amuro said, "I'll keep vigil tonight." ”

"Okay, then we'll come back tomorrow."

After Mori Kogoro and the others entered the ward to check the situation, they took their leave and left.

Conan hesitated, but didn't say much.

After everyone was gone, Amuro sat down on the edge of the bed.

On the hospital bed, the girl's face was a little paler than before, her eyes were tightly closed, and her long eyelashes cast a shadow on her face, making her look more and more pale and fragile.

When he received a call from Conan, his first thought was not to believe it.

In terms of sniper technology, Qingfeng is probably also one of the best in the world, how could he fall under the sniper rifle?

But soon he understood that this was not a snipe, but a fool who drove to block the muzzle......

He regretted a little why he didn't go with him today.

The thought that he might never see her warm and quiet smile again, his heart felt as if he had been torn out one by one, uncomfortable, unspeakably uncomfortable.

Amuro reached out and covered Qingfeng's hand on the quilt, but there was no movement, and he would wake up as soon as he touched her as before, and it was even so cold that it made him a little uneasy.

"How can it not matter?"

……

"How can it not matter......"

In Kudo's house, Shuichi Akai lowered his eyes and looked at the text message that Conan sent him.

The small figure in my memory gradually became clearer.

As long as he saw the occasional sparkle in those eyes, he could be sure that she and she were the same person.

At that time, he left home alone, with the determination to understand and uncover the truth.

That time I promised to help a classmate's brother, and before school started, I went to help substitute and take care of a group of imps for a week.

On that day, inside and outside the school gate, many children gathered together to make noise, and many children held their parents' hands or turned back to talk to their parents.

A row of small trees was planted on the side of the road into the school, and the road surface was dappled with light and shadow.

He walked alone, step by step, silent, speechless, as if out of place with the bustle.

Then, I saw a small figure.

The girl sat in a flower bed far from the crowd, watching quietly, without envy, without sadness, with an indifferent expression.

She was calm, but his heart felt like something had struck him.

Just now...... The mood in his heart is probably loneliness.

In fact, he had made preparations before he came, and he probably knew better than the girl which classroom was where, but he still stepped forward to ask for directions.

Just wanted to make a catch.

'Where is the principal's office?' ’

The girl looked up and stared at him for a moment.

Under the dappled light and shadow, her red hair was like a flame, a warm and striking color.

'Over there...... Go straight and turn left and go straight again, on the right hand side, there is a sign hanging in the principal's office, you can see it when you go. ’

He also thought that he would hear a cold voice, but he didn't expect her voice to be well-behaved and soft, which made people feel soothing.

'Thanks, what's your name?' ’

'Katarina. ’

'My name is Shuichi Akai. ’

After he left, he felt the girl staring at his back, and when he looked back, she seemed to confirm something, and it seemed to be ...... Interest?

At that time, he was a little happy and interested, which meant that it would be easy to communicate in the future.

But as it turned out, he was happy too soon.

As soon as the class started, a group of imps cried so much that he could only use the word 'terrible' to describe him, and no one listened to his self-introduction.

Well, she's listening.

And she doesn't cry or make trouble, she's really well-behaved......

Shrewd?

In the next ten minutes, she gave him and another teacher a blow in two sentences, almost forcing the other teacher to surrender and beg for mercy.

In the end, they chose to talk, which was indeed a sign of weakness and surrender.

He didn't get angry with a child, but he also thought that such a girl should be quiet on the surface and naughty on the inside.

Day 2......

The girl's red hair was dazzling, but she always sat quietly and obediently in the corner.

Except for the occasional glance of the girl when they spoke in a childlike tone, 'I didn't expect you to be such an adult', the most vivid memory of him was always the girl sitting alone.

Well-behaved and quiet, it is uncomfortable.

Occasionally talk to other children, but can't play together, probably those children think she is boring, she thinks those children are naïve.

'Just her?' ’

'Don't worry, there's a guard on duty. ’

Wouldn't she be afraid? ’

I don't know, but I can't help it. ’

He wasn't at ease.

On the campus of Nuo University, there is only one guard and a little girl late at night, one at the gate and the other in the dormitory.

It's empty and silent, it's pitch black, and I can't bear to think about it.

Others don't care, no matter what, he can't leave her alone.

'Why don't you go home?' ’

'Shuichi Akai? She just glanced up and continued to look down at the book, "The family said they didn't have time to take care of me lately." ’

'Are you going to stay in school?' Tell your family? ’

'yes, I did. ’

It was difficult to do so, and the family could not be contacted, so the girl insisted on staying at school on her own.

He felt that he should communicate slowly.

'What are you looking at?' ’

The girl flipped the cover of the book so that he could read the title.

'A collection of poems? Can you read it? ’

For a moment, he received the girl's speechless gaze.

'Shuichi Akai, are you so idle, don't you go home yet?' ’

'You should call me Teacher,' he sat down next to him, 'and if the family is not there and you don't want to go back, do you want to spend the night with me?' ’

'No, I'm going to wait for someone, he'll get angry if he's running around.' ’

'He? Your dad? ’

'It's not. ’

'Your uncle? ’

'It's not. ’

'Who's that?' ’

'Shuichi Akai, you're very verbose. ’

'Say, call the teacher.' ’

He also felt that the girl seemed to be a little inexplicably interested in him, and a little repulsed.

There was no way, he couldn't persuade the girl to leave, he decided to stay in school, more or less a guarantee, and he could take care of it.

It was not until the evening that he realized that the girl was really not afraid.

I don't live in a dormitory with him, and I dare to go to the bathroom alone through the dark corridor.

Calm is used to it.

Day 3 & 4......

She has been waiting quietly by herself, as if she can live well alone.

Occasionally bored, the girl will also find fun on her own.

Of course, except for the teachers who bullied them on the first day, they didn't bully anyone else.

She seems to be able to make herself smile no matter what she encounters, and never tells others why she laughs, and no one can understand her sudden loss of laughter.

The girl doesn't feel lonely, but he thinks it's lonely, the loneliness of the world being isolated.

Day by day, night by night, sitting quietly, waiting for the man he didn't know.

'Katarina, why don't you play with the other children?' ’

‘…… Shuichi Akai, you're really idle. ’

'It's called Akai Sensei. ’

‘……’

'Caterina, where are your parents?' ’

'Caterina, where is your home?' ’

'Katerina, I see your eyes are black and of Asian descent, right?' ’

'Katerina, you ......'

'Shuichi Akai ......'

'Huh? ’

'I didn't expect you to be such a verbose person. ’

'Long-winded, I don't think. ’

I think. ’

That night, the girl did not read, but sat on the slide and looked up at the stars.

'Katarina, what are you looking at?' ’

'Look at the stars. ’

'What are you doing looking at the stars?' ’

'Count the stars. ’

‘…… It's better for children to be lively. ’

He received a look of disdain.

'Shuichi Akai ......'

'Don't call you a teacher, but also call your brother.' ’

The girl immediately looked at her with a strange look, and then smiled, "Convergence, Shuichi Akai, I will remember all this, and when I grow up, I will see you, these are your black history." ’

Kidding him.

He thought it was a progress, 'Why do you say it's black history?' ’

The girl just laughed, staring at him and laughing so hard that his back was shaky.

And on the fifth day, the man was dead.

'A sense of ritual. She looked up at him and whispered.

That night, he insisted on taking the girl to spend the night elsewhere, after all, he had just died, and he couldn't leave a child there under any circumstances......

It's really black history.

He was taken away forcibly as if he had been kidnapped.

He thought that the girl would be angry, but the girl was angry for a moment, and left a note for him to send to the guard at the door, so that no one looking for her could not find her, and said that he must go back to school tomorrow.

Very calm, no crying, no fuss.

The next day is the weekend, and when she goes back to school, isn't she still alone?

If you don't agree, I'll call the police and say you're trafficking. ’

'Okay, tomorrow go to school during the day and ...... at night'

I'll talk about it in the evening. ’

On weekends and two days, the girl would still go to school, stay all day, and reluctantly go back with him in the evening.

'Caterina, who the hell are you waiting for?' Can you tell the teacher? ’

It's fun to talk to her, even if she doesn't speak, she just looks at him with a kind of 'I didn't expect you to be such a person'.

Well...... Maybe it's a kind of 'it's fun to tease you'?

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