Behind me, Dr. Asa rubbed his eyes with a confused expression, and in front of me, Conan and Xiao Ai inside the crack in the door stared in my direction like daggers.

What should I do now?

If I said I just happened to be here and didn't hear anything, do you think they'd believe me?

Why don't I punch myself and knock myself unconscious...... It's not good, it's not good, if you don't faint, it's embarrassing.

Sure enough, I still pretended to be asleep, and I usually have severe narcolepsy anyway. Even if you can't fool them in the end, you can fool yourself, and you can only use dead horses as live horse doctors.

Breathe steadily, breathe steadily.

Exhale-inhale-exhale-inhale......

The trick to pretending to be asleep is that you never deliberately act like you're sleeping. Because the more you care, the bigger your flaws. Relax your whole body, relax your muscles, empty your head, don't think about anything, and your eyelids hang down naturally......

Okay, that's it, I feel like I've found my form......

"Huh~~Huh~~"

At this time, opening your mouth half-open and drooling a little bit will achieve an unexpected bonus effect on pretending to be asleep.

The door was opened suddenly, and I pretended to lean against the wall, because the door was opened and I lost my balance, and my body was like a puddle of mud slowly spreading on the ground.

"Doctor, how long has he been here?" Seemingly not caring about my state at all, Xiao Ai asked Dr. Asa directly in a cold voice.

Dr. "Sa......" Dr. "Sa" 's voice was a little muffled, as if he had something in his mouth, and he hadn't completely woken up from the process of being in a daze: "It seems like it's been a long time, and it seems like it's just here, sorry, Xiao Ai, I slept in a daze, and I can't remember for sure." ”

"Forget it, I'll see if he's pretending to be asleep. With Conan's somewhat helpless voice, I felt his breath in my ear.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Even though my eyes were closed, I could still feel Conan's sharp gaze scanning back and forth across my face.

And so it was, and no one spoke. But the situation was terrible for me.

Because Conan kept staring at me, his gaze scraping back and forth on my face like a knife, as if observing every change in my facial expression little by little, I couldn't help but want to tense my expression.

I felt like this state was eerily quiet, and I couldn't keep my heart beating and breathing steady for just three more seconds. In that case, pretending to be asleep will definitely be recognized.

Three...... Two......

"Well, this guy does seem to be asleep. Just when I felt like I was about to lose my nerves, Conan's voice suddenly relieved my emotions.

"Oh, really asleep?" said Xiao Ai's voice with a sense of mockery.

"Well, the breathing is steady and long, and the pulse is slow. The mind is in a state of extreme relaxation, and the eyeballs barely move, which is typical of sleep. "With Conan's words, I felt the touch of a finger on my wrist.

"Alright then, let's just act like he didn't hear anything, it's late, we're going to say it, you guys should go back quickly, the kid in the office is probably in a hurry." There was a slight sense of exhaustion in Xiao Wai's voice, and a thin yawn sounded.

"Well, that's right, what about this guy?" asked Conan to Xiao Ai.

"Of course you carried it back, are you still going to let him stay here? Xiao Ai said in a natural tone.

"I'm going to go back, this guy?" Conan's voice sounded full of surprise.

"This guy is sleeping so soundly that he can't wake up, so you have to carry it back. Xiao Wai's voice smacked of schadenfreude.

"Forehead......" Conan was dumbfounded by Xiao Ai's words, and said sheepishly: "Okay, I'll ...... It's heavy. ”

Feeling my body pulled up, and then lying on a thin body, I quietly opened my eyes to see Conan's expression, but unfortunately I only saw the back of his head and grinning.

"We're leaving. With a grin, Conan carried me and walked out.

Conan's strength was very small, and when I lay on his back, I felt his whole body tremble, and I was really afraid that he would take two steps and throw me directly.

The autumn breeze at night was a little cool, but Conan's back was warm and made me feel very comfortable, and it seemed like he was carrying me for the first time. It's obviously an older brother, but he has never carried his younger brother, what a failed brother.

"Hey, I've carried you for so long, aren't you going to come down? Before I could enjoy my brother's privileges, the sound of Conan's scenery was already ringing in my ears.

Hey, he found out that I was pretending to be asleep, after all, I'm a detective, and he should have found out that I didn't have any.

I thought as I opened my eyes and slid off him.

"When did you notice me pretending to be asleep?" I looked at Conan with some curiosity on his unhappy face.

"Of course, I found out from the beginning, although you pretend to be very similar, but the slightly fluttering eyeballs are not something you can control if you want to, and there are some natural reactions of the human body that people themselves cannot control. Don't underestimate me, stupid. Conan moved his shoulders and jumped on the spot twice, giving me a blank look of exhaustion.

"Okay, okay, count me out on losing to you, thank you for carrying me for such a long way. I patted myself in the face and walked side by side with Conan.

"Remember to invite me to eat steak another day, that guy in Gray Plains is very difficult to deceive, and I am sorry that I blocked your eyes. Conan muttered as he walked.

"No, she had already found out that I was pretending to be asleep. I thought back to Xiao Ai's tone and couldn't help laughing. Sure enough, he couldn't hide anything from her.

"She found out?" Conan paused, a little surprised, "I thought I was hiding it well." Now that she's found out, why don't she debunk you on the spot?"

"Isn't it nice to debunk it? Just when I'm asleep, it's nice to pretend that she didn't find anything. I turned my head and looked at Conan with a smile.

Conan looked at me with an inexplicable expression: "I really don't know what you two think. ”

"Do you know the clown?" I paused, turned my head to look at his side face, and asked him with some seriousness.

Brother, this guy, knows some of my past with Xiao Ai, but he doesn't understand what kind of complicated relationship I have with Xiao Ai.

"What do you mean?" Conan looked at me with a frown.

"Two clowns, this is the relationship between me and Xiao Ai now. Try your reasoning, Mr. Detective. I smiled, said no more, and walked leisurely towards the office, leaving Conan with a puzzled expression.

Once upon a time there were two clowns, and they were the closest companions to each other, and they were the companions who knew each other best. They have their own pains, but they both want to make each other happy. So, they put on masks to hide their sorrows and show their joys.

Both clowns knew what was going on under each other's masks with painful and distorted expressions, but they only looked at each other's masks.

As a result, what is reflected in the eyes of the two clowns is still two funny and happy faces.

They are connected to each other, they are each grieving, they trust each other, and they deceive each other.

......

After school the next day, Conan and I were kidnapped and taken to the chariot of the Junior Detective Corps to start an after-school activity. This time, I went to the game company to see the latest game Gyadorin, an RPG adventure game.

It is said that this game is very popular in schools right now.

I, Conan, Mayu, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Motota were a group of six people riding bicycles all the way in the direction of the game company. Xiao Wai didn't ask for leave today, but he was not interested in our group activities, and in the face of everyone's invitation, he waved his hand and went back to the doctor's house, and he had to say chic.

I really want to go home......

Conan has two big panda eyes, riding on a bicycle, shaky, looking like he is going to fall asleep at any time, and it looks terrifying.

"Hey—wake up!bell!bell!" I rang Conan's bell twice, and the guy finally looked a little more sober.

"What's wrong with Conan?" Ayumi said with a worried expression.

"Are you only hungry?" Motota looked at Conan in confusion.

"Yuan Taijun, can you not just think about eating. Mitsuhiko cried and laughed, "Maybe Conan was just a little late for reading yesterday, isn't it, Conan?"

"Uh-huh...... Ah......hhhhhh

No, Conan is basically a wasted person, this guy doesn't know what the hell to do, and he looks like he's going to die when he wakes up early this morning.

Soon, we arrived at the door of the game's publishing company, Sunshine Society. On the large LED display in the company's office building, an animation adapted from a game is playing.

The children were all staring at the animation with excitement on their faces, but I saw the Tanaka Real Estate store not far from the Sunshine Society.

Tanaka Real Estate is a real estate company whose main business is renting, also known as a real estate agency, and although we are not in the center of Tokyo, we are still in a very prosperous area, so it stands to reason that it should be a busy area at this time.

But at this moment, the door of this store was locked, and there was no one, which seemed quite deserted.

Hawkers, the president was arrested for homicide, and the company was also facing an acquisition, and the company's employees were estimated to have long been panicked and had no intention of working, and there was no way to do business if it was not cold.

I don't know how the mergers and acquisitions over there are going, if the time drags on too long, it is a bit detrimental to the turnaround of the business.

If Tanaka Real Estate successfully acquires, the company's stock price can be raised through the operation of the stock market, and then you can put a little cash out to do things, and it would be better if you could successfully get a piece of land......

"Does Minghui know about Gyadorin?" Ayumi's voice interrupted my thoughts as I was thinking about how to use Tanaka Real Estate to do something more.

“Gya...... What?" I didn't react for a moment.

"It's Gyadorin! Really, it's really a relative, Minghui, like Conan, is so slow about the game. Mitsuhiko shook his head and looked at me with a wistful expression.

"Nonsense, I'm obviously much better at playing games than Conan. "I argued.

"Poor fellow, I can only find a sense of existence by comparing myself with Conan. Motota looked at me mockingly.

"Now only Minghui and Conan don't know about this game in the school, right? Ayumi looked at me and Conan with a sympathetic gaze.

"It's pathetic. Mayuka looked at me with the same expression as Ayumi.

I don't really care about it, but what's going on with this very unpleasant feeling?

"Let's go in this house and have a look, shall we?" Just standing outside and watching the promotional animation was no longer enough to satisfy the curiosity of the bear children, and Motota's suggestion was immediately met with a strong response from Ayumi, Mayuki, and Mitsuhiko.

So a few bear children left Conan and me and ran into the company office building with joy.

If a few children break in, they will be kicked out by the security guards. I shook my head and patted Conan, who was still with straight eyes: "Hey, wake up, what's the matter, you look like you're going to die or live?"

"Joker. ”

"Huh?" I looked at Conan in some confusion.

Conan looked me in the eye seriously and said word by word: "Regarding the clown you said yesterday, I thought about it all night last night, and I didn't figure out what it meant. ”

I'm going, that's why Conan is so sluggish today? I stroked my forehead, not knowing what to say.

"Can you tell me?" Conan still refuses to get away from the topic.

"No, the clown doesn't make any sense, it's all nonsense I made yesterday, you just forget about it. I waved my hand in tears and laughed.

"No, although I haven't figured it out yet, I know that there must be some special meaning in it, if you don't tell me, I'll guess for myself. Conan shook his head and said firmly.

"Well, whatever you want, but shouldn't we go find those children first? I shrugged my shoulders and pointed to Conan's door to the Sunshine Society.

I have a very subtle feeling about Conan's obsession, hoping that he will understand, but also that he will never understand.

If the delicate balance between me and Xiao Wai is really broken by my brother, maybe there will be unexpected developments.

When Conan and I walked into the lobby of the office building, the children didn't know where they had gone, so I had to ask the receptionist at the front desk.

"Oh, are you friends with Kojima Motota? He just had some urgency to urinate, and went upstairs to borrow the bathroom with a few children who came with him. The reception lady with the name tag "Yasuka Yugali" said to me with a smile.

Although the smile was kind, I just felt that the smile of the woman in front of me was a little dangerous.

After all these years of being a killer, I've always trusted my instincts, and this feeling has saved me many times in the past.

I went back and shook Conan beside me to make him look more sober: "I'll go up and look for Ayumi and a few of them, you stay here, and once they come down, remember to take them out of here immediately." ”

"What's wrong?" Conan looked at me quizzically.

"I don't know, I just feel like they're a little dangerous, maybe I'm feeling wrong. "I explained to Conan on one side and ran towards the spiral staircase, which had two spiral staircases from the lobby on the first floor to the second floor. They are lined up on either side of the hall like a pair of wings.

Before I could go up, however, the children were running down the stairs with a whoosh, followed by a young man of about thirty years of age, who was chasing after him and putting his hand into his bosom, as if to pick something out. He was followed by security guards and others.

Although it is not real from a distance, this posture is too familiar to me, and there is no other possibility except for a gun. I reacted immediately, these little ghosts probably saw something they shouldn't see, and they had to be silenced, otherwise they wouldn't be chased with guns.

Yuan Tai and the others were chased so that they didn't even have time to say hello to me and Conan, so they ran away with shocked expressions, and the adults who followed closely behind were completely unaware of the existence of me and Conan, and chased after them.

Although I can raid and take the man's gun now, it is difficult to guarantee whether the security guards around the man also have a gun, even if there is only one gun, if they take it out and shoot indiscriminately in the hall, it is also a very dangerous thing, I can't help but consider the safety of the brother next to me.

So, the best way to deal with it now is to sneak out of the office building while no one is paying attention, and as long as you get outside, even if they have guns, I'm not afraid.

But when I got outside, I realized that a few imps had already run away on their bicycles. This escape skill is so slippery that I can't help but grin.

"Let's go our separate ways, you go to Yuantai and them, and I'll follow these adults to see what went wrong. Conan saw that something was wrong, glanced at the adults who were hovering angrily at the door of the company, thought about it, and said to me.

"Okay, you stay safe. I nodded, didn't talk to him, rode straight to a corner, and dialed Ayumi's mobile phone.

The most critical issue now is that these little ghosts don't know the seriousness of the matter and how dangerous they are now. They must be contacted right away and told to stay in a safe place and wait for me!

The reason for the matter is secondary, so I'll leave it to Conan.

"Hey, Minghui-san?" Ayumi's voice was full of panic and a violent wheezing sound.

"It's me, where are you now?"

"We're here in Riverside Park, I'm so scared, those horrible uncles didn't chase after me, right?" Ayumi was already faintly crying.

"Ayumi, don't be afraid, those people aren't chasing you," in order to calm their emotions, I tried to calm my tone as much as possible: "Listen to Ayumi, you guys don't go back to Yonkacho now, don't go back to school, don't go home, just find a crowded place in the park and wait for me to pass." ”

I remember when I asked the front desk lady about Yuan Tai and them, the front desk lady accurately called Yuan Tai's name, indicating that the group of people in the game company had remembered Yuan Tai's identity, perhaps because they saw Yuan Tai's school nameplate, and when I went back to school at this time, it was inevitable that I would not be blocked by those people, and even when I went home, I was in danger of being blocked by them on the road.

"Okay, Minghui, come over quickly. ”

"Good. "I hung up the phone and quickly rode to the park, which is not far from the park, only about ten minutes away, and it is now more than five o'clock in the afternoon, just when many people are walking in the park after dinner, there are many people in the park, and the children are still very safe.

When I arrived at the park, I soon found four wilted figures on the lawn below the river embankment.

"Minghui, you're here!" Seeing my figure, several children leaned over to me happily as if they had a backbone.