Chapter VII: The Empress
Today's rice flower town is not sunny, and it was raining lightly when I came out to Qixiao. The cold raindrops fell on Lai Qixiao's shoulders, dispelling away the little sleepiness that still remained on his face. It's just that a few drops of rain were blown off the rails by the east wind, drifting up diagonally, and finally shattering on Lai Qixiao's glasses.
Lai Qixiao took off his old earthen glasses stained with mist, revealing the handsome face hidden underneath. His eyesight is quite good, and he wears glasses just to look less noticeable, so he chose such a rustic style.
Taking off his glasses, the world in front of him suddenly became much clearer. On a whim, he wanted to try the "gift" that Eagle had given him last night.
He secretly held his breath and opened his third eye, and the world in front of him suddenly took on a different look. Under the gaze of the third eye, every drop of falling rain is clearly visible, and the hidden things that are hidden in the corners and are imperceptible also shimmer in different colors.
Of course, if you want to say the most conspicuous thing in sight, it has to be the crack in the alley to the right of Laiqixiao.
"Is this what Eagle is talking about, to be able to go to the rift in the cognitive world?" Lai Qixiao walked quickly, curiously touching the huge crack floating in mid-air. Unexpectedly, after his fingers came into contact with the crack, the latter slowly opened, revealing the shape of a door.
Lai Qixiao left the alley, then looked around, and found that on this street alone, two or three cracks could be faintly seen, and the distance between the cognitive world and the real world was much closer than he imagined.
"Laiqi-san, good morning." The clear female voice came to Qi Xiao's ears, and he quickly closed his third eye and looked back. The high school girl behind him smiled softly at him, and the skirt fluttered slightly in the early spring east wind.
"Good morning, Maori." Lai Qixiao politely greeted Mao Lilan, and when he took off his glasses, he tilted his head, subconsciously avoiding the girl's gaze.
"Hey, Lan! Wait for me! The girl with the headband shouted and trotted over, and the whole person threw herself on Mao Lilan's body, and the smile spread at the corner of her mouth.
"Don't be like this, Garden, let it go," Mao Lilan shook his girlfriend hanging on his body a little shyly, "It's too embarrassing to do this......"
"It's not good, it's youthful." Lai Qixiao said on the side, and the tone without any ups and downs seemed to be ill-intentioned. However, the smug Suzuki Sonoko obviously didn't pay attention to this kind of detail, in fact, she had just discovered the existence of Laiqixiao.
"Xiaolan, is this someone you know?" Suzuki Sonoko looked curiously at the inexplicably familiar man in front of her, and her eyes went straight to Qi Xiao's deliberately hidden face.
"Good morning, Suzuki-san." The unbearable Lai Qixiao hurriedly put his glasses back on, and the rustic big black frame suddenly covered up his temperament, and in a blink of an eye, he became the ordinary rustic transfer student again.
At this time, Suzuki Sonoko finally remembered the identity of Qi Xiao, and couldn't help but exclaim:
"Ah, it's you! That transfer student! I remember your name as ...... What is it? ”
"Come to Qixiao."
"Oh, yes! Come to Qixiao, I remember! Sorry, sorry! Sonoko Suzuki rubbed her hands embarrassedly, "Good morning, Laiqi-san!" ”
Lai Qixiao nodded, choosing to face the overly cheerful girl in front of him with few words. But I don't know what's wrong, Sonoko Suzuki doesn't seem to let him go like this, and her eyes keep rolling on his face.
Just when Laiqi Xiao was tired of coping, Mao Lilan suddenly approached and said, "Laiqi-san, I remember that you live at Dr. Asasa's house, right?" ”
"That's right, what's the matter?" Lai Qixiao, who found an opportunity, immediately shook off Suzuki Yuanzi's gaze and talked to Mao Lilan.
"Laiqi-san, have you seen Shinichi go home these days?" Perhaps because of the chill of early spring, Mao Lilan's voice trembled along with his shoulders, "You should know Shinichi, right?" It's the high school detective who often goes to the newspaper, Shinichi Kudo, who lives next door to Dr. Asasa's house! ”
"No, I haven't seen the 'Kudo Shinichi' you said. The villa next door is also not in and out these days. "Lai Qixiao thinks he's not lying, what he's seen in the past few days is Edogawa Conan, where has he seen Kudo Shinichi?
“…… That's right, sorry to bother you! Mao Lilan forced a smile on his face, and then pulled aside and was still peeking at the garden that came to Qixiao and was about to leave.
Seeing the girl's lonely back, Lai Qixiao suddenly felt a sense of uneasiness in his conscience, as if he had committed some mistake. He hesitated for a few seconds, then shouted to Maolilan, who was about to walk away:
"Maori-san, if you see the Kudo Shinichi you mentioned, I'll tell you as soon as possible!"
Mao Lilan stopped, turned around and brought his tearful face into Lai Qixiao's sight.
"Excuse me! I'm really worried about Shinichi. That guy has never disappeared for so long......"
Lai Qixiao waved at her, and then walked forward quickly. Faintly, he saw a vague tarot card floating above Maolilan's head.
Lai Qixiao opened the third eye, and finally took the pattern on the card into his eyes. It was a tarot card called "The Empress", and the blue card back was indistinguishable from the one held in Eagle's hand.
"The Empress's Alcana, is this considered a relationship of assistance...... In Iger's words, I am taking another step on the road of resistance! ”
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After coming to Qixiao and walking away, Mao Lilan brushed away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and turned to face her best friend who was worried about her with a smile.
"Don't always worry about that bastard who won't say goodbye, Lan!" Sonoko Suzuki grabbed her friend's wrist and turned all her worries about her friend into resentment towards Kudo Shinichi, waving her fist vigorously, "Really, that detective maniac!" If I ever run into him, I'll have to punch him!" ”
"Don't do that, Garden. Shinichi must have something urgent......"
"No matter how anxious you are, you can't say goodbye! The more I talk about it, the more angry I become, forget it, don't mention that guy! Xiaolan, you too, temporarily throw Kudo Shinichi out of my head! ”
"That's right, Xiaolan! Did you see it just now, that Lai Qixiao looked ordinary, but after taking off his glasses, he was unexpectedly not bad! However, I heard that he used to be a bad teenager and had a criminal record...... Although it is completely indistinguishable now. Hey, isn't there a perfect guy in this world who is obsessed with me! ”
"Don't be a nymphomaniac, Garden! If you don't hurry, you'll be late! ”