Chapter 185: The Gears of Fate
There was silence in the cockpit for a while.
Kaede Yuan looked at the somewhat monotonous scenery outside, slightly distracted.
Although he had seen it from this perspective when he remembered Hawaii, he felt different now.
"What do you want to tell me?" Kaedehara spoke suddenly.
"What do you say?" Xin Zhuang Gong looked puzzled.
"Don't pretend. You're Kidd, right? ”
"Huh?"
"Who would let a schoolboy fly a plane?"
“… It's still been debunked," Kidd simply changed back to his original voice, not ready to pretend, "I say, what the hell is going on with that little imp named Conan?" ”
He used to think that Conan was Shinichi Kudo himself, but he didn't expect another suspicious imp to appear.
This imp named Kaedehara Sora not only looks exactly like Conan and himself when he was a child, but also obviously has great reasoning skills, and is the first person to discover the cockpit problem.
And yesterday's emergency call to Moriran as Shinichi Kudo...
"What are you talking about?" Kaedehara replied solemnly, "I'm Conan Edogawa." Just take off your glasses and you won't recognize them? ”
“… Don't pretend," Kidd said angrily, "you barely saw the woman named Maolilan on the plane. ”
"That's because she's sitting behind me."
"You're still addicted, huh? Conan's imp isn't too much to see, and he's slipped into the bathroom when we come over, using the props invented by the Doctor to reason, right? ”
“… You don't look like a monster thief at all," Kaedehara glanced at Kidd, "more like a detective." ”
“……”
Kidd was a little speechless.
Nor did he want to make himself like a detective, who, in his opinion, was just nitpicking after the thief, a critic at best.
But now, because he was so curious, he couldn't help but be a detective.
"That guy must be Shinichi Kudo," Kidd said, "and what about you?" Shinoji Kudo? His twin brother? But I didn't hear that Heisei Holmes had brothers. ”
Kidd also lives in Tokyo, and naturally has heard of Shinichi Kudo, a high school student detective who was once a smash hit.
But whether it was his previous understanding or last night's investigation, he didn't find out that Kudo Shinichi had any twin brothers.
"Secret." Kaedehara replied simply.
"Huh?"
"It's more fun to solve puzzles yourself, isn't it?"
“… That's right. ”
Monster thieves and detectives also have something in common.
Finding the location of the treasure, cracking the mechanism of protection, and teasing Officer Nakamori all require the same reasoning.
So Kidd felt that there was some truth in what Kaedehara said.
But he was too curious to do so.
Could it be his own lost twin brother? He didn't know there was such a thing.
But it can't be both of them Shinichi Kudo, right? To convince yourself of this kind of thing, it is better to let yourself take a dip in the fish pond.
Kidd was so entangled, and Kaedehara staggered the topic.
"And then, when are you going to snatch the Destiny Gem?"
"I don't want it."
"Oh," Kaedehara thought for, "that one is a fake?" ”
Kidd looked over with some surprise.
"Don't look so surprised, you'll be surprised later. When you kissed Miss Mu's hand earlier, you kissed on that gem, right? I'm guessing you're discerning the real from the fake. ”
"That's right. The feeling of real sapphire in the mouth is ice. Eighty percent of them will take a fake sapphire and pretend to be the real thing to play a gimmick in order to attract the audience to see Josephine. ”
Kidd paused, thought about what would surprise him later, and then said:
"What, do you still want to arrest me? The Great Detective. ”
"You're still worried about Conan." Kaedehara replied casually, "He's definitely optimistic that the hatch won't give you a chance to escape." ”
"What about you?" Kidd wasn't worried at all.
"As for me, when this huge iron bird returns safely..."
Kaedehara sold a pass.
Isn't that the same as that little imp? Kidd thought to himself.
"I'll go to Jianggutian High School." Kaedehara said.
There was a brief silence.
"What, what Jiang Gutian, haha, it's a high school? What's so good about a high school..."
"One of the options for further education." Kaedehara explained, "I'm still in the first grade of elementary school, but I have to plan for the future, right, Kaito-senpai?" ”
For a moment, Kidd wanted to get up and open the hatch and run away with his glider, but he only thought about it for a moment, and he sat back steadily.
He doesn't want to end his calm and happy high school life like this, and he can usually tease his childhood sweetheart.
“… How did you find out? Kidd sighed.
This guy not only mentioned the Jianggutian High School he attended, but also directly said his name, obviously discovering his true identity.
"Because you've used your true colors."
"Huh?"
"You already look like Shinichi Kudo, don't you? So I'm guessing you're probably a high school student too. Kaedehara said, "And, although it's a bit strange to say that, with such a look and personality, your popularity in the school will not be low." ”
“……”
"It's just that Kudo Shinichi is a very famous high school detective, and in this case, your true face must be very well-known. Conan once told me that Xiaolan once met a high school student who looked very similar to Kudo Shinichi..."
Xiaolan also ate vinegar for a long time.
"So I went into the chat rooms of various high schools in Tokyo to find out the news," Kaedehara glanced at Kidd again, what he didn't say was that he actually had a clear goal, "I was lucky, your senior sisters and sisters were very enthusiastic and told me a lot of things about you..."
This is the end of Kaedehara's reasoning.
"That's amazing," Kidd praised, "and we're evened out now?" ”
He was referring to the mutual identification of each other, which was clearly a tentative deal.
"What's the?" Kaedehara replied, "Who am I?" ”
“… Anyway, one of the two of you must be Shinichi Kudo," Kidd calmed down, if the other party really wanted to arrest him, it would be more efficient to take the police directly to find him without saying a word, "You don't want this matter to be known by Miss Maoliran, do you?" ”
“……”
That sounds weird.
However, Kaedehara really didn't want to copy Kidd's hometown directly, after all, now he is still pointing to Kidd to help drive the plane, so it can't help but feel like crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.
Of course, like Conan, he wouldn't hesitate to catch Kidd or stop him from stealing.
At this time, it was almost time to land, and a communication came from the Hakodate Tower. It was obviously more important for the plane to land smoothly, and both men put the matter of revealing each other's identities on hold for the time being.
"Flight SKJ865 will be taken over by the control tower in Hakodate. Now change the frequency to 118.35. ”
"118.35, Roger." Kidd replied.
"This is the Hakodate Tower, I'm Uesugi, the Minister of Control, and I'm asking Captain Shimaoka to talk to you now."
"I'm Captain Shimaoka, have you seen the MCP, which is the mode control board?"
"Yes, I saw it."
"Now please press the button of the APP above. In this case, the plane will automatically land on the runway later. ”
"Roger."
Kidd answered, and Kaedehara reached out to help him find the button and pressed it.
"I can rest easy for the time being."
"You're really going to have a lot, huh?" "So do you know how to maneuver the wings and the landing gear?" ”
The outrageous guy next to him immediately found the location of the button, much more familiar than himself, who only had a little dabbling in airplane piloting.
"Of course, I learned how to fly a small plane before."
"Isn't it in Hawaii?"
Kaedehara didn't reply.
Kidd didn't care, and began to think about what to do with the revelation of his true identity. As a monster thief, he doesn't mind threatening Kudo Shinichi's identity, but he always feels like he's lost...
He didn't even know what was going on with these two little imps...
Does it just happen to look alike? Happen to be all very smart? Happened to be a child? Happened to be together?
It's hard to understand...
As Kidd pondered, the plane on autopilot gradually lowered its altitude and landed beneath the clouds.
Due to the very bad weather, the plane trembled, which made everyone in the cabin, especially the first-class people who knew the situation, couldn't help but be a little worried.
Soon, the lights of the city on the ground became clearer and clearer, and Kaedehara saw the location of the airport.
The tower also noticed their arrival.
Because of the suspension of other flights, they are the only ones who are about to land now. Captain Shimaoka at the tower instructed Kidd to adjust the wings and lower the landing gear, and Kaedehara helped to operate.
At the airport, a group of fire trucks also rushed to prepare for possible emergencies.
And that's just in case.
But, bad luck always happens.
A bolt of lightning struck the plane.
The cockpit was instantly illuminated in a miserable light, and then it was plunged into darkness again.
The lights and dashboard are all off.
"What's wrong?" Kidd asked.
"The plane was struck by lightning."
Kaedehara said, directly reaching out and turning the white button next to the dashboard. The lights and instrument cluster were all restored, but the lights for autonomous driving were not on.
Then, he pointed to the headphones on Kidd's head, and then to his own mouth, motioning for him to see the shape of his mouth and contact the tower.
"This is Flight 865," Kidd said, looking at his lips, "and the lightning made the picture disappear." ”
"Calm down, turn that white button next to the dashboard."
This step has been done, Kidd did not move, but waited two seconds to continue speaking, "Okay, but the lights on the autopilot are not on." ”
"What do you say? Stop landing now! Pull the joystick up with all your might! ”
Because it is inconvenient to operate on the Kaede Yuan side, this time Kidd is operating it himself. He pulled up the lever with all his strength, and then retracted the landing gear as instructed from the tower.
"Very well, keep going up." Captain Shimaoka continued to command.
It was just at this moment that a very strong gust of wind suddenly hit, and the plane was swept away from direction by the wind. Everyone in the cabin leaned to the side and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Turn to the right at once, turn to the right quickly." The voice on the other side of the tower suddenly became anxious, "If you continue like this, you will hit the terminal!" ”
"Pull up the nose!"
Kidd struggled to pull the nose of the plane to avoid a direct collision, but the plane scraped into the terminal building, and one engine fell off, causing a fire at the airport.
"How's the flight? Can you hear me? ”
"Roger." Kidd replied, "Is the damage serious?" ”
"No one in the tower was injured, but I'm afraid the runway can't be used immediately, what about you?"
"The second engine has fallen off."
"It's okay, just land with the remaining three engines, but pay attention to the balance."
Kidd then communicated with Captain Shimaoka at the tower about the plane's current situation, and then gradually climbed back under his command, ready to circle and wait for the opportunity to land again.
Airports have expedited runway clearance.
In the cabin, Mitsuhiko and other elementary school students also noticed that the engine had fallen off and wanted to inform Kaedehara, but they were stopped by Conan.
"Just waiting?" From the cockpit, Kidd asked.
They had just lost contact with the tower for the time being.
The weather is getting worse.
"If the autopilot can't be restored," he said after looking out the window for a moment, Kaedehara replied, "Then land manually." ”
"Huh?"
"Replace me."
Kaedehara proposed. Judging from the performance just now, although Kidd is much stronger than ordinary people, it is obvious that his skills in piloting small planes are far inferior to his own.
And although under his own command, Kidd was able to land smoothly, but he was more at ease with this kind of thing.
"Are you okay?" Kidd gave him a skeptical look, "This is a lot of strength." ”
He's a high school student who is close to adulthood, and he uses a lot of strength.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to joke with my life."
Kaedehara said, unbuckling his seatbelt and standing up.
Seeing this, Kidd simply got up and swapped places with Kaedehara.
Sitting on the chair, Kidd couldn't help but look at Kaedehara again, who looked serious. This guy is obviously not pretending, and from beginning to end there is no place at all like a schoolboy ...
Still, despite this, it still made him feel a little strange to see someone who looked like an elementary school student flying a plane there.
"Hey, aren't you worried?"
"Don't worry," Kaedehara replied solemnly, "If the plane crashes, we won't survive." ”
"Huh?" Kidd was stunned for a moment.
"In this way, when you are still alive, you have not failed the person you want to protect, and you have not failed yourself, what is there to be afraid of?"
As he spoke, Kaede Yuan was slightly stunned.
What he had just said, and the way he felt when he spoke, made him feel a little familiar, as if he had said the same thing a long time ago.
Probably as a child?
After all, this is quite a middle two...
"You're really comforting," Kidd replied angrily, the person he was trying to protect wasn't on the plane, "better than Conan's imp." ”
"Just kidding." Kaedehara said, "It's just a plane, it's almost the easiest thing I've ever encountered..."
……
The other side.
Everyone had left their seats just now, and Kaedehara was not there, and it was not good for Conan to continue to sit alone, so in the first class, everyone's seats had changed a little.
For example, because Fei Yingli has been asleep because of the effect of the anesthetic needle, Uncle Maori did not continue to be arrogant, but sat next to Fei Yingli under Xiaolan's persuasion, and helped her fasten her seat belt first.
Conan sat next to Ayumi.
He was still wondering why Kidd didn't call him to fly the plane instead called Kaedehara to go over, and it was clear that Kidd knew that he was Kudo Shinichi, and he had fought with himself so many times...
From time to time, Lan looked towards the cockpit. Because Shinichi yesterday has been confirmed to be Kidd, her suspicions about Kaedehara's identity have recovered a bit.
If it's Shinichi, it's not surprising that he can fly a plane, but why would Mr. Shinjo look for him...
Dr. Asa sat on the edge of the Gray Plains.
He looked out with some concern, and from him he could see the damage to the fuselage, which was one of the main sources of concern for everyone in the first class, although Conan had helped explain that it was not a big deal.
The doctor looked back at Gray Yuan Wai beside him, and saw that she was still looking at a magazine, as if she was sitting peacefully on the sofa at home.
"Xiao Ai, aren't you worried?"
"Don't worry, Doctor, he's here."
"Yes, yes..."
The doctor also believes in Kaedehara, but in the face of this kind of thing, it is obviously difficult to completely not worry about it.
What's more, the children are also on the plane...
"There's nothing Holmes can't do, so there's nothing impossible in Kudo's dictionary," Gray Hara continued, then suddenly remembered what happened a few days ago and paused, "Ah, I almost forgot... Except for singing. ”
Saying this, Gray Yuan Wai still looked up at the doctor.
Since even the Doctor can't help but worry...
Gray Yuan looked back at the real elementary school students, and found that even they were much more silent.
Genta is eating the snacks he asked for from the flight attendant before, but the fact that he hasn't finished it until now says a lot of things.
Mitsuhiko was looking out the window just like the doctor just now.
Ayumi, who was sitting next to Conan as she wished, kept her head hanging and looked like the most nervous one.
It turns out that these children are also worried...
Retracting his gaze, Gray Yuan thought for a moment, then glanced at Xiaolan who was looking in the direction of the cockpit from time to time, and then turned to the doctor:
"Doctor, why don't you sing a song and lighten the mood?"
"Singing, singing?" The doctor was stunned for a moment.
The first class cabin is full of people who know each other, and singing doesn't have much impact, but is it really good to sing at this time?
"Singing?"
The elementary school students sitting behind them also heard the doctor's surprised words, and the most nervous Motota immediately remembered, "Ah! Last time I asked Conan to sing, Conan you haven't sung yet! ”
"Huh?" Conan looked at him with a dead fish's eyes.
"Yes!" Ayumi also chimed in, "Conan, you're so cunning, only you haven't sung yet..."
The elementary school students suddenly became active, and Uncle Maori looked back, but did not say anything to stop it. The planes were still circling, and he didn't know when the airport would clear the runway.
It's okay to let them make a fuss...
Xiaolan also looked at Conan.
"Really, why do you want to sing at such a time!" Conan grumbled angrily.
As he said this, he noticed Ayumi's eyes, and then a cold sweat flowed down.
Hey, hey... What is the reason for this look of eyes that want to hear yourself sing once before you die? Can't you have a little faith in those two guys like Kidd and Kaedehara?
Gray Yuan Wai quietly covered his ears.
"Okay," Conan sighed, "Okay, you made me sing this..."
……
After some time.
The plane landed smoothly.
Except for the three people who had already been involved in poison accidents, all the crew members on board were safe and sound.
It's just a little strange that the passengers in the first class have neither nervousness nor the happiness of the rest of their lives, almost all of them look like they are in a trance.
And because of what happened on the plane, they also rejected the proposal to go to the hospital for examination, and stayed here for a while, waiting for Uncle Maori and others to communicate with the police.
Kidd had disappeared, and even Conan was in no hurry to cross the river and tear down the bridge in the first place.
Xiaolan stood aside, watching Feng Yuan and Gray Yuan Wai whisper together, slightly embarrassed.
She forgot that Conan also sings very badly like Kaedehara...
It's probably just a genetic inheritance between the new family.
The Shinichi I saw last time at the Jade Dragon Temple should also be pretended by Kidd. And Conan also knows a lot about flying, so you can't be two people who are Shinichi...
Let's just say, Xiaokong, this child and Xiao Ai are so close, how can it be Shinichi...
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