Chapter One Hundred and Nine

Officer Twilight frowned, "So, what the deceased has in his hand should be the key." ”

"What kind of precious thing is it to protect it so tightly."

Maori Kogoro looked around and didn't find any clues, so he couldn't help scratching his hair: "Now I can't even confirm the identity of the deceased, let alone know what it is." ”

When he was at a loss, Edogawa Conan frowned and looked to the side: "Brother Chikawa, is the person who wants to kill you trying to lure you here?" ”

Deliberately letting them investigate the corridor, and pried open the closed door of the chamber in advance, just so that they, or rather, he could find the skeleton.

"Do you know whose bones this ......?"

The person questioned did not speak, and he had been silent since he entered the place.

Being watched by several pairs of eyes, Ikekawa Nai came back to his senses, he reached out and touched it, through the craggy skeleton, and touched a cold stone.

The pendant was barely hanging from a few bones under the cover of clothes, half-spinning in the air, just dangling in the empty chest, like a heart made of green gemstones.

"I think I've seen this pendant somewhere......"

Officer Twilight muttered.

Suddenly remembering something, Conan Edogawa turned on his mobile phone and quickly clicked into the old photos, "Pendant...... Pendant...... Officer Twilight! Isn't it exactly the same as this one?! ”

After pulling out his mobile phone, the man compared the photos several times: "Yes! It's exactly the same as the pendant in the photo of Toru Shiraishihara's wife...... In this case, this skeleton should be ......"

"If it's hers, why is it on the boat? However, this is in line with the results of the previous investigation, and maybe she was killed on the way to abscond. ”

"It's not."

Some deep voices startled several people, and Officer Twilight turned to look at Ikekawa Na and asked, "...... What? ”

"It's not that I'm absconding in fear of crime."

“…… Indeed, being shot dead on a ship is more like some kind of extermination. I don't know why, Officer Twilight felt like he was being burned by the other party's gaze, "This case is full of suspicions, and now the only breakthrough is that person." ”

"And something, what the hell was she holding in her hand at the time......"

Edogawa Conan didn't feel something was right until he finished speaking, and Toru Amuro, who has always been concerned about the case, especially the case that may be related to the organization, has been standing at the door since just now.

He turned his head to look and saw the blonde man frowning, looking down at the dim phone screen, his fingers slowly swiping over it.

The dense words were replaced, revealing the content below.

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[I can't describe how I felt at the time, even you don't know, I have a child.

We didn't talk to anyone about him, and he was kept secret from birth.

Now he doesn't have a name either.

Archer wants to use my surname, and when everything is over, we will abandon the surname Shiraishi together and continue to live as the Ikekawa family, as for the name...... He, who is usually old-fashioned, also likes to be calculating at this time, and decided to use the word 'nai' in my name, but the other word has not been decided for a long time.

yes, after all, the name was his first gift. I'm afraid this guy Archer has gone through all the books and can't find the best word to give him.

I used to think that when he grew up, I would have to tell him what Archer looked like when he first became a father, flipping through books all night and trying to find a suitable word.

When he spoke, Archer might have snuck into the study and pretended to be absent because he felt faceless, or interrupted me with a clumsy excuse.

But at that moment, everything I had imagined before was gone. 】

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"It's more like holding than holding something. The arms are bent. ”

After looking around for a long time and not expecting what it would be, Mori Kogoro simply sat on the floor next to him, stretched out his hand to gesticulate, and then stretched out his hand and muttered, "If your arm is like that...... It's like holding a child. ”

Okiya and Edogawa Conan turned their heads to look at him at the same time.

His brain was tingled by the sudden thunder, and the boy jumped to his feet, not suppressing his voice for the first time since entering the room, "Child! She should be holding the baby! ”

The pink-haired man looked at the bones and repeated in a low voice, "Her child......"

"How can it be a child, didn't Officer Twilight say that the two of them don't have children at all? Where will a child appear out of thin air. ”

"Officer Twilight, do you have any information about the deceased?!"

"Wait, I've already asked the Metropolitan Police Department to transfer ......"

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[He can easily find our residence, find our two children who have never been mentioned, and who do not even exist on the legal level, and can easily strangle him in the cradle.

Archer and I had no choice but to resume the process and continue with the study. For the sake of my family's life, I had no choice.

But...... But. I want to love Lena, you can understand.

When I knew exactly what kind of experiment was not allowed by ethics, and what kind of monster would be born when the experiment was completed, I couldn't do it...... I can't take the last step.

We know what to do.

In the final step, Archer will introduce the virus left in the instrument into Koo's brain. Those extreme paranoia, when they come into contact with a normal person's brain, can quickly destroy his sanity, and there is a high probability that he will fall into irretrievable brain death.

When this is over, whether it succeeds or not, his men will surely kill us.

Archer and I are willing to stop the monster at any cost, but Nana ......]

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"Transferred, she has very little information."

As Officer Twilight said, there aren't many photos of Nanami Shiraishi, and most of them are group photos at scientific research conferences. The woman in the photo is wearing thin-rimmed glasses all the time and looks unsmiling.

"It's like when I was working in miles." Mori Kogoro muttered in a low voice.

Hearing this, Edogawa Conan helplessly bent his half-moon eyes.

It does look like the type that uncle can't handle the most.

He stepped down and tried to lean over to take a look, but he didn't see anything coming, but the detective, who had always been unreliable, suddenly spoke, "I'm afraid she really has a child." ”

"Where do you see that?"

"Look at this." Maori Kogoro stretched out his hand and pointed at the photo, "During this time, no matter which photo it is, her hands are subconsciously protecting her stomach...... It was the same when Mile was pregnant with Xiaolan. ”

The boy hurriedly stepped on his feet to look.

Indeed, as he said, no matter which photo it is, the woman's hand subconsciously goes down and poses in a posture to protect her abdomen.

"How long before the crime...... Three years? You see, her eyes change in the photo later. ”

"I didn't expect that Brother Maori didn't make a mistake this time." Officer Twilight looked at the other with some surprise.

"What are you talking about, I also have a daughter as big as Xiaolan, of course I can notice this kind of thing." Speaking of Xiaolan and remembering the two who were still watching the circus performance in the hall, Mori Kogoro stood up a little impatiently.

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[Archer still hasn't decided what to take for the last word, forgive me for calling him by this girl's nickname.]

You haven't seen him yet, he looks a lot like me, and his eyes are also beautiful, green, and his eyes are always sparkling when he looks at people.

Unlike all the instruments I've ever made, and unlike Archer's program, it's an eye that can't be restored even by the most delicate electrons.

There is still half a month left, which is his third birthday. Since he was born, I have locked him in a house that no one else can find, thinking that one day I will take him with me to live our life, but now...... I even have to let him suffer the consequences of the two of us.

Ah Ze and I stayed up day and night and finally made a decision. Last night, I put him on the operating table. When he was injected with the anesthetic, he didn't cry or make a fuss, he looked at me quietly with those eyes, and I raised the scalpel to him.

I carved that pattern and other things into his left eye, and if Koou hadn't been completely brain-dead in tomorrow's experiment, he would have had a nervous breakdown due to overload, and at that time, this was the only one that could save him.

It's the only life-saving lock I can leave for my kids. 】

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"However, there are so few photos of her that I can't be sure of them on the basis of these few alone."

Okiya looked at the photo in the midst of their discussion, the cold temperament and cold glasses frame brought a bit of sharpness to the woman, and it was indeed the same eyebrows.

It's just that these features change because of the sharper silhouette of men, and you can only see how similar they are by putting that face next to the photo.

"Anyway, let's put this skeleton away first. With the situation outside, it is impossible to wait for the search lesson to come to the scene to take pictures. Officer Twilight had just sent a message to the captain, and as soon as he had finished saying this, two members of the crew had vacated the boxes of supplies in the cabin and moved them over.

"Then I'm ......"

"Please let me come."

The police officer was about to take a step forward when he was stopped, Ikekawa Na lowered his head and opened the box, his eyes lowered and he didn't know what he was thinking, and after saying this, he stretched out his hand to the white bones on the ground.

"Is it okay? This corpse has been left for so long, I'm afraid it's very ......" Seeing that the other party was not going to use anything to cushion it, and directly touched the skeleton, Maori Kogoro couldn't help but remind him.

"It's okay."

Ikekawa lowered her eyes in response.

His hand was on the bone of the hand that had been pulled and dislocated, and the white and cold bones were smaller than his current hand.

I am afraid that when he died, the man's child's hand would not be the size of her palm.

"Officer Twilight." Conan Edogawa, who had been silent just now, turned his head to look at Toru Amuro, who had a solemn look on his face, and suddenly said, "There are very few photos of this aunt, is it because she changed her husband's surname, so she can only search for photos of participating in events with this name." ”

"That's right! Quite possibly. Officer Twilight patted his head sharply, "I remember that the original name is usually written in the information, I'll take a look...... Got it! It's ......"

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[After that, I got a boat to go abroad, and by tomorrow, he and I should be in the middle of the ocean.]

And Archer ...... He gave all the evidence he had collected over the years to the only trusted friend who hoped he would send the letter to the police station anonymously.

Then, he'd go and do that experiment, and after making the experiment malfunction, he would pretend to run away with us and go to the factory to ...... for me Set aside time for me to take Nana away.

I'm sorry, but I didn't expect to write to you again, that's what kind of thing I said.

But after the surgery, my first thought was to write to you. Because I think of Akemi.

Let's go, and if you have the chance, get out of this place quickly. Think about Akemi, think about your children, at least for her, get out of here quickly, please......

I really don't want to, my only friend...... Elena, don't go down the same path as me. 】

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Nana Ikekawa...... Beauty. ”

From the moment he pronounced his surname, the man's voice gradually weakened, like a suddenly scrapped radio.

Like a film with a pause button pressed suddenly, everyone almost stopped their movements and turned their heads to look at the only person who didn't show a look of surprise at the name.

Ikekawa Na collected the last piece of white bone.

The careful flashlight in Officer Twilight's hand was subconsciously twisted in his direction, reflecting the pale skin and a pair of heterochromatic eyes that were neither happy nor sad.

Finally after reading the last sentence of the letter, Toru Amuro didn't even have time to put the phone back, he walked over a few steps and grabbed the man's hand, and read out the three words in a low voice: "Ikekawa Na." ”

The man who kept the name that was always one word off looked up at him.

“…… When did you know. ”

When did you know that this was your mother's body, just now? When did you see the pendant? Or start with the first entry.

"When......?"

It's a question that Ikekawa herself can't confirm. Maybe it was at first, because of the man's obvious intentions, and because of the old cases he had investigated all night.

The hands that refused to let go of the dislocated hands, pendants, waves and whispers finally broke a corner of the memory, dyeing the dull woman in the photo with a vivid bright color.

"Maybe it has something to do with the collector who bought the cruiser...... I remember his name was Koou. Officer Twilight frowned and asked in a low voice, "Chi ...... Mr. Ikekawa, have you heard of this name? ”

"Of course I did." The dusty pendant was wiped off the skin of his fingers little by little, and as he spoke, he lowered his head and hung the pendant around his neck, "He is my adoptive father." ”

The green gem reflected the same light as his right eye.

“…… What the hell is this, what's going on. The man's voice was dry.

"Whether it's the cause or the process, it's a long story. I'm afraid we don't have time to talk about this right now...... It's never too late to find that person. ”

Ikekawa Nai's expression was so flat that even Officer Twilight, who was originally a little difficult to speak, couldn't help but look at the other party twice.

Straightening the pendant around his neck, he looked away.

He had spent a long time investigating, watching those few old photos and news reports stay up all night, pain and suspicion flowing like water, and finally condensing into a hatred like ice.

Layer after layer of screams suddenly came from above his head.

"This is ......" Mori Kogoro was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of his daughter who was still in the hall, "It's the hall!" Xiaolan and they have an accident where they are! ”

"This ......," Officer Twilight subconsciously glanced back.

"I'll stay here and move the boxes to safety with the crew." Namichi Ikekawa.

After receiving this promise, several people immediately hurried towards the upper floor.

The bones had already been properly collected, and by the light he lifted the somewhat heavy front lid and closed the box tightly.

The crew carefully draped a white cloth over it.

"Why didn't you go up?" When he pushed the box away, Ikekawa turned her head to look at the pink-haired man behind her.

Okiya didn't speak, he reached out and gently wiped the other party's side face.

“……？”

Ikekawa Na also reached out, only to feel a wet hand.

He glanced down at his fingertips, and suddenly smiled, "Ha, it's still ...... I thought. ”

I thought I wouldn't ...... anymore

He turned his head, wiped away the remaining wetness from his cheeks, and whispered, "Let's go." ”

(End of chapter)