Chapter 14: Struggle, Despair, Detachment

At 10 a.m. on December 6, after breakfast, Yorkham Jones rushed to St. Cotin Square with his wife.

Stopping a horse-drawn taxi, Yorkham Jones laughed and said:

"What a coincidence, old sir. ”

"Ha, sir, you may be seated. The white-bearded old man smiled slightly, and then said, "I am very impressed with you, sir, and I have already sent my two grandsons to learn to drive a car." ”

"It was a smart decision. ”

Yorkham Jones smiled in return, and hugged him before he sat down.

"Where are you going, sir?"

"St. Cotin's Square. ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yorkham Jones and Jingqing again, and then said softly:

"Sir, St. Cotin's Square has not been very peaceful lately, if you want to buy clothes for the little angel, I recommend you go to the Xiuwen Market in the new town. ”

"Don't worry, old sir, I will take care of my little angel. ”

Jokham Jones replied with a smile and handed over 1 Wall.

The old man nodded, retrieved 8 Wauky for Yorkham Jones, and drove the carriage towards St. Koldine Square.

After about 15 minutes, as the carriage drove into the San Cotin area, the crowds on both sides of the streets increased, and groups of protesters were seen from time to time.

"Resolutely oppose the St. Codin demolition plan!"

"We can't let the Oxemman Pig take our job!"

"Oppose the dark church, reject ignorance!

“....”

Listening to the various slogans, Yorkham Jones couldn't help but sigh: "Our country is getting more and more chaotic, old sir, what has happened to St. Cotin lately?"

"Sir, I don't know much, but my granddaughter has a shop in St. Cotin, and I heard her say that St. Cotin will be demolished in the next few years... As you know, St. Codin is very close to the old town of Deno, and most of the people in it have survived on the relief of the St. Codine Balance Association, so there has been a lot of commotion lately, and I heard that there have been violent protests. ”

When the little Lori on the side heard this, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and ask suspiciously:

"Mr. Jones, why do they protest when there is no handout? Why don't they work hard? Such protests do not seem to have any effect but to disturb the stability of the country..."

"Because they can't help it..."

Yorkham Jones gently touched his little head and continued:

"The so-called Old Town of Deno is actually the largest slum in Ejohnson, except for a small number of special workers, the people living in it hardly go to school for a day, and there is no social welfare guarantee... Now Nochland's reforms are getting faster and faster, customs and trade treaties have been signed, all kinds of advanced industries have been introduced, and now they have to dismantle the only thing they rely on to survive..."

Yorkham Jones stopped suddenly, looked at the protesters around him, and then sighed and said:

"They are all remnants of the old era, if the country does not bring them, they will be abandoned forever by the times, if they don't fight for themselves to live, who will fight for them..."

As he spoke, Yorkham Jones stared into the eyes of the king again and said:

"And the fate of abandonment, you should know best. ”

When Qin Jing heard this, he immediately remembered that when he was hungry for a few days before, and even in danger of dying every winter, he immediately replied sadly:

"Ahh

The old man in the carriage suddenly turned his head and said:

"Sir, you are really compassionate, in fact, these people are not worthy of pity, if there is no them, the world may be more stable. ”

"Sir, the reason why civilization is called civilization is because this world is bright, in this world, the weak also have the right to live, and sparrows can also look up at the starry sky of the dragon. ”

Yorkham Jones didn't want to let him learn anything bad, so he immediately stopped the carriage, and then put him on his back and walked towards St. Cotin's Square.

Lying on Yorkham Jones's back and looking at the crowd of protesters around him, the more he looked at it, the more sad he became, so he leaned into Jones' ear and asked:

"Mr. Jones, how can we help them? aren't we here to save the world..."

"Rest assured, the Goddess of Light watches over everything in the world, and she will not give up on any human being. ”

At the same time, Yorkham Jones muttered in his heart: "Although I don't remember the details of the 3.15 explosion, it seems that the location of the occurrence is the old town of Deno, could it be related to the demolition plan of St. Cotin..."

"Sir, please vote for the slums. ”

His voice was very bright, and at the same time full of the youthfulness of a teenager, and his hand in handing the newspaper was very rough, like a hand that had worked hard all year round.

Looking up slightly, Yorkham Jones saw a very special teenager.

He has short purple hair, a scar on his right eye, and blue bib pants, and looks about 17 years old, most importantly, he has very light steps.

Yorkham Jones took the newspaper and said with a smile:

"I'll think about it. ”

"Thank you, sir. ”

The boy replied, and ran to the next person.

"The transcendent... What kind of profession will it be..."

Looking at the boy's running figure, Yorkham Jones muttered, and continued walking towards St. Cotin's Square.

In about 10 minutes, Yorkham Jones was standing in front of the entrance to St. Cotin's Square with his basket on his back.

St. Cotine's Square, named in honor of King VIII 'St. Christine Elizabeth' of Nochland.

King St. Codine Elizabeth was a very maverick and very close to the people, and almost everything he did in his life was to fight for the rights of the common people, and most of the rights of the common people today, such as the right to vote and the right to vote, are the product of this king's legacy.

Fighting for power for the commoners naturally offended the nobles, so in the circle of the nobility, the deeds of King St. Codin Elizabeth were almost eliminated, and even after his death, the nobles kicked him out of the ranks of the noble 'Elizabeth'.

Fortunately, this king won the hearts of the people, and the nobles did not want to admit it, so the people called the great king 'St. Cotin'.

Standing outside St. Cotine's Square, Yorkham Jones looked up and saw the statue of St. Cotin, a well-known landmark, but on closer inspection, it was nothing special, just a fat uncle with a beard, just like the next-door neighbor.

St. Coteine's Square is very large, with nine streets, each of which is full of people coming and going.

Looking at the lively scene in front of him, Yorkham Jones couldn't help but sigh:

"I can't imagine that such a St. Cotin is going to be demolished..."

Then Yorkham Jones put the basket down and asked:

"What type of clothes do you want?"

"Sporty!" replied immediately.

“...”

Yorkham Jones looked at Jingqing with a bewildered expression, and was stunned for nearly a minute before he said:

"No, it stands to reason that a little girl like you who likes beautiful girls in the stars shouldn't like princess dresses or something?"

When Qin Jing heard this, he first thought about what he looked like in a princess dress, and then imagined how he looked like he was wearing a princess dress to fight bad guys, so he immediately shook his head and said:

"It's going to be sporty!"

Yorkham Jones couldn't figure out what the little head was thinking, so he could only nod and reply:

"Okay, then how about we go shopping for clothes first, then go to the cake shop, and finally go to the Star Pretty Girl Amusement Park?"

Instead of answering Jones, her eyes were fixed on the right front, and she shouted:

"Mr. Shinichi!"

At this shout, the surrounding crowd immediately stopped, and they all looked at Jingqing, because in everyone's hearts, Mr. Shinichi could only be Shinichi Kaneda.

Fortunately, today's Kaneda Shinichi is dressed very exaggeratedly, dressed in a colorful outfit, almost making others unrecognizable that he is a well-known detective.

Kaneda Shinichi didn't reply, and when the people around him took their eyes back, he turned around and walked to the side of Yorkham Jones and Jingqing, and said:

"My sweet little angel, you almost exposed me. ”

"Hee-hee!"

Qin Jing laughed, and covered her little face shyly.

Then, Kaneda Shinichi looked at Jones and said with a smile, "My pastor, we are really fateful. ”

"My Mr. Detective, as I said, it was fate. ”

Yorkham Jones replied with the same smile, and then asked, "What is Mr. Shinichi doing in St. Cotin's Square?

"What do you mean there's a murder here! I'm not a disaster star!"

Kaneda Shinichi glared, then took out a pink note and handed it to Yorkhen Jones.

"The longing to be loved takes up the mask, between false laughter and crying, chasing or waiting for unreachable distances, embarking together on a journey without beginning and end, struggling, despairing, detachment from bondage. ”

Looking at the delicate font on the sticky notes, Jones saw the image of a quiet and lovely girl in front of his eyes.

After a careful look and a sniff of the fragrance on the paper, Jones asked:

"Who sent you?"

Kaneda Shinichi replied:

"Turn the back. ”

As the note was flipped over by Yorkham Jones, his eyes widened instantly, because there were only two small words on the back, and they were two words that he was very familiar with.

'Island wind. ’

After taking a deep breath, Yorkham Jones returned the note to Shinichi Kaneda and asked:

"Is the mystery solved?"

Kaneda Shinichi carefully folded the note and put it in his pocket, nodded and replied:

"Except for the last sentence, it's all unraveled... The man with the mask, crying and laughing falsely, the first two sentences point to the clown, chasing or waiting for an unreachable distance, the two figures one after the other, seemingly close but never touchable, this is the merry-go-round, the journey without a beginning and an end, belonging to the symbol of eternal love, is the Ferris wheel. ”

"Jokers, merry-go-rounds, Ferris wheels..."

Yorkham Jones muttered a few words, then replied, "Star Pretty Girl Amusement Park?"

Kaneda Shinichi replied with a sigh:

"Yes, I woke up this morning, I just heard about the Guns and Roses Bar on TV, and then I got this sticky note... Perhaps, this tragedy should not have happened, if I accept Miss Shimakaze's words."