Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

Time, 20:13...

Chi Feichi glanced at the wall clock, put away his phone, picked up his glass, and took a sip of his wine with downcast eyes.

He was waiting for Koshimizu Nanatsuki to contact him.

If you don't contact each other for too long, and the distance is too far away, there will be a sense of distance when you meet next time.

In addition, he can also judge the relationship between the two of them and the situation of Nanatsuki Koshimizu from the time and status when Nanatsuki Koshimizu contacted him.

According to information from the Non-Mexican Legion, Koshimizu Nanatsuki parted ways with the lawyer last night, and the lawyer returned to Tokyo. Koshimizu Nanatsuki only went to Shikoku alone this morning.

If Koshimizu Nanatsuki contacts him before departure, during the train journey, or after arriving, either Koshimizu Nanatsuki likes to share in his relationship and prefers straight-line players, or Koshimizu Nanatsuki treats him purely as a childhood friend.

If Koshimizu Nanatsuki contacts him during lunch or dinner, it means that he lacks company and feels alone in Shikoku. If Koshimizu Nanatsuki contacts him in the afternoon and there is nothing else to do at hand, the same is true.

Judging from the information of the Non-Mexican Legion, after Koshimizu Nanatsuki arrived in Shikoku, he found a hotel to check in, and after lunch, he went to stand in front of his friend's grave for a long time, and then posted the words "A high school student detective was killed, the cause was a Shikoku incident" I put the newspaper and flowers in front of the tomb before going back to the hotel for dinner, probably because I have been used to running around alone all these years, but I don’t have the loneliness and discomfort of being alone in a foreign land.

Calculating the time, Koshimizu Nanatsuki should have finished dinner for more than half an hour. If you want to not disturb someone's rest and meal, the best time to make phone calls is from 20:00 to 21:00.

If after this period of time, Yueshui Nanatsuki contacted him or there was still no movement, or if he told him that the investigation period of the case was over tomorrow morning, that would be a red flag.

Concrete situation, specific analysis.

But he won't wait until after 9:00 p.m., and wait until 20:50. If Koshimizu Nanatsuki doesn't call, he will call. The proper contact cannot be broken, and the situation can also be judged from the call.

...

A hotel in Shikoku.

In the room, Nanatsuki Koshimizu stared at a certain column of the address book on the phone, hesitated for a long time before the dial button, glanced at the mirror on the table from the corner of his eyes, turned his head to look at it, and started talking to himself Speech mode.

"Mr. Chi, hello, happy new year... No, too many greetings will make you look very original..."

"Mr. Chi, happy new year! The investigation of the case is over, and the police concluded that I was just investigating the detective who wronged my friend, and I had no other plans, so I'm fine, haha, I just arrived in Shikoku today... still can't, I'm smiling like Like an idiot!"

"Cough...Mr. Chi, Happy New Year..."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki's serious expression collapsed in a second, and he complained to himself with black lines, "This kind of thing is like a report, it's very unreasonable, come again, be more gentle..."

"Mr. Chi... No, no matter how gentle you are..."

"Again……"

Time, 20:29.

"Mr. Chi~"

Yueshui Nanatsuki listened to her deliberately sweet voice, and she was so frightened that she wiped her left arm with her right hand to soothe the goosebumps all over her body, and took a deep breath, "Forget it, let it be natural , Mr. Chi, Happy New Year..."

"When I said Happy New Year, my speaking speed was too slow, it seemed a little strange... Come again."

"I should say thank you, otherwise it would be very rude..."

Time, 20:41.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki lay powerlessly on the table, staring at the time displayed on the phone in his hand.

(\u003e﹏\u003c.)

It's over, she can't fix herself anymore, no matter what she says or how she says, she feels something is wrong.

However, the investigation ended last night, and the lawyer should have told Chi Feichi that she should have called during the day.

If you don't call again, it's time for people to sleep in a while, so you can't disturb people's rest, or postpone your thanks until tomorrow, right?

No, you have to do psychological construction.

This is Brother Xiaoqi, what is she afraid of?

20:42.

Nanatsuki Yueshui thought that Chi Feichi could even say 'call Dad' at the beginning, so he pressed the dial button resolutely, but after hearing the 'beep' waiting to answer, he began to retreat in his heart.

Is it too reckless to call before you are ready?

"beep……"

"The more water."

Chi Feichi called his name directly. This kind of conversation without opening remarks such as "Hello, this is XX" and "Hi, may I ask..." was so unique that it made the opening remarks prepared by Nanatsuki Koshimizu useless, and his mind was stuck. It took me a while to come back to my senses, "It's...it's me, I called suddenly, didn't I bother you?"

"No, I'm watching TV with Xiao Ai to pass the time."

The voice on the other end of the phone was calm and gentle, which made Koshimizu Nanatsuki feel relaxed, straightened up and leaned on the back of the chair, "The police investigation of the last case has ended..."

Kabatocho, Tokyo.

Chi Feichi listened to Koshimizu Nanatsuki explain the situation on the phone, and then asked, "Then what are your plans for the future?"

"Tomorrow I will go to see Chanel's parents. Although they probably know that Channa has cleared her grievances, as a friend of Channa, I should go to see them and ask them about their future plans," Yue Shuiqi Tsuki stated his plan very simply, "Then, I plan to go back to Fukuoka to pack up my things. I have some case files. I want to pack them up and take them to Tokyo..."

"See you then." Chi Feichi said.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki became inexplicably nervous when he thought of the upcoming meeting in Tokyo, "Okay, okay..."

"Are you feeling unwell?" Chi Feichi reminded, "Your voice is a bit hoarse."

"Yes, yes?" Yue Shui Nanatsuki was embarrassed for a while, and retorted without thinking, "You must have heard it wrong!"

(#￣^￣')

If I had known earlier, she wouldn't have practiced so many times.

Chi Feichi gave an 'um', "I heard wrong."

Yue Shui Nanatsuki always felt that Chi Feichi's accommodating meaning was too strong, and she was so serious, which made her blush with guilt, and tried to find a reason to explain, "If you listen carefully, it seems a little hoarse, probably because the food for dinner today is salty. Just a little, it makes my throat a little dry, I will drink some water in a while and it will be fine."

"Then you go to bed early."

"Okay... by the way, Happy New Year!"

"You too, happy new year."

"Then... let's not talk about it, I will treat you to dinner when we arrive in Tokyo!"

"good."

The phone hangs up.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the phone in her hand and smiling.

It doesn't seem that difficult to make a phone call.

...

Kuboto Apartments.

Hui Yuanai, who was slumped on the sofa to digest, turned his head and asked, "Is it Detective Yueshui? Detective Jiashien's case was solved?"

"solved."

Chi Feichi looked at the time displayed on the phone.

The call time was 20:42:12, which was close to the 21:00 deadline, indicating that Koshimizu Nanatsuki had hesitated before calling him, and the hesitation time was not short.

When he talked about his hoarse voice, Koshimizu Nanatsuki reacted too much and seemed a little guilty, indicating that his hoarse voice had something to do with him, and he didn't want to let him know the reason. It can basically be judged that the reason for the cooking that he said later was also false.

You're not practicing conversation, are you?

The hoarseness of his voice was not a beating script, but he had spoken for at least twenty minutes. He felt it was exaggerated when he thought about it.

Or had he been on the phone with other people for more than 20 minutes before that? So, calling him close to 21 o'clock, maybe because he was on the phone with someone else?

Sure enough, without seeing Koshimizu Nanatsuki's micro-expressions and body language, it was difficult to judge.

Hui Yuanai didn't know that Chi Feichi was doubting and analyzing silently, so he sat up straight and asked, "Do you think Detective Yueshui asked everyone to go to the isolated island just to investigate who caused her friend to commit suicide? If so If so, just choose a villa and put lavender on it, there is no need to choose an isolated island with inconvenient transportation, and there is no need to call Mr. Kotani and Mr. Tsutsuo there.”

"That's not important," Chi Feichi stood up, put away his phone, and patted the top of Hui Yuanai's head, "Go wash up."

Hui Yuan Ai was taken aback, smiled relievedly, stood up, and followed Chi Feichi to the bathroom, "That's right, it doesn't matter now, I asked her, and she said that I knew you when I was a child, and that you are a brave girl." A reliable person who helped her a lot, wouldn't it be an old-fashioned plot of a hero saving the beauty?"

"Don't gossip like Yuanzi."

Chi Fei entered the bathroom late, stood in front of the sink, and handed Hui Yuanai's children's toothbrush and toothpaste together.

Hui Yuanai was a little speechless. After taking the toothpaste and toothbrush, he emphasized, "Don't think that the same routine works for me every time. I'm your sister. Gossip about your past, is there a problem?"

The little goldfish is about to grow fangs!

This was Chi Feichi's first thought.

After thinking about it, Chi Feichi still chose to say something simple, "It's not a hero saving the beauty, but her mother had a car accident that year, and I called an ambulance for her."

Hui Yuanai squeezed the toothpaste, looked up at Chi Feichi, observed, sized up, and then nodded. Her brother Feichi looked indifferent, but sometimes he was very enthusiastic, such as when he picked her up on the street. , still believed what she said, and sent her to find her family, "Surely you have to accompany her to the hospital?"

"Yes." Chi Feichi confirmed.

Hui Yuanai was not surprised, and handed the toothpaste to Chi Feichi, "And then? During her mother's hospitalization, do you still keep in touch?"

Chi Feichi took the toothpaste, "Her mother was unable to be rescued and passed away, and we haven't been in touch since then."

Huiyuan Ai was stunned, took water and brushed her teeth, "She was only seven years old at that time, right? The loss of what I have is more uncomfortable than the loss of what I have never had. At least I will not feel sad when I hear about my mother. , she and my father are very strange to me, as if they only exist in other people's mouths, but if I live with them for seven years, I really can't believe how uncomfortable I will feel after my mother dies, people who can persist , are very strong people.”

Chi Feichi raised his eyes to look at Hui Yuanai's serious and emotional face in the mirror, and commented, "You're a big kid."

Hui Yuanai was dissatisfied, but could not refute.

Who told her that her current body is really a child, and she is willing to be treated as a child by Brother Fei Chi for the rest of her life.