Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 360 Youth, it is as bright as a song!
Teitan High School exploded.

Kuroba Kaito's preparations on the playground were already seen by many people, and the moment he actually opened his mouth to shout, the teaching building was silent for a moment, and then it suddenly boiled over.

At this time, the first class in the afternoon had just begun, and most students had not yet recovered.

When the boy on the playground expressed his true feelings in public and his shouts penetrated the window glass and echoed in the classroom, the students left their seats one after another, flocked to the window, and kept looking out.

Everyone's attention was quickly focused on one thing: the pink rose on the red plastic track and the young man in the heart of the rose.

Kuroba Kaito ignored everything he saw and just looked at the window of Class 2-B.

His eyes were gentle and he kept talking.

From kindergarten to middle school, from home to school, daily fights, excessive jokes, occasional blushing and heartbeats, the dangers of encountering cases together, and the apology of running away alone on a date...

Every word is sincere and heartfelt.

In the teaching building, some people were talking in low voices, some were whispering, and laughter and exclamations were intertwined.

However, in Grade 2 Class B, it was quite quiet. Almost everyone turned their eyes away, including the Chinese teacher who had already put down his chalk.

Where their eyes converged, the girl who was confessed to sat quietly in her seat, without a trace of fluctuation in her eyes.

She did not look out the window, nor was she affected by the noise around her. The tip of her pen slid smoothly across the paper, and a note was completed.

She looked up at the teacher and spoke calmly.

"Teacher, let's continue the class."

The air in the classroom was already extremely quiet, and at this moment, it was almost stagnant.

Everyone was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

The teacher was also stunned for two seconds, then she suppressed the smile that unconsciously appeared on her face and picked up the chalk again.

"Everyone return to your seats and continue the class."

Snap, Snap, Snap——

The Chinese teacher wrote on the blackboard in one breath, with graceful handwriting, which read:
——I know this world is as short-lived as dew, but, but.

Most of the students returned to their seats, but were still absent-minded and looked out the window from time to time.

The teacher didn't care and just continued teaching.

Fortunately, after a few minutes, hurried footsteps were heard on the playground. Kenta Nakamichi turned his head and saw two security guards in blue shirts running quickly towards the rose heart.

"Kudo Shinichi" hurriedly turned around and ran towards the school gate. His movements were light and he jumped out of a heart, without hurting the roses on the ground.

However, when the security guard ran past the heart with big strides, he still created a gust of wind, causing a few pink petals to scatter.

The noise gradually faded away.

The few remaining students by the window also returned to their seats in disappointment.

They looked at Xiaolan again, and saw that the lake was still calm and peaceful.

Kenta Nakamichi looked at the empty seat in front.

I don’t know what Shuiyue is doing. She only came here in the first half of Wednesday last week to take two test papers, and has been on leave since then.

I really want to apologize to you about what happened to Qingliu-san, but unfortunately I never had the chance.

I wanted to talk to you during the break of the last exam, but you ran out to answer the phone again.

Really distressed.

Thinking of Aoyagi Chiso, Kenta Nakamichi turned his head again. His seat was diagonally behind Aoyagi Chiso, so he could just see that Aoyagi Chiso was not listening to the class at all, but was playing with her cell phone behind a pile of books on the desk.

The view from the classroom podium was much better than the students who were making small moves imagined. The Chinese teacher turned around with just a glance and immediately asked Qing Yanagi Chisu to stand up and answer the question.

"Don't you see, the moon is like water?"

Aoyagi Chisou answered questions fluently as always.

The teacher reluctantly asked her to sit down and listen to the class carefully. Qing Yanagi Chisu politely agreed and continued to look at her phone after sitting down.

This time the teacher pretended not to see it, and the students were also used to it.

Although this actually only started last Thursday, and she is often late and leaves early.

But because every class, teachers of different subjects would pick her up to answer more than one question, and she always gave the correct answers concisely and clearly, everyone had become accustomed to her new personality.

A top student with accumulated experience.

In the last monthly exam, Aoyagi Chiso achieved a good result second only to Xiaolan. Naturally, the first reaction of those in the class who knew her past performance was suspicion.

However, when the head teacher personally gave her the test paper and she handed in a paper with close to full marks under the supervision of many classmates, everyone's doubts about her dissipated a lot.

By this time, no one doubted her anymore.

Even if some people were resentful, they would only dare to mutter in their hearts, "This guy is so lucky that he is being tutored by Xiaolan and Mizuki together."

At most, I would complain behind others' backs, but I wouldn't dare to say it out loud.

Because last Thursday, when a boy approached her with ill intentions to ask why Yingsheng helped her with her homework, she casually threw him over her shoulder.

It was then that everyone realized that Xiaolan and the others' guidance to her also included martial arts.

It is human nature to bully the weak and fear the strong.

"I'm so sorry I'm late!"

Suddenly, a clear voice came from the door of the classroom. Everyone turned around and saw "Kudo Shinichi" with a gentle smile on his face, bowing deeply to the teacher on the podium.

The students were in an uproar again. After failing to confess, he didn't find a corner to hide and cry silently, but returned to the classroom. How shameless...

No, it’s because of my strong heart!

Several girls from the "Famous Detective Fan Club" exchanged glances and unanimously decided to go and comfort the lost famous detective after class. Maybe they could take advantage of the opportunity?
My male classmate, who is already handsome and rich, now understands romance and is even better than before. He is simply a perfect partner for love and even marriage!

The Chinese teacher looked at Kuroba Kaito for a few seconds, "Have you cleared the things in the playground?"

Kuroba Kaito smiled, "Although my feelings have not been reciprocated, that's my fault. There's nothing wrong with flowers. I think if they can decorate the campus or become a part of the memories of youth, that would be nice too, so I haven't packed them up yet."

"They will always wither, which will look ugly and be difficult to clean," said the teacher.

"No, I left a note there. Anyone who needs it can take it. I will give it my blessing." said Kaito Kuroba.

Suddenly, everyone by the window exclaimed again.

The teacher turned around and saw a balloon of hydrogen rising in the heart of the rose. The color was fresh and it was floating slowly in the wind under the gentle sunshine.

On the front of the balloon, a red banner was unfolded.

——May all lovers in the world finally get married.

There is a line of small words below:
I hope you all will not laugh, but pick the roses and give them to those who love you.

The Chinese teacher is already middle-aged, but when he saw this scene, the smile on his lips was clearly from the summer when he was eighteen years old.

She looked at Kuroba Kaito, "Come in."

Kuroba Kaito looked at Xiaolan and said, "I'm sorry."

Xiaolan held her chin with one hand and looked out the window, thinking of another person in her heart, and did not speak.

Kenta Nakamichi suddenly stood up and ran straight out.

"Teacher, I'm going to the toilet!"

The rest of the students were a little slower and also stood up immediately, wanting to go to the toilet. Without waiting for the teacher's permission, they ran out in a swarm.

After a while, the playground was filled with an even louder noise than before. The young men, with their dreams in their hearts, ran towards the rose with love.

The dean of studies in the office building saw this scene and lamented that students needed better management.

But there was clearly a smile in his eyes.

The other students and teachers who did not move were basically the same.

Today, now.

Under this clear blue sky, there are laughter and joy everywhere.

"Youth..." the Chinese teacher murmured.

"It should be as brilliant as a song." Xiaolan said.

……

……

The bell rang for the end of get out of class. Without waiting for the classmates to gather around, Kuroba Kaito walked to Xiaolan's desk and told her what happened in the Tokyo Police Hospital and that he needed to go there.

Xiaolan raised an eyebrow, "Tell me about this kind of thing, do you think it has something to do with Ying?"

"Of course not, it's just..." Kuroba Kaito's eyes dimmed, "I was planning to apologize to you, but now I can only wait until next time."

"Why, you want to blackmail me again?" Xiaolan frowned slightly, "You are smart, you can't be unaware of how much trouble your previous behavior would cause me, but you still did it, which means you did it on purpose, this trick..." "Absolutely not!"

Kuroba Kaito shook his head quickly, his face anxious, "It's just that you didn't give me a chance to speak, Xiaolan, so I was anxious and thought of this idea."

He bowed deeply to Xiaolan, "I'm very sorry! I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I will clarify this to everyone!"

"Forget it. You think the commotion isn't big enough, right?" Xiaolan said calmly, "You should go to the hospital right away. I hope that Inspector Matsumoto is okay. Otherwise, with your shamelessness, you will definitely blame it on Hotaru again."

"No, I..."

"I want you to disappear from my sight, don't you understand?"

Kuroba Kaito's body stiffened, then a bitter look appeared on his face. He stood up and said "sorry" to Xiaolan, turned around, pushed away the crowd, and ran out the door.

Someone with a sharp eye noticed that Kuroba Kaito's eyes were full of self-blame and his eye sockets were a little red.

Several girls from the famous detective's fan club were heartbroken when they saw this scene. After watching the figure of "Kudo Shinichi" disappear, they immediately turned around and glared at Xiaolan.

Although they knew that they were no match for this dinosaur woman in terms of strength, they still wanted to use their eyes to poke hundreds of transparent holes in her body.

"Hey, are you kidding me?"

Suzuki Sonoko suddenly spoke loudly, "You saw how Xiaolan treated Kudo Shinichi before, and how Kudo Shinichi treated Xuesong. Now that guy is acting out, you think Xiaolan is the one who is wrong?

Do you have to be so indecisive, everyone! "

The onlookers were all stunned, and then they seemed to be thinking about something, and they whispered around... and talked loudly.

Kudo Shinichi, Mizuki Hotaru, Xiaolan, and Yuzuki Kiyoko, in short, the conversation revolved around these people.

In the end, some nosy person glanced at Yuanzi and added her in.

This made Yuanzi so angry that he was about to explode, but he stopped when he saw Xiaolan quietly packing her handbag.

"Xiaolan, wait for me. I will take leave too."

Yuanzi quickly packed her handbag, walked over, took Xiaolan's arm and walked out.

Some people who attended the party last week had their eyes light up when they saw this scene.

"Yes, between the two girls..."

Bang-!
The huge crash suddenly suppressed all the noise in the classroom. Everyone who had been looking forward to what was to come with their eyes shining was stunned, and then they saw...

Qing Liu Qian Su grabbed the boy's hair and pulled his head up from the desk where blood was gushing out. There was a look of indifference in her eyes half-hidden by her black bangs.

"A villa in the mountains, a cruise ship, a private island. I gave you a discount for the last party. 100,000 yen. When will you give it to me?"

The boy's blank gaze met Qingliu Qiansu's black eyes, and his body trembled immediately.

"me……"

Bang-!
Qingliu Qiansu raised her hand and threw him into the aisle, picked up her handbag and walked out the door.

"Forget it, just keep it for medical expenses."

Everyone made way for him and no one dared to say a word.

Kenta Nakamichi, who had been sitting in his original position arranging rose petals, looked up and felt that Aoyagi-san was indeed quite chivalrous and very protective of those who had helped her.

By the way, how much will a rose cost later...

"Hey, tell me, what's going on between Xiaolan and Suzuki?"

As soon as Qingliu Qiansu left, someone immediately looked at the boy with blood on his forehead on the ground.

The boy gritted his teeth and said, "They have been good friends since childhood. Don't you even know this? Idiot!"

……

……

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Kaito Kuroba arrived at the Tokyo Police Hospital and was replying to Xiaolan's email when he got off the taxi.

——I just checked, Shuiyue is still meditating there, nothing wrong.

Xiaolan replied:

——Has he eaten?

Kuroba Kaito:

——Not only did he eat, but the hospital staff said that he now eats six meals a day, at least one kilogram of beef per meal, once every four hours, and also at night. But even when he eats, he seems to be unconscious, only his body is moving, which makes people worry about his mental state.

Xiaolan:

——Don’t worry about him, he has already “lost me”.

Kuroba Kaito:

--Can't understand.

Xiaolan:

——Your performance today was so un-Kudo-like. If there is a next time, remember to be more restrained.

——The garden is here, don’t go back.

Kuroba Kaito's eyes flickered, he smiled gently, put away his phone, and under the guidance of Chiba Kazunobu, he went to the outside of Matsumoto Kiyonaga's ward.

In the corridor, Megure Jusan came up with a cane, "Brother Kudo, we want you to play the role of Miss Yuri's first love, and together with her, call on Inspector Matsumoto's will to live. Only you can do this, please!"

Kuroba Kaito frowned slightly, "But this still depends mainly on the performance of Mr. Matsumoto. Officer Megure, you said before that she couldn't do it, can she do it now?"

"In fact, we plan to hypnotize her into thinking that you are her true first love."

Leon Law stood beside Megure Jusan, extended his hand to Kuroba Kaito, introduced himself, and said with a smile:
"A famous Japanese high school detective. I've heard of you for a long time."

"I have also known Mr. Lyon for a long time."

Kuroba Kaito also stretched out his hand. What he said was not a lie. After all, he had long been eyeing the Fist of Blue Sapphire in Singapore and had collected all kinds of information on the Internet.

Leon's company is responsible for the security of the gems, and can be considered his future rival, so he naturally cares about it.

"I don't know much about hypnosis. Is it possible for Mr. Matsumoto to treat me as another person?"

After the handshake, Kuroba Kaito asked.

Leon smiled and said, “Generally speaking, it’s difficult, but firstly, Mr. Kudo and Miss Yuri’s first love look quite similar, and secondly, Mr. Kudo once saved her life and left a deep impression on her before she fell into a coma, so it’s possible.”

Kuroba Kaito thought about it, "Will this have a long-term impact on Ms. Matsumoto? And what image will Takasugi Toshihiko have in her mind in the future?"

Leon shook his head. "This is just hypnosis, not rewriting memory. Mr. Kudo is overthinking. Under hypnosis, Miss Lily's consciousness may be a little hazy, but as long as she leaves that state, she will return to normal. There will be no long-term effects."

"That's great, do I need to prepare anything?"

"First, you need to change into a suit."

Half an hour later, seeing Yuri Matsumoto looking at him tenderly with her blurred eyes, Kuroba Kaito couldn't help but feel a little wary of something like "hypnosis".

This ability, which can be said to be able to manipulate consciousness, is too terrifying.

Seeing Kuroba Kaito and Matsumoto Yuri walking hand in hand into Matsumoto Kiyonaga's ward, Megure Jusan turned to look at Leon with a gloomy look in his eyes.

"Mr. Leon, you are indeed an expert. This is really admirable."

"Officer Megure, don't look at me like that. I am a law-abiding citizen." Leon said with a smile.

In fact, he was also quite surprised. When he usually hypnotized people, without the help of drugs, he could only give people psychological hints at most.

For example, using a red string to tie someone's fist.

He had previously suggested to Megure Juzo that he use psychiatric drugs, but his suggestion was rejected. He also thought that the effect of hypnosis this time would be greatly reduced, even if Matsumoto Yuri was willing to cooperate.

After all, Matsumoto Yuri knew clearly the identity of Takasugi Toshihiko, and she also knew that he had been beaten to death by her father.

When the subconscious mind knows the truth, the conscious mind will resist. It is very troublesome to hypnotize such a person.

But what he didn't expect was.

The hypnosis process he just performed went very smoothly. He easily put Matsumoto Yuri into a trance state, and then let Kuroba Kaito appear, easily replacing the image of "first love" in Matsumoto Yuri's consciousness.

When Matsumoto Yuri couldn't help but go forward and hug Kuroba Kaito, Leon stood aside with a smile on his face, but he really couldn't believe his eyes.

He quietly took out a small spinning top from his pocket and threw it lightly on the desk. He only breathed a sigh of relief after the spinning top stopped spinning and fell down.

Fortunately, it’s not Inception.

Could it be that my technology has improved?

The feeling of being assisted by God just now was really good. I should experience it well. If I can turn the flash of inspiration into real strength, I will definitely become a master of hypnosis.

"Mr. Leon, I wonder if your hypnosis can be used in interrogations?" Megure Jusan suddenly spoke.

(End of this chapter)