Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 161: Fighting with Conan for the right to play with Xiaolan's feet, and winning
As soon as Haruhiko said this, everyone fell silent.

The empty tunnel was unusually quiet, with only the intermittent breathing sounds of a few people.

In a dark environment, if you don't look carefully, you won't be able to observe each other's facial expressions.

However, that almost frozen tension tightly enveloped everyone present.

"You guys go and save Sonoko, I'll stay here and wait for the people from the Metropolitan Police Department to arrive." After a long silence, Xiaolan looked down at the tip of her shoes and said.

"No, because we're not sure when the bomb disposal experts from the Metropolitan Police Department will be able to come. If we maintain the same posture for a long time, our muscles will become stiff, causing the movements to become deformed and the bomb to explode." Haruhiko carefully cleaned the garbage off the side of her shoes with his hands.

"But……"

Haruhiko continued, "Besides, we're not sure if Kobayashi Taizo's group knew about this road. Perhaps this was the passage they originally intended to use for their retreat. It's too dangerous to leave you here."

"But what should we do now?" Hattori Heiji couldn't help but scratch his head in the face of this situation.

"The enemy was in a hurry to leave, so the bomb was buried hastily. I think we can try to defuse the bomb." Haruhiko suggested.

"Disarm the bomb?" Hattori Heiji exclaimed, as if he thought the proposal was too bold.

"No, it's too dangerous." Xiaolan also kept shaking her head, "Besides, Yuanzi is being held hostage by the enemy. You can't waste time on me now."

Xiaolan grabbed the clothes on Haruhiko's shoulders and tried to pull him up.

"Don't talk nonsense. We will never give up on you, so your cooperation now will be the best help to Sonoko." Haruhiko slapped her little hand away.

Conan frowned when he saw this detail.

Mao Lilan bit her lips until they were bleeding, and her face was full of deep self-blame.

Afterwards, Haruhiko discussed with the other two people, and gathered together the tools they had, preparing to dismantle the bomb.

However, when deciding on the candidate, there was a big dispute.

"I'll help Sister Xiaolan defuse the bomb." Conan stood in front of Haruhiko like a sulky child, as if he wanted to declare his sovereignty over Xiaolan in this way.

"Do you have any experience in this area?" Haruhiko asked.

“I studied in Hawaii…”

"Have you really learned it? The consequences of acting on impulse at a time like this are very serious." Haruhiko interrupted Conan with a somewhat stern tone.

The two were at loggerheads.

Hattori Heiji, who was standing next to them, did not join in the quarrel, but instead tried to persuade the two to calm down.

The reason why Haruhiko didn't let Conan defuse the bomb was because he noticed that Conan was in a bad mood since he met Xiaolan.

However, Haruhiko thought about it and felt that Conan should not have seen the strange noise made by Ran Mouri before.

Otherwise, with Conan's jealous personality, he would have jumped out to stop them long ago.

If it were any other time, Haruhiko might not have been so confrontational with Conan. After all, Xiaolan is his childhood sweetheart, and doing so would seem like he was being face-to-face with her.

But this time is different.

Defusing a bomb is inherently dangerous.

If the bomb disposal person is emotional, it is likely to cause an irreparable tragedy.

"Think about it carefully. If you fail, Xiaolan will die. Are you sure you want to pay for your recklessness?" Haruhiko looked straight into Conan's eyes.

Conan hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then said stubbornly, "Why do you say I'm reckless? Haven't you ever defused a bomb yourself?"

Haruhiko sighed.

He felt that he couldn't reason with Conan, who was in a jealous state. "In that case, let Xiaolan choose."

Xiaolan raised her head, looking a little at a loss, and then saw Haruhiko secretly winking at her.

"Okay, let Sister Xiaolan choose for herself." Conan also agreed with this decision.

Mao Lilan hesitated to speak.

She was about to speak when Haruhiko interrupted her, predicting, "Don't say something stupid like, 'You're going to defuse the bomb yourself.' Besides, the more time you waste here, the more dangerous the garden will be."

Mao Lilan smiled bitterly in her heart, wondering how this guy could just say what she was thinking. Could he read minds?
What a terrible man.

However, Xiaolan felt that Haruhiko was right. If they continued to waste time here, Sonoko's situation would become more and more dangerous.

Thinking of this, Xiaolan looked at the three candidates one by one.

Haruhiko looked at her with a smile on his face, and the smell of his male hormones made Xiaolan feel very safe.

Conan has already started preparing to dismantle the bomb. He seems to think that if Xiaolan were given a choice, she would definitely choose him.

Hattori Heiji retreated to the wall unconsciously. Perhaps he had no confidence in dismantling the bomb, or perhaps he did not want to get involved in this inexplicable Shura field.

Hattori Heiji's dark skin made him less conspicuous in the dark tunnel. If Xiaolan didn't look carefully, she would not have noticed that there was a person standing against the wall.

"Haruhiko, please."

Xiaolan looked down at the tip of her shoes, and the horns on her head drooped down.

These words made Conan, who was squatting at her feet, feel like he was struck by lightning.

Conan raised his head and looked at her in disbelief: "Why?"

Mao Lilan glanced at him and said softly: "Conan, you are still young. It is better to let Brother Haruhiko do this kind of thing. It is too dangerous and too difficult for you."

Conan was about to say something, but Haruhiko walked over and pulled him behind him. Sonoko was still being held hostage by the criminals, and he didn't have time to listen to Conan complaining.

Haruhiko immediately began to defuse the bomb.

Conan looked at Kousaka Haruhiko, who was squatting in front of Xiaolan and operating seriously, with a complicated expression.

Although the reasons given by Xiaolan are reasonable, objectively speaking, no matter how mature he is, he is still just a child. At this time, it is a more reasonable choice to let Kousaka Haruhiko or Hattori Heiji defuse the bomb.

However, whenever Conan thought of the scene he saw in the ventilation duct just now, when Xiaolan secretly approached Kousaka Haruhiko's body, an expression that looked a bit intoxicated appeared on her face.

He always felt that things were not that simple.

The jealousy that rose in his heart made Conan lose his rationality to a certain extent, and suspicion added fuel to the fire.

This caused the scene in Conan's vision to seem to change.

The tool in Haruhiko's hand, who was squatting on the ground, turned into a diamond ring, and Xiaolan's dusty clothes turned into a spotless white wedding dress.

What appeared before Conan's eyes was not the scene of dismantling a bomb, but the scene of Kousaka Haruhiko proposing to Xiaolan.

Conan walked out of the blast range in a daze and whispered, "Any smoke, Hattori?"

"Why are you smoking, little brat?" Hattori Heiji originally wanted to comfort Conan, but after looking at the man and woman in the distance, he thought about it and took his words back.

On the other side, the bomb disposal work was proceeding in full swing.

"I'm sorry, Haruhiko." Xiaolan said softly after Conan and the others walked out of the explosion range.

"Huh? Why?" Haruhiko didn't look up and continued with what he was doing.

"I was so selfish to do this." Xiaolan's tone was full of guilt.

Of course, she knew that the process of dismantling the bomb would be accompanied by the risk of being killed at any time, so Xiaolan's initial choice was to dismantle the bomb herself, not wanting to implicate others.

But this decision was rejected by Haruhiko.

When choosing people later, Xiaolan was in a dilemma for a while.

Because no matter who she chooses to help her defuse the bomb, it would be equivalent to dragging the other person into danger. Xiaolan's kind character makes it difficult for her to make such a choice, but she cannot choose not to.

Although she later explained to Conan that she was worried that Conan was too young and didn't want him to be involved in danger.

But in fact, when Xiaolan made the choice, her body's instinctive desire overwhelmed her rationality. Only she knew that the reason she chose Haruhiko to defuse the bomb was not because Haruhiko was calmer, nor because she was worried that Conan was too young and didn't want him to get into trouble.

She just felt that if she could smell Haruhiko's scent, it would make her feel at ease.

Afterwards, this selfish decision filled Mao Lilan's heart with regret and self-blame.

She felt like she had become a selfish woman.

Because of his selfish thoughts, he dragged Haruhiko into this potentially fatal incident. "Don't say that. I'm also happy to be trusted by my friends." Haruhiko raised his head and chuckled. "And objectively speaking, choosing me is the most rational choice."

"But... there's no need for you to get involved." Xiaolan's tone was still a little low.

"If you feel bad, please help me cook a few meals when you get back. I'm almost sick of eating convenience store bento every day." Haruhiko tried to ease the tense atmosphere, because the critical moment was about to come, and if she was so nervous, it would not be conducive to the dismantling of the bomb.

"Okay." Xiaolan nodded seriously.

Haruhiko stopped what he was doing, because the next step was the most crucial. He said in a deep voice, "Lan, I'll put my hand into the shoe in a moment, and then you slowly pull your foot out."

Ran Mouri nodded in agreement. She was sweating a lot because of nervousness. Fine beads of sweat dripped down her delicate chin and fell into the mouth of Haruhiko who looked up and spoke.

Haruhiko subconsciously licked the corner of his lips, the salty taste mixed with the girl's body fragrance.

Ran Mouri's face turned red and she turned away, just in time to see Conan, who had witnessed everything, kick the wall hard.

Haruhiko almost lay on the ground, with Xiaolan's white calves right in front of him, but he had no evil thoughts at all.

Xiaolan, under Haruhiko's instruction, lightly tiptoed. Haruhiko's fingers slid along her heels wrapped in white socks and into the depths of her black leather shoes...

The bomb disposal process went relatively smoothly, of course this also had a lot to do with Xiaolan's cooperation.

After being temporarily persuaded by Haruhiko, Xiaolan completely gave her body to Haruhiko. No matter what position he asked her to do, Xiaolan's soft little feet tried her best to do it.

Therefore, this also gave Haruhiko more room to deal with the booby trap that the enemy had laid in haste.

After defusing the bomb, Haruhiko helped the exhausted Ran Mouri out of the explosion range.

"How long are you two going to hug each other? I'm going to tell Shinichi brother." Conan looked at the two people walking over and said with dissatisfaction.

Only then did Xiaolan realize that she was a little too close to Haruhiko in her excitement, but it was not to the extent of hugging as Conan said, they were just holding hands.

This was because the shoe with which she stepped on the bomb was left in place, and her white bubble socks were used by Haruhiko as a tool to fix the bomb.

So one of Xiaolan's feet is actually bare, so it is certainly not very convenient for her to walk.

After hearing Conan mention Shinichi, Xiaolan's eyes dimmed instantly, and then she didn't know why she felt a strong dissatisfaction in her heart: "Why should I tell that reasoning geek? What does this have to do with him? I was in danger several times, and where was he?"

When Xiaolan said this, she was actually just venting her complaints about Shinichi.

But when Conan heard this, it sounded a little different.

Conan recalled the scene where Haruhiko held Xiaolan's little feet in white socks in his hands and played with them.

She didn't seem to show much resistance at the time, but instead looked shy.

When Conan thought of this, the flame of jealousy in his heart burned again: "I don't care, I'm going to find Sister Sonoko."

He turned and left angrily.

Hattori Heiji quickly chased after him.

Haruhiko wrapped Xiaolan's feet with clothes to prevent them from being scratched by foreign objects, and then they continued to follow Sato Masao's trail along the tunnel.

After walking for less than ten minutes, two forks in the road appeared in front of everyone.

Because we are not sure which road Sato Masao left from, we have to split our forces into two groups to pursue him.

Haruhiko offered to go a separate way because he felt that if he really met Sato Masao, he would at least be able to defeat him or tie him up.

There was no problem on his side, after all, he had fought with Sato Masao once before.

However, it is a question whether the combination of Conan and Hattori Heiji can defeat Sato Masao, so it is better to let Xiaolan go along. With the three of them, even if they encounter the enemy, at least they can be guaranteed not to be killed.

Haruhiko chose a path and walked in.

This road is very long and not in a straight line. It is so winding that Haruhiko feels like he has walked for a long time but has not actually moved very far.

Could this be the path?

While Haruhiko was thinking, he looked around to see if Sonoko had left him any secret code or something.

Unfortunately, it was not discovered.

suddenly.

A huge iron gate appeared in front of Haruhiko, blocking the road. The lock on it was rusted and there was no sign of it being opened.

In other words, it is impossible for Masao Sato to get out from here.

It seems that I unfortunately chose the wrong direction. In other words, the path taken by Xiaolan and the others was the evacuation route chosen by Sato Masao.

When he thought of this possibility, Haruhiko couldn't help but worry about whether the combat power over there was sufficient.

He wanted to call to ask about the situation over there, but found that there was no cell phone signal here, so he found a manhole cover nearby and crawled out.

Haruhiko had just crawled out of the manhole cover and came to the ground. Before he could fully extend his body out, a group of cherry blossom petals blown by the wind blew into his face.

He shook his head to get rid of the petals and began to observe his surroundings.

The manhole cover is located right on the sidewalk, and beautiful cherry trees are planted on both sides of the road. Cars pass by on the road from time to time, and the air waves they create roll the fallen cherry blossoms on the roadside into the air.

The cherry trees here are particularly lush, with branches and leaves growing unrestrainedly, causing the cherry trees on both sides of the road to connect together at the highest point, forming a beautiful cherry blossom tunnel.

Haruhiko is very familiar with this place.

This cherry blossom tunnel, where it is said that lovers who walk through it together can spend the rest of their lives together, can be said to be the place he visited most during this trip to Izu.

At the beginning, he fought against the Yakuza with Sato Miwako in the street, and then went through the tunnel hand in hand with Miwako in an unexpected way.

Later, on the way back from praying with Haibara Ai, Haruhiko carried Haibara Ai on his back and walked through here again because her feet were rubbed.

The time when I accompanied Suzuki Sonoko here, unfortunately we encountered tunnel construction and couldn't get in, which made Sonoko very angry.

I didn't expect that today I would come to this place again in order to rescue Yuanzi from the criminals.

Is this the will of God?

Haruhiko withdrew his thoughts.

He noticed that a few meters in front of him was a schoolgirl in a sailor uniform. The girl was holding an ice cream cone and staring in amazement at Haruhiko who suddenly emerged from the well.

Haruhiko emerged from the well, dusted himself off, smiled at the girl and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person."

The girl was stunned, obviously not knowing how to answer.

Just as Haruhiko was about to ask the other party if he had seen anyone suspicious, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

The sudden change in momentum startled the girl, and she subconsciously took a step back.

Haruhiko looked over the girl's shoulder and saw a group of people gathered at the end of the cherry blossom tunnel.

His vision, enhanced by the rice cooker, allowed him to clearly see what was happening over there.

Sato Masao was leaning against a trash can on the side of the road, covered in blood. Hattori Heiji and Conan stood in front of him. Both of them had many traces of battle on their bodies and stared at Sato Masao vigilantly.

Xiaolan was hugging Sonoko at a distance, and Sonoko's snot and tears rubbed all over Xiaolan.

As expected, Xiaolan and the others found the garden first.

And it seems that the trouble with Sato Masao has been solved. Sonoko seems to be just too frightened and there are no signs of injury on her body.

The incident was resolved successfully, and Haruhiko didn't even have the chance to make a move. Although he felt a sense of loss as if he had prepared for half a day, he was told that the matter was over.

But Haruhiko did not feel unhappy at all, because in his heart Sonoko's safety was more important than anything else.

Haruhiko said goodbye to the ice cream girl and prepared to cross the tunnel to meet up with everyone else.

suddenly.

He found that Sato Masao slowly got up from the ground.

And an entry suddenly appeared above his blood-soaked head.

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