Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Upon hearing this, Dr. Agasa lowered his head shyly, remaining silent and only chuckling foolishly a few times.

At that moment, Ai Haibara reached out and picked up the postcard from the table, carefully examining its contents.

"I don't like saying goodbye, so let's say goodbye! Ten years from now, before the sun goes down, let's meet in that place full of memories. If we don't meet, let's wait until the next ten years. Even if I become an old woman, I will wait for you... November 24th, Kinoshita."

After reading it, Ai Haibara thought for a moment and said, "Isn't November 24th today? And... this year seems to be exactly 40 years!"

Upon hearing this, Ryuno nodded and looked at Professor Agasa: "Professor, since it's such a coincidence, why don't you go and meet her? Judging from what you said before, you haven't met her yet, right?"

Professor Agasa rubbed his head and nodded, saying apologetically, "Actually, I've looked for it before, but I seem to have forgotten where that place full of memories is..."

"I've been to the place where that girl lived back then, and I've also been to the house where the dog was kept, but neither of them seems to be the place of memories mentioned on the postcard..."

Longye: "..."

Haibara Ai:"……"

After a moment of silence, Ai Haibara crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and said, "Doctor, if that girl knew that you let her waste forty years because you forgot the Land of Memories..."

After saying that, she opened her eyes and, looking at the apologetic Professor Agasa, added insult to injury: "Of course, all of this is predicated on the girl remembering you and actually keeping her promise~"

Upon hearing this, Professor Agasa broke out in a cold sweat and lowered his head even further: "Ai, sometimes I feel like you're not like an elementary school student at all..."

Ryuno smiled and looked at Ai Haibara. He thought to himself, "That's right, this is definitely the sharp-tongued Ai Haibara!"

A moment later, Longye picked up the postcard and looked at it carefully.

"Don't worry, Doctor, you'll definitely be on time this time! There seems to be a clue on this postcard!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Professor Agasa eagerly approached the postcard: "Where? Where?!"

Longye pointed to the bottom of the postcard cover and said, "4163 33 6 0, hint: an animal."

Upon seeing what Tatsuno was referring to, Professor Agasa scratched his head awkwardly: "I also discovered this, but... I haven't solved it yet."

"..."

This time, Tatsuno and Ai Haibara didn't look at Professor Agasa anymore, but instead lowered their heads and thought carefully.

Longye only remembered that the two met under the ginkgo tree, and his impression of the code was pitifully small.

Seeing this, Dr. Agasa scratched his head and didn't disturb the two. Instead, he silently leaned back on the sofa and looked up at the ceiling.

Based on the homophones of the numbers, Longye and his companion tried to deduce the animal-related possibilities, but to no avail.

Just then, Ryūno realized the key point: since it was a code between the girl and Professor Agasa, it must refer to an animal that the two of them were familiar with.

According to Professor Agasa, the two had shared contact with dogs and hamsters...

After a while, Longye asked, "Doctor, do you remember what animals that girl came into contact with back then?"

"Hmm... if we're talking about animals, besides puppies and hamsters... it should be the chicks at school, right?" Professor Agasa recalled.

After listening, Longye continued to think.

Besides the animals, he also remembered that the girl was a foreigner. So, could these codes be related to English?

Since they are foreigners, the animals mentioned in the code might be related to English!

Thinking about this, Longye suddenly realized. If expressed in English, a dog's bark is "BOW-WOW", a chicken's clucking is "Cock-a-doodle-doo", and a mouse's squeak is "Squeak".

It corresponds perfectly to the number above!

As for zero, it represents no animals.

The places where these animals are located hold shared memories for the two of them.

After thinking it through, Longye asked again, "Doctor, where did you see the puppy and hamster? Do you remember the specific address or the surnames of those people?"

Without hesitation, Professor Agasa replied, "The puppy belongs to the Noi family, and the hamster was seen at the home of a friend of mine, Chono."

Upon hearing this, Longye found a pen and wrote down the locations on a piece of paper in numerical order.

Ai Haibara and Professor Agasa immediately craned their necks to look over and read aloud.

——"School, Noi, Choye, Kinoshita."

After reading it twice, the two exclaimed in surprise, "Under the ginkgo tree at school?!"

Seeing this, Longye smiled and nodded.

Upon learning the location, Dr. Agasa could no longer contain his joy.

Ryūno pulled Ai Haibara up from beside him and winked at the professor: "Now that we know, what are we waiting for? It's about time, let's go~"

Chapter 154 When the weather is too cold, the tires will break down on their own.

twenty minutes later

Dr. Agasa drove Tatsuno and the other two to the entrance of Teitan Elementary School.

As the early winter breeze blows, ginkgo leaves fall from the trees, covering the entire ginkgo forest in a warm golden hue.

All three were captivated by the dreamlike scene.

A slightly chilly winter wind blew by, and the three of them finally came to their senses and left the doctor's "Beetle".

"Alright, Doctor, let's part ways here. It's up to you now~" Ryūno smiled and waved casually.

"Huh?! Aren't you guys coming with me?"

"Huh? You're meeting with your first love... cough, you're meeting with your first love, what are we supposed to do there?!"

"But... what if she really comes? I'm a little nervous..."

"???"

A moment later, under Professor Agasa's reluctant gaze, Tatsuno led Ai Haibara away to the side.

Seeing that the two had gone far away, Professor Agasa slowly looked around and strolled through the ginkgo forest.

To be honest, he has very mixed feelings right now.

On one hand, the mystery hidden on the postcard was finally solved, and he finally knew where their "place of memories" was. And today also happened to be the day of their promise after 40 years. At the thought of possibly seeing "her" again, Dr. Agasa's long-dormant heart leaped with joy.

On the other hand, decades have passed, and the little girl and boy from back then are no longer young. Perhaps they already have families and have long forgotten their "ten-year promise" from their youth.

At this moment, Professor Agasa felt as if his heart was being gripped by a giant hand, sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting. His emotions were like a rollercoaster, rising and falling.

If she really wasn't here, she would probably be living a happy life by now, right?

That's actually not bad...

Dr. Agasa couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Just then, what he saw in front of him made his eyes widen.

A woman in a beige coat leans gently against a ginkgo tree, gazing quietly at the sky.

Although she was wearing a hat, it couldn't hide her beautiful golden hair.

Upon closer inspection, Dr. Agasa clearly saw that the woman was wearing a "ginkgo leaf necklace" around her neck.

Seemingly noticing Professor Agasa's footsteps, the blonde woman turned her head to look at her.

The next second, their eyes met instantly.

In an instant, a look of surprise appeared on both of their faces.

Although their ages and appearances had changed drastically, for some reason, they recognized each other at that moment.

"That, that..."

"You...no, you haven't changed at all~"

Looking at the woman in front of him, Dr. Agasa's brain suddenly went blank, and he didn't know how to start the conversation.

The blonde woman smiled and quietly looked at Professor Agasa in front of her, without saying another word.

The two stared at each other for a while.

The next moment, Professor Agasa scratched his head and spoke up, "Long time no see." x2

"Hmm?"

Seeing that they had started with the same words, the two of them paused for a moment before chuckling softly.

At this moment, the two seemed to have traveled through time and returned to the boy and girl they once were. Aside from joy, they felt no other emotions.

After the laughter subsided, the two leaned against the same ginkgo tree and chatted softly about the past.

……

same moment

A pure white British car is parked in the woods.

At this moment, three people were sitting inside the car.

Looking at the boy and girl in front of him, the foreign man wearing sunglasses fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.

After a moment, he finally couldn't help but ask in English, "Didn't you come here to ask for my help? Why are you tying me up?"

Upon hearing this, Longye raised his head and slowly replied in English, "If you stay still, you're helping us."

The next moment, to the man's surprise, Longye got out of the car and squatted down by the wheel, doing something unknown.

Seeing this, Ai Haibara also curiously got off the car.

Upon seeing Longye squatting on the ground "poisoning" the tire, she couldn't help but smile.

"Ryūno, I never thought you'd do something like this~"

"Pshaw~ I can do a lot of things, this is nothing."

After saying that, Longye looked at the foreign man in the car and smiled, "I'll untie you when I'm done with my work."

……

half an hour later

Professor Agasa and the blonde woman walked to the car.

Professor Agasa was startled when he saw Tatsuno and Ai Haibara.

"You two..."

Just then, the blonde woman also noticed the foreign man standing outside the car, and she blinked in confusion.