Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

He paused, and the air around him seemed to grow heavy: "If you dare to waste her kindness... I guarantee you'll die a horrible death. Before you can even fire a shot, I'll send you off... off this world!"

Upon hearing this murderous warning, the long-haired man suddenly smiled, then slowly lowered his gun and quietly watched Longye and the other man leave.

"Angels...and demons?"

……

The next day

Longye and his group walked on the lawn

Looking at the clear sky, the group couldn't help but take a few more breaths of fresh air.

"The weather is so nice today!"

"Yeah, it rained for so long last night. By the way, why did you and Longye get back later than me yesterday? Could it be...?"

Seeing Yukiko's teasing expression, Ran's face instantly turned bright red: "N-no, that's not true! We just went to rescue someone yesterday."

"Oh? Save someone? Who?" Yukiko asked, puzzled.

Seeing Yukiko's curious expression, Tatsuno decided to tease her: "You mean that highway devil?"

"Eh!?" X3

Upon hearing Ryuno's answer, Yukiko and Shinichi Kudo stared wide-eyed at him in shock.

At this moment, Xiaolan, who was standing to the side, also said tremblingly, "W-what? Longye, could it be that the person we saved yesterday..."

"Huh? Didn't you notice? I thought you had already. Long white hair, Asian, carrying weapons, even with gunshot wounds. Who else could it be but that serial killer?"

Upon hearing Longye's affirmative answer, Xiaolan's face turned somewhat pale.

Shinichi Kudo, standing nearby, began to blame Ryuno for not bringing him along, saying that he might have been able to catch that highway demon himself.

Just then, Yukiko's phone rang. She walked aside and answered it: "...Yeah, didn't it already air on TV? That highway monster apparently committed suicide before the police caught him. Speaking of which, I just heard from Tatsuno and Ran that they seemed to have encountered that monster yesterday..."

"They're both fine. They got back a bit late yesterday, but they're in great spirits now. By the way, Sharon, you didn't notice that actress Rose was acting a little strange a while ago, did you?"

"Well, I've always had a keen intuition in these areas, but I never expected her to kill someone. By the way, could you please pass on a message to Xiaolan and the others?"

You could say, "I've discovered that there are angels and devils around me; it seems that even God smiles at me occasionally."

"Oh? That sounds quite philosophical~ I'll pass it on for you. That's all for now, bye!"

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Yukiko skipped back to Ryuno and the other two and began to ask them in detail about what had happened yesterday.

the other side

Vermouth put down the phone and picked up a cigarette from the table.

"Speaking of which, to have such an aura, that little guy is quite something... and that killing intent, it doesn't seem fake."

"Angels and demons, they're just like..."

"Could it be that gods really exist in this world?"

……

the other side

FBI headquarters

"Shuichi, that guy has already escaped."

"It's alright, let's leave this match for next time. We can't let her off the hook next time!"

After saying that, Shuichi Akai suddenly asked, "Carmel, where did Black go? He was here yesterday morning."

"He should be at the base in Japan by now. A few of us will be going there to support him in a while."

"Japan... I don't know her..."

Upon hearing Shuichi Akai's words, Andre Camel lowered his head, closed his eyes, and said, "I'm sorry! It's all because of my negligence..."

Last year, during an operation to capture Gin, his negligence led to the failure of the operation, which resulted in the complete exposure of Shuichi Akai's undercover identity. As a result, Shuichi Akai's girlfriend, Akemi Miyano, who was still in the organization, was also placed under close surveillance by the organization.

This matter had been weighing on his mind, and he was filled with self-reproach.

Seeing Camel apologize for this matter once again, Shuichi Akai shook his head: "This matter is over, don't talk about it anymore. Instead, you should contact 'him'. He has been investigating the Japanese intelligence organization. When we arrive, we'll involve him in our plan."

After hearing this, Carmel hesitated for a moment, then continued, "But, after all, he was originally a public official..."

"It's alright, we all share the same goal, don't we? The organization... will be uprooted sooner or later!"

……

Chapter 45 Turning the Wheel of Time

Tatsuno family

In the kitchen

Ran Mouri poured ketchup over the freshly made omelet rice, looked at her masterpiece, and called out with a smile, "Ryuno, could you come and help me carry this plate?"

"Of course~ Let me see what delicious... omelet rice you made! Haha, I've been wanting to eat your omelet rice for a long time." Longye's appetite was whetted when he saw the beautifully arranged omelet rice on the plate.

Ever since he tasted Xiaolan's omelet rice a few months ago, he had been wanting to eat it again.

At the dinner table, watching Longye devour his omelet rice, Xiaolan covered her mouth and laughed, "Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you!"

"Mmm~ Mmm." Longye stuffed his mouth with omelet rice and joked.

Seeing Longye's face become round and chubby, Xiaolan laughed. Then she picked up a napkin from the table and wiped the ketchup off Longye's cheeks.

After wiping, she realized what she had just done and blushed like a little chili pepper.

She glanced furtively at Longye, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that Longye didn't seem to care.

Then, remembering something, she asked, "By the way, Ryūno, what did Uncle Yūsaku say to you before? Why didn't Kudo come back with us?"

Ryūno picked up the water glass on the table, took a big gulp of water, and replied, "Oh, Uncle Yūsaku wants to take Kudo to Hawaii. It seems he's going to enroll Kudo in some kind of tutoring class. He asked me if I wanted to come along too."

"Tutoring classes? What tutoring classes?"

"Oh, it's just a metaphor. Uncle Yusaku said he'd take him to learn how to fly a helicopter or something."

"Oh, then why didn't you go with us?"

"Hmm? Of course. I couldn't let you come back alone, could I? Besides, how can I enjoy such delicious food if we don't come back together?"

"Hmph...really!"

Hearing Longye's words, Xiaolan pouted, but she was very happy inside.

After dinner, the two sat on the sofa watching TV.

Just then, Xiaolan remembered the phone call her teacher had made that morning and turned to say, "Oh right, Longye, the club teacher called again this morning. Next month, the school's karate club is going to have an exchange meeting with the high school next door."

The teacher said he wouldn't be feeling well and hopes you can go in his place and lead the team.

Hearing this, Longye immediately understood his teacher's ulterior motives. He sighed and said, "Fine, I'll agree to it. It's just a small exchange meeting, is he really making such a fuss?"

"His superpower allows him to foresee his own physical discomfort a month in advance. If I refuse him, won't he use his superpower to draw circles and curse me?"

Hearing Longye's complaint, Xiaolan laughed and said, "There's nothing we can do. Which martial arts club in the entire East District of Takahashi University hasn't been 'challenged' by you? Harada-sensei has no choice. After all, that school's coach is his old rival. He loses every year, so naturally he wants you to help him get revenge!"

Hearing this, Ryūno asked doubtfully, "Losing every year? Our Teitan High School karate club isn't that weak, is it?"

Hearing this, Xiaolan paused for a moment, then continued, "The exchange meeting is not like karate."

"Not karate? Then what will we compete in?"

"I heard it's... billiards?"

Ryūno: "???"

After hearing Xiaolan's words, Longye was full of questions.

A karate club exchange meeting, instead of comparing karate, is it going to be a table tennis match?

Wait, something's not right. He doesn't seem to have played ping-pong in front of Mr. Harada before, does he?

Thinking of this, Ryuno asked, "Ran, how did Mr. Harada know I can play table tennis?"

Hearing Gao Longye's question, Xiaolan glanced guiltily to the side and whispered, "No... Teacher Harada didn't know you could play table tennis. But they all know you, and you're quite intimidating. The teacher said that as soon as their opponents see you on the other side, they immediately tremble with fear and surrender without a fight..."

Longye: "..."

"Am I that terrifying in their eyes, Xiaolan?"

Xiaolan: "Uh..."

Seeing Xiaolan covering her face and trying not to laugh, Longye understood.

But you can't blame him for that!

Over the years, in order to complete the system's weekly tasks, he has promoted almost every dojo and school in the surrounding area, and many people have been forced to get to know him.

But is this his fault? No, it's clearly the system's fault!

Just as Longye was about to blame the system, Xiaolan suddenly whispered, "The Demon King..."

"Huh? What did you say, Xiaolan? What Demon King?"

"They all seem to be calling you the Martial Arts Demon King behind your back."

"What? Really? Who came up with that nickname? Is it that awful?"

Seeing Longye's face full of black lines, Xiaolan finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

……

Late night

Longye couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

While the fact that Ran was sleeping in the next room played a part, the more important factor was the current timeline.

After this summer vacation, he and Xiaolan will be entering their second year of high school.

In the original story, it was at this point that Shinichi Kudo shrunk.

In other words, time in this world is about to start turning.

Those well-known cases, childhood traumas, memorable figures, and even himself, are about to take center stage on this world stage!