Conan: The Heart Thief

"what?"

Conan turned around and looked at Lin Xiao, feeling embarrassed.

"Brother Lin Xiao, why are there unopened stockings in the drawer?"

Conan pointed to several boxes of stockings of different styles in the drawer.

"Oh. I bought it as a gift and haven't had time to give it away yet."

"Give someone stockings?" Conan was surprised. Who would give stockings as a gift? "Who would you give it to?"

"Kudo Yukiko."

"Sister Yukiko!" Conan was shocked. Lin Xiao gave his mother stockings, what did he want to do? "You gave Sister Yukiko stockings? Why?"

"..."

Compared to the dried Kudo Yukiko, Lin Xiao thinks that the dried Kudo Yukiko wearing different styles of stockings is more fresh. Lin Xiao gave Kudo Yukiko various styles of stockings according to his own preferences. Stockings are a good invention of modern society and a symbol of civilization.

However, this matter cannot be told to Conan. Even though Lin Xiao did not intend to hide it from Conan, now is not the right time.

Lin Xiao closed the drawer and drove Conan out of his room. This kid was really just like the one in the original cartoon, liking to rummage through other people's things.

"Conan, let's get down to business... You came to see me so early, you must have something important to tell me, is there any new progress in the bombing case?"

Lin Xiao forced himself to change the subject, and Conan immediately stopped dwelling on his previous question and told Lin Xiao the information he had just overheard from Kogoro Mouri's phone call this morning.

"In addition to the initial explosion on campus, there was another explosion last night and a sinking at sea this morning. According to the information the police gave to Uncle Maori, the common point of these three incidents is that part of the flute was placed next to the victims. So far, there have been four deaths and one serious injury. Judging from the evidence found at the scene, the three parts of the head pipe, body pipe and tail pipe have been collected."

The flute is composed of three parts: the head tube, the body tube and the tail tube.

"Oh..." Lin Xiaofeng understood. "You mean to say that these evidences show that this is a serial murder case. Now that the murder information has been collected, it means that the criminal has killed all the people he wants to kill, and everyone can rest assured."

"No, on the contrary. This means that the criminal will make bigger moves next." Conan's detective intuition is quite accurate, and this is indeed the case.

"Conan, what are you going to do next?"

"I think... the criminal will not give up attacking Akiba Reiko. Akiba Reiko is a breakthrough point. We can use Akiba Reiko as bait to lure the criminal out."

"Really? That's really not like you, Conan."

"Eh? What did I say wrong?"

"No, you are absolutely right."

The appearance of Lin Xiao triggered a butterfly effect, causing Conan to miss the growth stage in the original cartoon. He is still the passionate detective who will do anything to uncover the truth.

"Then...Brother Lin Xiao, take me to find Qiu Ting Lianzi. You sent her home yesterday, so you must know where her home is, right?"

"Yes. Conan, you are really smart."

“Ah hey hey…”

Conan smiled so that his eyes became crescent-shaped.

Afterwards, Lin Xiao and Conan went out and took a car to the tower apartment where Reiko Akiba lived.

With a click, the apartment door opened. Reiko Akiba, wearing a slim-fitting sportswear, appeared in front of the two.

"Excuse me." Lin Xiao and Conan said in unison.

Reiko Akiba did not respond. She invited the two in with an expressionless face and poured juice for them.

The three of them knelt in front of the coffee table, looking at each other, and after a moment of silence...

Conan spoke first: "Sister Lianzi, we are looking for you..."

Reiko Akiba simply ignored Conan and asked, "Detective Lin, why did you come to see me, why did you bring a little devil with you?" She had been looking forward to playing the detective game with Lin Xiao to catch the criminal, but in the end, a little devil appeared as a light bulb... How could she catch the criminal with a little devil?

Lin Xiao had no choice but to explain: "Ms. Qiu Ting, listen to me... Conan is not an ordinary kid, he is an elementary school detective."

"Huh? An elementary school detective?"

Akita Reiko thought Lin Xiao was here to make fun of her: "Heh... I almost forgot, Detective Lin, you're also a high school kid."

Conan blushed after being ridiculed by Akiba Reiko: "Sister Reiko, please don't look down on me. I really am a detective, and I am as good as Brother Lin Xiao!"

Akiba Reiko felt a pain in her forehead and said sarcastically, "Conan, what grade are you in this year?"

"First grade...what happened?"

"Detective games are not suitable for first graders."

"Sister Reiko. Let me reiterate that I am not playing games, I am serious!"

Conan was angry. It was obvious that Reiko Akiba didn't take him seriously at all.

Lin Xiao couldn't help but laugh secretly. Reiko Akiba was a normal person and wouldn't think that an elementary school student detective could be useful.

"Oh? Conan, just tell me how you can prove that you are not playing games."

"Humph!" Conan was so anxious that he stopped pretending to be a child. "Sister Lianzi, I will tell you my plan with Brother Lin Xiao..."

"Okay, go ahead and talk. I'm listening." Reiko Akiba supported her chin and looked at Conan with interest.

Conan babble and tell her the plan to use her as bait to lure out the criminal...

After listening, Akiba Reiko frowned and looked at Lin Xiao: "Did you teach Conan what he said?" She suspected that Lin Xiao wanted her to be a bait, but was too embarrassed to say it directly, so she let Conan be the substitute.

"No. Conan came up with it himself."

Lin Xiao answered absentmindedly. He was now standing in front of a locker, looking at a framed photo of a group photo. In the photo, there was a sweet woman and an honest man.

"...Don't touch other people's things."

Seeing this, Reiko Akiba stepped forward and snatched the photo away.

"The man in the photo is my fiancé, Hikaru Soma. He died in an accident three years ago."

"Your fiancé has been dead for three years, and you still can't forget him?"

"Yes, he and I are childhood sweethearts, and I cherish our relationship very much."

"So... you plan to keep this photo for the rest of your life?"

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

Qiu Ting Lianzi rolled her eyes at Lin Xiao and covered the photo.

Placing a single photo of the deceased can be used as a memorial, but placing a group photo with the deceased is a bit confusing.

"There has been a photo of Zhang and the deceased at home for three years. I always feel that it is... unlucky."

As soon as these words were spoken, Akiba Reiko's face immediately darkened.

"I want you to take care of it!"

"You are my client. Isn't it okay for me to care about you?"

"You care about me so much, so why don't you take a photo with me instead of this one?"

Qiuting Lianzi sneered.

"Ah... let's get back to the matter of finding the criminal."

Lin Xiao glanced at Conan and said, "Conan's plan is indeed feasible. However, it is a risk for Miss Qiu Ting, and we need your consent."

Reiko Akiba brushed her long wavy hair with her hand: "I have no problem with this. I can take the risk. But the premise is, Detective Lin, can you guarantee my safety?"

Lin Xiao shrugged: "Of course, you have already seen my strength..."

Reiko Qiu Ting thought of Lin Xiao holding her and running, running faster than a dump truck, he was indeed very strong.

"Okay, I'll leave my life to you for now."

"Thank you for your trust, Miss Qiu Ting. I will definitely protect you!"

Lin Xiao's resolute eyes made Qiu Ting Lianzi's heart flutter.

Chapter 131 Four Dhyanas and Eight Samadhis

It just so happened that Reiko Akiba was going to the nature park for a forest bath, so the three of them went together.

It was a sunny morning and the air in the natural park was fresher, making people feel happy.

Reiko Akiba was wearing a slim-fitting sportswear and a hooded sweater, looking cool. She walked in the front, Conan was in the middle, and Lin Xiao was at the back.

Four elementary school students who looked the same age as Conan came towards him, singing the theme song of Kamen Rider.

Similarly, as the four primary school students came towards the trio, they all stood there silently and observed.

If they are like a family, the distance between them is a little too far. If they are not a family, this combination is too strange.

The primary school students gave full play to their imagination.

"The family came out to play, but the atmosphere was depressing."

"It feels too young, not quite like that."

"It must be that the child was disobedient and made his parents angry. It was the same when I made my parents angry."

"No, it should be like this. Dad pissed off Mom, so she walked in front of him in a rage. The child was caught between his parents, feeling torn."

No matter what, a boy, a girl, and a child looked like a family outing.

"Detective Lin, do you know why I like to take nature baths in the forest?" Reiko Akiba, who was walking in front, suddenly asked, as if she was not affected at all.

"Because you want to listen to the music of nature?" Lin Xiao replied.

Reiko Qiu Ting was silent for a few seconds, then turned her head and glanced at Lin Xiao.

"That's about right." Akita Reiko turned her head back, "I want to incorporate nature into my body. European music was born surrounded by nature."

"Yeah, I understand that feeling." Conan nodded in agreement.

"You really know everything, little brother Conan." Reiko Akiba felt that this little boy named Edogawa Conan was not like an ordinary child at all, but like an alien.

"Ahaha... I can't help it. I learned everything from TV. I know a little bit about everything." Conan also realized that he was being too ostentatious and quickly defended himself.

Reiko Akiba suddenly stopped and waited until Lin Xiao was side by side with her. Then, Conan walked in front.

Qiu Ting Lianzi turned her head and looked at Lin Xiao: "Do you think the criminal will appear again and attack me again?"

"Yes, it's very likely." Lin Xiao and Akiba Reiko locked eyes. "It's not like the criminal will give up halfway. Now is a good opportunity. The concert will officially start in a few days."

"So what do you think the criminal will do to me this time?"