Conan's other self

Miss Xiaolan was in a very low mood.

She had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

During the day today, she had been thinking about how to greet Shinichi after seeing him, how to give gifts, and what tone to use to say happy birthday to Shinichi...

She was well prepared for this.

But the Mihua Municipal Building, the place where she and Shinichi had made an appointment, was blocked for some unknown reason.

Although it seems to be no small matter, there are still a bunch of people around the municipal building who ignore the police's advice and stubbornly choose to watch.

Xiaolan had no interest in watching, but thinking that Shinichi might be among the crowd, she used her karate strength a little bit and squeezed in the crowd to look for Shinichi.

But none was found.

Shinichi is probably just late...

Seeing that the appointed time had arrived, Xiaolan comforted herself in her heart, and then heard the phone call.

Shinichi!

Xiaolan happily took out her phone, took a look at it, and then felt a little disappointed.

It's an unknown number. However, maybe Shinichi called from another phone number?

Thinking like this, Xiaolan answered the phone.

But the opponent is not Shinichi, but Conan.

Conan's voice sounded panicked, telling her to leave the municipal building...but she was already outside. Did the child encounter another case?

Thinking like this, Xiaolan told Conan about the situation at the scene while walking, and she felt a little better. But in the middle of speaking, he was hit from behind.

She was originally holding the bag containing the red shirt she bought for Shinichi, but she accidentally dropped it.

Xiaolan hurriedly picked up the bag, breathed a sigh of relief, and then found that the call with Conan had been hung up.

Did she touch it accidentally or did Conan hang up?

Xiaolan doesn't know.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiaolan put away her mobile phone and glanced at the Mumu Police Department. She found that the police officers were standing near the blockade and seemed to be looking at the municipal building.

Her luck has always been good, and she saw the Megure Police Department at a glance. After hesitating for a moment, thinking that the "blockade" of the municipal building might have something to do with Shinichi, Xiaolan decided to go to the Megure Police Department to ask him.

When she squeezed through the crowd and arrived near the Megu police station, her phone rang again.

Still an unfamiliar number.

But this time, it was Shinichi calling.

He asked her to meet somewhere else.

The municipal building was inaccessible and surrounded by crowds of onlookers. It was indeed not a place to meet.

So Xiaolan squeezed through the crowd again and rushed towards the place mentioned by Shinichi.

Tropical paradise.

She remembered this place.

The last time she and Shinichi met here, Shinichi left her alone and went to investigate the case. The only time they met after that, Shinichi only asked a few questions about the case and then disappeared again.

Slightly lost in memories, Xiaolan came to the door with both anticipation and apprehension. It was almost midnight and the amusement park was closed.

But the door is open.

That guy Shinichi must have snuck in again.

Saying something new in her mind, Xiaolan walked through the gate and noticed that a few street lights were still on on the road inside. This gave her some relief.

For her who is afraid of ghosts, walking alone in the dark is also a scary thing.

But after walking for a while, she realized that all the bright street lights were in the direction of her progress... I didn't expect that guy Shinichi was quite considerate... But, couldn't that guy sneak into someone else's control room?

Thinking and walking, Xiaolan soon arrived at the location designated by Shinichi.

Several lighting equipment moved from somewhere illuminated the center very brightly.

She subconsciously walked to the middle, holding the bag with gifts in both hands, waiting for Shinichi to appear.

A few minutes later.

"Really, I don't know where Shinichi is, and he's not here yet."

Xiaolan murmured in a low voice and looked around, vaguely feeling that the area was a bit familiar.

Then…

There was a cold touch on my cheek.

Xiaolan, who was startled, turned around and saw Kudo Shinichi standing in front of her with a smile.

Holding a can of iced Coke in his hand.

"Take it, you must be thirsty, right?"

"Shinichi!" Xiaolan said in surprise, taking the Coke with her free hand holding the bag, "Really, you are late again!"

"Is there any? I think it's just right." Kudo Shinichi said, "Look, ten, nine, eight..."

"Eh?"

"...Three, two, one!"

The midnight bell suddenly rang.

The two stood in the center of the square, surrounded by a curtain of water as the countdown ended.

Two circles of fountains inside and outside sprayed water upwards at the same time, surrounding the two people in a water curtain. Some water droplets splashed and fell on the two people.

Shinichi actually remembers everything...

"Hey, this is the greeting I've been thinking about for a long time. Why are you crying?"

"No!" Xiaolan rubbed the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand holding the bag, "It's just water from the fountain! Also, I've been thinking about it for a long time, this is obviously exactly the same as the last time I came here!"

"Even what you just said is almost exactly the same!" Xiaolan continued, and then noticed that the hand she just raised was still holding a bag containing gifts, "Ah, by the way-"

"Shinichi, happy birthday!" Xiaolan held the bag in front of her and handed it to Kudo Shinichi.

"I know," Kudo Shinichi said, taking the bag and taking a look, "Really, it's just my birthday, why bother with it...Thanks."

"It's not because you haven't grown up and you can't remember your birthday unless others remind you," Xiaolan said, secretly observing Kudo Shinichi's expression, and then, "...Shinichi?"

"What's the matter?"

"There's a lot of sweat on your forehead," Xiao Lan said worriedly, "Is your last cold still not gone?"

"I was just running too fast, idiot, how could I catch a cold for so long," Kudo Shinichi said, "I'm very busy, and there are cases to investigate... It's almost time to leave."

"Eh!? Are you leaving now?"

"Yes, it's a very important case." Kudo Shinichi said as he took out his mobile phone, "How about taking a photo?"

Xiaolan, who was completely unprepared, quickly changed the Coke from her right hand to her left hand, and then opened her right hand to hug Kudo Shinichi's arm and get ready to take pictures.

However, before she could even react, Kudo Shinichi stood behind her and stretched out his arm holding the phone over her shoulder——

Click.

Xiaolan hugged Kong Kong.

A feeling of loss came to her heart. She turned around hurriedly and saw that the water curtain had lowered at some point.

Kudo Shinichi waved his cell phone towards her and ran towards the darkness, leaving only the words "I will find an opportunity to send the photo to you."

Taking a step forward, Xiaolan realized that the shoelaces had untied at some point.

Kudo Shinichi disappeared from her sight.

…

Today is also Sora's birthday.