Chapter 44 Confession Xiaolan didn't believe what he said because he was just a child. If she knew that she was Kudo Shinichi...Conan is caught in a dilemma. If Su Beixun was allowed to run away like this, he could imagine how many people would die at the hands of that madman. He looked suddenly at Xiaolan. "Sister Xiaolan, I... I am actually..." Conan's lips trembled, but they broke at the most critical point. Can not be done…… He couldn't say it at all... If I tell her my true identity, that organization will definitely come to kill Xiaolan to silence her! He wanted to capture Su Beixun and was not afraid of danger or sacrifice. Just like what Sherlock Holmes said to Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls - [If it is indeed possible to destroy you, I will gladly welcome death for the public good.]

But, what if it was Xiaolan? It is so easy to compare the danger Xiaolan might encounter with the life and death of other people, but he just can't make a choice! He is not a selfish and heartless person. He cannot only care about the people he cares about and ignore the flood outside. But he is not a fair-minded and sincere person who can absolutely rationally choose a path that will benefit more people. He is just a 17-year-old high school student, just an ordinary person who has a sense of justice, likes reasoning, and longs to become Sherlock Holmes. He has his own joys and sorrows, and his own differences in closeness and distance. He is willing to do his best to save any life, but the only thing he is unwilling to do is... put Xiaolan in danger. Yes... this is the only thing he can never do! Conan lowered his head and dug his nails into his palms, using the pain in his body to offset the guilt that suddenly welled up in his heart. So let him get away like this, I will definitely catch him later, so, so... suddenly! A pair of warm hands cupped his cheeks. "It's okay." Xiaolan looked at the gloom on Conan's face, the self-blame and unwillingness, and said softly: "It's okay, you can say whatever you want to tell me." She stared at the face that seemed so familiar to her without the glasses, the face that had accompanied her through spring, summer, autumn and winter, and witnessed the sunrise and sunset. Her eyes suddenly became as gentle and moist as lake water. "Silly boy, as long as you are by my side, I will not be afraid no matter what the future holds." Conan stared at Xiaolan's tearful face and couldn't help but call out, "Lan..." "So, don't show that bald expression. Aren't you the best detective in the world?" Mao Lilan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand: "Although I still have a lot to say to you, I think what you want most now is that I can stop that gentleman just now, right?" She stood up and smiled: "You must wait for me here, I will be back soon."

"orchid!" Conan subconsciously reached out to grab it, but the corner of the clothes slipped through his fingers. He could only watch Xiaolan's figure getting farther and farther away until it disappeared behind the corner. "Lan, you must be careful!" He mustered up his strength and shouted into the empty courtyard. ## Narrow alley. Su Beixun avoided the sewage next to him and moved his pupils disguised as black around. From the beginning, he had felt a vague sense of being watched, as if countless people were hiding in all directions and monitoring him. Is it someone from the winery? It came really quickly - Su Beixun thought so. "Wait...wait a minute!" A breathless shout came from behind. Su Beixun turned to look at Mao Lilan, who was holding her knees and gasping for breath, and asked calmly, "What's wrong, Miss?" Mao Lilan stood up and said apologetically, "Excuse me, sir, could you please stay here for a while?" "Huh?" Su Beixun looked at her with interest. "Could it be that you took the kid's nonsense seriously?" Mao Lilan did not argue. She just bowed and said sincerely: "Please! I'm sorry to bother you for a moment. The police will be here soon. If you are really innocent, I will definitely compensate you for your losses!" So sure? Su Beixun was stunned. From suspicion just now to belief now... Could it be that Conan told her his identity? Tsk, that really missed a good show! Su Beixun was about to speak, but suddenly a drunk man with his hands in his pockets staggered in from the entrance of the alley. His eyes focused and he rushed directly towards the drunkard. The drunk seemed to be frightened by him and tried to take his hands out of his pockets helplessly. but! Su Beixun had already grasped the knife that suddenly appeared in his hand and stabbed him in the throat! Click~ Accompanied by scarlet blood, a pistol fell to the ground from the drunkard's hand. "You...what are you doing?!" Looking at the man falling to the ground with blood spurting from his neck, Mao Lilan widened her eyes in disbelief. Although she had seen many murders with Shinichi before, this was the first time she witnessed the moment of murder with her own eyes. The loss of life made this gentle girl extremely angry. She rushed forward, trying to subdue the cruel murderer. Suddenly, she saw the man raised the knife in his hand.

Want to fight back? It doesn’t matter. With my karate skills, I can definitely avoid it! She approached the man, suddenly stood still with her right leg, and kicked the man's arm with her left leg like a whip! This way you can avoid the blade's attack to the greatest extent! But unexpectedly... The man actually turned the handle around and pointed the blade at himself! Mao Lilan widened her eyes and subconsciously leaned back to reduce her strength - if she kicked forward like this, the knife would be driven by the opponent's arm and pierce into his own body! She exerted force on her waist and abdomen and pressed her thighs down, and after a stagger, Mao Lilan stopped her attack. But Su Beixun took the opportunity to raise his leg and kicked Mao Lilan hard in the abdomen. Pushed back several meters by the huge force, Mao Lilan could not stand up. She coughed and covered her stomach, half-knelt on the ground and glared at him: "... despicable!" Su Beixun sighed: "You are too kind, Mao Li." Hearing this familiar tone (he had been using voice changing skills before) and address, Mao Lilan first opened her eyes wide in disbelief, then her eyes dimmed a little, and she murmured: "Is it really you... Su Bei classmate..." "Ah, it's me." Su Beixun tore off the man's mask on his face, shook his messy hair, took off the contact lenses in his eyes, and once again showed his true appearance to the girl. "…Why?! Why did you kill someone? Why did you do this?" The joy of seeing Shinichi just now was instantly swallowed up by a greater pain, and Mao Lilan couldn't help but question loudly. "Why……" Su Beixun chuckled, picked up the drunk's gun from the ground, and pointed it at Mao Lilan's head: "Because, this is my nature!" Mao Lilan was not afraid at all. She stared stubbornly at Su Beixun's pupils which had turned blood red again. "Brave girl!" Su Beixun exclaimed in admiration and moved the gun away. "Hey, I have a question, Xiaolan." This was the first time he didn't address him as Maori-san. "If one day, my existence wipes out thousands or even tens of thousands of lives, and you are the only one who can possibly kill me, then, will you do it?" "what?" Xiaolan was stunned. What kind of weird brain circuit was this? "Forget it, give me the answer next time." Seeing Conan limping in from the alley entrance, Su Beixun smiled helplessly. How wonderful would it taste when a kind soul falls into evil? You'll know later... "Hey! You bastard!" Conan saw Mao Lilan half-kneeling on the ground and immediately became furious: "What did you do to my Xiaolan?!"

"How terrible, great detective..." Su Beixun raised his hands: "Don't worry, it's nothing serious." "Oh, right!" He suddenly reminded me as if he remembered something: "Don't forget our agreement. I will wait for you in Hokkaido." Conan snorted, "I'm not going! I won't follow your lead anymore!" Su Beixun raised his eyebrows: "Even if I publicize your true identity, it doesn't matter?" "You won't do that!" Conan said firmly: "If you want me to be a supporting role to set off you, you won't let me be killed by those men in black!" “…I was completely seen through.” Su Beixun had an unhappy expression as if he was being manipulated, but before Conan could breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly smiled sinisterly: "Even if someone died in vain, you don't care at all?" "what?!" Conan was stunned and asked loudly. "Hurry up... Can you wait for the hero to save this school before it turns into hell?" Su Beixun had an expression that made Conan grit his teeth in hatred: "I have built a good stage, and I hope to welcome a worthy audience." After saying that, he turned and left. Conan could only cover his ankle and helplessly watch him gradually disappear at the dim end of the alley. "Damn it!!" He punched the wall and roared in frustration. 　Thank you all for your monthly tickets and recommendation tickets. 　　Please read on

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