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Chapter 622 Plot Seemingly Deviated
On the Ballpark, the Competition gradually entered a fever pitch.
The Ability gap between the two teams wasn't significant. Several times, they barely managed to stabilize the Situation, making it hard to tell who would win. Fans on both sides were shouting their lungs out.
In the front row of the Audience Seats directly facing the field, a group's Competition also reached a fever pitch.
Of course, this was limited to Sawada Hiroki, Chi Feichei, and Conan.
Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko all had Paper Strips stuck to their Faces.
Ayumi had two, Genta had five, and Mitsuhiko had four.
They were also helpless. They always felt like a certain Ball might go in, and while feeling that way, they got Paper Strips stuck on them…
Chi Feichei stared at the Movement of the players on the Ballpark, wrote down when he was sure, and waited for the Outcome before continuing to stare.
A one-and-a-half-year-old Child also sat in Chi Feichei's arms, his big, black eyes fixed on the Ballpark.
Conan's Situation was similar, serious Face, Staring.
The pressure was immense.
The Situation wasn't as optimistic as he had imagined. Chi Feichei might not have much Soccer Ball experience, but his Observation Ability was terrifyingly strong, and he hadn't been wrong once so far.
He wasn't even considering sticking Paper Strips on Chi Feichei's Face anymore. He had to stay steady and not relax. At least in Soccer Ball, he couldn't lose to Chi Feichei, otherwise, it would be too demoralizing.
And that Child who was probably just weaned, hadn't guessed wrong even once so far. Was it excessive Luck, or was it Talent?
Although this Child being able to concentrate for so long was already impressive, and no matter what he relied on to win until now, he felt a lot of pressure, but he didn't believe a one-and-a-half-year-old Child could calculate or observe anything, unless he, like him, had taken medicine and his Body had become smaller…
Haibara Ai, sitting Aside, glanced sideways. Seeing the three of them silent and Staring intently at the Ballpark, she was a little Speechless.
Didn't those Contestant feel a chill down their Back?
Not only Haibara Ai, but Doctor Agasa also sweated a bit.
The surrounding Atmosphere was fiery, but the air in their area was as heavy and stagnant as being in thick mud. This wasn't the Atmosphere for watching a Competition, right?
"There are still five minutes left until the Competition Time is up," Conan turned his Head and asked, "Whether or Not to directly guess Victory or Defeat? Regardless of Whether or Not there's extra innings, just look at the final Victory or Defeat."
Chi Feichei Nodded.
Guessing Whether or Not a certain Ball would go in still had a bit of Gambling element. Even if he calculated everything well, the final Outcome still depended on Luck.
But directly guessing Victory or Defeat…
No need to guess, he remembered that the Tokyo SPIRITS Team would win.
And looking at the Present, the Situation was already very clear.
Unless more than one player on the Tokyo NOIR Team had a Burst of energy, they wouldn't be able to win no matter what, but looking at the current Stamina of both teams' Contestant, the Possibility of a Burst from Tokyo NOIR Team's Contestant was too low.
"I have no Problem either," Sawada Hiroki said, starting to write the Answer.
Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi had Paper Strips stuck on their Faces, but their enthusiasm for participating remained undiminished.
"Okay, the last round is guessing Victory or Defeat!"
Compared to Chi Feichei, Sawada Hiroki, and Conan, these three Children were the ones truly ‘guessing’ according to the Rule.
Conan withdrew his Line of Sight and wrote down the Answer in his Detective Manual.
"Hmm…" Ayumi Looked at the Situation on the Ballpark and also silently wrote down her Answer.
Afterwards, it was Genta, Mitsuhiko…
"Woah—!"
Cheers suddenly erupted from the Audience Seats in the Ballpark, accompanied by some noisy shouts.
"Score!" The Host's voice also spread throughout the Ballpark, "The whistle of the Competition just happened to sound at this moment. The score before the end of the second half of the Competition allowed the Tokyo SPIRITS Team to defeat the Tokyo NOIR Team and win the Champion of this Tokyo Grand Competition!"
"Ah…" Genta was Stunned.
Mitsuhiko was Doubtful, "Genta, did you guess that the Tokyo NOIR Team would win?"
Genta lowered his Head and Looked at his Detective Manual, held it up, and turned his Head to Look at the others, "Didn't you?"
The others silently held up their Detective Manuals, all uniformly writing ‘Tokyo SPIRITS Team’.
Chi Feichei Looked at the ‘Tokyo NOIR Team’ written by Genta and fell into Silence.
He was hopeless if he couldn't even get a free point question right.
"It seems that in the end, only Genta needs to have Paper Strips stuck on!" Ayumi chuckled, and stuck a Paper Strip with diluted Adhesive to Genta's Forehead.
…
The Competition ended, and the Audience left from the Exit.
Some people excitedly reminisced about the previous Competition with their Companions, while others were on the Call chatting with Friends who hadn't come to See the Scene.
After Chi Feichei left the Stadium, Seeing that there were fewer people around, he put down Sawada Hiroki, whom he had been holding, and let Sawada Hiroki walk by Oneself.
A group of people took care of Sawada Hiroki's small arms and legs, walking very slowly.
"Why did the Tokyo NOIR Team lose?" Genta blew on the Paper Strip hanging down from his Head, still feeling depressed, "They were clearly very strong before."
Conan finally Understood. Compared to Chi Feichei, Genta was the newbie who didn't pay Attention to the team's Movement and only Looked at the exciting moments. He popularized, "Because the main player of the Tokyo NOIR Team was Injured, and their previous center Higo also Job-hopping to the BIG Osaka Team, so the Tokyo NOIR Team's Tactics this time was to go all out on Defense and strive for a draw. And Hero and Naoki, although there were Rumors recently that they were having Conflicts, their State today was very good. Not only were there no Signs of them being at odds, but they also Cooperated very Tacit Agreement. Even if it was 0-0 and went into extra innings, the Possibility of the Tokyo SPIRITS Team winning was much greater."
"Higo?" Mitsuhiko looked up and asked Chi Feichei, "Is he the Contestant Brother Chi likes?"
"You Seemingly also Intention to go to Nagai Stadium to See his Competition before, weren't you?" Ayumi also asked.
"?"
Chi Feichei Looked Towards Haibara Ai.
He really didn't have much Interest in Soccer Ball. He felt that Haibara Ai would like it, so he Intention to take Haibara Ai and Sawada Hiroki to Nagai Stadium to watch the Scene.
Of course, if he had to pick a favorite among these Football Player, he would probably still choose Ryusuke Higo.
It should be said… love me, love my dog?
Haibara Ai was a little unsure what Chi Feichei's calm Gaze meant, and was Silent for a moment, "I will definitely Keep Company you to go next time."
Chi Feichei: "…"
The Plot Seemingly Deviated.
His Feeling before was right, Haibara Ai's Mentality had changed.
A Few Days Ago, Haibara Ai asked him to go to the Movie, and definitely Intentionally chose a Movie starring Chris Vineyard to Test his Attitude towards Chris. As For the Reason…
Probably because of the Teitan High School Garden Party that time, the Real Shinde Tomoaki gossiped a bit and asked him Whether or Not he liked Chris Vineyard.
On the day of watching the Movie, Haibara Ai didn't have any Feeling of forcing Oneself, nor did she show Fear or Worry Emotion. Instead, she was full of Inquiry.
Putting aside Haibara Ai's specific Intentions, at least she was no longer escaping, but chose to Face it, and even had a Feeling of holding back her little Intentions in her Heart.
No matter what, this kind of Transformation was what he was happy to See.
Conan felt that Chi Feichei had accommodated them this time, and next time they could accommodate Chi Feichei, "Then next time everyone will go together to Refuel Higo."
"By the Way, I Seemingly saw News about Higo in the Sports Newspaper before," Doctor Agasa recalled, "He Seemingly Intention to Job-hopping to the Spanish League…"
"I also saw it on Television," Mitsuhiko said with a hesitant Expression, "I heard that his Job-hopping to the BIG Osaka Team Seemingly was for… for…"
"In order to obtain a higher Contract gold after Job-hopping to the Spanish League," Chi Feichei simply said it Oneself, "But those Reports are not necessarily the Truth. Those who are dissatisfied with his Job-hopping, those who operate Soccer Betting, and those who are accustomed to fabricating Rumors to gain Attention, may all spread Rumors."
Haibara Ai silently assessed in her Heart, Brother Hichiji really maintained that Contestant.
Love me, love my dog, then she will also support Higo in the future.
Anyway, she didn't have a particularly favorite Football Player. Being dragged by Conan and the Junior Detective League to watch the Competition, she didn't even know who to Refuel for. It was good to have someone to support.
"Actually, Higo has a half-brother named Rikuo Endo," Conan lowered his voice, ensuring that Passersby wouldn't hear, "Because Endo is a Child born to a Mistress, Ordinary Person don't know about this Matter. Until last year, Endo was still serving as a substitute defender in the Tokyo NOIR Team, but in the second year after Higo joined the Tokyo NOIR Team, the team told Endo that he would not have the Opportunity to play in the future. In other Words, the reason why the team allowed the unremarkable Endo to join was just to win over Higo to join their team…"
"Afterwards, the retired Endo went to the BIG Osaka Team to serve as a Coach, so Higo Job-hopping to the BIG Osaka Team." Sawada Hiroki looked up at Chi Feichei, only to Discover that his height made him despair, and he couldn't See Chi Feichei's Expression at all, "You told me this last night…"
"Uh-huh." Chi Feichei Nodded.
Conan gave a dry laugh, it seemed that he had worried for nothing.
He originally Intention to tell Chi Feichei about the inside story, but he didn't expect Chi Feichei to have already Investigated it.
Those Matters might be Secrets to other people, but it was not surprising that Chi Feichei could Investigate clearly even the Matters that the team could Investigate.
"But…" Genta Half-Moon Eyes, "Conan, didn't you Say that this is a Secret that Ordinary Person don't know? Why do you all know?"
"I was just on…" Conan Notice that he almost let slip, and broke out in a cold sweat in his Heart. He quickly stopped, raised his Hand to touch the Back of Head, and smiled Acting Cute, "Brother Shinichi told me!"
Sawada Hiroki looked up at Conan, suddenly Realized something, and Looked Towards Haibara Ai Aside.
A Child who doesn't look like a Child, could it be…
"Ah!"
Ayumi pointed to the Electronics Store in front, "I remembered, today's Competition at Nagai Stadium is Broadcast by Nichimuri TV Station. Although we can't make it to the Scene, we can still go over and Check the Broadcast!"
At the Entrance of the Electronics Store, some people were already standing in front of the Television, watching the Football Match Broadcast on Television.
In the Broadcast, the Host's voice was still accompanied by noisy ‘boo’ Sounds, "Nagai Soccer Field also issued amazing boo Sounds today, and the player who was booed is of course the center forward of the BIG Osaka Team—Ryusuke Higo!"
Chi Feichei followed the others forward, Looked at the Lens of Ryusuke Higo in the Television Broadcast, and took out his Mobile Phone to send a Text Message.
In his ear, the boo Sounds continued as the Host spoke, "…Because when he was in the Tokyo NOIR Team, until last year, he caused the BIG Osaka Team to fall into bitter battles many times, so we can somewhat Understand the Mood of the fans… But booing their own team's players is really too harsh!"
Haibara Ai Notice that Chi Feichei lowered his Head and Stared at his Mobile Phone, feeling a little Doubtful.
Did he have something else to be busy with again?
(End of Chapter)
On the Ballpark, the Competition gradually entered a fever pitch.
The Ability gap between the two teams wasn't significant. Several times, they barely managed to stabilize the Situation, making it hard to tell who would win. Fans on both sides were shouting their lungs out.
In the front row of the Audience Seats directly facing the field, a group's Competition also reached a fever pitch.
Of course, this was limited to Sawada Hiroki, Chi Feichei, and Conan.
Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko all had Paper Strips stuck to their Faces.
Ayumi had two, Genta had five, and Mitsuhiko had four.
They were also helpless. They always felt like a certain Ball might go in, and while feeling that way, they got Paper Strips stuck on them…
Chi Feichei stared at the Movement of the players on the Ballpark, wrote down when he was sure, and waited for the Outcome before continuing to stare.
A one-and-a-half-year-old Child also sat in Chi Feichei's arms, his big, black eyes fixed on the Ballpark.
Conan's Situation was similar, serious Face, Staring.
The pressure was immense.
The Situation wasn't as optimistic as he had imagined. Chi Feichei might not have much Soccer Ball experience, but his Observation Ability was terrifyingly strong, and he hadn't been wrong once so far.
He wasn't even considering sticking Paper Strips on Chi Feichei's Face anymore. He had to stay steady and not relax. At least in Soccer Ball, he couldn't lose to Chi Feichei, otherwise, it would be too demoralizing.
And that Child who was probably just weaned, hadn't guessed wrong even once so far. Was it excessive Luck, or was it Talent?
Although this Child being able to concentrate for so long was already impressive, and no matter what he relied on to win until now, he felt a lot of pressure, but he didn't believe a one-and-a-half-year-old Child could calculate or observe anything, unless he, like him, had taken medicine and his Body had become smaller…
Haibara Ai, sitting Aside, glanced sideways. Seeing the three of them silent and Staring intently at the Ballpark, she was a little Speechless.
Didn't those Contestant feel a chill down their Back?
Not only Haibara Ai, but Doctor Agasa also sweated a bit.
The surrounding Atmosphere was fiery, but the air in their area was as heavy and stagnant as being in thick mud. This wasn't the Atmosphere for watching a Competition, right?
"There are still five minutes left until the Competition Time is up," Conan turned his Head and asked, "Whether or Not to directly guess Victory or Defeat? Regardless of Whether or Not there's extra innings, just look at the final Victory or Defeat."
Chi Feichei Nodded.
Guessing Whether or Not a certain Ball would go in still had a bit of Gambling element. Even if he calculated everything well, the final Outcome still depended on Luck.
But directly guessing Victory or Defeat…
No need to guess, he remembered that the Tokyo SPIRITS Team would win.
And looking at the Present, the Situation was already very clear.
Unless more than one player on the Tokyo NOIR Team had a Burst of energy, they wouldn't be able to win no matter what, but looking at the current Stamina of both teams' Contestant, the Possibility of a Burst from Tokyo NOIR Team's Contestant was too low.
"I have no Problem either," Sawada Hiroki said, starting to write the Answer.
Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi had Paper Strips stuck on their Faces, but their enthusiasm for participating remained undiminished.
"Okay, the last round is guessing Victory or Defeat!"
Compared to Chi Feichei, Sawada Hiroki, and Conan, these three Children were the ones truly ‘guessing’ according to the Rule.
Conan withdrew his Line of Sight and wrote down the Answer in his Detective Manual.
"Hmm…" Ayumi Looked at the Situation on the Ballpark and also silently wrote down her Answer.
Afterwards, it was Genta, Mitsuhiko…
"Woah—!"
Cheers suddenly erupted from the Audience Seats in the Ballpark, accompanied by some noisy shouts.
"Score!" The Host's voice also spread throughout the Ballpark, "The whistle of the Competition just happened to sound at this moment. The score before the end of the second half of the Competition allowed the Tokyo SPIRITS Team to defeat the Tokyo NOIR Team and win the Champion of this Tokyo Grand Competition!"
"Ah…" Genta was Stunned.
Mitsuhiko was Doubtful, "Genta, did you guess that the Tokyo NOIR Team would win?"
Genta lowered his Head and Looked at his Detective Manual, held it up, and turned his Head to Look at the others, "Didn't you?"
The others silently held up their Detective Manuals, all uniformly writing ‘Tokyo SPIRITS Team’.
Chi Feichei Looked at the ‘Tokyo NOIR Team’ written by Genta and fell into Silence.
He was hopeless if he couldn't even get a free point question right.
"It seems that in the end, only Genta needs to have Paper Strips stuck on!" Ayumi chuckled, and stuck a Paper Strip with diluted Adhesive to Genta's Forehead.
…
The Competition ended, and the Audience left from the Exit.
Some people excitedly reminisced about the previous Competition with their Companions, while others were on the Call chatting with Friends who hadn't come to See the Scene.
After Chi Feichei left the Stadium, Seeing that there were fewer people around, he put down Sawada Hiroki, whom he had been holding, and let Sawada Hiroki walk by Oneself.
A group of people took care of Sawada Hiroki's small arms and legs, walking very slowly.
"Why did the Tokyo NOIR Team lose?" Genta blew on the Paper Strip hanging down from his Head, still feeling depressed, "They were clearly very strong before."
Conan finally Understood. Compared to Chi Feichei, Genta was the newbie who didn't pay Attention to the team's Movement and only Looked at the exciting moments. He popularized, "Because the main player of the Tokyo NOIR Team was Injured, and their previous center Higo also Job-hopping to the BIG Osaka Team, so the Tokyo NOIR Team's Tactics this time was to go all out on Defense and strive for a draw. And Hero and Naoki, although there were Rumors recently that they were having Conflicts, their State today was very good. Not only were there no Signs of them being at odds, but they also Cooperated very Tacit Agreement. Even if it was 0-0 and went into extra innings, the Possibility of the Tokyo SPIRITS Team winning was much greater."
"Higo?" Mitsuhiko looked up and asked Chi Feichei, "Is he the Contestant Brother Chi likes?"
"You Seemingly also Intention to go to Nagai Stadium to See his Competition before, weren't you?" Ayumi also asked.
"?"
Chi Feichei Looked Towards Haibara Ai.
He really didn't have much Interest in Soccer Ball. He felt that Haibara Ai would like it, so he Intention to take Haibara Ai and Sawada Hiroki to Nagai Stadium to watch the Scene.
Of course, if he had to pick a favorite among these Football Player, he would probably still choose Ryusuke Higo.
It should be said… love me, love my dog?
Haibara Ai was a little unsure what Chi Feichei's calm Gaze meant, and was Silent for a moment, "I will definitely Keep Company you to go next time."
Chi Feichei: "…"
The Plot Seemingly Deviated.
His Feeling before was right, Haibara Ai's Mentality had changed.
A Few Days Ago, Haibara Ai asked him to go to the Movie, and definitely Intentionally chose a Movie starring Chris Vineyard to Test his Attitude towards Chris. As For the Reason…
Probably because of the Teitan High School Garden Party that time, the Real Shinde Tomoaki gossiped a bit and asked him Whether or Not he liked Chris Vineyard.
On the day of watching the Movie, Haibara Ai didn't have any Feeling of forcing Oneself, nor did she show Fear or Worry Emotion. Instead, she was full of Inquiry.
Putting aside Haibara Ai's specific Intentions, at least she was no longer escaping, but chose to Face it, and even had a Feeling of holding back her little Intentions in her Heart.
No matter what, this kind of Transformation was what he was happy to See.
Conan felt that Chi Feichei had accommodated them this time, and next time they could accommodate Chi Feichei, "Then next time everyone will go together to Refuel Higo."
"By the Way, I Seemingly saw News about Higo in the Sports Newspaper before," Doctor Agasa recalled, "He Seemingly Intention to Job-hopping to the Spanish League…"
"I also saw it on Television," Mitsuhiko said with a hesitant Expression, "I heard that his Job-hopping to the BIG Osaka Team Seemingly was for… for…"
"In order to obtain a higher Contract gold after Job-hopping to the Spanish League," Chi Feichei simply said it Oneself, "But those Reports are not necessarily the Truth. Those who are dissatisfied with his Job-hopping, those who operate Soccer Betting, and those who are accustomed to fabricating Rumors to gain Attention, may all spread Rumors."
Haibara Ai silently assessed in her Heart, Brother Hichiji really maintained that Contestant.
Love me, love my dog, then she will also support Higo in the future.
Anyway, she didn't have a particularly favorite Football Player. Being dragged by Conan and the Junior Detective League to watch the Competition, she didn't even know who to Refuel for. It was good to have someone to support.
"Actually, Higo has a half-brother named Rikuo Endo," Conan lowered his voice, ensuring that Passersby wouldn't hear, "Because Endo is a Child born to a Mistress, Ordinary Person don't know about this Matter. Until last year, Endo was still serving as a substitute defender in the Tokyo NOIR Team, but in the second year after Higo joined the Tokyo NOIR Team, the team told Endo that he would not have the Opportunity to play in the future. In other Words, the reason why the team allowed the unremarkable Endo to join was just to win over Higo to join their team…"
"Afterwards, the retired Endo went to the BIG Osaka Team to serve as a Coach, so Higo Job-hopping to the BIG Osaka Team." Sawada Hiroki looked up at Chi Feichei, only to Discover that his height made him despair, and he couldn't See Chi Feichei's Expression at all, "You told me this last night…"
"Uh-huh." Chi Feichei Nodded.
Conan gave a dry laugh, it seemed that he had worried for nothing.
He originally Intention to tell Chi Feichei about the inside story, but he didn't expect Chi Feichei to have already Investigated it.
Those Matters might be Secrets to other people, but it was not surprising that Chi Feichei could Investigate clearly even the Matters that the team could Investigate.
"But…" Genta Half-Moon Eyes, "Conan, didn't you Say that this is a Secret that Ordinary Person don't know? Why do you all know?"
"I was just on…" Conan Notice that he almost let slip, and broke out in a cold sweat in his Heart. He quickly stopped, raised his Hand to touch the Back of Head, and smiled Acting Cute, "Brother Shinichi told me!"
Sawada Hiroki looked up at Conan, suddenly Realized something, and Looked Towards Haibara Ai Aside.
A Child who doesn't look like a Child, could it be…
"Ah!"
Ayumi pointed to the Electronics Store in front, "I remembered, today's Competition at Nagai Stadium is Broadcast by Nichimuri TV Station. Although we can't make it to the Scene, we can still go over and Check the Broadcast!"
At the Entrance of the Electronics Store, some people were already standing in front of the Television, watching the Football Match Broadcast on Television.
In the Broadcast, the Host's voice was still accompanied by noisy ‘boo’ Sounds, "Nagai Soccer Field also issued amazing boo Sounds today, and the player who was booed is of course the center forward of the BIG Osaka Team—Ryusuke Higo!"
Chi Feichei followed the others forward, Looked at the Lens of Ryusuke Higo in the Television Broadcast, and took out his Mobile Phone to send a Text Message.
In his ear, the boo Sounds continued as the Host spoke, "…Because when he was in the Tokyo NOIR Team, until last year, he caused the BIG Osaka Team to fall into bitter battles many times, so we can somewhat Understand the Mood of the fans… But booing their own team's players is really too harsh!"
Haibara Ai Notice that Chi Feichei lowered his Head and Stared at his Mobile Phone, feeling a little Doubtful.
Did he have something else to be busy with again?
(End of Chapter)
