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## Chapter 779: Your Old Lover
Having arrived at the Hotel, Kuroki Jiro put down the luggage, left two umbrellas, took one for himself, and turned back.
This was a Hotel with a Hot Spring Bath, and Kuroki Jiro had booked three Rooms for them.
When choosing between Rooming with Mori Kogoro or Chi Feichei, Conan still chose Chi Feichei. Upon learning that Chi Feichei wasn't planning to take a bath yet, he packed up and went to soak in the bath with Mori Kogoro.
Chi Feichei stayed in the Room, listening to Ubu Saika's eavesdropping situation for today while exercising and practicing Martial Arts Basics. He only packed his Clothes and left the Room after Conan returned.
More than twenty minutes later, Chi Feichei returned to the Room after taking a bath and found Conan drooping over at the Windowside of the Room, looking at the heavy Rain Outside the window.
Hearing the sound of the Sliding Door opening and closing, Conan turned his Head to greet him, "Brother Chi, you're done washing up?"
"Uh-huh," Chi Feichei closed the Sliding Door behind him, squatted down, and locked the Safety Lock on the lower corner of the Door, "Hurry up and go to bed."
Hissashi slithered out of the wide Sleeve of the Yukata and onto the ground, climbed onto the Tatami near the Window, and rolled around on the laid-out Bedding.
Once Seeing this, Conan knew Hissashi had already chosen his Nest. He consciously walked towards the Tatami on the other side and teased, "Hissashi, rolling around to rub off your scent is a Behavior only Little Friend puppies and kittens would do."
Hissashi didn't Pay Attention To Conan and continued to roll around on the Bedding.
It wouldn't do something as childish as rubbing off its scent.
It was helping Master check if the Nest was safe, if there were any Bugs or Poisonous Insect-like Weird Things, and by the way, testing if the Bedding was soft, and then rolling around a couple of times... that's all!
Conan didn't get a Reply and didn't take it to heart. If Hissashi suddenly spoke human Language to refute him, that would be a Ghost.
Chi Feichei locked the Door and sat on the Tatami, leaning against the wooden Wall while looking at his Mobile Phone.
There was a pile of new News in the UL Chat Software, sent by Suzuki Sonoko and Isobe Nagisa, and also a message from a contact marked 'Outlaw':
【I watched the Movie. The Criminal was too stupid. When he came down in the Elevator and found no one there, he should have realized that the Situation had changed. And when he heard Movement at the Stairwell Entrance, with a Gun in his hand and enough Dodge space around him, but without enough Reaction Ability to Handle the Crisis, he should have first fired two shots towards Behind the Door of the Stairwell Entrance. People are generally Ambush-ing Behind the Door. After firing, immediately take the Elevator down and leave there.】
This was talking about the Movie adapted from 《The Fourteenth Target》.
The person who sent the message was Gin.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Fortunately, because he was worried that Gin would be Bored and run to watch a Movie, he hadn't adapted Conan's Anesthetic Watch into it, to avoid reminding Gin of being shot by an Anesthetic Needle at the Beito Municipal Hotel.
After the adaptation, the Plot in the later part was: when the Culprit who assassinated the Police Officer attempted to block the Elevator and assassinate the starring Lawyer, the Lawyer Sense-d the Sense of Crisis. She didn't take the Elevator down, but took her Younger Brother down the Stairs, leading the Culprit into the Stairs and relying on her Skill to subdue the Culprit.
Unsurprisingly, Gin, who had been Recently Bored, had indeed gone to watch that Movie.
According to Gin's Style, he probably didn't watch it at the Movie Theater, but waited for the Movie to be uploaded to Umbrella's Online Player, and then directly searched and watched it online. He also didn't use the Account he asked for from him to post any Movie Review, but directly sent Teasing to him in the UL Chat Software.
The time it was sent was ten minutes ago, at 9:54 PM.
Chi Feichei typed a Reply.
Scarecrow: 【The Prototype of that Lawyer is me.】
According to Gin's method, that day he would have stood in the Shadow Behind the Door. Not to mention catching the Culprit, he would probably have been hit by a Bullet.
Fortunately, that Culprit wasn't an Old Hunter like Gin, who was Nerves-ly sensitive and extremely cautious.
However, if he were facing someone like Gin, he wouldn't hide Behind the Door either. He would have Reported to Police long ago and had the Police send people to surround the Building first before conducting a Search Command.
Uh-huh, he also had to be cautious.
"Didi."
New message.
Outlaw: 【I know it's you, so if it were me, you would already be dead.】
Scarecrow: 【Hehe.】
Tokyo, in the Passenger Seat of a Porsche 356A cruising along the Street, Vein popped up on Gin's Forehead.
Damn Raki, did he even know how to chat!
Ask, what is so irritable?
Vodka, who was driving, felt a chilly Killing Intent emanating from the person beside him. He turned his Head to Look and found Gin grinding his teeth, and couldn't help but ask with Doubt and trepidation, "B-Boss?"
Gin crackling sound typed a Reply.
Outlaw: 【Where are you now?】
Scarecrow: 【Don't Come Over, I'll Return Home Tomorrow.】
Outlaw: 【Wait for me to go get the Location Software?】
Scarecrow: 【Kanagawa.】
In the Hotel, Chi Feichei was silent.
Gin, please don't kill over here just because of a Sentence. Conan is here, Haibara Ai is here, it would be Troublesome if they really ran into each other.
If it really came to that, he could only flip through the recent Intelligence of the Feimo Army and arrange for Akai Shuichi to have a beautiful accidental encounter with someone from the Organization, diverting Gin's Attention.
If Gin knew that an Important figure in an Action had come into contact with the FBI, he would definitely arrange an Investigation and Consider Silencing, and wouldn't have Time to Pay Attention To him.
How should Akai Shuichi, this living Target, be used? This is how he should be used.
Gin, who was in Tokyo, calmed down and didn't intend to run to Kanagawa to find Chi Feichei for no Reason.
Outlaw: 【Can you come back tomorrow?】
Scarecrow: 【If there are no Accidents, it will Probably take two days. If there are Accidents, I can Return Home tomorrow.】
Outlaw: 【What did you run to Kanagawa to do?】
Scarecrow: 【Following my Teacher to visit His Friend.】
Gin immediately Understood what Chi Feichei meant by 'Accident': if someone in Master's Home died, then he could Return Home tomorrow.
Outlaw: 【Then we'll talk when you get back. I'll take you to a Shrine to ward off evil spirits when I have Time.】
Scarecrow: 【Do you want me to Help bring back Things?】
Outlaw: 【There's nothing going on in Kanagawa Recently.】
Scarecrow: 【What about Oranges?】
Outlaw: 【Get lost.】
In the Hotel Room, Conan lay in the Bedding, listening to the sound of the Rain Outside, feeling a bit unable to sleep. Hearing the 'didi didi' sound of Chi Feichei's Mobile Phone UL Message, he turned over and Looked Towards Chi Feichei, who was sitting with his back against the Wall playing with his Mobile Phone, and maliciously teased, "Brother Chi, you're still sending messages to others so late, could it be your Lover?"
"Your Lover."
Chi Feichei replied without even raising his Head, didn't Reply to Gin's message anymore, cleared the Chat Software Record, and instead Replied to messages sent by others.
The person he contacted was the Old Lover that Conan would miss the figure of as soon as he heard related News, search for every day, and whose Heartbeat would Accelerate and Mood would be difficult to calm down as soon as there were Clues.
Conan didn't know that the Organization Clues he wanted to pursue were right Beside him. He thought Chi Feichei was expressing dissatisfaction with his Teasing and sat up Speechless.
Wasn't it just a Sentence of Teasing? Stingy.
"Brother Chi, don't you Think it's Weird?"
"What are you referring to?" Chi Feichei Asked.
"Master Seizan and Mr. Kuroki," Conan huddled up the Quilt and hugged it, preparing to start a bedtime Night talk with his Little Friend, "Brother Chi, do you Say Mr. Kuroki's Level is really insufficient to participate in that Competition? Or Rather, is the Reason Master Seizan Say So actually..."
Chi Feichei didn't hear Conan continue to Say, and spoke out to supplement, "Mr. Kuroki is helping Master Seizan to paint as a ghostwriter. Master Seizan doesn't want Mr. Kuroki to leave him, Otherwise he won't be able to produce new Works."
Conan was silent for a moment. He felt it wasn't good to maliciously Speculation about others like this, but the Reason he brought it up was because he himself had this Suspicion, "But, it's also Possible Just Like Mr. Kuroki Say-d, that Composition of his was Just imitated for Research-ing Master's Paintings..."
"Completing a Painting is not a Matter of a Day or two. People who frequently come into contact with Drawing Tools and Pigment, it is Easy for their painting Hand to leave behind Traces that are difficult to remove, For Example, a little bit of Pink in Mr. Kuroki's Fingernails," Chi Feichei Interrupt-ed, still Staring at his Mobile Phone, sending messages while Say-ing, "There are Traces of Charcoal Powder in the texture of Mr. Kuroki's Palm Joint. Even after he washed his Hands before Dinner, there were still residues. Only if he has been Sketching for more than three Hours every day Recently, and has continued for at least ten Days, will this Situation of Charcoal Powder Traces penetrating into the texture occur. If he doesn't touch Charcoal Pencil next, with each Hand wash, the Charcoal Powder Traces will be completely washed away again."
"Then Master Seizan..."
"Doesn't have any."
"I see..."
Conan Understood. In Other Words, Chi Feichei didn't Discover any Charcoal Powder residue Traces on Master Seizan's Hands.
He also silently reflected, he actually didn't Observe as carefully as Chi Feichei, which was too Unsafe.
"And the Callus on his Hand," Chi Feichei continued, "When drinking, I took the opportunity to touch Master Seizan's Hand while passing the Cup. The Callus on his Finger Joint has already softened. Master Seizan hasn't completed a Work by Oneself for at least two or three years."
Conan raised a Question, "But, when we saw him today, he was clearly Drawing in the Bamboo Forest..."
"Just putting on a show, or Perhaps he was facing a Composition he had completed before, wanting to Effort-ly complete that Painting, but without success," Chi Feichei explained, "When Drawing, the Fingers need to exert force. Judging from the speed at which Master Seizan produces Works and the length of the Finished Product, the Callus should not have softened."
Conan turned his Head to Look at the pitch-black sky Outside the Window and the raindrops that occasionally splashed onto the Glass.
Such a famous Master fishing for fame and reputation, using his Disciple Kuroki Jiro's Works to impersonate his own Works, discovering this Truth made him want to Sigh with emotion.
The Room was quiet for a while.
Conan Recover-ed and Discover-ed that Chi Feichei was still sending messages like crazy, and Looked at Chi Feichei pressing the return key on his Mobile Phone several times, obviously chatting with more than one person. Feeling a bit Speechless, are Little Friend so energetic at Night? "If Mr. Kuroki is willing, Others have nothing to Say. Looking at it this way, Mr. Kuroki is Indeed very grateful to Master Seizan... By the Way, Brother Chi, do you Think Uncle can make Master Seizan give up the Idea of Suicide?"
"Seeking fish from a tree, futile Effort," Chi Feichei Say-d bluntly, "Master Seizan has no Intention of Suicide at all."
Conan was Be Stunned and repeatedly Asked, "Why? Although Master Seizan looks very happy, it might also be a disguise, right? From our contact, Master Seizan is Indeed a person who cares about Face and is very strong-willed, and his Depressed Mood when he couldn't paint after drinking and when he covered his Arm was not fake either."
(End of Chapter)
Having arrived at the Hotel, Kuroki Jiro put down the luggage, left two umbrellas, took one for himself, and turned back.
This was a Hotel with a Hot Spring Bath, and Kuroki Jiro had booked three Rooms for them.
When choosing between Rooming with Mori Kogoro or Chi Feichei, Conan still chose Chi Feichei. Upon learning that Chi Feichei wasn't planning to take a bath yet, he packed up and went to soak in the bath with Mori Kogoro.
Chi Feichei stayed in the Room, listening to Ubu Saika's eavesdropping situation for today while exercising and practicing Martial Arts Basics. He only packed his Clothes and left the Room after Conan returned.
More than twenty minutes later, Chi Feichei returned to the Room after taking a bath and found Conan drooping over at the Windowside of the Room, looking at the heavy Rain Outside the window.
Hearing the sound of the Sliding Door opening and closing, Conan turned his Head to greet him, "Brother Chi, you're done washing up?"
"Uh-huh," Chi Feichei closed the Sliding Door behind him, squatted down, and locked the Safety Lock on the lower corner of the Door, "Hurry up and go to bed."
Hissashi slithered out of the wide Sleeve of the Yukata and onto the ground, climbed onto the Tatami near the Window, and rolled around on the laid-out Bedding.
Once Seeing this, Conan knew Hissashi had already chosen his Nest. He consciously walked towards the Tatami on the other side and teased, "Hissashi, rolling around to rub off your scent is a Behavior only Little Friend puppies and kittens would do."
Hissashi didn't Pay Attention To Conan and continued to roll around on the Bedding.
It wouldn't do something as childish as rubbing off its scent.
It was helping Master check if the Nest was safe, if there were any Bugs or Poisonous Insect-like Weird Things, and by the way, testing if the Bedding was soft, and then rolling around a couple of times... that's all!
Conan didn't get a Reply and didn't take it to heart. If Hissashi suddenly spoke human Language to refute him, that would be a Ghost.
Chi Feichei locked the Door and sat on the Tatami, leaning against the wooden Wall while looking at his Mobile Phone.
There was a pile of new News in the UL Chat Software, sent by Suzuki Sonoko and Isobe Nagisa, and also a message from a contact marked 'Outlaw':
【I watched the Movie. The Criminal was too stupid. When he came down in the Elevator and found no one there, he should have realized that the Situation had changed. And when he heard Movement at the Stairwell Entrance, with a Gun in his hand and enough Dodge space around him, but without enough Reaction Ability to Handle the Crisis, he should have first fired two shots towards Behind the Door of the Stairwell Entrance. People are generally Ambush-ing Behind the Door. After firing, immediately take the Elevator down and leave there.】
This was talking about the Movie adapted from 《The Fourteenth Target》.
The person who sent the message was Gin.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Fortunately, because he was worried that Gin would be Bored and run to watch a Movie, he hadn't adapted Conan's Anesthetic Watch into it, to avoid reminding Gin of being shot by an Anesthetic Needle at the Beito Municipal Hotel.
After the adaptation, the Plot in the later part was: when the Culprit who assassinated the Police Officer attempted to block the Elevator and assassinate the starring Lawyer, the Lawyer Sense-d the Sense of Crisis. She didn't take the Elevator down, but took her Younger Brother down the Stairs, leading the Culprit into the Stairs and relying on her Skill to subdue the Culprit.
Unsurprisingly, Gin, who had been Recently Bored, had indeed gone to watch that Movie.
According to Gin's Style, he probably didn't watch it at the Movie Theater, but waited for the Movie to be uploaded to Umbrella's Online Player, and then directly searched and watched it online. He also didn't use the Account he asked for from him to post any Movie Review, but directly sent Teasing to him in the UL Chat Software.
The time it was sent was ten minutes ago, at 9:54 PM.
Chi Feichei typed a Reply.
Scarecrow: 【The Prototype of that Lawyer is me.】
According to Gin's method, that day he would have stood in the Shadow Behind the Door. Not to mention catching the Culprit, he would probably have been hit by a Bullet.
Fortunately, that Culprit wasn't an Old Hunter like Gin, who was Nerves-ly sensitive and extremely cautious.
However, if he were facing someone like Gin, he wouldn't hide Behind the Door either. He would have Reported to Police long ago and had the Police send people to surround the Building first before conducting a Search Command.
Uh-huh, he also had to be cautious.
"Didi."
New message.
Outlaw: 【I know it's you, so if it were me, you would already be dead.】
Scarecrow: 【Hehe.】
Tokyo, in the Passenger Seat of a Porsche 356A cruising along the Street, Vein popped up on Gin's Forehead.
Damn Raki, did he even know how to chat!
Ask, what is so irritable?
Vodka, who was driving, felt a chilly Killing Intent emanating from the person beside him. He turned his Head to Look and found Gin grinding his teeth, and couldn't help but ask with Doubt and trepidation, "B-Boss?"
Gin crackling sound typed a Reply.
Outlaw: 【Where are you now?】
Scarecrow: 【Don't Come Over, I'll Return Home Tomorrow.】
Outlaw: 【Wait for me to go get the Location Software?】
Scarecrow: 【Kanagawa.】
In the Hotel, Chi Feichei was silent.
Gin, please don't kill over here just because of a Sentence. Conan is here, Haibara Ai is here, it would be Troublesome if they really ran into each other.
If it really came to that, he could only flip through the recent Intelligence of the Feimo Army and arrange for Akai Shuichi to have a beautiful accidental encounter with someone from the Organization, diverting Gin's Attention.
If Gin knew that an Important figure in an Action had come into contact with the FBI, he would definitely arrange an Investigation and Consider Silencing, and wouldn't have Time to Pay Attention To him.
How should Akai Shuichi, this living Target, be used? This is how he should be used.
Gin, who was in Tokyo, calmed down and didn't intend to run to Kanagawa to find Chi Feichei for no Reason.
Outlaw: 【Can you come back tomorrow?】
Scarecrow: 【If there are no Accidents, it will Probably take two days. If there are Accidents, I can Return Home tomorrow.】
Outlaw: 【What did you run to Kanagawa to do?】
Scarecrow: 【Following my Teacher to visit His Friend.】
Gin immediately Understood what Chi Feichei meant by 'Accident': if someone in Master's Home died, then he could Return Home tomorrow.
Outlaw: 【Then we'll talk when you get back. I'll take you to a Shrine to ward off evil spirits when I have Time.】
Scarecrow: 【Do you want me to Help bring back Things?】
Outlaw: 【There's nothing going on in Kanagawa Recently.】
Scarecrow: 【What about Oranges?】
Outlaw: 【Get lost.】
In the Hotel Room, Conan lay in the Bedding, listening to the sound of the Rain Outside, feeling a bit unable to sleep. Hearing the 'didi didi' sound of Chi Feichei's Mobile Phone UL Message, he turned over and Looked Towards Chi Feichei, who was sitting with his back against the Wall playing with his Mobile Phone, and maliciously teased, "Brother Chi, you're still sending messages to others so late, could it be your Lover?"
"Your Lover."
Chi Feichei replied without even raising his Head, didn't Reply to Gin's message anymore, cleared the Chat Software Record, and instead Replied to messages sent by others.
The person he contacted was the Old Lover that Conan would miss the figure of as soon as he heard related News, search for every day, and whose Heartbeat would Accelerate and Mood would be difficult to calm down as soon as there were Clues.
Conan didn't know that the Organization Clues he wanted to pursue were right Beside him. He thought Chi Feichei was expressing dissatisfaction with his Teasing and sat up Speechless.
Wasn't it just a Sentence of Teasing? Stingy.
"Brother Chi, don't you Think it's Weird?"
"What are you referring to?" Chi Feichei Asked.
"Master Seizan and Mr. Kuroki," Conan huddled up the Quilt and hugged it, preparing to start a bedtime Night talk with his Little Friend, "Brother Chi, do you Say Mr. Kuroki's Level is really insufficient to participate in that Competition? Or Rather, is the Reason Master Seizan Say So actually..."
Chi Feichei didn't hear Conan continue to Say, and spoke out to supplement, "Mr. Kuroki is helping Master Seizan to paint as a ghostwriter. Master Seizan doesn't want Mr. Kuroki to leave him, Otherwise he won't be able to produce new Works."
Conan was silent for a moment. He felt it wasn't good to maliciously Speculation about others like this, but the Reason he brought it up was because he himself had this Suspicion, "But, it's also Possible Just Like Mr. Kuroki Say-d, that Composition of his was Just imitated for Research-ing Master's Paintings..."
"Completing a Painting is not a Matter of a Day or two. People who frequently come into contact with Drawing Tools and Pigment, it is Easy for their painting Hand to leave behind Traces that are difficult to remove, For Example, a little bit of Pink in Mr. Kuroki's Fingernails," Chi Feichei Interrupt-ed, still Staring at his Mobile Phone, sending messages while Say-ing, "There are Traces of Charcoal Powder in the texture of Mr. Kuroki's Palm Joint. Even after he washed his Hands before Dinner, there were still residues. Only if he has been Sketching for more than three Hours every day Recently, and has continued for at least ten Days, will this Situation of Charcoal Powder Traces penetrating into the texture occur. If he doesn't touch Charcoal Pencil next, with each Hand wash, the Charcoal Powder Traces will be completely washed away again."
"Then Master Seizan..."
"Doesn't have any."
"I see..."
Conan Understood. In Other Words, Chi Feichei didn't Discover any Charcoal Powder residue Traces on Master Seizan's Hands.
He also silently reflected, he actually didn't Observe as carefully as Chi Feichei, which was too Unsafe.
"And the Callus on his Hand," Chi Feichei continued, "When drinking, I took the opportunity to touch Master Seizan's Hand while passing the Cup. The Callus on his Finger Joint has already softened. Master Seizan hasn't completed a Work by Oneself for at least two or three years."
Conan raised a Question, "But, when we saw him today, he was clearly Drawing in the Bamboo Forest..."
"Just putting on a show, or Perhaps he was facing a Composition he had completed before, wanting to Effort-ly complete that Painting, but without success," Chi Feichei explained, "When Drawing, the Fingers need to exert force. Judging from the speed at which Master Seizan produces Works and the length of the Finished Product, the Callus should not have softened."
Conan turned his Head to Look at the pitch-black sky Outside the Window and the raindrops that occasionally splashed onto the Glass.
Such a famous Master fishing for fame and reputation, using his Disciple Kuroki Jiro's Works to impersonate his own Works, discovering this Truth made him want to Sigh with emotion.
The Room was quiet for a while.
Conan Recover-ed and Discover-ed that Chi Feichei was still sending messages like crazy, and Looked at Chi Feichei pressing the return key on his Mobile Phone several times, obviously chatting with more than one person. Feeling a bit Speechless, are Little Friend so energetic at Night? "If Mr. Kuroki is willing, Others have nothing to Say. Looking at it this way, Mr. Kuroki is Indeed very grateful to Master Seizan... By the Way, Brother Chi, do you Think Uncle can make Master Seizan give up the Idea of Suicide?"
"Seeking fish from a tree, futile Effort," Chi Feichei Say-d bluntly, "Master Seizan has no Intention of Suicide at all."
Conan was Be Stunned and repeatedly Asked, "Why? Although Master Seizan looks very happy, it might also be a disguise, right? From our contact, Master Seizan is Indeed a person who cares about Face and is very strong-willed, and his Depressed Mood when he couldn't paint after drinking and when he covered his Arm was not fake either."
(End of Chapter)
