Detective Conan's Cafe Owner

Chapter 70 The Little Boy

night.

Crows are inconspicuous in the dark.

But he can see the other side of the city, the darkness that ordinary people cannot see.

The darkness of night may be the best cover for crime.

Many crimes are carried out at night, such as murder, robbery, rape, etc. If you can't see it, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Miyano Akemi.

A woman from darkness.

It is impossible to survive in the dark without any means, because this is an environment where people cannibalize people. People in the dark turn a blind eye to the so-called morality and law.

That is a meaningless existence.

Only those who have come into contact with it will know that the world is extremely dark, suffocatingly dark, and frighteningly dark.

However, it is precisely because of darkness that light exists.

Many people are in the dark.

It is precisely because we are in the dark that we yearn for the light.

They will not deny the existence of light because of darkness, and will not lose their yearning for freedom just because they are bound.

Miyano Akemi is like that.

The ubiquitous darkness failed to stain her soul with pitch black color.

Her soul is so pure.

In the face of people in need, they can also lend a helping hand.

Although when she needed help, no one seemed to help her.

It was a little boy.

He doesn't look very old, about seven or eight years old, wearing a white T-shirt and black trousers.

Alone, sitting on the steps downstairs in the apartment.

Not the kids in the apartment.

The people in the apartment building can be recognized even if they have not spoken. After all, the first thing to do when living here is to find out the environment here and the relevant information of the residents.

So, separated from the family?Or run away from home?
She didn't know.

I didn't plan to care about it at first, but walked past the little boy, ready to go upstairs.

But in the end, he stopped, walked up to the little boy, and asked.

"Hey, little brother, why are you sitting here alone?"

"..."

The little boy didn't answer.

He just raised his head and looked at her.

Those are a pair of dark and deep eyes, which seem to have a magical attraction that can make people fall into them unconsciously.

"Because I only have one person, can two people sit without sitting alone?"

The little boy spoke.

His words brought Miyano Akemi back to her senses.

I was a little surprised.

But there was a smile on his face.

Very gentle smile.

"Then why are you alone? Where are your parents?"

"do not know."

"I don't know? Are you separated?"

"They have been reincarnated, and I don't know where they are. Even if I know, I don't need to care. Reincarnation has nothing to do with the past."

"..."

how to say……

This little boy seems a bit strange.

Moreover, this face always feels as if I have seen it somewhere.

Where is it?
Recall a little bit, but I can't remember it.

However, this does not seem to be a concern.

This child talked about reincarnation...

Did he die?
I lost my parents at a young age...

Just like their sisters.

"Then do you have any other relatives?"

"No."

"How could it not be?"

How did a seven or eight-year-old child survive with no relatives?Could it be an orphanage?Run away from the orphanage?
Thinking of this, Miyano Akemi couldn't help but sigh again.

No matter what kind of era, there will inevitably be some embarrassing tragedies.

That aside.

"Little brother, why don't I take you to the police uncle, okay?"

"No need, just go to your house."

"my home?"

"Yes, let me stay for one night."

The little boy nodded.

In this regard, Miyano Akemi hesitated.

But if you think about it seriously, a child of seven or eight years old is fine even if he is allowed to stay for one night.

So I still agreed.

"Okay then, I'll take you to the police uncle tomorrow."

"..."

The little boy didn't speak, just curled his lips.

What a strange person.

Miyano Akemi sighed in her heart.

The little boy had already patted his buttocks and stood up, ready to walk upstairs.

Miyano Akemi could only take him up.

Then keep asking.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Before asking my name, give your name first."

"Ok?"

Miyano Akemi turned her head and blinked at the little boy.

I want to laugh again.

It seems that he is a brat with some stinky farts.

"My name is... My name is Masami Hirota."

Having said that, his expression seemed a little sad again.

During the introduction, I couldn't even say my real name.

The dark inner world is the most real place, but also the most unreal place.

Over time, perhaps many people forget what they really are.

"Just call me sister Yami, can I say your name now?"

"Qingming."

"Ok?"

"It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and the Qingming Festival is when passers-by on the road want to lose their souls."

The little boy raised his head and smiled.

It was a smile that looked very sunny and easily made people feel close, but those eyes were as calm as stagnant water.

He is laughing.

But not really laughing.

"Qingming?"

Miyano Akemi muttered to herself.

It's a really weird name.

But it doesn't matter, after all, the name is just a code name, just like her, Masami Hirota is her, and Akemi Miyano is also her.

Did not continue to say anything.

He took the little boy upstairs and returned to his house.

Open the door and go in.

This is a very ordinary apartment building, single apartment, but the configuration is not bad, separate room, bathroom and so on.

But for better or for worse, it was only a temporary residence.

The little boy didn't seem to be afraid of strangers at all. After coming in, he went directly to the sofa and sat down, looking at the environment in the house curiously.

Miyano Akemi stared at him for a moment.

Shaking his head again.

"Are you hungry? Shall I make you something to eat?"

"Okay."

The little boy nodded.

He is really polite and doesn't understand at all, but it's not surprising for a child to act rashly.

……

coffee shop.

Xiaolan came down with a bag of garbage and threw it into the trash can.

He was about to go upstairs, but he stopped, his eyes widened, and he looked at the coffee shop in disbelief.

closed.

The coffee shop was closed.

Azusa Enomoto locked the door and got ready to leave work.

Turning his head, he saw Xiaolan.

"Miss Lan."

"Ah? Oh! Miss A Zi."

Xiaolan, who came back to her senses, hurriedly said hello.

Then, looking at the dark coffee shop, only the sign outside is still lit.

So there's no one in there?

"What's going on, Miss Azi?"

"what?"

"Why is it closed? What about Qingming?"

The coffee shop is closed, which is a big event.

Anyway, Xiaolan thinks it's amazing.

Azusa Enomoto didn't think much of it, and this wasn't the first time, when she was the only one there when Qingming went out in the past, so the door was closed at night.

But Xiaolan hadn't seen it before.

Because when Qingming travels far away, sometimes it is with her, and sometimes it is just a coincidence.

"The owner called and said he couldn't come back, and I don't know what he's doing."

Azusa Enomoto shook her head.

It was getting late, so I didn't say much.

"I'll go back first, see you tomorrow."

"Hi, see you tomorrow."

Xiaolan responded.

He looked at the closed coffee shop again, and walked upstairs in amazement.

The world is really full of magic!
(End of this chapter)