Nagai Hikaru's Ke Xuexing

Chapter 279: Kidnapping 1 years ago

Shiraha Haba finally returned before the end of Karasuma Meiko Golden Week, and fortunately, he did not miss his classes at the University of Tokyo.

Although the organization's forum was cleaned up and many posts disappeared mysteriously as if there was an earthquake, life did not change much for Karasuma Akimitsu.

It wasn't until a Sunday a week later that Haba Shira's cell phone rang.

Karasuma Akimitsu, who was buying books in the bookstore, turned around and saw Hakari Ueba take out a round badge-shaped voice changer and answer the phone in the voice of Toru Amuro: "Hello, Miss Kozuki."

"Xiao Zi?" Karasuma Akimitsu tilted his head in surprise. "Miss Xiao Zi called you?"

Instead of answering Karasuma Akimitsu's words, Hanaba Haku answered the question from the other side seriously: "Ah, Ms. Xiaozi, I usually start work at 1pm on Sundays. Did you forget? ... It's okay, can I ask what happened?"

Karasuma Akimitsu came closer and asked, "Is it about the Poirot Café?"

"Officer Date's case?" Haba Shiro nodded in response to Karasuma Akimitsu, and continued to say to Enomoto Azusa across from him, "Sorry, I don't have any impression."

After hanging up the phone, Haba Haku looked at Karasuma Akimitsu and said, "Nothing, it's just that the Poirot Cafe seems to be involved in a case."

"You care a lot, don't you?"

"Huh?" Haba Haku looked at Karasuma Akimitsu in surprise.

Karasuma Akimitsu raised his hand and pressed it on Haba Shira's forehead: "Here... your eyebrows are wrinkled? Officer Date, you are concerned about this, right?"

Haba Haku felt Karasuma Mingguang's slightly cool palm touching his forehead, and he could feel the tense muscles there. He relaxed his expression and said, "I didn't hide it from you."

Karasuma Mingguang moved his hand down, pressed the corner of Haneba Shiro's mouth and pulled it up: "The smile just now has also changed. So who is that Officer Date?"

Haba Haku gently grasped Karasuma Mingguang's wrist and chuckled helplessly: "That's my classmate."

"Just the same period?"

"A friend of the same period." The two men put down their hands, and Habashiro continued, "But more than a year ago, he died in a car accident. It seems that the last kidnapping case he was investigating was at the Poirot Cafe."

"Then let's go take a look now." Karasuma Akimitsu put his hands into the sleeves of his kimono, tilted his head and smiled, "We are not far from Beika Town now, we can go take a look."

"But...you still need to buy books."

"Bai is very concerned about this, right? It's the last case your friend investigated." Karasuma Akimitsu looked at Haba Bai seriously, "There's no rush about the book, go take a look."

"……Thanks."

"And it's almost noon, let's go to Polo Café for lunch." Karasuma Akimitsu said with a smile.

When I walked into the Poirot Cafe, I was surprised to find that there was only one table of children inside.

Azusa Enomoto came over and said, "Sorry, we are closed right now... Hey, I have a sign saying "out of business"?

Karasuma Akimitsu looked at Conan who was sitting by the window and looked back, then smiled at Enomoto Azusa and said, "Oh, we are here to look for the Junior Detective Team."

"Brother Karasuma!" Several children stood up and greeted him obediently.

Azusa Enomoto said, "Oh, yeah, you two knew each other, I actually forgot."

Karasuma Akimitsu smiled and waved his hands, saying, "It's okay. We are the ones who came in to disturb you."

Conan nodded: "Why is Karasuma brother here?" Although he glanced at Hashira Haneki behind him, he roughly guessed that it was because of the phone call that Azusa Enomoto made to Toru Amuro before.

"Ah, I'm hungry. I just want to eat a sandwich from the Poirot Café. I'm also buying books nearby." Karasuma Akimitsu looked around the café. "Isn't Hanaba here?"

"Mr. Hongyi? He just drove out." Azusa Enomoto explained.

"Oh, but you just call him Hongyi?" Karasuma Akimitsu looked at Enomoto Azusa in surprise.

Azusa Enomoto waved his hands and laughed dryly, "Because Mr. Hongyi said that he doesn't like the last name Yuba very much, and he is more used to us calling him Hongyi."

Ayumi nodded obediently: "Yes, we also call him Hongyi brother."

Karasuma Akimitsu clicked his tongue.

Haba Haku leaned close to Karasuma Mingguang's ear and whispered, "Haba Kouichi?"

"Rye." Karasuma Akimitsu lowered his voice, opened his folding fan to cover his mouth and answered.

Hanaba Haku's expression changed several times: "He came here to work as a clerk?"

"Maybe you feel this place is familiar?" Karasuma Akimitsu asked uncertainly.

Conan frowned when he saw the two whispering, and said loudly in a childish voice: "It would be great if Mr. Yuba was here. We are helping this kid named Alan find his companions who were kidnapped with him."

"Kidnapping?" Haba Shiro turned his attention to the other side, and walked to the table where the Junior Detectives were sitting with Karasuma Akimitsu and sat down. "Can you tell me in detail?"

After listening to the children talking about what happened, Bai Yuba concluded, "The fourth floor of a five-story apartment building within a half-hour drive? Now with the addition of the Hongyi clerk, three people are looking in three directions, right?"

"There's a red flag with a croissant painted on it nearby." Karasuma Akiko rested his chin on the back of his hand. "Are you sure it's a croissant?"

"Croissant is a crescent in French," said Habashiro. "The Turkish flag?"

Conan flipped through the photos, and the kid named Alan nodded excitedly: "Yes, that's what I saw!"

Conan quickly analyzed the specific location and name of the kidnapper's apartment based on the national flag, and then notified Takagi Shigeru, Sato Miwako, and Yuba Koichi who also drove out to look for them.

Haba Haku looked at Karasuma Akimitsu, who was holding his chin and looking at Conan with gentle eyes as he analyzed the incident and notified the police. He felt inexplicably soft and warm in his heart.

After a while, Hanaba Haku suddenly asked, "Is it time for lunch? What do you want to eat?"

"Ah, are you still open?"

Azusa Enomoto sheepishly brought two glasses of lemonade and placed them in front of the two people: "Of course, I have no problem with simple dishes, and the stews and other dishes have been prepared long ago. What would you like to eat?"

"……sandwich?"

Hanaba Haku smiled and stood up, "Excuse me, Ms. Xiaozi, can I borrow your kitchen and ingredients? I'll make sandwiches for Mingguang. I'll pay for the purchase."

"Ah... OK... OK." Enomoto Azusa watched as Hashiro Yuba walked into the bar skillfully, and as if he had predicted it, he took out various ingredients from the counter and made several sandwiches before the police came to take Alan away.

A few things were stuffed into Alan's hands before he got on the police car.

After taking a satisfied bite of the sandwich, Karasuma Akimitsu smiled and said to Hakari Uzumaki, "It seems the incident has ended successfully."

Habashiro nodded, and watched the kids from the Junior Detective Team say goodbye to each other at the entrance of the cafe after the police left: "Yeah."

The Poirot Café has put up its open sign again.

"Your friend." Karasuma Akimitsu swallowed the sandwich in his mouth, "Is he very important to you?"

"Yeah, he was one of my best friends at the same time." Bai Yuba took out a toothpick from the toothpick box on the table and played with it over and over in his hand for a while.

"And Scotland? Same?"

The hand that was playing with the toothpick stopped, and Yuba Bai's face darkened. "That's right."

Karasuma Akimitsu considerately did not continue asking questions, but continued to eat his sandwich quietly.

After saying goodbye to the Junior Detective Team at the door, Conan re-entered the cafe, walked to the table for two, picked up a sandwich and took a bite: "It tastes like I missed it."

"I remember I taught you how to do it." Yuba Bai said calmly, burying all his previous emotions.

"There are recipes and teaching videos of high-level chefs everywhere, but not many people can actually cook delicious food." Conan shrugged and looked at Karasuma Akimitsu, "Xiao Guang, are you here with him?"

"Yeah." Karasuma Akimitsu smiled and raised his hand to touch Conan's head, "Is everything settled?"

"It's done, even though it took a year." Conan said happily, "Does Xiaoguang have anything to do this afternoon?"

"Need to go buy some books. What's wrong?"

Conan thought for a while, but couldn't think of any excuse to let Karasuma Akimitsu stay.

Huihara Ai, who had just finished talking to Himiko at the door, also walked in. Seeing Karasuma Akiko, she happily ran over and hugged Karasuma Akiko's legs directly: "Sister, I missed you."

Karasuma Akimitsu had just finished eating the sandwich in his hand, and smiled as he hugged Huihara Ai: "So cute, how are you doing recently?"

"The doctor is in the hospital. I live alone at home now. Will you come to accompany me, sister?"

"The doctor is in the hospital?" Karasuma Akimitsu was surprised.

Conan waved his hand: "It's okay, I just had a gastroscopy and colonoscopy. I will be discharged tomorrow."

Haibara Ai glared at Conan depressedly.

The doorbell to the cafe rang, and Yuba Hongyi walked in. She was a little surprised to see them. "Hello, welcome to dinner again. I'm sorry you weren't here just now. Are you having sandwiches?"

Glancing at the two sandwiches left on the table, Karasuma Akimitsu rolled his eyes, thinking that this guy's level of asking nonsense had increased.

"Sister, what are your plans for the afternoon?" Haibara Ai turned her head away and ignored Yuba Kouichi, continuing to talk to Karasuma Akimitsu.

"How about I accompany you to see the new products of Fusae?" Karasuma Akimitsu raised his index finger and shook it.

Conan raised his hand and looked over with a half-moon eye: "Hey, hey, hey, you just said you wanted to buy a book."

Yuba Hongyi interrupted in surprise: "You call him sister?"

Huiyuan Ai made a face at him: "It's none of your business."

Yuba Hongyi walked to the bar, picked up the coffee shop clerk's apron and put it on herself: "Little princess, your sister's personality is much gentler than yours."

The doorbell rang again, and Himimiyuki came in skipping and jumping. She happily ran to Karasuma Akimitsu's side and said to Huihara Ai, "I just went upstairs and told Maori's father that I can go to Dr. Agasa's house tonight and sleep with Ai."

"That's great. This way, Ai won't have to be afraid of being alone at home." Karasuma Akimitsu hugged Haibara Ai and touched her head.

Huiyuan Ai was somewhat helpless: "Thank you, Miyuki."

"You're welcome." Himimiyuki smiled and nodded, then took a sandwich handed to her by Karasuma Akimitsu and took a bite, "Wow! It's delicious!"

Karasuma Akimitsu gave the last remaining sandwich to Huihara Ai: "Well, we didn't waste any food, we are awesome!"

Himimi nodded happily and said, "This is the most delicious sandwich I have ever eaten. Oh, by the way, Karasuma-nii, I have a very beautiful portrait at home. It looks very much like Karasuma-nii, but it's of a girl. Do you want to take a look?"

Karasuma Akimitsu thought for a while and let out a sigh: "Forget it, I'm not interested. By the way, Miyuki, your birthday is coming soon, what birthday present do you want?"

"How did Karasuma-nii know my birthday?"

"Sonoko told me." Karasuma Akimitsu answered as a matter of course, "How about we go shopping together later to see if there is anything you like?"

"No... no need to bother."

"I want to buy some for Ai too, let's go together." Karasuma Akimitsu also touched Himiko's head, "This is also to thank you for accompanying Ai tonight." After saying that, he turned his hand and pinched Conan's face again, "You can come too."