mtl008 Chapter 28 So the hat was the real MVP?
Chapter 28 So the hat was the real MVP?
[How have you been lately? — Kaito]
While skateboarding on the street, Byakuya felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He looked and saw that "Dead Man" had finally sent him an email. To be honest, if Kaito hadn't sent this today, he would have almost forgotten about him.
When Bai Yexiu was young, his biological parents took him to the Hei Yu family a few times, and the two gradually became acquainted. However, since he was adopted by Boss, they have only met twice, and have been in contact by email or phone.
But it's said that Kaito seems to be infatuated with a woman, and Byakuya has not received any emails from Kaito for over a month.
Having gotten used to his disappearance, Byakuya also forgot to contact Kaito due to various matters, so Kaito's email address was tragically relegated to the very end of his contacts.
[You remembered me? — Xiu]
Bai Yexiu did not stop, but held his phone in one hand while keeping an eye on the pedestrians around him out of the corner of his eye.
Kaito replied instantly.
[I wanted to say that too. —Kaito]
Bai Yexiu was about to turn back when he caught a glimpse of a child in front of him and quickly stopped.
Conan looked very anxious, constantly watching the dense traffic.
"Hey, do you need a ride? You seem to be in a hurry."
Conan heard the familiar voice, turned around, and saw that it was Ryuzawa.
Conan made up his mind. No matter what, a skateboard was faster than running.
"Yes!" Conan said without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yexiu grabbed Conan by the back of his collar without hesitation...
Conan was bewildered—
So this is what he meant by "giving me a ride"?!
"Where to?" Bai Yexiu prepared to start his skateboarding race. In his eyes, any mode of transportation was fair game for racing.
"Beihu Restaurant!"
As soon as Conan finished speaking, he felt a strong gust of wind on his face. He forced his eyes open and realized that Ryuzawa's skateboard was traveling at a speed comparable to that of a car...
But being carried in someone's hand was still a bit uncomfortable...
Thus, a bizarre scene unfolded on the streets of Tokyo—a boy in black was seen carrying an elementary school student on a skateboard, speeding at a pace comparable to that of a car.
……
Conan felt like he was going to throw up. He began to regret not just asking Hakuyoshi to borrow the skateboard; all that trouble made him feel like vomiting.
But he'll have to wait a while before he can vomit; he has to go to the rooftop of the Beika Hotel to keep an eye on Kid!
Watching Conan rush towards the elevator, Bai Yexiu silently followed. Conan's hurry must mean something interesting is going on...
Driven by a desire to watch the excitement, Bai Yexiu followed Conan to the rooftop, but he only leaned against the doorway and did not go up to approach Conan.
A moment later, the phantom thief Kid, dressed in white, descended from the sky.
Bai Yexiu opened his phone and looked at the text message that Kaito had sent earlier.
So that's because this guy was bored and sent it to me. But speaking of which...
Bai Yexiu's gaze settled on Kid.
Why hasn't Kaito been drawn up and wanted by the police yet? He's only wearing a hat and a monocle, and he hasn't even disguised himself.
As he thought about it, Bai Yexiu pictured the black hat that Gin always wore.
Come to think of it, Gin always seems to wear a hat while doing illegal things, yet he's never been wanted by the police...
Thinking about it more carefully, Bai Yexiu began to doubt himself. He had always thought that masks were the most practical, but could it be that hats were actually the most useful?
Bai Yexiu recalled his usual attire: a baseball cap and a black mask—although this outfit might seem strange to some, based on his years of experience, it protected his identity.
After all these years, was it his hat that protected him from being wanted by the police?
In the time it took to come to his senses, Bai Yexiu felt a gaze upon him.
It was Kid. Kid smiled as he met Bai Yexiu's gaze, who had just looked up.
Bai Yexiu subtly raised an eyebrow at him. Kidd seemed to sense something and gave him a smile.
Just then, footsteps echoed from the stairwell; it turned out the police officers had all rushed up. Bai Yexiu looked away and silently took a step back.
He's leaning against the door right now; it's not good for him to block other people's way.
Kid disappeared in a flash, and Byakuya received an email from Kaito.
[You've come to Japan? — Kaito]
As soon as he made eye contact with Kaito, Bai Yexiu realized that the other person had seen through his disguise.
……
Sure enough, after getting rid of the police's questioning, Bai Yexiu received a call from Kaito.
"I saw you hadn't replied to my email, so I called. So, you're in Japan?" Kaito's voice sounded very cheerful.
"Guess what?" Bai Yexiu said mysteriously.
"You were the one who came up with that little boy just now, weren't you? Even though you were disguised, I can still tell." Kaito, true to his name, saw through Bai Yexiu's disguise in one sentence. If Bai Yexiu were in front of him, he would really have to applaud him.
After all, Bai Yexiu had been learning his disguise skills from Vermouth for a long time.
"Hmm, very good. But by the way, why haven't you been wanted yet?" Bai Yexiu asked in return.
"What? You want me to be wanted by the police that badly? I'd like to ask you why you haven't been wanted yet?" Kaito was as sarcastic as ever.
Kaito Kuroba only knew that Byakuya seemed to be working for an organization, but he didn't know anything else, mainly because Byakuya wouldn't tell him. Kaito guessed that he was working for something like a gang... anyway, they weren't exactly doing anything good.
Although he knew his friend might be doing something illegal, Kaito didn't want to interfere, after all, Byakuya Shu's parents... Byakuya was also repaying a debt of gratitude.
"By the way, where did you order that hat? Could you order one for me too? I want a black one." Bai Yexiu remembered the hat. To be honest, he wanted to experience for himself whether wearing this kind of hat would give him a buff that made his face "unreadable, allowed him to blend perfectly into the crowd, and prevented him from being wanted."
Kaito was taken aback when he heard the question; he hadn't expected Byakuya to ask him for the link to the hat.
"...I'll order one for you later."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yexiu happily said goodbye to Kaito and then called Gin.
When Gin heard that Byakuya had called him, just to ask where he bought the hat, he was clearly taken aback.
Did Cointreau take the wrong medicine today?