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Suddenly, Hoshino Bai Ze found that the calico cat that was leading the way in front of him had disappeared. He turned his head and saw the kitten behind him. His shadow followed him as he took a step forward, and the kitten would jump on his shadow, repeating this process over and over again.
"Ryoko, what game are you playing?"
"Well……"
The tabby cat looked up at him, its tail wagging uncontrollably, and said urgingly:
"I'm playing the shadow-stepping game. Hurry up, the shadows won't move."
"..."
Hoshino Bai Ze shook his head and continued walking forward.
few minutes.
They finally arrived downstairs where they lived.
However, there was a police car parked here, and an acquaintance also walked down the stairs next to it.
"Officer Sato, why are you here?" Hoshino Bai Ze looked at the policeman who came in front of him and asked curiously.
Sato Masayoshi asked in surprise: "Hoshino-san, you weren't home this morning?"
"Yes."
Hoshino Bai Ze didn't know why the other party was here, but he still talked about his journey:
"Yesterday morning, I went out with my classmates to participate in the [Tenkaichi Night Festival] in Okeyama City, Saitama Prefecture, and I just came back now."
"I see."
"Officer Sato, has something happened?"
"Is this..."
Sato Masayoshi looked around and made sure that there was no one around, then he said in a low voice:
"Two hours ago, there was a gunfight at the intersection of 2-chome 3rd Street. The criminals disappeared nearby, so I came here to investigate. And now, I came to you. I was just curious about why you were not at home. High school is great. You can have fun during the summer vacation."
"..."
Hoshino Bai Ze was silent. He glanced at the police car next to him and found that there were no other policemen. He looked at Sato Masayoshi again and couldn't help but say:
"Officer Sato, you said it was an armed criminal. Don't you think it's too dangerous for you to investigate by yourself?"
He always felt that some behaviors in this world were always incompatible with his cognition.
For example, now, in such a dangerous matter, a policeman was randomly sent out to investigate. If you don’t know, you might think that he offended his superior and was sent here to die last time.
"Haha~"
Sato Masayoshi smiled awkwardly. "Actually, the fact that the criminals disappeared around here is just my own inference. I have no substantial evidence. My colleagues are all investigating in other areas, so I came here alone."
"..."
The corner of Hoshino Bai Ze's mouth twitched. He could only say that this was worthy of being Conan's world. This was very scientific, even though Conan hadn't been born yet.
"Don't look like that. You should try more in life. Maybe you will succeed. Right?"
Sato Masayoshi patted Hoshino Bai Ze's shoulder in fear, then his carefree expression disappeared, and he said helplessly:
"It seems that I made a wrong judgment this time, so I'll leave first."
Then, he got into the police car next to him, waved to Hoshino Bai Ze, drove away, and disappeared on the street outside in a moment.
"Let's go upstairs."
He said to Ryoko.
Hoshino Bai Ze took out the key to the front door, went upstairs and came to the door of his house.
There was a "click".
As the door opened, the tabby cat ran in first, and Hoshino Bai Ze habitually took a look at the entrance and did not find the lady's shoes.
"Huh? What is this?"
He found something wrong. There was a drop of black substance on the floor of the entrance hall.
He squatted down and touched it with his hand. He felt that it was wet. He subconsciously put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it. His expression changed:
"Blood? Whose blood? Ryoko's? Impossible, could it be..."
He quickly closed the door and strode in. When he arrived in the living room, he found that the floor was covered with drops of blood, forming two paths.
One leads to Vermouth's room, and the other leads to the bathroom.
"That woman is back." Ryoko's voice came from the bathroom.
Upon hearing this, Hoshino Bai Ze strode in.
As soon as I came in, I saw an angelic figure in the bathtub. It was Vermouth who had disappeared for a long time.
At this moment, her face was pale, her clothes and pants were covered in blood, and she was holding a pistol in her hand, but her beautiful dark green eyes were still as bright as ever, staring at him intently.
The atmosphere froze.
Neither side spoke.
for a long time.
Vermouth put on a teasing smile as always and said softly:
"Hey, boy, long time no see. I didn't expect that you haven't become thin after such a long time. It seems that you have been living quite well during the time I was away."
"Is this the time to talk about this?" Hoshino Bai Ze retorted to her.
"That's right." Vermouth slowly raised the pistol, pointed it straight at him, and said coldly: "Boy, our game of playing house is over. My current state has already explained everything. Now, it's your turn to choose, boy."
Looking at the pitch-black muzzle of the gun.
Hoshino Bai Ze forced himself to calm down and analyzed the situation in front of him:
"Don't you dare kill me."
"Why shouldn't I dare?"
"You are in such a state that you can't run anymore. It looks like you are about to lose too much blood. There are a lot of neighbors around. If the gunshots get out, you will be surrounded by the police."
"Go on." A smile appeared again on Vermouth's originally cold face.
"It's nothing. If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it months ago. You didn't have to wait until now. It's also because of you that I'm not living on the streets. So, from the bottom of my heart, I'm very grateful to you."
"Tsk tsk, you clever little thing. But, since you discovered my secret and I'm in such a critical situation now, what if I don't kill you and you betray me?"
"Then there's nothing we can do. You can only take a gamble." Xingye Bai Ze shrugged and said calmly, "Either you choose to believe me, or we will die together."
atmosphere.
Silence again.
The two of them looked straight into each other's eyes, and seemed very honest with each other.
As for what he thinks in his heart, no one knows.
"Cough cough~"
Vermouth finally put down the pistol, stared at Hoshino Bai Ze, and said calmly:
"Boy, don't let me down. This is the first time in all these years that I choose to trust someone. If you lie to me..."
She did not choose to continue speaking, but stopped at the point where she wanted to go. Otherwise, if she finished speaking, it would seem that she had reached the end of her rope and her momentum would be weakened.
"What should I do?" Hoshino Bai Ze came to the edge of the bathtub and looked at the woman lying inside.
"Behind the mirror, bring the medical bag."
"Behind the mirror?"
Hoshino Bai Ze glanced at the mirror on the wall next to him and pulled it forward tentatively.
Suddenly.
A space appeared behind the mirror, which was just big enough to hold a large medical bag.
This was the first time that Hoshino Bai Ze knew there was such a small space in the bathroom after living there for several months.
Take it out and open it.
There are quite a lot of things.
Scalpels, syringes, lots of medicines and a bunch of small odds and ends.
"Come, give me an injection of anesthesia first."
"Which one is the anesthetic?"
"The small bottle."
"Oh~" Hoshino Bai Ze was in a panic for a while, and finally put the anesthetic into the syringe, but when he looked at the woman in the bathtub, he was a little confused: "Well, I haven't learned how to inject."
"Don't guess, I know everything. Don't worry, I will teach you."
Vermouth raised her hand with difficulty and began to gesture with her hand.
The first thing was to tell Hoshino Shirazawa the location of the vein, how deep the needle should be inserted, and at what angle.
Anyway.
Teach step by step, and say everything that needs to be said.
finally.
Hoshino Bai Ze inserted the needle and barely succeeded.
Soon, the anesthetic took effect and Vermouth could not move.
But what surprised Xingye Baize was that Vermouth's beautiful eyes were still open, with no intention of closing them at all:
"Ms. Chris, what's going on? Why aren't you asleep yet? Did my injection fail?"
"I am special. Although the anesthetic can work on me, it can't make me unconscious. Okay, help me take out the bullet."
"Which parts?"
"There are bullets on my left shoulder and right thigh. There should be only scratches on my lower abdomen. You just need to bandage them for me. Also, cut open my clothes with a scalpel and disinfect them afterwards. After taking out the bullets, pour the powder in the red bottle on the wound."
"Then you direct, I'll start."
Hoshino Bai Ze took out the scalpel and started cutting off her clothes.
time flies.
Twenty minutes later.
With Hoshino Bai Ze's rough knife skills, the two bullets were successfully taken out, but the blood from the wound could not stop oozing out.
However, as a bottle of special powder was poured down, the blood that was gushing out stopped in less than ten seconds.
"call……"
Hoshino Bai Ze took a long breath, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked at the bloody scene, and shook his head helplessly.
Vermouth's face turned paler and paler, and she said in a tired voice:
"Clean me up and get me to my room."
………………
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Four p.m.
By the time Hoshino Bai Ze cleaned up the bloodstains in the house, it was already this time.
He had no idea what to do with the blood-stained clothes that were torn into pieces on the ground. He didn't dare burn them in the kitchen for fear that the smoke would spread out and arouse suspicion. In the end, he could only put them in a pocket and temporarily put them in the bathroom.
After walking around the room and making sure everything was fine, he walked into Vermouth's bedroom.
As soon as I came in, I heard her slight moaning and cold sweat on her forehead.
"What's wrong with you?" Hoshino Bai Ze asked worriedly.
"It hurts~" Vermouth whispered.
"The anesthetic wore off so quickly?"
"Like I said, I'm special. Even the anesthetic can't make me fall asleep, so the effect is naturally reduced by half. The effect of the drug is about to wear off, and the wound is starting to hurt."