Chapter 65: Liar
Chapter 65: Liar
On the rooftop of the Shinben building stood a woman pushing a baby stroller.
She stood at the edge, sliding the stroller back and forth as if imitating a cradle.
The life-saving air cushion has been set up below, but it will take some time to wait for the negotiation experts to arrive.
Chika Kikuchi pushed the stroller and walked forward for a distance, causing people downstairs to scream in surprise.
Fortunately, due to the cold weather, there were not many onlookers at this time.
Otherwise, it will only cause her greater stimulation and she might even react more extreme.
"Why is that big sister standing on the roof?"
"And she was standing so close that it looked like she was about to fall. Isn't that right, Ko.Conan?"
As Mitsuhiko spoke, he turned around and looked at the person next to him, only to find that the other person had suddenly disappeared.
"What? Conan went up there? What's wrong with the on-site control? Do you want a child to negotiate with someone who is on the verge of collapse?"
"Well, it seems that only the elevator to the top floor is under control."
Faster, faster.
As Conan continued to climb the stairs, this was the only thought in his mind.
"Mei, little Mei, my favorite Mei"
There was a smile on Kikuchi Chika's face, and the halo of light shone on her outline, as if the radiance of motherhood was emerging.
She sang a song she made up and slid the stroller back and forth, as if comforting a child in a cradle.
"big sister."
Chika Kikuchi stopped singing and turned to look at the person who suddenly appeared behind her.
Is it a child?
Conan smiled innocently and praised: "The song you sang just now was really beautiful."
Chika Kikuchi was very happy, her face full of joy.
"Every time I sing this, Mei kicks me in the stomach."
"But big sister, it's too dangerous here. And the weather is so cold. If your child keeps being exposed to the cold wind, he will definitely get sick, right?"
Kikuchi Chika's expression suddenly turned cold.
"I am the person who knows Mei best because I am her mother."
A clear and elegant cough was heard from the stroller.
Kikuchi Chixia looked back, then looked back at Conan and said, "The reason why Qingya got sick is because she didn't drink colostrum. I had so much milk at the beginning, but I couldn't feed her any of it."
"but."
Kikuchi Chixia smiled again, "I fed her a lot this time, she will definitely not get sick again."
"Then big sister, let's go down together! It's so high up here, I'm a little scared. I think the little sister inside must be scared too, right?"
However, Conan's words did not have any effect at all, but instead made Kikuchi Chika even more vigilant.
"They were too noisy and even accused me of being a kidnapper. Mei was born through much hardship and they don't understand anything."
"If I go down, they will definitely take Mei away from me. I just want to take Mei for a walk, but they are bossing me around."
Conan maintained a faint smile and said, "Big sister, I know you are Mei's biological mother. But it's too dangerous to stand here!"
"Even you, who has never experienced this before, know this. Why don't they know this? Why doesn't my Mei know this either?"
"Mei said today that she missed her mother. I clearly told her that I was her mother. She also said that her name was not Mei, but Qingya, and that she wanted to go find her mother."
Kikuchi Chika became anxious and excited, "But, but I am her mother."
After saying this, she looked downstairs and looked at those people.
They seemed to be discussing something and pointing fingers at themselves.
Maybe he was saying something like, "Look, that kidnapper."
These people don’t understand, they don’t understand anything.
"Ms. Zhixia, I can understand you very well because I know you are Mei's real mother."
"Mei put on the clothes you bought for her and smiled happily. Mei likes you, so she ran towards you so happily at that time, right?"
Qinghai Chuantang protected Conan behind him and signaled him to go down as soon as possible.
"But if Mei likes me, why would she want to leave? Why would she be clamoring for 'mom'? Obviously, I am her mom!"
She seemed to be asking herself, but also seemed to be asking the other person.
"Pregnancy is a very difficult process, but it is a happy experience when you feel life slowly growing in your belly."
"You should understand the moment you feel the fetal movement, because you are a mother. I can understand you because I was a mother too."
Qinghai Chuantang's expression seemed to turn sad in an instant.
Kikuchi Chixia was stunned for a moment.
She thought the other person was just a girl, but unexpectedly, she was also a mother.
"Then, do you really understand me?"
"Do you really love your child? Do you really love Mei?"
Qinghai Chuantang asked back.
Chika Kikuchi didn't know why the other party asked this.
But he still quickly replied: "Of course I love Mei. How could there be someone in this world who loves Mei more than me?"
"You are a mother, and I am a mother too."
Qinghai Chuantang kept giving her psychological hints.
"As a mother, why would you be indifferent when your beloved child coughs?"
"Mei has already drunk colostrum, she will be fine soon. And no one in this world loves Mei more than me."
Chika Kikuchi retorted.
For her, Mei has become an obsession.
"But as a mother, how could I not know that my child suffers from severe allergies?"
"As a mother, you should know this, right? As a mother, would you have the heart to let your child get hurt?"
"So, you just want to take her to see the view from above, right?"
Kikuchi Chixia was stunned for a moment, then nodded after a while.
"Yes, it is."
"Ms. Zhixia, as a mother, you naturally have to take on the responsibilities of a mother. Look at Mei's current appearance and listen to her coughing."
"Is this really what you want?"
"If the situation is serious, it will be life-threatening. Do you have the heart to watch her like this? Do you really want to do this before Mei calls you 'Mom'?"
Kikuchi Chika's heart felt as if it was being pulled at for a moment.
Or rather, it felt like being grabbed hard by someone.
"Will she really open her mouth and call me 'Mom'?"
Kikuchi Chika smiled and shed tears.
They all said she was crazy, but she wasn't.
Chika Kikuchi slowly walked up to Qingya and gently stroked her cheek.
Her Mei was coughing and red spots appeared on her face.
Mei must be feeling very uncomfortable, right? Don't be afraid. It will be fine soon.
Chika Kikuchi held back her tears and pushed the stroller to Qinghai Chuantang.
"Just let me accompany her one last time. Okay?"
He looked at her almost pleadingly.
She had no choice but to agree to the other party's request, even though it was very dangerous. But relatively speaking, it was the one with the lowest risk factor.
Qinghai Chuantang nodded slowly.
What convinced Kikuchi Chika was not herself, but the original maternal love that remained in her heart.
"I really am not suited to being a profiler."
Looking at the police car going away, Qinghai Chuantang evaluated himself like this.
Conan felt that this was a little strange, so he asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"
Qinghai Chuantang laughed softly, then looked up at the sky and exhaled a long breath of hot air.
Clearly visible in the cold air.
"In fact, I was once called a 'liar'. That happened a year ago, at the Silver-haired Killer in New York. That also became the reason why I left there and returned to Japan."
Conan's pupils suddenly contracted.
Of course, he was very familiar with that case.
Qinghai Chuantang lowered his head and looked at him. "If you are interested, maybe we can chat on a bench in a park tonight. After all, this also has something to do with you, of course not the present you."
"The group of kids came to look for you, so I left first."
Qinghai Chuantang put his hands in his pockets and left without saying a word.
She didn't wave goodbye to him or even look back at them.
Maybe it’s because the weather is too cold, or maybe it’s because I don’t want to.
Looking at the other person's receding back, a word suddenly appeared in Conan's heart: desolate.
In winter, night always comes earlier than usual.
This seems to be the reason why the Black Organization is accustomed to appearing in winter, although it is more likely because wearing a windbreaker in the summer can easily be mistaken for a psychopath.
"coming."
As he spoke, Qinghai Chuantang took out a can of hot milk from his bag and handed it to the other party.
With a faint smile on his face, he said, "You are underage and cannot drink alcohol. If you drink hot milk, at least it won't make you so cold."
Although Conan felt that he was already dressed warmly and did not feel the slightest bit of cold, he still chose to take the hot milk handed to him by the other party and said "thank you".
He sat at the other end of the bench, separated from each other by a plastic bag filled with a large number of cans of beer.
And many of them were empty, as if they had been waiting for him for a long time.
Or maybe he has been sitting here since he left.
There were no other pedestrians in the park, only two shadows stretched out long by the light.
Qinghai Chuantang drank beer without saying a word.
Her eyes were a little wet, but she seemed to be holding back something.
"What exactly do you want to tell me?"
Conan looked at her and finally couldn't help asking.
Qinghai Chuantang paused, then turned and looked at him.
"Do you think there needs to be a reason to save people?"
"Of course I don't need a reason to save someone!"
He answered the other party's question almost without hesitation.
After hearing this, Qinghai Chuantang chuckled and continued to ask, "Even if you knew that saving that person would cause greater harm and more innocent people would die, would you still save him?"
Conan was silent for a long time, and he seemed to understand what the other party was saying.
"But when you are in a hurry to save someone, you can't think so much, right?"
The justice and kindness in his heart were deeply engraved in his bones, making him subconsciously choose this.
In fact, what she meant when she said "I am a liar" was that she said Kikuchi was Qingya's real mother.
When Hirose read the diary, he envied Kikuchi from the bottom of his heart...Although Hirose did not give birth to Kiyoya himself, it does not mean that he does not love Kiyoya...
Qingya might indeed call her mother in the future, just to thank her for bringing her into this world...but she would not feel that she was a real mother.
(:D)| ̄|_And Kikuchi’s behavior was not out of love, but just because he was too sad and became paranoid.
(End of this chapter)