She tilted her head, "Why?"

Kudo Shinichi answered very seriously: "The path of detective requires absolute reason and sobriety - just like Sherlock Holmes."

At that time, the young man firmly believed that feelings would only become a hindrance in his pursuit of the ultimate truth.

It was not an unexpected answer, she shrugged, "Okay, then why can't we find someone to pretend?"

"because……"

He was just about to say something righteously, "Emotions should not be based on deception and pretense," when his eyes caught sight of her serious pupils, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat.

"Because?" She was still waiting for his answer curiously.

Kudo Shinichi lost the ability to speak at that moment and could only blurt out what was in his heart, "...I can pretend to be real."

She smiled again, "But you have 'absolute sanity and sobriety', Kudo-kun."

He looked away, not looking at her, and said awkwardly, "I'm talking about... the other person."

He paused and emphasized in a somewhat subtle way, "I can control my emotions, but I cannot control the other person's. Such risks need to be nipped in the cradle - this is absolute reason."

After hearing what he said, she shook her head, stopped talking, and walked forward, passing him by.

Out of nowhere, Kudo Shinichi murmured: "What's more...even people like Sherlock Holmes..."

His voice was so soft that she didn't hear it clearly and turned her head slightly: "Huh? What did you say?"

Kudo Shinichi shook his head, "No, it's nothing. I'm going to the dean's office."

He took a step forward, leaving her passing by him on the sunlight-filled corridor of the college. The overlapping shadows separated again as he left.

——Even people like Sherlock Holmes once had such a special existence in their lives.

Kudo Shinichi's past faded away before Edogawa Conan's eyes. Edogawa Conan raised his head and looked at Furukawa Kumisa in front of him.

"...Nanjun? Conanjun?" Teacher Xiaolin's worried voice finally reached his ears, "Conanjun? Don't you know her?"

Furukawa Kumisa just stood there calmly, looking at Edogawa Conan's sudden daze, without the slightest surprise.

Edogawa Conan came to his senses under Teacher Kobayashi's shout and smiled at her, "Don't worry, Teacher Kobayashi. This is the sister I know. She is here to pick me up."

As he said that, he walked forward and took Furukawa Kumisa's hand, "Let's go, Sister Furukawa?"

Furukawa Kumisa naturally took his hand and smiled at Teacher Xiaolin, "Then I'll take my leave now, Teacher Xiaolin."

Seeing Edogawa Conan acknowledge her, Teacher Kobayashi finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, Miss Furukawa, walk slowly. I'm very sorry for offending you just now, but they are all my children, and I can't help but consider their safety."

Furukawa Kumisa shook his head and smiled, "No, on the contrary, I am very grateful to Mr. Kobayashi for taking care of Conan and the students."

She held Edogawa Conan's hand and walked step by step through the school corridor and towards the playground.

The playground of the elementary school is not as big as that of the middle school. There are only children doing less strenuous extracurricular sports. Furukawa Kumisa looked at the group of lively and lively children and suddenly spoke.

"Conan-kun, you really like playing football, right?"

Edogawa Conan nodded: "Yes."

Furukawa Kumisa smiled, "I know a boy who is also obsessed with football. When we first met, I almost got hit by his football."

Edogawa Conan held her hand tightly. He raised his head and looked at her, "...what happened next?"

She lowered her head, "What happened next?"

Edogawa Conan lowered his eyes, "Later, what happened to him and you...?"

Furukawa Kumisa shook his head, "We have no future."

Edogawa Conan stopped talking.

"Not all encounters between people are bound to have an ending." She spoke softly, with a very gentle tone, "A glimpse, a chance encounter, a passing encounter, or... ending without a problem are the only things in this world.

What happens most often.”

Edogawa Conan gently grabbed her hand, and Furukawa Kumisa followed his force and stopped.

"Then Sister Furukawa...do you still want to see him again?"

Furukawa Kumisa lowered his head and saw Edogawa Conan's calm expression.

She nodded, "I think."

Edogawa Conan let go of her hand and took two steps back, "Then I'll come as soon as I can."

He turned and ran indoors.

Furukawa Kumisa knew what he was going to do, so he quietly waited for him where he was.

After an unknown amount of time, even the noisy children on the playground had left, and she finally heard the sound of hurried footsteps running towards her.

She turned around and saw the familiar boy under the gradually pouring sunset.

He was wearing her familiar dark blue school uniform and a meticulous black tie, running like himself under the sunset.

Just like the first time they met at the school gate that year, he faced the morning light and blocked a flying football for her.

——Sorry, I didn’t hurt you, did I?

She watched the boy run up to her, smiled and waved to her.

"Sorry, didn't you wait long?"
Chapter completed!