Conan World: Break Free from Fate and Run to You

Chapter 269 My Invitation

Just this one word?

Conan felt strange.

Generally speaking, Kaito Kidd's invitations are very distinctive, with romantic descriptions or paintings, or a few lines of poetry, with puzzles hidden in them. Only by solving them can you find his whereabouts.

But if it's just one word, it's a bit too strange.

"It's really not in line with Kaito Kid's usual style of doing things." Kudo Yusaku smiled and took a sip of tea: "Doctor, the tea this time is great."

"Oh, this." Dr. Agasa looked at his teacup: "This is the tea that Baizhi brought."

"...Baizhi?" Kudo Yusaku was stunned for a moment, raised his eyebrows as if he heard an unfamiliar name, and muttered softly.

"Shinichi, do you have any idea about this notice letter?" asked Dr. Agasa.

"This..." Conan took the blank invitation letter and looked at it carefully. He always felt that it couldn't be as simple as just one word.

However, there is indeed only one word on it. The word is not big and is located in the lower right corner of the paper. The blank space occupies a large area, and it seems like there is something else going on no matter how you look at it.

"This is the original notice I got from the police station." Kudo Yusaku said with a smile: "I will be the consultant this time."

"Eh? Really?" Conan was stunned: "Why?"

"I heard that the organizer of this exhibition is Suzuki Jirokichi. I heard that they spent a lot of effort to transport the sun gem from Paris..." Dr. Agasa twitched his mouth: "And then Kaito Kid grabbed the headlines."

Conan: "..."

"So, it was that uncle who took the initiative to challenge Kaito Kid?" Conan was speechless.

"Ah, that's it..." Dr. Agasa was a little embarrassed: "So, actually, I invited Yusaku to write a novel to record my victory..."

Conan: "..."

Whose victory is being recorded?

Isn't it a bad idea for this uncle to open the champagne at halftime? Not to mention halftime, the party hasn't even started yet, but the champagne is already being shaken?

"And I heard that Suzuki Jirokichi found this gem from somewhere and it seemed like he took a lot of effort to find it," said Dr. Agasa.

"Huh? Is the origin still unknown..." Conan was helpless and turned his attention back to the invitation letter.

Originally, Conan thought that this invitation letter was just a replica, and even if there was any information on it, it would probably be impossible to restore it. Unexpectedly, Kudo Yusaku directly brought the original version.

This is easy to handle.

There was no trace of engraving on it. Suddenly, Conan jumped off the sofa, ran to the kitchen under Kudo Yusaku's approving gaze, and put the invitation directly into the refrigerator.

Under Dr. Agasa's puzzled gaze, a few minutes later, he saw other words gradually appearing on the invitation letter.

"This, is this an erasable pen?" Dr. Agasa was surprised.

"Well, I see some uneven marks on it. There should have been words on it originally, and they disappeared. It's probably because of the erasable marker." Conan looked at the invitation carefully: "I just saw on the news that Kaito Kidd left the invitation letter during the day. I guess it's because of the temperature."

[4894] [1236]

[9795] [1645]

[7743] [1612]

【8376】

There is a column of numbers missing on the right, and I don’t know what it is. But it seems to be a four-digit number, which should be the clue. There is also a sentence below.

[The tilted cross points to the threshold to wealth. ]

"How is it? Do you have any ideas?" asked Kudo Yusaku.

"That's a little idea, but it still seems strange to me." Conan frowned as he looked at the invitation letter: "This bucket in the lower right corner... seems to have nothing to do with the puzzle at all."

"Maybe we can change our thinking." Kudo Yusaku smiled easily: "In fact, just focus on the puzzle, because..."

“Because that’s an invitation to me.”

A familiar and gentle female voice suddenly sounded from behind.

The voice sounded very different from the previous ones, weak and slightly hoarse, but Conan still recognized the owner of the voice at the first sight.

Conan looked back and found Bai Zhi standing behind him. However, Bai Zhi's condition was obviously not right. She was holding onto the wall and looked shaky. Her condition was extremely bad.

And with the arrival of Angelica dahurica, a cool breeze can still be felt.

"Azhi!" Conan ran over quickly: "When did you wake up?"

"Just now." Bai Zhi glanced at him calmly, and Kenan raised his eyes and set his gaze on the man not far away: "Long time no see, Mr. Kudo, I hope you haven't forgotten the deal between us."

"Transaction...wait, you guys?" Conan was stunned. He turned around to look at Kudo Yusaku and then at Bai Zhi, feeling surprised and confused.

"Of course, but this time I didn't show up on my own initiative." After a brief silence, Kudo Yusaku smiled gently, but this time, his smile lacked his usual calmness.

Obviously, Kudo Yusaku didn't expect Bai Zhi to appear here.

"But you still violated the rules, didn't you?" Bai Zhi sat down against the wall, her eyes full of indifference: "I remember the price was agreed upon from the beginning."

Kudo Yusaku fell silent.

Conan looked at Kudo Yusaku. This was the first time he saw uneasiness and stiffness on his father's face. Kudo Yusaku frowned slightly, as if he had encountered some difficult problem and couldn't think of the answer no matter how hard he thought.

Although Conan has always been unwilling to accept that his abilities are weaker than Kudo Yusaku's, he actually understands the gap between himself and his father from the bottom of his heart, and has always regarded Kudo Yusaku as his goal.

Conan was a little confused when he suddenly saw his father hesitating.

"But I always think that rules are flexible. After all, people are alive, and rules depend on people." After a brief thought, Kudo Yusaku quickly raised his head again: "Maybe we can make another deal based on this."

"Really?" Bai Zhi did not refute. Under Conan's shocked gaze, she slowly stood up with the help of the wall: "Well, let's see if we have such a tacit understanding this time."

"Wait, wait, what on earth is going on?!" Conan still hadn't figured out what was going on. He looked around, feeling bewildered.

"Shinichi, wait outside." Although Kudo Yusaku was smiling, his expression was obviously serious. He just left a few words and followed Bai Zhi into the nearest room.

The room was very quiet. Bai Zhi closed the door and sat down against it.

Her body has not recovered at all now, she just barely woke up early. Now she feels a little exhausted just after coming down from upstairs.

"I thought you would always be calm and composed, but I didn't expect you would be so embarrassed." Kudo Yusaku leaned against the wall: "It seems that Shinichi has caused you a lot of trouble."

"All the efforts will be secretly marked with a price. He is your son." Bai Zhi leaned against the door and slowly raised her head: "You still remember the contract we once made, right?"

Kudo Yusaku: "..."

"Of course." After a brief silence, Kudo Yusaku sighed softly.

"Help me escape the fate of being controlled by the plot and become an independent person."