People were coming and going in the hospital, and the smell of disinfectant irritated the nasal cavity. The boy who had a high fever in the hospital bed had a needle stuck on the back of his hand, and the drip was inserted into the vein along the tube connected to the hanging bottle. They were in the ward, and Xia Youjie was silent.

Leaning against the wall, outside the door, Amuro Toru was holding a mobile phone belonging to Shirakura Nozomi and was talking to the man on the other end.

Of course Shirakura Nozomi's mobile phone lock screen has a password, but this is not a problem for Toru Amuro.

"...Yes, that's what happened, Mr. Oda, we have sent him to the hospital."

After hanging up the phone, the blond man walked into the ward and said to Xia Youjie: "His guardian is on his way back and needs us to take care of Xiao Wang temporarily. If something happens, you can go back first."

Xia Youjie looked at him quietly for a long time. When Toru Amuro felt that the silence between them was a little uncomfortable, he said, "I won't bother you anymore. I'll stay."

He casually pulled out the folding chair in the room, leaned on the bed and sat down with long legs. He lowered his head and opened his phone to start browsing.

Since this classmate planned to stay and take care of him, Toru Amuro didn't want to urge him back. Someone was taking care of him in the hospital, and Shirakura Nozomi's guardian would arrive after a while, so it seemed that he didn't need to stay all this time.

Stay here.

Putting Bai Cangwang's cell phone on the bedside table, he said, "The nurse will be here soon. If you need anything, just ring the call bell."

"knew."

When leaving the hospital, the heavy snow falling outside had become sparse. Holding an umbrella, Toru Amuro stepped into the snow.

This was just a sudden act of kindness on his part, to treat a boy he didn't know very well. By doing this, he could be considered worthy of his own conscience.

Closing the door of a ward alone blocks the prying eyes of others who may appear outside the corridor at any time.

Xia Youjie sat beside Bai Cangwang's hospital bed. Five minutes after Amuro Toru left, he stood up and checked at the window that the dark-skinned and blond man downstairs had gone away before returning to the bedside.

He casually placed his schoolbag on the ground. The half-empty bag did not contain anything else. He did not intend to give anything to his classmates today as Toru Amuro thought. He wore a uniform and brought his schoolbag with him. It was purely

It's because I have to go back to school with Bai Cangwang to do something today.

After all, Nozomi Shirakura is the student council president.

The two of them didn't usually communicate much, but he still knew that Bai Cangwang was weak and prone to illness. But even he didn't expect that the person who made a special appointment the day before would collapse on the same day.

"You really know how to pick the best time to get sick."

While no one was around, he turned on the camera function of his mobile phone, took a lot of photos of the people on the hospital bed, and sent them to their teacher.

Xia Youjie: This is Bai Cang.

Teacher: ...I understand.

He asked for leave from the teacher and put away his mobile phone. He stood beside the hospital bed for a while. Except for the two of them and the hospital's infrastructure, there was nothing here. The ward was already pure white and clean...but it shouldn't be.

So clean.

Xia Youjie thought about it quietly. From the day yesterday to now, the entire Mihua Town was so clean that he was a little uncomfortable with it. He didn't go out much yesterday and didn't have any special feelings. Today he arrived at the hospital all the way from Bai Cangwang's house and entered the hospital.

It was only when he was in the hospital, where the emotions of separation and separation were intense, that this special feeling made him realize something was wrong.

From a young age to now, Xia Youjie has been able to see some unusual existences. Ever since he discovered when he was a child that no one else could see those weird-looking things, he kept them all in his heart, treating them as a secret, and got used to them.

appear in life, and even master some methods to control and eliminate these existences.

While secretly driving away these weird existences, he gradually developed some secret pride - this was the threat that only he could detect. When these ordinary people's lives were hanging by a thread, he would take action to protect these ordinary people.

Therefore, things that you can usually see are suddenly invisible, which is very alarming anyway.

This vigilance reached its peak when he met Toru Amuro. Although the young man was friendly, he had a keen feeling that this young man seemed to be hiding many secrets. Therefore, knowing clearly where Shiracura Nozomi's home was, he

But he briefly communicated with Toru Amuro on the pretext of finding a way. Unexpectedly, Toru Amuro whom he met on the road also knew Shiracura Nozomi, which he had never heard from Shiracura Nozomi.

In short, during the communication, I found out that this person had a friendly attitude and should have nothing to do with my life and would not affect my life, so I turned my attention away and drove the person away at the same time.

The hospital is a high-risk place. After seeing the strange things, Xia Youjie had no expression on his face, but he was always on guard in his heart. He didn't know whether he couldn't see them or if they had disappeared. In short, Xia Youjie didn't want to

When he didn't know it, Bai Cangwang, who was inexplicably sick and admitted to the hospital, lost his life in an accident - not only because of the inexplicable sense of mission in his heart to protect others, but also because the two were acquaintances who had met today.

Something happened in the blink of an eye, which challenged his ability too much.

The snow is getting lighter and lighter, and gradually stopped. The temperature in December is getting lower and lower. Every rain and snow can completely drive away the warmth brought by the sun, as if this land has never existed.

warmth.

Picking up the remote control, Xia Youjie turned up the air conditioner a little. He moistened the cotton swab with water and gently pressed it on his slightly chapped lips that had been dehydrated for a long time. Looking at the lips that were visibly moistened, he felt inexplicably

I felt a sense of accomplishment.

The air conditioner was turned on in the room to maintain the room temperature. The warm temperature brought comfort and peace of mind. The person on the hospital bed was breathing slowly. I thought there should be no pain in the dream. Time passed by bit by bit, and Xia Youjie sat on the chair.

, the notebook in my hand also turned through many pages.

Nothing special happened except that the nurse came in to change the medicine bottles.

It was in such silence that Bai Cangwang woke up. He opened his eyes. His consciousness was not very clear due to his groggy head, but he felt that this was not his home, and there was another person beside him. He noticed his movements.

, the person sitting by the bed put down the notebook in his hand, turned his head and looked at him quietly, observing his state.

The familiar white ceiling and the smell of disinfectant entered the senses together, allowing Bai Cangwang to understand where this place was.

He just wanted to open his mouth, but before he could make a sound from his extremely dry throat, Xia Youjie put a glass of warm water to his lips and said, "Drink water first."

The warm water soothed his throat very well, making Bai Cangwang feel much better and his head clearer. He looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

"Thank you, Xia You." He held a warm glass of water in his hand and smiled at Xia Youjie, "You are such a good person."

Perhaps because of his frailty, his voice had a soft nasal sound, which looked as soft and harmless as his face, which was still slightly crimson.

Xia Youjie shrugged: "I just happened to see it. What about you? Are you lying by the window in the winter because you are too healthy recently?"

"This is an accident..."

After explaining that he just wanted to close the window, Bai Cangwang didn't say much about what happened last night. He just said: "I played games all night, and I wanted to catch up on some sleep right away, but I forgot to close the window... I woke up in the morning

It's not very comfortable. If it weren't for you, I might have died at the window."

"The student council president is taking the lead in being addicted to games. He should really let those teachers know." Xia Youjie reminded him, "Don't forget, there are exams in January and we will graduate in March."

"I remember."

After the high school entrance examination, they will go to high school. Neither Bai Cangwang nor Xia Youjie have any difficulties in studying. They have always ranked among the top two in the school. As classmates, Xia Youjie’s reminder is also important.

Until then.

Bai Cangwang listened to his words, and after responding, he thought of something and suddenly laughed in a low voice.

"Speaking of which... this is the first time I get to know you in person. I didn't expect to get to know another friend before graduation. I'm very happy."

Xia Youjie was stunned.

"Is this a friend?"

This was indeed the first time that he and Bai Cangwang were in the same room outside of school, chatting aimlessly like this. No matter how special he was, he was just an ordinary and peaceful person in school.

Students who study hard like ordinary people follow the rules of society, continue to learn and move forward according to a fixed path.

Therefore, there is no such distance between him and other people in the school for private communication.

With the warm water glass in his hand, Bai Cangwang slowly drank the water. He put down the water glass slowly and said in a calm tone: "Of course, Xiayou, you are obviously so popular in school, why are you still hesitating?"

How can I make friends?"

Speaking of being popular, Noboru Shiracura is the student council president who is popular among everyone. Countless people are always thinking about him at all times.

Xia Youjie doesn't hate being praised.

What's more, it comes from such an outstanding and capable peer.

He said: "Then... I will give you my exact words. I am also very happy to be able to meet a friend before graduation."

When he looked at others seriously, the purple color in his fine eyes was extremely peaceful, just like the slight curve of the corners of his lips that he inadvertently raised. It was not obvious, but it revealed his seriousness.

"In that case, get better soon." Xia Youjie said, picking up Bai Cangwang's mobile phone that was placed on the bedside table and motioning for him to unlock the screen, "Here, let's exchange contact information."

A lot of missed calls popped up on the screen that had just been unlocked. They were all numbers marked [Conan]. Bai Cangwang entered Xia Youjie's contact information first, then said hello to Xia Youjie and called Edogawa back.

Conan's phone number.

As soon as the call was connected, the anxious voice of the child came out.
Chapter completed!