Chapter 148 The Seven-Day Agreement—A Declaration to the World!

Time cannot be stopped. In the splendor of leaves being blown away by the wind, three days passed like quicksand between fingers, passing in a flash.

The ancient clock on the wall struck eight.

Su Beixun wiped the water off his face, covered up the dark circles under his eyes with concealer, then used temporary hair dye to cover the graying roots of his hair, and finally put on a loose coat to hide the loose skin on his body.

“Are you wearing makeup?”

Jiang Shouhuang stood behind him for a long time: "It's very strange, this is the first time I see a boy wearing makeup."

"Really?" Su Beixun drew his eyeliner: "Before attending the banquet, you have never done this kind of thing?"

“…Only my mother can do that.”

The little fat boy still felt a little sad when he mentioned the past, but he had learned not to show his true feelings.

"For me, the most I do is wash my face and put on a tight suit... For some less formal occasions, I can wear casual clothes."

Su Beixun looked at the calm face of the little fat boy through the reflection of the mirror, and the makeup brush in his hand turned a circle on his fingertips.

"Then just think of it as my vanity."

He continued his movements without caring: "After all, this is my last performance."

"show?"

Jiang Shouhuang was puzzled, but Su Beixun did not explain for him.

So the little fat man changed the subject and asked what he was most concerned about: "What about my disguise skill?"

He didn't care what Su Beixun was going to do. If it wasn't the time for study, he wouldn't be standing there stupidly watching a man put on makeup.

Without even turning his head, Su Beixun took out a booklet from his trouser pocket and threw it back, landing accurately in Jiang Shouhuang's hands.

"The key points are all here. As for the rest, you can spend time to polish it yourself."

He fixed his hairstyle and said impatiently, "Looking at how stupid you have been these past three days, it's easier to teach a pig than to teach you. I've had enough!"

The little fat boy ignored his scolding and clenched the book in his hand. He knew how precious and important this thing was.

Having achieved his goal, Jiang Shouhuang no longer wanted to stay in the same place with him, so he stood on tiptoe, turned the door, and disappeared outside the bathroom.

After he left, Su Beixun turned his gaze back to his own face in the mirror, his eyes narrowed slightly, and quickly returned to normal.

……

"It's done."

Su Beixun casually threw the makeup brush back onto the dressing table, adjusted her turned-up collar, and without changing her makeup, walked down the stairs leisurely with her original appearance.

"Eh? Sir, when did you come in?" The maid who was working on the first floor was surprised to see a stranger.

Su Beixun smiled at her, pushed her aside, and opened the door.

"Wait... wait a minute!" The maid who was left behind was full of surprise.

After perfunctorily dealing with the doorman and security guard, just as he was about to step out of Jiang Shou's villa, Su Beixun slowly turned around and looked back, as if with telepathy.

Behind the window of the room, Jiang Shouhuang saw him give him the most gentle smile ever, opened his mouth, said three words, and then turned and left resolutely.

The fat boy's fingers pressing on the glass subconsciously curled down, leaving five inconspicuous marks on the window.

"Goodbye...?"

##
Maori Detective Agency.

The family of three who were on a business trip finally came back.

Kogoro Mori slumped down in his usual chair, opened a bottle of cold beer and gulped it down.

"Really, Dad! Don't be like this when you get home!" Xiaolan put her backpack on the table, put her hands on her hips and scolded him with a headache.

"Ahaha, what does that matter?" Maori Kogoro stuck out his tongue. "I was exhausted during those four days in Osaka. I must drink to my heart's content today!"

Conan rolled his eyes when he heard that and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

[He obviously played no role in the investigation, but he acted as if he was very busy. ]

He sighed and began to pack his backpack to take home. So many things happened during this trip to Osaka, and none of them made him happy.

"I can't stand you anymore! Conan and I are going to go out for a while, you can take care of lunch by yourselves!"

Xiaolan became more and more angry as she looked at Kogoro Mouri's limp appearance. She took Conan's hand and turned to leave.

Maori Kogoro's drunken face instantly sobered up, and he quickly stood up and asked: "Wait a minute, Ran! Where are you going? Tokyo is not safe now!"

In fact, he had been scared since he heard what happened in Osaka Castle, but he habitually hid his emotions under his carefree appearance, giving people the impression that he was heartless.

Xiaolan turned her head, and the anger on her face was gone. Instead, she looked lost and sad.

"When we came back, we agreed to go to Yuantai's house with other children... At least, we had to apologize to his family."

"I'll go with you!"

"No need, the doctor said he would drive us."

“…Then wear a mask before going out!”

Kogoro Mouri watched the two men leave with concern, and fell back into his chair.

"Well, forget it. Nothing should happen with so many people..."

He consoled himself and decided to divert his attention: "I'd better watch some TV... I remember Miss Yoko seems to have a morning show."

I pressed the remote control, and the black TV screen lit up instantly. But it was not colored, but flickering gray.

"Strange, is it broken..."

Maori muttered and patted the top of the TV again and again, but after changing several channels, it still remained the same.

The beer can in his hand was crushed with a snap, but Maori managed not to throw it at the TV.

He was lying on the chair, turning around in boredom, when suddenly his eyes lit up and he pounded his palm: "Oh, right! On the way back, I seemed to see a small steel ball shop that was still open!"

Mao Li put on his coat that was thrown on the back of the chair excitedly and just as he was about to turn off the TV...

But suddenly! The blurry screen became clear after a burst of electrical noise!

Maori looked up subconsciously.

Then, I was completely stunned!
On TV, a head wearing a black top hat took up most of the screen, as if the entire camera was facing the face.

"Ah, sorry sorry."

He seemed to sense something was wrong and took a few steps back, an apologetic smile on his young face: "I hope my unprofessional opening will not affect everyone's mood for watching the show."

Maori Kogoro opened his mouth wide, looking at the familiar face on the screen, and the striking scarlet pupils, and murmured in disbelief: "...Su...Su Beixun?"

##
In an empty warehouse.

Su Beixun greeted the camera with a smile.

"I'm sorry that I have occupied all the signals during this time slot due to personal reasons... If your favorite program happens to be covered, please contact the TV station afterwards to re-broadcast it. Thank you."

He clapped his hands: "Okay, let's get back to the topic."

Su Beixun took off his hat, placed it on his abdomen and bowed slightly towards the camera.

"My surname is Su Bei, my given name is Xun, and I am 16 years old this year."

“He’s the one who’s going to change the world!”

##
"Brother, watch TV!"

Vodka rushed over and said breathlessly: "That brat...that brat..."

He suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his sentence because he saw that Gin was sitting in front of a TV.

Gin lit a cigarette and looked grimly, "Noah's Ark is finally in his hands."

He had had this premonition ever since the undercover agent from the Osaka police reported that someone had taken a silver-white suitcase from the Fujimori family.

"Uh, brother...you're not angry?"

What's the use of being angry?

Gin glanced at his stupid little brother, held the cigarette butt between his fingers, and said hoarsely: "What's the news about the hackers in the organization?"

"……Um……"

Vodka carefully organized his words and looked at his eldest brother's face. "They said that after Noah's Ark reappeared three days ago, its intelligence and computing power were significantly improved. They were powerless to do anything."

"waste!"

Gin's cold drink was always so murderous. Vodka shrank his neck, said nothing, and tried to reduce his presence. But in fact, his elder brother had not paid attention to him for a long time.

In the hazy smoke, Gin stared at the screen in front of him.

"I want Noah's Ark so much..."

"Then let me see what you want to do."

##
"Everyone in front of the screen, is anyone laughing?"

"Will someone point at me and ask which channel broadcasts this, a comedy show similar to a talk show?"

"Ha ha!"

As Su Beixun spoke, he also laughed along.

But his eyes were as calm as ever, without the slightest hint of a smile. He stared at the camera seriously, just like he was looking at the millions of people in front of the screen.

"Everyone, forget these ridiculous speculations and please listen carefully to my questions."

He paused, spreading his fingers and pointing around.

“What kind of world are we living in now?”

"Freedom, equality? Or oppression, exploitation?"

He chuckled and answered to himself.

"With civilization now elevated to this level, it seems that no country in the world can truly live up to people's ideals."

He tilted his head and looked as if through the wooden board above his head, into the deeper distance.

"In Japan, the ugly hereditary system has always blocked everyone's path to advancement. The son of a politician will become a politician, the son of a bank president will become a bank president, and the son of a greedy doctor will become a greedy doctor... All of this is like a microcosm of the solidified old era, and there is no hope of ever getting rid of it."

"In India, the absurd caste system is still deeply rooted even today. A person's fate is completely determined on the day they are born. Noble and humble are not divided by talent, but only by birth."

"In the United States, guns are rampant and drugs are rampant. Under the huge power of capital, human life seems cheaper than weeds. They always like to flaunt justice, but racial discrimination and gender differences have never disappeared!"

"..."

"All these things! One by one!"

"Depression and backwardness... It's like the shadow of the old society that keeps recurring!"

He spoke calmly, but the madness in his eyes was jumping violently, from a spark, to a raging flame.

then!

He roared with laughter!

"Everyone! Open your eyes and look at our world!"

"Look at the hopeless stagnant water in this ditch, look at the injustice of the laws! Look at the order created by the upper class that only benefits them!"

“All of these are practitioners of exploitation, and they are chains and shackles forced upon us!”

"I have been convincing myself to accept this world with a clear conscience..."

"Everyone!"

His face flushed and his voice was harsh.

"Is numbness all you have left?!!!"

##
In Dr. Agasa's residence.

Mitsuhiko and Ayumi stared in amazement at the figure speaking impassionedly on TV.

"Doctor... who is he anyway... is our world really that bad?"

Mitsuhiko looked confused.

Dr. Agasa waved his hands repeatedly: "How could that be? Don't listen to his nonsense, our world is still very beautiful! Don't you always meet some kind people on weekdays?"

As he spoke he quickly picked up the remote control, but after changing several channels he was still on the same channel. He pressed the off button but the TV didn't respond at all.

Helplessly, he could only stand up and try to unplug the TV completely.

"Forget it, Doctor."

Huiyuan stopped him: "Even if you don't listen now, they will always find out through other channels after they go back...Instead of letting them think about it alone, it's better to talk about it here."

"But..." Dr. Agasa was obviously hesitant.

But Huiyuan had already turned his eyes away and returned his gaze to the TV: "Besides, what he said is not completely unreasonable."

Strictly speaking, this seemed to be the first time she really saw Su Beixun's appearance. What she knew before was mostly from the descriptions of Gin and Conan.

"What a dangerous person." Haibara narrowed her eyes and wholeheartedly agreed with Gin and Conan's fear.

But Dr. Agasa just felt tired: "Ai...how come even you..."

##
On the deserted streets, the sound of televisions in shopping malls is so loud.

There were so many shops along the way that it seemed as if these passionate words were echoing everywhere.

Conan stopped and looked unhappy: "Noah's Ark... I still underestimated its ability!"

Xiaolan was a little uneasy: "Is it really okay, Shinichi? If Su Bei keeps talking like this, I'm afraid..."

"Ah~, don't worry about it now."

Conan took a deep breath: "There may be chaos, but it will never get out of hand! After all, the law and order can be maintained by the power held by the state organs... A few words alone will not cause them to collapse!"

But having said that, Conan was not in a relaxed mood at all.

This kind of thing...did the other party really not notice it?
Conan didn't want to pin his hopes on such an illusory possibility. He carefully observed the scenes on TV, trying to find out Su Beixun's current location.

But this abandoned warehouse without windows really has no conspicuous features at all!

##
Osaka.

With a solemn expression, Hattori stood up from the low table with a bang and put on his hat with a serious expression.

Kazuha next to him was startled: "What are you doing? Heiji!"

“I’m going to Tokyo!”

##
Right now, right now!
Right here on this whole earth!

Countless people were watching TV with complicated expressions.

……

Suzuki Sonoko takes care of her father.

Shiro Suzuki lying on the hospital bed.

The old principal of Tianshan Primary School has trembling hands.

Megure Juzo is alone and doesn't know where he is.

Toru Amuro sitting in the public security office.

The Kudo couple are actively recovering in the United States.

Kuroba Kaito preparing for his next performance.

A magical girl who lives in a castle and holds a crystal ball.

……

Everyone was staring at the childish boy waving his arms on the screen.

##
Su Beixun's smile became more and more wanton, and his red pupils became brighter and brighter.

"Those who take the lead will never be understood!"

"A goal that is too big sounds like a lie!"

"But! Everyone!"

“Please look at me!”

"Please trust me!"

"In seven days, I will change everyone's fate!"

"I will make this world completely different from now on!"

(End of this chapter)