Ran woke up slowly, opened her eyes to a blue sky with white clouds drifting. She found herself lying on a slope, a blanket underneath her, and a jacket covering her.
"Awake?"
Looking towards the voice, Heiji was sitting quietly by the side.
Her face flushed slightly, and she sat up hurriedly.
"Heiji, were you sitting by the side the whole time?" Ran was somewhat embarrassed.
Heiji smiled faintly:
"Didn't sleep all night, sleep a bit longer?"
Ran shook her head slightly, drew her legs in, and wrapped her arms around them. A flicker of complexity rose in her eyes.
"Heiji, has Shinichi contacted you recently?"
Heiji froze, then shook his head: "No."
Ran buried her head in her arms, looking at the murmuring river water in front, a trace of dejection rising in her eyes.
"You didn't go home yesterday, why didn't you call back?"
Ran blushed:
"I threw my phone away."
"Threw it in there?"
Heiji pointed to the river at the bottom of the slope.
Ran nodded awkwardly.
Heiji was speechless:
"Do you know, Uncle Mouri and Lawyer Kisaki were worried sick. Call them."
Immediately, he handed his phone to Ran.
Ran shook her head, her eyes gazing at Heiji:
"Heiji, can you do me a favor?"
Heiji looked at Ran strangely:
"You don't plan to tell them, do you?"
"Heiji, please."
Ran suddenly winked playfully at Heiji, her eyes rippling with autumn waves, carrying a kind of different vitality.
Heiji's mouth couldn't help but twitch while drinking water:
"Speak, what do you need my help with."
"Hehe, sure enough, nothing can fool Heiji."
Ran stuck out her tongue playfully, her expression slowly becoming downcast:
"Heiji, I want you to kidnap me."
Heiji sprayed the water out directly, dumbfounded:
"What did you just say?"
Ran took out a pack of tissues from her pocket and handed it to him:
"I mean, Heiji, you kidnap me, then leave two clues, let my Dad and Mom start from two aspects, but also need to cooperate with each other..."
Heiji frowned:
"You plan to bring them together again."
Ran shook her head, smiling bitterly:
"Last time. If they still act like this, I won't care anymore in the future."
Heiji's heart moved, looking indifferently at Ran:
"Isn't bringing Lawyer Kisaki and Uncle Mouri together always Ran's wish? Giving up so quickly?"
"Last night, I thought it through. They shouldn't be bound by me, and I shouldn't be bound by them either."
Ran suddenly smiled radiantly, looking at Heiji with rippling autumn waves, putting her palms together:
"Please, Heiji."
A slightly coquettish tone.
Perhaps, even she herself didn't notice.
Heiji frowned:
"This somewhat violates the professional ethics of a detective."
"Is that so? Then forget it."
Ran's mood dropped. She understood that professional ethics were very sacred to detectives.
"However, if it's Ran's request, I'll make an exception once."
Heiji suddenly thought, perhaps he could use this opportunity to probe Kogoro Mouri's situation.
In the anime, Kogoro Mouri and Kisaki Eri's separation was very strange. Just because her cooking tasted bad, they separated? This reason was too absurd.
Perhaps, this sleeping famous detective had an unknown secret.
Ran suddenly looked at Heiji in surprise.
"Very surprised?" Heiji smiled faintly.
"Mn, if it was Shinichi, he definitely wouldn't be willing even if he died."
"Does Ran mean, I have no stance?"
"No, no."
Ran waved her hand repeatedly, a trace of panic in her beautiful eyes:
"I just feel, Heiji is much better than Shinichi. If it was Shinichi, he definitely wouldn't help me, maybe even mock me."
Her eyes slightly revealed a trace of dejection!
"Perhaps, this is another kind of encouragement from Kudo Shinichi to you."
"Encouragement?" Ran was slightly stunned, then shook her head faintly: "Maybe, it's just I'm too tired, can't quite bear the encouragement he gives."
Heiji didn't speak; this had nothing to do with him.
The two chatted for a while.
"I'll help you with this matter, but we also need to tell Lawyer Kisaki and Uncle Mouri about your situation, at least let them know you are still alive."
"Mn, I'll listen to whatever Heiji says." Ran smiled sweetly: "But, how should we notify them?"
If Ran said it personally, then the so-called kidnapping incident wouldn't stand. But if Heiji said it, it was also unreasonable; relying on Kisaki Eri or Kogoro Mouri's ability, they could definitely deduce some clues.
"Of course, it will be said by me, this criminal." Heiji said helplessly.
"Hello, this is Kogoro Mouri."
Kogoro Mouri answered the phone hurriedly.
"I will only say it once. The red long arrow tears the earth, breaking out from the earth's core, the awe-inspiring blood color announces to the world, the holy radiance is right on top of this. Hint: 1+1=1."
"Who are you? Who are you?"
However, only a series of busy tones came from the phone.
"Damn it."
Kogoro Mouri slammed the phone down, extremely angry.
But soon, he quieted down completely, sat on the chair, and quietly wrote down that sentence just now.
"The red long arrow tears the earth, breaking out from the earth's core, the awe-inspiring blood color announces to the world, the holy radiance is right on top of this. Hint: 1+1=1."
Looking at this sentence, Kogoro Mouri's face became increasingly solemn, his eyes flickering with a shrewd light completely different from usual.
Outside, Kisaki Eri was driving.
The phone suddenly rang, an unfamiliar number.
"I am Kisaki Eri."
"Looking down from above, sin flows windingly, above the color of life, a touch of radiance shines brightly. Hint: 1+1=1."
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Kisaki Eri's heart trembled fiercely.
The car stopped abruptly, hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, a flash of panic surging in her heart: Ran was kidnapped.
Heiji froze, looking at Ran in the passenger seat:
"Your Mom's call."
"My Mom?"
Ran froze.
"Heiji, Ran was kidnapped, that criminal called me."
Kisaki Eri's voice was very nervous.
Heiji froze slightly:
"Since it's like this, what is his demand?"
"Don't know." Kisaki Eri was somewhat helpless.
"Don't know?"
"He just said a sentence: Looking down from above, sin flows windingly, above the color of life, a touch of radiance shines brightly. Hint: 1+1=1."
"Mn, I got it. Did you tell Uncle Mouri?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone:
"I haven't looked for him yet. Someone who can even lose his own daughter, I don't want to look for that kind of person."
Kisaki Eri's voice was very loud, extremely penetrating; even Ran in the passenger seat heard it clearly.
Heiji shook his head helplessly at Ran:
"Lawyer Kisaki, stabilize your emotions first, I will think of a way."
"Thank you very much, Heiji."
"No need."
After hanging up the phone, Heiji looked at Ran.
Ran's expression was slightly disappointed:
"Mom unexpectedly called Heiji first. It looks like, there is no possibility for them."