Today, only Noriko Amamiya and Ai Haihara are celebrating the New Year at home.
Chie Riho and Chiyomiya Tomoyo both went back to their respective Chie and Chiyomiya families. Although they both wanted to stay and spend the New Year with Amamiya Noriko, Amamiya Noriko still let them go back. It was not like they were missing.
I’m not spending New Year’s Eve at my partner’s house specially, why would I stay here?
This year the Amemiya couple will spend the Chinese New Year apart in Europe and have no plans to return to Japan.
Amamiya Rikuto is working hard to build "the wealth that his precious daughter can do whatever she wants with her for the rest of her life". If nothing else happens, the Amamiya Foundation will grow even more.
Then Amamiya Noriko felt that there were probably a lot more people who wanted to kill her father.
Some people make money while others lose money, and it is more uncomfortable to watch others make money than to lose money yourself. This kind of paranoia is definitely a qualified criminal in the world of Conan.
"Are you ready?"
Haiyuan Ai held a cup of tea and watched Noriko operating the computer over there. Although her small face was still sipping the tea calmly, there were still some fluctuations in her expression.
She is going to have a video chat with her sister Miyano Akemi.
"not yet."
As Amamiya Noriko said, she hugged Haihara Ai into her arms, let her sit on her lap, and then clicked on the video call.
Haiyuan Ai's eyes were speechless. After being awkward for a while, he ignored it. He relaxed his back against Noriko's soft body and looked up at the monitor.
Japan is 19 hours ahead of Hawaii. At this time, it was around 9 pm here and 2 am there, so there was no situation where it was night and day.
In other words, Miyano Akemi stayed up late to video chat with her sister.
"Shiho~Noriko!! Can you hear me?"
A picture of Miyano Akemi appeared on the monitor. She still had long, straight black hair that was slanted to the right, and her bright eyes and slightly drooped corners always made her look very gentle.
Noriko Amamiya estimated that Miyano Akemi wouldn't usually look like this in Hawaii, because she herself had gone through those trainings, and her usual dress would definitely be more sassy.
Seeing the image of her young sister sitting in Noriko's arms, Miyano Akemi's eyes visibly lit up and she smiled.
"Hello sister Mingmei~"
Amamiya Noriko raised Haihara Ai's petite and exquisite hands to greet her. Haihara Ai looked helpless and said to her, "Sister, long time no see."
"Shiho and Noriko, it's already the last few hours of the year for you, but the last day for me has just begun. I wish you a Happy New Year first!!"
After chatting with Xiao Ai and Miyano Akemi, Amamiya Noriko received a call from Sonoko and asked the sisters to chat slowly first.
"What happened to the garden?"
On the phone, Yuanzi said energetically: "Noriko, let's go ring the New Year's Eve bell together. I'm already downstairs at Xiaolan's house."
Amamiya Noriko nodded: "Okay, I don't plan to wear a kimono this year. It's so troublesome."
"Ah——I want to see Noriko wearing a kimono——!!"
Suzuki Sonoko's voice full of regret came from the phone.
"But even if Noriko doesn't want to wear it, Xiaolan and I don't wear it either. There are so many people outside and it's not convenient to wear a kimono."
Noriko Amamiya waited until she finished howling before putting the phone close to her ear. She was speechless. You didn't even wear anything, how could you want me to wear it?
"Before we go to ring the bell, let's go have a bowl of soba noodles first! I asked about a very good restaurant, and I heard that after eating it, you will be very happy in the New Year!"
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Feudal superstition is not advisable.
Amamiya Noriko agreed, and after agreeing on the meeting place and time, she went to change her outer clothes first, then waited for Haibara Ai and Miyano Akemi to finish the phone call, and took her to the meeting place together.
On the 31st, the streets outside were indeed full of people, and the department stores also held various activities and discounts.
Haibara Ai looked up at Noriko who was holding her hand. Today Noriko was wearing a particularly fresh outfit. She wore an orange sweatshirt, a brown diagonal skirt, and her round-toed boots were very cute. She was dressed simply, but she looked at Noriko's delicate look.
Your cheeks can't help but take on a completely new look.
"This way~"
Amamiya Noriko raised her hand slightly to greet Xiaoran Sonoko and Conan who were not far away. The loose cuffs of her sweater slipped down, revealing a slender white wrist.
After approaching, Xiaolan naturally stretched out her hand to help Noriko pull the cufflinks to her palms. Noriko felt cold when her wrists were exposed.
"Hey, thank you Xiaolan~"
Noriko Amamiya stretched out her hand, thinking that Xiaolan was going to do something, so she quietly waited for her to finish it, then took her hand back and smiled.
"Kiko isn't wearing a long-sleeved undershirt?" Xiaolan looked at Kiko's sweater a little doubtfully. It's winter now, how come the sleeves of the sweatshirt are directly under the arms? A sweater
How thick can it be?
"I must be wearing underwear." Noriko Amamiya reached out funnyly and touched Xiaolan's cheek with the back of her hand. "I'm not cold, look."
Mao Lilan thought Noriko was trying to tease her. How could her hands be so hot in the winter?
But even the back of Noriko's hand was warm, leaving her speechless.
Noriko Amamiya proudly said, "My whole body is filled with blood."
Sonoko took Noriko's arm from the side and snuggled closer. She found that it was really warm and said happily: "You don't have to be afraid of the cold when you are next to Noriko."
Seeing Sonoko sticking to her like this, Noriko Amamiya had to wonder if you didn't have a boyfriend, so you asked her to comfort you, right?
She also raised her hand and said hello to Conan: "Yo!"
Conan was weak: "Yo"
He was a little sleepy at first, but when he cheered up and saw the intimate interaction between Xiaolan and Noriko, he felt sour.
After saying hello to Conan, Amamiya Noriko turned to Sonoko and asked where she was going to eat soba noodles.
Yuanzi led them diligently into the alley, and after passing through, they came to a street where there were not many people at first. They entered the residential area, then walked along the street lights and left the residential area uphill for a while. They saw a family in front of them walking through the curtains at the door.
A noodle shop with lights reflected on the side of the cloth.
"I recently remembered that my sister took me here to eat there when she was a child, and I was very impressed by it. It is a shop that specializes in soba noodles."
Yuanzi introduced it and took them inside. The space inside was not very big, but it was almost full of people. Fortunately, there was a newly vacant seat, which was enough for the three girls and two children to sit down.
The texture of soba noodles is tender and smooth, but it is a little rough in the mouth. It is different from ordinary noodles in that it is more chewy and less refreshing. However, the Japanese believe that after eating soba noodles, they are as strong and long-lived as the buckwheat plant.
some.
Noriko Amamiya doesn't like eating this, and now it's just a tradition to follow Sonoko to eat it.
Soba noodles suddenly reminded her of that article, and she specially ordered a bowl of soba noodles with clear soup.
After she came up, Xiaolan and Sonoko looked at her a little funny, because the boss still added fried eggs, meat, and tempura for her.
Noriko Amamiya: "."
She turned around and saw the landlady smiled kindly at her.
OK, I originally wanted to experience the artistic conception, but I never expected to experience the kindness in the world, okay, I just accepted it.
After eating with full stomachs, Amamiya Noriko and others left the soba shop and looked at the time. At this point, they should be able to hear the temple bell ringing 108 times.
Buddhism believes that there are 108 kinds of troubles in the world, so knock 108 times, 107 times before midnight on New Year's Eve, and the last time after midnight, so as to avoid being disturbed by the old worries of the past year.
Because each bell has to quiet down after the last bell completely disappears, this process takes about an hour.
Yuanzi took them off to a nearby temple with great interest.
There were really a lot of people outside the temple, and they specifically didn't go to the famous big shrine.
Everyone thought that after ringing the New Year's Eve bell, they would rush to ring the first bell, which might have a better meaning, but it was all about faith, and none of Amamiya Noriko had to be the first to ring.
Yuanzi nodded: "We are the real Buddhists."
So they simply walked around the temple first, listening to the bells from the temple not far away, and looking at the dazzling array of products and activities on the New Year's Eve shopping street.
Amamiya Noriko turned her head and saw Haibara Ai and Conan choosing glasses. Haibara Ai despised the shape of Conan's glasses in every aspect, and her comments were so harsh that even Edogawa Conan became suspicious.
The main reason is that his pair of glasses were worn by Kudo Yusaku before. To be honest, they are not suitable for a child like him. However, the shape of the frame of the glasses is not a square frame after all. It is not suitable for his current small face.
The child's facial disobedience was not that big, but after being pointed out harshly by Hui Yuan Ai, he had to doubt himself.
Xiaolan was pulled by Sonoko to pick out hairbands in the shop next to the glasses. Noriko Amamiya didn't want to get close to her for fear of being sealed.
By the way, make sure the two children don't get lost.
Listening to the bells ringing in the distance, Amamiya Noriko raised her head slightly and suddenly saw a man wearing a knitted hat passing in front of him. He looked a bit like Shuichi Akai, but he was a little hunched over, or rather cautious, not like Shuichi.
That temperament.
Amamiya Noriko commented in her mind, and was startled when she tilted her head, but her face did not change at all. She still maintained the movement of slightly raising her head and looking at the sky. She pinched the corners of her sleeves with both hands and raised them to her mouth, spitting out white blood slightly.
Qi, as if sighing for the cold weather, then turned to the side.
Gin and Vodka passed quickly a few steps in front of her, their eyes locked on the man passing in front of her.
There were several pedestrians between him and Amamiya Noriko, but Vodka had obviously noticed Amamiya Noriko, tilted his head slightly, moved his lips and made a sound.
But Gin didn't look sideways and walked forward with a cold expression.
But after walking a certain distance, he suddenly turned his head and cast a cold peripheral vision at Amamiya Noriko. He saw her turning away. However, in the crowd, he saw a slightly raised white finger behind the orange sweater.
He opened his hand and shook it briskly.
Gin turned around and continued walking on the road to capture the target.
He did not doubt that it was not a coincidence, because catching this target was just a temporary move on his part, and the other person was dressed too much like that man.
But it seems that the eldest daughter of the Amamiya family, who has ignored them for so long, has not forgotten them.
But this time I didn’t come up to ask for an autograph.
Very good, saves a lot of trouble.
Gin looked at the target in front of him who was slowing down, and narrowed his eyes slightly with murderous intent returning.
Amamiya Noriko walked a little distance, then turned her head sideways to look at the goods without leaving a trace, and glanced at the goods with her peripheral vision. Her eyesight was definitely better than Gin. After making sure that he had left, she walked back to the original place.
Seeing that Gin and Vodka were busy in such a hurry, of course she couldn't talk to them, not to mention that Conan and Xiao Ai were still nearby. She could only let them go quickly without disturbing them, and attract a little attention to avoid being discovered.
Conan Xiaoai's reaction has been balanced.
Seeing that Haibara Ai was a little nervous, she leaned over suspiciously and told Noriko that she had a sense of danger just now, but she was gone now.
It's hard to say that Amamiya Noriko's radar is very accurate, it can only indicate danger to hurt others.
After midnight, a long bell rang, and pedestrians around began to move towards the temple.
A few of them also passed by with the flow of people.
Naturally, they followed the crowd and queued for a long time. Finally, it was their turn. After paying homage to the Buddha statue, they took turns holding on to the solid wood bell to ring the bell to welcome the New Year.
When Amamiya Noriko supported Zhongzhui, she couldn't help but imagine the scene in her mind of supporting Zhongzhui with all her strength. It would feel very good, but it was a bit rude.
If it's broken, you can only give a new bell to the temple, right?
Xiaolan, Sonoko Haibara, and Conan looked at her together. Seeing that she had not taken action yet, they all showed uneasy expressions. At this time, they all remembered that Noriko's strength seemed a bit strong, and she couldn't
Do you want to try your best?
No sane person would ring the bell with all his strength.
Amamiya Noriko is not a normal person, and she has no gods or Buddhas to believe in: "I am free, and I hope I will still be so free in the new year! Ohla Ohla Ohla!!"
Even so, I pushed it gently to let the bell ring and that was it.
Seeing Xiaolan and the others relieved, Amamiya Noriko laughed and winked cutely: "You don't have to worry so much, right?"
Xiaolan looked at Noriko with a complicated mood: "Normal people won't make a sound like Ola Ola when ringing the bell."
Noriko Amamiya: "."
It looked like this, and in fact it was indeed like this. She smiled charmingly for a while and asked Yuanzi what he was going to do next.
Sonoko excitedly hugged Noriko: "Want to watch the sunrise on the new day? I have prepared my hotel. It is on the mountain and the scenery is very beautiful. When the time comes, we can get up and watch the sunrise."
Noriko Amamiya smiled and nodded slightly: "Okay."
Before she even walked out, she suddenly remembered, turned around and blinked at them, her watery eyes reflected in the dim light of the temple, and said reservedly: "I haven't even wished you well yet. I wish you a happy new year and good luck."
Retreat~!”
Rub your hands for two hours and write New Year’s greetings! Thank you everyone for accompanying me! Happy New Year!!
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t know how to be a eunuch, I just have fewer of them, and the reality has to be right.