Stay away from Conan

Chapter 178: Visiting the Shrine

Miyano Shiho, who was leaning on Takato's shoulder, closed his eyes tightly and breathed evenly, as if he was asleep, but Takato knew that the other party was obviously not asleep. And the tingling sensation coming from the palm of his hand, caused by the gentle movement of the other's fingertips, made Gao Yuan's heart palpitate.

But after all, he was still in Hanada Emi's car. Gao Yuan still had to act as normal as possible so that Hanada Emi couldn't notice anything strange.

But after thinking about it carefully, he showed a helpless expression, and then stretched out his right hand, intending to gently push away Miyano Shiho who was leaning on his shoulder.

"Mr. Wise, please be a gentleman."

Looking through the rearview mirror and seeing Takato's movements in the back seat, Hanada Emi suddenly stopped him with a smile.

“It’s an honor to lend my shoulders to a lady!”

Hearing this, Takato smiled helplessly and put down his hand, but there was a trace of surprise in his heart - could it be that Hanada Emi was spying on Miyano Shiho?

Thinking like this, he began to carefully feel the strokes Miyano Shiho drew on his palm. Gao Yuan understood that Miyano Shiho did this for no reason.

Soon, the feeling of moving fingers disappeared, and was replaced by the palm of the other party's palm, which seemed to mean that all the strokes had been written.

Gao Yuan pieced together the order of these strokes in his mind, and then came up with the result. These are three English letters and a symbol, namely: "G", "E", "M", and a "?".

"Gem? Gem?"

After thinking silently in his mind, Takato understood what Miyano Shiho meant - she was asking me about the gem, that is, the "red-faced mermaid" that she secretly put into Miyano Shiho's pocket on Mermaid Island! Is that question mark asking me what to do with that gem?

If so, how should you answer it?

After all, at that time, I never thought that I would have a chance to get the "Red-faced Mermaid" back. What's more, Miyano Shiho's actions should be under the supervision of the organization. In this case, she would even use this method to talk to me. , do you still expect to come back in person?

So, after thinking for a while, Gao Yuan wrote the letters "ASYOULIKE" on the other person's palm, and then imitated Miyano Shiho's movements and put his palm together with the other person's palm.

After a while, Takato did not wait for Miyano Shiho to make any further movements, and just maintained this posture until Hanada Emi drove to the vicinity of Mihua Shrine and parked the car in the parking lot.

"arrive."

After parking the car, Hanada Emi said, and Miyano Shiho seemed to wake up because of hearing Hanada Emi's words. He turned away and yawned, then opened the door and got out of the car, and walked to Coming a step early, Hirota Masami was already waiting here, as if nothing happened in the car just now.

In response, Takato got out of the car as if nothing had happened, and then Hanada Emi got out of the car, and then the four of them walked to the Rice Flower Shrine together.

At this time, there was still more than an hour before midnight, but there were already many people outside the shrine, probably because there were many stalls outside the shrine selling special New Year products.

So Hirota Masami suggested that they go to the shrine to worship first, and then the four of them climbed the stone steps. After entering the shrine, the crowd was obviously much smaller. It seemed that there was only one shrine in front, so only those who came to worship were left. The crowd is gone.

In this way, the four of them followed the crowd and quickly arrived in front of the shrine.

"What do you want to wish for?"

Hanada Emi asked happily.

"Visiting a shrine during the New Year has no practical utility and is not an occasion to make wishes to the gods and ask them to come true."

Miyano Shiho said in a cold tone.

"Don't say that, Shiho."

Masami Hirota said, "Isn't visiting a shrine in the New Year just to pray to the gods for peace? There's nothing wrong with asking for wishes."

In this regard, Hanada Emi very much agreed with Hirota Masami's meaning, so she pulled Hirota Masami to worship together. They took out coins, put them into the money box, shook the bell together, bowed twice, and clapped twice. , then gently close your eyes, make a wish with a solemn expression, then put down your hands, bow once, and then bow slightly again, which is considered to have completed the worship.

Then, Takato and Miyano Shiho imitated the movements of Hanada Emi and others, and put their palms together in prayer according to the sequence.

The wish in your heart?

Gao Yuan thought this, and glanced sideways at Miyano Shiho next to him, and found that she was closing her eyes lightly, standing there, with a trace of exhalation from her lips, looking very pious - she had obviously said such words just now.

In response, Gao Yuan also closed his eyes——

At least, don’t have any regrets and live in this world!

With this thought in mind, Takato and Miyano Shiho completed the next steps in sync, completing their visit to the shrine. At this point, the four of them were able to leave the crowd.

"It's the God's Lotus!"

Just after leaving the crowd, Hanada Emi looked around the shrine, pointed to a place and said.

"Go and have a look!"

Masami Hirota said.

So the four of them came to the place where the lots were drawn together, picked up the hexagonal barrels and shook them in order, shaking out a wooden stick inside, and then told the shrine maiden the number of the stick, and they could get the corresponding lot.

"Okay! I'm Daji!"

Hanada Emi opened her lot and said very happily, while Hirota Masami and Miyano Shiho looked at the lot in their hands but were speechless.

"What's wrong, what did you draw?"

Seeing this, Hanada Emi stepped forward to take a peek.

"Zhongji."

With an indifferent expression, Miyano Shiho showed the lottery and said.

"Xiao Ji..."

Masami Hirota said with some frustration.

"That's really unfortunate."

Hanada Emi couldn't help but said, "Then we have to hang it up quickly! Hang it high and pray that the gods can see it and take away the bad luck!"

"Let me hang it up for you."

Hearing this, Gao Yuan closed his "Xiaoji" sign and said.

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Akechi."

In this regard, Hirota Masami said and handed his lotus to Gao Yuan, so Gao Yuan came to the shrine and stood next to the tree with many lotuses tied to it. Using the branches of the tree, he climbed to the highest place and put Hirota Masami I tied the lotus on it, and then jumped down - the tree in the shrine is not very high.

"Okay, I've paid my respects and asked for my signature. What's next? It's not even past midnight yet!"

Hanada Emi said.

"Then let's visit the stalls."

Hirota Masami suggested, and then led everyone out of the shrine, looking at the rows of stalls outside and the crowds of people.

Seeing this, fearing that they would be scattered in the crowd, Hanada Emi finally took the lead, holding Hirota Masami and Miyano Shiho on each side. The three of them squeezed into the crowd, but at the last moment, Miyano Shiho Suddenly he reached out his hand, grabbed Gao Yuan who was about to retreat, and pulled him into the crowd.

Just walking through the crowd, time passed quickly, and the bells of the shrine had begun to ring. When the 108th bell rings, the new year has arrived!

Thanks to Tengkai Youzilang for the tip