Ten minutes later, the engine finally roared after the fourth engine start procedure.

"It's finally done... The young man who had been standing behind the captain and co-pilot, whose face had been as flat as water, finally showed a smile. "Descend a little more, down to 15,000 feet, a little further away from the ash cloud."

"Won't the ash melt again?" Conan listened to the roar of the engine, slightly uneasy.

"The planes won't be inhaling new ash, so even if they melt, they won't be worse off than they are now." The boy looked at the driver's window in front of him and frowned. "Or, if anything worse, it won't be related to volcanic ash. By the way, Mr. Captain, will the automatic landing system still work? ”

"At Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, we can land automatically," the captain said, glancing at the autopilot screen. "Do we need to land with an autopilot system?"

"You'll know when you get to the brighter places." The teenager shrugged. "But now that the autonomous driving system can be used, there is no problem. I think my mission is probably done, can I leave? ”

"Okay... Uh, wait a minute! "The captain subconsciously agreed, but suddenly remembered something." Little one, you've done us a great favor, what's your name? ”

"Me?" The boy was slightly stunned. "Oh yes, I'm a little guy indeed...

For a captain who looks like he is forty or fifty years old, a teenager who looks like he is about twenty years old is indeed a little guy.

"What's your name?" The captain looked at the teenager.

"My name doesn't matter," the boy smiled and shook his head, then looked at Conan and Chiha. "Also, two 'little ones', you come with me, I want to get to know you."

"Little one..." The corners of Chiha's mouth twitched. "This thing is definitely venting anger...

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The boy led the two little ones to the edge of a seat where no one was there, leaned back on the seat, and looked at Conan and Chiba playfully.

"What's your name?" Although the boy asked about Conan and Chiba, his eyes mainly fell on Chiba, and Chiba felt like he was being targeted by a hunter, and he felt very uneasy.

"Edogawa Conan."

"Tachibana Chiba."

The two men gave their names separately.

"Since you're sitting in the Yomiuri Group's area, you're also a lucky Kawasaki Green's fan?" The boy continued.

"Are you too?" Conan asked rhetorically.

"I'm not as lucky as you are, though I watch the ball, too," the boy raised an eyebrow. "I just wanted to go to Athens to meet a friend."

"Brother," Conan asked. "What's your name?"

"Me?" The corners of the boy's mouth were slightly hooked. "My name is Kaede Hoshino."

“。。。” Qian Yu looked at Hoshino Kaede's face, and couldn't help but feel a little wary in his heart

The tone is very kind, but there is no look to match it, there is only a faint sneer, indicating that this is not his real emotion... If Qianyu is a girl who drinks in a bar, and encounters a man like Hoshino Kaede to talk to her, no matter how handsome she is, Qianyu will not have any interest in chatting, but will sound the red alarm as soon as possible and be careful.

"Brother," Conan asked again. "And what are you here for?"

"I think you're two very interesting kids," the corners of the boy's mouth curled even more. "So I want to make friends with you."

"Only ghosts will believe!" This sentence suddenly flashed through Conan's mind.

"Okay~" Chiba suddenly turned into a smiling expression. "Nice to meet you, Hoshino-san!"

"Huh?" Conan was surprised - this guy can't fail to see that this Hoshino Kaede is obviously not quite right, right?

And at this time, Kaede Hoshino also gave an answer that Conan didn't expect at all.

"It's okay to have concerns," Although the change in expression was not large, Hoshino Kaede's eyes had already narrowed slightly into crescent moons. "Time will tell." His expression was much more real, as if he had been 100% sincere from the beginning.

Other than that... Conan looked at Qian Yu, who was a little surprised beside him, and was worried? Is it describing a thousand feathers? He thinks Chiba is worried? Looking closely, he does seem to have some concerns, but even himself, who is very familiar with him, didn't see it at the first time, how did this guy see it?

"To thank you, how about I get you some drinks?" Kaede Hoshino's expression has completely changed to a smile from the heart. "For example, a glass of chilled white wine for Chiba?"

“？？？” Conan was confused—in his mind, Chiba didn't seem to drink.

To his surprise, Qian Yu only opened his mouth, and finally nodded slightly. "I'm sorry for you."

"Do you drink?" Conan approached Chiba's side with an incredulous expression and whispered.

"Drink, but the taste is very picky," Qian Yu was slightly stunned, and then smiled and whispered in the same way. "I can't touch anything other than white wine."

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"Barcelona really don't have a good chance of winning, even if they have almost all the big names and Milan are seriously lacking, but Barcelona still have a very important game to play in a few hours." Kaede Hoshino commented as he poured a small bottle of Cointreau orange wine, which was only about seven or eight milliliters, into the cup containing the three hot coffees, and poured a small bag of whipped cream and a packet of white sugar into it. "I think when I get off the plane, I can buy a wave of Milan wins."

"The odds of Europe have generally lowered Barcelona's odds," Qian Yu said, holding a wine glass with a straw inserted. "What do you think?"

"It's good news for Barcelona anyway," Conan said, taking a sip of his soda. "Otherwise, Barcelona is good to be known by these guys, so they reduce the odds in advance to deal with it. Otherwise, there are too many people betting on Barcelona – which means that most people are behind Barcelona, resulting in an imbalance in bets on both sides. ”

"Sir!" At this time, the previous flight attendant hurriedly ran over. "Captain, please come to the cockpit!"

"Oh?" Kaede Hoshino opened the porthole next to him and saw a little light outside—if it was the downtown area facing the cockpit, the light would be even brighter. "Sure enough, just as I guessed."

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"Can't see the outside anymore, can you?" These were the first words spoken by Kaede Hoshino after he stepped into the cockpit.

The windows of the cockpit seemed to be frosted, and the scene outside could not be seen clearly, only patches of blurry light could be seen.

"Yes, but the glass at the very edge still has some light transmission ability, so you can still see what's going on outside in front of you. Since you can tell us what really happened to the plane, would you mind telling me what it was again? The captain stood on the edge of the glass and turned around when he heard Kaede Hoshino's voice.

"Isn't there autonomous driving? Don't worry too much about landing. Kaede Hoshino smiled slightly. As for what happened to the glass ... It's just that the volcanic rock particles have streaked through the window, causing serious damage to its exterior surface, and there is no way to deal with it, so let's get a new glass after landing. ”