It was shortly before midnight. Shinichi Kudo ran through the streets, panting. The cold wind caressed his face, the glittering Christmas lights over his head, the loud music echoed through the streets and people were talking loudly. But he didn't notice any of this. He was focused on getting to this one place. In the most important place he could imagine at that moment. He turned the next corner and saw the Mori detective agency appear before his eyes. Shinichi slowed down. He had expected to meet them here, as they had agreed, but he already suspected that he was too late. Once again he had been caught up in a case that had stopped him. But he knew she would hold it against him again. Still, he had hoped that, despite the delay, she would wait. Dejected, he sat down on the stairs that led to the detective agency. He closed his eyes and was thinking about the best way to excuse himself when something cold suddenly touched his cheek. He looked up and saw Ran Mori looking down at him, a soda can in hand. "Ran ... listen ... it ... I'm sorry ... I .." "You were involved in a case again?" "Yes .. I .. um .." "I know that one of you ... ”She turned her back on him. "Nothing is more important to you ..." She took a few steps away from him, but Shinichi reacted immediately and grabbed her hand. She stopped dead as a stick. "I ..." With a swing, Ran turned to him and he immediately recognized her tears on her face. “How can you just leave a girl out in the cold at night? At least you could have let me know! Is that really too much to ask? ”She tried to shake him off, but Shinichi got up and hugged her. You could only hear the two of them breathing softly. It seemed as if the busy street suddenly sank into the background, as if the voices of the excited people simply disappeared. At that moment there was only Ran and Shinichi. Neither of them dared to move. Nobody expected it, but suddenly it started to snow. Ran looked up in amazement and with tearful eyes. Shinichi did the same. The snowflakes fell on their faces and the moment seemed to stand still. "Ran ... there is nothing more important to me than to see you. There's nothing more important than seeing you smile at Christmas. To see you smile at all. ”With his finger he brushed a tear from her face. "You idiot ..." she whispered and hid her head in Shinichi's arms. A smile brushed her face.