Chapter 114 Going Home
Chapter 115 Returning Home
"Hey, Dad." It seemed like a second, like a century, after a brief silence, Xiaolan loosened her arms around me and wiped the tears from her eyes. "Can we let him stay?"

"Well? Ah... OK." Looking at his daughter's appearance, Maori Kogoro's heart trembled slightly. It has been a long time since Xiaolan made a self-acting request to him. Since the disappearance of his eldest son, his daughter seemed to have changed. She began to do everything by herself, no longer relying on her parents, washing clothes, folding quilts, sweeping the floor and wiping the table. She even had to learn to cook. Ten years have passed in a flash. Xiaolan almost never asked for anything from him except some necessary things, which made the Maori couple very sad. I still remember that when Xiaolan was seven years old, she accidentally cut her finger while learning to cut vegetables, which made the Maori couple feel very distressed, but Xiaolan still stubbornly put on a band-aid, and then continued to pick up the kitchen knife in her hand and carefully cut the potatoes on the chopping board. She was crying while cutting and muttering in her mouth. "Brother will be back soon. Xiaolan needs to learn how to cook and wash clothes. When brother comes back, Xiaolan will no longer rely on him. Xiaolan needs to be strong and learn how to take care of him. So brother, please come back soon, please come back!" Thinking of the past memories, Kogoro's nose was slightly sour. He gladly accepted Xiaolan's request.

"Really? That's great, thank you dad." Xiaolan smiled happily and turned her head to look at me again. "That's great, isn't it? Xiaoxun."

"...Yeah." Looking at Xiaolan's smile and the tears in her eyes, I couldn't help but feel a little touched. Family, we are finally reunited, even though it's like this now. But I swear, one day, I will stand in front of you as Maori Kaoru, and that day, I believe, is not far away.

"Ah, Maori, this is Xiaoxun's foster care fee, so I'll leave him to you." After a brief tenderness, Dr. Agasa handed my check to my father.

"Oh, a check, one, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand... fifty million!" Looking at the number on the check, my father was so excited that he almost bit his tongue. Although his family was not poor, he couldn't remain calm at the moment when faced with such a huge amount of money. Fifty million was enough to bring about a drastic change in his current life.

"How could this happen? Isn't this too much?" Xiaolan walked to her father's side somewhat embarrassedly and looked at the number on the check.

"Xiao Xun... I've said too much. What should we do now?" Dr. Agasa walked up to me and whispered to me.

"It doesn't matter, just say my parents are rich. I'm going to live here for a long time anyway, so a little more won't hurt." I whispered to Dr. Agasa. Of course it's more, how can I be stingy when spending money on my father and sister? Fifty million? I have an island worth hundreds of billions floating outside. If I wasn't afraid of exaggerating, fifty million would be too little for me.

"Ah, that... Mao Li, Xiaoxun's parents are in the mineral business, so her family is well off. You can accept this money. It's all Xiaoxun's foster care fee. Of course, you can also buy a car or something. After all, Xiaoxun is going to stay here to go to school. If she has a car, I believe it will be very convenient for travel or emergencies." Dr. Agasa explained calmly.

"Is that so? Then I'll obey your command. Hahaha." Dad scratched his head and laughed awkwardly. It's a windfall. Anyone would be happy. But Dad also has his own sense of propriety. Although he accepted the money, he would definitely spend it on me. After all, money cannot be accepted for nothing. However, the food at home should be better from today. He was secretly happy.

"Haha, then I'll trouble you, Maori. It's getting late, so I'll go back first." Dr. Agasa looked at his father's excited expression and knew that his mission was accomplished.

"Ah, sorry I won't see you off. Dr. Agasa, please be careful on your way." Dad looked at the check in his hand with a lewd look on his face, not even seeing off the guest. In response, he was greeted with three pairs of contemptuous half-moon eyes.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

"Well, here's a toast to the new member of our family!"

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

At night, the family gathered around the table. Although Conan had asked Xiaolan not to leave dinner for him, Xiaolan still put the cooked curry in the pot and waited until Conan came back before taking it out for everyone to eat together.

"How is it? Xiaoxun, is the curry I cooked to your liking?" Xiaolan looked at me expectantly after taking the first bite.

"Yeah, it's delicious." I smiled at Xiaolan with my white teeth bared. After ten years, the Xiaolan who used to chase after me has grown up. She can cook for my dad by herself. But it's strange that my mom finally separated from my dad. Is it really because of my mom's cooking? Or is it because of me?

"Well, as long as you like it." Xiaolan smiled at me, and then scooped a spoonful of curry into her mouth. However, the next second she frowned a little. "Alas... it's still a little short."

"Hmm? What's wrong, Xiaolan... Sister?" Uh, I'm not used to changing my words all of a sudden. I'll get used to it slowly, I said self-deprecatingly.

"No, nothing." Xiaolan shook her head. "Xiaoxun, do you know? When I was five years old, my brother taught me how to make curry." Xiaolan was lost in memory. "But after so long, whether it's Chinese food or curry, I can never make it taste the same as my brother's."

"Is that so?" I felt a little uncomfortable looking at Xiaolan with a dim look in her eyes. Recalling that there was indeed a time in the kitchen when Xiaolan asked me how to make curry out of curiosity. I didn't expect that Xiaolan actually wrote it down.

I scooped up another spoonful of curry and put it into my mouth, savoring the difference carefully. With a faint smile, I understood the difference between Xiaolan's curry and my previous curry. In the rich curry, the potatoes and onions were already flavorful, but the beef tasted a little bland. This had nothing to do with Xiaolan. I used to marinate the meat before cutting the beef. In this way, the flavor of the beef naturally came out. Xiaolan directly cut the pieces and put them in the pot to cook. Although it was cooked, the taste was still a little bit worse.

"But the curry cooked by Xiaolan is also delicious." I started to shovel rice into my mouth. I'd better tell her later. If I tell her now, I'm really afraid she will think too much.

"That's right, I like the curry cooked by Sister Xiaolan the most." Seeing my actions, Conan understood what I meant, so the two teenagers, about seventeen or eighteen years old, began to eat like seven or eight year old children.

"You two, come on, eat slowly, Conan, Xiaoxun." Xiaolan smiled knowingly as she watched our actions. Then she seemed to remember something. She looked up at Maori Kogoro who was sitting next to her. "By the way, Dad, since Xiaoxun is here, your room should not be big enough, right?"

"Gulp, gulp... huh..." Kogoro took two sips of beer. "Yeah, there's nothing I can do. You can help them clean up the storage room on the third floor later. You've been cleaning it anyway, so there shouldn't be too much dust, right?" "Yeah, that's the only way." Xiaolan said helplessly. I remember that when I was a kid, I liked playing in the storage room on the third floor the most. So Xiaolan has been cleaning it since I got into trouble. Over time, the spacious storage room was also cleaned very cleanly. "Xiaoxun, Conan, go take a shower after dinner, I'll help you clean up the room."

"Hi~~"

"Hi~~"

After dinner, Xiaolan went to clean up my room. Because I didn't bring any luggage, my dad planned to take me out to buy some daily necessities, but Xiaolan stopped him. In her words, my name is Xun anyway, so I should use my brother's. So, the slippers, pajamas, etc. that I wore as a child were all put on me again.

"Haha...haha, it still fits me so well." I squinted my eyes and looked at my lavender pajamas.

"Of course, those are the clothes you have worn before." On the sofa, Conan looked in my direction. But his expression was a little gloomy. Maybe he still couldn't accept what happened to me.

"Well, it's like I got my childhood back again." I buttoned up my pajamas and sat opposite Conan. Conan just glanced at me calmly and then sat on the sofa without saying a word.

"You two little kids, if you have nothing to do, go take a shower." After taking out the trash after dinner, Kogoro saw us sitting on the sofa without saying a word, so he told us to take a shower and go to bed early.

"Hmm? You, a little kid, look quite suitable in my son's clothes." Kogoro came close to me and took a look, which made me a little nervous, but fortunately he didn't doubt me too much. He lost interest after taking a look. He waved at me. "Dr. Agasa just called and said that he has helped you with the admission procedures for Teitan Elementary School. You can go to school with Conan in a few days. Do you understand?"

"Okay, I got it, Dad... Uncle." My tongue suddenly knotted when I was about to say that. Thinking back to the time when I was doing the infiltration mission, if such a mistake had occurred, I would have died a long time ago. But after all, they are my real relatives, and I can't face them with that poker face.

"Haha..." Conan, who was sitting opposite me, chuckled at me.

"What are you laughing at..." I squinted my eyes and looked at Conan.

"No, nothing, go take a shower." Conan didn't say anything extra, but walked to the bathroom. Looking at Conan's small back, I couldn't help but sigh. It seems that this kid still can't accept me, but it's also normal not to accept it. Maybe I should lay my cards on the table tonight.

The room was cleaned up quickly, just clearing out the goods inside and putting two quilts on the tatami, so when I finished taking a shower, Conan had already returned to the room to rest.

"Huh... It's so comfortable to take a bath." I walked into the room while wiping my wet hair. But Conan didn't respond to me at all, he just sat at the table and read his complete collection of Sherlock Holmes.

"Hey, hey..." I squinted my eyes and looked at him.

"Huh? What?" Conan responded to me indifferently, but his eyes never left the book in front of him.

"I say, you have been so indifferent to me since you came home. You didn't even greet me after not seeing me for ten years? You don't even ask about the organization's affairs?"

"I'm not in the mood right now, let's talk about it later." Conan said coldly. "It's getting late, go to bed early."

"Kudo Shinichi! What do you mean by this!" I couldn't help but feel annoyed after hearing what Conan said. "I didn't do anything to offend you, why do you have to give me such a bad face!" This is just Kudo, I can't do anything about it, if it was someone else I would have sent him a bullet a long time ago.

"No! I'm not targeting you!" Conan suddenly turned around and said to me. "I just don't know how to face you! My former best friend is now a killer who kills people like crazy. How can I accept this fact all of a sudden!" Conan's roar stunned me. Indeed, I have never considered the problem from his perspective. For me, who kills people as easily as drinking water. Even if someone around me kills someone, I will definitely choose to cover up for him or even help him destroy the evidence. But for someone like Conan who has a strong sense of justice, let alone killing someone, even if he just had the idea of ​​killing someone, once he knows about it, he will definitely try his best to stop it, even at the cost of hurting himself.

"Alas..." I sighed in melancholy. "Forget it, people with different ideals cannot work together. If you can't accept me, then I'll just leave. There's no need to be an eyesore here, and it makes me unhappy. But you have to be careful, Kudo, don't let Xiaolan get hurt because of your so-called sense of justice. If I know that she has been hurt in the slightest, I will make you regret it for the rest of your life!" As I finished speaking, I unbuttoned my pajamas and prepared to change back into my own clothes while walking towards the door of the room. Let's leave. It's enough to meet Xiaolan and her father. Going back to the villa in Shimachi, I can slowly destroy the organization by myself and rescue Mingmei. Why should I be here to make Kudo unhappy and make myself unhappy?

"Wait a minute!" Just as I turned and walked to the door, Conan's shout fell into my ears. "I don't mean to drive you away, Xun, this is your home, you should stay here." Then Conan said to me with a serious face. "Xun, I just want to ask you one thing, I want to know what you think about killing people in your heart."

"Murder?" I turned around and frowned at Conan. "What does this mean to you now?"

"Of course it does! I don't believe you are the kind of person who can treat human life as worthless. Even if you are brainwashed, you still have the blood of Uncle Maori and Aunt Eri flowing in your body, the blood of justice shared by police and lawyers!" Conan's words shocked me. But soon I shook my head helplessly and smiled miserably. Because he didn't know at all. In the baby's body, before the blood flowed into the body, the soul of a demon who fell into the abyss had already been injected into the young body.

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