Chapter 117 Plot Development
Chapter 118 Plot Development
After having a delicious lunch with Shizuka and the others at my home, I drove away. After all, my dad was still alone at home, and I had to take care of his lunch problem. It was already past one o'clock when I drove back to the Maori Detective Agency. When I walked in, my dad was sitting at his desk yawning, and it seemed that he had just woken up. When he saw me come in, he also shouted at me with a lazy look on his face. "Little brat, where have you been playing? Don't you know you have to come back for lunch?"

"Ah, I saw that uncle would sleep for a long time, so I went out to eat first. Here, I brought some back for you." I raised the lunch box in my hand. It was the sushi I bought from the sushi restaurant across the street when I came back.

"Hmm? Ah, thank you." Kogoro looked at me in surprise, and then took the lunch box from my hand. "But it's so embarrassing. I took the money from your parents, but I still asked you to buy food for me." Kogoro scratched his head.

"Well... after all you are my dad. I am willing to spend money on you." I squinted my eyes and looked at him. Of course, I said this in my heart.

"Well... after you moved in, I was supposed to make lunch for you every day, but luckily you'll be going to school like Conan next Monday. I'll give you more pocket money then."

"Ugh?"

"Huh? You don't know yet. Professor Agasa just called me and told me that your transfer certificate has been processed and the school is processing it. Today is Friday, so starting next Monday you can go to class with that kid Conan. It seems like they are still in the same class." Kogoro stroked his beard and thought.

"Is that so?" I thought about it and decided to forget it. Although going to school restricted my freedom, it seemed that I didn't have anything to skip. I could also receive the usual island information from Skinny Wolf. So I didn't have to worry too much. "I see. I'll go back to my room first." I said, and walked out.

"Wait a minute." Dad stopped me while stuffing sushi into his mouth. "You have nothing to do this afternoon anyway, so come with me to buy some things."

"Buying things?" I wondered.

"Ah, although the problem of clothes has been solved, there are still some necessary daily necessities that need to be bought. By the way, buy two beds. And buy a car. Hehe, hehehe." As he said that, the obscene smile that belonged only to dads instantly appeared on his face.

"Hey, hey... buying a car is the main point." I squinted my eyes and looked at him unscrupulously, but it didn't matter. Buying a car for my dad was nothing. 50 million yen was enough for him to spend for a while. So I didn't refuse him. After he finished his meal, I went out with him and headed towards Ginza.

"By the way, Xiaoxun, what kind of mineral business are your parents in? How could they just give you so much money so easily?"

"Diamond...diamond business."

"Oh, that's not surprising, but is it okay for them to just leave you here?"

"Yeah...it's okay. I have to go to school here anyway."

On the way, my dad chatted with me from time to time. I don't know if he did this because he was bored or for some other reason, but he still asked me many questions.

"Ah. Let's cross the road, come here, kid." Dad reached out and held my hand, leading me across the road. "Huh? Xiaoxun, why are your hands so sweaty?" Feeling the dampness in my palms, Dad asked me.

"No, nothing. I'm just a little scared of crossing the road." I said nervously. Of course I was nervous, because the last time my dad held my hand to cross the road was ten years ago. Now that I experience the love of family again, I have an inexplicable urge to cry, although I am trying my best to suppress it. And my dad doesn't know that I am his biological son. But this feeling really makes me nervous.

"Is that so? Then watch carefully. When you stand by the road, you should first look at the cars coming from the right. After you make sure there are no cars, then..." I watched my father teach me how to cross the road meticulously, even though he looked nonchalant. For some reason, my heartbeat began to speed up, and I felt as if tears would fall in the next second. Even my breathing began to become rapid. Could it be that my ability to control my emotions became worse after my body became smaller? Thinking of this, I quickly shook my head, took two long deep breaths, and adjusted my state.

"...You can go through when the traffic light turns green, do you understand?" Dad continued to lecture me without noticing anything unusual about me.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, uncle." I forced a smile at my dad, baring my little white teeth.

"Well, I understand." Dad took me across the street. But just as he came over, his expression returned to that obscene smile again. "Hehehe, then let's go to the car dealership quickly. Haha! My baby Renault, wait for me, I will pick you up right away~" Dad let go of my hand and ran to the car dealership not far ahead. I was left alone staring at the dust in my eyes.

"... What happened to my few tenths of a second of being touched just now?" After being tousled in the wind for about half a minute, I squinted my eyes and laughed at myself. Then I spread my hands helplessly and walked towards the car dealership.

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

After following my dad around for an afternoon, he finally brought home a Renault full of daily necessities as he wished. He also asked the furniture store to send back the two single beds. Next was my dad's special show. After the furniture store put the beds in the room, my dad started to tidy up the room. He also laid out all the daily necessities we just bought. After tidying up everything, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. Xiaolan and Conan should be back from school.

"Ah... I'm so tired." Dad lay weakly on the sofa and pounded his sore shoulders. "I haven't done such a strenuous activity for a long time. I'm almost tired to death."

"What, uncle? You are not old yet, are you?" I brought a cup of tea to him with a smile. Seeing my dad busy all afternoon, he was indeed very tired. It was a pity that I couldn't help him with any heavy work. Otherwise, my ability would be exposed. "It seems that uncle really needs to go out and exercise more. Sitting in the office all the time is not good for your health."

"You little brat, when will it be your turn to discipline me?" Dad said unhappily. But he still took the teacup from my hand. "Ah... Xiaolan, come back and cook soon, I'm starving." Dad complained, but don't tell me, this complaint is quite effective.

"I'm back." As soon as the words fell, Xiaolan's gentle voice came from the door. She had returned from school.

"Welcome back Sister Xiaolan." I greeted her.

"Well, Xiaoxun, are you used to living at home?" Xiaolan put down her schoolbag and asked me.

"Well, no problem. Uncle Maori bought new beds for me and Conan today." I replied with a smile.

"Really? Thank you for your hard work, Dad."

"Ah, Xiaolan, go cook, I'm starving." Dad was so excited when he saw Xiaolan coming back that he felt like an angel had descended upon him. Tears welled up in his eyes. "Okay, okay, I'll go cook right away." Xiaolan put on her apron and ran into the kitchen with a smile.

"Hmm? Xiaolan seems very happy today." I shrugged and talked to myself with a smile.

"That's because we are going to attend the 60th anniversary party of the Suzuki Zaibatsu together tomorrow, so Xiaolan is happy." Conan's voice suddenly came from the door.

"Wow! When did you come back?" Conan's sudden appearance startled me. Did I become less alert? I didn't notice Conan's return immediately.

"I'm just following Xiaolan." Conan squinted his eyes and looked at me. "You're paying too much attention to Xiaolan and ignoring me."

"Uh... Really? I didn't notice. Sorry." I scratched my head and said embarrassedly. Maybe it was true. Because I was reunited with my family whom I hadn't seen for a long time, my vigilance was suddenly lowered. It seems that I have to adapt to such a life quickly. I sighed in self-mockery. "By the way, speaking of this, I suddenly have something to ask you." I suddenly remembered that I had something very important to ask Conan.

"Huh? What?" Conan asked in confusion.

“Where is the plot now?”

"...Huh?" Conan was puzzled. "What are you talking about?"

"Um... no, that... did you encounter anything interesting at school today?" I hurriedly changed the subject. Then I wiped the cold sweat from my head. What are you asking? Plots. If Conan knew what that meant, he would be scared to death.

"Oh, I thought it was something else." Conan said dejectedly. "What else could it be? Just listening to a boring teacher's class with a bunch of kids." At this point, Conan sighed deeply.

"Oh, so what about the Suzuki Zaibatsu anniversary party you just mentioned?" I continued to ask.

"The Suzuki Zaibatsu, that's..."

"Hey! You two little brats, stop whispering and making so much noise as soon as you get back. Don't disturb me from watching Miss Yoko's TV series. Go back to your room quickly and try out the new bed you just bought!" Conan had just said half of his sentence when his dad yelled at us to go back to the room.

"Woooaaaaa! Run!" Seeing my dad getting angry, Conan and I quickly ran back to our room. After entering the room, we sat on our respective beds, feeling the comfort of the new beds while continuing the unfinished topic.

"The Suzuki Zaibatsu is a very wealthy conglomerate, and the eldest daughter of the zaibatsu, Suzuki Sonoko, happens to be Xiaolan's best friend, so it is natural for her to receive an invitation. Moreover, uncle has also received an invitation from the boss of the Suzuki Zaibatsu to protect the pearl of their family, the Dark Star, which is known as the guardian of the family."

"Dark Star? The largest black pearl in the world?" I seemed to remember something.

"Eh? You know?"

"Ah, after all, I am a killer by birth, so I have heard of some high-value things." I lied casually.

"I see. By the way, since you said that, I have something to ask you." Conan said excitedly. "Do you know a person called Kaito Kidd?"

"Kaito Kid?" Kaito? Oh, that's right. I remember now! It turns out that this is the scene where Kaito and Conan first met. It seems that Kaito disguised himself as Xiaolan and took the Dark Star from the ship. However, Conan saw through him and he had to escape. I remember this was the scene before Miyano Akemi appeared. Great, this means that Mei sister is not in danger in the short term. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seems that there is still time.

"Huh? What's wrong with you?" Conan interrupted my thoughts and asked me.

"Ah... nothing. I was just thinking about what you just said about Kaito Kidd." I quickly waved my hands to indicate that I was fine.

"Oh, do you know him?" Conan continued to ask.

"Of course I know. How could I not know about an international thief who was active eighteen years ago?" I spread my hands.

"Then do you know what he looks like?"

"I don't know about that, but I heard that he disappeared eight years ago. What's wrong?" I continued to lie.

"Well, that's the information I got. I don't know why he reappeared now. I fought him a few days ago, but he ran away. He looks very young, about 20 years old. He doesn't look like the man who was rampant 18 years ago. Do you know what's going on?"

"How could I know? I'm a killer and he's a thief. Our professions are totally different." I spread my hands and said. Tell you about Kaito? Why don't you just pounce on that guy and eat him? I thought unscrupulously.

"What a cunning thief! He completely fooled me." Conan said unwillingly. "But it doesn't matter. I have seen through his tricks. I will definitely catch him at the anniversary party tomorrow!"

"Oh? Really?" I said with a smile, "Then I'm looking forward to your performance, great detective."

(End of this chapter)