Chapter 153 Journey to Izu
Chapter 154: Trip to Izu
It was already past nine when I got home. If I hadn't wanted to know what Kudo Yusaku thought of me, I might have come back earlier. However, for the safety of Shiho and the others, I had to monitor Yusaku and Yukiko. But after listening to the conversation between the couple, I finally let go of my worries. Fortunately, sister Yukiko turned the tide and dispelled the last bit of suspicion that uncle Yusaku had about my words. In fact, it doesn't matter whether what I said is true or false, and their opinion of me is not a big deal. The only problem is that my identity must not be known to the FBI. Otherwise, Shiho and the others will be in big trouble.

After making sure that the Kudo couple would not tell anyone about my affairs, I relaxed a little when I got home and made up some lies to fool Kudo. After all, the content I discussed with Uncle Yusaku was too in-depth, and I couldn't tell him all of it before Shiho and the others left the organization.

So, Friday night ended with Conan explaining to me the cases that happened in the past two days. Early on Saturday morning, I was woken up by a phone call from Minami. Because of the concert in the evening, I needed to go and coordinate with her to improve our mutual understanding. When I arrived at the Budokan, the staff here had already started to get busy.

"Xiaoxun~ I'm here~" In the center of the backstage, Minami, who had already changed her clothes, was waving at me.

"Ah, good morning." I greeted Minami while yawning.

"Huh? Why do you look so tired? Didn't you sleep well last night?" Minami asked curiously.

"Well, something happened last night, so I went to bed late." I rubbed my eyes. "Why did you start preparing so early?"

"Because you're here today." Minami smiled at me. "Since we knew you were coming, my agent immediately contacted the advertising manufacturer to remake today's poster. So they asked me to change my clothes and put on makeup early in the morning and wait for the photo shoot. Now I'm waiting for you to come."

"Photographing? Posters? Wait...are you going to put up posters?"

"Yes."

"No! Tell your agent to stop. I don't want to make myself so popular." I waved my hands hastily. I forgot to talk to Minami about this issue in my rush last time. "Just go on stage like the first time. There's no need to make a poster alone."

"Eh...but the agent has already contacted the advertiser. Will he be back soon?"

"...That won't work either, absolutely not. Otherwise I won't go on stage." At this time, you have to act like a spoiled brat.

"Really... why are you acting like a spoiled brat at this time?" Minami smiled bitterly. She had no choice but to pick up the phone and call her agent again. A few minutes later, Minami leaned over and said to me. "Okay, the agent agreed, but the photographer is almost here. So the photos must be taken. According to your request, these photos will not be sent out as posters, but as an internal staff, the posters for this performance will be placed in the company. Is that okay?"

"Well, it's okay if you just keep it in your company, but you must never take it outside, do you understand?" I said a little seriously.

"Really, you are such a hard-to-please kid." Minami ruffled my hair in mock anger. "Okay, hurry up and prepare the harmony, we don't have much time, and we have to take pictures later."

"Hi..."

At 6pm, the show was about to start. Looking from the backstage curtain to the stage, I saw that the first two rows of VIP seats were already full of people I knew. Xiaolan, Sonoko, Dad, Conan, the children, and the Kudo couple were all sitting on the left, while Shizuru and Ningxue were sitting on the far right. There were about seven or eight seats between the two groups of people. Fortunately, they didn't sit together. I was relieved about this. I hope that today's concert will not cause any accidents because of the halos of the few death gods in the audience.

As it turned out, the god-sons of the Death God who were present tonight still gave me face. The whole performance, which lasted for more than three hours, ended in an orderly manner without any trouble. My bounty was also deposited into my account within half an hour after the closing of the performance. So, in response to Conan's request last time, I will treat everyone to a good meal tonight. However, the agent of TWO-MIX was also very generous, because my participation increased the popularity of this performance by at least ten percentage points, and the income was naturally overflowing, so this meal was arranged at the celebration banquet of the performance. The agent treated us all to the celebration dinner. Of course, the people here did not include Shizuka and his party and the Kudo couple. Shizuka was asked by me to go back quickly after watching the performance, while the Kudo couple was on a flight tonight in the early morning. After watching the performance, the two hurried to the airport and flew back to the United States.

The celebration party was more harmonious than expected. TWO-MIX did not feel uncomfortable because of our participation. On the contrary, our participation added a lot of fun to the celebration party. For example, the sleeping Kogoro attracted many fans to sign autographs, Sonoko kept pestering Nagano Shiina, and the children talked with Takayama Minami about the glorious achievements of the Junior Detective Team.

"What's wrong? Sister Xiaolan, you don't look very happy. Is the dinner not tasty?" I turned my head and saw Xiaolan looking worried. I couldn't help but ask.

"Eh? No." Xiaolan shook her head hastily. "It's just that I'm kind of looking forward to the trip to Izu tomorrow."

"Hmm?" What on earth is Xiaolan looking forward to? Even the celebration party with TWO-MIX tonight can't attract her attention? "Hey, Kudo, do you know about going to Izu tomorrow?"

"I know." Conan said to me, holding a skewer of meat in his mouth. "I heard from Xiaolan yesterday. We are going to Izu for a sea bath tomorrow."

"Then do you know why Xiaolan suddenly wants to go to Izu?"

"I don't know about that, but I also feel it's a little suspicious. After all, we just attended a concert today and are going out to play again tomorrow, and the time is so tight. I think Xiaolan must be hiding something from us." Conan said to me seriously.

"Could it be that Xiaolan has met a new boyfriend and made an appointment with him to go out and play?" I raised my eyebrows and joked to Conan.

"Pfft... cough cough, stop, stop joking." Conan choked on my words.

"Well, who can say such things?" I shrugged and smiled. "But it doesn't matter. The truth will be known tomorrow."
————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

The next morning, my dad drove our family to the beach in Izu in his Renault and stayed at the Queen Hotel. "Sister Xiaolan, you have been looking around since you got here. Are you looking for someone?" Conan couldn't help asking Xiaolan in the hotel lobby.

"Eh? No, I don't have one." Xiaolan replied awkwardly, but her face clearly showed that she was lying. "Dad, come here quickly, we need to book a room." Xiaolan diverted Conan's attention.

"Hey... maybe she really is dating her new boyfriend." I teased Conan.

"How, how is that possible!" Conan shouted at me with a blushing face. "Xiaolan is definitely not the kind of person who dares to ask a boy to the beach."

"Well... I'm just saying it, don't get excited." I poked his arm with my elbow, signaling him to calm down. But at this moment, the cunning in my eyes was even deeper.

"Huh?" On the other side, the father looked a little confused after taking the room card Xiaolan had reserved. "Xiaolan, did you book the wrong room? Why is it a double room and a triple room?"

"Because this way we won't disturb Dad." Xiaolan said with a smile.

"Aha?"

"Oh, no, I was just talking to myself." Xiaolan quickly changed the subject. "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's change into our swimsuits and go to the beach." With that, Xiaolan walked towards the booked room.

"Strange, there must be something fishy going on." Conan said with an unhappy look on his face.

"Okay, don't think about it. You can't avoid what's bound to happen." I gently touched Conan, "Let's go, let's change clothes too."

"Oh, all right, but what about your scars?"

"It's okay, I'll just put on an extra shirt and not go into the sea." I said indifferently. "Just pretend you can't swim." Conan and I walked out together.

Ten minutes later, we arrived at the beach reserved by the hotel. Before we took two steps, we saw my dad, who had already opened his sun umbrella and was sitting on a sun lounger on the beach. He was wearing sunglasses and had a lewd smile on his face. He was beaming with joy at the bikini girls coming and going on the beach, even though his eyes could not be seen because of his sunglasses. He kept muttering, "Wow, there are so many dazzling suns."

"I suddenly feel like I don't want to stand next to him." Looking at my father's expression, I couldn't help but sigh. Conan patted my shoulder and told me to relax.

"Clang~~" At the same time, Xiaolan also changed her clothes and walked towards us. "Dad, what do you think? This is the new swimsuit I bought yesterday."

Turning back, Conan and I looked at Xiaolan at the same time. Xiaolan was wearing a two-piece swimsuit with a blue background and white orchids printed on it. Because it was a two-piece swimsuit, the whole dress showed Xiaolan's perfect figure flawlessly under the sun. Her stretched arms were as smooth as jade, and her slender and tight waist due to Taekwondo had no fat at all. Her snow-white legs looked particularly bright under the sun. In addition, Xiaolan was born with perfect proportions. At first glance, you can tell that this girl is destined to be a focus of this beach. It makes people blush and their hearts beat faster. The little girl who chased after me back then has now grown into such a delicate girl that I can't take my eyes off her... Ahem, I'm not a sister control, not a sister control.

I threw the thoughts out of my mind and looked to the side, only to see that Conan's cheeks were already red. I was afraid that Xiaolan would have a nosebleed if she got any closer to him.

"Shh...shhh!" Unlike us, Dad raised his index finger to Xiaolan seriously, signaling her to be quiet. "Don't call me dad in front of the audience in the hall."

"Hey...what do you mean by that?" Xiaolan looked at her father with dissatisfaction.

"I don't mean anything." Dad suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly looked around, found a woman with her back to him, and changed the subject. "Hey. The sister over there who is wearing very nice clothes, if you want to apply sunscreen, I think I can help you... What?!"

"Eh?!"

"Eh?!"

"!!!"

After the woman who was approached by my father turned around, a mature, charming and intellectual face appeared in front of me. Facing this woman, my father's face flashed with surprise, while Xiaolan's face was excited. As for Conan, his eyes were half-mooned and the corners of his mouth twitched, as if it was just as he expected. Turning his head, Conan wanted to say something to me, but my expression suppressed the words in his mouth, leaving only a relieved smile. Because since I came back, this is the first time he has seen this child, now named Ming Yaxun, trembling with shock and his pupils contracting with excitement. He believes that if he doesn't stop him, the tears in his eyes will definitely fall uncontrollably.

At this moment, standing at the end of the crowd, I can already hear my heartbeat speeding up on this noisy beach because of the appearance of the woman in front of me, and I can clearly feel my body trembling uncontrollably after seeing this woman's face clearly. I could have looked away, and could have quickly hidden behind Conan to relieve my pressure, but when my eyes were fixed on her face, I found that no matter how I moved, my body was no longer under my control. If I could only say one sentence to express my current mood, then this sentence must be...

"Mom, it's been ten years, and I finally see you again."

(End of this chapter)