Chapter 172: A Foreign Land, an Old Friend

Chapter 173: A Foreign Land, Old Friends

"How about it? This feels great, right?" Hattori said happily in the front seat of the car. "It's better to drive a patrol car. Even if there is a traffic jam, other cars will give way. So, my dear guests, where do you want to go?"

"I say...are you going to use this kind of car to take us to see Osaka?" Dad exploded immediately. Driving a police car around is like parading in public. How could he tolerate this?

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" Hattori said innocently. "This is the newest car. Oh, by the way, how about I sound the siren? This way we can run faster."

"Ah, no, no, that's not what we meant." Xiaolan waved her hands and blushed. "Riding in a car like this is like being caught by the police. It's a bit embarrassing."

"Well, well... don't worry about it so much. I didn't do anything bad anyway. You can just sit there openly. Right, Conan?"

"Heh, heh, heh." Conan narrowed his eyes and looked at Hattori with contempt. "Don't ask me, ask him instead." Conan pointed at me sitting on Xiaolan's lap. When Hattori looked at me next to him, a strong chill rushed to his back. He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Yeah, that's right, I didn't do anything bad. Ha, ha, ha. Hattori, thank you." Without a trace of light in my eyes, I stared at Hattori coldly. Although I didn't have the intention to kill him, the pressure caused by the strong resentment on Hattori made him a little breathless.

"Aha, ahahaha. Then, let's head to the first stop, our destination is ramen. Oh!!!" In order to ease his fear, Hattori forced himself to cheer himself up.

Ignoring Hattori's attitude, I began to look at the scenery outside the window. Although I hated being in a police car, I had dressed up as a police officer during infiltration missions. I had driven a police car several times, so I didn't feel too much resistance, but why did I feel so uncomfortable?

We came to the noodle shop that Hattori introduced. The boss was also very enthusiastic to introduce the food in the shop to us. Soon, bowls of noodles were served in front of us.

"How about it? This is what we call noodles, right? The soup is so clear that it flows to the bottom of the bowl." Hattori introduced.

"Hmm~ Although the taste is a little bland, it's delicious." Xiaolan encouraged.

"Hmm? It has no taste at all..." Dad smacked his lips.

"Boss, give me some miso, please." I raised my hand directly.

"I want one too," Conan seconded.

"Hey, hey... I'm talking to you guys." Hattori gritted his teeth helplessly. "Boss, give these two brats two servings of miso."

"Hey~" the boss said cheerfully. "Hey Heiji, who is this girl? Is she your new girlfriend?" The boss joked to Heiji while taking out some miso and sharing it with us.

"Oh? Does it look like it?" Heiji was very generous.

"Ah, that. No, no." Xiaolan explained hurriedly. "We just came from Tokyo... Eh?!" Xiaolan stopped talking suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Dad saw that Xiaolan was not in good condition, so he asked.

"Hmm... I don't know why. I suddenly felt a chill."

"Cold?" Conan raised his eyebrows and looked at me. I just shook my head slightly at Conan, indicating that I didn't notice anything.

"Well... maybe it was just the wind that blew me. Don't worry about that. Where do you want to eat next?" Hattori said nonchalantly. That's right, Hattori certainly wouldn't care about the cold. There are five people here, a primary school student who works as a high school detective, a primary school student who works as a killer, a high school detective who works as a kendo master, a former police officer who turned detective, and a female karate champion. Who dares to mess with such a lineup?

"Well... after eating udon in Osaka, the next destination should be... takoyaki?" Dad responded to Hattori's words while flipping through the travel guide.

"Then, let's go eat takoyaki. I happen to know a very delicious takoyaki restaurant."

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

"Wow! Delicious! The takoyaki here is simply amazing!" In the takoyaki shop, my dad was eating the takoyaki on the plate exaggeratedly. Not only my dad, but even Conan was praising the takoyaki here while eating. Hattori, as the host here, naturally had to eat with us. But there were only two exceptions here, one of them was me. Although there were a lot of takoyaki on the small plate in front of me, I didn't mean to pick up my chopsticks at all, because my eyes were all on the other person who didn't pick up his chopsticks, that was Xiaolan sitting opposite me. For some reason, Xiaolan looked around from the beginning, but when I focused my attention to listen to the sounds around me, I didn't feel any uneasiness. Is there really someone targeting Xiaolan?
"Huh?!!! How come you guys ate everything!" Xiaolan said dissatisfiedly as she looked at the empty plate in front of her.

"Huh? Hahahaha." I couldn't help but laugh at Xiaolan's angry look. It seemed like I was too worried or too nervous. While laughing, I pushed my plate in front of Xiaolan.

"Eh? Xiaoxun, what are you doing..." Xiaolan was slightly surprised.

"It's nothing. I just can't get used to this thing. I'll share it with you, Sister Xiaolan." I smiled, supporting my chin.

"Eh? Well...Okay, thank you, Xiaoxun." Somehow, Xiaolan didn't refuse at all, but took my plate easily, as if it was a matter of course. This made me raise an eyebrow.

After eating takoyaki, we got in the damn police car again and headed to the next destination. But something unexpected happened.

"Huh? You want to eat pancakes? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Hattori scratched his head helplessly. In the car, my father suddenly wanted to eat pancakes, but Hattori complained because he said it too late. "I just missed a pancake shop I know. You know, most of Osaka is one-way, and you have to take a long detour to go back." "In that case, how about going to a shop I'm familiar with? It's nearby." Sakata, who has been the driver, interrupted at the right time.

"Hey, that's great." Hattori's face turned from cloudy to sunny. So, we followed Sakata to a restaurant he was familiar with. After ordering the food, Hattori left with the excuse of calling his mother to inform her of the itinerary. We were left to discuss today's trip to Osaka.

"Haha, Osaka is really interesting." Conan smiled at Xiaolan.

"That is to say, not only did we enjoy the scenery of Osaka, but we also ate so many special snacks in Osaka. This trip was really rewarding." Xiaolan said excitedly, and then turned to her father. "What do you think, Dad?"

"Hmm..." Dad held his chin up, looking listless. "The snacks are pretty good. It would be even better if there was a bar with hostesses here." As he said that, his weak face immediately revealed a wretched smile.

"Ahaha, ahahaha." Xiaolan could only smile awkwardly at this. "What about Xiaoxun?"

"Me?" I looked up at the smiling Xiaolan. "Well... generally speaking, it's not bad." I shrugged. After all, before going home, I have been to Osaka many times, and accompanied Jingliu to visit all the delicious food in Osaka. Although I know that the taste of some stores may be better than ours, after all, I am the guest this time, and it would be wrong to overshadow the host. I should always give some face to the charcoal-headed guy. "But I always feel like something is missing. But I can't put it into words." After expressing my emotions, I added my current mood. Indeed, since Xiaolan felt the chill, I have felt a little uncomfortable. But I can't say why. I feel empty.

"Hmm? Something is missing? Could it be the octopus just now... Eh? Miss, this seat is for our friends." Xiaolan stopped talking and turned to the other side, where Hattori just sat. Just when Xiaolan and I were talking, a young girl wearing an orange jacket and a brown skirt sat there. I glanced at the girl. Her black hair was tied into a single ponytail behind her head. The same orange hairband embellished her beauty with a hint of playfulness. The standard oval face and fair skin attracted people's attention involuntarily. Different from Xiaolan's tenderness, this girl's eyes were full of youthful vitality. After she appeared in front of everyone, everyone was surprised by the beauty of this girl, but there was only one exception, and that person was me. At this moment, I was not surprised, but frowned at the girl. Although this was the first time I saw her, I was sure that I had a different feeling for her. If I had to say what this feeling was, I think it was the longing for her after not seeing her for a long time. But I didn't even know the reason. Until...

"You are the Kudo, right?" The girl sitting next to Xiaolan did not pay attention to what Xiaolan said, but spoke on her own.

"Eh?"

"Eh?!"

"Um!!!"

This sentence surprised three people, Xiaolan was puzzled, Conan was shocked, and I was awakened as if from a dream.

Yes, just now, my thoughts were still not clear, but the girl’s clear voice woke me up and at the same time, pulled my consciousness back to a long, long time ago.

. . . . . .

"Ming. How are your grades?"

"OK Feng~ Only one shot hit the nine rings. The rest all hit the bull's eye~"

"100 minus 1? Haha. Ming. Increase the distance."

"Hey, hey. Wind. It's already 85 yards. If you increase the range, it will be 100 yards. Even if you are using a modified Desert Eagle, the bullet will be affected by the trajectory."

"It's okay, come on."

. . . . . .

"Hey, Feng. Where did you pick up this animal?"

"In the forest. This kind of little ferret is rare in the forest."

"Tsk. Childish behavior."

"...Ming. I just picked up a ferret. You won't be jealous, will you?"

"Asshole. I won't be jealous."

"Well, what should we call this little fellow? Hmm... let's call her Xiaoya."

"Hey!! Wind!!!"

. . . . . .

"Feng. How could you just leave me like this? Do you remember? When you picked me out from a dozen kids, I was so happy. I wouldn't be killed by them because of you. It was you who saved me. You treated me like your sister. I was very happy. I have never had a family, but I never thought that one day I would have a brother by my side. But, now you... Why? Why? I'm already free. Why do you want me to live alone!!!"

boom! ! !
The past memories suddenly exploded in my mind, and I remembered. Yes, although this girl looked very different from her, I would never forget this voice. Yes, this voice belonged to her. Mingya, the Mingya who had been with me through life and death in my previous life!

　That... The reason why I wrote this chapter is that I simply like Yuko Miyamura. After all, she is one of the two goddesses. Of course, the first goddess is Hayashibara Megumi, so I arranged such a position for Kazuha. Mo Fang, I don't mean to cheat Kazuha. Of course, if you want to see it... It doesn't matter if I just touch on the edge. ~\(≧▽≦)/~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)