Chapter 185 Weekend
Chapter 186 Weekend

"Huh? You two are so quiet today." On the train back home, Xiaolan saw that we were silent and couldn't help asking us. Indeed, after what happened last night, the atmosphere was indeed a bit awkward, but Conan was looking at the scenery outside the window, while I was sitting in my seat with my eyes closed and resting. After all, I didn't sleep all night last night.

"Maybe they didn't sleep well." Dad added. "These past two days, the cases have been very troublesome for these two kids. Let them rest for a while."

"Yeah, that's right. You have to go to school tomorrow. It's the last day of vacation, so you should have a good rest." Xiaolan thought for a moment and said to us. "But you may still be busy next weekend."

"Huh?" I opened one eye and saw Xiaolan's slightly excited smiling face.

"I have a dinner date with my mom next week. Everyone should go."

"Huh?!" Dad's eyes widened. "Why did you ask Yingli to have dinner with you?"

"Because I haven't seen my mother for a long time." Xiaolan said to her father in a coquettish way. "So you two, don't plan anything else this weekend."

"Hi..." Conan responded.

“…” I closed my eyes and chose to remain silent.

"Hey? Xiaoxun, what's wrong with you?" Xiaolan asked hurriedly when she saw me silent. "Mom specifically asked you to go this time."

"Hmm?" I opened my eyes and frowned. Sure enough, my mother still doubted me. Maybe... Never mind. "Well, I understand." I didn't reject Xiaolan's words. After all, if I didn't go, the suspicion would be greater.

We didn't talk much along the way. When we got home, I fell asleep immediately. Conan had been anesthetized for the whole night and was in good spirits. So, at the request of the children, he went out to play with them.

"Xun, are you really not going with me?" Conan asked again before leaving. "The kids won't be happy if you leave the group like this."

"Help me carry it again. I'm still injured and need to rest." I took off my coat and changed the bandage on the wound on my arm while saying, "Besides, it will rain today, you'd better find an indoor environment to play with the children."

"Raining?" Conan looked at the sunny sky outside the window with a confused look on his face.

"Well, probably in the afternoon. So be careful not to get wet." After treating the wound, I put on my pajamas and lay down. "Tell the kids I'm sick and need to rest."

"Well... okay." Conan didn't say much, after all, he knew I didn't sleep last night. He closed the door and left. And I didn't get up after Conan left, but fell asleep in a daze. After a night of fighting, this little body is really a bit exhausted.

When I woke up it was already time for dinner.

"Huh? You're up, Xiaoxun." Seeing that I was sleepy, Xiaolan chuckled and greeted me.

"Yeah, I just woke up." I rubbed my eyes. But I found that Xiaolan was the only one at home. "Where are uncle and Conan?"

"Dad went to play mahjong, and Conan hasn't come back yet. He just called and said he will be home soon." Xiaolan said to me while serving rice.

"I'm back." Conan, who was soaked all over, walked back with a look of despair.

"Conan! How did you become like this?" Xiaolan scolded angrily, but while saying that she still took a towel from the bathroom to wipe Conan.

"I went out to play with Ayumi and the others today, but it rained. When I came back, I found no one at home, but I found a recorded phone call, so Genta pressed the recording button. The person who called was Miss Aki from the TV station, saying that she was threatened and wanted to ask my uncle for help. So we went to the TV station. Kaoru, you are right, it is raining after all." I just spread my hands in response to Conan's words.

"Hey? Is Miss Aki okay?" Xiaolan was surprised.

"Well, when we rushed over, everything was fine, but it's true that Sister Aki was kidnapped." Conan took off his wet coat. "But it's a coincidence that we went over to help Sister Aki, so we left her phone number, and the criminal who kidnapped her was the TV station's veteran anchor Tsukumo Kazumi, who planned this action because she was jealous of her, but her skills were too inexperienced and she forgot to take Sister Aki's phone, so Sister Aki sent me a text message. She was rescued directly, and Tsukumo was taken away by the police because of this." (The original text was calling machine, but Conan had a mobile phone at this time, so he passed it over and inserted a plot.)
"Hey...how could this happen?" Xiaolan said with some regret.

"Well... don't worry about him, Sister Xiaolan, let's eat quickly. We're starving." I changed the subject, fearing that Conan would say something too much.

"Yeah...that's right, let's eat first." Xiaolan was successfully diverted to the topic by me, so at the dinner table, we started chatting and laughing again. Life really needs to be like this to be comfortable.

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

A week passed in a flash, just like the wind. During the week, my dad still had no business, Xiaolan went to class peacefully, and I was lucky enough to have a peaceful week with Conan. However, the weekend has arrived, and tonight is the day when my mom and I will meet again. To be honest, I am a little nervous. I don't know how to face her. Last time at the beach, I tried my best to stay calm, but... Well, let's not talk about it. Let's take it one step at a time.

Dinner time is at night, so we still have time to do what we want to do during the day. Dad still went to play mahjong, and Xiaolan made an appointment with Sonoko to go to a book signing event of a gourmet named Nishina. Conan and I made an appointment with the children and Dr. Agasa to go to the Aviation Museum. We missed the appointment once last weekend, so we had to come this time. However, because it was the weekend. So Dr. Agasa habitually overslept and was on his way in a hurry, so we could only wait in front of the station, and the children also bought popsicles to satisfy their cravings and kill time.

"You're going to meet your aunt tonight. How do you feel about that?" Conan joked to me.

"What can we do? Just meet normally. As long as you don't give in, no matter how much my mom tries, it's useless." I rubbed my pale blond hair and said calmly. "I guess Xiaolan asked mom to have dinner with her so that dad and mom can have a chance to live together again, and the reason why mom agreed is probably because of me." "But, auntie is such a thoughtful person... Could it be that she wants to collect your fingerprints?" Conan thought. But the answer he got was a little hand with some calluses.

"Hmm?" Conan picked up my hand and looked at it in confusion. Then his eyes changed. "Xun, your fingerprint..." "It was worn off when I was nine years old." I took my hand back and said calmly. "Unless mom can find a way to get the DNA in my blood, there is basically no other way to prove it, right?"

"Ah..." Conan sighed.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing. I just think you're in pain too. You should have lived with me and Xiaolan, went to school, and grown up together, but because of an accident, you ended up on this path."

"Okay. Don't feel sad. I'm back now, and I'm living a good life now. But you, instead of worrying about me, you should call Xiaolan more often." I said contemptuously.

"Eh?! Why are you talking about Xiaolan again?" Conan's cheeks turned slightly red.

"Of course, Great Detective, you are so famous now, even children like you. Of course I have to..."

"Wow! Look, look! Conan and I are a perfect match!" Before I finished speaking, I heard Ayumi, who was playing a fortune-telling game nearby, shouting excitedly. I looked in Ayumi's direction and saw that the fortune-telling machine just said [I am a perfect match with the person you are thinking of.]

"Hey! This game console is broken!"

"No! Yuan Taijun, it should be said that fortune-telling with playing cards is nonsense!" The two children expressed their dissatisfaction at the first time.

"See, I told you that even kids are starting to like you." I smiled slightly at this.

"Oh... please forgive me." Conan couldn't help but sigh.

"Hehe, next, I'll help Conan calculate. Um, the birthday is..." Ayumi didn't think too much, and started playing without caring about what others thought. Then, another excited shout was heard. "Wow~ This must be about me and Conan again. I looked at the game console again, and saw it said [The one you love is right beside you], which made me laugh. But soon, a supplementary sentence appeared on the screen. [A's premonition]

"A's premonition? What does that mean?" Ayumi asked, turning back.

"A means...well, it's... the front of B!" Mitsuhiko explained seriously.

"Is it fried shrimp?" Yuantai talked about food every other sentence.

"Ah, Conan, you have to be careful." I couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey, hey, Xun, that's enough." Conan said with a half-moon eye. "By the way, A...how old is that machine?"

"What? I don't mean kiss, boring." Ayumi said cutely. But her casual words made us all widen our eyes. What was this little girl thinking?

"Xiaoxun, when is your birthday?" At this time, Ayumi turned around and asked me again.

"Me?" I was slightly surprised. "My birthday is May 18th."

"May 18th? Eh?! Isn't that the same birthday as Sister Xiaolan?" Mitsuhiko became alert.

"Yes." I answered calmly. "This is also what Xiaolan and I confirmed last time. It is indeed the same day."

"Eh? What a coincidence." As she said that, Ayumi still entered my information into the fortune-telling machine, and soon, a line of words appeared in front of everyone. [Missing you from afar.]

"Ah!" My heart sank as I finished speaking. Even Conan could see that my expression changed in an instant.

"No way? You got it right?" Conan raised his eyebrows.

"Longing from afar? Xiaoxun, do you have someone you like who is far away?" Ayumi is still young after all, so she asked whatever came to her mind.

"Hmm? Ah, I guess so." I replied with a slightly awkward smile, but it aroused the doubts of the three children and Conan's meaningful response.

"Eh? There's a change!" As he was talking, the scene changed again. Big blood-red characters appeared before everyone's eyes.

【The coming of darkness! 】

(End of this chapter)