Chapter 187 Going Home
Chapter 188: The Room of the Past
As expected of a high-end restaurant, the brightly lit scene made the dinner atmosphere quite good, and my parents chatted and laughed. But our little classmate Conan didn't care so much. As the only outsider, Conan's goal today was to eat. As a result, he got a mouthful of sauce. Xiaolan wanted to wipe Conan's mouth, but was stopped by her father. Then... Well, Conan had a nosebleed anyway.

"Xiaoxun, are you full?" Seeing that Dad and Xiaolan were talking and laughing, Mom said to me in private with concern.

"Well, I'm full." Facing my mother's question, I answered happily. There was no trace of maturity in my expression, and I completely made myself look like a child.

"Well, that's good." Mom smiled at me, then looked at the unfinished dishes on the table, her eyes widened, and then turned to Dad and said, "Honey, you guys should have nothing to do tonight, right?"

"Well, ah, it's nothing... Hey?! Miss Towako?!" As he was talking, Dad suddenly saw a familiar figure outside the window. It was a beautiful woman in a kimono and a wealthy man. "Ah! It's really Miss Towako. Hey! Who's the man next to her!"

"That man is Peter Ford, the host of the TV station." Conan looked out the window and said aloud.

"Damn it... Why is Miss Towako with that man?" Dad said gritting his teeth.

"Who is Towako?" Mom asked with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.

"She's a mama-san in Ginza. Well... I used to be always taken care of by her." Dad said, feeling embarrassed.

"Uh..." I couldn't help but hold my head in my hands. My dad is really hopeless. He called a bar mama-san in front of the whole family. Is this reasonable? Is this reasonable? Is this reasonable? . .

"Lan, I'm leaving first." Seeing the look on Dad's face, Mom couldn't stand it any longer. She stood up and said goodbye.

"Wait, wait a minute, Mom." Xiaolan tried to save the situation. "It's still early, let's go back and have a cup of coffee before we go."

"No need." Mom said gloomily. "I'll go back first. But, Xiaoxun, you haven't been to your aunt's house yet, right? Do you want to go and take a look?"

"This...I..." I hesitated a little, as if my mother was planning to talk to me alone.

"Okay, okay, it's just right, Xiaoxun has always wanted to visit her mother's house. Right, Xiaoxun?" In order to save the atmosphere between her parents, Xiaolan took this rare opportunity and sold me out without saying anything. Although I wanted to turn around and refute, seeing Xiaolan's face full of the words "You dare not go", I had to smile helplessly and agreed to her.

"Well, okay, I'll go." I nodded to my mother, and she responded to me with a smile on her face, as if my father's affairs had long been forgotten.

In this way, my mother drove me, Xiaolan, and Conan back to her residence, excluding my father. The crazy uncle is still looking for Miss Towako's whereabouts through the window.

Along the way, my mother and Xiaolan were very happy to chat, but from time to time she would interrupt to ask about my situation. During the conversation, I could clearly hear that all the words she talked to Xiaolan were foreshadowing for the final questioning of me. She is worthy of being the queen of the legal profession. There were no loopholes in the language. Of course, I had already thought about many of the questions my mother asked before asking them. So there were no loopholes in the answers. Conan, who was sitting next to me, was simply a decoration, with no room for interruption. However, Conan didn't care too much about this, because he had two purposes for this trip, one was to laugh at me, and the other was to stop me or help me get away with it before there were loopholes in my language.

———————————Detective Conan The Movie: The Fourteenth Target—————————————

"We're here." After driving for more than 20 minutes, we finally arrived at the apartment where my mother lived. After all, my mother is a lawyer, and her financial ability is very strong, which is many times stronger than my father. Of course, now with the help of Conan, my father has gradually become a famous detective. The high commission fees have also begun to make the family's finances more relaxed. In addition to the car I bought for my father some time ago, it can be said that our family has now become a well-off family. Of course, if I can take out all the money I have, it is not a problem to enter the upper class directly. But... Well, isn't it good now? After thinking about it, I smiled slightly.

"Welcome to play, Xiaoxun, Conan." Mom smiled at us as she entered the room.

"Excuse me~"

"Excuse me~" Conan and I said in unison.

Walking into the room, I found that my mother had indeed kept the room in good order. Although she lived alone, such a large room was very clean. I wondered how my mother usually cleaned it. The furniture looked very neat and inexplicably comfortable.

If it weren't for careful selection and design, it would be impossible to achieve the current effect.

"Great, Mom, you cleaned the room so well." Xiaolan couldn't help but sigh. At home, Xiaolan often cleaned the house, but she couldn't clean the room so well.

"No, mainly because I work in the office on weekdays, and I rarely move things at home except when I sleep. I just clean it occasionally on weekends." As she spoke, my mother walked to the table and started to make tea for us, and of course some drinks. "How about it, Conan, Xiaoxun, isn't Auntie's place nice?" Mom brought us the tea and drinks, and smiled at us.

"Yeah, this place is really nice." Conan took the drink and said with a smile.

"Yes, it's really comfortable here with auntie, much better than with uncle." I couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, Xiaoxun, do you want to move in with your aunt?" Mom suddenly asked.

“Eh?!” “Eh?!”

"Eh?!" Three doubtful voices sounded at the same time. At the same time, my heart began to beat. Could it be that my mother had planned this from the beginning? Just as I was thinking, before I could say anything, my mother's words continued to ring in my ears. "Xiaolan, you and Kogoro have been taking care of Conan for some time, and I have been alone here, so why don't you let Xiaoxun stay with me? I don't want you and Kogoro to be too tired."

"But, this..." Xiaolan hesitated, "I know that my mother likes Xiaoxun very much, but this child was entrusted to my father by Dr. Agasa after all. If he lives here..."

"It's okay, I'll talk to Dr. Agasa." My mother's voice suddenly became a little strong.

"This..." Xiaolan hesitated, then looked at me again. "Xiaoxun, what do you think?"

"I..." Let alone Xiaolan, I didn't even dare to say anything at this moment. Although I had many reasons to refuse, I was facing my mother whom I hadn't seen for ten years. How could I bear to refuse? But I couldn't refuse. Otherwise, my identity would be exposed soon. "I, I still..."

"Wow wow wow!!!" Before I could say anything, Conan next to me suddenly started to make a scene. "No! Xiaolan, please don't let Xun move away, okay? I finally found a playmate. I don't want Xun to leave!"

Seeing Conan's sudden coquettishness, I want to give him 10086 thumbs up. This is a beautiful way to save the situation.

"Auntie, I also want to continue living with my uncle." Seeing Conan's support, I hurriedly said to my mother in an awkward manner.

"Xiaoxun, don't jump to conclusions yet. Auntie will show you around here first. What if you want to change your mind?" Seeing Conan's expression and my attitude, my mother was a little embarrassed, but she still continued to talk. "Lan, you and Conan sit here for a while. I'll take Xun around the room." As she spoke, my mother took my hand and walked up to the second floor, not giving Xiaolan a chance to speak.

"What's wrong with mom today? Why does she feel so weird?" Xiaolan murmured in confusion when she saw her mother pulling Xiaoxun upstairs. Conan next to her sighed softly and muttered to himself.

"Alas... something has happened after all. Xun, you have to stick to your bottom line. Otherwise, I really can't help you."

On the other side, my mother pulled me to the second floor, opened the door and walked into a room. Although she didn't say anything, I could see the whole picture of this room at a glance. Because the layout, furnishings, and even furniture here are exactly the same as my room ten years ago. Even the family portrait next to the table has not changed much and is still placed there. Walking to the table and looking at the family portrait on the table, I was silent. Of course, I knew what my mother was going to say and do now, but I...

"Xun..." Mom knelt behind me and hugged me. Although I didn't say anything, in her heart, she had already accepted my existence. "Xiaoxun... do you still remember this place?" As she spoke, Mom hugged my arms tightly. "This is exactly the same room you were in ten years ago. Mom has preserved it completely."

"...Auntie, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Without turning around, I turned my back to my mother, lowered my head, and the pale golden hair on my forehead covered my facial expression. At this moment, I need to make my heart cold. As cold as my former self. IceWine. I can't let my mother see the slightest flaw. Not even a little bit.

"You still don't admit it?" Mom let go of my arm and turned me around. What she saw was a face full of doubts, without any flaws. "You...Xiaoxun, why? Why don't you admit it?"

"Admit what?" I tilted my head like a child. "Auntie, what are you talking about?"

"Xiaoxun, you..." Mom's expression was a little sad. "Forget it, I'm sorry, Xiaoxun, Auntie said something weird." As if she was discouraged, Mom sat on the ground, her face full of dejection, but facing such a situation, I could do nothing.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoxun, but please come with me. At least show me all my rooms. Okay?" Mom seemed to be begging me.

"Yeah." I nodded gently. Facing my mother now, I don't know how to face her. I can only follow her thoughts and accompany her.

Walking into the door of the second room, what caught my eye were the cartons. This scene was of course very familiar to me, as it was exactly the same as the small warehouse I cleaned out at home ten years ago, even the placement of the cartons was the same.

"Xiaoxun, you should know that I have a son who disappeared ten years ago, right?" As if she had become a different person, the mother began to talk to herself, but her tone of voice revealed a deep sadness. "This room was built to imitate his former playground. I remember that he used to like playing here. So I kept it like this, hoping that one day he would come back and see everything I did for him. Unfortunately, I have been waiting for ten years."

"..." Looking at my mother's tearful face, I didn't know what to say. My heart was in a mess.

"Hey...Xiaoxun." Mom squatted down and looked at me. "Do you think I still have hope of finding him in this lifetime?"

"...I will." After a short silence, I spoke softly, telling her with a sincere look in my eyes. "Yes, I will!"

"Is that so?" Mom's eyes sparkled with tears. "Yes, I believe it too, it will happen."

Without saying anything more, my mother pulled me into her arms, and held me tightly in her arms as if to vent her feelings. Tears. Quietly fell.

(End of this chapter)