Chapter 2 Freshmen
Chapter 2: New Life

Mihua Hospital. Delivery room.

"Ah ah!!...."

A female scream foreshadowed the birth of a baby. I opened my eyes in confusion. This is... Oh, right. I traveled through time. Haha, from the time of infancy? Then, who did I become after traveling through time? Or am I just an irrelevant little person?

"Yingli. Thank you. You've worked so hard." A strong male voice sounded as I was thinking.

Eri? I remember... It seems that Xiaolan's mother is called Eri. No way? I turned into Xiaolan? What about my little Ai? You can't play with me like this, right? I was very depressed. I really wanted to cry.

Woo woo woo... Waves of baby crying echoed throughout the room.

Huh? I haven't cried yet. Why is there a baby crying? Is there another baby born in this room? I tried hard to open my eyes. But the baby's body is not yet fully developed. Even though I tried very hard, it was still difficult to open my eyes. I could only squint a little. In that tiny gap, I saw a majestic man. He had short hair with a small tuft of hair in the middle, and he looked very energetic. Even without the two iconic mustaches, I could recognize that he was Kogoro Mouri. And my mother is the famous queen of the legal world, Eri Kisaki. Then my identity... Mouri Ran. I... I...

"Well, it's nothing, just a little tired. Haha. Honey. Let me see our child." Kisaki Eri's soft voice came into my ears.

"Yeah. OK." Maori Kogoro picked me up with his left hand. Then he paused for a while. Then he carried me to the side of Kisaki Eri. Looking at Kisaki Eri's gentle eyes, I suddenly felt that I could have another life, how great. And it was a new life with my parents by my side. Forget it, Maori Ran is Maori Ran. I thought helplessly. At worst, I can just ignore that reasoning boy. I looked at the young mother again, then closed my eyes to rest. For a baby, even opening his eyes for a while would be extremely tiring.

"Hey, dear. What should we name our child?" Eri laid me flat on her bed and said gently to Kogoro who was smiling.

"Ah. Let's follow the agreement with the Kudo family and name the girl after orchids. Maori Ran. What do you think?" Kogoro's voice reached my ears. It was expected. But I no longer had the strength to open my eyes. I could only listen.

"Yeah. That's great. What about this? What should boys do?" Yingli asked with a hint of weakness.

Hmm? I think I heard something. Boy?!
"For boys, name him after your favorite lavender. Kaoru. Maori Kaoru. Is that okay?"

"Xiaoxun, Xiaolan. Haha, it sounds nice. Let's decide it this way." I can feel that there is endless happiness in Kisaki Eri's smile.

Maori Kogoro picked me up. I could sense from his breath that he was talking to me face to face. "Mauri Kaoru. Xiaoxun. Hehe. Open your eyes and look at daddy."

I tried to open my eyes again. But I could only see a small gap. Although I couldn't see it clearly, it was indeed the face of Maori Kogoro. It was my father. I was a boy? In other words, my mother, Kisaki Eri, gave birth to twins? This was something I never expected. Could it be that my appearance had changed the original plot?

I frowned slightly. But, you know, babies are chubby. The frowning made my face full of wrinkles. Dad was even happier when he saw it.

"Haha. Yingli. Look at our son. He looks so much like me. Hahaha." Dad's obscene laughter came over.

Uh... I don't want to be like you, I thought.

"Really? Hubby, what are you talking about? Xiaoxun is so cute, how could she be as disgusting as you? Xiaoxun obviously looks a lot like me." Eri said to Maori coquettishly.

"Uh. Haha. That's true." It seems that dad is really happy that he has two children today. "Um. Eri. Which of them came out first?"

"Eh?" Mom blushed slightly. "I remember the nurse said, 'Congratulations, Miss Eri. You gave birth to twins. The boy came out first, so they are a brother and sister.'"

"Is that so? Then, Xiaoxun, you are the older brother. You must take good care of your younger sister, Xiaolan." Dad lifted me up high. I could feel his happiness. As a parent, the expression on your face when you hold your favorite child is the happiest.

Huhu. Life's ups and downs. I thought to myself. Xiaolan's brother? Hehe.

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

time flies.

"Hey, brother. Wait for me." Xiaolan, who was already six years old, was chasing after me in a light yellow dress.

"Really? Xiaolan, it's been so long. Why haven't you gotten a little faster?" I am now six years old, running in front of her. However, as a time traveler, I certainly have benefits. I know the future plot and the organization's affairs. Therefore, the more I exercise myself now, the more power I will have to deal with the organization in the future. When I was four years old, I had already started simple training. Long-distance running every morning is a must. But every time I go out, Xiaolan has to follow me. So under the leadership of my father, the three of us would go out for a run together every morning. After that, my father would send Xiaolan and me home and then go to work at the police station. It has been like this for two years. But just half a year ago, such activities stopped. Because my mother meant that the two of us were about to go to elementary school. So she decided to let me take Xiaolan out for a run alone. At the beginning, my father was still following us from behind to protect our safety. But how could I, who had already lived a lifetime, not be able to protect Xiaolan? Although my body has become a child. But the killer's killing moves in my previous life were all imprinted in my mind. So my brother and I never had any problems running. After another week, my father stopped following us and really let us go. I also got rid of my father's restraints and began to gradually increase my speed. This also made Xiaolan suffer a lot. Girls, their physical strength can never keep up.

"Yes...it's you, brother...you're getting faster again." Xiaolan said breathlessly, holding her knees.

"Oh. Really? I didn't notice. Haha, come on, Xiaolan. We are almost at the park." I quickened my pace again and ran out. Of course, I also paid attention to my speed while running so as not to leave Xiaolan too far behind.

"Really? Brother, please wait for me..." Xiaolan said. She ran again.

Soon, we ran to the entrance of Mihua Park. That was the place where we agreed to meet. Who did we meet? Haha, you can tell by looking at Xiaolan's excited expression.

"Shinichi~" Xiaolan, who had just run to the park, shouted before she could adjust her breath. A child who was playing football turned around and looked in our direction. Xiaolan waved at the child. Yes. That was Xiaolan's childhood sweetheart. Kudo Shinichi.

"Hey, hey. You guys are so slow." Shinichi put his hands in his pockets and juggled the ball, squinting at us. "You're already fifteen minutes late."

"Hey, hey. Sorry, sorry. We walked a little extra distance." I scratched my face with my fingers.

"Huh? Hey, hey. It's okay for you to run, Xun. But why did you bring Xiaolan with you? The distance from your house to Nichimi TV and then here is almost twice as far as the original distance." "Huh? How did you know we ran to Nichimi TV today?" I asked puzzled.

"Idiot. Have you forgotten that I'm a detective?" Shinichi said confidently, baring his white teeth. "Look at the water stains on your trouser legs. It's a sunny day today. How could there be water on the road? Only a land fountain in front of the Nichimi TV station could splash water on the ground. And the left side of your clothes is a little wet. But not the right side. I think you walked around the fountain several times, letting the fountain cool you down while waiting for Xiaolan who was slow behind you, right?"

"Hey, Shinichi. The word 'slow' is unnecessary. It's brother Xun who is too fast." Xiaolan said angrily.

"Haha. As expected of you, Shinichi. Yeah. Indeed, I took Xiaolan to the Nichimi TV station today. Because I thought we could run a little longer since it was still early, but we ended up being late. Sorry."

"It's okay. Let's get started." Conan kicked the ball to me. This is an agreement between me, Xiaolan and Shinichi. We have to go to Beika Park to play football every morning. But every time it's me and Shinichi who play. Xiaolan is watching from the side. Haha, of course she has to watch from the side. Xiaolan, who is six years old, just finished a long-distance run. How could she have the energy to play football? During the time we were playing football, Xiaolan was either watching the two of us playing, or playing shuttlecock with other children or playing on the seesaw, swings, etc.

It didn't take long. After about two hours, Shinichi sat on the ground, panting and complaining. "Really, Kaoru. Are you a freak? You ran so far and played soccer for so long, yet you're still in such good spirits."

"Hey, if you run like me every day, you can do it too." I smiled and took off my shirt, using it to wipe the sweat off my body.

"I can't compare to you. My dad said that playing football for two hours a day is enough exercise for a kid. But you are always so energetic."

"Hehe. Maybe it's because my dad is a policeman. I inherited his talent." I laughed. Maori Kogoro's family bloodline is really good. My dad is a policeman. He passed on my good physical talent. My mom is a lawyer. She passed on my calm mind. Although I am a time traveler, but physical things also need the genes of my parents, right?

"Haha. Maybe." Shinichi laughed. "Let's go. Let's go to Dr. Agasa's house to take a shower." Shinichi stood up and picked up the football with his toes, and walked towards the doctor's house while dribbling the ball. I put on my wet clothes and called Xiaolan to go to the doctor's house together.

Dr. Agasa's house is right next to Kudo's. So I have always wondered why Shinichi didn't go back to his own house to wash when the distance was so close. And his answer to me was that because the doctor always made some strange little gadgets. So besides reading detective novels at home, he liked to watch him do some strange experiments at the doctor's house.

Of course, Dr. Agasa's experiments were not always successful, such as today.

Boom! ! Accompanied by a huge bright light, the doctor ran out of the house with a dusty face.

"Ahem... Really. What on earth went wrong?" The doctor touched his bald head and muttered to himself.

"Dr. Agasa, you didn't connect the power cord and the wire directly again, did you?" Shinichi put his hands behind his head and squinted at the doctor.

"Oh. Shinichi. You're back from playing soccer today. Oh, and Xiaoxun and Xiaolan. Hello."

"Hello, Doctor~"

"Hello, Doctor~"

Xiaolan and I greeted the doctor with our little white teeth bared.

"Doctor, I'm sorry, I have to borrow your bathroom again today." Shinichi said to the Doctor with a smile.

"Ah. You're welcome, just go ahead and use it. Oh, by the way. I just invented a new laundry detergent yesterday that can remove sweat and grease instantly. Shinichi, Xiaoxun, Xiaolan. Do you want to try it?" Dr. Agasa looked at us excitedly.

"Oh, of course, thank you, Doctor. I want the lavender scented one, I think you have it?" I said with a smile.

"Yeah, yes, of course. It's specially made for you. Not only lavender, but also orchid scent. It's also specially made for Shinichi and Xiaolan."

"Oh, then Xiaolan wants to try it too." Xiaolan raised her hand excitedly.

As usual, Xiaolan went to take a shower first. Shinichi was looking at the doctor's inventions. And I sat next to the doctor's computer and opened the game software.

Play games? How is that possible? The game software is just a cover. Since the first day I came to the doctor's house, I have used the computer here to pay attention to various websites in this world. Not long ago, I found a website. There is a hidden link window on the blank side of it. After a series of cracking, I deciphered that it is a black website. Various black tasks. Mercenaries, assassinations, robberies, kidnappings, all black tasks can be found here. But I didn't register as a member now. After all, I am just a child now, and if I register as a member using the doctor's computer, if someone finds out, it will not only be me and the doctor. Maybe even neighbors like Shinichi will be in danger.

The most important thing in this black website is the list of killers. This is why I have been paying attention to this website. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without defeat. In this killer list, you can see many familiar figures. Gin, Vermouth, and even Vodka are on the list. Although Vodka is ranked outside the top 100. But since he is Gin's assistant, he also has something that Gin can use.

Phew... After taking a deep breath, I closed the website and deleted all the records.

Although it is at least ten years before the plot begins, I didn't expect that the Black Organization has already become so powerful. It seems that it is really difficult to deal with.

"Hey, brother." Xiaolan's childish voice came. "I'm done. You can go now."

"Well, okay. Xiaolan, my brother has increased the distance of running without my permission today. You won't be angry, will you?" I smiled at Xiaolan. Although we are the same age, I exercise much more than Xiaolan. So I am now half a head taller than Xiaolan.

"Hehe, no." Xiaolan smiled at me. "I know my brother is very fast. But my brother always waits for Xiaolan in front. My brother is exercising with Xiaolan. Xiaolan is so happy~ Besides, I also like to see my brother's back." Xiaolan's smile is always so sweet. That kind heart to everyone has been reflected since childhood. I remember one time when running. Xiaolan accidentally fell. Her knees were broken. She cried loudly in pain. After returning home, I was severely punished by my father because I didn't take good care of Xiaolan. Afterwards, Xiaolan limped up to the third floor to see me who was punished to face the wall. She also carefully applied medicine to the place where my father hit me. Uh. You asked where he hit me. . That... When an adult hits a child... where else can he hit...

Although I feel a little embarrassed. But. We are siblings. And we are four years old. Shinichi, you won’t be jealous. Hmm? You asked if we took a bath together? Um. That was before we were four years old.

(End of this chapter)