Chapter 247 Invitation from the Witch

Chapter 248: Invitation from the Witch

"Xiaoxun, Xiaoxun... wake up, it's time for lunch." I seemed to hear a childish voice calling my name, and at the same time, there was a gentle push, as if trying to wake me up from my sleep. Slowly, I opened my eyes. What caught my eye was Ayumi, who was frowning and pushing me.

"Huh? Ayumi? What's wrong?" I rubbed my sleepy eyes and said.

"It's time for lunch, Xiaoxun, you shouldn't sleep any more." Ayumi said cutely.

"Hmm? Oh, then you guys go eat first. I want to sleep for a while..." Dimly, I buried my head in my arms again and fell into a deep sleep, no longer paying any attention to Ayumi who was calling me from the side.

"Eh? Xiaoxun, Xiaoxun..." Ayumi pushed me again, but to no avail, she said unhappily. "Why is this happening..."

"Let him sleep for a while." Another soft voice beside me excused me. It was Shiho's voice. Shiho's mental state was not very good at this time, but compared to me who had not slept all night, she was much better. After all, she slept for several hours in my car yesterday.

Last night, after opening the last mechanism of the tomb, we all dressed neatly and headed towards the next tomb. Of course, I left Shuang'er at the entrance of the mechanism in case any unexpected events happened and we were all trapped.

But the fact proved that I thought too much, there was no dangerous mechanism in the tomb. Perhaps this is the legacy left by Master Xiyi for future generations, for the safety of future generations, so there is no mechanism at all.

After opening the last door in the tomb, we heard a rustling sound. Piles of gold coins and gems rushed towards us. As expected of a royal family, even if the princess ran away, she would bring a lot of gold, silver and jewelry before leaving. And through the baptism of time, the value of those jewelry and jades began to multiply. After selling them, we have the current castle and the piles of gold coins in front of me. Without even thinking about it, I started to let Ningxue and the others use the sacks that had been prepared long ago to pack these treasures, and then packed them in front of the door, and I turned over my hand and put them into the necklace. Although it was strange, Ningxue and the others also knew that there were some things that they could not ask about.

I put the piles of gold coins and gems into the necklace. But I didn't touch the remaining royal jade and jewelry. I just asked the three sisters of the Ning family to choose a few jewelry and jades that they liked. We left this treasure house. Before leaving, I deliberately left a box of jewelry. After all, it seems a bit unreasonable for the Kosaka family if I don't leave any property.

Before leaving, I asked Ningxue to climb up the mountain and find the hole in the mountain that we shot through. If possible, we should seal it up again. If not, forget it. Yue'er and Shuang'er restored the tomb to its original state. I once again went to the castle, put the egg of memory back on the bedside of Xiangban Natsumi, and recovered the shell of hypnotic gas. After doing all this, the morning sun was already half exposed. Without wasting time, I led everyone back to Tokyo, stepping on the accelerator all the way. When we arrived at the school, the children had already finished their second class in the morning.

"He didn't sleep all night last night because he was helping the doctor develop a new game." Shiho continued, gently rubbing her swollen eyes.

"Tsk, I also want to play the new game developed by the doctor." Yuantai looked jealous.

"Unfortunately, the game developed by the doctor was not successful. When Xun was halfway through playing, the game crashed. Maybe you have to wait for the next development of the doctor."

"Hey, you've been up all night playing only half of it?" Mitsuhiko asked in surprise. "I thought the doctor only knew how to play some small games."

"It is said that the doctor is developing a large-scale game for an American IT company as a game blueprint, but it seems that he still needs a lot of time to debug it." Shiho said half-truthfully. "So let this guy sleep for a while."

"Okay, let's go eat. Haibara-san, do you need us to bring you anything?" Ayumi asked.

"No, you guys go eat, I'll wait for this playful little guy to wake up and eat with him." As she said that, Shiho took out two bento boxes and put them on the table. Those were the bento boxes that Shiho bought at the restaurant in front of the school when we came to school.

"Is that so? Okay, then let's go eat first." Ayumi looked at Kaoru who was sleeping unconscious on the table with some envy, then looked at Conan who was sitting in his seat thoughtfully with resentment, and walked out of the classroom with Genta Mitsuhiko and the others with a touch of helplessness.

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

"Haa..." On the way home from school with the kids in the afternoon, I yawned loudly to show how sleepy I was. Conan stared at me with contempt and asked in a low voice.

"How much did you take?" Conan slowed down and walked to my side.

"Huh? How much?" I turned my head and looked confused.

"Don't play dumb. Do you think I really believe that you went to help the doctor test some games?" Conan said with a half-mooned look. "You didn't rest all night. You must have sneaked back to Yokosuka to look for the treasure in the Kosaka family castle, right?"

"How is that possible? Yokosuka is so far away, how could I..."

"Don't give me that. I don't believe it." Conan said firmly. "You didn't do anything to Kosaka Natsumi?"

"Hey, I'm talking to you." I was a little impatient with Conan's questioning. "I have no grudge against her, why did you attack her?"

"So, you really went?"

"I..." I was speechless for a moment. Then I said irritably. "Forget it, I did go to the castle and took a lot of treasures, but I only hid some of them in the tomb. I didn't touch anything in the castle, and I didn't take anything from anyone. Are you satisfied?"

"Tsk, why didn't you say that earlier?" Conan chuckled.

"Hmm?" I was stunned by Conan's attitude. "You don't object?"

"You've already emptied the place, is there any use for me to object?" Conan looked at me with contempt. "Just treat me to a good meal as hush money." After saying that, Conan put his hands behind his head and caught up with the children who were talking and laughing in front of him.

"Kudo's attitude is very abnormal." Shiho came to me and whispered to me.

"Yeah, if it had happened in the past, he would have been furious. What happened this time?" I couldn't help but be curious.

"Maybe he has let it go too?" Shiho chuckled.

"How is it possible, that hot-blooded stubborn guy." I couldn't help but shook my head. "But what's the reason? He took it so easy on the thief..." At this point, I suddenly realized. "Is it because of him?"

"Hmm? Him?" Shiho asked. "He is?"

"Kidd."

"Kid? Kaito Kid?"

"Um.."

"How to say?"

"I don't know. I'll ask him later."

"You know him?"

"More than just knowing each other, we are comrades in the united front." I couldn't help but say helplessly.

"Huh?" Shiho looked at me in surprise.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you in detail when I get a chance." I said to Shiho. "Anyway, Kaito Kid is someone I trust more than Kudo."

"How many secrets have you not told me?" Shiho said with a smile.

"Well... I've told you everything I thought of. If I didn't think of anything, I'll tell you later."

"..." After hearing what I said, Shiho rolled her eyes at me helplessly. Then she continued to follow me.

"Hey! Kaoru! Haibara! Hurry up! We're about to start!" I heard Genta's shout. I realized that we had already walked to the park without realizing it. And Conan took out a football from somewhere and was bouncing it on his feet, waiting for me to join.

I smiled slightly and didn't think too much about it. I ran a few steps quickly and joined their battle circle. Shiho put her hands behind her back and watched me run away, smiling gently.

Maybe it was because I hadn't run freely for a long time, or maybe I slept too much during the day. I was really in a playful mood at this time, and I was a little more serious when competing for the ball with Conan, which aroused Conan's interest and started to get serious. The two of us not only increased our speed, but also increased the strength of our shots, which made the three children complain. Isn't it true that the children who could have played until the sun went down were exhausted after only an hour.

"Huh, huh... You, are you two monsters?" Yuantai sat on the ground and breathed heavily.

"What terrible motor nerves." Mitsuhiko also bent over and panted, holding his knees. "Cough cough cough..." Ayumi was too tired to speak, and couldn't help coughing several times. Beads of sweat flowed down their faces.

"Uh... I think I accidentally went too far." Looking at the state of the children, I couldn't help but laugh. Conan was also a little out of breath because of an hour of intense exercise. After all, he didn't have as good physical fitness as me.

"Hu... Let's stop here." Conan wiped the sweat from his head. "It's really torture to play football with a monster like you."

"Um, okay, that's all for today." I wiped the beads of sweat from my forehead and let out a long breath. "Everyone, go home quickly. Take a hot bath when you get home, and be careful not to catch a cold."

"Tsk, I don't want to take a hot bath in such a hot day." Yuan Tai said weakly, pulling his collar.

"Then let's gather at the doctor's house tomorrow. It's the weekend after all!" Mitsuhiko suggested. Of course, the children agreed to this suggestion. After all, a few children would not feel irritated if they were together all day.

Just like that, the happy day passed with the children's farewell filled with laughter. Conan didn't care about what I did at Kosaka's house. I even made a special call to Kaito in the evening.

"Moshimoshi, this is Kuroba Kaito. Who are you looking for?" Kaito's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's me." I said calmly.

"Ice?" Kaito was surprised. He didn't expect me to call him at this time. "What's wrong?"

"Well, I have something to ask you." I leaned against the window and looked at the bright moonlight outside. "You were here yesterday, right?"

"Yes, I took Xiao Bai back." Kaito said calmly. "By the way, I helped the great detective solve the problem that almost exposed him."

"He didn't ask you why?"

"Ah, I asked him back. I believe he can guess it himself." Kaito said slowly.

"That's strange..." I frowned.

"What's wrong?"

"Hmm... That kid didn't even bother with me stealing the treasure."

"Eh?" Kaito was slightly surprised. "I thought he would pester me to death. I was wondering how you were going to solve this problem."

"Forget it, who knows why the great detective suddenly came to his senses." I gave up. "In that case, let's just leave it at that. By the way, I made a lot of money this time, do you want a share?"

"Well, no need. I'm not short of money. But there is something I need your help with." Kaito said a little embarrassedly.

"Oh? What's wrong?"

"Actually... I was threatened."

"What?!" I shouted in surprise. The great Kaito Kidd was actually threatened by someone. Are you kidding me? "Who is so awesome that he can threaten you?"

"Um... this matter is also related to you."

"Excuse me?! Me?" I was stunned, and then my face instantly turned bitter. "Could it be..."

"Yes, it's Hongzi."

"Um, haven't you always had a good relationship? Why is it that..."

"Who has a good relationship with her..." Kaito said helplessly. "I want to ask you, how did you offend this little ancestor?"

"How would I know?" I said unhappily. "Well, did she tell you anything?"

"Yes, she kept telling me to stay away from you a while ago. Although I explained to her that you are my relative's child, she said something like, stay away from that devil, he will make you embark on a road of no return..."

"Ha, ha ha." The corner of my mouth twitched.

"Then, today when I was walking to school she came up to me and said, 'Are you going to see that demon again?'

"Why is it a demon? I didn't seem to do anything to her?"

"You should ask yourself about this." Kaito said helplessly. "Anyway... after I told her that you had no ill will towards me, Hongzi frowned and told me to arrange a meeting between you two. If I didn't do so, she would tell Aoko that I was Kaito Kid. So..."

"Oh, I see." I nodded. "But why do I feel like you've sold me out?"

"That's why." Kaito blushed. "It's unfair to you, but Bing, you can handle her, right?"

"Well... she has the evidence that you are Kaito Kidd. Even if this incident goes well, there may be a next time, or the next time." I frowned and thought. "How about I kill her and solve this problem once and for all?"

"No, I think you just need to tell her that you have no ill will towards me, there's no need to give her to..."

"An Xin, I was just kidding." The corners of my mouth slightly raised. "It seems that you are not so devoted to Qingzi."

"Bah, bah! What nonsense are you talking about!" Kaito's face turned red. "It's just that, although Hongzi and I have always been at odds, she has helped me a few times, so I don't want to..."

"So, just don't kill her?"

"If possible." Kaito said weakly. "It's better not..."

"Well... I'll think of a way." After thinking for a while, I frowned and said, "Then tell her that I will come to see you next weekend. Just let her come then. I have something to do this weekend and can't leave." I remembered the appointment with the children this afternoon. I calculated the time and said.

"Well... okay." Kaito was a little disappointed. "Sorry, Bing, I'm causing you trouble."

"Hey, do we need to talk about this between us? If you really feel bad, then just do me a favor." I smiled easily.

"Help you? What favor?"

"Hey, make me something."

"what?"

"Hmm... I'll tell you when I've thought about it."

"Hey, hey..." Kaito's half-moon eyes.

"Okay, that's it. I'm hanging up now. The great detective will be back soon." After saying that, I didn't give Kaito a chance to speak anymore and hung up the phone.

"Huh... a witch?" After hanging up the phone, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh while looking at the moon outside the window. "What a tough opponent."

Ps: Regarding the character Hongzi, I will open a separate line for her in the future. Although she belongs to Magic Kaito, I need to open a separate line for her because Xiaofeng is a cv control and must open a line for the voice-over character of the goddess Hayashihara. If you don't like it, just skip it. And I have never written a magical style, but it is a good opportunity to practice.

(End of this chapter)