Chapter 327 I will protect you

Chapter 333 I Will Protect You
Ah... I've been interviewing like crazy these past two days. I'll slow down my updates a bit. Before I find a job, I'll try to make up for the chapters I'm missing.
The next morning, my dad took Conan and me back to the hospital. Because Xiaolan had to have an MRI scan of her brain today, our family came here together. Dad and Conan followed Dr. Fuhu into the room. Outside the MRI room, my mom was sitting on a bench with a dazed look on her face. Looking at the dark circles under her eyes, I knew she must not have slept well last night. When I came to the bench, I gently held my mom's hand. Feeling the warmth of my palm, my mom's eyes regained a little focus, and she forced a smile on her face, and then she hugged me in her arms.

"Xiaoxun...what should I do?" Mother's eyes were full of anxiety and worry. Yes, her daughter suddenly lost her memory. How could a mother accept such a blow all of a sudden?
"Mom, don't worry." I leaned gently in my mother's arms. "Xiaolan will be fine. As for the criminal, I will find a way to find out."

"Xiaoxun, are you going to use... that again?" Mom stared at me intently. "Mom doesn't want you to make mistakes again."

"Mom..." I said coquettishly. "Don't worry, I'm just going to investigate. I won't do anything illegal. Your son has turned over a new leaf now. He's a very good man now."

"You little brat." Mom poked me on the forehead. "No matter what, you must be careful. Mom doesn't want you to be in any danger again."

"Don't worry, Mom." I smiled. "I'll be careful, and I'll have Shiho and Shizuru watching over me. Just sit back and wait for your happy life."

"Oh, boy, I never thought that after ten years of suffering, you would finally enjoy the happiness of having two wives. But the legal system only allows monogamy, how are you going to solve this problem? Although mom is a lawyer, she won't open a backdoor for you."

"Um... I haven't thought about this kind of thing yet. We'll talk about it when the time comes. Ahaha, ahahaha." I smiled apologetically.

"But speaking of Shizuru, when are you going to bring her here?" Mom looked at me with a smile. "To be honest, Shiho-chan's mom is really satisfied. I wonder what this Shizuru will be like?"

"Hehe, when has your son ever disappointed you?" I smiled mischievously. "Maybe after a while. Now is not the right time. Jingliu is helping me with some things abroad. Besides, it is not convenient for her to show up."

"Well, it's okay. Safety is the most important thing." Mom touched my head and smiled. "Haha, talking to you makes me feel much better."

"Well, don't worry, everything will be fine." Seeing my mother's smile, I knew that my words were not in vain. "Xiaolan will recover soon too."

Soon, the door of the MRI room opened, and my father helped Xiaolan out. Looking at Xiaolan's dull eyes, I felt indescribable pain and anger in my heart. It was all my fault for being too careless, otherwise Xiaolan would not have suffered this kind of pain.

"The examination is completed and the results will probably be available tonight," the father said to his wife.

"It's okay, we can just stay in the hospital during this time." Mom shook her head.

"The doctor said yesterday that he would bring the children to see Sister Xiaolan this afternoon." Conan said.

"Well, let Xiaolan stay with the children." Dad nodded and said to Mom, "I'm going to call Officer Megure."

"Okay, then I'll call the law firm." Mom nodded.

"Then, Sister Xiaolan, let's go to the hospital garden. Professor Agasa and the others should be here soon." Conan said.

"Dr. Agasa?" Xiaolan seemed to have no impression of this name, but she did not object. She nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

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

"My name is Yoshida Ayumi." On a quiet afternoon, in the garden of Yakushino Hospital, Dr. Agasa sat on a park bench with the children and introduced himself to Xiaolan. "This is Kojima Genta, Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko, and Haibara Ai. We are all friends of Conan and Xiaoxun. We came here specially to see Xiaolan."

"Hehe... Thank you." On the bench, Xiaolan, wearing a hospital gown, smiled faintly at the children. But then a cloud of worry crept onto her pale face. "But I'm really sorry, I don't remember anyone."

"How could this happen?" Mitsuhiko said in disbelief, "I don't believe it, we used to play together often." Faced with Mitsuhiko's words, Xiaolan could only shake her head apologetically.

"What about me? Don't you remember me?" Dr. Agasa pointed at himself. "I'm Dr. Agasa, the genius inventor who lives next door to your childhood friend, the Kudo Shin family."

"There's no need for a genius scientist..." I complained, and then walked over to Shiho and said, "Shiho, are Ningxue and the others back?"

"Well, I have asked them to protect Xiaolan according to your arrangement. They should be near the detective agency now. Xiaolan will be under their protection after she is discharged from the hospital."

"Yes. I'll call Ningxue and give her some instructions."

"Well, let's go."

I left the children and went to a deserted place on the pretext of going to the bathroom, and called Ningxue.

"Mr. Mingya." Ningxue's voice soon came from the other end of the phone.

"Well, where are you?" Without much greeting, I directly asked the purpose of the visit.

"I've settled down near the Maori Detective Agency. The view is good." Ningxue replied.

"Well, I'll leave it to you for the next few days." I greeted. "I have a few photos here, I'll send them to you later. Pay attention to the characteristics of these people. If you see someone like them near the Maori Detective Agency, remember to report it immediately and keep an eye on him."

"Yes, Mr. Mingya." Ningxue nodded in response.

"There is one more thing. There is a man named You Chengzhen. Please keep an eye on him for me. He is the son of Detective You Cheng. Call Shou Lang and see if you can find him. By the way, dig up information about Detective You Cheng from the government. I will give you all the information I have." "Okay, I got it."

"Well, that's it for now. I'll send you the photos later, please." After saying that, I hung up the phone, sent the photos and information I got from Conan to Ningxue, and then I returned to the courtyard.

"Kaoru, I seemed to feel someone was staring at us just now." After coming back, Shiho walked up to me and said to me.

"Hmm?" I raised my eyebrows. "The criminal dared to sneak into the hospital?"

"I am not sure as well."

"It seems like I've been underestimated." I smiled. "It's okay, I'll be with Xiaolan the whole way. You just stay with the doctor and the kids."

"Yeah." Shiho nodded. She had nothing to worry about leaving this matter to me. "By the way, just now, your sister seemed to have some impression of the name Kudo Shinichi, but after Kudo asked her, your sister still couldn't remember anything."

"It doesn't matter. As long as the hippocampus in the brain is not damaged, I have the confidence to help Xiaolan regain her memory. Look, I lost my memory for more than ten years, but I still regained my memory in the end, didn't I?"

"Ah... I shouldn't say this. If you didn't have these ties outside, I would rather you stay like that." Shiho gave me a resentful look. "But, the way it is now is not bad. At least, we can laugh freely."

"One day, I will let you be truly free." I avoided other people's sight and squeezed Shiho's little hand. "Believe me, I will."

. . . . .

After chatting with the children for an afternoon, near dusk, accompanied by mom and dad, we returned to the ward with Xiaolan. Mom covered Xiaolan with a blanket, and I sat beside Xiaolan and watched her quietly.

"Xiaoxun..." Xiaolan gently called out the name of the child in front of her. "It seems that since yesterday, you haven't been very talkative. Is it because of me that you are angry?"

"Hmm?" Xiaolan's sudden words made my expression stagnate slightly. "Sister Xiaolan, why do you say that?" While speaking, the three people in the room also looked at me. Conan was relieved. Dad was calm, but Mom was deeply helpless. Yes, my son and daughter were sitting in front of me at the same time, and I was in the room with my husband. This was the first time the family was reunited in name. Unfortunately... No one knew the identity of his son. And the daughter also forgot her existence.

"I... although I can't remember who you are." Xiaolan shook her head. "But you give me the feeling that you are very close. So I was wondering... did I forget you and make you angry?" Xiaolan is Xiaolan. Although she has lost her memory, her gentle personality and kind heart are from the inside out and will never change in this life.

"Sister Xiaolan." I reached out and held Xiaolan's hand. My eyes were full of tenderness. "You didn't do anything wrong. It was me who was wrong. I failed to protect you."

"Huh?" Xiaolan was surprised by my sudden action and words.

"Hmph, you arrogant little brat." The unsuspecting dad snorted but was knocked down by the mom's elbow.

"Protect me? Why?" Xiaolan didn't notice the actions of other people, but was deeply attracted by the three words "protect me".

"Oh... it's a secret." I smiled softly. "When Sister Xiaolan's memory is restored, you will know it naturally."

"Is that so?" Xiaolan hesitated to speak.

"Well, so, in order to remember, you need to rest well and try to recover your memory as soon as possible, and then you can..."

"Who!" Before he could finish his words, Conan yelled at the door and ran out quickly. My dad followed him out, leaving only Xiaolan, me and my mom.

"What are they doing..." Mom said as she watched the two people walk out the door.

"It's okay, let them go." I responded to my mother, indicating that she was fine. "Sister Xiaolan, just have a good rest." I put Xiaolan's hand back into the quilt. "I will always be here with you."

"...Thank you, Xiaoxun." Perhaps out of comfort, Xiaolan closed her eyes with a smile. In a few minutes, Xiaolan fell into a deep sleep. A day of inspections is indeed tiring. Let this sleeping beauty have a good rest.

"Xiaoxun..." Mom came to my side, squatted down and held me in her arms from behind. "It's rare for our family to be together, but..."

"Mom..." I turned around and whispered to my mother. "I will find a way to restore my original appearance as soon as possible." How could I not understand what my mother said? I also know that this is our first reunion, but my father doesn't know that Xiaolan has lost her memory due to the case. This is very painful for her. However, before restoring my original appearance, I must find out whether the antidote that Shiho can make at this stage will have side effects on me. If it really consumes my lifespan, then I would rather keep this little body for the rest of my life. At least this way I can always be with my own family.

"Ah..." Mom sighed softly. "Let's go, let's go out and don't disturb Xiaolan's rest."

"Ah."

I walked out of the ward with my mother, and before I turned around the corridor, I saw my father and Conan walking back in a hurry.

"Eri, I'm here to protect Xiaolan, you quickly contact Inspector Megure and the others." Dad said anxiously. "Xiaolan may have seen the criminal's face. There is a high possibility that she will be silenced by the criminal!"

"...What?!"

(End of this chapter)