Chapter 328 Long-lasting memories

Chapter 334: Long-forgotten Memories
In the evening, Inspector Megure came to the hospital with detectives Chiba and Takagi. They had heard about the incident from their father. The criminal might have been seen by Xiaolan, so she wanted to kill him. The police also said that they would attach great importance to this matter. Chiba and Takagi were prepared to take turns to protect Xiaolan.

After arranging the duty roster for the two police officers, my mother received a message from Dr. Fudo that Xiaolan's MRI results were out. So, we said goodbye to Officer Megure for the time being, and our family went to Dr. Fudo's office again.

"According to the MRI results, there is no damage to Miss Xiaolan's brain." In the office, Dr. Fenghu showed us the MRI photos of Xiaolan's brain. "It seems that the reason why your daughter lost her memory is that she wanted to escape the mental trauma, which led to reverse amnesia."

"So, if we just take our daughter to that restaurant and re-enact the case, there's a chance that her memory will be restored?" Perhaps Dad was too anxious for Xiaolan to recover her memory, and he made such a suggestion without considering his own safety.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Mom immediately expressed her dissatisfaction. "If that's the case, won't Xiaolan be very miserable? She shouldn't be forced to remember the memories she doesn't want to remember."

"What should we do? Would you rather Xiaolan never recover her memory?" Dad asked anxiously.

"No matter what, I won't let her suffer any torture!" Mom did not show any weakness.

"Well...please be patient, both of you." Doctor Fudo smiled awkwardly as he put down his hand. "In fact, if we force Miss Xiaolan to recall, it will probably stimulate her brain even more. As a doctor, I don't recommend this method."

“Well…” Dad was speechless.

Beep, beep, beep. As we were talking, the phone in Dr. Fudo's office suddenly rang. My parents were sitting beside me, mumbling to each other, waiting for Dr. Fudo to finish the call, while Conan asked me quietly.

"Xun, you don't seem to be in a hurry at all?"

"Will being anxious solve the problem?" I asked. "Compared to being anxious, I prefer action. How could a place as big as a hospital not have surveillance? When it's late at night, I'll go to the monitoring room and check the surveillance near Xiaolan's ward. It will be clear at a glance whether you were chasing someone just now."

"No, I mean, you don't seem to be worried that Xiaolan will be hurt by the criminal?"

"I'm not worried? I'm more worried than anyone else, okay?" I looked at Conan with disdain. "I'm worried so I've taken safety precautions. Besides, Xiaolan is by my side, so she's safer than ever. There's no point in showing a worried expression at this time."

"Uh... I forgot that you still have power outside." Conan smiled and shook his head. "Won't this conflict with the police supervision?"

"They are in the open, I am in the dark, there is no conflict. If there is any suspicious person, either the police will intercept him or my people will take him away. So don't worry."

"Well... okay." As for this matter, apart from solving the case this morning, Conan couldn't help in any other way. If he had to say something, it would probably be that he helped me protect Xiaolan.

"By the way, doctor. Is there any natural way to help my daughter regain her memory?" My mother asked after Dr. Feng Hu made the call.

"Well... Generally speaking, if you let the patient live in a relaxing environment for a while, it might help with recovery."

"In that case..." Mom thought for a while, "Then, after Xiaolan is discharged from the hospital, I will move back and live with you guys."

"Nani?!"

"This way, I can take care of Xiaolan, and Xiaolan can relax a lot."

"But..." Dad hesitated, but finally nodded. "Okay, I'll go back and clean up the house today."

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

Once upon a time, my mother left home because of my disappearance. It is hard to imagine what kind of mood Xiaolan was in at that time, and what kind of determination my mother made that decision. But now I am back. Although Xiaolan has temporarily lost her memory, this is at least a reunion for our family. My mother wants to come back to take care of Xiaolan, and on the other hand, she also relived the family affection of a family of four together. Although there are some flaws, it is better than nothing. At the same time, my mother also hopes that this can be of good help to Xiaolan.

Two days later, my dad braved the heavy rain and drove our family back home. During the two days in the hospital, Xiaolan was not attacked by anyone, and I did not sense that anyone had any ill will towards Xiaolan. So we had a relatively peaceful life these two days. But what made me particularly depressed was that when I checked the hospital surveillance at night, I found that there was no surveillance in the corridor of Xiaolan's ward, and the nearest surveillance was also in the lobby on the same floor. When I saw Conan and my dad come out on the surveillance screen, I did not see any suspicious people before or after. This made me feel strange. Conan's reaction to murderous intent was quite sharp. It was absolutely impossible to say that he was just suspicious. Without certainty, Conan would not rush out of the door so impulsively about this matter, but I did not see any suspicious people in the surveillance, which also gave me a headache. However, Xiaolan is now safely home, and she is surrounded by the protection of the police and the three sisters of the Ning family, so I can feel more at ease.

"This is the town where you have lived for seventeen years since you were born." While driving on the road, Dad explained Xiaolan's previous life. "Do you have any impression?"

"No... not really." Xiaolan smiled and shook her head. Although she lost her memory, Xiaolan's gentleness did not change, which was a great help in her memory recovery.

Driving back to the front door, Dad continued, "This is our home."

"Here... Detective Mouri... office?" Xiaolan seemed to have no impression of this place at all.

"It's okay, Sister Xiaolan, don't rush to reminisce, we have plenty of time." I whispered to comfort Xiaolan beside her.

"Yeah." Xiaolan turned her head and smiled at me.

"Okay, we're home, let's get out of the car." Mom held an umbrella to welcome Xiaolan out of the car. "Be careful not to get wet in the rain."

"Hmm... Eh!? Ah!" Xiaolan took a step and immediately shrank back. Her body was still shaking, as if she was stimulated by something. Facing Xiaolan's appearance, Conan and I both shrank our pupils at the same time. We looked at each other and seemed to understand what the other was thinking. "Uh? Xiaolan, are you afraid of water accumulation?" Dad looked at the slippery road. "That's right, when Officer Sato was shot, there was water accumulation in the bathroom. Eri, go open the door. I'll drive the car a little further in. Officer Takagi, you get out first."

"Oh, okay." Takagi got out of the car and went into the corridor first, while his father drove the car close to the gate so that Xiaolan could get out of the car without being exposed to the rain.

"Hey..Xun, do you think Xiaolan is really like that because of the accumulated water?"

"Do you mean umbrella?" I asked directly.

"Well, because when Xiaolan made a frightened expression, her eyes were fixed on the umbrella." Conan nodded.

"We'll study it later. Let's go back first." I signaled Conan to lower his voice. This is not the place to talk.

"it is good."

Takagi was responsible for reporting back to the police station, and Officer Chiba was already on standby downstairs. We accompanied Xiaolan back to this home that was familiar yet somewhat strange to her.

"Welcome home, Xiaolan." Dad opened the door with a happy look. "This is my office. Usually, I handle cases at that table. How is it? Do you remember it?"

"No..." Xiaolan shook her head, looking apologetic.

"It's okay, let's go to the third floor." Dad frowned for a moment but soon relaxed, and with a smile on his face he led the family to the third floor again.

"This is where we live." Dad put his hands on his hips and pointed at Xiaolan. "This is the living room, that is the kitchen. And the room in front is your bedroom." As he said that, Dad took Xiaolan to her bedroom, pushed the door and walked in. This should be the best place to help Xiaolan recover her memory.

Walking into the room, Xiaolan looked around the room she called herself. The light-colored wallpaper gradually changed from purple to warm yellow. The lavender sheets, dark purple chairs, and lavender curtains. At least half of the furniture in the room was purple. Although I didn't have much impression, the deep attachment and longing in Xiaolan's eyes after she walked into this room were clearly seen by me.

"This place... makes me feel so nostalgic." There was a slight fluctuation in Xiaolan's eyes.

"Of course. This is the room you've lived in for seventeen years." Seeing that his daughter's memory was starting to fade, the father hastily added fuel to the fire. "You know karate. Look, this is the martial arts uniform you wore when you won the high school energy saving competition, and there's also the trophy on the table."

Hearing this, Xiaolan picked up the martial arts uniform hanging next to the table, and after flipping through it, she turned her eyes to the trophy on the table. But she stayed on the trophy for less than a second before she was attracted by two photo frames beside it. There were two photo frames on Xiaolan's table, with two photos in them, one of which was a photo of Xiaolan and Kudo, and the other was a family photo of our family more than ten years ago.

"This person is..." Xiaolan first saw the photo of herself and Kudo when she was seventeen years old.

"This guy is Kudo Shinichi who fooled you around." Dad said unhappily. "This photo was taken when you and him went to the tropical park."

"Kudo...Shinichi?" Xiaolan tried to pronounce the name.

"How is it? Any impression?" Conan asked subconsciously.

"No... not really." Xiaolan shook her head. Then she fixed her eyes on another photo. "This is..."

"It's our family photo." Mom said with some regret. At the same time, her eyes swept over me. "It was taken eleven years ago, when we took the photo together."

"This boy..." There are four people in the photo, the young parents, Xiaolan when she was a child, and a boy she has never met. Looking at the boy she met for the first time in the photo, Xiaolan's eyes suddenly flashed with a glimmer of memories.

"This child is your brother." Speaking of his eldest son, the father took the photo and gently wiped the dust off it with his hand. At the same time, a trace of sadness flashed across his face. "His name is Maori Kaoru."

"Xun?" Xiaolan subconsciously looked at me standing behind someone.

"Yeah, the same name as this kid called Ming Yaxun." Dad put his hand on my head. "It's just that your brother... disappeared in a car accident ten years ago. Until today, we still don't have any news about him."

"Xun...Brother." The long-forgotten history was uncovered, and Xiaolan's confused eyes finally focused. "Brother...is missing?"

"Xiaolan? Do you have any impression of your brother?" Seeing Xiaolan's condition, mother became a little excited.

"Brother... Xun, brother. I have an impression. But, it's so blurry." Xiaolan's eyebrows revealed a trace of pain. "Brother... Lavender... Brooch... Car accident... Oooo!!!!" Suddenly, Xiaolan's hands loosened, and the martial arts uniform fell to the ground, and Xiaolan pressed her head in pain. She knelt on the ground and trembled. "No, brother... Don't leave Xiaolan... Oooooo... Ah!!!!" With a scream, Xiaolan lost consciousness, her feet softened, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Xiao Lan!" Dad rushed forward. Mom's eyes also became worried.

"Xiao Lan..." When everyone was panicking, I was the only one who stood there in a daze. "Do you... remember me?"

(End of this chapter)