Different Maorilan

"...Sister, sister Xiaolan!"

Mao Lilan, who was in a daze, was finally brought back to his senses by the call from his ear: "... Conan, what's the matter?"

Conan Edogawa looked at the spoon in Mao Lilan's hand in a speechless manner, and pointed to the stove with his finger: "The soup in the pot is overflowing, sister Xiaolan."

He came and turned off the fire.

Only then did Mao Lilan remember that she was still cooking dinner, and was reminded by Edogawa Conan, she slapped her forehead and quickly wiped the soup on the stove with a rag, and restarted the fire.

"Sister Xiaolan, what were you thinking just now, so preoccupied..." Edogawa Conan stood aside, so as not to become an obstacle and disturb Mao Lilan's busy life.

"Actually, it's nothing." Mao Lilan took the time to turn her head and smiled at Edogawa Conan, "I was just wondering whether people have past lives or not."

"Huh?" Edogawa Conan didn't expect Mao Lilan to mention this suddenly, his first reaction was: "Sister Xiaolan, did you read some love story?

"No, I'm just...forget it, it's nothing." Mao Lilan obviously wanted to say something, but she gave up the idea of ​​saying it as soon as she started.

Why did she tell this kind of thing to Conan, a kid, and it is very likely that she turned around and told Shinichi after telling Conan about this kid.

Edogawa Conan looked at Mao Lilan thoughtfully: "Sister Xiaolan, did you meet someone today?"

"Huh? Conan, you..." Mao Lilan looked over in surprise.

"Sister Xiaolan, I have seen a boy who looks very similar to Uncle Mori and Aunt Eri before. I don't know if he is a relative of sister Xiaolan." Edogawa Conan put on an innocent and cute look.

"Looks like my parents?" Mao Lilan was surprised and confused, and immediately remembered the boy she met with Yuanzi after school.

So she quickly asked: "Conan, where did you meet?"

"I met him on the bus when I went skiing with the doctor, and I saw him at Mihua Bank three days ago! That big brother has short black hair and sunglasses on his face!" Edogawa Conan replied crisply.

Edogawa Conan described Mao Lilan's appearance to Mao Lilan, and Mao Lilan immediately confirmed that the boy he had seen was the person she met today!

"I almost thought that big brother was sister Xiaolan's twin brother!"

"I should be an only child, yes, but—" Mao Lilan was sure that her parents had only one child, but she recalled the feeling of meeting that boy.

When he walked over, Mao Lilan felt as if the depths of her soul were touched. The indescribable sense of familiarity and deep feeling seemed to tell her that the other party was very important to her. !

If it were twins, this strange feeling might make sense.

But in fact it's not—no, it's also possible that her parents didn't tell her about her brother who died at birth!

Thinking of this possibility, Mao Lilan couldn't help throwing down the spoon and rushed out of the kitchen to ask Moori Kogoro who was waiting for dinner in the living room.

"Dad! Did I have a brother when I was born?!"

Mori Kogoro was sitting in the living room, watching the TV series starring Okino Yoko with a face full of intoxication. When Mori Lan ran out in a hurry, he was about to blame his daughter for disturbing him watching TV. Who knew that his daughter's words that covered his head and face directly confused him .

"What brother?"

"I was born with twins, right? My mother actually gave birth to two children, but unfortunately one of the boys died. You guys concealed that child when you were sad..." Mao Lilan, a female high school student who had read all the novels, had a big brain. The imagination is very rich, and the description is very real.

But the more Kogoro Mouri listened, the more unreliable he felt: "Stop, stop, stop! What twins, when your mother was pregnant with you, you were the only child. After leaving you, there are no twin brothers!"

"Really no dad?"

"Of course not! You child, don't play the piano randomly! Besides, if it's what you said, how could your mother and I erase the existence of that child!" Mao Li Kogoro waved away impatiently, "Okay, don't disturb me The TV is on, have you finished dinner?"

Mao Lilan pursed her lips, and returned to the kitchen with a regretful face.

After she left, Edogawa Conan walked over step by step.

"Uncle, does Aunt Eri have any relatives who look like her?" Edogawa Conan asked furtively.

Mori Kogoro glanced at him: "What does this have to do with you, brat?"

"Actually, I saw a boy who looks very similar to my aunt. He is almost the same age as Xiaolan's sister, and he looks a bit like you, uncle." Edogawa Conan approached him and whispered.

Mori Kogoro picked up the remote control and lowered the volume of the TV, raising his eyebrows: "Like me and Eri? Did Xiaolan see it too?"

"Yeah!" Edogawa Conan nodded vigorously.

"That's weird..." Mori Kogoro rubbed his chin, pondering, "My relatives here are all quite distant, and Eri and I are in the same situation. The one who looks like us is about the same age as Xiaolan. boy..."

"Tsk, I can't think of it for a while."

That's what he said, but Conan Edogawa had already seen an expression of interest from Mori Kogoro's face.

"Uncle, I know where that big brother is now! How about we go find him to find out the situation?!" Edogawa Conan suggested positively.

"Where is he?" Mori Kogoro asked.

"Working in a bakery!"

"Didn't go to school?" Mori Kogoro frowned slightly, "If that's the case, then you should really go and have a look."

If the child is really a relative of their husband and wife, who is still at the age of school but comes out to work, then they can't ignore it.

Mori Kogoro made a decision immediately, and said: "I'll go to that bakery tomorrow!"

"Uncle, Uncle!" Conan Edogawa looked at Kogoro Mori eagerly.

Mori Kogoro lowered his face: "I won't take you - anyway, you will definitely follow me secretly. I agreed in advance that no trouble will be allowed at that time!"

"Yes!!"

"Daddy, I'm going too!" Mao Lilan poked her head out of the kitchen.

"It's just to inquire about the situation, there's no need for the whole family to mobilize the crowd like this!" Mori Kogoro was unwilling.

"It's not that the whole family is going together, isn't mom not going?!" Mao Lilan was very dissatisfied with Mo Li Xiaogoro's statement.

"Forget it, let's go to the head office together, right?" Mori Kogoro gave up his resistance.

In the fast food restaurant, Mao Lilan is still working diligently. He shuttles between the back kitchen and the front hall like a hardworking bee. Whether it is entertaining guests or helping to cut vegetables and make meals, he is very handy and comfortable.

That's right, after only three days, Mao Lilan successfully entered the kitchen from the front hall with his excellent performance. He is also a waiter and a kitchen assistant. The shop owner was satisfied and gave him an hourly salary increase.

Such a good employee who can be used by two people is simply unreasonable without a salary increase!Once Mao Lilan came, the other employees in the store felt a lot more relaxed, and no matter how many customers there were, they would not be overwhelmed.

At the beginning of ten o'clock in the evening, after seeing off the last customer, Mao Lilan finished her dinner and was just about to wash the dishes when she was urged by the shop owner to get off work and go home.

Even though he has been wearing sunglasses, the store owner knows that he is not very old, and it is not easy to come out to work at a young age. The local store owner tries to help as much as he can, and it is obviously no problem to let him go home early.

Mao Lilan smiled and bid farewell to the kind shopkeeper and his wife, put on their backpacks and opened the door to leave the restaurant.

The wind at ten o'clock in the evening was a bit cold, and Mao Lilan, who was wearing thin clothes, felt a little chilled by the wind. He raised his hands and rubbed his cheeks to cheer himself up.

When I returned to the rental house I just moved in today, the sound of Mao Lilan opening the door with the key alarmed Amuro Toru next door. When he opened the door and was about to enter the house, the new neighbor opened the door and walked out.

In the corridor, Toru Amuro, who was backlit, looked a little serious, but his voice was normal: "Mori-kun, this is you, just finished work?"

If Mao Lilan is not pretending, then based on what Amuro knows about him in the past few days, this child will not return late at night. Worked.

"Ah, yes." Mao Lilan touched the switch inside the door with her fingers, and after pressing it, there was only a soft sound, and the light in his room was turned on.

"Do you get off work so late every day?" Amuro frowned unobtrusively, and then he said in a relaxed tone, "If you stay up so late at night at your age, you won't grow tall."

His words obviously hit what Mao Lilan cared about, and the corners of the black-haired boy's originally curved mouth were flattened.

"I will continue to grow taller, Amuro-san."

Toru Amuro, who is about 185cm tall, raised his hand and clenched his fist to cover his nose and mouth. He pretended to clear his throat but actually laughed a bit: "Well, I will grow taller. Drink more milk, eat some fruits and vegetables, supplement vitamins and minerals, and grow taller before the age of 20." They can all go up and down."

"Have you had dinner, Maori-kun? If you haven't eaten yet, I'm really going to have supper, do you want to come together?"

"Thank you Amuro-san, but no, I just finished dinner at the store."

"Then I won't bother you, go to rest early on the first day of moving, and get up early tomorrow." Amuro smiled and waved to Mao Lilan, after Mao Lilan nodded, he turned and entered his house.

After closing the door, Toru Amuro leaned against the door panel, his expression changed from smiling to calm, and he listened carefully to the movement outside the door.

After the slight sound of footsteps and the friction sound of taking out the keys, Mao Lilan walked into the house, and soon there was the sound of closing the door.

...is still a child, so I believed him so easily.

He even possesses powerful and magical powers, and if someone deliberately leads him astray, it may cause even greater harm.

and so--

Toru Amuro clenched his hands slightly, quietly making up his mind.

After a phone call was made, Toru Amuro said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Kazemi, come over tomorrow afternoon."