But this doesn't mean that he would be willing to see her around Mao Lilan!
Conan Edogawa looked almost blankly at the woman who was arm in arm with Ran Mouri, and following behind them was Tomoaki Aida, whom he suspected was Vermouth, and Judy Saint Timilion who was following beside Tomoaki Aida.
"Sister... Xiaolan?"
There was a hint of trembling in his pretended childish voice, and his blue eyes stared blankly at Mouri Ran, as if he didn't understand what had happened that could allow two people who had only met once to become so close in the blink of an eye.
She even took Xiaolan's arm!
He and Xiaolan have known each other for 13 years, but he has never even held Xiaolan's arm!
"Eh? It's Conan."
Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice. Ran Mouri stopped chatting and laughing with the people around her, turned her head and looked at Conan Edogawa who was standing not far away, with a somewhat surprised expression.
"Didn't you say you were going to Dr. Agasa's house to play games? Why are you here?"
"Ah... I just happened to be buying something, so... Speaking of which, why is Sister Xiaolan here? And..."
He wanted to ask her why she was gathering with these people, but he was afraid that if he said it too obviously, it would attract the attention of the three guys whose identities were questionable. So the words of question were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back. Instead, his eyes flashed and he asked about Suzuki Sonoko.
"Isn't Sister Sonoko with you?"
What a shame. He usually sticks to Xiaolan so much, but when he really needs her, she's gone.
Edogawa Conan complained silently in his heart, but he looked well-behaved on the surface.
Mao Lilan didn't think much about it, she just walked in front of Edogawa Conan, squatted down, looked at him and smiled:
"Originally, Yuanzi was planning to go shopping with me, but something suddenly happened at home and she needed to go back as soon as possible, so I came here by myself and happened to see Solana."
As she spoke, she seemed to remember that Edogawa Conan didn't know 'Solana', and quickly curved her eyebrows and took the initiative to introduce them to each other:
"By the way, Conan probably doesn't know Solana yet, right? She's also a detective, and quite famous in the United States."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the others did not change, only 'Anishido Tomoaki' raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Eh? Miss Garcia is also traveling from the United States?"
After saying this, 'he' seemed to have just remembered something, turned his head to look at Judy, and then said with a smile:
"Come to think of it, if I remember correctly, it seems that Teacher Judy is also from the United States, right? So it seems that there are quite a few foreigners around us."
'He's' words seemed to be directed at Mouri Ran, but both Judy and Edogawa Conan felt a slight sinking in their hearts after hearing them.
On the contrary, Aoi Hoshino, who also appeared as the "foreigner" in "his" words, had a calm face, as if she didn't hear the temptation in "his" words at all, and directly skipped "his" words.
"Hello again, Conan."
She first greeted Edogawa Conan, and then, under Mao Lilan's curious and slightly puzzled gaze, she explained to her softly:
"Yukiko and I know each other. Coincidentally, Conan and she are relatives, so we met yesterday through her introduction."
"ah……"
A flash of realization flashed in Mao Lilan's eyes:
"Did you meet him while skiing yesterday?"
"Yeah~"
This time, Edogawa Conan didn't wait for Solana to speak, but spoke first, interrupting her reply.
"But how did Sister Xiaolan know Sister Solana? And..."
His eyes darted from Judy to 'Niide Tomoaki'.
"Why are Teacher Judy and Dr. Arata following Ran-sister?"
"Hmm...about how Solana and I met..."
Mao Lilan curved her eyebrows and paused for a moment, pretending to be polite. She didn't continue until she heard Edogawa Conan drawl and coquettishly call her.
"I went to the United States with Shinichi a year ago, and that time..."
When she said this, her eyes became a little dazed, as if she was recalling something unhappy, and even the corners of her lips drooped.
"Sister Xiaolan..."
Edogawa Conan certainly knew what she was remembering.
As the person who had been with her the entire time, he naturally knew how much the case had affected her, but he couldn't say...
He couldn't even show that he knew about that matter, so naturally he couldn't say anything to comfort her. He could only call out in a low voice.
Fortunately, Mao Lilan's depression did not last too long. After hearing the voice of Edogawa Conan, she raised her eyes, looked at him, slowly bent her eyebrows, and revealed a slightly gentle smile.
"I'm fine. Anyway, that's when I first knew Solana. However, due to some things that happened at the time, and Solana being a bit busy, she left the scene very quickly after the case was over. So, we only had some impressions of each other, but we didn't really know each other."
Mao Lilan did not explain in detail what happened at that time, but among the people at the scene, except Judy, the other three people knew it very well and naturally would not point it out specifically.
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