Chapter 089 Zoo (I)
After returning home last night, Shizue Hatori learned how to use the tablet under his brother's guidance and watched a lot of animal videos on it. If Hatori Yui hadn't taken the tablet away and forced him to sleep, he might have watched it all night.
As soon as he met Ayumi Yoshida and the others today, he excitedly started communicating with them, completely losing his social anxiety from yesterday.
When he saw Dong Yexi, he greeted him politely.
Well, because the only brother told him a lot about what happened between them, he already regarded Dong Yexi as his brother's best friend.
Higashino Hi saw that Hatori Shizue was much more lively than yesterday, and thought to himself: It turns out that children still need to play with their peers (?). He didn't look so weak today.
However, I originally thought it would be a trip for a "family of three" at most, but it turned out to be a "tour group", which made me feel quite disappointed.
He walked over to Hatori Yuiichi and whispered, "Alas... with so many people... it's not easy to hold hands." Although it was not easy for them to hold hands even if they were just hanging out with their younger brother.
Hatori Yui didn't say anything, but quietly hooked his finger.
Dong Yexi also moved his fingers, and their pinkies hooked together.
Edogawa Conan, who saw everything: ...
Their actions happened to be within his field of vision, and he couldn't help but notice them.
He thought to himself: It seems that they really didn't quarrel.
The shuttle bus to the zoo arrived, and a group of people got on, occupying most of the parking spaces.
Higashino Hiroshi learned from the children that the reason why Okiya Subaru appeared here was to take care of the class for Professor Agasa. Professor Agasa had an academic exchange meeting to attend and was too busy to take the children to the zoo. Okiya Subaru happened to be free on the weekend, so he was asked to take care of the children.
Haibara Ai was not feeling well and was resting at home.
Conan Edogawa thought to himself: Actually, I'm a little scared because I've encountered the organization twice in a row.
However, Toru Amuro's coming is not a coincidence.
Last night, he was surprised to hear from the children that they were going to the zoo with Hatori Yui and his brother. Hatori Yui's identity was a fabrication, so where did his brother come from?
Toru Amuro immediately thought that this "brother" was also a member of the organization.
So, for the sake of investigation, he found an excuse to participate in today's event. He just didn't expect to run into Subaru Okiya. However, his ninjutsu skills had improved significantly recently, and he could now remain calm in his presence.
When he saw his "younger brother," who only reached his chest, had a pale face, and a thin body, he was extremely confused: Is this a candidate for the organization? It can't be possible! Could he really be Hatori's only younger brother?
He had a guess. The Hatori brothers, like the Miyano sisters, might have been born after their parents joined the organization. They were most likely the offspring of members of the organization.
In order to verify this idea, Toru Amuro took great care of Shizue Hatori along the way.
However, Hatori Shizueji was much more wary of adult men than children. The more Amuro Toru smiled at him, the more he shrank back, wishing he could hide in Hatori Yui's arms.
Hatori Yui said sheepishly, "Sorry, he's a little shy."
Amuro Toru: “…It’s okay.”
Bourbon, who is good at breaking other people's hearts, unexpectedly suffered a Waterloo!
Okiya Subaru couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Amuro Toru saw his expression, the corners of his mouth remained curved, and he whispered through his teeth: "What are you laughing at?"
Subaru Okiya looked at him, smiled and said, "I was born with a smiling face."
Amuro Toru: ...This guy's ability to lie with his eyes open is getting better and better! He can scare a child to tears when he has no expression, and he still has the nerve to say that he has a natural smile?! You're just pretending to have squinty eyes!
Subaru Okiya seemed to read his thoughts, spreading his hands and shrugged.
What does Akai Shuichi's scary nature have to do with me, Okiya Subaru? I'm a gentle and kind person.
No one noticed the tension between the two of them, and the children kept chattering about animal-related topics.
When Seiji Hatori accidentally said that he had never taken the bus, the expressions of the people around him changed. They thought that he was in poor health and rarely traveled, and they all showed pity to him.
Only Toru Amuro thought: He must have always traveled in a car before?
Little did he know that it was Gin's car that he rode in for the first time yesterday.
The shuttle bus arrived at the zoo entrance, and the children rushed off to line up, waiting for the park to open and check their tickets. Even the ailing Hatori Seiji jogged a few steps. Higashino Hiroshi and Hatori Yui worriedly stood behind him, protecting him like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
The zoo was packed with visitors on the weekend. After finally squeezing into the park, the children were about to run when Dong Yexi quickly said, "Wait a minute!"
The children looked at him in confusion. Higashino Hi took out a stroller from his bag and put it around Hatori Shizue's waist.
Hatori Seiji:?
Everyone: ...
Higashino Higashi handed the other end to Hatori Yuiichi. He had borrowed it from a servant who had children at home, as he was afraid that there would be too many people and Hatori Shizue would get lost.
Several children looked at him with complicated expressions and asked, "Why do you want to wear this?"
Dong Yexi said confidently: "To prevent him from getting lost!"
Yoshida Ayumi hesitated and said, "But, Brother Jinger is already very big, bigger than all of us."
Kojima Genta crossed his arms and said, "It's embarrassing to carry this!"
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya disagreed, saying, "How could we get lost when there are so many of us together?"
Higashino leaned over and said seriously, "You've been here many times, but this is Shizue's first time. He's not in good health, and if he's forced to leave us, he'll be very upset." He'd noticed long ago that, despite appearing excited, Shizue Hatori was still quite uncomfortable, especially with so many people in the zoo, which was actually a challenge for him. He only relaxed when he was around his brother, and the rope gave him a sense of security.
Sure enough, after being put on, Hatori Shizueji felt a little more comfortable. He didn't mind being held, as long as the person holding the hand was his only brother.
Seeing that he didn't care, the children stopped worrying about it. In addition, they slowed down their pace to take care of Hatori Shizue.
This made Edogawa Conan marvel. You know, no matter where the three of them go to play, they always run to queue up and are very energetic. But they are all good children and like to take care of others.
Without having to rush, everyone felt much more relaxed and strolled leisurely through the park.
Shizue Hatori looks at everything with a look of wonder. When he's taken to feed the animals, he exclaims in amazement. "It ate what I fed it!", "Its fur is so soft!", "The rabbit is so cute! Its little mouth moves so well~"...
At first, the children, who claimed to be regulars at the zoo, thought he was making a fuss. Aren't they just small animals like hamsters and rabbits? You could raise them at home. What's so special about them?
However, as he maintained his high enthusiasm, the children followed his lead and began praising the animals.
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko couldn't resist the cute little animals and joined them in feeding. Higashino Xi and Amuro Toru took pictures of them with their cameras, while Hatori Yuiichi and Okiya Subaru stood aside and waited.
This large group of handsome men and beautiful women attracted a lot of attention. Fortunately, Dong Yexi was wearing a mask, and his photos did not circulate online for too long before they were deleted by Dongye Group, so no one recognized him at all. Who would have thought that the group's rich son was here with a baby?
After watching the little animals eating, everyone felt a little hungry and found an open space to have a picnic.
A trip to the zoo requires food. Hatori Yui woke up early, packed enough for the children and Higashino Hiroshi, and carried an oversized backpack. However, when he realized there were several more people traveling, he began to worry about not having enough food.
Fortunately, others had also made preparations, and the picnic mat was filled with lunch boxes of various colors.
There were many talented people present, and the food they prepared was also very rich. However, the person Higashino admired the most was Subaru Okiya, who actually filled a thermos with curry and a bucket of rice!
Why bring curry to a picnic?
The children were also a little speechless. They whispered, "As expected, Okiya-nii's best skill is still curry."
Amuro Toru twitched his lips, but finally helped him prepare the curry rice and distributed it to everyone.
The curry and rice were still hot!
They were eating curry rice with relish. The people having picnics around them smelled the overbearing aroma, looked at their own bland sandwiches, and their appetites suddenly dropped by half.
The curry smells so good!
After eating and drinking, everyone rested for a while and then headed to the wild animal area. Large carnivores were all around here, so you could see as many as you wanted.
Arriving at the tiger area, Kojima and his friends gathered in front of the glass. They weren't afraid, and even made faces at the tigers through the glass. But unlike other children, they didn't slap the glass to scare them. Instead, they played a scratching game with the tigers through the glass.
The adults around laughed out loud. It's a big cat after all.
Shizue Hatori didn't dare to get close, and just hid behind Yui Hatori and laughed secretly.
This remote area is well-enriched, with an aerial walkway so you can observe them from above. However, there are only railings on top, not a full enclosure, which seems to be more dangerous for Shizue Hatori.
He couldn't help but squeeze back and accidentally stepped on someone's foot.
The man had a bad temper and immediately started cursing: "You little idiot, don't you look at the road? *&@*%..." What he said was very unpleasant and everyone around him frowned.
Seiji Hatori was so frightened that tears were about to come out.
Dong Yexi immediately covered his ears with his hands, stared at the man, and said in a deep voice: "If you can't speak human language, shut up!"
"Hey! You idiot, I *#￥@&..." The man was not satisfied with what he said and pointed at him with his index finger.
Then, his fingers were twisted.
Hatori Yui looked down at him and asked, "Do you have any opinion about my family?" His eyes were dark, as if the man would be thrown out if he said another word.
Okiya Subaru and Amuro Toru, who heard the noise in front, immediately turned around and stood next to Hatori Yuiichi.
Being stared at by four tall men, the man finally felt scared. He swallowed hard and said, "I, I won't bother with kids."
Dong Yexi frowned and said, "You should apologize to the child!"
"Why am I..." Seeing the faces of the people getting uglier and uglier, he quickly said, "I'm sorry!" and then turned around and ran back.
The tourists around him couldn't help but point and criticize him. He scolded the child and cursed at him. What a poor character!
Higano Xi looked down at Hatori Shizue and asked, "Are you okay?"
Seiji Hatori wiped his eyes and shook his head.
"If we are afraid, we won't watch this," said Dong Yexi.
Shizue Hatori shook his head again and whispered, "I still want to see it." Although he was a little scared, the tiger was far away from him, so he just had to rely on his brothers.
The children protected by Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko immediately rushed up to comfort him and began to condemn the bad adults.
As he spoke, Shizue Hatori finally regained his smile and had the courage to approach the railing and look down.
When the group was about to reach the end of the plank road, Seiji Hatori suddenly felt a chill.
The next second, he flew into the air and was thrown out from over the railing!
"Jingji!!!"
Higashino Xi, who was closest to him, was so frightened that he almost jumped down with him, but was stopped by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Okiya Subaru.
Shizue Hatori did not fall down. The traction rope tied around his waist was made of unknown material, but it actually supported his weight and kept him hanging in the air!
Hatori Yui immediately pulled the person up.
Toru Amuro and Ran Mori each knocked down the evildoer with a punch.
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