Chapter 73 Physical Examination
After a period of recuperation, although Higane Xu was out of danger, he was still weak. However, he did not want to lie down and talk to Hatori Yui, so he had someone push him to the study in a wheelchair.
This was his private study. His father's previous study had been sealed after the police collected evidence, and he decided to wait until the verdict of Higashino Natsue came out before making any further arrangements.
Higashino Xu and Hatori Yui sat opposite each other. At this time, the old butler came over with a dining cart and placed tea and snacks on the coffee table.
It is wolfberry and red date tea and donkey-hide gelatin walnut cake.
Dong Yexu looked up at the old butler.
The old butler smiled and said, "You two need to replenish your blood recently." It can be said that he was very thoughtful.
Dong Yexu pursed his lips and said nothing.
After the old butler left, there were only two people left in the study.
Dong Yexu finally picked up the tea and took a sip, then said, "Thank you for taking care of Xiaoxi these days."
Hatori Yuiichi said, "The caregivers are doing all the taking care of him. I'm just accompanying the senior."
"That's enough." Dong Yexu put down his teacup and said, "Xiaoxi has been unlucky lately. Even if I arrange for someone to protect him, he will be in danger if I miss him."
Hatori Yui nodded in agreement.
"You've protected him from danger many times. You can be said to be the benefactor of our entire family." Dong Yexu asked, "Is there anything you want? I will do my best to satisfy you."
Hatori Yui's eyes twitched as he said in a deep voice, "I didn't save Senior for any gain."
"Really?" Dong Yexu said slowly, "Excuse me, I'm used to considering the worst-case scenario first. For example, you approached Xiaoxi for a purpose."
Hatori Yui's heartbeat quickened slightly. He certainly had ulterior motives; he couldn't deny that!
His hands, hidden by the coffee table, clenched quietly. Just as he was about to say something, Dong Yexu said, "But I believe in Xiaoxi's judgment. Since he is on good terms with you, it means you are worthy." He leaned his arms on the wheelchair armrests, clasped his hands, and said, "I hope you won't let him down."
Hatori Yui's fists clenched tighter and tighter, his nails digging into his flesh, but he seemed to feel no pain. He said solemnly, "I won't hurt you, senpai. I swear on my life."
Dong Yexu raised the corner of his mouth slightly and then quickly put it away, saying: "It's not that serious, just ordinary friendship, everyone should relax a little."
Hatori's eyes flickered and he nodded.
The conversation was very brief, and soon Hatori Yui left.
The old housekeeper pushed the door open again and said as he cleared the coffee table, "The Second Young Master will be unhappy if he finds out that you're targeting him like this."
Dong Yexu glanced at him and said, "I'm just supporting him to the best of my ability."
The old butler disagreed, "It's not wise to interfere too much in young people's relationships. You know, everyone has a rebellious mentality. The more people try to stop him, the deeper he's likely to fall. In my opinion, the Second Young Master is still young, and even if he's hurt, he'll grow up quickly."
Dong Yexu whispered, "I just don't want to see him hurt by love." He leaned back in his chair. "Besides, there have been a lot of people taking advantage of the situation lately, so I have to be more vigilant. If it's just an ordinary 'Phoenix Man', it's okay. The worst that can happen is a little loss of money. But if it's targeting our family or the group, Xiaoxi will blame herself even more when she finds out."
He closed his eyes and said, "Recently, my family and the group have stopped hiring. Let's investigate those who joined a while ago."
The old butler nodded: "Okay." Then he pushed the dining cart out of the study.
Dong Yexu raised his hand and rubbed his brow. He finally understood the feeling of "raising a child for a hundred years and worrying about him for ninety-nine years."
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In the next few days, Hatori Yui continued to accompany Higashino Hi as usual, as if nothing had happened.
Dong Yexi didn't ask about the content of his conversation with his elder brother.
Anyway, he thought his brother wouldn't do something like throw out a check and say "Fill in the amount you want, leave my brother immediately." At most, he would just give him a few words of warning.
It would be better for him not to get involved in such matters. If there is really an irreconcilable conflict, both Big Brother and Hatori will talk about it.
However, before he could even get off the ground and run, Hatori Yuiichi had to go back. Although his training was suspended, he still had to go to class.
Dong Yexi held his hand and said reluctantly: "Come and see me when you have time! Otherwise I will be too bored at home and will grow mushrooms!"
Hatori Yui smiled, patted his head, and replied, "Okay, I'll come."
Dong Yexi blinked and said, "If you forget, I will send a big man in black to tie you back."
"good."
The two talked for a few more words before Dong Yexi let go and helped the man into the car.
Yui Hatori parked his car near the school, but instead of going to school, he walked back to his rented house. Before he could finish tidying up his room, he received a call from Gin.
"Come down."
Gin didn't give him time to refuse and hung up right away. The call lasted only one second.
Hatori Yui clenched his phone and took a deep breath.
After going downstairs, Gin's conspicuous car was parked on the side of the road. Hatori Yui walked over with a frown, stood outside the passenger window and said, "What's going on?"
Gin dropped the cigarette in his hand, glanced at him, and said, "Get in the car." Seeing that Hatori Yui was very reluctant, he added, "Don't make me say it again."
Passersby were already looking at them. Hatori Yui pursed her lips and opened the car door. As soon as she was seated, Vodka quickly started the car.
"Can you tell me what it is now?" asked Hatori Yuiichi.
Gin put his hands on the window, looked ahead, and said, "I'll take you for a physical examination."
Hatori Yui blinked rapidly and asked, "Isn't it time yet?"
Gin snorted coldly, "It's all because you were injured." He glanced at Hatori Yui in the rearview mirror and said, "You're quite capable of escaping from the explosion."
Hatori Yui looked down at his feet, remaining silent.
Gin continued, "However, in terms of the mission, you completed it very well."
Hatori Yui understood what he meant, looked up at him, and said, "Although I've been recuperating at the Tono family these past few days, they've only been polite to me on the surface. I can't even say anything more, otherwise it would be seen as asking for a favor, which would damage my image in Tono Xi's heart. So now I can only play the role of a simple-minded schoolmate who regards money as nothing."
Gin sneered and said, "I don't care what your image is, as long as you complete the task in the end."
Hatori Yui was too lazy to pay attention to him and lowered his head in silence.
Gin didn't say anything after that, and the whole journey was silent.
Vodka drove the car to a villa. Hatori Yui looked around and asked, "Where is this?"
Gin said coldly, "It's too far to take you back. This is just a temporary base." He strode forward, "Follow me."
When he walked inside, Hatori Yui realized that although it was a villa on the surface, there was actually a laboratory hidden underground.
Seeing the metal gate and white walls, Hatori Yui's expression suddenly turned grim.
"Oh~ This is a rare guest~" A bald old man poked his bald head out of the laboratory with an exaggerated expression, then stretched out his hands to hug Gin, but was blocked in time by Vodka.
Gin frowned and scolded in a low voice: "Sam, I don't have time for you to make trouble now! Let's get down to business!"
Sam withdrew his arm in frustration and turned to look at Hatori Yuiichi behind him. He laughed heartily and said, "That's Yuiichi! This is the first time I've met you~~" He reached out and took Hatori Yuiichi's hand, shaking it up and down. "Nice to meet you, hello~"
Hatori Yui glanced at him and said nothing.
Gin said impatiently: "I'm not here for you to make friends, hurry up!"
"Oh~ Gin, you're too impatient. This is not good for your liver." Sam said. Seeing that Gin had already reached into his pocket, he immediately pulled Hatori Yui inside and said, "Then let's hurry up and don't keep Gin waiting."
He turned to Hatori Yui and smiled: "Don't worry, I'm different from them, I'm very gentle~"
The only thing that responded to him was Hatori's dark eyes.
In the end, Sam didn't do anything extra, it was just a physical examination.
"It's okay. All the physical indicators are normal, except for a few scars on his back." Sam handed the physical examination results to Gin and said, "If you think the wounds are an eyesore, I can also perform scar removal surgery on him."
Gin took a quick look at it, then stuffed the report into Vodka's arms and motioned him to keep it.
"No need." He saw that Hatori Yui had already put on his clothes, tilted his head, and said, "Let's go."
"Hey~~ You're leaving so soon? Won't you stay and chat with me for a while?" Sam shouted at their backs.
Gin turned to look at him: "If you're too bored, just transfer back."
Sam immediately shook his head and crossed his arms, refusing, "No, I have something important to do!"
"So disgusting." Gin rolled his eyes and turned away.
He is already a bald old man, why is he still trying to be cute?
On the way back, Hatori Yui still didn't speak, and Gin was not in the mood to chat, so he left after sending him home.
The first thing Hatori did after returning home was to take a bath, then throw himself on the bed and cover himself with the quilt. After a long time, he opened his eyes.
He could still smell the disinfectant at the tip of his nose, which made him feel a little nauseous.
He had only drawn a few tubes of blood today, but he already felt dizzy and had no strength in his body.
He picked up a gift box on the bedside table and opened it, revealing a silver watch. He stared at the dial for a long time, then took out the watch, held it in his palm, and fell asleep listening to the seconds tick by.
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Conan Edogawa walked at the end with his hands in his pockets, completely uninterested in the game topics of the people in front of him.
Yoshida Ayumi glanced back at him, then turned to Huibara Ai and complained, "Conan is really something. He never participates in our conversation."
Huiyuan smiled sadly and said, "Maybe it's because he has never played this game before."
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya looked back at Conan Edogawa and said seriously, "Conan, you are making us wonder if you are going to leave our small group."
Kojima Genta threatened: "I'm telling you, if you leave us, you'll be leaving the detective team. We won't be taking you with us to any activities in the future."
The corners of Edogawa Conan's mouth twitched twice, and he apologized: "I know, I'm sorry! I'll go play tonight."
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya smiled and said, "That's right! We should have something in common with our friends."
Edogawa Conan couldn't help but reveal his half-moon eyes: These kids are much more mature than I was when I was a kid!
Haibara Ai looked at him with a smile, and when her eyes inadvertently glanced across the road, her face turned pale in an instant, and she shrank behind Yoshida Ayumi.
Ayumi Yoshida immediately stopped and asked worriedly, "Ai, what's wrong with you? Are you not feeling well?" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima also hurried to her side.
Seeing that she was not in a good state, Edogawa Conan immediately looked in that direction and saw a familiar Porsche 356A parked on the side of the road.
His pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously wanted to rush over to take a look, but Huiyuan Ai grabbed his sleeve. She said, "I feel a little uncomfortable. Let's go back quickly."
Conan Edogawa wanted to fight again, but the car had already started and left, and he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to.
Haibara Ai's face looked much better immediately, but she was still frightened and decided not to take this road after school in the near future.
But Edogawa Conan lowered his head and thought: Is there something wrong with Gin staying here?
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