Chapter 102 Until the Sea Turns Blue - Commissioned to Capture the Child's Heart...
“Chicken soup is here~”
Lin Xi came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of hot chicken soup.
She wore heat-insulating gloves and smiled at the two children who were staring blankly in the living room.
"Ai? Conan? Go wash your hands~"
Ayumi came out from behind her, carefully adjusted the tablecloth, and placed an insulating mat in the middle of the dining table to hold the freshly baked chicken soup.
Mitsuhiko took a basket of neatly cut white cakes, placed it on the table, and then moved the vase away from the table.
Yuantai counted the number of people with his fingers: "One, two, three, four, five, six! A total of six people!", and then moved the stool aside to the dining table.
"Conan, what a fool! We're the only ones busy here, and Conan's slacking off somewhere!"
He complained as he carried the chair.
"Genta, accompanying newly recovered patients is also Conan's job. Just like you, Conan is also helping out!" Lin Xi said, "Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, can you help me bring the dishes out of the kitchen?"
"Okay~" the two kids said in unison.
Lin Xi loosened her apron and walked over to Huiyuan Ai and Conan: "What are you talking about?"
Honey-colored eyes blinked at them again and again.
Huihara Ai: "--Edogawa said he's going on a trip to the island tomorrow."
"Really? What new case needs to be investigated?" Lin Xi turned around and asked.
Conan:?
Huiyuan clearly said he was going on a trip, so why did Sister Lin ask him what case happened first?
He really isn't prone to events, okay?
Please don't have this misunderstanding about him!
"...Uncle has received another commission," Conan said frustratedly, "A client sent him a letter that was like a riddle and called to ask him to investigate. The location is a small island in the Izu Islands."
"Sounds like a nice view," Lin Xi concluded. "Xiao Ai, do you want to go? How about we go with Xiao Ke and the others? It's a good opportunity to relax and unwind."
Huibara Ai nodded.
She herself didn't care... but Lin Xi seemed very interested.
Then let’s go with her, thought the little adult Haibara Ai.
Conan's half-moon eyes.
Is this unfortunate client the only one who takes this commission seriously?!
Why do they all look like they are going on a spring outing?
Conan felt that this case was not simple.
Although the client was a riddle man, who called and said "I have transferred the money" and then hung up... Conan felt that the content of the collage letter was still very interesting.
"On the night of the next full moon, the shadows on Moonshade Island will begin to disappear again."
This doesn't feel like a commission at all, it feels more like a murder notice or something...
This is what Conan thought when he grew up reading the Sherlock Holmes collection and his father's serialized detective novels.
"Okay, that's settled. Can Miss Lan call me when you're leaving? I'm always available. Now go wash your hands, both of you! The other kids are waiting for you."
Lin Xi looked at Conan who was lost in thought again and couldn't help but pinch his face.
Conan came back to his senses with a sigh, covered his face and looked at Lin Xi accusingly. Just as he was about to protest, Yoshida Ayumi pulled him over: "Conan, come and wash your hands."
Haibara glanced at Conan with a teasing look, then slowly walked past him to wash her hands.
After the children washed their hands, Lin Xi distributed the dishes and chopsticks to them, sat down with them at the dining table, and shouted in unison: "I'm eating!"
Then pick up the chopsticks and bowl and get ready.
Lin Xi made chicken soup today.
Cut the processed black chicken into pieces, soak it in cold water to remove the blood, then pick it out and blanch it with ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell.
Then rinse it with warm water, put it in a clay pot and simmer it with hot water. During this time, add the chopped yam and dates, and add salt to taste. After two or three hours, it will become a big pot of heart-warming and stomach-warming chicken soup.
It is the source of the food aroma that fills the house.
Next to it, large flatbreads, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, were neatly cut and stacked in a bamboo basket lined with oil paper. The white flatbreads were still steaming, exuding the aroma of cooked wheat, tempting people to eat.
There are also stir-fried vegetables and shrimp and tofu on the table.
The green vegetables are stir-fried in the pan, and under the warm light, they look very appetizing no matter how you look at them;
The soft tofu was first fried to get a golden skin, then poured with two spoonfuls of chicken soup to enhance the flavor and seasoning, and cooked together with shrimps. It was covered with a thick layer of sauce and released an attractive aroma.
The children couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks, holding the pancake in one hand and the dishes in the other, and using a soup spoon to scoop soup from the big soup bowl brought by Lin Xi, eating with great pleasure.
Ayumi: "Wow, the food cooked by Sister Lin is so delicious!"
Yuantai: "I declare that Sister Lin's rice can be compared with eel rice!"
Mitsuhiko: "No matter the appearance or the taste, it's top-notch!"
"Be careful, it's hot."
Lin Xi looked at them with a smile, and her hands moved quickly too. With a pick of chopsticks and a move of her mouth, the food disappeared at an astonishing speed.
Conan didn't care about the commission that was far away. The food in front of him was more tempting. He also worked hard to eat.
Ah, as expected, the food cooked by Sister Lin is super delicious...
By the way, although Sister Lin said that she was in the art department, Conan had never seen her paint, nor had he seen any art-related supplies in Lin Xi's home.
He had originally thought that Lin Xi was just a second-generation sister who had inherited a huge fortune and lived to enjoy life. But now he felt that even if Lin Xi opened a restaurant, she could make a lot of money.
The food she cooks is different from traditional Japanese dishes. It feels warmer, more homely, and more humane, as if this kind of meal should be eaten by everyone around the table in a lively atmosphere.
Ah, that’s right... Conan thought, the food cooked by Lin Xi reminds people of “home”.
It was a word so warm and touching, just like the meal Lin Xi cooked.
Ai Haibara next to her was much calmer.
She has developed the ability to talk less and pick up more food while eating.
When it was just her and Lin Xi at home, she didn't move her chopsticks as quickly as she does now because she knew Lin Xi wouldn't fight with her for food, and she would always make the portion of each meal just enough for her to be full but not bloated.
But now things are different!
She looked at Edogawa Conan sitting next to her and the three children opposite her, and felt a sense of crisis.
If you don’t eat quickly, these guys will eat it all!
This is a battle, and if you fall behind you will starve.
Haibara Ai is a silent, calm and ruthless killer in this battle. She does not attract attention and waits for an opportunity to strike. She specifically kills those guys who are good-looking and have tempting aromas - I mean stir-fried vegetables and shrimps and tofu - with one move of her chopsticks, a piece of tofu, a shrimp or a leaf of vegetable will be declared missing.
The dishes disappeared from the table first, followed by the chicken soup and pancakes.
Smart people know that they should drink soup first and then eat the bread, otherwise they will feel full after eating the bread and then drinking a few mouthfuls of soup.
Xiao Ke had no experience in this area and suffered a great loss. After eating the cake in his hand, he was so full that he could only watch others drink the soup.
His expression was so aggrieved, completely different from his usual look of staring deep in thought pretending to be an adult or smiling and trying to be cool. Lin Xi couldn't help but smile when she saw it.
Not only did she have no sympathy, she also took out her cell phone and secretly took pictures, saying she wanted to show them to Miss Lan.
Conan felt even more aggrieved, and he lay on the seat while rubbing his stomach and condemning her with his eyes.
Finally, Lin Xi agreed to let him pack some chicken soup in a thermos and bring it back for Miss Lan and Mr. Maori to try - she made a lot of chicken soup so that she could make chicken soup dragon beard noodles for Xiao Ai tomorrow morning.
Conan immediately smiled and even said loudly, "Thank you, Sister Lin~", which attracted the contemptuous gazes of the other children.
I guess he himself didn't expect that one day he would change his face so quickly.
When the night grew darker and everyone had eaten their fill, Lin Xi took out some packaged biscuits from inside the house and gave them to them.
"I just made this this afternoon," Lin Xi said with a smile, "Earl Grey Diamond Cookies. I hope you like them~"
The word "diamond" in the name comes from the fact that the cookie slices are rolled in a circle of sparkling sugar grains, which look like tiny diamonds.
You must like it——
The four children thought the same thing in their hearts.
The desserts made by Sister Lin are absolutely delicious!
Haibara Ai remained calm.
She had already eaten in the afternoon, hehe.
The taste of Earl Grey tea is super rich, and the perfect amount of sugar neutralizes the astringency of the tea. The sugar grains wrapped around the outside of the biscuits mainly serve as decoration, and it is simply amazing when paired with the white tea that Sister Lin brewed for her in the afternoon.
However, Lin Xi said that people who had just recovered from an illness should not eat too greasy food and should eat a light diet, so she ate two pieces.
But you can have four tomorrow!
Haibara Ai, who didn't know that she had been controlled by Lin Xi, thought happily in her heart.
"Thank you, Sister Lin!" The children took the cookies and shouted excitedly.
It looks delicious! The packaging is so exquisite!
Lin Xi chuckled proudly.
If she shows off her cooking skills, all the kids will happily call her sister!
"Okay, kids, it's getting dark now. It's not safe to walk home. How about I drive you home?"
Hearing this, Conan was shocked:
"Sister Lin, you wouldn't?"
He's not still driving that bumpy motorcycle, is he?
No, he's too full, what if he vomits later? That's delicious food, delicious food, he'll be heartbroken if he vomits!
Lin Xi saw what he was thinking and flicked his head.
"I drive a Mazda," she said, hands on her hips, looking down at Conan, "Xiao Ke, do you know the saying that when a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes?"
“I am no longer the same person I was yesterday!”
Conan: ...
That being said…
But he still said the same thing - had they really been apart for more than a day?
Unless Lin Xi suddenly got the hang of it, it would be impossible to master driving skills in just one day...
Thinking of this, he felt a little bit of a toothache and wanted to suggest that he just go back by himself. After all, Sister Lin's house was only a five-minute walk from his. However, he compromised under Lin Xi's threatening gaze.
As the saying goes, a person who takes favors from others will be soft-hearted, and a person who eats from others will be soft-mouthed... No, when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Let's trust Sister Lin first.
After all, this time we're riding a car, and there's no chase, so it shouldn't be as bumpy as the last time we rode a motorcycle, right?
Conan comforted himself in this way.
He soon discovered that what Lin Xi said was true.
The car was driving fast and steadily. There was no strange smell in the car, only a long and heavy sandalwood scent, which should be the scent emitted by the sachet that Lin Xi put there himself.
The light from the street lamp shone in from the window, flickering, making Conan a little sleepy.
I don’t know whether Lin Xi did it on purpose or accidentally, or whether she did it on purpose or accidentally, but in order to show off her improved driving skills, she sent the other three little ones home first, waved goodbye to them, and then sent Conan home.
Conan was a little confused when Lin Xi carried him out of the car.
He was handed over to Xiaolan by Lin Xi in a daze. Lin Xi pinched his face, said good night with a smile, and in his sleepy state he heard that Lin Xi and Xiaolan had agreed to go to the island with them.
...So Sister Lin is really going to travel there?!
He's a guy who does whatever he thinks of...
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