Chapter 176 Gift Did she once have a sister?
On the way to the police station, Toru Amuro told Lin Xi about his experience at Toudou University.
Including what Ando Kei told him, "X's" work and the fire.
It just concealed the fact that Ando Hui gave him the surveillance video.
After listening to this, Lin Xi was thoughtful.
It sounds like "Lin Xi" did have a tendency towards self-destruction in the past.
She thought of the lighter in the system backpack, and thought that the lighter must be the prop that "Lin Xi" used to self-immolate.
However, according to Toru Amuro, the fire must have caused her some damage.
But her body is now intact, without any signs of burns...
And that Ando Hui also feels weird.
Lin Xi couldn't tell what was strange at the moment.
Just mentioning him, she would have a...
A very dangerous feeling.
It's not to the point of making my hair stand on end, but I'm still a little scared.
It's as if even though the soul has been replaced, the instincts still remain in the body and cannot be forgotten.
And the more Ando Hui wanted her to go back and pick up her paintbrush, the more she resisted from the bottom of her heart.
One is because of her strange feelings towards Ando Hui, and the other is because...
Sorry, she really knows nothing about art.
Ask her to pick up her paintbrush again? Forget it. She doubted she could even draw a straight line.
To avoid being exposed, she'd better stay away from painting materials.
It's reasonable for a painter with a shadow of his past to be reluctant to get close to painting materials, right?
Lin Xi, who secretly postponed his plan to go to college, went to the police station to pick up the two children and received a warning from Megure "not to give children dangerous chemicals."
Everything went smoothly afterwards. Lin Xi made some home-cooked meals and everyone was very satisfied with the food.
Except for Conan, this kid suddenly became very interested in Amuro Toru for some reason and kept pestering him with questions.
If Lin Xi didn't know Conan's actual age, he would really think he was an annoying kid with an overly curious mind.
But now that we know this kid is actually a seventeen-year-old famous detective...his inexplicable curiosity is worth pondering.
Lin Xi glanced at Amuro Toru.
Bourbon, oh Bourbon, where on earth did you get exposed?
And Toru Amuro was also helpless at this time.
This kid must have misunderstood his relationship with Lin Xi, so he kept asking him all kinds of questions...
Ahhh, why did I agree to Lin Xi on such a whim?
Although the dinner was indeed delicious...but...
I always feel like I've been taking the blame for someone without realizing it.
After finally finishing the meal, Toru Amuro politely said goodbye.
Lin Xi walked him to the door, and Amuro Toru finally asked, "Are you going back to school?"
Lin Xi: "Uh, let's talk about it later."
Amuro Toru nodded. "Is that so... If it's convenient, you can wait for me for a few days after Children's Day. I can go with you after I finish my business trip."
Some pasts are indeed difficult to face calmly, just like he had to prepare himself mentally for a long time before he could go back to the rooftop where Zhu Fujingguang died.
Maybe Lin Xi needs someone to face it with her.
Besides, it was his own private investigation that got him involved... so he might as well just be with her and give her some support when she needs it.
Lin Xi leaned against the door and smiled, "A business trip again? Could it be that the 'company' has a new task?"
Amuro Toru smiled without saying anything, which was considered as his agreement with Lin Xi's statement.
Lin Xi: "OK. I'll wait for you to come back."
She knew what Toru Amuro's new mission was.
After all, it was I who nominated him to be my partner.
She took a quick look at the task that Gin gave her that day and felt that a player like Amuro Toru who was good at acting and had strong adaptability was the most suitable partner for her.
She had been busy these days, asking Noah to help collect information, and finally locked onto a noble lady from an old aristocratic family in Kyoto.
She suddenly decided not to attend the auction due to health reasons. Lin Xi asked Noah to intercept the message she sent back that she would not go and replace it with a normal appointment message and send it back to the organizer.
This noblewoman was named Sayuri Mizutani, and she was the most senior lady in the Mizutani family. She was a socialite, and after her husband died of an acute illness, she had countless lovers.
Lin Xi was planning to use her identity to sneak into the auction.
As for Toru Amuro, he didn't need to put on makeup at all - as Mrs. Mizutani's new lover, he could just blend in with Lin Xi.
Anyway, everyone at the auction wore half-face masks, so there was no need to worry about his conspicuous appearance being remembered and causing trouble.
She hasn't told Toru Amuro about her plan yet - sorry, as Punch, her style is to surprise people, whether they are enemies or friends.
Thinking of this, she smiled sweetly, which made Toru Amuro shudder.
Back in the house, Conan, who had just eavesdropped on their conversation, came out again and asked persistently, "Sister Lin, is Mr. Amuro going on a business trip?"
"Didn't he just apply for a job at the cafe? Why is he on a business trip... Sister Lin, do you know where Mr. Amuro is going—Ouch!"
Lin Xi reached out and flicked Conan's head.
"Children, don't ask about adults' affairs." Lin Xi said, "Instead of chasing others and asking questions, you should think about your final exams."
"First graders will have exams in mid-June!"
Conan's half-moon eyes.
What’s so good about the first-grade exam?
But... in September, he will be in the second grade.
Could it be that he has gone from first grade to junior high school and his body hasn’t returned to normal yet?
Conan couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Why, are you worried about the exam again?" Lin Xi touched Conan's head and smoothed down the hair that was sticking up from where she had just played. "Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you don't do well on the exam. Miss Lan will definitely not say anything."
Conan protested: "I'm not worried about that..."
"Okay, it's getting late. I have to take you back to Miss Lan." Lin Xi took his hand, "Xiao Ai, please put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher~"
Conan sighed and let Lin Xi pull him downstairs.
Lin Xi's apartment is on the fifth floor.
When they came down the stairs, they saw workers renovating the fourth floor.
Conan couldn't help but look at them twice: It's so late, are you still busy decorating?
It seems that the residents on the fourth floor are very anxious.
He was thinking, but his thoughts were distracted by Lin Xi's words.
"Xiao Ke, I have something to ask you..."
The girl hesitated, which was rare.
"Did Ai ever have a sister?"
Conan was stunned.
Sister? Which sister?
As far as he knew, Haibara did have a sister - according to Haibara, that was her biological sister, who was once a peripheral member of the organization and should have been killed by the organization.
There is another one, maybe you can consider her as an older sister, that is Punch.
He is Ai Haibara's guardian in the organization and a core member, but has been missing for a long time.
If these two people who had always supported Haibara Ai had not passed away one after another, Haibara Ai would not have chosen to take APTX4869.
But - no matter which sister Lin Xi was referring to -
How did she know that Huibara had a sister?
"Well," he hesitated, "I don't know..."
No, he has to communicate with Haibara first, and then tell Dr. Agasa.
"Why do you ask that, Sister Lin?" He raised his head.
"Well..." Lin Xi thought for a moment, "I won't tell you."
Conan:?
It’s a bad habit to leave things unfinished!
Sister Lin is such a wow!
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"Ah, I see." Huiyuan Ai was very calm after receiving Conan's call. "Maybe I was accidentally heard when I was talking in my sleep."
"Ah, what..." Conan held his forehead, "I thought Sister Lin knew it from some other place..."
"I'll hang up if I have nothing else to do." Huiyuan Ai said, "Sister Lin is making breakfast, it's almost done."
Conan: "OK...and, uh, happy Children's Day."
Huiyuan Ai smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to wish me a happy Children's Day... Is our status really suitable for such a holiday?"
Conan laughed dryly. "Well, school's out for the holidays, regardless of whether it's appropriate or not. Hang up—"
"Bye." said Huibara Ai.
She put away her phone, and the scene of running into Lin Xi in the bathroom of her American apartment emerged in her mind.
No wonder Sister Lin went to bed so late that night, thought Huihara Ai.
I was talking to my sister in the room. Did she hear me?
If she asked...
Then just tell the truth and say that you have a very close cousin and you sometimes talk to her on the phone.
She returned to the living room and prepared to have breakfast, but found Lin Xi sitting at the dining table, supporting his head with his hands, looking at her thoughtfully.
Haibara Ai's heart skipped a beat.
Sister Lin didn’t hear what I said just now, right?
...But it doesn't matter even if she hears it, I can still make it up.
A delicious breakfast is placed on the wooden table.
Golden fried eggs, steaming pancakes, cold cut bacon, sesame rice cereal, and sliced papaya.
The meal was as sumptuous as usual, but Haibara Ai felt a little uneasy while eating.
Because she always felt that Lin Xi was secretly glancing at her.
It was like that, she was eating, Lin Xi suddenly glanced at her, then quickly turned back before she looked back, pretending to be normal and continued eating her breakfast.
Huiyuan Ai: ...
Did no one really tell her that her little actions were really super obvious?
After Lin Xi glanced at her again, Huibara Ai finally couldn't help it.
"Sister Lin," she began, "what happened?"
"Ah? Huh?" Lin Xi pretended to be dumb, "Nothing happened?"
Huiyuan Ai: "...You were secretly looking at me just now."
Lin Xi looked away: "Ahaha, is there?"
Huiyuan Ai was silent for a while, staring into Lin Xi's eyes, not letting her escape, and said seriously: "If you have any doubts about me, including, uh... my family, past, etc., you can ask me."
"I promise, if you ask me, I'll tell you."
The little girl's tone was calm and serious.
This was something she had decided long ago.
I've been with Lin Xi for just two months, but so many things have happened...
She didn't want to continue to get along with Lin Xi under deception and disguise, just like what Edogawa Conan did.
Sister Lin is different from Mao Lilan.
Although she has many friends, she has no other family members besides her; she is very sharp, has her own judgment, and will not be easily fooled; most importantly, she is likely to have a relationship with the organization.
But before Lin Xi took the initiative to confess to her, Huihara Ai did not intend to tell Lin Xi about the organization.
She planned to only tell Lin Xi the parts that he asked her, such as her sister and her former guardian Punch... and remove the things about the organization and replace them with other background stories.
No one would directly associate it with any mysterious transnational criminal organization, so Sister Lin would probably not ask directly about the organization.
If she asked... that would be even better, Huihara Ai thought, give her a chance to question the relationship between Lin Xi and Punch.
However, when Lin Xi heard the little girl's words, his expression was quite surprised.
"Ai-chan? I have no doubts about that... but if you want to tell me something, I'm certainly willing to listen."
"I just want to say..."
"Today is Children's Day. I prepared a gift for you, okay?"
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