Christmas Extra, Red

It’s a bit cold on the streets of Tokyo in December, but the neon lights everywhere make this evening particularly lively. Stores of all sizes have been decorated with a full Christmas atmosphere.

The three high school girls walking together were wearing uniforms, looking around and looking forward to it.

"Christmas is finally here!" Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but clench her fists, her eyes full of excitement, "Only one more day, no, I can't wait!"

"Because you've already made an appointment with your boyfriend." Xiaolan naturally saw through her best friend's thoughts and said with a smile, "You've been talking about it for several days."

"Of course," the short-haired girl also admitted generously, "I have already booked a restaurant with Ah Zhen, and he also said he would prepare a surprise for me. I am really looking forward to it."

"And you, Xiaolan, that Shinichi guy still doesn't come back?" When she said this, Sonoko's expression suddenly became fierce. She was naturally very happy that the two childhood friends were determined to be together, but Shinichi, that bastard, still hid somewhere every day!

"We were originally planning to go see a movie, but Shinichi said he didn't have time," Xiaolan sighed softly, then cheered up and said, "So I ordered another ticket and planned to take Ai and Conan with me, right?"

For the last sentence, she squatted down and asked the boy who had been silent just now.

"Of course, Sister Xiaolan." Conan raised his head, looked at the girl's gentle eyes, and raised an expectant expression.

"Well then," Sonoko said helplessly, turning to look at the girl who had not participated in the topic just now, and asked with her hands on her waist: "So, Sera-san, have you thought about how to spend Christmas this year?"

"Um...about this..." Sera Masumi saw that the topic was related to herself, and she scratched her head helplessly and said, "I don't have any plans. Although my family has the tradition of celebrating Christmas, now..."

Now that my mother and I are still living in a hotel, it doesn’t matter.

Just at this moment, a ringtone rang. Sera Masumi was stunned for a moment, looked at the incoming call on the phone, and then suddenly let out a terrified cry.

"Student Sera, what's wrong?" Xiaolan asked in confusion, but saw that the other party was looking at the ringing phone with a nervous look on his face.

"Why don't you answer the phone?" Yuanzi was curious about the other party's nervous expression and couldn't help asking.

"No, I...why did he call suddenly!" Sera Masumi stared at the phone with a slightly stiff expression. It was obvious that she was very wary of the caller. This expression made the two girls and the detective next to her even more curious.

"Who is it?"

"Ah, what a troublesome guy!" Sera Masumi rubbed her hair, sighed, and then explained, "It's my brother!"

"Sera classmate's brother?!" Sonoko and Ran widened their eyes at the same time and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Mr. Akai?

Conan subconsciously thought of Akai Shuichi who was living in his house at the time, but then he realized that in Sera's eyes, the other person was already dead. Was it the famous Taiko master? But if it was Mr. Haneda, he shouldn't let Sera be like this. Could it be...

Conan recalled the chance encounter with the Akai family ten years ago, and the expressionless boy who looked about the same height as Sera.

Could it be that...

"Masumi, why didn't you answer your brother's call?" A faint voice came from behind Sera Masumi. Masumi's last word was softly drawn out, with a hint of intimacy and a little bit of complaint, and fell gently like a feather.

Sera Masumi turned around stiffly and saw the handsome face of his third brother smiling broadly behind him, and then he suddenly used his palm to break the cold wind.

The girl immediately lowered her head and stepped back quickly, then turned sideways and skillfully clenched her palm into a fist to attack, but the man simply grabbed her wrist and pulled her to the side to relieve him of the force.

The sudden fight caused Mao Lilan to react immediately and swung forward with her left leg.

"Xiao Lan is not a bad guy, he is my brother!"

"Karate? Very good." The man dodged the attack and looked at Xiaolan with admiration, praising her, "You must be Zhenchun's friend, right? I'm Noel, her brother."

"Sorry, it turns out you're Sera's brother. Wait, wait," Xiaolan immediately apologized shyly, but she felt something was wrong and her brain was a little stuck.

"Why do you just attack someone right away?" Suzuki Sonoko said, pinching her waist and looking at the person who came.

"Oh, this is a custom in our family." The man who called himself Noel waved his hand, grabbed Sera Masumi who was trying to escape from behind, and whispered in her ear: "Explain to me later about how you secretly brought your mother to Japan while I was working, Masumi."

"What a unique habit." Mao Lilan replied stiffly, and then she saw the appearance of the person who came.

The other person didn't look much like Sera Masumi. His dark black hair was slightly longer and tied into a thin braid at the back of his head. He was wearing a beige long windbreaker with letters printed on it, a dark grey knitted sweater underneath, and a grey-blue Scottish-style scarf loosely wrapped around his neck, revealing his collarbone and a few metal necklaces. His grey-green eyes were full of tenderness as he spoke to the girl beside him. How should I put it...

"I feel like she has a completely different style from Sera-san!" Sonoko couldn't help but say, "She's quite fashionable!"

After all, apart from her school uniform, Sera usually wears a few simple casual suits and looks like a boy.

"Thank you," Noel nodded gently, then rubbed his sister's head hard and said, "Zhenchun, why don't you introduce your friends to your brother?"

Sera Masumi, still thinking about the threat from the other party, looked a little listless, but she still briefly introduced the three people in front of her. When she talked about Conan, she seemed to suddenly come to life, blinked at Noel, and said, "He is a very powerful detective."

"Detective," Noel lowered his head, looked the boy up and down, and then couldn't help but said, "Why do you look so familiar to me?"

"Really, Noel...Brother Noel, this should be the first time we meet." Conan suddenly remembered the meeting ten years ago, and said with guilt.

"This is my brother. You can just call him Brother Noel. Although his real name is Sera Sora, he likes the name Noel better." When introducing her brother, Sera Masumi felt guilty again, but when she thought about how she couldn't escape anymore, she felt like it didn't matter anymore.

It was my mother who asked me to come to Japan, but Nor will definitely blame me for it! Ever since my mother became a child, her attitude towards me is really embarrassing!

Conan was relieved when the other party did not continue to ask questions, but he couldn't help thinking about the name Noel. It is obviously a surname, so why do the four children in your family have different surnames?

"Noel... looks so familiar, and this appearance..." Sonoko thought about something with a serious expression, and suddenly exclaimed: "Noel, are you a painter?"

"You actually knew that?" Noel was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's really my honor."

"Yes, I have seen the introduction!"

After all, a handsome guy suddenly appeared among a group of uncles in their 40s and 50s, how could I not have an impression of him! Yuanzi thought a little guilty, but it was not convenient to say it out loud.

"Norco is studying at a university in the UK, right? Why did you come to Japan?" Sonoko asked curiously, remembering that the introduction said that the other party was studying at a university in the UK.

"About this, I found out right after I finished work that my dear sister and mother suddenly came to Japan, but they didn't inform me..." When Noel said this, there was a hint of sadness in his eyes, even a hint of fragility, which successfully made the three people turn their condemning eyes to Sera Masumi.

"I knew it would be like this!" Sera Masumi covered her face in pain and cried out in sorrow.

Norge has always been very good at dealing with girls! He is also very good at pretending!

"Are you going shopping next?" Noel asked with a smile, looking at the two girls.

"Right," Yuanzi thought of something and suddenly said excitedly, "Let's go together, Noer-ge, I want to buy a gift for Zhen, it will be much more convenient to have a boy to help."

“With pleasure.”

Less than ten minutes later, Sera Masumi's unexpected brother started walking down the street with the two high school girls, chatting and laughing, while the two detectives followed behind them weakly.

"Sera, your brother's personality...how come it became like this?" Conan recalled the chance encounter ten years ago. The other party seemed very introverted and quiet.

"Norge was quiet at first, but later he was often dragged by his mother to go shopping. In short, he was always successful with girls." Sera Masumi had obviously suffered a lot from this, and gritted her teeth and said, "They haven't even been in love!"

Conan looked at Noel who was recommending jewelry to Sonoko in front of him and was silent for a moment.

"Does your brother know about the organization?"

"He has been busy with painting. His tutor drags him to various art exhibitions every day. He is very busy."

"Then he doesn't know about your mother?"

"No, he knows," Sera Masumi said with a headache, "Nor is different from Xiu and the others. No matter how busy he is, he comes back two or three times a month. This time he didn't come back for such a long time because of some important work. After mom became like this, he even wanted to give up his work and take care of her. If mom hadn't stopped him..."

"How did you stop it by force?" Conan asked subconsciously, sensing that there was something wrong with this sentence.

"My mother had a fight with him." Sera Masumi said seriously, "Noergo lost the fight, and then ran off to the United States to get some job, so he didn't notice we were in Japan for so long."

Conan's face was filled with awe. He had a new understanding of the fighting power of this former MI6 agent. How could he still fight so well even though his body became smaller? And aren't you a little too hardcore? Is it so popular to use fighting to communicate feelings?!

"Zhenchun, let me buy you some clothes." Noel turned to look at his sister and suddenly asked. After being rejected by the other party, he said helplessly:

"I know you like neutral styles, but don't always match them so casually. It's totally unaesthetic."

Hearing this, Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but ask:

"Noer, what do you think I am suitable for?"

"Do you want to try taking off the headband?" Noel stroked his chin and looked at the girl with short hair, saying, "Changing your hairstyle appropriately can also give your lover some small surprises."

"It seems that Nor-ge knows all this!" Mao Lilan said in surprise, with some admiration in her eyes.

"What does he know? He's never even been in love!" Sera Masumi once again covered her face and sighed silently.

———

"Long time no see, Mom." Noel put down the things he bought and saw Akai Mary sitting in the house. A smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Sorry to have worried you." Mary sighed. She was always soft-hearted towards this child. Compared to the two adult sons who had left home, this one always seemed to be more docile and insisted on staying by her side.

"Wait, you know about Nor-ge?" Sera Masumi watched the other party drive to the hotel without hesitation, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted.

“I hacked your phone location,” Noel explained, then added, “Two months ago.”

"Ah, I knew it!" Sera Masumi gritted her teeth and rushed over angrily. Noel directly caught his sister who had fallen into the trap, and then stuffed something into her hand.

"Wait, a motorcycle, the new model!" Sera Masumi looked at the car key in her hand. The label on it made her instantly realize that this was the car she had been eyeing for a long time.

"I've asked someone to modify it and add a lot of small functions. It will be delivered tomorrow as a Christmas present. Do you like it?" Noel rubbed his fluffy short hair again and asked with a smile.

"I like it!" Sera Masumi immediately smiled happily and put the matter of her phone being hacked behind her.

"I told you not to come, why did you come anyway?" Akai Mari sighed, feeling somewhat helpless towards this third son.

"It just suddenly occurred to me that since we are all in Japan, why don't we spend Christmas together?" Noel suggested to his mother with a smile, "I just came back from my second brother's place, and he has already agreed."

"Nor, you went to find the second brother first!" Sera Masumi immediately complained, "What did you give him?"

"A nice set of shogi, with a necklace."

"Necklace?" Sera Masumi asked in confusion.

"Don't you know he's in love?" Norton paused, turned around and asked, "And they've been in love for a long time. I helped him find a craftsman to customize the necklace half a year ago, but it's only now finished."

"Although they separated once, it should be just a misunderstanding. My second brother should be able to bring my sister-in-law back after Christmas."

"Wait, why don't I know that!"

"His usual chat tone is almost pink!" Noel said, waving his hands. "Didn't you notice?"

"How did you find out?!" Sera Masumi clenched his fist and was once again speechless about how her brother could judge whether the other person was in love by the tone of voice.

"Brother Xiu was also quite obvious back then."

"Wait, Xiu is in love? That's not the point. Noel, Xiu!" Shira Masaharu thought of what she had investigated, and her eyes dimmed, but she heard the other party say naturally:

"I'll go find him now. We're close, so I can give him the Christmas present." He stood up and prepared to leave. Then he turned back and said to Akai Mary, "Mom, I'll give you your present last. It's going to be fun!"

After saying that, he left the hotel, leaving Sera Masumi standing there questioning her life with her mind in a mess.

Brother Xiu, is it true that he is not dead? Still living nearby???