The young man must be over 1.8 meters tall, which is quite oppressive for a fifth grader. He seemed to understand the problem, and squatted down after saying that.

The tail of his eyes is slightly upturned, and the inner corners of his eyes are sharp and deep. He has standard peach blossom eyes, but he does not have the sense of romance brought by this type of eyes, probably because his temperament is too gentle.

This gentleness also blurs his age, making him look more mature than his real age.

Kudo Shinichi glanced at the shopping basket next to him, which contained a box of fresh shrimps, a bag of vegetables filled with corn kernels, diced radishes and peas, a box of small sausages, and a small box of eggs. Next to the shopping basket was a box of children's sweet milk.

Remembering that he and Asuka Kiri were standing together just now, Kudo Shinichi was about to ask, but was beaten to the punch by Mao Li Ran, "Big brother, are you Asuka-san's brother?"

"Yes," Tsukiyama Asari replied with a smile, "Hello, I'm Tsukiyama Asari, Kiri's brother. I just moved to this apartment recently. Do the kids also live in this apartment?"

Mao Li Ran shook her head, "I live in Beika-cho 5-chome."

Kudo Shinichi thought about the two people's completely different eyes and hair colors, completely different looks and surnames.

Are they not related by blood? But the brother looks very young, and he should still be in college at this age. Can he really adopt a child, or is it said that the parents adopted the child.

"You don't live here," Tsukiyama said regretfully, "I thought Kiri-chan had already made new friends."

Kiri-chan gently pinched the hem of his clothes and took a small step back.

"We are friends," Ran Maori said seriously, and immediately looked at the boy who was almost hiding behind the young man, and asked carefully, "Asuka-san, can we be friends with you?"

The child being asked lowered his eyes and nodded gently.

"Great, then you are welcome to come and play with Kiri-chan," he winked at the two children.

And children are often the most sensitive to other people's emotions. Kudo Shinichi and Ran Maori could feel that he was sincerely inviting them, and there was no impatience when talking to them.

Because he often followed his father to solve cases and had seen too many terrible adults, Kudo Shinichi had a good impression of the sincere and gentle Tsukiyama Asari. He nodded reservedly. Mao Li Ran had been completely conquered and agreed with a blushing face.

"I'll take you back," Tsukiyama Asari suggested when he saw that it was already dark after coming out.

"No need," Kudo Shinichi immediately refused. He glanced at the hesitant Maori Ran, "I will protect this guy."

"Protecting children is what adults should do," he bent down to look at the precocious kid, and smiled, "It's not far. It's too late now. I'll feel more at ease if I send you to the door."

One adult and three children walked towards the Maori Detective Office. Tsukiyama led Asuka Kiri inside, but did not take the initiative to have any physical contact with the two children, and let Asuka Kiri separate him from the two children.

These actions obviously made Kudo Shinichi relax a lot. Maori Ran and Asuka Kiri chatted, and most of the time it was just one question and one answer, and Kudo Shinichi occasionally interjected a few words.

They were both surprised to learn the school and class that Asuka Kiri transferred to.

"So, we will be classmates from now on!" The little girl clapped her hands happily, and her innocent look made Tsukiyama Asari couldn't help but curl her lips. He touched Asuka Kiri's soft white hair and smiled, "It seems that Kiri and Xiaolan Shinichi have a good relationship."

"Yeah!" Maori Ran nodded happily, and Kudo Shinichi also smiled and said, "Please give me more advice in the future, classmate Asuka."

A few days later, it was the weekend, and Maori Ran and Kudo Shinichi were invited, and they also came with a little girl with short hair and a headband.

Tsukiyama Asari squatted down and looked at this lively and smart girl at eye level. After introducing themselves to her seriously, he went to the kitchen to prepare cakes for the four children.

"Ran, this big brother is really super handsome," Suzuki Sonoko said excitedly to Ran Mouri after he walked into the kitchen. Both sides of her cheeks were stained with a light blush. "He can also make desserts. It is simply the most popular gentle and considerate type now."

"Sonoko!" Ran Mouri was not used to such direct compliments, and was also worried that Tsukiyama Asari would hear it, so she hurriedly stopped him.

"After all, you only have Shinichi in your eyes," Suzuki Sonoko said, "I am the only one who can appreciate such a handsome guy."

In fact, everything can be heard in the kitchen.

"Children nowadays are really precocious," Tsukiyama Asari prepared the ingredients for making cookies and chatted with the system in her mind.

[They are very precocious, especially those two children. The atmosphere is not right no matter how you look at it. ]

'After all, it's a childhood couple.'

[There are so many childhood couples. Look, there are two pairs over at Kasugaga River. Is the rule of this world to like childhood couples?]

'What kind of world rule is this? A childhood couple world?'

Tsukiyama Asari complained.

[The rules of each world are different. I've seen the rules of the 'so cute' world in the data before.]

'Huh?'

[In that world, the characters who show likability among the characters who have washed away their previous bad image will die afterwards.]

'What kind of world is this? A knife world?'

He stirred the cream in his hand and looked outside.

Because he found that Kudo Shinichi was more mature than other children, Tsukiyama Asari struggled for several days and finally decided to make bookends as the game for today. He also chose patterns that both boys and girls would like. This kind of work that requires delicate hands will not make Kudo Shinichi feel childish, and the beautiful patterns can arouse the interest of girls.

Moreover, completing the bookends requires division of labor and cooperation, and the interaction between children is not bad.

Sure enough, now the four little kids are sitting at the table seriously, each with a small pile of parts in front of them, and Kudo Shinichi is studying the drawings, looking very focused.

After Tsukiyama Asari finished baking the first batch of cookies, he served them out while they were still hot and poured a glass of slightly cooled juice for each of the four people. "Take a break. It's not good for your eyes to keep working on this."

"Thank you, Asari-nii-san—" Suzuki Sonoko was the one who thanked the fastest and loudest. She took a bite of the cookie and was instantly captivated by the rich butter flavor and crispy texture. "It's delicious!"

"Really!" Maori Ran's big aqua blue eyes sparkled.

Kudo Shinichi picked up the cookie.

He paused for a moment at this temperature. He could feel that it was freshly baked, but it was just right to eat directly. Obviously, the man was afraid of burning them, so he specially let it dry for a while before sending it to them.

How thoughtful.

He looked up while chewing a biscuit, and saw Tsukiyama Asari thanking them for their compliments, then reaching out to rub Asuka Kiri's hair, and whispered, "Does your eyes hurt?"

Kudo Shinichi reacted and realized that people with congenital color vision disorders have more fragile eyes than normal people.

Asuka Kiri shook his head, and Tsukiyama Asari could also feel through the vest that the boy's eyes really didn't feel any discomfort. This is strange, could it be that Asuka Kiri's color blindness is not caused by a genetic problem?

His gaze paused briefly on the other person's rare white hair and light-colored pupils.