Chapter 6

"Uh... Xiao An..."

Mouri Kogoro was dumbfounded. He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously: "This, this, this car is -? Is it your car?!"

Angelica She agreed to Mouri Kogoro's carpooling proposal, but it was to "share" her car.

In the parking lot, a shiny black car stood out from the crowd. In terms of design and size, it was in sharp contrast to the surrounding cars.

"It's just like a UFO..."

Mouri Kogoro is not particularly keen on cars, but just by looking at the appearance, you can tell that it is definitely worth a lot of money.

"But didn't you just come back? Why is there a car parked here?"

Originally, Kogoro Mouri planned to use his proficient taxi skills and superb interpersonal skills to show Angelica a good show and show it generously. He showed his reliability as a senior... but a luxury car completely shattered his idea.

"It's...arranged by my family."

Angelica didn't want to say more about this. She just smiled and greeted everyone to get in the car and return together.

"Cadillac Fleetwood...it doesn't match the temperament of this aunt..."

She obviously looks like an ordinary "mother", but she has an impressive "family" atmosphere, which gives people She feels like a housewife who can juggle between daily necessities, rice, oil and salt. No matter what happens, she can handle it gently and properly.

This car has a unique shape and beautiful design, but whether it is the huge body or the special edges and curvatures, it embodies a different and popular aura. It is a style preferred by drivers who pursue a sense of fashion and technology.

It was completely the opposite of the first impression Angelica made.

But... ever since they met at the airport, Edogawa Conan always felt that there was an indescribable feeling of contradiction in the other person.

Maybe it's the impact of her overly superior appearance, or maybe it's her weird behavior when her life is threatened...

Anyway -

Edogawa Conan's eyes are burning: This person definitely has a secret!

"Conan? What are you doing?" Mao Lilan helped put all the suitcases in the car. Seeing that the other party was still standing motionless and thinking, she couldn't help but bend down and touch his head. "Let's go!"

"Haha - no - I was just looking at this car -"

After sitting in the back row, Edogawa Conan blinked his eyes and responded to Mao Lilan very innocently.

"Sit tight, let's set off now."

Angelica sat in the driver's seat and glanced at the rearview mirror with a smile to make sure everyone had fastened their seat belts.

In the back row, the two children were leaning together, and Mao Lilan was sitting on the other side, looking at them with a smile.

"Your name is Edogawa Conan, right?"

Although Xu Lun Kujo was restricted by his seat belt, he was still restlessly swaying back and forth on the seat, his two dangling little feet swinging happily.

"My name is Kujo Xu Lun!"

"Kujo Xu Lun?" Edogawa Conan repeated, showing a thoughtful expression, "So your nickname is the abbreviation of the pronunciation of your first name?"

" That's right." Kujo Xu Lun blinked, and his smile suddenly became a little weird, "Can I call you Conan?"

"Yes, that's okay..." Edogawa Conan looked at those glowing eyes. I always feel like there is something hairy behind my back: Whenever a child shows such an expression, he is probably brewing some evil idea in his heart... No matter what, just don't hit me!

"Conan, I have a question to ask you."

Xu Lun Kujo held the cushion with both hands, almost in front of Edogawa Conan: "That sound just now - how did you make it?"

"Huh? What's the sound?" Edogawa Conan was a little depressed, because sometimes he couldn't keep up with the children's strange thoughts, "What are you talking about?"

"That's it-"

Kujo Xu Lun snickered twice, and then cleared up. Clearing his throat, he started his performance.

"Haha - no -"

"Wow! Xu Xu, you are really amazing!" Before Edogawa Conan had time to react, Mao Lilan on the side had already praised the venue with special praise, "It's really vivid! If it weren't for the timbre There are some differences. I thought it was Conan who was talking!"

"Really?"

Kujo Xu Lun nodded proudly and showed a "you are very discerning" expression to Mao Lilan.

"This kind of voice still needs to be carefully studied to be able to imitate it perfectly. Even I can't make such a coquettish voice all at once!"

No... you two... have anyone paid attention to my mood?

Edogawa Conan watched the two girls, one large and one young, mingling instantly. As a neglected background, he felt that he had six points to say.

...

"This place has become something I don't recognize."

Angelica was not used to driving on the left, so she drove much slower than usual.

This also made it easier for her to observe the unfamiliar yet familiar streets.

Most of the buildings in my memory have become phantoms, replaced by skyscrapers that reach straight into the sky. Under the orange-red sunset, their shadows are stretched very long.

"If you think about it seriously, you haven't been back for about seven or eight years, right?"

"Well, it's been nine years." Angelica's tone was calm, and her emotions didn't have too many ups and downs. "Since I went to the United States to study at university, That's where I became a family."

"Oh..."

After Mouri Kogoro got over the shock and excitement when they first met, he finally felt a little more stable as an adult after sitting in the passenger seat.

Relying on his many years of experience as a detective, and also relying on his self-confessed tactful intuition, he probably guessed the reason why Angelica came back: it can make a carefree person make up his mind to leave the place where he "made a family". If you leave, it's probably because there's something wrong with your "home".

"That's right."

Angelica didn't mean to make the atmosphere heavy, so she quickly changed the topic:

"The name Edogawa Conan is very interesting."

There happened to be a red light at the intersection, Edo Conan Chuan saw Angelica's eyes looking towards the back seat in the rearview mirror. At the same time, her casual question also made his heart skip a beat.

"Yes, yes!" Mouri Kogoro obviously agreed with this. "Parents nowadays really come up with their own ideas! How could anyone give their children a name that sounds like a fake name!"

"As soon as you heard it, you knew it was made up of Edogawa Ranpo and Conan Doyle!"

"This kid..." Mouri Kogoro didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly turned around and looked up and down. He looked at Edogawa Conan, who was sitting obediently, and said, "Although the name is very strange, he is indeed a little clever!"

What a little cleverness...

Edogawa Conan tried hard to control his expression, lest he reveal any flaws and be caught by that strange man. The woman was discovered.

"But look carefully -" After a long flight, Angelica had two unlucky moments at the airport, and had a confrontation with dangerous people. Now she had to drive hard again. She was inevitably a little tired and her voice became a little lower. Point, "I always feel that this kid looks a bit familiar... I wonder if it's my imagination?"

! ! !

"What's wrong with you?"

Xu Lun Kujo turned to stare at Edogawa Conan curiously. She found that this handsome boy suddenly became tense. Although it was only for a few seconds, she still captured it accurately.

She's great at spotting little details like this.

"Ah?" Edogawa Conan was surprised at the sensitivity of the little girl next to him, and was also very wary of the change in Angelica's tone. "It's just...just a little motion sick."

"I think this child has grown up. Maybe he looks a lot like Kudo-senpai!"

"Mouri-senpai, what do you think?

" ! !

Faced with Angelica's constant "shrill words", Edogawa Conan raised his hand and pretended to be motion sick to cover up the drastic change in his face.

"Look carefully..." Mouri Kogoro pinched his chin and tried to look back, "Don't tell me...it really looks a bit like...it's so strange...what a coincidence?"

Maybe he was thinking of something, Maori Two rays of light suddenly shot out of Kogoro's narrow eyes.

"Kudo..." Even Mao Lilan was affected by the bad atmosphere. She also stopped joking with Kujo Xu Lun, and instead lowered her head to observe the children around her carefully, "Kudo... Shinichi... it doesn't seem like it is I alone think..."

Oh my god - why hasn't it arrived yet! ! !

Edogawa Conan felt that his two hands were not enough to "arm" himself, so he could only bite the bullet and pretend to be stupid in the eyes of a car of people who were either serious or joking.

That woman...absolutely! absolute! There's a big problem!

"Um...Xiao An..." As if the scene was reappearing, Mouri Kogoro lowered the car window, stuck his head out, and was stunned for the second time in front of the brand-new mansion, "This, this is where you want to live?

" , Is this also what the "family" prepared for her?

"Well, I will officially move in in two days."

"The furniture and electrical appliances still need to be adjusted, so today I will stay with Xu Lun at the Rice Flower Hotel for one night."

Unlike Mouri Kogoro who paid attention to the trendy design of the villa, Jiang Conan Togawa looked at the name tag that had been ordered and posted outside the wall, and doubts surged in his heart: This woman actually lives next door to my house? !

Is there really such a coincidence in the world?

No, not possible.

Behind plain glasses, Edogawa Conan looked cautious and serious: This woman who seems to be inextricably linked to Yoneka Town is by no means a simple character!

"Actually..." Although Mao Lilan was also amazed by the luxury of Angelica's residence, she couldn't help but say when she heard that the mother and daughter were staying in a hotel, "Dad... otherwise Aunt Angelica and How about Xu Lun staying at our house? "

"...It's not that I don't want to..."

Mouri Kogoro said with a look of embarrassment on his face. He was afraid that Angelica would hear it, so he lowered his voice and came closer. Her daughter: "But... there are only so many rooms in the house..."

"One for me, one for you, and one for this kid... I'm afraid it's not enough, right?"

"It doesn't matter!" Mao Lilan waved her hands in disbelief. He asked, "Wouldn't it be nice for Conan and I to have a squeeze tonight?"

"Aunt Angelica has come all the way back, so you will feel more at ease staying in a familiar place, right?"

"Won't I disturb you too much?"

Ann Jelika followed Mao Lilan's reminder and drove the car to the downstairs of Mao Li Detective Agency. I originally planned to turn around and leave, but I heard the cute girl's cautious and sincere invitation.

"Of course not!"

"People in our family are very hospitable!"

"Please come upstairs with me!"

Mao Lilan felt indescribably happy after hearing Angelica's agreement. She walked in the front alone with her suitcase, looking light and beautiful, like a carefree butterfly.

"I like this big sister!"

Kujo Xu Lun took Angelica's hand and shook it gently twice: "How about I go squeeze in with her!"

Oh.

This is a bit too whimsical.

"About this...you can ask yourself. Mommy can't make decisions for others."

"Oh——!" Xu Lun Kujo cheered and followed closely upstairs.

Mouri Kogoro and Edogawa Conan also walked up. Just when Angelica raised her feet to follow, she suddenly discovered that the little boy in front of her seemed to have something that didn't look right - something

about him Above his body, there was a familiar badge floating quietly.

Angelica immediately lowered her head: Sure enough, the badge on the back of her left hand quietly glowed again at some point.