Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

Xiaolan, who was looking around, heard Yuanzi's voice and ran quickly with her schoolbag in one hand, running straight to Yuanzi's side. Yuanzi saw that Xiaolan came out so late today and showed a teasing smile.

"Why are you so late today?" Sonoko thought of Kudo Shinichi, the heartless man who suddenly disappeared, and teased Xiaolan with disgust, "Xiaolan, is there a new cute first-year boy in the karate club? Don't forget your friends if you have a good boy!"

Xiaolan's eyes showed a shy and timid look, and she defended herself:

"How could that be? School has already started for a long time, how could a new student suddenly join us? Sonoko... didn't I already tell you that I'm here for training camp, training camp."

"That's a good opportunity. For example, you can participate in outdoor training with karate clubs from other schools for three days and two nights. Who knows? You're single now. There's no need to consider the feelings of Kudo Shinichi. If you find a new boyfriend, he'll come running back to you, 'Ah, Ran! Don't leave me!' Yelling as he runs!"

Sonoko figuratively performed exaggerated movements like in a stage play, poking one hand diagonally in front of her chest, dancing on one foot, and after spinning around, she clasped her ten fingers together, then faced Xiaolan and stretched out her arms.

"How could this be possible!?" Mao Lilan's ears blushed at Sonoko's words and actions. "Really?" She complained angrily.

"Hehe!" Yuanzi chased after him with a smile, "That's because he likes you, Xiaolan. You actually understand it very well, right? When he was asked about his relationship, he answered awkwardly that he had no feelings. Who is that woman who has always stayed by his side? Even a little ghost can see that as long as you find a boyfriend, he will definitely fly back to confess his love to you even if he is at the ends of the earth!"

The exaggerated theatrical voice made Mao Lilan quicken her pace again.

"Sonoko! You are such a good actress, why don't you just go to the drama club and play the leading female role!" Mao Lilan ignored her.

"Well, I can't act in front of so many people."

Yuanzi trotted after her and smiled apologetically at Xiaolan.

"Ah! Why aren't you a boy, Xiaolan? My passionate pursuit has ended before it even began."

"Sonoko, there's someone on the road." Mao Lilan reminded.

When the two of them were together, Sonoko seemed a little too cheerful, but only when there were other people around could one clearly see that she was just an innocent girl who was keen on imagining things.

When the office workers passing by saw Yuanzi's exaggerated image, it immediately turned into a delicate and graceful little animal.

"Uncle, didn't you say today that you were going to accept your friend's invitation to take a hot spring bath in Hokkaido? Xiaolan, what are your plans?" Sonoko shrinks back for a moment, then asks lively.

After leaving Teitan High School, facing Beika Shindashi, there are rows of pine trees in the small park on the left. The two walked through the park and went down to the crowded station entrance, waiting for the train to pass by behind the raised guardrail. There were many college students nearby. To the north of Teitan High School, Teitan University was built in Minami-Osugi, and there were many college students nearby who were going to Beika Station to get on the train.

In the Rice Flower Park, you can already see a group of elderly people sitting on the tender grass, opening their lunch boxes; there are also some young men and women strolling leisurely.

Yuanzi looked around and murmured, "When can I enjoy my youth?"

"Xiaolan, let's go out and play tonight?" Yuanzi said again.

"I'm sorry, Sonoko. I have to go home and make dinner..." Xiaolan replied.

"Dinner? Didn't the brat go with the uncle?" Yuanzi frowned, thinking that Xiaolan was hiding something from her. "Why don't we eat outside?"

"This..."

"what?"

"Actually, Dr. Agasa also happens to be busy."

"Dr. Ari?"

"He's the professor who lives next door to the Shinji family. There's a child named Huihara from his relative's family. There's no one to take care of him, so he's staying at my house temporarily for the past two days."

"Then bring her along!" Sonoko asked, "What kind of child is she?"

“It gives people a very mature feeling…”

"Isn't that similar to Conan's brat? It sounds like it could be very troublesome."

Somehow, that kid gave her the feeling of being very similar to Kudo Shinichi.

Sonoko was very annoyed by his arrogance and conceit.

"No, she is a very cute and steady girl." Xiaolan said with a smile.

"Then let me see it too!"

"Really? You can't help it. Do you want to come to my house to eat together?" Xiaolan said, turning on her phone. "I have to tell Miss Winnett that I won't be practicing at her place today."

"Oh, yes. You are learning sewing from Miss Winnet... Have you decided what to do?"

Mao Lilan lowered her head, and the image of Kudo Shinichi emerged in her mind. That was the young Shinichi. He was good at playing football and smart, and he was the center of attention among the boys. On his birthday, she gave him a small scarf that her mother helped to knit. Although he looked reluctant, he wore it for several years until the size was no longer suitable.

Whenever others asked him about Kudo Shinichi's scarf, he would just quickly brush it off, but Mao Lilan knew that he valued the gift she gave him very much.

Soon it will be May 4th, Shinichi's birthday. Mao Lilan has decided to knit a sweater by hand and give it to him as a gift before then.

"Well, I guess the sweater is about the same."

"Oh, it's not an easy challenge to weave beautifully!" Yuanzi also became interested. "Why don't we go to Miss Winnet together? I am also interested in this kind of practice."

"How can this be possible? Besides..."

"It's nothing! Miss Winnet lives alone. She must be very lonely living in such a big house. Besides, she lives near Kudo Shin's family, not far away. That person is very friendly to children and has a very gentle temper. It will be absolutely no problem for her to take a child with her!"

Mao Lilan could hear that Sonoko was very interested, and she felt a little embarrassed.

Sonoko and Miss Winnet had known each other for a longer time. She didn't doubt that there was anything wrong with Sonoko's words, but when she went to Miss Winnet's place recently -

"I feel like Miss Winnett isn't doing very well lately."

"situation?"

"Well, mentally. She seemed a little tired. The last time I went to her place, she accidentally pricked her hand. She always seemed a little absent-minded. She often stared blankly when she was alone. I think it would be better not to disturb her."

This sounded very familiar to Sonoko. Isn't this the most common plot in romance novels? Sonoko was confident. She stared into Xiaolan's eyes and said:

"This must be——"

"Must it be?"

"Love! Love! A minister who loves God falls in love with a man who has no faith. . . . Ah, she must be troubled by all this."

In the translated novel, the various aspects of love and lust seemed to have undergone a rapid evolution. In a short moment, Sonoko imagined more. In her theory of youth, the world is made up of intricate relationships between men and women.

Sonoko believes that there is such a kind of love in the world that makes people intoxicated and wait aimlessly.

Miss Winnet is in the distress of love, and as a devout pastor who has never had any experience in love, she is facing a storm - difficult choices and actions to take. Sonoko believes that at this time, someone must be there to guide her, to help her get rid of the hesitation and hesitation between faith and freedom - to let her bravely pursue love.

"Uh... is that so?"

Xiaolan was not sure. She felt that although Miss Winnet was kind, she also cleverly kept a distance from others and was not someone who would be emotionally impulsive.

However, she couldn't be sure. Miss Winnet really seemed to be worried. For women of the right age, love is indeed an unavoidable topic.

"Xiaolan, let's make a bet?" Sonoko gave a wicked smile.

"bet?"

"Anyway, you're planning on preparing something for Shinichi's birthday, right?" Sonoko said with a teasing smile, "If I win, Xiaolan, you'll have to get his first kiss."

"What are you talking about, Sonoko? I won't make such a weird bet with you."

Xiaolan is very serious about everything, so it's fun to tease her. Yuanzi is secretly happy.

"Then we have a deal. Let's take your little brat with us to visit Miss Winnet."

As soon as Sonoko finished speaking, she quickly took action, opened her flip phone and called the church. When the call was connected, Sonoko heard the voice of Akane Takata, and a minute after she asked, she heard Winette's voice, and then she told them their plan, including the matter of the child "Graybara".

Winnett was a little unhappy when she answered the phone, because this would take up her precious free time at night. If she was busy looking for Shirley during the day, the organization might notice something unusual. After all, not everyone is as enthusiastic about traitors as Gin. If she disrupted her original rhythm of life for this matter, it would attract the attention of other people in the organization.

When she heard the last name "Gray Hara", she immediately thought of the little girl who appeared at Professor Hirota's house. Sonoko wanted to bring her to her home, which made Winnett perk up. After the last incident, she had already found out that Shirley's disappearance and the appearance of Gray Hara Ai were almost at the same time. Not only that, she sent someone to bribe the staff of the Citizens' Office, but she did not find the name of Gray Hara Ai in the column of origin.

Although it is possible that they have not migrated and are still staying in their hometown, this information alone is enough to make her suspicious.

What's more, during the conversation at the professor's house, her tone and image were very similar to Shirley's.

"There's a slight problem," Winnett explained, "I've been invited to watch the Japanese fireworks on the observation boat tonight."

"Ah, so that's the case..." There was a hint of disappointment in Sonoko's tone.

"But I can bring my friends with me. If you don't mind spending a night on the boat..."

"no problem!"

Winette wanted to say something to invite them, but unexpectedly, Sonoko just gave a simple response.

"Okay. Just come to my house before seven o'clock." Winnet replied.

After Yuanzi hung up the phone, she made a gesture to Xiaolan to show her that everything was done.

"Xiao Lan, let's stay outside tonight?" Yuanzi said, becoming infatuated with him. "Miss Winnet invited us to watch the fireworks on the observation boat. There might be a lot of handsome guys on the boat..."

"Have you agreed to it?" Xiaolan was speechless.

"It's okay. My uncle is not at home anyway. As for me, as long as I tell my parents that it was Miss Winnet who invited me, they will definitely agree." Sonoko said confidently.

"There's really nothing I can do about you..."

They came to the Mori office. Xiaolan opened the door on the third floor and walked into the living room with Sonoko. The mess left by Mori Kogoro last night had disappeared, and the low table in the living room was clean. There was a gas stove on the table, and the hot white steam, the smell of ogiri, and the gurgling sound all seemed very cheerful.

"Where is that little girl you were talking about?"

As Sonoko asked the question, Haibara Ai, who was hiding in the kitchen, slowly leaned out.

It was not necessary to be on guard, but she always subconsciously wanted to confirm who was coming. Perhaps she still had some fear of the organization suddenly coming to her door. After hearing the voices of the two people, Huihara Ai dared to come out. Because she was living under someone else's roof, she also did some things to please them, such as cleaning the house and making the current hotpot. She didn't expect that there would be one more person, and she felt that it might not be enough.

"Who is this sister?"

Haibara Ai tries her best to remain a childlike person, and sometimes she ignores this fact, but she is not as thick-skinned as Edogawa, who does not do anything out of line at any time.

Thinking that it would be nice if Conan could be as sensible and capable as Ai, Xiaolan said: "This is my friend, Suzuki Sonoko."

When Yuanzi saw the tidy living room and the food being cooked, she felt awe and could not treat the child in front of her as a little devil.

By the way, are first graders in primary school so competitive now? Have they already started taking home economics classes?

Yuanzi smelled the fragrant aroma and felt deeply ashamed. Maybe if she could cook and clean like Xiaolan, and be a little more gentle and lovely, she might be able to find love easily.

Meeting the cold-faced Huibara Ai in front of her, Sonoko leaned forward and extended her hand: "Hello, I'm Suzuki Sonoko, Xiaolan's friend."

Xiaolan was a little surprised because Sonoko's self-introduction was very formal.

"Haibara Ai, that's my name." said Ai.

Yuanzi successfully shook hands with her and had a new understanding of her cold attitude - it was like the cold attitude of some twenty-year-old rich girl who had never been in love, which made people feel ashamed.

Could this guy actually be a cold woman who has regained her youth?

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240 Three People Meet

"I'm sorry, Ai. We're planning to visit a friend. She invited us to go on a boat ride. Can you come with us?"

Xiaolan looked apologetic and squatted in front of Haibara Ai.

"No need, you two can go and play. It's okay for me to go alone." said Haibara Ai.

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Although she didn't like the name "Xiao Ai" very much, there was no need to show her rebellious side in front of this woman.

She could understand why Kudo liked this girlfriend. The feeling she gave her was very similar to that of her sister. Both were simple-minded and kind-hearted.

Like a dolphin among animals.

Such women will give people a natural liking, and she is no exception.

"I'm so sorry for not discussing this with you in advance, Ai..." Ran Mouri looked guilty.

Such a young child prepared dinner for her, but she didn't tell him in advance that she was going out, so he prepared it for nothing. Mao Lilan thought about sharing Xiao Ai and the stew with Miss Winnet, but now her request was rejected, she couldn't make up her mind for a while.

"Since you are under someone's care, you should listen to your guardian."

Yuanzi took the initiative to play the bad guy.

She grabbed Haibara Ai's collar and lifted her up as if she were Conan.

"Children should behave like children, and not always act like adults!"

"Sonoko!" Mao Lilan called her name, hoping that she would not go too far.

Some people, even if they are big, are no different from children in mentality. Although Xiao Ai thought so, she did not say anything provocative. She sighed and said to Yuanzi, "How about putting me down first?"

It was supposed to be a humiliating process, but after being a child for a long time, she no longer cared about it. If she really lost her temper with the "adults", she would really become a child.

The garden did as it was told.

"You're really not cute." Sonoko complained as she let go.

"Same here." Huihara Ai patted her sweater and glanced at Sonoko. "So, where are you going to take me?"

"It's a luxurious sightseeing boat, with delicious food and beautiful scenery, and handsome men and beautiful women gathered together elegantly." Sonoko chuckled. She thought that children would definitely be attracted by these.