Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

Winnet opened the steamer and frowned slightly. Maybe the one she saw that day was the murderer pretending to be a doctor. She was very confused. If he was caught by her at that time, how could he try to approach Xiaolan twice in a short period of time? Of course, it is not completely impossible. Maybe the murderer is a guy who can't wait. After all, recovering memory is unpredictable. It could take an hour, a day, or a year. Or the two people who tried to approach Xiaolan were different people.

"Hey, your new semester is only two days away."

Her words made Xiao Ai lean against her waist, patting her hips like checking the ripeness of fruit, telling her to learn to be flexible, and using the scriptures to teach her in reverse - not to be greedy for pleasure when friends are suffering. Although it was completely fine for Winnett not to replace the target with Xiao Ai, she still agreed and devoted herself to the kingdom of the righteous. Anyway, being with Xiao Ai, everywhere is part of heaven, and treating poor losers should show generous mercy - give them a comfort cookie, she thought, the detective boy would like it; the poisonous crumbs of this cookie will turn into sharp blades, making the real murderer's internal organs full of holes.

Boom!

"Well, if you don't mind. I'll provide a certain degree of protection."

lied to you.

Because, all she knows is to turn defense into offense.

……

440 Beautiful Mental State

When dinner was ready, Mingmei came back. Although she had hinted to Xiao Ai that they could go out on a date and leave her alone, the effect was not ideal. This made her hold the juice in the beer glass and start complaining to Winette that her sister was becoming more and more disobedient. It was not a day or two that her sister loved to be treacherous. Her friendly personality always caused this kind of feeling, just like a long time ago, she asked her to find a boyfriend, although the result was slightly wrong, at least everyone was happy in the end.

Mingmei always had a smile on her face, her eyes wandered over Winnet, and she blinked at Ai from time to time, indicating that she wanted to hear the story.

The process was very different from what she had imagined. She realized that it was not a date where they went to the hair salon, but that Xiao Ai did it herself, which made this twenty-something girl who was very good at pretending to be an adult burst into tears. Of course, she was laughing. Mingmei lamented that Xiao Ai had gotten there first, while praising her skills, frequently motivating the enthusiasm of a stone and a piece of wood. Under her social magic, the two clumsy girls came to life.

"It was very surprising to me," Mingmei talked about the interesting things in the cram school. "The very serious teacher Hamano actually danced the Bohemian ritual dance at the celebration. He was painted with oil paint and was very unrestrained. He was completely different from usual. Another Mr. Yoshino performed rap and sang "Flower Fairy" after drinking. After graduating with great difficulty, everyone wanted to let loose at this time. By the way, Miss Winnet, what dance can you dance?"

Winnet shook her head. It was easy to learn, but her artistic talent was not there. If there were many targets waiting to be killed in this dance, she might be happy to explore the art of death. As for dancing to please others, unless Xiao Ai asked, it would never come to her. Even if it was a social dance, it would not be the turn of two ladies to dance in public.

"Sister, don't be fooled by her current appearance. She is a wild girl." She exposed Winnet's true colors. "When she was a child, she graffitied on the genitals of marble angel statues and embroidered animal pictures from Deuteronomy - the teacher thought they were pictures of hell. When she was experiencing building blocks, other children were building buildings, do you know what she was building?"

Mingmei couldn't guess.

"Behemoth, three parts like a bear, three parts like an elephant, and the remaining four parts are snake-like horns. This is not surprising, but when people asked her why she took the Behemoth——"

As she spoke, Xiao Ai began to feel a headache.

"She said she wanted to be a saint in the future and take a Behemoth as her food. As for why she didn't take Leviathan, it was because she didn't like seafood." The so-called holiness is definitely different from what ordinary people understand. Xiao Ai showed a little helpless. Mingmei thought Xiao Ai was laughing at the humor and didn't take these funny things to heart. However, these were the real experiences that Winnet once said.

I can’t say that I fully understand Winnet, but Ai is sure that there is something wrong with her head, both physically and mentally.

Since she found that Winnett could see things more clearly, this worry has become even worse. After retrieving relevant papers and conducting research on mental illness, she believes that this is most likely not an improvement in vision, but a state of synaesthesia that is different from ordinary people - the connection between vision and other senses. Most people can only experience similar feelings when taking hallucinogens. The more Xiao Ai understands her and the more she loves her, the more she feels like she is falling into an icy cave. Only by staring at her ordinary performance can she be completely calm. Those capricious and incomprehensible parts are mixed together in a disorderly manner to make her what she is now.

Winette complained verbally that Ai had exposed her shortcomings, but in reality she was very happy because Ai was finally willing to actively express herself. She and Mingmei had almost the same idea: Ai was much more cheerful today. She was also happy because she could embrace things outside of secrets and privacy, love Shirley with all her might, and carve her name in her heart and skull. Sometimes she even liked to tease Ai, but the result was the usual one - she was defeated.

Happy times always pass quickly. She drove Xiao Ai home, and couldn't avoid being scolded.

Although Winnett was not qualified to drive, the road was less than 100 meters long, so there would be no patrolling police. It was more important to keep her out of the spotlight than to have any contact with Ai.

Putting aside the childhood photos, Ai is as pretty as Shirley when she grows up, which might arouse suspicion.

The next morning, Winette squeezed into Dr. Agasa's car and went to the Mori Detective Agency.

Since Genta was wider than her as an adult, the seat was arranged in the back row. Her little thought of having Ai sit on her lap was in vain, so she had to let Ayumi in. Ayumi also asked why the uncle who was driving didn't come. Winnett accused Clyde of being drunk and said that such a man was unreliable.

After all, he is a murderer and should not appear on the style counter of ordinary people.

She sent him to gather information on the case.

It would be a waste to not use this smart labor force. I'll try to ask the detective boy indirectly to see if he has any ideas.

Along the way, Xiaoai bent her wrist and supported her face with the back of her hand, looking bored.

As a mature adult, she naturally wouldn't take the little girl to heart.

Winnet couldn't help but steal a few glances. Ai was wearing a light blue tank top. The two straps tied around her shoulders always gave her an unstable impression, even though it was originally designed to be fixed.

Dr. Agasa had other things to do today, so he only took them to the vicinity of Gomachime, leaving them some time to walk.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a car parked downstairs.

Children's actions are always unpredictable. They curiously looked over and found their old acquaintance, Officer Takagi, sitting in the driver's seat. They confirmed with Takagi that the murderer might be against Xiaolan, and they became excited. It's time for our Junior Detective Team to take action again! Winette smiled and touched Xiaoai's face with her fingertips, but she had no intention of participating.

"I knew this would happen," Xiao Ai said, "This policeman is unreliable. He just leaked the mission casually."

Winette thinks that Takagi is suitable for all police positions except criminal police, and feels that even as an enemy, his threat level is similar to that of an ordinary kind passerby.

The three of them discussed the lines for the appearance of Team Rocket in Pokémon. Then they called downstairs for the remaining member, Edogawa Conan, who was already considered a member. Within half a minute, Conan led Xiaolan downstairs.

Winette briefly looked at Xiaolan and gave her an impeccable smile. The amnesiac sister had no time to greet her before she was immediately surrounded by the three little ones.

……

441 Scapegoat

"You guys want to be my personal bodyguards?"

Xiaolan gradually understood the situation after hearing the three little ones' talk. However, she was still in a confused stage. Although she had judged some of the events from her relatives and friends, she lacked a sense of reality about the danger. It was as if the line connecting herself and the world was broken and she was looking at the outside world through a mirror.

She desperately wanted to fit in and meet expectations. So she accepted everything that came her way.

Yuanta pointed to the car parked across the street and said, "Because we heard from Officer Takagi that the murderer might be able to harm you."

Takagi in the driver's seat waved and smiled awkwardly.

"So our Junior Detective Team has decided to protect Sister Xiaolan's safety from now on!" Ayumi shouted in encouragement with clenched fists.

Mitsuhiko: "We are now——"

Together: "Change the name to Sister Xiaolan's Guard!"

Winnett was smiling and clapping in the back, accompanying the new fan group.

At the same time, Conan also had a dumbfounded expression, but the boy who was singing the bad news alone obviously could not affect the enthusiasm of the guards. Pepper spray guns, boomerangs, toy handcuffs, the guards were fully prepared and could not wait to mediate with the criminals.

Conan sighed, "Come on, these are just props to trick children."

Even as a patient, Xiaolan knew how to deal with people better than the unromantic detective boy. "Thank you, I feel much more at ease." She accepted the children's kindness frankly. Simple recognition made the little ghosts very happy. She smiled and invited them: "I will treat you to some cold drinks as a thank you, come up quickly."

Before turning around, he did not forget to give Winnet an inviting wink.

It seems that Xiaolan is in much better condition than yesterday.

"She still hasn't remembered anything?" Xiao Ai asked with her hands behind her back.

"Ah."

"Wouldn't it be more convenient for you if she never remembered?" She said with a hint of sarcasm, "In this way, you don't have to worry about your identity being exposed all day long."

Ai provoked Conan and distorted what he really wanted to say. The enraged Conan was about to reach out, but his arm was grabbed by Winnet.

"Xiao Ai."

Winnet called her name, her tone expelling her. She wanted to say something, but when she saw Winnet's eyes, she gave up and went to the stairs.

After Ai entered the building, Winnet put away her gentleness and let go of Conan's hand.

"I think you should think carefully about which outcome is happier for Xiaolan. Lies and endless waiting, or starting all over again. Or do you just want to use her memory to find the murderer?" Winette said, in order to make Conan believe that it was not necessary, "For a great detective like you, the answer obtained by shortcut is not that important, right?"

"..."

"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not puffed up or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends."

Winette read a passage from the Bible.

"I would rather Xiao Ai forget everything," she went ahead, "the death of her relatives, the days when she was controlled by the organization, and the fact that the drugs she developed herself killed others, including me. She just lives as an elementary school student, lives a happy life like an ordinary person, and lives again. Isn't that good?"

"Maybe it is."

"No matter what, the choice is yours since you are actively approaching the abyss."

"Xiaolan is very sad."

"You shouldn't say that to me."

Winnet stopped halfway through her steps.

"If she is prepared to take the risk, there's nothing wrong with telling her the truth."

The image of Xiaolan being shot by members of the Black Organization flashed through his mind.

If she was the kind of person who cared about others, she would definitely choose to face the Black Organization together with him, even to the extent of protecting him from danger even though his body had shrunk.

He decided to keep it a secret. There was still hope. With the work that was done in vain last time and Huibara who was researching the antidote, maybe the antidote would be available soon. During this period, the problem of the Black Organization was really serious. Otherwise, even if he turned back into an adult, he could not appear as Kudo Shinichi. In this way, Xiaolan would still be in danger.

really--

Conan became more and more certain that Winnet was related to the organization, at least she knew them very well.

"Miss Winnet!"

Conan's thoughts were interrupted by cheerful shouts, and the serious atmosphere disappeared the moment he saw Sonoko.

"Why, you little brat are here too."

Sonoko ran over with a booklet in her arms. She raised her chin and squinted her eyes, obviously thinking about the possibility of him and Winnett teaming up.

"I'm here to see Xiaolan with the children, Yuanzi," said Winnett.

The three of them went upstairs together and saw Xiaolan preparing smoothies for the children. This type of household blender is very common, and ice cubes are also in the column. At present, it seems that not only common sense, but also the memory of using some extraordinary machines has been preserved. No wonder the murderer feels dangerous. Winette can see that Xiaolan's memory is in a state that may be restored at any time. In this case, even if Conan pretends to be a child who loves entertainment, it will not hinder her pursuit of the past.

The fifth child, Miss Winnet, also had a part. It was late summer and early fall, and the weather was not stable. It was still a bit hot today. But what made Winnet unhappy was that Xiao Ai sat on a swivel chair outside the sofa - it could only accommodate one person. She had to sit side by side with Sonoko and listen to her introduce the past to Xiaolan.

Whether it was the photos taken during the previous trip or the fact that they won the karate competition not long ago, Xiaolan didn't remember anything and her response was very passive. When she turned to the photo of them and the three Kudos, Xiaolan took the initiative to ask for the first time: "This person..."

All the relatives and friends in real life and in photo albums gathered around him, except for one person who was missing.

"Oh, you are talking about Kudo! He is your husband!" said Sonoko.

Everyone is used to Yuanzi's jokes.

It’s not surprising that Xiaolan lost her memory.

However, she stayed on this page for a long time, and even lifted the album slightly, as if she wanted to take a closer look.

"She seems to have some impression." Xiao Ai said.

"Are you serious, Sister Xiaolan?" Conan asked more anxiously than anyone else.

"But," she said softly, "I feel like this person is very familiar, but I don't know why."

Kudo Shinichi is a hole, and he hasn't changed before and after he lost his memory. The love on TV is better than setbacks, but it's just a puppet under the banner of drama - Winette never thought that similar things would happen in reality. Now she can't be sure, after all, reality is often more unreasonable. Thank God, each of us has to go to the narrow gate.

"Then you'll remember what he said when you see him."

"Yes, then bring him here quickly."

The new guard team denounces the scumbag Kudo Shinichi.

"If I could really bring him here, it wouldn't be so hard."

Sonoko also complained about Kudo Shinichi, as she hadn't seen any trace of him for some time.

"By the way, that high school detective is handling difficult cases all over the country," said Mitsuhiko.

Talking about him, Sonoko couldn't help feeling angry. Now Xiaolan was suffering, but he had no trace and could not be contacted.

Being the vortex of things, Conan turned towards the window with a frown on his face.

It was useless to mention Kudo Shinichi again. Xiaolan took the initiative to intervene to prevent the boy in the album from becoming the target of public criticism. Even if he said he was sorry for her, it was just a rootless duckweed - neither the memory nor the reality could stand.

The Japanese pay special attention to air.

The soil here is undoubtedly a psychologist's ideal, Winette thought. What Xiaolan needs now is a release, rather than continuing to accumulate emotional pressure and focusing on the ways of the world. The biggest trouble that stands in the way is probably the so-called "police killer". She decided to use this opportunity to have some fun and relieve her own stress.

The reception ended when Xiaolan felt tired.

The newly appointed and responsible Xiaolan guard team was lying in ambush downstairs, facing Takagi across the street.

Winnett took the initiative to take on the position of logistics minister, secretly abducted Ai, and returned from time to time to provide the escort team with the latest Opera Haagen-Dazs ice cream.

She invited them to a family restaurant for lunch at noon, and Yuan Tai showed off three big bowls of eel rice, making the other two children blush.

The escort team played with the toy airplanes provided by Winnet and stayed in the cafe next to the office until the evening. Winnet found Clyde and asked him to take them back to the door of their home. The last stop was Dr. Agasa's house. Xiao Ai yawned and said, "I see you are enjoying it too."

"It's all thanks to you, Ai." Winnet said with a smile, "My waist hurt from sitting on the boat a few days ago, so today is a good time to stretch it out a little."

"Would you like me to give you a massage?"

"Okay."

"Forget it, my sister is better at this than me."

Seeing Winnett's change from hope to despair, she put a sticker on Winnett's forehead. "Then think of this as a massage roll," she said as she got out of the car.

After staying on the street for a while, Winnett returned to her usual bored expression when she saw Xiao Ai go in.