Conan Rick's Investigator

Originally, because Mao Li Ran didn't win the championship, she even wanted to give up karate, which made Conan very worried.

As a result, these three kids just talked about things that were not related to the topic.

Conan was about to stop the three little ones from asking any more questions, but Mao Li Ran suddenly smiled.

"I participated... but only came in second place."

Ran Mouri's expression was cheerful, but only Conan, with his sad eyes, understood how much pain she was in.

Before the game, many people had high hopes for Mao Lilan.

And Mao Lilan is also a person who refuses to let others down, but in the end she lost the game.

Who can understand the pain and pressure here?

But when the three little ones heard this not-so-satisfactory result, they all showed shocked expressions.

Ayumi: "Second place? That's amazing!"

Mitsuhiko: "Wow, that's second place in the entire Kanto region! How many people did you have to defeat?"

Yuanta: "Sister Xiaolan is amazing! If I can get second place in the class on the exam, my mom will praise me for days!"

Mitsuhiko cast a squinting glance at Genta and asked, "Genta, when did you ever get second place?"

Before Conan and Haibara Ai transferred to another school, Mitsuhiko had always been first in the class, and someone else was second.

After these two unruly students transferred in, the top two students in the class have never changed.

When Yuantai saw that he had been exposed, he could only defend himself shamefully, "It's what if! I mean, if I got second place in the class!"

Hearing this, Mitsuhiko shook his head helplessly, "That shouldn't be possible. Conan and Haibara always get 100 points in every exam, so this takes up two spots..."

Yuan Tai suddenly had an idea, "Then third place!"

Mitsuhiko looked at him helplessly, "But I'm the third..."

Genta: "..."

Yuan Tai, who felt that this was quite difficult, was speechless for a moment.

"Hahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter.

The conversation between the three boys made the originally heavy topic suddenly less serious, and instead full of liveliness.

Conan turned his head and saw a happy smile on Ran Mouri's face, and he felt relieved a little.

Chapter 1358: The Dream of R'lyeh

Thanks to the three little ones' "unthinking words", Mao Lilan's mood was unexpectedly relieved.

The children's words reminded her of her original purpose of practicing karate, which was not to compete with others, but to protect herself.

Of course, there are now more people who need protection.

Cheng Shi was also a little surprised and asked, "Xiaolan, do you practice karate? I really can't tell..."

"Then being second in the entire Kanto region is pretty impressive too!"

Mao Lilan smiled and said modestly: "I only participated in the female high school student group in the non-professional group. I am still far from being a real professional player..."

"It's okay." Cheng Shi put down the playing cards in his hand and comforted her, "Xiao Lan, you are so young, there will be many opportunities in the future."

"future……"

When talking about the future, Mao Lilan murmured, with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

After this year's second year of high school, next year will be the third year of high school, which involves the issue of filling out future applications, whether to continue studying or choose to find a job directly.

With Mao Lilan's grades, there will be no problem for her to get into a good university.

Although her academic performance is not as good as Kudo Shinichi's, she has the academic genes of Kisaki Eri after all, and is also among the best in her grade.

The university that Mao Lilan most wants to get into is her mother’s alma mater, Touto University.

But to be honest, Mao Lilan does not have a clear plan for her future, and is not sure what career she will pursue in the future.

The road to becoming a professional karate athlete is not only long and difficult, but Mao Lilan also feels that she is not quite suited to competing in the professional arena.

Although once on the competition field, contestants will instinctively want to get first place.

But deep down, Mao Lilan does not have the spirit of being competitive.

Moreover, Mao Lilan is a little afraid that as her training intensity approaches professional level, her figure will gradually become out of shape and she will not be able to appear next to Kudo Shinichi.

So Mao Lilan decided that no matter what in the future, karate would just be her hobby and would not be related to her career.

Apart from karate athletes, the most common hereditary system in Japan is inheriting the head of the family's profession.

Detective, Mao Lilan definitely can't do it by herself.

Unless Kudo Shinichi opens a detective agency in the future, she can help out and run a husband-and-wife shop or something like that.

As a lawyer, Mao Lilan feels that she is not very good at it.

Being a lawyer actually means engaging in verbal battles with others, and Mao Lilan feels that she is not suitable for it.

In addition to the fact that Mao Lilan's personality is not suitable for competing with others, she prefers to use her hands rather than talk.

Refer to the setting in the early days when Mao Lilan randomly smashed the surrounding iron objects when she disagreed with something...

Apart from these, Mao Lilan couldn't think of what other career she could pursue.

Engineer? I’m not interested in science…

Accounting? Not numbers-conscious…

Reporter? Don't want to go too far from home...

Teachers? Worried about encountering naughty and disobedient children, they would resort to the old ways of using force instead of words.

doctor?

Eh? Doctor...

Mao Lilan's eyes suddenly lit up and she asked Cheng Shi who was sitting across the small round table.

"Dr. Chengshi, if I become a doctor in the future, what advice would you give me?"

Mouri Ran's sudden question surprised Conan and Sonoko who were present.

Cheng Shi was also slightly surprised. Why were they suddenly talking about future career?

But he quickly calmed down, frowned and thought for a few seconds, then responded with a smile.

"I still can't give you any advice..."

"Everyone in this world is unique, and their lives are different. We don't need advice from others, let alone being manipulated by others."

"I can only say that based on my experience, the medical profession has both good and bad sides."

"The advantage is that I can enjoy the love of patients and have a relative

A good and stable income can satisfy my inner desire to help the dying and the wounded."

"But the downside is that the initial investment is very high, both in terms of time and money."

"But from your personal perspective, Xiaolan, I believe you won't have too many concerns in this regard..."

It is very difficult to train a doctor in Japan. Not only must one excel in academics, but medical students also have the longest tuition and study hours.

The six-year tuition fee for the most expensive medical university in Japan is nearly 6 million yen, which is an astronomical figure for ordinary working-class Japanese.

At the beginning, Cheng Shi relied on the death insurance of his parents and sister, as well as the scholarship he earned through hard work, to successfully complete his medical studies at Dongdu University.

However, since Ran Mouri's father is a famous detective, Cheng Shi feels that she should not have any concerns in this regard.

But what he didn't know was that although Kogoro Mouri looked bright and handsome, he actually worked for the Metropolitan Police Department for free most of the time and didn't make much money from the occasional commissions.

The main thing is that once Kogoro Mouri takes a big commission, the client may easily die or be sent to prison as a murderer.

Over time, the rumor of "Sleeping Kogoro's Client" gradually spread in the industry.

Now their family basically relies on the rent collected from the first floor of the firm and low-risk commissions such as investigating extramarital affairs to supplement their household expenses.

But Ran Mouri's mother, Eri Kisaki, is still powerful. She owns her own law firm in Tokyo, which is much more powerful than a detective agency.

And if worst comes to worst, there is still the husband's family who spend money like water.

"But besides the financial and energy costs, it's also a huge psychological challenge for doctors."

"No matter how skilled a doctor is, he can't save every patient he sees. Or rather, as medical skills improve, the number of patients who come to see him increases, and the number of deaths he sees increases..."

"As you witness more separations and deaths, perhaps you'll gradually become indifferent to the passing of life..."

Cheng Shi's words were full of hidden meanings. He seemed to be talking to Xiaolan, but in fact he was also reflecting on his past.

Looking back now, he is not quite sure why he, as a doctor who saves lives, was so crazy as to want to kill the three murderers of his father.

Hatred is of course the most important factor.

But the separation of life and death that he often experiences as a doctor may also make him feel that taking a life is not too difficult to do.

Doctors are the group of people who value life the most, but they are also the group of people who are the most "indifferent" to life.

After hearing Cheng Shi's words, Mao Lilan fell into deep thought, reflecting on whether she could easily accept the passing of life.

Indeed, if doctors could cure all diseases, there would be no more illness and death in the world.

However, when it comes to approaching death, Ran Mouri is now "quite talented."

There's nothing she can do about it. Who made her have a death god elementary school student living in her house?

But at this moment, Conan looked up at Mao Lilan and asked, "Sister Xiaolan, don't you faint at the sight of blood?"

"Fainting from blood?"

Fainting at blood is a key issue in whether one can practice medicine.

Mao Lilan thought about how she had seen so many murder scenes, many of which were tragic scenes with blood splattered everywhere, but she had never been frightened to faint, and she could still do the smooth combo of screaming - calling the police.

"I don't think I'll feel dizzy..."

"What about the anatomy teacher? Isn't he scared too?"

"Anatomy teacher?"

Mao Lilan was a little confused and didn't quite understand what this was.

Cheng Shi explained, "A cadaver teacher is a human corpse used in anatomy classes. It is a 'silent teacher' who helps medical students gain a clearer and more intuitive understanding of the human body's structure and organs."

"Body?" Mao Lilan was so frightened that her face trembled slightly. "Is it real... that kind?"

Cheng Shi nodded as a matter of course, "Of course."

After hearing what Cheng Shi said, Mao Lilan instantly recalled the scene of a corpse being disemboweled in her mind.

Complete corpse

She could still accept it, but if someone used a knife on a corpse, she would feel sick just thinking about the scene.

Eyeballs protruding outward, intestines piled up in a heap, a beating heart, bloody fat and wispy muscles...

"That's horrible!"

"I don't want to be a doctor anymore. I'd rather die than be a doctor!"

Mao Lilan quickly gave up this future ambition, and gave up completely.

Conan grinned slightly and rolled his eyes helplessly. As a childhood sweetheart, he already knew that Mao Li Ran would never be able to be a doctor.

If you ask what kind of person is suitable to be a doctor, it is definitely someone like Haibara Ai who always looks indifferent no matter what she looks at.

Ran Mouri and Ai Haibara are simply two extremes.

At this moment, Sonoko suddenly said, "Ran, the expression on your face when you said 'scary' just now was so cute!"

"If you ask me, you want to be an actor in the future, right?"

"You're so beautiful, you'll definitely be a big hit as an actress!"

"If you become a female star, Kudo will definitely fall at your feet and do whatever you say!"

Conan gave Sonoko a "hehe" look.