Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 187 Why are birthdays and gifts related?
After confirming the itinerary, Makino turned around and walked back to Maori Kogoro and the others, chuckling, "Mr. Maori, what are you going to do next...?"

Maori Kogoro secretly glanced at Torada Naotobu who was not far away, and then said: "My rental car is parked nearby. Now that the incident is over, I am going to take Xiaolan and the others back to Beihua."

Although Kogoro Mori's tone was very calm, Makino still felt a hint of inexplicable "emotion" from his expression and actions.

Makino followed Kogoro Mori's gaze and looked at Naotobu Torada standing beside him, and immediately guessed where Kogoro Mori's "little emotion" came from.

Kogoro Mori is different from himself. He came here after receiving the commission from Naonobu Torada.

But now, his client, Naotobu Torada, has not only lost his heir, but also his wife and "family".

I don’t know whether the so-called commission has been completed or not.

Faced with this situation, even Kogoro Mori understood that he could not ask for "commission and reward" at this time to the client who had just lost his loved ones and was depressed.

From the "resentive" look that Kogoro Mori gave Naonobu Torada from time to time, Makino understood one thing.

His guess seemed to be correct. The reason why Kogoro Mori's mood was not normal was most likely due to this reason.

Thinking of this, Makino turned his head and glanced at Conan who was talking to Hattori Heiji not far away.

With the help of Conan's "one shot", the number of commissions and commission fees of Kogoro Mouri have been rising sharply. Logically, he should not be short of money.

In addition, Yukiko and the others had just paid a large sum of "alimony" to Kogoro Mori not long ago. Although Kogoro Mori cannot be called rich now, he is still far away from poverty.

As a person like him, he shouldn't care so much about the commission fee.

unless……

Makino remembered Kogoro Mori's long-standing hobbies - horse racing, mahjong and drinking.

Thinking of this, Makino shook his head secretly and looked at Xiaolan not far away with sympathy.

If it weren't for Xiaolan, the "Mouri Detective Agency" would probably have closed down long ago.

Not long after, Hattori Heiji pushed his motorcycle up to Makino and said, "Officer Makino, we'll leave first. We must come to Osaka again if we have the chance! Then..."

Having said this, Hattori Heiji suddenly stopped, and a little flame called "hot blood" seemed to burst out of his eyes.

Makino smiled and shook his head, saying goodbye to Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha.

After Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha got on their motorcycles, Makino also said goodbye to Xiaolan and the others, and prepared to drive back to the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters with Yamato Gansuke and Morobushi Takaaki.

Before leaving, Xiaolan said that if she was lucky, she could invite Sonoko, Ayako and the others to have a meal together in a few days.

Hearing this, Makino smiled and nodded.

It was not until he got in the car that Makino realized something. He glanced at Xiaolan, who was chatting with Maori Kogoro, through the rearview mirror and frowned, "Wait...if we're lucky?"

Two and a half hours later.

Outside the main gate of Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters.

After letting go of Zhufu Takami and Yamato Gansuke, Makino also said goodbye to the two and asked them to help him say hello to Aiba Keishimasa and others.

Since the seminar was over, he planned to drive directly back to Mihua.

After Makino drove away, Yamato Gansuke slowly stood up from his bowing position and looked at Zhufu Gaoming beside him in confusion: "Makino, the police officer, was driving very steadily, why did you remind me to be careful before?"

Zhufu Gaoming: "..."

After two seconds of silence, Zhu Fu Gaoming looked at Yamato Ganzhu calmly and said slowly: "Everything is beyond the control of man, and it is difficult to compete with fate."

Yamato Gansuke: “?”

……

That evening.

After going to the Metropolitan Police Department, Makino drove directly back home.

Halfway through the journey, he received a call from Haibara Yuki and learned that today was Haibara Ai's birthday.

Huihara Yuki wanted to use the dinner party as an excuse for the three of them to celebrate her sister's birthday together.

After getting Makino's permission, Huihara Yuki immediately said that she would prepare dinner and cake, and Makino just had to go home on time.

As soon as he entered the house, Makino saw Huihara Yuki busy in the kitchen.

After seeing Makino, Huiyuan Xing hurriedly stepped forward with a smile: "Ah, Mr. Makino, you are back so early~ I have already prepared the cake and candles in advance, but the dishes may take a while~"

Makino glanced around and nodded, "Where's Ai?"

"She went to buy stationery by herself. It will probably take a while for her to come back~" Huiyuan Yuki blinked and covered her mouth with a smile, "After all, she has to go to school in two days~"

Hearing this, Makino also smiled.

Unexpectedly, Haibara Ai couldn't escape the curse of going to school in the end.

This is better than her staying at home every day to help herself research drugs. Anyway, time passes "slowly" and the research can proceed slowly.

"Do you need my help?" Makino asked, glancing at the kitchen.

"No, I'm almost done. You can just go watch TV first and leave the kitchen to me!" Huihara Yuki rolled up her sleeves, then patted her arms and said with a smile.

After half an hour.

Haibara Ai walked into the house carrying her schoolbag.

After casually putting her schoolbag and shopping bag aside, Huiyuan Ai walked to Makino with a sad expression and squinted her eyes and said, "What are you laughing at? Don't forget, if I go to school, my research progress will slow down!"

"It's okay. Compared to those things, I'm actually more curious about what you look like in class~" Makino smiled and shook his head.

Haibara Ai:"……"

After a moment, Haibara Ai glared at Makino and collapsed on the sofa angrily.

At this moment, Huiyuan Xing just walked out of the kitchen: "Ai is back~ Go wash your hands, the meal is ready!"

Hearing this, Huibara Ai climbed up from the sofa with a helpless look on her face, turned around and walked towards the bathroom.

Huihara Yuki glanced at her sister's back, then turned and winked at Makino.

Makino nodded, stood up and turned off the lights in the living room and dining room, then walked to the dining table with Huihara Yuki and lit the candles.

Not long after, Huihara Ai came out of the bathroom and walked towards the dining table, frowning and saying, "Why did you turn off the lights? Why did you put up candles? Are you trying to celebrate my going to school..."

Just as she said this, Haibara Ai suddenly saw the birthday cake on the dining table in the flickering candlelight, and she froze in place for a moment.

At this moment, she finally realized something and looked at Makino and her sister in disbelief.

By the way...today seems to be...my birthday.

Although she always remembered her birthday, she almost never celebrated it over the years.

After seeing Huihara Ai's expression, a trace of sadness flashed in Huihara Yuki's eyes.

Unlike me, my sister was sent abroad by the organization to study before she was old enough to understand things, and then she has been doing drug research in the organization. Compared with me and other ordinary children, my sister has almost never enjoyed the warmth of family and never had a so-called childhood.

This is also one of the important reasons why she wants her sister to go back to elementary school.

She wanted to do her best to make up for her sister's childhood and let her experience what the life of an "ordinary child" was like.

Thinking of this, Huihara Yuki looked at Makino beside her, her eyes full of gratitude.

The next moment, she turned to look at Huiyuan Ai and chuckled, "What's wrong, Ai? What are you standing there for? Come over and eat~"

Huiyuan Ai walked slowly to the dining table with a complicated expression: "Sister..."

Huihara Yuki stood up and helped her sister to the chair, then reached out and slowly pushed the chair closer to the cake: "Okay, make a wish and blow out the candles on the cake!"

Huiyuan Ai glanced at her sister and Makino, closed her eyes and smiled: "Okay, I understand~"

Although the light around them was dim, both Makino and Haibara Yuki noticed the tears slowly flowing from the corners of Haibara Ai's eyes.

After a moment, Huihara Ai blew out the candles on the cake, sorted out her emotions, and then opened her eyes.

Seeing this, Makino and Huihara Yuki smiled at each other and said at the same time: "Happy birthday!!"

"Thank you..." Huibara Ai gently reached out and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Soon after, everyone was sharing the birthday cake and tasting the delicious food on the table.

In order to create an atmosphere, Makino and his companions did not turn on the lights, but instead lit a few candles on a tray instead of electric lights.

After taking a bite of the cake, Makino slowly put down the knife and fork in his hand, took out a beautifully packaged small box from his pocket, and handed it to Haibara Ai.

"What is this? Can I open it?" Haibara Ai looked at the box in her hand, her eyes full of curiosity.

Makino waved his hand casually: "Of course, this is a gift for you, of course you can open it~"

Hearing this, Haibara Ai slowly opened the box, and Haibara Yuki beside her also curiously leaned over.

After seeing what was in the box, Huiyuan Ai glanced at Makino and chuckled, "Come on, who would give someone a bank card as a birthday present?!"

Hearing this, Huihara Yukiya looked at Makino and laughed with his hands covering his mouth.

Makino smiled and shook his head, waving his hand casually: "You are right, but you are not a real child. I can't think of what to give you right now, so why not let you choose the gift you want~ The password is your birthday."

Hearing this, Huiyuan smiled sadly and shook his head: "Humph~ Although it's not very creative, I will accept this gift~ Thank you!"

At this time, Huihara Yukiya placed a gift box in front of Huihara Ai.

After confirming with her sister, Haibara Ai also started to open the gift her sister had given her.

After seeing the tape inside the box, Huiyuan Ai looked at her sister in confusion: "What is this?"

Huiyuan Yuki's eyes flashed with nostalgia, and she chuckled and said, "This is your birthday gift from your mother. You can listen to it slowly later."

"A gift...from mom?" Haibara Ai looked at the tape in her hand in surprise and was stunned for a moment.

A few seconds later, Huiyuan Ai carefully put away the bank card and the tape, then looked at her sister with a smile and said jokingly: "Sister, since this is a gift from my mother, where is your gift~"

Huiyuan Xing smiled and shook her head: "Actually, I don't know what to give you, so I'll just owe you a gift first, and I'll give you another gift next year~"

Hearing this, Huiyuan Ai immediately blinked and said, "Actually, I have a wish. If you can fulfill it, sister..."

Before Huihara Ai could finish, Huihara Yuki smiled and said, "If your wish is related to going to school, then forget it~"

Haibara Ai:"……"

The next second, Haibara Ai immediately closed her mouth and held her chin with her hand with a helpless look on her face.

Seeing this, Makino and Huihara Yuki smiled at each other.

……

The next evening.

After get off work, Makino drove to Dr. Agasa's house.

While at work, Makino received a call from Dr. Agasa.

According to Dr. Agasa, the research on the "monitoring satellite" has been basically completed, but some problems have been encountered in the satellite's programs and software.

Dr. Agasa wanted Makino to come over after get off work to check the results and discuss the procedures and satellite materials.

As soon as he entered the door, Makino heard a lot of chattering noise.

You don't have to guess to know that the source of the noise was Mitsuhiko Ayumi and others.

After seeing Makino, Dr. Agasa touched the back of his head embarrassedly: "Um... Sorry Makino! I forgot that these children were coming to visit today..."

Before Dr. Agasa could finish his words, Mitsuhiko Ayumi and the others who were playing video games in the living room turned around and greeted Makino:
"Ah! It's Officer Makino!"

"Hello, Officer Makino! Wait a minute, Genta! I was just saying hello, how could you take the opportunity to attack my character?!"

"Hehehe, I don't care about that~"

"..."

After greeting Ayumi and the others, Makino smiled and shook his head.

Judging from the juice on the ground and the pieces of strawberry cake in Dr. Agasa's hands, Dr. Agasa was obviously already accustomed to this kind of "scene".

It seems that he really likes these children.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have tacitly allowed Ayumi and the others to regard his house as the "secret base of the Junior Detective Team" and even proactively provided drinks and snacks for the children.

After noticing Makino's gaze, Dr. Agasa smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm sorry... These kids come here to party every weekend. Don't worry about them. Just let them play here and we can go to the laboratory!"

"It's okay, but isn't Conan here?"

Dr. Agasa glanced at Ayumi and the others, then whispered, "It is said that Detective Mori has received a big case, so Shinichi is not here today."

"Yeah……"

Not long after, in the laboratory.

With Dr. Agasa's introduction, Makino had a general understanding of Dr. Agasa's current research progress.

Although he had the help of Dr. Todai, he was still amazed at Dr. Agasa's abilities.

As expected of an expert in the world of science, he was able to develop a "monitoring satellite" in such a short time.

After taking a closer look at Dr. Agasa, Makino said, "Don't worry about the materials. I'll have someone go buy them tomorrow. As for the system and software... let me go find an expert in this area first. Don't worry."

Dr. Agasa scratched his head embarrassedly: "Sorry, this is the first time I have created such a complicated program, so I am a little overwhelmed."

(End of this chapter)