Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 302 Matsuda Jinpei and the Hagiwara Siblings

"Kenji!"

Seeing her younger brother wake up, the girl with the ponytail excitedly hugged him tightly.

"Second year of graduate school, you scared me to death..." The curly-haired boy secretly wiped his eyes, his voice choked with emotion.

“…I’m sorry,” the little boy with willow-leaf eyes coughed as he looked apologetically at his sister and friends, “I’ve made you worry.”

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright..." The girl with the ponytail breathed a sigh of relief.

“This child is so sensible,” Reiko said, standing to the side.

“You’re still a child yourself,” Lin Xiuyi said, chuckling as he pinched his sister’s cheek.

"It won't be long before I grow up!" The little cousin puffed out her chest and retorted earnestly.

It's unclear whether her so-called "growing up" refers to physical age or other aspects of maturity.

The siblings' voices alerted the girl with the ponytail.

She quickly stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Xiuyi at a ninety-degree angle: "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you jumping into the water to save me, my second year of graduate school might have..."

Her voice trembled slightly, tinged with lingering fear.

The curly-haired boy next to her quickly stood up and bowed in thanks, just like the girl with the ponytail.

Even the little boy who was drowning struggled to get up.

"It's good that the child is alright." Lin Xiuyi patted the little boy's shoulder, signaling him not to get up. "Remember in the future, don't run around near the water, especially on that narrow embankment like that."

"Yes," the boy, a second-year graduate student, nodded emphatically, still feeling a lingering fear.

The curly-haired little boy next to him quickly agreed.

"You're actually using a race to see who's smarter?" Reiko said with a laugh. "Now you should know who's smarter, right?"

The little boy who fell into the water scratched his head sheepishly, while the curly-haired boy next to him simply said, "We're both idiots, neither of us is smart."

His words immediately made Lin Xiuyi and his sister laugh, and even the girl with the ponytail smiled gently.

Seeing that the little boy with the willow-leaf eyes was alright, Lin Xiuyi prepared to take his sister and continue walking into the amusement park.

Seeing that they were about to leave, the girl with the ponytail quickly said, "You saved the second-year graduate student, I really don't know how to thank you... Oh, by the way, I have three tickets to the Champion Carnival boxing finals here, please be sure to accept them!"

"A boxing final?" Lin Xiuyi asked in surprise. "You three kids like watching boxing too?"

“Jinpei’s father is participating in tonight’s final,” the girl with the ponytail pointed to the boy with curly hair. “He gave us all our tickets.”

"My dad is Matsuda Jotaro!" The curly-haired boy stood tall and proud. "He's definitely going to win the championship today!"

"If you give us the tickets, what will happen to the three of you?" Lingzi asked deliberately. "Then you won't be able to watch the game, especially you, since tonight is your dad's game."

“The competition is important, but my life is more important,” the curly-haired boy said without hesitation. “Besides, my dad will definitely win, so it doesn’t matter if I don’t watch the competition.”

That's what he said, but judging from his expression, he was clearly still a little disappointed that he couldn't watch the game.

"Haha, you guys should go watch the match," Reiko patted the curly-haired boy's head like an older sister. "We're here to watch the boxing match too, and we already bought the tickets, right... Onii-chan?"

The little cousin looked at her stunned brother with a puzzled expression: "Onii-chan, what's wrong?" Jinpei...Matsuda, Matsuda Jinpei?

Lin Xiu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly looked at the girl with the ponytail: "What are your surnames, brother and sister?"

"Our surnames?" The girl with the ponytail looked surprised. "We both have the surname Hagiwara."

Matsuda Jinpei, Hagiwara Kenji, Hagiwara Chishu...

Why didn't I think of that just now! Lin Xiuyi slapped her forehead.

"Um," Hagiwara Chisato asked, puzzled, "is there a problem with our surname?"

"No, I just remembered some acquaintances from before," Lin Xiuyi casually made up a few words to brush off the girl's question. "By the way, where are you three planning to go? Are you still playing in the park?"

“This…” Hagiwara Chisato subconsciously looked at her younger brother.

“Onee-san, I’m fine,” the second-year graduate student forced a bright smile. “I’ve come all this way to Tokyo, so don’t let me affect you.”

“…Alright then,” Hagiwara Chisato smiled indulgently, “You rest for a while, and then we’ll go inside and play.”

“In that case, why don’t we go together?” Lin Xiuyi invited. “It must be a bit difficult for you to take care of these two children by yourself, right?”

Hagiwara Chisato paused for a moment, then said gratefully, "Thank you."

"No need to be so polite, we've all gotten to know each other now," Lin Xiuyi said, smiling as she extended her hand after introducing herself.

Hagiwara Chisato seemed to have thought of something, and her cheeks suddenly flushed slightly. She shyly reached out and shook hands with Hayashi Hideichi.

Onii-chan!
Reiko's suspicious gaze kept shifting between her brother and Hagiwara Chisato, her eyes filled with vigilance.

"Let's take the second-year graduate students out into the sun for a while," Lin Xiuyi said, touching her own clothes. "In this weather, the clothes should be dry in about an hour and a half."

“Yes,” Hagiwara Chisato nodded obediently.

Kenji Hagiwara glanced at his older sister in surprise.

His older sister has always been lively, active, and fearless. When did she become so quiet?

Lin Xiuyi offered to help, picking up Hagiwara Kenji and carrying him to a bench where he could get some sun.

After putting Kenji Hagiwara down, he simply sat down next to him and joined in hanging out the laundry.

Hagiwara Chisato stayed by their side.

Seeing the somewhat silent atmosphere, Lin Xiuyi tried to make conversation by asking, "I heard from the second-year graduate student that you've come all this way to Tokyo, so aren't you from Tokyo?"

"I wouldn't say that's not true," Hagiwara Chisato explained with a smile. "Our home and Jinpei's home are located on the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa, so you can call us either Tokyoites or Kanagawaites."

"The reason we come to Tokyo so often is mainly because we are young and our parents are always worried about us going out alone."

"It was because Uncle Matsuda made it to the finals that he invited our father to Tokyo to watch the match, which is why my second-year student and I were able to come along."

"I see," Lin Xiuyi said, realizing that the Hagiwara siblings didn't seem to know much about Korakuen, so he began to explain the history of Korakuen to them.

“…I see,” Kenji Hagiwara nodded in sudden realization. “No wonder the names here are so strange. It’s not just imitation; the designer here is also Chinese. Big brother, you know so much…”

(End of this chapter)