Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

"Thank you, Xiao Che."

160. Does Kisaki Eri have a younger sister?

Toru Watanabe found a stool and sat down beside Eri Kisaki's bed.

The sleeping Eri Kisaki no longer had the domineering aura she had in court, but instead had a more feminine demeanor.

"Well……"

She suddenly uttered a warning.

Thinking that Hibiki Eri had woken up, Watanabe Toru quickly stood up from the stool, moved closer to Hibiki Eri, and whispered, "Aunt Hibiki?"

"Dad, Mom..."

A vague murmur came out of Kisaki Eri's mouth, but she did not wake up.

"Is he talking in his sleep?" Watanabe Toru thought to himself. Just as he was about to sit down again, he heard Kisaki Eri mutter, "Sister..."

Does Kisaki Eri have a younger sister?

Watanabe Toru was stunned.

……

After an unknown amount of time, Kisaki Eri slowly opened her eyes.

She felt that "703"'s head was dizzy, and her brows frowned slightly, then she recalled what had happened before.

She felt like she had a fever when she woke up this morning, but she still worked on the case at the office. In the evening, she suddenly felt a splitting headache and had to ask her secretary Midori Kuriyama to take her home. After taking the fever-reducing medicine, she fell into a deep sleep.

In other words, she is now in her own home.

"Kuriyama..." Kisaki Eri called her secretary's name.

And she was answered by a clear and tender voice: "Aunt Fei, are you awake?"

Kisaki Eri glanced in the direction of the voice in surprise. When she saw Watanabe Toru's delicate face, a look of astonishment appeared on her face: "Toru? Why are you here?"

Watanabe Toru explained: "Sister Kuriyama called Sister Xiaolan and told her that you were sick, so we hurried over. Sister Xiaolan was in the kitchen making porridge for Auntie, so I went to call her."

He ran out of the room and came back with Xiaolan after a while.

"Mom, you're awake." Xiaolan looked at Kiyori, her beautiful eyes filled with lingering worry: "Do you feel better?"

Kisaki Eri chuckled and said, "I'm much better now. Xiaolan, I'll trouble you to come over again."

"What are you talking about, Mom?" Xiaolan said angrily, "It's all your fault for working too hard. That's why you suddenly fell ill. Don't do this again in the future."

Kisaki Eri smiled and nodded: "I understand. By the way, where is Kuriyama?"

"She said she had some things to deal with at the office, so she left after I arrived."

"She has worked so hard." Hibiki Eri said with emotion.

"Mom, you must be hungry. I made porridge for you. I'll bring it to you."

"it is good."

While Kisaki Eri was drinking porridge, Xiaolan and Watanabe Toru were talking beside her.

"Xiao Che, your school's cultural festival is in a couple of days, right? Have you prepared the performances?"

Watanabe Toru nodded: "Everything is ready, but Conan had a little accident, and his role may have to be replaced by someone else. Fortunately, he only plays a small role, so it's not a big problem."

"Eh?" Hearing that Conan had an accident, Xiaolan looked curious: "What happened to Conan?"

Toru Watanabe told Xiaolan what happened in the castle.

"That murderer is so despicable." After listening to Watanabe Toru's account of what happened, Xiaolan was filled with indignation: "Not only did he want to take possession of the treasure, but he also killed so many people and even broke Conan's leg in the end. It's really unforgivable."

Kisaki Eri's focus wasn't here. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Watanabe Toru: "Che, so you were the one who solved the code."

"Yeah." Watanabe Toru scratched his head.

Kisaki Eri was amazed: "Xiaotetsu, you are really amazing. When I was your age, I didn't know anything."

Watanabe Toru habitually puts all the credit on Maori Kogoro: "It's all thanks to my uncle's good teaching."

When Kogoro Mori was mentioned, the atmosphere in the air suddenly became quiet.

Xiaolan quickly said, "Mom, that... Dad was originally..."

The phone suddenly rang.

Seeing that it was her father calling, Xiaolan quickly picked up the phone: "Dad, where are you? Mom is sick... Yeah, she's fine now... Ah? Aren't you coming? But... okay... I get it..."

Xiaolan hung up the phone with a somewhat dejected look on her face, then forced a smile and said to Hibiki Eri, "Mom, Dad has something important to deal with and can't come. He told Mom to have a good rest..."

"I understand." Hibiki Eri said calmly with an expressionless face.

"Actually, Dad still cares about Mom very much."

Xiaolan wanted to try to say something good for her father, but was interrupted by Fei Yingli: "Xiaolan, do you have any more porridge? I want to drink another bowl."

"Yes." Xiaolan said quickly, taking the empty bowl from Kisaki Eri: "I'll go get you another bowl."

After Xiaolan left the room, Kisaki Eri sighed softly and looked at Watanabe Toru: "Xiao Toru."

"What's wrong, Aunt Fei?"

"You can learn your uncle Maori's skills, but never learn his temper."

Is this implying that Kogoro Mori is unreliable?

Watanabe Toru pretended to understand and nodded: "I understand, Aunt Fei."

6:30 p.m.

After telling Eri Kisaki to have a good rest, Toru Watanabe and Ran left Eri Kisaki's residence.

In the taxi, thinking of what Eri Kisaki was talking about in her sleep, Toru Watanabe asked Xiaolan: "Sister Xiaolan, does Aunt Kisaki have a younger sister?"

"No." Xiaolan shook her head: "If Mom has a younger sister, then I should have an aunt. But from childhood to adulthood, since February 2.9, no one has ever told me that I have an aunt. Xiaoche, why do you suddenly ask this?"

"Nothing." Watanabe Toru shook his head. "I was just curious and asked casually."

He fell into deep thought. According to Xiaolan, Hibiki Eri should be an only child. Then, who was the sister she was talking about? Could it be a sister who was not related by blood?

But if that's the case, Xiaolan should know it too.

After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out. Watanabe Toru gave up the idea of ​​finding out the truth and changed the subject: "Sister Xiaolan, will you come to the performance at the cultural festival?"

"Of course I will." Xiaolan said with a smile: "This is my first time to see Xiaoche perform, I am really looking forward to it."

161. Yuanzi's Request

September 15th.

Teitan Elementary School, cultural festival.

on the stage.

Watanabe Toru stood in front of Genta with a serious face, babble for a while, and then shouted righteously: "Confess your guilt, you are the real murderer!"

Yuan Tai looked dejected and slumped to the ground: "How could this happen... It was that woman who forced me to get married..."

Two extra policemen nearby pulled Yuantai away.

Watanabe Toru and Haibara Ai turned around and went to find Ayumi and Mitsuhiko.

"Officer Ayumi, I've found the real murderer." Watanabe Toru said seriously, "Mitsuhiko, your suspicion has been cleared. Go find your mother. She's waiting for you to come home."

"That's great." Mitsuhiko said gratefully, "Thank you Detective Watanabe, thank you Officer Ayumi, thank you everyone."

Mitsuhiko plays the wrongly accused criminal, Genta is the real murderer, Watanabe Toru is the detective who solved the case, Ayumi is the female police officer, and as for Haibara...

He is considered to be Toru Watanabe's assistant.

……

As the 17 children who participated in the performance took their bows, the audience applauded enthusiastically.

"You performed very well." Xiaolan applauded and praised, then turned to ask Kogoro Mouri who was sitting next to her.

"Right, Dad."

Maori Kogoro crossed his arms, unable to conceal his pride in his eyes: "Don't you see whose disciple he is? This brat, Xiao Che, has reproduced my expression and posture when solving the case so vividly. He is really thoughtful."

Yuanzi, who came to watch the performance together, had a strange expression on her face: "But kids nowadays are too precocious. Killing for love almost made me lose my mind..."

On the stage, Class 1-B who participated in the performance bowed to express their gratitude.

This play is the finale, and after it ends, there will be the old-fashioned awards ceremony.

In the back, Kobayashi Sumiko stood with a smile on her face.

"Teacher Kobayashi, that's a student from your class? So cool!"

"First place, what a wonderful performance!"

After receiving praise from other teachers, Kobayashi Sumiko couldn't help but smile and said modestly.

"No, no, it's just luck."

"I didn't really give them any guidance. They rehearsed everything on their own...really...maybe the students in my class are just smart."

"By the way, what place did your class get?"

……

After the cultural festival, there will be a three-day holiday.

Yuanzi put her hands on her hips, looking like a big sister: "To celebrate you little brats winning first place in the performance, I'll treat you to dessert."

"really?"

When the little ones heard that there would be dessert, their eyes lit up immediately, and their original plan to visit Conan in the hospital was naturally postponed.

They all thanked in unison: "Thank you, Sister Sonoko."

"Then I won't go." Kogoro Mouri decisively got away. It would be more enjoyable to drink a beer at home than to go eat dessert with these kids.

On the way to the dessert shop, Sonoko deliberately walked with Watanabe Toru and said to him, "Tetsu, I have something to ask of you. Um... to be more precise, my sister wants to trouble you with something. She was originally going to come to see your performance, but something unexpected happened and she couldn't come, so she asked me to bring a message to you."

Watanabe Toru exclaimed, "Sister Ayako, do you have something to trouble me with?"

"Yes, she has a violin competition next week, but she seems to have hit a wall in her performance. You're a very good violinist, so could you give my sister some advice?"

"Me?" Watanabe Toru pointed at himself, becoming increasingly confused. "But doesn't Sister Ayako have a world-class violin teacher? If you have any questions, can't you just ask her?"

Sonoko sighed, "The teacher died of a heart attack last week."

Watanabe Toru: “…”

"Xiao Che, please help me." Yuanzi said with a slightly flattering tone: "I won't treat you unfairly."

"But I've never given anyone advice, and I don't know what to do."

"It's okay, just tell your sister about your experience." Sonoko said indifferently.

Her task is to help her sister persuade Toru Watanabe. As for whether Toru Watanabe can help her sister improve her skills, she has no control over it.

In fact, Sonoko was not optimistic that Watanabe Toru could really help her sister. Although Watanabe was a good violin player, playing well and teaching well were two different things. She thought her sister was probably just trying her luck.

After all, the competition is next week, and it is not easy to find a world-class violinist and hire him as a teacher in such a short time.

"Okay." After hesitating for a while, Watanabe Toru agreed to give it a try.

"That's great." Yuanzi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I'll send a driver to pick you up when my sister comes back."

"Okay." Watanabe Toru nodded.

……

After eating dessert, the group went to the hospital to visit Conan and told him the good news that they had won first place in the performance.

In the ward, the bruises on Conan's face had faded a lot, but his right foot was still hanging high. It seemed that he would need a long time to recuperate before he could walk again.

In addition to Dr. Agasa, there were two strangers in the ward.

A man and a woman in 703. The man was wearing a black suit, a white shirt and a black vest. He had a thin face, a small mustache, and his hair was combed back meticulously.

This strong British style and the two small mustaches make people unconsciously think of a gentleman who has returned from overseas.