Ke Xue: I was raised by them in Mihua.

Kogoro Mouri couldn't understand it, but he chose to accept the fact nonetheless.

"Also, I've contacted Aunt Yukiko. She asked us to take care of Xiao Luo temporarily and will send child support payments."

As the girl hung the shopping bags on her elderly father, she reported on her day's haul.

Child support!!!

Upon hearing this word, Kogoro Mouri's eyes immediately lit up, as if he could see a large sum of money beckoning to him.

Beer! Feast! Pachinko! Mama!

"Don't even think about it! I'll take Xiao Luo to open a bank account in a couple of days and deposit the child support money into it, so just give up!"

Ran Mouri knew perfectly well what her father was thinking, and immediately shattered his illusions.

That's a whopping ten million cherry blossom coins!

She initially thought it was too much, but Yukiko transferred the money to her as soon as she hung up the phone, without even giving her time to discuss it.

So the girl had made up her mind to spend all the money on the little boy!

"I'm just happy for Xiao Luo..."

Kogoro Mouri offered a wry smile in his defense, but his tone was extremely humble.

"Since everything went so smoothly today, how about we grab a drink...?"

"no!"

After hanging the last large bag around her elderly father's neck, Ran Mouri took Luo Tian's hand and carried two small bags upstairs.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Luo Tian was officially settled in the Mao Li family's house.

They slept in the girl's room, but no longer on a makeshift bed on the floor.

Ran Mouri replaced her original single bed with a bunk bed so that both of them could sleep in the same bed in the limited space.

Meanwhile, the unexpected incident that occurred on the first night did not happen again.

However, the girl would always climb up to the top bunk and cuddle with the little boy while he was fast asleep in the middle of the night, only returning to her own bed near dawn.

She discovered that her sleep quality was excellent, and she was prone to having very happy dreams!

At the same time, it was also to complete the daily task that appeared three times in a row.

Luo Tian naturally discovered this as well, but he didn't expose it. What if the girl got angry and kicked him out of the house?

Therefore, he would not do something like getting a good deal and then acting innocent.

As a result, Ran Mouri's cooking skills and learning ability improved considerably, as did her luck stat, which she still didn't know what to do with.

And today, she finally received another reward from a client!

What kind of request will it be this time?

Lying on the low table, Ran Mouri did her homework while filled with imaginative anticipation.

Since helping to solve the kidnapping case last time, the girl has become less resistant to cases.

In fact, as a child born into a family that was partly police officers, she used to go to the Metropolitan Police Department every few days when she was young, so she shouldn't have disliked cases.

However, he has an unambitious father who works as a detective, and later a childhood sweetheart who often abandons her detective career to pursue her own cases.

Gradually, I developed a dislike for cases.

Now, she can both increase the family income and satisfy her own curiosity, so of course she won't refuse!

Luo Tian sat next to Ran Mouri, flipping through the comic book in his hand, feeling extremely comfortable.

It feels so good not to have to go to school!

He only recently learned that this period was Teitan High School's spring break, which explained why the girl had so much free time.

However, even though you can play, you still have to finish your homework.

Especially good students like Ran Mouri!

"Sister Xiaolan, it seems like you got this question wrong."

Luo Tian glanced at the notebooks on the coffee table and kindly reminded them.

It's clear that the girl excels in humanities subjects, but struggles with math problems.

Even a simple trigonometric function can be wrong.

"Huh? Is that so!"

Ran Mouri, unsuspecting, quickly erased the problem and recalculated.

Although she treated Luo Tian like a child, she still trusted the little boy's intelligence.

Especially for the next task, we might need him!

"Xiao Luo, why don't you help your sister with her homework?"

With her chin resting on a pen, the girl slowly turned her head and asked with a smile.

"Tame! You have to do your own things yourself!"

Luo Tian tilted his head back, crossed his arms, and solemnly refused.

Just kidding! He'd rather have a showdown with Grandpa Qin than do his homework!

"Haha, that makes sense."

Ran Mouri chuckled; she was just joking.

What she was really thinking about was whether or not to send the little boy to school, because that way, to outsiders, he would appear as a normal child!

Chapter 19 Xiaolan's Absolute Territory

After a morning of hard work, Ran Mouri successfully completed the rest of her holiday homework.

Of course, Luo Tian also helped a lot during this time.

Although he doesn't like doing homework, he really enjoys teaching others; perhaps that's what they call being a teacher!

After lunch, the two went downstairs to the detective agency.

Kogoro Mouri lay back in his office chair, casually propping his feet up on the desk as he watched television.

Seeing his daughter and the little boy come downstairs, he was instantly filled with sadness.

Since promising to abstain from alcohol for a month, Ran Mouri has been making surprise checks several times a day to make sure her elderly father isn't secretly drinking.

And Kogoro Mouri really hadn't touched a drink for several days.

He hasn't had any commissions lately, so he hasn't even had a chance to go out for drinks under the guise of conducting an investigation.

I can't live this day!

Fortunately, his grief didn't last long before it was interrupted by a knock on the door.

The visitor was a hunched old man with squinting eyes and a thin frame. His forehead, which was cleaner than his chin, was filled with selfless dedication to his work.

Upon seeing him, Ran Mouri knew that a customer had arrived!

The signboard lady immediately brought out a cup of tea to serve them.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

Given the other party's age and the possibility that they might be a customer, Kogoro Mouri immediately stood up from his chair, switching from a listless mode to a business mode.

"Thank you."

After accepting the teacup and thanking the young woman, the old man quickly explained his purpose.

It turns out he was the curator of a medieval art museum, and his surname was Ochiai.

Recently, several exhibits went missing from his art museum. He suspected it was done by an insider, but in order not to alert the culprit, he did not report it to the police. Instead, he sought the help of a detective to investigate.

“Those exhibits are like my children. Can you imagine what it feels like to have your children stolen?!”

As they were talking, Director Ochiai suddenly became furious, startling the Mori father and daughter.

This feeling is indeed something that normal people cannot imagine.

"A medieval art museum? Exhibits missing?"

Hearing this familiar plot and seeing this familiar old man, Luo Tian blinked.

Why is it different from what I remember?!

However, since the other party has taken the initiative to come to us, it means we are destined to meet. The curator is also quite pitiful, so we should help him if we can.

"Okay! We'll take this commission!"

However, before Luo Tian could even speak, Ran Mouri enthusiastically agreed.

This was a client she earned as a reward for completing her task, so of course there was no reason for her to refuse.

I'm bored with my homework, so I might as well visit an art museum.

This made the old father feel a little embarrassed, even though he was the detective and the head of the family!

But seeing his daughter's excited expression, he dared not speak out against his anger.

……

Riding in Director Ochiai's car, the group quickly arrived at the Medieval Museum.

The art museum venue looks quite large; you can see various paintings displayed everywhere in the lobby from the entrance, but there are very few people.

In the huge exhibition hall, besides them, there were only a handful of other visitors, including museum staff.

Wow! This painting is so beautiful!

Ran Mouri walked along the railing that was one meter away from the wall to one of the paintings and exclaimed in admiration.

Luo Tian glanced at the painting casually following the sound. It was a sunflower painting, of course, it couldn't be Van Gogh's, it was just an ordinary sunflower oil painting.

It looks very realistic; it's not ugly.

With his limited artistic taste, his appreciation ability is limited to this point.

Besides, looking up at things was rather awkward, so he didn't look at them for long.

If there's anything more boring than shopping with a girl, then going to an art museum with her is definitely one of them.

However, Luo Tian knows how to find joy in hardship and has a keen eye for beauty.

For example, he noticed that the girl was dressed very beautifully today, with a red jacket over a beige pleated skirt.

Her long, slender legs, encased in black stockings, formed an absolute territory, like an abyss, firmly drawing his gaze.

The best part is that he doesn't need to look up; he can appreciate the beautiful scenery simply by looking straight ahead.

The intense gaze made Ran Mouri feel hot all over, and she couldn't help but turn around to look.

"Xiao Luo, what are you looking at?"

She asked suspiciously.

"Look at you, Sister Xiaolan!"

Luo Tian answered honestly, his eyes filled only with appreciation for beautiful things, so pure that there was not a single flaw in him.

Even the young girl wondered if she was overthinking things.

Is there something dirty on me?

"No, it's just that I think you look so beautiful today, Sister Xiaolan! (*^^*)"

"Oh! Really? Thank you!"

No woman can resist being praised, and Ran Mouri is no exception, especially when it comes to direct compliments like those from Luo Tian.

Ran Mouri looked straight ahead shyly, as if admiring the painting just like before, but the faint blush on her face betrayed her true feelings.

The person right in front of me is a cute little boy. If it were that boy from the bathroom that night... No! I can't think about this anymore!

Shaking her head, the girl's gaze wandered around, trying to broaden her thinking.

Suddenly, a statue of a medieval knight next to her caught her attention.

It was a bronze statue about half a person's height, depicting a knight riding a horse and holding a sword, looking quite imposing.