So, she stopped, came to Xiaolan, and said, "Xiaolan, I'm a little tired. Go play tennis with Baiquanyi."
Xiaolan smiled and said, "It's okay, it's fine for me to just watch from the side."
Sonoko continued, "I'm really tired and can't fight anymore..."
Yuanzi was telling the truth. She was indeed a little tired. She and Baiquanyi fought back and forth, which was very tiring.
"Okay then." Xiaolan responded.
Conan narrowed his eyes and cursed Sonoko in his heart for being such a gossip and for being too nosy.
Xiao Ai looked at Conan without saying a word, as if she had guessed what Conan was thinking.
18. Ai and Conan reach an agreement
"Mr. Bai, please give me some advice."
Xiaolan came to the opposite side of Baiquanyi with a tennis racket.
"Please give me more advice..."
Bai Quanyi was a little stunned. Xiaolan in her pink tennis suit was so cute. She had a pair of long beautiful legs under her skirt, and was wearing a pair of white socks and a pair of white sneakers, which completely matched the image of a beautiful girl in Bai Quanyi's mind.
"Clap clap-"
The two played tennis back and forth.
Xiaolan wasn't a member of the tennis club, and her tennis skills weren't as good as Sonoko's. However, she was still able to play on par with Shirazumi. Just now, she was worried about losing completely, but now that worry was gone, she was having a great time playing with Shirazumi.
Haibara Ai found it funny to see Conan gritting his teeth in hatred.
"Oh? Sister Xiaolan looks so happy. It turns out that Sister Xiaolan's smile is so beautiful."
"Damn Baiquanyi... He deliberately gave in to Sister Xiaolan just to please Sister Xiaolan. How despicable."
"Edogawa-san, do you like Ran-san?"
"Eh?" Conan turned to look at Ai, and when he thought of his own misconduct just now, his face suddenly turned red and his head was filled with anger, "How could that be? Hahahaha——"
"Edogawa-san, stop pretending. I can see through it all." Ai smiled mischievously.
"Sister Xiaolan is Shinichi's girlfriend. I don't have such an idea." Edogawa Conan said seriously.
"Hehe...you can't beat Baiquanyi. You are just an elementary school student. It is impossible for Sister Xiaolan to fall in love with an elementary school student, unless she is crazy!"
"I know, you don't need to remind me. So, Xiaolan is Shinichi's girlfriend. I'm just worried about Shinichi, not myself."
"Your Shinichi brother can't do that either. Because Shinichi brother can't be with Xiaolan, one day, Xiaolan will fall in love with someone else. If that person is Shiraizumi Mashi, that day will come soon."
"Damn it! Haibara-san, why are you telling me all this? Are you deliberately trying to make fun of me, you bad woman." Edogawa Conan stomped his feet in anger, wishing he could beat Haibara Ai up, but as a famous detective, he couldn't really hit anyone.
"What I want to say is that we are a united front. If my opponent is Xiaolan, I don't think I can win."
Xiaolan has an angelic glow that radiates from the inside out, which Ai does not have. She believes that Xiaolan is the real angel and she cannot win.
"Huh? What?" Conan was stunned.
"Stupid, don't you understand what I mean? I think we can join forces to stop my brother and Xiaolan from being together, just to prevent it from happening."
"Oh, I see. So Haibara-san is a big brother complex. Haibara-san, I suddenly think you're a little cute."
Conan chuckled.
Haibara Ai rolled her eyes at Conan, looking silly and not like a famous detective at all. She had wanted to join Kudo Shinichi in the beginning, which was really stupid. Fortunately, she met Shiraizumi Masu in advance.
“Halala——”
It suddenly started raining heavily. The weather was not good, so I had to give up playing tennis.
"Oh no! It's raining! I forgot to bring an umbrella." Yuanzi pouted in frustration. "It was sunny just now, why did it suddenly start raining so heavily?"
Yuanzi thought that no one brought an umbrella, but she didn't expect Baiquanyi to bring an umbrella and was coming over with Xiaolan holding an umbrella.
"Mr. Bai, you are so thoughtful that you brought an umbrella." Xiaolan was quite surprised. Even she was careless. She didn't expect that Bai Quanyi actually brought an umbrella.
In fact, Bai Quanyi's umbrella is stored in the system space and can be taken out and used at any time. However, there is only one umbrella stored in the system space.
"Ah...it's better to be prepared."
Seeing this, Yuanzi hurried over and stuck to Baiquanyi without giving in.
"Bai-kun, we're so lucky you came here with us."
Sonoko imagined that if Shiraizumi Mashi was replaced by Mouri Kogoro, who often went out with them, it would be too boring.
Sonoko thought that when she went out to play in the future, she would look for Shiraizumi Masu and would no longer need Mouri Kogoro.
"Yuanzi, you're too kind."
However, it is still too much for five people to share one umbrella.
At this time, a young man holding an umbrella came over. He was wearing sportswear and was about thirty years old. His hair was tied behind his head and his chin was full of beard. He looked like a mature uncle, but he seemed to be worried about something.
"Are you here to play tennis?"
"That's right, but unfortunately the weather isn't good. Looks like we have no choice but to go back." Bai Quanyi replied, his eyes scanning the young man's backpack. "Are you here to play tennis too?"
"I'm the tennis coach here," the young man replied, pausing before inviting, "Since it's raining, why don't you come over to my house? I can teach you tennis..."
"No, it's too much trouble." Bai Quanyi said.
"Really? But this kid seems to have caught a cold. It's raining so hard, and it won't stop for a while. If he keeps hiding here, his cold will get worse. Come to my place, I can give this kid some cold medicine." The young man looked at Conan and said.
Baiquanyi asked: "Sonoko, Xiaolan, what do you think?"
Xiaolan looked at Conan and was indeed a little worried about Conan, so she said, "Well, we'll just interrupt for a while."
Sonoko said, "That can't be helped. Thank you, Coach."
"You're welcome. My name is Hiroto Akechi, and it's nice to meet you."
The young man introduced himself and then led everyone to his home.
19. Xiaolan's scream
Everyone followed Akechi Hiroto to a villa located on the back hill of the tennis court. When they entered the living room, the smell of curry wafted over and everyone felt hungry.
"Are you preparing dinner?"
"Oh, the elderly at home are cooking curry. They were originally going to treat the students, but it rained today... Let's eat together later."
Akechi Hiroto smiled and took out a medicine box from the inner room: "Is this child catching a cold?"
Xiaolan pushed Conan forward: "Yes, it's this child. He already has a cold, and he doesn't stay at home to rest well."
Akechi Hiroto also noticed that Conan looked a little bad, and hurriedly took out a flashlight and said, "Come, open your mouth and take a look... Your throat is already red and swollen, and your voice is hoarse... It's best not to make any sound for the time being, it might turn into acute pharyngitis..."
Yuanzi looked at him in surprise: "Have you studied medicine?"
"This?" Akechi Hiroto smiled and shook his head. "Because I used to be a tennis player's coach and health care worker, I learned a lot about health care... Oh, and I have some of my childhood clothes. Let's change them for this little brother... And this one..."
"Kuanren," the old man turned his head and looked at everyone in the living room, his face unhappy, "Who are they?"
“They were some friends I met on the tennis court.”
"Friend? Kuanren, now that you're back, I'll go upstairs and rest."
"Yes. Dad."
The old man narrowed his eyes and went back upstairs without saying anything else. The old man looked very scary, which scared Xiaolan and Yuanzi so much that they couldn't help but lean towards Baiquanyi.
Bai Quanyi asked: "That old man..."
"He is my father..."
Akashi Hiroto said.
Everyone watched TV and sat down to rest.
A TV series was playing in the living room when a local emergency news segment suddenly interrupted.
Reports said that a flash flood occurred in Karuizawa and the road was temporarily impassable due to mudslides and landslides, and traffic will not be restored until tomorrow.
And the road of reporting is exactly the road for everyone to return.
"In that case," Akashi Hiroto, who was serving curry rice in the kitchen, learned of the situation, "you can stay at my house tonight. I happen to have a lot of spare quilts at home..."
"Ah, is it really okay?"
"It's okay." Akashi Hiroto handed Conan a plate of egg fried rice: "Come on, the curry rice is a bit spicy, little brother, just eat the egg fried rice."
"it is good."
"You too, little sister." Kuanren handed another serving of fried rice to Ai.
"Thank you."
"Mr. Akashi, isn't your father coming down to eat?" asked Baiquan Yi.
"My dad has a bit of a weird personality, I'll just send it up later."
"That's it."
"But seriously," Sonoko said as she ate her curry rice, feeling very happy, "This curry rice is so delicious, just like the one in the restaurant, and it's my favorite flavor!"
"Hmm." Xiaolan took a bite and praised, "Mr. Akashi, your wife's cooking skills are really good..."
"No," Akashi Hiroto shook his head, "I cooked this. My wife passed away from illness three years ago today."
"No...I'm sorry..." Xiaolan quickly apologized.
"Nothing." Akashi Hiroto returned to the kitchen and said, "When I was a tennis coach, I had to cook for the players to keep them stamina up, so my cooking skills might be a little better than my wife's..."
Shiraizumi Masaru ate his curry and looked at Akashi Hiroto between bites. "When I saw Mr. Akashi on the tennis court today, it seemed like he had something on his mind."
"Oh, I just remembered the time when my wife and I first met on the tennis court..." Akashi Hiroto's face revealed a hint of nostalgia as he placed a plate of curry rice on the dinner plate, along with cutlery and a glass of water.
"Okay, I'm going to take the curry rice upstairs to my dad... You're all welcome, if you want another bowl, just help yourself..."
"Oh, okay." Baiquanyi watched Akashi Hiroto walk through the kitchen and go upstairs with the tray of food.
What a strange family! It reminded him of all the horror movies he saw: getting lost, an old house in the mountains, spending the night, a strange father and son... all the elements were there.
Shiraizumi shook his head and continued to cook the curry rice in front of him. It was indeed delicious. Perhaps Akashi Hiroto was so skilled at cooking curry because he lived alone and cooked every day.
After eating curry, everyone went to the bathroom to take a shower with hot water.
Conan found a book called "Introduction to Fishing" and read it attentively, while Sonoko and Xiaolan were talking about daily life between girls, Ai would interject from time to time, and Shiraizumi Mashi was watching TV boredly.
"Mr. Akashi is so slow," Sonoko said, looking up at the clock. "Forty minutes have already passed..."
"Eh? Mr. Akashi is coming down now." Xiaolan said.
"Why is this lamp cord so long?" Baiquanyi looked at Akashi, but found a string swaying in front of his eyes.
"The cord was lengthened because of my dad," Akashi Hiroto said as he returned to the living room. "He said it would allow him, who's hunched over in his old age, to pull it..."
"Uncle Akashi," Conan asked curiously, "He was just delivering curry rice, why did it take so long for you to come down?"
"Well," Akashi Hiroto smiled wryly, filled a plate of curry and rice, and sat down next to him, "because Dad said something strange, so we ended up talking about this until now."
"Strange words?" Conan was confused.
"Well, he said something like 'I want to die, why do I need food?' It seems that he feels that his wife and daughter-in-law have passed away, and he feels that he is really annoying... But now he is finally feeling better and has started eating his favorite curry rice. There is no need to worry..."
"Is...is that so?" Xiaolan and Sonoko became even more frightened.
Conan put down the book in his hand and asked, "Mr. Kuanren, do you like fishing too?"
"Oh no," Akashi Hiroto was stunned. "This is a book my wife bought three years ago. But I haven't seen her fishing. Maybe she wants to wait until she recovers before going..."
"I'm sorry..." Conan said subconsciously.
……
It was still raining outside, and only this old villa had lights on in the deep forest. There were not many villas like this in the deep mountains behind the tennis court.
In the kitchen, after Akashi Hiroto cleared the tableware, he began to wash the dishes. He checked the time and said to Xiaolan, who was helping him, "Could you please help me take down my dad's plates?"
"Okay, no problem." Xiaolan nodded.
"But my father is a little neurotic and eats very slowly. If the light in the room is still on, he probably hasn't finished eating yet. You should come back quietly and don't make any noise." Akashi Hiroto reminded.
"Okay." Xiaolan said.
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