When the gin knocks on the door

Chapter 154 Where Did Xiaolan Go?
Kudo Shinichi came many times in a row, but no matter when he came, there was no one in the office.

Calls can only be made to the office, but no one answers.

Unable to find Xiaolan, Kudo Shinichi had no choice but to go back.

Until he was almost late for class the next day, he still didn't see Xiaolan.

"Sonoko, do you know where Xiaolan has gone?" Kudo Shinichi asked Suzuki Sonoko.

Maybe Xiaolan went shopping with her yesterday. As for the uncle, he probably got some commission and was busy outside.

"I don't know, isn't Xiaolan with you?" Suzuki Sonoko held his chin and looked at Kudo Shinichi in surprise.

The two are usually inseparable, so it's surprising that they didn't come to school together today.

She didn't think about whether Xiaolan had an accident at all, after all, whoever is okay cursed her good friend for an accident.

At most, he wondered if Xiaolan overslept, or asked for leave for something.

After all, there is no mobile phone now, and the contact is through public phone booths or landline phones at home. It is not convenient to contact people who are not at home.

Kudo Shinichi shook his head, "I went to Xiaolan's house to look for her yesterday, but I didn't see anyone at home, and it was the same this morning.

"Then I must have gone out with Uncle Mao Li!" Both of them were not at home, so this was the only possibility.

"Oh, I think so too, but I always feel stuffy in my heart, as if something happened."

"Yo, as expected of an old couple, you actually have telepathy~" Yuanzi teased, "But in my opinion, it's because you haven't seen Xiaolan for a day, and lovesickness has become sick!"

"What lovesickness, what nonsense are you talking about?" Kudo Shinichi was a little annoyed at being told about the central matter, his face was a little red.

"This isn't some nonsense, look, you're blushing~" Yuanzi finally exposed him with shame.

"I'm not blushing!"

"Yes, yes, you didn't, it was someone else who blushed~"

"Ahhhhhhhhh" Kudo Shinichi went crazy.

Young people at this age are reluctant to admit their feelings, as if they would make the other party a head shorter if they admit it.

Even if he cares a lot in his heart, he still has to put on a calm look on his face.

But it is such unspeakable feelings that are more precious. When the word "love" is talked about all day long, it makes love cheap.

At the end of a class, Xiaolan still didn't come to class.

Kudo Shinichi and Suzuki Sonoko went to ask the class teacher to see if Xiaolan asked for leave.

They did get news from the class teacher, but the news was not good.

Xiaolan took a leave of absence from school for a period of time, but the exact duration is undecided.

Sonoko and Shinichi were shocked when they heard the news!
"Why did you suspend school all of a sudden?"

The more Kudo thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and the stuffy feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger, and he was a little out of breath.

The homeroom teacher's expression was quite normal, "Well, didn't Mao Li won the karate competition last time? In order to prepare for the national championship, he went abroad to study karate. Yesterday, Mr. Mao Li called me and told me, specifically I don't know the situation very well."

The heart that Yuanzi mentioned immediately let go, "I was scared to death, I thought what happened to Xiaolan, the sudden suspension of school really scared me to death."

Kudo Shinichi was not as big-hearted as Sonoko, and he never let go of his frowning.

"If you want to know the specific situation, go to Mr. Mori and ask."

"Okay, thank you teacher."

Leaving the office, Kudo Shinichi held his chin and said to Sonoko as he walked, "I always feel that something is wrong. Xiaolan's going to a foreign country for further study is too sudden. I have never heard of her."

"It's a little bit, I didn't even say goodbye to us, and I don't know how long it will take to study."

"Let's go to the Maori office to ask after school in the afternoon!" Anyway, it's better to ask Uncle Maori.

"it is good!"

Mori Kogoro returned from Feiyingli's place in the afternoon, and Xiaolan will temporarily stay at Feiyingli's place during this time. If she wants to come and live there, she has to wait until the situation stabilizes.

Alas, Xiaolan is not here, I always feel that something is missing at home.

Mori Kogoro was lying on the sofa and drank beer to relieve his worries, and before he knew it, the beer can fell on the floor.

Kudo Shinichi and Sonoko will definitely come to ask Xiaolan why he suddenly dropped out of school later, and he will give an explanation that they won't doubt.

Fortunately, Xiaolan wrote two farewell letters, and the reason for her karate training can be concealed for the time being.

But it's easy to hide Sonoko, but it's hard to hide that little ghost from Kudo. That little ghost might find something abnormal.

Speaking of which, he was also very angry with that brat Kudo Shinichi, if Xiaolan hadn't gone out to play with him, how could something have happened?
Although there is a bit of anger in it, but he is not a saint. How can he not vent his anger when something happens to a woman?
Before he knew it, he drank more and more alcohol, and fell asleep directly.

When Kudo Shinichi and Suzuki Sonoko opened the office door at noon, what they saw was Kogoro Mori who was drunk.

Suzuki Sonoko's expression collapsed, and he was so drunk, he could still ask a ghost!

She rolled up her sleeves helplessly, and threw the scattered wine bottles into the trash can.

Kudo Shinichi pushed Mori Kogoro, trying to wake him up, "Uncle, wake up"

"Xiao Lan, don't make noise, let me sleep again." Mori Kogoro turned over in a daze, and then fell off the chair.

This fall directly woke him up, and he sat on the ground in a daze, looking at Sonoko and Shinichi in the room.

He rubbed his buttocks and sat up, "Why are you here?"

"Uncle, you drink so much again." Suzuki Sonoko folded his hands on his chest, looking at Mori Kogoro with half-moon eyes.

She has a very good relationship with Xiaolan. She often comes to Xiaolan's house, and has a good relationship with Mori Kogoro. She regards him as her elder, so she doesn't speak so carefully.

"Why did Xiao Lan suddenly drop out of school?"

"Well, I sent her to the United States for further study yesterday." Mori Kogoro yawned and sat back on the chair.

"Why so suddenly?"

"I met the champion of the American karate competition outside yesterday. They saw Xiaolan's potential and wanted to take her to the United States for training, and then I sent Xiaolan there," Mori Kogoro said the reason he had prepared.

This reason was discussed by their family, and they will confess in this way when someone asks them later.

"Is this too anxious? You don't even have time to say goodbye to us"

"This kind of opportunity is rare, of course we must seize it!"

"But uncle, aren't you afraid that they are liars?" Kudo Shinichi suspected that Mori Kogoro had been deceived.

"How is it possible! I still know who the world champion of karate is! And I also went to their training base in the United States. I don't know how good the conditions are. There are so many excellent seedlings, so why lie to us?" Maori Xiao Goro looked at Kudo Shinichi with a particularly unhappy expression, "I'm also a detective after all, it's about Xiaolan, how could I be cheated!"

Kudo Shinichi looked awkward, although this uncle is usually quite unreliable, but when it comes to Xiaolan's matter, he really cares.

It takes ten hours to fly from Tokyo to the United States. They were not at home all day yesterday. If it happened yesterday morning, it would be enough for a round trip from yesterday to three o'clock this afternoon.

Although he felt that the matter was too sudden, Kogoro Mori said so, and Shinichi Kudo didn't doubt it too much.

After all, if something really happened to Xiaolan, there was no need for Mori Kogoro to hide him.

After knowing that Xiaolan was fine, Yuanzi was completely relieved, and instead worried about other things, "But won't Xiaolan's studies be delayed?"

"Don't worry, she took all the textbooks with her. With Xiaolan's ability, self-study is still no problem, and when she comes back, you won't be left behind too much!"

In order to avoid revealing any flaws, she simply tidied up Xiaolan's room.

Things like books, bags, and usual clothes were all put away, and they looked like they had been taken away, just to prevent the brat Kudo Shinichi from discovering anything unusual.

"That's good!" Yuanzi immediately felt relieved.

Mao Lilan took out two letters from the drawer and handed them to the two, "This is written by Xiaolan in the United States. I don't have time to say goodbye to you, so I wrote two trust letters and I will bring them to you."

The envelope was very simple, and there was no seal. Yuanzi opened it immediately after receiving the letter.

[Sonoko, sorry.

I don't have time to say goodbye to you face to face, so I can only use this method to say goodbye to you temporarily. I hope you won't be angry.

This opportunity is very important to me. Maybe next time I come back, I will not only be the Kanto karate champion, but the national karate champion!
It won't be long before I go to America, I will call you when I get used to it. 】

【Your best friend Lan】

After reading the letter, Yuanzi snorted, "You didn't come to say goodbye to Miss Ben face to face. If you don't become the champion of the national karate competition when you come back, I will look after you!"

Although it will be hard for her not to see her friend for a while, all she can do is support her friend to pursue her dream.

'Well, should I learn something too?Otherwise, the days when Xiaolan is not around are so boring."

When I think of what happy things I can't find friends to share with, that day is really sad.

Kudo Shinichi also read the letter. The content of his letter was similar to Sonoko's, it was all about farewell, and judging from the handwriting, it was indeed written by Xiaolan.

Seeing the letter, he dispelled any doubts he had.

There is no possibility of forgery in the letter, so it is said that Xiaolan has really gone to the United States.

It's not just Yuanzi who suffers, he suffers even more than Yuanzi.

Thinking of not seeing Xiaolan for a long time in the future, he felt so uncomfortable that he was about to suffocate.

After leaving the Mori office, the expressions of the two were exactly the same.

The schoolbag was hanging down on his hand, and his head was drooping, as if life had lost its luster.

"Oh, how will I live when Xiaolan leaves!" Yuanzi's expression was painful, as if he had lost his beloved.

She is just such a good friend as Xiaolan. Although she has other friends, they are all superficial friends. She is too lazy to deal with them. How can she live without Xiaolan?
Kudo Shinichi was very speechless, he should say this, right?

Obviously it was his true love who left, why did Yuanzi love Xiaolan even more than she did.
"I have to find something for myself to do, otherwise the days without Xiao Lan will be too boring."

Sonoko is rarely in the mood to tease Shinichi, because she feels even more sad than Shinichi.

Xinyi immediately forgets everything when he encounters a case, and he has a lot of friends and hobbies. Although Xiaolan is not here, although he is a bit lonely, he is not like her, and he can't find anyone to play with.

"Stop talking, I'm going home first."

"Bye-Bye!"

Watching Sonoko go away, Kudo Shinichi looked up at the sky, only feeling that life was extremely gloomy.

Xiaolan knew that her friends would definitely feel uncomfortable knowing that she had gone to the United States. It was better than worrying about whether something happened to her.

She was sitting in the living room, feeling a little bored.

At present, she is still a little uncomfortable with the child's body. Firstly, her strength has decreased and her endurance has deteriorated. Secondly, she has a height problem. She is too short, and she has to stand on tiptoe to hold things.

The second is that cooking is more troublesome. Although it is no problem to hold a pot, the stove is relatively high, and you have to step on a stool whether you are cutting or frying vegetables.

She can't expect her mother to cook. Although she can eat the food, it's better not to eat it.

At this time, my mother was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen. She wanted to help, but her mother felt that she was in the way and affected her performance, so she drove her out.

This is not what really makes her uncomfortable. What really makes her uncomfortable is going to school tomorrow.

She is going to Didan Primary School for the first grade tomorrow!

God!She is a 17-year-old who goes to the first grade of elementary school!

This is too embarrassing!

But not going to school is obviously not acceptable. It is too suspicious for her to not go to school as a child.And her current status is to come to Tokyo to go to school, how can she justify not going to school?

Going to school normally also helps to confuse people in that organization. The more normal life is, the less suspicious it is.

For the matter of raising her daughter, Fei Yingli showed [-]% enthusiasm.

The daughter has been with her husband all year round, and she was absent most of her growth. Now there is such an opportunity in front of her to cultivate the relationship between mother and daughter. Fei Yingli is also very happy while worrying about Xiaolan's safety.

Especially after getting all the test reports from the hospital and confirming that there is nothing wrong with Xiaolan's health, all the worries dissipated.

The matter of Xiaolan becoming smaller cannot be changed, but life still has to look forward.

In the future, she and Kogoro will definitely focus on investigating that organization, trying their best to get the antidote, and at the same time avoid putting Xiaolan in danger.

Of course, the sooner the better, but it doesn't matter if it's not sooner.

As long as Xiaolan is safe, it's okay to start over with a new identity.

"It's time to eat!" Fei Yingli brought the food to the table.

Looking at the lump of unidentifiable food in the bowl, Xiaolan swallowed hard.

The life of a child is still very challenging.

(End of this chapter)