Chapter Seventy-Five: Memories Reappear

"Naw. My dear. What's the name of our child?"

"Ahh The girl will follow the agreement with the Kudo family and name it after the orchid. Maoliland. What do you think?"

"Hmm. That's good. So what about this? What are boys going to do?"

"Boy's words. It's named after your favorite lavender. Cauterize. Kaoru Mori. Is that okay?"

"Kaoru, Lan. Oh, that's good. So decide. ”

Kaoru-chan: Is this my name? Kaoru Mori. This is...... When I was just born, right? I can remember those words clearly, Mori Kogoro, Fei Yingri, they were still young at that time, but my father's hearty laughter, my mother's sweet voice, I don't think I will forget it again in my life.

"Naw. Brother. Wait for me. ”

"Really. Xiaolan. It's been so long. Why didn't it get a little faster? ”

"Yes...... It's you, brother...... You're getting faster again. ”

Hehe, this is when I was running with Xiaolan, I remember that year, we were six years old.

"Hey, hey. You're so slow. ”

"Hey, hey. Sorry, sorry. We ran a little bit more. ”

The voice......

"Really. Cauterize. You're not a monster. First ran so far away. I've been playing for so long, and I'm still in such a good spirit. ”

"Hey, hey. If you run like I do every day, you can too. ”

"I can't compare to you. My dad said. Two hours a day for a child to play football is enough exercise. But you will always be so energetic. ”

"Hee-hee. Maybe it's because my dad is a police officer. Inherited his talent. ”

yes, I remember, this voice is Kudo when I was a child, and by the way, we have known each other since we were very young.

"Mom. Where's Dad?"

"Your dad is working overtime today. It may not be back until very late. I might have to deliver food in the evening. When the time comes, I'll have to trouble Kaoru to cook. ”

This is...... It's a conversation with my mother.,No wonder cooking also makes me have some memories.,It turns out ......

"Hey, hey. is worthy of being a good son of his father. When you go back, your dad rewards you with a thousand dollars in pocket money. ”

"Forget it, Dad. How many times have you given me pocket money to buy beer for you? ”

Hehe, Mori Kogoro, you're actually my father.

"Brother......

"Huh?"

"Is it okay for you to carry me......"

“...... Come on. ”

"Hmm. My brother is the best~"

"Xiaolan. Are you still afraid?"

"No. Not at all afraid. ”

"Hmm, Xiaolan is so brave. ”

"Hee-hee. Because it is safe to lie on her brother's back, Xiaolan will not be afraid. ”

"Huh. Well. Don't worry, Xiaolan, my brother will always protect you. ”

"Hee-hee. My brother is the best~"

"Ahh Xiaolan. Loosen it a little. I'm running out of breath. ”

"Don't. Xiaolan wants to hold on to her brother tightly~"

"Huh. Yes is ~ little princess ~"

"Xiaolan......" I turned to look at Xiaolan, who was sleeping, and tears were already welling up like a fountain before I knew it. Yes, the memories before the age of six, all the qiē and qiē I have recalled, including the car accident on the night I delivered my father's meal, and the incident that was brought into the organization by GIN after the car accident, all the memories have been connected.

I slowly approached Xiaolan, sat beside her with a nostalgic smile, looked at her frowning sleeping face, and the feeling of distress instantly welled up, reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and soothed the sadness between her eyebrows, quietly looking at this sister who had not seen her for ten years. There is an indescribable taste in my heart.

Do I want to recognize her? No, I can't recognize her now in the organization, which will affect her and her parents. Until the organization is eliminated, I can't appear in front of them as Kaoru Mori.

looked at the sleeping girl in front of him, couldn't help but reach out to touch her cheek, and inadvertently, a crystal teardrop fell on Xiaolan Ruyu's face.

――――The smell of orchids, the taste of lavender, the taste of home > the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians――――

"Huh. ”

After a sigh, Xiaolan's eyebrows, which had just been smoothed by me, frowned slightly, and then, her purple eyes opened with a hint of haze.

Seeing Xiaolan wake up, I didn't make any moves, just looked at her quietly and lovingly, looking at her gentle lilac pupils.

"Brother...... You are...... Brother Kaoru?" Xiaolan's soft words rang in my ears, causing my eyes, which also have purple pupils, to shrink slightly, this silly girl, when she saw a stranger sitting next to her while she was asleep, her first reaction was not to scream.

"You...... You're Kaoru, aren't you?" Xiaolan grabbed my black trench coat and sat up, but there was still a hint of confusion in her eyes. It should be hypnotic gas that still has a role. And she woke up, probably because of my tears falling down her face.

"Xiaolan ......" I didn't shy away from her expectant eyes. With the gentleness and faintness that he had for her when he was six years old. "Xiaolan...... Sorry to keep you waiting, I'm back. ”

"Brother...... Brother, it's really you...... Are you really back?" Xiaolan's eyes were already full of mist, she was expecting my answer, hehe, why shouldn't I.

"Ahh Xiaolan. I am back. Gently wiped away the tears that flowed from the corners of Xiaolan's eyes again. I smiled faintly. "I'm sorry, Lan. My brother came back late. ”

"Brother...... Brother, woo-wah!!!" Xiaolan didn't say anything more, and pounced on me, wrapping her hands around my neck and hugging me tightly. I haven't shown my weakness in front of others for ten years, and now all my brains have exploded, and tears are wetting my trench coat drop by drop.

"Great. Kaoru's brother is back. Great......"

"Hehe, I haven't seen you for ten years, are you really so sure that I'm your brother?" I reached out and rubbed Xiaolan's hair, and smiled slightly.

"It won't be wrong, the lavender smell on my brother's body is still so warm, Xiaolan will definitely not admit it!" As she spoke, Xiaolan hugged my arm tightly.

"Hehe, Xiaolan, let go a little, I'm almost out of breath. I hugged Xiaolan's trembling delicate body with my backhand, and I smiled softly and said the dialogue I remembered most with Xiaolan.

"Don't! Xiaolan will never let go of her brother again! Xiaolan will hold on to her brother tightly and never let go again!" Xiaolan cried loudly, tears of excitement kept pouring out of her eyes.

"Hehe, yes, yes. Little princess. I rubbed Xiaolan's delicate hair with my backhand and smiled softly at her. "Brother won't leave you again. ”

"Brother, you are really an older brother, great. It's really good. My brother is back. Xiaolan let go of her hand and looked at my face, as if she wanted to remember what I look like in my heart, black hair, long bangs, and handsome face looked a little blurry in the moonlight, but it was still so familiar.

"Hehe, don't look at it, Xiaolan, go and tell Sù Dad. I gently scratched Xiaolan's nose and said softly to her.

"Hmm. Dad didn't know about your return, so I'm going to sue him. Xiaolan quickly got up from the bed and ran towards the door.

Boom~

The moment Xiaolan turned around, I gently slashed a knife into Xiaolan's neck, just a soft muffled snort, and Xiaolan fell softly into my arms.

“...... I'm sorry, Lan, but I can't officially recognize you just yet. With a hint of apology, I picked up the fainted Xiaolan. "That scene just now should be a beautiful dream. I carried Xiaolan back to the bed, tucked the quilt for her, and wiped the tears from her eyes one last time. Kissing her on the forehead, with a sad smile, I opened the window and jumped out. Stand outside on the canopy and close the windows from the beginning.

As soon as this qiē was done, Xiaolan's door was knocked on by Maori Kogoro, who is my father. That's right, at the moment when Xiaolan shouted, I clearly heard movement in the next room, and I believe that they have been awakened by Xiaolan's crying, so I didn't dare to stay too long.

"Hey, Lan. Are you alright?" at the door, Maori Kogoro shouted anxiously to Xiaolan inside.

"Sister Xiaolan, are you in there?" a childish child's voice, it was Conan's voice.

Seeing that there was no response inside, Kogoro immediately opened the door with the key, turned on the light, and they saw Xiaolan, who was still sleeping on the tatami mat. The nervous heart just now was immediately relaxed.

Kogoro walked into Ran and shook her shoulder gently. "Hey, Lan. Wake up. ”

After some pushing and teasing by Kogoro, Xiaolan woke up again, and the strong light pierced her eyes, making her frown slightly.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Xiaolan's voice sounded a little confused.

"Ah, I just heard you yelling, so I came to take a look, but it looks like you're having a nightmare, and now it's okay. As he spoke, Kogoro motioned to Conan, who was standing at the door, to turn off the light. The room had become dark from the beginning, and only the light from the street lamps outside shone through the curtains. Then he turned on the wall lamp on the wall, filling the room with a soft light.

"Nightmare?" Xiao Lan shook her head in pain, and then thought back to what had just happened. Slowly, the scene of hugging her brother just came to her mind. Looking at the people in the house, in addition to herself, there are only her own father and Conan, where is there a shadow of her brother.

"Ahh Dad, where's my brother?' Ran sat up and asked Mori Kogoro.

"Brother?" Maori Kogoro was also shocked when he heard this, "It turns out that you dreamed of your brother, no wonder ......" Kogoro's small eyes also dimmed at this moment because of the disappearance of his eldest son.

"Xiaolan, it's okay, it's just a dream. Mori Kogoro comforted.

"No, Dad, that's not a dream, I really saw my brother. I could clearly smell the lavender on my brother's body, and what he said to me, he said that he came back late and that he wouldn't be leaving me in the future!" She wanted her dad to believe in her, but ......

"Alright, Xiaolan. Don't think about it, your brother disappeared ten years ago. Maori Kogoro's voice also became choked, since the body fished out of the sea ten years ago was identified, Kogoro and Eiri's hearts have been hanging high in the air, the dead child's heart is indeed on the left, and their own Kaoru's heart is on the right, but, no matter how they look for it, they can't get even the slightest bit of news about Kaoru.

"Okay Xiaolan, go to sleep, it's just a dream. With that, Kogoro helped his daughter to lie down and tucked the quilt for her with his own hands. Then he took Conan back to his room, and before leaving, Conan took a deep look at Xiaolan, who was still in tears, and then looked at the position of the window with a solemn expression, and left Xiaolan's room with a hint of doubt.

The room was quiet again. After some twists and turns, Xiaolan couldn't sleep anymore, so she returned to the window, opened the window and looked at the sky, at this time she couldn't see the moon, so Xiaolan took out the orchid brooch she had never taken off with the help of the faint street lamp, and was quietly in a daze. She was recalling the scene just now, was it really a dream? If it was a dream, why was her brother's appearance so real? If it wasn't a dream, why was her brother gone again when she woke up again, for a long time, Xiaolan's eyebrows raised slightly, she grabbed her collar and sniffed it vigorously, and then her sad face just now turned into a faint smile, and she tightly grasped the brooch in her hand and put it close to her chest.

"Brother, I believe that it is not a dream, because of the faint lavender smell on my brother's body, Xiaolan will never forget it for the rest of her life, I know that brother, you have your troubles so you can't come to see me, but I believe that one day you will come back. Brother, I'll wait for you. Waiting for you to come back to Xiaolan's side again. Xiaolan silently litigated against the stars in the sky. This situation can't help but make people feel pity.

"Ahh I'll definitely be back, Xiaolan, you wait for me. Behind the street lamp in front of Xiaolan's window, I heard Xiaolan's every word clearly, and read softly in my heart. "Someday, I'll stand in front of you as Kaoru Mori. Definitely!" Then, without stopping, my figure disappeared into the corner of the street, walking towards the café where Shiho was.