At three o'clock in the afternoon, I arrived at the café where I had made an appointment with Ueki, and although my mother finally came back and said that she didn't want me to leave my sight, I still escaped by urinating.

"Really, it's really terrible for my mother to pester, I'll call her every week," I muttered to myself as I walked into the café, "Forget it, hurry up and get things done, just go back early, it's going to be a long time coming, and Conan's side won't be easy to deal with." ”

Looking up, on the window seat in the café, an old man in a butler's uniform was sitting there precariously, although his expression was not very serious, but the whole person was calm and cautious, and he looked very rigorous, which made the waiters who came and went by him a little unnaturally nervous.

He is worthy of being a housekeeper for decades. I secretly admired in my heart, walked forward, sat down opposite him, smiled, and nodded to him slightly: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting." ”

"You are ......" The old butler, who had always maintained a calm expression that had not yet been shocked, showed his surprise in front of me for the first time, and his snow-white eyebrows raised slightly: "Little friend, aren't you the kid who came to Fujiki's house that day with Mr. Maori's attorney, the concubine lawyer?"

"Yes, my name is Akira Edogawa. I smiled cutely and said obediently, "Hello, Grandpa Ueki, I am so happy that you remember me." ”

"Hehehe, although the old man is old, his memory is still okay. The old butler squinted his eyes, his surprised expression became calmer, showed a kind smile, and said to me, "Then Xiaohui, why did you come here?

"Not at all!" I shook my head and smiled, "I came here to find grandpa!"

"Oh?" Zhimu was stunned for a moment, then saw the floor-to-ceiling window next to him, showed a suddenly realized expression, and said in a coaxing tone: "I'm sorry children, grandpa has important things to do today, I don't have time to play with you or invite you to eat, grandpa will invite you to eat good things in the future, can you go back first today?" If you leave for a long time, adults and elders will worry about you!"

"I didn't come in looking for you because I saw you on the street. Although I was helpless to be misunderstood that I was here to eat, I still denied his idea and said, "I know the purpose of your coming here today!"

"Oh?" the old man smiled nondeniably, clearly not believing me.

"Fidel. "I was across from the old man, looking directly at the old man, and quietly said a name.

The old man's pupils shrank suddenly, but his body did not move at all, and his tone of voice did not change at all, still unhurried: "I don't understand what you're talking about, kid." Although he was still laughing, I could feel that there was already a hint of caution in his laughter.

"If you're still unsure, then I'll say another person's name," I shook my feet dangling from sitting on the sofa, lowered my eyelids, and said, "Lucifer, Fidel asked you to come to this person, right?"

The moment I spat out the word Lucifer, the old man's breathing suddenly increased, and even if I didn't look up, I could feel the old man's great shake.

"Little friend, who are you?" the old man's tone was no longer smiling, full of seriousness and nervousness. At this point, he seemed to finally understand that I wasn't joking with him, and he became serious.

"I? I smiled indifferently, looked up, and said in the tone of the morning phone call, "I'm the Lucifer you're looking for." ”

......

Things went smoothly, although the result of me being the person he was looking for surprised the old housekeeper, who was accustomed to the vicissitudes of wind and rain, but after all, he was a person who had seen big storms and waves, and after a little surprise, the old man quickly calmed down. I told him my purpose and wanted him to be my butler and represent me in matters that were inconvenient for me to handle. I didn't elaborate on what it was, but I only roughly told him that he could treat me as an adult, after all, we weren't very familiar with each other, although I believed in the old butler's character and believed that he wouldn't betray me, but there were some things that it was better to be cautious.

I was vague about many questions, the old housekeeper did not care, did not ask, for the help I extended to him, although the old man was also very grateful, but did not appreciate the reaction, the old man is used to seeing the vicissitudes of the world, he is already in the last years of his life is not very nostalgic, so the gratitude is naturally light. The old man thought about my request and agreed, but there was one request, that is, that I should keep the garden of the Fujieda villa, which was the only thing the old man insisted on.

Faced with the old man's only wish, or request, I nodded without the slightest hesitation, the Fujieda family's inheritance has been donated to the government because of Fujieda Mikio's will, and it will probably be auctioned soon, if I don't buy it, the garden will be destroyed by others sooner or later, in that case, the old man will not be able to accept it anyway.

Seeing that I agreed to his request so easily, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up and bent his already bowed back to me, and in the surprised eyes of others, he said respectfully: "Zhimu Caoba, willing to serve the master, if there is anything inappropriate in the future, please bear with the master." ”

"You don't need to call me master, just call me young master. I smiled.

"Yes, young master. ”

An hour later, Ueki and I parted ways and left the café and returned to Kudo's house, while Ueki went to the temporary accommodation Fidel had set for him. I didn't leave the old man behind or assign him any tasks myself, because for the time being, I don't have anything here that can use him, and, although as a housekeeper, Ueki Caohachi has enough experience, but what I want him to do is not just a housekeeper, for some underground laws, he has a lot of things to learn, to understand, to contact, so, I let him continue to follow Fidel's side, I believe that Fidel will understand what I mean, and will definitely train a qualified agent for me.

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"Hee-hee-hee~eh? Is that so? Xiaohui, this kid still has such a side! It's surprising!" As soon as I entered the door, I heard my mother's unfettered laughter that had never changed. But what's the tone of surprise? Who is she talking to? Is she talking about me?

I don't know what happened, but the inexplicable chills on my body made me feel a little bad.

I hurriedly walked into the room and looked up, only to see my mother sitting with Conan, Xiaolan and Xiao Ai talking and laughing, and there were some food on the coffee table in front of me, most of which were Chinese-style dim sum.

Why are they here?

"Ah, Xiaohui, you're back!" As soon as she saw me appear, my mother immediately stood up in surprise and walked over to me, took my hand and walked in the direction of the sofa, while walking, she said: "I was talking to Xiaolan and them about you just now! Xiaolan and Xiaoai have said a lot about you, it's too much, it's obviously your own child, there are many things that I, a mother, don't know!"

"yes, hehehe, what did you all say about me?" I laughed dryly, sat down on the couch, and asked the crowd.

"It's nothing, it's just some things like some people broke into my room back then, stole things, and messed with flowers and grass everywhere......" Xiao Ai took a sip of tea and smiled faintly.

"There are also those who are late for school every day, are punished for standing, skip class, don't listen to classes, and peek at girls in physical education class...... "Conan also said.

cough, don't talk about peeking anymore, don't you see the water in Xiao Ai's teacup rippling......

"And I don't come home from school, I always go to the kitchen to steal food, I obviously ask you to clean the room, but in the end I make a mess of the room, as if it has been ravaged by a prehistoric beast......" Xiaolan also crossed her fingers and counted them one by one.

"Hey, aren't these all bad words? Can't you tell me about my good points?" I said with a smile and a cry.

"I've finally met Xiaohui's mother, of course I have to sue you well! Besides, didn't Aunt Yukiko just recognize you as a righteous son? It is also necessary to deepen the understanding between mother and son!" Xiaolan spat out her little tongue at me mischievously, and blinked her eyes.

"Isn't it generally necessary to understand people from the merits?!"

"This is what Shinichi's brother's mother has requested, let's tell you something funny......" Conan shrugged and smiled at me with a smile called "Obian" in a non-chalant manner.

"Well, although I didn't pay much attention to it before, but now that I sum it up, I suddenly find that people like you seem to meet the criteria for humane destruction. "Xiao Ai's summary is always so succinct. But—

Please don't say such a scary thing with such a breezy expression.

"Bang~~ The naughty little Hui is so cute!" suddenly fell into the soft embrace of his mother, rubbing, rubbing, rubbing.

"Don't be like this, embarrassed!" my face was a little hot.

"Don't~~ I finally saw Xiaohui once, and next time I may not be able to come back when, let me hug it again~~" The mother who made a sweet voice was like a child.

“...... Whatever you want. After trying hard, I really couldn't break free, so I gave up the struggle, turned my head to Xiao Ai and Xiao Lan and said, "It's dinner time in a while, stay and eat together, right?"

"Ah, I won't be able to," Xiaolan smiled and waved her hand: "Let Dad be home alone, he will starve to death." ”

"Let the uncle look at the four minutes of the young lady's cooking time, I believe he will be extremely satisfied. I rolled my eyes. Xiaolan smiled and didn't speak.

"What about you?" I turned to look at Xiao Ai, "You should be okay, right?" Dr. Asa asked him to go to the restaurant alone once in a while. ”

"No, he is the man, if you don't care about him, he will definitely steal those high-calorie things. ”

"Alas!" I couldn't help but hang my head.

"Hey, what about me?!, won't you let me?" Conan squinted at me, grinning a little unpleasantly.

"You, even if you don't let you, you'll stay and eat with a dead face, right?"

"What are you talking about?!, it's clearly my ...... here," Conan snapped.

"You...... What?" I looked at him amusedly. Xiao Ai and Xiao Lan also turned their heads to look at him, Xiao Lan had a puzzled expression, and Xiao Ai had a smile on her face. Ahem, Xiao Wai, you have learned badly. But Conan's expression is really ...... right now It's so interesting......

"I ......" Conan's face twisted, and he thought hard for a long time, and he was about to hold back his internal injuries, before he suddenly had an idea, and said, "This is my dearest new brother's home!"

It's not easy, bite your tongue, right?

After laughing for a while, Xiaolan and Xiao Ai said goodbye and left, and there were only three people left in the house: me, Conan and my mother.

Mom went to the kitchen to cook with a smile, and after a while, a faint fragrance wafted out of the kitchen, and with the fragrance, there was the sound of Mom humming a song, it seemed that Mom was in a good mood.

"I always feel ...... Mom seems to dote on you. On the sofa in the living room, Conan said in a slightly awkward tone while eating snacks.

"Jealous?" I lay on the couch, looking a little careless.

"No!" Conan denied it urgently, and then said slightly depressedly: "It's just that as soon as you came, my mother seemed to be very happy, and my mother rarely treated me like this before." ”

"Isn't that still jealousy?" I rolled my eyes.

"That's different! How can you say it? It feels like you and your mother have known each other for a long time, and it doesn't look like you just met at all, because of the relationship between your stepmother and your son, and your mother's love for you has long exceeded this limit, it's like ......"

"I'm going to see if the meal is ready!" I got up, interrupted Conan, and ran to the kitchen!

"yes, it's like...... Like my own son, don't I ......" Conan's murmuring voice came from behind me, causing my body to stiffen slightly.

I ran to my mother in the kitchen as if I was running away, and said to my mother, "Mom, I want your help with something!"

"Hmm, what's the matter?" said my mother, who was tasting a small saucer, turned her head to look at me.

"Come here," I beckoned to my mother, who crouched down and whispered in her ear, "Conan seems to be a little suspicious of my identity, and if he mentions something about me in a moment, you will be like this...... Such...... As the mother of a former idol, this little thing should be easy, right?"

My mother's originally smiling expression became a little serious, squatted down, pulled my shoulders over with her hands, faced me, and said solemnly: "It's okay if you want me to help you, but I want to know, why don't you want your brother to know your identity so much, why do you have to hide it from him?"

"Didn't I say it? I'm going to hide in the shadows and protect my brother from being exposed......"

"Is that really the case?!" my mother interrupted me with a sudden snort, and looked directly at me, her beautiful pupils radiating a burning light.

"When...... Of course. I turned my head slightly uncomfortably.

"Is that so?" Mom sighed slightly, let go of the hand that was tightly on my shoulder, stood up, and faced the cooking pot again, and said in a somewhat lost tone, "I see." ”

"What's wrong with you, Mom?" Mom's mood seemed to have become a little low, which made me feel very uncomfortable.

"Nothing. Mom turned to me with a detached smile and said, "Hurry up and call that stinky boy from Conan over for dinner!"

"Okay!" I couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief when I saw my mother's smile as usual.

At the dinner table, Conan looked at me still sitting in the position of "Kudo Yuichi", frowned, although his face was also full of awkwardness, but he was not as angry as before, and sat quietly opposite me in his position, looking at me without blinking.

Hey, don't look at me, do I have flowers on my face? I said don't look at me, look at me! I'm not your Xiaolan, and besides, I'm not interested in men!

Conan's gaze on the other side was like a nail on my body, and I couldn't pull it out if I wanted to, which made me extremely uncomfortable.

"Hmph~~ Alas, it would be nice if Yusaku came back too, if you want me to say, travel around the world, travel around the world, what else do you want to be a novelist, you are urged by others every day, and you do it yourself!" Mom hummed a song and set the bowl while complaining, just like a housewife. ...... Uh, well, the former idol's mom is really just a housewife now.

"Forget it, although Yusaku can't come, but if you help Yusaku put the bowl on the table, let's treat him as if he's here. Mom grinned and put the dishes and chopsticks in Dad's place.

Don't do that, Mom, it's like Daddy is gone...... I looked at the dishes and chopsticks in front of the empty seat with an embarrassed expression. Conan's expression was similar to mine.

Father of Heaven......

"Don't worship!!," Conan shouted frantically.

"Now, Mom. While eating, Conan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.

"Hmm, what's wrong?Xiaoxin?" Mom responded to Conan's words while picking up a piece of meat and said to me, "Come on, Xiaohui, ah~~"

"Ahh "Sure enough, the dishes made by my mother are delicious.

"I ...... Suddenly, I thought about it. Conan lowered his head, his voice a little low, and as he spoke, he peeked at me to see my reaction, but unfortunately, all he saw was my expressionless face.

"Smack!" Mom suddenly slammed her chopsticks on the table.

The sudden sound startled Conan and me! The old mother, who had been very happy just now, suddenly became silent, lowered her head and did not speak, and her whole face was buried in the shadows. The relaxed atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became heavy, as if a heavy dark cloud was about to be pressed down, and people were overwhelmed.

"Old ...... Mom?" Conan was a little confused by the sudden situation, and looked at his mother tentatively. Even I felt a little caught off guard, which was a little different from what I had agreed with my mother just now.

"Eat. Mom picked up the rice bowl again and said in a low tone.

"Oh...... Oh. Conan, who wanted to say something, was completely suppressed by his mother's aura, and couldn't say a word, so he could only dry the rice tastelessly.

"Let's go. ”

Although she said to eat, my mother didn't eat a bite, the hand holding the bowl was trembling slightly, a tear fell on the rice bowl, and the sound of heartbreak resounded in our hearts.

Conan and I were stunned, and for a while, we couldn't say anything.

What was supposed to be a good dinner was messed up, and the three of them fell silent, silently finishing their meals, not knowing what to do next.

"I'll clean up the dishes and chopsticks, the bath water is already boiling, you guys hurry up and take a shower. Mom turned her back to us and said lightly.

“...... Be. Conan and I should be obedient, Conan turned his head to look at me, and a hint of discoloration flashed in his eyes.

Conan took a step first, I deliberately rubbed it, and after Conan left, I immediately spoke: "Mom......"

My mother's reaction just now made me feel very uneasy, and it was different from what we said just now, I just asked my mother to pretend to be sad, but ......

"What's going on?!! "What's going on?" Just when I was still thinking about how to phrase it in my heart, my mother suddenly turned around, with an excited expression on her face: "Na! My performance is good, isn't it? ! You're all moved, right?! Hmph! Although your mother and I have quit the showbiz for many years, my mother's skills have not regressed at all!

Table ...... Performance?" I was stunned.

"yes, didn't you say to make me act sad and don't show a relaxed expression? Wow~~ It's been a long time since I've felt this kind of nervousness! This feeling is really great! Otherwise, I'll go back to being an actor in the future, na, what do you say, Xiaohui?"

"......" suddenly felt so tired.

"What are you going to do, Xiaohui?"

"Take a bath. I replied weakly. There is also a final link, which should be able to dispel Conan's suspicions. Of course, I've wiped that thing down nicely.

Walking to the bathroom, Conan has already entered one step ahead of me, my bathroom is very large, when I was a child, I often washed with my father and brother, three people stayed in a bath, not crowded at all, and two children were no problem.

I took off my clothes and walked into the bathroom, and a thick heat rushed directly at me, among them, a pair of green wolf eyes stared at me tightly, for a moment.

"What are you doing! I've never seen a handsome guy! Perverted!" I dodged Conan's gaze a little uncomfortably as I entered the bath, the warm water gradually submerged my chest, and my tense body instantly relaxed.

Ah~~ It's really cool at home......

Stare at......

"Hey, look! Are you the one?!Dead pervert, dead open!" I clutched my chest with a chill on my face, my back to him, and Conan stared at my smooth back.

After a long time, a voice of relief came from behind.

"Sure enough, you're not him. ”

"Are you glad?" I asked softly, after a pause.

"I don't know, maybe there is. Conan sighed.

"If I were him, would you ...... How?" I struggled to keep my voice steady.

"I don't know, maybe ......"

"Maybe?" my heart tightened.

"I will kill my relatives in righteousness, although he is my younger brother, he is also a murderer, and he cannot escape the punishment of the law just because he is my younger brother. ”

"Yes. Expected answer.

"And then ......"

"And then, and then, of course, you're the hero of the devil, right?" I don't know why, I didn't want to say that, but such mean words spit out of my mouth uncontrollably.

"Heroes? Hehe, no, I think I'm going to go crazy. Conan's voice was full of bitterness.

Crazy?

"Thankfully, I'm not your brother. I sighed. It seems that I did exactly what I did.

"yes, I'm glad you're not, otherwise I really don't know what to do. Conan sighed as well.

"Gooo......"

"Hey, what are you sinking for?" Conan looked at me puzzled.

"Nothing, fun. "My eyes are a little sore.

"How old are they, and they still look like children. Conan laughed.

"Mom was by you, and my wonderful dinner was also disturbed by you, what are you going to do?"

"What else can I do? This time I'm suspicious, and I'm sad for my mother again, alas, I shouldn't mention Yuichi in front of my mother. Depending on the situation, let's go out with my mother for a walk in two days, maybe my mother will be better. There was a hint of chagrin in Conan's voice.

"Why do you do it when you know it's going to happen?"

"I originally thought you were him, and my mother already knew your identity, and I was hiding it from you with you, if I deliberately mentioned Yuichi in front of her, maybe my mother would show some flaws in an instant. ”

"Yes, and then, you expected it?"

"Not at all, my mother's reaction was completely unexpected by me. Conan smiled wryly.

"It's a shame. I said this in my mouth, but I laughed secretly in my heart, this guy was completely deceived by my mother's acting skills.

"Mom...... It's really sad. ”

I was stunned for a moment, Conan's words suddenly reminded me of the moment when my mother cried, that expression, that look, really...... Is it just a show? Which side is a show......

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ps: yes ~ summer vacation...... It's finally over. Originally, this chapter should have been completed in the first two days, but as school is approaching, I am so busy with things like sending off my classmates, hurrying up to visit the door, preparing things, etc., and I'm really sorry that it dragged on for so long. Tomorrow we will embark on a journey to a foreign land, so the summer vacation update is coming to an end.

This holiday is less than 50 days in total, except for the back and forth rest time, there are about 40 days left, a total of 21 chapters updated, nearly 150,000 words, although I am ashamed not to do the daily change, but it can barely be regarded as a two-day update, such a result is finally passable. I hope you don't blame me less.

Hawkers,It's going to be busy again after the start of school.,Update can't be said.,It's tentatively set for a weekly shift.,The specific situation depends on my time.,But no matter how the update changes.,One thing is the same.,That's not too much prison.,I believe that no one should doubt this.。

So everyone, this is the end of the summer vacation update, let's see you another day. I wish you all the best in your new journey of life.