Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1360: The Dream of R'lyeh

Thanks to the three little ones' "unruly words", Mao Lilan's mood was unexpectedly relieved.

The children's words reminded her of her original purpose of practicing karate, which was not to compete with others, but to protect herself.

Of course, there are now more people who need protection.

Cheng Shi was also a little surprised and asked, "Xiao Lan, do you practice karate? I can't tell at all..."

"The second place in the entire Kanto region is also very impressive!"

Mao Lilan smiled and said modestly: "I am only participating in the female high school student group in the non-professional group. I am still far from being a real professional player..."

"It's okay." Cheng Shi put down the poker cards in his hand and comforted her: "Xiao Lan, you are so young, there will be many opportunities in the future."

"future……"

When talking about the future, Mao Lilan murmured, with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

After this year's second year of high school, next year will be the third year of high school, which involves the issue of filling out future applications, whether to continue studying or choose to find a job directly.

With Mao Lilan's grades, there will be no problem for her to get into a good university.

Although her academic performance is not as good as Kudo Shinichi's, she has the academic genes of Kisaki Eri after all, and is also among the best in her grade.

The university that Mao Lilan most wants to get into is her mother’s alma mater, Touto University.

But to be honest, Mao Lilan does not have a clear plan for her future, and is not sure what career she will pursue in the future.

The road to becoming a professional karate athlete is not only long and difficult, but Mao Lilan also feels that she is not quite suited to competing in the professional arena.

Although once on the competition field, contestants will instinctively want to get first place.

But deep down, Mao Lilan does not have the spirit of being competitive.

Moreover, Mao Lilan is a little afraid that as her training intensity approaches professional level, her figure will gradually become out of shape and she will not be able to appear next to Kudo Shinichi.

So Mao Lilan decided that no matter what in the future, karate would just be her hobby and would not be related to her career.

Apart from karate athletes, the most common hereditary system in Japan is inheriting the head of the family's profession.

Detective, Mao Lilan definitely can't do it by herself.

Unless Kudo Shinichi opens a detective agency in the future, she can help out and run a husband-and-wife shop or something like that.

As a lawyer, Mao Lilan feels that she is not very good at it.

Being a lawyer actually means engaging in verbal battles with others, and Mao Lilan feels that she is not suitable for it.

In addition to the fact that Mao Lilan's personality is not suitable for competing with others, she prefers to use her hands rather than talk.

Refer to the setting in the early days when Mao Lilan randomly smashed the surrounding iron objects when she disagreed with something...

Apart from these, Mao Lilan couldn't think of what other career she could pursue.

Engineer? I’m not interested in science…

Accounting? Not numbers-conscious…

Reporter? Don't want to go too far from home...

Teachers? Worried about encountering naughty and disobedient children, they would resort to the old ways of using force instead of words.

doctor?

Eh? Doctor...

Mao Lilan's eyes suddenly lit up and she asked Cheng Shi who was sitting across the small round table.

"Doctor Cheng Shi, if I become a doctor in the future, what do you recommend?"

Mouri Ran's sudden question surprised Conan and Sonoko who were present.

Cheng Shi was also slightly surprised. Why were they suddenly talking about future career?

But he quickly calmed down, frowned and thought for a few seconds, then responded with a smile.

"I still can't give you any advice..."

"Everyone in this world is unique and has a different life, so we don't need advice from others, let alone let others manipulate us."

"I can only say that from my experience, there are both good and bad sides to the medical profession."

"The benefits are that I can enjoy the love of my patients, have a relatively good and stable income, and satisfy my inner desire to save lives and heal the wounded."

“But the downside is that the initial investment is very high, both in terms of time and money.”

"But from your personal point of view, Xiaolan, I believe you won't have too many concerns in this regard..."

It is very difficult to train a doctor in Japan. Not only must one excel in academics, but medical students also have the longest tuition and study hours.

The six-year tuition fee for the most expensive medical university in Japan is nearly 6 million yen, which is an astronomical figure for ordinary working-class Japanese.

At the beginning, Cheng Shi relied on the death insurance of his parents and sister, as well as the scholarship he earned through hard work, to successfully complete his medical studies at Dongdu University.

However, since Ran Mouri's father is a famous detective, Cheng Shi feels that she should not have any concerns in this regard.

But what he didn't know was that although Kogoro Mouri looked bright and handsome, he actually worked for the Metropolitan Police Department for free most of the time and didn't make much money from the occasional commissions.

The main thing is that once Kogoro Mouri takes a big commission, the client may easily die or be sent to prison as a murderer.

Over time, the rumor of "Sleeping Kogoro's Client" gradually spread in the industry.

Now their family basically relies on the rent collected from the first floor of the firm and low-risk commissions such as investigating extramarital affairs to supplement their household expenses.

But Ran Mouri's mother, Eri Kisaki, is still powerful. She owns her own law firm in Tokyo, which is much more powerful than a detective agency.

And if worst comes to worst, there is still the husband's family who spend money like water.

"But in addition to the financial and energy issues, it is also a huge psychological challenge for doctors."

“No matter how skilled a doctor is, he cannot save every patient he sees. In other words, as the doctor’s medical skills improve, the number of patients who come to visit increases, and more deaths will occur before our eyes…”

"As you witness more separations and deaths, perhaps you will gradually become indifferent to the passing of life..."

Cheng Shi's words were full of hidden meanings. He seemed to be talking to Xiaolan, but in fact he was also reflecting on his past.

Looking back now, he is not quite sure why he, as a doctor who saves lives, was so crazy as to want to kill the three murderers of his father.

Hatred is of course the most important factor.

But the separation of life and death that he often experiences as a doctor may also make him feel that taking a life is not too difficult to do.

Doctors are the people who value life the most, but they are also the people who are the most "indifferent" to life.

After hearing Cheng Shi's words, Mao Lilan fell into deep thought, reflecting on whether she could easily accept the passing of life.

Indeed, if doctors could cure all diseases, there would be no more illness and death in the world.

However, when it comes to approaching death, Mao Lilan is now "quite talented".

There's nothing she can do about it. Who made her have a death god elementary school student living in her house?

But at this moment, Conan looked up at Mao Lilan and asked, "Sister Xiaolan, don't you faint at the sight of blood?"

"Fainting with blood?"

Fainting at blood is a key issue in whether one can practice medicine.

Mao Lilan thought about how she had seen so many murder scenes, many of which were tragic scenes with blood splattered everywhere, but she had never been frightened to faint, and she could still do the smooth combo of screaming - calling the police.

"I shouldn't feel dizzy..."

"What about the cadaver teacher? Isn't he afraid too?"

"Anatomy teacher?"

Mao Lilan was a little confused and didn't quite understand what this was.

Cheng Shi explained: "A cadaver teacher is a human corpse in anatomy class. It is a 'silent teacher' who helps medical students understand the structure and organs of the human body more clearly and intuitively." "Cadaver?" Mao Lilan was so scared that her face trembled slightly, "Is it real... that kind?"

Cheng Shi nodded as a matter of course, "Of course."

After hearing what Cheng Shi said, Mao Lilan instantly recalled the scene of a corpse being disemboweled in her mind.

She could accept an intact corpse, but if someone used a knife on the corpse, she would feel sick just thinking about the scene.

Eyeballs protruding outward, intestines piled up in a heap, a beating heart, bloody fat and wispy muscles...

"That's terrible!"

"I don't want to be a doctor anymore, I'd rather die than be a doctor!"

Mao Lilan quickly gave up this future ambition, and gave up completely.

Conan grinned slightly and rolled his eyes helplessly. As a childhood sweetheart, he already knew that Mao Li Ran would never be able to be a doctor.

If you ask what kind of person is suitable to be a doctor, it is definitely someone like Haibara Ai who always looks indifferent no matter what she looks at.

Ran Mouri and Ai Haibara are simply two extremes.

At this time, Yuanzi on the side suddenly said: "Xiaolan, the expression you made when you said 'scary' just now was very cute!"

"If you ask me, you want to be an actor in the future?"

"You are so beautiful, you will definitely be a big hit as an actress!"

"If you become a female star, Kudo will definitely fall at your feet and obey you obediently!"

Conan gave Sonoko a "hehe" look.

  Now that he has already fallen in love with Mao Lilan, what's the point of talking about the future?

But the female star Mao Lilan...

Conan felt a little excited when he thought of that scene.

After all, every man’s ultimate dream is to find a female star as his wife.

Even a decent person like Kudo Yusaku is no exception!

  If your childhood sweetheart happens to be a female celebrity, wouldn’t that be the happiest thing in the world?

The three little ones also echoed, "I also think Sister Xiaolan is very suitable to be an actress!"

"She will definitely become a female star in the future!" Ayumi said excitedly.

When she heard everyone's new proposal, Mao Lilan's expression was slightly surprised.

When she was having dinner in Yokohama Chinatown, a producer did try to recruit her to be the leading actress in a movie.

But later the producer died while having a meal, the murderer was the director, and the film was shelved.

When she heard that she might become the heroine of a movie, she did not resist and even thought about giving it a try.

Because Kudo Shinichi's mother was once a popular star, Mao Lilan has been in contact with her mother since she was a child, and she is also very fascinated by the charm and courage exuded by Yukiko.

But she had never imagined what her future would be like if she took this as her future.

But maybe, it's pretty good...

Just then, Qin Zhibo and Dr. Agasa came over with golf clubs.

"If it's an actor, I can't say anything else, but Kudo must be very happy..."

"What do you think, Conan?"

Qin Zhibo rubbed Conan's head and looked at him with a look that said "You are so lucky, kid."

The three little ones also turned to look at Conan, only to find that Conan's face had already turned as red as a bubble teapot.

"Conan, you're blushing again!"

"Conan, you can't like Sister Xiaolan!"

"That's it!"

The three little ones' innocent words once again put Conan in an awkward position.

"No, no!"

"I'm not!"

Conan wanted to explain, but his explanation seemed powerless amid the laughter of the crowd.

For a moment, the entire entertainment room was filled with joy.

……

The entertainment lasted until about 11:30, and then everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Qin Zhibo and Cheng Shi’s balcony room has two beds, so they can sleep separately.

After a busy whole day, although it was spent happily playing, it was also very exhausting.

Not long after my head hit the pillow, I could hear the sound of even breathing from the bed.

When he opened his eyes again, Qin Zhibo found that his body was floating in the water.

This is a strange and dark sea.

The gloomy sea water revealed a deathly silence, with only rows of tiny bubbles floating up from the deep black sea below.

It seems as if there is something dark underneath...

Qin Zhibo couldn't control his body, and he swam slowly towards the source of the bubbles.

Gradually, the surrounding sea water became more and more turbid.

And in the darkness further below, countless bubbles were floating upwards in a regular pattern towards the sea surface.

The bubbles are like a black wave, and they also seem to have the unique rhythm of some living thing, like the beating of a heart.

Qin Zhibo couldn't help but look down, and saw a dark city, but extremely huge just from the outline, sitting at the bottom of the ocean.

Because it was still far away, he couldn't see the details of the city.

But he could see a hidden huge water film wrapping around the underwater city like a sphere.

It's like a protective membrane, but more like a mother's womb.

It was faintly beating, shaking out a lot of bubbles, as if it was gestating some unclean existence...

"call--"

Qin Zhibo suddenly opened his eyes from his sleep and sat up in bed in shock.

He kept calming his breathing, but his mind couldn't help but recall the scene in his dream just now.

  That was... R'lyeh?

Different from the previous dreams or contacts, this time I sensed a layer of water film covering R'lyeh, like a seal.

The seal on that layer of water film is loosening.

Therefore, the great existence sealed in R'lyeh is no longer a hopeless prisoner, but a "child" waiting to be reborn.

When the seal is broken, it means the revival of Cthulhu.

Qin Zhibo picked up the handkerchief on the bedside table and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then turned his head to look at Cheng Shi on the other bed.

Cheng Shi was still sleeping soundly, with his shoulders tucked into the quilt, and was not woken by the noise here.

Qin Zhibo sat on the bed for a while, then decided to go out for a walk.

He took the room card, tiptoed out of the room and came to the deck.

It was 2 o'clock in the morning, the quietest time of the day.

The still bright cruise ship seemed to be sailing on a dark sea full of unknowns, like a small boat in the wind and waves, which could be swallowed up by the darkness at any time.