Following the directions on the map, Qin Xiao found the maple leaf gold coins hidden by the Italian gang.
"I'll unload these on the black market in a few days, once things quiet down a bit!"
With that, Qin Xiao tossed the acquired gold coins straight into his system storage.
On his way back that evening, a heavy rain suddenly began to pour from the sky.
Suddenly, around a street corner, a petite figure wearing a white lab coat came stumbling along, leaning against the wall, but before she could take more than a few steps, she collapsed onto the ground.
Qin Xiao quickly got out of his car to check on the situation. Seeing the little girl's brown hair, he froze for a moment.
*(Isn't this Miyano Shiho? Has she escaped from the Black Organization? But isn't she supposed to be looking for Shinichi Kudo? What is she doing here?)*
Reaching out to touch her forehead, Qin Xiao realized she was running a high fever.
Shaking his head to clear away the extra thoughts, he scooped her up in his arms.
*(Ah! So warm! Have I made it to heaven?)*In a daze, Miyano Shiho felt something warm, making her instinctively hug it tightly.
After placing Miyano Shiho in the backseat of the car, Qin Xiao immediately started the engine and drove home.
"Yor, open the door for me, my hands are full," Qin Xiao called out as he stood at the front door.
Hearing Qin Xiao's voice, Yor quickly opened the door.
"Welcome back, Qin-kun! Oh? Why are you holding a little girl, Qin-kun?"
"No time to explain, she seems to have a fever. Can you help her change her clothes first?"
With that, he carried Miyano Shiho into a bedroom.
It was already very late by the time Yor finished changing Miyano Shiho's clothes. Qin Xiao told Yor to go to sleep first while he stayed to watch over Miyano Shiho.
"My head hurts so much! Where am I? Wait, what's going on?! Who changed my clothes?" Looking at the clothes she was wearing, Miyano Shiho felt a sense of breakdown washing over her.Turning her head, Miyano Shiho saw Qin Xiao, who had fallen asleep lying face down on the bed.
"It looks like he must have been the one who saved me!"
Because of the lighting, Qin Xiao's handsome, sharply defined face looked exceptionally gentle, leaving Miyano Shiho momentarily spellbound.
"Ah, you're awake. Do you feel any better?"
Having just woken up, Qin Xiao reached out and gently felt Miyano Shiho's forehead to check if she still had a fever.
"Who helped me change my clothes?" Miyano Shiho asked doubtfully.
Seeing the expression on Miyano Shiho's face, Qin Xiao couldn't resist the urge to tease her.
"Isn't the answer pretty obvious? I'm the one who changed your clothes!"
Hearing this, Miyano Shiho immediately stared fixedly at Qin Xiao with a look that treated him like a total pervert.
"You pervert!" Miyano Shiho roared angrily, her face flushed red.
"With the way you look right now, even if I were desperate, I wouldn't touch you," Qin Xiao muttered under his breath.
"What did you say? Say that to me again!"
Seeing Miyano Shiho acting like a little wildcat, looking as if she wanted to tear him apart alive, Qin Xiao decided it was best to stop teasing her.
"I was just joking with you. The clothes you're wearing were changed by my wife."
Hearing Qin Xiao's words, Miyano Shiho finally stopped acting up.
"I never would have guessed a guy like you has a wife!"
"She's a fake wife."
Upon hearing that Qin Xiao's wife was just a pretence, Miyano Shiho felt a strange sense of relief wash over her.
Just as Qin Xiao finished speaking, Miyano Shiho's stomach let out a loud rumble.
Hearing her own stomach growling, Miyano Shiho blushed deeply.
"It's so late, you must be hungry. Since you just had a fever, I only made some porridge for you."With that, he went to the kitchen, ladled out some porridge from the pot, and handed it to Miyano Shiho.
However, because of her fever, Miyano Shiho felt completely weak all over.
Seeing how hard it was for Miyano Shiho to eat, Qin Xiao took the bowl of porridge from her hands and blew on it to cool it down.
"Come on, open up!"
Looking at the gentle Qin Xiao before her, Miyano Shiho felt a very strange sensation.
It was a feeling she had never experienced before, one that completely captivated her. Even the plain, tasteless white porridge tasted delicious to her.
"My name is Qin Xiao. What's yours?"
"My name is—my name is Haibara Ai!"
Miyano Shiho hesitated for a moment, but after catching sight of a book title on the bookshelf, she blurted it out.
*(Qin Xiao? Sounds like someone from Dragon Kingdom. Wait! Isn't this the Dragon of the Police World? I was originally planning to go find Shinichi Kudo to cooperate with, but now it seems there's a better choice.)*
"Haibara Ai, a very pretty name. But I still prefer the name Miyano Shiho."
With a single sentence, Qin Xiao exposed Miyano Shiho's lie.
"Who are you! How do you know my name?!"
Hearing Qin Xiao speak her real name, Miyano Shiho instantly became alert.
*(Could he be a member of the Black Organization? But why can't I sense any of the organization's aura from him?)*
"Stop guessing, I'm not with the Black Organization."
"Then how do you know who I am?"
"You've probably already figured out that I'm from Dragon Kingdom, so it shouldn't be strange that I have some special channels, right?"
*(Dragon Kingdom! That mysterious country—the Black Organization has tried to infiltrate it several times, but every single attempt failed.)*
"That's right, I'm from Dragon Kingdom. How about it? In our country, marrying multiple wives isn't illegal at all. When Haibara grows up, would you like to be my wife?"
With that, Qin Xiao reached out and ruffled Haibara Ai's hair.
"What are you talking about, you pervert!"
Flustered and exasperated, Haibara Ai slapped his hand away from her head and shouted at Qin Xiao.
Yet she didn't know that Qin Xiao's words had already taken root in her heart, simply waiting for the day they would sprout and grow.
"Since you're so capable, then I want to ask you to help me rescue my older sister."
To Miyano Shiho's request, Qin Xiao immediately agreed on the spot. After all, Miyano Akemi was also a top-tier beauty.
"Alright, from now on, publicly speaking, I am your distant cousin!"
Afterwards, Qin Xiao finished feeding the porridge to Haibara Ai, tucked her in to sleep, and went back to his own room to rest.
Early the next morning, Qin Xiao introduced Haibara Ai to everyone, announcing that from now on, Haibara Ai would be his younger sister.
Upon hearing Haibara Ai's fabricated tragic backstory, Yor burst into tears immediately.
She hurriedly declared that from now on, Haibara Ai was her own blood sister as well.
Her words would come true in the not-too-distant future, though this sister...
"Yay! Now someone can play with me!" Anya cheered happily.
While Haibara Ai and the others were chatting, Qin Xiao's phone suddenly vibrated. Opening it up, he saw a text message from Yoko Okino.
She said she happened to have no schedule on Valentine's Day and wanted to ask Qin Xiao out on a date. Thinking about how he hadn't seen this little woman in several days, Qin Xiao immediately agreed.