Under the "unrestrained words" of the three little ones, Mao Lilan was unexpectedly persuaded to feel more relaxed.
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 objects to protect.
Chengshi was also a little surprised and asked: "Xiaolan, do you practice karate? It's really hard to tell..."
"The second place in the entire Kanto region is also very impressive!"
Mao Lilan smiled and said modestly: "I only participated in the female high school student group in the non-professional group, which is still far from a real professional player..."
"It doesn't matter." Chengshi put down the playing cards in his hand and comforted: "Xiaolan, you are so young, you will still have many opportunities in the future."
"future……"
Speaking of the future, Mao Lilan murmured, with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
After this year's sophomore year of high school, the next year will be the senior year of high school, which involves filling out the issue of future aspirations, whether to continue studying, or directly choose to find a job.
With Mao Lilan's grades, it will definitely be no problem to get into a good university.
Although her academic performance is not as good as Kudo Shinichi's, she still has Fei Eri's academic gene and is among the best in her grade.
The university Mao Lilan most wants to attend is her mother's alma mater, Dongdu University.
But to be honest, Mao Lilan has no clear plans for her future and is not sure about the career she will pursue in the future.
As a professional karate athlete, this road is not only long and difficult, but Mao Lilan feels that he is not suitable to compete in the professional arena.
Although after entering the competition, the contestants will instinctively want to get first place.
But deep down, Mao Lilan does not have the drive to be competitive.
Moreover, Mao Lilan was a little afraid that as the amount of exercise moved closer to the professional level, her figure would gradually get out of shape and she would be unable to appear next to Kudo Shinichi.
Therefore, Mao Lilan has determined that no matter what in the future, karate will only be her own interest and will not have anything to do with her career.
Except for karate athletes, the most common hereditary system in Japan is to inherit the profession of the parents.
Detective, Mao Lilan definitely can't do it on his own.
Unless Kudo Shinichi opens a detective agency in the future, she can help him start a mom-and-pop shop or something like that.
Lawyer, Mao Lilan feels that she is not good at it either.
Being a lawyer is actually a verbal battle with others, and Mao Lilan feels that she is not suitable for it.
In addition to Mao Lilan's personality not suitable for competition with others, she prefers to use her hands rather than her words.
Refer to the early setting of Mao Lilan where he would randomly hammer and explode surrounding iron objects if he disagreed...
Apart from these, Mao Lilan could not think of any other career she might pursue.
Engineer? Not interested in science...
Accountant? Not numbers-sensitive…
Reporter? Don’t want to be too far from home...
Teachers are worried that when they encounter naughty and disobedient children, they will fall back on the old path of being handsy but silent.
doctor?
Eh? Doctor...
Mao Lilan's eyes suddenly lit up and she asked Cheng Shi across the small round table.
"Dr. Chengshi, if I become a doctor in the future, would you recommend me?"
Mao Lilan's sudden question surprised both Conan and Yuanzi who were present.
Cheng Shi was also a little surprised, why did it suddenly involve her future career?
However, he quickly calmed down, thought for a few seconds, and responded with a smile.
"Sure enough, I still can't give any advice..."
"Everyone in this world is a unique individual, and their lives are also different. There is no need for others to give advice, let alone to be at the mercy of others."
"I can only say that based on my experience, the profession of doctor has its pros and cons."
"The advantage is that you can enjoy the love of patients, have a relatively good and stable income, and can satisfy your inner desire to save lives and heal the wounded."
"But the disadvantage is that the upfront investment is very high, both in time and money."
"But from Xiaolan's personal point of view, I believe you won't have too many worries in this regard..."
It is not easy to train a doctor in Japan. Not only do you have to be outstanding in studies, but the tuition fees and study hours for medical students are also the longest.
The six-year tuition fee for the most expensive medical university in Japan is almost 50 million yen, which is an astronomical figure for ordinary working-class people in Japan.
Chengshi also relied on the death insurance of his parents and sister and the scholarship he earned through hard work to successfully study medicine at Toto University.
However, Mao Lilan's father is a famous detective, so Cheng Shi thinks that there should be no worries in this regard.
But what he didn't know was that Kogoro Mouri looked glamorous, but in fact he worked for the Metropolitan Police Department for free most of the time, and he didn't make much money from scattered commissions.
The main reason is that as soon as Moori Kogoro accepts a big commission, the client will easily die or be sent to prison as a murderer.
Over time, rumors of the "sleeping client of Kogoro Ke" gradually spread in the industry.
Now their family basically relies on the rent collected from the first floor of the office and low-risk commissions such as tracing extramarital affairs to support their family income.
But Mao Lilan's mother, Concubine Yingli, is still powerful. She owns a personal law firm in Tokyo, which is much more powerful than a detective agency.
And no matter how bad it is, there are still husbands who spend a lot of money.
"But in addition to money and energy, it is also a huge psychological difficulty for doctors."
"No matter how skilled a doctor is, he cannot save every patient he sees. In other words, as medical skills become more advanced, the number of patients who come to visit increases, and more deaths will occur in front of his eyes..."
"The more you see life and death, maybe you will gradually become indifferent to the loss of life..."
There is something in the truth, which seems to be telling Xiaolan, but in fact it is also a reflection on one's own past.
Looking back now, he was not sure why, as a doctor who saved lives and healed the wounded, he was so crazy that he wanted to kill the three enemies who killed his father.
Hatred is of course the most important factor.
But as a doctor, the frequent separation between life and death may have made him feel that taking human life is not too difficult to do.
Doctors are the group of people who value life the most, and they are also the group of people who "disregard" life the most.
After hearing Cheng Shi's words, Mao Lilan also fell into deep thinking, 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 is no way, who let a death-god primary school student live in her house?
But at this moment, Conan looked up at Mao Lilan and asked, "Sister Xiaolan, aren't you bleeding?"
"Bleeding?"
Fainting with blood is a key issue in whether you can practice medicine.
Mao Lilan thought about the many murder scenes she had seen, many of which were tragic with blood splattered everywhere. She had never been frightened and fainted. She could still scream and call the police in a smooth combo.
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"You shouldn't be dizzy..."
"What about the general education teacher? Aren't you afraid too?"
"General teacher?"
Mao Lilan was a little confused and didn't quite understand what it was.
Chengshi explained: "The gross body teacher is the human body in the anatomy class. He is the 'silent teacher' who helps medical students understand the structure and organs of the human body more clearly and intuitively."
"Remains?" Mao Lilan was so frightened that her face trembled slightly, "Is it really... that kind of thing?"
Chengshi nodded matter-of-factly, "Of course."
When Chengshi said this, Mao Lilan instantly thought of the scene of a corpse being disemboweled.
She could accept the intact corpse, but if a knife was used on the corpse, she would be a little disgusted just thinking about the scene.
Outturned eyes, a pile of intestines, a beating heart, bloody fat and silky muscles...
"That's terrible!"
"I don't want to be a doctor anymore. Even if you kill me, I won't be a doctor anymore!"
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 Lilan would never be a doctor.
When it comes to what kind of person is suitable to be a doctor, it is definitely someone like Haihara Ai who has an indifferent attitude no matter what he looks at.
And Mao Lilan and Haiyuan Ai are simply two extremes.
At this time, Yuanzi on the side suddenly said: "Xiaolan, the expression you used when you said 'terrible' just now is very cute!"
"If you ask me, you will become an actor in the future, right?"
"You are so good-looking, you will surely become a blockbuster as an actor!"
"If you become a female star, that guy Kudo will definitely fall under your pomegranate skirt and obey your orders obediently!"
Conan gave Yuanzi a "hehe" look.
Now that he has fallen under Mao Lilan's pomegranate skirt, how can he talk about the future?
But the female star Mao Lilan...
When Conan thought of that scene, he felt a little excited.
After all, every man's ultimate dream is to find a female star as his wife.
Even decent people like Kudo Yusaku are no exception!
If the childhood sweetheart you like happens to be a female star, 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!"
"I will definitely become a female star in the future!" Ayumi said excitedly.
After hearing everyone's new proposal, Mao Lilan's expression was slightly surprised.
When she was eating in Yokohama Chinatown, a producer actually scouted her to be the heroine of a certain movie.
But later the producer died while having dinner, the murderer was the director, and the film matter was dropped.
When she heard that she might become a movie heroine, she really didn't resist and even thought about giving it a try.
Because Kudo Shinichi's mother was once a very popular star, Mao Lilan had been in contact with her mother since she was a child, and was also very fascinated by the charm and courage exuded by Yukiko.
But she had never imagined what the future would be like if she took this as her future.
But maybe, it's pretty good...
At this moment, Qin Zhibo and Dr. A Li came over with clubs.
"If he is an actor, I dare not say anything else. That boy Kudo must be very happy..."
"What do you think? Conan?"
Qin Zhibo rubbed Conan's head and looked at him with eyes that said, "You're a lucky boy."
The three little ones also turned to look at Conan, only to realize 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 right!"
The three little children's words made it impossible for Conan to come to the stage again.
"No, no!"
"I'm not!"
Conan wanted to defend himself, but his defense seemed a little weak amidst the laughter of everyone.
For a time, the entire entertainment room was filled with an atmosphere of joy.
…
The entertainment lasted until about 11:30, then everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Qin Zhibo and Chengshi's balcony room has two beds, so they can sleep separately.
After a busy day, even though it was spent having fun and playing, it was also very energy-consuming.
Not long after his head hit the pillow, the sound of even breathing came 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 seawater revealed a deathly silence, with only rows of tiny bubbles floating upward from the deep black sea below.
It seems like there is something dark down there...
Qin Zhibo could not control his body and swam slowly following the source of the bubbles.
Gradually, the surrounding seawater becomes more and more turbid.
And in the darkness further below, countless bubbles floated upwards in a regular pattern toward the sea surface.
The bubbles are like a black wave, and also like the unique rhythm of some kind of living body, like the beating of the heart.
Qin Zhibo couldn't help but look down and saw a dark, but extremely huge city located at the bottom of the ocean.
Since it was still far away, he couldn't see the details of the city clearly.
But he could see a hidden huge film of water surrounding the underwater city like a sphere.
It's like a protective membrane, but more like a mother's womb.
It beats faintly and shakes out a lot of bubbles, as if it is pregnant with some unclean existence...
"call--"
Qin Zhibo suddenly opened his eyes from his sleep and sat up in bed.
He kept breathing calmly, but his mind couldn't help but recall the scene in his sleep just now.
That one just now was...Raleye?
It was different from the previous dreams or contacts. This time I felt a layer of water covering Raleye, similar to a seal.
The seal on the water film is loosening.
As a result, the great being 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 resurrection of Cthulhu.
Qin Zhibo picked up the handkerchief on the bedside table and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, then turned to look at Cheng Shi on the other bed.
Cheng Shi was still sleeping peacefully, with his shoulders curled up in the quilt, and was not awakened by the sound here.
Qin Zhibo sat in bed for a while and decided to go for a walk.
He took the room card, quietly left the room, and came to the deck.
It was 2 o'clock in the morning, the most peaceful time of the day.
The still-lit cruise ship seemed to be sailing on an unknown black sea, like a small boat in the wind and waves, which could be swallowed up by darkness at any time.