Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

After asking Chengshi to put the things in the locker, Conan called Toruko and told her the address and location of the key. The incident finally came to an end.

No one was injured, and no one died. Although there might be better, safer ways to do it, for Conan, this was the best way he could think of.

Anyway, he was originally planning to shift the blame to Touzi, but since he broke in himself, he couldn't blame Conan for tricking him.

As for the night, even though Conan begged Ai with pitiful eyes to be soft-hearted and let him sleep with her, unfortunately, his shamelessness did not work in the end.

After all, next to Ai, Mingmei was looking at the two of them with a smile.

It would be fine if she slept with Conan normally, but sleeping with this great detective in front of her sister, Ai said that she was not so shameless.

So, Conan was finally forced to go to Dr. Agasa's house.

Without the sweet and soft Ai, Conan looked at the doctor of science and engineering beside him and sighed helplessly, and helped him with advice on taking the children camping.

As for Ai...

"Xiao Ai, tell me what's going on between you and Conan now~"

Mingmei looked at her trembling sister with a scrutinizing attitude, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

"What's going on? I don't know."

Xiao Ai pretended to be ignorant, turned her head and said stubbornly.

However, to be honest, she really didn't understand how she viewed Conan now.

Was it pity for the tragedy she had caused? Or was it a reliance on her companions who had shrunk like her? Or something else entirely? She really couldn't figure it out.

At the beginning, her attitude towards Conan should have been just that of a comrade, but he helped her bathe, rested with her, shared the secrets of that space with her, learned that he had saved her sister, and told her that she had other relatives...

After everything that has happened, is my attitude towards him still as pure as it was at the beginning?

Why, without realizing it, had my attitude towards him softened so much? The way I addressed him changed, my attitude changed, and why didn't I just reject him?

She couldn't understand all of this.

Seeing her sister's confused look, Mingmei smiled and patted her head:

"Shiho, there's no need to overthink it. Just follow your heart. Whatever you want to do, just do it! Only after you've done it will you know if you'll regret it."

Unlike Ai, who has been a genius since childhood, skipped grades all the way, and spent more time in the laboratory than anywhere else, Mingmei has always lived an ordinary life.

Therefore, she can better understand the confusion in Ai's eyes and know more accurately what Ai is thinking at this moment.

"Speaking of which, isn't it a bit unfair to Miss Xiaolan to do this?"

However, when Mingmei was trying to persuade her sister, a trace of confusion flashed through her mind.

She knew Xiaolan's feelings for Shinichi, but as an older sister, she was more inclined to her younger sister. Therefore, although she felt a little sorry for Xiaolan, she still decided to give her younger sister a push.

"Whatever you want to do, just do it?"

There was a hint of confusion in Xiao Ai's voice, but looking at her sister's gentle face, she hesitated for a moment and nodded:

"I see. I'll try it."

"Well~ don't hold back, sometimes, going straight for it might be more effective~"

Looking at her lovely sister, Mingmei couldn't help but hug her in her arms:

"But all this is for the future! Tonight, Ai, just be my big sister's pillow~"

"Sister! Let me go! I still need to do an experiment!"

"We'll talk about experiments later~"

As she spoke, Mingmei carried Ai in her arms and walked towards her room.

"Ah!"

At this time, Conan, who was still helping Dr. Agasa organize his thoughts, couldn't help but sneeze.

"Who missed me?"

Conan, not knowing how big a trap Akemi had set for him, rubbed his nose, muttered a few words, and continued to give advice to Professor Agasa.

......

Afterwards, the two returned to their peaceful daily lives. Going to school, going home, researching the antidote together in their mental space. It was as if nothing had happened.

The only change is that Ai is a little more frank with Conan. She is less arrogant and more shy.

Although he didn't know what happened, Conan said, "Well done."

Incidentally, during this period, the incident with Mr. Kobayashi also occurred. Conan, knowing the script in advance and what would happen, did not interfere too much, but let the plot develop on its own.

As for the outcome, it was naturally a happy one for everyone. Teacher Kobayashi's disguise was revealed, and a smile spread across her face.

Well, the only one who deserves sympathy is probably our poor dean of studies. Conan, who thinks he would look more comedic with a bald head, resolutely remained silent and did not reveal the fact that his wig was with the principal.

Finally, because of the long absence from work and the threats from the principal, the poor dean had no choice but to return to school with his smooth head.

Well, I can only say that smiles don't disappear, they just shift. With the exception of the Dean, everyone had a bright smile on their face.

As for his wig, someone stuffed it into his drawer the day after he gave up.

(Principal: Oh, who did it? I don’t know!)

However, it seemed that Conan was living too well, and within two days, the world started to cause trouble again.

As for why? It's simple, because there's still some time before the next holiday, and yesterday wasn't a weekend, but today suddenly became a holiday.

Conan, familiar with this world, says the familiar routine is about to begin again. Next, will the family go on a trip and encounter an accident? Or will they end up at the mansion on a snowstorm night? Or something else entirely?

Well, anyway, based on Conan's observations these days, he has confirmed one thing: if the time in this world does not jump, it will be fine, at most it will be some daily small cases, but if it jumps, it means that this world is about to do something big.

Sure enough, that night, Xiaolan received an unexpected invitation:

"Huh? You said you wanted to invite me to your villa?"

Hearing Sonoko's voice on the other end of the phone, Xiaolan was stunned. And Conan was also stunned.

Well, we're done for now! Sonoko + Ran + Conan + Villa, no matter which case it is, as long as these keywords appear, it's not a simple case, okay?

"Okay, I got it. Send me the route and I'll be there on time."

Just as Conan was thinking about what the case would be, Xiaolan had already agreed on a time with Sonoko and accepted her invitation.

"Yuan Zi's invitation? Which villa in the mountains? Is it safe? In that kind of mountain, if anything goes wrong, there won't even be a chance to ask for help!"

Looking at the newspaper in his hand, Maori said that he really couldn't understand it.

Logically speaking, these rich people should be the most afraid of death, but the Suzuki family is not like that.

Suzuki Jirokichi is running around the world, always trying to make some big news, as if he doesn't take his own life seriously.

Meanwhile, Suzuki Shiro spent his days building villas in some uninhabited mountain valleys. Most importantly, he usually wouldn't even visit these villas a second time. Was it really because he had too much money to burn?

Conan nodded in agreement.

Just like the uncle said, although he didn't know what was going on with Shiro Suzuki, after all, this person didn't appear much in the original work, but he knew very well what was going on with Sonoko.

I always like to hold parties in my own villa in the mountains, and it is the kind of mountain village with poor signal, only one exit, and you can't contact the outside world if you cut the telephone line.

The most important thing is, in a place like this, there's not even a security guard? Aren't they really afraid of encountering any danger? It can only be said that the red side's aura is too strong. A carefree young lady like Yuanzi can live to this age without any harm.

"Dad! What are you talking about!"

Xiaolan looked at her father angrily:

"How could Sonoko invite me to some particularly dangerous place?"

However, when she received the map sent by Yuanzi and saw the location of the villa, she fell silent. What her father said seemed to be right? Why was the place Yuanzi invited her to really in the mountains?

"Um, Dad, Conan, and Ai, how about you come with me?"

Looking at the position given to her by Yuanzi, thinking about what her father said, and the various dangers in the mountains, Xiaolan swallowed and her voice trembled slightly.

"No, I have a commission that I'm going to do in the next two days. Besides, it's you who was invited by Miss Garden! Why should I go with her? No, no!"

Facing Xiaolan's question, Uncle Maori refused without even looking up. He was a busy man, so how could he have the time to fool around with Xiaolan and the others?

"Sister Xiaolan, I won't go either."

Ai flatly refused. It had been a while since she'd seen Mingmei. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she decided to spend some time with her sister.

"I......"

Conan was about to say something when he saw a hint of pleading in Xiaolan's eyes.

She was truly frightened by her father's words. She was worried about what might happen if she went alone to the gloomy villa in the valley.

"I understand. I'll go with you, Sister Xiaolan!"

Looking at Xiaolan's pleading eyes, Conan sighed helplessly and agreed.

"Great! I knew you wouldn't be as heartless as your father, Conan~"

Seeing Conan agreed, Xiaolan smiled instantly. She knew that Shinichi would never abandon her.

"Hey, hey, what's the matter?! I have important work to do, okay? This brat is just bored!"

Maori, who was stepped on by Xiaolan, looked at Xiaolan indignantly and complained.

"Huh, but judging from the results, Dad is indeed no match for Conan, isn't he?"

Xiaolan said with a smile.

......

Time flies, and soon it is the day that Xiaolan and Sonoko had agreed upon. After saying goodbye to Maori and Ai, Xiaolan and Conan walked towards the villa together.

"But in the end, only you came with me, Shinichi!"

Looking at Conan beside her, Xiaolan had a smile on her face.

"You've asked me for so much, what can I do?"

Conan shrugged.

"Also, Xiaolan, it's better to call me Conan now. You still have to be more careful in everything. It would be bad if someone heard it."

"Okay, I understand, little Conan~"

Xiaolan squatted down and rubbed Conan's cheek with a smile on her face.

Although Shinichi still needs to be taught a lesson, there will be plenty of opportunities to teach him a lesson in the future. If she doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to play with the cute Conan in front of her who can be played with by her, she may not have another chance in the future.

"Ugh! Let me go!"

"Yeah, I understand~"

However, her hands were still playing with Conan's chubby little face, and she didn't let go.

Just as the two were arguing, the hill where the garden villa was located soon appeared in front of them.

"Is this where it is?"

Looking at the location indicated on the map and then at the dense forest in front of her, Xiaolan swallowed, took a step forward, and walked towards the mountains.

"Wait! You're going the wrong direction!"

Looking in Ran's direction, Conan's face darkened instantly. As expected, letting Ran lead the way was the biggest mistake. If he hadn't just happened to have looked at the map Sonoko had sent him, the two of them wouldn't have known where Ran would be taking them.