Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

"So, you're members of the same club!"

After a period of rest, at Xiaolan's strong insistence, and seeing that she seemed to have indeed recovered to normal, Sonoko took her downstairs and gave a brief introduction to everyone.

After learning about the relationships among them, Xiaolan showed a hint of longing. It was great! If possible, she hoped that she could have such a group of like-minded companions in the future.

"Haha, yes, according to my sister, the five of them have a very good relationship in school!

However, I heard that due to some issues, they haven’t had any contact since graduation. If it weren’t for my sister’s invitation, I’m afraid they might not even meet again in the future!

At this point, Sonoko glanced at the people sitting beside her with a sense of relief. If her sister hadn't had the sudden idea to invite these friends from her university, she probably wouldn't have met such a handsome guy.

After introducing everyone to each other, everyone sat together and started chatting. Since Xiaolan's accidental entry into everyone's room did not happen, everything seemed quite harmonious.

However, when Conan heard Chikako personally admit that she was the screenwriter of "Blue Kingdom", he discovered that the expressions of almost every member of the club, except Ayako, had subtly changed.

"Hmm? Could it be that there are other secrets hidden in this matter?"

Looking at the changes in their expressions, Conan raised his eyebrows. It seemed that this matter seemed to hide some other secrets.

"But, just hide it. It has nothing to do with me anyway~"

Conan put his hands behind his head, resting them on his hands, and thought carelessly:

'Anyway, I have already called the police in advance, and Officer Megure and the others should be here soon, so all I have to do is keep an eye on Xiaolan and make sure nothing happens to her.

Oh, and that bastard named Ota, we have to keep an eye on him and not let him take advantage of Xiaolan!

Thinking of this, Conan's eyes involuntarily looked towards Ota Katsu.

"If Atsuko were still here, she would definitely come too..."

Just when the atmosphere became a little subtle and the photographer named Kakutani wanted to say something to break the awkward situation, Ayako suddenly spoke.

"!"

After hearing Ayako's words, the four people's faces suddenly turned gloomy. The atmosphere at this time not only did not ease, but became even more subtle.

"Atsuko... she..."

Ayako seemed oblivious to the change in the atmosphere around her. She lowered her head and tried to continue speaking, but just then, Chikako suddenly stood up and slammed her hands on the table.

"That's enough! She's just a dead person, why are you still mentioning her name!"

"? Chikako?"

Seeing Ayako's somewhat surprised expression, Chikako seemed to realize that she had overreacted, so she shook her head and sat back.

"Well, after all, we all came here for vacation despite our busy schedules. Why bring up a dead person? It's such a bummer!"

"You're a celebrity, after all. You're so famous that even ordinary people like us don't take you seriously. If it weren't for that play you wrote in college, you'd probably be stuck in that corner right now, don't you think, Kakutani?"

After listening to Chikako's words, Ota patted Kakutani's shoulder beside him meaningfully and said with a smile.

"Ah, uh, well, I think Chikako should be fine even if she doesn't have that work. After all, she's gold!"

In response to Ota's question, Kakutani's smile was a little forced, but he still forced himself to defend Chikako.

"you!"

Facing Ota's teasing, Chikako's anger immediately rose. She glared at Ota in front of her, her teeth itching with anger.

"What's wrong with me? There's nothing wrong with what I said! If it weren't for their good luck, some people would probably only be able to make a living working for some editors now! So, Kakutani, do you have any regrets?"

"I, I have nothing to regret."

The smile on Kakutani's face became even more forced, but when he looked at Chikako, a hint of regret did flash across his eyes.

Watching the three people playing charades, Takahashi's eyes held a hint of doubt, as well as a well-hidden murderous intent.

Ayako, who had instigated the dispute, sat in her seat with her eyes narrowed. Even Conan could not tell her true thoughts from her expression.

Just as the atmosphere was getting weirder, a bell suddenly rang. In an instant, everyone's attention shifted to the source of the bell, that is, Conan.

"Huh? Someone called me, I'll go answer it first~"

After saying that, Conan hurriedly ran to the corner.

The sudden ringing of the bell instantly dissipated the tense atmosphere. Chikako stood up and glanced at everyone present with displeasure.

"That's enough. I'm here on vacation, not to make myself unhappy. I'm going to go out for a walk."

After saying that, she turned and walked out the door.

"Wait, Chikako!"

Seeing this, Kakutani also stood up, made an apologetic gesture to the others, and then chased after them.

In that case, I'll help fix the roof. I heard it looks like it's going to rain tonight...

As he spoke, Takahashi also stood up and walked out of the house.

However, after the door was closed, the kind expression on Takahashi's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a strong sense of coldness and murderous intent.

......

On Conan's side, after answering the phone, Conan asked with some doubts:

"Hello, this is Edogawa Conan, who are you?"

"Conan, how's the situation over there?"

Hearing the familiar voice of Inspector Megure, Conan breathed a sigh of relief:

"The situation is fine at the moment. That bandaged freak hasn't appeared yet. So, Officer Megure, where are you now? How long will it take you to get there?"

"Listen, we're already near you, but something unusual happened there. The suspension bridge was cut. Now, our people are looking for other ways to get to the villa."

Looking at the only suspension bridge leading to the villa in front of him being cut off, Inspector Megure's voice was filled with solemnity:

"We'll get there as soon as possible, but please tell Ms. Suzuki to stay calm no matter what happens."

"?"

Listening to Inspector Megure's words, Conan slowly asked a question. No, when did that idiot Takahashi cut the suspension bridge?

But since the road was already blocked, he couldn't say anything else, so he just responded to the person on the other end of the phone:

"Okay, Officer Megure, I understand. Oh, and one more thing. Besides Sonoko, her sister Ayako is also here! So, please hurry up~"

"?!"

After hearing Conan's words, Megure felt dizzy and his brain was a little short of oxygen. After taking two deep breaths, he gritted his teeth and said to Conan:

"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?!"

Unfortunately, the only answer he got from the other end of the phone was a busy tone.