Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

"Is that so?" Lin Xiu raised an eyebrow and looked at Lingzi.

The little girl quickly nodded in agreement, and even deliberately yawned and stretched.
"Mmm! I dreamt of Aunt Zhufu's grilled fish. It smelled so good, my mouth is watering just thinking about it now."

Seeing Lingzi's earnest expression, Lin Xiuyi smiled, didn't think much of it, and handed her the wild berries he was holding.

"Here, try this. It was just picked and it's quite sweet."

The three girls accepted the wild fruit, their faces expressionless, but in their hearts they were all secretly plotting their next move, just waiting to give Lin Xiuyi a "surprise".

……

The afterglow of the setting sun cast a golden-red glow on the rolling mountains as the group walked along the winding mountain road toward the village where they stayed.

The evening breeze in the mountains carried a hint of coolness, rustling the leaves of the trees along the roadside. Occasionally, the calls of unknown birds could be heard, adding a touch of life to the quiet forest.

After walking for a while, everyone got a little tired, and the atmosphere on the road gradually became dull.

Unable to bear the boredom any longer, Yukiko's eyes lit up, and she suggested, "Everyone, let's not stay silent! Let's tell stories! We'll take turns, and whoever tells the scariest story will... we'll punish the person who tells the least scary story by making them treat everyone to snacks tomorrow!"

As she spoke, she proudly raised her chin, as if she was certain that she would win.

"That's a great idea!" Yamamura Misao was the first to jump up in response.

He has always loved listening to stories, and even though his grandmother's ghost stories often terrified him and made him scream, he still enjoyed them immensely.

Kogoro Mouri and Hidekazu Fukuda exchanged a smile, neither of them having any objections.

Lin Xiuyi shrugged indifferently. Since he was free anyway, listening to stories could help pass the time.

None of the girls had any objections.

Seeing that everyone else had agreed, Furuya Rei, though a little apprehensive and afraid of hearing something too frightening, could only nod reluctantly.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Yukiko was about to start telling her prepared story when Eri Kisaki beat her to it: "I'll go first."

"It was my suggestion, I should have gone first!" Yukiko shouted angrily.

Lingzi quickly reached out and tugged at her sleeve, then gently shook her head.

Yukiko then remembered that it was still a "truce" in dealing with Hayashi Hideichi, and she couldn't make a scene over such a small matter, so she reluctantly shut her mouth.

Eri pushed up her glasses, the lenses reflecting a cold, faint light in the setting sun.

Her tone was flat, revealing no emotion, but her voice had an eerie quality: "I'm going to tell you a story about a female ghost seeking revenge."

Upon hearing this, everyone subconsciously moved closer and even slowed their pace.

Fei Ying cleared her throat and began to speak.
"Long, long ago, there was a young man who was handsome but a playboy. He seduced several girls at the same time, showering each of them with sweet words and promising to marry them forever."

“Those girls were all deceived by his sweet words, devoted to him, and treated him with all their hearts.” “But this man only treated them as playthings, wanting to discard them once he was done with them, without any intention of cherishing them.”

"One of the girls came from a poor family. After discovering she was pregnant, she sold her only piece of jewelry to raise money for her man to start his business."

"But when she found the man with the money, she saw him hugging and whispering sweet nothings to another rich girl."

"The girl was heartbroken and went forward to question him, but the man pushed her to the ground and humiliated her along with the rich girl."

At this point, Eri Kisaki paused for a moment, as if gathering her emotions.

"The girl was utterly despondent and felt that life had no meaning, so she hanged herself at the man's door that very night."

"After her death, the other girls also discovered that they had been deceived by men. Heartbroken, some committed suicide like the first girl, while others went insane from grief and eventually passed away one after another."

"And the man? He felt no remorse whatsoever. Instead, he felt relieved that there was less trouble and began to live a carefree life with the rich young lady. But on the night of their wedding, strange things happened."

Eri Kisaki lowered her voice, her tone slightly eerie.
"Suddenly, a cold wind blew through the room, the candlelight flickered, and several disheveled shadows were cast on the wall."

The man and the rich girl were terrified and tried to escape, but found the door locked tight.

"Then, the ghosts of the girls appeared before them, each with a deathly pale face, bleeding from all seven orifices, wearing tattered clothes, and reaching out their bloody hands to them."

"They cried out in anguish, recounting their grievances. The man was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, begging for mercy, but those vengeful ghosts would not let him go."

"They swarmed around the man, and then the pregnant girl who had hanged herself appeared..."

Eri deliberately dragged out her words, her gaze sweeping over the crowd.
"A large gash had split open in her stomach, and a small, bloody head emerged from it, its dark eyes staring straight at the man."

The girl's ghost laughed and gently patted the little ghost's head: "Baby, look, this is your heartless father."

"The little devil kept crying out that it was hungry, its voice faint. So the girl pulled the terrified man into her arms, and the little devil immediately opened its mouth, revealing sharp teeth, and viciously bit down..."

"When the girl released the man, his head had been gnawed into a skull by the little devil, with the white bones exposed, which looked terrifying."

The girl patted the little boy's head and said softly, "Baby, are you full? Now, our family is finally reunited." Then, their figures slowly disappeared.

"The remaining female ghosts swarmed around the man's corpse and the rich girl, and began to devour them alive. The room was filled with screams of agony, which gradually subsided until dawn. However, the smell of blood in the room lingered for a long time."

"what!"

Rei Furuya and Misao Yamamura screamed in fright and instinctively hugged each other.

Although Reiko was mentally prepared and knew that she was going to be told a ghost story, she was still startled by Eri's vivid storytelling and tightly gripped the hem of her brother's clothes.

Even Kogoro Mouri and Hidekazu Fukuda felt a chill run down their spines.

Yukiko patted her chest, trying to appear calm, and turned to look at Hayashi Shuichi: "What are your thoughts after hearing this story?" (End of Chapter)