Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Lin Xiuyi wasn't stupid; he had already figured out that the story was made up by Fei Yingli, and that the playboy in it was a reference to him.

When Yukiko asked him for his thoughts, Lin Xiu could only pretend to be confused: "Thoughts? I don't have any thoughts. It's just a fictional story. There are no ghosts or monsters in this world. People just scare themselves."

"You!" Yukiko pouted in anger at his nonchalant attitude, secretly vowing to find a way to "scare" Hayashi Shuichi and let him taste fear, to see if he could still be so calm then.

The group continued walking, but the atmosphere on the road could never return to its previous relaxed state.

Eri Kisaki's story cast a heavy shadow over everyone's hearts.

Everyone walked silently with their heads down, rarely speaking.

By the time they returned to the village, it was already evening. The last rays of sunlight on the horizon had disappeared, and night had quietly fallen.

Lights began to twinkle in the village as everyone dispersed to return to their lodgings to rest.

Hayashi Hideichi, Fukuda Hidekazu, Mori Kogoro, and Furuya Rei are going back to Yamamura Misao's home.

Eri, Ruri, and Reiko were going back to the village chief's house.

Hiromi Yabuuchi was supposed to go to where Yukiko was staying on set.

However, the girls did not separate. They exchanged a glance and walked towards Yukiko's room in the film crew without saying a word. Soon they all gathered there.

"Look at Lin Xiuyi's expression, it's infuriating!"

As soon as she entered, Yukiko couldn't help but complain. She threw her bag on the table, her tone full of indignation.
"We must scare him properly, make him cry! Let him know how powerful we are!"

“No problem!” Liuli immediately agreed. “To be honest, I’d also like to see Lin Xiuyi get scared.”

"I've known Shuichi for so many years and I've never seen him afraid. No matter what happens, he always looks calm and composed. I wonder what he'd be like if he were scared."

Hiromi Yabuuchi nodded in agreement, a smile of someone who loved watching the drama unfold playing on her lips: "I'll join in too. How could I miss out on this kind of excitement?"

Eri and Reiko had no objections. They were already furious about Lin Xiuyi deliberately making them lose their way during the day, and they wanted to take this opportunity to get revenge and let him experience what it was like to be tricked.

Previously on the mountain, Yukiko had already come up with a way to scare Hayashi Hideichi, which was to dress up as a ghost and frighten him.

The five girls sat together and began discussing how to do it.

“Didn’t he say he didn’t believe in ghosts during the day?” Yukiko snorted. “We’ll make him see a ghost, let him experience firsthand what it feels like to be chased by a ghost, and see how he can still be so stubborn then!”

"But how can I make it look like a ghost?" Eri Kisaki frowned. "If I don't make it look like a ghost, and he sees through me at a glance, then all my efforts will be wasted."

"That's easy!" Yukiko patted her chest confidently. "I know a female makeup artist on set. She's incredibly skilled; she can make people look terrifying in all sorts of ways. I'll go find her for help right now!"

Without hesitation, Yukiko immediately went to find the female makeup artist.

The makeup artist, hearing that they were going to play a prank, found it amusing and readily agreed.

Yukiko's room immediately became bustling with activity.

The makeup artist took out various cosmetics and applied them to the faces of the five girls: foundation, eyeshadow, lipstick...

Under her skillful hands, the girls' faces gradually changed, becoming ferocious.

Some had deathly pale faces, as if coated with a thick layer of white paint, with dark red "blood tears" streaming from the corners of their eyes, slowly flowing down their cheeks.

Some of them had faces covered with crisscrossing "scars," from which "blood beads" oozed, and a trace of dark red "blood" clung to the corner of their mouths.
Lingzi was transformed into a disheveled little ghost, her hair a mess that covered most of her face, with one eye showing and a few faint "scratch marks" on her face, making her look both terrifying and somewhat cute.

After finishing their makeup, the girls looked at each other and couldn't help but gasp in surprise. If they didn't know who each other was, they probably would have thought they had seen a ghost, and they almost didn't recognize themselves.

"It's so similar!" Yukiko clapped her hands excitedly. "If Shuichi saw us like this, he would definitely be scared out of his wits!"

“Let’s go at midnight,” Eri suggested. “Everyone will be sound asleep then, making it easier to succeed.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and then waited patiently in the room, occasionally glancing at each other's funny faces, feeling both nervous and excited.

Time passed slowly, and finally it was midnight.

The village was quiet, with only the occasional bark of a dog.

The five girls quietly opened the door and slipped out like ghosts, heading towards the Cao family's house in the mountain village.

The night wind blew by, ruffling their loose hair and the hems of their clothes, adding to the eerie atmosphere.

They encouraged each other, their steps light and careful, afraid of making the slightest sound and disturbing others.

……

Meanwhile, at Yamamura Tsao's home.

After Hayashi Hideichi, Fukuda Hidekazu, Mori Kogoro, Furuya Rei, and Yamamura Misao finished their dinner and cleared away the dishes,

Shan Cuncao's grandmother is old and can't take any more fuss, so she went back to her room to sleep a long time ago.

Lin Xiuyi yawned, wanting to rest early as well, since she had walked for so long in the mountains during the day and had even "gotten lost" and taken a lot of detours.

But Kogoro Mouri, Hidekazu Fukuda, Rei Furuya, and Misao Yamamura were all in high spirits.

They had already rested while waiting for Lin Xiuyi and the other three on the mountain, and now they just couldn't fall asleep.

"There's nothing to do late at night," Kogoro Mouri said listlessly, slumped in his chair. "It's so boring."

"How about we play a game?" Yamamura Misao's eyes lit up, and he pulled out a Monopoly board from the cabinet. "I have Monopoly here!"

"Okay!"

Rei Furuya responded immediately. He had heard of the Monopoly game before, but had never had the chance to play it because of his appearance and the resulting isolation.

“This one will do,” Hidekazu Fukuda nodded. “I can’t sleep anyway.”

Lin Xiuyi smiled helplessly and had no choice but to stay and play with them.

Five people sat around the table and played Monopoly with great interest.

Rolling dice, buying land, building houses... everyone was having a great time, and bursts of laughter could be heard from the room from time to time.

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was midnight.

Kogoro Mouri suddenly felt an urgent need to urinate and hurriedly got up: "You guys keep playing, I'm going to the bathroom."

"Go and come back quickly, it's your turn to roll the dice!" Lin Xiuyi reminded him.

"Got it!" Kogoro Mouri waved his hand and turned to walk towards the bathroom. (End of Chapter)