Anime Crossover: This friendly communication system is just too friendly!

Chapter 394 Conan: Trying to steal my boyfriend right in front of me, are you even human?

"Have we reached the summit already?"

Conan stared at the seemingly bottomless ravine ahead, his lips twitching. "Why build the villa in such a dangerous place? If this bridge breaks down, won't we be trapped on it?"

"Huh? This bridge looks very sturdy, how could it break so easily?" Ran tilted her head, not quite agreeing with Conan's words.

Upon hearing this, Conan was speechless.

If a bridge is truly destined to break, even the sturdiest structure cannot stop it.

However, he did not directly refute Xiaolan.

In fact, this is just his reasonable doubt and concern.

"Besides, can we also go down the mountain from the other side of the villa? We can ask when we find the garden later. If we can go down from that side too, then we shouldn't have come up from this side," Xiaolan muttered.

Conan: ————

"Hey, Ran-neechan, was that person on the bridge also invited by Sonoko? Do you know him?"

Ran and Conan walked past a large tree. Conan noticed someone standing at the bridgehead, seemingly wanting to cross as well. He pointed and asked Ran.

"It really is, but I don't think I recognize her. She looks a bit unfamiliar. I guess she's one of Sonoko's other friends, but I just haven't seen her before."

Xiaolan also saw the man in black robes on the bridge. At first glance, she felt that his attire was very strange and gave her an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

At the same time, the man in black robes standing at the bridgehead seemed to hear Ran and Conan's conversation. He paused, slowly turned around, and faced the two of them.

The moment I saw the other person's true face.

Conan and his friends were stunned.

The strange man, dressed in a black robe, had his face covered in bandages, with only his sinister eyes visible.

The black robe completely covered his body except for his face, but Xiaolan had already imagined the image of this black-robed man wrapped in bandages.

The forest was quite dark at this time, with the tall trees blocking out the intense sunlight.

This made the surrounding environment seem rather gloomy, and a ripple of fear gradually rose in Xiaolan's heart.

Honestly, in this deep mountain forest, suddenly encountering a strange man covered in bandages, dressed in a black robe, staring at her with his eyes wide open like a sentry—it was impossible for her not to be afraid.

However, Xiaolan's first reaction was not that this guy was a ghost or something.

After all, the other party clearly has a physical form.

She was afraid of any creature with a body, but not that much.

Moreover, Xiaolan wasn't sure if this person had been invited by her best friend, Yuanzi.

"Um—" Xiaolan opened her mouth, about to say something.

However, the man in black robes suddenly turned around, ran across the wooden bridge, and disappeared into the dense woods next to the villa.

The wooden bridge wasn't very long, and the man in black robes ran across it in just a few steps.

Ran was startled by the other person's actions. She stood still with Conan, watching in astonishment as the bandaged man left.

"Is this Sonoko's friend? They don't seem like it—" Ran pursed her lips, almost not wanting to move forward.

She was just wondering if something bad would happen during this vacation.

Then I ran into this strange person.

Oh my god~

"Does my mouth have such good luck? I've been telling Shinichi to come back quickly all the time, but I've never seen him come back!" Ran said angrily.

Conan was unaware that Ran was cursing him in her heart, and was analyzing the situation of the person he had just met.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Sister Xiaolan, let's hurry up and go find Sister Yuanzi. If we see her, we can ask her about that person. If we don't know her, we should remind everyone to lock the doors and windows properly at night."

"That's true. If it's some strange person, we have to tell Sonoko." Ran nodded.

When she first saw that guy, she was indeed a little scared.

However, since it's broad daylight and the other party ran away as soon as they saw her, it definitely wasn't a ghost.

Now that the person had a physical form, her fear of the bandaged monster lessened considerably.

"If the other party is a bad person, I will definitely protect Sonoko!" Ran's eyes hardened.

Conan, standing to the side, rolled his dead fish eyes and said, "Don't I need to be protected?"

"Alright, Conan, let's go!" Ran lowered her arms, took Conan's hand, and then quickly crossed the wooden bridge to the front of the villa.

"Take care~"

Xiaolan pressed the doorbell.

In less than half a minute.

Then the garden appeared before them.

"Xiaolan, you're finally here! Why did it take you so long? I told you to have my driver pick you up, but you insisted on coming yourself."

When Sonoko opened the door and saw Ran, she greeted her warmly.

But when her gaze fell on the short guy next to Xiaolan, the corners of her mouth immediately turned up in a wide grin.

"Why did you bring this brat along?" Sonoko exclaimed. "Ran, I called you here to find happiness, and you brought him along. No handsome guy will ever want to date you!"

"Huh?"

Ran and Conan were both taken aback by Sonoko's carefree words.

"Searching for happiness? Sonoko, what do you mean? Didn't you invite me here for a vacation?" Ran stared blankly at Sonoko with her beady eyes.

"It is a vacation, that's true, but it's just a side thing! The most important thing is to invite you to see handsome guys!" Sonoko covered her mouth halfway and chuckled twice.

Conan: (Good)!

He knows it!

Sonoko insisted on calling his Ran over.

It's definitely not good news!

When Conan heard Ran tell him that Sonoko was pestering him to come to this remote place, he found it strange.

It's just a vacation. Given the estate's wealth and background, what's the big deal about a cabin in the woods?

Even if she bought the entire mountain, Conan would believe it. Was it really necessary to come to this remote and impoverished place?

Where isn't her family's vacation paradise?

as predicted!

This guy actually insisted on dragging Xiaolan here—

A blind date?!

Conan was furious, but he couldn't say anything. He could only tilt his head back and glare at Sonoko with a defiant look on his face.

"Thank goodness I followed her. No, except when she goes to the bathroom, I have to stay with Ran every step of the way!" Conan thought through gritted teeth.

Sonoko stood at the villa entrance, chuckling strangely a few times, then lowered her voice mysteriously, "Ran, you don't know, this is actually a party organized by my sister's university club. They have lots of handsome guys in their club!"

"Anyway, Kudo hasn't shown his face for so long. When he does contact you, it's usually just a couple of words. What are you doing staying with this crooked tree who only cares about cases? Are you determined to hang yourself on one tree? And a crooked one at that!"

"If you ask me, we should just cut to the chase and kick him out!"

Sonoko chuckled and winked at Ran, "I know you're after that old washing machine, Ran, but it's okay. There are plenty of handsome guys here too. Tell me which one you like at this gathering, and I'll definitely set you up!"

Xiaolan: "()————"

Conan: "(Ten-dish) ————"

The two had different expressions.

Ran looked stunned, while Conan looked furious.

Damn it, trying to steal my boyfriend right in front of me?

If it weren't for the last shred of reason remaining in Conan's mind...

He was about to start cursing right there and then.

Damn!

Garden!

Don't wait until I turn back into my old self, or I'll drag you into a secret room and beat you up!

Conan believed that, based on his experience, hitting someone wouldn't alert the police, and ordinary police officers would never be able to uncover the secret room he had set up, no matter how casually.

They will be exonerated and found innocent at that time.

Conan has that kind of confidence.

Even if Sonoko has a powerful background and can call in some well-known detectives, it won't help.

"Sonoko, stop talking nonsense. Let's go inside. I have something to tell you." Ran snapped out of her daze and didn't immediately continue the conversation. Instead, she gently nudged Sonoko, her eyes darting around as if worried that something might suddenly appear.

"What's wrong? You look so anxious, what is it?"

Ran's expression was serious, as if she really had something to say. Sonoko raised an eyebrow, moved aside, and waved to the two of them.

"Alright, come on in. Honestly, this is supposed to be a meet-and-greet for handsome men and beautiful women, but there are so many kids here. It's making me feel awkward to play freely," Sonoko muttered.

"Uh? There are other children?" Conan paused, then asked Sonoko, "Did they come with other people?"

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"Oh ho~ what's up?" Sonoko glanced down at Conan and teased him in a flippant tone, "I heard there are other kids around, and you're thinking of going on a blind date? Let me tell you, don't dream about it. You're so young, and you're not learning anything good, just all sorts of nonsense."

Conan: "?"

Hearing Sonoko's words, Conan couldn't suppress the urge to twitch his lips.

He meows!

Why would I go on a blind date?

I'm still so young!

Do you want me to learn nothing but trivial things?

You know all too well that you want my Xiaolan to do these kinds of silly things!

Can you please stay away from my Xiaolan?!

Conan was so angry that his nose twitched. He felt that if Ran stayed with this crazy woman for too long, she would catch her ailment.

"Sonoko, you're talking nonsense again. How old is Conan? What do you mean by blind dates? He probably doesn't even know what a girlfriend is." Ran asked Conan.

"Tch, do you think he wouldn't know?" Sonoko looked down at Conan condescendingly. "Doesn't that brat have a little group? Based on my years of experience, that girl in it definitely has a thing for him! Sometimes he even deliberately avoids her!"

Yuanzi raised her small face, looked down at people, and her confidence almost overflowed.

"How could that be? I didn't feel anything. Sonoko, you're overthinking it!" Ran shook her head, unable to suppress a laugh.

However, thinking that there were other children in this strange gathering that Sonoko called a "meet and greet for handsome men and beautiful women," Ran actually relaxed a lot.

She was genuinely afraid that Sonoko would actually introduce her to other people.

"Shinichi is very busy, but—he said before that I should wait for him to come back." Ran's cheeks flushed slightly. "Shinichi will definitely keep his promise, I believe in him!"

"Cough cough!" Xiaolan coughed twice, coming back to her senses.

She looked down at Conan and said, "Now that others have brought their children, Conan, you have some friends to chat with."

The three of them stepped through the gate and into the villa.

The living room was completely empty; there wasn't a single person in it.

Ran couldn't help but feel puzzled: "What's going on? Where are the people you mentioned, Sonoko? Haven't they arrived yet?"

"Pfft~"

To everyone's surprise, Ran's words made Sonoko burst out laughing. She wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes and then patted Ran on the shoulder.

"You're telling me I'm talking nonsense, Ran? What nonsense are you spouting?" Sonoko kept laughing. "Look how late you arrived. Do you think she would have waited for you in the living room the whole time? We met earlier, and she's already gone upstairs to rest."

"Uh... I see." Xiaolan smiled sheepishly, feeling a little embarrassed, when she heard her best friend's mockery.

She didn't arrive late on purpose!

Before leaving, she had to do some housework, pack her and Conan's luggage, cook for her dad when he woke up, and leave notes with some instructions.

After doing all that, we still need to take a car to get here.

This place is so remote, it's a long, long walk after getting off the bus.

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She didn't want to say it either!

"Didn't you just say you had something to say? What is it?" Sonoko led Ran and Sonoko into the living room, plopped down on the sofa, and then beckoned Ran to sit down as well.

"Oh, right! I almost forgot about the important matter!" Xiaolan suddenly realized and quickly sat down next to Yuanzi.

"We encountered a very strange person on our way here," Xiaolan asked solemnly. "Sonoko, since this is a gathering organized by your sister, do you know if there was anyone among the attendees wearing a black robe and covered in bandages?"

Thinking of the sinister look in the black-robed man's eyes when he turned around, Xiaolan felt a chill run down her spine, even though she wasn't as scared as the ghost.

"—Huh? What do you mean, someone covered in bandages?"

Xiaolan had hoped to get some information from the garden, but her words left the other person looking at her with a completely bewildered expression.

"Yes, he's a bandaged man!" Xiaolan nodded.

"No." Sonoko just mentally reviewed the people who had come to the party, then shook her head. "How could there be such strange people! I already told you, everyone who came was a handsome man and a beautiful woman! If you say that, they'll get angry."

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"————" Ran sighed, "I'm serious! Conan and I saw him on our way here. He was standing at the bridgehead, and when he saw us, he ran into the woods."

"Is that so?" Sonoko tilted her head.