Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

"You're back a little late today."

Kogoro Mouri, who was sitting in a chair at his desk watching TV, glanced up at Ran Mouri.

"Sorry, Dad, I'll go cook right away."

After saying hello, Xiaolan went upstairs to prepare dinner.

"Wait for me, Sister Xiaolan."

Conan immediately caught up and went up to the third floor with Ran.

"Huh? Conan, what's wrong?"

"Why did you end up going home with Shiraishihara-nii-nii just now?"

"Oh... Sonoko, Shiraishihara, and I went to the Medieval Museum of Art. On the way back, I asked Shiraishihara to give me a ride home."

"Oh, so they went to visit the art museum together." Conan's tense mood finally eased. "I knew it, Sonoko must have invited Shiraishihara-nii, right?"

"That's right, Conan, you're really clever, you actually guessed it."

"Hehe... I knew it. After all, Shiraishihara-nii is handsome, which is exactly Sonoko-neechan's type."

"Is that right?"

Xiaolan hadn't really thought about it that way.

At this moment, Xiaolan had already tied on her apron, looking every bit the virtuous wife, and began preparing the meal.

Conan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that he was worrying for nothing. How could Ran change her mind so quickly?

However, Conan suddenly realized that something was not quite right.

"Wait, Ran-neechan, you just said that you asked Shiraishihara-nii to take you home?"

"Yes. Shiraishihara is a really nice guy, I met him today..."

Ran recalled the scenes of facing incidents side-by-side with Shiraishihara, and her heart stirred with emotion, just like a scene from a manga. But it was something she couldn't easily talk about with others.

Conan's heart skipped a beat: "Ran-neechan, what's wrong between you and Shiraishi-hara-nii?"

"Nothing, nothing..."

"What's the matter?"

"Conan, stop asking."

Conan's expression immediately turned grim.

No way... I've only been a child for a short time, and Ran has already changed her mind. How could she do this!

"Sister Xiaolan, you wouldn't have... done anything to Brother Shiraishihara..."

"Hmm? Conan, what exactly do you want to ask?"

Ran narrowed her eyes slightly, full of doubt about Conan's performance.

"Ah this..."

Conan couldn't bring himself to ask, so he kept his thoughts to himself.

……

Shiraishi returned home and examined the newly acquired Persona.

The newly acquired Persona is actually the demonic image that Ochiai was possessed by.

Oni: Often appearing in legends throughout Japan, they are evil monsters with ugly appearances and immense strength. They attack human villages with extreme cruelty, causing immense suffering to the people. They are typically depicted with red skin, horns on their heads, and sharp claws and fangs.

He didn't immediately synthesize the mask, after all, this "demon's" ability seemed quite powerful, and the previous performance of Director Ochiai was already surprising enough.

No. .

013 Xiaolan: You want to live with me?

Chapter 13

For the next few days, everything was calm and peaceful. During class, Shiraishi Hara secretly wrote "Chitose-kun from Marble Soda Bottle," wanting to be a plagiarist for once.

Unfortunately, being a plagiarist isn't easy. He only remembered the general plot, and turning it into words was no easy task. After several days of struggling, he hadn't written much.

Time flew by and it was the weekend.

Shiraishi was invited by Sonoko to attend a class reunion hosted by Sonoko's older sister.

In the morning, Shiraishihara received a text message from Ran, so he went downstairs and went with Ran to the Suzuki family's vacation villa.

"Huh? That's strange, didn't Conan come with you, Ran?"

Conan is usually Ran's sidekick, so it's surprising that he didn't come along this time.

"Because Sonoko specifically told me not to bring Conan."

"Is that so?"

"After all, it's an adult gathering, so it's really inconvenient to bring a small child. That's why I kept it a secret from Conan, otherwise he would definitely have insisted on coming along."

"Oh oh oh, got it."

Next, Shiraishihara and Ran took a car to the foot of the mountain where the villa was located, and then walked up the mountain.

The journey from when the two entered the mountains to when they arrived at the villa was quite long; they walked for a long time and still hadn't reached their destination.

"Rich people really know how to enjoy life. They actually built a vacation villa deep in the mountains. It must be really hard to find one." Shiraishi Hara really couldn't understand why they would build a villa in a place where it's inconvenient to even have running water and electricity.

"Huh... I remember the villa should be around here!" Ran Mouri looked at the map in her hand, looking troubled.

"How about I take a look..."

"Ah."

Shiraishi took the map from Ran Mouri and then used his Persona ability, Pixie.

After walking for a while, the two came to a suspension bridge. Once they crossed the bridge, they would reach the villa.

"Shiraishi-kun, look, this is it! You're amazing!"

Ran was overjoyed and admired Shiraishihara greatly, thinking he was very reliable.

As they were talking, Xiaolan saw a person wearing a black cloak walking on the suspension bridge, and the smile on her face instantly froze.

"Huh? There seems to be someone here. Could they also be a guest attending Sonoko-neechan's classmate reunion?"

Suddenly, the black-cloaked figure who had reached the middle of the suspension bridge turned around and looked back. The figure's face was wrapped in bandages, and his eyes were wide open, making him look extremely terrifying.

"Ah!" Ran was terrified by the horrifying sight and instinctively hugged Shiraishihara. "How scary!"

"Yeah, I feel creeped out too." No wonder it's a childhood nightmare; the bandaged monster's appearance is truly terrifying!

"Should we go over and say hello?" Although Xiaolan was scared, she was still very curious about who this person was.

“He’s gone.” Shiraishi Hara pointed to the bandaged man.

Xiao Lan looked over and saw the strange man quickly run towards the villa, disappearing into the woods behind the villa in the blink of an eye.

A moment later, Shiraishihara and Ran crossed the suspension bridge and arrived at the villa's door. Before they could even ring the doorbell, Suzuki Sonoko had already opened the door.

"What's wrong with you two? Why are you only arriving now!" Sonoko Suzuki couldn't help but complain.

Xiaolan looked embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, Sonoko."

"Come in quickly, everyone is waiting for you two."

"Ah."

Looking at the empty hall, Xiaolan couldn't help but ask, "Yuanzi, where are your sister and her friends? I don't see them."

Sonoko Suzuki pointed upstairs and said, "What are you talking about! My sister's classmates arrived a long time ago and are resting upstairs right now."

Ran glanced upstairs, remembering the black-cloaked figure she'd seen before, and couldn't help but ask, "By the way! Sonoko, are any of these people wearing bandages around their heads?"

"Bandages?" Sonoko Suzuki asked, puzzled, but replied, "No, none of the people who came today were injured, and no one wore bandages."

Shiraishi added, "Sonoko, actually, when we first arrived, we encountered a guy outside with bandages wrapped around his head. He looked pretty strange and was heading towards the villa. So, Ran was a little worried."

"They're probably people who live nearby. There aren't any guests like you're describing in the villa."

Sonoko thought Shiraishihara and Ran had misjudged the situation, so she comforted them, "Alright, let's stop talking about these strange things. Hurry up and put your luggage away; your room is on the second floor!"

Shiraishi and Ran went upstairs to put their luggage away, and what followed was just like the scene in the anime.

Xiaolan hurriedly pushed open the doors of three boys' rooms in succession, and then saw the fake fat boy, Takahashi Ryoichi, changing clothes.

After this little incident, Xiaolan finally found an empty room.

"Ah... Sonoko must be talking about this empty room. There are two beds, so we can stay together," Ran said innocently to Shiraishihara.

"Xiaolan, you mean... you want to live with me?"

"Oh dear?" Xiaolan then realized the difference between men and women, and her face turned red instantly.

No. .

014 My passion remains unchanged

Chapter 14

"If you don't mind, Xiaolan, then I'm fine with it." Seeing Xiaolan's embarrassment, Shiraishi said this.

Ran stammered, "Um... I'm still worried about the bandaged weirdo I just encountered. If possible, I'd like to ask Shiraishi-kun to live with me."

"Then let's live together."

There are two beds in the room, not just one, so sleeping together wouldn't be a problem. However, if a famous detective found out, he'd probably explode on the spot.

After putting away their luggage, they rested for a while. Everyone went downstairs to gather in the living room, and Sonoko's friends also came down.

Sonoko briefly introduced Ran and Shiraishihara to everyone, and then introduced the people present to Ran and Shiraishihara.

"Huh? So you're all in the same club?" Xiaolan asked in surprise.

“Yes!” Sonoko said with a smile, “Everyone here is a member of my sister’s university film club. These five people are very close, so they get together every two years. Well, let me start by introducing this handsome guy next to Shiraishi-kun. He’s Mr. Ota Katsumi, who is in charge of the film club!”

"Yo!" The long-haired handsome guy with a cigarette in his mouth raised his hand to greet Ran Mouri. Clearly, he was quite interested in Ran Mouri, this pure and innocent high school girl.

"Next to Mr. Ota is Mr. Hiroki Kakutani, who is in charge of photography!"

"Hello!"

Hiroki Kakutani was a man carrying a camera and filming. He had short hair, a long face, and a decent appearance.

"Next up is Mr. Ryoichi Takahashi, who is in charge of the large props!"

"Hello!"

Ryoichi Takahashi was a chubby man wearing round black glasses. He chuckled and scratched his head as he spoke.

Sonoko continued, "Okay, next up is the makeup and costume work for the actors, my beautiful older sister!"

"Sonoko, you silly girl..." A woman with a high ponytail shook her head at Sonoko with a doting expression. Then, she smiled elegantly at Shiraishihara and Ran: "Welcome to both of you."

"Sister Lingzi!" Xiaolan greeted her with a big smile.

"Hello, Miss Suzuki." Shiraishi also greeted Sonoko's older sister, taking the opportunity to sized her up. Compared to Sonoko's liveliness, Sonoko's older sister was much more refined, possessing a more elegant and well-bred air. Moreover, she had none of the airs of a spoiled young lady, making one feel as if bathed in a spring breeze.

Then, Sonoko introduced the last person, saying, "This last person is director and screenwriter, and also the president of my sister's film club, Ms. Chikako Ikeda!"

"Please take care of me!"

Chikako Ikeda is a short-haired beauty with light purple lip gloss and long earrings. She is clearly a very stylish and charming woman.

After the introductions, Ran Mouri stood up, bowed to the three men, and said, "I'm so sorry, I really apologize for what happened earlier!"

Ryoichi Takahashi: "It's alright!"

Ota Katsu: "It's nothing!"

Hiroki Kakutani: "You're too kind, beautiful lady!"

Sonoko Suzuki noticed that Ran seemed to be troubled and asked curiously, "Ran, what happened earlier?"

"I was too impulsive just now, I'm really embarrassed to say it!"

Reflecting on her earlier rash actions, Ran Mouri waved her hand, smiled awkwardly, and thought it best to change the subject. So she said to Chikako Ikeda, "Ms. Chikako, are you the screenwriter and producer of the currently airing drama 'Blue Kingdom'?"