Detective Conan: A Dream Come True, Ran is Startled

After Lin Jin woke up, the groggy feeling disappeared.

"It seems... I need to be more careful about these parties in the future. They seem to be taking a lot out of my mental energy."

He immediately realized the crux of the problem.

He pulled four people into the dream at once, which made his head a little overwhelmed.

Lin Jin pondered for a moment, then muttered to himself, "There seem to be too many people, and the dream is lasting a bit too long!"

"Looks like I shouldn't take this long in the future!"

As for reducing the number of people, Lin Jin didn't even consider it.

If there are fewer than 720 people, what kind of party is that?

The number of people will definitely continue to increase in the future!

Besides, yesterday was the first time, so my body might not be used to it yet.

Once you get used to it, there won't be any problem, right?

After reflecting on his actions, Lin Jin got up, washed up, went out for breakfast, and headed to the Mouri Detective Agency, where Mingmei saw him off.

It was already 10:30 when I arrived at the firm.

Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri was quite easygoing. When he saw Lin Jin coming over, he pulled him aside to drink with him and pass the time.

After a short rest after lunch, the afternoon arrived quickly.

Teitan High School lets out early, at 3 p.m.

Ran brought Sonoko back to the detective agency with her.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Sonoko got straight to the point, saying, "Mr. Lin, are you free this weekend? I'd like to invite you and Ran to my sister's class reunion at the resort!"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately looked up from the sofa and said, "Why didn't you call me?"

"If I invite Uncle Mori, will you go?" Sonoko asked rhetorically.

"No way." Kogoro Mouri shook his head and said, "They're not my classmates, why would I go over there?"

"That's why I won't call you." Sonoko looked at him with an expression that said, "I knew you weren't coming back."

"Then why did you call for Hayashi?" Kogoro Mouri looked at Sonoko with a teasing gaze.

Sonoko said matter-of-factly, "Of course Mr. Lin should drive Xiaolan there... Do you expect him to take Xiaolan there and then drive back himself?"

"Is that really the case?" Kogoro Mouri looked at Sonoko with a mocking gaze; he could tell at a glance that the other woman's intentions were impure!

"Believe it or not, it's up to you~~~" After exchanging a few words with Kogoro Mouri, Sonoko looked at Lin Jin expectantly and said, "Mr. Lin, would you like to come along?"

"I'll go," Lin Jin nodded in agreement.

If she doesn't go, who knows if Ran will get chopped up by Ryoichi Takahashi.

Besides, this trip will also give me the opportunity to meet Ayako Suzuki.

Otherwise, the next time you see them, they might already be engaged.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be gone forever.

"Great!" Sonoko clenched her little fist happily and said, "It's a deal then! See you on Saturday!"

After successfully inviting her, Sonoko sat for a while and then eagerly dragged Ran outside to go shopping.

Lin Jin began to recall the incident of the bandaged man murdering people at the villa, and pondered how to make good use of it.

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Suzuki Villa, 9 PM.

"Sister, I'm back~~~" As soon as Sonoko returned home, she came into Ayako's study and greeted her, "On Saturday, I've invited Ran and Mr. Hayashi to come over!"

"Thank you so much," Ayako said gratefully. "Otherwise, if it were just the two of us, the atmosphere wouldn't be good, and it might not only fail to repair the relationship but also make it worse."

"It's alright, we're free on the weekend anyway." Sonoko said, indicating that it was no trouble at all.

"It's getting late, I'm going to take a shower now... Goodnight in advance." She waved goodbye.

After taking a bath, Sonoko quickly felt tired, so she lay down to sleep and began to dream.

In the dream, the garden was already bustling with activity at the villa.

At first, everything was normal; everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

But when it was time for dinner, Ms. Chikako Ikeda was late, so Ryoichi Takahashi went to call her.

But just then, a strange man with bandages flashed past the window; he had kidnapped Chikako Ikeda!

Sonoko was very surprised and frightened, never expecting that there were such dangerous people in the mountains.

So everyone quickly chased after them.

But by the time they found Chikako Ikeda, she had already been dismembered.

This scene filled Sonoko with immense fear, making her tremble with terror!

However, what happened next terrified her even more!

The wooden bridge leading down the mountain was vandalized, and even the telephone lines were cut.

There was no signal on the mountain, and it was pouring rain at the same time, so they were trapped in the mountain villa, completely isolated and helpless!

As time went on, Sonoko watched helplessly as the bandaged monster began to kill.

Ota Masaru, Kakutani Hiroki, Takahashi Ryoichi, and even his own older sister!

In the end, even he and Xiaolan could not escape the clutches of that bandaged monster.

As the bandaged monster raised his axe and brought it down, Sonoko couldn't help but close her eyes and let out a scream!

"Ahhhhh!!"

Just then, Sonoko heard her sister's voice: "Sonoko, Sonoko, are you alright?"

When Sonoko opened her eyes, she saw that her older sister Ayako was looking at her with a worried expression.

"Sister, you... how are you still alive?" Sonoko was incredulous. She looked around and realized that she was in the villa's kitchen.

She checked the time; it was still noon!

"What nonsense are you talking about? Of course I'm still alive!" Ayako said with a concerned look, "Are you too tired? You've been helping out since early this morning, go and rest, I can take care of it."

"Ah... this... this... okay." Sonoko hesitated for a moment before nodding. She needed to sort out her thoughts and figure out what had just happened.

Chapter 87 Sonoko: I Want to Start Over! (3rd Update)

After leaving the kitchen, Sonoko sat down in the living room and began to recall the scene she had just "seen".

This left her somewhat bewildered and unsure of what was going on.

"Maybe... I'm just really tired?" Sonoko muttered.

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

"You're here!" Sonoko got up and walked to the entrance hall. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Ran and Lin Jin!

"You're here!!" She happily went over and hugged Xiaolan.

"Mmm~~ I went to the supermarket on the way and bought some things," Xiaolan said happily, carrying her purchases.

"It's my first time here, and I was afraid of getting lost, so I drove a bit slowly," Lin Jin said.

"You're here already, why did you need to buy anything? Come on in." Sonoko took some things for Ran and gestured for the two of them to come in.

Lin Jin watched Yuanzi's retreating figure, a smile playing on his lips.

He had to guide the garden again and again.

Just like Fujie Akiyoshi's suicide.

Of course, he didn't want to lead Sonoko to suicide, but rather to guide her actions.

Let her act according to her own wishes and let things develop in the direction she wants!

After entering the villa, Sonoko was about to lead the two of them upstairs when she heard her older sister's voice: "Sonoko, could you come into the kitchen for a bit? I need your help!"

"Okay... I'm coming right now." Sonoko replied, then turned to the two and said, "Ran, Mr. Lin! Your room is on the second floor. You go up first, I'll be there in a bit!"

"Mmm!" Xiao Lan nodded and followed Lin Jin upstairs to the second floor.

Just as Sonoko was about to go into the kitchen, she paused and stopped.

That scene just now... why does it look so familiar?

It seems like... I've experienced this before?

Sonoko thought with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty. She hesitated for a moment and did not go into the kitchen. Instead, she looked up at the second floor.

A short while later, Xiaolan's screams and apologies came from the second floor.

"I'm...I'm sorry. I thought this was my room."

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to!"

"It really is a private Marseille!!"

"Xiao Lan, you should at least knock on the door, right? Luckily they weren't changing clothes."

"I...I...I'm sorry, I was wrong."

"........."

This made Sonoko's breath catch in her throat, and her whole body tensed up inexplicably. A chill ran up her back from the soles of her feet, and her whole body felt cold!

Exactly the same... Absolutely identical!

I've been through this!

This sudden discovery filled Sonoko with an inexplicable sense of fear.

But before the fear could spread, it was interrupted by Ayako's voice from the kitchen: "Sonoko, are you done yet?"

"Ah...okay...okay, I'm coming in now." Sonoko came to her senses, composed herself, and then went into the kitchen.

She was helping her sister prepare afternoon tea while sorting out her thoughts.

Gradually, Sonoko realized something was wrong.

She remembered that in the scene just now, Lin Jin didn't seem to have come; only Xiao Lan came to the villa.

But now Lin has come in!

With this former detective around, the outcome could definitely be changed, and they could take down that bandaged weirdo.

Thinking of this, Sonoko felt a little relieved.

When it came time for afternoon tea, everyone gathered together, chatting and laughing.

This scene looked strangely familiar to Sonoko, and she felt inexplicably worried.

Feeling uneasy, she quickly followed Lin as he went into the kitchen to make coffee.

“Mr. Lin!” Sonoko walked up to Lin Jin and reminded him, “I saw a bandaged strange man in the forest when I was outside just now.”

"He gives me a feeling...of danger!"

Was she trying to warn me to be careful? ... Lin Jin immediately saw through Sonoko's thoughts. He frowned and said, "Is that so? Okay, I'll be careful."

"Many wanted criminals, unable to stay in the city, go to hide in the mountains."

"I'll go out and tell them later that there's nothing important, so they shouldn't go out unnecessarily."

After hearing Lin Jin's answer, Sonoko felt somewhat reassured.

However, things did not turn out as she had expected.

When Lin Jin told others about it, he was immediately met with several waves of ridicule.

"A bandaged monster? Ha! You're such a coward!"

"Exactly, maybe they're hikers!"

"Police? What a coward!"

"........."