Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

Chapter 131 It turns out to be a childhood trauma!

(An update is added after the previous chapter)

"Huh? Is that so?"

Xiaolan looked at the topographic map sent by Yuanzi, then looked at the direction she was heading. Her face turned slightly red, but she still stubbornly retorted:

"No! Of course I know that's the right way, but I just want to take a detour!"

"Oh, as long as you are happy."

Seeing Xiaolan's stubborn look, Conan rolled his eyes in his heart, but still gave her a way out:

"Is that so? However, Sonoko should be waiting for us at the villa, so it's better to go directly there instead of taking a detour."

"Mmm Good!"

Seeing that Conan considerately gave her a way out, Xiaolan also took the opportunity to back off, nodded in agreement, and then walked towards another road.

Seeing this scene, Conan sighed, and after roughly planning a route based on his own impression, he chased in the direction of Xiaolan:

"Sister Xiaolan, don't walk so fast, wait for me!"

Hearing Conan call her "Sister Xiaolan," Xiaolan, knowing his true identity, felt secretly delighted, and her lips curled up slightly. Of course, she also slowed down a bit.

However, her cheerful mood soon disappeared:

"Sister Xiaolan, this road should go this way."

"Sister Xiaolan, you're going the wrong way! That's not the way."

"Wait, Sister Xiaolan, why are you going back? That road leads back after you pass it!"

Hearing Conan calling her "Sister Xiaolan" over and over again, Xiaolan suddenly felt that this name was not as pleasant as she had imagined.

"Sister Xiaolan..."

At this moment, hearing Conan's name again, Xiaolan looked at him with a bad face:

"What's wrong? Did I take the wrong road again? There's only one road here! In this situation, no matter what I say, there's no way I'm going the wrong way!"

"No, no!"

Seeing Xiaolan's unfriendly look, Conan quickly shook his head:

"I mean, we're already here."

As he spoke, Conan pointed to the woods beside him.

Looking in the direction of Conan's finger, a cliff appeared behind the woods. On the opposite side of the cliff, a two-story villa stood there.

On the cliff, a wobbly wooden bridge serves as the only connection between the two "worlds".

'Hiss, this single-plank bridge, and this small house, it can't be!'

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar environment in front of him, Conan couldn't help but gasp.

If it were just like this, he really wouldn't be able to see much. After all, there are so many elements like suspension bridges, villas and woods in the world of science.

But what if we add the man on the suspension bridge, wearing a black cloak and a sunhat?

Although only his back can be seen at the moment, facing this person who is obviously not Xiao Hei, Conan's mind also recalled a scene that made him unable to sleep for a long time when he was a child: the bandage monster murder case.

Whether it was the terrifying atmosphere of the bandaged monster or the plot of being dismembered, they all cast a deep shadow in his young heart.

"So, this is actually the set of Bandage Man?"

When Conan knew the plot he was in, he calmed down instantly. It was just a story of a dog who killed another person who plagiarized his goddess' work for her. What was there to be afraid of such a melodramatic plot?

No one in this story has a sane mind.

Chikako, who plagiarized her friend's work, Atsuko, who hanged herself because her work was plagiarized, and Takahashi, who was self-righteous and thought he was avenging his lover. In this regard, Conan can only say that people with incompatible brains will attract each other.

Add to that the playboy Masaru Ota and Chikako's bootlicker Kakutani, and there is not a single normal person among these five people.

"Eh? Conan, look, there's another person on the bridge. He might be going to the villa too! Let's go with him!"

As she spoke, Xiaolan waved to the man on the bridge:

"Hey! Are you going to the villa too?"

Hearing the noise, the man on the bridge turned his head and looked over here, with a hint of sharpness in his eyes. Combined with his cheeks covered with bandages, he looked a little weird.

In short, Xiaolan, who was afraid of ghosts and had been frightened by Uncle Maori once, was successfully scared.

Her eyes widened and she took two steps back in fear, picking up Conan, who was standing aside with his eyes rolled, and held him tightly in her arms.

"Ko, Conan, he should be a human, and he shouldn't be going to the villa!"

Xiaolan's voice trembled a little. Hearing this, Conan rolled his eyes:

"I don't know if he's going to the villa, but he's definitely a human, there's no doubt about that. If he's not a human, where did the footsteps come from?"

Yes, it was a wooden suspension bridge after all. When the bandaged man left, his feet stepped on the suspension bridge, making a series of crisp sounds.

"It's a human, then it's okay! I was scared to death!"

After hearing Conan's words, Xiaolan patted her chest with some relief and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the other person's strange face, she thought she had encountered the legendary mummy or something. But since Shinichi told her that it was a person pretending to be someone else, she was no longer afraid.

"Well, that's just a human being. And, he's probably someone with bad intentions."

"Huh? Why?"

After hearing what Conan said, Xiaolan was stunned for a moment.

"That's pretty simple. He has a bandage on his face. Either he was accidentally disfigured, or he's deliberately hiding his appearance.

If he was disfigured, he would probably have imprisoned himself in his own world, not allowing anyone to enter or disturb him. However, since he appeared before us, it means that he is not that kind of person.

However, if he wanted to live a normal life, he would not intimidate others in this way, or he would not run away when he heard you, Xiaolan, greet him.

If that's the case, doesn't that mean he has bad intentions?"

"Huh? Really? Conan, you know so much!"

Hearing this, Xiaolan nodded thoughtfully.

Looking at the expression on her face, Conan rolled his eyes in his heart. Of course, what he just said was false!

The reason I say this is simply because I have read the script, know who the person underneath is, and know what he is going to do, that's all.

As for the analysis just now, it was completely used to fool Xiaolan. However, looking at Xiaolan's expression at this moment, she seemed to really believe it?