Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

Conan blushed and hummed a bit dully.

"Ah."

Sonoko and Ai made the same sound.

This time it's synchronized.

"What does a little kid like him know?" Yuanzi showed an extremely disdainful expression.

As for Ai, she was laughing at him for pretending to be serious even though he really wanted to see it.

Winnet was not very interested in these things and played with sand by the sea. In fact, there were not many sandy beaches. In Winnet's impression, the seaside was full of stacked stones and few people played with mud and sand around. Such childlike activities attracted her for a short time, and she was also very skillful, so she had built a castle in just a dozen minutes.

"Is this the castle from the last incident?"

What Xiao Ai was referring to was not the blue castle, but the castle where the egg of memories returned.

"Yes," Winnet nodded, "Although I have seen more than one like this, I think the castle sitting in the mountains has more of a fairy tale and poetic feel."

"Poetry..." Xiao Ai murmured.

She thought it was just some childish, rustic sentences. If it was in a country village, there would be poems written by all kinds of people, such as drunkards, shoemakers, and bards. The rest would definitely be hymns. She heard the melody hummed by Winnet, and it felt like the sea breeze blowing past her ears, soft and soothing. She took a few steps forward and buried her feet and calves in the sea water.

Not far away, Edogawa clenched his fists and glared at Sonoko like an angry monkey.

When Ai saw his funny look, she felt relieved a lot; there were not many people who could make this "famous detective" lose face, and the young lady from the Suzuki family was one of them.

"Yuanzi, what's wrong with you?" Xiaolan leaned over and stared at her, "Why have you been teasing me since just now?"

Yuanzi seemed to have succeeded in his evil plan, he raised his eyebrows and squinted his eyes, in a very good mood.

"I'm just jealous."

Xiaolan was confused when she heard her reason. Because she didn't understand, she asked impatiently: "Why, did I do anything?"

Winnet and Xiaoai thought at the same time that there was someone who had just chatted with Xiaolan on the beach, and the garden was naturally left aside, like a piece of green grass that no one cared about.

What a narrow-minded woman, Xiao Ai thought as she played in the water, wet her slightly dry hands, and returned to Winnet's side.

"You seem to be in the mood for a show," she said.

Winnett used a sand shovel she bought at the nearby toy store to fiddle with the gravel.

"It's quite interesting," Winnett said. "Isn't that the fun of traveling together?"

"Really? I think you just want to see beautiful women."

Little Ai smacked her lips, ignored Winnet's innocent expression, and strolled along the water's edge.

Winnet sighed helplessly. She felt that Xiao Ai probably didn't believe that she couldn't see clearly. Perhaps it was because her daily performance was too casual that led her to have such a guess.

However, even if this counterintuitive change was true, she would not speak of it and would rather keep it forever.

"Do you understand, Xiaolan?"

Sonoko began to reiterate her argument, the real purpose of coming to Izu Beach this time. However, everyone knew this purpose very well——

"Don't you always come here to find boys?" Xiaolan asked back.

"That's right, and this time I'm going to perform the non-rich lady battle that I've practiced several times!"

Winnet lowered her head and continued to pile up her sand. She had heard Yuanzi say all this before, which was nothing more than a wrong perception of herself, thinking that she couldn't find a suitable partner because the villa and hotel she lived in were too luxurious.

Halfway through her words, Yuanzi suddenly felt sad.

"But I didn't expect it. Whether it was on the train when we came here, or at the fireworks display near the hotel yesterday... plus, this beach here--"

Yuanzi put her hands together, raised them above her head, and gradually stretched them out to draw a big circle. She emphasized, "All the boys who come to talk to us, their eyes are all on you, Xiaolan!"

She thrust her finger forward like a detective.

Winette was glad that she kept her distance, otherwise she would be implicated by Sonoko just like Xiaolan. But even though she cared so much, she still insisted on bringing her friend and her over. In a way, she was innocent and cute, wasn't she?

"Why shouldn't I think so?"

Xiaolan was a little helpless. She didn't think it that deeply, or maybe she regarded those who came to chat with her as different.

"It doesn't matter anyway!"

Sonoko also knew who her best friend was, so she just pouted, pinched the camera and said, "I must show Shinichi the picture I secretly took of you in your underwear last night."

"what!"

Xiaolan was stunned with shock, but she immediately reacted and chased after him. While calling for Sonoko to stop, she raised her hands to her cheeks cutely and said shyly: "If you really do this, I will never forgive you!"

Winnet scratched her head. There were such photos?

She felt that everything went smoothly last night, and nothing strange or playful happened.

"What are you doing?"

Winnet tilted her head as she looked at Ai, who was squatting in front of the sand castle with her chin in her hands.

"Do you think her actions just now are cute?"

"Really? Is it cute?" She pretended not to see it and said, "Yes, it is indeed cute."

As she spoke, she rubbed Xiao Ai's cheek, which resulted in a not very comfortable and slightly irritated expression.

Seeing Winnet's look, Xiao Ai gave up worrying about the part she wanted to hide and instead pursed her lips.

"That guy has been keeping an eye on this place since a while ago."

Winnet turned her head slightly and found that there was indeed a man observing Xiaolan and Sonoko. "Probably the same as before, trying to strike up a conversation with Xiaolan." As she said this, she raised her hand in the air, the ring shining brightly.

"This trick is really useful," Winnett said, "Even if someone has this idea, they will be discouraged by this difficulty. The first evaluation and liking of appearance is often wavering."

Xiao Ai gently placed her hand on the sand castle and said, "What about you?"

"I can't see clearly, so I don't know how to choose," she said.

"Did I just follow him here?" Xiao Ai exerted a little force, and the sand castle fell off a little.

"Wrong, this is destined, it is a gift from God to me, I just opened it. There is no coincidence in the world, only necessity and who did what, I always believe this."

"It's really annoying the way you talk."

"Ah?" Winnet opened her mouth slightly. "Is it really annoying?"

"Childish." Xiao Ai said.

"A pile of sand can make a tower, and it can be found everywhere."

After their brief exchange, they looked back at the two people who were playing around; of course, there were no explicit photos, as Winette didn't hear the sound of taking pictures last night, and Sonoko also had an expression like Kogoro Mouri when he met a beautiful woman, baring her teeth and covering her mouth while laughing, teasing Xiaolan.

"You'll scare me to death!"

Xiaolan turned around angrily.

"Why, are you sorry?"

"It turns out it was a lie..."

Conan spoke out what was on his mind at once.

"Ah, Huibara..."

He reacted slowly, but didn't understand why Ai suddenly came over here.

"Don't get me wrong, I just want to remind you."

"remind?"

Ai looked towards the shore, and Conan followed her and saw a man in an orange jacket walking towards her. He had his collar open and his clothes unbuttoned, with a smile on his face.

"Ladies, are you free?"

Sonoko and Xiaolan were startled by him, but Winette was not surprised by Ai's reminder.

Seeing that they had no objection, he continued, "If it's convenient, can we have lunch together today? Of course, it's my treat."

He had his hair combed back and looked quite handsome, so the not-so-picky Yuanzi immediately reacted.

"Sure, I'd love to!"

But just after she finished speaking, Yuanzi became discouraged again, turned around and glanced at Xiaolan, and said to her bluntly: "I think your target is probably her, right?" She pulled Xiaolan. "Forget it, just take her away, now is the time..."

"Garden!"

Yuanzi looked at the man with dead eyes and reminded him, "But you'd better not have any bad ideas, because she has already signed a contract to sell herself."

"no……"

"That means you're attracted to Miss Winnet... Do you still have this habit?"

Sonoko also knew that Winette wore a ring to prevent harassment.

An expression of disgust immediately appeared on his face.

"No, the person I really want to invite is you."

what?

Yuanzi was stunned.

There were a few others who were as stunned as she was.

……

418 Unbelievable Situation

"You're kidding, right?" Conan blurted out.

His mouth was wide open; he obviously didn't think Sonoko was attractive enough to be approached. Ai frowned and observed the man. His smile and kindness gave her a false feeling. If the purpose was to leave a good impression, it was understandable, but this man did not give her any enthusiasm.

"It's really yours!"

Xiaolan winked at Sonoko and nudged her shoulder with her elbow to encourage her. "You're awesome, Sonoko."

"Impossible... There's no way someone would be interested in Sonoko. There must be something wrong."

Conan muttered quietly with a serious look on his face.

"You think so too?"

"what?"

"That's what I was going to tell you. That man was just staring over the curb."

"Looking at the garden? How is that possible?" He chuckled. "Below the surface, I feel there is something wrong."

She waved her hand indifferently. "I think he had an ulterior motive. He changed into beach clothes and headed straight here, just like a hunter who has been eyeing his prey from the beginning."

Hunting garden?

Ha ha.

"Well, why worry about her? She looks like she's enjoying it."

The man skillfully put his arm around Yuanzi's shoulders and pulled her away.

Winette opened her eyes and squinted them. Lately she liked to close them and get used to her old senses.

Winnet thought: "This man is so impatient. It's as if he wants to take the garden away from them."

He didn't even say a few polite words.

Yuanzi was also a little dazed.

She had just taken two steps when she turned around and glanced at Xiaolan's Winnett with a look of hesitation on her face, and after two or three seconds she seemed to have made up her mind.

"Can we go together?" She looked at him.

Even though she could just follow him and have some time alone with him, Sonoko obviously didn't want to neglect her friend for the man.

The man stumbled a little, then immediately responded very kindly, appearing both tolerant and gentle. His reaction made Sonoko have a better impression of him, and her face was full of anticipation for what would happen next.

Seeing her expectant look, Winette, who was originally about to remind Sonoko, held back her words.

Directly saying that the man was not good would only make her seem to have no emotional intelligence and would also make Yuanzi feel embarrassed. She estimated that this man was different from the waiter in the hotel. She could knock him down in a few moves. As long as Yuanzi did not leave her sight, she was not afraid that he would do anything ill-intentioned.

After thinking about this, Winnett realized that she was a little too nervous. Because this was a reminder from Ai, she subconsciously regarded this man as an enemy.

This time, Sonoko disguised herself as an ordinary girl. She had neither a luxury car to pick her up nor did she stay in a high-end hotel. Furthermore, Sonoko herself did not give off the aura of a rich lady at all. She thought that on the surface, there was nothing she could plot against, and even if he had ill intentions, he should have found someone like Xiaolan.

"Then let's go!" Yuanzi said happily.