Death is here; good things and bad things will all turn into funerals.

Chapter 398 Death is here; good things and bad things will all turn into funerals.

The gentle evening sunlight spread across the sky, a faint golden hue rising into the heavens, but deep in the forest, it was much dimmer.

However, although the villa where Wang Changsheng and Zhishi were located was surrounded by trees, it did not block much sunlight from shining down.

With the lights on inside, it became much brighter.

"So this is Sonoko's older sister's club gathering—"

At this moment, everyone in the resort was sitting at the dining table on the first floor.

Looking at the unfamiliar faces, Xiaolan felt a sense of security only from Wang Changsheng, Zhishi, and Yuanzi. She couldn't help but want to chat with these familiar people.

"Hmm~ My older sister is in the film club at university, and they are all members of the film club. Didn't I already tell you this when you came?" Sonoko walked over with a plate of cooked fish, placed it on the table, blinked, and looked at Ran with a strange expression.

Didn't I already tell her this when she came in? Why ask again?

The oblivious Sonoko had no idea that Ran was trying to find a topic to talk about and chat with these strangers to avoid the awkwardness.

After all, she only knew three children present, and the only other person was Sonoko's older sister. She couldn't say she was familiar with them, she had only seen them before.

Does she want the three children to come up with topics to talk about?

This makes her seem so useless.

"The five people in my older sister's club have a very good relationship, and they basically get together every two years."

Yuanzi had almost finished bringing over all the dishes when her usually thick-skinned nerves finally snapped out of their daze.

After all, it was she who invited Xiaolan over. Although she didn't understand other things, since everyone was here, they should at least introduce themselves.

After all, her purpose was to bring Xiaolan here for a "blind date."

"Ran, let me introduce you. Those two kids already know each other. I'm just introducing you, cough cough, OK?" Sonoko stood next to Ran, with her back to everyone, winking at her.

Conan was sitting next to Ran at that moment, and seeing her strange look in her eyes, he immediately understood what she was thinking.

They're even eyeing his Xiaolan!

What a wonderful example of staying true to one's original aspiration!

Conan sat there upright, his gaze behind his glasses fixed on Sonoko through the lenses, his eyes appearing exceptionally sharp.

This crazy woman!

However, despite Conan's burning gaze, Ran seemed completely oblivious, and even began to eagerly introduce everyone present to her.

"This, this is Brother Ota, who is in charge of the main work. He's a rare long-haired handsome man~"

Sonoko walked up behind a long-haired man, grinned at Ran, and winked at her.

Wang Changsheng and Tomoyo were sitting next to Ran and Conan.

The four of them then looked toward the garden.

Since Wang Changsheng and the others already knew each other, they didn't feel anything special.

However, Conan seemed to have eaten some kind of bullet, as his eyes were practically spitting fire.

Wang Changsheng was sitting to Conan's right, so he could see it very clearly.

He couldn't help but chuckle, and leaned slightly closer to Conan's ear.

Why are you glaring at her like that?

"vocal!"

[Message]: Negative points from Conan Edogawa +1000

Conan looked startled and glared at Wang Changsheng again.

"Why did you suddenly come over here? You scared me!" Conan said in a low voice.

"(Sun-)~" Wang Changsheng shrugged, but pouted and made a strange expression. He then stepped back and ignored him.

This made Conan's face darken even more.

[Message]: Negative points from Conan Edogawa +1000

"This is Kakutani-san, who is in charge of photography."

Seeing that Ran didn't seem interested in the long-haired man, Sonoko introduced her to another guy with a square face.

The boy also had a video camera next to him, which was unusually large.

Tomoyo's gaze would often be drawn to this huge thing.

However, perhaps Sonoko didn't think this square-faced guy was very handsome, so she only used two sentences to introduce him before moving on to the next person.

"This is Takahashi-san, who is in charge of large props."

Takahashi looks a bit chubby, with a round figure.

Looking at the three people that Yuanzi introduced to her first, Xiaolan felt awkward and sat up straight, her toes involuntarily gripping the ground as she thought about what she had done when she first arrived.

That's right, the three doors she opened were theirs—

Of course, she didn't see the third one clearly, but she had a strong impression of the square-faced guy and the chubby guy, and she could clearly see their appearances.

Moreover, there seemed to be only these three boys present. Even if we didn't see what the third person looked like, we already know whether we should say it or not.

"Smith Marseille, I was so rude this afternoon, I'm so sorry." Xiaolan's cheeks flushed slightly, and she didn't care who the third person was; she just bowed her head and apologized.

"No, no, but I was really startled at the time."

The square-faced man and the chubby boy both shook their heads, indicating that it was okay.

Little Fatty was scratching the back of his head, his expression even a little shy.

Honestly, even though they were the ones being looked at, being seen by such a beautiful girl actually felt a little honored.

The long-haired man simply sat there quietly, without saying a word.

Seeing this, Sonoko was taken aback and looked at Ran with some confusion: "What's going on? Did something happen that I don't know about?"

"Huh? No, nothing's wrong." Xiaolan immediately shook her head in denial.

"real()"

Sonoko's eyes were like a sharp knife as she tilted her head and questioned Ran.

However, seeing her best friend drenched in sweat, she pursed her lips and said, "Well, fine then, as long as nothing else happens."

Just then, a girl brought the last dish to the table. After she put the plate down, Sonoko quickly pulled her to sit down and then leaned her whole body against the girl's back.

"You've met her before, this is my older sister, Ayako Suzuki. She's mainly in charge of the actors' makeup and costume coordination."

Sonoko chuckled and said, "As an aside, she's still looking for someone to marry~"

"Oh dear, Sonoko! What nonsense are you spouting? Honestly—"

Ayako Suzuki raised her arms slightly, her expression still a little embarrassed. "Get up, get up, I haven't washed my hands yet."

She broke free from the garden's restraints, stood up, and ran to the kitchen to wash her hands.

As he walked toward the kitchen, Wang Changsheng keenly heard the other person muttering.

"I'm really fed up with Sonoko. Why is she suddenly bringing this up? Didn't she say she wanted to introduce the club members to her best friend? Why is she suddenly talking about me now?!"

Wang Changsheng blinked.

He glanced at the garden almost imperceptibly.

"Does this guy have a matchmaking addiction? He wants to introduce someone to Xiaolan, he wants to introduce someone to her older sister, and he even wants to introduce someone himself—but—"

Wang Changsheng glanced at the three men present without making a sound.

Except for the one with long hair.

The rest of the square-faced and chubby ones —

Let's not call him a handsome dandy.

It's a complicated story.

Wang Changsheng didn't think Yuanzi would be interested in either of them.

In other words—

Is this guy trying to get all three sisters to team up and see who can win over the long-haired man?

"These sisters are amazing—no wonder you're like Sonoko."

Wang Changsheng shook his head inwardly.

Let's take a look at the ideological awareness of the people in the garden.

That was incredibly ahead of its time.

A handsome guy.

He couldn't wait to introduce her to the three people, including himself.

That's truly keeping the good stuff in the family.

Is it necessary to win over this long-haired man?

Wang Changsheng glanced at the other person out of the corner of his eye.

After all, they are from the world of Detective Conan.

She's not bad looking.

But he's not as handsome as the people he usually sees around Sakura.

The two worlds have completely different art styles.

Staying in Tomoeda Town, he saw far too many handsome men and beautiful women.

Let's not even talk about how they're everywhere on the streets.

At least one in three or five.

Even the older women and men have a lot of charm.

Therefore, the long-haired man that Sonoko thought was quite good was rather ordinary in Wang Changsheng's eyes.

"It's hard to imagine how happy she would be if she stayed in Tomoeda Town for a few days, or met Sakura's older brother, or Yukito."

Wang Changsheng smacked his lips, already imagining the scene of Sonoko meeting Touya or Yukito in his mind.

"What a crazy woman."

It's quite rare that Wang Changsheng and Conan have the same idea.

Both of them felt that Sonoko was a bit mentally unstable.

"However, Sonoko's ability to maintain a lead of decades over everyone else is truly impressive."

At this moment, Sonoko was giving a brief introduction to Wang Changsheng and Zhishi.

Now that everyone knows each other, the two were mentioned briefly.

Finally, Sonoko approached a short-haired girl and began to introduce her in detail.

"This is Chikako Ikeda, the president of their film club, who is also a director and screenwriter!"

As Sonoko finished speaking, Chikako Ikeda smiled gently at Ran: "Since you're Sonoko's friend, then you're our friend too. Please take care of me."

Her clothes were a deep, elegant color, which complemented her cool and aloof temperament.

Cool and elegant, but not indifferent.

Confident and composed.

However, upon closer examination, Wang Changsheng felt that this girl was very shrewd and cunning.

"Ah? Chikako Ikeda?"

After hearing her best friend's introduction, Xiaolan was stunned in her seat.

She blinked her long eyelashes, staring at the girl with surprise: "Could it be Chika Ikeda, the writer of the script for that currently showing 'Blue Kingdom'?"

"Yes, this is a work by Chikako during her student days."

After washing her hands, Ayako Suzuki walked over, sat down slowly, and then smiled at the short-haired girl, saying, "Now that you've gone through so much hardship, you can finally make it public. I'm so happy for you."

"Hehe—that's all in the past, let's not bring it up again." For some reason, Ikeda Chikako's smile faded slightly, and she said softly.

Perhaps because she was so reluctant to talk about it, her voice sounded slightly heavy. Even though she tried to maintain a gentle demeanor, Wang Changsheng and Zhishi still noticed it keenly.

Conan raised an eyebrow, feeling a little strange.

Logically speaking, shouldn't it be something to be happy about when your own script gets released?

Why does this director seem a bit uninterested?

Moreover, not only was she in a bad mood, she didn't even want others to mention it.

Although he felt a bit strange, Conan didn't ask any questions.

Perhaps something happened to them that made them unable to be happy?

Although he felt that the other person's behavior was a bit off, he didn't feel the need to ask about everything.

After all, he does have some emotional intelligence, right?

"Alright, go sit down next to your friend. We can start eating now." Ayako Suzuki gestured for Sonoko to sit next to Ran.

"I understand!" Sonoko nodded in agreement.

However, just as she sat down, intending to try her older sister's sweet and sour fish, the long-haired handsome man sitting opposite Chikako Ikeda spoke up: "Speaking of which, your next script is already in the writing process, right?"

The long-haired man fiddled with his chopsticks in one hand and rested his chin on his other, looking casually at the short-haired woman opposite him. His tone was relaxed, as if he were just asking a casual question.

Upon hearing this, the square-faced man sitting next to him immediately stood up, picked up the video camera beside him, and pointed the lens at the short-haired woman.

"Chikako Ikeda, regarding the new script, what would you like to say to your fans?"

In the lens.

The woman's face was somewhat stiff, and she didn't look very good.

She remained silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly, "Kakutani, it's only just been released, there aren't many fans yet. Don't be sarcastic."

Hearing her say that, the long-haired man chuckled, turned his head, and looked up, saying, "You still love photography so much, Kakutani."

Wang Changsheng noticed that the long-haired man had a headband tied around his head, and he felt that the man was deliberately styling his hair.

For example, hiding your hairline.

Thinking about it that way, he suddenly felt that this guy was even less handsome.

Moreover, he and Tomoyo exchanged a glance and both saw the hidden look in each other's eyes.

These three people appear to be joking and teasing each other, but if you pay close attention, you can detect a hidden tension.

This suggests that the relationship between the individuals is not as harmonious as it appears on the surface.

Wang Changsheng secretly curled his lip.

"What kind of taste does Sonoko have? She's hinting at Ran and openly saying that her older sister is looking for a fiancé. She's already jumping into a fire herself, and she's dragging her two best friends down with her. Tsk tsk."

Wang Changsheng was unsure what had happened between these people.

But he was certain of one thing.

It's definitely not a good thing.

After all, Conan was already sitting next to him.

Death is coming; good or bad, everything will turn into news of death.

Looking at Sonoko, who kept casting strange glances at the long-haired man, Wang Changsheng couldn't suppress his urge to complain.

He was certain that as soon as Sonoko started dating this long-haired man, they would break up quickly and experience a heart-wrenching ordeal.

Isn't this a complete trap?

They kept trying to jump in.

"Forget it, anyway, Conan's here. What if he dies in a bit?" Wang Changsheng shook his head.

He doesn't have much of a relationship with Sonoko, but if anything happens to her, he'll help if he can.

However, if it puts too much effort into him, then forget it.

Anyway, Sonoko is Ran's best friend and one of the important supporting characters.

Nothing bad is possible.

If it's something he can easily do to help, then helping out wouldn't be a big deal.

But if we make him work too hard, then it's not worth it.

Moreover, not helping those with romantic fantasies is a good habit that Wang Changsheng has cultivated.

Sonoko is the epitome of a love-obsessed person.

Otherwise, she wouldn't keep getting swindled out of her money and her virtue.

If she weren't Ran's best friend, the young lady of the Suzuki family...

She probably doesn't even know how badly she's been treated by those disgusting men.

"That's right, I haven't given up on this one yet." The square-faced man casually replied, holding up his camera, before turning the lens to the chubby boy next to him.

Photography is his hobby, and more importantly, his passion.

Even though he had graduated, he didn't want to give up.

"Takahashi, speaking of which, I've discovered something—"

The man with the square face pointed the camera at the chubby boy and spoke slowly.

"Huh? What did you find?"

The chubby boy, suddenly called out, was taken aback. He had been quietly listening to the others' banter, his smile quite friendly.

However, his expression froze for a moment after seeing the square-faced man on camera.

"Haha~ I noticed you've gained weight again recently?" The square-faced man caught the fleeting expression on the chubby boy's face and burst into laughter, pointing the camera at his belly.

"————" The chubby boy paused, then grinned.

He reached out and touched his stomach, thought for a moment, and nodded. "I've gained some weight. I must weigh about 200 pounds now. Oh well, food is my hobby."

"I knew it! You've definitely gained weight. My camera lens can barely fit you anymore." The square-faced man chuckled twice and casually put the camera down.

"Enough, enough~ It's my fault." The chubby boy laughed it off.

At this moment, Sonoko's older sister, Ayako Suzuki, looked at the group of people chatting and laughing, and sat down in her chair with an elegant and proper posture. Although she was smiling, she felt a little disappointed.

"I really miss the days when we all got together and listened to you guys chat. I even had the illusion of going back to the old days."

Ayako Suzuki sighed softly, as if she had thought of something. "If... if Atsuko hadn't encountered that incident, she would have come with us today too."

The moment she finished speaking.

The group, who had been chatting and laughing, suddenly stopped talking, and all discussion came to an abrupt halt.

Their expressions changed, some were surprised, some were indifferent, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.

Ran Mouri had no idea what was going on and looked completely bewildered.

Conan frowned and glanced at Wang Changsheng.

But he found the other person sitting there calmly, unmoved by the scene, and his brows furrowed even more.