Chapter 246 Beach
The timeline of Conan's world is very strange and messy. The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter do not alternate in chronological order at all.

Ze Yu remembered that it was still autumn yesterday, but now it is summer.

Fortunately, he has lived in this world for so long that he has long been accustomed to these things.

Even if the four seasons alternate in a month, Ze Yu has experienced it before, so it's no big deal.

“Summer is here.”

Ze Yu lowered his head and said silently: "It's the season for traveling again."

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In a few days...

Izu, on the beach.

Sonoko brought Xiaolan to Izu for a trip because Izu is a great place for swimming in summer.

Xiaolan brought Conan with her, and Ze Yu also came to join in the fun, and of course, Haibara Ai was not missing either.

As for Hiroki, he was resting at home and Ze Yu did not take him to play.

The reason was simple. There were many older sisters in swimsuits on the beach, and Hiroki was a precocious guy, so Ze Yu did not bring him along to avoid teaching him bad things.

On the crowded beach, Ze Yu was lying on a beach chair with a parasol above his head, quietly looking at Xiaolan and the others in the distance.

Ze Yu was just here for a trip and didn't want to swim, so he didn't wear a swimsuit. Instead, he wore casual clothes as usual.

Because he doesn't like swimming.

Isn't it normal for squirrels to be afraid of water?
Although Ze Yu is a germaphobe and likes to keep clean, so he takes a bath frequently, it does not mean that he likes to stay in an environment with water.

It was fine for him to stay in the bathtub, but he always kept his distance from the sea.

If it wasn't really necessary, Ze Yu wouldn't go into the sea.

Next to Sawaha, Haibara Ai was wearing a blue one-piece swimsuit, also lying on a beach chair, with a pair of sunglasses on her face.

"Xiao Ai, don't you want to swim with them?" Ze Yu said comfortably.

"Didn't you do the same, not swimming?" Huibara Ai asked back.

Ze Yu smiled slightly, stopped talking, and just looked at Xiaolan and the others quietly.

In the distance, Xiaolan and her friend were playing in the sea, with Conan, who was a bit of a nuisance, following them.

After playing for a while, they walked onto the beach and saw a strange man walking towards them.

"Hi, ladies, are you free now?" The tall man invited: "If it's convenient, can we have lunch together at noon?"

"Okay, I'd love to!" Yuanzi said immediately with a blushing face.

She is rarely invited by boys, and most importantly, this boy is pretty good-looking and a little handsome.

So, she was very happy.

But Sonoko quickly realized that the person the other party wanted to invite was probably not her, but Xiaolan who was standing next to her.

As for myself, I was just a by-product.

"...But, compared to me, I think your target should be Xiaolan, right?" The slight blush on Sonoko's face immediately disappeared, and she said helplessly.

She stepped aside, then stretched out her arm and pushed the defenseless Xiaolan towards the man: "Forget it, just take Xiaolan away."

"Sonoko!" Xiaolan stood firm, turned around, and shouted her best friend's name in anger. "By the way, I advise you not to have any crooked ideas." Sonoko rolled her eyes and said to the man, "Because Xiaolan has signed a contract to sell herself."

As for who it was signed with?
Who else could it be other than that big pig's hoof Kudo Shinichi?
"No, the person I really want to invite is you." The tall man looked at Yuanzi with a hint of sadness on his face, and then he smiled.

"Huh?" Sonoko was stunned.

Even Conan, who was floating on the water holding onto a swimming ring, was stunned when he saw this scene.

"Impossible, there is absolutely no way anyone would be interested in Sonoko!" Conan narrowed his eyes and his expression became a little solemn.

"There is definitely something wrong with this man!"

"But... why should I worry about Sonoko?" Thinking of this, Conan's expression relaxed, he pulled the corners of his mouth, and no longer cared about this matter.

"Let's go." The man stretched out his arm, put his arm around Yuanzi's shoulders, and then took her away.

Yuanzi was not quite used to the man's intimate actions, but she did not resist and followed him to the small restaurant next to the beach.

Huiyuan Ai, who was lying on a beach chair, suddenly said, "Strange, why would anyone like Sonoko?"

"What's so strange about this? Sonoko's looks and figure have always been good." Ze Yu said cheerfully, "Why do you always look down on her in various ways?"

"It's not a question of looking down on me." Huiyuan Ai took off her sunglasses and explained, "I'm just a little surprised."

"Well, actually what you said is not wrong." Ze Yu smiled slightly and said casually: "No normal person would be interested in Yuanzi, and she has a physique that attracts scumbags. Most of the men who actively approach her are not good people."

"So does that man, in my opinion."

Huihara Ai nodded slightly, agreeing with his opinion.

On this point, whether it is Conan, Haibara Ai or Sawaha, they all have the same idea.

Any man who would take the initiative to approach Yuanzi is definitely not normal.

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After a while...

After a period of communication, Sonoko was already having a very happy chat with the man named 'Masahiko'.

Xiaolan, Conan and the other two sat next to Sonoko and watched them chatting.

"Mr. Masahiko, you are a student of Beihua University." Sonoko raised her eyebrows and said enthusiastically, "Then you are Xiaolan's father's junior."

Conan rolled his eyes when he heard this, and couldn't help but complain in his heart: "It's a pity that this woman is always clamoring to find a boy, but now there is such a good opportunity, but she always finds some boring topics. She is simply lustful but not courageous!"

Ze Yu, who just opened his telepathy, noticed Conan's thoughts, smiled, and said in his mind: "Stop scolding, what nonsense are you talking about."

"You also know that I am telling the truth?" Conan's mouth twitched and he chuckled speechlessly.

The essence of Yuanzi is just a rich woman who likes to talk big, and at most she is a little lustful.

At the table, Sonoko blushed and asked with a smile, "Mr. Masahiko, how did you get to this beach?"

Masahiko, with a cigarette between his lips, pretended to be serious and said, "I'm heartbroken, so I just came out for a walk."

"My girlfriend was so cruel and dumped me. Just when I was feeling depressed and staring at the sea in a daze..." He kept saying some cheesy love words: "I saw a very beautiful lady."

Masahiko grinned and raised his hand to point at Sonoko who was sitting across from him.

(End of this chapter)