Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 88 Something Fell Down (Bonus Chapter 25 for Average Subscriptions)

In the dense forest, Xia Chuan and Princess Thorn stood facing each other.

Princess Thorn tilted her head in deep thought, seemingly pondering whether Xia Chuan's words were true.

Hmm, it seems like there's a possibility of communication!
Xia Chuan's eyes darted around, his mind racing. If he could use his brain, he wouldn't resort to violence.

He felt there was great potential in this, and the Thorn Princess seemed willing to listen to him continue.

In this case.

Hey cross-dresser, can I borrow your pseudonym?
"That's right. I am actually Aso Keiji's son, Aso Tanzo. If you did your research when you accepted the mission, you should know about my father, Aso Keiji, right?"

Xia Chuan's voice suddenly became low, as if he was gathering his emotions.

"My father was making shady deals with Kuroiwa Tatsuji, Kawashima Hideo, Nishimoto Ken, and Kameyama Isamu, who died two years ago."

Twelve years ago, he wanted to quit because he was unwilling to continue doing such illegal and unethical things. Unexpectedly, these four people conspired to lock my father and mother in their home and used a fire to cover up their evil crimes.

I escaped this disaster for other reasons back then, but after years of investigation, I finally discovered the despicable scheming involved.

My purpose in returning to Moonshadow Island is to kill all the murderers who killed my parents. Their dealings continue, and the victims keep coming. I can't let them continue to harm society like this.

Even if killing them means going to jail and picking up soap, I'm willing to do it. Revenge and a sense of justice drive me forward.

Princess Thorn was stunned by his righteous speech.

She parted her lips slightly, about to speak.

rustling~
The sudden sound made her shut up instantly.

Both of them turned their gazes toward the dense forest.

The two then exchanged a glance, and with a silent understanding, each disappeared into the dense forest behind them.

Soon, a light fell on the area where the two had just been, and then a child appeared and walked by.

Conan glanced around and continued forward, the beam of his watch-shaped flashlight slowly disappearing into the dense forest.

A few minutes later, it was confirmed that Conan would not turn back.

Princess Thorn emerged from the dense forest.

Xia Chuan did not reappear; he had completely disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

Just kidding, of course I have to run.

It wasn't that he couldn't beat them; he simply didn't want to interfere with their good deeds.

Were you scammed?

Joel, dressed as the Thorn Princess, murmured something without changing her expression, then disappeared back into the dense forest and quickly pulled out a suitcase.

The matter is not yet finished.

However, it seems Conan just went upstairs, so it looks like she can only dispose of the body after Conan leaves.

What a disobedient child! Anya is definitely more well-behaved.

Well.
If Conan could be scared a little, he might behave. Otherwise, if he continues to do whatever he wants, he might corrupt Anya.

Thinking about this, Joel seemed to be deep in thought, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

Well, let’s do it!

Conan, who had reached the edge of the cliff, suddenly shivered and tightened his clothes.

The sea breeze is so cold!
I just got some useful information from the police officer. Besides the relationship between Keiji Aso and Tatsuji Kuroiwa, Hideo Kawashima, Ken Nishimoto, and Isamu Kameyama, he also got a sheet music from the village police station's warehouse.

The sheet music was a bit strange, but Conan couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong with it.

After giving up on thinking, he went to the community center to investigate the piano left behind by Keiji Aso before Uncle Mori returned.

He had just put the sheet music up and started playing.

The sound had barely rang out a few notes when it was caught red-handed by Uncle Mori and Inspector Megure, who had just returned.

Then he was expelled with a big bag on his head.

Undeterred, he decided to return to the cliff to check for any clues he had missed during the day.

"How exactly were the bodies brought up here?"

Conan pondered for a long time, then carefully examined the ground with his watch's spotlight, trying to find some traces.

Footprints or tire marks are both acceptable.

Based on the head-cutting algorithm, Kuroiwa Tatsuji's corpse weighs at least 180 pounds.

A weight of 180 pounds should leave obvious marks on the ground when it presses on a person or a vehicle.

"What is this?" Conan suddenly noticed something strange.

Besides the footprints left by a few people in the afternoon, there were also several pits on the ground.

The dent was at least a centimeter deep in the ground, as if it had been made by something hitting the ground.

Deng!
A brilliant idea flashed in Conan's mind!
They're high heels!

Was the murderer a woman?
He remembered that among the people who went up the mountain that afternoon, there were no women, only a little girl named Anya.

But Anya was clearly not wearing high heels; even if she were, a child couldn't have left such a deep dent in the ground.

Without a doubt, this was left behind by the murderer!
Thinking of this, Conan smiled.

"Narimi Asai!"

He remembered that Asai Narumi's shoes were high heels.

Sure enough it was her.

My intuition was right; she was connected to this case, and she was very likely the one who disposed of the body.

The nurse told him that Asai Narumi left the village clinic around 1 a.m.

It is highly likely that Asai Narumi first found a way to knock Kuroiwa Tatsuji unconscious in the toilet, then returned to the village clinic for a consultation, and then went back to the community center to kill Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

However, the possibility that she was with us at 1:30 and carried a 180-pound man to the cliff in half an hour is very low.

"Damn it, what method did she use?!"

Conan punched the ground.

"Ouch! It hurts!"

Conan looked down, clutching his little fists, almost crying. The ground was covered in pebbles, and hitting them would hurt terribly.

Huhu——

shuh~
A dark shadow swept over his head.

"what?"

Conan looked up in surprise.

Before he could even see what was making the sound, several drops of liquid had already dripped onto his glasses.

"This is."

Conan's expression changed drastically. He quickly took off his glasses and shone the flashlight from his watch onto them.

The bright red liquid was extremely dazzling under the white light.

Blood!

It really is blood!

What was that that just fell down?
Is it the head of the Black Rock Village Chief, or something else?

He turned to look around and found it quiet and there was no sound at all; it seemed that he was the only person nearby.

However, the voice he had just heard and the blood on the lenses told him that there was definitely another person here.

He's the murderer!

This guy actually threw something down right in front of me.

Conan felt provoked; the murderer was too cruel and arrogant.

The next moment, he suddenly felt a little nervous.

Grass!
He's the only child here. If the murderer makes a move, he's doomed.

Behind him was a cliff, and in front of him, the forest was eerily quiet. Conan swallowed hard, and cold sweat began to seep from his forehead.

He held the watch to his chest so that he could use the tranquilizer dart to fight back if the assailant suddenly attacked.

However, ten minutes passed.

have they gone?
Conan lowered his slightly sore arm, having maintained the motion of firing tranquilizer darts for ten minutes, until his arm felt weak and limp.

But what exactly did the murderer throw down?
Conan glanced down the cliff and saw some noise besides the lights.

The voice likely came from the police officers that Inspector Megure brought.

Because the body was too mangled to be taken away, two police officers were on duty in shifts to prevent stray dogs from eating the body again.

(Writing four chapters is exhausting, it's killing me, but thankfully I only owe three more chapters.)
(End of this chapter)