The words "Asai Makoto" finally made Asai Makoto's expression change.

He could pretend not to care about any of the names that Kudo Kazuma mentioned earlier.

But the fact that the other person could call him by his real name was hard for him to believe.

He could tell that the other party knew a lot of things, and he couldn't hide it from them anymore.

Moreover, the fact that the other party could ask so bluntly suggests that they are not afraid of being silenced.

Thinking about these things, he calmed down and became much more honest.

How did you know? And who are you?

Kudo Kazuma tilted his head, used a little bit of the [Sound Bewitching] skill, and started making things up on the spot: "I came here to investigate drug dealers, and then I followed the clues and found out a lot of things."

Asagi was slightly taken aback: "Drug dealer?"

“That’s right, the people you’re trying to kill are from the same drug trafficking ring. Secretary Hirata is also an insider.”

"I can tell you don't like the feeling of having blood on your hands. If you don't mind, I can kill them for you and then pin the blame on Hirata. That way, no one can find out who you are. How about it?"

Asagi Minoru scrutinized Kudo Kazuma. He could sense that the other man wasn't lying to him, and calmly asked, "Why are you helping me? And what do you want from me?"

Kudo Kazuma leaned casually against the wall, shrugged, and said, "It's nothing. I'll help you get revenge. From now on, you'll follow me and work for me. How about that?"

"As for why I helped you..." He looked at Asagi and said with unusual sincerity, "To be honest, I think you are the more innocent one."

“Those people, and your father Keiji Aso, were all involved in drug trafficking. Whatever their reasons for killing your father, that was their own internal problem.”

"And yet you've carried this grudge for so many years, plunging yourself into the abyss of revenge..."

He said that and shrugged.

Drug use deserves to die, but drug trafficking deserves to die even more.

Asagi's mother and sister are probably the most innocent.

As for Asagi, he was just an innocent person whose life was ruined by drugs.

Asagi slowly shook his head: "How can I, who has killed people, be considered innocent?"

He looked down at his hands: "Thank you for your kindness. Although I really wanted someone to stop me, the thought of my mother and sister dying in that fire makes me want to take revenge myself even more..."

"Of course." He smiled wryly. "Now that you've found out, I have nothing to say."

“Alright.” Since someone was helping with the task, Kudo Kazuma wouldn’t insist on doing it himself. “Since you want to take revenge yourself, I won’t stop you. Just pretend I was never here today and know nothing about it.”

He stopped using the [Sound Bewitchment] skill to interfere with Asagi's performance and instead began recruiting bosses directly.

"After you've taken your revenge, if you have nowhere to go, you can come to my company. Although it's not exactly a perfect match for your major right now, there will be a place for you in the future."

Asagi Masayuki shook his head: "No need."

He had long been prepared to die, and after successfully avenging himself, he would probably only follow his family in death.

Kudo Kazuma remembered Asano Minami's suicide, so he didn't try to persuade her further. He just asked another question: "Can you tell me the home addresses of those people?"

Asagi was genuinely puzzled: "What do you want to do?"

“Go to their homes, look for clues about drug suppliers, and then hand them over to the police so they can follow the trail—the real culprits should be eliminated, shouldn't they?”

Asagi was slightly taken aback, then smiled, his smile becoming much more relaxed.

After telling Kudo Kazuma the addresses of those people, he unusually became interested: "You said before that you wanted me to go to your company... what company is it?"

"Kurosawa Software Company".

Asagi Narumi: "..."

He sighed: "I studied medicine in college, and I am a doctor now, and I will be a doctor in the future."

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "So what I'm saying is, there will be a place for you in the future."

After learning that someone could take care of the real culprits, Asagi Masayuki became much more accepting of the situation.

He smiled with relief and said, "I'm destined to have blood on my hands in this life... Maybe in the next life. If there is a new life, I'll work for your company."

……

Kudo Kazuma withdrew his Yang clone from Asagi Narumi and was pondering when to visit those drug dealers when he suddenly heard a noise coming from Ran, who was playing the piano.

"Ok?"

He looked up at Ran, and Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but say, "Why did you suddenly play it wrong? Be serious, Ran!"

"No, look," Xiaolan pointed to the sheet music, "the fourth section of this sheet music is very strange..."

Kogoro Mouri and Conan both went over to watch, but Kazuma Kudo couldn't understand it and had no intention of joining in the fun.

He simply rested his chin on his hand and analyzed according to his own thoughts: "In my opinion, this piece of paper was not there when we came during the day, but it appeared after the death at night. It was either placed there by the deceased or by the murderer."

“If that’s the case, they can’t just send over a sheet of music for no reason… There’s something wrong with the sheet music that Xiaolan mentioned that’s strange.”

Kogoro Mori snatched the sheet music: "So, this sheet music might contain information about Mr. Kawashima's death. Maybe the murderer will come back for it!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Makoto Asai pushed open the door and entered.

"Hello," she said, holding up the bag in her hand. "I heard from the hotel staff that you were still here, so I came to bring you some late-night snacks."

As she spoke, she unconsciously glanced at Kazuma Kudo.

Although the person she had just spoken to was wearing a mask and their clothes were different from the person in front of her, she had a vague feeling that the two might be the same person.

Kogoro Mouri enthusiastically took the bag, and the group sat cross-legged on the spot, forming a circle to eat their late-night snack.

As for the corpses left to languish?

It doesn't matter, since freshly made corpses don't have a stench and won't affect my appetite.

While having a late-night snack, Conan, taking advantage of being a child, went straight up to Asai Makoto.

"Honest Doctor, ever since we first met, you seem to have been paying attention to Yizhen. You were looking at him again just now. Is there something wrong with him?"

He had previously thought it was Kudo Kazuma's imagination, but he had just seen it himself, which piqued his curiosity.

Makoto Asai smiled and said, "This Edogawa-kun looks exactly like Shinichi Kudo, the detective known as the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era. I'm curious, so I can't help but take a few more glances."

"Huh? You know that brat?" Kogoro Mouri asked curiously. "So, Dr. Honesty, you're not from the island?"

Just by the fact that no one on the island knows about this famous detective, Kogoro Mouri can deduce that the island must be very isolated from information.

Makoto Asai is definitely from outside.

Otherwise, why is it that everyone on the island is a detective, yet the islanders know that brat but not him?

Is he even worse than that scoundrel who coveted his own daughter?

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