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Chapter 679: This is His Own Father!
Just as Chi Feichei and Mori Kogoro were standing on the Deck, enjoying the breeze and smoking, in the Pilot House, Daito Mikihiko, a Staff member, also with a cigarette in his mouth, said, “No matter what you plan to do, just finish your work as quickly as possible. We need to head back before the Sun sets. I heard there's a legend around here that after sunset, the Messenger of Afterlife will come to claim Mabui... Right, Captain?”
Mori Kogoro had almost finished his cigarette. He turned around to walk towards the Cabin, asking in confusion, “Messenger of Afterlife?”
“Claim Mabui?” Kazuha Toyama was puzzled.
“Afterlife refers to the world after death, and Mabui is the soul, it’s an ancient legend from Ryukyu,” Kume Yoshitsugu explained, putting on a horrified expression for Kazuha Toyama and Mouri Ran, his voice low, “If a woman weaves cloth in the dead of night…”
Ikema Shinro also cooperated to scare the two Girls, saying eerily, “The Hell's Messenger wearing a Grim Reaper Outfit will approach from the Seaside and silently suck away the woman’s soul.”
Mouri Ran and Kazuha Toyama were so frightened that they huddled together.
“You two Brats, give me a break!” Mori Kogoro stepped forward to protect his daughter, glancing at Kume Yoshitsugu and Ikema Shinro. These two Brats didn't look upright at first glance.
“That’s right, don’t talk nonsense,” Taira Ie, a Young female Staff member with dark Skin Color and Blonde Hair, said, “I’m still planning to go swimming as soon as we get to the Island.”
Haibara Ai, who had been sitting in her original seat, remained calm, “Besides, do women still weave cloth nowadays?”
“Probably not,” Chi Feichei also put out his Cigarette Butt and followed into the Cabin, adding, “At least Ran and Kazuha definitely don’t.”
Mouri Ran: “……”
Kazuha Toyama: “……”
Sorry, they really didn’t know how to weave cloth.
“It’s not just at Night, they haven’t even done weaving during the Day,” Mori Kogoro complained, “So don’t be afraid of any Messenger of Afterlife, they simply wouldn’t be interested in lazy Girls like you…”
“Father!”
Mouri Ran was exasperated and ashamed, desperately telling herself in her Heart: This is my own Father, this is my own Father…
“White,” Hattori Heiji stared at Taira Ie from the side, whispering, “Definitely white.”
Chi Feichei raised his eyes to look at Taira Ie, adding, “Bikini.”
Judging from Taira Ie’s behavior, she was a woman who had grown up in a good Family Fortune and knew how to enjoy Life.
Her Skin was tanned, and she was wearing a light-colored Lipstick that was called ‘Barbie Pink of Death’ in his previous life, but it didn’t look out of place. This showed that she had good fashion sense and dared to try new things, and her Personality also revealed a hint of flamboyance.
Then, she should choose white Swimsuit that suits dark Skin. In fact, if you have dark Skin Color, choosing dark Swimsuit will make your Skin look even darker and lifeless. As a woman who knows how to dress up and dares to try new things, she would choose light-colored Swimsuit with a larger contrast, which would make her look energetic and charming.
In addition, Black Skin plus white Swimsuit, if it is a relatively conservative Swimsuit like a one-piece Swimsuit or boy-leg Swimsuit, it would be as awkward as color segmentation. Coupled with her good Body, Taira Ie would definitely choose a Bikini with little Fabric…
Hattori Heiji nodded, “That’s right~!”
Haibara Ai: “……”
Hey, hey…
Conan chuckled in his Heart. Putting aside everything else, if it were a Swimsuit guessing Competition, he and Uncle teaming up would definitely not be a match for them.
…
When they arrived at the Island, Hattori Heiji waited on the shore to see Taira Ie’s Swimsuit.
Haibara Ai hugged Hissashi and stood aside with Chi Feichei, feeling a little Speechless, “Aren’t you going to hurry up and investigate?”
“No rush,” Chi Feichei was also waiting for the Answer to be revealed, “There’s no use in rushing.”
The Clues were still not enough, and he couldn’t explain how he knew those things. For a Detective like Hattori Heiji, he had to come up with a logically sound Reasoning to convince him.
It was just a Pity, he remembered that more than one person would die this time.
The Murderer was the Robbers Group who killed the Maid when they stole the Golden Screen from the town chief’s House a few years ago for Retaliation. This Miss Taira Ie was one of them, and seemed to be the first one to die.
It was a Pity that this Robbers Group looked very powerful, but in fact they were just a group of ignorant Young people messing around in their younger years. They had not committed any crimes in recent years, nor did they have the Mentality of Criminals. Otherwise, they could be pulled into the Organization to be used…
Huh? Wait, why was he worrying about that for the Organization?
However, sometimes he really felt that Personnel was not enough. If he could instigate others to commit crimes, as long as the existence of the Organization was not exposed, he could take advantage of it without letting Saki Midorikawa and Takatori Yan Nan take risks.
It was also difficult to explain instigating crime, especially for Criminals with criminal records.
If there were people who could be used, he could completely use them to reduce the criminal records of Saki Midorikawa and Takatori Yan Nan. Those two didn’t know anything, but he still had to consider how to clean up the mess for them.
“Splash!”
Taira Ie emerged from the Sea, revealing a Black Diving Suit, and turned her Head to shout loudly to the Captain on the Ship aside, “Captain, please don’t make the Sea Wave so big!”
Conan looked up at Hattori Heiji and Chi Feichei, teasing, “It’s a Black Diving Suit.”
Both of these people guessed wrong!
Hattori Heiji looked at Chi Feichei, his Gaze thoughtful.
Was it Possible for both of them to guess wrong?
If there was no interference from Chi Feichei, and only Hattori Heiji guessed alone, he would still suspect that he had made a Mistake. However, if the Answers that both of them had determined were wrong, then there must be some Reason…
“Brother Hichiji…”
Hattori Heiji had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Kazuha Toyama over there.
“Heiji, the director is calling for you!”
Hattori Heiji could only suppress the Doubt in his Heart for now, “Let’s go, let’s go listen to Mr. Director talk about the Situation here first!”
Chi Feichei took out his Mobile Phone and found that there was no Signal at all. It was Enough to make a Call, let alone go online to check Data.
It seemed that if he wanted to collect Enough Clues, he still had to wait for the Plot to develop.
Director Taketomi Masao led A Group of People and stood in front of the dilapidated Houses, looking at the Characters engraved on the Pillar at the Entrance.
【Princess Sleeping… Is Place A Not Place B】
“Is there really a Corpse lying next to this Pillar with Characters engraved on it?” Hattori Heiji asked.
“Yes…” Taketomi Masao nodded, “The Corpse’s back was leaning against these Characters. It was a Male Corpse who had not eaten or drunk for several Days and eventually starved to Death. It happened to be a year ago, when a strong Typhoon hit here, so the locals said that the Male Corpse might be a crew member from a Ship that capsized due to the Typhoon, and drifted to this Island with the Sea Wave, leaving behind these Weird Characters and starving and thirsting to Death because no one came to Rescue him…”
“Who built this House?” Kazuha Toyama looked curiously at the dilapidated and old Houses, “How could there be this kind of House on a Desert Island?”
Hattori Heiji squatted down in front of the Pillar and looked at the Characters. He found that Chi Feichei had also Come Over and stood up, casting an inquiring Gaze at Chi Feichei.
“The Signal is too bad, it takes a little Reaction Time for Internet search,” Chi Feichei explained.
Hattori Heiji nodded and looked at Taira Ie who was walking over, slightly stunned.
Taira Ie pulled down the upper part of her Diving Suit, revealing the white Bikini underneath. While wiping her Hair with a dry Towel, she answered Kazuha Toyama’s Question, “It was built by Mr. Kinjo, the town chief. I heard that he used to come here for Vacation, but after the Typhoon hit here, it has not been renovated.”
Hattori Heiji was puzzled, it really was a white Bikini.
So they were overthinking it? It was also Possible that Taira Ie wanted to go diving first, so she put on a Black Diving Suit Outside…
“It’s completely Different from what I saw before,” Daito Mikihiko, a Middle-aged Man, walked over and sighed with Emotion, “It feels like I’ve become Urashima Taro.”
“Before?” Conan asked curiously, “Do you often come to this Island?”
“Yes, two years ago, I saw the scenery of this Island on the Ship, because a lot of Horse Mackerel can be caught near this Island,” Daito Mikihiko turned to look at Kume Yoshitsugu and Ikema Shinro who followed, “You guys also come here often, right?”
Ikema Shinro was stunned for a moment, “Yes… At the front end of this Island, there is a super great diving spot.”
“However, since a Corpse was found here, our Companions who dive together felt uneasy, so we haven’t come here again,” Kume Yoshitsugu added.
“In short, I’ll take the two Famous Detective to Check the Situation here,” Director Taketomi Masao said with a smile, “Since you know this Island well, please Help Check if there is anything Weird nearby and Help find Clues!”
Seeing the others leave, Hattori Heiji looked around and found that Mori Kogoro was still squatting in front of the Pillar, feeling a little surprised, “Uncle, you won’t be able to see anything by looking at it like this!”
Mori Kogoro stared intently at the Characters on it, and said in a deep voice, “Dragon Palace…”
Chi Feichei raised his eyes in surprise and looked at Mori Kogoro.
Dragon Palace was indeed a very Key word, was he going to fail?
“I think it should be related to the Dragon Palace,” Mori Kogoro stood up, turned his back to the others, and stroked his chin, “That Man encountered Wind and Waves when he went out to Sea, and ended up in the Underwater Dragon Palace. The Princess in the Dragon Palace disappeared, and the people in the Dragon Palace Request him to Help find the Princess, and also told him that the Places where the Princess might be are Place A and Place B. However, when he found the Princess, he was trapped on the Island and could only leave these Characters to tell those people that he had found the Princess, and the Princess was in Place A…”
Hattori Heiji was covered in Black Lines on Forehead as he listened, “Uncle, do you think this is a Legend Story?”
Conan also laughed dryly aside, Uncle’s imagination was really rich.
Haibara Ai was about to ask Chi Feichei if he had any View, but when she looked up, she found that Chi Feichei was looking at Mori Kogoro, his eyebrows furrowing quickly.
Mori Kogoro had already turned back, retorting to Hattori Heiji, “Then you Brat should give a Statement!”
“What’s Wrong?” Haibara Ai asked in a low voice.
“It’s nothing,” Chi Feichei retracted his Gaze and said softly, “I almost lost Jingzhou carelessly.”
(End of Chapter)
Just as Chi Feichei and Mori Kogoro were standing on the Deck, enjoying the breeze and smoking, in the Pilot House, Daito Mikihiko, a Staff member, also with a cigarette in his mouth, said, “No matter what you plan to do, just finish your work as quickly as possible. We need to head back before the Sun sets. I heard there's a legend around here that after sunset, the Messenger of Afterlife will come to claim Mabui... Right, Captain?”
Mori Kogoro had almost finished his cigarette. He turned around to walk towards the Cabin, asking in confusion, “Messenger of Afterlife?”
“Claim Mabui?” Kazuha Toyama was puzzled.
“Afterlife refers to the world after death, and Mabui is the soul, it’s an ancient legend from Ryukyu,” Kume Yoshitsugu explained, putting on a horrified expression for Kazuha Toyama and Mouri Ran, his voice low, “If a woman weaves cloth in the dead of night…”
Ikema Shinro also cooperated to scare the two Girls, saying eerily, “The Hell's Messenger wearing a Grim Reaper Outfit will approach from the Seaside and silently suck away the woman’s soul.”
Mouri Ran and Kazuha Toyama were so frightened that they huddled together.
“You two Brats, give me a break!” Mori Kogoro stepped forward to protect his daughter, glancing at Kume Yoshitsugu and Ikema Shinro. These two Brats didn't look upright at first glance.
“That’s right, don’t talk nonsense,” Taira Ie, a Young female Staff member with dark Skin Color and Blonde Hair, said, “I’m still planning to go swimming as soon as we get to the Island.”
Haibara Ai, who had been sitting in her original seat, remained calm, “Besides, do women still weave cloth nowadays?”
“Probably not,” Chi Feichei also put out his Cigarette Butt and followed into the Cabin, adding, “At least Ran and Kazuha definitely don’t.”
Mouri Ran: “……”
Kazuha Toyama: “……”
Sorry, they really didn’t know how to weave cloth.
“It’s not just at Night, they haven’t even done weaving during the Day,” Mori Kogoro complained, “So don’t be afraid of any Messenger of Afterlife, they simply wouldn’t be interested in lazy Girls like you…”
“Father!”
Mouri Ran was exasperated and ashamed, desperately telling herself in her Heart: This is my own Father, this is my own Father…
“White,” Hattori Heiji stared at Taira Ie from the side, whispering, “Definitely white.”
Chi Feichei raised his eyes to look at Taira Ie, adding, “Bikini.”
Judging from Taira Ie’s behavior, she was a woman who had grown up in a good Family Fortune and knew how to enjoy Life.
Her Skin was tanned, and she was wearing a light-colored Lipstick that was called ‘Barbie Pink of Death’ in his previous life, but it didn’t look out of place. This showed that she had good fashion sense and dared to try new things, and her Personality also revealed a hint of flamboyance.
Then, she should choose white Swimsuit that suits dark Skin. In fact, if you have dark Skin Color, choosing dark Swimsuit will make your Skin look even darker and lifeless. As a woman who knows how to dress up and dares to try new things, she would choose light-colored Swimsuit with a larger contrast, which would make her look energetic and charming.
In addition, Black Skin plus white Swimsuit, if it is a relatively conservative Swimsuit like a one-piece Swimsuit or boy-leg Swimsuit, it would be as awkward as color segmentation. Coupled with her good Body, Taira Ie would definitely choose a Bikini with little Fabric…
Hattori Heiji nodded, “That’s right~!”
Haibara Ai: “……”
Hey, hey…
Conan chuckled in his Heart. Putting aside everything else, if it were a Swimsuit guessing Competition, he and Uncle teaming up would definitely not be a match for them.
…
When they arrived at the Island, Hattori Heiji waited on the shore to see Taira Ie’s Swimsuit.
Haibara Ai hugged Hissashi and stood aside with Chi Feichei, feeling a little Speechless, “Aren’t you going to hurry up and investigate?”
“No rush,” Chi Feichei was also waiting for the Answer to be revealed, “There’s no use in rushing.”
The Clues were still not enough, and he couldn’t explain how he knew those things. For a Detective like Hattori Heiji, he had to come up with a logically sound Reasoning to convince him.
It was just a Pity, he remembered that more than one person would die this time.
The Murderer was the Robbers Group who killed the Maid when they stole the Golden Screen from the town chief’s House a few years ago for Retaliation. This Miss Taira Ie was one of them, and seemed to be the first one to die.
It was a Pity that this Robbers Group looked very powerful, but in fact they were just a group of ignorant Young people messing around in their younger years. They had not committed any crimes in recent years, nor did they have the Mentality of Criminals. Otherwise, they could be pulled into the Organization to be used…
Huh? Wait, why was he worrying about that for the Organization?
However, sometimes he really felt that Personnel was not enough. If he could instigate others to commit crimes, as long as the existence of the Organization was not exposed, he could take advantage of it without letting Saki Midorikawa and Takatori Yan Nan take risks.
It was also difficult to explain instigating crime, especially for Criminals with criminal records.
If there were people who could be used, he could completely use them to reduce the criminal records of Saki Midorikawa and Takatori Yan Nan. Those two didn’t know anything, but he still had to consider how to clean up the mess for them.
“Splash!”
Taira Ie emerged from the Sea, revealing a Black Diving Suit, and turned her Head to shout loudly to the Captain on the Ship aside, “Captain, please don’t make the Sea Wave so big!”
Conan looked up at Hattori Heiji and Chi Feichei, teasing, “It’s a Black Diving Suit.”
Both of these people guessed wrong!
Hattori Heiji looked at Chi Feichei, his Gaze thoughtful.
Was it Possible for both of them to guess wrong?
If there was no interference from Chi Feichei, and only Hattori Heiji guessed alone, he would still suspect that he had made a Mistake. However, if the Answers that both of them had determined were wrong, then there must be some Reason…
“Brother Hichiji…”
Hattori Heiji had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Kazuha Toyama over there.
“Heiji, the director is calling for you!”
Hattori Heiji could only suppress the Doubt in his Heart for now, “Let’s go, let’s go listen to Mr. Director talk about the Situation here first!”
Chi Feichei took out his Mobile Phone and found that there was no Signal at all. It was Enough to make a Call, let alone go online to check Data.
It seemed that if he wanted to collect Enough Clues, he still had to wait for the Plot to develop.
Director Taketomi Masao led A Group of People and stood in front of the dilapidated Houses, looking at the Characters engraved on the Pillar at the Entrance.
【Princess Sleeping… Is Place A Not Place B】
“Is there really a Corpse lying next to this Pillar with Characters engraved on it?” Hattori Heiji asked.
“Yes…” Taketomi Masao nodded, “The Corpse’s back was leaning against these Characters. It was a Male Corpse who had not eaten or drunk for several Days and eventually starved to Death. It happened to be a year ago, when a strong Typhoon hit here, so the locals said that the Male Corpse might be a crew member from a Ship that capsized due to the Typhoon, and drifted to this Island with the Sea Wave, leaving behind these Weird Characters and starving and thirsting to Death because no one came to Rescue him…”
“Who built this House?” Kazuha Toyama looked curiously at the dilapidated and old Houses, “How could there be this kind of House on a Desert Island?”
Hattori Heiji squatted down in front of the Pillar and looked at the Characters. He found that Chi Feichei had also Come Over and stood up, casting an inquiring Gaze at Chi Feichei.
“The Signal is too bad, it takes a little Reaction Time for Internet search,” Chi Feichei explained.
Hattori Heiji nodded and looked at Taira Ie who was walking over, slightly stunned.
Taira Ie pulled down the upper part of her Diving Suit, revealing the white Bikini underneath. While wiping her Hair with a dry Towel, she answered Kazuha Toyama’s Question, “It was built by Mr. Kinjo, the town chief. I heard that he used to come here for Vacation, but after the Typhoon hit here, it has not been renovated.”
Hattori Heiji was puzzled, it really was a white Bikini.
So they were overthinking it? It was also Possible that Taira Ie wanted to go diving first, so she put on a Black Diving Suit Outside…
“It’s completely Different from what I saw before,” Daito Mikihiko, a Middle-aged Man, walked over and sighed with Emotion, “It feels like I’ve become Urashima Taro.”
“Before?” Conan asked curiously, “Do you often come to this Island?”
“Yes, two years ago, I saw the scenery of this Island on the Ship, because a lot of Horse Mackerel can be caught near this Island,” Daito Mikihiko turned to look at Kume Yoshitsugu and Ikema Shinro who followed, “You guys also come here often, right?”
Ikema Shinro was stunned for a moment, “Yes… At the front end of this Island, there is a super great diving spot.”
“However, since a Corpse was found here, our Companions who dive together felt uneasy, so we haven’t come here again,” Kume Yoshitsugu added.
“In short, I’ll take the two Famous Detective to Check the Situation here,” Director Taketomi Masao said with a smile, “Since you know this Island well, please Help Check if there is anything Weird nearby and Help find Clues!”
Seeing the others leave, Hattori Heiji looked around and found that Mori Kogoro was still squatting in front of the Pillar, feeling a little surprised, “Uncle, you won’t be able to see anything by looking at it like this!”
Mori Kogoro stared intently at the Characters on it, and said in a deep voice, “Dragon Palace…”
Chi Feichei raised his eyes in surprise and looked at Mori Kogoro.
Dragon Palace was indeed a very Key word, was he going to fail?
“I think it should be related to the Dragon Palace,” Mori Kogoro stood up, turned his back to the others, and stroked his chin, “That Man encountered Wind and Waves when he went out to Sea, and ended up in the Underwater Dragon Palace. The Princess in the Dragon Palace disappeared, and the people in the Dragon Palace Request him to Help find the Princess, and also told him that the Places where the Princess might be are Place A and Place B. However, when he found the Princess, he was trapped on the Island and could only leave these Characters to tell those people that he had found the Princess, and the Princess was in Place A…”
Hattori Heiji was covered in Black Lines on Forehead as he listened, “Uncle, do you think this is a Legend Story?”
Conan also laughed dryly aside, Uncle’s imagination was really rich.
Haibara Ai was about to ask Chi Feichei if he had any View, but when she looked up, she found that Chi Feichei was looking at Mori Kogoro, his eyebrows furrowing quickly.
Mori Kogoro had already turned back, retorting to Hattori Heiji, “Then you Brat should give a Statement!”
“What’s Wrong?” Haibara Ai asked in a low voice.
“It’s nothing,” Chi Feichei retracted his Gaze and said softly, “I almost lost Jingzhou carelessly.”
(End of Chapter)
