Kogoro, taking advantage of his good rapport with Kawashima, followed him inside, hoping to find an opportunity to get close to Chief Kuroiwa.
Therefore, the daughter and her prospective son-in-law were left to play the role of door gods.
"I bet Chief Blackrock knows something!"
Thinking about Kuroiwa's suspicious behavior of avoiding him these past two days, Conan said in a deep voice.
Before he finished speaking, another group of people approached noisily, carrying white banners.
"We oppose the current village chief, Kuroiwa, being re-elected!"
"Stop encroaching on farmland!"
"..."
Conan and Ran, who initially thought it was a funeral banner, looked at each other in bewilderment when they saw a slogan similar to their own.
"What... what's going on?" Xiao Lan asked, confused.
Conan, however, was quick-witted and immediately recalled the information he had received yesterday when Yoruichi Toyama visited village chief candidate Masato Shimizu.
"These villagers seem to be dissatisfied with the current village chief, so they've come to protest..."
"Isn't the village chief inside?"
"Yeah...it's so embarrassing..."
The two, both somewhat socially anxious, lowered their heads at the same time and silently dug their toes into the ground.
It seems they're planning to build a three-bedroom apartment on the island.
Suddenly, a loud "bang—crash—" startled the two of them, and they looked up to see the shattered windowpane.
The protesters, still chanting slogans and getting carried away, continued to pick up stones from the ground and throw them into the broken windows.
Then--
"Ouch!"
In the blink of an eye, several men in black suits ran out, pointing angrily at the protesters.
"What are you doing!"
"If you cause any more trouble, we'll call the police!"
The crowd quieted down for a moment, then suddenly erupted into even louder noise.
"Call the police! Go ahead and call them if you dare!"
"We are exercising our civic rights to protest against corrupt officials!"
"The tyrannical village chief must step down! Black Rock, step down now!"
"..."
Conan and Ran exchanged another helpless glance, realizing they couldn't stay sitting at the doorway any longer.
Just as I stood up, I saw Kogoro sighing and walking out one after the other with Shimizu Masato.
"Dad, what exactly is going on..."
Before Ran could finish her question, Kogoro waved his hand.
"The protesters just threw stones at the windows, and one of them hit Chief Black Rock, who was in the lounge..."
"Oh? What a coincidence?"
Conan's heart tightened upon hearing this, and he quickly asked, "How is Chief Kuroiwa now?"
Could this unexpected incident... have been secretly orchestrated by Asano Minami...?
"Fortunately, he wasn't seriously injured, just frightened. His secretary helped him to another room to rest."
"Because Mr. Shimizu is quite popular among the fishermen, he came out to help with the evacuation."
As Conan watched Shimizu Masato address the public, his clenched fist gradually loosened.
Perhaps it was just an accident...
After all, an attack of this magnitude was not enough to cause substantial harm to the Black Rock Village Chief.
But, as for Asahi, did the person hiding in the shadows actually make a move?
And what exactly is that guy from Toyama investigating? ...
...
"Ah—achoo!" Yoruichi Toyama sneezed, then rubbed her nose and pulled a book from the bookshelf.
Then his expression changed.
"Look, what is this!"
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