Chapter 008 Return to Tokyo
The subsequent developments were as smooth as Higashino Hiroshi had expected.
Conan Edogawa became suspicious of the contents of the letter of commission and felt that something might happen again. So they returned to the community center again and saw Hirata and Akira running out in panic from a distance.
He and Kogoro Mouri immediately rushed into the piano room, turned on the light, and found no one inside, but there was some white powder on the floor.
Edogawa Conan squatted down, dipped his finger in the water and sniffed it, his face changed drastically: "Uncle, this seems to be heroin!"
Maori Kogoro's face instantly darkened. He twisted the powder between his fingers, then identified its color and smell. He confirmed, "It's definitely heroin. The village chief's secretary who just ran away is definitely involved in this. Xiaolan, call the police."
He then went to Hirata and Akira's house to confront him.
Hirata Kazuaki still wanted to play dumb, but Conan Edogawa, who followed him, discovered that there were a lot of foreign currencies in his house, as well as a dagger of foreign craftsmanship inlaid with rubies.
Kazuaki Hirata had a low level of mental quality, and under the strong questioning of Kogoro Mori, he finally bowed his head and confessed his guilt.
That night, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department received two reports from Tsukikage Island: one involving drugs, the other related to a murder case twelve years ago.
The police quickly dispatched and rushed to Yueying Island overnight.
Based on the confessions of Kazuaki Hirata and Ken Nishimoto, they quickly identified Tatsuji Kuroiwa and Hideo Kawashima, and brought them all back to Tokyo for detailed investigation.
Conan Edogawa stood on the deck of the police ship, looking in the direction of Tsukikage Island in a daze.
"Conan, what are you thinking about?" Mao Lilan asked curiously, seeing that he looked worried, "Isn't the matter resolved?"
Edogawa Conan said: "I wonder who tampered with the piano room, allowing us to see the fire and the shadow, and also put a piece of music in it?"
"That's indeed a problem," Mao Lilan said, "perhaps someone on the island is brave enough to do something righteous?"
Edogawa Conan frowned: "Who is this person? What is his relationship with Aso Keiji?"
"You'll never figure it out if you keep thinking about it. The police will investigate, so don't worry about it!" Mao Lilan half-knelt down and tapped his brow. "If you keep frowning, you'll soon become an old man."
Edogawa Conan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Mao Lilan suddenly changed the subject: "It's a pity that Senior Dong Ye left early, otherwise we would have one more person to chat with."
"Senior Higashino?" Edogawa Conan asked in confusion.
"He's the fan of the dad I met yesterday." Mao Lilan said regretfully, "It's a pity that I didn't ask for his contact information at that time."
Edogawa Conan frowned and asked, "When did he leave?"
"The earliest boat today. The police wanted to question those who attended the memorial service, but Dr. Asai wasn't there. The nurse at the hospital said she went to the dock to see someone off. It was Higashino Hiroshi." An idea suddenly struck Ran Maoli. "Do you think they were a couple?"
Conan Edogawa didn't expect that Higashino Hiroshi actually knew the doctor on the island, but he knew that they were definitely not a couple!
He thought to himself: This person seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, making it impossible for him to see clearly.
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The night before, after completing her mission, Dong Yexi hid in a public toilet to remove her makeup.
This special effects makeup, which he had learned while working in a secret room, was actually very crude. However, it was difficult to see clearly at night, and from a distance it was impossible to tell the difference between real and fake.
Ken Nishimoto and Kazuaki Hirata were so scared that they jumped up and down, which gave him great satisfaction.
God knows how much he wished for a client like this when he was being chased and beaten in the secret room!
After completing the mission just now, he got another chance to draw a lottery. But for a "non-African," a single draw wouldn't produce a miracle. It would be better to save it up and wait until he had ten consecutive draws. At least there would be a guaranteed prize. So he didn't read the message again.
After cleaning himself up, he didn't go to Asai Narimi's house. Instead, he took a detour and found a hotel far from the community center to stay overnight. Then, at daybreak, he went to the pier to wait for the boat.
Fortunately, God was kind today and the fog dissipated quickly, allowing the ship to sail normally.
Before Higashino Hiroshi boarded the ship, Asai Narimi came to see him off.
He looked around and whispered, "Why are you here? Didn't we agree not to let anyone know about our close relationship?"
Asai Narimi laughed. "What do you mean by close relationship? I'm here to see my junior off, what's wrong with that? Besides, you told the staff you were here to see me on the first day you arrived on the island. Anyone interested would have found out if they investigated."
Dong Yexi said: "Let's keep it secret for as long as possible."
Asai Narumi laughed and shook his head. Higashino Hiroshi had completely removed him from the case, and the police wouldn't suspect him at all.
He looked into Dong Yexi's eyes seriously and said, "Thank you!"
Dong Yexi scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "What's the big deal? The bad guys should be brought to justice. I just helped them speed up the process."
Asai Narumi smiled and said nothing.
Thank you for pulling me out of the dark abyss.
He handed a few bags to Dong Yexi: "These are for you and Mr. Baotian. Even though Yueying Island doesn't have many visitors, its specialties are quite famous."
Dong Yexi quickly took it.
"Please tell Mr. Yasuda that I will go back to see him soon."
Dong Yexi's eyes lit up: "Are you going back to Tokyo?"
Asai Narimi nodded: "My long-cherished wish has come true. From now on, I will live for myself!"
Dong Yexi grinned, revealing his big white teeth, and said with a smile: "Then we will wait for you in Tokyo!"
Asai Chengmi looked at his smile and hesitated to speak. After holding it in for a while, he said, "Dongye, don't smile like that in the future."
Dong Yexi tilted his head:?
Asai Narimi commented, "He doesn't look very smart."
Higashino Hi: ...
After saying goodbye to Asai Narumi, Higashino Hiroshi quickly returned to Tokyo.
But today, he couldn't hide from school anymore.
However, the campus of Tokyo University is too large and he doesn't know where his supervisor's laboratory is.
As a last resort, he began to search through the contacts on his phone for help.
It took him a long time to find Shirabu Kenjiro among a large number of contacts.
On the first day that Dong Ye Xi came, the system helped him to identify that Shirabu Kenjiro was a good person!
So he decisively called Shirabu Kenjiro: "Shirabu? I'm at the school gate, can you come pick me up? Why? Oh, I brought a lot of local specialties and it's hard to carry them. Can you help me and take your share back as well..."
When Shirabu Kenjiro arrived at the school gate and saw the three handbags placed at Dong Yexi's feet, he couldn't help but twitch his lips: "Is this the specialty you mentioned? These three bags weigh fifteen pounds in total? Are you so weak now?" His blunt words made Dong Yexi realize that he had made the wrong excuse.
Dong Yexi said, "I haven't been to school for a week. I don't know what rumors are circulating about me. I'd be so embarrassed if people pointed fingers at me while I was walking around school alone. I asked you to come here just to give me courage!"
Shirabu Kenjiro was silent for a moment, then he reached out and picked up the bag and said, "Let's go. You don't have to worry about those boring people."
Dong Yexi quickly followed up, "So, my sexual orientation has spread throughout the school?" He sounded panicked, but inwardly, he was clenching his fists in joy. Yay! His plan to shed his "Aquaman" persona was a success!
Shirabu Kenjiro consoled him, "It's not that exaggerated. It's just a few colleges."
Dong Yexi nodded with satisfaction.
Gossip spreads quickly in college. Before long, everyone in the University of Tokyo will know that his sexual orientation is male.
After walking for a while, Shirabu Kenjiro couldn't help but say, "You should be careful not to tell others everything in the future."
Dong Yexi understood what was going on. As expected, his "friends" couldn't hold back their words.
"But you are my friends," he said.
Shirabu Kenjiro scoffed, "Others don't think so." His upbringing wouldn't allow him to speak ill of others behind their backs, so he could only remind them, "Friends aren't about quantity, but quality."
Dong Yexi nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I understand. I will keep my eyes open when making friends in the future!"
You are right!
Shirabu Kenjiro seemed like a mother who was concerned about her son's friendships, and along the way he talked a lot about what a "real friend" should be like.
Dong Yexi listened to him while memorizing the route, and he didn't stop until they reached the laboratory.
Dong Yexi was still frightened: Baibu is too preachy, we must not give him any evidence against us in the future!
Higashino Hiroshi handed the local specialties to his mentor and told him that Asai Narumi planned to return to Tokyo for development.
Teacher Baotian immediately burst into laughter, jumped twice on the spot like a child, and said that he would recommend him for a job.
Dong Yexi quickly dissuaded him, saying, "The senior may have his own plans. You can wait for him to come back and have a good chat with him. Then we can see if he wants to help."
Teacher Yasuda thought what he said made sense, so he asked him for Asai Narumi's contact information and called him to start a conversation.
Higashino Hi and Shirabu Kenjiro left so as not to disturb him from chatting on the phone with his beloved disciple.
Shirabu Kenjiro took out a bag from his workstation and handed it to Higashino Higashi: "These are the signatures of all the players on the Schweitzen-Adler team. I got them for you."
Dong Yexi took a look inside the bag and found the signatures of professional volleyball players. It seemed the original owner enjoyed watching volleyball matches.
"Thank you, it's really troublesome for you." Dong Yexi thanked him.
"You're welcome." Shirabu Kenjiro didn't find it troublesome. After all, he had acquaintances in the team, so it was easy to get an autograph.
"By the way, since you're back at school, why not check out your club as well."
Dong Yexi was stunned: "What club?"
Shirabu Kenjiro looked at him in surprise. "The Criminal Psychology Research Club! The previous president was graduating this year, and he was busy writing his thesis and looking for a job, so he had no time to manage the club. So he promoted you to president. You didn't forget, did you?"
Dong Yexi was startled. He suddenly remembered the identity card he had drawn before: [President of the Criminal Psychology Research Society]. It turned out to be true.
He laughed it off and said, "I didn't forget, I just didn't realize it after being on vacation for so long."
Shirabu Kenjiro was speechless and said, "Your club members told me a few days ago that they wanted me to remind you to go to the club to handle the new student orientation. It seems that you really forgot."
Dong Yexi smiled sheepishly, bumped his shoulder lightly, and said, "You reminded me! Let's go now and get rid of it before school is over."
Shirabu Kenjiro stared at him for a long moment and said, "Have you forgotten that I'm not a member of your club? I have something else to do later, so I won't go with you."
Dong Yexi's expression changed slightly.
No, how would I know the way if you don’t go with me?
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