Chapter 118 Until the Sea Turns Blue - Medicine Bottle Although the case is not solved, but...
He really didn't do anything.
Ken Nishimoto left him nothing except blood on the ground, two corpses and a gun with no bullets left.
Kuroiwa Tatsuji was really dumbfounded.
...What should we do now?
Is it too late for him to escape by boat now?
No, why did it suddenly become like this?!
Yesterday afternoon, he was discussing with Hideo Kawashima how to gain higher support in the election, defeat Masato Shimizu, and take the position of village chief.
Less than a day later, he was already standing inexplicably at a murder scene covered in blood.
As the only person standing at the scene, anyone would think he was a murderer, right?!
This is so sudden and inexplicable.
Moreover, first Kawashima was attacked, unconscious, and unable to be contacted, then the news leaked, the factory was occupied, and the weapons were taken...
A series of events suddenly happened one after another.
Recalling Ken Nishimoto's crazy look and the words "Someone is watching us!", Kuroiwa Tatsuji couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
If, if all this is under the control of the person behind the scenes, then that person will definitely not let him go.
This is the perfect time for a police officer to appear and arrest him as a murderer, forcing him to be cut off from the outside world and become a piece of meat on the chopping board.
"Kuroiwa Tatsuji! You're under arrest!"
There was a rapid knock on the door.
Kuroiwa Tatsuji was shocked.
Sure enough, it was just as he thought.
From the very beginning, they were like prey being toyed with by hunters, with their every move under the hunter's control.
Kuroiwa Tatsuji looked at the blood all over the room.
Even, even their killing each other was probably within that person's expectations, right?
...But how did he do it?
The person outside the door didn't hear any response and just banged on the door.
The sound struck Kuroiwa Tatsuji's heart, like a death knell tolled by the god of death.
His knees gave way and he fell to the ground.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind:
His ending might be good. After all, jail is better than going to hell.
As the door was finally opened, Kuroiwa Tatsuji turned around and saw an old policeman in uniform, fishermen holding fire pokers, and a boy wearing glasses who was panting with an expression of disbelief on his face.
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"Yawn——" Lin Xi yawned again.
She raised her hand to wipe away the tears that oozed from the corners of her eyes and asked Amuro Toru across from her, "Brother Toru, what time is it now?"
When Amuro Toru heard her question, he raised his eyes from the phone screen and looked at her speechlessly: "It's half past eleven..."
What should I say about this person?
At 8:30 in the morning, she suddenly got up from the sofa. Amuro Toru thought she was going to get up, but she asked him sleepily if he had breakfast.
Speechless, Toru Amuro went downstairs to get double the bread and hot milk, and received two teasing looks from the hotel owner.
As a result, this guy fell asleep again after eating, as if there was an alarm clock in her body, which started ticking when it was time for breakfast, driving her to get up and have breakfast, and then continue to fall into a peaceful sleep while her brain complained that she "didn't sleep well".
He didn't wake up until half past eleven... Wait, could this guy have woken up just to have lunch?
Amuro Toru looked at Lin Xi warily.
Lin Xi:?
Can there be more trust between people?
Will I eat your rice for free?
She turned on her phone.
Look how much happened while she slept!
Although the case has not been solved, the person is dead!
Why can't she be named the sleeping famous detective - no, the sleeping god of death - Lin Xiaoxi?
Most of the text messages were sent to her by Miss Lan, talking about Conan and Ai's daily life. One was from Ai with a facial expression of contempt and the words "Wait for you to come back". There were also several unsigned letters, and the others were sent to him by the doctor.
【I have already put the things you gave me in. 】
Would you like to see a dolphin hat? I changed it at the Little Dolphin Association this morning.
Kuroiwa Tatsuji was arrested. It was the child who called the police.
The three text messages were sent at three different times. The first was sent in the early morning of yesterday, when Lin Xi was asleep; the second was sent in the early morning, when Lin Xi was asleep; the third was sent not long ago, when Lin Xi...
Still sleeping.
Lin Xi yawned again.
"Want to have lunch, Tou-ge?"
Toru Amuro:......
Did you really wake up just to have lunch?
For the Nth time, he began to regret agreeing to Lin Xi's unreasonable request to take her back to the hotel.
"Kuroiwa Tatsuji has been arrested."
He answered the question irrelevantly, staring at Lin Xi's eyes.
To his disappointment, Lin Xi's face did not show any extra expression. After concentrating and observing carefully, he could only see the eye boogers in the corners of Lin Xi's eyes.
"Ah, the Moon Shadow Island Village Chief election is really exciting."
Lin Xi sighed indifferently.
Amuro Toru heard what she hadn't finished saying:
So, when are we going to eat, Brother Tou?
Toru Amuro:.
Eat, eat, eat, just eat.
After another unsuccessful attempt, he gave up trying this and asked:
"Did you sleep well last night?"
He had asked the same question when he was having dinner with Lin Xi in the morning.
But at that time, Lin Xi seemed to be in a half-asleep state, chewing food mechanically, and would only answer "hmm" to all his questions.
He doubted she had heard at all.
Now facing Lin Xi who seemed to be more awake, Amuro Toru wanted to know if she still remembered the nightmare she had last night...
"The sofa is a bit hard." Lin Xi said honestly, and then glanced at the bed behind him.
Toru Amuro:?
I'm still thinking about this, but it seems I have completely forgotten it.
He didn't know why, but even though he was worried that if Lin Xi remembered, things would get awkward between them, now that Lin Xi hadn't remembered at all, he felt a bit unbalanced and a bit subtle...
Lost?
Amuro Toru shook his head, getting rid of the inexplicable emotions.
"What would you like for lunch? I can bring it back for you."
Lin Xi's eyes lit up: "You have time, right? No, you don't work at noon?"
Amuro Toru: "...Do I need to remind you, Ms. Lin, I'm currently an unknown detective with a bleak business. This trip is purely for tourism..."
"...Then I met a good friend while traveling, and we traveled together and enjoyed the scenery." Lin Xi gave him a look that said "I understand."
Now it’s the random detective Toru Amuro, not the organization’s king Bourbon.
Amuro Toru replied with "I understand." Suddenly, he felt that his back and forth with her was too childish. He coughed lightly and said:
"What to eat?"
"Mackerel soup, please." Lin Xi said casually.
The fish soup of Yueying Island is a specialty. Because the fishermen here make their living by the sea, most of their daily protein intake comes from fish.
Their most common fish is the blue-spotted mackerel, also known as Spanish mackerel. This fish is delicious and nutritious, and is incredibly tasty no matter how it's prepared. Besides being served fresh, fishermen also salt and dry it, canning it, or using it as a food reserve during the off-season.
Amuro Toru made an OK gesture and stood up.
Lin Xi held her chin up and couldn't help but smile when she saw him like this:
The energetic and lively Amuro cat.
Perhaps he himself did not realize that he did not look like, um... a 29-year-old steady and mature man at the moment, but rather like a 19-year-old young man who had just entered society and was still immature.
This feeling was partly due to his face.
He looked exactly the same as he did five years ago, without any change, which made Lin Xi marvel at the miracle of the handsome 2D guy's agelessness.
Really long shelf life.
It's like taking preservatives.
The same goes for Xiaoqin and Rum...but they are technologically advanced and hardworking, while Amuro's cat is purely natural and pollution-free.
After watching the blond young man walk out of the room, Lin Xi changed his position and continued lying down, taking out his cell phone.
She first replied to Xiao Ai, saying that she would go back to meet her in the afternoon, and then opened the anonymous text messages.
[Warm reminder: You slept too late. It is recommended that you catch up on some sleep during the day.]
[Ms. Lin, the recording you requested is in the attachment.]
[Ms. Lin, the police from headquarters will arrive at Yueying Island around 4:00 PM. Please get up before then.]
I've already informed Mr. Hiroki and Ms. Jun'e of your return. Please keep an eye on your other phone.
She didn't reply in a hurry. Instead, she reached out and skillfully took out the eavesdropping device stuck in the gap between the sofas, then aimed it at the hotel window and threw it out.
This guy Toru Amuro just likes to leave small pieces of garbage everywhere.
Only then did he tap the phone screen and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Noah~"
The flip phone screen flickered, and then words appeared:
Noah is happy to serve you.
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Conan feels terrible now.
He just thought that Hideo Kawashima and Hirata Kazuaki looked suspicious, so he stuck the bug and transmitter on the back of Kawashima's suit and used the tracking glasses made for him by Dr. Agasa to observe his whereabouts.
I didn't expect to hear such a secret.
Keiji Aso, his wife, and his children were murdered by these individuals! This wasn't some story of a deranged pianist who murdered his family and then set himself on fire. It was a homicide that was disguised as a suicide.
The reason the murderers took action was because Keiji Aso was unwilling to sell drugs for them.
No wonder, no wonder the code read "pure white filth"...
That's the color of heroin.
The 'murderer' who attacked Kawashima Hideo knew the truth about Aso Keiji's death twelve years ago!
So, if we follow what was said in the initial notice [On the next full moon night, the shadows on Tsukikage Island will begin to disappear again], Kameyama Isamu who died on the full moon night was the first one, Kawashima Hideo was likely the second, and then Nishimoto Ken and Kuroiwa Tatsuji would follow.
Is the 'murderer'... avenging Keiji Aso after twelve years?
This is so...
Conan didn't know how to describe it.
He didn't care about the question he might be asked later, "How did you know?", nor did he think about the possibility that there might be other people from the organization on Yueying Island, and he called the police directly.
However, things developed much faster than he had imagined. In just a few minutes, only one of the three was still alive.
how so?
It was not until he followed the late-arriving old policeman and the enthusiastic fishermen from Yueying Island and broke down the door of Xiben Ken's house that he could see the hellish scene behind the door.
There was also Kuroiwa Tatsuji, who was kneeling beside the corpse with his back to them.
...Is this also the scene that the 'murderer' envisioned?
No, no... This could very well be an accident. Conan thought calmly. The 'murderer' couldn't have predicted everything. Nishimoto Ken already had a gun, and he'd been experiencing mental problems since Kameyama's death. How could he have guaranteed that the three of them would meet here, and that Nishimoto Ken would be even more agitated and aggressive than usual, allowing him to just pick up a weapon and shoot?
unless……
Conan looked into Ken Nishimoto's house.
Under the blood and brains splattered all over the wall, next to a stool piled with dirty clothes, and next to a dirty, stained pillow, a wooden bedside table stood quietly.
On top of it rested a white medicine bottle.
It was a coincidence, or perhaps it was luck that even though it was at the crime scene, neither blood nor brain matter was on it.
Instead, it is behind it, forming a sharp contrast with the white bottle.
The medicine bottle had been opened, the lid unscrewed and placed aside.
The bedside table was very low, and from Conan's perspective he could see that the medicine bottle was empty.
He was about to reach out to take it when a hand was quicker than his. A slender, bony hand took up the bottle before him.
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