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"Drug deal on Moonshadow Island?"
When Noel heard about this mission, he became interested.
"It's confirmed. The guys from the organization actually dared to come in private. They are very brave." The manager in charge of assigning tasks was quite courageous. At least he could sit in front of Grappa and keep a calm expression. This alone was enough to make him look down on the group of members who didn't even dare to look at him.
"Why don't you let me take charge of this task?" Noel said excitedly, although his low voice and gloomy attire made his words sound rather amusing.
Soon, the task fell into Noel's hands as expected. It was easy for him to get the task given his status. However, not long after, a troubled guy called him.
Noel answered the phone with the note "temporary keeper" and asked lazily, "Hey, Gin, what's wrong?"
"You've been very active these past two days." A cold voice came from the other end, unabashedly mocking, "What do you want to do now?"
Noel shrugged helplessly, feeling that ever since he had a fight with Gin a few days ago, the other party had made no secret of his dislike for him (he had never concealed it before), and he always suspected that he had some ulterior motives, which was really unfair.
After all, they are just thinking about how to ruin the organization~
"After all, you're my sponsor, so I have to be more proactive, right?"
Obviously, the few members who had the misfortune to hear these words wished their ears would disappear quickly to prevent themselves from being silenced. As for the content of Grappa's phone call... don't think about it, don't ponder it. If you don't want to be shot in the head that day, just erase your memory quickly.
“Beep, beep, beep—”
Gin died decisively, which made Noel a little disappointed.
The reason why Noel took on this case was simple. He was tired of staying at Gin's place all the time, so it would be nice to go somewhere else and slack off for a few days.
As for the murder that was going to happen...Mr. Asanari has already stopped because of the letter he sent three days ago, and is collecting evidence to prepare for the report.
As for why he was connected with the organization, I'm afraid it was already in the original work. The people Aso killed were the ones the organization wanted to kill. If he hadn't taken on this task on his own initiative, it would have taken two weeks for the task to be assigned. By that time, Aso would have killed all the people and the task would have been naturally canceled.
Now that Aso has stopped, those people will naturally still be alive. If the mission is not cancelled, the organization will send someone to resolve it sooner or later, so it is better for me to do it myself.
They were just a few drug dealers, but he didn't hesitate to kill them. He could also use this as an excuse to stay on the island for a few more days to enjoy the scenery and take a look at this legendary cross-dressing gangster Masashi. He is quite good.
After all, this person is the white moonlight of summer~ Although I later found out that he was a man, I was emo for a long time in summer.
Noel decisively packed his luggage and prepared to set off. He changed into Natsukawa Sora's attire and prepared to go as a cartoonist collecting materials. Anyway, he could just make up the organization's mission report and it would be easy to just write that he took a smuggling ship to the island and distance himself from Natsukawa Sora.
Tsukikage Island is a rather remote island, and the only tourist boat that can go there is the morning one. In the original novel, Conan and the others took this boat there, but since Aso has stopped his revenge, they probably won't meet them anymore.
"Brother Kong?"
A childish voice suddenly came from behind him. Noel straightened his body instantly. After being stiff for a moment, he turned to look at the boy in the blue suit and asked with a numb expression:
"Conan, why are you here?"
"I should be asking you this, Kong," Conan was the most surprised one, and said with a frown, "I heard from Xiaoguang that you were recovering from an illness recently, so why did you suddenly come to Moon Shadow Island?"
Conan naturally knew that the only destination of this ship was Moon Shadow Island, but he had never heard of any medical treatment on this island.
"Actually, a friend of mine is on the island, he...she's a doctor." Noel was naturally talking about Aso, who is now called Asai Narimi. Since he was not sure whether he was dressed as a man or a woman, he could only change his words temporarily.
Conan naturally noticed this detail. Although it was a bit strange, he didn't care much. Or maybe what was even stranger was the other party's words. How could a patient come to the island alone to see a doctor?
"Compared to me, why did you come to the island, Conan?" Noel really didn't understand why Conan and others would come to this island when Aso's killing was cancelled.
"It was Uncle who received a letter a week ago..."
This is just like the original...wait, a week ago, Noel finally realized what was wrong, and he felt terrible.
I sent a letter to Asao three days ago, but in the original book, Asao actually sent an invitation letter to Maori Kogoro a week ago, and sent the commission fee the day before yesterday...
"But the other party called the day before yesterday and suddenly said that they didn't need it anymore..." Conan looked thoughtful and continued, "This is a bit strange, but it just so happens that Sister Xiaolan won a discount coupon for a passenger ferry, and the places she can choose include Tsukikage Island, so we came to take a look."
"Uh... this is such a coincidence." Noel marveled at Mao Lilan's legendary European luck, and didn't know how to evaluate this situation.
So it doesn't matter if Aso doesn't kill anyone, but do the protagonists have to be here? The rules of this world are really weird.
"Brother Kong, you are here too?" Maori Ran, who was looking for Conan, naturally saw Noel and greeted him happily. Behind her, Maori Kogoro was looking at her with an unhappy face, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.
"Hey, Xiaolan." Noel waved his hand, picked up Conan and asked, "Have you told Xiaolan about my illness?"
"No..." Conan struggled uncomfortably for a few seconds, and replied with a confused look on his face after hearing the question, but he saw that Noel had already put on a smile and said to Xiaolan who was approaching:
"What a coincidence, it's fate that we meet here," Noel held down Conan, who realized something was wrong, and explained, "I came to this island to seek inspiration. I will stay for a few days. Please give me your guidance."
"I see," Xiaolan thought of Xiachuan Kong's identity as a cartoonist, and without doubt, she said with a smile: "Please give me more advice, Kong brother."
Woohoo, Xiaolan is indeed an angel!!!
Noel sighed, thinking that his trip was not in vain, without noticing that Conan's face had turned dark in his arms.
"Brother Kong, does Xiaoguang know that you are here?" Conan suddenly asked, and was not surprised to find that Noel's expression changed slightly, and then said to Xiaolan:
"Conan and I haven't seen each other for a long time. We're going to have a chat. I'm leaving now."
On the deck, Noel held Conan tightly and didn't let go until he spoke. Then he seemed to react and put him down.
"So you really didn't tell Xiaoguang?" Conan looked at Noel in disbelief. He just wanted to find an excuse to interrupt the conversation between Xiachuan Kong and Xiaolan, but he never expected that the other party would do this.
"I..." Noel's brain was spinning rapidly. He was thinking about the script. After a moment of silence, he lowered his head slightly, sighed, and said slowly:
"There are some things I don't want him to know."
"Why?" Conan asked doubtfully. He couldn't see the other person's expression clearly, but he could feel a sense of sadness emanating from him. The sea was full of mist in the morning, bringing a mysterious tranquility, which complemented the unspeakable sadness of the man in front of him.
"Could it be your illness..." Conan could only think of this reason. The other party's obvious avoidance showed that the illness was not simple.
"I don't want Xiaoguang to worry too much," Noel tried hard to recall the meals of the past two days, trying to make himself recall the sadness of not having Xiaoguang to cook for him. Even his tone was a little fragile, and he said, "It doesn't matter whether I'm in the nursing home or not now."
Conan was stunned. He digested this huge amount of information, hesitated for a moment, and asked slowly: "Is it serious?"
"Not really. The doctor said it would be better if we walked around more often," Noel said with a bitter smile, "but Xiaoguang will definitely come with us when he finds out, and I don't want to affect him too much."
After Noel knew that the other party mistakenly thought that he was sick, he realized that this was a good explanation for Xiachuan Kong's disappearance in the end. It was simply... effortless, hahahaha~
Of course, we can't make a big deal about it now. It's enough to let the young detective know that he is not in good health. Sure enough, compared to the sudden death afterwards, this way of slowly laying the groundwork and letting everyone prepare mentally in advance is like the foreshadowing buried in the comics, which makes people feel comfortable.
Why is the little detective so quiet?
Noel lowered his head and met Conan's complicated expression.
Conan has thought of a lot. He thought of the pale face when he first met him (he was actually just scared by the protagonist suddenly appearing in his house), his fragile body (he just had no place to display his strength), the time when he visited him, when Kong looked a little weak sitting on the sofa (he just didn't take his medicine that time!), and the illness that Kenji Hagiwara mentioned (Hagiwara said it was mental illness), and the sad look on his face when he last saw Hikaru (because of what Noel did in the bathroom)...
Conan also fell silent. He really didn't expect that Kong Ge's illness was so serious. His own strong empathy made him breathless for a while, and he didn't know what he should say at this moment. The two could only look at each other silently for a while, and no one spoke.
"It seems like we're almost at Moonshadow Island..." This time it was Noel who couldn't help but break the atmosphere. Although he was the one who intentionally caused this misunderstanding, the worry and sadness in the protagonist's eyes made him feel uncomfortable. He wanted to avoid it guiltily and didn't dare to look into its eyes. He had already begun to regret adding the setting of illness. It would be too horrible if the other party was like this every time they met in the future.
"Yeah." To Noel's relief, Conan quickly put away his expression, as if nothing had happened.
The mist on the sea surface has dissipated, and the island is right in front of us, waiting for the arrival of tourists.
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