I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 75 Dreaming Back to Moonshadow Island

Lobby of Honghua Seaside Hotel.

Rika Okano, the star of the celebration, said nonchalantly,
"What threatening letter? I don't care about that kind of thing."

"It's probably just a prank by someone who's jealous of my talent, right?"

"Alright, Xiao Cui, go ahead and investigate if you want. I need to practice my flower arrangement some more. Don't bother me unless it's important. Call me when my flower arrangement performance is about to begin!"

Rika Okano is the protagonist who is threatened with death.

At this moment, however, he went backstage without a care in the world. This scene of disregarding life and death made Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri, longtime residents of Beika Town, look at each other in bewilderment.

Has she always been this brave?

Could it be that they think the citizens of Beika Town wouldn't dare to kill someone?

What a joke! We citizens of Beika Town neither cause trouble nor are afraid of trouble, but when trouble comes, we have plenty of strength and means!

"...Um, shall we put this on first?"

Midori Ozaki was powerless against Rika Okano's arrogance.

She was just an assistant, with little influence and no power to sway Okano Rika's thoughts. Therefore, Ozaki Midori had no choice but to change the subject and take out frozen flowers from the frozen box next to her.

These flowers were pinned to the chests of Kogoro Mouri, Ran Mouri, and Conan, like brooches.

However, what puzzled Kogoro Mouri was...

These flowers are all still buds, not yet in full bloom. Why would this camellia festival specifically use such flowers as identification for guests? Couldn't they afford better flowers? That doesn't seem right.

Buying so many flower buds and deliberately cutting them is more expensive than buying fully bloomed flowers, isn't it?
Conan's attention was completely elsewhere, not on the flowers.

His eyes searched left and right in the crowd, and finally locked onto his target.

"...Actually, I received this threatening letter three days ago."

"But Ms. Okano Rika never took it seriously, so I had no choice but to ask Detective Mori to come and help investigate... Look, this is the threatening letter."

Midori Ozaki's voice rang in my ears.

However, Conan merely glanced back at the contents of the threatening letter before walking away without looking back.

Ran Mouri and Kogoro Mouri were not paying any attention to Conan.

They looked at the threatening letter and were slightly surprised by its contents.

The Flower of Death will bloom at the Red Flower Seaside Hotel.

Every word here is clearly cut out from other posters and pasted on, so it's impossible to tell what the writer's style is. However, the content is quite clear.

They wanted to commit a heinous murder at the Red Flower Seaside Hotel.

"Yes, of course I saw it."

"Don't worry, Ms. Ozaki, leave this to me, the great detective Kogoro Mouri!"

"I said smugly."

After saying that, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The guests nearby cast strange glances at them.

If the guests here were to rate Kogoro Mouri out of 100, he would probably score -100, because his behavior and speaking style are completely out of place here.

Ran Mouri nudged Kogoro Mouri somewhat awkwardly.

Kogoro Mouri then realized that the way people were looking at him was a bit strange. He straightened up and got up to look around. Then he discovered that the little brat who had been next to him just moments before had disappeared.

Mouri Kogoro:!

What? That brat Conan is running around in places where a serious murder might happen again?
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"Chen En, what are you holding?" Conan quickly came to Chen En's side and asked.

He was somewhat curious as to why Chen En hadn't been kicked out like him.

But I also know that now is not the time to ask that question.

Therefore, Conan's attention shifted to the jar that Chen En was holding.

The jar is entirely white.

There were no markings, only a safety switch and a nozzle, making it look like a fire extinguisher.

"...liquefied fluorine".

Chen En put the liquefied fluorine back on the ground.

He glanced at Conan beside him before speaking.

"All the flowers here, including the bud you're wearing right now."

"Actually, all of these flowers were frozen by Midori Ozaki and Rika Okano using liquefied fluorine. These flowers will only return to their original blooming state after the liquefied fluorine is cooled to room temperature."

Conan:!
You found out all of this?
That's fast!

This was the first time Conan had ever felt like he'd won without even trying.

However, he immediately shook his head, banishing the thought from his mind, and instead said,
"No, that's not what I wanted to ask."

"Chen En, why are you interested in liquefied fluorine and this so-called avant-garde flower arranging technique? Is it possible that this is directly related to the heinous murder you believe will occur?"

Conan is back on track.

At this moment, Chen En answered affirmatively.
"I found cyanide and chloroform."

“Someone wanted to drip cyanide and chloroform into the center of a flower, and then freeze the flower with liquefied fluorine, thus ensuring that the drugs would not evaporate until someone touched the flower and thawed it, achieving that person’s goal.”

Cyanide?
Conan's eyes widened.

This is a fairly common and effective poison in Beika Town.

Countless heroes and heroines of Miyano have fallen victim to cyanide. He remembered that one of Miyano Akemi's accomplices died of cyanide poisoning in a hotel.

Is it really possible for someone to drip cyanide onto flowers and then freeze them?
"That's dangerous, isn't it?"

"To make cyanide instantly lethal upon evaporation, a considerable amount of cyanide would be required. If such a flower existed, then if it were to evaporate..."

Conan glanced at the backstage room next door.

Then, he pointed to the backstage room and said,

"It will most likely cause everyone within the size range of that room to die instantly from poisoning!"

Using such poison to kill someone means that the perpetrator is no ordinary murderer!
Must hit hard!

"Chen En, now that you've found cyanide and chloroform, you should have a good idea who's behind this crime, right?"

"Who? Who would do such a vicious thing?"

Conan asked quickly.

Then, following Chen En's gaze, he looked at Ozaki Midori, who was explaining the hotel situation to Kogoro Mouri.

Conan:?
Isn't this right?
How could the person planning to commit murder here be Midori Ozaki? No, if she were going to commit murder, why would she ask Uncle Mori to come here to investigate the murder warrant?
Is she asking Kogoro Mouri to come and capture her? Or is it simply an abstract, performance art piece?
Conan's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Scenes from Moonshadow Island flashed before my eyes.

Or perhaps she simply wanted someone to stop her when she did something wrong?

(End of this chapter)