The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

On the embankment, Uehara Yasuo and Hamada seemed to be arguing about something.

Then, Uehara Yasuo's expression suddenly turned ferocious. He excitedly grabbed Hamada's collar and lifted him up.

Suzuka Mikami was startled by the scene before her, while Yuu Aragaki watched the two with great interest.

Do these two know each other?

One of them was Bintian, who was sneaky and frequently went to that cave.

Another is Yasuo Uehara, who is very interested in ghost ships and behaves strangely after hearing Kogoro Mouri's name.

Aragaki Yu knew this matter wouldn't be so simple.

"Is there something wrong with this man named Aoki?"

Just as Aragaki Yu and Mikami Suzurin were spying on the two men arguing on the embankment, a voice suddenly came from behind them, startling them.

Yuu Aragaki turned around and saw that Akemi Miyano had appeared behind him at some point, her gaze fixed on the two people in the distance.

"Miss Yami, it's you! You startled me!"

Mikami Suzune patted her chest and complained, "Big sister, why do you walk without making a sound? It's terrifying!"

Seeing the little girl's pale face, Akemi Miyano smiled gently, then couldn't help but tease her, "Little sister, aren't you afraid of even the dead?"

"Oops!" Mikami Suzuru made a face at Miyano Akemi.

"Wait, what did you just say his name was?" Aragaki Yu suddenly came to his senses and asked in surprise.

“Isn’t his name Aoki? I think that’s what Uehara Yasuo calls him.” Miyano Akemi pondered for a moment, then continued, “It seems like they’ve known each other for a long time, but their relationship probably isn’t very good.”

"Can you hear them talking?"

Aragaki Yu was somewhat surprised; he had originally planned to have Yuki-onna go up and listen to what they were arguing about.

“Of course I can’t hear them from this far away!” Miyano Akemi rolled her eyes at Aragaki Yu, then explained, “But I can read lips, so I can roughly tell what they’re saying.”

"Wow, big sister, you're really amazing! You're much more reliable than that slovenly uncle my dad hired!"

Before Aragaki Yu could say anything, Mikami Suzurin was already looking at Miyano Akemi with an expression of admiration and exclaiming.

Just as the group was talking, the man (Hinata) whom Uehara Yasuo called Aoki shook off Uehara Yasuo's hand that was grabbing his collar and stormed off, leaving Uehara Yasuo standing there with a grim expression, staring fiercely at Aoki's departing figure.

"Alright, the speech is about to start, let's hurry back!"

After noticing that the two men on the embankment had left, Akemi Miyano checked the time on her watch and reminded Yudo Aragaki.

"Mm." Aragaki Yu nodded.

While Miyano Akemi and Mikami Suzurin turned around, Aragaki Yu hesitated for a moment before summoning the Yuki-onna and the little tengu from the Yin-Yang Domain, and had them follow the two suspicious guys separately.

……

When Aragaki and the others returned to the stage at the community center, they found it in complete chaos.

It turns out that before Kogoro Mouri's speech began, the already drunk Kogoro Mouri was invited by Mayor Mikami to pull the opening garland hanging in mid-air.

However, unsurprisingly, Kogoro Mouri encountered another accident.

As Kogoro Mouri pulled the rope beneath the confetti ball, the ball exploded with a bang. But what fell from the exploding ball was not a shower of confetti, but a raging fire.

Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri was so drunk that he stumbled and lost his balance, thus avoiding the flames falling from the sky. He was only burned in his pants by the splashing flames.

When Aragaki and the others returned to the field, Kogoro Mouri was groaning in pain, clutching his injured buttocks.

The explosion caused by the colored balls was not large, and the fire did not spread very widely. After Xiaolan and the staff rushed onto the stage with fire extinguishers, the fire on the stage was quickly extinguished.

Conan rushed over to the exploded ball, staring at the pile of ashes on the ground, lost in thought.

Yuu Aragaki told Akemi Miyano to stay behind and take care of Suzumi Mikami, who was frightened by the scene before her, while he went up to Conan's side.

Among the ashes of the colorful ball, there was still an electronic device containing a dry cell battery that had not been completely burned, and the surrounding air still had a distinct smell of kerosene.

Upon seeing that Aragaki Yu had also noticed the suspicious object, Conan offered his analysis: "It's an ignition device. Pulling the colored ball will detonate the kerosene hidden inside."

Yuu Aragaki nodded, surveyed the chaotic scene around him, and said, "Hmm, judging from the surrounding situation, the blast radius wasn't very large. It was more like an attack on the lecture hall..."

"It's more like it's targeting Uncle Mori, isn't it?"

Before Aragaki Yu could finish speaking, Conan had already stolen his lines.

Hearing Conan's calm tone, Aragaki Yu noticed that Conan's glasses were starting to glow white.

He knew that Conan, who was hurt by those around him, had become serious at this moment.

"Hmm." Aragaki Yu nodded, confirming Conan's guess. "It seems some people aren't very welcoming of Mr. Mori and your arrival."

Unfortunately, Conan, whose brain was racing, didn't notice the problem in Aragaki Yu's words.

"Yes, things are really getting interesting!"

Chapter 110 Tracking

Nighttime, in the hotel.

"Hey, village chief, what's going on here?! You all begged me to come here, and I almost lost my life!" Kogoro Mouri complained to Village Chief Mikami, sticking out his burn-stricken buttocks which were being iced.

"I'm so sorry, we're really sorry for this accident!" Village Chief Takeo Mikami bowed deeply to Kogoro Mouri and sincerely apologized.

"An accident? You call this an accident! This is clearly someone trying to hurt Uncle by deliberately putting the ignition device inside the ball." Conan, who was standing to the side, looked at the village chief Mikami with disbelief when he heard these two words.

Mikami Gosho explained to the group, "Yes, it was because we accidentally put the device into a gasoline drum while setting up the colored balls, and the electrical leakage caused this accident."

Having witnessed the entire explosion of the colored ball, Conan naturally wouldn't believe such nonsense.

Even Ran and Kogoro Mouri had some doubts about the village chief Mikami's explanation.

"But……"

"I told you, this was an accident! I've already explained it to you, there's absolutely no mistake!"

Conan was about to argue when the tone of the village chief, Mikami Takeo, subtly changed.

Kogoro Mouri, who was lying on the ground, also sensed something from Village Chief Mikami's words and actions. Coupled with his own injuries, he couldn't help but sneer, "Hmph, is there some reason why you don't want the police to accept this case?!"

"what?"

Village Chief Mikami looked startled.

"You never intended to return that gold to the government from the beginning, did you? Hehe, if the police come here, your plan to embezzle the gold will be ruined, am I right?"

Seemingly having his thoughts exposed by Kogoro Mouri, Village Chief Mikami slowly stood up from the ground, his previously kind expression gradually turning into a cold sneer: "Mr. Mouri, all you need to do is quietly find those gold nuggets! Please don't meddle in other people's business."

"What did you say!?"

Kogoro Mouri angrily got up.

Village Chief Mikami said in a grim tone, "Heh! If you go against my wishes, I can't guarantee you'll leave here safely!"

"You bastard, are you threatening me?! I'm not buying it!" Kogoro Mori roared.

"Hmph, the liaison ship can't set sail without my permission. I think you'd better think it over carefully tonight!"

With that, Village Chief Mikami turned and walked out of Kogoro Mouri's room, leaving them with a threatening look.

"Damn it!" Kogoro Mori angrily slammed his fist on the tatami mat.

Xiaolan said worriedly, "It seems we've arrived in an unreasonable place."

Conan watched the village chief Mikami walk out of the room and fell into deep thought.

He knew that all of this must be related to the Dragon God.

But who exactly is this guy who wants to harm Uncle Mori?!

"Huh! Where are Aragaki and Masami-san? Why haven't I seen them? I hope something happened to them!"

Suddenly, Ran discovered that both Aragaki Yu and Hirota Masami had disappeared.

We all arrived at the inn together, and before Village Chief Mikami arrived, we were all chatting in the room.

Conan explained to Ran, "Oh, Ran-neechan, while you were preparing ice for Uncle Mori, Aragaki-nii and Masami-san went out together, it seems they were going for a walk on the beach."

"Want to take a walk?" Xiaolan turned to look out the window.

At night, under the starry sky, on the beach, handsome men and beautiful women stroll hand in hand...

One keyword after another suddenly jumped into Xiaolan's mind.

"Hehehe..." Xiaolan suddenly chuckled gossipy, "Those two, could they be on a date?"

"Ran! At a time like this, can't you stop thinking about these things?!" Kogoro Mouri, standing to the side, couldn't help but complain as he looked at his daughter who suddenly seemed off.

"Ah! Yes, I'm sorry, Dad!"

……

And at the same time.

Just as Ran had suspected, Aragaki Yu and Miyano Akemi were indeed strolling on the beach.

The bright moonlight gently spilled onto the beach, creating a faint silvery-white halo, and the fine white sand drifted gently under their feet with the sea breeze.

The sound of the waves gradually deepened, rising and falling with the sound of the wind.

It is indeed a suitable place for men and women to go on a date.