The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

Conan was now in a bit of a predicament.

Should we take Professor Agasa along as his guardian? That would be fine, but then Ai Haibara would be left alone at home, which would be a bit unfair.

Now that Naoto Hayashi has suddenly become reliable, Conan has also considered bringing him into the fold.

Moreover, Naoto Hayashi is an adult with top-notch fighting skills, so it's very suitable for him to go along.

After thinking for a moment, Conan whispered to Naoto Hayashi, "Naoto-kun, there's a Sherlock Holmes fan gathering tonight. Are you interested in going?"

Without a second thought, Lin Zhiren immediately replied, "Of course!"

Nonsense, with Conan around, what kind of family are we talking about? It's a shark gathering!

Hesitating for even a second longer is a disrespect to the soul and merit!

I'm so happy!

Seeing that Naoto Hayashi was happy, Conan assumed that he was also a Sherlock Holmes fan and immediately felt a sense of kinship. He couldn't help but say, "The prize the organizer is giving away at this gathering is said to be a rare first edition of 'A Study in Scarlet'!"

"Wow!" Naoto Hayashi exclaimed in surprise.

He decided that he would definitely buy all these detective novels and read them when he had time.

The police finally arrived.

After arresting all the robbers, they went to the hospital ward and dragged out the robber driver, and sent them all to the Metropolitan Police Department.

In addition, the pistol that Naoto Hayashi had previously seized was also confiscated by the police, leaving him no chance.

The police were incredulous that Conan, an elementary school student, could defeat three robbers with a soccer ball, but they were all relieved to find out that he was the son of detective Kogoro Mouri.

The bespectacled middle-aged man's daughter was also found. The little girl was having a great time playing in the rooftop children's playground, completely unaware that she had just been kidnapped and almost killed.

In short, the matter was resolved perfectly.

Just then, Xiaolan returned carrying fruit, and asked curiously, "Why are there so many police officers here? What happened just now?"

Naoto and Conan exchanged a glance, smiled slightly, and brushed off the previous case.

The group went upstairs again to bring fruit to Kogoro Mouri.

After going downstairs, Conan told Ran about the Sherlock Holmes fan gathering and said that with Naoto Hayashi accompanying them, there was no need to worry about their safety.

Ran was somewhat dissatisfied: "Conan, how could you make such a big decision all by yourself without saying a word? How can you be so reckless?"

"Hehehe." Conan awkwardly scratched the back of his head, once again hating Gin and vodka for shrinking him.

Xiao Lan sighed and said helplessly, "Since you've already signed up, then go ahead and don't waste the accommodation money. Also, I'll come along too; I'm still a little worried about just the two of you."

Her main concern was that Zhi Ren Ge (a nickname) wouldn't be able to control this "unruly" guy.

Besides, she happens to have a few days off, so it wouldn't be bad to go on a two-day trip together.

Anyway, there are pretty nurses taking care of Dad in the hospital, so it won't matter if I go a couple less days.

And that was settled amicably.

The meeting time to head to the hotel was 3 PM.

After a brief preparation, the three arrived at the meeting point and boarded a six-seater van prepared by the organizer. They arrived at the meeting place, a hotel called "McCroft," before evening.

The hotel is built on a cliff overlooking the sea, with steep reefs and crashing waves below, giving it the feel of a crime scene.

Looking at the hotel, Naoto Hayashi was quite satisfied.

The last person to build a house like this was Daisuke Torakura, but he's long gone.

Hopefully, the hotel owner can hold on a little longer.

Naoto Hayashi secretly released bees, moths, and the Eye of Spirit to begin comprehensive surveillance of the area.

When all the attendees arrived, Lin Zhiren was slightly surprised.

Wow, so many!

Besides the three of them, there were eight other people at the gathering.

Naoto Hayashi was too lazy to remember their names, so he simply called them by their code names in his mind.

One of the handsome college couples was a boy with arrogant curly hair and a girl with long, straight black hair who smoked. They were called Xiaoshuai and Xiaomei respectively.

A middle-aged, bearded man with a square face who was very familiar with the boss was named Dashan;

A tall and strong physical education teacher is named Da Zhuang;

An astrologer who is slightly overweight and of similar height and weight is named Cuihua;

A librarian with a gloomy demeanor and a head full of bangs is named Ah-Zhen.

In addition, there was a short, stout hotel owner dressed as Sherlock Holmes with a cigarette dangling from his lips, and a young female waitress with freckles on her face.

Seeing this huge room full of people, Lin Zhiren thought to himself, "Good heavens! If two or three people don't die, it would be a disservice to all these participants!"

However, after Lin Zhiren looked at each person carefully, he was surprised to find that among so many people, only that young man had a faint murderous aura emanating from him.

The others, however, were all clean and calm, as if they weren't Mika people.

No, this isn't right, is it?

Having grown accustomed to the menacing atmosphere of the entire group, Naoto Hayashi felt quite uncomfortable encountering such a peaceful scene.

Suddenly, his spiritual eye saw a familiar figure.

Immediately afterward, a Kansai-accented voice rang out from behind them: "I thought that guy would definitely come. His name was on the party invitation. That Kudo... is he avoiding me?"

A dark-skinned young man wearing a baseball cap came out.

Ran turned her head and looked over, exclaiming in surprise, "Ah, you're Hattori Heiji, the famous high school detective from Kansai!"

Naoto Hayashi and Conan also turned their gazes to the newly appeared figures.

Conan: "You're also a Sherlock Holmes fan who signed up for the party?"

Heiji Hattori smiled and waved his hand: "Ah, I like Ellery Queen..."

Swish!

The others present immediately cast death stares at them, a palpable sense of murderous intent rising within them.

Hattori Heiji quickly sensed something was wrong and changed his tune: "But no matter what, Doyle is still number one!"

The others smiled, as if the murderous aura from before had been an illusion.

Hattori Heiji wiped his sweat, feeling as if he had just walked through the gates of hell.

His years of solving murder cases have also made him aware of and able to anticipate certain unique behaviors that induce murderous intent.

For example, at a Sherlock Holmes fan gathering, if you speak ill of Conan Doyle without restraint, you will definitely be betrayed and attacked.

He certainly wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

However, since Shinichi Kudo didn't come, he wasn't very interested in this Sherlock Holmes fan gathering.

But what's that saying? Since we're already here... at least we should rest here for the night.

There's definitely no chance of any incidents happening at these fan gatherings.

Chapter 136 Look, this man is called Xiao Shuai, and this woman is called Xiao Mei!

The hotel owner has a round face and looks very friendly, but he doesn't have a good reputation among his fans.

Naoto Hayashi's spiritual eye overheard other people's conversations and gained some understanding of this.

This guy frequently organizes Sherlock Holmes fan gatherings and then pretends to offer valuable collectibles as prizes, such as first edition books or rare autographed items.

However, the reasoning quizzes held at each gathering were ridiculously difficult, so much so that no one had ever been able to win a prize from him.

Therefore, everyone suspected that this guy was holding a gathering to attract customers to his hotel.

To be honest, the fact that this kind of person has survived to this day is thanks to the broad-mindedness of the people at the gathering, who don't fuss over such trivial matters.

However, his wit has run its course... because Conan came today.

Lin Zhiren placed his spiritual eye next to the hotel owner and also put small bees in each of the hotel rooms to keep a close eye on these creatures.

At this moment, the hotel owner clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention, and then began to announce the agenda for the gathering.

First, there is a test paper with 1000 questions, all of which are things that Sherlock Holmes fans should know, used to screen out the true fanatics.

Only those who score high marks will be eligible to participate in the next "Super Reasoning Challenge," and the winner with a perfect score will be eligible to receive a first edition collector's edition of "A Study in Scarlet"!

Everyone, including Conan, had their eyes shining and were eager to get their hands on this treasure!

The quiz will continue until dinner tomorrow.

Hearing this, Naoto Hayashi was somewhat displeased.

To answer questions in this lousy place, and spend an entire day doing so? Are you kidding me?

He doesn't have the energy or interest for that.

Next, the boss announced that in order to prevent cheating, everyone needed to hand in their mobile phones for safekeeping, and that cameras were installed throughout the hotel to monitor everyone's every move.

People had some reservations about this, but no one voiced their opposition.

Then came the arrangement of guest rooms. The hotel owner arranged a single room for everyone, including the couple, Xiaoshuai and Xiaomei, who were separated. Only Conan and Xiaoran shared a room.

Naoto Hayashi stared intently at Conan, who nervously turned his head away, pretending he knew nothing.

This kid's gotten really bold!

Aren't you afraid that when Xiaolan finds out the truth, she'll punch you in the head?

And is this kid deliberately behaving like this in front of me to assert ownership?

childish.

Naoto Hayashi curled his lip in disdain, deciding to teach him a lesson another time.

Soon everyone went back to their rooms and started doing the problems.

Lin Zhiren naturally wouldn't do the test. The first thing he did after returning to his room was to check the security cameras. He had many secrets and didn't want these things to be filmed.

However, upon inspection, it was discovered that these so-called cameras were just for show; they weren't even plugged in and were just there to scare people.

Hmm? So, in that case...

Just as he was thinking, his expression suddenly changed, and his big eyes saw that someone had started to move.

It's that handsome young man!

He also checked the security cameras after entering the room and found them to be useless. He then quietly left the room and went to the hotel owner's room. He rushed in and used his ether-soaked handkerchief to knock the owner unconscious.

He then ransacked the room, dragged the boss to the hotel garage, killed him with a knife, stuffed him into the driver's seat of a car, and began to decorate.

Naoto Hayashi felt his eyes were opened.

This young man seemed to have rehearsed it countless times in his mind. His movements were swift and skillful, and he acted without hesitation, killing the victim with a single blow.

How long has it been? That was truly ruthless and decisive.

However...

If we follow the procedures designed by this person, it would take an unknown amount of time for the detectives to discover the dead body and deduce the real murderer.

Naoto Hayashi didn't want to waste his life on something like that.

Wouldn't it be better to spend that time going out shopping, eating, and watching movies with a girl?

It was only the two detectives, Conan and Heiji Hattori, who found it interesting.

Naoto Hayashi decided to expedite the process.

If someone else discovers the body at this point... hehehehe.

Naoto Hayashi immediately released his little bees, which came to each person's door.

Boom boom boom!

The little bee gently bumped against the door.

In an instant, everyone looked up towards the door.

Xiao Mei was the first to get restless. She got up, opened the door, looked around, and then pushed the door open and went into Xiao Shuai's room, only to find that the room was empty.

She rushed to the hotel owner's room and found it somewhat messy.