The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

Shoji Hatamoto said in a muffled voice, "I remember this outfit. Ichiro, you wore it before dinner, didn't you?"

Miss Qiujiang's eyes were also filled with tears, and she choked out, "Longnan is always so good to you, why did you treat him like this..."

Mariko, the mother standing beside him, asked tremblingly, "Ichiro...you definitely didn't do it, right, Ichiro?"

Xiao Wu stared at him, her eyes filled with anger: "So it was you! Why did you frame me? Why?!"

As the voices of the group began to resonate in Ichiro Hatamoto's mind, they gave him a strange sense of disorientation.

Everything before him seemed to spin, and the angry eyes, outstretched fingers, and uttered words all seemed to turn into a vortex, frantically engulfing him.

He struggled and shouted, "Who? Who's trying to frame me? Xiao Wu, is that you? You're the one trying to frame me, aren't you? Ah, and Uncle Xiang, it must be you, you're the one framing me!"

"Huh? Why are you all staring at me? Don't look at me! Don't look... I've already thrown the clothes into the sea, those aren't my clothes, they're not..."

"And the knife, why didn't the knife sink? I threw away the iron pipe too... I heard a sound, there was a sound, and I even saw water splashing..."

Conan, unable to bear seeing his madness, couldn't help but speak up: "You did throw all these pieces of evidence into the sea, but... a group of swordfish happened to pass by and pushed them all back onto the boat."

Xiao Lan and Xia Jiang nodded, still somewhat incredulous, saying, "We all saw it... There were things in the water that looked like golden flashes, knocking clothes, knives, and iron pipes back onto the boat, and then they jumped back into the sea..."

The fish were swimming in the muddy water, and you could vaguely see the reflective bodies of fish leaping up and falling, as if they were playing happily.

Ichiro Hatamoto froze, muttering, "It was a fish? It was... I, I went to such lengths, I even... I even considered setting up a trap and stabbing myself in the leg to clear my name... but..."

Kogoro said in a deep voice, "There's blood on your clothes, fingerprints on the knife, and this iron pipe—you probably didn't have time to wipe it clean. Once you examine these pieces of evidence, no matter how many tricks you have up your sleeve, they're useless."

"Hatamoto Ichiro, you... are the murderer in this case!"

Boom!

As if struck by lightning, Ichiro Hatamoto's knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees.

His parents, Mariko and Kitarou, rushed over, hugged him, and cried, "Ichiro! Ichiro! Why did you do this? Why did you kill Grandpa? How could you be so foolish..."

Hatamoto Ichiro said with a heart full of despair, "Because I like Xia Jiang, and I want to marry her... But that old bastard married her off to Xiao Wu... I'm going to kill that old man! And then frame Xiao Wu for it..."

"Then, I will be able to... get Xia Jiang..."

"But she is...your sister!"

"I don't care! Ahhh, I don't care... I don't care... I'll kill you all... Sharks..."

Ichiro Hatamoto's eyes were unfocused, and he could no longer see anything in front of him.

A side of the fishy, ​​loose crotch, and a small arc.

Conan had a suspicion, so he quietly pulled aside the old butler and asked him in a low voice, and soon got the answer.

It turns out that Ichiro Hatamoto's parents, Mariko and Kitarou, were cousins ​​who got married.

So he also fantasized about being able to be with his beloved Xia Jiang forever...

Conan murmured, "It's a continuation of the tragedy from the previous generation..."

Suddenly, Naoto Hayashi's voice broke in, interrupting, "No, it's the tragedy of consanguineous marriage."

Conan turned around in surprise and saw that Naoto Hayashi had appeared behind him at some point. He said calmly, "This should be a hereditary mental illness in the offspring caused by consanguineous marriage."

Conan felt like all his sorrow had been fed to the dogs.

He simply couldn't muster any more sighs...

At this moment, the silhouettes of city buildings gradually appeared in front of the huge cruise ship.

We've arrived in Tokyo.

Chapter 44 Enhance Strength, Health Level 7!

The cruise ship arrived at the port of Tokyo.

Inspector Megure, who had already received the report, led a team onto the cruise ship.

After briefly understanding the situation from Kogoro Mouri, they were relieved to find that their younger brother Mouri had already captured the criminal ahead of time.

They even collected all the criminal methods and evidence.

The criminal himself has confessed and admitted his guilt, explaining all the facts and motives of his crime.

All he has to do is bring the person back; it's so easy and effortless. He's such a good brother.

But... what's wrong with you, bro? You encountered a series of murders on Moonshadow Island, and then another series of murders on the cruise ship on the way back...

Should I have avoided contacting that cruise ship for you? Did I cause them trouble?

Inspector Megure's feelings were somewhat complicated.

The people on the ship had different attitudes.

Mariko and Kitarou were devastated. They wanted to confront Hayashi Naoto, but after carefully recalling their conversation, they realized the flaws in it.

At the time, they said, "You can't pin the blame on us." Their son, Hatamoto Ichiro, wasn't present, and the couple didn't think much of it. But now…

They are both fine, but their son went inside.

Fortunately, Naoto Hayashi recommended a famous lawyer to them, saying that she could help reduce their son's sentence.

That is, Attorney Eri Kisaki.

After all, Ichiro seems to be acting somewhat mentally unstable, so his sentence might be significantly reduced.

On the other hand, Xiao Wu and Xia Jiang reconciled.

After all, the old man wasn't Little Shark's, and his love for Xia Jiang was genuine and unadulterated.

Although his father committed suicide because of the old man Hatamoto, that was a thing of the previous generation. For Xiao Wu, Xia Jiang in front of him was the most important person in his life.

Xia Jiang naturally forgave him for concealing his real name, and the two embraced and wept, a rather satisfactory ending.

Shoji Hatamoto and Akie weren't particularly dissatisfied. They had achieved their initial goal of killing the old man, and whether they could get the inheritance afterward depended on their own efforts.

Naoto Hayashi was also very satisfied.

While everyone was distracted, he absorbed the soul of the deceased, Long Nan.

This is a young soul in its prime, with a delicate fragrance and a sweet and sour taste, somewhat like strawberries, a very delicious flavor.

Then, after Ichiro Hatamoto knelt down and confessed his sins, Naoto Hayashi received divine merit.

This is quite a good deed, after all, it's a serial murder case that resulted in the deaths of two people.

Fine, rain-like merits gathered on his shoulders, radiating a gentle and peaceful light.

He didn't consume this batch of merit immediately, but saved it to enjoy slowly when the sky cleared the next day.

This time, Naoto Hayashi is prepared to improve his own strength.

After all, the more spiritual he becomes, the more golden creatures he can control in the future.

The two "legends" on its body can also play a greater role.

After disembarking from the cruise ship, the group went their separate ways.

Back home, Naoto Hayashi first prepared to take a nice nap.

After all, I had been busy all night on the luxury cruise ship, monitoring and keeping watch, so I didn't have time to sleep at all.

In addition, the members of the Hatamoto family are all troublesome, and their infighting makes it even more exhausting.

Fortunately, we finally made it through, and the gains were quite substantial.

Lying in bed, Naoto Hayashi suddenly felt a little uneasy.

He got up, took all the soul orbs wrapped in sin from his pocket, and carefully arranged them on the bed.

“現在我一共有……1、2、3、4……10！一共有10顆靈魂！”

Lin Zhiren counted them several times before finally putting them away properly.

Then he pinched the merit off his shoulder and carefully savored the immense power it contained.

Finally, he released the "Legendary" Knight Armor and Moonlight, letting them float around him, which looked quite imposing.

"I never imagined that I would accumulate so much wealth in such a short time..."

Naoto Hayashi was deeply moved.

For the first six months after I came into this world, I was dirt poor and had no soul left.

He's only been hanging out with Conan for a few days, and he's already rolling in money!

And this is just the beginning; the best is yet to come!

Delicious.

Lin Zhiren packed away all his belongings, lay down on the bed again, and soon fell asleep.

When he woke up, he found it was already afternoon.

There are several messages on my phone, the first ones being from Sonoko and Ran.

Naoto Hayashi opened the message and saw that it was an invitation to her and Ran's middle school music teacher, Sayuri Matsumoto, to attend their wedding.

Both of them thought of Naoto Hayashi and invited him to go with them.

Wedding?

Naoto Hayashi thought for a moment. Although he didn't know Sayuri Matsumoto, but...

Ran going is like Conan going, Conan going is like Death going, Death going is like someone dying...

Then I must go and retrieve the soul!

Naoto Hayashi immediately replied to each of them, indicating that he had no problem.

The wedding is the day after tomorrow, so he can rest for another day tomorrow.

In addition, there were several other messages on the phone.

The four women are Mariko, Shoji Hatamoto, Ms. Akie, and Takeshi, all from the Hatamoto family.

They all arranged to meet with Naoto Hayashi to prepare a "thank you payment" for the incident.

Naoto Hayashi: "..."

Oh dear, another fool is throwing money away.

It seems that Kogoro Mouri deduced the real culprit right in front of them, but not a single person believed him.

This thing is outrageous!

I started out doing this as a hobby, but somehow it ended up as a stable source of income.

Moreover, this time all four people have to pay, ten million each!

Fine, anyway, none of this family members are any good, so I don't feel any pressure taking their money.

If you dare to give, I dare to accept!

They agreed on a meeting place, the same coffee shop as before, but of course, their trading times had to be different.

Lin Zhiren tossed his phone aside, stretched, and got out of bed!

He grabbed a quick bite to eat, and after digesting it almost completely, Naoto Hayashi started some warm-up exercises.

To improve his physical abilities by consuming souls, he first needs to activate his body's muscles.

Running, burpees, high knees... after a short while of intense exercise, you're covered in sweat, and your muscles feel a tearing pain.

Naoto Hayashi immediately took out the Soul Orbs, picked through them, and finally chose two:

Braised pork flavor and cake flavor.

Pinch open the surface of sin, and swallow the milky white orb inside in one gulp.

In a few breaths, the soul transforms into warm energy, flowing throughout the body, replenishing its lost spirituality and enhancing the strength of the physical body.

Naoto Hayashi took several deep breaths, feeling his cells undergoing a vigorous metabolism, the newly generated cells brimming with strength and vitality.

Muscles, bones, fascia... everything inside the body is being strengthened by energy.

Soon, the enhancement ended, and Naoto Hayashi let out a heavy sigh of relief.

He silently sensed it for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.

Lin Zhiren clenched his fist and swung it out with a loud "snap," the speed of the punch was so fast that only a blur could be seen.