The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

The defects in his soul continue to be repaired, and now the interval between soul devouring has reached 145 days.

Lin Zhiren felt that, given the speed at which he was accumulating merit, he could basically stop worrying about devouring souls to maintain the depletion of his own "spirit".

Once a ball of merit is used, the countdown resets after each soul-devouring interval.

It's just like in an RPG game where the protagonist's HP and MP are automatically replenished after leveling up.

As long as you can upgrade, you can have unlimited battery life and don't need to spend money to sleep in a hotel to recover your health.

It's so cool.

In addition, he tasted all six souls he obtained this time, and the results were quite unexpected.

For some reason, all six souls tasted the same, like macadamia nuts with a slightly spicy wasabi flavor!

This is very strange.

Naoto Hayashi didn't quite understand either.

When he wasn't busy with cases, Naoto Hayashi would often go to Professor Agasa's house for a meal.

In the past few days, Ai Haibara has cooked several big meals for Naoto Hayashi to express her gratitude to the "Organization," which made him very happy.

At the dinner table, Ai Haibara subtly hinted to Naoto Hayashi that she wanted him to invite Moonlight, a member of the organization, to dinner so that she could express her gratitude.

However, all of them were rejected by Naoto Hayashi.

How do legendary clones eat?

She looks like a human, but she's not human.

Ai Haibara was a little disappointed, but she quickly cheered up.

She was clearly delighted with the abundance of talent in her organization, and although they all belonged to the dark organization, she always felt that they were slightly inclined towards chaotic neutrality.

Overall, he doesn't seem particularly evil.

There will definitely be opportunities to work together in the future, and I will express my gratitude in person then.

Someone who can have a codename like Moonlight is probably an organization leader, and Naoto Hayashi certainly is too.

I don't know how many codenamed cadres the organization has.

Moonlight and Gold seem to lack a clear pattern... unlike Gin and Vodka, which immediately identify them as being from a distillery.

Naoto Hayashi was unaware of Ai Haibara's many hidden thoughts.

After finishing his meal and leaving Professor Agasa's house, Naoto Hayashi received a phone call from Sonoko on the way.

After the Shark Man incident at Nichiuri TV, Sonoko invited Ran, Naoto Hayashi, and Kogoro Mouri to her family's ski villa in advance.

Tomorrow is the day they set off on their holiday.

Naoto Hayashi happily confirmed the time and said there was no problem.

It's fun to go out and play with my friends.

Hmm, I'll ask Yuanzi again when I have time to see if they own a seaside villa. It would be nice to go swimming in the sea next time.

The next morning, Naoto Hayashi drove to the Mori Detective Agency, picked up the Mori family, Conan, and Sonoko, and headed to their ski villa in Nagano Prefecture.

On the way, Sonoko originally intended to strike up a conversation with Naoto Hayashi, but the conversation eventually turned to Shinichi Kudo.

"Ran, did you go to see a midnight movie with Kudo that day? And then...hehehe..." Sonoko pouted and made a kissing gesture, making Ran blush.

"What nonsense are you talking about, Sonoko? I didn't... Shinichi was sick that day, he only met with me briefly and then left in a hurry."

"Sick?" Sonoko was taken aback, glancing down at Conan squeezed next to Ran. "This kid seems to have been bedridden for a couple of days with a cold too? Could it be..."

Conan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly waved his hand, saying, "Haha, Sonoko-neechan, I just..."

Sonoko leaned closer to Conan, revealing her half-moon eyes, and said, "Did that brat Kudo secretly ask you about Ran's situation? And ended up giving you his cold? He really is a jerk!"

Conan's lips twitched: I knew it... Sonoko, that idiot, could never guess anything.

Ran defended Shinichi, saying, "Sonoko, Shinichi is definitely not that kind of person."

Sonoko grabbed Ran's shoulder and said with a mischievous grin, "You should forget about that deduction maniac. We're going skiing this time, and we're sure to meet some tall and handsome guys. I'll pick one for you!"

Ran playfully punched her, embarrassed: "Sonoko, don't talk nonsense..."

On the other side, Naoto Hayashi was also chatting with Kogoro Mouri.

Kogoro boasted about his reasoning skills for a while, then suddenly remembered something and said to Naoto Hayashi, "By the way, Hayashi-san, in a few days, Full Heaven Games will be holding a new product launch event, and there will be a game based on me."

"If you're free, remember to come and support me!"

Naoto Hayashi was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Kogoro Mouri to be so famous that he even had his own game.

Wait, he seems to remember there's a case that happens here?

An innocent member of the black camp will die a horrible death here!

Chapter 99 Intercepting a Deal from the Black-Clad Organization? (Sixth Update)

The plots that left a deep impression on Naoto Hayashi were either childhood traumas, huge amounts of gold, or bizarre legends.

Of course, it could also mean the death of some important figures.

I have to get involved in this good thing.

Naoto Hayashi readily agreed, while continuing to praise Kogoro Mouri.

Amidst the cheerful laughter filling the car, the group quickly arrived at Sonoko's ski villa located halfway up a mountain in Nagano Prefecture.

The road from the foot of the mountain to the villa was covered in thick snow. Lin Zhiren's car hadn't been fitted with snow tires, so they had to park it at the foot of the mountain and then take a ski bus up the mountain.

After arriving at the villa, everyone changed into their ski gear and began to enjoy skiing.

The ski resort wasn't crowded, and the group had a great time.

There was a young man with slightly dark skin in the middle who took the initiative to approach and chat up the two beautiful young girls, Sonoko and Ran.

However, they were immediately stopped by Kogoro Mouri and Conan.

Are you kidding me? Ran and Sonoko are only 16 years old, while this guy is probably 30! And he's trying to pick up young girls? How shameless!

At this moment, several of the young man's companions skied over, and one of them, a bald, fat man who looked to be in his fifties, recognized Kogoro Mouri and was immediately overjoyed.

The bald, fat man enthusiastically introduced himself as a professor in the medical department of Dongdu University, named Oyama Sho.

The rest of the people were colleagues from the Faculty of Medicine at Tokyo University. The three people mentioned earlier—the slightly dark-skinned young man, the short-haired beauty, and the woman with glasses—were Professor Oyama's teaching assistants, as was an associate professor with a small mustache.

Professor Oyama praised Kogoro Mouri to the skies and warmly invited him to his private ski villa for drinks.

Kogoro was far more interested in drinking than skiing, and immediately agreed.

Ran and Sonoko were also tired from skating, so they went along to visit them.

Naoto Hayashi, who was behind them, was somewhat surprised. Both Professor Oyama and the short-haired female teaching assistant exuded a murderous aura!

What's going on? Who do they want to kill?

Upon arriving at Oyama's private ski villa, the bald, fat man first treated Kogoro Mouri to good food and drinks, then found an open space and called Naoto Hayashi out.

“I’ve heard about Detective Mori’s reputation from a friend.” Oyama’s first words immediately gave Naoto Hayashi a strange look.

It's definitely not a good title, is it?

Oyama's face showed anxiety, and his murderous aura intensified. He continued, "Recently... I've been blackmailed by a group of men dressed in black. I hope Mr. Kogoro can help me deal with them!"

Black clothes? A black-clad organization? A distillery?

Naoto Hayashi immediately became interested.

"Is the other party using the name of an alcoholic beverage as a code name? Could you please explain in detail why they are extorting you?"

Da Shan's eyes lit up, and he immediately felt that he had found the right person.

"That's right! That guy calls himself 'Vodka' because... Damn it, all he did was plagiarize a few students' research papers, right? They caught me red-handed and collected a lot of evidence, demanding 200 million to settle things!"

"I came to this ski resort to secretly make a deal with those guys! I hope you can help me get rid of those men in black who came to make the deal, and make sure they never bother me again!"

Naoto Hayashi expressed his admiration.

Clearly, this old guy was unaware of the true strength of the Black Organization and had never heard of them.

Do you think they're just ordinary gangsters who can solve everything once and for all by eliminating the traders?

You're dreaming.

What, you want to use the methods of "Master Detective" to deal with the Black Organization?

If I were really the mastermind behind the big guns, I'd kill you first!

Lin Zhiren inquired further about Dashan's alleged usurpation of students' theses, and discovered that the old man was truly inhuman; he had stolen the research results from almost all three teaching assistants.

Especially the short-haired female teaching assistant, whose groundbreaking medical research, which she had devoted six years of her life to, was completely taken over by her mentor, Daishan, who didn't leave her a single hair.

The old man didn't seem to care at all when he talked about these things; on the contrary, he thought the other party was ungrateful.

That's it.

With your inhuman way of provoking hatred, I would kill you if I were in your shoes.

And if Conan shows up, you won't even survive tonight.

I bet someone's already designing the shark man's methods, right now?

Da Shan gritted his teeth and said, "I'm willing to offer... twenty million as a thank-you gift!"

Lin Zhiren thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, leave this to me. You don't need to worry about anything after this. Just pretend nothing happened."

His words were ambiguous, seemingly an agreement, but upon closer examination, it became clear that he hadn't said anything at all.

The basic idea is to let the old guy lie down and wait to die.

This bald, fat man is no good, and neither is the Black Organization.

Lin Zhiren felt that this was the time to intercept the black-clad organization's transactions and make things difficult for them.

Let them experience the power of their legendary clones again!

During the movie theater bombing a few days ago, Naoto Hayashi was busy dealing with the bomb and didn't have a chance to retaliate against the Black Organization, but today...

Lin Zhiren immediately and quietly activated the golden creatures, leaving a few to monitor the villa, and using the rest to lay them at the foot of the mountain, keeping an eye out for any members of the Black Organization.

The two returned to the dining table, and Professor Oyama, free from his worries, completely relaxed and drank heartily with Kogoro Mouri.

He returned to his room midway through the night, opened his hidden safe, checked the valuables inside, and after confirming that everything was alright, he came back to continue drinking.

As darkness fell, dark clouds gathered outside, a cold wind began to blow, and snow began to fall.

Around 9 p.m., Professor Dashan went to his room to watch a romantic drama, while the other teaching assistants were responsible for driving to the convenience store to buy snacks, going skiing at night, and helping with the dishes. The associate professor with the small mustache went to take a bath.

Kogoro Mouri had drunk a bit too much, so Ran and Conan took care of him.

At this moment, Lin Zhiren's little spider noticed that the short-haired female teaching assistant who had claimed to have driven down the mountain to buy snacks and drinks had not gone down the mountain at all. Instead, she parked her car in a secluded spot and then quietly circled back to the villa in the heavy snow.

While Professor Daishan was engrossed in watching the drama, she pried open the window, knocked him unconscious with a stick, gagged him with a strip of cloth, and then tied him up tightly.

Finally, he stabbed Oyama in the back, into his lung!

A perforated lung can cause suffocation, but it will not lead to death in a short time. The person will remain in a painful but conscious state for ten to fifteen minutes.

Clearly, the short-haired female teaching assistant hated this old guy to the core, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to such lengths.

Dashan will awaken in excruciating pain, his eyes wide open, writhing in agony, but he is unable to break free of his restraints or call for help.

Suddenly, a soft "click" sound came from the window.

The short-haired female teaching assistant was shocked; her heart nearly jumped out of her chest!

There are people right now!

Who would appear outside the window in this weather at this time?!

She turned her head sharply and saw a slender, long-haired beauty wearing only a black bodysuit, climbing in through the window as if she were in her own home.

The short-haired female teaching assistant's mind went completely blank.

Someone saw us!

He was caught red-handed at the crime scene!

Who exactly is she?