The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

Naoto Hayashi is only concerned with his own pleasure.

After getting his revenge on Gin and vodka, Naoto Hayashi felt clear-headed, refreshed, and even slept much better.

……

In another room.

Conan, lying in bed, was suddenly awakened.

He sat up abruptly, breathing heavily, his clothes soaked with cold sweat.

He seemed to have had a nightmare, in which Gin and Vodka were chasing him in a car.

The two men in black were extremely arrogant, even using submachine guns. Bullets rained down on him like water, and the shattering fragments left bloody streaks on his face.

Gunshots, maniacal laughter... and then, somehow, the car exploded. The two men in black stood in front of the burning car, suddenly turned to look at him, and said in a low voice, "Found you."

Conan was startled awake.

This dream was too real and scary.

Why would I suddenly dream of a man in black?

Conan was about to lie back down and continue sleeping when he seemed to faintly hear a muffled boom from a great distance.

He jumped up and ran to the window, looking out. He saw a faint glow in the direction of the foot of the mountain against the dark night sky.

What's on fire? Did the car explode?

He considered calling the police, but he was afraid it would be a false alarm; what if someone was setting off fireworks?

Tsk.

These ski villas are really inconvenient.

It's the early hours of the morning, and most people are sound asleep. Even if he wanted to use the "babbling" method, he wouldn't have a target.

As for the person he was sleeping with... Conan glanced back at Kogoro Mouri, who was sprawled out on the bed, snoring loudly, and a surge of resentment rose in his heart.

Sonoko's villa has many rooms, but because she had just experienced a murder, Sonoko was a little scared and deliberately slept in the same bed with Ran.

As a result, Conan was forced to sleep with Kogoro Mouri, while Naoto Hayashi had to sleep alone.

'Damn Sonoko…' Conan muttered to himself before heading back to sleep.

The next day, everyone got up refreshed, except for Conan, who was still yawning. He didn't sleep well because of Kogoro Mouri's snoring.

After breakfast, while the group was still discussing whether to continue skiing, the Suzuki family sent a luxury car and driver to pick Sonoko up.

The reason is that it's not very safe here.

Last night, following the murder of Professor Oyama, another car exploded and caught fire on a mountain road in the early hours of the morning.

Although the Suzuki family doesn't mind Sonoko going out with her friends, protecting her would definitely be their top priority if they were in danger.

Hearing that another incident has occurred, everyone has lost their mood for having fun.

Conan looked particularly serious.

What I heard last night was actually a car explosion? Has another case occurred?

Damn it! I missed it.

After a quick tidy-up, everyone got into the Suzuki family's luxury car and returned to the parking lot at the foot of the mountain, where Naoto Hayashi's car was still parked.

Sonoko reluctantly drove away in her luxury car, while Naoto Hayashi was about to drive his own car when he heard a deep roar coming from not far away.

"You bastard! How dare you try to extort me? Do you even know who I am? You're dead!"

The Mori family and Naoto Hayashi turned around and saw a stocky man in his fifties, dressed in a suit and exuding an imposing aura. He was holding a phone and had a gloomy expression on his face.

Noticing someone watching him, the old man snorted and hung up the phone. He turned his head and glanced around, clearly pausing when he saw Kogoro Mouri before a smile appeared on his face.

"Oh my, you must be the famous detective Kogoro Mouri? What a coincidence to run into you here."

"My name is Horita Kosaku, nice to meet you." The old man handed over a business card.

Kogoro Mouri took it, his eyes immediately lighting up: "You're the chairman of the Horita Heavy Industries Group?! It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Horita Heavy Industries Group is a well-known and powerful Japanese conglomerate, and it is a potential major client for Kogoro Mouri.

After exchanging a few polite words, Chairman Horita said, "Mr. Mori, I happen to have a request that I'd like to discuss with you. How about this, tonight is my birthday party. If you're free, would you do me the honor of joining me for dinner? We can talk about the request afterward."

Kogoro was overjoyed and, while rubbing his hands together, said, "How could I possibly accept that?" as he agreed.

Ran, pulling Conan along, said with a smile, "Conan, we're having a big meal tonight!"

Conan twitched the corners of his mouth and gave a dry laugh, but then frowned slightly, showing some concern about the contents of Chairman Horita's phone call that he had just heard.

'He just mentioned extortion? Who would dare extort the chairman of this large corporation? Could it be the Black Organization again?'

Lin Zhiren, standing to the side, silently observed the chairman with slight surprise.

There's a murderous aura about this chairman.

As the president, he's the one killing others, not the one being killed? That doesn't make sense, does it?

Chapter 103 Conan, let me show you how to accept orders.

In Beika Town, being a company president or chairman is considered a high-risk profession.

Once these people make contact with Conan, the Grim Reaper, they are basically doomed.

The main problem is that these people are prone to making enemies.

Often, their unintentional actions lead to the deaths of several innocent people, and then the relatives, friends, or lovers of the deceased will come to seek revenge from the sharks.

It's impossible to guard against.

But this time, Chairman Horita was radiating murderous intent, clearly indicating that he wanted to kill someone.

In addition, when he first saw Kogoro, he blurted out the word "black," which probably meant "black hand."

What good can come from rich people hiring thugs?

Naoto Hayashi felt that the black pot on Kogoro Mouri's head seemed to be getting sealed tighter and tighter.

I just don't know when someone will realize the truth.

The venue for Chairman Horita's birthday banquet was a mountain villa not far from here.

Seeing this luxurious villa located on a mountain with poor signal and inconvenient transportation, Naoto Hayashi felt that a case was bound to happen this time.

I wonder if anyone will come forward to give me money this time.

After the group arrived at the villa, someone quickly came out to greet them.

First, there was the tall, slender, and kind-faced middle-aged butler, Yamauchi; then there was the eldest son, Horita Koichi, with his gold-rimmed glasses and shrewd expression; and finally, the second son, Horita Ryoji, with his parted hair and triangular eyes.

Clearly, this birthday dinner was quite low-key; Chairman Horita didn't invite anyone outside the Mori family.

Lin Zhiren looked at the three people in front of him and felt that they were outrageous.

The butler, the eldest son, and the second son all exuded a murderous aura!

If you include Chairman Horita, your whole family exudes a murderous aura. I'm such a good guy.

Chairman Horita gave a brief introduction to both parties. Upon hearing the name of the famous detective, both the eldest and second sons' eyes lit up, seemingly eager to try their luck.

Naoto Hayashi noticed that although the family members were father and son, they were not close to each other and were rather indifferent, which seemed to be a characteristic of large families.

But why does the butler also exude a murderous aura? That's too strange.

The butler led everyone to the reception room to rest, as there was still some time before the dinner.

Ran took Conan on a tour of the villa. Kogoro was interested in fine wines, so the butler took him to visit Chairman Horita's wine cellar.

Naoto Hayashi then scattered the golden creatures throughout the villa.

Suddenly he realized that Chairman Horita was watching him from the shadows, so he wandered around and went into a well-soundproofed room, pretending to admire the paintings on the wall.

After waiting for a while, Chairman Horita indeed followed them in.

After closing the door, Chairman Horita got straight to the point: "Lin-san, I've heard of Mr. Mori's name from a friend. I know you specialize in helping people solve problems. I'm willing to offer 20 million yen to help you solve one person's problem."

Lin Zhiren remained calm and asked, "Could you elaborate?"

Chairman Horita said with a gloomy face, "My good-for-nothing second son is addicted to gambling and has ended up owing a huge amount of high-interest loans... Hmph, although he is no good, anyone who dares to extort money from my Horita Group deserves to die!"

“That’s a loan shark company called ‘Hida Financial.’ Their president is named Mitsuhiro Hida. Go and get rid of that guy. I’ll give you a reward of 20 million yen after you’re done.”

Lin Zhiren nodded and said, "I understand. Please wait for good news."

Chairman Horita snorted coldly, sensing that the young man's attitude was somewhat perfunctory, and said threateningly, "You'd better hurry up, don't keep me waiting too long."

After saying that, he got up and left.

As Lin Zhiren watched his departing figure, he felt his fist harden.

He used to think that Kogoro Mouri's title of "Master Detective" was a bit intimidating, but now he realized that it was clearly not intimidating enough.

Who does this old man think he is? How dare he speak to me like that?

And what the heck is this "Feitian Financial"? Do they think I'm doing dirty work...?

Just then, the door opened and Conan sneaked in.

"I just saw Chairman Horita leave. What did he want with you?" Conan asked casually.

He originally wanted to talk to Naoto Hayashi about the suspicious points in the previous cases, such as the strange footprints outside Professor Oyama's window last night, but instead he saw Chairman Horita secretly meeting with Naoto Hayashi.

So suspicious!

Naoto Hayashi thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know 'Feita Financial'?"

Conan paused, then said, "It looks familiar... Ah, isn't that the small financial company near Uncle Mori's office? What, are you going there to borrow money? I advise you not to go; those kinds of financial companies are all loan sharks..."

Lin Zhiren waved his hand, not wanting to listen to this brat's rambling.

Suddenly, the bee he had left outside detected that the middle-aged butler named Yamauchi was secretly arranging phosphoric acid fertilizer and sulfur in the warehouse, mixing them together, and packing them into an exquisite whiskey box.

Homemade bomb?!

Beika Town is truly a place where talented people emerge!

Then he noticed that Horita Koichi, the eldest son of Chairman Horita, was sneaking around looking for him.

Considering the murderous aura emanating from him, coupled with his cold relationship with his father... Naoto Hayashi already guessed what this person had come for.

When Horita Koichi pushed open the door and entered, he was taken aback to see that besides Hayashi Naoto, there was also a child inside.

He hesitated and said, "Mr. Lin, I have something I'd like to discuss with you. Let this child go out and play first."

Conan immediately sensed something was off about it!

He immediately looked at Naoto Hayashi, preparing to use his childlike charm: "Naoto-nii-san..."

Lin Zhiren smiled slightly and interrupted, "It's alright, there's no need to hide the matter from him. He's one of us too."

Both Horita Koichi and Conan were greatly surprised.

To Horita Koichi's astonishment, Kogoro Mouri was actually training and exploiting such a young child? No wonder he took this kid everywhere; the brat must have played a part in staging the crime scene...

To Conan's surprise, what kind of identity had Naoto Hayashi fabricated for him? It felt like a trap had been set in the works!

Naoto Hayashi winked at Conan, reminding him, "Don't forget what you promised me."

Conan remembered.

That bastard Lin Zhiren made a bet with me before, the stakes of which were for me to cooperate with him in bluffing suspects and extorting a reward!

Is this it now?!

but……

There shouldn't be any cases happening right now, right?

If there's no case, then there's no suspect. If there's no suspect, what are you doing?

Conan felt like he was being scratched by a cat; his curiosity was at its peak.

In the end, he decided to observe and listen carefully. If Lin Zhiren had indeed committed illegal or criminal acts, it would not be too late to stop him.

Naoto Hayashi smiled with satisfaction.

As long as Conan doesn't cause trouble for me, that's fine.