The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

The part of his spirit belonging to the Soul Devourer seemed to react to these gold coins.

The once dormant spirituality began to stir and wanted to flow along his arm into the gold coins!

Naoto Hayashi was extremely surprised.

As far as he knew, gold did indeed hold an unusual place in mysticism.

In ancient Egyptian culture, gold was a symbol of the sun god, representing eternity and immortality.

In Christianity, gold is considered a vessel or medium for the soul, enabling communication with the divine.

Could it be that his soul-devouring spirit can also react with gold?

After pondering for a moment, Naoto Hayashi took out a maple leaf gold coin from his bag and decided to give it a try.

As he released his control, the spiritual energy within him slowly flowed into the gold coin, and soon the gold coin transformed into a cloud of golden mist, floating in the air.

Lin Zhiren could feel that he had formed a strange connection with the golden mist in front of him, and he could even control it with his mind!

Swish!

The golden mist suddenly changed, transforming into a golden spider the size of a bottle cap! Then the spider condensed and turned into a slender centipede!

Naoto Hayashi's face gradually revealed a look of surprise. It turned out that his own spirituality could actually merge with gold, producing a wonderful change!

After merging with his spirituality, the golden mist could transform into creatures no larger than a gold coin, such as spiders, centipedes, and geckos, in countless forms, and could be controlled according to his will.

The evolved organisms possess the most basic biological instincts, such as avoidance, crawling, or attack.

When he withdraws his spirituality, those little golden creatures will turn back into inanimate objects, becoming a small lump of gold.

"So my spirituality can be used in this way... However, the only substance that can be driven by spirituality is gold. No wonder it is said to be a vessel for the soul in religions."

Lin Zhiren looked at the 15,000 gold coins again, his eyes shining.

These aren't gold coins; they're clearly his golden army!

Of course, given the spirituality Lin Zhiren currently possesses, controlling two or three creatures formed from gold coins is the limit; any more than that would be unbearable.

To enhance his spirituality, he needs to consume more souls.

Lin Zhiren thought for a moment, then first controlled a gold coin to turn into a golden centipede, then made it coil around his right middle finger, and finally withdrew its spiritual power, and it turned into a uniquely shaped ring!

nice!

Naoto Hayashi nodded in satisfaction. This way, he could carry a piece of gold with him at all times, which could be transformed into a spiritual being if necessary.

These little things are small and inconspicuous, making them perfect for secret infiltration!

You can even ask Professor Agasa for some anesthetic and apply it to it; it can even be used as an anesthetic needle!

This is definitely more reliable than Conan's tranquilizer dart; it won't miss.

Naoto Hayashi carried all the gold coins back to his car and covered them with a blanket from the car.

Then he filled the bag with bricks again and hoisted it back up with a rope.

After cleaning up the traces left at the scene, Naoto Hayashi left with peace of mind.

Today's trip was incredibly fruitful. Not only was I given five million yen in cash, but I also received 15,000 gold coins!

Get rich overnight!

Of course, these gold coins could hold his spirit, and he was reluctant to spend them.

……

On the other side.

Conan and his Junior Detective League friends are still trying to crack the code and find the treasure.

Unfortunately, Lin Zhiren had disrupted his mindset today, and he was unable to get into a state of focused thinking.

Several elementary school students, holding treasure maps, wandered aimlessly, taking many wrong turns.

Finally, as darkness fell and the colorful neon lights along the streets lit up, Conan had a flash of inspiration and realized the correct way to decipher the treasure map!

Despite their fatigue, the children searched for neon lights that matched the treasure map pattern and finally arrived at the "Mingjiu Guiying" building.

With victory in sight, the group roared and charged into the building, only to be captured by the bandit gang that had been following them, resulting in their complete annihilation.

The robbers tied up several children and began searching for hidden gold coins. Conan and his friends seized the opportunity and went all out, pulling the rope to open the mechanism and causing a bag full of "gold coins" to fall down, knocking the robbers unconscious!

The bag contained several hundred kilograms of heavy objects. When it fell, it hit several robbers, leaving them covered in blood and with broken bones all over their bodies!

Conan and his friends were shocked to see such a terrible scene!

After they broke free of the ropes, they immediately called the police. Moments later, the police and an ambulance arrived and handcuffed the robbers before loading them into the ambulance.

The team was led by the familiar Inspector Megure. After listening to Conan and the others recount what had happened, he praised them highly, but he was also a little scared.

If it weren't for Conan and his friends' desperate counterattack, they might have been silenced by these robbers.

Next, Xing Shun curled up the bag, preparing to check the gold coins inside, only to find that there were no gold coins at all, but bricks instead!

Only then did I understand why those robbers were smashed so badly and almost died.

Conan and the others were completely baffled. Where did the gold coin go?

After a fruitless search, it was finally determined that the treasure map left by the bandit leader was fake, and that he had actually hidden the gold coins elsewhere.

Although the case was not perfectly solved, it was still acceptable to have the entire gang of robbers apprehended.

The police finished their work, and the children went home.

But whenever Conan looked back at the building, he had a strange feeling, as if he saw someone sneaking in beforehand and exchanging bricks for gold coins...

The image of Naoto Hayashi appeared in his mind.

This jerk ruined my mood today.

We'll arrest him sooner or later!

then……

When he returned to the Mori Detective Agency, he saw Naoto Hayashi toasting Uncle Mori!

The middle-aged man was so drunk he was practically slurring his words, and he was laughing heartily, clearly extremely happy, while Xiao Lan sat beside him with a beaming smile.

Conan exploded!

Chapter 13 Valentine's Day Invitation

I'm out there searching for treasure and catching robbers!

You bastard, you came to steal my house?!

What do you want to do to my Ran?!

Conan was furious.

However, before he could even get angry, he was already bearing the brunt of Xiaolan's anger!

Xiaolan had already seen the news about the robbery gang being caught, and the main contributor to their capture was none other than her own little devil!

At such a young age, how dare he participate in such a dangerous event? Doesn't he have a death wish?

Naoto Hayashi watched Conan being trained with a smile, thinking to himself that next time he should bring a camera to record Conan's embarrassing moments.

That way, we'll have more leverage to blackmail this brat later.

He had previously sent the gold coins home, but felt that the five million "thank you money" was too much to handle, so he bought some good wine and food and brought them to Mr. Mori's house to share with Mr. Mori and Ran.

Kogoro Mouri hadn't eaten yet, so after a few polite words, they happily started eating and drinking without the slightest bit of embarrassment.

Xiaolan doesn't drink alcohol, but she has to keep an eye on her dad to make sure he doesn't drink too much.

The group ate and chatted, enjoying themselves immensely.

Conan, who had been out having fun all day, returned and was naturally met with a barrage of criticism from Ran.

Conan felt incredibly embarrassed, especially in front of Naoto Hayashi, who knew his true identity. He wished there was a crack in the ground he could disappear into.

Fortunately, Xiao Lan scolded him a few times, and seeing that his attitude was alright, she let him off this time.

Conan let out a long breath and had just relaxed when he heard Ran ask Naoto, "Naoto-nii, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, do you have any plans?"

Conan's ears immediately perked up.

"Valentine's Day?" Lin Zhiren was taken aback. Tomorrow is February 14th?

According to his memory of time, it should be January now, right? Did the timeline suddenly jump to February?

"I didn't even know tomorrow was Valentine's Day until you told me. I'm single, so I don't have any plans." Lin Zhiren laughed and said, "Xiao Lan, why are you asking this?"

Xiaolan said somewhat shyly, "Hey Zhiren, could you come with me to... a Valentine's Day party tomorrow?"

Conan was stunned, as if struck by lightning!

Ran, Ran... are you asking Naoto Hayashi out on a date? And on Valentine's Day... how can you do this to Shinichi Kudo?!

I've only been missing for a few days...

At this point, Ran continued, "Ah, that gathering was organized by a medical student named Minagawa Katsuhiko..."

A few days ago, when Xiaolan was shopping with her best friend Suzuki Sonoko, she was approached by two medical students. One was tall and handsome, named Minagawa Katsuhiko, and the other was tall and strong, named Wakamatsu Toshihide.

Katsuhiko Minagawa said he would be hosting a party at his home on Valentine's Day and invited two girls to come.

Sonoko was captivated by Minagawa Katsuhiko's handsome appearance and immediately agreed to go. Ran couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to agree as well.

However, the tall and strong-looking Wakamatsu Toshihide became obsessed with Ran, shamelessly trying to confess his feelings and even asking her for Valentine's Day chocolates.

Xiaolan was originally troubled by this matter, but after seeing Lin Zhiren, she immediately had the idea of ​​asking him for help.

Naoto Hayashi immediately sensed the presence of a case!

Glancing at Conan, who was gritting his teeth beside him, Naoto Hayashi readily agreed, "Don't worry, Ran, I'll go with you tomorrow. Anyone who tries to bother you will have to get past me first!"

A drunken Kogoro Mouri slapped Naoto Hayashi on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "I knew you were reliable! Ran is in your hands now. Don't let those bastards outside bother my famous detective's daughter!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Mori." Naoto Hayashi raised his glass, clinked it against his, and took a small sip.

Feeling neglected, Conan senses an unprecedented crisis!

That bastard...

The matter of the illicit money hasn't been clarified yet, so we absolutely cannot let him get close to Xiaolan!

I want to keep an eye on you myself!

If necessary, we'll arrest you!

However, considering the strength of both sides, Conan decided to go to Professor Agasa later and ask him to bring out some more offensive high-tech equipment.

Currently, he only has a bow tie-shaped voice changer, which can only be considered an auxiliary item with zero attack power.

Soon after, Naoto Hayashi took his leave.

Just as he was about to get into the car, Conan emerged from the shadows like a ghost, his eyes sharp: "Naoto Hayashi, when you met with Eiichi Yamagishi earlier, did you extort five million from him?"

Lin Zhiren rolled his eyes at him and said, "You have no manners. You should call me Zhiren-nii (older brother Zhiren). Besides, there has never been any extortion. You're overthinking it."

Too lazy to bother with the kid, Naoto Hayashi closed the car door and sped away.

Conan was sprayed in the face with exhaust fumes, coughed twice, and could only rage helplessly.

"You bastard! You scoundrel! I'm going to... I'm going to... Oh right! You've been drinking, I'm going to report you for drunk driving! I'll have the police arrest you! Aaaaah!"

On his way home, Lin Zhiren was stopped by traffic police who had received a report. However, when he blew into the breathalyzer, the result was zero.

"Oh, I'm so sorry to have taken up your time, sir. You can go now."

"It's alright, it's your job, thank you for your hard work."

Lin Zhiren exchanged a few polite words with the traffic police who stopped him, and then drove away again.

As for alcohol, as long as he slightly switches to his semi-soul state, the alcohol that permeates his blood will evaporate instantly!

You could say he's now a god of wine who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk!

He easily handles Conan's little tricks!

"You little brat, how dare you betray me? Tomorrow I'll eat all the chocolates Ran prepared for Shinichi Kudo! Hmph."

Lin Zhiren couldn't help but shed tears at the thought of getting a new delicious soul tomorrow.