The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

"Today was the school exam..." Conan looked pained. Those elementary school exam papers were torture for him. He couldn't leave early even after finishing them.

In addition, Genta and Ayumi didn't seem to be paying attention in class either. They were scratching their heads during the exam and would occasionally cast pitiful glances at Conan for help.

Since they were all members of the Junior Detective League, Conan couldn't pretend he didn't see it, so he had to find a way to secretly show them his test paper.

The teacher clearly did not support this cheating behavior and kept a close watch on him.

In short, taking an exam is more tiring than catching a murderer.

Upon hearing Conan's words, Kogoro Mouri snorted coldly: "Who told you not to study properly? Just like that detective kid, you're always playing some kind of deduction game... If you ask me, it's because the school doesn't give you enough homework."

Conan was about to make a few more excuses when there was a knock on the door. The person he had arranged to meet had arrived.

The client who came this time was a tall, robust middle-aged man with a black beard around his chin. He was dressed in a suit and had a very imposing presence, much like the president of a large company.

Sure enough, when the other party introduced himself, he said he was the president of a real estate company named Chao Wenzhao.

His request was rather outrageous: he asked Kogoro to stop an assassin known as "Silver Fox"!

Previously, Chao Wenzhao was mistakenly diagnosed with morbid homicide by the hospital. Feeling hopeless about life and unwilling to die from the torment of illness, he suddenly had the idea of ​​offering a reward to a hitman to kill him.

The hospital informed him that he had been mistakenly buried by a "fox" (a slang term for a person who has been mistakenly buried in a hospital) and that the "fox" had already accepted the order and could no longer be contacted.

Chao Wenzhao sat upright on the sofa, leaning forward, and said with great pressure, "Please help me stop that guy, Mr. Mori!"

Kogoro Mouri said awkwardly, "I'm not good at protecting people either... and Mr. Ushio, hiring an assassin is illegal..."

Chao Wenzao waved his hand, interrupting, "The commission fee is two million! You just need to protect me for a few days!"

Kogoro said seriously, "Just leave it to me!"

According to Chao Wenzao, when he placed the order with the assassin, he explicitly requested that the assassin kill him while he was doing his favorite mountain climbing exercise!

So, in order to create an opportunity for Kogoro, he plans to go mountain climbing on Mount Danbara tomorrow to lure out the assassin!

Although Kogoro Mouri felt that this behavior was too dangerous, his sugar daddy insisted, so he couldn't stop him.

Conan, standing to the side, looked on with suspicion, sensing that the person who had made the request had ulterior motives.

Chao Wenzao got up to say goodbye, but as he passed by Lin Zhiren, he gave him a subtle wink.

Lin Zhiren was taken aback for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "Mr. Chao, let me take you downstairs."

This Chao Wenzao has a murderous aura about him; is he about to order a shark?

The two went out together.

Conan was startled and immediately sensed something was wrong, so he jumped up and followed.

Downstairs, Chao Wenzao turned to look at Lin Zhiren and whispered, "You must be Assistant Lin-san, right? I heard that some special commissions can be placed through you?"

Naoto Hayashi was too lazy to ask where he had found out, and nodded slightly.

Chao Wenzhao gritted his teeth and said, "The commission I just gave to Detective Maoli is true, but I want to add one more condition: Silver Fox must die!"

Conan, hidden in the shadows: !!

Lin Zhiren pondered for a moment and said, "Would it be convenient for you to explain the reason?"

A hint of sadness flashed across Chao Wenzao's burly face as he said, "Six months ago, when that assassin Silver Fox Shark was killing people, his out-of-control car crashed into a school bus, killing a girl on board... She was my daughter."

"To avenge loved ones? I understand." Naoto Hayashi nodded.

Chao Wenzao calmed himself down and said in a deep voice, "I'm willing to pay 20 million to kill that assassin Silver Fox!"

Naoto Hayashi didn't agree immediately, but instead said casually, "I hope I can run into Silver Fox while hiking tomorrow."

Chao Wenzao nodded and strode away.

Conan finally couldn't hold back any longer and jumped out from the shadows, spitting at Naoto Hayashi: "You bastard! I heard everything! Murder is illegal, you're finished, Naoto Hayashi!"

Boom!

Naoto Hayashi knocked a big bump on his head.

Chapter 125 So you're the Silver Fox, kid?

Conan also knows that, at least for now, Naoto Hayashi has not committed any crimes.

So what he said just now was partly driven by personal emotion; he wanted to bluff Naoto Hayashi.

Unexpectedly, they were sanctioned instead.

This child's body is really too much of a problem!

Naoto Hayashi blew on his fist and said with ill intent, "Conan, why don't you ever learn? If you want to accuse me of a crime, you need to provide evidence."

Conan, clutching his head, glared at Naoto Hayashi: "That guy wants to pay you 20 million to kill Silver Fox!"

Naoto Hayashi spread his hands: "But I didn't kill them."

“You…” Conan was speechless and could only glare at him angrily.

After giving him a slap on the wrist, Lin Zhiren decided to offer a sweet treat, smiling as he said, "If you're worried about me committing a crime, you can find Silver Fox first and then bring him to justice. I wouldn't dare to expose Silver Fox in public, would I?"

Conan's eyes lit up, but he said dismissively, "Who cares if you commit a crime or not? I'll be keeping an eye on you."

"Ah, good luck then." Naoto Hayashi said perfunctorily, "But that guy is a professional assassin, so be careful not to get killed instead."

Conan retorted, "I don't need you to remind me!"

Naoto Hayashi shook his head secretly.

Last night, he witnessed the assassin "Silver Fox's" skills firsthand. She was indeed quite formidable, with extremely sharp perception, and could even dodge sniper rifles!

If Conan were to face this professional killer, he'd basically be sent to his death!

Well, it's hard to say...

Naoto Hayashi feels that Conan is a "world protagonist," and he often acts with a sense of global perspective to cover up his mistakes.

I remember in one episode, Conan used his watch to shoot Gin with a tranquilizer gun!

That's Gin!

The super-powerful villain who can dodge bullets with his bare hands was actually hit by Conan's toy-like watch tranquilizer gun?

Are you serious about world consciousness?

Is this really a forced 50/50 split, and they're not even going to act anymore?

This is a prime example of Gin's disastrous downfall.

Conan returned with great fanfare.

Naoto Hayashi went back to say goodbye to Kogoro, then left the office and drove home.

Tonight he is preparing to merge merits and condense a new core within his spiritual body!

Keep in mind, only two days have passed since his last fusion of merits?

That's enough merit to accumulate; it truly lives up to its name as Beika Town.

Upon arriving home, Naoto Hayashi's usual routine is to take a bath and change clothes to adjust his physical and mental state before accumulating merit.

The merit of this fusion is threefold.

The merit transformed into a warm current that flowed into his spirit, and Naoto Hayashi felt as if he were being soaked in a hot spring, feeling incredibly comfortable.

The spirit beats like a heartbeat and gradually condenses into a brand new core within the spirit body, sparkling and radiant like a diamond.

Soon, the feeling of fullness dissipated, and Naoto Hayashi opened his eyes.

Feel the changes within your body, control the amount of gold coins to 68, control the distance to 270 meters, and extend the interval between soul devouring to 190 days.

These were all routine upgrades, which Lin Zhiren glanced over.

The key is the new core capabilities!

Naoto Hayashi used his intuition to grasp the core concept and quickly understood it.

As soon as he had a thought, his spirituality surged within him, gradually forming a new eye on the surface of his spiritual body!

The spiritual eye!

The eye was a ball made of pure spirituality, the size of a dragon's eye, round and full, with a pupil and sclera all inside.

Once the Eye of Spirit was fully formed, it detached from his spirit like a ripe fruit and floated around Naoto Hayashi's body.

Naoto Hayashi was surprised to discover that he seemed to have an extra eye, allowing him to observe his surroundings from various angles at any time!

This spiritual eye can fly freely, pass through walls, and monitor its surroundings, making it far more convenient than a golden bee or a spider.

Moreover, it is quite secretive and cannot be seen by normal humans at all.

Maintaining the spiritual eye requires consuming one's own spiritual energy, but not much, which Naoto Hayashi can easily afford.

Furthermore, this thing can only condense into one, and his plan to surround himself with hundreds or thousands of large eyeballs failed before it even began.

After trying it out, Naoto Hayashi decided to keep the eyeball constantly by his side to monitor for any unexpected situations.

Bees and spiders can't retire yet. If you need to monitor multiple targets, one eyeball definitely can't handle it all, and you'll need the help of these golden little creatures.

Naoto Hayashi was very satisfied.

Although this new Eye of the Spirit overlaps in some functions with the previous Golden Creature, its practicality has been greatly improved, and it is much easier to use.

……

Early the next morning.

The fishy cough is the best.

Everyone changed into their sports gear and carried the equipment needed for the hike.

This type of mountain climbing, which involves traversing mountain ridges and peaks, requires avoiding ridges and peaks and crossing the mountainside and slopes. It is inherently dangerous and requires an application for entry permits so that people can eat and rest at rest stops along the way.

Besides the Mori family, Naoto Hayashi, and the person in charge, Wen-Zhao Chao, there were a few other people hiking with us today.

They are a college student with clear eyes, an old man who looks like a corporate slave, a novelist with long hair and triangular eyes, and a young couple.

Conan's gaze swept over the group. If the assassin Silver Fox really did make his move while climbing Chaowenzhao as agreed, he might be hiding among these people!

However... no one knows what the Silver Fox truly looks like.

They didn't even know whether the person was male or female.

It seems we need to carefully observe who the most suspicious person is...

On the other side, Naoto Hayashi quietly unleashed his new skill, the Eye of the Spirit.

The ethereal, large eyeballs silently flew over the group of people traveling together, peering through their backpacks to examine the contents of their bags.

College student, office worker, and triangular-eyed novelist—all of them had clean bags with no weapons inside, suggesting they were genuine hiking enthusiasts.

And that young couple... their backpacks were both filled with tens of thousands of dollars!

Some of the banknotes were stained with blood, which had dried and turned black; the total value of these banknotes was probably around 100 million.

Lin Zhiren approached the two men nonchalantly and soon discovered that their souls were entangled in sin and wisps of murderous intent.

Did these two just rob a bank?

He's not a good person.

But none of them are silver foxes.

Lin Zhiren had seen the appearance of the Silver Fox before; it had a long, thin face and triangular eyes. None of the people in front of him were disguised, so the Silver Fox was still hiding somewhere else.

One by one, the little bees quietly took flight and began to scatter in all directions.

Everyone started climbing the mountain.

Among this group, Kogoro Mouri and his client, Fumio Shio, are both extremely vigilant, searching for the possibly hidden assassin, Silver Fox.

Conan, on the other hand, has to find the killer, analyze the other members of the team, and keep an eye on Naoto Hayashi.

Only Naoto and Ran truly enjoyed the joy of mountain climbing.

The mountains are filled with the scent of tree resin and fermenting fallen leaves. Some rocks are covered with moss, and water seeps from the cracks in the rocks, creating a serene and tranquil environment.

Aside from hiking enthusiasts, this kind of mountain trail is rarely visited, allowing you to truly experience the atmosphere of nature.

It's also a good place for sharks to bury their dead.

Lin Zhiren was climbing over a rock when he suddenly stopped.