The boy soldier next to the famous detective

Ran Mouri returned to the hospital alone by car. She was still unconscious, but her complexion looked much better.

Kogoro Mouri didn't ask Jonah any questions after he suddenly disappeared for a while and then returned. Jonah was generally a reliable person.

Ran Mouri fainted from exhaustion, not because she encountered any dangerous individuals, so Kogoro Mouri wasn't worried that Jonah's sudden disappearance was for some dangerous purpose.

Conan Edogawa, however, keenly noticed that Jonah still carried the lingering smell of gunpowder, and his expression changed. When he called Jonah earlier, Jonah's answers had been somewhat ambiguous, which had aroused Conan's suspicion.

"Jonah, what were you doing just now?"

Seeing Conan Edogawa's curious expression, Jonah didn't dwell on it and told him about how he and Dave had just gone out to catch someone and even fired a rocket.

With an involuntary twitch at the corner of his mouth, Conan Edogawa struggled to distract himself from the words "rocket" and instead focused on the fact that Shuichi Akai seemed to be observing them.

"They're not part of the organization, but they're still paying attention to us?"

Having received new information from Jonah, Conan Edogawa fell into thought, still choosing to believe the judgment Jonah brought back from Dave.

But if the other party is not a member of the organization, why should we keep an eye on them?

Are they the target? Or do they want to use their existence to find out something?

Many ideas popped into Conan Edogawa's mind, but he couldn't find any solid evidence to support them.

After a while, Ran Mouri woke up from her deep sleep. Because she had received an IV drip, her condition had improved a lot.

In the following days, under Jonah's strict requirements, Ran Mouri was not allowed to do any housework. All of it was handled by the remaining three people from the Mouri Detective Agency. Ran Mouri only needed to prepare for her exams and then busy herself with club affairs.

"Okay, I'll cook dinner tonight. I'm so tired of eating takeout every day!"

Having finally finished her exams and fully recovered, Ran Mouri put her hands on her hips, shooed the three men into the living room to watch TV, and happily ran off to the supermarket with her shopping bags to buy groceries, refusing even Jonah and Conan Edogawa's offers of help.

Seeing Ran Mouri's assertive attitude, Jonah and the other two exchanged glances but did not insist. To be honest, they were tired of eating takeout every day for the past few days.

While takeout food is fine for an occasional treat, it's never as good as a hot meal cooked by Ran Mouri herself.

Halfway through watching TV, Kogoro Mouri's phone suddenly rang. After glancing at the unfamiliar number, he didn't try to hide anything and simply sat down at the coffee table to answer the call.

"We're going to Okinawa this weekend, so remember to pack your bags."

"Is it work, Uncle?"

"Yes, a TV station planned a live broadcast called 'East-West Detective Showdown' to revitalize Okinawa's tourism industry. They invited me to participate and solve my mystery in a place called Onikiri Island in Okinawa. They even said I could bring my family along."

"A showdown between the greatest detectives of the East and West? We're the Kanto detectives, what about the Kansai detectives?"

......

"It really is you, Hattori."

Seeing Hattori Heiji smiling and greeting him, Edogawa Conan shook his head helplessly. Then, Hattori Heiji led him to change into his swimsuit and they ran to the beach to play the game of "Guess the Girl's Swimsuit".

Following behind blankly, Jonah didn't quite understand what was so fun about this game, and he didn't really like coming to the beach.

It's not that Jonah hates the sea; in fact, he loves it and is very good at swimming. However, when he came to the beach with Conan Edogawa, Jonah felt that they would definitely encounter some danger.

However, if you change into a swimsuit, there are very few places to hide weapons, and carrying a backpack on the beach would look very strange.

With an idea in mind, Jonah planned to have Professor Agasa make him a discreet waist bag that he could carry close to his body. He didn't need to put too much in it; a dagger, a pistol, a magazine, and a grenade would be enough.

"Jonah, what are you doing here? Why didn't you go swimming?"

Turning to look at Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama, who had changed their clothes, Jonah thought for a moment and remembered what Ai Haibara had once told him: if you see a girl wearing new clothes, you must compliment her. So he said, "Ran-neechan, Kazuha-neechan, your clothes are very beautiful."

"Hehe, Jonah has a sweet tongue."

Jonah's earnest praise caused Kazuha Toyama and Ran Mouri to exchange a glance and burst out laughing. Kazuha Toyama even stepped forward, squatted down, and reached out to touch Jonah's hair.

"Why didn't Jonah go over there to play with Conan and Heiji?"

"They were playing a game of guessing what the girls were wearing in their swimsuits, but I didn't find it fun, so I came over."

"...Heiji, you're really something!"

......

"Jonah, we're both guys, right? How could you betray me and Kudo like that?"

Sitting on the boat, Hattori Heiji, who was preparing with the staff for a live rehearsal for tomorrow's broadcast, leaned close to Jonah and whispered something.

"I didn't betray you. I didn't know that the game you were playing couldn't be told to others."

Jonah shook his head innocently and stared directly at Hattori Heiji, which made Hattori Heiji look away embarrassed and stop talking about the topic.

Apart from Kogoro Mouri, who didn't want to participate in the rehearsal and was relaxing on the beach, everyone else followed the staff to Onikiri Island, the live broadcast venue. As the staff talked about the rumors surrounding the island, Jonah's expression changed from calm to somber.

Jonah's Danger Signs, Rule #7: Wherever there are strange rumors, something bad is very likely to happen. If there are deaths mentioned in the rumors, the risk increases even further.

Jonah tightened his backpack; this time he had only brought a pistol, which was somewhat lacking in firepower.

Jonah quietly calculated the number of people on the island and, after confirming that each person would receive approximately three bullets, finally relaxed slightly.

Jonah remained vigilant until dusk. After completing their field investigation, everyone prepared to return to the hotel, but Jonah still had a furrowed brow.

Is it really possible that nothing will go wrong this time? This made Jonah somewhat uneasy...

Seeing Conan Edogawa and Heiji Hattori suddenly rush out, Jonah paused for a moment, then quickly followed. He then found the deceased Ms. Ie Taira on the beach on the other side of the island with a sigh of relief.

"Conan."

"I understand. There's a rope in that villa by the dock. I'll find it for you in a bit."

"Um."