Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

The residents of Shikishima now largely believe that Kogoro Mouri did not commit murder.

"Does Hamada really know where the gold is hidden?" Takeo Mikami asked, somewhat excitedly.

“I don’t know about that, but at least the murderer believed that Hamada lived on this island to protect the gold. Otherwise, the murderer wouldn’t have tortured him so cruelly,” Zhiyong replied calmly.

For the island's inhabitants, the allure of gold is considerable.

They also hoped to obtain gold.

Whether it's for the development of the island or for their own benefit.

“We shouldn’t have anyone like that on our island, otherwise we would have killed Hamada long ago,” Mikami Takeo said with certainty.

"It must have been those outsiders who did it."

"It's these outsiders who have made the island so chaotic."

In an instant, the villagers' emotions were stirred up again.

Such small islands are relatively isolated and are generally very resistant to outsiders.

Even now, the tourism industry here is doing quite well.

However, they are still very resistant to outsiders.

"Yasuo Uehara from the Toto Travel Agency came to the island today. He seems to be looking for the whereabouts of the gold as well. Moreover, he knows Hamada. They even had a fight today."

Zhiyong used a diversionary tactic to shift everyone's focus away from Kogoro Mouri.

The current approach is simply to stall for time.

Everything will be over tomorrow.

“I saw them arguing too,” Mikami Rin exclaimed.

"What? Suzu, is what you said true?" Takeo Mikami asked.

Mikami Rin nodded smugly and said, "At the time, Conan and I were at the back door of the stage, and we saw Mr. Hamada come out of the back door. Then, he started arguing with Mr. Uehara."

"Kinoshita, where does Mr. Uehara live now?" Mikami Suzu asked loudly.

“It should be a guesthouse or inn,” Kinoshita Goro replied immediately.

Now that Kogoro Mouri's troubles were resolved, Chiyuu wasn't particularly interested in Yasuo Uehara, so he didn't go along.

Zhiyong just wants to postpone things until dawn.

I remember in the original storyline, after dawn...

The cave collapsed due to the earthquake, so no one knew that Zhiyong had actually taken the gold.

In order to prevent Conan from obtaining too much information, the case was solved.

Zhiyong used safety as an excuse to stop Conan from running around.

Soon after, news came that Yasuo Uehara had escaped and Goro Kinoshita had been injured.

Zhiyong, along with Conan, pretended to go and check on Kinoshita Goro.

The clothes on Kinoshita Goro's left arm, where the wound was located, had burn marks, which clearly indicated that it was not the result of a long-range shot.

For the safety of the island, villagers have formed a search team.

But after searching all night, covering every part of the island, they still couldn't find Uehara Yasuo.

In the end, the policeman had no choice but to let the guards stay behind and send the others back to rest.

Seeing that it was already dawn, Zhiyong felt relieved.

It won't be long before that cave disappears.

Now, Zhiyong just needs to keep an eye on Conan and prevent him from causing any more trouble, because this guy is extremely sensitive.

Based on those clues, if Conan were to continue his investigation, he might be able to find the Navy's cave.

Perhaps Conan will actually discover the real secret in the cave, so Zhiyong must keep a close eye on Conan no matter what.

To prevent Conan from having a chance to continue the investigation.

Around noon.

We are getting closer and closer to that cave that collapsed and fell to the bottom of the sea.

Zhiyong also pretended to think for a long time.

At this point, he revealed part of the truth.

Zhiyong said in a deep voice, "I've thought about it all night and figured some things out. Village Chief Mikami, I want to ask you something to confirm my guess: Is Mr. Kinoshita a greedy person?"

Upon hearing this, Mikami Takeo was taken aback, unsure of what Tomoyu meant, and hesitated before saying, "This..."

“Village Chief San Shang, this is a very important question, it concerns that gold. I hope you can be frank,” Zhi Yong said seriously.

Although family scandals should not be aired in public, for the sake of the Golden Mitsuo Takeo, he directly considered those issues.

“Kinoshita is indeed a bit greedy. He also secretly embezzled public funds from the village office. I am currently collecting evidence of his embezzlement,” Mikami Takeo said with certainty.

“Last night, Mr. Kinoshita was wounded in his left arm. He said that Mr. Uehara suddenly shot him. However, after I examined the wound, I found that the wound on his left arm was likely caused by the muzzle of a gun being pressed against his left arm, because there were burn marks on the clothes at the wound site. It is most likely that he fired the gun himself.” Zhiyong made a shooting motion with his right hand, pressing the gun against his left arm.

"How is this possible?" Takeo Mikami exclaimed in surprise.

"And Hamada's death is also very strange. Yesterday, Uncle Mori was injured, and I suspected it was Hamada. At night, I went to the lighthouse, but I saw Hamada. Soon after, Mr. Uehara arrived at the lighthouse and searched the place. Judging from the timeline, it's impossible that Mr. Uehara killed Hamada," said Zhiyong.

"Last night, you weren't trying to exonerate Mr. Mori, so you said that Mr. Uehara killed Hamada," Mikami Takeo asked suspiciously.

“Last night I acted on a clue, and at the time, I wasn’t wrong. I didn’t suspect Mr. Kinoshita. But after seeing the gunshot wound on Mr. Kinoshita’s left arm, I started to suspect him. I thought about it for a long time before I realized that he was the only one who killed Hamada,” Zhiyong said solemnly.

"Why?" the police officer asked, puzzled.

“Mr. Uehara and Uncle Mori are both visiting this island for the first time and are completely unfamiliar with it. Neither attacking Uncle nor using the navy's armor is something we first-timers could accomplish,” Zhiyong analyzed.

“That makes sense, but it doesn’t count as evidence,” the police officer replied.

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Chapter 70 Vanished Like Smoke and Clouds, All Gone to Nothing

Zhiyong said seriously, "From the moment we arrived on the island, Mr. Kinoshita has been very unwelcoming to us. After you left our place yesterday, he immediately came to our place and said that he would arrange for someone to send us back to Tokyo today."

"Is that all? This doesn't prove anything, does it?" Takeo Mikami asked doubtfully.

Zhiyong was only trying to hold everyone back while waiting for the naval cave to sink, so he didn't care what he said or whether there was any evidence.

“We’ve searched the entire island, but we haven’t found Mr. Uehara. He must have hidden in a Navy cave. He’s not from the island, so he wouldn’t care about the Navy’s legends. Once we catch him, everything will be clear, right?” Zhiyong shrugged.

“But if he really is in the navy’s cave, the people on the island wouldn’t dare go there to look for him,” the policeman replied.

Zhiyong ignored what they were saying and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, the Ryujin didn't sink at all. Otherwise, it wouldn't be completely free of rust except for the hull. Hamada must have hidden the Ryujin in a naval cave. Nobody dares to go there, so it won't be discovered."

"The Ryujin has always been inside the Navy's cave. Could the gold also be hidden inside?" Takeo Mikami asked anxiously.

"Probably. Five years ago, a group of university professors came to this island to do research, and then they disappeared. It's likely that Hamada, to prevent the secret of the gold from being leaked, disguised himself as a naval ghost and killed them all," Zhiyong added.

"Hamada killed those professors." Mikami Takeo was somewhat bewildered.

Although Takeo Mikami knew that the professors might be dead, he still believed that it was the ghosts of the Navy who were haunting him.

"Hamada must have already told Mr. Kinoshita where the gold is hidden, so we should find Mr. Kinoshita as soon as possible. Mr. Uehara must be there, but whether he is dead or alive is uncertain. A night has passed, and he may have already been killed by Mr. Kinoshita."

It's about time now.

Zhiyong also hoped that they would prepare quickly and then go to the vicinity of the naval cave to watch it sink.

"Alright, send men to find Kinoshita immediately, and send some more into the naval cave. We must find the gold," Mikami Takeo shouted.

Finally, Kinoshita Goro was found, and he did not try to deny what he had done; he confessed directly.

To find out the location of the gold.

Takeo Mikami interrogated Goro Kinoshita.

Kinoshita Goro was no loyal warrior, and soon revealed everything he knew.

They learned that the gold was in the Navy Cave.

Mikami Takeo hurriedly led his men towards the naval cave.

Unfortunately, when Mikami Takeo and his group arrived at the Navy's cave, they found Uehara Yasuo's corpse.

However, before they could find the gold, the earthquake struck.

They hurriedly left the cave, and then watched as it collapsed and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Takeo Mikami was on the verge of tears, watching as the gold medal was so close to him.

But in the end, he wasn't destined to get the gold.

When fortune turns, gold loses its luster; when fortune arrives, even iron shines.

However, Mikami Takeo was unaware that the gold had already been taken by Tomoyuki.

After such an incident, which resulted in deaths, the police became involved.

Takeo Mikami was speechless.

They had no choice but to let Kogoro Mouri and his group leave.

Kogoro Mouri felt the same way as Takeo Mikami when he returned to Tokyo.

He felt a deep sense of regret that the gold had sunk to the bottom of the sea.

If only he had found that batch of gold sooner.

Kogoro Mouri will be able to get a small portion of it.

It's at least ten million yuan.

This matter caused him to grieve for several days.

Of course, Zhiyong wouldn't kindly tell Kogoro Mouri.

That batch of gold did not sink to the bottom of the sea; he had already obtained it all.

This time, Zhiyong obtained Shikishima's valuables.

While on Shikishima, in order not to arouse suspicion, Zhiyong did not have time to tidy up.