Conan, I'm an actor

While squeezing out her remaining value, it was also a way to insure himself. If Shinjo didn't kill Miyano Akemi in front of Akai Shuichi as agreed, then Miyano Akemi's, or rather Hirota Masami's, identity would be revealed to the public along with the stolen money.

At that time, Akemi Miyano will suffer social death, become a pariah, and eventually die in a sewer while being hunted down by the organization.

However, Shinjo had no intention of hiding it from Gin. The improved version of APTX-4869 was already completed. As long as he fed the drug in front of Gin's people and asked a few friends to publish the death photos in the newspapers, Gin would probably stop paying attention to the matter.

Just then, the door to the Koshimizu Detective Agency opened, and Conan rushed in, panting.

"It's Conan." Koshimizu stood up abruptly. "What made you decide to come here today?"

"Uncle Mori and Ran went to the festival. I had some things to do, so I didn't go with them." Conan took out his backpack. "I came here to ask Uncle Shinjo because I don't know how to do some questions."

"You're asking him? What does he know? He's probably forgotten everything he learned." Yue Shui beckoned to Conan. "Come here, let me teach you. I'm a proper college student..."

Koshimizu's sentence trailed off mid-sentence when Conan pulled out a textbook that read—Advanced Mathematics II. At that moment, Koshimizu had only one question in her mind: Are elementary school students these days so academically gifted?

"Then, sister, how do we solve this problem?" Conan asked, pointing to a problem on the screen.

Yue Shui mechanically turned her face towards Xin Cheng, who was drinking coffee. She really didn't know how to do this. As a liberal arts student, how could she possibly know these things?

She now finally understood why Shinjo thought highly of Conan; with that level of intelligence, who would believe he was an elementary school student?

Shinjo grabbed Conan's book, glanced at the contents, and immediately saw the answers and solutions in his prosthetic eye. Without hesitation, he copied the information into Conan's textbook.

A dozen minutes later, Xincheng picked up his coffee cup again; he had already finished writing more than ten pages.

"I won't teach students. These are the solution steps. Take them and study them yourself. Don't come asking me if you don't understand. I don't know." Xincheng rolled his eyes. "At most, I'll give you an autograph."

Conan was about to say that would be great, but when he met Shinjo's cold gaze, he swallowed back all the words he was about to say.

Having obtained what he wanted, Conan left the Koshimizu Detective Agency without stopping and headed straight for the Metropolitan Police Department, which was not far away.

"Is this kid really an elementary school student?" Yue Shui sighed as she watched Conan's retreating figure.

"Shouldn't you be the one who knows best whether he's a primary school student or not?" Xincheng smiled. "He's a smart guy, just a little slow."

"What are you saying?"

"Understand it yourself."

Inside the Metropolitan Police Department, when Inspector Megure saw the documents Conan brought, he frowned. He had expected Kudo to send him a letter or a photo, but he never expected Kudo to send him a calculus book. Could it be that the suspect he suspected was a college student?

"Inspector Megure, Shinichi said he wants to compare the handwriting in this book with the letter from the TV station." Conan handed the advanced mathematics book directly to Inspector Megure.

"Alright, Takagi, go and make the arrangements." Megure directed Takagi to his work, while smilingly looking at Conan and asking, "Conan, has your Shinichi brother said who wrote these words?"

Conan's expression froze. Oh no, he forgot to make something up. But then he remembered he was a kid, and just laughed and scratched his head, saying he didn't know.

The results of the handwritten notes came back quickly; they were definitely not written by the same person.

Upon seeing this result, Conan's face was filled with disbelief. This shouldn't be happening. If it wasn't Shinjo, then who was that person? Could it be that there really is a criminal calling himself "James Moriarty"?

Chapter 25 The Letter of Commission from Moonshadow Island

Inspector Megure was somewhat disappointed with the result. He had thought that Kudo would be able to find the suspect. Only by confirming who the person who called himself Moriarty was could the mysteries of the museum murder case be solved.

Conan, seeing Inspector Megure's disappointed expression, forced an awkward smile, thinking to himself, 'You'd better not know. This whole thing is a disgrace to the Metropolitan Police Department. Not only were they completely played, but they also ruined the crime scene. Calling them the ultimate liability teammates wouldn't be an exaggeration.'

Just then, Conan's phone rang. It was Ran calling, but this time it was Shinichi Kudo calling.

"Conan, is it alright if you don't answer the phone?" Inspector Megure asked, somewhat puzzled, as he looked at the phone that Conan had hung up.

“No problem, it’s a distant aunt of mine. When Ran-neechan and Kogoro-san went out, my mom asked this aunt to take care of me. She’s probably urging me to go home now.” Conan said, preparing to walk out of the Metropolitan Police Department.

"I'll take you back," Inspector Megure sighed. "Your parents are really irresponsible for letting a kid like you out like this."

Conan thought of his parents, who were far away in America. Inspector Megure's words seemed to be true.

In the following months, the only major news was that Phantom Thief 1412 committed another crime, and this time he openly sent a notice to an art museum.

"Should we go take a look?" Yue Shui said excitedly. "The Phantom Thief under the Moonlight, don't you think he's amazing?"

“He’s just a thief. Have you forgotten what happened to you at the art museum last time?” Shinjo rolled his eyes. “I don’t want to run into any more murder cases.”

Upon hearing Xincheng say that, Yue Shui immediately shut up.

Just then, the phone rang in the office. Yue Shui went over and answered it. After saying a few words, she nodded excitedly, as if she had agreed to something for the person on the other end of the line.

Shinjo looked up in confusion, wondering what had made Yue Shui so happy.

“Shinjo, by the way, there’s something I need to tell you,” Koshimizu said excitedly. “A client named Keiji Aso has hired Kogoro Mouri to investigate a case on Tsukikage Island for 500,000 yen. It’s the season for flower viewing right now, and Ran has invited us to come along and enjoy the flowers on Tsukikage Island.”

"The island you mentioned..." Shinjo hesitated for a moment before asking, "is it called Moonshadow Island, right?"

Looking at Shinjo's expression, Yue Shui realized that this island might not be so simple. "Is there some other story behind this?"

“If what you said is true, then the person who sent the letter to Kogoro Mouri must be a ghost.” Shinjo sighed and then dialed the Mouri Detective Agency.

The call was answered shortly afterward. It was Ran who answered. After confirming that Kogoro Mouri was there, Shinjo told Kogoro to wait for him at the detective agency, and that he would be back soon.

He then called Inspector Megure and asked him to wait for him at the Mouri Detective Agency. After doing all this, he took his laptop and headed to the garage.

"What are you going to do?" Koshimizu Nanatsuki asked nervously.

"An interesting case, beautiful young detective. Would you like to participate? You might be surprised by what you find." Shinjo said, already seated in the driver's seat.

After quickly closing the shop door and hanging up the "Closed for Today" sign, Koshimizu Nanatsuki got into the passenger seat.

After arriving at the Mouri Detective Agency, Inspector Megure finally arrived after waiting for more than ten minutes.

"Hey Shinjo, what's the matter that you've summoned both me and Mori?" Megure said with some dissatisfaction. "I've been really busy lately. The Phantom Thief 1412 incident has blown up so much that the Second Investigation Division has borrowed a lot of people from me. The Metropolitan Police Department is overwhelmed."

“It’s not me who’s in trouble, it’s him,” Shinjo said, pointing at Kogoro Mouri.

"What does this have to do with me? I still feel confused." Kogoro Mouri said indignantly, "I asked you earlier, but you wouldn't answer. If this is a joke, then this is going too far."

Inspector Megure looked at Shinjo with some confusion, "At this point, stop keeping me in suspense."

"Just tell me about the Moonshadow Island commission. It would be even better if you could show me the letter of commission," Shinjo said directly.

"Is this the letter of authorization?" Conan walked to the table holding up a letter.

"Yes~" Kogoro Mouri drawled out, "It was a guy named Keiji Aso who brought me to Tsukikage Island to investigate something. The wording was a bit strange, but there was nothing suspicious about it."

Inspector Megure took the letter and read it. "On the night of the next full moon, shadows will begin to disappear again on Tsukikage Island. Please investigate the cause, Keiji Aso. Shinjo, this isn't a very normal letter of request. Apart from the way the words are pasted on paper, there's nothing special about it."

“The problem lies with this Keiji Aso. Because of my previous profession, I investigated Keiji Aso before,” Shinjo said. “To the outside world, this guy is a very famous pianist, but his true identity is a member of a gang that sells controlled psychotropic drugs.”

"Is he a criminal? If he is, then I, the famous detective, will arrest him." Kogoro Mouri stretched his arms and said confidently.

“Then you’ll probably have to go to the underworld to arrest him.” Xincheng sighed. “I investigated him thirteen years ago. Just when I found out he was on Moonshadow Island, a fire burned his whole family to death, and that lead went cold. Because their gang wasn’t very big, they were probably second- or even third-tier sellers, dealing in small quantities, so we stopped investigating.”

"You mean, the spirit of someone who died twelve years ago sent this letter to you, Kogoro?" Inspector Megure looked at Kogoro Mori, who was huddled on the sofa, and said, "That's absurd."

“Asou Keiji wasn’t alone. He was just a supplier, someone in charge of sales and distribution, and there were other people involved,” Shinjo said. “I suspected at the time that internal strife within the group led to the murder of Asou Keiji’s entire family.”

"Then why don't you investigate?"

“I wasn’t a policeman back then, and I didn’t have any local permits. I found all this through undercover investigations.” Shinjo rolled his eyes and then picked up the letter on the table. “Sending a letter to Kogoro in this way means that the writer doesn’t want to reveal his identity. There are two possibilities now. One is that this guy is a victim and is asking Kogoro for help in this way. The other possibility is that this guy is the murderer and he is planning to kill someone on the night of the full moon. This is a provocation.”

Chapter 26 The Ghost of Keiji Aso

"By the way, Shinjo, do you know who the other people are?" Inspector Megure asked nervously.

Selling that kind of drug is also a serious crime, and now that we know about it, we can't just ignore it.

"I don't know, but I have a few targets." Shinjo opened his laptop, opened a folder, and then turned the screen towards Inspector Megure.

"This is……"

"This is internal information. You can only look at it, not take it away. The person who took over the procurement from Aso Keiji should be the former village chief of Tsukikage Island, but he died three years ago. At that time, we investigated the remittance accounts of the islanders of Tsukikage Island. These accounts were problematic, with huge amounts of wealth of unknown origin. They should be the people in the gang responsible for distributing the goods."

Looking at the information on his laptop screen, which was entirely in English, Inspector Megure felt a headache coming on. Although he could speak English, his English proficiency was not very good, and it was impossible for him to record all this information in a short period of time.

“Alright then, Mori, you go to Tsukikage Island first and make contact with that guy named Keiji Aso,” Inspector Megure said. “I’ll send Takagi with you; the main force will arrive shortly after.”

“There’s no time left. The First Investigation Division probably doesn’t have many people on hand right now.” Mori lit a cigarette. “He only gave me two days. If you take today, there’s only one day left.”

Conan stared at the screen on his laptop. It looked like a webpage, and if it weren't for the crowd, he would have already checked the URL. This was a perfect opportunity to learn more about Shinjo.

“Brother Shinjo, you…” Inspector Megure could only turn his gaze to Shinjo.

“You overestimate me. I retired due to injury, and my fighting skills have declined significantly.” Shinjo shook his head. “Besides, the other side is selling flour, and they’ve been doing it for so many years. Even Japanese yakuza have one or two pistols, let alone a gang like theirs.”

Upon hearing that the other party might have a gun, Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure's expressions darkened. Even in a hand-to-hand combat or a brawl, Kogoro Mouri could defend himself; his years of judo training hadn't been for nothing. But facing an armed thug…

Conan looked up at Shinjo, his intuition telling him that the man in front of him was plotting something he didn't know about. But to find out what he was planning, he had to go to Tsukikage Island with Uncle Mori, but Uncle Mori probably wouldn't allow him and Ran to go to Tsukikage Island, since there were armed thugs on the island.

However, his curiosity was not satisfied, so he naturally did not give up. He planned to bypass Ran and have Professor Agasa take him to the island.

Just then, Inspector Megure's phone rang. The person on the other end seemed to say something, and Inspector Megure's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened.

A few minutes later, Inspector Megure hung up the phone. "I just had the Metropolitan Police Department and the local household registration police confirm that Keiji Aso did indeed die twelve years ago, and the case was ruled a suicide at the time. In addition to him, his daughter and wife were also victims of that incident."

“He should have another son,” Xincheng added.

“Yes, his son was studying medicine in Tokyo at the time, so he escaped unharmed,” Megure said helplessly. “But his son disappeared completely not long afterward and has not been found to this day. If what Shinjo said is true, then the child has very likely already fallen victim to those criminals.”

"What about the former village chief?" Kogoro Mouri asked. "Is he also...?"

“Yes, the former village chief is dead, but the case is very strange and has even caused a sensation on the island.” Megure shook his head. “Takagi asked about the specifics, but the police on the island were very vague. If you want to find out the details, you’ll have to go to the island and take a walk around.”

"Was that really a letter from a dead soul?"

"Brother Mori, we're police officers, we need to be scientific. This is definitely someone with ulterior motives!" Inspector Megure said somewhat irritably.

“Alright, I’ll go to the island first.” Kogoro Mouri said to Ran, “Ran, you’ll stay here for the next few days. That island is too dangerous; it’s not suitable for you.”

"Okay~" Although Xiaolan was a little reluctant, she knew that listening to her father was the right thing to do.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki said with a smile, "Then I'll go and take a look around the island too. I'm an adult now."

"No way!" Inspector Megure refused Koshimizu outright. "There's already a confirmed criminal gang on the island. It's too dangerous. Let the police handle this."

During the museum murder case, he knew that the young girl in front of him was a very righteous and capable detective, far superior to Kogoro Mouri. For other cases, Inspector Megure wouldn't mind bringing Ms. Koshimizu along; a good detective can provide the police with many insights. However, this case was beyond the scope of a detective's expertise.

“Officer, I’m not asking for your opinion.” Yue Shui shrugged. “Unless you close the docks right now, I can go wherever I want. Also, I should warn you, closing the Moonshadow Island shipping route might alert criminals. Want to give it a try?”

Shinjo shrugged at Megure, indicating that he couldn't interfere with Koshimizu's actions.

In the end, all Megure could say to Shinjo was, "Be careful."

The final meeting decided that Shinjo, Mori, and Metropolitan Police Department Officer Takagi would be the first to land on the island, making contact with the suspects while collecting evidence. The main force would arrive at Tsukikage Island a day later to arrest the suspects.

After Shinjo and Koshimizu left, Ran began preparing clothes for Kogoro Mouri's trip.