Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

"You pervert! All you do is play pranks on people!" Ai Haibara chimed in without holding back.

"It was just a joke." Shiraishi Hara put on an innocent look and gently patted Asai Narumi's shoulder. "Right? Dr. Asai?"

"Waaah..." Asai Narumi's eyes were a little wet, feeling that she was really embarrassed today.

Next, the four of them strolled leisurely along the beach, basking in the bright sunshine and feeling the gentle sea breeze. This beautiful and enchanting beach was truly breathtaking.

But Shiraishi had no intention of letting Asai Narumi off easily; he had important matters to ask. Taking advantage of the moment when Kudo Yukiko was strolling along the beach with Haibara Ai, Shiraishi led Asai Narumi to a secluded spot near the changing room and cornered her against the wall.

"Dr. Asai..."

What exactly do you want to do to me?

"Why don't you take a guess?"

"No, you know me perfectly well... Even if you have something to say, please say it properly."

"Haha... I know what I'm doing and won't make things difficult for you." Shiraishi Hara shrugged. "Although you are very good-looking, I wouldn't do anything reckless."

"Don't worry, I won't bully you. I just want to make sure you're really ready to face everything from the past."

Hearing Shiraishihara's words, Asai Narumi felt a strange sense of disappointment welling up inside him: "It seems I was overthinking things..."

"Dr. Asai, now that you've come to me, a renowned detective, you should know that nothing about you can escape my eyes. It's time to confess everything to me."

Now that the other party already knows all her secrets, Asai Narumi felt there was no point in continuing to hide it: "I admit that I sent you that letter. My parents were brutally murdered by drug dealers in the village, and all I wanted was revenge!"

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Shiraishi Hara nodded slightly: "So... you sent me this letter of request, hoping I could stop you from taking revenge?"

Asai Narumi nodded gently, feeling helpless. "That's right. I know in my heart that killing is wrong, but if I can't avenge my parents, I feel that my life has lost its meaning." He was willing to change everything to achieve his goal of revenge.

"Detective Shiraishi, are you planning to stop me from getting my revenge? But if that's the case, I won't be able to get my revenge. What should I do?" At this moment, his heart was filled with contradictions and entanglements. He was completely lost and didn't know what to do.

"No, I have no intention of stopping you from taking your revenge."

"what?"

“But not in the way you’ve imagined.” Shiraishi gently patted Asai Narumi’s shoulder. “The people who killed your parents were drug dealers. As long as we find evidence and hand it over to the police, they can arrest them according to the law, right? Besides, in cases like this where the whole village is involved in drug trafficking, in addition to the murderers of your parents, all the other villagers involved should also be punished by law.”

After hearing Shiraishihara's words, Asai Narumi hesitated: "However, almost every household in Tsukikage Island is involved in drug trafficking. Tsukikage Island's unique geographical environment allows the villagers to conduct drug transactions on the high seas, making it an important transit point for drug trafficking. Drug trafficking has become the village's main source of income. If I collect evidence and hand it over to the police to completely eradicate this industry chain, the villagers will lose their vital livelihood. They will have no choice but to leave their hometown and go to big cities to work and make a living."

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"What does this have to do with you? You're only focused on avenging your parents; what do you care about the life and death of the villagers on Moonshadow Island?"

"Huh? My parents were also villagers on the island. They were involved in drug trafficking and were key members who made a lot of money. Later, due to internal strife within the gang, they were brutally murdered by their accomplices. I only want to avenge my parents and don't want to affect the income of the villagers on Moonshadow Island."

"Weren't your parents punished for their involvement in drug trafficking? The villagers lost a vital source of income because of your revenge; isn't that also a form of retribution? You don't actually think drug trafficking is a righteous act, do you?" Shiraishi Hara gasped. Asai Narumi's way of thinking was truly bizarre; no wonder the Asai Narumi in the anime also acted strangely. He killed drug dealers, yet felt so guilty about it that he chose suicide. What's there to feel guilty about killing drug dealers?

After much persuasion from Shiraishihara, Asai Narumi finally agreed to cooperate with him to uncover the ugly truth about the village chief of Tsukikage Village colluding with the villagers to traffic drugs.

Asai Narumi had been secretly working on Tsukikage Island for many years, accumulating incredibly detailed intelligence, while Shiraishihara's knowledge seemed rather meager. With her assistance, reporting the Tsukikage Village's organized drug trafficking to the police would undoubtedly be significantly easier.

After some discussion, the two decided to take advantage of the excellent opportunity presented by the memorial service and religious rites being held in Moonshadow Village tonight, when the villagers would be gathered together, to notify the police to quickly send people to Moonshadow Island and apprehend the drug dealers in one fell swoop.

Just at this moment...

Yukiko Kudo was strolling leisurely along the beach, holding Ai Haibara's small hand, when she was suddenly shocked to discover that Shiraishihara and Narumi Asai had vanished without a trace.

"Huh? Where did Shiraishihara and Asai Narumi go all of a sudden?"

"Yukiko-neechan, I think we'd better leave them alone." Ai Haibara was full of suspicion, feeling that Shiraishihara was just like he always was, teasing Kudo Yukiko, and was probably playing tricks on Asai Narumi again. In her eyes, Shiraishihara was nothing more than a lecherous man who only knew how to make fun of women.

"That won't do... We must find them, otherwise Dr. Asai will definitely be bullied terribly by Shiraishihara." Kudo Yukiko was bursting with a sense of justice and was determined to rescue Asai Narumi. She thought that if someone had to suffer, she would bear it all herself.

So the two hurriedly turned back, but were suddenly blocked by three strong male villagers.

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122 Asai Narumi undressed, Yukiko entangled him, and I became a lamb to the slaughter.

Chapter 122

Male villager A grinned lewdly: "These must be the women who came to the island with that idiot detective, right? Whether they're older or younger, they're all incredibly alluring!"

Male villager B chimed in, "They look like mother and daughter. We'll have our fun with the mother first, then sell her to the high seas. As for the little one..."

Male villager C quickly stopped him, saying, "Don't make the decision on your own. The village chief only ordered us to kidnap them to threaten that detective."

Male villager A scoffed: "Who cares about the village chief! Let's grab him first and have some fun. Look at that woman, she's got a great figure and looks like a celebrity."

Male villager B nodded hurriedly: "It really is. I've never seen such a beautiful woman in my life. I can hardly control myself."

Male villager C couldn't help but swallow hard: "Hey... are we really going to do this? I'm getting a little impatient too..."

Ai Haibara stood there stunned. She never expected that the Japanese from this remote, impoverished place could be so despicable, even more shameless than the villains in the organization.

Yukiko Kudo raised her eyebrows and shouted angrily, "What you've done constitutes harassment, which is a criminal act. I can sue you!"

Upon hearing this, the three villagers burst into laughter.

"Oh dear, you're going to sue us? Where can you sue us? I guarantee you're not leaving here today!"

"Alright, enough talk, let's arrest them first."

"Hurry up and do it, this woman is too charming, I really can't resist."

The three villagers were itching to make a move on Yukiko Kudo, hoping to humiliate her first.

"Don't come any closer!" Yukiko Kudo shouted angrily.

"Hehehe... Just accept your fate. This place is so remote, it's common for people to go missing. You've had the worst luck of your lives today!"

Ai Haibara, who was hiding behind Yukiko Kudo, was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her usual calm and aloof demeanor had completely disappeared.

She hurriedly cried out, "Brother Shiraishihara, come quickly and save us!"

As soon as Ai Haibara finished speaking, several muffled thuds were heard, and then three villagers fell straight down.

"Eh?"

It turned out that Yukiko Kudo had used the powerful force of her Persona at the last moment to subdue the three villagers instantly.

Equipped with a Persona, Yukiko Kudo possesses superhero-like strength, making it incredibly easy for her to deal with the three villagers.

At almost the same moment, Shiraishi heard Ai Haibara's cry for help and immediately rushed over with Narumi Asai.

"What happened? Yukiko, Ai?"

The two women then told Shiraishihara the whole story about the three villagers who had tried to kidnap them.

"This is bad. It seems the village chief has our eyes on us."

"So what should we do now?"

At this point, Asai Narumi completely regarded Shiraishihara as her support, and even her original plan to kill him was forgotten. She wholeheartedly followed Shiraishihara's arrangements.

"Throw them into the sea first!"

"what!"

The other three women were stunned by Shiraishihara's decision. Was this the kind of decision a detective upholding justice should make?

Yukiko Kudo immediately objected: "No, how can you kill someone? This is murder, and I would become an accomplice."

Ai Haibara quickly chimed in, "Although they intended to kidnap us, they haven't succeeded yet, so they don't deserve to die."

However, Asai Narumi sided with Shiraishi: "But if we don't get rid of those three, they will definitely hinder my and Detective Shiraishi's next steps if they go and inform the village chief."

Yukiko Kudo looked completely astonished:

"Dr. Asai, how could you say such a thing? Aren't you always a beautiful, gentle, and kind female doctor? How could you condone Shiraishihara's act of murder?"

Ai Haibara looked at Shiraishihara with a serious expression and warned, "If you throw these three villagers into the sea, that will be real murder. Do you understand that?"

Shiraishi Hara, however, remained relaxed: "They were just three drug dealers. Killing them is fine. Besides, if they had succeeded, you and your daughter would have been sold as slaves like pretty goods. Your lives would have been worse than death. Letting them perish at sea is their just deserts."

After saying that, Shiraishi gave Asai Narumi a wink.

"clear."

Asai Shigemi understood immediately, and together with Shiraishihara, they carried the unconscious villager and headed towards the sea.

"Yukiko, Ai, you two shouldn't just sit around doing nothing. Go and get some fresh air," Shiraishihara said, turning to remind the two girls.

Yukiko Kudo and Ai Haibara were really unwilling to do this kind of thing with Shiraishihara, but now they had no choice but to comply.

……

Having experienced this unexpected turn of events, the four of them were no longer in the mood to linger on the beach. They quickly changed into casual clothes and hurriedly returned to the community center.

By the time they arrived at the community center, night had already fallen.

The moon is exceptionally round and bright tonight, its gentle light spilling over Moon Shadow Island in the south, as if trying to cleanse this island, which harbors sins, with its pure radiance.

At the community center in the center of the island, candidates for village chief, Masato Shimizu, Tatsuji Kuroiwa, and Hideo Kawashima, all came to attend the anniversary memorial service for former village chief, Nagato Kameyama.

Besides the three of them, there was also Tatsuji Kuroiwa's secretary, Kazuaki Hirata, Tatsuji Kuroiwa's daughter, Reiko Kuroiwa, and her boyfriend, Shuichi Shosawa.

In addition, Saijo, the last perpetrator involved in the crime that year, also appeared tonight.

However, after the unexpected death of one of the murderers, Kameyama Nagashi, two years prior, he was so frightened that he became somewhat mentally unstable and acted erratically.

In this way, of the four murderers from that year, except for Kameyama Nagata who died two years ago, the other three, Kuroiwa Tatsuji, Kawashima Hideo, and Saijo, are all gathered here!

Of course, many villagers were also present.

Shiraishi, Yukiko Kudo, and Ai Haibara weren't stupid; they naturally wouldn't walk straight into the memorial service and walk into a trap. They sent Narumi Asai in first to find Conan.

Asai Narumi searched for a long time but still couldn't find Conan, so she sent a text message to Shiraishihara.

After receiving the message, Shiraishihara shook his head helplessly at Kudo Yukiko:

"Dr. Asai couldn't find Conan."

"Oh no, I tried calling Conan's cell phone, but I can't get through."

Yukiko Kudo couldn't help but feel worried.

"Judging from this, Conan has most likely been captured by the villagers as well," Ai Haibara analyzed.

"These people are truly ruthless. No wonder they've been able to traffic drugs for decades without any problems. Anyone who comes to the island to investigate will probably fall victim to their cruelty."

Shiraishi Hara pondered to himself, feeling as if he were in a terrifying den of poison.

"What should we do? Shiraishi-kun, is Conan in mortal danger?"

Yukiko Kudo was extremely anxious. After all, Conan was her own son, how could she not be worried about him?

"Don't rush." ​​Shiraishihara turned to Yukiko and said, "Everyone in the village is at the memorial service right now, so we can go find Conan in peace."

Yukiko nodded and replied, "Okay, then I'll have to rely on you, Shiraishi-kun."

Ai Haibara looked puzzled and asked, "But, Shiraishi-san, where are we supposed to go to find Conan?"

"It will guide us!"

"it?"

Ai Haibara was so startled by the appearance of a small winged fairy that she froze on the spot and even pinched her cheek hard to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

"What is this thing?!"

"It's called Pixi, it's a kind of demon, and it can be controlled by me."

After Shiraishi finished explaining, he said to Pixie, "Pixie, take us to find Conan Edogawa."

"Yes~ Pixi~"

Pixi led the three of them around the community hall and quietly arrived at the third floor of the community hall, in front of the village chief's office.

"Edogawa Conan is right here~ Pixie~"

Pixi pointed to the room, making a crisp and lively sound.

“I understand. Come back, Pixie.”

Pixie transformed into a Persona and returned to Shiraishihara's system space.

"Brother Shiraishihara, you're just like a Pokémon Master!"

Ai Haibara couldn't help but exclaim in amazement and make a comment; this scene was truly shocking to her.

Yukiko remained calm; she had long known that Shiraishihara possessed special abilities. Moreover, she herself had a Persona, though only one.