I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 388 Nighttime Investigation of the Back Mountain (2nd Update)
After a short rest, the second match of beach volleyball began.

A gentle sea breeze blows as Conan and Heiji stand on one side of the net on the beach volleyball court, while Ran, Sonoko, and Kazuha stand on the other side.

"Hey, Conan, isn't it a bit unfair that we're fighting two against three?" Heiji grinned, revealing his signature big white teeth, his tone full of teasing.

Conan, seemingly emboldened by Heiji's arrogance, pushed up his glasses and said, "Heiji-nii, don't be too careless. Ran and the others are very strong; you might not be able to beat them 0-0 if you're not careful."

"These two guys... they're inexplicably infuriating!" Sonoko said, looking at them with displeasure. "Just as arrogant as Shinichi!!"

Ran also put on a serious expression, clenching her fists: "Conan, Heiji, we won't hold back!"

He Ye shouted with high spirits, "Let them see what we're made of!"

After they finished trash-talking, Shiraishi E announced the start of the match.

Heiji served first, his movements crisp and clean, the volleyball flying through the air like a cannonball, heading straight for Ran's defensive area.

Xiao Lan reacted quickly, bringing her hands together to catch the volleyball and successfully returning it.

Conan stood at the net, calmly observing the opposing team's positioning. When Sonoko served, he instantly judged the landing point, darted forward, and leaped high into the air—

"boom!"

A powerful smash landed right in the gap between the three girls, catching them completely off guard!

This scene completely stunned Xiaolan and the other two.

They all thought Conan could only catch the ball, but they didn't expect the opponent to jump so high and launch a counterattack!
However, they were surprised too soon.

The rest of the match became a one-sided massacre.

Conan and Heiji worked together seamlessly, with one providing accurate passes and the other delivering powerful spikes, causing Ran and her two companions to retreat in defeat.

"Bang!" Heiji slammed the ball down again, the ball grazing Kazuha's fingertips before crashing heavily onto the sand.

"15-0, match over." Shiraishi E said, taking a sip of her iced cola.

Xiao Lan and the other two completely conceded defeat, collapsing onto the beach, wiping their sweat and complaining, "You two... you have absolutely no idea what it means to cherish a woman!"

Heiji laughed heartily: "A match is a match; there's no fun in throwing it!"

Conan nodded and said seriously, "Giving your all is the only way to show respect to your opponent."

Sonoko rolled her eyes: "...You two deserve to be single!"

Conan and Heiji exchanged a glance, both revealing smug smiles.

But soon, they stopped laughing.

"You guys are too strong, I'm not playing with you anymore." Sonoko immediately expressed her desire to change opponents.

"Yeah, we're completely outmatched by you." Xiaolan didn't think she had any masochistic tendencies and didn't want to fight them anymore. They were being completely crushed and there was no fun in it at all.

"You two can go next door and do your own thing!" Kazuha waved her hand, angrily shooing the two away.

Heiji didn't hold back at all, and instead deliberately aimed his spikes at his own position.

This made Kazuha feel like she had completely lost face before even meeting her two new friends!

"Don't send us away! We can let the water flow!" Heiji was shocked, not expecting this outcome, and repeatedly said that he would keep watch.

"Yes, yes! We don't have to be so serious!" Conan assured him repeatedly.

"It's no fun if we go easy on them! It's only fun when they're evenly matched!" Kazuha pushed Heiji and Conan away without any politeness, leaving no room for negotiation.

She then turned around and joined Ranko, restarting her match against Shiraishi E.

"Heiji, don't just stand there! Say something!" Conan urged Heiji to apologize quickly, otherwise they wouldn't be able to play beach volleyball.

"Um... let's forget about it." Heiji noticed that Kazuha was a little unhappy, and he didn't dare to anger her at this time.

He said, "We've been playing for so long, we should take a break."

"...You're not afraid of Kazuha, are you?" Conan teased.

"I'm afraid of her? You're kidding!! She's more likely to be afraid of me!" Heiji scoffed, as if Conan were telling a joke. Conan chuckled, his expression saying it all.

The two then sat down on a beach chair and watched Shiraishi E play volleyball with the three girls.

Heiji couldn't help but chirp, "This guy really knows how to play dumb! He could have easily delivered a powerful smash, but instead he just played such a slow and leisurely ball."

"Yeah!" Conan said indignantly, "Pretending he couldn't catch it, that's so fake, so incredibly fake!"

Unable to play, the two could only sourly complain behind each other's backs to vent their envy and jealousy.

Then, they secretly resolved that they must never use their full strength when playing games with girls in the future!
After evening, everyone went back to shower and change clothes, and then had dinner near the town.

After a long day of activities, everyone was quite tired, so they took a walk nearby to enjoy the sea breeze before returning to the hotel to rest.

Conan lay on the made-up mattress, staring at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep.

He was still thinking about Saori Kadowaki and the back mountain.

His intuition told him that things weren't so simple on the other side of the mountain.

If outsiders are not allowed to enter, then why are there tire tracks on the road?

After thinking it over and over, Conan still couldn't fall asleep.

He glanced at Heiji, who was still in the restroom, and took the opportunity to quickly walk up to Shiraishi E, saying somewhat apologetically, "Um... Shiraishi, could I ask you for a favor?"

"No." Shiraishi Ei looked at her phone and rejected Conan's request without even listening to him finish speaking.

"Do you know what I wanted to say?" Conan felt the other person was being perfunctory, as he hadn't said anything at all!

"What else, besides a case, could keep you up all night working on something?" Shiraishi E countered.

This made Conan smile a little embarrassedly; he hadn't expected the other person to know so much about him!
He clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture, begging, "Please come with us to the back mountain!! Please!!"

Without Shiraishi E's company, he really couldn't feel safe!

Shiraishi E said calmly, "I've already said it, you caused this trouble yourself, and I'm not going to clean up your mess."

When Conan realized that his pleading and cajoling were ineffective, he suddenly had a brilliant idea: "Then... how about we borrow a gun?"

"Okay, they're in my bag, there are two of them, you can take them both." Seeing this, Shiraishi E did not refuse.

Anyway, pistols aren't worth much, so I just gave them away.

Of course, the most important thing is that even if he doesn't give it to Conan, Conan will definitely still go to the back mountain.

Given their luck, there's a high probability they'll discover the organization's stronghold over there.

"Thank you!!" Conan thanked him repeatedly, then walked over and took the pistol and bullets from his backpack.

At that moment, the sound of flushing the toilet came from the other side.

Seeing this, Shiraishi E put down her phone, lay down, and pretended to be asleep.

Conan obediently returned to his bed. After Heiji came out of the bathroom, he made a shushing gesture and whispered, "Hattori, let's go check out the back mountain now!"

“Now? Let’s go!” Heiji was full of energy and agreed to Conan’s suggestion almost without hesitation.

Since he can't sleep anyway, he might as well go out for a walk.

On the way to the back mountain, Conan took out a Glock pistol and several magazines and handed them to Heiji.

"Where did you get this gun?!" Heiji's eyes widened, and his voice rose eight octaves.

Conan rolled his eyes: "I'm being chased by the Black Organization, so it's reasonable for me to carry a gun for self-defense, right?"

Heiji opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Moreover, he couldn't possibly report Ke Nan's illegal possession of a gun, so he simply stopped asking questions.

He took the pistol and expertly checked the magazine: "Did your dad bring this in from abroad? It feels great!"

"That's right." Conan was pleased that Heiji didn't press for more questions, knowing that this brother was trustworthy!
(End of this chapter)