Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 150 144. White Bird Goes to the Island
Lin Longma chose the perfect time.

If it was a few weeks ago, Shiratori should have been busy arresting the peripheral members of the executive department. How could he have the energy and mind to care about Moon Shadow Island?

Unless there is evidence to prove that the people on Moon Shadow Island are related to the "criminal middleman", Shiratori will not care at all.

But it's different now.

The "oil and water" of those peripheral members of the executive department have been almost squeezed dry by Shiratori.

Even if they follow the clues to investigate, Shiratori and his investigation headquarters can only find out some minions who are similar to those who were caught.

This cannot be considered as the end of the road ahead, but at least it has extended the road ahead indefinitely.

At this moment, Bai Niao's investigation has reached a deadlock, so he will try his best to save the situation. He will accept any possible clues.

"Tsukikage Island, Keiji Aso." Although Shiratori could not be considered an insider on Hayashi Ryoma's side, his detective instinct told him that there must be something fishy about Keiji Aso's death.

Thinking of this, Shiratori made up his mind.

check!
Even if the investigation reveals that Moon Shadow Island has nothing to do with crime brokers, it would be good to find out the real cause of death of a pianist twelve years ago.

Keiji Aso is a pianist who often performs abroad. Logically speaking, his influence should not be so great that even his death would not cause a splash.

If we can really solve this old case from twelve years ago, it will be a great achievement for the White Bird Investigation Headquarters, right?
At the dock of Tsukikage Island, Shiratori and two of his men got on and off the ferry. Looking at the dock of Tsukikage Island, although it was not dilapidated, it was also very different from a modern metropolis like Tokyo.

Lin Longma did not follow Bai Niao to Yueying Island to join in the fun.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Bai Niao doesn't know what is on Yueying Island, but doesn't Lin Longma know it either?

Since the people in this place are related to rum, they are definitely not good people.

A poor and remote area pays 300 to 500 million yen as tribute to Rum every year. I guess the people there don't make a legitimate living.

Before Bai Niao set off, Lin Longma specially found Bai Niao and reminded him to be careful after arriving on the island.

If there really was a story behind Keiji Aso's death twelve years ago, then the murderer is likely still on the island.

The murderer may not even be a single person, but a gang.

Shiratori also took Lin Longma's advice to heart. That's the good thing about him - he listens to advice.

It’s hard to say for others, but at least he is willing to listen to Lin Longma’s advice.

As for Hayashi Ryoma, he said that after Shiratori went to Tsukikage Island, he helped investigate Keiji Aso's information in the Tokyo area.

See if there are any clues that White Bird can use in his investigation.

After landing on the island, the three Shiratori disguised themselves as tourists and only broke the silence after they separated from the people on the ferry.

"Officer Shiratori, there doesn't seem to be anything special about this island, right? Most of the islands around Tokyo look like this."

The two police officers looked around but did not find anything wrong. Moon Shadow Island was just like any other ordinary island and there seemed to be nothing worth investigating.

"It's hard to say. We'll know whether there is any problem with Moon Shadow Island after we investigate it." Bai Niao was not as optimistic as his two police officers.

After all, what they are investigating is an old case from twelve years ago. The more normal Moon Shadow Island looks, doesn't it mean that such old cases will be more difficult to investigate?

"Let's go, let's go into the village and take a look." Shiratori and two police officers came to the village in plain clothes. Their current identity is a group of white-collar workers who came from Tokyo to Yueying Island to act as a scout.

Because their company was planning to organize a group team-building event, the three Bai Niao people first went to a few selected locations to check out the possibilities and see if they were reliable.

The three of them wandered around the village for most of the day, occasionally taking out their cameras to take pictures of the village scenery, and sometimes asking roadside shop owners if there were any special attractions or tourist activities on the island.

Most of the day passed, and none of the three Shiratori people took the initiative to mention Keiji Aso to the people in the village, and they had indeed never heard the name Keiji Aso from the villagers.

It was as if the pianist who had frequently performed abroad twelve years ago was now a taboo in this village.

Just after Shiratori and the other two completed an afternoon of "visiting" work, someone finally found them.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Kazuaki Hirata and I am the secretary of the village chief of Moon Shadow Island. May I ask who you are?"

Just when the three of them were preparing to find a place to have dinner and then a hotel to stay in, the secretary in front of them, who was wearing glasses and was well-mannered, came up to them.

Shiratori took out the business card he had prepared long ago and handed it to Hirata Kazuaki: "I am the head of Section 2 of the Third Headquarters of Shiratori Group. My last name is Shiratori.

These two are my subordinates, and we came to the island together."

Hirata Kazuaki took the business card from Shiratori and immediately stood in awe. He might not know what Shiratori Group does, but the last name of the Shiratori section chief in front of him is also Shiratori.

Isn’t this white bird the same white bird as that white bird?
Hirata and Akira thought that Shiratori was only about 30 years old at most. To be able to hold the position of section chief in a group company at this age, he must either have amazing abilities or a powerful background.

Combined with the surname of Bai Niao
"So it's Section Chief Shiratori from Tokyo! How can I help you?"

Although Hirata Kazuaki is the secretary of the village chief, he is just the secretary of the village chief. With his identity, he can't even enter the door of the Shiratori Group in Tokyo.

Not to mention meeting a head of headquarters like Shiratori.

Seeing that Hirata and Ming had been fooled, Shiratori skillfully told the story he had said in Yueyingdao Village today:

"It's like this. Our department is planning to hold a team-building event in a while. I just happened to be the vanguard to help the director. We want to find a place away from the hustle and bustle of the city as the venue for the team-building event."

"I see, Section Chief Shiratori. If you don't mind, why don't you come with me to meet the village chief?
Perhaps our village chief can help you find a suitable team-building venue?"

Shiratori and the two subordinate police officers looked at each other, then nodded to Hirata and Akira.

They walked around the village for a day and found that no matter how they tried to guide them, no one was talking about Keiji Aso.

The name Keiji Aso may be a taboo among the villagers, but if it is a taboo for the villagers, it shouldn't be a taboo for the village chief as well, right?

Shiratori plans to follow Hirata and Akira to the village chief's house to find out what's going on.

Soon, under the guidance of Hirata Kazuaki, Shiratori arrived at the residence of the village chief Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

"Section Chief Shiratori, we are here. This is the residence of our village chief. Please wait a moment. I will go and make the announcement for you."

After Hirata and Ming spoke politely to Shiratori, they walked through the gate, crossed the courtyard and quickly entered the village chief's residence.

Standing outside the mansion, Shiratori subconsciously looked at the building of the village chief's house on Yueying Island. What surprised him was that the mansion of the village chief Kuroiwa Tatsuji was unexpectedly luxurious.

(End of this chapter)