Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 61 Is there still tourism in this damn place?

It is not unreasonable that Hattori Heiji and Conan become gay friends in the original work.

In the amusement park, Kudo Shinichi could randomly grab a girl's hand and "act like a hooligan" to prove his theory. Now on Tsukikage Island, Hattori Heiji can leave his childhood sweetheart and ask questions enthusiastically to a "girl".

Those who know Hattori Heiji know that he is a detective with a crazy mind, while those who don’t know him probably think that this is a bold proposal from Osaka Heige.

Asai Makoto probably had never experienced such a situation, or perhaps he had experienced such a situation before. In any case, there was a hint of vigilance in his eyes when he looked at Hattori Heiji.

It must be said that outside of Kansai, Hattori Heiji's communication skills may not be comparable to Conan's.

Answering every question is a magical skill.

At this time, it was Tachibana Shizuka's turn to take action. He first shoved the somewhat excited Hattori Heiji next to Toyama Kazuha and asked someone to be responsible for educating him. Then, he said to Asai honestly with an apologetic look:
"I'm very sorry, our friend, this may have been a bit abrupt. By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Tachibana Shizuka, and I'm a tourist from Beikacho, Tokyo.

These are Mao Lilan, Suzuki Sonoko, Toyama Kazuha and Hattori Heiji."

"Toyama Hattori is from Osaka. If you have lived in Osaka, you may have heard of him.

Hattori from Kansai is also a well-known high school detective in the Osaka area."

"That's why he seemed a little excited just now."

After hesitating for a while, Shizuka Tachibana finally chose to use the word "excited" to describe Hattori Heiji. Otherwise, if he simply used the word "excited", Shizuka Tachibana was really afraid that Asai Makoto would think of Hattori Heiji as a bad person.

After Tachibana Shizuka's explanation, although Asai concealed his honesty well, Tachibana Shizuka still noticed some subtle changes in his eyes.

"So Hattori-san is a famous high school detective, eh? I just thought..." Asai Makoto was too embarrassed to continue and changed the subject according to Tachibana Shizuka's words:

"By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Asai Makoto, and I'm a doctor at the clinic on the island.

I'm sorry, Hattori-san, I'm not a native of the island. I'm from Tokyo. But I've worked on the island for a while, so if you have any questions, I'd be happy to offer some advice.

Asai Makoto said this with a playful wink, which made Tachibana Shizuka gasp, and Hattori Heiji also gasped.

Although both of them performed the same action, their reasons were different.

The main reason why Tachibana Shizuka took a deep breath was because he knew that the playful and cute girl in front of him was a cross-dresser.

As for the reason why Hattori Heiji gasped, we have to ask Toyama Kazuha. After all, girls who practice Aikido must have strong hands, right?

At Asai's honest suggestion, Tachibana Shizuka and others followed her back to the village clinic.

Asai Makoto's clinic is located in the center of the village, and its location makes it convenient for villagers to visit for medical treatment.

The entire clinic building has two floors. The first floor is used for daily operations of the clinic, while the second floor is where Asai Makoto currently lives.

The house is fully equipped with a bedroom, living room, bathroom and kitchen. It can be said that although it is small, it has everything.

Now Tachibana Shizuka and his companions were staying in the living room on the second floor of the clinic and were being entertained by Asai Makoto.

After serving drinks to Tachibana Shizuka and the other three, Asai Makoto pulled up an extra chair and sat down. Then she asked Hattori Heiji:

"Hattori-san, you just said you had a question for me? What exactly is it?" Hattori Heiji, who had been forced to remain silent all the way, couldn't hold it in any longer. When he heard Asai Makoto bring up the past, he immediately asked:
"Doctor Asai, do you know how Keiji Aso died?"

"Aso Keiji, I think I actually know something about this." Asai Makoto didn't hesitate to tell the truth:

"As far as I know, Keiji Aso died on a full moon twelve years ago. On that night, for some unknown reason, he killed his wife and daughter and then set fire to his own house.

By the time the villagers reacted and rushed to Aso's house, the fire had already reached a point where it could not be extinguished.

Finally, the police station determined that Keiji Aso committed suicide out of fear of punishment and set himself on fire.

"I remember Aso Keiji was supposed to be a very famous pianist, right? Why didn't the media report anything about this incident?"

Tachibana Shizuka took over the conversation and asked Asai honestly.

"It seems that the village chief at the time was afraid that the Aso Keiji incident would have a negative impact on the island's tourism industry if it were reported, so he used his connections to suppress the news?" Asai Makoto seemed to have only a vague understanding of the situation. He frowned and thought for a while before giving an answer.

"Tourism on the island?" Tachibana Shizuka laughed out loud upon hearing this: "Since we arrived on the island, we haven't seen any other tourists from other places.

Is there still room for tourism on our island?"

Although Tachibana Shizuka and his group came here for tourism, how did they get here? They came here for free with the invitation tickets they won in the lottery.

The round-trip ferry ticket to the island is free, as is the accommodation on the island. Even three meals a day are included in the invitation voucher.

There are no must-buy specialties on the island, unless you are hungry and want a snack, or you are thirsty and want to drink some water.

Otherwise, their visit here would not boost the local GDP at all.

The reason why the invitation ticket to Moon Shadow Island appears in the lottery is of course because it is cheap enough to come here once.

Listening to Tachibana Shizuka's complaints, Asai Makoto put on an awkward yet polite smile, "I heard all this from the former village chief.

Of course, that's all I know about Aso Keiji. If you'd like to learn more about him, Hattori, I'm afraid I can't be of much help."

"Former village chief, Dr. Asai, can I ask where he lives now? Is he also on the island?"

"He's on the island, but he doesn't live there. Actually, if you had come three months later, you might have been able to catch the second anniversary of the previous village chief's death."

Ah, this embarrassment will not disappear, it will only shift.

At this moment, Asai Makoto's embarrassment shifted to Hattori Heiji's face. Doesn't "this sister" mean that the previous village chief is dead?
It is indeed on the island, but it is a little scary.

"Well, thank you very much, Dr. Asai, for bothering me. Let's continue walking around the village."

Seeing that Asai Makoto was unwilling to continue, Tachibana Shizuka didn't bother to talk anymore. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Asai Makoto, he prepared to leave the clinic with the others.

At the entrance of the clinic, Asai Makoto finally couldn't help but said to Tachibana Shizuka, "Um, please wait a moment."

(End of this chapter)