Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 470 Kogoro Mouri, with His IQ Always On Point
As soon as he took the package out, Kogoro Mori smelled a strong fishy smell, the saltiness of the sea, and a faint smell of blood and rust.

"what?"

Kogoro Mouri asked, puzzled.

Conan didn't answer, but instead opened the package, revealing the clothes inside.

These were the clothes they changed out of after showering when they got back. They were really smelly, but they didn't dare to throw them away. They kept them as evidence when the police arrived.

Now is the perfect time; let's show it to the famous detective first.

Kogoro Mouri pinched his nose and frowned deeply.

The clothes were covered in a mixture of a complex odor and sticky mucus, with occasional glimpses of milky white foam, making them look extremely disgusting.

"Are these your clothes?"

Judging from the color of the clothes, they belong to Heiji Hattori and Conan.

The two men, fearing a beating, disappeared in the middle of the night. Kogoro Mouri guessed they might have fallen into a fish tank where fishermen store seafood.

"We have discovered the secret of Mermaid Island. It is not as simple as we thought. This peaceful island is secretly engaged in illegal activities."

Hattori Heiji took over the conversation and began to explain what he had seen the previous night.

Kogoro Mouri frowned repeatedly as he listened, not only because he found Hattori Heiji's words unbelievable, but also because Hattori Heiji emanated a stench that matched his clothes perfectly.

Obviously, even after washing for half an hour, the smell was not so easy to get rid of, and it would probably stay with the two of them for several more days.

"Are you serious?"

Kogoro Mouri's hunched back straightened instantly, and his brows gradually furrowed into a deep frown.

“That’s right. The corpses of people and dugongs are everywhere. The stench of blood can be clearly smelled from a hundred meters away. Even if you don’t believe me, just look at the bloodstains on these clothes. You should understand.”

The courtyard was silent. Kogoro Mouri rubbed his temples and, for the first time in a long time, put his mind to work at full power.

Ran and Kazuha came out to wash up and were about to greet the three of them when Conan stopped them.

Although Kogoro Mouri is unreliable, he is, after all, the only adult among them and a former policeman, so he should have more ideas than the others.

We absolutely must not disturb them now.

"What happened?" Kazuha Toyama whispered in Hattori's ear.

Hattori shook his head: "I'll talk to you later. You guys go wash up first, no rush."

Kazuha and Ran nodded in agreement. As they passed the package containing the clothes, they were almost driven away by the nauseating smell.

About ten minutes later, just when Conan thought Uncle Kogoro had fallen asleep, the famous detective finally spoke his first words.

"More than twenty people have died, and the police are saying they can't get to the scene immediately? Are you sure?"

Conan nodded, then asked suspiciously, "Is there a problem? Inspector Megure doesn't usually do this. For example, there was a time when a heavy snow blocked the mountain, and the Metropolitan Police Department didn't arrive at the scene until the day after the case was solved."

"Although the weather is tough right now, it's not so bad that helicopters can't take off. As long as they're willing to mobilize helicopters, it should be no problem within an hour."

"So, there's something fishy going on here?"

Hattori successfully grasped the key point. As the son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief, he had seen corruption within the prefectural police force before. Hattori Heizo dealt with at least eight or ten corrupt police officers every year.

But if that's the case, the situation becomes more complicated.

The county police are on the man's side, so they must already know about the police report.

They had previously harbored wishful thinking, believing that the village officials hadn't heard them call the police. Now it seems they were too naive.

Next, we will definitely have to face a storm.

Kogoro Mouri: "Don't worry, this matter probably can't be kept secret for long, but we have very limited time."

Currently, there is no cell phone signal, and the only remaining way to make a phone call is through the village office.

The village chief of Nishiyama would definitely not give them another chance to call, even if Kogoro Mouri and Hattori could use their connections to contact the Metropolitan Police Department and the Osaka Prefectural Police.

The key problem is that we don't have the channels!
"What's even more dangerous is Princess Thorn. If she continues to make moves, who knows how many more people will die."

As a former detective, Kogoro Mouri also believes that the islanders' mistakes need to be judged by law.

If many people are involved, he will do his best to bring all those involved to justice.

Instead of handing it over to the Thorn Princess, whose actions would only cause panic.

He knew that the Thorn Princess only targeted bad guys, but he didn't agree with it.

If everyone in the world were like this, it wouldn't be a society governed by the rule of law, but rather a society of ruthless chivalry.

The martial arts world is a place of constant fighting and killing. Without the constraints of law, the world would only descend into chaos.

"Let's go, it seems we have to see Village Chief Xishan!"

"Isn't this looking for death?"

Conan and Hattori were both puzzled.

The two were very skilled in detective reasoning, but they hadn't eaten as much rice as Kogoro Mouri, and they couldn't figure out why they would go to meet the leader of the dangerous elements at this time.

"More than twenty people on the mountain have died. Do you think Princess Thorn will let the village chief of Xishan go? If he wants to live, he has to listen to us. Locking him up in prison is better than him dying directly."

Without a doubt, Kogoro Mori knew that the village chief of Nishiyama was also a target of the Thorn Princess.

The reason it didn't die last night is probably because it wasn't in the workshop.

"Siguni One~" x2
The two underage detectives exchanged a glance, and Kogoro Mouri actually noticed a detail that they had missed!
The current Kogoro Mouri seems to be shining, and it is a radiance that combines wisdom and reliability.

"Haha, not bad, this is standard procedure, after all, I'm the Sleeping Kogoro Mouri~" "Uh" x2
Adding the word "asleep" instantly lowers the overall quality to rock bottom.

Then, Conan recounted what happened on his way back.

This time, Kogoro Mouri did not provide a good solution.

"Grandma Longevity is clearly not dead. Someone must have played a prank on that note."

His brain seemed to be capable of only one use, and he fell into stupid mode again.

"But the villagers' attitude is also problematic!"

Hattori thought that Uncle Mori's intelligence could still be salvaged, and continued, "They are clearly hiding something. Mermaid Island must have other secrets, which may be related to the Dugong Shrine!"

However, Kogoro Mouri still didn't care.

Furthermore, since the fate of Kadokawa Saori is unknown, it would be better to focus our attention on the village chief of Nishiyama Village, since it is clear that he is not far from death.

"Ran, you two stay at the guesthouse and don't wander off. Hattori and I are going out for a bit."

Kogoro Mouri didn't say much; there was no time to lose, he had to check the situation immediately.

Ran and Kazuha looked completely bewildered, but they still nodded.

Twenty minutes later, Kogoro Mouri and his two companions appeared at the foot of the mountain.

"Kid, why are you following along?"

Kogoro Mouri's eyes twitched, veins bulged on his forehead, and his expression became slightly ferocious.

"Since Hattori and I discovered the workshop on the mountain together, maybe coming along can be of some help?"

"Yeah, Uncle Mori, Conan is still pretty reliable."

"hehe."

Kogoro Mouri rolled his eyes. Conan was indeed very reliable and mature, to the point that he even showed Anya and the others adult films.

If it weren't for Fumiyo Edogawa calling and transferring ten million yen to beg him to give Conan another chance, he would definitely have kicked the guy out of the house.

Too mature.

The thought of Ran and Conan taking a bath together made Kogoro Mouri feel more disgusted than if he had swallowed a fly.

Conan noticed the displeasure in the other person's eyes and knew what the other person was probably thinking.

But he clearly didn't have it. Damn Black Organization, what the hell put this kind of video on the USB drive?

Because of this incident, he was disliked by the younger members of the Junior Detective League for a long time.

Forget it, Hattori doesn't know about this, and Conan doesn't want to bring it up. If the other party finds out, his lifelong reputation will be ruined.

"Look, isn't that the village chief of Xishan Village?"

When they first arrived on the island, they had seen a picture of Village Chief Xishan Tao on the wall of the village office, so they recognized him at first glance.

As expected, Xishan Tao was indeed involved in this matter. Instead of going to Xishan's house, they went directly to the foot of the mountain to check the situation, guessing that the other party would probably be here at this time.

There were many motorcycles parked at the foot of the mountain. Because of the island, motorcycles are the largest means of transportation on Mermaid Island, apart from bicycles.

Villagers gradually carried snakeskin bags down the mountain.

Based on the dented shape of the snakeskin bag and the faint traces of blood, the three could roughly guess that it was a corpse.

Following the sea breeze, you can also smell a bloody odor.

"It seems that quite a few villagers were involved in hunting dugongs."

Kogoro Mori's face flushed red. These villagers are truly bastards!
With so many people dead, it seems they're still trying to cover it up. Are the deaths of twenty-odd people less important than a dugong's business?

"Village Chief Xishan!"

The three of them went straight to Xishan Tao and stared at him with surprise and confusion.

Xishan Tao was completely bewildered.

Before I even had a chance to cause trouble for Kogoro Mouri, the other guy came knocking on my door. What do you mean, is he going to have a showdown?
Several shirtless men stood beside him, each stepping forward and glaring angrily at the two men.

As for Conan?

Sorry, it's just a little kid; their eyes can't see things that are too short.

"What are you doing?" Kogoro Mori shouted righteously.

"Hmph, you know perfectly well what I'm asking?"

Now that things have come to this, Nishiyama Tao believes there is no need for pretense or pretense.

Upon hearing this, tensions immediately rose between the two sides, and the villagers carrying snakeskin bags also gathered around, seemingly poised to surround the three.

Nishiyama Tao had no intention of taking direct action; in fact, he was a little scared.

Why are you afraid?
Of course, they suspected that the deaths of the twenty-odd villagers were related to Kogoro Mouri.

Although the other party has a positive reputation and shouldn't be capable of murder, that's not always the case!

Just like Mermaid Island, in the eyes of outsiders, it is an island that worships dugongs. Who would imagine that hunting dugongs is their biggest source of income?

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)