Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 81 An Ominous Premonition (Bonus Chapter 15 for Average Subscriptions)

After lunch, the six of them went out together to find the village chief, Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

However, not long after they went out, the group suddenly froze on the spot.

"Uncle Mori, didn't you even ask where Village Chief Kuroiwa Tatsuji lives?"

Xia Chuan was speechless; this was really awkward.

Although he knew where Kuroiwa Tatsuji's house was, he certainly couldn't say it, otherwise Conan would become suspicious; that kid was very clever.

"Well, I was too angry at the time, so I didn't have time to ask," Kogoro Mouri said with an awkward laugh, scratching his head.

"It's alright, he's the village chief after all, he should know if we just ask him." Xia Chuan casually pulled a passerby at the corner.

This person was wearing jeans, a purple knitted long-sleeved top, and a youthful ponytail. It was none other than the cross-dressing Asai Narumi.

She has a well-proportioned figure, regular features, and a delicate face; she is clearly a young and beautiful girl.

It's quite pretty.

Xia Chuan had already discovered that he had been following their group all the way, and took the opportunity of asking a passerby for directions to pull the man out.

Upon seeing Asai Narumi's appearance, Kogoro Mouri immediately beamed with delight, his enthusiasm burning bright. After straightening his suit and tie, he coughed twice and asked a question in a mature man's voice.

"Miss, do you know where Village Chief Kuroiwa Tatsuji is? Or you could tell us where his house is."

Xia Chuan, on the other hand, watched the drama unfold with a grin. The more he liked it now, the more disgusted he would be once he learned the truth.

Poor Uncle Mori.

Asai Narumi is indeed quite capable, or perhaps she genuinely believes herself to be a woman, as she doesn't seem to be faking it at all; even Conan didn't notice anything amiss.

The two talked for a long time, and Uncle Mori was practically drooling. In the end, Asai Narumi led them toward the community center.

"Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of the former village chief, Kameyama Isamu, so today Village Chief Kuroiwa should be at the community center supervising the setup. I remember seeing him just this morning."

Kogoro Mouri nodded, thought for a moment, and asked, "By the way, Dr. Narumi, do you know Keiji Aso? I heard he was a musician who died on the island twelve years ago."

Asai Narumi paused noticeably, but quickly recovered: "I-Is that so? I don't know you. I only came to Tsukikage Island two years ago. Come to think of it, I'm a Tokyo local just like you."

"I do vaguely recognize this name, though not much, since he's been dead for so many years. Village Chief Heiyan definitely knows him; you can just ask him later."

"That's it."

Kogoro Mouri was somewhat disheartened. The direction of his investigation was bleak. If his client hadn't already sent him the money, he would have definitely turned around and left.

However, only cases like these can truly showcase a master detective's depth and wisdom, without a doubt.

Conan frowned and glanced at Asai Narumi, his large glasses reflecting a gleam of intelligence.

He vaguely sensed that there was something wrong with this woman named Asai Narumi.

Moreover, when her uncle asked her question just now, she clearly paused for a moment, which was very strange. This Asai Narumi must know something about Aso Keiji, otherwise she wouldn't have acted so obviously unnaturally.

"Conan, what are you thinking about?"

Natsukawa noticed Conan's gaze.

No way, could it be that Conan has already become a suspect in Asai Narumi before the case has even started?
"It's alright. Uncle Natsukawa, don't you think Narumi-neechan is a little strange?"

Conan leaned closer and whispered about some of the unusual details the other person had made.

"Hey, Conan, please don't get too close to my father."

Anya broke free from Yoel's hand, ran a few steps, and squeezed between Conan and Natsukawa.

Yes, she was jealous. "Alright, Anya, stop fooling around." Xia Chuan pulled Anya into his arms.

She's so jealous at such a young age, what will she do if she can't get married in the future?

Conan silently complained to himself, then quickly caught up with Kogoro Mouri and continued to observe Asai Narumi's situation.

You little Conan, you're secretly talking bad about me! You're the one who'll never get married, just you wait.

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Moon Shadow Island isn't very big, but it's not small either; it took about twenty minutes to walk from the guesthouse to the village office.

"Finally we're here."

Kogoro Mouri regretted it a little. He should have borrowed a few bicycles from the guesthouse owner from the beginning. Walking was really tiring.

The village office occupies a considerable area, with the beach at the front and the forest at the back.

At this time, people occasionally came and went at the main entrance of the village office. Judging from their appearance, they should be workers setting up the worship ceremony.

These workers were clearly also residents of the village. When Asai Narumi led a few people there, many people greeted her, indicating that she was quite popular on Tsukikage Island.

It could also be because he was the only doctor on the island.

"Uncle Zhongzheng, have you seen Chief Heiyan?" Asai Shigemi asked, pulling aside a middle-aged man who looked like a foreman.

Zhongzheng scratched his head and thought for a moment, "I didn't see it. That's strange. It was definitely there at noon. I don't know when it disappeared."

"I seem to remember that Chief Heiyan went to the toilet, and then I didn't see him again."

The migrant worker pointed to the village office: "It's the village office's restroom, around noon."

"Uncle, did you see Chief Black Rock come out behind you?" Conan asked in an extremely innocent child's voice, his left eye twitching as he had an ominous premonition.

I have a feeling that something is going to happen to the village chief of Heiyan.

Xia Chuan felt the same way.

However, the case should logically begin on the night of the full moon, which is tomorrow, right?

"No, but he should have left. I didn't notice. I have to finish setting up the atmosphere for the worship ceremony today, so I don't have much time to pay attention to what the village chief is doing."

The migrant worker's complaints were full of grievances, clearly indicating that the village chief of Black Rock Village had exploited him quite a bit.

Natsukawa and Kogoro Mori exchanged glances, both noticing something amiss.

With so many workers here, it's impossible that none of them saw Chief Heiyan leave.

Natsukawa glanced at Asai Narumi and found that the other's expression had not changed.

Strange, am I just overthinking it?
"I'll go check on things. I hope we're just overthinking it. Dr. Chengshi, could you please show me the way?"

"Oh, okay."

After listening to their conversation for a long time, Asai Narumi finally understood and nodded with a strange expression.

Asai Narumi led Natsukawa to the restroom, while the others waited outside.

Kogoro Mori continued chatting with Foreman Chusho, an island native. He wanted to learn about the island's situation from him and also find out about Keiji Aso.

It's highly improbable that a dead person would send him a request.

Conan can be annoying sometimes, but he's right about one thing: this request is likely because someone wants him, the famous detective, to find out the cause of Aso Keiji's death.

(End of this chapter)