Asai Narumi sat down in the empty seat next to Kogoro Mouri.

As soon as she sat down, Kogoro Mouri seemed to be injected with adrenaline. His body, which had been lazily leaning back in the chair, instantly sat up straight, and his eyes lit up.

He has never been able to resist beautiful women.

Kogoro Mori put down the bottle of beer he was holding and put on what he thought was a very gentlemanly smile: "Oh, Dr. Asai! Come on, come on, what would you like to eat? Order whatever you like, it's on me today!"

Asai Narumi smiled slightly, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, her tone polite and gentle: "Then I'll leave it to Mr. Mori."

"Just a simple toast and a glass of orange juice, please."

Kogoro Mouri immediately turned and waved to the waiter, his voice several decibels louder than usual: "Waiter!"

"Add another slice of toast and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice! Hurry up!"

Asai Narumi quietly said thank you, without exchanging any glances with Lin Shen.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was quite harmonious for a while.

While eating breakfast, Kogoro Mouri chatted casually with Narumi Asai, asking her how long she had lived on the island and how busy she was with work. Narumi Asai answered each question in a gentle and measured tone.

Mingmei was the first to finish breakfast.

She finished the last sip of coffee, put down the cup, and let out a wide yawn without any attempt to hide it.

She stood up and stretched, her voice clearly drowsy: "I can't take it anymore, I didn't sleep well last night... I'm going back to my room to catch up on some sleep, you guys take your time eating."

Seeing this, Xiaolan also stood up. Her gaze still seemed somewhat unnatural when it swept over Lin Shen, but it was much better than when she first entered the restaurant.

"I'll go back and lie down for a while... I've been worried ever since I saw the fire on the mountain last night, and I couldn't sleep well no matter how much I tossed and turned."

After saying goodbye to the others, the two left the restaurant together.

Kogoro Mouri quickly finished his breakfast.

He downed the last gulp of beer, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and said, "I'm going to take a look at the fire scene over there, and while I'm at it, I'll also inquire about that letter of authorization."

"If we can't find anything out, I don't plan to stay on this island any longer."

"This place is rife with gang warfare and dozens of deaths; it's terrifying to even hear about."

"Tokyo is still safer; at least there aren't drug dealers shooting each other with submachine guns in the streets..."

He shook his head, already considering giving up.

"Uncle Mori, I'll go with you!" Conan said, then glanced silently at Asai Narumi sitting opposite him before looking away and following Kogoro Mori out of the restaurant.

Finally, only two people remained.

Lin Shen picked up the half-cold coffee in front of him, took a sip, put the cup down, and looked at Asai Narumi across from him, his tone carrying a hint of amusement and undisguised scrutiny:

"Dr. Asai, didn't you say last night that you were going to end your life? How come you're sitting here eating toast now?"

Asai Narumi paused for a moment, then put down the fork, looked up at Lin Shen, and gave a helpless, bitter smile: "That was what I originally planned to do."

"I've already set the fire on, ready to end it all in that mansion."

"But Conan ran in halfway through. He grabbed my hand in the fire and said he would take me away."

"I can't drag a child into the fire to die with me."

She silently apologized to Conan in her heart.

Asai Narumi promised Conan last night that he wouldn't reveal to anyone that he was at the crime scene.

But now, facing Lin Shen's seemingly calm but actually extremely oppressive eyes, she really didn't dare to hide anything.

This man is far more terrifying than those drug dealers!

Killing people was as easy for him as playing a video game. He could kill dozens of people without blinking an eye, and the next morning he could sit in a restaurant drinking coffee and chatting with others as if nothing had happened!

Suicide takes courage.

Asai Shigeaki no longer has the courage to commit suicide.

Moreover, she has adoptive parents in Tokyo, and she doesn't want to drag them into danger because of her own situation.

After hearing her explanation, Lin Shen raised an eyebrow slightly: "Oh? Conan?"

He hadn't expected that the bespectacled brat was also at the Black Rock Mansion last night.

He hid it quite well; he didn't even notice the little guy's presence the whole time.

Seeing that Lin Shen's expression didn't seem to hold much killing intent, Asai Narumi quickly added, "But don't worry! I haven't revealed any information about you to Conan, not a single word."

She spoke urgently, as if afraid that Lin Shen would kill Conan to silence him.

Lin Shen leaned back in his chair and smiled, "I see..."

He didn't actually care whether Conan knew the truth or not.

Because Conan follows the traditional school of deduction, which emphasizes evidence and relies on the law to catch people.

Lin Shen's favorite character is an honest detective like Conan.

Even if she accidentally misses a clue and Conan catches her, he still has one last trick up his sleeve: just destroy the evidence.

Without evidence, the threat of the law is reduced by more than half.

What's more, he holds Conan's smallest secret.

He'll keep this secret forever, he'll eat Conan's food for the rest of his life!!

Seeing Lin Shen's relaxed and casual demeanor, Asai Narumi realized that he truly didn't intend to take Conan seriously, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Shen changed the subject: "Since you're not planning to commit suicide anymore, what are your plans next?"

Asai Narumi was taken aback by his question.

She remained silent for a while, staring blankly at the half-empty glass of orange juice on the table. After a long pause, she said in a low voice, "I don't know either... I want to go back to Tokyo first to pay respects to my parents and my sister and tell them the news."

Lin Shen nodded, then said, "Give me an address. I'll have Mingmei send you 100 million yen later."

Asai Narumi abruptly raised her head, waving her hands repeatedly: "No, no! President Hayashi, how can this be! I can't accept your money anymore—"

Lin Shen raised his hand to interrupt her: "This is hush money."

His tone was calm, but his words carried great weight: "You may not need them, but your adoptive parents will."

"You can't be too selfish. Just because you don't need it doesn't mean your adoptive parents don't need it."

Asai Narumi opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but found herself unable to utter a single word.

She remained silent for a long time before finally nodding slowly: "I understand... Thank you, President Lin."

Lin Shen waved his hand: "No need to thank me. You've provided me with a lot of information and helped me a great deal. This is what you deserve."

After finishing his breakfast, he remembered the address Asai Narumi had given him, stood up, and walked out of the restaurant.

Asai Narumi sat alone at the dining table, watching Lin Shen's departing figure disappear at the restaurant entrance. It was as if a taut string had suddenly been released, and she let out a long, silent breath.

She finally landed safely.

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