Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Conan and Heiji Hattori, those two perverts, didn't rush to rehearse their show after landing on the beach of Onikiri Island. Instead, they went to the shore to watch Ie Taira undress.

However, to their disappointment, Taira Ie's clothes...

Conan looked away with some disappointment, then wagged his finger at Hattori Heiji and said, "Sorry, you guessed wrong this time~"

"That doesn't make sense!"

"Heiji, come here quickly, the director is already calling you."

Just as Hattori Heiji was racking his brains, Toyama Kazuha's voice suddenly came from behind him, making him forget about Taira Ite and why she wasn't wearing a white high-cut swimsuit.

While everyone's attention was focused on Toyama Kazuha, Suzuki Seimei quietly walked to the shore, took out the [Sea Serpent Pouch], summoned a sea serpent, and released it into the sea.

Since Hirai Ie was going diving, Suzuki Seimei couldn't keep an eye on her all the time, so he felt it was safer to have the sea snake protect her in the shadows.

After releasing the sea snake into the sea, Suzuki Seimei then strode over to Ai Haibara's side and began to examine the wooden pillar in front of her.

Although Ghost Turtle Island is now an uninhabited island, it used to be inhabited, so there is a house on the island.

What Ai Haibara and the others were looking at was the wooden pillar of this abandoned house, on which a strange line of text was carved.

"The princess is buried in A, not B!"

Heiji Hattori stared at the cryptic statement, stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, then turned to the director and asked, "Are you sure there really was a corpse lying in front of this wooden pillar before?"

"Of course!"

Taketomi Masao nodded affirmatively and said, "The person who found it said that the unidentified male corpse was leaning against this wooden pillar and starved to death on this island."

Actually, about a year ago, a large typhoon struck this small island.

Therefore, many locals believe that the man who starved to death was shipwrecked and drifted to this island.

However, this matter remains unresolved, and the only remaining clue is the strange writing on this wooden pillar.

"Xiao Lan, who do you think built this house? Wasn't this supposed to be a deserted island?"

After staring at the abandoned house for a while, Toyama Kazuha couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why would anyone build a house here?"

Even if you ask me that, there's no way I could know!

Ran Mouri shrugged helplessly and said, "This is my first time on this deserted island too~"

"This abandoned house was actually built by the mayor of Jin Town. I heard that before the unidentified male corpse was found, he used it as a villa."

Just as Ran Mouri finished speaking, a pleasant voice suddenly rang out, and Ie Taira walked towards them while wiping the water stains from her head with a towel.

(?ω?)

Upon seeing Hirai Ie, who had shrunk her wetsuit to her waist, Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up. He nudged Conan with his elbow and said, "I told you it was white!"

In the black wetsuit

Hehe~

Conan's lips twitched, and he rolled his eyes at Hattori Heiji.

It has to be admitted that Heiji Hattori is indeed better than Conan at deducing what kind of swimsuits girls wear; he guesses it right every time!

Looking at the abandoned house before him, the weathered-looking Daito Mikihiko couldn't help but sigh, "This house is indeed much worse than any I've seen before. It's like Urashima Taro has returned to reality."

"Urashima Taro?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Conan's eyes, and he asked with some curiosity, "Uncle, from what you're saying, you must have been here before, right?"

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"Yes! About two years ago, I sailed through here and saw the scenery of this island."

Daito Mikihiko nodded slightly and said, "Because there are plenty of bamboo fish that can be caught around this island."

"Bamboo fish?!"

Upon hearing this, Conan and Heiji Hattori's expressions changed slightly, revealing thoughtful looks.

Daito Mikihiko turned to the two dark-skinned youths and asked, "You two used to come here often, right?"

"That's right! There's a great diving spot on this island."

Upon hearing this, Kume Yoshitsugu, who had short brown hair, changed his expression slightly and said, "However, ever since that unidentified male corpse was found on the island, we feel uneasy every time we go diving, so we rarely come to the island anymore."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

Taketomi Masao waved his hand and said, "Hattori and I will discuss the competition process here. You guys go find some special places on the island, preferably places with beautiful scenery, so that it will be convenient for the photographer to take pictures."

"OK~"

Upon hearing the director's words, the staff present quickly dispersed to prepare for the filming of the program.

"The princess is buried in A, not B."

After separating from the others, Hirara Ie silently recited the message left by her dying companion, a glint of light suddenly flashing in her beautiful eyes: "Could it be..."

Having just dived into the sea but found no trace of the "princess," Taira Ie instantly understood the meaning of the coded message and hurriedly headed towards the island's forest.

However, what Taira Ie didn't know was that the moment she entered the forest, Daito Mikihiko, who had also solved the mystery, also silently followed after her.

After searching in the forest for more than half an hour, Hirara Ie finally found an abandoned wooden boat near the grove where they had parted ways.

"found it!"

Upon seeing the abandoned wooden boat, Taira Ie became even more certain of her guess, and soon found a sealed leather suitcase in the boat's cabin.

"Click!"

With a soft click, the suitcase was slowly opened, revealing the golden screen hidden inside.

Looking at the family heirloom "golden screen" in the suitcase, Taira Ie's eyes were filled with excitement and regret. With a complicated expression, she reached out her hands and touched the screen woven with gold thread.

Just as Taira Ie was immersed in the joy of regaining her family heirloom, she did not notice that Daito Mikihiko, with a murderous look on his face, had appeared behind her with a rope.

"Waaaaah..."

Before Taira Ie could react, Daito Mikihiko strangled her neck with a rope.

No matter how much Hirara Ie struggled, Daito Mikihiko gripped the rope tightly, roaring with bloodshot eyes, "It's all your fault! I'll avenge Yoshiko!!!"

Upon hearing Daito Mikihiko's resentful roar, Taira Ie's pupils constricted sharply, and she released her grip on the rope, giving up any resistance or struggle.

"boom!"

Just as Hirayoshi was about to be strangled, a rock suddenly shot out from the woods and hit Daito Mikihiko heavily on the shoulder, knocking the rope out of his hand.

"Luckily, I made it in time."

Conan lowered his short, raised leg and felt a surge of relief.

Fortunately, Suzuki Haruaki had suggested taking commemorative photos in the island's forest, and Daito Mikihiko's roar had alerted them; otherwise, Taira Ie might have been strangled to death in that forest.

"Miss Taira, are you alright?"

Ran and the others rushed out of the woods and hurriedly ran to Ie Taira's side, helping her up with worried expressions.

"Don't move!"

Hattori Heiji picked up the rope from the ground and used it to tie Daito Mikihiko's hands behind his back, fearing that he would hurt someone again.

"No...don't hurt Chiyo-nii-nii..."

As Taira Ie gradually regained consciousness from the lack of oxygen, she vaguely saw Hattori Heiji restraining Daito Mikihiko and hurriedly called out in a weak voice.

"Chiyo-nii?"

Upon hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar address, Daito Mikihiko's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "You...you're Miss Koto?! How could it be you?!"

In fact, Daito Mikihiko had already deciphered the message left by the nameless male corpse on the wooden pillar of the house before his death. He also knew that the "princess" in the code referred to the family heirloom of the mayor of Jin Town, which was stolen by a group of robbers several years ago—the Golden Screen!

However, Daito Mikihiko wanted to kill the members of the bandit group himself to avenge his fiancée, Matsumoto Yoshiko, so he deliberately used the golden screen as bait to wait for the remaining three members of the bandit group to walk into his trap.

"I...I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to kill Yoshiko-neechan..."

Faced with the incredulous gaze of Daito Mikihiko, Taira Ie, filled with remorse, revealed the truth of what happened back then.

Hirai Ie's original name was Kinjo Tomo. She was the daughter of the mayor of Kinjo Town and a famous beauty in the area.

However, Hirai Ie is not the biological daughter of Mayor Kinjo, but rather the daughter of her mother and ex-husband.

Five years ago, Taira Ie's mother passed away due to illness. She gradually felt lonely and felt that her stepfather no longer loved her as much as before.

Therefore, acting impulsively, Taira Ie staged a kidnapping, hiring people to play the kidnappers and demanding that the mayor of Kinjo use his family heirloom, the "Golden Screen," as ransom to get her back.

Unfortunately, human nature is most vulnerable to temptation. Between the family heirloom and his stepdaughter, Mayor Jin Cheng ultimately chose the family heirloom.

Abandoned by Mayor Jin, Pingliang Yijiang, driven by love turned to hatred, decided to join forces with the fake kidnappers to stage a real robbery. They broke into Mayor Jin's house and stole the family heirloom, the "Golden Screen."

However, during the robbery of the "Golden Screen", Shimoji Takashi, a member of the bandit group, accidentally killed Matsumoto Yoshiko, the maid in the house of Mayor Jinzhen!

When Daito Mikihiko was working as a steward in the Jin Town mayor's family, he witnessed his fiancée die at the hands of those bandits. From that moment on, he was determined to kill those four bandits and avenge his fiancée and Miss Koto himself.

According to Hirai Ie's original plan, she only intended to steal the "Golden Screen" to take revenge on Mayor Kinjo, and did not expect to kill Matsumoto Yoshiko.

Knowing he had made a grave mistake, Kinjo Du dared not return to the Kinjo family and changed his name to Taira Ie.

Ironically, after the four members of the bandit group stole the "Golden Screen," they didn't dare to sell it. Instead, they put it in a sealed box and sank it along with the wooden boat into the waters near Ghost Turtle Island.

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About a year ago, Oni Turtle Island was hit by a typhoon, and the wooden boat and sealed boxes hidden on the seabed were washed ashore on Oni Turtle Island.

After learning of this, one of the members of the bandit group risked his life to enter Ghost Turtle Island.

Although the bandit moved the broken wooden boat and the golden screen to the forest on Ghost Turtle Island, he himself was trapped on the island and starved to death.

That's right!

The unidentified male corpse found on Ghost Turtle Island was actually a member of a gang of robbers.

The message left by the unidentified male corpse before his death meant that the Golden Screen had been moved from the seabed to the forest on the island.