Kogoro Mouri narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Xiaofeng: "It's possible, but you're still students, so you can't do anything that goes beyond friendship."

Xiaolan's face turned bright red: "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? How could that be! Really!"

Xiaolan hadn't thought about it that way at all, but now she felt shy.

Conan jumped up in protest, vehemently disagreeing: "No way! Ran-neechan has to stay with us for me to feel at ease!"

Ran retorted angrily, "What's wrong with you, Conan? Xiaofeng will protect me, what are you worried about?"

Bourbon, who was standing nearby, also patted Conan's head and said, "Xiao Feng is very strong. Your Ran-neechan will be fine with Xiao Feng."

Lin Xiaofeng deliberately took Ran's hand in front of Conan: "Conan, don't worry, Ran will be fine with me. Let's go..."

"No, no, no... I want to go too!" Conan tried to follow, but Bourbon grabbed him and wouldn't let him go. "Conan, I think you're so funny. You should stay with me."

"Ran-neechan, Ran-neechan, don't leave me..." Conan struggled, trying to escape from Bourbon, but as a child, he couldn't break free from Bourbon at all.

So, Conan watched helplessly as Ran and Lin Xiaofeng left. They were going to stay together tonight!

Lin Xiaofeng and Xiaolan walked outside the mansion; it was pitch black. There was only moonlight, no streetlights.

"It's so dark outside."

"Xiao Lan, you need to stay close to me."

"Yes. I will hold your hand and never let go."

"That's it."

Lin Xiaofeng led Xiaolan for a while and found a hotel.

Although Moonshadow Island has few tourists, it is still a tourist attraction with several hotels.

Upon entering the hotel, the receptionist was an elderly woman yawning.

"Sir, we need to stay at a hotel."

"Okay. How many rooms do you need?"

Lin Xiaofeng looked at Xiaolan, seeking her opinion.

"One room is enough."

Xiao Lan said with a slightly shy tone.

"Then we'll have one room."

The old woman responded and led the two to a traditional Japanese-style room.

Lin Xiaofeng and Xiaolan naturally made their own beds and went to sleep.

Although both involve sleeping on bedding, the hotel has tatami mats, making it much more comfortable to sleep in than the Guogongguan.

Xiao Lan was glad that she was still with Lin Xiaofeng.

"I wonder if we can take a shower here?"

Before going to bed, Xiaolan wanted to take a hot bath, which would make her feel even more comfortable.

"It should be possible, I'll go ask."

Lin Xiaofeng immediately got up and asked Xiaolan where to take a bath.

After all, since he was sleeping with a girl, Lin Xiaofeng also wanted to take a shower. He had just killed two drug lords, and a shower would cleanse him of bad luck.

Soon, Lin Xiaofeng went to the front desk to ask the old lady, and then turned back.

"You can take a bath here, and there's also a natural open-air hot spring. However, the open-air hot spring is for mixed bathing."

"Mixed bathing? It's okay, it's so late, there's definitely no one else here."

There were already few tourists on the island, and it was so late. Xiaolan really wanted to experience the hot springs on Moonshadow Island.

"Okay, you go take a bath and soak in the hot spring first, then it's my turn."

"No need. We can soak together."

Let's go soak in the hot springs together!

Lin Xiaofeng inhaled the sweet scent of the young girl. Had things progressed that quickly between him and Xiaolan?

"Don't get me wrong, I'll wrap myself in a towel. Besides, it's so late, and I'm scared being alone."

"I see……"

Lin Xiaofeng was excited when he thought about the beautiful and charming Xiaolan, who was going to soak in the hot spring with him.

Lin Xiaofeng went to the men's bathroom, took a shower, wrapped a towel around his neck, and went directly to the open-air hot spring.

As expected, the open-air hot spring was completely deserted.

Lin Xiaofeng lay in the moderately sized hot spring, enjoying the comfortable and warm water.

"Japan has many volcanoes and hot springs everywhere, it's really great."

Lin Xiaofeng lay comfortably in the hot spring. Not long after, Xiaolan, with her hair tied up, wrapped in a bath towel, and walking gracefully with her beautiful feet, sat down next to Lin Xiaofeng.

Lin Xiaofeng was immersed in the comfort of the hot spring until Xiaolan sat down beside him, and then he realized that Xiaolan had come over.

"Xiao Lan, you've come..."

"Mmm...the hot springs here are so comfortable."

"Yes... I never expected there to be such a wonderful hot spring here. We are so lucky."

"Xiao Feng, your face is so red."

Xiao Lan looked at Lin Xiaofeng and said in surprise.

Normally, Lin Xiaofeng is as elegant as jade, a peerless gentleman, always with a faint smile on his face, calm and composed, just like an immortal.

Lin Xiaofeng blushed, which surprised Xiaolan because she had never seen him like that before.

"I was shy because it was my first time going to a hot spring with a girl."

"Huh?" Xiaolan blushed when she heard Lin Xiaofeng say that. "Me too..."

"Really? Not even Shinichi?"

"Shinichi... he would never want to go to a hot spring with me."

Lin Xiaofeng believed this. Given Shinichi Kudo's chauvinistic personality, even if Ran invited him, he would still refuse.

"Where's Conan?"

"Conan... he's still a child. You're not jealous, are you?"

"When I heard Ran say that you've never been to a hot spring with Shinichi, of course I was happy. If Conan were an exception, I would be jealous too."

"No, not at all. After your reminder, I have indeed noticed that Conan is acting strangely. I try to avoid him now, because I always feel that something is off about him, something I can't quite put my finger on."

"Yes, yes... that's right. Something's definitely up when things are not going well. Ran, we can't let our guard down just because Conan is a child."

"Yes, I will."

51. Xiaolan's delicate body was soft and fragrant.

Lin Xiaofeng and Xiaolan were only wearing bath towels; they were completely naked.

They sat together in the hot spring pool, enjoying the warm water; the atmosphere was both pleasant and intimate.

"Xiao Feng, why did you specifically ask me if Shinichi and Conan went to the hot springs with me? Are you actually jealous?"

Xiao Lan looked shyly at Lin Xiaofeng, their eyes met, and they exchanged a spark.

"I am indeed jealous, but I don't think I have the right to be. Xiaolan and I are just friends."

"Yes...we're just friends. But I think we can gradually develop into something more than just friends."

"Beyond friends, what is it?"

"I-I don't know..."

Xiaolan felt her face burning, and she covered her face in embarrassment, becoming like a boiling kettle.

Xiao Lan was already in high spirits, and with the added heat of the hot spring, she felt dizzy and involuntarily leaned against Lin Xiaofeng.

Lin Xiaofeng gently held Xiaolan, not daring to make any movement. Because if his spear were to accidentally poke Xiaolan while he was standing erect, it would be incredibly awkward.

"Xiao Lan's body smells so good, feels so soft, it's wonderful..."

According to Murphy's Law, what you least want to happen is more likely to happen.

Unsuspecting, Xiaolan not only leaned against Lin Xiaofeng, but pressed closer and closer. Then, Xiaolan's pert bottom inevitably bumped into his hot, hard member, and even rubbed against it.

Xiao Lan jolted awake and quickly got off Lin Xiaofeng.

"Oh no, I think I overdid it; my body is burning up."

"Then... that's about enough, let's go back to our rooms and rest."

"Ah."

Xiao Lan was the first to run to the women's bathroom, change her clothes, and her heart was pounding.

"What...did I just touch?!"

Could it be... Xiao Feng's...?

It feels so powerful...so amazing..."

Xiaolan covered her face.

I'm so embarrassed, it's so awkward! I don't even know what expression to make when facing Xiao Feng.

Back in her room, Xiaolan immediately covered her head and went to sleep, not daring to speak to Xiaofeng.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaofeng could only laugh self-deprecatingly; he hadn't done it on purpose.

……

The following day, Inspector Megure and his men traveled by ship from Tokyo to Tsukikage Island to investigate the truth behind Kawashima's death.

Then, Inspector Megure learned that Nishimoto and Kuroiwa had died together in Kuroiwa's house, and that Kuroiwa's daughter had called the police.

So, Inspector Megure set out to investigate the truth behind Nishimoto and Kuroiwa's deaths. Given Inspector Megure's limited intelligence, he naturally couldn't uncover anything.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan, the two of them, spent the whole day trying to find something, but to no avail.

No matter how intelligent Conan is, he can't deduce that Kuroiwa and Nishimoto died because they took the same substance he took, APTX4869. That's the difference between having the protagonist's halo and not having it!

Seeing that Lin Xiaofeng remained silent, Bourbon knew that Lin Xiaofeng must have done it, so he naturally didn't say anything more.

Inspector Megure ultimately accepted Kogoro Mouri's reasoning and concluded that the three were killed by the Moonlight Curse, thus closing the case.

The group boarded the Metropolitan Police Department's ship and returned to Tokyo together.

Although Lin Xiaofeng didn't solve any cases and receive any system rewards on this trip, it brought him closer to Xiaolan, making it all worthwhile.

On the ship, Conan was depressed and unmoved even when Lin Xiaofeng flirted with Ran right in front of him.

Lin Xiaofeng wondered, what's wrong with Conan?

Privately, Lin Xiaofeng was talking to Conan in the cabin.

"Conan, what's wrong with you? You look like a dead dog."

"Damn it... How could the truth be a curse? There is absolutely no such thing as a curse in this world. Those three victims definitely didn't die because of some moonlight curse!"

"Conan, what makes you think it's not a curse?"

Although the three victims weren't killed by a curse, it doesn't mean this world is free of curses. After all, this is the world of Detective Conan, a world steeped in Conan's philosophy. As a transmigrator, one must respect the philosophy of this world, rather than blindly believing in science.

"There can be no curse in this world! This goes against the principles of Detective Conan!"

"If curses don't exist in this world, then I ask you, does the concept of rejuvenation exist?"

"Ah this..."

"Since even something as absurd as rejuvenation, which is even more unbelievable than a curse, exists, what makes you think that a curse doesn't exist?"

"Lin Xiaofeng, that's just sophistry."

"The idea that people always dream of superstition is a limited understanding of their own limited knowledge. What you think of as superstition is the biggest superstition."

"What--"

Conan was startled, realizing that Lin Xiaofeng's intelligence even surpassed his own!

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