Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

"Hello!?"

Conan was shocked.

Kogoro Mouri's snoring soon subsided.

"Okay, thank you, you can go to sleep now."

Hayashi Yoshiki was satisfied and chased Conan out.

Chapter 336: The Two People Who Were Tied Up

The next morning after waking up, Yoshiki Hayashi suddenly received a call from Inspector Megure.

Through fingerprint comparison, the identities of the two treasure hunters have been revealed—they had robbed art and unearthed artifacts from museums and archaeological sites around the world, and were also responsible for several deaths.

He is a true international fugitive.

Meanwhile, news also came from the museum on Shenhai Island that it had been robbed: the display cases of what appeared to be Anne Bonny's scimitar and Mary Rhett's flintlock pistol, excavated from the underwater palace, were forcibly removed, and the items themselves disappeared.

"Inspector Megure said he wants me to go over and help, so I'll head over now. Also, it looks like it's going to be really windy today, so be careful if you want to go out."

After finishing the phone call, Lin Jiashu looked at everyone in front of him and said.

The children, engrossed in the treasure hunt, drawled in agreement, and Ran and Sonoko nodded in agreement as well.

Lin Jiashu left quickly.

Ran and Sonoko exchanged a glance, discussing how to spend the day.

"Should we really not go diving this time?"

"Yeah, I'm still a little scared after what happened."

"...But I'm going back tomorrow, and it would be a bit of a shame not to do something."

"Should we go out to sea? But the wind will be very strong, and it doesn't seem very safe."

"How about we go to the beach? Didn't Ms. Yamaguchi say there's a really beautiful beach on the island?"

"Okay, let's go buy swimsuits later."

After the two of them happily discussed and agreed on the plan, Xiaolan, who was clearly excited, suddenly yawned.

Sonoko noticed and asked with some confusion, "What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Um... I stayed up a little late last night."

"Didn't you get into bed at the same time as me? Ah, insomnia? That's strange, Xiaolan, you don't have trouble sleeping in different beds."

"I don't know either."

Responding to her best friend's puzzled tone, Xiaolan chuckled softly.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Yoshiki Hayashi quickly arrived at Inspector Megure's location.

"You've finally arrived, Brother Lin."

"Well, how should I put it, Inspector Megure?"

“We tried to arrest them as soon as we learned of their identities, but neither of them returned to the hotel, nor did they leave the island... They must be hiding somewhere now.”

"It's me!" Inspector Megure said with a serious expression.

At this point, Shiratori Ninzaburo also stepped forward to add: "At least one of them was attacked by a rifle. There is blood left at the scene, and they may need medical treatment."

Lin Jiashu only learned more information after arriving here.

Last night, when Taro Izuyama and Mitsuji Matsumoto broke into the museum to steal, they were attacked with rifles by unidentified people. Now the police suspect that the attackers are the murderers who plotted to kill their companions.

“We’ve checked with the clinic on the island, and they haven’t shown up yet,” Takagi Wataru said, raising his hand.

"The only way to leave Shenhai Island is by boat at 1 p.m. every day... but we can't guarantee that there aren't other fishermen on the island who own boats and haven't reached an agreement with them."

“We were just about to talk about this, Mr. Lin. Ms. Chinatsu Mabuchi, the manager of the ‘Blue Hole’ dive shop, took their money and provided them with a boat.”

Is that so?

"But it's so strange. We police are still here, so why would they choose to steal things now?"

Miwako Sato found it somewhat difficult to understand.

On Shenhai Island, there is usually only one veteran police officer on duty, making it easy for him to commit a crime secretly and leave immediately. However, these two chose to strike on the night when several police officers were on the island.

"Two guesses: one is that they knew the police were about to discover their identities, and the other is that they desperately needed to use what they stole... The curved sword and flintlock pistol that the two female pirates were rumored to have used, but since there has never been any official endorsement, their value cannot be said to be very high. A habitual criminal who has targeted museums many times should not have such a small appetite."

As Lin Jiashu spoke, he looked at Iwanaga Shiro.

The head of the tourism department of Shenhai Island remained silent.

"In this situation, when will Tokyo's support arrive?"

"I'm afraid it's not possible today. Due to the low pressure at sea, helicopters and ships cannot be deployed," Inspector Megure replied to Yoshiki Hayashi's question. "Now we can only rely on ourselves."

"...The murderer who wanted to kill Matsumoto Mitsuji and the others left behind very old shell casings at the scene. They must be from an old-fashioned hunting rifle. Let's investigate in that direction."

The police got busy.

Lin Jiashu couldn't help at this moment either.

He glanced at the time, took out his notebook, and began to write on it.

After the police worked hard to find clues that a resident on the island had reported a stolen rifle, they discovered that the person was an elderly man living alone and was being cared for by his niece, Chinatsu Mabuchi, who ran a diving shop.

It took quite a bit of time to summon the other party for questioning.

The wind on the island is getting stronger.

The windows of the small room rattled loudly in the wind.

It wasn't until the sky turned gray in the afternoon that Kogoro Mouri and his friends suddenly heard the news that Ran and the others had been kidnapped.

It was Kimiko Yamaguchi, a diving instructor, who came to report the incident.

According to her, the two girls had originally intended to ask her for directions to the most beautiful beach nearby, and Yamaguchi Kimiko felt apologetic for the poor diving experience she had given them the day before, so she offered to be their guide and lead them to the beach... but they ended up being caught by the two wanted criminals.

They kidnapped Ran and Sonoko, boarded a boat they had traded with the shopkeeper, and headed towards Laiqin Island with several oxygen tanks, clearly intending to enter the underwater palace.

"What!?"

Upon hearing this news, Kogoro Mouri's face turned ashen.

His daughter had been kidnapped and taken out to sea by vicious criminals during a typhoon. In that instant, he felt like strangling those two guys. He frantically looked to the policeman who had been staying on the island and begged him to prepare a boat to go out and rescue his daughter.

The veteran policeman understood the urgency of the situation and nodded in agreement without hesitation, but also explained that dispatching ships during a typhoon would be more troublesome and it might take a while.

Lin Jiashu then walked out.

"A-Shu, where are you going!?"

"I'll go find a boat somewhere else."

"..."

Watching his hurried departure, the anxious Kogoro Mouri did not stop him. After giving Yoshiki Hayashi a serious look, he rushed off to discuss the matter with Inspector Megure.

As Lin Jiashu walked out of the village office, he took out a notebook from his pocket, removed a page from it, and tore it to pieces.

The content is already in effect, so tearing it up won't cause any problems, saving you the trouble of thinking about destroying it later when it gets wrinkled from soaking in water.

Chapter 337: Death Note Has No Delay

"Tch, I didn't expect it to be this easy this time."

"Yeah, not a single shark showed up. All that tension for nothing."

Several bright torches appeared in the dimly lit cave.

The two treasure hunters said that there was no challenge, but they were secretly delighted that the operation had gone smoothly.

"You two, hurry up."

Matsumoto Koji, carrying a torch and walking in front, fiercely urged the two girls behind him on.

Because they had bullet wounds on their bodies, which were still bleeding because they hadn't gone to a clinic or hospital for treatment... In order to prevent sharks from smelling the blood and attacking them after they went into the water, they specifically tied up these two hostages and planned to use them as bait to attract sharks.

When we arrived, we didn't encounter a single shark.

However, they can still be used as stepping stones.

Sometimes, due to geographical reasons and wind direction, the interior of this treasure trove becomes filled with gas, and in such cases, they are needed.

But Izuyama Taro and Matsumoto Mitsuji were really lucky this time; they arrived at a stone door inside the treasure site without any problems.

“Although this place is dangerous, we’ve actually been here countless times… No matter what we tried, we couldn’t open this door, so we finally decided to steal it.”

Izuyama Taro grinned and pulled out the knife and flintlock pistol he had acquired the night before from his bag.

There are several grooves on the stone door that could hold knives and guns; it's clearly some kind of mechanism...

After placing the knife and gun into the groove, he was excited to find that they fit perfectly. But just as he was about to open the door, he triggered a mechanism—a sharpened wooden splinter shot fiercely toward his eye.

Fortunately, he managed to dodge it by sidestepping.

"That was close!"

"Give up! Even if you manage to get the treasure, you won't be able to escape, let alone open this door."

“That’s right, especially with Jia Shu here, even if you get the treasure, it won’t help.”

"Shut up!"

Izuyama Taro glared at the two of them with a gloomy expression.

At that moment, his companion Matsumoto Mitsuji suddenly seemed to have figured something out, grinned, and stepped forward to adjust the position of the knife and gun: "Anne Bonney and Mary Reid are fighting back to back, so they should be placed like this."

rumble……

The door actually opened automatically because of that.

Behind the door lay a vast space, and when the torches of the group illuminated the scene, a magnificent large sailing ship appeared before them.

The eyes of the two treasure hunters immediately became incredibly eager.

Matsumoto Koji lit the surrounding campfires, and once the entire cavern was fully illuminated, his companion, who had been standing there, stared blankly at the scale of the sailboat. Gradually, joy spread across his face, and he ran over with a cry of ecstasy:

"Treasure! We've finally found the treasure!"

Izuyama Taro excitedly climbed the steps and ran onto the deck.

"Hey! What's the rush?"

Matsumoto Koji grinned and slowly followed.

However, as he was walking up the steps, he stopped, turned back to look at Ran and Sonoko, and urged them, "You two, hurry up!"

Matsumoto Mitsuji dared not let his guard down around Ran, because he had experienced firsthand her karate prowess when they were kidnapped.

Ran and Sonoko walked silently up the steps, with Matsumoto Mitsuji following behind them.

Just as he was about to reach the top of the stairs and onto the deck, he shouted, "Well, have you found the treasure yet?"

"You're moving so slowly, Mr. Matsumoto."

However, it was not his companion who answered.

Matsumoto Mitsuji was taken aback.

He pushed aside the two girls who were standing in front of him, their faces full of surprise, and came to the deck. What he saw was a scene that he couldn't quite understand.

A young man dressed in black stood there.

The firelight of the campfire, which illuminated the entire cave, flickered, and in that warm, dim light, he stood there, seemingly out of nowhere, on the smooth teak deck.

He held an open book in one hand.

His companion, however, lay dead at his feet, his face covered in blood.

"Brother Jiashu!!!"

The two girls made joyful sounds.

Matsumoto Mitsuji was completely taken aback.

"you……!"

"You must have been waiting for the tide to recede over there for quite a while before you were able to walk through the passage and come in here, right?"