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

Chapter 390: Koshimizu Nanatsuki

"Detective Koshien...a project by Nichiuri TV?"

When he returned to the office, Yoshiki learned about the invitation from Toru Amuro.

The term "Koshien" originally refers to the Japanese high school baseball league.

So, Detective Koshien naturally refers to the competition between high school detectives.

According to the invitation, Nichiri TV has invited famous high school detectives from all over the country for a competition to determine who is the best high school detective in Japan.

"The problem is, I'm not a high school student anymore."

Picking up the tea that Amuro Tooru had brewed, Hayashi Yoshiki said in a daze.

Although he could pass for a high school detective by wearing his high school clothes, he was actually a 22-year-old college graduate.

"This project seems to divide the country into four regions: east, west, south, and north."

"For example, the western region would invite Hattori Heiji, a high school detective from Kansai, while the eastern region should have invited Kudo Shinichi, who was rumored to be Kaito Kid and caused quite a stir recently... but he hasn't appeared for a long time, so we invited you, the BOSS, who is close to being a high school student."

But there's a problem—

Amuro Tooru sat down opposite Hayashi Yoshiki.

The dark-skinned man gave a cold smile: "I recently confirmed with Nichiri TV on behalf of my agency, but they denied having such a project."

"...There was no such project, so it's a scam?"

"Yes."

Lin Jiashu calmly drank half a cup of tea and then laughed.

"So I'm really glad I have Mr. Amuro as my assistant, otherwise I would have gone there as soon as I saw the invitation and then been sold out."

"...You're really joking around. Now that we've confirmed the person who sent the invitation is a scammer, what should we do? Call the police?"

"Hold on."

Lin Jiashu took out his phone.

After finding Hattori Heiji's name in the contact list, he made a phone call.

After the call connected, Lin Jiashu didn't waste any words and asked if the other party had also received the invitation to "Detective Koshien".

He hung up the phone after receiving an affirmative reply.

"Heiji Hattori also received an invitation. It seems that the idea of ​​dividing the country into regions and inviting detectives separately is not a joke..."

After considering it for a moment, Lin Jiashu said, "Let's go see what tricks they're up to. Although I can stop Hattori Heiji from going there, I don't know which two high school students will be tricked into going to the other two places."

"But what if it's a harmful trap?"

Upon hearing Hayashi Yoshiki's reason, Amuro Tooru was no longer surprised.

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"So I hope that after I leave, Mr. Amuro will act based on the signals I send or call the police directly."

"……All right."

The two of them finalized the agreement.

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When the day on the invitation arrived, Lin Jiashu arrived at the dock mentioned in the invitation—the competition venue was an uninhabited island, so he needed to take a boat to get there.

When Hayashi Yoshiki arrived, he happened to see Hattori Heiji had also arrived.

Conan was also with him.

Standing in front of the two men was a middle-aged man wearing a green tracksuit, with the same hairstyle as Professor Agasa but with black hair.

The other person glanced at their watch and muttered to themselves:

"Why are you guys so slow? Seriously, I'm the kind of person who moves by the cent."

"Sorry, I couldn't find the ship earlier."

Lin Jiashu stepped forward.

His approach also caused Conan and Heiji Hattori to turn around.

"Brother Jiashu." "Hey, little brother."

The two greeted each other.

Lin Jiashu smiled and raised his hand in a gesture, and the middle-aged man in front of him immediately said, "My name is Tsuchio Hiroki. Anyway, let's get to the island first. Everyone else is already on the ship."

Urged on like this, the three of them didn't linger.

Hiroo Tsuchio walked ahead and boarded the ship first—it was a small boat, with a shabby appearance that was immediately apparent.

"So you said this project was a scam, what's going on, buddy?"

Before the self-proclaimed director, Hiroki Tsuchio, could even get his bearings after boarding the ship, Heiji Hattori, who was still on shore, quietly asked Yoshiki Hayashi a question.

Conan also perked up his ears.

"The so-called program is a complete scam; Nichiri TV has no such plan."

"Isn't it?"

Hattori Heiji's mouth dropped open—he had just resolved to give it his all and not tarnish the reputation of the Kansai region.

Although Lin Jiashu's presence put a lot of pressure on him.

Hiroki Tsuchio was already urging them on, and Heiji Hattori didn't even have time to ask why the other party was coming over before following him onto the ship and into the cabin.

There were two other young men in the cabin at this time.

One was a young man with medium-length hair and a somewhat gloomy demeanor, and the other was a girl wearing sunglasses and headphones, looking like a tomboy.

"Then let me explain."

After Hayashi Yoshiki and the others sat down, Tsuchio Hiroo immediately said, "After we arrive on the island, please do not leave your rooms before dinner time. Although the situation will start to appear after dinner, please do not be careless. Once you set foot on the island, the competition has already begun."

"no problem."

"Ok, I see."

The tomboy and the young man answered somewhat haltingly.

Lin Jiashu simply smiled.

Hattori Heiji was now crossing his arms and looking completely listless—he had been full of enthusiasm before boarding the ship, but now it seemed like everyone else wasn't in a high mood either.

"Mr. Tsuchio".

"What is it?"

"I'd like to ask, is this really a project by Nichiri TV?"

“Of course.” Tsuchio Hiroo showed no sign of guilt. “Otherwise, why would we invite detectives like you here? Isn’t it just to film a TV show?”

"I see."

After laughing, Lin Jiashu stopped talking about the topic.

Once Tsuchio Hiroki's attention was no longer on them, Hattori Heiji quietly asked him, "Why didn't you just call him out on it?"

"Because it's very interesting, and what if he gets angry and throws everyone into the sea?"

That's what Hayashi Yoshiki said.

However, after looking at the overweight and seemingly incompetent Tsuchio Hiroki, and the captain steering the ship, Hattori Heiji didn't care about his words at all—he even suspected that Hayashi Yoshiki, who knew something was amiss from the start, might be hiding several knives and steel plates on his person, ready to stab anyone who sensed something was wrong.

At that moment, the tomboyish girl wearing sunglasses looked at Lin Jiashu.

"You must be the famous mystery novelist, Mr. Hayashi Yoshiki, right?"

"My name is Koshimizu Nanatsuki, nice to meet you."

Chapter 391: Lin Jiashu Can't Hold Back Anymore

It was already evening by then.

Lin Jiashu and his group landed on a small, somewhat desolate island by boat.

The sea and islands, bathed in the twilight of sunset, evoke a sense of desolation, accompanied by the calm sound of the waves.

"Welcome! I'm the person in charge of taking care of everyone this time. My name is Renzo Kotani. Nice to meet you."

As soon as Lin Jiashu and his group stepped onto the dock, a man with a square face was already waiting there.

He squinted at everyone and gestured for them to come with him to the wooden cabin on the island where he would be staying.

Everyone agrees.

The cabin wasn't far from the dock; when you walked through the woods to get there, you saw a rather exquisite wooden villa.

When Lin Jiashu and the others went inside, they found that there were other people in the wooden house.

"Long time no see, Yoshiki-kun."

"Explore?"

The handsome Hakuba Saguru stood up from the sofa.

Lin Jiashu seemed somewhat surprised when he saw him.

"It's a bit of a surprise to see you here."

Hakuba Saguru laughed, looking quite pleased. He then looked at the other three high school detectives and the unreliable Conan, saying, "Five people... each corresponding to one of the four directions: east, south, west, and north. I see. It seems I'm an overseas representative."

Because the production team couldn't contact Shinichi Kudo, Hakuba Saguru thought he was there as a representative of high school detectives from the eastern region.

Yoshiki Hayashi laughed and said, "But the problem is that I'm not a high school student either, so I probably can't participate in the detective Koshien event."

"So, sir/madam, may I ask what's going on here?"

Hakuba Saguru looked at the director, who had the same hairstyle as Professor Agasa.

Hiroki Tsuchio scratched his head.

"Well... how should I put it? We couldn't get in touch with Shinichi Kudo, whom we originally wanted to invite, and you, Hakuba Saguru, aren't in Japan much, and Mr. Hayashi Yoshiki doesn't seem to like taking on many cases, so we sent invitations to both of you just to give it a try. We didn't expect that you would both come to participate."

The others were speechless.

Hattori Heiji squinted at Hayashi Yoshiki, who didn't seem embarrassed at all: "Hey bro, if you don't really like taking on cases, why do you even run a detective agency?"

“When I first started my firm, I took on a few cases. But several times I encountered female clients who exaggerated the facts, or even cases that didn’t happen at all… so I gradually started to delegate all those cases to my assistant.”

"...You're really in a tough spot."

The others were speechless.

Although Hakuba Saguru seemed to have a lot more to discuss with Hayashi Yoshiki, Tsuchio Hiroo stepped forward and said:

"Now that high school detectives from all directions are here... well, let's consider Mr. Hayashi Yoshiki a special guest. How about everyone introduce themselves?"

"I don't really care, but it seems the cameras aren't in place yet. Is that okay?"

The long-haired man, representing the northern region, said.

He had already observed the area when he came in; there were no cameras or television crew members present.

"The staff and the artists in charge of hosting are all scheduled to come tomorrow, but I specifically arranged for everyone to come earlier," said Hiroo Tsuchio.

“Okay, my name is Koshimizu Nanatsuki, I’m a third-year high school student, and I’m from Fukuoka.” Koshimizu Nanatsuki took off her headphones. “Although I seem to be the representative of the south, I’ve only solved about a hundred cases so far. I’m really still a novice, so please be gentle with me.”

"My name is Tokitsu Junya. Although I was born in Tokyo, I grew up in Hokkaido, so I became a representative of the north. I've been involved in about three hundred cases, and about two hundred and fifty people have been arrested and prosecuted... Yes, it's inevitable that some people will run away or commit suicide," the long-haired man said casually.

"I'm Hattori Heiji, and I'm somewhat well-known in the Kansai area. As for the cases I've solved..."

Hattori Heiji started counting on his fingers as he spoke, "One, two, three... Oh dear, I haven't bothered to keep track of them since we got over a thousand."

"One, a thousand pieces!?"

Koshimizu Nanatsuki was startled.

While Hattori Heiji might be a bit of a braggart, the truth is that his claims aren't entirely unfounded... It was precisely because of this that Hayashi Yoshiki was starting to lose his composure.

—These high school detectives have handled more cases than they have killed themselves.

Lin Jiashu even thought that if a high school detective could handle so many cases, it wouldn't be a problem if he used the Death Note a little more recklessly, right?