Saturday morning.
Baishi Hui and his group took a passenger ship to Moon Shadow Island.
"Ugh~~~~ It's been so long since I went out to play!" Ran stood at the bow of the ship, spreading her arms and enjoying the gentle caress of the sea breeze.
"This isn't going out to play!" Mouri Kogoro, with a cigarette in his mouth, corrected Ran, saying, "We're here to investigate!"
Saying this, he exhaled a puff of smoke and said proudly, "If it weren't for the sincerity of that man named Keiji Aso, I wouldn't have come all the way here to investigate!"
"Heh, what sincerity? It's clearly because he paid a lot." Conan said mercilessly.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Mouri Kogoro quickly knocked Conan on the head, then glanced guiltily at his daughter.
However, it was too late. Ran had already realized something was wrong. She walked over and questioned, "Dad, you've already taken the money? How come I didn't know?"
"No way! This kid is talking nonsense! Right? Conan!" Mouri Kogoro quickly gave Conan a look, a threatening look!
Conan covered his head and looked at Mouri Kogoro unhappily, thinking to himself: Even my Dad has never hit me! This guy hits me every day!
What's more, you've already hit me. If I don't speak up now, didn't I get hit for nothing?
Thinking of this, he indignantly exposed Mouri Kogoro's lie: "That's not true! When I came back to the agency after school, I saw Uncle Mouri counting a stack of money this thick! He also told me not to tell you, Xiao Lan!"
As Conan spoke, he gestured with his hand to show the thickness of the stack of money.
When Ran heard this, her pretty face immediately stiffened, and she said angrily, "Dad! Didn't we agree to hand over half? Otherwise, you'll take it all for horse racing and drinking!"
"Annoying brat! You talk too much!" Mouri Kogoro didn't dare to be fierce with his daughter, so he could only glare at Conan, and reluctantly took out half of the commission fee from his wallet and handed it to his daughter.
"Really, you're already an adult, can't you be more self-aware?" Ran said with a slight complaint after taking the money.
"I just forgot for a moment." Mouri Kogoro said shamelessly, then he grabbed Conan's clothes and walked towards the stern of the ship, saying, "Conan, let's go! Let's go to the back and discuss the case! Let's see what this cipher on the letter is all about!"
Conan didn't believe his nonsense at all, and quickly called out to Ran for help: "Xiao Lan, save me!!"
Ran was just about to go up and stop Mouri Kogoro's violent act, but Baishi Hui, who was watching the show from the side, grabbed her little hand and said, "Ran, it's about work, you shouldn't disturb them."
"But this isn't work either!" Ran wasn't stupid, how could she not see that her Dad wanted to cause trouble for Conan?
"It's fine, Uncle Mouri knows how to hold back." Baishi Hui pulled Ran to the side and said, "Besides, hitting is affection, scolding is love... Haven't you seen their relationship getting better and better?"
"Getting better?" Ran was a little confused, she couldn't see where their relationship was good at all.
"Friendship between men is forged through fighting. Haven't you noticed that they are both acting less and less?" Baishi Hui counter-questioned.
"This... it seems so." Ran thought carefully for a moment and realized it was indeed the case.
When Conan first arrived, he was very polite and had a very good attitude, but now he has gradually started to show his temper.
And her Dad was also very restrained at first, but now he's completely stopped pretending, exposing his true nature.
Thinking of this, she immediately felt relieved and said, "So that's how it is! Friendship between boys is really strange."
"I thought the two of them didn't get along... It seems that's not the case, which is really great."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Conan's miserable cry of "Ah" from the stern of the ship.
Baishi Hui said without changing his expression, "What are your plans when we get to Moon Shadow Island later?"
"Plans? Aren't we going to investigate with Dad and them?" Ran asked confusedly.
"What's the point of investigating with them?" Baishi Hui shook his head, indicating he wasn't interested in going with them.
No one knew more clearly what was going to happen next than him.
He had no interest in "watching" the Moonlight Murder Case again.
As for making Asai Narumi give up the idea of revenge, he hadn't even considered it.
Revenge, no matter which era it is placed in, is a sacred and great matter.
Lu Xun said, advising others to be magnanimous will get you struck by lightning.
Baishi Hui felt that if this happened to him, it wouldn't be as simple as seeking revenge on a few involved parties.
Not only would he slaughter the entire family, but he would even shake their eggs until they were scrambled.
You kill my whole family, and I kill your whole family, that's what you call fair!
"It's rare to come to Moon Shadow Island, wouldn't it be a waste not to experience the local features?" Baishi Hui took out his phone, flipping through screenshots as he said, "Here, the guide I made before coming."
"There are some good restaurants on this island, with high ratings, and you can also rent various water sports equipment on the beach here. I plan to go and have some fun."
"We might not come here again in the future, it would be a real shame not to have a good time."
These words struck Ran's heart again, and she immediately wavered.
She really had no interest in investigating anything.
On the contrary, the local specialty food was what interested her more!
"But... Dad and them are working, won't it be bad if we go play?" Ran still had some reservations.
"Trust me, your Dad would rather we didn't bother them while they're working." Baishi Hui smiled and said, "We'll know once we ask later."
"Okay." Ran nodded expectantly.
The passenger ship arrived at Moon Shadow Island. Baishi Hui and Ran got off the ship onto the pier, and after waiting for a while, they saw Mouri Kogoro and Conan getting off the ship.
After reuniting, Baishi Hui said, "Uncle Mouri, Ran and I won't be going to investigate with you... It's rare to come to Moon Shadow Island, so we plan to look around here."
Ran waited somewhat nervously for her Dad's answer.
"What? You're not going?" When Conan heard that Baishi Hui, this kid, wanted to kidnap Ran again and go on a date with her alone?
He immediately became anxious and said, "No way! Shirashi, I heard from Xiao Lan about how you solved the kidnapping case last time!"
"You're so smart, you have to come with us! Without you, how can we solve this case?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mouri Kogoro became unhappy. He shouted, "Brat, what nonsense are you talking about? Without Baishi, I can solve this case myself!"
"You don't really think I'm just an ordinary Detective, do you? To tell you the truth, I used to be a Criminal Police! Solving this case is more than enough for me!"
"Really?" Conan pretended to be surprised and looked at Mouri Kogoro.
He knew the other party had been a Criminal Police, but he often neglected his duties, dragging Inspector Megure to play mahjong.
Then he immediately praised, "Oh~~~ So that's how it is! Since Uncle Mouri is so amazing, you definitely don't need me."
"Then I'll go play with Xiao Lan and them!"
"Dream on!" Mouri Kogoro was very resentful. He hadn't forgotten that this kid had just reported him, causing his pocket money to be cut in half!
He grabbed Conan's arm and said with a chuckle, "You're my assistant, how can I solve the case without you? Let's go! We'll go to the office now to inquire about the situation."
"Ran, you and Baishi go have a good time! I'll call you when the case is finished!"
As he dragged the struggling Conan away, he waved goodbye to the two of them.
"Okay!! Dad, I wish you a smooth investigation!!" Ran waved goodbye happily to the two of them.
"See, wasn't I right?" Baishi Hui smiled slightly, having expected this outcome.
Even without Conan, given Mouri Kogoro's prideful personality, he would have said, "I can do it myself, you don't need to bother."