Chapter 282

"Gin and Vodka," Loli Ai answered casually.

After experiencing the Vermouth incident, her fear of the Black Organization had decreased a lot.

Every time she thought of the Black Organization, she first thought of the ghost symbols on Vermouth.

She felt a sense of absurdity in her heart.

It turned out that in Akaso Kaze's hands, those guys were so weak.

With his protection, what else did she have to fear?

"The names they used at the time were 'Kurosawa Jin' and 'Uozuka Saburo'. We went to America Island together with the goal of investigating whether the legendary mermaids really existed."

"If mermaids existed, then we would hunt them to see if mermaid meat was useful for the drug I was researching..."

Oh, so it was that mermaid incident.

In that case, it seemed worth taking a look.

Akaso Kaze was very interested in these myths and legends now.

After all, it was related to the improvement of his magic level; it was simply an opportunity that was hard to come by.

"Did you discover anything later?"

Akaso Kaze looked into the clear water, unable to help but curl his mouth slightly.

"What discovery? It was all a lie."

Ai Haibara said, handing the phone back, but Akaso Kaze didn't take it.

The little loli looked up, puzzled, and only then did she realize that Akaso Kaze's gaze was no longer on the water's surface.

"Oh my, you big pervert!"

Ai Haibara hurriedly covered herself with her small hands.

Akaso Kaze smiled.

"You've been soaking for too long, your skin is wrinkling, it's time to rinse off."

He reached out and scooped Ai Haibara out of the water, letting her kick her little legs, and placed her under the showerhead.

He turned on the faucet, and with a splash, she was clean in no time.

Akaso Kaze wrapped the little loli entirely in a large bath towel and walked toward the bed while drying her.

"Bath time is over, time to sleep."

"No, *woo woo*, no, *woo woo*..."

Ai Haibara's shy voice came from inside the bath towel.

In the fast-food restaurant downstairs next door, Heiji Hattori and Conan were sitting opposite each other.

"Hattori, stop keeping me in suspense. You're taking me to a small island, it can't possibly be for a vacation, right?"

Heiji nodded.

"There are indeed some reasons. Two days ago, I received a request letter. The envelope of that request letter had my name on it, but the salutation inside was 'Mr. Shinichi Kudo'."

"I think there's a problem with this letter, which is why I wanted to find you and go to that island to take a look together! Speaking of which, Kudo, do you think it's possible that the Black Organization..."

"Probably not!" Conan pondered and shook his head slightly.

"If they thought I was still alive and sent the letter to test me, it would be more reasonable to send it to my parents, Professor Agasa, or Detective Mouri; there's no reason to send it to you, all the way in Osaka, right?"

"Forget it, don't think about it so much. In any case, once we get to the island and meet that client, everything will naturally become clear!"

Heiji Hattori nodded: "Hmm, that's true."

"Besides, the scenery on America Island is nice, and the seafood is delicious; let's just treat it as a trip!"

Conan had black lines on his forehead; what's the point of two single guys like us going on a trip?

The next day at noon, at the passenger ship terminal.

The passenger ship to America Island was docked in front of the pier, and the mobile ladder for boarding had been set up.

The people around who intended to go to America Island immediately stepped on the ladder to board the ship, and in the blink of an eye, there were already many passengers on the ship.

In front of the mobile ladder, a staff member was guiding the guests. A dark-skinned teenager asked in a Kansai dialect: "Hello, may I ask, is this the passenger ship to America Island?"

"Yes." The staff member nodded immediately and smiled, "If you want to go to America Island, please board immediately; we will be departing in about half an hour."

"Okay, thank you."

Heiji Hattori nodded and then took a ticket out of his pocket.

"This is my ticket. Hmm, this kid is free of charge, right?"

Heiji Hattori said, reaching out to pat Conan's head, which earned him an eye-roll from the kid.

"Yes, that's correct. Each ticket can bring one child under 1. meters tall; please board the ship."

The staff member smiled slightly and took the ticket.

Conan, who was not even a meter tall, stared with dead-fish eyes and helplessly followed Heiji Hattori onto the ship.

"I need to rest for a while. I didn't sleep well last night, and I didn't sleep when I took the Shinkansen here today; I'm a bit sleepy now... Huh? Isn't that Akaso Kaze?"

Heiji Hattori suddenly widened his eyes.

He saw Akaso Kaze walking toward the luxury cabin area, carrying nothing, looking relaxed and carefree.

The two looked at each other, both with expressions of envy and jealousy.

"It only takes three hours from here to America Island; it's too extravagant for him to buy a luxury cabin ticket for such a short distance."

Conan rolled his eyes speechlessly.

"But, I really envy him..."

Heiji Hattori suddenly felt that his seat was uncomfortable.

"Akaso-san!" he suddenly shouted loudly.

While shouting, he pulled Conan and ran toward the luxury cabin area.

"Huh, is it you two?"

Akaso Kaze turned his head and looked at Conan and Heiji Hattori with surprise.

"Are you two gods of death going to Mermaid Island too?"

Conan immediately rolled his eyes in annoyance and said angrily: "You guy, stop talking nonsense, okay?! We two are not gods of death!"

"Yo! Really?" Akaso Kaze looked at Conan, who refused to admit it, and said with a smile, "Then believe it or not, as long as you go to Mermaid Island, a murder case will definitely happen there."

Conan listened to Akaso Kaze's words, and after an "uh," he was about to agree, but then he remembered what happened downstairs at Jodie's house.

At that time, he had sworn that no one would be killed, but a corpse had fallen from the sky right in front of them.

Thinking of that incident, he felt a bit guilty and didn't dare to respond.

Heiji Hattori didn't care about the title of 'god of death'; he said with a cheeky smile: "Akaso-san, are you alone? How boring the journey must be; why don't we go to your cabin to liven things up."

These two guys wanted to sit in the cabin.

Akaso Kaze didn't mind; the cabin was large enough to seat six people anyway.

"Wow, the luxury cabin is really nice; there are free fruits, snacks, and even poker cards."

Heiji Hattori's mouth was watering.

Conan's eyes lit up, and he tugged on Heiji Hattori's sleeve.

"Sitting around is boring, why don't we play some poker?"

Heiji Hattori was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded seriously...

"Good idea! Poker seems simple, but it actually requires memory, observation, judgment, reasoning ability, and so on. Most people with outstanding abilities in these areas win more than they lose!"

"Why don't we compete by playing poker to see whose brain is No. 1!"

"Exactly!" Conan nodded repeatedly, "Akaso-brother, do you dare to accept the challenge?"

Oh? These two detectives dared to challenge him?

They dared to play poker with him?

Hehe, he would make them cry rhythmically!

Akaso Kaze laughed inwardly, but on the surface, he looked very hesitant.

"Poker, I'm not very good at it; is there any punishment for losing?"

Hearing Akaso Kaze say this, Conan smiled slightly.

"We are decent people, we can't gamble for money or anything; whoever loses gets a flick to the forehead!"

"A flick to the forehead? Alright."