Chapter 283

Akaso Kaze nodded hesitantly.

Seeing him agree, Conan and Heiji Hattori's eyes lit up, and they chuckled.

Just wait, Master Onmyoji! You actually dare to bet flicks to the forehead with us?

If we don't flick you until your head is covered in bumps today, consider it our loss!

Conan gritted his teeth, picked up the poker cards on the table with his small hand, and poured them out.

Akaso Kaze smiled slightly and began to cast magic.

The Eye of Space could see the cards.

Prediction magic could know which card the opponent would play.

The Hand of Intent was even more powerful; it could swap cards...

Of course, he wouldn't swap them after playing; for two high school detectives with super memory, that would be too easy to discover.

But swapping while drawing cards was no problem.

Big Joker, come here.

Little Joker, come here...

Four o'clock in the afternoon, America Island pier.

As the passenger ship docked and anchored, the pier staff immediately brought over the mobile ladder.

The passengers stepped on the mobile ladder one after another and walked toward the pier.

Akaso Kaze walked in front with a faint smile.

Behind him were Conan and Heiji Hattori, their heads covered in large bumps.

The two looked up at the sky melancholically, doubting life.

Three whole hours!

From the moment the ship departed until it docked, they really hadn't won a single round!

When they kept losing at the beginning, they thought Akaso Kaze was good at gambling, so they didn't allow Akaso Kaze to shuffle or deal the cards, but they still lost.

Then, they felt that Akaso Kaze had marked the cards, so they changed to a new deck, but it was useless; they still kept losing!

Finally, in order to make Akaso Kaze get a flick to the forehead, they even secretly cooperated and intentionally let each other win, but they still lost!

Before playing cards, they had originally planned to join forces to beat Akaso Kaze until his head was covered in bumps.

As a result, now they were the ones with heads covered in bumps.

And, what made them most depressed was that, according to their observations, Akaso Kaze didn't have any opportunity to cheat at all.

According to 'Conan-logic' judgment, the reason Akaso Kaze was able to win from start to finish without losing a single round was likely entirely due to his ability.

In other words, Akaso Kaze had completely crushed them both in terms of memory, observation, judgment, reasoning ability, and so on.

Speaking of which, they were clearly the strongest high school detective duo in all of Japan, but now they had been crushed by Akaso Kaze alone.

This conclusion made them want to die!

"Hey, where are you two staying?"

Akaso Kaze asked without looking back.

It wasn't that he was arrogant, but he couldn't help but laugh when he saw their appearance.

Three whole hours.

If it weren't for the support of magic power and soul protection, his fingers would have been sore from flicking.

"Ah, that, we've already found a place."

Heiji Hattori said hurriedly.

He really didn't want to stay with Akaso Kaze anymore.

Conan was right; being with this guy was always bad luck.

It was as if all their good luck had been sucked away by him.

Akaso Kaze nodded and didn't ask again, walking directly toward the most luxurious forest inn in the south.

Heiji Hattori and Conan hurriedly walked in the other direction.

The further away from this guy, the better.

The two finally stayed at a hot spring inn in the north.

After getting settled, Heiji Hattori said:

"I tried calling the number Saori Kadowaki left again just now, but it still wouldn't go through. So we can only go to the village office on the island first and ask about Saori Kadowaki's situation."

Inside the village office lobby, the staff were all rushing around, looking very busy.

At the front desk, Conan and Heiji Hattori stood in front of the counter, looking at a middle-aged man inside, and asked in surprise: "Mr. Kobayashi, are you saying that Miss Saori Kadowaki has been unreachable for three days?"

"Yes!" Mr. Kobayashi nodded with a smile.

"Saori is a child who grew up on the island, and she works at the souvenir shop on the street corner, which is very close to here, so I know her situation very well."

"The owner of the souvenir shop complained to me before that Saori didn't come to work again without even saying a word."

Conan and Heiji Hattori frowned upon hearing this.

Conan looked at Heiji Hattori and said: "Hattori, you said before that the last time you got through to Miss Saori's phone was three days ago, right?"

"That's right!" Heiji Hattori nodded seriously.

"After receiving the request letter, I decided to come to America Island, so I called Miss Saori Kadowaki to notify her. Although the call went through at the time, I only heard the sound of waves and a woman's groaning. Later, when I called again, it wouldn't go through..."

As Heiji Hattori was speaking, Mr. Kobayashi inside the counter smiled and said:

"It's normal that Saori's phone doesn't go through. She's a bit free-spirited; she often turns off her phone when she goes out to play, and it's not unusual for her to be unreachable for three or five days. We're already used to it."

"Uh, used to it?" Conan and Heiji Hattori both widened their eyes, somewhat bewildered.

Kobayashi smiled and nodded, then said: "By the way, listening to you, you were also brought here by her, right? I really can't understand what she's doing hiring detectives and Onmyoji."

Conan and the others were stunned when they heard Kobayashi's words.

The two couldn't help but look at each other; it seemed Akaso Kaze had also come after receiving a request.

Just then, an older woman walked over and said to Kobayashi, "Mr. Kobayashi, it's time for us to go."

"Alright, let's go."

Mr. Kobayashi responded, then turned his head to look at Conan and the others and said:

"Sorry, I still have to prepare for the festival. If you want to know anything else, go to the souvenir shop on the street corner where Saori works and ask the manager."

"There's a festival on the island today?" Conan asked in surprise.

"Yes! Today the island is holding the annual Dugong Festival, and the Longevity Crone herself will draw and give away three Dugong Arrows. Legend has it that those who receive a Dugong Arrow can be like the Longevity Crone, forever young and immortal."

Oh my god! Getting an arrow means immortality, that's what they say.

Heiji Hattori and Conan both looked skeptical.