Chapter 129: The Avenger Who Didn't Take Personal Revenge

The progress on Moon Shadow Island was faster than imagined.

And the villagers inside Moon Shadow Island only found out about the village head's drug manufacturing and trafficking when they were investigated the next day.

And there was the confirmation of those dozens of corpses.

Upon seeing those corpses, almost all the villagers who participated in the confirmation exploded.

"I didn't expect it; I said that old guy had been shrinking on Moon Shadow Island his whole life, how did he end up going outside at the end?"

"Sigh... Namu Namu, what a sin."

The passing of those old people was enough to make one sad and distressed.

Everyone was of the same generation, and they were killed in such a tragic form; all the old people felt a kind of sorrow.

The village head they elected became the murderer who killed their peers.

And it wasn't just the old people of their generation who died; even the old people's children, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, and even grandchildren under the age of eight were killed in the same way.

This couldn't help but make them feel angry.

Thinking of the village head's usual face, and the fact that the marine environment was becoming worse and worse.

The old people engaged in fishing work on the island were all gnashing their teeth.

They knew the environmental problems were caused by the village head.

But they originally thought the village head was just doing some industrial emissions, causing large areas of dead fish in the nearby sea.

In the past, they had been protesting against the pollution of the nearby environment.

But now? Now that they knew the truth, they almost fainted.

You have to know that the environmental impact caused by drug manufacturing has a rather long cycle.

By the time they survived this environmental problem, those of them engaged in the fishing industry would have already starved to death.

And there were those poppies found in the back mountain; that thing would even change the geological conditions.

If it affected the underground water source, it would really be over.

The impact caused by this situation was quite large.

And so, even the outsiders Kogoro Mouri and Conan Edogawa already knew.

"The village head is actually a drug trafficker who manufactures and sells drugs..."

"Besides drug trafficking, it also involved dozens of homicide cases."

"..."

Kogoro Mouri didn't know what to say.

As far as he knew, these charges added together would probably be a death sentence.

This really wasn't a case of so-called life imprisonment.

These charges stacked together couldn't be carried by life imprisonment; only a death sentence could carry it.

"Asai-san."

Kogoro Mouri shifted his attention over.

But he saw that Dr. Asai had been dazed since knowing these situations, like a marionette.

"Asai-san!"

Kogoro Mouri increased his volume, which finally woke up Seimi Asai, who was still in a daze.

"...Ah? Mouri-san, do you have something?"

"Isn't it me who has something? Your problem is very big."

"Me?"

"Since hearing about some things regarding the village head just now, your emotions have been unstable."

Seimi Asai slowly breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, it was just this matter.

She couldn't control her emotions at the moment, but could only shake her head slightly.

"It's just, I can't believe that such a large drug trafficking organization was hidden behind Moon Shadow Island."

"And I didn't expect that village head could do such outrageous things."

Seeing her incredulous look, as well as the dazed look from before, it was no wonder Dr. Asai would have such emotions.

Who could bear such things?

"Dr. Asai, it's no wonder you find it hard to believe this matter."

"After all, this incident caused quite a stir, and the Metropolitan Police Department usually wouldn't carry out such a swift and large-scale operation unless they had been eyeing Moon Shadow Island for a long time."

Conan Edogawa, standing beside Kogoro Mouri, also agreed with this point.

Such a large-scale operation was probably planned for a long time.

As a springboard for drug traffickers, Moon Shadow Island had probably been targeted by the Metropolitan Police Department for a long time, and this large-scale operation had probably been deployed for several months.

All actions against drug traffickers were very swift, and the arrangement of personnel was quite in place, especially the point of dealing a fatal blow to the drug traffickers.

The members of the action force were all there to suppress the drug traffickers at the first moment.

It was an advance on the community center, and an advance on the back mountain.

After the cleanup by the action force was completed, the criminal police entered to investigate and collect evidence.

This series of actions was very swift, and it was impossible to see the sluggishness usually seen in Tokyo.

This action capability was definitely a plan prepared for a long time...

It was just to paralyze the drug traffickers on Moon Shadow Island, directly resulting in the current achievement of almost completely annihilating the armed drug traffickers, and even arresting all the drug trafficking ringleaders.

By the way, the commission letter sent to Uncle before, was it also because they discovered the drug traffickers on this island?

Conan Edogawa always felt that the possibility was quite high.

Especially after knowing the fact that the client had died more than ten years ago.

"Uncle Mouri, did that client also discover the situation on Moon Shadow Island?"

"Even, did the death of Keiji Aso more than ten years ago have a certain relationship with the village head? Did the client hope to guide Uncle's gaze to the case from more than ten years ago?"

"Hmm, there is indeed such a possibility."

Kogoro Mouri also felt that such a possibility was quite high.

"The other party paid the commission fee in advance, and also used the name of Keiji Aso, who had been dead for more than ten years."

"Considering the dirty business done by the current village head, maybe Keiji Aso from more than ten years ago was also silenced because of the village head's drug trafficking."

"Recently, someone noticed some evidence of the Moon Shadow Island village head's drug trafficking, and that's why they used a pseudonym to commission me to investigate."

Seimi Asai, who listened to the whole thing, was slightly embarrassed.

The process and result of the speculation were correct, but the problem was that she was the one who originally wanted to take action, but the final situation was that the Metropolitan Police Department from Tokyo sent people.

The method was also very direct, killing all those drug traffickers with one blow, and detaining the main culprits like the village head.

It really had nothing to do with her.

The action force and criminal police sent by the Metropolitan Police Department did everything she wanted to do, and it was also very reasonable and legal.

This made her, who had completed revenge without even taking action, very helpless.

But could this be considered a good thing?

It should be considered a great good thing.

Perhaps the result and process deviated greatly from her plan, but the main culprits of drug trafficking were caught.

And it also uncovered the dozens of murder cases hidden on Moon Shadow Island.

She, the planner, didn't even have to stain her hands with blood and go to jail.

As far as the result is concerned, except for her being slightly embarrassed, it seems to be all good things.

So, she should not expose the fact that she was the one who sent the letter.

— Author's Notes —

PS: New book is out, seeking data.