Asai Narumi

In the early morning, at the village clinic on Moon Shadow Island.

"Cough, cough! So I really caught a cold?"

Fujino complained as he tore off a piece of tissue from the roll by his bed and blew his nose.

This body, already weakened by a lingering cold, really couldn't handle being pushed around.

He had only exerted himself a little, and now he had a cold?

But fortunately, before his body got too weak, he had already subdued those two individuals.

He even managed to copy the video evidence onto a tape at the hotel…

"Once I'm better, I really need to work out more… I wonder if the system has anything good to strengthen the body."

As Fujino pondered, he cast his gaze towards the female physician not far away.

The female physician wore a purple sweater, a black miniskirt around her waist, and a white lab coat. A faint, pleasant scent emanated from her.

Generally, cute women like her were very popular with the opposite sex.

But Fujino couldn't muster any interest in her.

Because he knew this cute woman was a man.

The mysterious person who commissioned him to investigate Aso Keiji this time was likely this female doctor.

If he remembered correctly, the female doctor's real name was Asai Narumi, the son of Aso Keiji, who died in a fire twelve years ago. He was undergoing treatment in Tokyo at the time and did not die in that fire.

After graduating from university, in order to investigate the truth behind his family's murder, he disguised himself as a woman and came to this small island to become the village doctor.

Heaven rewards the persistent. Two years ago, he learned the truth from Kameyama Isamu.

From then on, he had been waiting for an opportunity to kill the members of the drug trafficking group who had murdered his father that year.

However, his inherently kind nature caused him great torment over his plan to kill people.

Helplessly, he could only hire a detective to try and stop his plan.

Asai Narumi suddenly turned around.

Seeing Fujino staring at him with a strange look, his face immediately flushed.

After a light cough, he picked up the iron tray holding the IV drip and approached Fujino.

"By the way, you must be from out of town, right?"

He placed the tray on the bedside table and asked Fujino curiously, "I haven't seen you on the island before."

"That's right."

Fujino nodded, his voice hoarse from the cold, "I came from Tokyo."

"Tokyo?"

Asai Narumi exclaimed in surprise, his expression tinged with excitement, "I'm from Tokyo too! Are you here for a vacation?"

"Yes."

"I heard the scenery and air here are particularly good, so I, being physically weak, thought I'd come play for a few days."

"Indeed, it's much better than that concrete jungle of Tokyo. Not only is the air fresh, but the environment is also very quiet."

Before he could finish speaking, a loud loudspeaker announcement blared from nearby: "To protect the rights of the island's fisheries and fishermen, please support People's Representative Shimizu Masato!"

"The recent village chief election is really quite fierce…"

Asai Narumi gave an awkward smile, "I wonder who will be elected in the end."

"It should be Shimizu Masato,"

Fujino replied absentmindedly.

Kawashima Hideo had already been knocked out and dumped at the community center.

Kuroiwa would likely be arrested soon too.

With only one candidate left among the last three, who else could it be but Shimizu Masato?

"Why do you say that?"

Asai Narumi looked at Fujino in surprise, a hint of confusion in his eyes, "You should have only just arrived here…"

"The power of the people is always the greatest."

Fujino explained, then quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, Miss Doctor, what's your name?"

"My name is Asai Narumi. As you can see, I'm the village doctor on this island… And you?"

"Fujino Doji, a music university student."

"Fujino-kun?"

Asai Narumi murmured, hanging the IV bottle on the bed frame, "Fujino-kun, your cold is quite severe… I'll give you an injection first, and then prescribe some cold medicine. You should be better within a week."

"A week?"

Fujino mused upon hearing that, "That's quite a long time…"

Speaking, he extended his left hand towards Fujino, while holding a thin syringe in his right. He chuckled lightly, "It's just a minor cold, you'll be fine if you bear with it for a moment."

"Understood."

Fujino sighed and handed his hand over to him.

Then, he tied a rubber band around Fujino's wrist and inserted the gleaming needle into a vein in the back of his hand.

Feeling a sharp sting, Fujino couldn't help but frown.

"Is Mr. Fujino afraid of pain?"

Noticing Fujino's reaction, Asai Narumi let out a soft laugh.

Fujino rolled his eyes, clearly not wanting to answer the question.

Meanwhile, aboard a patrol boat near the island's coast.

Matsumoto Kiyochika, dressed in a black suit and tie, stood at the bow of the boat and addressed the detectives inside, all of whom were also in suits:

"It's 9:10 AM. Early this morning, we received an anonymous tip that a ruthless drug trafficking group is operating on Moon Shadow Island."

"Our informant has currently been taken hostage."

"This time, the First Investigation Division is responsible for blockading the island's surroundings and searching for criminals on the island."

"Once you locate the drug trafficking group's stronghold, do not act rashly. Report back immediately. The Fourth Investigation Division and the Mobile Unit will be responsible for storming the island to rescue the hostages and dismantle the drug den. Understood?!"

"Understood!"

Matsumoto Kiyochika nodded at the determined faces before him, then called out, "Megure, you will lead the team onto the island to find the hostages. Remember, act immediately upon locating the hostages. If the situation turns unfavorable, call for backup... The rest of you will cooperate with the coast guard to seal off the island."

"Yes, Administrator!"

Meanwhile, unaware of the police's impending major operation, Fujino was currently chatting with Asai Narumi while receiving an IV drip.

"Speaking of which, Dr. Asai, you must know about the murder case that occurred on this island twelve years ago, right?"

"Twelve years ago..."

Asai Narumi seemed to snap back to attention. "Yes, a case did happen here twelve years ago..."

"The Aso Keiji self-immolation incident."

Before he could finish, Fujino suddenly let out a light laugh. "Yesterday, I received a mysterious commission. After my investigation, I uncovered the entire truth. The case from twelve years ago wasn't a suicide at all, but a deliberate mass murder."

"Aso Keiji was killed because he no longer wanted to help the island's criminal group with drug trafficking."

"Am I right?"

As he spoke, Fujino's gaze fixed on Asai Narumi's woman's face and he said sternly, "Mr. Employer?"

"Huh? Are you a detective?"

Asai Narumi suddenly seemed taken aback, then said resentfully, "But Mr. Fujino, what nonsense are you talking about? That's very rude. I'm a woman..."