All I Did Was What I Wanted to Do
It knocked everyone on the boat into the sea.
Then they killed the only eyewitness...
Conan never expected that this bald man would be so ruthless.
"Actually, I had already mustered up the courage to kill this guy and avenge our father, but I didn't expect Mr. Xiao Hei to make his move before I could..."
Shimojo Noboru simply stopped pretending. Although he didn't know who this Xiao Hei was or where he came from, he was still very grateful from the bottom of his heart for being able to avenge his father's death.
Thinking this, he bowed deeply to Xiao Hei: "Thank you, Mr. Xiao Hei!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback.
I never imagined that Shimojo had planned to kill someone all along!
'You're really honest...'
Fujino was also taken aback and was somewhat speechless.
I didn't expect this guy to be so polite?
Is saying thank you over the phone enough to truly express gratitude?
This person is really honest and easy to get along with!
"No need for thanks."
Xiao Hei snapped out of his daze and waved his hand, "I was just passing by and it was on my way."
"How could you say something like that!"
Conan's expression darkened, and he shouted at Xiao Hei, "What do you take human life for?!"
"Human life is human life, and every life is priceless."
Xiao Hei glanced at Conan and continued, "It is precisely because human life is priceless that the principle of 'a life for a life' and 'paying back debts' has been a matter of course since ancient times."
"Even so, you shouldn't have killed him."
Conan said in a deep voice, "As long as he's alive, we'll bring him to justice one day..."
"Where was the law when this beast was harming lives?"
"Why should he be able to live peacefully in this world while the victims have to suffer the pain of losing loved ones?"
Xiao Hei shook his head. "Justice delayed is justice denied. If the law cannot judge him, then I don't mind killing him in place of the victim."
"No one has the right to take another person's life in place of the law!"
Conan shouted, "In the end, you're nothing but a self-righteous righteous man who's harming lives!"
"Are those who claim to be righteous harming lives?"
Xiao Hei scoffed. "Say what you will. I've already said, if you're going to kill someone, you have to be prepared to be killed. If you're so capable, then come and arrest me and let the law judge me!"
After saying that, Xiao Hei tilted his head back towards the sea behind him.
"Thump!"
"Hateful!"
Conan recalled that the last time the Xiao Hei disappeared in the same way, so he quickly jumped onto the boat and looked down at the sea, but all he could see was a dark expanse of water leading to the bottom of the sea.
On the other side.
Fujino stood on the beach, retracted the Xiao Hei, and looked at Conan was kneeling on the boat not far away, looking unwilling. His eyes narrowed slightly.
He didn't want to argue with Conan too much.
The other party was ultimately just a child who had never experienced any setbacks and had been a pampered young master since childhood.
In terms of ideas, even Hattori Heiji is closer to him.
As for Conan...
He could understand Conan's ideas, such as the idealism that the world is black and white and life is supreme.
However, in his view, the real world is contrary to idealism. Perhaps some people can achieve absolute 'justice' of outcome justice through procedural justice, but some people will eventually fight evil with evil.
It's not a matter of right or wrong, but rather a difference in opinion.
Since he has the ability and the reward, he doesn't mind playing the villain.
After all, justice is a very distant and uncertain concept.
For him, it had long since faded away.
I dare not claim to be righteous.
I just did what I wanted to do.
Izu belongs to Shizuoka Prefecture, so this time it was Coral-head Police Officer Yokomizo Sango who came.
The murderer is Xiao Hei; this case is obvious.
He came over, but only to collect the bodies.
The body was taken away, and the case was closed.
After Fujino, Conan, and Yokomizo Sango gave their statements at the scene, they returned to the hotel.
[Host has completed System Task: The Mystery of Revenge]
[System Rewards: 5 Detective Token, 5 million Yen, Random Item Gift Box, 500 Detective Reputation, and 500 Assassin Proficiency Points have been issued.]
Current balance: 289 million yen
Current Reputation: High (500-5000 Reputation)
[Assassin class has been upgraded! Current level: Advanced (0-1000) Current available points: 1]
[System Evaluation: When the law fails to bring justice to the parties involved, private revenge becomes justified and even noble from that moment on— Sherlock Holmes]
"When the law fails to bring justice to the parties involved, does private revenge become justified and noble from that moment on?"
Fujino glanced at the system's evaluation and murmured to himself.
Surprisingly, the system even gave an evaluation of his actions...
They even included some famous quotes?
"Sherlock Holmes?"
Conan's ears twitched at the sound, and he looked at Fujino with some surprise.
"Ahem."
Fujino coughed lightly, casually added points to [Modern Assassin], and then nodded, saying, "I just suddenly remembered that phrase."
What do you think of that Xiao Hei?
Conan, hands in his pockets, turned and stared at the dimly lit beach, asking Fujino.
I have no opinion.
Fujino said calmly, "Killing someone who isn't subject to the law and doesn't implicate others is nothing to me. Anyway, he said that if you kill someone, you should be prepared to be killed. Since he killed someone, he should be prepared to be caught."
"But what if that person hadn't died?"
Conan couldn't help but say, "Maybe we can get him..."
"Impossible. No detective is perfect. Some things are simply impossible to do."
Fujino put his hands in his pockets and continued, "Sometimes it's not a bad idea to delegate things that you can't do yourself... In the end, a detective is just a detective. A detective is not the law, much less justice; he's just a detective."
"Just a detective?"
Conan seemed to be deep in thought, as if he had gained some insight from Fujino's words.
After thinking for a moment, he looked up and continued to ask, "Fujino, I remember you also know magic, right?"
He paused, then continued, "Can you figure out what kind of magic trick that guy used?"
"How could I tell?"
Fujino waved his hand helplessly. "Who knows what kind of monster that all-black thing is?"
Can he really expose his own past?
"Monster...?"
Conan pursed his lips and didn't say anything more.
It seems that even Fujino can't figure out what method that guy used.
Taking a deep breath, he silently vowed to himself that he must catch that Xiao Hei!
Oh, and that Beika Batman!