Courage Admirable Despite Inferior Skill

"Since Koto is a member of the bandit gang..."

Kanahiko Daito became increasingly suspicious. "Could it be that Koto orchestrated that robbery back then?!"

"If your description is correct, that should be it."

Fujino pretended to think, "For example, to test a relationship or something, someone might hire another person to kidnap you... I've heard of things like that."

"Mr. Kinjo didn't pay her the fee, so Miss Koto stole the screen in a fit of anger... and then Yoshiko was killed..."

Kanahiko Daito gritted his teeth, "Damn it, I should have known. Back then, Mr. Kinjo said it was all because of him that things had escalated to this point. He probably already knew that those bandits were connected to Koto..."

As he spoke, the light in his eyes vanished, and he knelt on the ground, burying his face in his hands. "But why was it Koto? Why did she kill Yoshiko... No, this can't be true!"

"..."

Fujino looked at the Beika people, whose business ventures failed and who died halfway through, and fell silent for a moment.

Does this lead to self-doubt?

Goodness, they haven't even committed murder yet and been exposed by the detective, how did they fast forward to this point?

His passion for revenge is a bit wavering...

Fujino sighed inwardly, stepped forward, and slapped the other man across the face with a loud 'smack,' then said in a deep voice, 'Don't you want to avenge your fiancée?'

"Ah?"

With a stinging face, Kanahiko Daito looked up at the detective in front of him, completely bewildered.

No, I don't even want to kill anyone anymore, why are you giving me such a big troll?

Moreover, under normal circumstances, when a murder case is exposed, shouldn't the detective just give a long talk and then give up the revenge plan?

But this guy... seems to actually encourage revenge?

"A life for a life, a debt for a debt—this is a matter of course."

Fujino lowered his eyes. "Are we just going to let the murderer who killed your fiancée go like this?"

"Impossible!"

The personality correction technique is incredibly effective in creating intense confrontations!

The dejected Mikado Man rallied again, and the Shark Man's eyes once more gleamed.

He paused, then looked at Ie Taira and hesitated again. "But asking me to lay a hand on Koto... I just can't bring myself to do it. If I knew she was Koto, how could I possibly lay a hand on her? After all, I watched her grow up..."

"Who said you were allowed to kill her?"

Fujino was speechless for a moment. "Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. What I mean is, before seeking revenge, you should find out exactly who killed your fiancée."

"I see that very clearly."

Kanahiko Daito asserted, "It was that captain named Takashi Shimoji who murdered Yoshiko back then!"

He sighed as he spoke, "I've been investigating for so many years, but I haven't found anyone else... I just never expected that this was all planned by Koto."

"I don't think she would have any reason to let her accomplices kill someone."

Fujino looked at Kinjo Koto, "If she orchestrated everything back then, then logically she should have only wanted to steal the screen and vent her anger on her stepfather, and didn't intend to escalate the matter..."

"That's just how I am."

Kanahiko Daito chimed in, "Yoshiko and I watched Koto grow up, and we've always had a good relationship. She would never let anyone kill Yoshiko."

"I think it was the captain who took it upon himself to kill Miss Yoshiko."

Fujino speculated, "Miss Kinjo originally intended to steal the screen, but she didn't expect to cause Miss Yoshiko's death... The reason she has lived in anonymity for so many years may be out of guilt, or she may be afraid of being accused of murder..."

"I'm afraid she, like me, has changed her voice and appearance."

Kanahiko Daito nodded repeatedly. "After all, the original Koto should have been a quiet girl with long black hair and fair skin..."

"From this perspective, the matter should be quite clear."

Fujino looked at Kanahiko Daito and said in a deep voice, "The only real culprit who murdered your fiancée is Takashi Shimoji, who sailed here. The others are just actors at best."

"That's right..."

Kanahiko Daito nodded slightly, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. "It was that despicable guy who murdered Yoshiko and forced Miss Koto to live in hiding for so many years!"

"I know you want to kill someone, but don't do it yet."

"Ah?"

Kanahiko Daito was stunned for a moment.

Didn't you say that it's only right for a murderer to pay with his life?

Why are sharks no longer allowed?

"After all, I'm a detective."

Fujino looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Do you think it's appropriate to kill someone in front of a detective?"

"It's really not appropriate..."

Kanahiko Daito rubbed his chin and muttered something, almost forgetting that the other person was a detective.

After all, judging from their imposing manner just now, he thought the other party was one of his accomplices...

"I think what we need to do now is to find the people from the bandit gang on this ship back then."

Fujino asked him, "Mr. Daito, you mentioned before that you came to this island to find the people in those bandit gangs, right?"

"That's right..."

"I have a plan."

"Plan?"

Kanahiko Daito was taken aback.

"That's right."

Fujino nodded slightly. "If you've already set your sights on them, you must have already planned to find out their identities, kill them, and then escape, right?"

"That's right... I plan to kill them off one by one, and then create the illusion that there are other people on the island..."

"Although there are some flaws, it doesn't really matter."

After hearing the other party's Murder Plan, Fujino first clenched his chin, then looked at Kanahiko Daito and said in a deep voice, "I need to use your plan to find those people..."

Afternoon.

After exploring the island, the group returned to the ship at the dock.

Fujino and Kanahiko Daito returned to the ship and saw Conan and Hattori still racking their brains to figure out the meaning of the code. "The Princess is sleeping, it's not A, it's not B... so what does this mean..."

"Fujino- kun, you're back."

Ooka Momiji was the first to notice Fujino returning and came over to greet him.

"Yes, I just finished exploring the island with Mr. Daito."

Fujino chuckled and said, "But apart from the desolate forest, we didn't find anything else."

"Yes."

Kanahiko Daito, who was standing to the side, said with a cigarette in his mouth, "This island is like a wasteland. There are only big trees and nothing else."

Fujino turned to the Heiji and Conan, who were still working on the code, and asked, "What about you two? Haven't you found any clues about the code yet?"

"Not yet..."

Hattori Heiji scratched his head. "Who knows what that means?"

"Hmm, who knows."

Fujino nodded silently, echoing the sentiment.

He had long realized that Heiji had dragged him onto the island only to defeat him in terms of coded language.

To be honest, when it comes to reasoning with him, one can only say that one's skills are inferior, though one's courage is commendable.

What was that saying again?

The referees are all my people, what do you have to fight me with?