Hattori Heiji: I've been tea-ed.

"Hey!"

Ran then leaned over and guessed, "Does this mean that the Princess's sleeping face is the cutest?"

"The Princess's sleeping face?"

Kazuha pondered for a moment, "Perhaps it's possible that the Princess is usually very cute, but her sleeping appearance is quite unsightly."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Hattori Heiji's eye twitched slightly as he shouted at the two of them, "Stop saying things that disrupt other people's train of thought!"

"Why are you yelling!"

Kazuha pouted, "Seriously, we were just helping to come up with the code! Why are you taking your anger out on us just because you couldn't find the code before Fujino!"

Hattori Heiji blushed deeply. "Where did I get that?!"

"Hmph! It's written all over your face!"

"Oh, I see."

Fujino patted Hattori Heiji on the shoulder. "Actually, you don't need to be so eager to get angry at the girl. If it really comes down to it, I'll give you the chance to study the code. Anyway, as long as the code can be deciphered, it doesn't matter who does it."

Hattori Heiji: "???"

When did this guy become so understanding?

That's exactly what I meant!

Kazuha nodded in agreement, then glanced at Hattori Heiji with a hint of annoyance. "Look at him, and then look at you!"

Hattori Heiji: "..."

Why does it suddenly smell like Green Tea?

Thank you for being so understanding, I'm really touched!

"But speaking of which, why hasn't Miss Taira returned yet?"

At this moment, Ran noticed something was wrong. She glanced at her watch, then looked at the sky outside the cabin. "It seems like it's almost dark..."

"Could she have gone diving in the sea again?"

Kazuha pondered, "After all, the first thing she did after arriving here was to go snorkeling in the sea. It's been an hour since the crew was supposed to assemble, hasn't it?"

"Um?!"

Hattori and Conan were taken aback upon hearing this, as if they had sensed the presence of a case.

After exchanging a glance, they ran out of the cabin one after the other.

"Wait, what's going on with you guys?"

Kazuha looked at the two of them and was taken aback. "Why are you so startled?"

"They probably suspect that something happened to Miss Taira while she was diving."

Fujino explained, "After all, the tides in this area move very fast, and you could easily be swept away if you're not careful."

"How so?"

"Let's hurry and catch up!"

Upon hearing this, everyone rushed out of the cabin.

Fujino turned around and gave Kanahiko Daito a wink.

Kanahiko Daito also understood the meaning and nodded.

Ten minutes later.

The group met on the beach directly opposite the island's pier.

Hattori Heiji, panting, called out to Fujino directly opposite him, "Have you seen Miss Taira over there?"

"No."

Fujino responded, "I didn't see it during this round."

"Where exactly did Miss Taira go?"

Kazuha looked around. "Could it be that we were really swept away by the sea?!"

"No way!"

Ran covered her mouth, "How could Miss Taira..."

"It's not certain yet."

After thinking for a moment, Fujino suddenly suggested, "Let's go check out where Miss Taira was diving. She's been diving around there the whole time, looking for something. Maybe we'll find some clues."

"Hey, isn't this really pushing yourself too hard?"

Hattori Heiji glanced at the nearby sea and said worriedly, "The current is very strong around here. Any normal person would be swept away. I don't want you to be swept away too..."

"No, I'm a very good swimmer."

Fujino casually took off his coat and pulled out Shining Staff from his inner pocket. "It's just a little tide, no big deal. Besides, I think those codes might be related to what Miss Taira is looking for."

"I feel that way too, but it doesn't have to be this bad..."

Hattori Heiji swallowed hard. "If things go wrong, we could really drown."

"I also think Mr. Hattori is right."

Momiji walked over and tugged at Fujino's sleeve. "We'd better not take any risks..."

"Alright, I'm aware of my own abilities."

Fujino sighed helplessly and touched her soft, white hand. "Don't you believe me?"

"But..."

"Trust me, just wait for me to come back."

Fujino chuckled softly as he touched the soft, short hair on Momiji's head.

"Okay, you must come back!"

Ooka Momiji nodded, a blush rising to her cheeks.

"..."

Hattori Heiji looked at the two people in front of him and was speechless for a moment.

Is this the pure client you were talking about?

Fujino's mouth is a liar!

After a moment of silence, Hattori Heiji came to his senses and looked at Kazuha beside him. "Look at her, and then look at yourself."

"Ha?!"

Kazuha frowned upon hearing this. "Are you saying I'm not as good as Momiji?"

"They're the client, you're just a childhood sweetheart with no relation to them, how can you compare?!"

"What?!"

"..."

Hattori Heiji Fujino speechlessly.

Weren't you just looking worried?

Why are you arguing with your childhood sweetheart now?

About ten minutes later.

"Thump!"

Fujino suddenly emerged from the sea like a dolphin and swam toward the shore.

"So, did you find anything?"

Hattori Heiji stood on the beach and called out anxiously to Fujino.

"We found a ship's anchor, which looks like it has been underwater for a long time."

Fujino went ashore and shook off the seawater.

Momiji draped her coat over Fujino's shoulders and asked in confusion, "But why did the anchor sink here?"

"Could it be the anchor of the person who died here a year ago?"

Ran, "Maybe he moored the boat at this dock, intending to seek shelter from the typhoon at the villa across the dock, but unexpectedly the anchor suddenly broke, and then the boat was swept away by the typhoon..."

"That can't be the case."

Fujino interrupted, "That anchor looks like it was deliberately cut and placed here, and judging from the marks on it, it's been there for four or five years."

"Four or five years?"

The unconventional youth was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then told everyone about the things that had happened at the Mayor Kinjo four and five years ago, respectively.

"I remember the code at the villa entrance was that the place where the Princess sleeps is A, not B."

Kazuha suddenly realized what was going on and exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that the girl who was kidnapped back then was buried on this island?!"

"It's really possible!"

Ran nodded upon hearing this, and couldn't help but guess, "If that's the case, then wouldn't Miss Taira be..."

"That's possible."

Fujino glanced at Ran Kazuha, then continued, "Perhaps, the stronghold of those bandit gangs was here, and that anchor looks like it was meant to sink something."

He paused, looked around at everyone, and said meaningfully, "If that's the case, then the screen that was stolen back then is very likely hidden in the spot I just visited."

Upon hearing this, Captain Takashi Shimoji and the dark-skinned, blond-haired Yoshitsugu Kume both taken aback, their eyes revealing a look of surprise.