Moonlight

Moon Shadow Island.

The location specified in the letter Kogoro Mouri had received this time.

The letter itself was quite strange, pieced together from words cut out of newspapers.

"On the night of the next full moon, shadows will begin disappearing again on Moon Shadow Island. Please investigate the reason—Keiji Aso."

The strangest part of this commission was that before Kogoro Mouri had even agreed to take it, the five hundred thousand yen fee had already been transferred into his account.

Although several cases had been snatched away by Xu Yue, Kogoro Mouri's reputation was still fairly decent thanks to Conan's unavoidable halo. He simply was not as conspicuous as before.

Moon Shadow Island was quite a remote island, part of the Izu Islands under Tokyo's jurisdiction. Still, an island that had not been fully developed had a rather nice natural environment...

There were not many people on Moon Shadow Island, just a small village filled with the leisurely atmosphere of the countryside.

"Ahahaha~ Having Officer Sato come along has really made our originally dull trip much more interesting."

After getting off the boat, Kogoro Mouri laughed in his distinctive way as he patted Xu Yue on the shoulder.

His saliva began secreting automatically and dribbled out without him noticing, making him look like some kind of pervert.

"The natural environment here is so untouched, the ingredients must be plentiful too. I'll gather local ingredients and make some new dishes for you all to try."

Xu Yue smiled brightly, somehow giving people an immediate sense of trust.

The moment he mentioned new dishes, even the others unconsciously began swallowing.

Though none of them had originally cared much about food, Xu Yue had forcibly turned them into foodies.

"Since we accepted the commission, we should find the client first. There