Conan’s Corpse Picker

Miyoshi Mako looked over and saw the gentle old woman under the dim street light saying to her: "Before you turn yourself in, can we buy you a cup of coffee?"

"Did you hear what I said just now?" She looked at the stranger and wanted to refuse, but suddenly, Miyoshi Mako saw the man walking with the gentle lady next to her - it seemed to be the enthusiastic man who rushed to the stage to save the "drowning" magician at the magic show yesterday, risking being scolded.

"..."

This made her refusal pause for a moment, and after a moment, Miyoshi Mako sighed: "Okay, a cup of hot coffee before going to prison, it sounds good."

The lawyer's wife smiled at her, and the three of them crossed the alley diagonally and went to a nearby coffee shop.

Soon, the steaming coffee was brought up by the waiter.

Hashimoto Maya looked down: "..." Drinking coffee late at night, how can you sleep... or ask the waiter to change a glass of milk?

However, the two ladies next to him have already tasted their coffee elegantly. He is a grown man...

After a moment of silence, Hashimoto Maya silently picked up the cup: Forget it, it seems reasonable for members of the organization walking in the dark to stay up all night.

When the cold-blooded members of the organization quietly lost their minds.

Next to them, the lawyer's wife has already started chatting with Miyoshi Asako.

"Actually... I have killed someone." The lawyer's wife looked at the night outside the window and whispered, "It was my sister."

"..." Hashimoto Maya paused in drinking coffee, put down the cup, and silently moved a little further away.

Asako Miyoshi was stunned. As a former law-abiding citizen, her first reaction when she heard such words was: "You actually told this to a stranger, aren't you afraid that I will call the police?"

The lawyer's wife said in a gentle voice: "It's been a long time since the incident, and I just took advantage of their murderous intentions towards me. There is no evidence in the whole process - if there is no evidence, even if you tell the police ten thousand times, they will not overturn the conclusion of 'suicide' and easily arrest people."

Asako Miyoshi was silent for a long time, and finally sorted out the current situation: "So that's it, you think that people who cannot be punished by the law should be punished by the victims, so you think that I sympathize with you and want to persuade me not to surrender?"

"This is just one of the reasons." The lawyer's wife held the warm cup and smiled at Asako Miyoshi, "The other reason is that as the leading young female magician in the country, don't you think it's a pity to let yourself leave like this?"

As she said, she nodded slightly to Hashimoto Maya.

Hashimoto Maya, who tried to reduce her presence, understood, pretended to calmly take out the business card and handed it over.

"Theater Island?" Asako Miyoshi looked down at the card on the table. Rather than a personal business card, it was more like an introduction to the island under construction. "You... need a magician who lives on the island?"

Hashimoto Maya nodded, took out a stack of information and pushed it over, and began to skillfully paint a rosy picture, introducing the future prospects of the island - of course, hiding the possible risks and the secret manipulation and observation of a certain adult.

The lawyer's wife saw Asako Miyoshi staring at the business card and thinking, so she struck while the iron was hot and said: "It happened suddenly, and any choice you make now may make your future self regret it - instead of regretting it later, it is better to live on the island for a while and think about what you want."

Asako Miyoshi: "What do you want..."

Before the age of 7, she wanted to live a better life with her brother.

After the age of 7, she just wanted Jiujiu Motoyasu to die.

Now that this goal has finally been achieved, she seems to have nothing to do.

As for going to the island to be a permanent magician...

"Thank you, but I don't really like magic." Miyoshi Mako sighed silently, looking down at her dexterous hands, "At first, magic was really interesting to me, but after my brother died, for revenge, I gradually used it as a tool to get close to Kujuku Motoyasu - every magic I learned since then has been closely intertwined with my brother's death and my pain. Now... I don't want to be a magician anymore."

Speaking of this, seeing the disappointed expression of the enthusiastic man opposite, Miyoshi Mako felt a little guilty: "..." This gentleman should really want to find a suitable magician, otherwise he wouldn't have disguised himself as a security guard and sneaked into the backstage of the magic show last night.

Thinking about it, she lowered her head and rummaged through her shoulder bag, quickly took out two quaint tickets and handed them over.

"Have you heard of the Fantasy Magic Group?" Miyoshi Asako said, "It may not be well-known in the outside world, but everyone in the magic world knows it. Even many of Kyujuku Motoyasu's techniques were copied from them... or borrowed." She took a sip of coffee: "This magic group was once very popular, but in recent years, due to the change of pillars and the fact that the performance style cannot keep up with the ever-changing media era, it has gradually declined. Since you have the resources behind you, it is better to go to them than to someone like me who has no interest in magic. It just so happens that their performance style is very suitable for the theater and is also suitable for close interaction with guests on the island. If you want to find a magician exclusive to the theater island, that magic group is much more suitable than me." "Fantasy Magic Group?" Hashimoto Maya only thought that the name was a bit mediocre. Looking at the tickets pushed by Miyoshi Asako, he asked, "These two tickets are..."

Miyoshi Mako: "They are going to perform in Hokkaido soon. I have always played the role of a studious and motivated magician apprentice in front of Jiujiu Motoyasu, so I booked tickets for my master early, intending to go and observe and learn. But now, this ticket is no longer useful, so I will give it to you."

Hashimoto Maya: "..."

A very capable magician candidate introduced a magician group that sounded even more capable - at first glance, the recruitment task went very smoothly. As long as he continued on the track, he would be able to invite a hermit master who met the requirements of Lord Usa.

But looking closely at this long-distance ticket, for some reason, Hashimoto Maya's heart was beating, and he always felt that something was wrong.

"If this is just a coincidence, it's okay, but if Lord Usa has his own arrangements..." He didn't dare to think about what kind of dangers this journey would bring.

Compared with the unknown dangers, the beautiful female magician in front of him suddenly became more beautiful.

Hashimoto Maya took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for your recommendation. I will try to contact them. But... before I invite them, would you like to go to the island for a few days and help us plan the stage construction of the magic venue?"