In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 260 SOS Message in a Bottle

Chapter 260 SOS Message in a Bottle

With the matter settled, and given that someone had just died in the villa, it wasn't appropriate to stay any longer. Just as everyone was preparing to go home, Akutagawa Hiko received a call from Professor Agasa.

"A three-day, two-night trip to a hotel in Izu in a couple of days?"

On the other side, Professor Agasa nodded repeatedly, and realizing that Akutagawa Hiko couldn't see, he immediately spoke up: "That's right, a friend of mine can't go because his granddaughter is sick. You can bring Conan along."

I vaguely remember Akutagawa Hiko; it seems to be about the Dark Baron.

"However, due to some unforeseen circumstances, Conan and I have to return to Tokyo soon."

When Akutagawa Hiko mentioned what had happened here to Professor Agasa, his hair, which had miraculously grown to cover his bald spot, made him scratch his head somewhat awkwardly: "Oh, something like that happened. Well, there's really nothing we can do about it—"

Sonoko wasn't dwelling on the grief of her uncle's death. Hearing Akutagawa's words, her eyes lit up, and she confidently declared, "Since we have nothing else to do, why don't we take advantage of summer vacation and have some fun in Izu!"

Akutagawa had no reason to refuse, and after finding out the tour group's contact information, he immediately agreed.

Leaving this place of sorrow, Sonoko Suzuki booked a hotel, and then the group went to the beach and rented a kayak.

The group carried the kayak to the beach together. Sonoko Suzuki raised her rather thin arm and made a not-so-standard bodybuilding move: "Compared to speedboats, kayaking is definitely more fun, isn't it?"

Akutagawa Hiko adjusted his quirky sunflower sunglasses, looked at the not-so-calm sea, and nodded, "Indeed—"

Actually, he'd much rather drive a speedboat than paddle like a dog, but Sonoko Suzuki was the big spender on this trip, so whatever she said went.

"Conan, Brother Hiko!"

Akutagawa Hiko and Conan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Yoshida Ayumi, wearing a swimsuit and waving enthusiastically at them.

"What's going on? Why is Ayumi all alone?"

Akutagawa looked around and saw that there were indeed no adults with her, and even the other two members of the Junior Detective League were not by her side.

He has a constitution that makes him an easy target for kidnapping, and now he's wandering around alone.

"I'm sorry—"

Ayumi Yoshida stuck out her tongue. Although her apology was sincere, it seemed she wouldn't change her ways.

Ayumi Yoshida didn't come alone; she had only been away from the military for a short time. The group could only chat for a few minutes and couldn't say anything harsh.

"Genta and Mitsuhiko are here too, let's play together!"

With no other option, the group exchanged glances and rented a larger kayak.

Hiko Akutagawa, Sonoko, Ran, and Genta, who looked the strongest among the children, each held a paddle and slowly moved across the undulating sea, chatting and laughing along the way, which was quite fun.

Meeting the adoring gazes of the three children, Akutagawa Hiko couldn't help but chuckle.

However, I still picked out some cases to tell them.

"Wait, what's that?!"

Sonoko Suzuki looked around to see if the spot was suitable for fishing, when she suddenly saw a streamlined white object cutting through the waves, forming a white streak, and rushing straight toward them.

"It's a speedboat. Didn't the people on board see us?"

Akutagawa Hiko frowned, snatched the oar from Genta's hand, and with some effort, avoided being capsized by the waves stirred up by the speedboat that made a sharp turn just before reaching them.

There was no danger to their lives; they were all wearing life jackets, and he could have saved them even without him. But he was still somewhat annoyed.

If the other party's attitude in admitting their mistake was not good, a dangerous glint flashed in Akutagawa Hiko's eyes.

The speedboat quickly stopped next to their kayak, and a skinny, dark-skinned boy with half his body sticking out from the edge of the boat. He took off his sunglasses and said in a rather insincere tone, "I'm so sorry, I was looking around and didn't notice you."

On the speedboat, from this seemingly enthusiastic but actually malicious man, the group learned that his name was Kasuga Teruhiko, and the other woman was Shinobu, who was Skinny Monkey's girlfriend.

Xiaolan has a knack for quickly building relationships with others. Upon hearing about the relationship between the two, she said with envy, "You two are so lucky to be able to go diving with someone you like."

The dark-skinned, skinny man paused for a moment, then murmured, "The person I like," before laughing, "A young master like me, who knows what the future holds for me and Shinobu, right?"

Shinobu couldn't help but retort, "But Teruhiko, I really—"

Before she could finish speaking, the man interrupted her: "Alright, alright, just tell the truth, hahahaha—"

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Sonoko Suzuki frowned as she watched this scene. The Kasuga family wasn't particularly wealthy, but because they had a lazy and unambitious son, they were somewhat of a topic of gossip.

If I remember correctly, this person should already be engaged to the daughter of a company president, so how come he still has a girlfriend?

On the beach, Sonoko Suzuki quickly put the matter out of her mind and started playing beach volleyball with Hiko Akutagawa and Ran. It was a matter of mutual consent, and she, as an outsider, really shouldn't interfere.

Conan and his friends also play volleyball. Although he often says the other three are childish, he himself is actually able to blend in perfectly, and his acting skills obviously cannot support this performance.

So it's quite obvious why he acts like a little child.

Conan was having so much fun that he accidentally used too much force. The volleyball, which was like a rocket launcher, was not something everyone had the courage to catch. Genta Kojima watched helplessly as the volleyball rolled away.

"Conan, control your strength!"

After glaring at Conan, Genta Kojima dashed to the beach, retrieved the volleyball that was about to be swept away by the sea, and also had an unexpected bonus.

The four of them stood head to head, staring at the plastic bottle containing something. After exchanging glances, Conan pulled out a small knife from somewhere and easily removed the note from inside.

"This is!"

Conan stared in shock at the contents of the note. It was an "SOS" written in lipstick, a universal distress signal that they themselves had used before.

And on this note was Shinobu's name.

Just then, the skinny, dark-skinned monkey, who had been observing the group for a while, walked over with slightly hurried steps.

"Hahaha, I thought she had already left, but I didn't expect her to still be here. She's making these kinds of jokes again, making me worry about her and run around looking for her. She's enjoying herself, but I'm exhausted."

After saying that, he snatched the note away and said, "She didn't wait for anyone, she'll show up soon, don't worry about her."