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In a corner of the village hall, Dr. Narumi Asai looked disbelievingly at the two corpses of his enemies on the ground. His heart felt deeply avenged, because the way these two died was even more gruesome than how he had originally planned to kill them. This filled him with surprise and gratitude towards the killer, though he had no idea who had done it.
Just then, Conan, who was secretly investigating nearby, suddenly picked up the first murder weapon—the silver arrow that had been placed in a transparent evidence bag—and said, "Is this the first murder weapon?"
Kogoro Mouri looked up, immediately annoyed, and roared, "You brat, who told you to tamper with the evidence!"
Conan, however, pointed to the arrowhead of the silver arrow and said, "There seems to be a line of small text on it."
Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure were startled. They quickly took a closer look, and indeed, on the arrowhead, there was a very small line of text that read: アルテミス!
"This is?!" Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure were shocked, exclaiming in surprise.
Conan pushed up his glasses with his right hand, a flash of wisdom in his eyes, and said, "That's right, (Artemis) refers to one of the three famous virgin goddesses in Greek mythology, the goddess representing the moon and hunting—Artemis!"
"Moon Goddess?! Artemis?!" Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure were a little confused. Was there really such a Moon Goddess? They only knew that in Island Nation, the moon goddess was Kaguya-hime, and in Huaxia, it was Chang'e.
Nodding, Conan continued to explain, "Artemis is the goddess of the moon and hunting in ancient Greek and Roman mythology; Roman mythology calls her Diana. She symbolizes the pure beauty of women. Legend says that when she was born, her father Zeus offered her gifts, and Artemis chose chastity, feathered arrows, and remote mountains and forests, away from human habitation. Therefore, she can also be called the Goddess of Chastity, a famous virgin goddess in ancient Greece, alongside Athena, the Goddess of War, among the three great virgin goddesses."
"To honor her purity and faithfulness, people even built a temple dedicated to her, the Temple of Artemis, which is listed as one of the Eight Wonders of the World alongside the Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Army of Huaxia."
"It is rumored that during her seclusion in the mountains, Artemis often carried her feathered arrows and her pet, a deer, to hunt, eliminating all evil beasts in the forest. I think the killer is using this to imply that the people she killed harbored some kind of evil."
"In other words, the killer is merely someone using the so-called 'sinful baptism' of the Moon Goddess Artemis as a smokescreen."
After Conan finished speaking, he saw everyone looking at him as if he were a monster. He then realized he was just a child and immediately hugged his big head, cutely saying, "These are all things Brother Shinichi taught me."
Everyone then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, thank goodness, otherwise they would be less intelligent than an elementary school student.
Yun Feng also praised Conan. This praise was somewhat sincere; he was secretly delighted with this little sharpshooter who helped him with the科普 (popular science) aspect. That's right, these were all part of Yun Feng's planned "curse legend" type of smokescreen. He remembered that many cases in Conan liked to use such curses, legends, and similar rumors as cover for their crimes.
But the person who helped Yun Feng commit the crime this time was his beloved wife, Yun Xiaoyu. Of course, he wouldn't plan those rustic legends like the Karasu-tengu. He wanted to tailor a high-end, grand, and stylish legend for his main wife. So the Moon Goddess Artemis was a good choice. It could also perfectly complement the curse of the Moonlight Sonata. Legend + Curse – it was quite good. The most crucial part was that Artemis symbolized purity and faithfulness. Using this for Xiaoyu Goddess's legend couldn't be more appropriate.
Imagine, under the bright moonlight, accompanied by the melodious piano sonata "Moonlight," the pure and faithful Moon Goddess incarnate, with her righteous feathered arrows, cleansing all the filth and evil on this island...
Just thinking about it was exciting...
...
After lunch, a large number of elite police forces from Tokyo, along with armed helicopters and patrol boats, had swiftly arrived on Moon Shadow Island in the Izu Islands. The reason for their speed was that Inspector Megure had mentioned that Chief Superintendent Yun Feng was also currently on Moon Shadow Island, which harbored a terrifying serial killer. When Kumamoto Kenichi, the Director-General of the National Police Agency, heard this, he almost peed his pants. He immediately called the Superintendent General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and repeatedly emphasized that if Chief Superintendent Yun Feng lost even a single hair, the Metropolitan Police Department and even the National Police Agency would cease to exist.
Superintendent General Hakuba of the Metropolitan Police Department dared not be negligent upon hearing this. He immediately dispatched Superintendent Sasaki Hirao of the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Bureau to personally lead the elite personnel of the Security Division's First Section for support. It should be noted that the Security Division's First Section of the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Bureau was responsible for protecting the Emperor...
Inspector Megure was startled by the sight before him. Of course, he knew these units were responsible for protecting the Emperor. He quickly stepped forward and saluted Superintendent Sasaki Hirao, who was leading the team. Inspector Megure was only an Inspector; a Superintendent was equivalent to his superior's superior's superior...
Sasaki Hirao had no time to deal with him. He quickly went to find Yun Feng, and after seeing that he was safe and sound, he saluted as a subordinate, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. He had no choice but to take on this hot potato of a mission. The "Moon Shadow Island incident" and the "terrifying serial killer" had nothing to do with him, because the Superintendent General's order was that as long as Chief Superintendent Yun Feng could return safely, he would have accomplished a great deed.
Yun Feng waved his hand, signaling him not to be so polite, then said discontentedly, "Your Island Nation's public safety really isn't great. This Chief Superintendent comes to a small island for tourism and still encounters such bad luck."
Superintendent Sasaki Hirao immediately apologized profusely upon hearing this, and declared that such incidents would absolutely not happen again. He had brought a large number of elite troops, as well as dozens of armed helicopters and nearly a hundred armed patrol boats to patrol the nearby waters, absolutely ensuring the safety here.
Thus, all island residents were subjected to strict surveillance by the elite troops, and several suspects, including Dr. Narumi Asai and Saijo, were even closely guarded by layers of Royal Guards...
The sounds of armed helicopter propellers filled the sky...
The surrounding waters were densely packed with armed patrol boats patrolling...
Within various areas of the island, large numbers of elite armed forces patrolled back and forth...
Yun Feng looked at this situation and his heart sank. This was somewhat beyond his expectations. There was still one wicked person, Saijo, who hadn't been eliminated. With such tight security now, and Saijo being closely watched by a large group of Royal Guards, what could Xiaoyu do...?
However, just as Yun Feng, filled with worry, sought an opportunity to find Xiaoyu and tell her to stop...
Xiaoyu's radiant smile left Yun Feng dumbfounded...
"Master, please rest assured. Xiaoyu can treat a place a hundred times more heavily guarded than this as nothing. This is simply child's play."
"Master said that Saijo will die tonight, then he absolutely will not live to see tomorrow."