The sun shines on the sea, turning the blue sea into a golden color.
At the dining table, Karasawa and Ayako were enjoying the freshest seafood while admiring the scenery of the sea from a high place.
This is not a beach, but a luxury cruise ship.
That's right, ever since he learned that the school trip would start at the beginning of next month, and that the screening ceremony for the related movie "Red Shura Tengu" would be on Saturday half a month later, Karasawa had started thinking about going on vacation.
He could basically foresee the scene where Conan and the others would go to a football match next week, and then the pendant for the guardians that Haihara bought would be lost, and then Conan would lead a few puppies to retrieve it.
Therefore, now that it is known that the subsequent case does not require his appearance, it is natural for someone to take advantage of this free time to have a good time.
So the two discussed it and decided to take a cruise vacation.
This is a very good way to travel far without being too tired.
After enjoying the beautiful scenery and delicious meal, the two did not return to the room, but went to the lower floor to prepare for the night party.
Tourists from all over the world gather together to enjoy the laser water show. In addition, the fireworks in the starry sky are also intoxicating.
And this is just tonight's project, the programs they play are different every day.
For example, on the second day they docked on the island, participated in a speedboat surfing competition, or went diving to watch the underwater scenery.
Although I have always lived in the same place, every time the cruise ship docks or sails on the sea, it will bring different entertainment items.
As time passed, the cruise ship gradually began to return.
Tonight's performance is a magic show by well-known magicians, and on the stage at this moment, the famous poker magician Asuka Fumimaro is performing a poker performance.
"Then next, I would like to invite a guest to come on stage to accompany my performance."
Asuka Fumimaro smiled and looked at the audience: "Is there anyone willing to come on stage to cooperate?"
A pair of hands were raised under the stands, and soon a girl with double ponytails in gorgeous clothes was selected to take the stage.
"It's Yoko. I didn't expect that she was also on this cruise ship." Ayako couldn't help but smile when she saw the girl on stage.
"do you know her?"
After hearing Ayako's words, Karasawa couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, she is the daughter of the Saotome family. She is mainly engaged in tourism and catering business." Ayako smiled and said, "We have met several times at banquets."
"So that's it." Tang Ze nodded suddenly, and immediately focused on the stage again.
Although he has no interest in magic performances because he can also do magic, he is still very interested in magicians.
There is no way, who made magic performances in this world also a high-risk industry.
Counting it down, he saw how many times the magic trick ended smoothly.
So naturally I got interested.
On the stage, Asuka Fumimaro asked Saotome Yoko to draw one of the cards, and then accurately stated the pattern and number of the playing card in her hand, which received bursts of cheers from the surrounding guests.
As the other party's performance came to an end, the other party also presented the other party with a candle made from an extinct ancient whale.
And just when Yoko Saotome thanked her staff and was about to leave the stage, the stage suddenly filled with smoke, and a handsome man with long hair slowly walked out of the smoke.
"Ah!! It's Ayano Koji Ryo!!"
“Really handsome!!”
Waves of screams rang out from the bottom of the stage, and countless young girls looked at the handsome boy in front of them with infatuated expressions.
Under the jealous eyes of countless girls, the other party stopped Yoko Saotome who was about to leave the stage and invited her to cooperate in the telekinesis performance.
When the ring held by Ryo Ayanokoji passed through Yoko Saotome's body floating in mid-air, the audience burst into warm applause.
After the performance ended, Yoko Saotome walked off the stage.
The last one was Baron Montaquieu. Listening to the cheers of the people around him, he seemed to have the title of "The Rose Lady."
And the other party's performance was indeed all about flowers, and the extremely romantic approach ushered in bursts of screams from the girls.
The other party's step down was also unique. Instead of leaving the stage directly like the previous two people, he walked to the guests' table and conjured up roses to give them to him.
This scene pushed the atmosphere to another high.
However, when passing by the table where Saotome Yoko was sitting, the other party suddenly stopped.
"My dear and beautiful lady, if I only give you one rose, you will be ashamed of yourself."
As Saotome Yoko finished speaking, Baron Montague suddenly flashed his hand and directly transformed a whole bouquet of roses and gave it to Saotome Yoko.
"Why is it her again!"
"She's so lucky!"
"Why do three handsome guys like her? I'm so envious!"
Seeing the other party accepting the bouquet from Baron Montaquieu with a smiling face, the young female guests present complained about the unfairness, with expressions of envy, jealousy and hatred on their faces.
"It's a little strange."
Looking at this scene, Tang Ze touched his chin and couldn't help but said: "Three magicians all find one person, it's a bit too deliberate to let her steal the spotlight."
Because of his preconceptions, Tangze's first reaction was whether there might be some conspiracy or the like.
"You must be suffering from an occupational disease again. Whenever you see something wrong, you think of the worst~"
Hearing Karasawa's words, Ayako snickered, and then explained: "Actually, this cruise ship actually has shares in the Saotome family, and they also open this restaurant.
Now you understand~"
"No wonder." Tang Ze suddenly said: "So those magicians are trying to please the boss's daughter, so they are all courteous."
After all, no matter how talented and famous a magician is, he still has to make money.
How much can you earn in a year just from the ticket price of the magic show? You also have to rent the venue and build the stage, which all costs money.
But commercial performances are different. For performances like this on a luxury yacht, due to stage restrictions, you only need to perform some performances that look exquisite and magical, but are actually very simple.
Moreover, food, drink and accommodation are free of charge on the ship. It can be said that except when performing, it is working, and other times it is a public trip.
This is a very good source of income for magicians.
Because of this, it is necessary to please the daughter of the major shareholder without affecting the performance.
After all, if you want to continue having dinner on the cruise ship, the other person's words still carry a lot of weight.
After thinking about this, Tang Ze couldn't help but laugh at himself.
It is true that because of long-term prejudgment of cases, I have a somewhat pretentious mentality. Whenever there is a slight sign of conforming to "Ke Xue's Law", I unconsciously think of the worst.
Now after listening to Ayako's explanation and understanding the reasons behind the courtesy of the three magicians, I feel relieved.
Thinking about it, at this point in time Conan's "main plot" has almost arrived. Since the "God of Death" can't take care of this side, how can there be any murders?
Thinking of this, Tang Ze relaxed again.
After the performance ended, the two of them enjoyed dinner, and did not go to the lively disco show in the evening. Instead, they went to the deck to enjoy the starry sky.
Because it is far away from the city, the stars in the night sky can be clearly seen, making people unconsciously indulge in it.
But at this moment, the lights on the deck suddenly went out, plunging the entire cruise ship into darkness.
"There's a power outage?" Tangze frowned as he looked at the dark environment around him.
"It's okay, the backup power supply should be activated later."
Ayako smiled and raised her head to look at the night sky: "And the moon is so bright today. Without lights, we can better appreciate the stars."
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"
Not long after Ayako finished speaking, a scream suddenly broke through the quiet night, making people unconsciously feel terrified.
"What happened?" After hearing the scream, Ayako shrank towards Karasawa unconsciously.
"Not sure, let's go take a look." He put his arms around Ayako, held her hand in his palm, and led Ayako down.
The scream just now caused a burst of chaos, and people on the road were talking about it, most of them uninformed.
"I am a criminal, what happened!"
The backup power supply on the ship was quickly activated and the lights became bright again. Tangze looked at the commotion and shouted, causing the people around him to fall silent.
After hearing Tang Ze's words, the people around him soon began to help him convey the words, and not long after, a waiter hurried over.
"Excuse me sir, are you a criminal?"
The young boy gasped and said: "There was a murder in the room over there. Please ask Mr. Criminal to come with me."
Hearing the waiter's words, Ayako unconsciously covered her mouth and exclaimed. Unexpectedly, a murder occurred on the cruise ship.
Tang Ze, on the other hand, had a solemn look on his face, and his eyes were filled with a dark cloud.
He never expected that the slap in the face would come so quickly. Just now, he was thinking that there was an incident on Conan's side that would hinder his progress, and there would be no murder. Unexpectedly, he turned around and was slapped in the face.
This "slap" made him dizzy and embarrassed.
After all, he originally thought that there was something going on with Conan, so he had nothing to worry about, but now a case has appeared directly in his environment.
What happened now was that he couldn't even find anyone to blame.
Maybe his "death constitution" played a role in this case.
But now is not the time to talk about this. Tang Ze calmed down and quickly looked at the male waiter and said: "I understand, please lead the way."
Following the male waiter forward, Tang Ze kept communicating with him along the way.
After learning that the cruise ship was about to arrive in Tokyo, Karasawa felt relieved.
After all, there is no comparison between a murder case occurring on an isolated and helpless sea and having the Metropolitan Police Department as its backing.
This is not only reflected in the logistics capacity, but also related to the situation and safety of the entire cruise ship.
Not to mention that the occurrence of a murder on an isolated island will cause people to panic. Even if Tang Ze can catch the criminal, he must be careful to prevent the other party from planting a bomb on the cruise ship and dragging everyone to death.
Although this possibility is relatively small, in this world, the possibility of such a thing happening is very high, at least it is one of the factors that must be guarded against.
And if the Metropolitan Police Department is about to enter, it will be a simple murder case. Even if you have to wait until you solve the case, it can still play a big role in controlling the situation and stabilizing people's hearts.
While feeling slightly relieved, Tang Ze and the other two men had already followed the waiter to the room where the crime occurred.
Karasawa asked Ayako to stand at the door waiting for him like the onlookers, while he followed the male waiter who opened the way and entered the room.
But after entering the hotel's bedroom, they found that Yoko Saotome, who was in her prime, was dead on the bed with blood at the corner of her mouth.
And lying beside the bed was a young girl wearing a maid uniform, crying constantly.
"Miss Hanako, Mr. Criminal is here." The male waiter ran to the side of the maid and said.
"let them!!"
When the maid Hanako heard what the male waiter said, she suddenly turned her head to look at Tang Ze, pointed at the three people next to her, and sternly accused: "It was the three of them, it must have been one of these men, who killed Yoko Xiaoji!
"
"How is that possible? You are deliberately framing me!"
When the three men heard this, their expressions changed drastically, and they all started to argue.
Tangze looked at the three men standing next to him and couldn't help but sigh.
He said that all magicians in this world are in a high-risk industry, and they are either murderers or victims.
And this time it is obvious that this law has been confirmed again. There is no magician among the people who died this time, but the murderer is among the three.
That's right, after Tangze saw the three people standing in the room, he knew that the target of this "classic three choice" fell on these three handsome magicians.
"Okay, okay, you all should be quiet."
Seeing that several people were about to quarrel again, Tang Ze immediately spoke up to stop the quarrel.
He looked at the maid and said, "Miss Hanako, right? Depending on the situation, you should be the first person to find out.
Then please describe in detail the situation at that time."
"OK"
Ms. Hanako wiped her tears and began to slowly describe her previous actions: "After the magic show, Ms. Hanako said she was a little sleepy and wanted to rest.
However, I suddenly received a call from the master later, saying that he had just made several calls to the lady, but no one answered and he was worried, so he asked me to go and check on the situation.
When I knocked on the door, I found that the door was closed and locked and could not be opened.
Later, I asked the waiter to get the key and opened the door, and I discovered this scene."
"We were in a nearby room, so we rushed over after hearing the noise in the room." Asuka Fumimaro explained.
Ayano Koji Ryo nodded repeatedly: "That's it, we are not criminals, Mr. Criminal."
"Yes." Baron Montaquieu agreed: "And Miss Yoko looks more like she committed suicide."
"I will make my own judgment, please keep quiet."
After hearing the three people's explanations, Tang Ze frowned and told them to shut up.
After that, he took out the white gloves he carried with him and put them on.
Then he came to the bedside, clasped his hands together in a prayer gesture, murmured "I'm sorry," and then stepped forward to inspect the body of Yoko Saotome.
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This chapter has been completed!