On the hot beach, a few little ones began to dig up clams frantically, regardless of the scorching sun.
Ayumi acted as the "eyes" to find the clam holes, while Genta held the rake and was responsible for digging, and Mitsuhiko held the bucket and was responsible for transporting them.
The three little ones cooperated perfectly, and soon the bottom of the bucket was covered with clams.
"What a bumper harvest, Yuantai-kun~" Mitsuhiko said happily while carrying the bucket and looking at the clams in the bucket.
Yuantai put the dug clams into the bucket, raised the rake and said dissatisfied: "It would be great if there was a bigger rake, then wouldn't the amount dug be enough to be sold?"
Yuanta was drooling from the fantasy, and Ayumi couldn't help but think of it after hearing this: "Maybe we can open a seafood shop!"
"You can definitely make a lot of money in this way!" Mitsuhiko agreed while imagining the mansion: "This is a good idea, very good!!"
"This is not possible, because everyone must abide by the rake's width within 15 centimeters." Dr. Ali heard the three little children's words and laughed: "And each person cannot dig more than two kilograms.
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Dr. A Li's words instantly hit the three little ones, and Genta was still unconvinced after hearing this, "But, will everyone really abide by this rule?"
"In fact, the most important thing is that everyone must have the intention to abide by the regulations."
Ayako smiled and said: "This is also to protect the clam species from becoming extinct due to temporary over-harvesting."
"That's right, Genta, think about it, wouldn't it be bad if the eels you like were reduced in number due to overfishing, and you could no longer eat them?"
"That's not okay, that kind of thing must not happen!"
Dr. Agasa gave the most obvious example to the foodie Genta, and when he thought about the eel in his future eel rice, Genta immediately and firmly agreed with Dr. Agasa's statement.
"now it's right."
Miyano Akemi pointed to the people around her and told the three little ones to take a look: "Look carefully, are you not digging a lot of clams in a hurry?
Because everyone is enjoying the process of digging clams and enjoying the process of finding clams. This is the original purpose of this activity~"
"So that's it!"
The three little ones looked at the scene of leisurely and happily digging clams around them, and seemed to understand Miyano Akemi's words, and couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
"However, it seems that there are some people who are not having much fun."
Not far away, Gentai saw a big brother of about the same size as him sighing, and couldn't help but remind Mitsuhiko and the others: "Look over there."
"It must be because we can't find clams!"
Mitsuhiko thought of the previous experience when they were discouraged and went to build a sandcastle because they couldn't find clams. Seeing the sad expression on the other party's face, he subconsciously empathized with the previous experience of himself and others.
"Do you think we should go over there and teach him how to find it?"
The kind-hearted Ayumi made a suggestion, which was quickly approved by Genta and the other two. After they finished speaking, they ran straight towards each other.
"Na na! Do you know there are so-called clam eyes?" Mitsuhiko asked with a smile.
"Ah..." The fat man was a little confused, and then he responded, "What's wrong?"
"As long as you find the clam eyes and dig under the hole, you can find a lot of clams." Ayumi said, waving her arms.
"Ah... I've actually dug up a lot of clams."
Ushigome seemed to realize the purpose of his three-hour visit. He smiled, picked up the keg and said, "Look, this is my harvest."
"Then why are you sighing?" Mitsuhiko looked at the man strangely after seeing the clams stacked in the bucket and asked.
"Why? Why?" Yuantai asked repeatedly, eager to know the answer.
"Ah...because...because there are some things..." Ushigomi said vaguely.
"Well, adults always have all kinds of troubles, and some things are inconvenient to ask."
Tang Ze, who was on the side, had been on high alert since he met Conan and his group. When he saw the three little ones chatting up a strange man, he hurriedly followed them.
After hearing the three little ones' questioning, Tang Ze came up at the right time and spoke in time to stop the other party.
After the three children responded, Tang Ze smiled apologetically and said, "I'm really sorry, the kids are just a little more curious."
"Ah...it's okay, they are also kind-hearted." Ushigomo Tsufu heard this and smiled and waved his hand.
Afterwards, Tang Ze introduced himself and got the other person’s name.
And just when Tang Ze was thinking about how to continue the next step of the investigation, a male voice came from the distance: "Hey~ we are back!"
“I bought all my lunch!”
Two women and one man wearing the same orange sweatshirts as Ushigome Tsuguo ran over, and the girl wearing a red hat shook her bag at Ushigome Tsuguo.
"We also bought some snacks~" The girl in the white hat also shook the bag in her hand and smiled.
"Ah? Who are these?"
After seeing Tang Ze and the three little ones, the tall and thin boy wearing a red headscarf looked at his friend and said, "Are you familiar with them?"
"No, I just met them," Ushigomi explained with a smile.
"My surname is Tang Ze. I see that several of them are wearing the same clothes. Are they from a university club?"
Since they were not too old and looked like students, and they were wearing uniforms of the same color and style, Tang Ze took the initiative to initiate the topic.
After all, he had found the trio who were about to be involved in the case based on the "Case Navigator", so naturally he couldn't let them go easily.
What what? There are clearly four people in front of us, why do we say they are a trio?
That's not easy, because it's a "classic 3 pick 1", one of these four people is destined to be cool, and depending on the time, it may be the next moment.
Judging from Karasawa's many years of "Ke Xue" experience, who among these four people is most likely to be the "sacrifice" in the foundation case, then Ushigome Tsubo is more likely than the others.
First of all, he was the one who came out first, and secondly, the opponent's finger was injured.
That's right, Tangze could see that the other party had his fingers in his mouth, and coupled with his super sense of smell, he naturally determined that the other party's fingers were injured. He might have accidentally cut them while digging clams.
Although in normal times, this wound is an ordinary thing, but in the case of an upcoming case, the wound on the other party's hand may become an important clue.
Moreover, the other party looks depressed and has something on his mind, which is most likely related to the case. This is another reason why Tang Ze pays attention to the other party.
So he took the initiative to open up the topic and start the social mode, saving the other party from saying goodbye without even saying a few words.
In that case, it would be more difficult for him to stop the case. After all, he couldn't lick his face and follow it forcefully, otherwise he would be regarded as a weirdo by the other party.
And Conan is here too, so it's impossible for him to behave in such a weird way.
Therefore, in order not to end up in a situation of "one dead, three suspects" next time we meet, Tang Ze can only chat with the other party in a familiar manner first, so that he can easily understand the situation in the next step.
Fortunately, Tang Ze's observation was good. After hearing Tang Ze's words, the girl in the red hat smiled and said, "You see? We are indeed from the same university club."
Afterwards, because Tang Ze came to the door, the three of them introduced themselves out of politeness.
The long-haired girl wearing a white hat is Kutsu Sakuko, the girl wearing a red hat is called Yashima Mitsue, and the boy wearing a Hawaiian-style red turban is called Mise Takashi.
"But what do you do?" Ayumi looked at the four of them curiously and said, "You are wearing the same clothes."
"It's a hobby club~" Mise Takashi smiled and teased the three little ones after hearing this.
"So, what kind of hobby club is this?" Mitsuhiko said a little speechlessly after hearing this.
"Are you planning to form a comedy group?" Yuantai said speechlessly with drooping eyes.
Genta's words made the four of them smile slightly, but Ushigomi turned around and said with a smile: "No, you will know it when you see this."
Everyone looked around and saw that the words "Hobby Shell" were printed on Ushigome Tsufuo's back.
"Hobby?" The three little ones looked at the three words behind Ushigomi Shifu and were still confused.
"In other words, we all like to dig clams the most, and there is a group of four who like to drive clams the most!" Mitsuae Yashima explained with a smile.
"Well, our clothes are freshly made, and it's the first time we wear them out today." Mise Takashi pulled on his clothes and said with a smile.
"Well, to put it simply, it's a homophonic joke."
After hearing the other party's explanation, Tang Ze quickly understood the meaning of the other party's "Geng" and briefly explained the reason for the name because the pronunciations of "Hui" and "Bei" were the same.
"Okay, anyway, let's eat first." Misse Takashi looked at Ushigome Tsufuo and suggested, and the four of them spread blankets next to them and got ready to eat.
"I did remember to buy it, Tsuzuo-san's favorite green tea~" Mitsuae Yashima smiled and took out a large bottle of green tea from the bag and handed it to him.
"Ah, I'm sorry..." Ushigome Tsuguo took the green tea, opened the lid and took a big sip.
"Salmon, cod roe and girl-flavored rice balls." Mise Takashi took out a box of bento and threw it to Ushigome: "Here you go, continue."
"Thank you!" Ushigome Tsuguo looked at his favorite rice ball, put the lid in his hand on the blanket and took the rice ball box thrown by the other person with a smile.
"It's not over yet, potato chips after dinner~" Kutsusoko opened a large bag of potato chips and spread them in the other party's hand: "Come on, please use~"
Seeing this, Tang Ze couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.
The other party's treatment was a bit too good. Four people were in the same club, but three of them were very attentive to him.
Coupled with the law that there must be a case when Conan and others appear here, there must be a lot of articles in this.
The other party might have some tricks or key points, so the other three had to please the other party.
But this flattery may be just a superficial phenomenon, so you should still pay attention to it.
Thinking of this, Tangze planned to get closer to the other party and activate his super-smell sense to have a closer look. After all, there were too many people here, the smells were entangled together, and the distance was five or six meters, and the sea breeze was blowing from behind, so he didn't get closer.
If so, Tang Ze can't detect it yet.
"Gululu..."
Just when Ushigome Tsufuo thanked him again and Karasawa was about to step forward, when he saw the scene of four people having dinner, Genta screamed with hunger.
"I seem a little hungry..." Yuantai said weakly.
"Eh?" the two little ones said in surprise: "Didn't we just have lunch?"
"Then go to the convenience store to buy some snacks and come back." Dr. A Li smiled.
"Then I'll buy it for everyone!" Mitsuhiko immediately raised his hand and said positively.
"Ah, you don't want to secretly buy Masked Superman chocolate!" Genta saw through Mitsuhiko's plan at a glance, and the two immediately started arguing over this matter.
"In that case, you three should go together as long as you love each other." Haiyuan handed the wallet to the three little ones, "But don't buy too many things that you don't have yet!"
Haibara skillfully resolved the conflicts between the three of them. As for the final instructions, it felt like a parent giving instructions to a child. Miyano Akemi couldn't help but snicker.
"You three, please pay attention to the car on the road!"
Seeing the three of them happily taking their wallets and running into the distance, Dr. Ali quickly shouted a reminder: "Be careful, there has just been a hit-and-run incident here, you guys really need to be careful!!"
Along with Dr. Ali's shouting, Tang Ze noticed that the expressions of the four people in the distance suddenly changed, and the atmosphere also turned from the previous relaxed to solemn.
'I see.'
Combining the news told by Dr. A Li and the suddenly uneasy looks of the four people, Tangze roughly understood the story of the matter.
And judging from the current situation, I am afraid that the four people in front of me were the ones who hit and ran away.
Although the specific reason is not yet known, judging from the attitude of the three towards Ushigome Tsubo, the other party should be a very key figure. It is possible that the other three wanted to conceal the crime, while Ushigome Tsubo was hesitant.
I'm afraid it's for this reason that I want to silence him.
As for the method...
Tang Ze, who was already close to the four of them, could already smell the slight but unignorable smell of almonds.
Sure enough, as Tang Ze had expected, the criminal's method was to kill him with poison!
But it has to be said that in this environment, poisoning is indeed the most likely way for criminals to kill.
After all, this is a bathing beach, and there are people everywhere. If you want to use physical violence to kill people, you will definitely make a fuss.
What's more, two of the suspects were women. Even if they borrowed murder weapons such as knives, the difference in physique was huge and they could easily be noticed by the surrounding tourists.
If you choose poisoning, and cooperate with the opponent's method, you may be able to hide it from the police if you are careless.
It's a pity that the prisoner met Tang Ze, who is "like a soldier".
And this murder plan is doomed to fail.
This chapter has been completed!