When the boat docked, the police officers hurriedly moved the body ashore. While preparing for first aid, Shiraishi took the opportunity to climb ashore from the bottom of the boat. Mao didn't even bother to shake it off, and quickly slipped into the woods - where Hongye had hidden the car.
Mao Lilan turned her head as if feeling something, and saw a black shadow suddenly running into the grass.
Due to the distance and the speed of the other party, she didn't recognize which cat it was. She quickly looked away and focused on Shiraishi's body on the ground.
No one knows how the hostages survived after being submerged in water for so long.
In the end, Mouri Kogoro twirled his mustache and gave a barely reasonable reasoning:
"The kidnapper must have accidentally got the stone stuck in the gap between the bridge piers when he was throwing people away. Bai Shi was pulled by the stone and the rope, and his head was always floating on the water. This kid is so lucky, hahaha."
"But when we found him, he and that..." Takagi Wataru said this, looking at Sato Miwako, he always felt that Sato seemed to know that person.
Sato took over the conversation: "He and the citizen who acted bravely for justice both came up from the bottom of the water."
"You don't understand this."
The more Mouri Kogoro talked, the more confident he became. He shook his finger:
"The rescuer may have witnessed the kidnapper throwing the person away. He was very scared, but he didn't want to die without saving the person, so he pondered for dozens of minutes before finally gathering the courage to go into the river to rescue the person.
"We came as soon as he rescued the person. He was worried that the kidnappers were returning, so he quickly took Shiraishi and dived into the water to escape. It wasn't until you got closer later that he felt that you didn't look like bad guys, so he resurfaced."
"Really, is it true..." Takagi was deceived by Mouri Kogoro into believing it - mainly because of the detective's extremely determined tone and indomitable self-confidence when reasoning. For those who don't know him well,
, it’s really convincing.
"Of course it's true." Mouri Kogoro believed in himself very much, and... "If that's not the case, is there any other explanation? It's impossible that he really held his breath for nearly forty minutes. He's not a fish.
.”
...It seems right. The policemen stopped talking.
When all other methods fail to explain, no matter how nonsense the reasoning is, it can only be the truth.
At present, compared with why Shiraishi is not dead, several people are more concerned about the "brave citizen" who disappeared for no reason, and they all walked to the bridge to see where he went.
Conan stood firm and did not believe a word of what Mouri Kogoro said.
And he didn't follow anyone.
——He was also hiding on the boat just now, so he is very sure that the person who saved him was the black cat.
Thinking of Black Cat's habit of not wanting to interact with the police and his ability to disappear suddenly, Conan knew that there must be nothing wrong with him and he just simply didn't want to see people.
As for how Shiraishi managed to survive... Conan felt that it was all thanks to the fake death drug, and thanks to the black cat who found the person before the drug expired - as long as he didn't breathe, it was indeed possible to survive underwater.
But on the other hand, if you don't breathe all the time, how can you maintain your body's functions?
The medicine obtained by the black cat is really terrible. Is this also one of the research conducted by the black organization...
In any case, the fact that the hostages were still alive made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Moreover, they also diverged their thoughts - even Shiraishi survived, and Gao Shannan should be fine too.
The ambulance arrived quickly.
After sending Shiraishi away, the Mu Mu Police Department arranged manpower to search for Gao Shannan.
…
Shiraishi asked Hongye to avoid the camera and drive near Takayama Minami's company. Then he opened the elf ball and threw Takayama Minami across from the company.
After waiting in the next street for less than a minute, the system prompted that the task was completed, and Shiraishi breathed a sigh of relief.
My body was already soaked, and it was really cold when the wind blew.
Shiraishi requisitioned the new towel that Hongye had just bought yesterday and hadn't had time to use yet, intending to wipe himself.
But the towel was really not big enough, so he thought for a moment and simply transformed it into a cat shape again, so that the ordinary towel became a bath towel.
Hong Ye caught a glimpse of someone missing from the passenger seat. She originally thought that Shiraishi had returned to his true form, but when she turned around, she saw a cat lying comfortably on the passenger seat.
She subconsciously pulled off the seat belt, but she didn't know where to fasten it at the moment - the cat is not big, so tying such a thick belt would look like cruelty to the cat, and the masked form is not afraid of a car accident.
Finally, Hongye put his hand down again.
While waiting for the red light, she picked up a corner of the towel and wiped the water off Shiraishi's head: "Aren't you going to return to your original body?"
Shiraishi was happily rolled up in a towel. Although Gin asked him to go to the finance department tomorrow, he was always very efficient in organizing and transferring money. Just now, the money had arrived.
It counted zeros against the light screen and replied smoothly in a good mood:
"The main body must be in pain now - if you fall from such a high place, you can easily get injured even on the surface of the water, not to mention the water pressure of continuous diving. If you are unlucky, there may be curious fish passing by.
Bite me.
"In addition, the water plants and sediment on my body are also very troublesome... I plan to wait for the hospital to clean and treat the wounds and repair some injuries before going back."
Hongye held a corner of the towel and was stunned for a moment as she listened to Shiraishi's words.
——After asking questions, she only heard a bunch of meows and no words.
Although there was a language barrier, Hongye quickly realized that the boss hardly barked when he turned into a cat, but now he suddenly talks so much, and he is probably answering his questions seriously.
...How can you not support me at this time?
Hongye nodded seriously and pretended to understand: "So that's it."
Shiraishi counted the balance several times, turned off the screen, and continued to wrap a towel around his body while slowly coming back to his senses.
It looked at Hongye and was startled: "Can you understand? Butterfly Ninja said before that she couldn't understand what the cat form said."
Hongye nodded again.
This kind of body language is very useful, especially when talking to your boss - nodding is always the right thing to do.
Her acting was so natural that Shiraishi didn't notice it for a moment.
It's just a little confused. In the past, only the Q version assistant could understand the cat talk.
However, Shiraishi had very few employees. In addition to the Q version assistant, there was only one butterfly ninja as a reference. It was impossible to determine whether this was Hongye's talent or a problem with the butterfly ninja.
Generally speaking, this is very convenient. When communicating in the future, if you are too lazy to type, you don't have to go back to your human form.
Shiraishi simply maintained the status quo, chatting with her about everything and waiting for the hair to dry.
Unexpectedly, after passing a complicated intersection, Hongye was distracted for a moment. After listening to a series of meows, he subconsciously responded to it: "Meow~"
"?"
Shiraishi paused and raised his head suspiciously with a corner of the towel.
Hong Ye doesn’t seem to be the type who likes to make animal noises to show off her cuteness.
Suddenly these words popped out of her mouth...
Shiraishi immediately thought of those classmates in school who liked to come face to face with stray cats and meow around.
"..." It rolled its eyes, "...you damn meow actually didn't understand it at all."
Hongye nodded again.
Perhaps she was aware of her mistake just now, so she added guiltily: "You are right."
...to your sister!
Baishi turned around silently, lay down with his back to her, and raised his hand to chat privately: Check which hospital I am currently in and send me there.
"..." As soon as the private chat arrived, Hongye realized that she had been exposed.
She cleared her throat in embarrassment and replied seriously: "Okay."