On the top deck, Mao Lilan accidentally mentioned Heathrow Airport.
Before she flew back to Japan, she didn't forget to bring gifts to Sonoko and others, so she had seen this watch before.
Although the watch is very good-looking, it is not a model that high school students can afford, so I just look at it.
"Eh?"
"The place where Mr. Qin went is also..."
When Chengshi heard Mao Lilan's words, he remembered that Qin Zhibo also went to London some time ago.
Just as he was about to say it, Qin Zhibo quickly interrupted him.
"Well! When will we eat?"
"I'm a little hungry..."
As soon as the three little ones heard about the topic of dinner, they immediately became energetic.
Genta: "Is there any eel rice on the ship?"
Ayumi: "Genta, are you eating eel rice again?"
Genta: "Of course! Eel rice is the most delicious in the world!"
Sonoko leaned down, raised a finger, and said with a smile: "Of course we have eel rice! There are so many delicacies on this ship that you can't imagine..."
"I have already made a reservation for dinner, which is at the international restaurant in the main restaurant No. 1."
"Everyone remember to dress more formally!"
…
As the sun dives below the sea level, the sea becomes dim, and there is no good view from the deck.
Instead, the lights gradually turned on in the cabin, illuminating this "steel behemoth" traveling on the vast Pacific Ocean.
Everyone hung out on the top deck for a while, and then went back to their rooms to change clothes.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, everyone gathered at the international restaurant in the main restaurant No. 1.
“It’s so big here!”
“So luxurious!”
"There are so many people!"
The three little ones let out exclamations that they had never seen before.
"Of course!" Sonoko leaned down and introduced the three little ones, "Yashiro Group is a very big consortium!"
"Eight Generations Merchant Marine, one of the important members of the group, built this luxury cruise ship for the first time. The goal is to compete with the most luxurious cruise ships in the world. Of course it has to be more luxurious!"
At this time, a male waiter came over, bowed slightly and said, "Are you Ms. Suzuki?"
"Yeah." Suzuki Sonoko nodded.
"Your seat will be ready soon, please wait a moment..."
Although Suzuki Sonoko had reserved her seat in advance, there were many people dining in the restaurant now, and since it was the first day of the voyage, important members of the ship would also come to dine here at this time, so the space was tight.
Qin Zhibo glanced at the restaurant. There were men and women in suits and evening gowns everywhere, showing off their high-class style while changing glasses.
In order to match the upper-class atmosphere here, I also put on a black suit.
Next to her, Cheng Shi put on a light blue dress, with long black hair draped over her shoulders, and the top of the dress revealed a delicate collarbone.
If he hadn't seen the message on Chengshi's head showing that he was a male, Qin Zhibo would have doubted his own eyes.
He is also very good at dressing up...
At this moment, Conan tilted his head and saw a white device in Dr. Ali's hand, and asked doubtfully: "Doctor, what is this?"
"Eh? This?"
Dr. A Li picked up the thing in his hand and said, "This is an ordinary IC recorder, because whenever I have a new invention inspiration, I will use it to record it..."
"By the way, speaking of new inventions, let me take a look..."
As he said this, Dr. Ali fumbled in his trouser pocket and took out two small gadgets.
"This is a cufflink-type intercom with an eavesdropping function and has been redesigned."
Conan took the two gadgets and looked at them carefully.
Although Dr. Ali has produced button-type products before, they only have eavesdropping or signal tracking functions, and the appearance is also very simple. The button looks like the same.
The cufflinks this time are particularly exquisite and inlaid with black shiny gemstones. If nothing else, it could easily be regarded as some kind of fashion product.
Qin Zhibo, who was standing next to him, saw that Conan was bringing up new equipment, and he couldn't help but sigh that Dr. A Li's technological level was truly unique.
This time, I guess some of Haihara Ai's aesthetics have been added, otherwise with his engineering-major thinking, he wouldn't have been able to make the invention so beautiful.
but……
"Doctor, how is the electromagnetic Thanos glove that I asked you to make earlier?"
When it came to the gloves, Dr. Ali's eyes were obviously nervous.
Previously, Qin Zhibo asked Dr. Ali to make a hand-strength-enhancing glove with the same principle as Conan's foot-strength-enhancing shoes.
However, gloves are different from shoes. There is not much usable space in gloves, and absolute flexibility must be ensured, so they are more difficult to make.
However, Qin Zhibo believes that with Dr. Ali’s ingenuity, this technical problem can still be overcome.
"Well..."
"Although the gloves have been made, they are a bit bulky and inconvenient to use."
"I'm trying to figure out how to make it more flexible."
Most of Dr. Agasa's inventions are not very functional in nature. What is rare is that their functions are reduced to a limited space.
However, Qin Zhibo remembered that his requirements were not high in terms of flexibility.
He also drew a design sketch, which can be made like Thanos' glove. Each gem on the joint is a power switch.
But since Dr. Ali still wants to design it more perfectly, there is no problem.
After all, it is you who ultimately benefits.
"Then come on, doctor..."
"Let me know when it's ready."
Qin Zhibo is still looking forward to this glove.
Because in addition to the use of hands in kendo, I also picked up a [throwing] professional skill at the crime scene.
Throwing + electromagnetic gloves sound interesting at first sight, right?
Although the strength of the hands is not as good as that of the feet, it is better in terms of accuracy.
Moreover, electromagnetic stimulation of acupuncture points exponentially increases the original muscle strength. Qin Zhibo's strength itself is greater than that of Conan.
so……
The future is promising!
"Are there any cufflinks?"
"It's just right, lend it to me for a while."
At this time, Mouri Kogoro next to him spotted the cufflinks in Conan's hand, reached out to grab them, and pinned them on the cuffs of his white suit.
"But that's..."
Just as Conan was about to explain, Mouri Kogoro leaned in front of Conan and scolded him.
"But what?"
"Let me tell you, cufflinks like this are worthy of a gentleman like me, and you, a little brat, are not worthy of using them!"
Xiaolan quickly advised: "Dad, those are Conan's things..."
"It's okay, Sister Xiaolan..."
Conan waved his hands indifferently, not caring much about his new equipment being robbed.
There's no need for it on this ship anyway.
Qin Zhibo also echoed: "Yes, we are all one family sooner or later. Whatever is yours and mine, it belongs to everyone."
"Right? Conan?"
Hui Yuan Ai, who understood the profound meaning behind this, closed her eyes and pursed her lips slightly.
Conan, who was used to it, shook off a "haha" expression.
Why was he so unlucky that this guy discovered his true identity?
But what he said makes sense...
He took off his high-tech glasses and took out his glasses cloth to wipe the dust off when he was staggered by a big foot from behind and the glasses in his hand fell to the ground.
However, the man just glanced down and did not pay attention to Conan, the "foreign object in front of his feet."
When Qin Zhibo saw this scene, his eyes immediately narrowed slightly.
Brother, your road is narrow.
The man turned to look at Kogoro Mouri, "Are you Mr. Detective Mouri?"
"Yes, I am..."
"Very good!"
The man with glasses and dyed hair who rushed up from behind looked a little excited and introduced himself: "I am a screenwriter, my name is Kusaka Hiroyuki, and I am your loyal supporter!"
"Oh, thank you." Mouri Kogoro didn't like male supporters very much, so he just replied indifferently.
At this time, another beautiful woman with short hair and glasses walked behind Hiroyuki Kusaka.
"This is Miss Akiyoshi Minamiko, she is..."
Kusaka Hiroyuki was making introductions when a big hand pressed on his shoulder from behind.
He looked back and saw a tall mixed-race man staring at him.
"Brother, you just met someone."
"Who are you……"
Kusaka Hirosei was stunned for a moment, remembering that the man in front of him was another detective as famous as Mouri Kogoro.
However, he did not intend to apologize for the sake of face.
"Who did I hit?"
Qin Zhibo moved half of his body, revealing Conan, and said calmly: "You have to apologize if you hit him, do you understand?"
Kusaka Hiroyuki saw that it was the elementary school student he had kicked just now, but it was exposed in public, and he felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
"I just touched him accidentally..."
"I believe you were careless, but you still have to apologize."
Qin Zhibo's tone did not give in at all.
This made Conan feel a little touched in his heart and felt full of security.
Although Qin Zhibo often makes fun of himself, he is serious about things!
When Kusaka Hiroyuki heard this, his face became even uglier.
Fortunately, at this time, Akiyoshi Minamiko next to him bent down, took the initiative to approach Conan, and said softly: "I'm sorry, little brother, I apologize to you on behalf of this big brother."
"Um……"
Conan's expression was a little startled when Akiyoshi Minamiko made a sudden appearance.
Because except for the short hair style, the woman in front of me is almost exactly the same as Xiaolan's mother, Fei Yingli.
How can they be so similar?
Seeing that the woman traveling with him apologized for the rude man with glasses, Qin Zhibo stopped talking.
Anyway, I had already given him this opportunity, but he couldn't grasp it himself.
If it were outside, he might still have a certain probability of survival.
But in this huge iron cage sailing on the Pacific Ocean, it can be said that there is no way to the sky and no door to the earth.
You have offended the God of Death and still want to leave?
dream!
The key is that it doesn't matter if he dies, as long as he doesn't harm other people on the ship...
…
After a while, the waiter came over to inform everyone that the tables were ready.
Akiyoshi Minami asked shamelessly if she could add two more seats and squeeze them both in.
For the sake of face, no one refused.
The group of people followed the waiter's footsteps and came to a long European-style table, and then sat down on both sides of the table.
Next, Kusaka Hiroyuki had a dark face the whole time and found it difficult to speak.
Can only be introduced again by Minamiko Akiyoshi.
It turns out that Kusaka Hiroyuki was recently writing a project for a TV series set on a luxury ship, and that’s how the two got to know each other.
Akiyoshi Minamiko is the deputy command designer of the "Aphrodite" and is very familiar with luxury ships.
"I see!"
"This ship was actually designed by Miss Akiyoshi! That's awesome!"
Mao Lilan did not hesitate to praise.
However, Akiyoshi Minamiko only smiled lightly and was not dazzled by the admiration of others.
"Not all of this ship was designed by me, most of it was completed by my teacher and me."
"Who is your teacher?" Mao Lilan asked.
"My teacher is Yashiro Hideto, the chief designer of this ship, and the husband of the president of Yatsushiro Shipbuilding Industry..."
Hearing the name of a familiar person, Suzuki Sonoko, a science popularizer in the upper class, began to popularize science again.
"I know this person. He once designed the 'Shabnis' for our Suzuki Consortium."
"Xiaolan, you should still remember that it was the ship where the Suzuki Foundation's 60th anniversary celebration was held before!"
Mao Lilan was stunned. There was indeed such a thing in his memory, but he didn't remember it very clearly.
Qin Zhibo looked at Mao Lilan's confused look and remembered it.
Previously, the Suzuki Consortium held a 60th anniversary celebration on the Sabnis. Kaito Kidd also appeared, and even disguised himself as Maori Ran, trying to steal the Suzuki family's "Pitch Black Star".
However, the size of that ship at that time was still much smaller than this Aphrodite ship.
"You're talking about Shub Nicholas. That ship can be regarded as the teacher's proud work..."
"Shabnis?" Yuanzi was a little confused, "Isn't it the Sabnis?"
Akiyoshi Minamiko explained with a smile: "Originally, the teacher wanted to call it this name when designing, but later Suzuki thought that the name was too long and the meaning was not easy to understand, so it was shortened to 'Shabnis'.
"
"When this ship was being built, the teacher originally wanted to call it Sabu Nicholas, but in the end President Yashiro rejected it and instead adopted the name I named 'Aphrodite'."
Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty in ancient Greek mythology and the highest symbol of female beauty.
Conan, who was sitting opposite, asked curiously: "Why is your teacher obsessed with this name? Is there any meaning in it?"
Akiyoshi Minamiko hesitated for a second, "I don't know the details, but I heard from the teacher that it was the name of a certain 'Supreme Mother Goddess'..."
"It's a pity that the teacher didn't catch the ship's maiden voyage in the end. It's really sad."
Suzuki Sonoko was stunned and quickly asked: "Did something happen to Yashiro Hideto-san?"
"Well..."
Akiyoshi Minamiko hesitated, glanced at Qin Zhibo and Mouri Kogoro who were present, and then said it.
"It was an accident. Unfortunately, the teacher died in a car accident not long ago..."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but fell silent for a while.
Only Qin Zhibo felt a little strange when he heard this.
It was better to die sooner than later, but the designed ship died just before its maiden voyage.
Generally, in this situation, plus the presence of Death God Conan, it can basically be considered a case.