Qin Zhibo stood on the starboard deck of the cruise ship, facing the salty sea breeze and looking at the endless dark sea in front of him.
This scene is like the New Forney cruise ship in the "Ye Caisan" case.
But the cruise ship we took that time was just an ordinary cruise ship. Compared with this luxury cruise ship that can easily carry thousands of people, it was simply child's play.
However, even though the "Aphrodite" has a deck height of 18 floors and is like a hill in this sea area, Qin Zhibo's heart is still very depressed at this moment.
The boundless darkness seems to be about to swallow up this lonely boat on the sea...
This reminded Qin Zhibo of a sentence.
Humanity lives on a calm island of ignorance, in a vast and endless black ocean.
This ocean contains endless secrets, but we should not sail too far or delve too deep.
The unknown under that mysterious sea - Cthulhu, is like Pandora's Box in ancient Greek mythology.
Once opened, it will definitely bring destruction to mankind.
Among humans, there is a group of people who are committed to this.
…
"call……"
Qin Zhibo took a deep breath, loosened his grip on the railing, turned around and walked towards the stern deck, intending to go back in one circle.
This cruise ship has a total of five decks including the stern deck, and the deck where Qin Zhibo is located is the third deck.
On the deck there was only the sound of waves lapping against the ship's hull, and dim wall lamps lit up every few meters.
Qin Zhibo walked slowly to the stern deck, and just as he was about to step out from the corner, he stopped.
On the platform of the stern deck, several crew members wearing sailor uniforms were gathered together, seemingly discussing something.
Although it is certainly impossible for everyone on such a large ship to rest at the same time, there will still be patrols and watchers.
But these sailors gathered together, and it didn't look like they were discussing work. Everyone had some inexplicable nervousness on their faces, and they were whispering something.
Qin Zhibo squinted his eyes slightly, and just as he was wondering if he could get closer to hear what they were discussing, he felt someone coming behind him.
He turned around suddenly and saw a man standing upright behind him with his hands hanging down.
The man has gloomy eyes, wearing a white uniform and a captain's hat on his head.
"Sir, how can I help you?"
Qin Zhibo recognized him. This person was the captain of the "Aphrodite", Haiteng Du.
"No, I just couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk."
Kaito Wataru's eyes were slightly narrowed, the corners of his eyes were drooped and his expression was frozen, giving his whole person a gloomy temperament.
"I recognize you, you are the famous detective Qin Zhibo."
"I think this voyage is absolutely safe, there is no need for you to take action..."
"In addition, the wind and waves will intensify in the second half of tonight. For safety reasons, you'd better return to the cabin."
Kaito Wataru deliberately raised his voice so that the crew members who were discussing matters on the stern deck could also hear what was going on here.
Several crew members immediately stopped the discussion and turned their heads to look here.
Then, without saying a word, several people left from the deck on the other side of the ship.
Qin Zhibo looked at Hai Tengdu, let out a breath through his nose, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Captain, I'm going back soon..."
"In addition, it would be best if this ship could be absolutely safe as you said. After all, safety is the greatest luxury."
"Well, good night."
Qin Zhibo's aura was not weak at all, he said goodbye to Hai Tengdu without being humble or arrogant, and then walked back along the original route.
After returning to the room, Qin Zhibo sat down on the bed and couldn't help but think back to the scene just now.
Those crew members obviously didn't look like they were working on a consultation ship, and it was only the first day of sailing, so there wouldn't be any emergency.
Moreover, Captain Kaito Wataru was obviously planning to come over to gather with a few people, but he had to stop because he discovered that he was also at the scene.
Moreover, Qin Zhibo was also a little surprised that Hai Tengdu knew him.
As a captain who has been sailing on the sea for a long time, living a life almost isolated from the land, he knows a private detective who has only emerged in recent times.
The detailed work of reviewing the passenger list should not be the responsibility of the captain.
This bad premonition made Qin Zhibo feel that this voyage was not easy.
…
The next day.
Everyone gathered in the restaurant and had a sumptuous breakfast buffet.
After breakfast, several people discussed today's itinerary.
In the morning, we first bask in the sun on the deck and then play hide and seek.
When the weather gets warmer in the afternoon, I go to the public swimming pool on the ship to practice swimming.
Yesterday Qin Zhibo's words about practicing swimming before sinking still affected the three little ones.
After breakfast, everyone first sunbathed on the stern deck of the fourth floor.
Although we were basking in the sun, due to the low temperature on the sea surface and the light sea breeze, not only did we not feel hot at all, but it was actually a bit refreshing.
On the chair, Mao Lilan stretched out her waist. The translucent cyan sun protection coat was placed on the back of the chair, and the orange camisole showed off her girlishness to the fullest.
“So comfortable~”
"That's right. It feels really good to be able to drink morning tea while enjoying the sea breeze..."
Suzuki Sonoko raised her tea cup intoxicatedly and took a sip. She covered her face and said coyly: "I feel like a noble lady~"
Qin Zhibo, who was sitting next to him, heard this and realized that this little girl wanted to get married.
Because Yuanzi is far from the standard of a noble lady, and the only thing left is to find a husband.
If Kyogoku Makoto wants to be with Sonoko in the future, he will definitely change his surname into his wife's wife, and his name will be "Suzuki Makoto" from now on.
This name is not bad.
At this moment, Mouri Kogoro, who was sitting opposite Qin Zhibo, held his cheek with one hand and stared at the deck not far away with a serious expression, with scrutiny in his eyes.
"It's really good..."
"Well, it's indeed good..."
Qin Zhibo, Conan, Xiaolan and Yuanzi at this table were attracted by Mouri Kogoro's words and followed his gaze.
I saw two mature women in sportswear holding their own tennis rackets and walking towards the cabin under the guidance of a young female secretary.
These two mature women are not strangers. They are Takae Yashiro, the president of Yatsudai Passenger Line, the company to which this ship belongs, and Mrs. Aramimi, the wife of the former prime minister.
But apart from the transcendent status of these two people, Qin Zhibo didn't think there was anything else worth noting.
But in the next second, Mouri Kogoro's expression suddenly changed, he made the same Venom-like expression of sticking out his tongue, turned his head and shouted excitedly at Conan.
"Have you ever looked at President Guijiang's legs? They don't look like a man in his fifties at all!"
"Hahahaha~~"
Mouri Kogoro's performance successfully won him the contempt and helplessness of those around him.
"Really, what are you talking about so early in the morning?"
"Stop staring around lewdly, okay?"
"And Conan is just a child, don't teach him a bad lesson!"
Mao Lilan angrily taught her father a lesson.
In contrast, Mouri Kogoro could only giggle.
Qin Zhibo, who was sitting opposite, also had trouble understanding Mouri Kogoro's taste.
There is a wife at home who looks like a fairy, but she actually wants to go out and eat.
Even if it’s not as exciting at home as outside, you won’t be eyeing a mature woman, right?
No matter how well-maintained Yashiro Takae is, he is still at the level of a eldest sister to Mouri Kogoro.
Or is it that Mouri Kogoro doesn’t want to work hard anymore?
At the round table next door, Cheng Shi, Haibara Ai, and Dr. Ali sat at the same table.
Dr. Ali drank a cup of black tea with sugar. As soon as he put down the tea cup, he thought of a cold joke.
"Everyone, we haven't done any riddles for a long time..."
"Since we just finished breakfast, let's take a break and come up with a puzzle about the cruise trip!"
"Ah?" When the three little ones heard this, their expressions were not very excited. They just complained, "What is supposed to come has come."
Dr. A Li suddenly mentioned guessing puzzles, which made Cheng Shi, who was experiencing this situation for the first time, a little confused.
Next to him, Haihara Ai was holding a coffee cup calmly and explained: "This is Dr. A Li's repertoire, which is actually some cold joke puzzles..."
"Oh? Is that so?" Cheng Shi wondered.
Dr. A Li is a little helpless, why is this child trying to undermine him?
"Actually, this puzzle has something to do with Doctor Chengshi's profession."
"Everyone, listen up, the topic is that Yuantai went to the ship's infirmary for treatment while sailing at sea..."
"Then what I want to ask is, what happened to Yuantai?"
"One, I had a bad stomach because I ate too much."
"Two, I sprained my foot due to a fall."
"Three, I got heatstroke from being exposed to the sun."
"Which one is the correct answer?"
Dr. A Li's puzzle reached the ears of Qin Zhibo and Conan at the table. After thinking for a while, they came up with the answer.
However, the two did not spoil the atmosphere and spoke out their answers directly.
Chengshi tapped his chin with his fingertips, thought for a moment, and replied: "Could it be that the answer is one, because Yuantai is really greedy sometimes..."
Before Dr. A Li could deny it, Yuantai took the initiative to speak out.
"It can't be 'one', my stomach won't hurt no matter how much I eat!"
At this time, Haibara Ai also turned to Cheng Shi and said: "Dr. Ali's question cannot be considered based on common sense. The sentence related to your profession was meant to mislead you..."
"The real tip should be the boat."
"Really? Let me think about it..." Cheng Shi frowned and fell into thinking.
He really doesn't know Dr. A Li's idea of the puzzle, so even if there are hints, he doesn't know which direction to think about.
At this time, Qin Zhibo deliberately spilled the drink on his hand, turned around and said to the waiter not far away.
"Excuse me."
“Could you give me a piece of shippu.”
When Conan heard Qin Zhibo's question, he was still a little confused about Qin Zhibo's behavior of deliberately spilling it on his hands, but he immediately understood and smiled at the corner of his mouth.
Qing Shi's ears twitched, and when he heard Qin Zhibo's words, he suddenly thought about it.
"I see!"
"The answer is two!"
"bingo! Correct answer!"
Dr. A Li smiled and nodded.
The third little one is still a little confused and doesn't understand why the answer is number two.
Cheng Shi smiled and explained: "The English word for ship is ship, and after Yuantai fell, he needed to wipe off the stains on the wound with a wet cloth. The homophone of wet cloth is shippu, which is similar to ship."
There is no English word Shippu. Dr. Ali used homophony to create a word that does not exist. In fact, the original meaning is wet tissue.
"So that's it!"
Although the three little ones didn't come up with an answer, they were not discouraged. They just treated it as a cold joke.
Dr. A Li continued to teach, "By the way, friendship is friendship, gossip is gossip..."
Conan grinned slightly and shouted in his heart: Haha, it should be gossip, right?
However, he originally hoped that Qin Zhibo, a native Hawaiian, could correct Dr. Ali's mistakes, but he saw Qin Zhibo turning his head and looking to the other side.
He followed his line of sight and saw that in the area of the lounge chair, Akiyoshi Minamiko was lying there basking in the sun from yesterday.
Because it was not a beach sunbathing, her clothes were not revealing. She just took off her shoes and lay there reading a book.
Standing next to him was Kusaka Hiroyuki, who was having a conversation with him.
Akiyoshi Minami's attitude was relatively cold. Without saying a few words, Kusaka Hiroyuki went to the cabin alone.
These two people...
Conan wasn't sure why Qin Zhibo paid attention to those two people, but as a detective who was more powerful than himself, his reasoning and observation skills were top-notch, so he might be able to discover some details that he couldn't see.
"Uncle Qin, what happened to those two people?"
Since confessing his identity, Conan is no longer afraid of revealing his identity in front of Qin Zhibo, and he will ask directly when he is curious.
Qin Zhibo withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Conan, and said with a smile: "I was thinking that those two people seem to have a close relationship."
"Yeah?"
Conan followed Qin Zhibo's train of thought and realized that something was indeed wrong.
These two people knew each other long before they got on the ship. They just discussed the script. They couldn't continue to discuss it until now, right?
There are only two possibilities in this case.
One is that the man named Kusaka Hiroyuki is pursuing Minamiko Akiyoshi in the name of work.
The other is that Hiroyuki Kusaka has some ulterior motives...
Conan's expression darkened, but then he grinned helplessly.
How is this possible?
How could we encounter another incident by such a coincidence?
Qin Zhibo looked at Conan's expression and knew that he probably still didn't believe in his death power.
But countless experiences have proven that as long as the character is not strong enough and gets mixed up with the god of death, there is a high probability that it will not end well.
…
9:10 am.
The riddles have been guessed, the drinks have been drunk, and everyone plans to move on to the next step.
Mouri Kogoro stretched his waist a lot and planned to change his clothes and go find Sister Li.
It turned out that he had made an appointment with Sister Li at some point, saying that she wanted to hear him tell a story about a famous detective.
Mouri Kogoro, who was proud of the spring breeze, trotted away and hurried back to the room to change clothes.
Yuanzi complained helplessly: "Uncle is quite good at this..."
Conan was also a little surprised, "When did he make an appointment with me?"
Qin Zhibo saw it clearly last night.
While eating, Mouri Kogoro kept eyeing Sister Rei on the stage, and took the initiative to run over and strike up a conversation while she was going to the toilet together.
However, the other party was able to give him this face. It seems that the aura of the famous detective is indeed powerful in this world.
The remaining people, except Qin Zhibo and Dr. A Li, all joined the hide-and-seek army.
After all, there won't be many opportunities like this in a lifetime to play hide and seek on a luxury cruise ship.
Qin Zhibo planned to go with Dr. A Li to experience the top-notch horse-killing and chicken-killing service on the ship to relax his body.
But just as Qin Zhibo was about to leave with Dr. Ari, Kogoro Mori, dressed in a white suit, ran back to the deck out of breath.
He ran to Qin Zhibo and said with some embarrassment: "Sister Li said that they hope you can come over..."