Chengshi was a little surprised by Qin Zhibo's suggestion.
"But I feel much better now. I don't need to go back..."
Mao Lilan glanced at Cheng Shi and relayed Cheng Shi's words to Qin Zhibo on the other side of the phone.
Qin Zhibo thought for two seconds and decided to respect Cheng Shi's choice.
Now everyone on the ship is equivalent to a grasshopper tied to a rope. If in the end only one person escapes by taking a plane and leaving early, he will probably be very painful in his heart.
"Okay..." Qin Zhibo hung up the phone.
On the other side, Cheng Shi sat up and turned to look out the window.
"There may be a storm tonight..."
"Eh? What?"
Mao Lilan beside the bed was stunned.
Cheng Shi smiled and explained to everyone: "This is an experience taught to me by the fishermen who often went out to sea to fish when I was on Yueying Island."
"Look at the sky over there, this is the sign before the storm."
Everyone followed Cheng Shi's gaze and turned to look out the window, only to see a dark cloud lingering on the edge of the blue sky.
"As expected!"
"This is my first time encountering a storm at sea!"
"This ship won't sink, will it?"
The three little ones chattered and discussed, especially Yuantai from Zuan, who specializes in crow's mouth.
Yuanzi leaned over and comforted: "Don't be afraid, this ship is still a cruise ship after all. No matter how big a storm blows on the sea, there will only be some slight shaking at most~"
Mao Lilan also said at this time: "Mr. Qin may be worried that there will be a storm at night and he will not have a good rest on the boat, so he wanted to send Miss Chengshi back by helicopter..."
Chengshi's cheeks were slightly red while lying on the bed.
At this time, the three little ones were filled with emotion again.
"But this rare trip was still in vain..."
"First there was a case, and then there was a storm. It's really not peaceful..."
"yes……"
Mitsuhiko crossed his arms and asked in confusion: "Why do people hurt each other?"
Ayumi also lowered her head slightly and sighed: "It would be great if everyone could live in peace..."
"it's out of the question."
At this time, Haiyuan Ai, who was standing on the other side of the hospital bed, spoke calmly.
"Because humans are animals with emotions, and emotions are invisible, fickle and troublesome things."
"It's okay if it's friendship or love, but if it turns into jealousy or hatred due to certain opportunities, murderous intent may arise..."
"If we want to completely eliminate hatred in this world, I'm afraid there is only one person left in the world who can do it..."
Haibara Ai's negative reasoning made Mao Lilan, Yuanzi and Dr. Ali who were present could only smile awkwardly and didn't know what to say.
When Cheng Shi recalled his past, he also understood that Haibara Ai's words were correct from a certain perspective.
I used to be blinded by hatred and ignored all the good things in life.
But……
"That's why humans invented language."
"Human beings are eager to communicate, to understand each other's thoughts, and to enter other people's inner worlds."
"And all we can do is to have empathy for others and always look forward to good things happening..."
Cheng Shi looked at Haiyuan Ai with a smile, his eyes shining with hope.
Although he didn't know Haiyuan Ai's past, he could feel that this girl had experienced many tragic experiences just like him.
But now he has stepped forward, putting aside the baggage of the past and living bravely, pursuing the "little luck" in life.
And he hoped that Hui Yuan Ai could do the same and gradually let go of the heavy burden on his shoulders.
In the silent atmosphere, Haiyuan Ai's expression froze for a moment, and then he put down his hands holding his shoulders.
She stretched her eyebrows, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, turned her head and said to the three little ones.
"I heard that this ship will stop at Hachijo Island on the way back, where you may see whales..."
"What!"
The three little ones screamed excitedly, "Great! We can see a big whale!"
…
Suite 604.
After the police gathered the intelligence collected from the evidence, Forensic Officer Demi took the physical evidence and returned to the land by helicopter.
The police who stayed on the ship were preparing to continue collecting witness information. Maybe someone else had seen the murderer.
On the way back to the room, Conan wanted to discuss the details of the case with Qin Zhibo.
But Qin Zhibo was very fast and disappeared at the end of the corridor before he could catch up.
Are you so anxious to go back and see Dr. Cheng Shi?
Conan grinned helplessly.
He had no choice but to investigate the case alone.
In his mind, Kusaka Hiroyuki should be the murderer.
Because he found the same recording equipment as Dr. Agasa's in Kusaka's room.
Hiroyuki Kusaka can record the content of the project he wants to talk about in advance and then play it in front of the phone.
However, Akiyoshi Minamiko would not interrupt, which resulted in a situation where Kusaka Hiroyuki was completely talking to himself.
But there is still lack of evidence, so he must ask Akiyoshi Minamiko alone.
Soon, Conan found Akiyoshi Minamiko who was reading a book in the main restaurant.
The marine pianist in the restaurant was playing elegant music. Akiyoshi Minami held the handle of the coffee cup with two fingers and held a small purple book in her other hand.
"Sister, what are you reading?"
Conan rested his head on his hands, pretending to be an innocent boy and took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
Akiyoshi Minamiko glanced at the book in her hand and smiled: "It was a book that the British teacher gave me to read before he was alive..."
Akiyoshi Minamiko showed Conan the cover of the book. There was a four-pointed star on it with "Mother" printed in the middle of the star.
"Mother?" Conan looked a little confused. The title of this book is really simple and direct.
Akiyoshi Minamiko shook her head, "It doesn't mean 'mother'. Judging from the content in the book, it should mean 'mother goddess' or 'mistress of all things'."
"It tells what happened to some believers who worshiped the Supreme Mother Goddess Shub Nicholas..."
"oh……"
Conan groaned, "That's the name Mr. Hideto Yashiro said he wanted to give to this ship before, right?"
Akiyoshi Minamiko smiled, "Little brother, your memory is quite good..."
"But what do you want from me?"
Akiyoshi Minamiko changed the topic and realized that this smart child was definitely not here to talk about books with her.
"That's right, I want to ask you something more, eldest sister..."
"Of course, little detective."
At this time, Conan sat down on the sofa opposite Akiyoshi Minamiko, "When you and Mr. Kusaka were talking about the project on the phone, did you really say nothing the whole time?"
Akiyoshi Minamiko nodded, "Yes, because that person doesn't like to be interrupted. I have been scolded for interrupting his story several times before. He told me to shut up and listen to him..."
"Then did you feel anything strange when you were on the phone with Mr. Kusaka? For example, the sound was a little disturbing, not realistic enough, etc..."
Conan thought that if his hypothesis was true, then the sound would definitely be distorted if it was recorded into the equipment and then relayed over the phone.
Akiyoshi Minami raised her chin, and after thinking about it for a few seconds, her eyes suddenly became clear.
"When you say that, it seems that the sound is indeed a little unclear..."
"But I thought it was probably a problem with the phone line on the ship, so I didn't care."
At this time, Akiyoshi Minamiko took out a place card from the edge of the dining table and began to fold it.
After a while, the meal card turned into a beautiful little paper boat under her nimble fingers.
"It's done, I'll give it to you."
"Thank you..."
Conan smiled helplessly, he was really treated like a child.
Conan took the paper boat and when he left, he took one last look at Minami Akiyoshi who was continuing to read, and then ran away quickly.
Now he was basically certain of Kusaka Hiroshi's method of creating his own alibi.
As long as the evidence is found, the case will be solved.
He came to the room where Kusaka Hiroyuki was located again, and just as he was about to knock on the door, a familiar tall figure walked out of the room.
It’s actually Kogoro Mori?
Conan hid at the corner of the stairs, secretly watching Mouri Kogoro who had just come out of Kusaka's room and went to take the elevator, feeling a little surprised in his heart.
Uncle Maori actually investigated the case alone?
In his impression, Kogoro Mouri's method of investigating cases still did not get rid of the habits of the police days, which was to collect evidence on site, find witnesses, and confirm the alibi.
There is no need to investigate the case alone, because the police's course of action represents his personal course of action.
But this time the uncle...
But checking is probably in vain~
Conan grinned slightly.
After Mouri Kogoro entered the elevator, he quickly ran to the door of Kusaka's room and knocked on the door.
After a few seconds, Kusaka Hiroyuki opened the door.
But when he looked down and saw this child under one meter tall, he was a little surprised.
"Why are you a child this time?"
"I'm here to play with you!"
Before Kusaka Hiroyuki could react, Conan sprinted into the room.
Seeing the laptop with the screen on the desk, he quickly jumped on the chair and shouted: "It's a laptop! It's so cool!"
"There are so many words on it!"
Hiroyuki Kusaka saw Conan playing with his computer and walked over calmly with his hands in his pockets, "This is my money-making tool, not a toy for children..."
As he spoke, he closed the computer cover.
However, before turning on the computer, Conan still clearly saw a lot of plot content and secretly remembered it in his heart.
Kusaka Hiroyuki didn't take the child's behavior to heart. He sat on the chair and was about to continue typing when Conan had already run to the bed and picked up the recorder on the bedside table.
"Strange, this one looks exactly the same as the doctor's?"
Conan pretended to be playing casually, but he was not playing casually.
He pressed the play button, but no sound came out.
"Eh? It seems like there's no sound inside..."
"Hello!"
This move made Kusaka completely impatient. He strode over and snatched the recorder away. He held Conan's back collar with one hand and placed it smoothly on the corridor outside the room.
"Kid, get out of here."
Compared with Mouri Kogoro's method of giving away people, Kusaka Hiroyuki's method is gentle.
Conan's eyes squinted, and he complained in his heart that he really wouldn't be stupid enough to keep the evidence with him.
The recording used to create an alibi has been deleted by him.
But just now, he also made another new discovery, and thought of a way to get Hiroshige Kusaka to admit his crime.
This method requires the use of the same recorder used by Dr. Ali.
So, Conan took the elevator back to the upper floor and found Dr. Ali and others.
At this time, everyone was still guarding Chengshi's room.
Because there was about to be a storm outside and there was no wind on the sea, everyone lost interest in going out for a walk, so they just gathered together and chatted casually.
During the process, Xiaolan talked about playing hide and seek when she was a child, but Shinichi did not participate.
As a result, I hid in the space under the school stage, but the teacher mistakenly thought that there was no one inside and blocked the doorway with the steps.
In the end, Shinichi found her and successfully rescued her.
Even Yuanzi didn't know about this past incident.
After listening to this, everyone also started teasing me with the words "I am in love with my concubine".
When Conan came over, he looked around the room, but did not find Qin Zhibo.
After asking other people, I found out that Qin Zhibo had never come back.
Conan's expression changed, and he was very surprised.
Where has he gone?
…
Main restaurant.
As soon as the offshore pianist finished playing a piece, a figure came across from Akiyoshi Minamiko.
"Hello, can I sit here?"
Akiyoshi Minamiko raised her head and saw that the man in front of her had a handsome mixed-race face.
"Is it an adult this time?"
"Please take a seat..."
Akiyoshi Minamiko's attitude is relatively cold, and she is obviously not as gentle as she treats Conan.
As soon as Qin Zhibo sat down opposite Akiyoshi Minamiko, the latter took the initiative and asked: "You are also here to ask about the case, right?"
"If so, hurry up. I'm going back to the room to change clothes later."
According to the original plan, there will be a welcome reception tonight for the ship's staff to meet the passengers.
Although President Yashiro's whereabouts are now unknown and President Yashiro has died, the reception has not been suspended.
"Okay, then I'll keep it as short as possible..."
"Were you the ones who installed the bombs on deck No. 16 and No. 1 and No. 2 drainage compartment gates at the bottom of the ship?"
As soon as Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Akiyoshi Minamiko's arms were shaking slightly as she was about to take a sip of coffee. Her beautiful eyes under her glasses were full of shock.
She couldn't even believe her ears.
The famous detective opposite actually pointed out the locations of the bombs she had planted.
How could anyone know this except myself?
Does he already know my plan?
Akiyoshi Minamiko didn't know that Qin Zhibo was able to find these bombs not because of his suspicion of her, but because of Minase Youmeng's great discovery.
While Minase Yomu was searching for the "big iron box" on the ship, he discovered a bomb at the bottom of the cruise ship.
These bombs were installed very covertly, and their locations were also very particular, so Qin Zhibo guessed that they must have been installed by someone who was very familiar with the ship.
Then the ship's designer, Minamiko Akiyoshi, was the first to bear the brunt.