Faced with Qin Zhibo's questioning, Akiyoshi Minamiko, who was holding the coffee, was shocked at first, but she quickly calmed down.
She slowly put the coffee cup back on the table and asked calmly: "Mr. Qin, did you really find the bomb?"
"Even if the bomb is really found, and there are so many people on board, what basis do you have for saying that I set it?"
Qin Zhibo saw that Akiyoshi Minamiko was not going to admit it, so he was not in a hurry and said calmly.
"Those bombs are installed in very professional locations. They can definitely sink the ship, but they won't sink it very quickly..."
"This shows that the person who installed the bomb was very knowledgeable, knew the vulnerability of the ship, and had access to the working area at the bottom of the cabin."
"But since Miss Akiyoshi feels that I have offended you, I apologize to you."
Qin Zhibo nodded slightly to express his apology.
Akiyoshi Minamiko: "..."
There was a trace of doubt in her eyes.
Although she had a tough attitude, she also knew that the famous detective must have at least grasped some clues to find her here.
But now, she couldn't see clearly the purpose of the man in front of her.
"What on earth did you come to see me for?"
"If you really found a bomb, shouldn't you go to the police?"
Akiyoshi Minamiko pretended to be calm and communicated with Qin Zhibo.
Qin Zhibo nodded and said calmly: "It is true that we should call the police, but not now..."
"To be honest, I'm looking for something on the boat right now."
"What?"
"A large iron box, about 6 meters high, once appeared in the dock. I don't know where it is now."
"Iron box?" Akiyoshi Minamizi's beautiful eyes moved slightly, "Is there anything in there?"
Qin Zhibo shook his head, "I don't know."
"But I think that thing is more threatening than the bomb on the ship, so I want to find it..."
"Miss Akiyoshi, since you are the designer of this ship, can you provide some suggestions?"
"If it were you, where would you hide that iron box?"
Akiyoshi Minamiko frowned and looked at Qin Zhibo warily.
She didn't know if this was another temptation from the famous detective.
In response to this, she could only pretend to think about it and tentatively responded: "Maybe it's the cargo hold?"
"It's not in the cargo hold. I've searched all over there." Qin Zhibo replied firmly.
"Really? It seems not easy for non-crew members to get in there, even if you are a detective..."
"I have my own way."
Qin Zhibo interrupted her and then smiled mysteriously.
His method is naturally Minase Youmu who can walk through walls at will.
But even with the help of the ghost, and even finding the bomb at the bottom of the cabin, the big iron box was not found.
Although the ship is large, the iron box is not a small item, so it should not be difficult to find it.
Therefore, Qin Zhibo could only suspect that the cruise ship had some hidden dark rooms at the beginning of its design, specifically used to hide iron boxes.
Qin Zhibo expressed his thoughts, but Akiyoshi Mihaiko shook his head and denied.
"Impossible. I designed most of this ship. I have even seen the drawings designed by the teacher. There are no hidden compartments as you mentioned."
The design commander of the "Aphrodite" was Yatsudai Yoshimitsu, but most of the work was done by Akiyoshi Minamiko.
However, Qin Zhibo did not give up and continued to ask, "What are the specific parts designed by eight generations of British people?"
Akiyoshi Minami's expression slightly condensed, and after thinking for two seconds, she said: "Teacher's design is mainly focused on the lower work area, because the teacher used to design cargo ships."
"I am responsible for all the tourist entertainment areas above, except for the Black Forest Restaurant, which is a theme restaurant designed by the teacher himself..."
Since this cruise ship mainly provides tourist services, Akiyoshi Minamiko’s design is the biggest drawcard of this cruise ship.
Qin Zhibo looked thoughtful after listening to Akiyoshi Minamiko's introduction.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.
If it's there, maybe it can be hidden...
"Okay, thank you, Miss Akiyoshi."
Qin Zhibo quickly stood up and said goodbye to Akiyoshi Minamiko.
Before leaving, he looked back at the woman wearing glasses and said, "By the way, I already know who the murderer of Yashiro and his daughter is..."
"I guess you will be surprised by the identity of that person, because he is someone we both know."
"oh?"
Akiyoshi Minami's eyes were slightly shocked, and she pretended to be calm and raised her hand to adjust the rimless glasses on the high bridge of her nose.
"Don't worry, the truth will be revealed sooner or later."
"But not now..."
After saying that, Qin Zhibo turned around and left coolly.
Looking at Qin Zhibo's leaving figure, several black lines appeared on Akiyoshi Miami's forehead, and her expression was very complicated.
When she reached out to touch the coffee cup, the hand holding the coffee cup began to tremble.
…
After Qin Zhibo left the restaurant, he had basically locked in the complete picture of the murder case of Yashiro's father and daughter.
The real murderer is Minamiko Akiyoshi.
And she also installed the bomb.
Although she tried her best to appear calm, the fact that the bomb was so easily discovered still caused flaws in her expression.
And her words betrayed her.
Unlike the bombs installed by Hiroshige Kusaka, the purpose of these bombs was to completely sink the ship.
But when faced with the fact that the ship she had worked so hard to design was about to be bombed and sunk, Akiyoshi Minamiko's reaction was to calmly ask herself whether she had notified the police.
In addition, Qin Zhibo guessed that Kusaka Hiroyuki used her to make an alibi, and Qin Zhibo guessed that she should also know about it.
Akiyoshi Minamiko, a smart woman, should have known very early on that Kusaka Hiroyuki's motives for approaching her were impure, and she found the truth about the incident 15 years ago and the crime plan on Kusaka Hiroyuki's computer.
Therefore, she decided to use the trick and comply with Hiroyuki Kusaka's criminal plan.
However, the success rate of Kusaka Hiroyuki's half-baked plan was so low that Akiyoshi Minamiko had to take action herself.
She entered Suite 604 while Yashiro Takae was taking a bath, knocked Yashiro Takae unconscious, and then pretended to be Yashiro Takae, waiting for Kusaka Hiroyuki to come to the door.
In front of Kusaka Hiroyuki, she used a plasma bag to pretend to be attacked and killed, and then killed the real Yashiro Takae in the same way and left the scene.
The evidence is that before Qin Zhibo came to see Minami Akiyoshi himself, he had sneaked into her room quietly and found that a bathrobe was missing from the bathroom in her room.
Because she wore the bathrobe in her room and pretended to be Yashiro Takae, then took the bathrobe away and threw it into the sea.
The purpose of this was that when he dressed up as Yashiro Takae, the bathrobe was stained with fake plasma and had to be taken away and destroyed.
Akiyoshi Minamiko even considered this point in advance, which shows that she is extremely thoughtful.
On the other hand, Kusaka Hiroshige not only wrote the crime plan on the computer, but also made such childish mistakes. He even did not confirm the appearance of the target when he killed his enemy.
Kusaka Hiroyuki's murder of Yashiro Chairman probably also had the secret help of Akiyoshi Minamiko.
In this way, as long as she pretends to be a "silly woman" who was used by Kusaka Hiroyuki to create an alibi in front of the police, she can escape from the crime.
As for Kusaka Hiroyuki's last assassination target, Kaito Wataru, Akiyoshi Minamiko also completed the plan.
Kusaka Hiroyuki's plan was to use a bomb to create chaos at the welcome reception and take the opportunity to assassinate Captain Kaito Wataru.
But he didn't know that the power supply system of a large cruise ship like this is very complete, and the power supply will not be completely lost just because one power distribution room is damaged. The backup power supply system will be activated immediately.
As the ship designer, Akiyoshi Minamiko knew this very well, so he installed a bomb that was enough to sink the cruise ship, and then took advantage of the chaos to kill Kaito Wataru.
Because it is the duty of the captain to confirm that everyone has escaped before he can be the last one to leave.
Because of this, Qin Zhibo did not find the bomb detonator in Akiyoshi Minamiko's room.
The bomb was detonated using a countdown method, and the time was probably when the cocktail party was in progress.
However, Qin Zhibo found a speargun in her suitcase. She must have planned to wait until Kaito Wataru was the only person left on the boat before shooting him face to face.
As for the reason why Minami Akiyoshi did all this, it should be to avenge her father, Captain Okita of the Yashiro Maru freighter who was killed 15 years ago.
After figuring out the truth of the case, Qin Zhibo is no longer in a hurry to solve the case.
Sooner or later, the truth about the case will come out.
However, he must investigate the contents of the "big iron box" before the ship sinks.
The reason why he did not tell the police about the bomb was because compared to the danger of the ship sinking, the "big iron box" mentioned in the main mission was obviously more dangerous.
Perhaps the fact that the bomb would sink the "Aphrodite" was a variable that the people behind the planning of the entire incident failed to consider.
Let the bomb detonate on time, and maybe more people will be saved.
…
On the other side, the police and Kogoro Mori were still discussing the case in the conference room.
Captain Kaito Wataru came to report at this time that the Coast Guard had found the suspected remains of Chairman Yatsushiro.
Everyone's expressions were shocked, and their eyes were a little heavy.
Mumu stood up at this time and said with a serious face: "Captain, there is something we want to discuss with you."
Kaito Wataru held the captain's hat in one hand, "What's the matter?"
"As for the welcome reception to be held at five o'clock, since the death of Chairman Yashiro requires further investigation, I would like to ask for your cooperation in temporarily canceling the welcome reception."
Haiteng Du's eyes changed slightly, and his face was a little embarrassed, "But..."
"Please, Captain."
Just as Memu was negotiating with Kaito Wataru, a rough voice came from behind.
"Officer Memu, wait a moment."
"Let the reception proceed as usual..."
"Ah?" Megure turned to look at Mouri Kogoro and asked, "Moori brother, what are you talking about?"
According to general experience, if the murderer has not been caught yet, it is easy to cause trouble if a large gathering is held rashly.
And the murderer is definitely on this ship now.
However, Mouri Kogoro had already changed into a handsome black suit, with a handsome and confident smile on his lips.
"Because then the truth will be revealed..."
Upon hearing these words, Megure and Takagi's expressions instantly cheered up.
"Brother Maori, could it be that you..."
"Has your inspiration finally arrived?"
After being praised like this by the two of them, Mouri Kogoro immediately broke through and stuck out his tongue and burst into laughter.
Seeing this, only Shiratiao said helplessly, "But you're not asleep yet..."
White Bird is good at summarizing patterns.
According to the previous situation, before Moori Kogoro switched to "Sleeping Moori Kogoro", the reasoning he said was basically nonsense, and the wrong suspect was given every time.
Conan next to him also glanced helplessly at his future father-in-law, his eyes full of disgust.
hehe……
Is there anything wrong with this uncle?
Compared to Mouri Kogoro in solving the case, Conan believed in Qin Zhibo in solving the case.
But as early as an hour ago, Qin Zhibo disappeared from the ship.
Logically speaking, Qin Zhibo couldn't have done nothing since he had already identified the murderer.
Could it be that he has found the key evidence and plans to wait until the welcome reception to take action?
If this is the case, your own preparations will seem a bit redundant.
…
5 o'clock, main restaurant No. 1.
When it was time for the welcome reception, the passengers on the ship changed into formal suits and dresses and gathered here one after another.
Conan also ran to Mao Lilan and others to gather together, enjoying a short happy time.
Seeing that Dr. Cheng Shi was there, Conan stepped forward to ask.
"Dr. Chengshi, are you feeling okay?"
"Well, I've almost recovered. Thank you Conan for your concern~"
Cheng Shi turned around and looked around. There was no familiar man in the crowd.
So he turned to Conan and asked: "Conan, do you know where Mr. Qin is?"
Conan shook his head truthfully, "I don't know where Uncle Qin is..."
"Maybe they are investigating the case somewhere. They will show up later."
Conan guessed this because he was already ready to reveal the truth. There was no reason why Qin Zhibo couldn't find out the truth of the case.
Of course, I also did this to wipe the butt of Mouri Kogoro who was about to embarrass himself in public, so that he would not be laughed at too badly by everyone.
So he came to Dr. Ali and asked in a low voice: "Doctor, have you brought the recorder?"
"Well, don't worry..." Dr. Ali patted his trouser pocket to indicate that the things were in his pocket.
At this moment, the lights in the venue suddenly flashed, the lighting atmosphere changed suddenly, and the spotlight focused on the front of the stage.
A beautiful woman with a single ponytail wearing a white uniform stood on the podium and gave a speech.
"Welcome to the Aphrodite..."
"I am the host of this cocktail party tonight. My name is Tsujimoto Kaho."
As soon as the sweet voice finished, the venue burst into warm applause.
Conan looked at the beauty on the stage and recognized her as the life secretary of Yashiro and his daughter.
"Thank you everyone." Tsujimoto Kaho nodded slightly.
"Before the reception officially begins, let me introduce to you the main staff on this cruise ship..."