It was the sound of mucus adhering and separating between iron plates, accompanied by the slow movement of some indescribable soft tissue.
Although separated by thick iron plates, just listening to these sounds, one can imagine how blasphemous and unsightly the things inside are.
[Congratulations on obtaining 500 mysterious mythology knowledge and skill proficiency]
Black goat cub…
For a moment, information about this mysterious creature appeared in Qin Zhibo's mind.
The black goat cub is the dark heir of "Shub Nicholas who gave birth to thousands of children". He accepts sacrifices from believers on behalf of his mother, Shub Nicholas, and is also the representative of Shub Nicholas around the world.
Once entering the sacrificial part of the ritual, the black goat cub will kill everyone except believers and suck the brains and body fluids of the victims.
Believers who offer sacrifices to the black goat cubs will receive the blessings of the Supreme Mother Goddess Shub Nicholas and be reborn in a new life form...
Suddenly, Qin Zhibo's brain suddenly woke up.
He understood why the main mission also included saving at least half of the lives on the ship.
Someone wants to use the black goat cubs to turn the "Aphrodite" into an unprecedented sacrifice ceremony!
In this cage on the sea, no one can escape.
Everyone will tragically turn into mummies and die.
Suddenly, a monster-like roar came from the iron box.
The young black goat among them exploded with terrifying force, knocking against the outer iron plate and slightly deforming it. Qin Zhibo was so shocked that he quickly took a few steps back.
He stared at the iron box for a while and found that as long as he stayed away from it, the young black goat inside would be more at ease.
Ringing——
The alarm bell on the ceiling suddenly rang loudly.
Qin Zhibo looked up and knew that the bomb installed by Akiyoshi Minamiko had begun to work.
She set up these bombs with the intention of killing people, but accidentally saved all the passengers on the ship.
Now passengers only need to get off the ship and take the lifeboat. No matter how powerful the black goat cub is, it will not be able to cross the sea and kill people.
Because according to the information in my mind, black goat cubs appear in forests or swamps most of the time, and their abilities are also applicable to ground environments.
The sea is not its home field.
…
"Dear passengers, this is Captain Kaito Wataru. Please put on your life jackets and gather on the first floor deck. This is not a drill..."
"I repeat, this is not a drill."
"Please act calmly. All team members are responsible for guiding passengers to the deck!"
The bomb caused irreparable damage to the hull, and the captain immediately ordered all crew members to abandon ship.
All crew members immediately took action and delivered a large number of life jackets to the restaurant and distributed them directly at the door of the restaurant.
Conan, the Young Detective Team, the Mori father and daughter, Sonoko, Dr. Agasa, and Narumi followed the flow of people and headed towards the first floor deck.
"No? Is the ship really going to sink?"
Yuantai's big belly held up the child's life jacket, and he could only hold his belly tightly with his hands to prevent the life jacket from being stretched open.
"It seems so..." Mitsuhiko said with a depressed face, "It seems like every time we go on a trip, it doesn't go well..."
Genta screamed in fright, "What? But I can't swim yet!"
Yuanzi smiled and comforted: "Don't be afraid, this maiden voyage is not full of passengers, so the number of lifeboats is completely sufficient."
Conan followed the others with a serious look on his face, looking back from time to time.
What's going on?
Qin Zhibo had clearly defused the bomb installed by Kusaka Hiroyuki, so why did the bomb still sink the ship?
Could it be that more than one person planted a bomb on this ship?
Conan was thinking in his mind and followed everyone to the deck unknowingly.
Since the number of lifeboats is sufficient and the escape time is sufficient, there is no need to follow the escape rules of old, young, women and children getting on the boat first, everyone can line up to get on the boat.
However, when they got outside, everyone discovered that it had started to rain lightly on the sea at some point, and there were large gloomy dark clouds overhead.
In the alternation of hot and cold, a light layer of sea fog has risen on the distant sea surface, and there is a faint tendency to spread.
The rain mixed with the breeze soon wetted the passengers' clothes, which also made people's mood drop to the bottom.
At the beginning, everyone was able to maintain basic order.
But as the water soaked for a long time, and passengers felt that the ship's hull began to tilt toward the stern, panic and uneasiness immediately spread among the crowd.
Some people began to disobey the rules and cut in line, trying to get on the lifeboat first.
"Hey, why did you jump in line?"
"I was originally standing here, but you took my place!"
"asshole!"
Two men in suits wearing life jackets started to use force when they disagreed. They grabbed each other's life jackets and hit each other hard with their fists.
At this critical moment of life and death, all gentlemanly demeanor was forgotten, and the people lining up around him were so frightened that they all gave way.
The male passenger who was cut in line was weak in force and was hit in the cheek by the opponent's fist. He stumbled back several steps and bumped into Mao Lilan, Sonoko and Cheng Shi in the back.
But just when he was about to bump into the three of them, a solid figure stood up and caught the man's figure with both hands.
"Hey, calm down and stop fighting."
Mouri Kogoro stabilized the male passenger's body and warned the man on the other side who jumped in line with a serious face.
But at this time, the man who jumped in line had already come up to him, and without saying a word, he hit him with his fist.
Mouri Kogoro narrowed his eyes slightly, saw the right moment and struck quickly, and his solid and powerful palm firmly caught the fist of the man who jumped in line.
The man who jumped in line was still dissatisfied and wanted to resist, but Mouri Kogoro twisted his body, put the man's arm on his shoulders, and then threw him beautifully over his shoulder.
throat.
The man who jumped in line fell heavily on his back to the floor, making a muffled sound.
At this time, two crew members who heard the commotion also rushed over and asked what was going on.
"I am Detective Mouri Kogoro, and this is what happened..."
Mouri Kogoro recounted what happened in a few words.
When the two crew members heard this, they took the man who was causing trouble to the end of the queue to sober up.
The long queue waiting to board the lifeboat instantly regained its calm.
After a while, the team finally reached Conan.
However, due to the large number of people in their small group, the lifeboat that already carried half of the people could not hold them, so they had to send people away in two boats.
Mouri Kogoro must send the Young Detective Team, Mouri Lan, Sonoko, and Dr. Agasa to the lifeboat first.
However, Conan took the initiative to exchange with Cheng Shi and let Cheng Shi board the ship first.
"Dr. Chengshi's body has not recovered yet, so let Dr. Chengshi board the ship first!"
"How can this work, Conan, you are still a child..."
Cheng Shi quickly refused, but Conan had already jumped off the boat nimbly and said he would not go in again.
Mouri Kogoro glanced at Conan and saw the seriousness in his innocent eyes, so he didn't say much.
"Xiaolan, I think you can escape on this ship first..."
"Dr. Chengshi, Conan is right. It's raining outside now. It's better for you to get on board as soon as possible."
"Conan and I will take the other escape boats."
After saying that, Mouri Kogoro and Conan turned around and walked towards the other escape teams.
By the time Mouri Kogoro and Conan left, the escape boat was full and ready to be lowered to the sea.
At this time, a crew member came over and informed the crew member in charge of the escape boat, "Once you reach the sea surface, quickly get away from the cruise ship to avoid being involved in the vortex when it sinks..."
"clear."
Chengshi, who was sitting in the cabin, couldn't help but look worried when he heard this.
Even the crew members said such words, indicating that the complete sinking of the ship was inevitable.
But at this critical moment, he never saw Qin Zhibo.
Soon after the entire ship received the alarm, Chengshi received a text message from Qin Zhibo, telling him that he would find a way to escape and just follow the others away.
But while queuing just now, Cheng Shi kept scanning the crowd around him and did not see Qin Zhibo.
And since that text message, Qin Zhibo has not contacted him again, and the phone calls cannot be reached.
At this time, Xiaolan next to her saw Chengshi's thoughts, smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, Mr. Qin will be absolutely fine."
"He is a famous detective like dad..."
Mao Lilan's comfort also made the frowning Chengshi relax slightly.
But just when he wanted to look down at the time on his watch, he found that there was nothing on his wrist.
Cheng Shi's face suddenly froze, and he suddenly remembered that his watch should have been left in the ship's infirmary.
That was a gift from Mr. Qin!
At this time, the crew member bent down and said to everyone in the cabin: "The lifeboat is about to be launched into the sea. Please sit tight and hold on."
"I want to get off the boat!" Cheng Shi suddenly shouted.
This startled Mao Lilan, who was next to her, and quickly asked: "Miss Chengshi, what are you doing?"
"The watch Mr. Qin gave me is still in the ship's infirmary. I want to go back and get it!"
"But……"
Before Mao Lilan could persuade him, Chengshi ran out of the lifeboat.
Haibara Ai, who was in the innermost part of the cabin, saw this and wanted to get up and chase him out, but was stopped by Dr. Ali.
Haiyuan Ai glanced at Dr. A Li, who shook his head helplessly.
The crew looked at Chengshi who had run away, and had no way to chase him back. He could only ask a passenger next to him to come up, fill the seats with everyone, and then lower the escape boat.
…
On the other side, Mouri Kogoro and Conan came to the escape team at the stern of the ship.
We happened to be at the end of the queue here, and it was our turn.
Kogoro Mouri put Conan on the escape boat, but he had no intention of getting on the boat.
"Conan, you can leave on this ship first. I still have things to do..."
After saying that, Mouri Kogoro left with his hands in his pockets.
This stunned the crew members next to them. Everyone was trying their best to get closer to the escape boat. Why was there still someone moving back?
Conan stared at Mouri Kogoro's leaving figure while recalling the entire case in his mind.
If this bomb was not set by Kusaka Hiroyuki, it means that there is someone else as the murderer on the ship.
Is there any flaw in my reasoning?
And why did Kusaka Hiroyuki admit that he was the murderer?
Conan recalled his entire reasoning process, and his brain suddenly shook.
The time when Narumi was attacked was 10:20, and Kusaka Hiroyuki explained that the time agreed between him and Chairman Yashiro was 10:15.
Although the difference is only 5 minutes, if you think about it carefully, these 5 minutes may lead to the two sides not meeting each other at all.
Moreover, Kusaka Hiroyuki's plan sounds so smooth that it's unbelievable.
Akiyoshi Minamiko really didn’t interrupt once in the whole process...
There is also the fake plasma at the death scene of President Yashiro Takae. It cannot be sprayed out from the human body, it can only be left deliberately by someone...
Kusaka Hiroshige also said that he threw Chairman Yashiro into the sea with an over-the-shoulder throw, but why was a small amount of blood found near the gate?
All kinds of unreasonableness made Conan's expression become more solemn, and he realized that his reasoning was wrong.
Is she the real murderer?
"Wait a moment!"
Conan quickly shouted to the crew members who were about to move under the escape boat, and then jumped out of the cabin of the escape boat without any explanation.
"Hey! Little brother!"
"where you go?"
The crew member still wanted to shout, but Conan had already slipped out of his sight.
Conan ran while sorting out clues in his mind.
If his reasoning this time is correct, the real murderer should be Akiyoshi Minamiko.
She is the femme fatale hidden under her beautiful appearance...
But where will she be now?
Conan thought about it in his mind and realized that her target was probably Captain Kaito Wataru.
Because the captain is responsible for ensuring the safety of everyone on the ship, Kaito Wataru will not disembark until he is sure that everyone has escaped.
Thinking of this, Conan immediately stopped and planned to run towards the captain's cabin at the bow of the ship.
But when he turned around, he suddenly saw a whale mural on the wall.
This is where I played volleyball during the day, and because I was so focused on playing, I kicked the whale eyes on the mural.
But at this moment, the mural was washed away by rain, and the surface layer of paint gradually fell off like wet paint, and the image of the whale on it became distorted.
And underneath the whale is a horrifying new mural.
It was an aggregate formed by countless huge pieces of flesh, many tentacles, and the abyss mouth dripping with mucus.
Around the aggregation, there are huge rolling blood-red clouds.
The paint in the clouds and mist has not all faded, but the terrifying mouth, tentacles, pieces of flesh, and hooves can still be vaguely seen.
Conan was so shocked by the brand new mural in front of him that he took a step back and stared at the content above in horror.
What's this?
Was this what was originally underneath the whale mural?
Conan's heart couldn't stop beating wildly, and he didn't know whether his body was shivering under the influence of the rain or the mural.
He stepped forward cautiously, tentatively touched the mural on the wall with his fingertips, and then put it in front of his nose.
You can smell a pungent smell.
This shows that it was not simply rain washing that transformed the mural into the real content underneath. Paint cleaners or the like may have been used...
But who on earth would do such a thing at such a time?