Chapter 549 A night full of drama
“So, you came to the ship because of the commission, not because you saw the betting?”
When Mao Lilan heard what he said, he didn’t know whether to relax A breath, or a sigh.
No wonder, no wonder he couldn't see He Ye's shadow. It turned out that he didn't even know where their trip was going when he got on the boat.
Oh, not entirely right. Even if he knew that they were going to see dolphins, Hattori might not have the nerve to ask Kamiwa Yorai...
"Yes, I received a letter a few days ago, with 100,000 yen in it, asking me to go to Ogasawara to handle the case. The sender's name was Furukawa Dai. There was no sending address, and the banknotes were all old-version banknotes. "I don't know how Mao Lilan is commenting on her ambiguous love relationship. Hattori Heiji patted his forehead with a headache, "I have never handled a case because of money, and I don't want to accept remuneration. Originally, I wanted to say, if it doesn't work, just ask Tokyo. My friend returned it, but after checking it, I found that the value of these out-of-print banknotes seems to be more than the face value..."
"All your escape routes are blocked." Tang Ze nodded and looked. He glanced at the people staying in the restaurant and said, "In this way, you can only follow the method he designed for you, come to the scene obediently, accept the commission, or directly return the reward. You are a master."
"Oh ..." Hattori Heiji sighed depressingly, "It's not like you're a high school detective who doesn't accept commissions for money. Why do you have to use this method to force me to come over?"
"Maybe it's because of you? The client is probably from Kansai. If you are wise, his business has been quite good recently. He probably has no chance to pay attention to this form of entrustment," Tangze said euphemistically.
That’s great, okay. He’s been as busy as a spinning top recently and has to start preparing a reply template for rejecting the commission.
This case of the Namato family really attracted a wave of popularity to him. As Toru Amuro made forge ahead in the winery, he was too busy to keep his feet on the ground.
"...Why do I feel so unhappy when I hear you say that?" Thinking of that guy's showy face in Yokohama, Hattori Heiji snorted, "Anyway, I'm not prepared to accept paid commissions. I got on the ship because I wanted to return my reward. The letter said that as long as I showed these banknotes to the people at the port, they would let me take the ship."
"You didn't even think about coming to Tokyo. Contact us." Mao Lilan pursed her lips, "If you mentioned contacting us, we can transfer it on your behalf, and you don't need to come up yourself."
"I didn't expect that either. This client is so mysterious. I originally said that I could leave the ship after handing the items to him, but who knew that not even the staff had seen him in person?" Hattori Heiji shook his head helplessly.
"Anyway, it's a coincidence that we can meet on the same ship." Mao Lilan said with a smile, "Just treat it as traveling together."
It just so happened that the purpose of their trip was to observe Karasawa's attitude towards travel and whether his restriction order would be triggered on the cruise ship. Karasawa would probably be happier if he had a friend like Hattori Heiji with him.
"Yes, maybe birds of a feather flock together. Detectives are inevitably attracted to puzzles, and then they meet in various places." He said, winking at Conan, "Yeah, Little brother Conan? "
"Well, this means that substitutes are attracted to each other," Tang Ze said abruptly, putting down the orange juice he had finished.
“What?” Hattori Heiji, who didn’t understand the word, was confused for a moment.
That is to say, you and Conan are the same type of stand-in... That's right. In the P5 world view, you say that they are stand-ins, so it doesn't seem to be a big problem?
"So, this is another detective?" Before Karasawa could explain, the somewhat gorgeous-looking Nagisa Isogai had already leaned over, bent down and gently put his hand on Hattori Heiji's shoulder, "You are quite young, aren't you? It’s really not easy.”
“Thank you for the compliment!” Hattori Heiji was very impressed by the compliments from the beautiful sister, and immediately showed a non-paying smile.
"Where's that Ye Caizan? I just saw them running past angrily. Haven't you found it yet?" Isogai Nagisa responded with a soft smile and quickly introduced the topic to what he wanted to ask. superior.
"I haven't heard the news yet..." Mao Lilan thought, and glanced in the direction of the corridor with a little worry.
With the vigilance skills of Dad and Samezaki, there will be no problems on the ship. However, the ship is not very big. Why has there been no news for so long...
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"Ye Caisan, isn't he the organizer of this event?" Tang Ze, who was turning the empty cup, said casually, "He is so mysterious and secretive, and he still engages in such activities, he must not want to show up easily. "
"...Huh? But the organizer of the event is Mr. Furukawa, right?" Mao Lilan was confused for two seconds and retorted.
“It’s a simple word game, if you turn their names around, they are the same. Maybe Uncle Mori has seen through this, so he is discussing this matter with Mr. Samezaki.” Karasawa talked casually, and from the corner of his eye, he noticed Whalei Sadao and Kanae Norihisa who had quietly left the field, and began to look for a suitable time to leave.
All this hard work was done just to see these guys break the defense. It would be a pity if we couldn't witness it with our own eyes.
"Turn around..." Hearing Karasawa's prompt, Hattori Heiji and Conan quickly simulated the kanji deformation of these two names in their minds, and soon they all said "Ah!" .
In fact, this riddle is a very simple word riddle in Chinese. Among all kinds of riddles that use glyphs, it is considered a relatively simple one.
From the perspective of Chinese people who have been baptized by Chu Zhongtian and Lin Dan all day long, it is indeed difficult to understand.
However, unlike Chinese, Japanese does not directly use Chinese characters to represent sounds. When they hear a name, even if they write down the kana, it is difficult to determine what kind of Chinese characters it corresponds to by just relying on their ears.
This is the reason why Conan and the others did not confirm that Furukawa Dai was Ye Caisan who had turned ninety degrees and changed the order until the end.
Don’t mention it, there are quite a lot of tricks using pseudonyms and Chinese characters in Conan. Isn’t that what Asai Narumi is!
Thinking of Asai Narumi, Karasawa turned his head, looked at the two detectives who were excited again, and reminded him kindly: "Otherwise, we should go look for it. If this Ye Caisan is the planner of the entire event , With calculations in mind, Uncle Maori and the others may still not be able to figure it out?”
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“…It’s a very thoughtful plan, it’s really beyond my expectation.” Slowly shredding the last piece of chicken and putting it into her mouth, Belmod let out a hoarse laugh, "I now believe a little bit that you are indeed capable of replacing Rum's position."
She was originally I thought that Bourbon, who had torn off his disguise and exposed more of his true colors in the organization, would continue to do nothing, continue the current rhythm, and become an even more arrogant guy. But as expected, he is known for his adaptable wisdom and intelligence capabilities. Bourbon, not so aggressive.
Not like Ireland...
Forget it, even if they are both whiskeys, their personalities and behavior patterns are very different, so it’s better not to put them together.
However, Bourbon actually chose to continue to let Kumail stand in front of the stage, which somewhat surprised her.
Kumel's status in the organization was meant to gradually rise.
As Akechi Goro's status gradually rises, from a newly promoted young man to an equally prosperous detective, the role of the organization's experiments on Kumel is gradually becoming apparent.
Before the age of 10, he did not show any difference from other children. Perhaps because of his wandering life, he had a resilience that many children of the same age did not have, but that was all.
After the age of 10, although Shigehiko Tonguchi's intervention delayed the discovery of Kumail's experimental results until this year, it is undeniable that he did possess many abilities that he should not have learned.
His disguise techniques are skillful and comfortable, his sniping skills are experienced and precise, and even in dealing with people and guessing people's hearts, he shows a sophistication that is completely inconsistent with his age.
Not like a child who has not yet grown up, but like an old bird who has been on the edge of human nature for many years.
As long as Kumail continues to show his power, the winery will never give up on him. Then as long as Kumail is at the forefront, Bourbon’s many plans behind the scenes will naturally be blurred and blurred. rationalization.
This is of course a good plan, and it is also the plan that Bellmode is more willing to choose. The people she contacts are changed from Bourbon to Kumel. For her, the workplace experience is much better.
However, Bourbon, who has always had conflicts with Kumail, could actually have such a pattern. It seems that she underestimated these younger generations.
"Is it surprising? That's right. Everyone thinks that Kumel and I have a bad relationship and that we could kill each other at any time." Toru Amuro picked up the napkin and wiped his hands. With drops of water, he said in a leisurely manner, "I don't hate Kumail. I think that the two of us can't get along. It's entirely Gin's prejudice."
"The entire organization where you two are fighting I’ve almost heard it, and it’s true.” Belmode did not comment on this hypocritical statement.
"That can't be called discord, I prefer to call it... establishing a relationship of subordination." His neatly manicured nails scratched the napkin one by one, and Toru Amuro looked at the napkin that left marks. , smiled, "If you rush into other people's territory rashly, if you can't decide who is the alpha wolf, it will cause chaos."
Whether the people in the organization believe it or not, in short, this is Toru Amuro Be prepared for the next action. In the eyes of the organization, Karasawa will continue to play himself for another year. As a monitor and supervisor, Bourbon also needs to continue to be his guardian and maintain long-term contact with him.
It has been a commotion for several months. If the tit-for-tat contradiction continues and the two of them have not been killed or injured based on their abilities, it will be a bit unreasonable.
To put it harshly, before Shuichi Akai ran away, both he and Rai could cause a lot of damage to each other. If they pretended to fight with Kumail for too long, it would arouse suspicion.
So, it’s almost time to enter the second stage.
That is because Bourbon realized that Kumail was irreplaceable to the organization, so he simply used many means to tame Kumail just like Rum subdued his subordinates, and established a superior-subordinate relationship.
The methods are more sophisticated, the control is more thorough, and there is no reliance on organized drugs or other violent methods.
Only in this way can he be qualified to brazenly claim to replace Rum.
"You are indeed very capable." Belmode, who also understood this, twitched the corner of his mouth without emotion.
So, has she now become the prey that Bourbon intends to control and exploit?
Just wait and see.
However, she had to admit that her accomplice was even better than she imagined. He almost used his other fatal tools to protect Coolguy and the others, so much so that even Bourbon stayed downstairs. , after all this time, I don’t have any special opinions about this family.
Bourbon is worthy of being Bourbon, and Kumel is worthy of being Kumel.
"Two guests, the desserts have been delivered." At this moment when the atmosphere was slightly condensed, the waiter in the restaurant pushed the dining cart and walked to their table.
Toru Amuro glanced sideways, glanced at the wine bottles and ingredients on the dining car, and raised his eyebrows.
The waiter started step by step on the barbecue device on the dining car, handling the cut fruits and vegetables, and introduced the ingredients to be used.
As the wine is poured into the hot frying pan, a red and blue flame rises, and the aroma of alcohol and fruit fills the air.
“Wine burning.” Belmode said meaningfully as he watched the waiter operate in an orderly manner, “The cooking method of igniting the alcohol in the wine to make the food taste... I ordered it specifically, I don’t know. Do you like it or not?"
Toru Amuro narrowed his eyes as he watched the waiter use different wines alternately and handle the ingredients in the pot.
Belmode likes to use some very symbolic content during conversations, and he is accustomed to this.
No wonder Karasawa would judge that she would like those "scripts" - indeed she seems to like some exaggerated dramas.
Belmode, who was sitting across from him, couldn't hear his murmur and was still discussing cooking: "As the flames burn, the alcohol leaves no trace, but it can make everything inside be stained with the mellow aroma of wine. , Don’t you think it’s interesting? It’s like...”
As she described it, her eyes were hazy and lingering, looking at the dish as if looking at the person she admired, coating it. Kou Dan's fingertips were tightly clasped on the back of his hand.
Yes, no one can escape the fate of being contaminated by the smell.
"It's like an organization?" Toru Amuro finished her unfinished words, and her expression when looking at the dishes became completely playful and sinister.
It is impossible to burn out all the alcohol in the dishes with the little heat provided by the simmering.
Everything you walk through will leave traces, and it would be too wonderful to want to use a fire to erase the evidence of your own existence, leaving only dark legends.
"The expression is terrible, Bourbon. Did you remember anything?" Belmode, who had regained a little initiative, straightened the broken hair on his cheeks, and showed a charming and gentle smile again.
"I remembered the next job." Toru Amuro looked at the plate placed in front of him by the waiter and replied naturally, "We have reached this point in the conversation, so I think we can consider something more specific next. job. What do you think?”
Tsk, he is such a difficult man to refuse to give in.
Belmode raised her eyebrows that had been carefully outlined with an eyebrow pencil, picked up the after-dinner wine that the waiter had placed on the table, and raised the glass gently.
"The guest does as he pleases."
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When Tang Ze and others followed the smell of smoke and found the police and detective who had not returned for a long time, two middle-aged men Class A was standing outside the ship, exchanging their inspection results.
“There is no one in the room. Although room 1 is locked, it is empty.”
“Well, we have also checked other guest rooms, except for the turtle resting in the room. Tian Teruji, no one else is here.”
"Damn it, could it be that his sense of smell is so sharp that he could escape immediately after hearing the slightest noise?"
"How to escape? This is a ship that has sailed into the sea... I have also checked the life-saving equipment. , there is no sign that the lifeboat has been touched."
"You mean, he is still on the boat...?" Mouri Kogoro stopped pacing back and forth and looked at Samezaki Shimaji with a serious face.
“I think it’s because today’s date is special that he made this choice.” Samezaki Shimaji reluctantly patted the handrail of the deck and said through gritted teeth, “He just knows that today It’s the deadline, so he’s playing tricks on us...”
Except for the police and detectives who are still paying attention to the case, who would have noticed that Furukawa Dai, the pseudonym commonly used by Ye Caisan himself?
This was an honest provocation...
Thinking that he might miss the answer he had been searching for his whole life, Samezaki Shimaji clenched his fists angrily.
Time passed gradually, and there were not many opportunities left for him.
In the last few hours, he really still had time...
"Don't give up, Police Officer Samezaki. Ye Caisan's wanted order has expired, but his three The gang is not there yet. Although twenty years have passed, I don’t think they can really disappear into the vast sea of people." Mouri Kogoro patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him.
"Then, do you need our help?" Hattori Heiji took the initiative to ask, "Although this ship is not very large, it is still a luxury cruise ship with a complex structure. He may be hiding somewhere else, relying on only two people. "It's hard to find his location."
"... That's okay." Samezaki Shimaharu looked at them, his eyes flickered for a moment, he sighed, and took out his wallet, "You didn't. Having seen Ye Caisan’s appearance, he is probably disguised... This is the only photo we have that is suspected of his true appearance.”
There is an obvious mark on the photo he took out. There are creases, the entire photo is yellowed and wrinkled, and the corners are frizzy. It’s obvious that it has been taken out and looked at repeatedly.
Is the old detective's heart knot...
Recalling Karasawa's description, Hattori Heiji secretly sighed in his heart.
(End of this chapter)