Samezaki Shimaji suddenly stood up and asked sharply: "Ye Zaisan?! Where is his room?"

The waiter was not supposed to reveal the passenger's information, but perhaps he was intimidated by the former police officer's aura and couldn't help but say: "Room 1, Room 1."

Mouri Kogoro, who was also a former police officer, was still confused: "The name Ye Caisan..."

"Idiot! Have you forgotten?" Samezaki Shimaharu scolded: "It's the shadow planner Ye Saizo, the mastermind of the 400 million yuan robbery that we hunted together before!"

A group of people ran to find Ye Caisan in a noisy manner, and even pulled the waiters over. In the blink of an eye, only Kitahara Sosuke and Kanno Higashi were left in the restaurant.

Shenyedong blinked, and the old man looked confused.

Forget about the detective Mouri Kogoro, why did the children and girls run away with him? Normal people wouldn't have this reaction when they heard that there was a dangerous robbery and murderer on the ship, right?

"Sit down, Kamino, the cuisine on this ship is pretty good, and it can compete with Akita's cooking."

Kitahara Sosuke pulled out a chair for Kamino Azuma and said.

Shenyedong sat down and quickly came to his senses: "Have these people always been like this?"

"After all, he is a detective! The pursuit of the case is almost instinctive." Kitahara Sosuke said.

Kaminodong was a little confused: "No...I'm not talking about Detective Maori..."

"That's not what I said." Kitahara Sosuke said.

Kanye Higashi looked at him, and after watching for a while, he suddenly smiled and said: "No wonder... I feel that Detective Mouri Kogoro does not match the rumored appearance. It seems that there is another think tank behind it. Is it his daughter? No...

...That child should be as innocent as he appears. Could he be that little boy?"

After Kaminodong finished speaking, he felt that this speculation was too ridiculous, but after laughing for a while, he felt that... this may not be true.

At least when he heard the words "Ye Caisan" just now, the child's reaction was faster than that of the Maori detective next to him.

but……

Although he has long seen that Conan is different from other children. He is smarter, more mature, and more stable. But to be so smart...

"Well, that's him." Kithara Sosuke nodded affirmatively: "Edogawa Conan is a primary school detective. Although he is only seven years old, his mind is definitely one of the best, and he is not inferior to those famous detectives."

Conan's specialness is not difficult to detect as long as others pay a little attention. Rather than being secretive and making people suspicious, it is better to be frank and expose it first - yes! This is a genius detective! Even though he is young, he is still a detective!

Based on common sense and experience in life, it will definitely be hard to believe at first. But it’s okay if you don’t believe it! Because the more he observes Conan next, the more he will confirm this, and the focus of the other person’s attention will become “I want it.”

Let’s see if you are really that good” → “It’s true! You are indeed a genius”!

On the other hand, if you try to hide it, the other party will think after discovering the problem: "There must be something wrong with this child being so smart!" (Start testing, and become more suspicious because of Conan's poor concealment skills) → "Isn't it an adult?"

(Start checking the time when Conan appeared, family, crime-solving style, interpersonal relationships, fingerprints and DNA, etc.) → "So you are Kudo Shinichi!"

This is one of the strategies Kitahara Sosuke formulated for Conan: deliberately causing the other party to raise doubts, and then using actual actions to resolve the doubts, so that the other party's thinking logic forms a closed loop, and it will be difficult for the other party to break through this range to create a breakthrough, which goes against common sense.

of imagination.

As far as Kitahara Sosuke knows, Conan has begun to consciously practice this during this time. The main targets are the police officers of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Section, or more specifically, Megure Police Department and Officer Takagi. Megure

The police department is well-informed and has some resistance. When solving a case, it will not rely on an elementary school student (there is nothing you can do if you accidentally encounter it at the crime scene). Officer Takagi Shiba has a tendency to turn into a tool in advance.

He basically obeys Conan's words, to the extent that he can call people out in the middle of the night with just a phone call.

The two finished their meal leisurely and drank a cup of tea before they saw Maori Ran, Hattori Heiji and Conan walking over together. Hattori Heiji was explaining why he was on this ship, while Conan looked a little unhappy.

Several people greeted each other, and Conan and others began to eat dinner.

Kaminodong took out his pocket watch and looked at the time and said, "Young Master, it's almost time to rest."

"Oh." Kitahara Sosuke held his chin, responded lazily, and waved to the waiter to ask for a chess set, "come play chess with me, Kamino."

Shenyedong sat down and placed the chess pieces while saying, "Young Master, do you think something will happen tonight?"

"Well, maybe it has happened, maybe it hasn't happened yet. In short, if you don't want to become a suspect, it's best to stay with everyone." Kitahara Sosuke said softly, and Zhibai went first.

Kanno Higashi smiled, picked up a black [Pawn], and moved a position. He looked at Kitahara Sosuke, who was playing chess carelessly with a bit of sleepiness, and his expression looked very gentle.

——Avoiding suspicion is actually just an excuse. Even if there is no detective, this level of suspicion can be easily eliminated. So the real reason for staying here is that you are worried that some people will be in danger, right?

Looking at the three people sitting over there without leaving any trace, Kamino Higashi lowered his eyes slightly. He got out of the car and directly ate one of Kitahara Sosuke's chess pieces.

Kithara Sosuke immediately opened his eyes and his posture became a little straighter.

Although his chess level is not very high, it would be too embarrassing if he lost after playing for only five minutes, right?

The young man in black holds the chess pieces with a solemn expression, as if he is facing a war.

After a while, other people who did not find Ye Caisan returned to the restaurant one after another. Isogai Nagisa suggested playing cards, but those who participated in the game with great interest were beaten by the lucky girl Mao Lilan and almost doubted their life.

"What's wrong? You look unhappy. Look, chocolate candies, your mood will get better after you eat them!"

Hattori Heiji rubbed Conan's head, who was sitting next to him, and said with a smile, receiving a blank stare.

"Let me guess..." Hattori Heiji touched his chin and looked like he was entering a reasoning state: "Because Sister Xiaolan went to play cards? Although you two have always been inseparable, it's not like this.

Don’t you want to open it?”

"Who is so confused?" Conan retorted with a red face.

Hattori Heiji didn't listen at all, and continued: "...and she is less than three meters away from you in a straight line, and you can see it when you raise your head. So this may be ass. Is it because Ye Caisan was not found? Strictly speaking, he can't

It must be on the boat! And if you were really so concerned, you would have found an excuse to run out long ago, such as - 'I have to go to the toilet' or something like that."

The dark-skinned boy deliberately imitated Conan's tone with a pinched voice. It sounded inexplicably shameful. Conan's dead eyes complained: "I am not so disgusting when I speak!"

"Then there is only one possibility!" Hattori Heiji grinned: "Because Kitahara gave me Ye Caisan's information but didn't mention it to you, so you are depressed about it?"

This time, Conan wanted to refute, but ended up silent.

"No, are you really angry about this?" Hattori Heiji tried hard to suppress the urge to laugh, and said: "It's just like a child... Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot, you are a child now...

…Hahaha……"

"I'm not angry!" Conan said with a dark face: "As a detective, it is your job to collect information before discovering problems. When I saw the newspaper, I didn't connect Furukawa Dai and Ye Caisan to find the bank robbery twenty years ago.

, this is my own problem! And what you said is simply what a child thinks when they are having trouble. I am already a high school student, so I am not that childish!"

In fact, during the explanation, Conan discovered that Hattori Heiji was right.

He had always felt that his heart was blocked before, but he didn't know why. Only then did he realize that - he had always felt that he and Kitahara Sosuke were the closest people to him. At this time, Kitahara Sosuke knew important information but did not give it to him.

Instead, he gave it to Hattori Heiji... Although Hattori Heiji was also his friend, he just felt a little uncomfortable.

After thinking about it, the famous detective himself was shocked: What is this? A child's possessiveness? If you play with me, you can't play with others?

——When did I become so naive?

The detective fell into deep shock and introspection.

"Okay, we just met by chance and started chatting. And since you were always with your sister Xiaoran, Kitahara probably didn't have a chance to talk to you about the case, right?" Hattori Heiji thought Conan was still sulking, so he quickly coaxed the child.

Explain the same.

There was no way, even though he knew that the person in front of him was actually "Kudo Shinichi", but looking at this little kid with baby fat on his face, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but give in a little bit.

"They say I'm not angry anymore. By the way, show me that information again!"

Conan, who had become calm again, retorted angrily, took the case information from Hattori Heiji's hand unceremoniously, and looked through it.

The criminal investigation technology of twenty years ago is far different from what it is now. In addition, the crimes committed by the Shadow Planner are indeed very meticulous. There are not many clues in the information, and there are not even photos of the suspects. But Conan also has some new ones.

Gains, such as Ye Caisan having a daughter, and the fact that the female bank employee who was killed turned out to be named Samezaki Miumi.

"Hey, Hattori..." Conan looked at the name with a solemn expression. He realized that he had missed such an important clue because of his indifference.

"Well, I saw it too. That last name...shouldn't be a coincidence." Hattori Heiji said.

"No wonder he is so desperate to find Ye Caisan..."

Conan's voice stopped abruptly midway through his words.

Samezaki Shimaharu, who had been looking for the last second of the prosecution period, walked into the restaurant dejectedly and sat next to Mouri Kogoro with a lost and wry smile: "The time is up... I can't do anything to them anymore. In fact, it was already two years ago

Since I resigned, I no longer have the qualifications to arrest them."

Mouri Kogoro, who didn't know the inside story, looked at his expression of hidden pain, had some vague guesses, and was speechless for a moment.

However, Samezaki Shimaji seemed to let it go immediately. He poured himself a full glass of wine, laughed and said, "Drink, Mori! I'm treating you today!"

"Ah...ok." Mouri Kogoro replied with a smile as if he didn't understand anything.

The two of them were toasting and had yet to drink when they suddenly heard the crisp sound of gunshots not far away——

"boom!"

Kitahara Sosuke, whose chess defeat was determined, put down his chess pieces and looked at Kamino Azuma. The old butler had a murderous look in his eyes and raised his eyebrows slightly, indicating with his eyes that Kitahara Sosuke shook his head slightly.

——No need to use your hands.
Chapter completed!