Along the way, Kogoro Mouri drove the car in the direction of Kanagawa Prefecture. However, after leaving Tokyo and entering Kanagawa Prefecture, Gao Yuan felt that Kogoro Mouri began to look at the map repeatedly to find the way, and the vehicle
The route we were traveling on was getting worse and worse.
"Hey, Detective Mori, where are you driving?"
Gao Yuan took the map and asked, comparing it with the current route.
"Boy, give me the map back."
With that said, Mouri Kogoro took the map back from Gao Yuan's hand.
"Since the situation is so urgent, of course we have to find the nearest route!"
"But, we haven't even arrived at Hakone Town yet, so is it okay to just drive like this?"
Takato was helpless, looking at the surrounding environment, and couldn't help but said: "Besides, we seem to be in Yokohama now. Should we drive southwest from Hakone Town?"
"What? Hakone Town?"
Mouri Kogoro was surprised, "Didn't you say that Sonoko was kidnapped on a boat? I thought it must have been a cruise ship in Yokohama!"
"Ah this..."
Gao Yuan was very speechless, "Did you set off without hearing the specific location from Mr. Maori?"
No, it should be said that you don’t even know where your daughter went on her school trip?
In this regard, Takato felt helpless. He felt that if he just set off with Mouri Kogoro, he might have to wait until tomorrow to reach Lake Ashinoko in Hakone Town.
Fortunately, Yokohama is also a big city. Takato simply asked Mouri Kogoro to let him off the bus. Takato took the rail transit directly in Yokohama and arrived at Hakone Town in just over an hour.
After arriving in Hakone Town, Takato took a taxi directly in order to rush for time and arrived at the "Prince Hotel" by Lake Ashi.
At this time, there was still a slight drizzle in the sky, and it was obvious that Kogoro Mouri had not arrived here yet.
So Gao Yuan dialed Mao Lilan's phone number.
"Moori-san, I have arrived at Lake Ashi now, where are you?"
"What? Mr. Akechi has arrived?"
Mao Lilan was a little surprised and asked Gao Yuan to wait for a while at the door of the hotel.
Soon, Gao Yuan saw Mao Lilan carrying a handbag and hurriedly walked out of the hotel.
"Sorry, Mr. Mingzhi, please come over."
Mao Lilan said slightly apologetically.
Gao Yuan shook his head and said it was okay. Then he looked at the handbag in Mao Lilan's hand and asked, "What is this?"
"This is the dinner I prepared for Shinichi. He hasn't eaten anything since he disappeared from the garden."
Mao Lilan said.
"What about Kudo-san?"
Gao Yuan asked.
"I think he should go investigate. After all, this time, the police did not allow him to participate in the investigation. He should take advantage of the opportunity to go to the scene to take a look."
Mao Lilan said helplessly.
Kanagawa Prefecture police did not allow Kudo Shinichi to participate in the investigation?
Gao Yuan frowned slightly and murmured to himself: "Did Henggou regain his enlightenment?"
In my impression, the police officer of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters is called Yokomori Jugo. He is a rare policeman among the policemen who appear in the original work, and he is very disgusted with detectives.
Without much exchange of pleasantries, Gao Yuan briefly asked Mao Lilan what happened, and then suggested that Mao Lilan go look around the Hakone Shrine to see if Kudo Shinichi was there.
Hakone Shrine is at the foot of Mount Hakone, on the shore of Lake Ashi, and the shrine's torii gate is built directly on the shore of Lake Ashi, which can be clearly seen when visiting the lake.
Soon, Mao Lilan saw the light of a flashlight shining in the nearby woods. When she got closer, she saw that it was Kudo Shinichi who was braving the drizzle.
At this time, Kudo Shinichi was bending over, using a flashlight, looking for something on the ground.
Because he heard the footsteps behind him, Kudo Shinichi suddenly stood up, looked behind him with a flashlight, and saw Mao Lilan walking over.
Kudo Shinichi seemed relieved about this.
"What? Xiaolan, didn't I tell you to stay in the hotel?"
"You must have run out first, Shinichi."
Mao Lilan looked at Kudo Shinichi and couldn't help but say.
"But you actually knew I was here."
Kudo Shinichi said.
"Because I know that Shinichi will definitely run out secretly to save Sonoko. And Mr. Akechi said that you are probably here."
Mao Lilan explained, and handed the handbag in his hand to Kudo Shinichi, "Here, here you go. You haven't eaten anything all this time. Shinichi always forgets everything as soon as he gets involved in case investigation."
"Thanks."
After taking the bag, Kudo Shinichi thanked him, but still asked: "Mr. Akechi?"
"Yes. I called him to ask for help, and he rushed over so quickly. He should go to the ship to investigate now."
Mao Lilan said, "Let me do my part! I want to do something for the garden!"
"Xiaolan, you..."
"Sonoko is my best friend. If the same thing happened to me, I think she would be restless too!"
Before Kudo Shinichi could finish speaking, Mao Lilan said firmly.
In this regard, Kudo Shinichi said with emotion, "Really, you have been like this before. Once you make a decision, you won't listen to anything."
At this time, Gao Yuan came to the shore where the tour boat was docked.
This is an excursion boat decorated in a style that looks a bit like the rides in an amusement park. It is also the boat used by Teitan High School students to travel around Lake Ashi today.
According to Mao Lilan, the kidnapping of Suzuki Sonoko occurred when the boat sailed to the center of the lake.
At that time, people on the boat heard the sound of falling into the water from the stern of the boat. When everyone ran over to take a look, they discovered that Suzuki Sonoko's headband was floating on the lake behind the stern of the boat.
So everyone started looking for Suzuki Sonoko on the ship, but in the end they couldn't find it.
Afterwards, the police arrived and found discarded diving suits and oxygen bottles in the woods near Hakone Shrine. From this, it was speculated that someone sneaked into the moving tour boat, kidnapped Suzuki Sonoko, and then escaped with Suzuki Sonoko by diving.
Arrived at the shore.
There is no doubt that this is a deception!
After listening to Mao Lilan's narration, Gao Yuan had this idea. After all, he had to carry a person on his back and swim from the center of Lake Ashi to the shore. The distance was too long!
Therefore, this is obviously a cover-up left by the kidnappers. In fact, before the police arrived, Suzuki Sonoko should still be on the boat!
So, the question arises. Everyone was looking for Suzuki Sonoko on the ship, but in the end, Suzuki Sonoko was not found. So, where did the kidnappers hide Suzuki Sonoko?
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan boarded the ship and prepared to investigate.
Not long after, Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan also came to the boat.
The three of them finally met on the deck at the stern of the ship.
Seeing Gao Yuan checking the stern of the ship, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but said: "Mr. Akechi? Did you find anything?"
Seeing Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan coming over, Gao Yuan asked: "How are you doing there? Are the locations where the diving suit and the oxygen bottle were found too far apart?"
"Well, that's right. I asked the police about the amount of oxygen left in the oxygen bottle. For such a long distance, there is too much oxygen left in the oxygen bottle."
Kudo Shinichi did not deny it, "So, it is obvious that Sonoko could not have been kidnapped and taken away by diving."
"Hey? How was Yuanzi taken away? Yuanzi was nowhere to be found on the ship at that time!"
Mao Lilan said in panic.
"There is the simplest way."
Gao Yuan thought for a while and said jokingly, "There is no need to take the person away, just sink him to the bottom of the lake, right?"
"Sink...sink to the bottom of the lake...just can't be found..."
After listening to Gao Yuan's words, Mao Lilan instantly became sad and said with a trembling tone of disbelief.
"No……"
Looking at Mao Lilan's expression at this moment, Kudo Shinichi felt a little uncomfortable and a little entangled, while Gao Yuan looked at Kudo Shinichi meaningfully, waiting for what he would say.
"Yuanzi...it's okay."
After thinking for a moment, Kudo Shinichi walked to the ship's railing, turned his back to Mao Lilan, and said with certainty.
"As expected, Kudo-kun, do you know something?"
When Gao Yuan heard this, he showed a clear look, "Can I tell you what you know about this incident? All the information?"