The night he arrived at Lake Ashi in Hakone, Takato was reluctant to stay in the high-end guest room of the "Prince Hotel", so he had to go to an unattended tour boat docked by Lake Ashi and rest for a simple night.
However, I didn't expect that that night, while Gao Yuan was resting in the cruise ship lounge, he heard the footsteps of someone walking on the ship!
Originally, Gao Yuan did not fall asleep because he was not used to sleeping on a ship, so he lost all sleep. He got up and prepared to see who would board the ship so late.
However, what surprised Gao Yuan was that there were more than one person who could hear the footsteps. Moreover, as the footsteps got closer and closer, Gao Yuan knew that the other person seemed to be heading towards the lounge where he was now.
The purpose of the other party's arrival is unknown, and there are still many people involved.
Faced with this situation, Gao Yuan was a little helpless about his previous decision to spend one night on the boat, but now that the matter was at this point, he could only find a way to find out what the other party's purpose was.
On this tour boat, Suzuki Sonoko was kidnapped during the day. As a result, someone came over at night. Under such circumstances, who could be coming?
The police?
No, it's not like that. If the police really cared about this ship, they wouldn't even have a person on duty.
So, is it possible that he is a kidnapper?
It is understandable to have such an idea. After all, according to speculation, it can basically overturn the possibility that the kidnappers sneaked in from the outside and took Suzuki Sonoko away. It is more like hiding Suzuki Sonoko in a place on the ship where no one can find it, and then moving her afterwards.
Walk.
Well, if this is the case, there should obviously be evidence somewhere on the ship that Suzuki Sonoko had been hidden. Therefore, it is possible for the kidnappers to eliminate this evidence at night.
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but frowned - if this was the case, obviously there was more than one person on the other side.
In other words, from the beginning, the one-on-one fair match mentioned in the challenge letter sent by the kidnappers to Kudo Shinichi was completely invalid!
You are really careless, Kudo Shinichi!
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan quietly pushed open the window of the lounge, then carefully stepped on the edge of the window, and slowly leaned his body out of the cabin——
There are many people on the other side, and the possibility of carrying weapons cannot be ruled out. In this case, it is better to hide first.
So, Gao Yuan started from standing on the lower edge of the window frame, slowly climbed to the top of the opened window, carefully stood on the opened window, and then took out the "star" from his right pocket and held it.
One end of the chain with star-shaped decoration is flicked gently, and the chain extends into a two-meter-long chain.
Wrapping the chain around his right hand twice, Gao Yuan raised his head and looked at the railing on the ship deck not far above his head. He threw the end of his glasses upwards and the end of the glasses was thrown to the railing, and then followed the force.
Tao, wrap the chain tightly around the railing - this is a technique learned from the "Magician".
Now, Gao Yuan stepped on the window that was pushed open, and with his right hand pulled the chain of the "star" tied to the railing. In an extremely careful manner, he attached it to the outside of the wound cabin, and then, carefully, exerted force under his feet.
, slowly close the window, leaving only a small gap, so that some corners of the window are exposed and protrude outside the cabin, giving Gao Yuan a place to stay.
In this way, looking from the lounge, no one would have thought that there would be a person hanging outside at this moment!
Immediately afterwards, Gao Yuan, who was stuck outside the cabin, heard the sound of the lounge door being pushed open - because there was a gap in the window, the sounds inside could still be heard.
"Is it necessary to come back?"
In the lounge, a voice rang out, seeming to be complaining. From the sound of the voice, it was a young man. "There shouldn't be any evidence left."
"That's not guaranteed."
Another voice sounded, also a man's voice, "You have released too little air from your oxygen tank. Sooner or later, Kudo Shinichi will discover this flaw. When he realizes this, what should he do if he returns to the ship to check?"
"So what? After all, no one would have thought that we would hide her in a place like that!"
The man's voice from the beginning sounded again.
"It's hard to tell, so no clues can be left. This is that person's request."
Another man said.
"that person?"
Hearing all this, Gao Yuan murmured in his heart and couldn't help but feel a headache - not only were the two people in the lounge now, there were at least three kidnappers who challenged Kudo Shinichi this time! Kudo Shinichi, what are you messing with?
Who's here!
Quietly, Gao Yuan continued to listen to the movements in the lounge. He only heard a faint sound, which was the sound of two people walking out of the lounge and the sound of the door closing. After that, he couldn't hear it either.
At this point, Gao Yuan stopped staying. His current actions were really dangerous, so Gao Yuan used all his strength to climb up the deck along the chain of the "star".
Great, those two haven't returned to the deck yet!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gao Yuan climbed onto the deck, and then carefully hid in a position where he could see the exit of the cabin, intending to see who those two people were.
But obviously, the two people did not leave the cabin immediately after leaving the lounge. Gao Yuan hid for a while before he saw two figures walking out of the cabin, and then ran off the boat under the cover of night.
However, because it was too dark, Gao Yuan couldn't really see the faces of the two men, but one thing was certain, one of them was wearing glasses.
After the two of them walked away, Gao Yuan came out of his hiding place and walked back to the lounge, intending to see what they had done by "leaving no clues" as they said.
However, looking at the layout of the lounge, Gao Yuan really couldn't tell what they did. Moreover, it was unclear where they went after they came out of the lounge. What they can know now is that they were on the ship at that time.
Suzuki Sonoko is hidden in a "place no one can imagine".
So here comes the question, what is “no one can think of”?
In response to this, Gao Yuan spent the whole night on the ship without any answer, so Gao Yuan, who had not slept at all, was investigating everywhere on the ship until dawn the next day——
Originally, Gao Yuan no longer had any expectations for any clues left on the ship. He just wanted to see if there was a place where he could hide people or where he could not find them no matter how hard he looked.
But unexpectedly, after a night of investigation and no hiding place was found, Gao Yuan discovered something strange:
The burn marks on the stern and railing have not been removed!
Last night, I clearly heard that the two people said, "No clues can be left behind." So, why have these traces not been removed?
Did they forget? Or didn’t think of it?
In other words, this trace is not a clue at all!
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan frowned - it seems that it is very difficult to solve the case starting from the kidnapping of Suzuki Sonoko. So, is the focus now still on the second notice sent by the kidnapper?
However, the kidnapper actually dared to say that he would kidnap a person at twelve o'clock, which is too fantastic. Besides, Kudo Shinichi should have chosen to inform the police of the fact, so under the protection of the police, there is really
Is it possible to do this?
After getting off the boat and walking towards the "Prince Hotel", Gao Yuan thought about this matter along the way and prepared to discuss it with Kudo Shinichi.
However, halfway through, Gao Yuan stopped——
It can be done! It must be on time and under police protection, it can be done to take away a person!
Gao Yuan suddenly realized something at this moment and froze in place with a surprised look on his face:
It doesn’t require any clever techniques, as long as the kidnapped person cooperates! As long as the target voluntarily cooperates with the kidnapper’s actions, it can be done and leave the protection of the police at a specific time!
If this is the case, there are two possibilities!
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan made a plan: No, he can't show up now. Before determining which situation it is, he must not be exposed in front of the kidnappers.
After all, I haven’t figured out how many people on the other side are actually acting!