Ming Ke: When the villain accidentally mixes into the protagonist group

"Please follow me." The older man led the way, and Mingyue and Akai Shuichi followed each other into the cabin wearing masks.

The first place we came to was the lobby on the third floor of the cruise ship, where golden crystal chandeliers hung high. There were already quite a few people on the cruise ship at this time.

Everyone here has a mask on their face, even the big guys in uniform, except that they are wearing blank masks, and their numbers far outnumber those wearing animal masks.

Shuichi Akai observed his surroundings calmly, and felt more and more that this cruise ship was not simple.

"What should I call you?" Mingyue looked at the older man. From the moment they met, the man's eyes had been on Mingyue, making Mingyue very uncomfortable.

The older man introduced himself, "Dear lady, you can call me Shi Shen. I am one of the persons in charge of this cruise ship. The previous one was also a person in charge, named Daliang."

"Mr. Shi Shen, what activities are there on the cruise ship?" Shuichi Akai tried to get some information from the other party.

Shi Shen had a peaceful smile on his face and looked at Akai Shuichi who was wearing a black wolf mask. "The Augus cruise ship is expected to leave the port at 5 p.m. You can watch the sunset from the balcony of your room."

"There's no nice sunset today."

Shi Shen looked at Mingyue who was wearing a gray rabbit mask. "Tonight at 6:00 pm, in the main restaurant on the fifth floor, our young master will host a welcome reception. My master very much hopes that Miss can attend. It is expected that the cruise ship will enter the high seas tomorrow morning, and then all the recreational facilities on the second floor will be open."

Mingyue looked at the older man who called himself Shi Shen. His gray hair was combed meticulously, he had a well-groomed moustache and a decent smile on his face, which made him look very capable.

Led by Shi Shen, Mingyue and Akai Shuichi walked through the magnificent hall and entered the elevator.

Shuichi Akai glanced at the elevator buttons. The numbers were from one to twelve, and they were consecutive, which meant that the ship had at least twelve floors.

"Your rooms are on the seventh floor. If you need anything, please feel free to contact the staff wearing blank masks. I will come as soon as possible."

With a ding-dong sound, the elevator door slowly opened, and then passed through a long and narrow corridor and arrived in front of a door.

Shi Shen took out two bracelets from his arms, used one of them to swipe open the door, and made a gesture of invitation, "This is your room." After that, he handed the two bracelets to Mingyue, "This is the bracelet for passing on the ship, please be sure to keep it well. If you lose it, please contact us in time. I won't disturb you to rest."

Mingyue took the bracelet, flipped through it casually, and handed one of them to Akai Shuichi.

Shi Shen smiled, bowed, left the room and closed the door.

Mingyue looked around the room. The first thing that caught her eye was the huge floor-to-ceiling window and glass door. Outside the window was the sea with rolling white waves. When she was about to walk inside, Akai Shuichi grabbed her shoulder.

"Let me check first." Akai Shuichi glanced at the closed door. After making sure that no sound from the corridor could be heard, he took off the black wolf mask on his face and began to thoroughly check the room.

Mingyue sighed and kindly reminded, "There's no need for them to do anything here."

However, Shuichi Akai was still worried, so he checked the door first. The door was strong and sturdy, and the smart door lock seemed to be able to be opened only by a wristband, so there might be a remote control program.

The room is a loft-style double-decker balcony room. Each floor is not only equipped with a bed and a sofa, but also an independent bathroom. What Shuichi Akai cares more about is the wardrobe embedded in the wall and the snack area for storing food.

After checking the bathroom on the lower floor, he opened the closet first. The closet was full of men's clothes. He took a closer look at the styles and found that they were all men's clothes that he could wear, from swimsuits to shirts.

"If you check every piece of clothing, it will be dark." Mingyue walked to the sofa next to the floor-to-ceiling window and sat down, watching Akai Shuichi lazily checking everywhere.

Akai Shuichi glanced at Mingyue who was leaning on the sofa, and continued to check the room silently.

There are even more clothes in the closet in the upper room, not only in different styles but also in different sizes. It seems that the person who prepared the room did not know the size of Mingyue's clothes, or these clothes were found at short notice.

After some trouble, Shuichi Akai was sure that the room was normal, there were no miniature cameras in the corners, and no eavesdropping devices were installed.

Akai Shuichi frowned slightly, walked over to Mingyue and sat down, looking at the sky gradually getting darker outside the window, "Didn't they ask you to change clothes?"

Mingyue looked Akai Shuichi up and down, stretched out her hand and tugged at the corner of Akai Shuichi's clothes, and said with a smile: "Your clothes are quite nice. How come you have finished checking them? Did you find anything?"

"No secret passage was found." Shuichi Akai answered truthfully.

Mingyue chuckled, "Even if there is a secret passage, it will not be here." After that, she stood up, walked to the snack area, opened the small cabinet, and found all kinds of wine and drinks. Her eyes lit up, and she was about to take a bottle of wine, but was stopped by Akai Shuichi.

A bottle of juice was stuffed into Mingyue's hand.

The bottle of wine that Mingyue wanted to take was taken away by Akai Shuichi, "It's better for children to drink juice."

"Lai, you are really annoying. I am not a child anymore. Don't always act like a parent. You are not my guardian." Mingyue glared at Akai Shuichi, drank the juice handed to her, and walked towards the balcony.

Shuichi Akai put the alcoholic drinks in a cabinet where Mingyue couldn't reach, took a can of black coffee and walked to Mingyue.

A cold wind blew from the sea, and under the leaden sky was the inky black sea water.

In another cabin.

A pair of thin and withered hands stroked a coin, "Is she here? She is really here!"

"Sir, shall we proceed as planned next?" Shi Shen stood aside with his hands lowered respectfully.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and a bunny girl walked in slowly, "Sir, the gentleman who came with the lady did not dye his hair."

"Oh? Isn't it him?"

The young man in the wheelchair asked, "Dad, who is he? Is he very powerful?"

"It's more than amazing." The wrinkled fingers stroked the pattern on the coin, outlining the shape of a crow.

Shi Shen looked at the young man in the wheelchair and explained seriously, "Master, about three or four years ago, that man single-handedly took down an organization that was doing human experiments. Although we haven't found out the specific reason, judging from his style of doing things, he is not someone you can easily mess with."

The young man clenched his fists nervously, "Dad, then we..."

"Is the detective on board?"

The young man nodded and said, "Naoko has gone to receive them. It's just that the three of them were supposed to board the ship, but for some reason his daughter didn't come."

"Have the rest of the guests arrived?" The crow coin was held in the palm of his hand, and the withered and old hands were trembling slightly.

Shi Shen said calmly: "We are still boarding the ship. We have already caught many spies, but I think there are still some that have slipped through the net."

"Ah."

A pair of weather-beaten eyes looked out the window at the deep blue sea.

At the lighthouse near Tokyo Harbor.

Vodka put down the telescope and said, "Brother, Lei Yi is on the cruise ship with Mona."

"Hmm?" Gin stared at the cruise ship in the distance and squinted his eyes slightly, "What about Scotland?"

"Scotland seems to be with Bourbon." Vodka looked at Gin, "Brother, didn't you arrange for Scotland to act with Mona?"

Gin took the telescope from Vodka and looked at the cruise ship.

The sea breeze blew up her long silver hair with a wet and salty smell.

After a long time, Gin threw the telescope to Vodka and said, "We should also make other preparations." Then he turned and walked down the lighthouse.

"Okay, big brother!" Vodka put away the telescope and followed closely.

The wet and salty sea breeze made the black windbreaker rustle.

In an examination room.

Kogoro Mouri held his cell phone tightly, unwilling to hand it over to the man in a tuxedo in front of him.

"Mr. Maori, although you are our distinguished guest, please abide by the regulations of our cruise ship." Daliang held the phone tightly in his fingers.

The woman wearing Kisaki Eri's clothes quickly took Maori Kogoro's arm and said, "Dear, just give your phone to them. They won't break it."

Maori Kogoro loosened his grip slightly, and the phone was easily pulled out of his hand by the beam. However, Maori Kogoro's eyes were still fixed on the phone. He hoped so much that he could receive a call from Xiaolan and hear Eri's voice again, even if it was a complaint or a quarrel.

beep, beep...

Feng Ming Naoko walked into the examination room in high heels and said with a smile, "Mr. Maori, you are here with your wife." Feng Ming Naoko looked around the room, but did not find Maori Ran, so she asked, "Where is your daughter? Isn't she looking forward to boarding the cruise ship? Why can't I see her?"

The woman wearing Eri Kisaki's clothes hid behind Kogoro Mouri.

"Ran, Ran..." Beads of sweat oozed from Maori Kogoro's forehead. He tried to find a suitable excuse. He couldn't involve an innocent person in his case. "She wasn't feeling well, so she didn't come."

Beeping Naoko said with a look of regret: "What a pity."

"Um..." Maori Kogoro looked at his phone and tried to ask, "Can you give it back to me?"

"Ah?" Naoko Beetle didn't expect that Kogoro Mori actually wanted to get her phone back.

Maori Kogoro scratched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly, "Xiaolan is home alone, I am a little worried."

"I see." Naoko Honae looked at Kogoro Mouri.

Just when Maori Kogoro thought that his excuse was very good and the other party would definitely be willing to return the phone, Fengming Naoko smiled and said, "I understand the feelings of a father who is worried about his daughter. The satellite phone on the cruise ship can be used at will. Mr. Maori can call as much as he wants, but you can't bring your phone on the cruise ship. This is the rule."

"Okay, okay." Kogoro Mouri said disappointedly, watching his cell phone being put into a locked iron box.

"We will keep the phone properly, and we will return it to you in good condition after you get off the ship. Now please put on your mask and I will take you to the room." Bee Naoko handed over two elephant masks.

The woman wearing Kisaki Eri's clothes immediately took the mask and quickly put it on her face, "That's troublesome."

Beetle Naoko looked at "Mrs. Mori" for a few seconds, then smiled and led the way.

Kogoro Mouri, wearing a mask and with a frown on his face, followed Naoko Chime onto the cruise ship.

No matter how magnificent the cruise ship was, it could not attract the attention of Kogoro Mori. He was thinking about how to avoid the sight of the woman next to him and went to the captain's room to contact Juzo Megure using a satellite phone.

Beehooks opened the door with a bracelet and said, "Mr. Maori, this is your room with your wife. If you want to make a satellite call, you can go to the captain's room on the third floor." Beehooks handed the bracelet to "Mrs. Maori" and said softly, "Please keep it, Madam. If it is lost or damaged, please contact us in time."

Kogoro Mouri looked up at the room and almost popped his eyes out.

On the coffee table in the middle of the room was a mountain of Japanese yen.

"This is 100 million yen. Please accept it." Feng Ming Naoko said to Maori Kogoro with a smile, "If the Kashmir Star can arrive safely at the Port of London, according to our agreement, another 200 million yen will be paid to Mr. Maori."

However, at this time, Kogoro Mori was very conflicted. He stood in front of the pile of yen and fell into deep thought.

"At 6pm, Daqi will hold a welcome reception on the fifth floor. Various gemstones will be on display, including the Star of Kashmir." Beetle Naoko looked at Maori Kogoro, "I'll trouble Mr. Maori to protect the Star of Kashmir then. I won't disturb you two for now."

Naoko Chizukami smiled and left the room, closing the door behind her.

A low whistle sounded, white waves rose at the stern, and the Augsius cruise ship left the port and set sail.

The lead-gray sky became increasingly gloomy and dark. The long-awaited sunset was ultimately blocked by thick clouds, and the sky gradually darkened.

"The Scots should have boarded the ship." Akai Shuichi looked at the endless sea. There were several cargo ships in the distance. He didn't know whether they were about to leave or enter the port.

Mingyue glanced at the black coffee in Akai Shuichi's hand and said, "You still like black coffee so much."

"You won't be without sleep for several days again, will you?" Akai Shuichi leaned on the railing and looked at Mingyue, "Did you get injected with some drug again this time?"

"You shouldn't have participated in this operation. Why did you have to board this cruise ship?" Mingyue tilted her head and looked at Akai Shuichi. "Wouldn't it be better to take Shirley around and do some random tasks?"

"She's actually worried about you."

"Fortunately, you didn't tell her that I entered the laboratory, otherwise I would be in trouble." The figure of Miyano Shiho appeared in Mingyue's mind.

Shuichi Akai looked around and found that although there was only a wall between the balcony of the adjacent room, it was impossible to climb over the balcony to enter the next room with bare hands due to the semi-curved wall. "You stay in the room alone and lock the door. I'll go out for a walk and see if I can meet Scotland and the others."

"This isn't a safe house. I'll go with you. We might meet some interesting people."

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