The burly man turned around quickly upon hearing the footsteps, and when he saw the person coming, he said respectfully, "Master Zhuozi, these two..."

The woman named Zhuo Zi stretched out her hand to stop the strong man from speaking. Her emerald green eyes under the gray mask kept looking at Akai Shuichi and Mingyue. A crisp voice came from behind the mask, "Have the two distinguished guests encountered any trouble?"

"If I can't go to the first and second floors, I'll just go to the top floor and have a look." Mingyue shrugged. "I thought there was something fun here, but they chased me away. Humph!"

Zhuo Zi chuckled and squatted down to be at eye level with Ming Yue. "Then please allow me to show Miss Gray Rabbit around to make up for our negligence in our work."

Mingyue tilted her head and asked thoughtfully, "If you are with us, can we go anywhere?"

Shuichi Akai looked at the woman in front of Mingyue, but the figure of Pastis appeared in his mind, and he narrowed his eyes dangerously.

After hearing what Mingyue said, Zhuozi was slightly stunned, and said in a coaxing tone: "Interesting Miss Gray Rabbit, where do you want to go? There are some places I can't take you to, but I know where there are delicious and fun things to do. Can we go together?"

Akai Shuichi had a tense face and tried hard to suppress the corners of his lips that were about to rise, because he had already seen the word "井" pop up on Mingyue's forehead.

"It's not easy to be my sister." Mingyue smiled with curved eyebrows. Akai Shuichi felt a little uneasy, constantly guessing Mingyue's next move in his heart, and was ready to compete with the four people in front of him.

At this time, the foreheads of the three burly men were covered with beads of sweat. They did not think that Zhuo Zi was an easy-going elder sister. The last person who dared to offend her died a miserable death, wailing for three days and three nights before dying.

The atmosphere in the corridor was extremely depressing.

Just when both sides thought that a war was about to break out, Zhuo Zi broke the deathly silence.

"Really? Miss Gray Rabbit is really interesting." Zhuo Zi took Ming Yue's hand and slowly stood up. A soft voice came from behind the mask, "If it's difficult, I will try to satisfy Miss Gray Rabbit, so let's start with a sumptuous dinner."

Mingyue obediently let Zhuozi hold her hand and walked towards the elevator.

This surprised Shuichi Akai.

Zhuo Zi noticed Akai Shuichi's gaze, turned to look at him, and asked softly, "Mr. Kurolang, do you want to eat something tonight? After all, I don't know your preferences, so it's difficult to arrange for the chef to prepare something."

Akai Shuichi followed Mingyue and said in a deep voice: "I don't have any dietary restrictions, but I won't eat food that has been drugged."

"You are joking. The food here is safe and reliable." Zhuo Zi said softly, "Mr. Black Wolf, you must be a great butler."

However, after these words were spoken, neither Akai Shuichi nor Mingyue responded.

Zhuo Zi's eyes swept back and forth between the two of them, but he couldn't find any clues.

With a ding-dong sound, the elevator arrived and three people stepped into the elevator.

As the elevator door closed, the corridor on the twelfth floor returned to calm. The three burly men breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, looked at each other, and continued patrolling the deck.

The cruise ship sailed on the dark sea, and the sea breeze blew up the waves.

In a cozy suite, Kogoro Mori was like an ant on a hot pan, fidgeting and pacing around a coffee table piled with cash.

The woman wearing Kisaki Eri's clothes sat on the soft sofa and casually picked up a wad of cash on the coffee table. "I didn't expect them to be so generous, but how are you going to take the money out? Why not join us?"

Kogoro Mouri stared at the cash on the coffee table. Under normal circumstances, he would definitely be very excited, but at this moment, the money was like a hot potato, making him very uneasy. He couldn't help but recall the phone call before boarding the ship.

The mechanical voice mixed with the harsh sound of electricity on the other end of the phone said to him: "Don't worry, this is not a difficult task for you. As long as you help our people get the Kashmir Star, we will release your daughter and wife, otherwise you can wait to collect their bodies. By the way, don't even think about calling the police or contacting those cops. If the matter is exposed, you should know the consequences."

Kogoro Mouri originally thought that the murderer committed crimes again and again because Conan discovered something, but he did not expect that the cause of this incident was that he saved the son of the jewelry tycoon, so the person in front of him was the kidnapper.

However, the woman wearing Kisaki Eri's clothes had heavy makeup on her face, and seemed to be imitating Kisaki Eri, but fake is always fake, and it only makes people more disgusted.

Maori Kogoro clenched his ten fingers into fists and looked at the woman sitting on the sofa counting the money. He did not immediately reject her request, but said in a deep voice: "You promised to let me hear my daughter's voice, but now the mobile phone has been taken away."

Fake Princess Eri threw the money in her hand on the coffee table, looked up at Maori Kogoro who was suppressing his anger, and said, "Don't worry, isn't there a satellite phone on the cruise ship? Let's go to the third floor now. As a mother, I should also care about my daughter who is alone at home and not feeling well."

After that, the fake Eri stood up, hid her makeup behind the mask, walked to the door, turned to Maori Kogoro and said: "Honey, we are going to make a phone call~"

Kogoro Mouri gritted his teeth, put on an elephant mask, followed the fake Eri Kiss out of the room, and deliberately made a loud noise when closing the door, trying to attract other people's attention so that he could find a way to escape from this woman's sight.

However, the ideal is very full and the reality is very skinny.

After hearing the loud slam of the door, someone locked the door tightly. The people who were still in the corridor quickly moved away from Maori Kogoro and hid themselves in the dark corner.

Kogoro Mori put his hands in his pockets and frowned.

No one was willing to stand up. What were they afraid of? Was it this woman? Maori Kogoro felt that the atmosphere on the cruise ship was increasingly strange.

As the elevator door opened, a woman appeared in the elevator who made Kogoro Mori even more uneasy and conflicted - Naoko Chime.

At this time, Naoko Beetle's sweet face was half covered by a mask. The delicate and small gray mask was carved with dark gold patterns, adding a touch of mystery to Naoko Beetle's appearance.

"Mr. Maori, are you ready to have dinner?" Fengming Naoko looked at Maori Kogoro, "Would you like me to introduce you to some good dishes?"

The fake Eri Kiss was still hiding behind Kogoro Mori, looking at Naoko Honma silently and warily. She was not sure whether her disguise could deceive the other party's eyes.

"Ah, who..." Maori Kogoro's brain was working rapidly. Is the person in front of him worthy of his trust? If he tells her the truth, it may only add to the crisis. "I plan to call my daughter first, and then go to see the Kashmir Star that I am asked to protect."

After saying that, Kogoro Maori adjusted his collar to make himself look more confident.

Beeping Naoko said with some embarrassment, "I just went to the captain's room on the third floor. There are a lot of people making phone calls there. If we go there now, we may have to queue up. Mr. Maori, how about we go to the fifth floor first? The Kashmir Star is there."

Kogoro Mouri glanced calmly at the fake Eri Kisaki hiding behind him and nodded, but he thought in his heart that if he wanted to protect the gem, there might be guards around. At that time, he could work with the guards to control the fake Eri Kisaki, and then contact Inspector Megure to rescue Eri and Ran.

However, Naoko's voice brought Maori Kogoro back to reality, "Mr. Maori, this is the Kashmir Star."

Maori Kogoro looked inside the glass case, where a cornflower sapphire lay quietly on the velvet, emitting a dazzling and charming light. However, Maori Kogoro had no intention of admiring the beauty of the gemstone, but just looked around. In the empty hall, there were a few burly men wearing blank masks standing here and there.

"Didn't you arrange any guards?" Maori Kogoro looked at Feng Ming Naoko, "Didn't the Metropolitan Police Department's Second Investigation Division send anyone?"

Naoko was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "We believe in Mr. Maori."

However, Kogoro Mori noticed the displeasure of the fake Eri behind him.

The Augsburg cruise ship was sailing smoothly on the sea. There were no other ships around it. Far away from the mainland, it was like a lonely island drifting on the dark sea.

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