Conan: Goodbye, Brewery, I'm running away

The person being stared at naturally noticed Conan's gaze on his collar, and thought of the not-so-obvious bite mark left by Sarina under his collar last night.

Amuro Toru's mood improved a bit, and the smile on his face was gentler and more refreshing than usual. He blinked at Conan and said mysteriously: "It's a secret~"

What a pity, his Sarina used to worry about her identity being exposed, so she basically didn't use perfume except in necessary occasions. Otherwise, a little bit of Sarina's scent might still be on him.

But it didn't matter. He would be able to see Sarina again soon. He didn't know how she rested last night and whether she felt better.

Conan, who originally thought that Toru Amuro would at least give him a perfunctory answer, suddenly felt his shoulders slump.

How could you do this, Mr. Amuro!

Sato, Takagi, and Shiratori on the side quietly turned their heads to hold back their laughter. Mr. Amuro was really getting better and better at amusing children, but it was rare for them to see Conan, a smart kid, hit such a snag.

"Puchi~" This is Sera Masumi who couldn't hold back.

Hearing Sera Masumi's laughter, Conan glanced at her with his half-moon eyes, and then looked at Amuro Toru who was teasing him with an accusing look.

Then he saw Toru Amuro slowly giving him an unfathomable smile.

Before he could think about the meaning behind Amuro Toru's smile, he heard Sato Miwako say, "Officer Megure, it's almost time for our appointment with Miss Inoue. Takagi and I will go next door now."

"Okay." Inspector Megure nodded.

All the evidence pointed to the fact that the crime was committed by an acquaintance, and they were only looking for Miss Inoue for routine questioning to determine if she had any relationship with the deceased. This was not a very troublesome matter, so only Sato and Takagi would be needed to go.

Sera Masumi, who didn't have a strong presence yesterday, said "Oh~" and asked curiously, "Officer Sato, did you finally contact Miss Inoue?"

Sato Miwako nodded, "Yes, I got in touch with her."

Takagi on the side had already organized the documents in his hands. When he heard Officer Megure's agreement, he picked up his police manual and other things he needed, stood up and prepared to go out with Sato.

"Can I go with you and take a look?"

Hearing that it was Inoue Ryan...ah, no, it was Limu, Conan naturally would not miss this opportunity. He, who was originally still depressed, quickly raised his little hand.

As always, Maori Kogoro rejected Conan's request before anyone else spoke, "You little brat, don't disturb the police officers' work!"

"No, let Conan follow us."

Speaking of the case, Sato Miwako's face turned serious again, "If it weren't for Conan yesterday, we might have missed an important clue.

Conan-kun's way of thinking is different from ours, and he might discover something important."

Yesterday, she and Takagi went to investigate Mr. Miyagawa's whereabouts on his first day on board the ship. If Conan hadn't reminded them, they would probably have investigated in the wrong direction yesterday.

"I won't run around and talk nonsense."

Conan also said in a childish manner: "I am just a little curious about this mysterious Miss Inoue, uncle."

Toru Amuro on the side said at the right time, "Mr. Maori, why don't I go with Conan?"

Kogoro Mouri failed to stop Conan again, and could only tell him not to run around and cause trouble for everyone, and then he followed Conan.

Masumi Sera, who came to help, also quietly followed the people who left. She was also quite interested in Ms. Inoue, who Conan was curious about.

In an instant, only the three of them were left in the conference room. Maori Kogoro glanced at the door, and then looked at Megure and Shiratori, "Inspector, Officer Shiratori, what do you think about what Amuro said about Mr. Hayakawa being suspicious?"

Hearing his question, Officer Megure and Officer Shiratori looked at each other. Officer Megure pressed his hat and said seriously, "Regarding this, I also have a secret information to tell you, Brother Mori."

Seeing his expression, Maori Kogoro subconsciously sat up straight, "Inspector, go ahead."

"There are also police colleagues on board this ship. They contacted me last night and gave me some important intelligence."

As he spoke, he gestured to Shiratori to show the information to Maori Kogoro.

Maori Kogoro looked at the document that Shiratori handed to him, and then exclaimed: "Bomb...bomb!"

Realizing his own gaffe, Maori Kogoro quickly shut up. He looked at Inspector Megure in shock, "Really, Inspector?"

“We didn’t check.”

Officer Megure shook his head. "Our colleagues from the Public Security Bureau said there was a bug near the bomb, but we didn't go and alert the criminals because we were worried about alerting them. And they also said they would take care of the bomb, so we don't have to worry about it."

"In that case..."

Maori Kogoro looked at the location of the bomb in the file and said, "Unless it is a senior internal employee, no one else can put the bomb in such a clever place."

Officer Megure nodded. "Based on the information we got from the Public Security Bureau and Mr. Amuro's reasoning, we now think that Mr. Hayakawa is a big suspect."

"Officer Megure, why are there police officers on board?"

Maori Kogoro pondered for a moment and then asked, "Is there anything else wrong with this ship?

And considering the public security style, they actually took the initiative to contact you, Officer Megure..."

Kogoro Mori found it a little unbelievable.

Hearing him ask this question, Shiratori at the side spoke up, "Regarding Mr. Maori's question, the inspector and I also asked it, and the public security department's answer was 'NEED NOT TO KNOW'."

Hearing this, Maori Kogoro's expression changed. It was this "NEED NOT TO KNOW" again. Once this sentence was involved, "Even the inspector was excluded from the investigation?"

Inspector Megure nodded helplessly.

This is how the public security department has always operated. Sharing relevant intelligence with them is an exception.

"but."

Shiratori continued, "Based on the current behavior of the police, we can be sure that the case in our hands has nothing to do with theirs. This is good news for us."

At least the cases in their hands will not be forcibly filed away by the police.

Maori Kogoro thought for a while and said, "Inspector, I have a plan. How about you listen to it?"

......

In the next conference room, Akikawa Sarana glanced at the extra people in the conference room besides the two police officers. According to Limu's personality, she simply ignored the extra people in the room and walked straight to Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru.

Because the person who came was a lady, regardless of her rank or gender, it should be Sato Miwako who spoke.

Sato Miwako extended her hand and asked Inoue Ryan to sit down in front of her and Takagi, "Ms. Inoue, I'm sorry to take up your time."

"I should be the one to apologize."

Akikawa Sarana nodded politely to Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru, then sat down and continued, "Because the signal on the ship was not very good, I didn't bring my cell phone with me, so I didn't receive your call in time yesterday."

She had not previously given the police a specific explanation as to why she had not responded to their calls promptly.

After hearing her explanation, both Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru nodded. This kind of thing is very common. After all, they have entered the high seas. It is not uncommon for some people to choose to throw their cell phones aside and ignore them because they have no signal.

This inquiry was led by Miwako Sato. She glanced at the three people sitting next to her in the conference room, and then officially began to question the people in front of her.

"We have already briefly mentioned this to Ms. Inoue on the phone before."

Miwako Sato's eyes fell on Inoue Rin's face, "Now, can Miss Inoue please tell me where you went and what you did from 12 noon yesterday to o'clock last night?"

Akikawa Sarana said softly, "I've been resting in my room all afternoon."

"Have you been resting in your room?"

Sato Miwako looked at her suspiciously, "One of us knocked on your door, but no one responded."

"Yes, I am resting in my room."

Akikawa Sarana nodded. "I walked around the boat yesterday morning and felt a little seasick afterwards. I got some seasickness medicine from the infirmary and went to sleep in my room after taking it."

She seemed a little embarrassed when she said this, and there was a hint of embarrassment in her tone, "Actually, I seemed to have heard some sounds in my dream yesterday afternoon, but because of the effect of the medicine, I was too sleepy and ignored the sound."

Akikawa Sarana placed a bug in her room on the 22nd floor, and had Tomoko help monitor it, so of course she knew when the police knocked on her door.

But she said that she fell asleep because of the effect of seasickness medicine, so naturally she didn't know the exact time.

After all, no one would check the time when they are half asleep, right?

As for the seasickness medicine, she did buy it under the identity of Inoue Rin when she passed by the infirmary yesterday, just in case, but she didn't expect to actually use it.

Miwako Sato glanced at Takagi who was recording, and then asked, "Ms. Inoue, did you also unplug the landline phone in your room yourself?"

"Well, I unplugged the phone after I got on board."

"why?"

Miwako Sato was puzzled. "After entering the high seas, the mobile phone signal will be intermittent. The landline phone in the room can basically be said to be the only way to contact the outside world besides the public phone on the ship. Why did Miss Inoue unplug the phone line?"

“To avoid overtime.”

Akikawa Sarana spread her hands. She still had that gentle smile on her face, but what she said didn't match the smile on her face. "I'm on annual leave this time. If I don't unplug the landline phone in the room, it would be bad if the company called me on the ship. I don't want to work overtime on my vacation."

Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru stared at her answer. Takagi Wataru subconsciously asked, "Huh? Will...will something like this happen again?"

"If I had bought the ticket myself, this probably wouldn't have happened, but the ticket was a reward from the company, so I did this just in case."

Among the three people listening in the conference room, Conan and Sera Masumi were also shocked by this answer.

Sera Masumi also had small eyes. She looked at the adults around her and said, "Amuro...Mr. Amuro, is the adult world so scary? Will I be asked to work overtime even when I'm on annual leave?"

Toru Amuro pretended to nod his head, trying not to laugh, and said with a hint of empathy, "The adult world is not easy. After all, you have to support your family."

Conan, who was standing by, came to his senses and heard such a speech similar to that of a social animal. Thinking of the identity of the person sitting in front of Officer Sato and Officer Takagi, and Mr. Amuro's workaholic personality, he just wanted to laugh twice.

If anyone else said this today, Edogawa, Kudo, Shinichi, and Conan would have believed it. But if it were these two people, even if he believed Vodka was an undercover agent, he would not believe what these two people said now.

Akikawa Sarina is still continuing her performance. She still looks weak and fragile, and her words are completely like those of a social animal who has been beaten by work. "I threw my phone aside for this reason. After all, this is a rare excuse to completely get rid of work during vacation. As long as I don't have to work, even sleeping in the room with the sea breeze is a very happy thing."

Seeing that the topic was gradually diverted, Sato Miwako quickly shifted the topic back to the case, "Did Miss Inoue hear any strange noises when she was in the room?"

Akikawa Sarana pretended to recall the past, and after thinking carefully for a moment, she shook her head and said, "Sorry, I didn't hear anything. The room is well soundproofed, and I took some medicine and slept very deeply, so I basically didn't hear anything."

"How did Miss Inoue solve the problem of dinner in the evening?" Sato Miwako still didn't believe that the other party really slept in the room all afternoon without going out at all.

Akikawa Sarina said seriously, "I woke up around 8pm and ordered room service to deliver food to my room."

Entertainment and dining on the cruise ship are available 24 hours a day, but you need to tip the staff higher during the early morning hours.

When she was discussing intelligence with Zero last night, she had expected to be asked this kind of question. So she ordered room service to deliver food to the 22nd floor in the name of Inoue Rin, and then Kazami Yuya took the food from the cart at her door, creating the illusion that she was in the room.