Conan: Goodbye, Brewery, I'm running away

Tap tap tap...

There was a slight knock on the door, but the person sleeping in the suite didn't hear it at all.

About two or three minutes later, the landline phone in the room connected to the hotel front desk rang.

Akikawa Sarana, who was still half asleep, sat up and answered the phone when it rang for the second time.

"Mosimoxi?"

"Hello, I'm sorry to bother you so early, Ms. Akikawa?"

The receptionist's voice on the other end of the line was polite and apologetic.

Akikawa Sarana usually doesn't get grumpy when waking up, and although she usually looks cold to everyone, she actually has a good temper when facing people outside the organization, so she was not angry at all when someone disturbed her sweet dream early in the morning.

She casually brushed her scattered hair behind her head. Although her tone was still a bit cold as usual, she was still patient when she spoke. "Well, it's okay. What's the matter?"

"I'm sorry, something happened in the hotel. Could you please open the door to your room? Someone will communicate with you."

"......it is good."

Akikawa Sarana did not refuse, but she also did not ask what had happened.

After hanging up the phone, Akikawa Sarina tidied herself up a little and then walked outside to open the door for the hotel staff. Before opening the door, she picked up her coat hanging outside and put it on over her home clothes.

She went back to her hometown Kanagawa for a vacation. Apart from a change of clothes and some necessary items, she didn't bring anything that could not be seen by others, so she didn't have to pack anything.

When I opened the door, I saw not only the hotel manager but also two policemen standing outside.

There are police, could it be that another case has happened?

It’s no wonder that Akikawa Sarana thought this way, this kind of thing is really too common.

I don't know what's going on these years, but all kinds of cases have been happening frequently in Japan. Especially since this year, Japan seems to have been cursed, with all kinds of unexpected cases happening every day.

There were murders, kidnappings, extortions, bombings, and other criminal cases everywhere, just like the Gotham of this earth. Sometimes Akikawa Sarana would wonder if she had accidentally entered a second dimension world that was mainly based on suspense and criminal investigation.

Recovering her thoughts, Akikawa Sarana looked at the people outside the door and asked, "What's the matter?"

Her misty blue eyes looked even colder against her expressionless face, especially when she spoke, there was almost no tone in her voice, as if she was an emotionless robot.

The guests staying on this floor are not ordinary people. The hotel manager is afraid of offending the guests. Looking at the cold lady in front of him, the manager bowed slightly and apologized, "I'm sorry, Miss Akikawa..."

However, he was interrupted by the policeman beside him before he could finish his words. One of the two policemen took out his ID and opened it in front of Akikawa Sarana. "Ms. Akikawa, right? There was a case in the hotel, and we need your cooperation in the investigation. Can you come with us?"

Akikawa Sarina looked at the policeman who was speaking, then glanced at his ID and nodded, "Okay, but can I change my clothes?"

The police took a look at Akikawa Sarana's clothes. She was wearing home clothes under her coat, which did not affect her appearance. In addition, their boss's explanation just now showed that this lady was obviously one of the suspects, so he really didn't dare to let anyone enter the room again.

So he shook his head and refused, "Ms. Qiuchuan, please come with me first."

Akikawa Sarana was not surprised by the police's rejection. At the same time, she had made some rough judgments from the police's reactions. If her guess was correct, there was a high probability that a murder had occurred.

Thinking of this, she said nothing more, took the room card, closed the door, and left with the police.

The police, who had originally thought that this seemingly unapproachable lady would be uncooperative, did not expect her to be so easy to talk to. It could even be said that she was more cooperative than the other two suspects who had already arrived at the scene. They breathed a sigh of relief and became more polite to the lady than before.

Following the police in the elevator to the top floor, Akikawa Sarana's heart turned from the initial surprise when she saw the elevator floor to calmness. No wonder she was chosen to come, she had been to the top floor and stayed there for a long time, but she didn't come to swim, but to see the sea of ​​Kanagawa from a higher place.

Of course, this is one of the reasons why she lives in this hotel. This hotel is the highest hotel near the Kanagawa coast, where she can see the scenery she wants to see. When she was young, she often climbed up the mountains to see the endless sea of ​​Kanagawa. Occasionally, her two friends would accompany her, but more often she was alone.

For the three children, climbing such a high mountain is an extremely difficult challenge, even for a child like Akikawa Sarina who has adult thinking. But the three of them persisted every time, and after going through untold hardships and exhausting their physical strength, they saw the beautiful sea from a high place. This is a childhood secret unique to the three children.

During the years when she was used as a drug experiment by the organization, Akikawa Sarina was able to struggle back from the brink of death, and this memory also occupies a large part of her life.

Unfortunately, the area between the mountain they climbed in their childhood and the sea was developed, and high-rise buildings appeared, completely blocking the scenery between the mountain and the sea. It was only after observing from different angles that Akikawa Sarina confirmed that the scenery seen in this hotel was the closest to the sea they saw back then.

Of course, the suite one floor below the top floor of the hotel was the angle that was most similar to her memory.

But unfortunately, the room with the angle she wanted had been booked, so she could only come to the top floor to see the scenery in her memory.

The reason why she didn't book the suite for a long time was because no matter where she looked, she would only see similar angles. She didn't have the obsession to see exactly the same scene. The most important point was that she didn't have the money to waste on it.

She didn't have any obsessive-compulsive disorder, and she thought she was mentally normal, so the similarity of the scenery in her memories was enough for her. Besides, her friends were not dead, and she didn't stay close to them because she was worried that the organization would notice them.

As she got closer to the scene, Akikawa Sarana saw a figure from afar. She had come back to her senses from her memories and subconsciously stopped.

Noticing that she stopped, the policemen's hearts, which had just relaxed, tensed up again. They looked at her with a wary look, "Ms. Akikawa?"

Noticing that people not far away were also looking at her because of the policeman's voice, Akikawa Sarana, who had quickly sorted out her mood in just two breaths, did not say a word, nodded to the two policemen, and continued to walk towards the direction of the crowd not far away.

When Toru Amuro first heard someone talking about the suspicious woman named Akikawa, the person he had just met recently flashed through his mind, but he immediately denied his guess.

There are so many people with the surname Akikawa in Japan, it can't be such a coincidence.

But at this moment, the person was standing in front of him, and he couldn't help but admit it...

Fate, sometimes it's just such a coincidence that he actually met someone he hadn't seen for so many years again in a short period of time.

In addition to Toru Amuro and the police who were investigating the scene at the swimming pool, there was also a man who looked like the superior of these police officers and the detective that Akikawa Sarana had often seen on TV and in newspapers and magazines recently, who was talking to two well-dressed men on the shore.

A little further out, there was a girl who looked like a high school student standing with some hotel staff. Although the three of them looked calm, there was still a hint of panic in their eyes.

When everyone heard the voice, they all looked over here, and the policeman who seemed to be the leader spoke to Akikawa Sarana.

"Excuse me, is this Ms. Akikawa Sarina?"

The man had a cold expression, and was also observing Akikawa Sarana, who was very calm even at the crime scene. "I'm Yokomizo Shigego from the First Investigation Division of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters."

After just one encounter, Yokomizo Shigeo concluded that the person in front of him was not easy to deal with. At this scene where human life was involved, she seemed a little too calm.

Akikawa Sarana, who was completely used to seeing all kinds of crime scenes at any time, remained calm. She nodded to Yokomizo Shigego and said, "Hello, Inspector Yokomizo, what can I do for you?"

As she spoke, she glanced at the body lying next to the swimming pool. Perhaps because Shigeo Yokomizo was examining the body just now, it was not completely covered.

"I think Miss Akikawa has already guessed it. Some people say that Miss Akikawa has some relationship with the deceased, Miss Haruka Saki, so please ask Miss Akikawa to come and cooperate with the investigation."

Shigeo Yokomizo, who had been observing Akikawa Sarina, of course also saw the look in her eyes when she looked at the corpse. Seeing that the other party had no reaction after seeing the corpse, he increased his suspicion of the person in front of him.

Regardless, it was extremely suspicious that Miss Akikawa had no reaction when she saw someone she knew die.

......When Akikawa Sarana heard what Yokomizo Shigego said, her first reaction was confusion, and she was also quite surprised. But because she always showed an icy face to the public, no one saw the surprise that flashed across her eyes at this time.

Her eyes fell on the corpse again. The skin of the deceased was pale, and there were obvious traces of foam on the mouth and nose. The uncovered hands also showed spasms as if they had struggled slightly. Did it look like a standard drowning?

Akikawa Sarana looked at Yokomizo Shigego, her tone was a little puzzled, "Inspector Yokomizo, I don't think I know this deceased lady?"

No, she had confirmed from the vaguely familiar face of the deceased that he was most likely someone she had met before, not just yesterday, but earlier. But she did not have a deep impression of this person, and it was not through normal channels that she met him, so she could not admit that she knew the deceased for the time being.

Hearing her words, the police and detectives present were stunned.

Similarly, the two well-dressed suspects who had just been talking to the police and detectives were also stunned.

Everyone's eyes fell on a hotel staff member in the crowd.

Noticing everyone's gaze, Akikawa Sarana also looked at the staff member. She remembered that this staff member seemed to be also the front desk staff of the hotel.

Yokomizo Shigego asked, “Mr. Fujiita?”

Mr. Fujiita, as the front desk staff of the hotel, was accustomed to receiving all kinds of guests. He did not seem particularly flustered when being watched by so many people.

Of course, he was not panicked because he did not lie to the police, so he did not think it was a big deal to be stared at by so many people.

"Mr. Policeman, just as I said before, in addition to asking for Mr. Uchida's room number, Miss Kamiya also asked us at the front desk about the room where Ms. Akikawa was staying."

Hearing this, Akikawa Sarina looked at Fujiita Yuya who was speaking, and the meaning in her eyes was very clear. She was questioning whether the hotel staff had leaked the privacy of customers.

Fujiita Yuya understood that Yokomizo Sango wanted him to repeat what he had said before. Of course, in order to prevent the guests present from misunderstanding that they had leaked customer information, he spoke much faster afterwards.

"Our hotel is committed to protecting the privacy of its guests. According to the regulations, I did not tell Miss Uehara the room numbers of Mr. Uchida and Ms. Akikawa. For this, Miss Uehara scolded me..."

After he said this, he looked at his manager again, as if he wanted his manager to testify.

Of course the manager had to testify. The death in the hotel had already affected the reputation of their hotel, and they must not let customers misunderstand that they would leak their personal information. He also wanted to take this opportunity to restore some of the hotel's reputation.

"Fujiban is right, this is exactly what happened at that time..."

While listening to the words of the two hotel staff members next to her, Akikawa Sarana took two steps closer to the corpse, then half squatted down to look at the corpse, wanting to identify from a close distance who this familiar-looking deceased was.

Judging from what Fujiita Yuya said, this person recognized her yesterday and even asked about her room, so... is she really a member of the organization?

Thinking of this, Akikawa Sarana felt that everything was clear. If this person was a member of the organization, it would be reasonable for her to think he looked familiar...

However, she didn't quite understand. If she was really a member of the organization, why was she asking about her room?

"Ms. Akikawa, do you remember where you've seen Ms. Haruka?"

"Beep, congratulations to the host for successfully activating the 'Punish Evil and Promote Good, Promote Truth, Goodness and Beauty' system..."

Just as Akikawa Sarana was lost in thought, a childish voice suddenly came from behind her, and along with this voice, a strange mechanical sound suddenly appeared in her head.

The sudden voice in her head startled Akikawa Sarana, and because she was caught off guard, she lost her balance due to the shock and leaned forward uncontrollably, heading straight towards the swimming pool in front of her and was about to fall into it.

The water in the swimming pool was not very deep. Akikawa Sarana, who was thinking about the voice that suddenly popped up in her head, simply did not try to stabilize her center of gravity and just let herself fall into the swimming pool.