The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Conan and Haihara Ai stood in front of the mural.

I can see that the paint is slightly peeling off where the blue whale's eyes are on the mural.

In order to practice his accuracy, Conan aimed at the position of the whale's eyes.

"Forehead……"

Conan was holding the volleyball, feeling a little speechless.

Why are the murals on this ship so unstable? How could they be like this just by kicking them?

"Fortunately, it didn't cause too much damage..."

"It's better to get out of here before the staff finds out."

Hui Yuan Ai walked to the cabin on her own.

Conan glanced at the huge mural, then ran to put the volleyball back into the basket, and then left with Haibara Ai.

On the other side, Cheng Shi found Genta, Ayumi, and Sonoko under the table in the restaurant, in the laundry basket, and in the movie theater.

Everyone communicated through the detective badge and then gathered on the deck.

Haibara Ai also found Conan and Mitsuhiko.

At this time, only Mao Lilan was left missing.

"The remaining Xiaolan is indeed the most troublesome..."

"Huh? So is Sister Xiaolan so good at hiding?" Mitsuhiko raised his head in confusion and asked.

Sonoko pinched her waist and complained: "What do you mean by being good at it? It's like being a ninja!"

“Have you ever seen elementary school kids clinging to the ceiling or hiding at the bottom of a pond?”

"It's so awesome..." The three little ones thought of Xiao Xiaolan's appearance in ninja uniform, which was quite cute.

At this time, Cheng Shi suggested to everyone, "There are still 15 minutes left. Let's all search separately."

"I went to the bottom dock area, and the remaining two people worked in groups to search floor by floor."

"good--!"

The three little ones shouted excitedly.

Next, everyone parted ways.

Cheng Shi came to the bottom dock area alone.

When he searched just now, he did not search the dock area because he felt that the dock area was cold and dark, and it was unlikely that anyone would be hiding there.

But after listening to Yuanzi's description, Xiaolan took hide and seek seriously, and might actually hide here.

He took the elevator to the bottom floor.

Although this area is not tourist-free, most tourists will not come here.

There are cold appliances and ventilation ducts here, as well as motorized lifeboats parked in the ditch.

Life jackets, inflatable lifeboats and other supplies are also concentrated in this area in case of emergencies.

In order not to repeat the tragedy of the Titanic, the maiden voyage of the "Aphrodite" was not fully loaded. It only carried about 1/4 of the maximum number of tourists, and there were enough lifeboats.

Chengshi walked in a dim environment, and whenever he encountered a corner where someone could hide, he would go and take a look.

Suddenly, he saw a huge box placed in the corner of the dock.

This box is about 5 meters high, 2.5 meters long and 2.5 meters wide. It is made of steel and looks very strong.

From the outside, there are no openings or lids on the four sides of the box. They are completely welded, and there is a platform with rollers at the bottom.

There are no signs around the box to indicate its purpose.

Cheng Shi came forward curiously and looked up at the top of the box.

He remembered what Yuanzi said that Mao Lilan even hid on the ceiling in order to hide and seek.

There should be room for someone to hide on top of this box...

So Chengshi touched the surface of the big iron box to see if he could climb up from a certain angle.

But with just this touch, his body suddenly trembled like an electric shock.

His pupils widened and he quickly retracted his hand.

Here...

There seems to be something?

Cheng Shi stared at the iron box in front of him in disbelief.

When he touched it just now, he had a strange feeling, as if there was something inside the box.

Or, there must be something in such a big box.

But in Chengshi's perception, the thing inside seems to be a living thing...

He didn't dare to reach out and touch it directly. Instead, he leaned his cheek towards it, and his left ear slowly came close to the iron sheet.

In addition to the unique sounds of large charging machinery and central air conditioning working in the dock, he heard some strange noises on the other side of the iron sheet.

It was the sound of some huge creature squirming inside.

There were mucus adhesion and disconnection sounds between the squirming surface and the iron sheet, as well as an almost inaudible, creepy growl.

Chengshi's eyes gradually widened, and he couldn't believe his ears.

What exactly is here?

It definitely couldn’t be a human being, but what kind of animal could it be?

What animal makes such a sound...

Just when he was feeling nervous and uneasy, a figure quietly walked behind him.

Cheng Shi was still hunched over, not paying attention at all behind him.

Until the figure raised the stick in his hand and hit him hard on the back.

Bang.

…

On the top deck.

As the hide-and-seek time came to an end, all the "ghosts" responsible for finding people returned to their original starting point.

"We won!"

"marvelous!"

"Thank you to Ninja Sister Xiaolan for this!"

The three little ones shouted excitedly. It was obvious that the mechanism of this hide-and-seek meant that those who were caught were eliminated on the spot.

At this time, Xiaolan also came up the stairs from the deck below.

"Look, I knew we were the winner~"

She knelt down in front of Conan and scraped Conan's rhino horn nose affectionately.

"Conan, you have been playing football just now, right?"

"I know everything~"

Conan's face was slightly red and his expression was startled.

At this time, Hui Yuan Ai turned around and looked around, and found that Cheng Shi had not returned yet, so she was a little confused.

She took out her detective badge, intending to inform Chengshi on the other side that the hide-and-seek was over.

And on the other side.

Cheng Shi opened his eyes suddenly and was about to move, but found himself in an extremely small space.

In the darkness, surrounded by cold metal walls, he couldn't even stretch his body.

He subconsciously knocked on the metal wall above, but it didn't move at all.

Where is this place?

A box... could it be the box I saw in the dock just now?

Cheng Shi suddenly remembered the last big iron box he saw in his memory.

Especially when he thought of the squirming creatures in the box, he became even more frightened, staring in horror.

He ignored the pain in his back and beat the iron wall in front of him desperately.

beep beep......

Then he heard the sound of the detective's badge.

Remembering that he still had the detective badge on him, he quickly took it out and held it in his hand.

"Help!"

Chengshi's cry for help immediately alerted everyone on the opposite side.

The detective badge only has a hands-free mode. When Conan heard the cry for help, he quickly took out his detective badge and tuned to the same channel.

"What happened!"

"I was...in a...cold...place..."

The detective badge's signal seemed to be poor, and the sound coming from it was intermittent.

However, Conan relied on the keyword "cold" and judged that it might be a freezer on the ship.

"Hold on! We'll rescue you right away!"

As soon as Conan finished speaking, Haihara Ai ran to the elevator immediately.

The others immediately followed after seeing this.

As Conan moved towards the lower level, he thought that Qin Zhibo should be notified about this kind of thing.

Because although he didn't hear clearly, Chengshi seemed to have been artificially placed in some dangerous situation.

…

Sister Li’s presidential suite.

After everyone chatted about Qin Zhibo's writing works for a while, they started talking about the case.

In this regard, Mouri Kogoro, who is good at telling stories, finally made a comeback.

With his vivid expressions and emotional narration, he completely restored the sense of suspense and excitement when solving the case.

"So, I grabbed the breast of the murderer's bathrobe and threw him perfectly over the shoulder..."

"He threw his whole body to the ground!"

"Then the police came and took the murderer away."

"But before the police put him in the police car, I still said something to him."

"That's what I said at the time..."

"Although you have committed an unforgivable crime, as long as you repent and reform in prison, we can still be friends after you are released."

Mouri Kogoro's voice is rich and magnetic, his face slightly tilted 45° to the right, and his calm eyes exude hope.

This made Qin Zhibo wonder whether Moori Kogoro was a performer.

It would be a shame not to be an actor.

Sister Rei also clapped happily, fully affirming Mouri Kogoro's acting skills.

After receiving the compliment from the beautiful woman, Mouri Kogoro instantly stopped his handsome expression and became proud.

"Haha~"

"I encounter cases like this every few days, and every time I solve them so cleanly!"

"Really? It's still early, so let's talk about another case?"

Facing his sister's question, Mouri Kogoro looked a little embarrassed, but the next second he smiled and said, "Okay then!"

"Then let me tell you about the monthly gift threat, shall I?"

"I just talked about this..."

"Then...then let's talk about the fishing man murder case, this..."

"Mr. Mori, I've already talked about this, and I've also talked about the case of using flights to create alibi."

"Ah? Have you already told me? So soon..."

Cold sweat dripped from Mouri Kogoro's forehead, his expression slightly embarrassed.

Although his account is vivid, unfortunately, there are only so many cases where he has personally experienced the reasoning process of the case.

Although the remaining cases were also solved by "Moori Kogoro", they were not him.

That is another personality in his body, known as "Sleeping Mouri Kogoro" by people in the world.

My sister smiled and asked: "Can you please tell me about the TV station murder case? This case is your famous case, and it was also broadcast on TV..."

"Uh..." Mouri Kogoro said in a long voice, not knowing what to say.

Because of this case he also forgot about it.

After waking up at that time, he only remembered that Officer Megure warmly shook his hand, and then he became famous inexplicably.

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri couldn't get off the stage again, Qin Zhibo came to his rescue and said: "Actually, Mr. Mouri only remembers so many cases, so don't ask about other cases."

"Why?" The two sisters looked confused.

"Because he is good."

Qin Zhibo talked nonsense seriously.

"Mr. Maori has seen too many cases, most of which are caused by past hatred. This hatred even spans time and extends to the next generation."

"Mr. Mori couldn't bear to remember these ugly crimes, so he chose to forget them..."

“Sometimes, forgetting is the only cure to end the chain of hatred.”

Qin Zhibo's explanation made Sister Li's eyes light up.

What was originally just a simple reasoning to solve the case has risen to the level of human nature and morality.

The two applauded Moori Kogoro's "kindness".

"Mr. Mori, you are so kind!"

"As expected of a famous detective! His state of mind is also different from that of ordinary people..."

"Hehe~" Mouri Kogoro also accepted the setting given to him by Qin Zhibo without any shame, "No way~ I just solved too many cases, and then I came to this experience..."

"Hahaha!"

At this time, Qin Zhibo's phone vibrated.

He picked up the phone, and as soon as he heard it, his face immediately became serious.

"Is Chengshi in danger?"

"Okay, I'll be there right away..."

After hanging up the phone, Mouri Kogoro also stopped his joking expression and asked if something had happened.

Qin Zhibo nodded and briefly repeated what Conan said.

At this time, Mouri Kogoro no longer thought about picking up girls.

The two said goodbye to Sister Li, left the suite, and headed straight to the lower cabin.

By the time Qin Zhibo and Mouri Kogoro found the freezer on the second floor, Conan and others were already here.

"How is it?" Qin Zhibo ran forward and asked.

Conan shook his head, "There is nothing here..."

But are there any places on the ship where you will feel the cold?

Conan held his chin up with a serious face, thinking about Cheng Shi's possible location.

When Qin Zhibo saw the glasses Conan was wearing, he immediately thought of one thing and asked quickly: "Don't your glasses have a tracking function? Have you tried it?"

Conan's Prisoner Tracking Glasses can track the location of the detective's badge, thus tracking Cheng Shi's location.

But Conan still shook his head.

"The glasses may have been damaged when they fell to the ground yesterday, and the tracking function cannot be used..."

That screenwriter bastard...

Qin Zhibo cursed secretly in his heart, and then closed his eyes.

The only thing I can rely on now is the Finding Object Charm.

However, in a multi-layered structure like a cruise ship, the location display of the finding spell is not specific enough, and it is not that easy to find it.

In addition, Cheng Shi didn't wear much clothes today, and with the loss of body temperature, the situation was far more dangerous than imagined.

At this time, Genta, who was standing against the wall, turned to Mitsuhiko and asked, "Is Dr. Narumi dead?"

"impossible!"

Before Mitsuhiko could reply, Haihara Ai, who had been silent until now, burst out with a sharp scream.

This cry startled everyone present, especially Yuantai, who was so frightened that his body trembled violently.

Conan looked at Haiyuan Ai, and saw that Hui Yuan Ai's eyes were wide open and his expression was hysterical.

This is the second time he has seen Haiyuan Ai moved by Zhenhuo.

The last time Haihara Ai got angry, it was because he asked himself why he failed to save Miyano Akemi...

Haiyuan...

Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, Qin Zhibo suddenly opened his eyes.

"I know where it is!"