Conan: Above force, everything is truth!

A few days later

At the door of Tatsuno's house.

Several rapid knocks sounded.

——"Knock, knock, knock! Knock, knock, knock!"

After seeing Sonoko outside the door, Tatsuno and Xiaolan hurried forward and opened the door.

Sonoko's sudden visit surprised Tatsuno and Xiaolan.

According to Sonoko's personality, she would call them in advance even if she had something to do, and rarely visited them directly.

If it weren't for Sonoko's good mood and state, just based on Sonoko's "excited" crazy knocking on the door, Tatsuno and Xiaolan almost thought something bad had happened.

"What's wrong, Sonoko?" Xiaolan looked at Sonoko with an excited face and asked.

"Pour me a glass of water first~ I rushed here non-stop and I'm almost thirsty!" After greeting Tatsuno and the others, Sonoko immediately covered her neck with her hands and exaggeratedly stuck out her tongue.

Seeing this, Tatsuno and Xiaolan smiled at each other, walked to the sofa with Sonoko, and poured her a glass of warm water.

After drinking the water in the cup in a few gulps, Sonoko showed an excited smile to Ryūno and the others.

"Let's take advantage of this short holiday to go on a boat ride! My parents received an invitation letter from the eighth-generation president, who wants to invite them to a three-day tour on a luxury cruise ship."

"But they don't have time these days, and they're not that familiar with the eighth-generation president, so... hehe, let's invite more people to go together!"

"Invite more people?" Xiaolan asked in confusion.

"Yes, there's no limit to the number of people anyway~ the more people, the more lively it is!" Sonoko smiled.

"Ah, is that okay?"

"Don't worry, I've asked, it's okay~" Sonoko patted her chest and looked up.

A moment later, under Sonoko's arrangement, Xiaolan was responsible for calling Maori Kogoro and Dr. Agasa.

Sonoko was responsible for calling Sera Masumi and the Junior Detective Team.

As for Ryūno, he was responsible for contacting Haibara Ai.

Seeing that Xiaolan had already dialed the phone, Sonoko immediately walked to Ryuno carefully and whispered: "Tyuno, you should be ready, right?"

"Huh? What are you preparing?" Ryuno was stunned.

"Of course it's a gift, a gift! Didn't Xiaolan just win the Kanto Karate Championship!" Sonoko lowered her voice while watching Xiaolan not far away.

Seeing Sonoko's cautious look, Ryuno finally reacted.

No wonder Sonoko suddenly invited them to take a cruise, it turned out to gather everyone to celebrate Xiaolan's championship in the karate competition.

So, Sonoko said that his parents didn't have time and couldn't take the cruise... It might not be true.

Thinking of this, Ryuno couldn't help but sigh at the friendship between Sonoko and Xiaolan.

"Don't worry, I've already thought about what to give. Thank you Sonoko~" Ryuno looked at Sonoko and smiled.

"Hmph~ You are my best friends! Speaking of which, we haven't gone out together for a long time. We can take this opportunity to have fun together~" Sonoko raised her head and laughed softly.

Soon after, Ryuno and the other two received replies from everyone.

Uncle Maori, Conan and the Junior Detective Team clearly stated that they could participate.

Dr. Agasa and Aunt Xiaoxing really wanted to participate, but because the company has a lot of daily work, one person must be at the headquarters to watch, and both of them may not be able to come.

Ryuno and the others can understand this.

Since Dr. Agasa and Aunt Xiaoxing got together, Aunt Xiaoxing decided to move Fusa's company headquarters to Mika.

Unlike moving, the relocation of a company involves more complicated and tedious issues.

Therefore, she and Dr. Agasa have been very busy recently.

Haibara Ai's experiment has come to an end for the time being, so she agreed to Ryuno's invitation.

As for Sera Masumi, she directly said that she had something to do and couldn't come.

When she said this, Sonoko could even feel the strong regret in her tone.

Ryuno was not surprised that Sera Masumi could not come. After all, she still had a "sister outside the field" to "take care of".

It was okay if she was away for a short time, but she definitely could not participate in a trip of several days like this.

...

The next afternoon

Ryuno and his group boarded the luxury cruise ship named "Aphrodite" and prepared to enjoy a wonderful three-day trip.

After returning to the room and changing into the coats issued on the cruise ship, Ryuno and his group came to the top deck.

Under the rendering of the sunset, both the sky and the deck were painted with a fiery red light.

Accompanied by the gentle sea breeze, Ryuno and his group could not help but indulge in it, sighing at the beauty of the sunset and the beauty of time.

At the same time

In a cabin on the ship, a red-haired man wearing glasses tilted his mouth and opened a backpack full of explosives and props.

An hour later.

Tatsuno and others came to the main restaurant on the ship.

Looking at the spacious and magnificent restaurant in front of them, Mitsuhiko and the other two exclaimed excitedly.

"Of course, the Yashiro Group is a large consortium. This cruise ship was built for the first time by Yashiro Merchant Marine, an important member of the Yashiro family. Of course it has to be more luxurious!" Sonoko introduced.

Soon after, a waiter came to the crowd and went to prepare a suitable table for everyone.

At this time, a man wearing glasses and wearing a beige coat walked up to Maori Kogoro and said in surprise: "Are you Mr. Maori? The famous detective?!"

"Yes, I am." Maori Kogoro looked at the man in front of him in confusion, not knowing the purpose of the strange man coming to "chat up" in front of him.

Seeing that Maori Kogoro admitted his identity, the man with glasses immediately smiled and said, "Great, I am a screenwriter named Kusaka Hironari. I am your loyal fan!"

After saying that, the man looked at the woman behind him and continued, "The one behind me is Miss Akiyoshi Miwako, she is the deputy commander of the team responsible for designing this ship. The beautiful name of the ship Aphrodite was given by her~"

Hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Miss Akiyoshi Miwako.

The moment he saw Miss Akiyoshi, a drop of cold sweat left on Maori Kogoro's face.

This woman with glasses... Why does she look so much like Kisaki Eri!!!

After everyone introduced each other, the waiter just tidied the table and returned to everyone.

Seeing this, Mr. Kusaka asked Maori Kogoro if he could take him and Miss Akiyoshi Miwako to dine together.

Maori Kogoro nodded slightly and agreed to his request.

Looking at the backs of Maori Kogoro and the others, Sonoko put her mouth close to Ryūno and Xiaolan's ears and asked in confusion: "Huh? Why is uncle so strange? If it were normal, wouldn't he have been excited to chat with Miss Akiyoshi?"

After hearing Sonoko's words, Xiaolan was stunned, as if it was indeed the case.

Without waiting for Ryūno and Xiaolan to speak, Sonoko immediately imitated: "Oh~ Speaking of Aphrodite, it's the goddess of love and beauty! Miss Akiyoshi, I think you are more suitable for this name than this ship~ Hahahahaha!"

Looking at Sonoko's smile that was more Maori-like than Uncle Maori, Ryūno and Xiaolan also laughed.