Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends

Although Hokumoto Kitaro didn't know why he was suddenly scolded, he had long been accustomed to it, and he lowered his head and endured it silently as usual.

The second son, Hokumoto Shoji, showed an embarrassed expression next to him - he was a chef, and he was responsible for the meals on this trip.

However, he was good at making French food, but his father, Hatamoto Gozo, liked Japanese food more. No matter how he cooked, he would be scolded, and even the carefully prepared meals were all overturned.

Just now, Hatamoto Gozo scolded that eating was pig food, and he was talking about him.

After scolding his son-in-law and second son, Hatamoto Gozo still felt that it was not enough. He turned around and saw his grandson drawing on the bow of the boat. He glanced at the drawing paper and continued to scold: "I am useless, and my son is not much better! He can only draw pictures and have unrealistic daydreams all day long!"

Hokumoto Ichiro glanced at the drawing paper, did not refute, and lowered his head in silence.

After scolding, Hatamoto Gozo suddenly felt much calmer. He looked at his fiancé, who was his future grandson-in-law, beside Rakumoto Natsue, and frowned, saying, "Xiaowu, come here, I have something to tell you!"

"Yes!" Caichengwu shuddered subconsciously, glanced at Rakumoto Natsue nervously, and then trotted to catch up with Hatamoto Gozo.

The backs of the old and the young quickly disappeared on the deck.

Behind them, Rakumoto Natsue smiled awkwardly at Suzuki Sonoko and others.

The cruise ship was very large, and the scenery on the sea was also very good. Everyone quickly forgot about Rakumoto Gozo and began to look at the scenery.

After looking at the scenery for a while, Mao Lilan ran to the kitchen, and Suzuki Sonoko and Toyama Kazuha followed.

Although he was scolded by Hatamoto Gozo and said that the food he cooked was pig food, Hatamoto Shoji was actually a famous chef who often appeared on food shows, and Mao Lilan had also seen him on TV.

It was a rare opportunity to meet her in person, so I immediately wanted to ask her for advice, maybe I could even learn some French cuisine!

As for Yuya, he stood at the stern with Miyano Shiho.

"Like this, like this, raise your hands again..." Yuya fiddled with Miyano Shiho's arms, asked her to stand in front of him, then stood behind her, put his arms around her slender waist, and shouted with a look of emotion.

"You jump i jump!"

Miyano Shiho was full of black lines on her head, but she had to cooperate with her boyfriend who suddenly went crazy.

Yuya put his chin on her shoulder and said softly: "Mio, do you know that there are actually several translations of 'you jump i jump'."

"Oh? What is it?" Miyano Shiho asked with a raised eyebrow.

Yuya leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Among them, my favorite is to accompany each other in life and death."

Miyano Shiho was stunned for a moment, her face suddenly turned red, and she looked at Yuya with a blurred look.

The two people's eyes met, as if they were about to pull out a thread.

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The bow on the other side

Hattori Heiji and Conan were chatting casually while looking at the sea.

Conan asked: "Come to think of it, I haven't asked you why you want to go to Mermaid Island? You don't really believe in the legend of eternal youth, do you?"

Hattori Heiji rolled his eyes. Yuya said so, how can even a little kid like you think of me like this?

"How could I believe in that kind of thing?" He took out a letter and handed it to Conan, "It's because of this."

"A letter of commission?" Conan guessed it at once and opened it casually.

The content of the letter was very brief, with only one sentence: "I will be killed by mermaids, please save me!"

The signature was Saori Kadowaki, and there was a phone number attached at the end.

Conan was full of questions: "What kind of commission is this?"

Hattori Heiji took the letter and held his chin up and said: "I was also very curious at the time, so I immediately called her to ask if she was being targeted, but she couldn't explain anything clearly. She just kept saying that she lost the dugong arrow and would be killed by the mermaid, and asked me to do something to save her."

"I saw that her mental state was a little abnormal, so I suggested that she go to the hospital to register... Who knew that she hung up the phone in anger."

Conan's mouth twitched slightly, go to the hospital to register? What to see? Mental illness?

However, although Hattori Heiji's words were a bit rude, they seemed to make some sense, especially when the other party's mental state was problematic.

Conan tilted his head and asked: "So you went there on purpose to supervise her medical treatment?"

Hattori Heiji's forehead darkened, I think it's you who needs to see a doctor?

He explained: "Of course not. The letter came with a commission fee in cash. I couldn't find the remittance address, and I didn't want to take the money for nothing, so I had to come to her and pay her back in person."

"And by the way, let's see if she's mentally ill or if she really encountered something."

"Another thing is that Mermaid Island is also a tourist attraction. If she didn'tIf there are any problems, just treat it as a trip. "

Conan nodded in understanding: "I see."

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It was getting dark.

Everyone entered the cabin and came to the restaurant to enjoy dinner.

The process of waiting for dinner was a bit boring, and there was not enough time to play poker.

The few people sat there for a while, and Rakumoto Natsue felt that as the host, he couldn't ignore Yuya and others when he invited them to take the boat, so he found paper and pen and drew a family relationship map for the curious guests, while explaining and killing time.

Yuya looked at the picture, looked at Conan, and then looked at Rakumoto Natsue, recalling the scene when Rakumoto Gozo cursed when he got on the boat, and the children The scene where they discussed how to divide the inheritance because Hatamoto Gozo was dying.

In his mind, he couldn't help but start drawing a hatred-oriented map for each person along the relationship map.

According to Suzuki Sonoko and what he saw with his own eyes, the relationship between the Hashimoto family was indeed not very good. In addition, Conan also appeared on the ship, and it was unknown what would happen tonight...

With topics to talk about, time passed much faster.

Soon, the butler and the chef Hatamoto Shoji prepared dinner.

Hashimoto Natsue looked left and right, and asked the butler in confusion: "Why didn't grandpa come to eat? He didn't eat anything at noon. Isn't he hungry?"

The elderly butler bowed slightly and said: "The master has been in a bad mood recently. Maybe he forgot the time. I'll go and see."

After that, he left with an elegant step.

Yuya touched his chin and looked at Conan deeply: According to his experience, next...

"Ah! ... "

Suddenly, a terrified scream came into the ears, and the people in the restaurant were startled and stood up.

"What's wrong?"

"What happened?"

"It seems to be the butler's scream?"

Conan and Hattori Heiji pushed the chair away and ran over quickly.

Yuya shrugged his shoulders and followed.

After turning a few corners, he saw a door open. The butler fell outside the door, trembling and looking at the room. His face was pale and he couldn't speak.

Yuya ran over and looked inside, and found that Hatamoto Gozo, who was cursing on the deck before, was lying on his back on the ground motionless.

The abdomen was already stained with blood.