Seven years ago, timeline.
Fujiwara Yu was diligently searching for the Child of Destiny named "Edogawa Conan," believing that only by finding him could he gain permanent residency in...
Fujiwara Yu, who was walking at the front of the group, felt someone pulling his collar and subconsciously reached out to control the other person. When he met the other person's gaze, he quickly withdrew his hand and slowed down his pace.
He didn't know what message Miyano Akemi was trying to convey by suddenly doing this to him. But judging from her serious expression, it must be something important, and something that only he could hear.
So he deliberately slowed down his pace and hunched his back as much as possible, gradually shortening the 20-centimeter height difference to a suitable distance. Before he could ask, Miyano Akemi, who had deduced an important clue, said bluntly:
"Officer Ying Si, I already know who the murderer is. But I don't have the crucial evidence to prove that he is the culprit, so... I want to arrange a play, a play specifically for the murderer to watch."
Fujiwara Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, because he had already suspected someone in his mind, but he had remained silent because he had no evidence. He didn't expect that Mingmei had also deduced the murderer, so he was still quite curious.
"Ms. Saito, who is the murderer you think of? Can you tell me how you figured it out?"
After Miyano Akemi told Sayuri Kakizaki the clues, Fujiwara Yuu also keenly realized the problem - it turned out that the clue he had been missing was the similarities in the names of these people.
"Excluding the four people who weren't invited in the first place, there's only one person left whose name doesn't form the structure of S.K., so I assume he's the so-called 'Jason.' And thinking back, some of his actions have inadvertently advanced the case. For example, those kicks he unleashed upon discovering Mr. Kurata's body didn't seem to fit with his previously mild personality."
It has to be said that Akemi Miyano is also gifted in insight, and her memory and analytical abilities are also excellent. She can work hard on small things that ordinary people would not care about, and then piece together the trivial details to form a complete chain of actions.
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Fujiwara Yu recalled what happened in the living room ten minutes ago. The guy pushed Goki Yosuke, who was half a head taller than him, to the ground with just a push. He didn't look like someone who didn't have the strength to kick a tree.
His eyes fell on the small boat that had already appeared in his field of vision. He roughly guessed the murderer's trick and immediately leaned over to Miyano Akemi's ear and stuffed the hand-drawn map hidden in his pocket into her hand:
"I'll break his plan later, and I'll leave the acting to you... You can tell Hattori about this. Although he's young, he acts like a detective and can protect you when necessary."
"Mr. Yingsi, you seem to care about my safety?"
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Fujiwara Yu didn't expect Miyano Akemi to suddenly say this. He pursed his lips and didn't know how to answer for a moment. Fortunately, everyone had already walked to the shore where the ship was docked, and most people did not show happy expressions when they saw the ship.
"Ahem, as a police officer, it is our duty to protect the people."
He coughed twice before saying this and quickly moved closer to the boat, staying as far away from Miyano Akemi as possible.
Kujo Shotaro frowned and looked at the dilapidated boat in front of him that could only accommodate one person, with a very sad expression:
"There's a hotel under construction across from Sad Love Lake. Maybe there'll be a signal there, so we can call a rescue team to come and save us."
"Oh, that's not the problem. The problem is who is going?! I'm not going. I'm seasick!" Itsuki Yosuke held a cigarette in his mouth and put his hands in his pockets. He stood far away from the boat, as if he was afraid that someone would ask him to go.
Hearing that everyone was expressing their unwillingness to go, Hattori Heiji originally planned to volunteer, but he had never driven a speedboat, so he had no choice but to look up at Sosuke Togashi who had not spoken yet. He felt strange in his heart. Logically, Togashi should have boarded the boat and set off before him, so why hadn't he expressed any opinion until now?
Just when he was feeling confused, someone actually stepped forward.
"I'll go get help!" Toono Eiji boldly took a step forward. He lowered his head and whispered, "And I have an obligation to do so because the president of Guanyue Travel Agency's parent company, the company that developed this resort, is my father."
"What did you say? You're the son of the president who built this resort?!"
"That's right, my father asked me to take part in this trip to investigate the tourists' real reactions, so I mixed in with the tourists... I'm sorry, I was too cowardly, I was afraid of taking responsibility so I never said anything." Toono Eiji lowered his head with a very self-blaming look on his face. He believed that all the dead people were related to him. If his father hadn't organized this free sightseeing event, they wouldn't have met Jason, and if they hadn't met Jason, no one would have died.
Seeing someone willing to take the initiative to take responsibility, Xiangshan Shengzi was afraid that the other party would go back on his word, so he quickly stepped forward and said loudly:
"Anyway, it's decided. Let Tono go!"
Seeing that Tono Eiji was about to board the boat, Fujiwara Yu, who had just watched the scene, reached out and grabbed his elbow and pulled him back. He forced a fake smile on his usually expressionless face and said in a calm tone:
"Let me go. As a police officer, I'm the most suitable person... Besides, you don't know what will happen if you're on a boat alone. I'm the most suitable person to go on the boat and ask for help."
"Officer Ying Si, you?"
"The adults are still alive. It's not the turn of a minor like you to bear this responsibility." Fujiwara Yu didn't intend to give the other party a chance to refute. He reached out and patted Tono Eiji on the shoulder, then walked directly onto the dilapidated boat and said bluntly, "If you want to take responsibility for anything, then don't let the number of bodies increase before I return."
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