Chapter 90 A fruitful journey
"How, how could this happen?" Detective Maori leaned against the window, half of his body leaning out, looking in astonishment at the glaring red streak on the edge of the boat.
"Mr. Mao, Mr. Mao, please come back first..." First Officer Fukuyama quickly reached out and pulled Detective Maori back. He had just seen a man fall into the sea in front of him, and First Officer Fukuyama was obviously still in shock. Seeing Detective Maori leaving the window, he immediately turned around and closed the window, muttering, "It's too dangerous, it's too dangerous..."
Mr. Suzuki was also frightened by this sudden scene, but his many years of social experience still allowed him to remain calm. He just frowned slightly and asked: "This... Captain Mori can still be saved?"
First Mate Fukuyama's face turned pale and he shook his head. "The distance from the 12th floor of the Victory to the sea surface is more than 100 meters, which is the 25th floor. There is no chance that the captain will survive."
Hearing this, Mr. Suzuki could only sigh deeply, "I understand, First Officer Fukuyama. Now that the captain is gone, according to regulations, all matters on the ship are in your hands."
Hearing this, First Mate Fukuyama's expression suddenly became stiff, and he seemed to be shaking with nervousness. First Mate Fukuyama was young and promising to be the first mate of the Victory Goddess, and he was promoted by exception, not to mention that he was so young and was now asked to take on the heavy responsibility of captain.
Mr. Suzuki obviously knew what kind of pressure the young man in front of him was forced to bear, but according to the regulations, he had no choice but to encourage him: "I heard that you are a newcomer and have only been on the Victory for half a year. But I believe that you must have a rich resume before, otherwise Captain Mori and Mr. Ramsay would not let you on board. Be confident, kid, even if our lives are not handed over to you, no one else can take on this responsibility, you have to believe that you can do it."
Upon hearing this, First Officer Fukuyama could only smile bitterly. He also knew that he had to take on this responsibility. He turned to Second Officer Inoue and said, "Okay, I'll do my best. Mr. Inoue, please help me. There are still many things I don't know how to do."
Second Mate Inoue was a good-tempered old sailor. He smiled and patted First Mate Fukuyama on the back, comforting him: "It's okay, First Mate. It's not like we haven't sailed a ship without a captain before. Relax. The Victory Goddess is equipped with the most advanced systems, and the safety performance is guaranteed. If things don't work, there are automatic solutions. You don't have to worry too much."
At this time, Manager Xiaobi and Manager Abe just rushed over. They stood at the door with notebooks, obviously intending to report to the captain. Unfortunately, Captain Mori was gone now, so they could only ask in confusion: "What happened? We just walked to the 12th floor and heard a commotion in the captain's room."
First Mate Fukuyama also noticed the notebooks in their hands, so he pointed to the window and said helplessly: "Mr. Kobi, Mr. Abe, things are complicated... Captain Mori seems to be the murderer of the two murders on the ship. Just now, he wanted to throw away the evidence tool box, but he slipped and fell out of the window."
Manager Xiaobi was quite surprised, "How is that possible?" He looked around and received affirmative looks from everyone.
Manager Abe was also shocked by Captain Mori's death, but he was more concerned about other things. "I wanted to report to the captain that the body under room 1003 this morning was seen by 56 guests. We later explained to these 56 guests that the staff were preparing for a stage play and a prop fell down. But the storm is not so easy to calm down. If the passengers learned of the captain's death at this time... the consequences would be disastrous."
"We have to think of a way to divert everyone's attention. Right now, everyone is just at the rumor stage, and there is no real panic. But after all, our trip still has two days left, and the guests invited by the Suzuki Group are all people of distinguished status. If we rashly let them know about this, it will affect their mood. After all, we are still a cruise ship sailing around the world... If these things happen, it will be a big deal for us..."
Zhu Fu Jingguang frowned and interrupted, "So, you still plan to continue the journey, right? Even though so many things have happened on the ship so far." The matter of the Fire Spirit Cult has not yet come to a conclusion. Since we can dock in South Korea, it would be easiest for everyone to get off the ship as soon as possible.
Manager Abe was confused and scratched his head. "But, isn't the murderer Captain Mori? Didn't he fall into the sea? Why can't we continue our voyage?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang was suddenly speechless. The FBI did not intend to come forward to explain the affairs of the Fire Spirit Cult, so who would believe him if he told them?
Suzuki Shiro looked at Morobushi Kagemitsu's expression and thought for a while with a serious face. "Then let's compromise and shorten the route. We originally planned to stop in China the day after tomorrow, but we won't go there. We will return directly from Korea. I will explain to the guests about the shortened voyage. It will not affect the reputation of the Goddess of Victory, so please rest assured."
As an entertainment manager, Manager Abe certainly cares more about the guests' mood. Thinking that the originally scheduled China tour was cancelled, the guests would definitely be unhappy, so he suggested: "Then let's hold a festival on the ship tonight. Since the excuse we used this morning was to rehearse a stage play, we have to come up with a real stage play."
Although Shiro Suzuki felt that the current situation was quite strange, judging from Captain Mori's behavior, there was no doubt that Captain Mori was the murderer. After all, the people on board were guests and friends invited by the Suzuki Group, and they were related to the future development of the entire Suzuki Group. If it was not handled properly, it would offend the entire Japanese business community. Shiro Suzuki had no reason to let them spend five unhappy days. If there was a choice, he would of course prefer to let everyone end the voyage happily.
"Okay, go and arrange it. It'll be better if it's a little more lively." Shiro Suzuki sighed, hoping that the matter had been resolved.
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In the inky black night, the stars shone high in the sky and in the bottomless ocean, there seemed to be man-eating monsters lurking. They waved their tentacles with bared fangs and claws, slapping the white giant ship, creating a heart-pounding echo.
On the cruise ship, there are people chatting and laughing happily. They are unaware of the fatigue and danger and are still happily enjoying their dream time.
Manager Abe was panting from exhaustion. He wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Mr. Suzuki, the festival has been set up and is now ready to open. I have also increased the security in the area. I promise that this time the guests will be happy! Happy! Without any accidents!"
If there was another accident at the festival, he would have no way to cover it up. If word got out about this voyage and the guests disembarked in Korea, his reputation and that of the Victory would be ruined.
Shiro Suzuki looked at the already arranged festival scene and sighed helplessly. Shiro Suzuki, who had just been informed of the truth of the two cases by Conan, knew that the matter might not be resolved yet. But since he had agreed to the festival before, there was nothing to say: "Well, after all, entertaining guests is also a very important matter."
Mr. Guanyue has asked Manager Xiaobi, the room manager, to handle the matter. The other murderer has already fallen into the sea and died, so it's okay to let the guests have some fun.
Manager Abe finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Suzuki Shiro finally relax. He had thought his career was over, but he hadn't expected it could still be saved.
Manager Abe took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat. "This is the distribution map of the festival booths. Detective Maori will bring a lot of children with him. The children will definitely like it."
After saying that, Manager Abe handed over a colorful map, which showed not only stalls selling the usual snacks and games of the festival, but also more unusual entertainment activities such as magic divination, costume rentals, and DIY fans.
Detective Maori was not interested and handed the paper to his daughter directly, "Lan, you can go and play with the children."
Xiaolan nodded and took it. Sonoko also came over and said, "This costume looks very interesting. There are many choices. Oh, there are also secret rooms and haunted houses here."
"Ah... you can take pictures, but forget about the haunted house..." Mao Lilan shrugged fearfully, "If the children want to go, Sonoko, you take them there. I'll be waiting for you at the door..."
Ayumi tiptoed to look at the map, "There is change of clothes, let's go change! Ayumi wants to change into a pink princess dress!" It just happened to match her bracelet and bag.
"Then let's go and see what clothing rental is. Kazukage-san, Oda-san, do you want to join us?" Seeing that the children were quite well-behaved, Mao Lilan turned around and called Kazukage Yayoi.
"Hmm? Hiro, what are you interested in?" Kazukage Yayoi took the map, "This goldfish scoop looks good, or should we go get some snacks first?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang also came over to look at the map. His eyes stayed on the maze for a second, then he moved away nonchalantly and pointed at the darts next to the maze and said, "This one, I can win a lot of dolls. Oh, no, the prizes prepared by the Suzuki Group may not be dolls."
Hearing this, Suzuki Shiro chuckled and said, "It's indeed not a doll, it's the stock of Suzuki Group."
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Kazukage Yayoi pinched his chin and looked at Morifushi Kagemitsu seriously, "Then it seems that Hiro, you really should go play darts today. The day when you become a multi-millionaire is just around the corner."
Zhu Fu Jingguang held his forehead in his hand speechlessly, "Mr. Suzuki, is this really okay? Taking stocks as prizes."
Sonoko, who couldn't wait any longer, rolled her eyes, pulled Kazukage Yayoi and left, "It's just tens of millions, why would you keep it there if you don't use it as a prize? People will just use it as a souvenir. Let's go, let's go play games, if more people come in later, we'll have to queue up!"
"Great! Let's change clothes first. Oh, look, Ai, it's a bunny costume. So cute!" Ayumi pulled Haibara and ran with Sonoko, and the two boys had no choice but to follow behind.
Morobushi Keimitsu and Conan looked at each other.
"Um... Let's play first, Brother Hong."
I don’t know why I suddenly started playing, but since I’m here, why not just play first?
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