Matsue Shigure dragged his luggage into the room and smelled the scent of money as soon as he opened the door.
The room, which is decorated in gray, white and black, is particularly spacious and airy. There is a soft carpet on the floor and a large bed that is big enough for several people to lie side by side. Just looking at it makes people want to roll around on it.
Open the curtains beside the bed, and there is a large balcony with sliding doors behind it, where you can see the beautiful sea and there is a special sun lounger.
There are many high-end snacks on the table, all of which can be eaten for free.
"What kind of business does the Suzuki family do?" Matsue Shigure couldn't help but wonder, "How can they be so rich!"
His apartment is not even as good as a room on the ship!
System: "Without money, how can you afford to endure Conan and his friends' pretentiousness?"
Songjiang Shigure suddenly realized: "I understand, is it right to buy a huge amount of insurance? Build something new, blow it up! Demolish it! The insurance company will pay you!"
System: “That seems to make sense… Oh my god!”
It actually began to follow Matsue Shigure's thinking and started to think about the feasibility of this operation!
The system panics.
"That ship not far away should be the Goddess."
Matsue Shigure didn't know that he had been invisibly assimilated into the system. He was observing the large ship anchored nearby.
The Goddess and the Victory are said to be running in parallel, but in fact they can move separately. Its hull is smaller than that of the Victory, and it has a large semicircular dome conference hall on it, and there is a sculpture in front of the conference hall.
It is an ancient Greek goddess with her hands folded and raised forward, facing the sun, looking particularly delicate and majestic. From the Victory's side, it is just the right size.
I have to say that the Suzuki family has already mastered the art aspect.
*******
In his heart, Songjiang Shigure was crying to the system, but on the surface, he seemed to be tidying up, like a quiet and handsome man.
The reason is simple. The glasses he wears are actually a device for communicating with Akai Shuichi.
The signal on the ferry was very poor, and even near the coast, there was a risk of interference. Shuichi Akai agreed to his baiting plan and also asked him to keep in touch at all times.
Matsue Shigure used some tricks that would definitely make Rum unable to sit still and get on the boat himself, but he didn't know exactly how Rum would act.
It is not easy to fool Rum with ordinary communication devices, but fortunately, Songjiang Shiyu is "blind", so it is not inappropriate to pretend to have poor eyesight and wear glasses.
He also implanted a Trojan horse in Rum's phone, so if he sensed something was wrong and tried to contact the organization, he would be stopped.
——This is pure black technology, dimensionality reduction and crushing.
"I hope you can be more cautious now." The system said, "Although I can't die, I still feel a little uneasy."
Matsue Shigure: "Keep calm, it won't turn over. At most, you'll get scolded by Amuro Toru afterwards."
System: "Do you remember what you said before, that you wanted to regain your dignity in front of the students?"
The player plays dumb: "What? I can't hear you!"
Being cool, you can’t make a living by being cool!
All he wants now is to kill Rum!
When Matsue Shigure had finished packing his luggage, there was a knock on the door. It was Enomoto Azusa.
"Matsue, Xiaolan and I told them we want to go to the swimming pool, do you want to come with us?"
Songjiang Shigure actually wanted to go out to enjoy the fresh air, but he opened the door and said, "I won't go out to play. Remember to wear sunscreen."
"Okay." Enomoto Azusa didn't say much and left quickly.
But Matsue Shigure heard her walking to the corner and muttering: "I told you that Matsue wouldn't be interested in these things at all! Sonoko, let me tell you, that guy is actually..."
System: "Tsk, you're helping the rich woman see your true colors. So, you really don't want to go play?"
Matsue Shigure: “…Humph!”
He didn't want to go swimming. Not to mention the game's dry modeling that was not presentable and would lower his status, there were a bunch of girls and children there, and he could only watch if he went there to play.
It would be better to take a nap first, and then look for clues at night to see what Rum is up to.
Matsue Shigure, who wanted to go swimming but couldn't let go of her burden, comforted herself.
He turned around and wanted to go back to bed to have some sex, but before he could close the door, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of him and grabbed his door handle.
"Matsue~" Hagiwara Kenji slid over, his purple eyes sparkling, "Would you like to go out for a walk together?"
Matsue Shigure was startled: "Don't you guys have to work?"
Matsuda Jinpei, who was a step behind, also came over and explained, "We were selected as close guards and don't need to participate in the inspection of the hull. Councillor Nakagawa said he wanted to take a two-hour nap, so the colleagues from the Investigation Section 1 stayed behind to guard the gate, so we were freed."
"That's great." Matsue Shigure said casually, looking at Matsuda Jinpei, he suddenly remembered, "By the way, Matsuda, are your waist and teeth okay now? Last time--"
He felt a little guilty about wanting to sell out Jinpei Matsuda, but the person who sent him the invitation was only Hagiwara Kenji, and he didn't even have the chance to show any concern.
"It's totally fine!" The curly-haired police officer interrupted him and stomped on Hagiwara Kenji who was trying to hold back his laughter. "It wasn't that serious to begin with."
Hagiwara Kenji muttered quietly: "Who on earth is so swollen that he doesn't even dare to show up to deliver the invitation letter...hiss! Xiao Zhenping, you are too cruel!"
"You're not allowed to talk too much." Matsuda Jinpei gritted his teeth and lowered his voice.
Well, it looks like there’s no chance of sleeping.
Thinking that he would not have the chance to spend time with the students again, Songjiang Shigure sighed, closed the door, and asked the two, "Where are we going?"
"Huh?" The two were stunned, as they didn't expect Songjiang Shigure to agree so readily.
*******
On the other side, Haibara Ai and Edogawa Conan sneakily left the main force.
"You said that Rum might be on the boat, so Brother Songjiang is in a very dangerous situation now."
Conan Edogawa frowned and asked: "Why did Rum target him?"
He vaguely sensed that something was wrong. The organization was paying too much attention to Matsue Shigure, like a moth chasing a flame.
But logically speaking, Brother Songjiang is just a policeman investigating an organization. It is impossible for him to attract so much hatred.
Huihara Ai shook her head: "I don't know the specific reason, anyway! What I'm worried about now is that if I tell Matsue, he will put himself in danger to seduce Rum to appear - this is too risky."
Conan Edogawa: "But if we don't tell him, Rum might do it too."
Huihara Ai paced back and forth anxiously: "So we have to think of a solution!"
"We can't contact the FBI. Akai Shuichi puts his own interests first. He might just let Brother Songjiang be the bait..."
"Edogawa, can't you contact the public security? Contact Amuro Toru!"
Conan Edogawa puffed up his face in confusion: "He is a student of Brother Matsue, he will definitely not ignore it, but it is also very risky to let him rush over... or find Officer Matsuda and the others?"
"That won't work." Huihara Ai rejected it outright. "Officer Matsuda and his men are following that congressman. We're not sure how Rum got in yet. If we tell them, they might reveal their flaws."
Conan Edogawa was persuaded, and before the ship set sail, he quickly contacted Toru Amuro.
"What?" Toru Amuro, who was hiding in the corner to answer the phone, narrowed his eyes. "You said Rum might be on the Victory?"
"It was Haibara who sensed the organization's aura." Edogawa Conan whispered, "Brother Matsue may be in danger."
Of course there is danger, he is busy with this right now!
Amuro Toru felt that Haibara Ai might have sensed the aura of the organization on Naka Yonghe and associated it with Rum.
He said a few words to comfort Edogawa Conan to reassure them, then held the phone with a frown.
For some reason, he did have a bad feeling in his heart.
If Rum was on board...
His heart sank, and he called Akai Shuichi.
"Amuro-kun, is there anything I can help you with?" Shuichi Akai said in a steady voice.
Amuro Toru got to the point: "Your people are also responsible for monitoring Rum. Can his whereabouts be tracked down?"
Akai Shuichi: "Why? You are not so impatient. Just stick with the plan. The Japanese public security will take the lion's share of the responsibility for the arrest."
The Japanese public security officers were mainly responsible for monitoring the environment around the hotel, while the FBI was responsible for tracking Rum's whereabouts.
This implies that Rum is still there.
Toru Amuro held the phone in his hand, but he couldn't relax.
Akai Shuichi: "Besides, you have already replaced the bomb. No matter what, Songjiang will be fine. You don't need to worry so much."
——That’s the truth, not to mention that Toru Amuro is watching the scene.
Amuro Toru got angry when he heard Akai Shuichi's low voice. He said coldly: "I hope the FBI can cooperate with you with more sincerity! Otherwise..."
The blond policeman sneered and hung up the phone.
He didn't tell anyone that he had sneaked into the Victory. He would check again on his own where Rum was!
However, now, Toru Amuro still plans to find Matsue Shigure's location and confirm his safety.
******
The FBI's ace agent put down the phone and looked outside. Outside the fluttering curtains was a deep blue. The goddess was holding the sunshine and giving warmth to the ocean.
The receiver in the right ear can still hear the sound from Matsue Shigure.
The young man had already met up with the students and was chatting and laughing along the way.
There was no anxiety or worry in his clear voice, nor did he reveal the slightest sign that he was in a trap.
Excellent disguise.
"I'm completely tied up by you now." Akai Shuichi whispered to himself, "I'll help you hold Amuro-kun back. If he wants to hit someone, you can at least help block him for a while, right?"
The one-sided voice could not reach the young man's ears, but the phone rang again.
“…”
Shuichi Akai rubbed his temples, his expression became a little colder. He listened to the report from his subordinates and started a new round of command.
If he had just cooperated with Matsue Shigure to lure Rum, James would not have gone out of his way to talk to him.
——They are also working on an even crazier plan at the same time.
********
On deck.
Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara were on the left and right, sandwiching Tokie Matsue in the middle.
The two men changed out of their police uniforms and came out wearing flip-flops, shorts and short-sleeved shirts, giving off a summer surfing vibe.
And Matsue Shigure, who was standing between them, seemed to be from a different season.
The players looked at the muscles on the two men's arms with envy and hatred, and they were almost drooling.
Ahhh! He wants eight-pack abs! He wants pectoral muscles!
"Will you really not get heatstroke if you keep this way?" Hagiwara Kenji didn't notice Matsue Shigure's resentful look, but instead asked with concern, "Why don't you go back and change into a short-sleeved shirt before coming out?"
Songjiang Shigure shook his head quickly: "Then there's no need for that. I think this temperature is fine."
Not to mention that the teeth marks on his wrist hadn't disappeared yet, the exposed scars alone would probably lead to him being questioned.
But these are all built-in to the model, and he himself doesn't know where the injury came from!
"The sun is so bright now, and there aren't many people on the deck..." Matsuda Jinpei suggested, "Why don't we go to the swimming pool and cool off in the water!"
"I think it's okay." Hagiwara Kenji was very worried that Matsue Shigure would get heatstroke, and now he thought he had found a good idea, so he immediately turned his head to look at him, "Instructor, let's go together!"
Before Songjiang Shigure could say anything, he was immediately met with two pairs of sparkling puppy eyes.
"...Okay!" The player surrendered in seconds.
The system slowly typed out question marks: "Just now, Enomoto Azusa asked you to go but you didn't go. Now that someone else has changed, you're going? Double standards!"
Matsue Shigure said confidently: "I am giving Miss Xiaozi a chance to reveal my true identity to the rich woman!"
I'm not being persuaded, I just want to play in the water!
As long as you don't take off your clothes, you can sit next to me and play.
******
The two of them asked Songjiang Shigure to get on the boat because they didn't want him to be alone and were worried that something might go wrong for him where they couldn't see him. Therefore, they were particularly active in chatting with him at this time.
In fact, just walking together like this simply makes me feel at peace.
Matsuda Jinpei asked curiously, "Why are you wearing glasses all of a sudden?"
Matsue Shigure changed his words: "It looks clearer this way, and I always feel like I should change my image, too?"
He looked at Matsuda Jinpei with a smile, and the braid slid onto his shoulders as he turned his head.
He usually has this hairstyle, and the low-slanted braid always makes him look very gentle. When he looks at people, as long as he smiles, there is an inexplicable sense of flattery that makes people feel soft-hearted.
In fact, Songjiang Shigure has never been a person who is content with his lot.
"Then let's change it more thoroughly." Matsuda Jinpei walked over, "Don't move yet."
Matsue Shigure stopped and looked at him with some confusion.
Jinpei Matsuda carefully removed the rubber band that the young man used to tie his hair, leaving his light blond hair loose, with a strand of hair entangled with the chain of his glasses.
He reached out and gathered the strand of hair over to him, tying it loosely in his hand.
The young man's hair was very fine and soft. After being exposed to the sun for a while, it became a little warm. Matsuda Jinpei could even smell a faint scent of shampoo, which was an orange scent.
He suddenly felt his palms sweating, and quickly smoothed his hair with his fingers. Then he used the deft hands of a bomb disposal officer to tie it into a high ponytail.
"Ahem." Matsuda Jinpei's eyes were darting around, and he hid the hair that he accidentally pulled off behind his body. "Will this make it cooler?"
Songjiang Shigure: "..."
Matsue Shigure touched the uneven hair on his head and fell into deep thought.
"Xiao Zhenping, your technique is too bad." Hagiwara Kenji pushed Yujinran aside and untied Matsue Shigure's hair again, "Watch me!"
I have to say that Hagiwara Kenji's technique is a bit better than Matsuda Jinpei's, and the previous process was very smooth.
And then—“Snap!”
“Ouch!”
Kenji Hagiwara put his hand over the corner of his mouth that was hit by the rubber band.
Songjiang Shigure: "..."
He staggered and rescued the rubber band from the hands of Kenji Hagiwara, who had killed him before he could accomplish his mission.
The circle has turned into a line.
Rubber Band Sauce, you died miserably!
"You two guys!" Songjiang Shiyu said in shock with a messy head of hair, "I thought you were so confident!"
——That’s it?
Jinpei Matsuda: “ovo”
Kenji Hagiwara: “ovo!”
The clumsy gorilla immediately hung his head and said sadly: "Private Marseille!"
They have already started to review their thoughts!
System: “Hahahahaha!”
Songjiang Shiyu tried to tie the rubber band into a knot and then tie it back together, which proved that the rubber band has its own stubbornness.
He struggled for a long time, and finally smoothed his hair with his hands a few times, saying helplessly: "Forget it, let's leave it like this."
Letting your hair down seems to change your image.
"But," Matsuda Jinpei managed to say, "It looks pretty good this way, too."
The young man with loose hair stood in front of him, looking even softer against the black clothes, his cobalt blue eyes flowing like the sea.
Jinpei Matsuda thought that Matsue Shigure looked particularly suitable in a kimono with her hair loose.
He couldn't help thinking, it would be great if there was a chance to take the instructor to a summer festival.
Songjiang Shigure just felt tired: "...Thank you."
The three of them worked efficiently for a while and continued walking towards the swimming pool.
Kenji Hagiwara glanced sideways at the blond young man from time to time, feeling somewhat complicated.
Matsue Shigure's eyes hidden behind the lenses could not reveal his emotions, and now he was quiet and silent, looking a bit like the instructor he used to be in the police academy.
Or, you can remove the bit like.
After all, the current Matsue Shigure should remember everything except Akabane Subaru.
Including the bombing seven years ago, the day they quarreled, and the heavy rain.
...He has never apologized in person.
Hagiwara Kenji was confused. Even though Matsue Shigure seemed to no longer care, he still owed him an apology, and he had not yet handed in the written review.
But should I say it now? It seems like it would disturb the atmosphere if I say it now, since it is such a relaxing environment...
"Hey! Hagi! Are you going to jump in and swim with your clothes on?"
The sound of Jinpei Matsuda yelling at the top of his lungs startled him.
Kenji Hagiwara suddenly came to his senses and found that he had walked to the side of the swimming pool without knowing when. If he took another step forward, he would fall in.
Everyone playing in the swimming pool was staring at him, while Matsuda Jinpei and Matsue Shigure were laughing on the side.
Kenji Hagiwara's ears felt burned instantly. He jumped back a step and fled behind the parasol in full view of everyone.
"Why didn't you two remind me earlier!" he shouted in anger, wishing he could bury himself in the ground.
Seeing that he could turn the tables, Matsuda Jinpei immediately said gloatingly, "Isn't it because you are obsessed with thinking about things? What's the matter? Did you see a beautiful woman on the street? I called you several times but you didn't hear me!"
Matsue Shigure: "Pfft hahaha!"
The young man smiled happily with his eyebrows curved. Even the glasses that added a bit of aloofness to his temperament could not save his image.
"What are you doing?" Hagiwara Kenji grumbled a few times, but he wasn't angry. He changed the subject, "Come on, let's go pick out swimsuits!"
This is an open-air swimming pool that occupies the top floor of the deck. It is very large and divided into many areas.
Next to Matsue Shigure is a shallow water area for children to play, and further away there is a deep water area for swimming or playing water games. He even saw Mao Lilan and others gathered together to splash in the water.
He found a spot on the shore of the shallow water and sat down. He waved to the two of them and said, "You guys go change. I'll just sit here."
Hagiwara Kenji was a little confused: "Don't you want to go play together?"
"No need...Matsuda, hand me one of the hanging bath towels."
Jinpei Matsuda turned around and almost bumped into an employee who was collecting umbrellas. He apologized and picked up a bath towel that was folded aside.
"We can still swim a bit," Matsuda Jinpei said as he walked over. "It's no fun sitting here."
Songjiang Shiyu took the bath towel mainly because he felt the sun was too hot, but he was too lazy to move to find a place with a sun umbrella.
The lazy Salted Fish threw a towel over his head, turned around and said to the two of them, "Just look here."
Seeing that the two wanted to say something, Songjiang Shigure said bluntly: "I can't swim, and I'm actually quite afraid of water."
Both of them: “Ah…”
"Alright, alright, go take a shower and change into your swimsuits, don't waste time." Songjiang Shigure waved his hands in disdain and chased the two away.
The two people who had just made mistakes couldn't persuade him and went to change into their swimsuits obediently.
Songjiang Shigure turned around, humming a song and kicking the water with his feet.
Matsue Shigure: "Oh, it's so wonderful, this is what it's like to enjoy it~"
Matsue Shigure: "Everyone, you robots shouldn't play with water? Otherwise, you must be crazy, hahaha!"
System: “You are so annoying!”
The player who was bullying the system didn't notice the staff walking by.
The blond young man dressed in black was sitting by the swimming pool, with most of his body hidden by a large bath towel, with only a few strands of hair floating on his chest as he moved.
It seemed that the glasses were stained with water. Songjiang Shigure leaned forward slightly and wiped the lenses with the hem of his clothes. The cobalt blue eyes hidden in the messy hair narrowed, and the whole person looked like a lazy cat basking in the sun.
A sense of déjà vu that hadn't arisen for a long time suddenly appeared.
Toru Amuro's heart skipped a beat.