Chapter 199 Are You Going to Mermaid Island Too?
Jiang Xia was startled and turned to look at the dock.
He saw Yuanshan Heye standing below, her ponytail swaying in the sea breeze, waving at him.
She was holding a friend from Osaka who looked like he wanted to turn around and leave.
Jiang Xia looked at Yuanshan Heye, then looked at Hattori Heiji, and couldn't help but reveal a friendly smile: "What a coincidence, you are going out to travel too?"
…
Three minutes later.
Chieftain Lu Ben's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot when he saw the two strangers who had appeared on the boat again.
He was already in a bad mood, and at this moment he couldn't get angry at Chihiro from the Suzuki family, so his anger was immediately directed at his own people.
The head of the Ryūmoto clan scolded his eldest son-in-law: "You can't even manage a ship! The personnel arrangement is also a mess. Look, what kind of pig food was that you just ate! Can't you hire a normal cook?"
The son-in-law, Ryūmoto Kitaro, lowered his head in embarrassment: Although he didn't know why he was suddenly scolded, he had been scolded by his father-in-law many times, so he just lowered his head and took it.
Almost at the same time, next to him, the second son of the old man, also showed an embarrassed look - he was a chef, specializing in French cuisine, and it was he who was in charge of the meals for the family trip this time. However, his father obviously preferred Japanese cuisine and criticized his dishes.
After scolding his son-in-law and son, the head of the Luben clan was still not satisfied.
He happened to see his grandson drawing on the bow of the boat. He glanced at the drawing paper and kicked the leg of the stool, which made his grandson shiver.
Seeing his grandson Ichiro Ryomoto's startled look, the head of the Ryomoto clan snorted coldly and said mockingly: "I am useless, and my son is not much better! He can only paint and daydream all day long."
Ichiro Ryūmoto looked at his drawing paper and lowered his head like his uncle and father.
Old man Lu Ben finally calmed down a little.
He looked at the fiancé of Ryūmoto Natsue, his future grandson-in-law, frowned and looked at him for a moment, then suddenly said, "Come here, I have something to tell you."
"Oh, okay, okay." Takehiko Zaishiro looked at Hatamoto Natsue nervously, nodded at her, trotted over and caught up with the head of the Ryūmoto clan.
…
The figures of an old man and a young boy quickly disappeared in the corridor.
Behind them, Jiang Xia breathed in the air filled with murderous intent, looked at Conan and Hattori Heiji beside him, stretched lazily, and felt that the feng shui of this boat was very good.
…
The yacht is huge and the view of the sea is great.
Jiang Xia did not stay in the cabin, he came to the deck to enjoy the sunset
Mao Li Ran, Toyama Kazuha and Suzuki Sonoko ran to the kitchen. The chef who was scolded by Mr. Hashimoto as "cooking pig food" was actually a famous chef who occasionally appeared on food shows. Mao Li Ran had the habit of "wanting to chase after the stars she saw", so the three girls went to the kitchen to watch.
At this time, on the deck some distance away from Jiangxia.
Hattori Heiji leaned against the railing and sighed at the sea: "I just went out for a good time, but I ran into Jiang Xia. I wonder if there will be another case..."
Conan patted Hattori Heiji's calf and comforted him: "It's okay, we are all family on this ship."
Hattori Heiji became even more worried: "Haven't you encountered enough cases of family members killing each other..."
"..." Conan felt that it made sense, but he didn't want to admit it, "Don't curse them, it should just be an ordinary quarrel. Who hasn't had a quarrel at home..."
After saying that, the two fell silent again.
After a moment, they decided to ignore this heavy topic for the time being.
Conan changed the subject and asked, "Why did you go to Mermaid Island? You're not going there to pray for eternal youth, are you?"
"How could I believe that?" Hattori Heiji shook his head. He took out an envelope and handed it to Conan. "That's why."
"Commission letter?" Conan took the letter and unfolded it, only to find that there were only a few short lines of words on it.
The writer seemed to be in a panic, and the handwriting was trembling. It read:
[I will be killed by the mermaid, please save me! ]
The signature is "Saori Menkoto" and there is a phone number at the end.
Hattori Heiji leaned on the railing, resting his chin on his hand and looking at the signature on the letter:
"After I received the letter, I called her immediately and asked her if she was being targeted. She just said that she had lost the dugong arrow and would be killed by the mermaids, and asked me to do whatever I could to save her.
"I suggested that she go to the hospital to see a psychiatrist, but she hung up the phone angrily..."
Conan: “…”
Although the way of speaking is a bit too direct, this suggestion does not seem to be unreasonable.
But Conan was also a little confused: "Then why did you come here specifically? To supervise her medical treatment?"
I didn't realize that Hattori Heiji was so enthusiastic about this. If that's the case, why not ask him to take Jiang Xia to the hospital as well... If I remember correctly, Jiang Xia hasn't found a new doctor yet.
Hattori Heiji felt a chill for no reason.
He wrapped his coat tightly in the sea breeze, and shook his head under Conan's expectant gaze: "Along with the letter, there was also a sum of cash. I couldn't find out the remittance address, and I didn't want the money, so I could only come here to return it to her - it just so happens that it's a tourist attraction, so I'll just treat it as a trip."
…
When it gets dark.
Several high school students returned to the cabin and entered the dining room - it was almost dinner time.
The process of waiting for the meal to be served was a bit boring.
Ryūmoto Natsue sat next to the guests for a while, then simply found a pen and drew a family relationship chart for the curious guests to pass the time.
Conan and Hattori Heiji looked at the blueprint on the table, then looked at Jiang Xia, and subconsciously began to draw a hatred map for this family in their minds - according to the scene they saw after boarding the ship, the Ryūmoto family has not been harmonious recently, and it looks like something big is going to happen. I hope they are overthinking...
…
"Sorry for the wait."
A few minutes later, dinner was served. Chef Shoji Ryomoto and the old butler came to the restaurant.
Ryomoto Natsue remembered something, looked around, and was a little confused: "Why didn't Grandpa come to eat? Didn't he say he didn't have enough for lunch?"
"The master has been in a bad mood recently and may have forgotten the meal time." The housekeeper bowed to her, "I'll go and take a look."
The old man stood up and left gracefully.
Dozens of seconds later, his scream like a slaughtered pig could be heard from the corridor: “Ahhhhhh——!!”
“?!”
The people in the restaurant were shocked.
Jiang Xia pushed the stool away and ran over quickly with Conan and Hattori Heiji.
After turning a corner, I saw a door wide open in the corridor. The butler was sitting outside the door, pointing at the open door tremblingly, unable to speak.
Jiang Xia ran to the door and found that this seemed to be the room of the chief of the Liuben clan. The poisonous old man who had just killed people on the deck was now lying on his back in the room, motionless, with a large amount of blood oozing from his abdomen.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
