Chapter 2348 2360 [Death of the Consortium Heir]
One question after another, bang bang bang hit Hattori Heiji's head.
The Osaka high school student was hit hard, paused for a moment, and fell silent.
Jiang Xia finished a biscuit and saw that he was still silent, so he had to continue speaking: "The suspension bridge has been burned down. Theoretically, the murderer can't leave here now, and can't get supplies from the outside. But on the other hand, our food here has not been stolen. In other words..."
Suzuki Sonoko was surprised: "The murderer has been hungry for two days?"
She immediately became happy: "Then he must be so hungry that his hands and feet are weak. Maybe even I can knock him down with one punch!"
"..." Conan couldn't bear to watch any longer, "This means that he is probably hiding among us, eating with us three times a day, so he doesn't need to steal extra food!"
"?!" The smiles of Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko froze at the corners of their mouths.
Jiang Xia: "In short, you must be careful of the people around you."
Vodka nodded silently: "..." Do I need you to tell me this? I've been careful for a long time!
"But if that's the case, what exactly is that man's purpose?" Yuanshan Heye frowned in confusion. "Is he trying to blend in with us and enjoy destroying the villa right under our noses? But I always feel that he seems to be more interested in killing people than destroying the villa. Those two people died so tragically, with their necks and faces chopped off. If you don't know, you would think the murderer had some deep hatred against them. In comparison, his destruction of the villa was just knocking over a few pieces of furniture. It's really putting the cart before the horse."
"I may be able to guess the murderer's purpose."
A voice floated over from the side and joined their conversation.
Jiang Xia raised his head and saw that the person coming was the kind-looking old doctor.
The doctor pulled out a stool and sat down. He looked at Jiang Xia and sighed, "Do you still remember the 'lifetime free membership voucher' we mentioned?"
Jiang Xia nodded, and the other high school students also nodded: Mrs. Xiangshan talked about the membership voucher every other sentence, which was really impressive.
The old doctor continued, "If the murderer is really among us, then he is most likely here for the membership voucher. As long as other people die, his chances of getting the membership voucher will continue to increase."
"Wait." Everyone was listening carefully at first, but now they couldn't help but interrupt, thinking that the old doctor was joking. "Membership vouchers? Is there really someone who would brutally kill two people for something like this?"
The old doctor shook his head helplessly, as if to say, "You are still too young." "Although this resort is small in scale and its facilities are very 'primitive', when it is actually built as planned, it will be a large resort with golf courses, tennis courts, a large water park, and other entertainment facilities.
“I heard that investors are even discussing whether to build a highway directly to here. All these facilities, including the transportation fees, will be included in the membership voucher. Over the years, the estimated value of this lifetime membership voucher may even reach hundreds of millions.”
Hattori Heiji suddenly realized and glanced at Jiang Xia: "No wonder they couldn't wait to exclude you from the list after they found out you were not on the invitation list. It turns out they wanted to fight for this thing."
"Getting this membership voucher means you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future, and your quality of life will even be higher than that of most people."
As the old doctor was talking, he suddenly sighed deeply: "Don't be fooled by the fact that everyone looks depressed, but I know that some people are secretly happy because two competitors have died. Humans are the kind of creatures that will reveal their dark hearts in times of crisis, just like the Carnidas Plank. For the sake of life and profit, no one knows what they can do."
“…”
Several high school students looked at this weathered old man and felt that he seemed to have a lot of stories, but they didn't know whether they should ask.
Vodka lowered his head silently and moved away: "..." Why do all the people who come to experience this vacation look so dead... There is often no peace around people like this who have stories. I have to avoid this old man in the future.
Vodka: “…” By the way, what about the one who left on the boat yesterday?
Alive or dead?
…
"The ship is back, the ship is back!"
The tour guide came running down from upstairs, holding a telescope in his hand. He showed a relaxed smile that was rare among office workers: "I just saw a boat on the shore. It must be the police who sent someone to rescue us!"
"Really?" Jiang Xia stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look."
Everyone stood up happily and couldn't wait to push the door open and rush to the lake.
Before leaving, Mrs. Fu looked back at the villa. She seemed to have gotten over the pain of losing her husband, and she was quite emotional: "Although the experience these few days was terrible, the food and accommodation are not a problem - it would be great if I could get a membership voucher, I would never get tired of this kind of food."
"This woman has a strong mentality." Hattori Heiji whispered to Jiang Xia, "I don't even want to come to this kind of hellhole again, and she's still thinking about the membership voucher... But no matter what, this terrible trip is finally coming to an end."
Vodka, who was eavesdropping on their conversation, said: “…” Really? Will it really end?
"Look at this blood-red lake at dusk, look at this isolated island in a perfect snowstorm, and look at this group of weirdos with different mentalities..."
The more Vodka thought about it, the more pessimistic he became. "Although there is no evidence, I always feel that things are not that simple. Could it be that the ship suddenly exploded? Or there was a heavy rain upstream, causing a flash flood and a surge in the water level. Not only will we be unable to leave, but the police who came to rescue us will also be trapped on the island?"
The more he thought about it, the slower his steps became, as he was worried that if he rushed faster he wouldn't be able to outrun the flash flood.
But every time he was about to fall behind, Vodka could only speed up his pace silently: "..." Can't be left alone! Swimming is better than being assassinated for no reason.
…
With different mentalities, everyone finally rushed to the lake and boarded the ship that brought hope.
Then he fell silent, looking at the half-sunken ship.
It was different from the imagined scene of the hero's return - someone had drilled a hole in the bottom of the ship, and the already tattered wooden boards were completely broken. The boat took in a lot of water and was forced to run aground on the muddy ground on the shore.
On the boat, the only passenger was lying face down in the water, motionless, with a circle of blood slowly turning pale on his face.
Suzuki Sonoko slammed on the brakes and stopped running in a weird posture: "..."
Mao Lilan, holding the box and wanting to go home happily: "..."
Everyone: “…”
"ah--!!"
(End of this chapter)
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