Chapter 3170 3182 [Fully Automatic Praising Machine] Ask for a Monthly Ticket ()
As soon as this thought came up, all the details suddenly filled in.
Suzuki Sonoko suddenly remembered something, and she slammed her palm: "Didn't Hattori just say that the murderer is not among us, but someone else, so it's strange how the murderer got to the island? - If the captain is also the murderer's accomplice, then everything makes sense!
"The captain must have hidden the murderer on the ship and let him commit the crime. After the murder was successful, the two bastards fled in a hurry and left us on the island."
"This..." It was rare that Hattori Heiji actually felt that what this stupid Tokyo man said made some sense.
When the program director heard that the accomplice was right next to him, his heart skipped a beat.
But there were quite a few people around, so now, compared to the two missing murderers, he was more concerned about another thing: "What should we do? Without a boat, won't we be trapped on this island?"
"Don't worry too much about that." Mao Lilan was also a little scared, but still optimistic. "There are no ferocious beasts on this island. We just need to wait for rescue. If we don't show up at night, your employees will definitely realize something is wrong and send a ship to look for us."
"Well..." The program director was sweating profusely. He hesitated for a moment and confessed in a low voice, "My employees run faster than anyone else when it's time to get off work - and before the rehearsal, didn't we go to see the mayor of Jincheng first? So I told my employees in advance that we might be back late, and asked them to deal with the equipment and then go home on their own..."
The two crew members were stunned. Huang Mao said angrily, "It's such an important trip, and you didn't allow them to come along to help. You actually let them go home freely?!"
The black-haired man looked suspicious: "Is it really such a coincidence? - You and the captain planned this murder in order to increase the tourism rate of this island."
Curacao: “…” His guess was quite accurate, but unfortunately, these words should not be said to the puppet director, but should turn a little to the right and say it to the real director.
As she was thinking about it, her gaze subconsciously turned towards Jiang Xia... and then she found that this guy was actually looking at her again.
Curacao wanted to poke his eyes out: "..."
Why doesn't she learn from her mistakes? This habit of looking at whatever she wants should really be changed...
…
Seeing the atmosphere becoming increasingly tense, Suzuki Sonoko snapped her fingers and tried to be optimistic: "Although the program staff may not notice us, don't forget that Uncle Maori is also in town - he will definitely notice our disappearance."
Mao Lilan felt a little nervous: Mayor Jincheng must have a lot of good wine. And according to her understanding of Mao Li Kogoro, the unreliable father must have gone to drink while she was away.
"Dad is used to getting drunk and falling asleep... In this case, can he really notice that we haven't returned yet?"
Suzuki Sonoko noticed her friend's guilty conscience and also thought of Mouri Kogoro's unreliable appearance.
After a moment of silence, she had to make a second-hand preparation and pointed to the dilapidated villa next to her: "Although this house is old, the materials are solid and it won't collapse in a short time. The sea breeze is very strong at night, let's wait inside first."
Even if no one goes to the island to rescue today, someone will definitely discover their disappearance by the next day - it's not a big problem, the worst case scenario is just waiting one more day.
…
This hasty second-hand preparation was not in vain.
In a distant seaside town, in a gorgeously decorated Japanese restaurant.
Kogoro Mouri was surrounded by two hostesses, happily drinking the fine wine, and seemed to be enjoying himself so much that he didn't want to leave.
He raised his head and gulped down a mouthful of wine, then praised the mayor: "This wine is really good!"
"Yes." The mayor was not modest. "This is the fine old wine I specially prepared for this detective conference. To be honest, if it weren't for you distinguished guests, I really wouldn't be willing to open it."
Maori Kogoro laughed out loud. He was too drunk to care about his words. He just said whatever came to his mind, "Who told you to invite two young men under 20? I'm the only one who can drink, so I shamelessly accepted the wine. You know what, this position of judge is really suitable for me. I won't get involved in the disputes among these young people."
Mayor Jincheng couldn't help but feel worried when he mentioned this. He sighed heavily, "I really hope Mr. Jiang Xia can solve the mystery of the corpse on the island and save the tourism rate here. But nothing can be forced, and I am already prepared for failure."
Maori Kogoro clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Then you're preparing too early. Although Jiang Xia has only been a detective for a short time, I've never seen a case he can't solve. To be honest, I've been in this business for so many years, and I know that many so-called famous detectives actually have one or two cases they can't solve, but they just don't publicize it - but Jiang Xia is not like that, he solves every case he solves, no matter how difficult the case is, you can rest assured when it falls into his hands!"
As he spoke, he glanced at his glass and said "Oops" somewhat deliberately: "No more wine."
Mayor Jincheng's confidence grew because of his words. Hearing this, he quickly said to the waiter, "Go get another bottle!"
Maori Kogoro showed a cunning smile of satisfaction: the neighbor's child is really useful, he loves to give peripherals, and he can cheat people into buying wine - but this is not false advertising. After all, he can say with a clear conscience that what he just said is true!
Mayor Jincheng reluctantly opened another bottle of old wine, and suddenly remembered something: "Mr. Jiang Xia and his friends, it seems they haven't returned from the island yet?"
Maori Kogoro waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. Those young detectives don't care about time once they start solving a case. They will definitely come back when they are satisfied with the clues they have found."
"So that's how it is." Mayor Kanejo was relieved: Kogoro Mouri seemed to be very familiar with the two detectives, and since he said so, there should be no problem.
…
Under the same sky, some people enjoy delicious food and wine, toasting each other.
On the other side, on Ghost Turtle Island, the group was starving and could only smash a few coconuts in the sea breeze, then gathered on the beach, thinking about how to open them.
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the coconut and smacked her lips. "Coconuts are good, but now that I'm here, I'd rather eat grilled fish."
Hattori Heiji's eyes twitched: I don't have any tools, and it's getting dark, where can I catch fish for you?
Jiang Xia also thought that coconut should be paired with grilled fresh fish. He stood up and said, "I have nothing to do anyway, I'll go to the beach and take a look."
(End of this chapter)
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