Chapter 3176 3188 [Complex Interpersonal Relationships]
Jiang Xia walked into the house, stood next to the deputy captain and looked at the portrait on the wall.
Thinking about the photo of Xiaodu bathing in the sunshine in the father-daughter photo, and then looking at the person in the portrait in front of him, he sighed with some emotion: "It's true that clothes make the man. She's changed into a melancholy black and purple, and she looks like a completely different person."
The program director suddenly remembered something and laughed: "This painting should have been painted by the mayor's wife. I've heard from my cousin before that the mayor's painting skills are very superb. The only pity is that she seems to prefer this melancholy style."
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the curse-like portrait on the wall and felt a lingering fear: "...Fortunately, my mother doesn't like painting."
The long-haired man grasped another key point. He looked at the program director in confusion: "Your cousin?"
"Yes." The program director nodded, "She was the former maid of the mayor's family."
"I see." The long-haired man said meaningfully, "It seems that the four people present are related to the mayor's family."
Curacao pricked up his ears silently.
"Four people?" Jiang Xia seemed very interested in this topic. "Besides you and the director, the other two are also related to the mayor's family?"
The long-haired man was stunned: "How do you know that I am related to the mayor's family?"
Jiang Xia pointed at the program director: "Mr. Taketomi said so."
The long-haired man glanced at Taketomi Masao and said, "He is well-informed. Yes, my mother is the mayor's wife's sister. As for Kume and Mr. Daito..."
He first pointed at the yellow-haired man who was still immersed in fear and said, "Kume and the mayor's daughter were classmates. They went to the same school for elementary, middle and high school."
He looked at the deputy captain again: "And Mr. Dadong, I heard that he was the childhood sweetheart of the mayor's wife. Last year, when my mother and I went to visit the mayor's wife's grave, I found that he was also worshipping. My mother asked curiously and found out about their relationship."
"But..."
The long-haired man looked at the deputy captain meaningfully: "My mother grew up with the mayor's wife when they were young, but she doesn't have any impression of her childhood sweetheart. Although my mother didn't ask much, in my opinion, whether this is true or not remains to be considered."
The deputy captain snorted, "Although your mother and the mayor's wife are sisters, there is a big age gap between them. They only grew up together at home. Outside, they always play their own games. What can she know?"
As Hattori Heiji listened to these revelations about interpersonal relationships, he suddenly remembered the two rooms downstairs that he didn't know who they belonged to - one of them was called "chioni" by Miss Koto, and the suffix ni is sometimes used by children to call "brother".
He looked at the long-haired man and said, "Since you are Miss Xiaodu's cousin, do you often come to this island with the mayor's family?"
"Not really." The long-haired man sighed, "Let alone this holiday island, I've rarely been to the mayor's big house in town. Rich people like the mayor are inherently prejudiced against family backgrounds. I've only met Miss Xiaodu a few times when I was a child, and we became more and more distant from each other after that."
Suzuki Sonoko was more curious about something else. She looked at the yellow-haired guy who was still shivering in the corner and said, "Is this guy not on good terms with Miss Xiaodu? How could he be so frightened after seeing her portrait after so many years of being classmates?"
The long-haired man laughed twice. "Maybe when he first saw the painting, he thought it was haunted. Although the police didn't report it and the mayor didn't admit it, Miss Xiaodu has been kidnapped by kidnappers for five years. Although it's not nice to say this, people in our area think she was killed by the kidnappers a long time ago."
As the dead life was mentioned, the atmosphere in the room became solemn again.
The program director remembered something important: "You have all searched the second floor, right? Since there is no one here, let's gather in one room and wait for rescue. Even if there are people on the island, they will not dare to move when they see so many of us together."
The proposal sounded safe and reasonable, and no one refused.
Soon, the group returned to the restaurant, sat around the table, and prayed that the people in the town would discover as soon as possible that they were trapped on the island.
Conan looked at his watch. Seeing that the time was getting later and later, his eyes twitched slightly: "Uncle Maori didn't really notice that we were missing, did he?"
"..." Mao Lilan wanted to refute, but when she thought of what her father was like, she couldn't say anything for a moment, so she could only laugh dryly, "I hope he can."
Hattori Heiji sighed, "Don't count on it. I've only met him a few times, but I can guess what kind of person he is. In my opinion, he must be getting drunk with those beautiful ladies on the island right now and has completely forgotten about us."
Opposite him, the long-haired man yawned, also waiting until he was sleepy. However, the hard wooden bench and the possible dangers on the island forced him to stay alert and keep his eyes open to wait.
"There's no cell phone signal, and we can't access the internet... This is too much pain." The long-haired man became angrier and pounded the table angrily. "It's all because of that bastard captain who actually ran away with the ship - he didn't think he could trap us here to death, did he? It really hurts others and does not benefit himself."
As he was speaking, suddenly, through the broken window, a loud bang was heard outside.
“?!”
The group of people who were dozing off were instantly awakened: "What was that noise just now?"
Mao Lilan was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of joy: "Could it be that reinforcements have arrived and are approaching the shore?"
"Great!" Suzuki Sonoko stood up happily, "I can finally go home. I thought I would have to stay here for one night."
The two high school girls greeted everyone and left the villa happily.
When we arrived at the beach, under the moonlight, we could actually see a boat parked at the end of the pier.
"We're saved!" The two hugged each other excitedly and turned to run towards the boat. However, just after taking two steps, Jiang Xia picked them up back one by one.
——Ran Mouri almost couldn't hold it, but fortunately this high school girl had a gentle temperament. After feeling the resistance, she stopped and looked back in confusion.
She asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Something's not right." Jiang Xia pointed at the boat. "How come there's no light on the boat when it's out to rescue people in the middle of the night?"
The long-haired man squinted at the outline of the ship and suddenly recognized it: "This, this seems to be the ship that the captain took away! - Did he regret it and plan to come back to kill us all?!"
(End of this chapter)
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