Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1361: Dr. Agasa's Cold Joke

Qin Zhibo stood on the starboard deck of the cruise ship, facing the salty and humid sea breeze, looking at the endless dark sea in front of him.

This scene is similar to the New Forni cruise ship that Ye Caisan took in the case.

But the cruise ship we took that time was just an ordinary cruise ship, which was child's play compared to this luxury cruise ship that could carry thousands of people.

However, even though the "Aphrodite" has a deck height of 18 floors, which is like a small mountain in this sea area, Qin Zhibo still feels very depressed at this moment.

The endless darkness seemed to be about to engulf this lonely boat on the sea...

This reminded Qin Zhibo of a sentence.

Humanity lives on a calm island of ignorance, in the midst of a vast, endless black ocean.

The ocean holds countless secrets, but we should not sail too far or explore too deep.

The unknown under the mysterious sea - Cthulhu, is like Pandora's Box in ancient Greek mythology.

Once opened, it will bring destruction to mankind.

And among human beings, there is a group of people who are working on this.

……

"call……"

Qin Zhibo took a deep breath, loosened his grip on the railing, turned and walked towards the stern deck, intending to turn around and go back.

This cruise ship has a total of five decks, including the stern deck of the tower, and Qin Zhibo is on the third deck.

The only sound on the deck was the gentle lapping of the waves on the hull, and dim wall lamps lit up every few meters.

Qin Zhibo walked slowly to the rear deck and stopped just as he was about to step out from the corner.

On the platform of the stern deck, several crew members in sailor uniforms were gathered together, seemingly discussing something.

Although it is impossible for everyone to rest at the same time on such a large ship, there will still be patrols and people on duty.

But these sailors gathered together and did not look like they were discussing work. There was some inexplicable tension on everyone's face and they were whispering something.

Qin Zhibo narrowed his eyes slightly, just wondering if he could get closer to listen to what they were discussing, when he felt someone coming behind him.

He turned around suddenly and saw a man standing upright behind him with his hands hanging down.

The man had a gloomy look in his eyes, wore a white uniform, and a hat on his head that symbolized the captain.

"Sir, how can I help you?"

Qin Zhibo recognized that this person was the captain of the "Aphrodite", Hai Tengdu.

"No, I just couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk."

Kaito Wataru's eyes were slightly narrowed, and his drooping eye corners and frozen expression made him exude a gloomy temperament.

"I recognized you. You are the famous detective Qin Zhibo."

"I think this voyage is absolutely safe. There is no need for you to take any action..."

"Also, the wind and waves will intensify in the second half of tonight. For safety reasons, you'd better return to the cabin."

Kaito Watari deliberately raised his voice a little so that the crew members who were discussing things on the stern deck could also hear the noise.

Several crew members immediately stopped discussing and turned to look over here.

Then, without saying a word, several people left from the deck on the other side of the ship.

Qin Zhibo looked at Hai Tengdu, let out a breath, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Thank you for your reminder, Captain. I will go back now..."

"Also, it would be best if this ship could be absolutely safe as you said. After all, safety is the greatest luxury."

"Good night then."

Qin Zhibo's aura was not at all false. He said goodbye to Hai Tengdu in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and then walked back along the original route.

After returning to the room, Qin Zhibo sat down on the bed and couldn't help thinking back to what had just happened.

Those crew members obviously didn't seem to be discussing work on the ship, and it was only the first day of sailing, so there wouldn't be any emergency situations.

And Captain Kaito Wataru obviously also planned to come over and meet up with a few people, but he had to stop because he found out that he was also at the scene.

Qin Zhibo was also a little surprised that Hai Tengdu knew him.

As a captain who has been sailing on the sea for a long time and living a life almost isolated from the land, he knows a private detective who has only risen in recent times.

The captain should not be responsible for such detailed work as reviewing the passenger list.

This bad premonition made Qin Zhibo feel that this voyage would not be simple.

……

The next day.

Everyone gathered in the restaurant and had a sumptuous buffet breakfast.

After breakfast, several people discussed today's itinerary.

In the morning, we basked in the sun on the deck and then played hide-and-seek.

As the weather warmed up in the afternoon, we went to the public swimming pool on the ship to practice swimming.

Qin Zhibo’s words yesterday about practicing swimming before the ship sinks still had an impact on the three little ones.

After breakfast, everyone basked in the sun on the fourth-floor stern deck.

Although we were basking in the sun, the temperature on the sea was not high and there was a light sea breeze, so not only was there no heat at all, but it was quite refreshing instead.

Sitting on the chair, Mao Lilan stretched lazily, with a translucent green sun-protection jacket draped over the back of the chair, and an orange suspender vest showing off her girlishness to the fullest.

“So comfortable~”

"That's right. It feels really good to be able to drink morning tea while enjoying the sea breeze..."

Suzuki Sonoko raised the teacup in her hand and took a sip, covering her face and said shyly: "I feel like a lady~"

Qin Zhibo, who was sitting next to her, heard that this girl wanted to get married.

Because the only thing that Yuanzi needed to become a noble lady was to find a husband.

If Kyogoku Makoto wants to be with Sonoko in the future, he will have to change his surname and marry into the family, and his name will be "Suzuki Makoto" from then on.

This name is not bad.

At this moment, Maori Kogoro, who was sitting opposite Qin Zhibo, held his cheek with one hand, staring at the deck not far away with a serious expression and a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

"It's really good..."

"Well, it's really good..."

Qin Zhibo, Conan, Xiaolan and Sonoko at this table were attracted by what Mouri Kogoro said and looked in the direction he was looking.

I saw two mature women in sportswear, holding their tennis rackets, walking towards the cabin under the guidance of a young female secretary.

These two mature women were not strangers. They were none other than Yashiro Takae, the president of Yashiro Fuel Ship, the company that owned the ship, and Mrs. Niimi, the wife of the former prime minister.

Apart from the extraordinary identities of these two people, Qin Zhibo didn't think there was anything else worthy of attention.

But the next second, Kogoro Mouri's expression suddenly changed. He made the same tongue-sticking expression as Venom, turned his head and shouted excitedly at Conan.

"Have you seen President Guijiang's legs? He doesn't look like someone in his 50s at all!"

"Hahahaha~~"

Kogoro Mori's performance successfully won him the contempt and helplessness of the people around him.

"Really? What nonsense are you talking about so early in the morning?"

"Stop looking around like that, okay?"

"And Conan is just a child, don't teach him bad things!"

Mao Lilan angrily scolded her father.

In comparison, Kogoro Mouri could only giggle.

Qin Zhibo, who was sitting opposite him, also couldn't quite understand Maori Kogoro's taste.

  I have a beautiful wife at home, but I still want to cheat on her. Even if it's not as exciting at home as outside, I wouldn't target mature women, right?

No matter how well Yashiro Takae is maintained, she is still an elder sister to Mouri Kogoro.

Or does Kogoro Mouri no longer want to work hard?

At the round table next door, Cheng Shi, Haibara Ai, Professor Agasa, and the three little ones were sitting together.

Dr. Agasa drank a cup of black tea with sugar. As soon as he put down the cup, he thought of a joke.

"Everyone, we haven't guessed riddles for a long time..."

"Since we just had breakfast, let's use it as a way to digest the food and do a puzzle about the cruise trip!"

"Ah?" When the three little ones heard this, they didn't look very excited, they just complained, "What was supposed to come has finally come."

Dr. Agasa suddenly mentioned guessing a riddle, which made Cheng Shi a little confused as he was experiencing this situation for the first time.

Ai Huihara, who was standing next to him, held a cup of coffee with a calm expression and explained, "This is Dr. Agasa's signature program. It's actually just some jokes and puzzles..."

"Oh? Is that so?" Cheng Shi asked in confusion.

  Dr. Agasa was a little helpless. Why was this kid ruining his own plan?

"Actually, this puzzle is somewhat related to Dr. Cheng Shi's profession."

"Everyone, listen carefully. The topic is that Yuan Tai went to the ship's infirmary to receive treatment while sailing at sea..."

"So what I want to ask is, what happened to Yuantai?"

"One, I had an upset stomach because I ate too much."

"Second, I sprained my ankle because of a fall."

"Three, he got a heat stroke from too much sun exposure."

"Which one is the correct answer?"

Professor Agasa's riddle reached the ears of Qin Zhibo and Conan at the table. After a little thought, they came up with the answer.

However, the two did not ruin the atmosphere and gave the answer directly.

Cheng Shi tapped his chin with his fingertips, thought for a moment, and replied, "Could the answer be one, because Yuan Tai is indeed very greedy sometimes..."

Before Dr. Agasa could deny it, Genta took the initiative to speak out.

"It can't be 'one'. My stomach won't hurt even if I eat a lot!"

At this time, Huihara Ai also turned to Cheng Shi and said: "Dr. Agasa's question cannot be considered with common sense. The sentence related to your profession is to mislead you..."

"The real tip would have to be the boat."

"Really? Let me think..." Cheng Shi frowned and fell into thought.

He really didn't understand Dr. Agasa's ideas for solving the puzzle, so even if there were hints, he didn't know which direction to think about it.

At this time, Qin Zhibo deliberately spilled the drink on his hands, turned around and said to the waiter not far away.

"Excusez moi."

“Could you give me a piece of shippu.”

When Conan heard Qin Zhibo's question, he was a little confused about Qin Zhibo's behavior of deliberately spilling it on his hands, but he understood it instantly and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Cheng Shi's ears twitched, and when he heard Qin Zhibo's words, he suddenly remembered.

"I see!"

"The answer is two!"

"Bingo! Correct answer!"

Dr. Agasa smiled and nodded.

The three little ones were still a little confused and didn't understand why the answer was two.

Cheng Shi smiled and explained: "The English word for ship is ship, and Yuan Tai needed to wipe the stains on the wound with a wet cloth after he fell. The homonym of wet cloth is shippu, which is similar to ship."

There is no English word Shippu. Dr. Agasa created a non-existent word using homophony, and its original meaning is actually wet wipes.

"So this is ah!"

Although the three little ones didn't have an answer, they were not discouraged. They just treated it as a joke.

Professor Agasa continued to teach, "By the way, friendship is friendship, and gossip is gossip..."

  Conan curled his lips slightly and shouted in his heart: Haha, it should be gossip, right?

However, he had originally hoped that Qin Zhibo, a native Hawaiian, could correct Dr. Agasa's mistakes, but he saw Qin Zhibo turning his head to look to the other side.

He followed the line of sight and saw that in the lounge chair area, Akiyoshi Miwako from yesterday was lying there basking in the sun.

Since it wasn't a beach sunbath, her clothes weren't revealing; she just took off her shoes and lay on the bed reading a book.

Standing next to him was Kusaka Hironari, with whom he was having a conversation.

Akiyoshi Miwako's attitude was rather cold. Without saying a word, Kusaka Hiroshige went towards the cabin alone.

These two people...

Conan wasn't quite sure why Qin Zhibo was paying attention to those two people, but as a famous detective who was even better than himself, with top-notch reasoning and observation abilities, he might be able to discover some details that he couldn't see.

"Uncle Qin, what happened to those two people?"

Since he confessed his identity, Conan is no longer afraid of exposing his identity in front of Qin Zhibo, and he just asks directly when he is curious.

Qin Zhibo retracted his gaze, turned to look at Conan, and said with a smile: "I was thinking that the relationship between those two people seemed to be quite close."

"is it?"

Conan followed Qin Zhibo's line of thought and felt that something was indeed not right.

  These two people knew each other long before they got on board. They were just discussing the script. It wasn't possible that they would continue discussing it until now, right?

There are only two possibilities in this situation.

One is that the man named Kusaka Hironari is pursuing Akiyoshi Miwako under the pretext of work.

The other possibility is that Kusaka Hiroki has some ulterior motive...

Conan's expression darkened, but then he grinned helplessly.

How can this be?

How could it be such a coincidence that another incident happened?

Qin Zhibo looked at Conan's expression and knew that he probably still didn't believe in his power of death.

But countless experiences have proved that as long as your horoscope is not strong enough, if you get involved with the elementary school student who is the god of death, there is a high probability that you will not have a good ending.

……

9:10am.

After solving the puzzles and drinking the drinks, everyone decided to move on to the next stage.

Kogoro Mouri stretched himself and planned to change his clothes and go find Sister Rei.

It turned out that he had made an appointment with Sister Li at some point, saying that the other party wanted to hear him tell the story of the famous detective.

Kogoro Mouri, feeling very proud, trotted back to his room to change his clothes.

Yuanzi complained helplessly: "Uncle is quite good at this..."

Conan was also a little surprised, "When did he make the appointment with them?"

Qin Zhibo saw it clearly last night.

While eating, Kogoro Maori kept his eyes on the Rei sisters on the stage. When they went to the bathroom together, he took the initiative to run over and chat with them.

However, the other party was able to give him this face. It seems that the halo of the famous detective is really powerful in this world.

Except for Qin Zhibo and Dr. Agasa, everyone else joined the hide-and-seek army.

After all, there aren't many opportunities to play hide-and-seek on a luxury cruise ship in a lifetime.

Qin Zhibo plans to go with Dr. Agasa to experience the top-level massage service on the ship and relax his body.

But just as Qin Zhibo was about to leave with Dr. Agasa, Maori Kogoro, dressed in a white suit, ran back to the deck, panting.

He ran to Qin Zhibo and said awkwardly: "Sister Li said that they hope you can go there too..."