Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 216 Eastern Representative…White Horse Detective?

The moment he saw the title, Makino suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

——"Dear Mr. Makino Ryuichi, on behalf of the special program group of Nichimi TV, I invite you to participate in the [Detective Koshien] program as a special guest and referee of the competition. We have invited high school detectives from all over the country..."

There were not many words on the letter. After a quick glance, Makino understood and remembered all of its contents.

Simply put, Nichiren TV wants to produce a reasoning competition program called "Detective Koshien" and invites well-known high school detectives from all over the country to serve as contestants.

They plan to invite themselves as the secret special guest of this program and serve as the referee at the end of the competition.

The money in the envelope is part of the "advance payment" for inviting yourself to participate in the show.

To show your sincerity, you can accept the money in the letter even if you don't have time to participate in the show.

Correspondingly, the other party hopes that they can keep it confidential before the program is officially broadcast.

After putting away the letter, a glimmer of anticipation flashed in Makino's eyes and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

No wonder he felt familiar when he saw the words "Detective Koshien".

but……

Makino looked at the envelope and money in his hand, smiled and shook his head.

When he went out this morning, there was nothing in the mailbox.

The letter was received today, but the program is scheduled to be recorded tomorrow morning.

Obviously, when the other party decided to invite me, his thoughts were very conflicted and complicated.

……

The next afternoon, at Rice Flower Pier.

A middle-aged man in a green TV station work jacket was standing in front of a luxury cruise ship, looking into the distance from time to time, as if waiting for something.

After seeing the man, Makino walked straight forward.

Seeing Makino walking straight towards him, the middle-aged man frowned in confusion and asked, "Excuse me, may I ask...?"

Without waiting for the man to finish speaking, Makino took out the "invitation letter" from his pocket.

After seeing the invitation, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up and he nodded quickly, saying, "So you are the 'special guest'. I am Hiroo Tsuchio, an employee of the Nichimi TV program team. I'm very sorry, I only know that there will be a special guest, but I don't know who it is, and I haven't seen your photo..."

Makino glanced at the icon on the man's daily television uniform and chuckled, "It's okay. My name is Makino Ryuichi. I'm not late, am I?"

Hiroo Tsuchio shook his head slightly, then walked in front of Makino to lead the way: "No, there are only two people here now. The boat is over there, please follow me."

Halfway through the journey, Hiroo Tsuchio suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Makino: "Your name is Mr. Makino, right? Have I seen you somewhere before? I always feel that you look familiar..."

Makino chuckled and shook his head: "No, this should be our first meeting."

"Really? Maybe I remembered it wrong..." Hearing this, Tsuchio Hiroo didn't say anything more and turned around to continue leading Makino.

Not long after, a small boat that looked a little old appeared in front of Makino.

Kuiwei Guangsheng gestured to the boat in front of him and nodded gently, saying, "Please get on board first. I have to go back and wait for the others."

"Okay." Makino nodded slightly and walked onto the boat.

As soon as he reached the cabin door, Makino saw the other two "players" inside.

The person closest to the cabin door was a long-haired, gentle-looking man. He didn't pay attention to Makino's arrival and kept staring at the phone in his hand.

The other was a short-haired woman wearing a blue jacket and camouflage pants, sunglasses and headphones. Judging from her clothes and the impression she gave, anyone would think she was a man.

After hearing the voice, the short-haired woman looked up at Makino outside the cabin, her pupils shrinking slightly.

But the next moment, she pretended not to have seen anything, pretended to be calm, took out a piece of gum from her pocket and started chewing.

Makino simply observed the two of them, then walked directly into the cabin and slowly sat down opposite them.

He already knew the identities of these two people. Since they had no intention of greeting or communicating, he didn't plan to take the initiative to speak.

After sitting down, Makino did not continue to observe the two people opposite him, but carefully looked around the layout of the cabin.

In fact, he had wanted to buy a small boat to sail for fun a few years ago.

Driving a small boat on the vast sea, enjoying the so-called sea life comfortably and freely...

He can also take Ayako out to sea from time to time and enjoy a real "world for two" alone.

Of course, a small fishing boat like this probably wouldn’t work. If you want to be “comfortable”, you’ll need at least a luxury yacht of similar size.

Although he seems to have a luxury cruise ship, it is obvious that the feeling of "driving your own boat" is completely different.

Since the Metropolitan Police Department had too much work to do, he knew that even if he bought a yacht he would not have time to play with it a few years ago, so he gradually put the matter behind him.

However, since he became Superintendent of Police, his workload has been significantly reduced.

In the absence of major cases, he not only does not have to work overtime, but can even "completely" enjoy his weekends and holidays.

So...it seems like the yacht plan that he had temporarily forgotten can now be started?

……

After a long time, outside the boat.

Hiroo Tsuchio led Conan, Hattori Heiji and others to the side of the ship.

After seeing the small boat in front of them, Conan and the others' eyes flashed with disappointment and helplessness.

Unexpectedly, their ship was not the large luxury passenger ship just now, but a small and old fishing boat.

"Okay, here we are, this is the ship."

"Eh?!"

"Well, hurry up and get on board, you're already late."

"..."

At the urging of Hiroo Tsuchio, Conan and Heiji Hattori also walked onto the boat.

Just as Conan and Hattori Heiji were about to wave goodbye to Xiaolan and the others, Makino slowly walked out of the cabin.

The moment they saw Makino, Xiaolan, Maori Kogoro and the other two on the shore also showed surprised expressions and turned to look at Makino.

After noticing the gazes of the three people, Makino smiled and waved to them.

After seeing the strange expressions and eyes of Xiaolan and the others, Conan and Hattori Heiji, who were about to say goodbye, also realized something and turned their heads to look behind them in the direction of Xiaolan and the others. As soon as they turned their heads, they saw a familiar face.

Conan, Hattori Heiji: "!!!"

Makino walked slowly to the two of them and chuckled, "Why do you two look like you've seen a ghost? Didn't we just meet a while ago~"

Hattori Heiji stuttered, "Wait, wait! Why are you here?! This show is not about high school detectives..."

"Like you, I have also received an invitation to be a guest and judge on the show." Makino patted Hattori Heiji on the shoulder.

Conan, Hattori Heiji: "..."

For some reason, when they heard that Makino was not a "player" but a "referee", they subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Xiaolan and the other two on the shore also smiled and said:

"Brother Makino, I'm leaving Conan and Heiji in your care!"

"I didn't expect the production team to invite Makino-san~ Heiji, you mustn't cause trouble for Makino-san!"

"What a coincidence, Makino. After the show recording is over, do you want to go to a newly opened pub with me for a drink...Ah! Xiaolan, what are you doing?!"

"..."

After saying goodbye to Xiaolan and the others, Makino and Hattori Heiji walked into the cabin and sat down.

Seeing that everyone was basically there, after greeting the captain, Hiroo Tsuchio also walked into the cabin and took out a notebook from his jacket pocket. While looking at the contents of the notebook, he spoke:

"After we arrive at the island, please do not leave your room before dinner. Although the 'situation' will appear after dinner, please do not be careless. Once you step onto the island, the competition between you has already begun."

After receiving responses from everyone, Hiroo Tsuchio put away his notebook and sat aside.

Hattori Heiji glanced at the two unfamiliar high school students sitting opposite him and complained softly, "It's called Detective Koshien, I thought it would be very lively, but I didn't expect there would be only a few people, and..."

Having said that, Hattori Heiji glanced at Tsuchio Hiroo, who claimed to be a staff member of Nimmuri TV not far away, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

The next second, Hattori Heiji turned his head to look at Makino beside him and whispered, "Officer Makino, since you were invited to be the referee, you should have met the organizer and know the details of the game, right?"

Hearing this, Conan on the side immediately pricked up his ears and looked at Makino curiously.

Makino shook his head and said, "No, I just received the invitation letter yesterday. I have never met the organizer, and I don't know the specific content of the competition."

Hearing what Makino said, Hattori Heiji and Conan immediately lowered their heads and fell into deep thought.

After hearing Makino's answer, they suddenly had a hunch that maybe this "competition" wasn't as boring as they had imagined.

Unexpectedly, even Officer Makino, who was a special guest, had never met the host of this program.

They originally thought that Makino might know something, but now it seems that he knows almost the same thing as they do.

At present, there seem to be more and more suspicious places...

After the boat had been sailing for a long time, Hiroo Chuiwei, who was standing next to everyone, suddenly covered his mouth with his hands and retched.

Seeing this, the long-haired man who was staring at his phone looked up and said, "Are you seasick?"

Hiroo Tsuchio scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a wry smile, "No, it was mainly because the program was recorded late yesterday, and after it ended I went out for a few drinks with my colleagues."

The long-haired man looked at Kuiwei Guangsheng with a smile and continued, "Then, should it be past the limit?"

"The limit?" Hiroo Tsuchio blinked in confusion, "Yes, yes, the prices in that store are indeed higher."

Hearing this, the short-haired woman with headphones also spoke up: "Uncle, this is a bit of a nuisance. Please smile a little, or it will be too rude."

Hiroo Tsuchio asked again in confusion: "Laugh? I have no tolerance? Are you talking about the high and limit just now? Haha..."

After seeing Hiroo Tsuchio's reaction, the long-haired man and the short-haired woman smiled at the same time.

Conan and Hattori Heiji also smiled when they observed this scene.

Just as the two were about to ask Makino for his opinion, they suddenly discovered that Makino was looking at the sea outside the window with indifference.

Seeing that Makino seemed to be unconcerned about what had just happened, the two looked at each other subconsciously, and many "bad" memories immediately emerged in their minds.

They don't think that Makino would be like a certain uncle who really doesn't care about the situation around him at all.

The reason why Makino acted like this was probably because he already had his own understanding and judgment of everything in front of him.

……

Just as Hattori Heiji and Conan fell into silence, the captain's voice suddenly rang out: "Prepare to disembark, we are almost there!"

After hearing the captain's voice, Conan and his companions immediately looked out the window curiously.

Outside the window, the afterglow of the setting sun painted almost the entire sea surface with a layer of dazzling gold.

An exquisite island suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

Maybe because of the light, the whole island looks unique.

As soon as everyone got off the boat, they saw a man in a khaki vest. Judging from his appearance and the white hair on his head, the man was about fifty or sixty years old.

After seeing everyone, the man immediately bowed slightly and said, "Welcome, I am Kotani Renzo, who is responsible for taking care of you on the island. I hope you will give me your guidance. It's getting late, please follow me to the cabin."

At this moment, Hattori Heiji glanced at Conan, then looked at Makino in front of him, and smiled at Tsuchio Hiroo behind him:
"Mr. Hammertail, since the high school detective representing the East didn't come, and this 'special guest' doesn't know what the game is about, why don't we..."

As soon as Heiji Gube mentioned Makino, Conan beside him immediately guessed what he was thinking and shook his head quickly.

Hattori, are you kidding me?
We have teamed up so many times, but we have never defeated Officer Makino?!
Do you still want to...

Before Conan could interrupt Hattori Heiji, Kotani Renzo, who was walking in front of the crowd, suddenly turned his head and looked at Hattori Heiji in confusion: "The classmate representing the East arrived early this morning, and he is already in the cabin."

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji and Conan immediately widened their eyes and looked at Kotani Renzo in surprise.

Kotani Renzo didn't pay attention to the exaggerated reactions of the two and recalled: "I remember his name seemed to be... Hakuba Tan."

After hearing this unfamiliar name, Hattori Heiji immediately looked down at Conan, his eyes full of confusion.

Conan looked at the small wooden house not far away with a serious expression.

Am I not the only high school detective who can represent the East?
Where did that guy called Bai Ma Tan come from? !
what? !

A few minutes later, Makino and his group, led by Kotani Renzo, arrived at the cabin on the island.

After hearing the noise from the crowd, Bai Ma Tan also stood up from the sofa and walked in front of everyone.

Seeing this, Kuchio Hiroo coughed lightly and said, "Well, now that the high school detectives representing the east, west, south, and north are all here, let's introduce our selves first."

(End of this chapter)