Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 272: Roll Call

Second floor of the cruise ship, open deck.

There was still some time before dinner, so after putting away their luggage, Kogoro Mori and the other two followed Makino to the deck.

Not long after everyone sat down, they heard the broadcast on the ship:
——"Dear passengers, thank you very much for using Symphony II to serve you this time! Our ship is about to set sail and is expected to arrive at our destination, Ogasawara, around 9 a.m. tomorrow. Please enjoy your time~"

After the broadcast, the cruise ship officially left the shore and headed for the sea.

Maori Kogoro turned his head and looked around. After confirming that there was no one around, he turned back to look at Makino and asked in a low voice: "Makino, what happened? Why did you and Inspector Samezaki come to participate in this trip?"

Although Inspector Samezaki had said before that he joined this trip just because he wanted to see the sea, this statement obviously failed to convince Kogoro Mori.

However, out of respect for Inspector Samezaki, Kogoro Mori did not question him directly.

Makino looked at Maori, Kogoro and the other two and said, "Mr. Maori, didn't Inspector Samezaki mention this to you before? He said, 'Today is a special day.'

Of course, rather than saying today is a special day, it would be better to say that tomorrow 20 years ago was a special day.”

Maori Kogoro frowned and said, "20 years ago? Wait... I remember now! Inspector Samezaki's daughter died 20 years ago! I remember that case seemed to be..."

"The 400 million yuan bank robbery and murder case." Makino said.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately clapped his hands, as if he had suddenly realized something.

An expression of "As expected" also appeared in Conan's eyes.

He knew that Officer Makino must have appeared here for some case! Otherwise, he would not have suddenly joined this "free tour"!

And if he remembered correctly, Officer Makino had just bought a yacht some time ago. If he really wanted to go on vacation or see the sea, why didn't he go out to sea on his own yacht?
After thinking for a moment, Maori Kogoro put his hand on his chin with a complicated expression: "Makino, if that's the case... does it mean tomorrow is the final statute of limitations for that case?!"

"That's right. After 12 o'clock tonight, the case from that year will be completely forgotten. Those criminals will be able to take out the money they robbed from the bank and go away with a swagger." Makino nodded.

Hearing this, Xiaolan lowered her eyes slightly and looked at Makino with a gloomy expression: "Brother Makino, then is the reason why you came to this ship..."

Before Xiaolan could finish, Conan folded his hands and nodded, saying, "Sister Xiaolan, I think the reason why Officer Makino and his team participated in this event is to find a way to catch the criminal before the deadline."

Maori Kogoro's pupils shrank slightly, and a trace of cold sweat broke out on his head. He tried his best to lower his voice and said, "If that's the case... could it be that the criminal of that case is on this ship?!"

Makino chuckled and nodded: "Until this matter is completely resolved, please keep it secret for the time being."

After seeing the smile on Makino's lips, the solemn expressions on the faces of Mori, Kogoro and the other two instantly faded a lot.

Although this matter is indeed urgent, since Officer Makino is also here, they don't seem to need to worry too much.

Xiaolan looked at her father curiously and asked, "Dad, what happened back then?"

Hearing this, Maori Kogoro recalled for a moment and explained, "I remember there were four criminals in that bank robbery, and the mastermind was the genius criminal planner 'Tatsuzo', who was known as the 'Black Shadow Planner'.

The plan to rob the bank was formulated by Da Caisan. In addition to him, there were three accomplices who were responsible for the specific operation.

The daughter of Inspector Samezaki was an employee of the bank they robbed. During the bank robbery, these criminals shot and killed Inspector Samezaki's daughter.

Hearing this, Xiaolan frowned and lowered her head and said, "How could it be..."

Maori Kogoro continued to recall: "According to rumors, Tatsuzazo disappeared completely after robbing the bank. Some people suspected that he was killed by his three accomplices because of uneven distribution of the spoils..."

At this moment, a slightly plump middle-aged man in an off-white suit opened the door not far away and slowly walked towards Makino and his companions.

Seeing this, Kogoro Mori stopped immediately.

After walking to a distance behind Makino and the others, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "I didn't expect to be able to enjoy such a luxurious cruise for free. Are you guys here to watch the sunset as well?"

Hearing this, Makino and the others turned to look at the man who suddenly appeared.

Since everyone was still discussing the topics of "robbery" and "the criminal from that year might be on this ship" until just now, neither Kogoro Mouri nor Ran responded to the middle-aged man immediately.

Not only that, after seeing this man who suddenly appeared, a hint of vigilance and suspicion flashed in the eyes of Conan and Maori Kogoro.

Seeing that no one responded, the middle-aged man continued, "Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Kujirai Sadao, and like all of you, I have solved the puzzle~"

Hearing the man say this, Maori Kogoro also slowly stood up: "Hello Mr. Kujirai, I am Maori Kogoro."

Kujirai Sadao stared at Maori Kogoro's beard for two seconds, frowned and said, "Mauri Kogoro? I seem to have heard of this name somewhere."

Hearing this, Maori Kogoro's eyes immediately lit up. He stretched out his hand to straighten his collar and raised his chin proudly: "Well, to be honest, I..."

Before Maori Kogoro could continue, a short-haired woman in a red top interrupted Maori Kogoro's spell:

"How insignificant we are in front of such a beautiful sea. The sea will always hide all right and wrong, good and evil. Whether it is painful memories or an uneasy future, they are insignificant in front of the sea. Even corpses are..."

At this point, the short-haired woman smiled sheepishly and turned to look at Makino and the others: "Sorry, did I disturb you?"

Under the beautiful sunset, the short-haired woman's face looks full of charm.

Maori Kogoro was originally a little unhappy with the woman who suddenly interrupted him to "admit his identity", but when he saw the woman's appearance clearly, he immediately put away his dissatisfaction on his face, walked up to the short-haired woman with a smile, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "My beautiful lady, may I ask your name...?"

"Hello, my name is Isogai Nagisa." The short-haired woman smiled politely.

"Isogai Nagisa... What a beautiful name, it suits you very well! My name is Maori Kogoro~" Maori Kogoro smiled
Conan: "..."

After shaking his head helplessly, Conan immediately turned to look at Xiaolan, his eyes full of expectation.

If nothing unexpected happens, the uncle will be punished by Xiaolan's iron fist soon, right?
Live it!

Who told you to hit me on the head all the time? This is karma!
The next second, in Conan's lost gaze, Xiaolan did not give Maori Kogoro a big bump on the head, but walked straight to Miss Isogai Nagisa and slowly said: "Ms. Isogai, you just said... a corpse?" Isogai Nagisa embarrassedly shook her head and chuckled: "Ah... I'm so sorry, I subconsciously said such things again. In fact, my father died in the sea in the past, so every time I see the sea, I can't help but think of him."

After hearing these words, Kujirai Sadao turned his head to look at Isogai Nagisa, with a hidden light flashing in his eyes.

Xiaolan nodded silently, and followed Isogai Nagisa's gaze to the sea in front of her that was dyed red by the setting sun: "So that's how it is."

Isogai Nagisa turned to look at Xiaolan and smiled gently: "Let's not talk about this~ We all have to be grateful. After all, we can participate in this trip for free thanks to Mr. Furukawa."

"..."

After Kujirai Sadao and Isogai Nagisa arrived, Makino and his friends also chatted leisurely about topics related to the "Ogasawara" tourist attraction.

As time passed, the setting sun that was originally on the sea surface sank completely into the water, and the sky and the sea surface were gradually shrouded in black.

At this moment, the door of the restaurant nearby was opened. Samezaki Shimaji leaned out and looked at Makino and the others, and said loudly: "Makino, Mori, it's time to eat!"

Hearing this, everyone stopped talking and stood up and walked towards the restaurant not far away.

Perhaps because there were not many passengers, the kitchen had plenty of time to prepare meals, and each dish on the table had its own unique flavor.

I don't know which middle-aged man with a mustache started the conversation, but after everyone in the restaurant tasted a few dishes, they started chatting with each other.

Isogai Nagisa turned to look at Maori Kogoro beside him and chuckled, "Hey~ So you are the famous detective, the sleeping Kogoro~"

"Hahaha~ I'm so sorry, I didn't expect that Miss Isogai had heard of me!" Kogoro Mouri smiled and scratched the back of his head.

After noticing the obviously "impure" look her father gave Ms. Isogai Nagisa, Xiaolan narrowed her eyes, slowly put down the knife and fork in her hand, and smiled as she put her face in front of Kogoro Mouri.

Maori Kogoro:"……"

After seeing Xiaolan's fake smile, Maori Kogoro immediately put away his facial expression, lowered his head to look at the food on the plate, and said seriously: "The food here is really delicious! Come on! Xiaolan, you should eat more too!"

After seeing this scene, Isogai Nagisa covered her mouth and laughed: "Mr. Maori, you and your daughter have a really good relationship~"

Maori Kogoro murmured in a low voice: "Tsk, Xiaolan and that guy are really becoming more and more alike..."

"Dad, what did you say? You can speak a little louder~" Xiaolan said with narrowed eyes.

Maori Kogoro shuddered immediately and shook his head, "No, no! I didn't say anything. Come on and eat, Xiaolan!"

Nagisa Isogai looked at Kogoro Mouri and Ran with envy, and a hidden sadness flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, Kujirai Sadao raised the wine glass in his hand, looked at Makino beside him in confusion, and said, "By the way, that handsome guy named Makino, have I seen you somewhere before? I always feel that you look very familiar."

In order to realize his plan, he specially invited Hattori Heiji, a high school detective from Osaka, but for some reason, the other party did not come.

Perhaps it was God's blessing that although the high school detective did not come, there were two people on the ship who could completely replace each other.

The famous detective Kogoro Mori and the retired Metropolitan Police Department superintendent, Samezaki Shimaharu.

Except for the young man named Makino in front of him, he has basically figured out the identities of everyone else present.

As soon as Kujirai Sadao finished speaking, Isogai Nagisa also spoke up: "Oh? So you feel the same way, Mr. Kujirai. In fact, I also feel like I have seen this Mr. Makino somewhere."

After hearing what the two said, Samezaki Shimaji immediately turned around and looked at Makino with a questioning look.

Under everyone's curious gaze, Makino slowly stood up with the red wine glass in his hand, briefly looked around at everyone present, and chuckled, "I'm so sorry, since everyone has almost finished eating, it's time to get down to business. My name is Makino Ryuichi, and I'm currently working in the Metropolitan Police Department."

Kujirai Sadao: “!!!”

Except for Kogoro Mori and a few others, everyone else in the restaurant had an obvious reaction when they heard that Makino was the "current police officer."

After silently repeating Makino's full name, Isogai Nagisa said in surprise: "I remember now! I have seen you in an interview about the Metropolitan Police Department. Are you the legendary 'Nergigante of the Metropolitan Police Department'?!"

Makino: "..."

At this time, Samezaki Shimaji, who was carefully observing the reactions of the people in the restaurant, smiled and added: "Don't look at how young he is. If I hadn't retired yet, I would be his subordinate now~"

After being stunned for two seconds, Kujirai Sadao, who was the first to ask Makino, adjusted his expression and spoke again: "Officer Makino... I wonder what the 'business' you just mentioned is?"

Makino smiled and looked at Kujirai Sadao: "Oh, you are talking about that matter~ Now that all the relevant personnel are here, let's get started."

"All relevant personnel? What does this mean?" After hearing this, Kujirai Sadao frowned and felt something was wrong.

Makino chuckled and shook his head: "Mr. Kujirai, there's no need to be so modest. You should know what this means better than I do.

Except for Mr. Maori and me, everyone here is related to the '20 million yen bank robbery and murder case' that happened years ago, right~"

After hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed instantly.

Kujirai Sadao and the other two men present broke out in cold sweats instantly.

Under the panicked gazes of Kujira and the others, Makino slowly swept his gaze across the people in the restaurant and spoke slowly: "Ms. Isogai, if I'm not mistaken, you should be the daughter of Tatsuzaiza, right?"

Isogai Nagisa: “…”

After hearing the name "Dacai San", the expressions of Jingjing and others immediately became uglier.

Without waiting for Isogai Nagisa, whose name was called, to speak, Makino turned to look at another middle-aged man wearing glasses and continued, "Mr. Ebina Minoru, you worked in the bank that was robbed, right?"

Ebina Minoru: "!!!"

(End of this chapter)