Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 18: Eagle Eye Vision

The early morning sea breeze not only woke up Kogoro Mori, but also made everyone in the Yasumoto family feel a chill in their hearts.

Akie Usumoto's body was still lying at the stern of the deck, but Kogoro covered it with his coat.

"Unfortunately, she had already passed away when I came over." Kogoro sighed.

He didn't expect so many things to happen when he was drunk, even the old man was killed in the room.

"The fatal wound was a stab wound to the chest. It was very quick, but for some reason it was pulled out halfway..."

"call!"

Gao Mo stood beside Xia Jiang and the others in deep thought, his eyes glancing at everyone present. With the gigolo, Ryu Nan, arriving last, there was no other movement.

The painter Ichiro Osamu, who was suspected to be the murderer, was not there.

"Where's Ichiro?" Mariko, the mother, also reacted and shouted in panic, "Why isn't Ichiro here? Quick, go find Ichiro!"

The couple did not delay and hurried back to the cabin.

Conan followed, but Xia Jiang and Xiaolan were stopped by Gao Mo: "Don't run around at this time, let them find it."

After lifting his coat and looking at Qiu Jiang's body, Gao Mo exhaled lightly and activated the "Eagle Eye Vision".

Headache.

He didn't really want to get involved in this case, but he had the impression that Azumoto Akiie hadn't been killed...

The murderous intent is spreading.

We can't delay any longer. If the case is not solved quickly, things may get worse and worse.

Wow!
As his eyes flickered, a large amount of detailed information in the night rushed into Gao Mo's mind.

Qiu Jiang's death posture, the bloodstains and tiny scratches on the railing...

The scene seemed chaotic when the incident happened, and there seemed to be three people present.

There is too much interference.

What exactly happened - he only had the superpower of observation and could not deduce it.

"that is……"

In the last second, Gao Mo noticed the bloodstains and scratches on the outside of the hull, and vaguely saw blood molecules flowing all the way down.

When I wanted to take a closer look, my head started to feel dizzy.

At the same time, a deadly threat of death came from behind like a needle.

coming……

Gao Mo endured the dizziness and turned around, but found nothing.

Using supernatural powers has a chance of amplifying murderous intent, but if the opponent intentionally hides it, it will be difficult to determine the source.

Terrible.

Each one of them contains murderous intent, right?
Gao Mo observed Uzumoto Shoji and Uzumoto Ryuo out of the corner of his eye - these were the only two people left.

I don’t know whether the murderous intention was directed at him or because of Xia Jiang.

Choose one of the two, or both of them have feelings for Xia Jiang...

"Hoohoo!"

The wind was even louder astern.

After a while, Mariko and her husband returned to the deck in a daze. The aunt's face no longer had the aggressive look as before, and her heart was completely focused on her son.

"I didn't find it. How could I not find it?"

"Wow, my Ichiro..."

"Stop crying!" Uzumoto Ryuo scolded in disgust, "Maybe it was your Ichiro who killed Qiu Jiang. That guy is usually not normal. Maybe he hates me for bullying him..."

"How could Ichiro do such a thing?" Mariko cursed, "I think it was you who killed Qiu Jiang. I heard your quarrel clearly!
Are you worried that Qiu Jiang will divorce you? Qiu Jiang has already had a man outside! "

"What nonsense! I did have a fight with Qiu Jiang, but I wouldn't kill anyone! I won't get the inheritance anyway!"

Long Nan cursed back and turned to Gao Mo.

"Besides, Xia Jiang and the others were there at that time. How could I possibly come out and kill Qiu Jiang?"

"Later we went to the warehouse to see Mr. Xiaowu." Xiaolan and Xia Jiang added hand in hand.

"Anyway, I was in the room the whole time," Long Nan spat, "I think it must be Ichiro's doing. Otherwise, why would he hide?"

"What are you talking about? Hiding?" Mariko kept wiping her tears. "Ichiro might have been in trouble too!"

Kogoro Mouri, who was standing next to them, felt a headache as big as an ox as he listened to the quarrel between these people. The aftereffects of being drunk also began to take effect, and the cold wind made his stomach churn.

"Stop arguing. Everyone, take shelter in the restaurant until we get to Tokyo. If anything happens, we'll report it to the police..."

"No!" Mariko firmly rejected it. "Something happened to our Ichiro, why should we avoid him?"

"Ichiro, I'll come find you," Maori Kogoro said with a headache, "You two just stay in the restaurant, is that okay?"

"Our Ichiro might be frightened, hurry up!"

"Know!"

After comforting the people from the Yamoto family and sending them into the restaurant, the man with a mustache discovered that Gao Mo had been standing by the deck railing.

"What's wrong, Kido...Butler-san?"

"Uncle, you have been sleeping in the restaurant, didn't you notice anything?" Gao Mo's eyes were always fixed outside the guardrail.

He is not a detective, he only has an extraordinary skill called "Eagle Vision".

Finding clues doesn’t guarantee that you can make use of them… I always feel like something is missing.

As a detective, he is now no different from a layman.

The Detective's Notebook by Moustache was of no help, and might even have had a counterproductive effect.

"I thought I heard a sound," the man with the mustache felt increasingly sick to his stomach, his expression changing from moment to moment. "There was a sound of someone falling into the water... Maybe I heard it wrong. The important thing now is to find that Ichiro first, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble that family will cause."

"Uncle, you take a rest first. Leave the search for people to Xiaolan and me."

Gao Mo withdrew his gaze and turned towards the restaurant.

The Yasumoto family was almost wiped out - there were only three direct descendants left, and the other two were sons-in-law.

It's like being cursed.

"Then you guys be careful," the mustache-faced man couldn't bear it any longer. He didn't refuse, but his face remained wary as he scrutinized the people in the restaurant. "If you want to say who's the most likely murderer, it's that Uzumoto Ryuo. I'll keep a close eye on him."

Ryuo Uzumoto?

Gao Mo had indeed noticed the fierce gaze of this gigolo.

As a son-in-law, the other party did not hide his desire for the family's property.

Because of Usumoto Akiie, it was not surprising that Usumoto Ryuo had murderous intentions towards him just now - even though he did nothing.

The motive for committing the crime is quite sufficient, whether it is to kill the old man or to kill Qiu Jiang...

"Butler Kindaichi, my sister can't stay here anymore," said Shoji Usamoto as he walked out of the restaurant with a helpless look on his face. "Let me help find Ichiro. The boat isn't safe yet, so let Miss Xiaolan and Xia Jiang stay in the restaurant."

"No, they're safer with me." How could Gao Mo let the bodyguard go?

"Safety?"

Xiang Er of the Tsuyoshimoto clan was slightly stunned, and looked at Gao Mo's thin body in surprise.

His frail temperament is too obvious, and he has no sense of security at all.

"Then I'll come too. With me here, even if Ichilang is the murderer, he won't dare to do anything reckless."

"..."

I was underestimated again.

Gao Mo walked to the front with a depressed face.

I must practice hard when I get back. Anyway, I am not short of money for the time being, so I can hire a personal trainer to regulate my body first.

Combat professions should also be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

He is not Conan, so he can't always ask Xiaolan for protection.

……

cabin.

Conan walked out of Ichiro Osamoto's room with his chin in his hand.

This art student's room is filled with a large number of sketches of Xia Jiang, who looks more beautiful than the real person, like a glowing goddess.

He didn't understand what Ichiro Tsumoto was thinking, but the breadcrumbs found at the crime scene were indeed related to this art student.

There is also bread on the sketchpad used as an eraser.

Furthermore, upon re-examination, the bread crumbs at the crime scene also contained a small amount of charcoal.

The question is - where did Ichiro Yasumoto go?

Was this the same person who killed Azumoto Azue...?

Conan looked through the memo given by Gao Mo and had a general idea of ​​the whole case, but there were still many doubts.

Mr. Yamoto once got angry because an art student liked Xia Jiang, and even said, "A toad is trying to eat swan meat."

There is a motive for killing the old man.

But how could Qiu Jiang be murdered?
Conan thought of Ryuo Usumoto.

Perhaps there is a second murderer.

"Conan!"

Xiaolan followed Gao Mo and his group to the cabin, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Conan thinking about the case.

"Really? Where have you been? Stop making me worry!"

"How is it?" Gao Mo approached Conan first, "Do you know who the murderer is?"

"It must be Ichiro who killed Mr. Gozo."

Conan subconsciously thought about his reply.

"The murder weapon was Young Master Xiang's kitchen knife. Two of them were lost. One is with Miss Qiu Jiang, and the other is most likely with Yilang. But... I always feel that there is more than one murderer..."

After a brief pause, Conan suddenly looked at Gao Mo with a smile, sweating profusely.

Oops, as soon as I enter the state of reasoning, I forget that I am a child.

This person is deliberately testing him... so despicable!

"Is there more than one murderer?" Gao Mo seemed to have caught some light, and the clues collected by Eagle Vision emerged again.

What if Ichiro wasn't hiding at all, but was murdered along with Akie?

The murderer may not be killed by other murderers...

"Butler Kindaichi," said Usamoto Shoji after checking each guest room and shaking his head, "We've checked every possible hiding place here. Do you want to check downstairs in the engine room? I think Ichiro is most likely hiding somewhere deserted..."

"Snapped!"

Just as we were talking about the engine room, the lights in the corridor suddenly went out and the entire ship was plunged into darkness.

"power cut?"

Gao Mo turned around suddenly in the midst of the fatal death perception, a bright line flashed through his mind, and with the eagle vision, he hurriedly pulled Xia Jiang closer to Xiaolan.

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