Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

"That should also work, because even with a master key, each card has a different chip number, it just has higher permissions, and you can find the owner's information through the number."

Tsujimoto Kaho said immediately.

"If you want to know the details, I can take you to the control room right now."

339. Now it's Lin Xiaofeng's turn to be the plaything.

Led by Tsujimoto Kaho, Lin Xiaofeng and Akiba Reiko arrived at the cruise ship's central control room. Conan, seeing this, also followed stealthily.

Lin Xiaofeng revealed his detective identity to the crew in the central control room. Upon learning of his identity, they did not make things difficult for him and readily granted him access to their database.

"You want to see the access control records for Mrs. Yashiro's room this morning, right... Wait a minute, let me look for it."

After listening to Lin Xiaofeng's request, the crew member sitting in front of the control panel quickly began to work his hands on the control panel.

As the crew operated, the constantly refreshing and scrolling room data on the screen quickly calmed down and was streamlined at an extremely fast pace... until only a few lines remained, the time being seven o'clock this morning.

The assistant standing nearby stared in surprise, her eyes widening: "Hey, isn't this my master key number?"

In an instant, a question mark appeared above Lin Xiaofeng's head. Wasn't this assistant also a suspect?

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I had the wrong number. This is the access control record for the Eighth Chairman's room this morning!"

Then came the hurried apologies of the crew member in charge of operating the control panel. He apologized as he tried to change the room number in the query record, but Lin Xiaofeng stopped him.

"Wait a minute, we also need to check the Eighth Chairman's access control records. Let's look at yesterday's records."

"Uh, yesterday's?"

The crew members were caught off guard and watched helplessly as the boy who had inexplicably approached them changed the query date from 200 days ago to yesterday right in front of them.

Clicking on the search bar still only yields a few results, but there are many more than today.

Natsumi Tsujimoto checked the access card numbers against the records one by one.

"This is my access card, this is the Eighth Chairman's own, and this... huh?"

When the assistant's fingertip landed on one of the records from around 7 p.m. last night, she suddenly froze and fell into a long period of unresponsiveness.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiaofeng glanced at her.

“This card number…” Tsujimoto Kaho’s face paled slightly, and she stumbled back a few steps. “I remember this card number. It’s a master key card that went missing a couple of weeks ago. Normally, if a master key goes missing, it should be reported immediately and the key’s access should be revoked from the system. But because it was during the final preparations before the Aphrodite was launched, everyone was very busy and forgot about it.”

"0. So even after all that, they still couldn't find out exactly who stole it." Liu Lin Xiaofeng asked expressionlessly.

The situation suddenly became tense again. No one expected that what they had hoped would be to find the murderer by checking the number would turn out to be that the murderer was using a master key card that had been missing before.

“That’s right.” Tsujimoto Natsuho bit her lip. “Besides, at this time, both President Yashiro and I are still in the restaurant. Theoretically, no one should be coming.”

"In other words, the culprit most likely took advantage of this time to sneak into Chairman Yatsushiro's room and planted listening devices or something similar, which is why they were able to accurately grasp Chairman Yatsushiro and Mrs. Yatsushiro's schedule," said Akiba Reiko, crossing her arms over her chest.

"In that case, we'll have to resort to the old method again, checking alibis one by one..." Conan couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Meanwhile, Inspector Megure communicated with other officers in the lifeboat compartment to review the search results and confirm them.

The two groups of people reunited in the conference room.

At a different time, in the same place, this veteran, pragmatic inspector from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department listened with an intelligent expression to Lin Xiaofeng about intelligence that their police force had never even considered obtaining.

"...So that means the murderer is most likely the person who stole the master key card two or three weeks ago, but we still don't know exactly who it is?"

“Yes, so the only solution we can think of right now is to verify the alibis.” Lin Xiaofeng nodded in affirmation.

However, Inspector Megure still looked completely bewildered: "Uh... which alibi specifically?"

"An alibi for dinner last night, around 7 or 8 pm."

Lin Xiaofeng continued to explain patiently.

It's not that Inspector Megure is bad-witted; he's only been on the cruise ship for less than an hour and has no idea what has happened since he boarded yesterday afternoon until noon today.

"So how do we prove this alibi..."

“I think we should ask Mr. Misaki Naoya.”

Kaho Tsujimoto cautiously interjected from the side.

“Mr. Misaki Naoya is in charge of the catering on the cruise ship. He would definitely know if any guests left early yesterday.”

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure exclaimed with delight, "That's wonderful! Please invite Chief Misaki Naoya over here immediately!"

"Okay, I'll call him now..."

After some time...

As the door at the back of the conference room opened, a rather sturdy and honest-looking man in a white work uniform that resembled a naval uniform walked in. This was Misaki Naoya.

Accompanying him were Tomoko Suzuki and Hiroshige Kusaka.

Noticing Inspector Megure's gaze, Conan immediately offered a helpful introduction.

"This is Mr. Kusaka, who had dinner with us last night. He works as a screenwriter, and he told us during dinner that he is currently writing a script about sea voyages."

"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Kusaka."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Inspector Megure coughed lightly, clenching his fist.

"Mr. Kusaka, due to some issues that have arisen on the cruise ship, we need you to provide an alibi regarding your presence between 7 PM and 8 PM last night."

"Uh, between seven and eight o'clock?"

Hiroshige seemed to pause for a moment, then turned to Lin Xiaofeng's side.

"Is it only me who needs it?"

"Yes... oh no, it's that all of you need it." Inspector Megure almost blurted out yes, but thankfully he stopped himself in time.

“Oh, then I’ll go first. I had a few drinks with Mr. Mori during dinner yesterday, so I left halfway through to go back to my room to sleep,” Hiroshige Kusaka said.

"Is that so, Brother Mori?" Inspector Megure turned to Kogoro Mori.

"I think...yes, right?" Kogoro Mouri was also very unsure. He forgot things after drinking. "Oh, I'm really sorry. Actually, I forgot too, because I was quite drunk at the time, and I can't remember a lot of things."

Fortunately, Conan stepped forward to testify at the crucial moment: "That's exactly right, Inspector Megure."

Inspector Megure looked at Tomoko Suzuki. Although he didn't think she had any chance of being the culprit, it was just routine.

"Mrs. Suzuki, could you also please provide an alibi for the period between 7 and 8 p.m. last night?"

Tomoko Suzuki smiled elegantly: "At the time, I was discussing something with Lin Xiaofeng in a private room at the bar. Lin Xiaofeng can testify for me."

Inspector Megure looked at Lin Xiaofeng: "Is that so?"

Lin Xiaofeng said, "Yes. Mrs. Suzuki and I were discussing something at the time."

Just then, Akiko Tsubasa spoke up. Her eyes were sharp as she stared at Suzuki Mai, like a protective mother cat guarding her food, and a low warning growl came from her throat.

"Mrs. Suzuki, could you tell me what you were doing meeting with Xiaofeng in private?"

"Miss Akita Reiko, I advise you not to know. Knowing too much is not a good thing."

"Can't you tell me?"

"It's not impossible."

Suzuki Tomoko glanced at Lin Xiaofeng affectionately, then smiled at Akiba Reiko and said, "A lone man and a lone woman alone in a room, especially in a private room at a bar... Hehehe... I don't need to explain the rest, do I..."

Upon hearing this, if Akiba Reiko had previously only been somewhat annoyed with Mrs. Suzuki but had still managed to restrain herself, she was now completely making no attempt to hide her anger.

Just as she had guessed, Madam Suzuki had set her sights on Lin Xiaofeng, using her beauty and money to lure him into depravity. Judging from Madam Suzuki's smug face, she had clearly succeeded; perhaps Lin Xiaofeng had already become her plaything!

340. A kiss seals the deal

The crowd fell silent. Mrs. Suzuki's words were quite revealing. The fact that Lin Xiaofeng was being kept by Mrs. Suzuki was sure to cause a sensation; it would be explosive news.

However, no one present dared to spread rumors about Mrs. Suzuki. In capitalist countries, the power of conglomerates to control everything is no joke.

Akiba Reiko glared fiercely at Lin Xiaofeng with her beautiful eyes. With so many people present, she couldn't immediately lose her temper, so she could only discipline Lin Xiaofeng privately.

Lin Xiaofeng could only laugh awkwardly a few times. Both women were his loves, and he couldn't bear to part with either of them. He could only try to find a way to make them coexist peacefully.

Inspector Megure, who had already checked all the alibis, coughed lightly.

"Alright, now that everyone's alibis have been prepared, there's nothing else to do for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Hiroshige Kusaka shrugged quite easily: "Alright, in that case, I'll take my leave. It's almost lunchtime, and I need to go back and revise my new script this afternoon."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri and the others said that since things had come to this, they should eat first.

Conan wanted to approach Lin Xiaofeng and say a few words, but before he could even get close, Akiba Reiko beat him to it and took his arm first, as if declaring her ownership.

"Lin Xiaofeng, come back to our room with me first," said Qiu Tinglianzi.

“No problem, Lianzi,” Lin Xiaofeng replied.

"Pity?"

As the room door closed behind him, Lin Xiaofeng called out softly.

Reiko Akiba didn't say a word the whole way, and only reacted slightly when she entered the room and heard the boy's voice behind her.

She first trembled slightly on both shoulders, and after a moment of pause, she suddenly turned around and gave Lin Xiaofeng an extremely strong hug.

The hug was so strong that Lin Xiaofeng almost felt a slight pressure on his lungs.

Akiba Reiko pressed her cheek against the boy's chest, quietly listening to the powerful beating of his heart within her.

Her own voice was barely a whisper: "Little Wind..."

"Ok?"

"I won't let you leave me."

Although Akiba Reiko's voice was soft, her tone was firm and resolute, which surprised even Lin Xiaofeng.

"I didn't say I was leaving..."

"I know."

Qiuting Lianzi interrupted directly.

"But I'm not just talking about now, I'm also talking about the future. I won't let you leave me in the future either."

"it is good."

"What do you mean good?"

“It means… ‘Okay, I won’t leave you,’” Lin Xiaofeng said.

"really?"

"real."

"Okay, I believe you."

Lin Xiaofeng thought he had passed the test after Akiba Reiko said that, but then Akiba Reiko changed the subject.

"Xiao Feng, can you please distance yourself from Mrs. Suzuki?"

Lin Xiaofeng was in a dilemma; drawing a clear line was impossible.

"This...she's my classmate's mother..."

"So what?" Akiba Reiko was deeply disappointed to see Lin Xiaofeng so infatuated with the beautiful mature woman. "Mrs. Suzuki is Suzuki Shiro's wife, a married woman. How can you be so infatuated with a woman like that? I am your woman, understand?"

"Reiko, I understand, you don't need to say anything more."

"You don't understand!" Akiba Reiko grew angrier with each word, tears welling in her eyes. "What benefits did Mrs. Suzuki give you? Tell me, and I can give you the same. I may not be as wealthy as Mrs. Suzuki, but I'm working hard to earn money for our future, and I can give you that too! If you want to earn money, you don't need to be Mrs. Suzuki's gigolo!"

· ······Requesting flowers· ····

"It's not about money, I don't lack money. And I wouldn't become Mrs. Suzuki's gigolo, I'm not that shameless." Lin Xiaofeng felt he'd been misunderstood quite deeply. "Things aren't as simple as you think. Mrs. Suzuki is actually a very lonely woman..."

Seeing Lin Xiaofeng's pretentious act, Qiu Tinglianzi burst out with a curse: "You're such a hypocrite!"

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Lin Xiaofeng didn't understand the logic behind this. How was he being hypocritical? He was just telling the truth.

"Alright, Reiko. Don't be angry. It's lunchtime, let's hurry to the restaurant to eat."

"Hey, you still haven't explained yourself clearly..."

Lin Xiaofeng kissed Qiu Tinglianzi's lips tenderly.

A sweet kiss, exchanging kisses... After a long while, Akiba Reiko's will weakened, and her body went limp. Her beautiful legs, clad in white high heels, trembled, and she involuntarily fell into Lin Xiaofeng's arms. The noble and strong female singer had transformed from a beautiful leading lady into Lin Xiaofeng's beloved wife.