Maori Kogoro began to understand everything

"Yes, but... this is only limited to Japan..."

"What do you mean?"

"I studied in the UK for a long time," Baiba Tan said calmly, "I only returned to Japan occasionally because my mother-in-law always took on cases for me without my permission."

"Really?!" Hattori looked at the arrogant Hakuba Tan with a stiff smile on his face and annoyance written all over his forehead.

Chapter 114: The so-called accidental planting and detective intuition

At the log cabin inn, the gathered high school detectives returned to their respective rooms. Mori could only ask Tsuchio to help add a sofa bed in Hattori's room.

He had traveled a lot and had been to many places, but this wooden house hotel was really the worst. It was tattered everywhere and there were many signs of repairs.

It seems that no one takes care of it usually...

"Who owns this hotel?" Maori asked as he opened the window and looked outside.

"Well," said Tsuchio, who was always a little nervous in front of Maori, sweating, "I'm not too sure. I heard that it was a villa that a rich man didn't want anymore, so he rented it out at a low price... Then you guys should rest first. Mr. Kotani is preparing dinner in the kitchen. I'll have him call you when it's ready."

Hattori changed into a student uniform, and he still had a sour face until Tsuchio left: "Uncle, just make do with it for now, but I have to share a room with you guys."

Mao Li ignored Hattori's complaints and twitched his face: "I say... do you wear this uniform every time you go out?"

"Please, I won't wear school uniform except for going to school and attending ceremonies," Hattori saw Mori's expression and his eyebrows jumped, "This time, the uncle specifically reminded us to wear high school uniforms during the phone call before, saying that it would be more in line with the atmosphere of Detective Koshien..."

"That's it..."

"What else do you think? Student uniforms aren't for funerals!!"

"I didn't say anything," Mao Li said faintly, "You think so yourself, right?"

Hattori turned aside consciously, straightened his collar and asked with a squinting look: "Is that annoying guy really that powerful?"

"You mean Hakuba Tan?" Maori raised his eyebrows. "I can only say that a good father will have a good son."

Conan sat on the edge of the bed: "I have heard from my father that Hakuba is indeed very famous in the UK, and I feel that he is also very powerful..."

"Really?" Hattori said nonchalantly, "Why haven't I heard of it? Besides, I think it's far worse than you, Kudo."

Conan asked curiously: "Do you hate him?"

"Yeah, his tone of looking down on others... is exactly the same as yours," Hattori leaned closer, staring at Conan and teasing, "However, because you have become a child now, you look more cute, so you are better than him."

"I'm so sorry..." Conan only had a dry smile on his face.

"And me?"

Maori asked curiously, "Will the high school detective Hattori Heiji from Osaka come and give me a sharp review?"

"Uncle?" Hattori turned around and looked at Maori, "Well, I don't feel anything."

"What do you mean? I don't exist?"

"No, I mean we are not of the same age at all, and I don't have any feelings for you at all..."

……

In the corridor of the log cabin inn, after dinner time, Kotani Renzo came to call people one after another.

Maori frowned slightly.

According to Tsuchio, the situation started during dinner. To Hattori and his friends, it was just a TV program arrangement, but to him, it was a warning of crime.

If you think about it carefully, this program does have problems. Renzo Kotani was the butler in the lavender incident, and director Tsuchio also acted strangely from the moment he met him.

It's really weird, if something goes wrong this time, wouldn't these detectives be the ones to blame?

Could it be that Nanatsuki Koshimizu will be killed?

Mao Li followed Kotani Renzo through the corridor and asked, "Butler Kotani, where is that girl?"

"I was just going to call her..."

"girl?"

Hattori asked confusedly, "Are there any women on this island? How come I don't know about it?"

"Are you stupid? You came with us..."

"Oh! Sorry," Nanatsuki Koshimizu hurriedly opened the door. Her sailor uniform made everyone's eyes light up. "It's so late..."

Hattori stared dumbfoundedly at Nanatsuki Koshimizu who had taken off her tomboy attire: "This girl turned out to be a woman..."

"Isn't it almost time?" Mao Li silently looked at Yue Shui's panic, "Let's go to the restaurant first."

"Because the school rules of my high school are very strict, it's very troublesome to strictly abide by them all..." Yue Shui was sweating profusely as he hurriedly tied the scarf of his sailor uniform. "The skirt must be 3 to 5 centimeters below the knee, the scarf must be symmetrical, the socks must be black, and the hair cannot be dyed or permed. If you trim your eyebrows, you have to write a self-criticism... I have been warned several times for my naturally brown hair..."

"There are no cameras tonight," Bai Ma said with a smile, "Is it okay to relax a little?"

Yue Shui paused, thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. He smiled and said, "You are right."

I could smell the aroma of food before I even entered the restaurant. Although the conditions on the island were limited, the food was very rich.

While Maori was still wondering if there would be another poisoning scene, Conan suddenly asked, "Strange, where is the director?"

"Hmm?" Kaguya Lianzo slightly opened his tightly squinted eyes. "When I knocked on his door just now, there was no response. I thought he had already come over."

"Where is his room?" asked Bai Ma Tan.

"Just down the hall."

Kotani Renzo led everyone out of the restaurant, leaving Maori stunned.

It seems like everyone is very sensitive...

Yes, even though these guys are just high school students, they have more detective experience than the average detective.

If they were not lying, the number of cases he handled would probably shock even Inspector Megure, a professional detective.

……

At the pier hotel, Xiaolan hurriedly called Okino Yoko who was recording a program at Nichiuri TV, and her face became increasingly uglier.

"What? There is no such plan at all? Is this true, Ms. Yoko?!"

"Yes," Okino Yoko replied, "I asked many people from the TV station, and they all said they had never heard of the special program "Detective Koshien". Is that person really the director of Nichimi TV? There is no director named Tsuchio Hiroo here..."

"Is it true?" He Ye asked anxiously, "Who is the person who took Heiji and the others away?"

Xiaolan ended the call and shook her head anxiously.

"I can't get through to Dad on the phone, and I have no idea which uninhabited island they went to. The only way now is to find the ship owner... Strange, where's Ai?"

"Xiao Ai?"

Xiaolan and Ran turned around and noticed that Haibara had disappeared at some point.

"Could it be that he went to the pier?"

……

"Whoosh!" The sky above the isolated island surrounded by waves gradually darkened, as if a hand was pressing down on the only old wooden house with lights on on the island. The trees swayed, and soon a drizzle began to fall.

In Tsuchio Hiroo's room, Mori gathered with everyone else in the room and watched Hattori help Tsuchio untie the ropes.

It is unknown who knocked Chuiwei unconscious, tied him up and threw him in the room, and even made the room into a secret room.

Because there was blood on the door handle and Tsuchiwei had not responded, Hattori forcefully broke down the door. From the deformed latch, it seemed that the door was locked tightly, and there were no signs of tampering from outside. The windows were similar, also locked tightly.

Absolutely secret room...

Maori moved closer to the window and his eyes suddenly narrowed when he glanced at a pot of lavender and a toolbox in the corner of the room.

By the way, there is also a pot of lavender and a toolbox in Hattori's room.

Maori opened it and took a look.

There were a lot of tools inside, including wire, nails, pliers, screwdrivers, awls, rulers, adhesives, saws, blades, hammers, etc.

The stuff is quite complete, but these things...

"The first question of Detective Koshien," Kotani Renzo suddenly said mysteriously, "I would like to ask everyone to solve the mystery of this secret room. The person who solves the mystery should write down the reasoning on a piece of paper and hand it to me as soon as possible. If the reasoning is correct, this person will enter the second round and will also be qualified to leave this island!"

"You mean the game has already started?"

The Hattori reacted and stared at Kotani Renzo: "It seems that the hidden camera has been installed long ago."

"But it's quite unexpected," Nanatsuki Koshimizu said with a smile, "I always thought that seeing through this uncle's fake director identity was the content of the first round..."

"Ah?" Chuiwei was sweating profusely. "What are you talking about? I really am..."

"Stop pretending," Hattori interrupted, "You're not a newcomer, how could you not understand the director's jargon?"

"And the Nichimera TV logo on the work jacket you sent is wrong, and the vortex is in the opposite direction. Didn't you notice?" Conan smiled, looking up at his little face, "Isn't that right, Uncle Maori?"

Maori turned his head away silently.

This kid Conan, every time he acts cute and childish, he wants to punish him, so annoying...

……

In addition to the staff rooms, the first floor of the log cabin hotel contains a warehouse, kitchen and restaurant. The second floor has four rooms for the detectives to stay in.

Except for the different directions, all the houses are almost exactly the same in terms of furnishings and structure. It has to be said that although it is a bit flawed, it is undoubtedly a perfect stage for reasoning.

If it really is a TV program, the person in charge has good vision.

"Still no signal," Hattori propped up his chin and kept fiddling with his phone, "I wonder if that woman Heye is doing anything wrong..."

"It's useless," Bai Ma Tan wiped the corner of his mouth elegantly, "This is a completely isolated island. The only way to get here is by ship."

"Do I need you to tell me?" Hattori put away his phone sullenly. He was just unhappy with Hakuba for no reason.

I don’t know if it’s because of our similar family backgrounds, but I feel like we don’t get along…

After taking a sip of black tea, Hattori turned to Tsuchio and asked, "Uncle, it's about time you tell us now, right?"

"Ah?" Chuiwei gnawed on the chicken leg in confusion.

"That's why you pretended to be a director and came to participate in this Detective Koshien project," Hattori asked, "If it's not to test our abilities, what is it for?"

"No, no," Hammertail smoked a cigarette, "If I tell you, I won't get the performance fee I agreed to."

"Is the TV selling today?"

"Ah."

"By the way, Uncle Maori," Conan suddenly asked curiously, "Did you know Uncle Kotani in the kitchen from the beginning?"

"Yes," Mao Li retracted his gaze from the window, "I met Butler Kotani when I was handling someone else's commission in Shikoku."

"Four countries?"

“It was not long ago, actually.”

"I see," Hakuba nodded, turned his head and looked at Tsuchiwei with a smile, and asked, "By the way, Mr. Tsuchiwei, could you please answer a question for me? When I walked into this hotel, I noticed the scent of lavender everywhere..."

"It's not just the restaurant, it seems like every room has a pot of lavender, and there are tool boxes next to the pots... Do these have any special meaning?"

"Well," Hammertail stammered, "I actually don't know..."

Kotani Renzo walked out of the kitchen with dessert. "Solving these questions is what a detective should do, right? That's how I understand it."

"That's true," Bai Ma Tan chuckled, "but in a situation where we are completely isolated from the outside world, even if we want to investigate..."

"The lavender villa murder case," Nanatsuki Koshimizu suddenly interrupted, glancing at Maori nonchalantly, "The only thing I can think of that is related to lavender is the incident that happened in Shikoku in the past."

Conan said in surprise: "I have heard that the young lady who lived there died in a secret room. At first, it was thought to be suicide, but it caused a commotion half a year later. I heard that due to improper handling by the police, a maid there also committed suicide, which also caused a heated discussion... Uncle Maori, did you go to Shikoku just because of this incident?"

“It just happened to happen.”

Mao Li silently put down his cutlery and stood up, forcing a smile and said, "Okay, we're done with the meal, and we can almost solve the mystery of this secret room. As the guest of this event, I'll go first."

"What? You have solved the mystery of the secret room?" Hattori's eyes widened, "Really?!"

"When have I ever lied to anyone? Besides, there's no benefit in lying to you, right?" Maori waved his hand and left the restaurant. "Anyway, I'll set up your room as a secret room first. It'll take about an hour. During this time, you and Conan stay here and don't peek."

"Who do you think would peek?!" Hattori gritted his teeth with a dark face.

"Uh," Hammertail swallowed his saliva, stood up with an unpleasant look on his face, and said, "I'll be out for a while..."

"what happened?"