On the first floor of the lodge there is a warehouse, a kitchen, and a dining room in addition to the staff's rooms, and on the second floor there are four rooms for the detectives.

All the houses are almost identical except for the different directions, whether it is furnishings or construction, I have to say that the break is the breaking point, but it is undoubtedly a perfect reasoning stage.

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

"Still no signal," Hattori propped his chin and kept tinkering with his phone, "I don't know if there's any mess with that woman in Heye......"

"It's useless," Detective Hakuba said gracefully, wiping the corners of his mouth, "this is a completely isolated island, and can only be accessed by boat. ”

"Do you still need to say it?" Hattori put away his phone sullenly, and for no reason he was unhappy with Hakuba.

I don't know if it's because of the same family background, I feel like I'm born to deal with it......

After taking a sip of black tea, Hattori turned to the mallet and asked, "Uncle, you should almost tell us now, right?" ”

"Huh?" The tail of the mallet gnawed on the chicken leg in confusion.

"That's why you pretended to be a director to participate in this project of Detective Koshien," Hattori asked, "If not to test our skills, then for what?" ”

"No, no," Hammertail said, smoking a cigarette, "if I say it, I won't get the agreed performance fee." ”

"Is it a daily TV?"

"Hmm."

"By the way, Brother Joto," Conan suddenly wondered, "did you know this Uncle Hammertail and Uncle Koya in the kitchen from the beginning?" ”

"No," Gao Cheng retracted his gaze from the window, "I only met Butler Koya when I was in Shikoku. ”

"Shikoku?"

"I've been there a little bit before."

Gao Cheng looked at the tail of the hammer: "As for this uncle...... I don't know? ”

Hammer Tail wiped his sweat with a dry smile: "Because Detective Joto is famous, I'm worried about being debunked......"

"Really?" Detective Hakuba smiled and asked, "Mr. Mallet, can you please answer me a question?" I noticed the lavender smell everywhere as I walked into the hostel......"

"It's not just the dining room, it's like there's a pot of lavender in every room, and a toolbox next to the pot...... Is there any special significance to these? ”

"This," Hammertail muttered, "I don't know ...... either."

Ryosan Koya walked out of the kitchen with dessert after dinner, "Solving these questions is also what detectives should do, right?" As I understand it, it should be. ”

"That's right," Detective Hakuba chuckled, "but in complete isolation from the outside world, even if you want to investigate, it's ......"

"The Lavender Villa Murder Incident," Nanatsuki Koshisui suddenly interjected, glancing at Gao Chengdao nonchalantly, "I can think of the incident that happened in Shikoku in the past that has something to do with lavender. ”

Conan said unexpectedly: "I have also heard that the eldest lady who lives there died in the secret room, and at first I thought it was a suicide, but half a year later, it caused a commotion, and I heard that because of the improper handling of the police, a maid there also unfortunately committed suicide, and it caused a heated discussion...... Brother Joto, is that why you went to Shikoku because of this? ”

"It just happened to happen."

Gao Cheng silently put down the tableware and stood up, squeezed out a smile and said: "Okay, the meal is also finished, and the mystery of the secret room can almost be solved this time, as a guest of this event, I will come first." ”

"What? Have you solved the mystery of the secret room? Hattori's eyes widened, and he asked, "Could it be some inside information?" I don't know if this secret room is the same as the lavender incident, and you just happen to know it......"

"What are you worried about, I'm not a representative of the competition anyway," Gao Cheng waved his hand and left the restaurant, "Anyway, I'll set up your room as a secret room first, it will take about an hour, and you and Conan will stay here during this time, and you are not allowed to peek." ”

"Who do you think is going to peek?!" Hattori gritted his teeth with a dark face, "This guy definitely did it on purpose!" Isn't it just that there is no sense of existence? ”

"Uh," Hammertail swallowed, and got up with an ugly face, "I'll go out for a while......"

"What's wrong?"

"I'm done with my cigarettes, I'll go to my room and get ......"

Hammer Tail left in a panic, leaving Hattori with a few expressions of thought.

No one is stupid, and the mallet tail has always been very wrong, as if he is afraid of something.

"Is there something else this guy is hiding?" Hattori muttered.

"Maybe."

Koshisui Nanatsuki kept staring at Gao Cheng's figure disappearing at the door, his eyes trembling again and again, and he looked a little absent-minded, and he tightened his palms before leaving his seat.

"I think I'll go to the bathroom too."

"What are these guys doing?" Hattori suddenly wanted to see how Gao Cheng arranged the secret room, but he couldn't pull his face down, and sullenly solved the dessert after the meal.

Having said that, every time you run into these guys, you'll be involved in the incident, so don't make any mess this time......

Hattori stared at the rest of the restaurant unconvincedly, and took a bite of the snack fiercely, looking bitter and hateful.

On the second floor of the hotel, Gao Cheng returned to the room and directly picked out the screwdriver, pliers and adhesive in the toolbox.

The method of the secret room is indeed exactly the same as the original lavender villa, and lavender is deliberately placed in every corner, even if he is unwilling.

I can't even think about it.

And even Ryozo Koya, who was working as a housekeeper at the lavender villa at the time, appeared here......

As far as I can remember, all I need to do is remove the entire window frame, cut off half of the fixed screws, and the rest is to fix it with adhesive to restore it to its original state, and wait until the adhesive is completely dry, the whole process takes about an hour......

Gao Cheng didn't do it immediately, just leaned against the window and looked outside.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and under the light, I saw a figure running against the rain to a small cabin next to it, hastily picking the door lock.

A jacket overalls can be seen in the faint light.

It's the guy with the tail of the hammer......

"Knock knock." Before Gao Cheng could continue to observe, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Detective Joto, I'm Koshisui," Koshisui Nanatsuki hesitantly stood at the door, "I ......"

Gao Cheng opened the door directly: "Come in." ”

"Huh?"

Yue Shui walked into the room a little confused, and there was a feeling that Gao Cheng was waiting for her.

"The ......"

Yue Shui's gaze swept over the few tools placed in front of the window, and his expression stiffened a little: "It turns out that the Chenghu detective has really solved the secret room technique, and it is the same as I thought......"

"Last year," Gao Cheng interrupted looking out the window, "it was probably around this time that I went to Shikoku for an errand. ”

"Last year? Is it ......?"

"That's right, I did meddle in that case, and I also discovered this so-called secret room method."

"Yes, yes?" Yue Shui couldn't react to Gao Cheng's confession, and smiled in a daze, "But...... Why? ”

Gao Cheng interspersed his hands and said in a deep voice: "I was still thinking, who set up such a bureau in the name of the daily sales TV station, but I didn't expect it to be you...... You seem to want to find the detective who intervened in that case, right? Now what are you going to do? ”

Yue Shui looked at Gao Cheng's back tightly, his eyes were covered with a layer of moisture, he bit his lip and his eyes were red, and said, "I just want to ask...... Why? You're a well-known detective, why don't you tell the police the truth? If the police had known in time, the maid might have ......"

"Sorry, I was late when I arrived at the police station."

Gao Cheng closed his eyes and shook his head slightly.

"I just happened to be passing by that time, and I went to see the murderer in the lavender incident, and the maid had already jumped into the sea when I found out the problem...... After all, I'm just a detective, not a prophet, and there are times when I can't do anything about it. ”

"But, but...... Aren't you the one who provided the police with evidence of the homicide? Yue Shui said chaotically, "If it's not you, then who is it!" ”

After a pause, Yue Shui suddenly thought of the TV program that Gao Cheng participated in at that time, and his face turned pale: "Shi Jin Runzai? ”

Gao Cheng turned his head to Yue Shui and asked, "Can you tell me, why do you care so much about the Lavender Villa incident?" ”

"Because," Yue Shui clenched his fingers, "because that maid is my good friend......"

"So you found so many people for the maid?"

"The media did not release the name of the detective who handled the case, and the only clue was that my friend called me before the incident, saying that it was a high school student detective who spoke strangely and suspected that she was the murderer and wanted me to help her......"

Yue Shui looked uncomfortable.

"But by the time I passed, the case had already been closed...... The accent is strange, and I can speak in front of the police, there are only a few I can think of, but Tokitsu Junya can't get in touch......"

"It's good to bring the housekeeper of Jiagu here," Gao Cheng wondered, "What's the matter with that mallet tail?" ”

"He's the thief who did the work on the window." Yue Shui lowered his head and said.

"I see, Mr. Koya knew about the suicide of the eldest lady but didn't tell the police, both of them can be said to be the ones who indirectly killed the maid," Gao Cheng nodded slightly, "Then ...... you called them?"

"That's right," said Yue Shui regretfully, "the rescue ship will not come, and I have agreed with the captain that if I talk to someone about it, I will not pay him the rest of the money, because I don't want to let them go even if I die, and I am also thinking about what if the detective finds out about my plan...... It's a pity that Tokitsu Junya didn't come......"

Yue Shui seemed to be dead, and turned around to leave: "I'm sorry, Detective Chenghu, I also got you involved, and I apologize to them for me." ”

Gao Cheng's expression remained unchanged: "Do you know why the police didn't release the truth, and the media didn't report my identity?" ”

The footsteps of the water are slightly paused.

Gao Cheng continued: "In the end, just a few screws that have been cut can't explain anything, without evidence, the police can't prosecute at all, even if the maid is really the murderer, it can only be stopped, and even as long as you check again, sooner or later you will find out that it was not he who killed ......

"But before everything unfolded, your friend suddenly committed suicide by jumping into the sea, and once the report came out, the local police who were investigating would bear the brunt, and then the police would blame the maid for all the problems, and even mistakenly characterize the maid as a suicide for fear of crime......"

Gao Cheng gently looked at the undulating waves in the distance: "The reality is so cruel, if your friend waits, wait for you or me, even if you wait until the police give up...... But there are no ifs, and there is nothing we can do. ”

After a pause, Gao Cheng's ears moved slightly, and he turned back to Koya Ryozo, who was listening silently outside the door, and shouted, "Mr. Koya, can you come in?" ”

Yue Shui looked at the door suspiciously, and watched Koya Liansan push the door in: "You ......"

"Mr. Koya probably started to suspect when he saw me, but he didn't say anything," Gao Cheng looked directly at the silent Koya Ryozo, "right?" ”

"I'm sorry," Koya Ryozo said with tears in his eyes, choking and facing Yueshui, "I'm really sorry, for the sake of Miss's reputation, I really can't say it...... I thought the maid's suspicion would be cleared soon, but I didn't expect it to be like that......"

"Don't apologize to me," Yue Shui said, "It's too late to say anything, the radio equipment on the other side of the hut has been destroyed by me before, and no one left on this island will survive......"

"Someone will come to save our ......"

Gao Cheng was not worried at all, with a faint smile on his face.

"Because my little helper is still over there."

"You knew it from the beginning?" Yue Shui's eyes shrank, and he looked at Gao Cheng in a daze, "But you obviously didn't even find out that the mallet tail was a fake director......

"Maybe it's the detective's intuition," Gao Cheng said vaguely as he walked out of the room, "Let's go back to the restaurant, everyone is still waiting." ”

Yue Shui stood in the room without moving, looking at Gao Cheng's back with a complicated expression.

In the restaurant on the first floor, Hattori pressed the mallet tail heavily on the seat: "Uncle, can you please explain it now?!" ”

"What's going on?" When Gao Chengcai returned to the restaurant, he saw the mallet tail with a frightened look.

"What else could it be? This guy actually wants to sneak away! Hattori pressed the tail of the mallet angrily, was suddenly stunned, and reacted to look at Gao Cheng, "Didn't you say that the secret room technique takes an hour?" It's good so soon? ”

"Nothing, I'll just give it a try." Gao Cheng chuckled and returned to his seat.

He had seen the end of the gavel pry the door of the hut just now, but it was estimated that there was nothing to gain, and in addition to the destroyed radio equipment, there was only one generator in the hut.

"Detective Cheng, Chenghu," Tail of the hammer shrunk his neck as he faced Gao Cheng's gaze, "I really didn't want to escape, I just wanted to use the emergency walkie-talkie in the warehouse, but it seems that someone smashed it...... It was fine when I came to familiarize myself with the venue three days ago! ”

"Isn't that weird?" Hattori asked, "Why are you looking for an emergency walkie-talkie?" ”

"Because, because," Hammer Tail glanced at Gao Cheng and said, "I feel that something is wrong......

"Hattori, don't be embarrassed for him," Gao Cheng interrupted with his head shaken, "This thief can't say anything, let's wait for help to come." ”

"Rescue?" Hattori let go of the tail of the mallet and looked at Gao Chengdao in a daze, "What rescue?" ”

"The owner won't be back anytime soon," Yue Shui walked into the dining room and explained lightly, "No one knows where we are, that's what happened." ”

"What?!"

"Flat ——!" As soon as he spoke, there was a sound of ship engines outside, and Kazuye's loud voice sounded far away.

Yue Shui looked stunned, as long as Gao Cheng breathed a sigh of relief first, nodded and smiled: "Let's go, uncle, they should be quite worried." ”

Hattori grabbed Gao Cheng in confusion: "Chengto, what's going on, you guy is making it clear!" ”