Along the way, Mori Kogoro drove the car in the direction of Kanagawa Prefecture, but after leaving Tokyo and entering the territory of Kanagawa Prefecture, Takato felt that Mori Kogoro began to look at the map repeatedly to find the way, and the path of the vehicle became more and more wrong.

"Hey, Detective Maori, where are you going?"

Gao Yuan took the map and asked questions against the path he was driving on.

"Boy, give me back the map."

As he spoke, Mori Kogoro took the map back from Takato's hand.

"Since the situation is so urgent, of course we have to find the nearest route to pass!"

"But we haven't even arrived in Hakone yet, so it's okay to open like this?"

Gao Yuan was helpless, looking at the surrounding environment, and couldn't help but say, "Moreover, we seem to be in Yokohama now." Hakone should be headed southwest, right? ”

"What? Hakone? ”

Mori Kogoro was surprised, "Didn't you say that the garden was kidnapped on the ship?" I thought it must be a sea cruise in Yokohama! ”

"Ah......h

Gao Yuan was very speechless, "Didn't you listen to Maori classmates and set off without hearing the specific location?" ”

No, you don't even know where your daughter went on her school trip?

In this regard, Takato felt helpless, and felt that he would set off with Mori Kogoro and arrive at Lake Ashi in Hakone Town, and he might have to wait until tomorrow.

Fortunately, Yokohama is also a metropolis, Takato simply asked Mori Kogoro to let him get off the train, Takato directly took the rail transit in Yokohama, and it only took more than an hour to come to Hakone-cho.

After arriving in Hakone, Takato simply took a taxi in a hurry and arrived at the "Prince Hotel" by Lake Ashi.

At this time, there was still a light rain in the sky, and it was clear that Mori Kogoro had not yet arrived at this time.

So, Gao Yuan dialed Mao Lilan's phone.

"Maori-san, I'm now at Lake Ashi, where are you?"

"What? Mr. Wise has arrived? ”

Mao Lilan was a little surprised, so he asked Gao Yuan to wait at the door of the hotel for a while.

Soon, Gao Yuan saw Mao Lilan carrying a handbag, and hurriedly walked out of the hotel.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wise, for the trouble of getting you here."

Mao Lilan said apologetically.

Gao Yuan shook his head, indicating that it was okay, and then looked at the handbag in Mao Lilan's hand, and couldn't help asking, "What is this?" ”

"This is the dinner I prepared for Shinichi, who hasn't eaten since he disappeared from the garden."

Maolilan said.

"So, what about Kudo-san?"

Takato asked.

"I guess he's going to investigate. After all, this time, the police did not let him participate in the investigation, and he should take advantage of the situation to take a look now. ”

Mao Lilan said helplessly.

The police in Kanagawa Prefecture did not let Shinichi Kudo participate in the investigation?

Gao Yuan frowned slightly, and muttered to himself: "Henggou reenlightenment? ”

In my impression, the police department of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, called Yokozo Shigego, is a police officer who is rare among the police who appeared in the original work, and is very disgusted with detectives.

Without much of a pleasantry, Takato asked Moriran a little about what had happened, and suggested that Moriran go to the vicinity of Hakone Shrine to find out if Shinichi Kudo was there.

Hakone Shrine, at the foot of Mt. Hakone, is located on the shores of Lake Ashi, while the shrine's torii gate is built directly on the shores of Lake Ashi and is clearly visible when you swim around the lake.

Soon, Moriran saw the light of a flashlight flashing in the nearby woods, and when he looked closer, he found that it was Shinichi Kudo braving the drizzle.

At this time, Kudo Shinichi was bending over and flashlight, looking for something on the ground.

Because he heard the footsteps behind him, Kudo Shinichi suddenly got up, took a flashlight and shone behind him, and saw that it was Mao Lilan who was walking over.

In this regard, Kudo Shinichi seemed to be relieved.

"What? Xiaolan, didn't you stay in the hotel? ”

"It's Shinichi, you run out first."

Mao Lilan looked at Kudo Shinichi and couldn't help but say.

"But you know I'm here."

Kudo Shinichi said.

"Because I know that Shinichi will definitely sneak out to save the garden. And Mr. Wise said, you may well be here. ”

Mao Lilan explained, and handed the handbag in his hand to Kudo Shinichi, "Here's this." I haven't eaten all this time. As soon as the new and old people entered the investigation of the case, they forgot everything. ”

"Thank you."

Taking the bag, Kudo Shinichi thanked him, but still asked, "Mr. Wise?" ”

"yes. I called him for help, and it turned out to be so quick. He should now go to the ship to investigate. ”

"Let me do my part!" I want to do something for the sake of the garden! ”

"Xiaolan, you ......"

"The garden is my best friend. If the same thing happened to me, I think she'd be restless, too! ”

Without waiting for Kudo Shinichi to finish speaking, Mao Lilan said firmly.

In this regard, Kudo Shinichi sighed a little, "Really, you have been like this since before, once you decide, you won't listen to anything." ”

At this time, Gao Yuan came to the shore where the tour boat docked.

This is an amusement boat decorated like an amusement park ride, and it is also the boat that the students of Teitan High School ride on today to circumnavigate Lake Ashi.

According to Moriran, the kidnapping of Sonoko Suzuki happened when the boat was in the center of the lake.

At that time, the people on the boat heard the sound of falling water from the stern of the boat, and when everyone ran over to look, they found that the headbands of Suzuki's garden were floating on the lake behind the stern.

So, everyone started to look for Suzuki Sonoko on the ship, but in the end they couldn't find it.

Later, the police arrived and found the discarded wetsuit and oxygen tank in the woods near Hakone Shrine, which was presumed to be someone who had infiltrated the moving pleasure boat, kidnapped Suzuki Sonoko, and then escaped with Suzuki Sonoko by diving.

There is no doubt that this is a trick!

After listening to Maoliran's narration, Takato had this idea, after all, it was too long to carry a person on his back and dive from the middle of Lake Ashi to the shore!

So, this is clearly a cover-up left by the kidnappers. And in fact, before the police arrived, Sonoko Suzuki should still be on board!

So, the question is, everyone looked for Suzuki Sonoko on the ship at that time, but in the end they didn't find Suzuki Sonoko, so where did the kidnappers hide Suzuki Sonoko at that time?

Thinking of this, Takato boarded the ship and prepared to investigate.

And it didn't take long for Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan to come to the ship.

The three of them finally met on the aft deck.

Seeing Takato at the stern of the boat, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but say, "Mr. Wise? Did you find anything? ”

Seeing Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan coming over, Takato asked rhetorically, "How are you over there?" Is the location of the wetsuit and the oxygen tank too far apart? ”

"Yes, that's right. I asked the police about the amount of oxygen left in the oxygen cylinder, and there was simply too much oxygen left in the cylinder at such a distance. ”

Kudo Shinichi did not deny it, "So, obviously, the garden can't have been kidnapped and taken away by diving." ”

"Huh? How was the garden taken away? There was no garden on the ship! ”

Maolilan panicked.

"There's one easiest way to do it."

Gao Yuan thought for a moment, and jokingly said, "You don't need to take people away, just sink to the bottom of the lake, isn't it?" ”

"Shen ...... Sunken Lake Bottom...... I can't find ...... just like that."

After listening to Gao Yuan's words, Mao Lilan instantly became sad, his tone trembled, and he said in disbelief.

"No ......"

Looking at Mao Lilan's expression at the moment, Kudo Shinichi was a little uncomfortable and a little entangled, while Takato looked at Kudo Shinichi meaningfully, waiting for him, what would he say.

"Garden...... It's fine. ”

After thinking for a moment, Kudo Shinichi walked to the railing of the boat, turned his back to Maoliran, and said with great certainty.

"Sure enough, Kudo-san, do you know something?"

When Gao Yuan heard this, he showed a look of understanding, "Can you say it?" What do you know about this incident, all there is to it? ”