On the night he came to Lake Ashi in Hakone Town, Takato was reluctant to stay in the high-end rooms of the "Prince Hotel", so he had to go to the unattended tour boat docked at Lake Ashi and rest for the night.

It's just that I didn't expect that night, Gao Yuan, who was resting in the lounge of the tour boat, heard the footsteps of someone walking on the boat!

Originally, because he was not used to sleeping on the ship, he did not fall asleep, so he completely lost his sleepiness, got up, and prepared to see who would board the ship so late.

However, to Gao Yuan's surprise, there was more than one person who could hear the footsteps, and as the footsteps got closer and closer, Gao Yuan knew that the other party seemed to be coming towards the lounge where he was now.

The other party's intention is unknown, or is it a multi-person action.

Faced with such a situation, Gao Yuan was a little helpless about his previous decision to choose to spend a night on the ship, but the matter has come to this point, so he can only find a way to see what the other party's purpose is here.

The kidnapping of Sonoko Suzuki occurred during the day, but when someone came at night, who would be the visitor?

What about the police?

No, it's not quite like that, if the police really cared about the boat, they wouldn't have even arranged for a person on duty.

So, could it be a kidnapper?

There is nothing wrong with this idea, after all, it is speculated that the possibility of the kidnappers sneaking in and taking Suzuki Sonoko from the outside can be overturned, and it is more like hiding Suzuki Sonoko in a place on the ship that no one can find, and then transferring it afterwards.

Well, if this is the case, apparently somewhere on the ship, there should be evidence that Suzuki Sonoko was once hidden, so it is also possible that the kidnappers took advantage of the night to eliminate this evidence.

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan couldn't help frowning - if so, obviously, there was more than one person on the other side.

In other words, from the very beginning, the one-on-one fair duel mentioned in the challenge book sent by the kidnappers to Kudo Shinichi was completely untenable!

You're really careless, Shinichi Kudo!

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan quietly pushed open the window of the lounge, and then, carefully stepping on the edge of the window, slowly leaned his body out of the cabin-

There are many people on the other side, and the possibility of carrying weapons cannot be ruled out, in this case, it is better to hide first.

So, Gao Yuan slowly climbed from standing on the lower edge of the window frame to the top of the window that was pushed open, and cautiously, stood on the window that was pushed open, and then, from the right pocket, took out the "star", pinched the end of the chain with star-shaped decoration, and gently flicked it, and the chain extended into a two-meter-long chain.

Wrapping the chain around his right hand twice, Gao Yuan looked up at the railing on the side of the ship's deck not far overhead, threw the end of the glasses up, and the end of the glasses was thrown to the railing, and then followed the force and tightly wound the chain around the railing - this is a technique learned in the "magician".

Now, Gao Yuan's feet stepped on the top of the window that had been pushed open, and his right hand pulled the chain of the "star" tied to the railing, and in an extremely careful attitude, pasted it outside the wound cabin, and then, with careful and strong feet, slowly closed the window, leaving only a little gap, so that the window exposed some corners and protruded outside the cabin, so that Gao Yuan had a place to stay.

In this way, from the inside of the lounge, no one would have imagined that there would be a person hanging outside at this time!

Immediately afterwards, Gao Yuan, who was sticking to the outside of the cabin, heard the door of the lounge being pushed open - because the window was left with a gap, the sound inside could still be heard.

"Is it necessary to come back?"

In the lounge, a voice rang out, seemingly complaining, listening to the voice, it was a young man, "There shouldn't be any evidence left." ”

"That's not sure."

Another voice sounded, also a man's voice, "You have too little gas released from your oxygen tank, and Kudo Shinichi will find this flaw sooner or later." What if he realizes this and goes back to the ship to check? ”

"So what, after all, no one would have thought that we would hide her in that kind of place!"

The man's voice from the beginning rang out again.

"It's hard to say, so no clues can be left, this is the man's request."

Another man said.

"That person?"

Hearing all this, I silently recited a sentence in my heart, and I couldn't help but feel a headache - not only the two people in the lounge now, but also the kidnappers who challenged Kudo Shinichi this time were at least three people! Shinichi Kudo, who the hell are you messing with!

Quietly, Gao Yuan continued to listen to the movement in the lounge, only to hear a faint sound, that is, the sound of the two walking out of the lounge, and the sound of the door closing, and after that, it means that he can't hear it.

At this point, Gao Yuan no longer stayed, his current actions were really dangerous, so Gao Yuan used his strength to climb to the deck along the chain of "stars".

It's good that those two haven't returned to the deck yet!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gao Yuan climbed onto the deck, and then cautiously, hid in a position where he could see the exit of the cabin, intending to see who those two people were.

But apparently, after the two people went out of the lounge, they did not leave the cabin immediately, and Gao Yuan hid for a while before he saw two figures walking out of the cabin, and then took advantage of the night to run off the ship.

However, because it was too dark, Gao Yuan really couldn't see the faces of the two people clearly, but one thing was certain, one of them was a man who wore glasses.

When the two of them walked away, Gao Yuan came out of hiding and walked back to the lounge, intending to see what they had done by "leaving no clues".

However, looking at the layout of the lounge, Gao Yuan really couldn't see what they did, and it was not clear where they went after they came out of the lounge, but what can be known now is that they hid Suzuki Garden in a "place that no one can imagine" when they were on the ship.

Then the question is, what is "unthinkable to anyone"?

In this regard, Gao Yuan died on the ship all night, and there was no answer, just like that, Gao Yuan, who did not sleep at all, investigated all over the ship until dawn the next day-

Originally, Gao Yuan didn't expect any clues left on the ship, he just wanted to see if there was a place where people could be hidden, or a place that he couldn't find no matter how he looked.

But unexpectedly, after a night of investigation, no place to find Tibetans was found, but Gao Yuan found a strange thing:

At the stern of the ship, on the railing, the traces of the burn have not been removed!

Last night, I heard clearly that the two of them had said, "No clues can be left." So, why hasn't this trace been removed?

They forgot? Still didn't expect it?

Or rather, this trace is not a clue at all!

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan frowned - it seems that it is already very difficult to solve the case from the kidnapping incident of Suzuki Sonoko, so is the focus now really on the second notice sent by the kidnappers?

However, it is too whimsical for the kidnappers to dare to say that they will kidnap a person on time at twelve o'clock. What's more, Kudo Shinichi should have chosen to inform the police of the facts, so is it really possible to do this under the escort of the police?

After getting off the boat and walking in the direction of the "Prince Hotel", Takato thought about it all the way, preparing to discuss it with Kudo Shinichi.

But, halfway through, Gao Yuan stopped-

You can do it! To be punctual, under the protection of the police, it is possible to take away a person!

Gao Yuan, who suddenly realized something at this moment, looked surprised and froze in place:

You don't need to be very clever, as long as the kidnapped person cooperates! As long as the target voluntarily cooperates with the kidnapper's actions, it can be done, and at a certain time, leave from the protection of the police!

If that's the case, there are two possibilities!

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan had a plan: no, he can't show his face now, and he must not be exposed to the kidnappers until he is sure which situation it is.

After all, how many people on the other side acted, and he hadn't figured it out yet!