"What's the matter, Hattori, what's standing there in a daze?"

Moriran, who was walking out with a blanket, saw Hattori Heiji leaning against the railing of the deck at a glance, not knowing what he was doing.

may be because of Tang Ze's accident when he was attacked and fell into the water, when she saw this picture, her nerves jumped, and she wanted to go up and pull people away from the side, strange for the unsafe look.

"Well, it just feels a little weird." Hattori came back to his senses, stood up straight, and whispered to himself, "I always feel like something is missing." ”

As he stood up straight from the railing, Maorilan finally saw his movements—he was just leaning against the railing, rubbing the amulet that had been ripped from his neckline.

It's a very familiar one, she just met it in Osaka not long ago.

"Do you want to be with the leaves?" Maolilan, who sensed that she understood something, laughed, "Looking at her amulet in a daze? ”

"What nonsense! I wondered if it was too unlucky to carry this thing on me...... Never mind. He cleared his throat and stuffed things into his clothes without going any deeper, "Is this the blanket that Tang Ze just draped?" ”

"yes, it's on the speedboat that the officer who saved him, and a couple of towels to wipe his hair. He's gone to change his clothes, please help him get back. Mao Lilan lifted the neatly folded blanket, and he didn't easily bypass the topic, "What's wrong with Heye's talisman, not to mention whether it can prevent disasters or not, after all, her intentions are still very sincere, right?" ”

"Why are you so ambiguous...... "Hattori Heiji, who couldn't help but have a hot face, coughed and looked away a little, "I always feel that this thing is inexplicably a little hot, so I took it out to see." ”

By the way, I will think about and review today's case.

Due to the sudden situation on the ship, two people were killed in a row, the passengers fell into the water, and the organizer in charge of funding was determined to be the murderer and was about to be arrested, and the original travel plan naturally fell through.

Now, the police who boarded the ship have taken over the follow-up of the case, and the ship is on its way back to sea, and in a few moments, it will probably be back in port.

He ended his communication with the police, and happened to have a little time to spare, and he was still thinking about some details of the case.

"It's feverish, maybe the amulet has already worked." Mao Lilan lifted the blanket in his hand, "If you don't wear an amulet, maybe the person who falls will be replaced by you?" ”

"Sounds like you're cursing me......" Hattori Heiji shook his head and patted the amulet on his chest through his clothes, but he didn't mention the question of bad luck again.

Inexplicably, he felt that there was some truth in what Mao Lilan said.

If it weren't for Tang Ze's hands and feet being too fast, not long after the first deceased was found, he began to wander around the boat and search, then he felt that he would really go to the bow of the boat to check it.

"What about Tang Ze, there's nothing wrong, right?" No longer thinking nonsense, Hattori Heiji took the initiative to take some of the things in Mao Lilan's hand and walked in the direction of the police with her.

Although Tang Ze didn't seem to be injured, after all, he was violently attacked and fell into the sea, and they were worried about what infection and other problems happened to him, so they still found the ship's doctor to come and help check it.

"It's really nothing. Tang Ze said that it was because he was rescued in time and did not choke on a few mouthfuls of water. Having said that, Mao Lilan couldn't help but feel worried, "But, why did this happen when he was on a trip, and I wanted to take him to relax......

"Again?" Heiji Hattori quickly caught the keyword.

"yes." Mao Liran shook his head and began to count slowly, "The first time I met Karasawa on the seaside in Izu, well, the organizer of the event is missing, and his life and death are unknown. Later, when I was skiing, I encountered a case not only at the ski resort, but even in the car on the journey...... Oh yes, after going to Yokohama, it seems that Karasawa also moved in accordance with the restrictions on the travel application......"

Listening to her babbling, Hattori followed her footsteps beside her, and couldn't help but walk slower and slower.

So, is it actually Tang Ze who is really unlucky?

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“…… That's it. Minoru Ebino ended his story, slowly breathing a sigh of relief.

Some words, he also held in his chest for a long time, pretending to live as if nothing had happened for so many years, but the pain in his heart couldn't fool him.

Having the opportunity to talk about these experiences can also be regarded as a kind of stress relief.

"Well, so, you are the bank clerk who died in the robbery 20 years ago, and Mimi Izizaki's boyfriend at the time, and she got on the boat to find clues to the robber who killed her, right?" The policeman with the record book in his hand summed it up briefly.

"Fiancé. I'm her fiancé. Minoru Ebina insisted.

"Okay, fiancé." The policeman, who could somewhat understand his feelings, looked at his face sympathetically and changed his words.

"That's pretty much it. I don't think Mihae's death was a manslaughter as reported in the media, she was murdered by these thugs. So, I want to find this group of people and get justice for her. Minoru Ebina said bluntly.

He simply will not accept the outcome of anything beyond the period of criminal proceedings.

The validity period of the lawsuit is only a restriction of the law, not a restriction of justice, if the law does not give him this justice, he will seek it himself.

"How can you get justice?" Sensing the extreme emotions in the heart of the man in front of him, the policeman who questioned him secretly felt that it was not good, and followed his words to ask.

“…… I'm just an ordinary clerk and can't do anything. Minoru Ebina smiled and didn't explain, "It's just an expression of my thoughts and wishes." ”

"Well, I see, Mr. Minoru Ebina. Later, if the police contact you to supplement the written information, I hope you can cooperate with the work. This is also to confirm the guilt of Whale Ei, can you understand? Putting down the notebook in his hand, the policeman said in a gentle tone, considering that the man with a bitter face in front of him was a family member of a victim who had suffered for many years.

"Of course. Thank you. Minoru Ebina nodded calmly and got up to leave.

He turned his head and bowed gently towards Samezaki Shimajima, who was paying attention to him, and passed Nagisa Isobei, who had a complicated eye, and walked down the corridor back to his room.

Walk back to the "murder weapon" that he brought to the ship.

Yes, he is just an ordinary clerk who has neither the ability to track down the murderer, nor the ability to do more for Mihae, who has passed away silently.

So he carried a whole box of high explosives, ready to die with them once the identity of the murderer was determined.

He had seen this world too quiet and lonely for a long time.

However, what he didn't expect was that before he could find out the specific identity, this group of bastards who had been hiding for so many years had their own infighting because of the distribution of interests, and two died, and the remaining one would also face the judicial punishment that he had escaped for many years.

Therefore, Minoru Ebino doesn't mind maintaining more communication with the police, as long as it can increase the guilt of Taruo Whalei, he will not hesitate to do so.

Yes, it is true that their robbery and homicide crimes have exceeded the litigation period, but the rule of law is still carried out by people in the final analysis, and judges are not emotionless machines, but will generate sympathy, will consider the impact of the case, and the role played by the defendant in the incident.

As long as he actively assists and operates actively, it is very likely that this case will eventually achieve the effect of combining punishment for several crimes.

This gave him a lot of motivation and a little bit of hope.

So he planned to wait for the ship to come to shore and throw the deadly box into the bottom of the sea.

Even if he was confident in the stability of the detonator he had created after many years of research, such a lethal thing should not be carried by a hopeful person after all.

He patted the leather surface of the heavy suitcase, thought for a moment, and reached out to pull it away.

Check the condition of the explosives, and don't make any extraneous problems after the dust has settled.

With a little force, as soon as he lifted the box, Minoru Ebino intuitively felt that something was not right.

This box of things was packed in and carried by his own hands, and he was very familiar with its weight and volume.

Not quite right, at this weight......

Minoru Ebina's heart sank, and he carefully laid the box flat and slowly unzipped it.

The peculiar smell of old coins poured out at once.

“…… This, this is ......" Looking at the scribbled stacks of banknotes exposed in the box, Minoru Ebina couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Just by looking at the size and weight of these things, you don't need to count them carefully to guess how valuable they are.

This, how can it be......

Could it be ......

Remembering what the dark-skinned detective had mentioned, the stolen money that was robbed by the monster thief group, Minoru Ebi, couldn't help but suddenly have an association.

With a little subtle hope, he completely zipped the box to the bottom and lifted the entire top cover completely.

Sure enough, among the banknotes that filled the entire suitcase, a red and black card was buried there.

Compared to the full banknotes, this thin paper card is so thin and has no special value, but Minoru Ebino held it in his hand as if he had seen a jewel buried in the dust.

"Wealth may be attractive, but there is more to it than money.

That's the real treasure, so we decided to replace it with these disturbing things.

If you want to keep it for yourself, or give it to others, you can dispose of it, but after all, this is the wealth that Mimi Izizaki wants to protect with her life.

There are some things that should be given to the people who should have them."

Minoru looked at the banknotes in the box, and his fingertips couldn't help rubbing the words "Misaki Mikai" on the message, and before he knew it, he burst into tears, and couldn't help but feel a trace of tangible comfort.

Some of the darker roars of rage, which had been raging all day in the depths of his soul, seemed to have finally quieted down.

"The Monster of the Heart, sure enough, exists......" he muttered vaguely, holding on to the edge of the bed, slowly unable to support his body, kneeling by the box, crying silently.

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"I think...... My father is indeed dead. ”

Nagisa Isobei's voice was soft, but the words she uttered echoed around her own eardrums, deafening.

Only she knows how much effort it took to say this.

She wanted to make a decent expression, but she thought she was probably smiling ugly, because she could already see the pity on the face of the officer opposite her that she didn't want to see.

"I don't remember much what happened when he died, I was very young." She tried to keep her voice as steady as possible, and said bluntly, "But in the past 20 years, he has never contacted his family, his mother and me." He wasn't like that in the past, that's what my mother said. The reason why I came on the boat was not to have too much hope that he was really alive, but to see if it was possible to find someone who knew him. ”

Her father was a criminal, something she knew at a very young age.

Ye Caisan is a smart and shrewd person enough, he can make many exquisite arrangements, turn the police around, humorous, and has a good personality......

It was all from her mother's description, and all she could remember was the little things.

Hold her warm big hand when she goes to buy candy, hold her to her chest with broad arms, learn to do magic, and take out some small toys, clean slender fingers......

In her mind, her father was a very conflicted person, and so was her own life.

On the one hand, he is a criminal who has suffered from the economic losses he has suffered over the years, enough for him to stay in prison for many years, and on the other hand, he has some inexplicable principles, such as not using the same team for a long time, and will do his best to plan every detail, insisting on not causing death in the process of committing the crime, as if the criminal still needs to pay attention to some professional ethics.

And then he also paid the price for this inexplicable persistence, and he defended his principles with his life.

And Nagisa Isobe her own words......

She couldn't tell if she believed her father was still alive.

He walked too fast, too suddenly, and the only thing left for her was a group photo.

Perhaps, she just wanted to ask him why he had such a strange code of conduct, why he chose this path, and whether he could wash his hands for her and her mother, and become an ordinary person again......

The merciless sea is like a coffin of silence, in which the answers to all puzzles are held, and it will never see the light of day again.

And when she faced the families of the victims, her feelings were even more complicated.

She seems to be innocent in this matter, but she can't deny that her mother has a part of her wealth, which is her father's illegal gains, and she is indeed a child who grew up drinking the blood of the victims.

Should she feel sorry for this, or should she be angry at her father's farewell......

Nagisa took a deep breath and walked quickly to his room.

She was in a mood swing right now and felt like she needed a little nicotine.

Walking into the room, she flipped out the cigarette case in her bag, and as usual, she pressed the lid of the cigarette case with one hand and directly hooked out a cigarette ......

Then, her fingertips felt a little cold touch.

Isobei Nagisa was stunned, turned his head, and looked at the box in his hand.

The slender object she pinched with her fingertips was not the tobacco she was familiar with, but a slender, jade-textured name badge.

She flipped the slender seal over and looked at the lines engraved on her head.

"Furukawa".

Nagisa's eyes widened suddenly.

She flipped the cigarette case over.

There was a slip of paper in it, scribbled and haphazard, as if the person who wrote it had no time to pay attention to the correctness of his writing in a hurry, and the two lines of text were offset up and down, fluttering, not in a straight line at all.

"I think you can be considered a victim too, but given who you are, it doesn't seem like you should be compensated for anything, and that would be unfair to anyone else.

After thinking about it, let's leave this to you, after all, it is Ye Caisan's most commonly used name.

I hope it will soothe your sorrows and live well."

Nagisa's fingertips trembled slightly, and he carefully held the seal in the palm of his hand.

At the end of the note, a stick figure logo fluttered there.

"Heart, the Monster Thieves ......"

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"I still feel like I'm missing something."

Watching the ship slowly moored into the harbor with the flag of the navigator on the shore, Conan, who was standing on the side of the ship and waiting, said coldly.

"Sure enough, you think so too, don't you?" Hattori turned his head suddenly.

"yes, it just feels weird." Conan dragged his chin and smacked his lips, "Everyone on the ship, except for a few of us who came for sightseeing, are all people involved in the case. That's a definite fact, right? ”

Hattori Heiji nodded: "Yes, I am a detective who was directly called by Tadao Whalei, the three of them are robbers who came to meet, the old man Samezaki Shimaji is the victim's father, Isobei Nagisa is the daughter of Ye Caisan, and Minoru Ebia is the victim's boyfriend......"

"Well, so, we're here to visit, you're here to contact the client, the three robbers are here to share the spoils, the old man wants to work hard at the end of the prosecution period, and Isobei Nagisa is here to find his father...... So what did Minoru Ebia do on the boat? Conan, who was troubled by this question, frowned tightly.

“…… Does he have a heavy suitcase that he never leaves with him? Hattori thought for a moment, then turned his head to look at the other passengers who were also preparing to disembark, and muttered.

"Don't you ......!" Conan couldn't help but be startled, and almost jumped straight up.

He turned his head violently, almost spraining himself, and opened his mouth to shout to be safe—

- and then was covered by a handful of hands.

"Don't be surprised." Tang Ze took advantage of the situation to clamp his head like a ball, "Isn't it a bomb?" I saw him sneak things into the sea. That suitcase should have only personal belongings in it now. ”

After speaking, he glanced at Conan from the corner of his eye, and said coldly, "You shout, do you think that Classmate Lan is not suspicious of you enough?" Why, I feel like I'm on the verge of being exposed, so I don't have any desire to survive at all, right? ”

Conan, choked by his words: "......"

They took a lot of trouble to divide so much money into other people's luggage in two parts, and you have to search the box as soon as you come up, isn't that exposed?

This money has exceeded the time for civil prosecution, and now it is a free amount of money, which they have stolen with great difficulty, and they can give it to whomever they want!

Yes? You say that a new theft will become a new stolen money?

Who knows what's in the safe, right, you call it stolen money, you call it and see if it promises you?

The relieved thief leader put down the fuss schoolboy with a smile on his face, glanced at Samezaki Shimaharu and Minoru Ebina, who were talking together with a calm expression, withdrew his gaze, and continued to stare at the port.

It's time to go home.

(End of chapter)