Chapter 43 [Chapter 043] Everyone has their own agenda

Author: Report Mr. Krabs

Chapter 43 [Chapter 043] Everyone has their own agenda

On the bow deck, Xiaolan was still comforting Hatamoto Xia Jiang, while Conan was walking around like a little bodyguard, looking around vigilantly.

In the dim light and dark side of the ship, Conan always felt like there was a pair of eyes staring at this side.

Suddenly, the night breeze brought several strange sounds: "Why are you here...ah!"

Conan's whole body was shaken, and he turned to Xiaolan and Xia Jiang and said, "Sister Xiaolan, did you hear anything?"

Xia Jiang was still covering his face and crying, ignoring Conan. Xiaolan shook her head: "I didn't hear anything."

"No, there is definitely something wrong."

Conan gritted his teeth and said, "Sister Xiaolan, I think we should go back to uncle as soon as possible."

"Well, it does get a bit cold here at night."

Xiaolan said softly to Xia Jiang: "Miss Xia Jiang, let's go back first."

"Sorry, Xiaolan, it's my fault."

Xia Jiang took a deep breath and obediently followed Xiaolan and Conan downstairs, preparing to return to the cabin. But as soon as they walked down the stairs, the three of them saw a black figure leaning over the railing opposite.

Conan turned on the flashlight on his watch and shined it forward.

Then... there were two women's screams.

"That's pretty much it."

Kogoro took the opportunity to get away from Hatamoto Akie's entanglement and walked quickly to the deck. Hatamoto Akie thought something had happened to Natsue, so he almost lost his voice and hurried to follow.

By the time Kogoro arrived at the scene, everyone else had arrived, and then they all saw Xia Jiang standing beside Xiaolan.

And the one who died turned out to be Hatamoto Ryuuo!

With wide eyes, a horrified expression, and blood all over his body... his death was much worse than Hatamoto Gouzou's.

"The body is still hot. He must have been killed just now. The cause of death was a heavy blow to the head. It is estimated that the murder weapon was an iron rod or steel pipe."

Kogoro stood up and looked at the people behind him: "Miss Qiujiang, Butler Suzuki and I were in the restaurant just now. Xiaolan, Xia Jiang and Conan have been on the upper deck, so the six of us have alibi. Then the remaining few

Well, can you tell me where you were just now?"

The remaining people looked at each other.

How to say?

Could it be that he was holding a knife and preparing to kill someone?

Helplessly, under the leadership of Shoji Hatamoto, they all groaned and said that they were in their own rooms.

"So there's no alibi."

Kogoro frowned.

"What do you mean, do you suspect that we are the ones who killed him?"

Hatamoto Shoji said dissatisfied.

"The suspect Xiao Wu is locked up in the warehouse. If it wasn't you, could it be him?"

Before Kogoro finished speaking, Conan and Corgi, who smelled the scent of bones, ran towards the cabin.

"Did Xiao Wu run out?"

Shoji Hatamoto also followed closely. With these two people taking the lead, the others could only follow. When they arrived at the warehouse, sure enough, the door of the warehouse was wide open, and Xiao Wu who was locked inside disappeared without a trace.

"You can't tell. Hatamoto Ichiro is in good physical condition. He smashed Hatamoto Ryuuo's Tianling Cap with a stick, then ran to open the door of the warehouse, and then returned to the scene. The key is that there was no sweat on his forehead. This is too much.

Bullshit."

Kogoro glanced at Hatamoto Ichiro, who was hiding behind the crowd, and sighed in his heart.

"Wait...not sweating?"

Kogoro narrowed his eyes.

Can such a weakling brat really control his body to such a perfect level?

"It must be Xiaowu who killed him." Mariko Hatamoto shouted first, "He must have run out and was seen by Ryuu Nan, so he killed Ryuu Nan."

"Idiot, look carefully. There are no signs of damage to the door bolt, so this proves that the door bolt was opened from the outside."

Kogoro pointed to the door bolt on the warehouse door and said angrily: "So there are two possibilities now. The first possibility is that someone opened the door and let Xiao Wu out, but Hatamoto Tatsuo saw and was killed by Xiao Wu.

"

"No, the second victim was definitely not killed by Brother Xiao Wu."

Conan said: "Because before the body was discovered, I heard Tatsuo Hatamoto say something like, 'Why are you here?' If it was Xiaowu, how could he say that?"

"Then the second possibility is that someone killed Hatamoto Ryuuo, and then deliberately opened the warehouse door to let Xiaowu escape, so as to frame Xiaowu."

Kogoro looked at everyone: "But no matter what the possibility is, there must be a murderer or an accomplice of the murderer hidden among us."

Before he finished speaking, the distance between the crowd was obviously widened, and no one dared to stand close to others.

"The most important thing now is not to give the murderer another opportunity, so everyone must stay in the restaurant and no one can act alone."

Kogoro said solemnly: "Whoever acts alone and avoids the sight of others is a murderer."

"Then...where is Xiao Wu?"

Xia Jiang couldn't help but ask.

"He can't escape from the ship. When the ship docks tomorrow, the police will search the ship and find him."

Kogoro frowned and said, "It's very dark now, and we don't have enough manpower. It may be dangerous to search rashly."

Now that the words have been said, what else can others say, and they all return to the restaurant obediently.

Hatamoto Akie was sad and happy at the same time. What was sad was that her husband died. Although she had many lovelies outside, after all, they were still in love with each other.

As for being lucky, she was lucky that she came to seduce Kogoro, and it just proved her innocence.

The detective is right, except for Xiao Wu, the rest of the people are not trustworthy.

So far, the most trustworthy person is not an outsider from the Hatamoto family.

So as soon as he returned to the restaurant, Hatamoto Akie followed Kogoro closely, wanting to cling to him.

"Woooooooo... Long Nan, you died so miserably... Mr. Detective, I'm so sad, can you lend me your shoulders..."

"Sorry, I can't..."

"Thank you, you are such a good person..."

"I said, you can't..."

Looking at Hatamoto Akie who was trying hard to get into Kogoro's arms, everyone else showed contempt.

Just after her husband died, she hooked up with other men, how shameless...

Wait, is this little bitch still thinking about that murder plan?

Mariko Hatamoto, Shoji Hatamoto and others exchanged looks with each other, feeling that their guess was correct.

No matter who the real culprit is, let's kill Xia Jiang and these outsiders first.

"Ahem... It's not interesting for everyone to sit like this. Why don't I prepare coffee and midnight snacks."

Shoji Hatamoto stood up and said.

"Master Xiang'er, I'll go get ready."

Butler Suzuki said quickly.

"No, Butler Suzuki, you are old and unable to resist when in danger. It's better for me to go. I happen to be a chef as well."

Shoji Hatamoto refused.

Nonsense, you are a bad old man, how can I drug you?

"Then you can't survive alone, it's too dangerous."

Kitaro Hatamoto stood up: "I will accompany you."

Kogoro squinted his eyes and did not stop him. Instead, he let the wooden puppet follow. Suddenly the cuffs on the side were pulled a few times, and Hatamoto Akie said pitifully: "Mr. Detective, I want to go to the bathroom."
Chapter completed!