Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 169: Ghost Catching People

After noticing everyone's gaze, Maori Kogoro patted his head and grinned, "Oh? Why are you all looking at me like that? Even I'm a little shy~"

Xiaolan sighed helplessly: "Dad..."

"Hahaha, it's okay, uncle is just like this! We're used to it~" Sonoko patted Xiaolan's shoulder gently and smiled nonchalantly.

Makino also smiled and shook his head and said, "Sonoko is right, and if you think about it from another angle, this is actually a way for Mr. Maori to show his easygoing nature~"

Hearing this, Conan glanced at Maori Kogoro, who was blushing and leaning on the dining table with his upper body slumped, and twitched his lips: "This is too 'easy-going'..."

At this time, Dr. Agasa glanced at the plates of Ayumi and the others and said, "The children are almost done eating, Xiaolan, your father's room is relatively close to ours, and the children and I will be responsible for sending your father back to his room later~"

"Dr. Agasa..." Xiaolan looked at the people in front of her, her eyes full of gratitude.

Seeing that everyone seemed to be ready to leave, the screenwriter Kusaka immediately covered his head and pretended to be in pain and said, "Sorry everyone, I seem to be a little seasick, so I will go back to the room first."

Dr. Agasa asked worriedly, "Mr. Kusaka, are you okay?"

Screenwriter Kusaka stood up and said, "It's okay, I have seasickness medicine in my room, I'll go back first."

After saying goodbye to everyone, screenwriter Kusaka stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

Designer Akiyoshi at the table glanced at screenwriter Kusaka's back, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

Makino looked at the two of them thoughtfully, shook his head slightly, and thought to himself: "It's really like a mantis stalking a cicada~"

The next moment, Makino looked at Ayako beside him and said, "It looks like it's still early. How about going to enjoy the night view of the sea?"

"Okay~" Ayako smiled and took Makino's arm, her eyes full of joy and happiness.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Makino took Ayako and left the restaurant.

Xiaolan and Sonoko looked at the backs of Makino and the other man with envy, and a figure appeared in their minds.

Unlike Sonoko's "expectant" and "yearning" expression, Xiaolan's expression seemed obviously a little lonely.

Conan, who was standing by, keenly observed Xiaolan's expression and lowered his head silently.

Whenever he saw Xiaolan's expression, he had the urge to speak up and confess his identity.

But by now, he has missed the best time to reveal his identity.

And as he got to know the organization better, he became more certain of his original idea - only by completely destroying the organization could he meet Xiaolan in the sun.

Otherwise, once his true identity is discovered by the organization, he will inevitably be hunted down by the organization.

Just like, Officer Makino some time ago...

Come to think of it, despite being assassinated, Officer Makino was able to act as if nothing had happened, going to Osaka to attend the hotel opening and taking a cruise...

Thinking of this, Conan closed his eyes and sighed silently.

He has a certain understanding of his own "strength". Perhaps only a "monster" like Officer Makino can survive the organization's assassination.

If it was me who was assassinated that day, I would have probably already...

……

Not long after, in Kusaka Hironari's room.

Screenwriter Kusaka returned to the room, opened his laptop and connected the monitoring device to the computer.

Then he took out a pair of headphones and monitored the room of the eighth president and his daughter with a sneer on his face.

——"Let me confirm tomorrow's schedule with you. Tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock..."

In the dark room, screenwriter Kusaka's glasses lenses were filled with the white light of the computer screen.

At the same time, in Miwako Akiyoshi's room.

Designer Akiyoshi glanced at the cruise ship design on the computer screen and smiled.

At the same time, on the open deck.

After snuggling with Makino for a long time, Ayako looked up at Makino seriously and said slowly: "Long Yi, has something happened recently? There are a lot more security personnel at home recently, and there seem to be many more bodyguards hiding in the dark around Sonoko and me..."

Makino stroked Ayako's hair and smiled gently, "Don't worry, don't you know my strength? Even if there is real danger, I will find a way to kill it and protect you."

Hearing this, Ayako leaned her head on Makino and smiled sweetly: "Of course I know, and I knew it two years ago~"

Makino looked down at Ayako in his arms, a gentle smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

As they spent more and more time together, he gradually realized that Ayako and Sonoko were not as "simple" as he had previously imagined.

Although Shiro Suzuki and Tomoko Suzuki deliberately concealed many things from the Ayako sisters, both of them were more perceptive than expected.

Not only Ayako, but even Sonoko had privately asked him if anything bad had happened recently.

Obviously, the two sisters were much smarter and more perceptive than he had imagined.

But this is normal. Having grown up in such a family environment with such smart parents, it is natural that the two of them cannot know nothing.

"By the way, Ayako~"

"Ok?"

"It's so hard not to have to get up early, how about taking a good rest tonight?"

"..."

Four o'clock in the morning.

Makino looked tenderly at Ayako, who had a happy face and had fallen asleep completely, and stroked her face lightly, then covered her with the quilt.

After doing this, Makino quietly got up and left the room.

In order to prevent the cruise from ending up "sinking", he must deal with the bombs set by Mr. Kusaka and Ms. Akiyoshi.

……

The next morning, in the open-air restaurant.

After breakfast, Xiaolan and Yuanzi enjoyed the sea breeze and drank the drinks in their cups.

Kogoro Mouri stared lustfully at the legs of President Takae, the daughter of the eighth chairman, who was passing by, and made his comments with his tongue sticking out.

Professor Agasa on the side smiled and gave Mitsuhiko and the others a riddle that was a joke.

Just then, Xiaolan and Sonoko saw Makino and Ayako approaching.

After seeing the two, Yuanzi smiled and said, "Didn't we agree to have breakfast together? How can you stay in bed~"

Hearing this, Makino smiled and patted Yuanzi on the shoulder: "After all, it's not easy to get a chance to sleep in, so of course I have to sleep a little longer~"

Although Ayako smiled and nodded as if she didn't care, her cheeks had obviously become redder than before.

Because there were Xiaolan and others present, Sonoko didn't hold on to her sister. Instead, she smiled and recommended the sandwiches here to Makino and Ayako.

While eating, Makino glanced at screenwriter Kusaka not far away, and an incomprehensible light flashed in his eyes.

Soon after, Makino and the others finished their breakfast. Seeing this, Xiaolan and Sonoko also started discussing what to play next.

Before the two of them could come to a conclusion, Maori Kogoro excitedly stood up, pretended to adjust the collar of his T-shirt, and smiled with narrowed eyes: "I won't go with you. It's almost time for me to go back to my room and change clothes~"

"Change clothes?" Xiaolan frowned.

At this moment, Maori Kogoro could no longer hide the smile on his face and laughed, "That's right! Actually, it was the Mingxing Li sisters who invited me to their room. They seemed to want to hear me, a famous detective, talk about solving a case! Hahaha~"

"What?!" Xiaolan and Sonoko looked at Kogoro Mouri in front of them with surprise and frowned.

Conan on the side also looked up at Mouri Kogoro in surprise. He couldn't believe that the Rei sisters actually invited Mouri Kogoro.

"Uncle, when exactly did this happen..."

After laughing a few times, Kogoro Mori quickly said goodbye to everyone and left the deck with a swagger.

Looking at her father's back, Xiaolan sighed helplessly for a moment, but did not stop her father from going to the appointment.

The next moment, Xiaolan looked at Makino and Ayako and said, "Brother Makino, Sister Ayako, what are you going to do?"

Makino replied, "I plan to go to the opera with Ayako this afternoon. I don't seem to have any plans in the morning~"

Ayako glanced at Makino beside her and chuckled, "Xiaolan, Sonoko, why don't we go with you guys in the morning~"

Hearing this, Xiaolan lowered her head and said, "Really? Let me think about it..."

Since this ship is a luxury cruise ship, there are a lot of entertainment activities on board.

In addition to basic entertainment activities such as swimming, sports fields and chess and cards, the ship also has leisure and entertainment facilities such as cinemas, opera houses and massage salons.

But with so many choices, it’s hard to decide.

The next moment, Xiaolan seemed to have thought of something, turned to look at Conan and Ayumi not far away, and said, "By the way, what do you all want to do?"

After hearing Xiaolan's question, Ayumi raised her hand and said, "Is it okay for a ghost to catch people?"

"Catch someone? It makes me miss it so much~" After nodding with a smile, Xiaolan turned to look at Makino and the others, "Do you want to play catch?"

Hearing this, Makino and the other two smiled and nodded, directly agreeing to the proposal.

At this moment, Conan waved his hand and said, "Sorry, I don't want to play anymore~"

Before Conan could finish, Xiaolan seemed to have remembered something important and looked up and said, "Come to think of it, I remember when we were playing tag when we were little, Shinichi also said he didn't want to participate..."

Hearing this, Conan turned around and looked at Ayumi and the others, and shouted, "Great! Let's play hide and seek together!!"

"Eh? Little boy, didn't you just say you didn't want to play?" Yuanzi frowned.

"Ahaha... I suddenly want to play!" Conan smiled awkwardly and touched the back of his head.

Seeing this scene, a smile instantly flashed across Makino's lips.

After confirming that they were playing tag, Ayumi and the others turned to look at Dr. Agasa, who had not yet expressed his opinion.

After noticing everyone's gazes, Dr. Agasa shook his head and said, "Then everyone just have fun. I've already made an appointment for a massage, so I won't be participating this time."

Upon hearing this, the mood of Ayumi and the other two suddenly became very depressed.

After seeing the expressions of Ayumi and the other two, Dr. Agasa suddenly wanted to give up the massage and play tag with everyone.

But before he could open his mouth, he heard what Ayumi and the other two said:

"Eh? What a pity!"

"Yeah! If the Doctor is involved, I'm sure I can find him easily!"

"With Dr. Agasa here, we don't have to worry about being at the bottom."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Dr. Agasa said dissatisfiedly: "Hey! Is this the reason?!"

……

After determining the members who would participate in the game, everyone walked to an open area to the side and prepared to use rock-paper-scissors to decide who would be the "ghost."

At this moment, Makino chuckled and said, "Let me be the ghost, you guys better hide well~"

Ayumi and the other two were very excited to see Makino take on the responsibility of "ghost" on his own initiative.

After all, the person responsible for arresting them this time is a real policeman!

Even Conan looked at Makino expectantly, with a hint of so-called fighting spirit ignited in his heart.

From a certain perspective, ghost catching people can also be seen as a kind of "reasoning duel"!
Thinking of this, Conan secretly said: "Officer Makino, I'm betting on my reputation as a high school detective. I will not be caught by you this time!!"

Before the countdown started, Makino quietly placed trackers on Ayako and Sonoko.

It’s not that he wants to cheat, after all, his existence itself is already considered “cheating”.

This is just to ensure the safety of both of them.

Because only in this way can he quickly and accurately grasp the movements of the two people.

After all, he remembered that in the original work, Sonoko seemed to be knocked unconscious by screenwriter Kusaka and locked in a cold storage.

This is just a necessary measure to ensure the safety of both of them.

After the countdown ended, Makino secretly glanced at the location of Sonoko and Ayako.

After confirming that both of them were not at the dock, Makino took on the duties of "ghost" with confidence.

Not long after, Makino found Genta and Mitsuhiko who were hiding in the restaurant, and Ayako and Sonoko who were hiding in the corridor of the guest room.

So far, everyone except Conan and Xiaolan has been found.

However, he already had a guess about what Xiaolan said.

I don’t know if it’s because he’s a ghost, but Xiaolan’s desire to win as a “ghost catching ninja” seems to have been aroused, and she seems to have hidden in the extremely secret place in the original work.

Finally, Makino found Xiaolan in the warehouse under the floor of the lower deck based on his memory.

Seeing that Makino had discovered her, Xiaolan stuck out her tongue in embarrassment: "I thought this place was absolutely foolproof~"

So far, everyone has been found except Conan.

Five minutes later, after confirming that there was indeed no trace of Conan nearby, Makino narrowed his eyes and thought of something: "Could this kid be..."

Seeing that the half-hour limit was almost up and Makino hadn't found Conan yet, Ayumi and the others showed excitement, as if they had already seen the "dawn of victory."

At this moment, the detective badges of Ayumi and the other two suddenly rang, and Conan's slightly serious voice came out from them:

——"Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, listen to me carefully! I seem to have been attacked by someone just now, and now I am locked in a very small place that looks a bit like a refrigerator! Go and tell Officer Makino!"

Since the sound of the detective badge was quite loud, Xiaolan and the others nearby also heard Conan's voice.

(End of this chapter)