Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 63 Rice Flower Attractions
October 10, morning, downstairs of Yingmihua Apartment.

"Xiao Hei, over here... Hmm? Is your arm okay?" Ayako was still a little worried when she saw that Shiraishi just put his left arm in his pocket.

"Don't worry, I just changed the medicine this morning, everything is fine." Bai Shi comforted.

"Let's go, get in the car." Ayako was driving a Hummer that didn't match her temperament and figure at all.

Needless to say, I know why this is happening.

……

When arriving at the parking lot of the Rice Flower Aquarium, Shiraishi couldn't help but sigh: "There are quite a few tourists today..."

"Of course, after all... this is a popular tourist attraction in Beika Town now!" Ayako said as a matter of course.

Why is it popular?
Of course it’s because the newspapers have been reporting on the “Rice Flower Red Hair” incident before!
"These reporters are really making trouble out of nothing..." Bai Shi said with a little guilt.

Although rationally there was nothing to feel guilty about, but... Shiraishi thought of the various headlines of that day and those unlucky reporters. The most popular photos on the front page were all the ones of himself "giving breath" to Ujimina Ayano underwater surrounded by sharks!

I have to say that the scenery and composition of that photo are really good, and even have a kind of aesthetic feeling...

Fortunately, Ayako didn't seem to think of this at this time. She just changed her shoes, got off the car, and then took Shiraishi through the VIP channel. Ayako had already prepared everything from tickets to travel guides - after all, Shiraishi was so busy, so of course she had to do it.

As for why change shoes?
When Ayako went out with Shiraishi before, she would habitually wear "high heels", but once she drove in this way, Shiraishi criticized her, so she always remembered to change into flat shoes when driving...

……

Shiraishi and Ayako were like ordinary couples. They visited various venues in the aquarium, made an appointment for the next dolphin show, and ate ice cream...

Except for the "height difference", everything seems normal.

Suzuki Ayako is also 166cm tall, which is considered relatively tall among the girls in East Island Country. However... next to Shiraishi, even wearing high heels, she looks particularly small.

Before the next show at the Dolphinarium begins...

"The time is just right... let's go for a walk in the underwater tunnel." Ayako said, pulling Shiraishi's arm.

"Hmm? Okay..." Although Shiraishi had been there before, he obviously hadn't taken a good look at it.

"The underwater tunnel has always been a feature of the Rice Flower Aquarium, and now it is a very popular tourist spot!" Ayako said with a proud look on her face.

Shiraishi then realized that the so-called "underwater tunnel" was actually the viewing area outside when he sank before.

After passing here, the Dolphin Performance Hall is in front...

And in the underwater tunnel, there were indeed a lot of tourists. Seeing this, Shiraishi deliberately moved to the corner - although Shiraishi was wearing sunglasses now, and his usual outfit of a sports shirt took special care of the effect of "looking shorter", but... if you really see him up close, anyone would find that there is a two-meter-three little giant here!

After all, Shiraishi is not a celebrity. Even though he has been on the news many times, not many people can recognize him just by looking at his facial features. However...

This height is not good, the features are too obvious!
Ayako also realized that Shiraishi didn't want to attract attention, so she followed him and retreated to the corner - after all, Shiraishi also had the ability to counter-reconnaissance, so it was very easy for him to avoid everyone's sight.

at this time……

"Ah! Look..."

"Huh? What happened to these little sharks?"

"Are you hungry again?"

Shiraishi originally thought he had been recognized, but it turned out... it was the bull sharks that swam near the viewing area. They seemed to have discovered something and immediately scattered - it must be said that animals are more sensitive than humans, and they obviously recognized Shiraishi whom they hadn't seen for a week!

While everyone was distracted, Shiraishi pulled Ayako and hid behind a pillar in the tunnel. Seeing this, Ayako smiled secretly and said, "It seems that the photo was taken right there..." She pointed to the front, where there were the most people.

There were also couples queuing up to take kissing photos, which made Shiraishi's face darken.

At the same time, Shiraishi realized that Ayako did not fail to see or remember it.

"Ayako..."

"Pfft... I'm not jealous!" Ayako blushed - half because she imagined the photo in her mind, and half because she blamed herself. After all, there was no reason for her to be jealous... She was just trying to save people, but it was still hard to avoid feeling a little jealous.

But at this moment, although Shiraishi didn't say much,... Ayako suddenly found that Shiraishi came closer and lowered his head slightly.

"Little...Hei?"

The next moment, Ayako suddenly felt a tightness in her ribs and armpits, and the next moment, her feet were off the ground. Ayako quickly closed her eyes and pursed her lips nervously.

Today, Ayako wore the light makeup that Shiraishi liked, and only applied an almost colorless lip gloss on her lips. The crystal clear look especially highlighted her natural lip color.

Just when their lips were about to meet...

what--

A scream was heard!

Frightened, Shiraishi quickly put Ayako down, and Ayako couldn't help but let out a soft cry with her face flushed.

Ayako lowered her head and didn't dare to raise it, while Shiraishi looked in the direction of the sound of "something bad happened" - this scream sounded like...

"Ayako, wait for me here."

I saw a crowd of people gathered in front, but Shiraishi walked forward at this time, relying on his height advantage, even though he was standing at the back, he could see what the crowd was surrounding without any hindrance - a blond young man sitting on the ground, not only with his eyes wide open, but also judging by the amount of blood on his chest, he was already beyond saving.

at the same time……

"Immediately block all entrances and exits of the aquarium and call the police immediately!" A boy dressed as a high school student shouted to the staff who came over after feeling the deceased's carotid artery.

"Block the entrances and exits? This..." The staff didn't know what was happening yet.

"That's right, block the entrances and exits immediately, there's no need to call the police." Shiraishi was at the back, hanging up the phone and speaking - just now, he had called Kunikida to ask him to send someone over.

After hearing this, everyone looked back immediately. The high school student next to the body also turned his head to look over. The result was...

"Ah! It's Rice Krispie Redhead!"

"What red hair? Isn't this black?"

"You don't even know Director Mihua's joke?"

"But... it's really high!"

……

Sure enough, even though he was wearing sunglasses, once he attracted attention, especially... when he was seen in this "famous tourist attraction", Shiraishi's identity was immediately recognized.

"You, you are... Director Shiraishi?" The staff member had also seen Shiraishi last time.

"Go and seal off the entrances and exits quickly. Tell everyone on the radio not to panic and to continue visiting. Do a good job of guiding people. Remember, you are an aquarium employee and you are not allowed to leave after this!" Shiraishi said, looking at the side of the body - the dagger that was the murder weapon was just wrapped in a plastic bag and thrown aside. It was obvious that the murderer had no intention of continuing to commit crimes.

(End of this chapter)