Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

After they finished speaking, the two stood up.

Just then, Officer Takagi, a cigarette dangling from his lips, walked up to the two of them: "Excuse me, could I borrow a light? I forgot my lighter..."

Chapter 177 The Express Ticket to Hell

After the two suspects left, Uncle Mori looked at the barley tea on the table and slowly said, "Um, may I have some? I'm a little thirsty..."

Inspector Megure sighed softly, then closed his eyes: "It doesn't matter, you drink it. Anyway, those two guys didn't even touch the cup. They didn't leave any fingerprints."

"Huh? Fingerprints?..." Uncle Mori scratched his head, somewhat confused.

At that moment, Officer Sato looked at Officer Takagi beside him and asked in confusion, "Takagi, I don't think I've ever seen you smoke before? You smoke?"

As soon as Officer Sato finished asking his question, Officer Takagi coughed from the smoke: "Cough, cough! Excuse me, does anyone have super glue? I think I got the fingerprints."

Seeing the tears welling up in Officer Takagi's eyes from the smoke, everyone fell silent for a moment.

……

Shenhaizhuang

Looking at the various fish dishes on the table, everyone's gaze towards Mr. Mima clearly changed.

No one expected that this unshaven-looking man could actually cook such a sumptuous meal.

Seeing everyone's gaze, Mr. Mima lowered his head and said, "Alright, eat up!"

"I'm starting!" Mitsuhiko and the others immediately picked up their chopsticks and excitedly began eating the dishes on their plates.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Sonoko looked at Mr. Mima curiously: "Uncle, why do you run a guesthouse? You don't seem like the type to..."

"Sonoko!" Ran quickly interrupted Sonoko, seeing that she was about to say something rude.

After being interrupted by Ran, Sonoko immediately scratched the back of her head: "Hehe, sorry, Uncle..."

"It's alright. I live alone, and I can make a living just by fishing. The township office asked me to open this guesthouse. They said it would help boost the island's economy or something..."

"So, we tourists have disturbed your peaceful lives?" Xiaolan frowned slightly.

After hearing Xiaolan's words, everyone looked embarrassed.

Seeing this, Uncle Mima smiled and said, "No, you are much better than those treasure hunters. Those hyena-like guys are the ones who are really disturbing the lives of the people on the island."

Hearing this, Conan leaned closer and asked, "Excuse me, is there really treasure here?"

Uncle Arima glanced at Conan, his expression suggestive: "Of course, hyenas don't congregate in places without prey. Although that might not be the prey they're looking for."

"Yeah……"

Conan was about to ask something when he heard Mitsuhiko and the other two talking.

"I really can't figure it out! Why don't the pirates cry?!"

"Please think it over carefully, Genta!"

Arima overheard their conversation and immediately shouted, "Kids, the clue I gave you was that pirates don't cry? If it's pirates crying, then I do know... Want to go take a look?"

After thinking it over, Mitsuhiko and the other two nodded.

Yuanzi glanced at the group and pointed outside: "It's already so late, can't you go tomorrow?"

Xiaolan glanced at the pitch-black sky outside and nodded.

"It's hard to say what the weather will be like tomorrow. Generally speaking, once the south wind starts blowing, we won't go out to sea. The waves will get really big," Uncle Arima said seriously, feeling the sea breeze in the air with his hand.

Longye looked at everyone and smiled, "Alright, let's go together then. Consider it an after-dinner stroll~"

Soon after, the group arrived at the beach.

Uncle Arima pointed to the beach in front of him: "Alright, we've arrived. This is the location of 'Pirate's Cry'."

Mitsuhiko and his two companions stared at the beach in front of them, filled with confusion.

Just then, Ryūno led Rin onto the beach. With each step they took, a "coo-coo-coo" sound came from the sand.

"Longye, what's that sound?"

"This is the Singing Sand Dunes, also called the Singing Sand Dunes~ How about it, doesn't the sound sound interesting?"

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Hearing the conversation between the two, Sonoko, Mitsuhiko, and the others excitedly stepped onto the sand and jumped around.

Conan, who kept hearing the "cooing" sound in his ears, finally understood. He looked at Mitsuhiko and the other two beside him, smiled slightly, and ran off into the distance.

"If this is where pirates weep, then..."

A few seconds later, Conan ran onto a normal patch of sand, and the "coo coo coo" sound completely disappeared.

He immediately waved to Mitsuhiko and the others: "Look, there's no sound here!"

"Ah! That's where Pirates Don't Cry, right?!" Mitsuhiko and the other two immediately ran excitedly toward Conan.

After Conan and the others ran towards the wrecked ship on the beach, Tatsuno looked at Arima and said, "Arima-san, it seems you already knew the answer to their riddle."

Uncle Arima glanced at Tatsuno and smiled: "Well, actually..."

……

Inside the Poseidon Island Police Station.

The alarm bell suddenly rang.

After the fingerprints were extracted, Inspector Megure and the others, who were waiting for the headquarters' report, were immediately taken aback.

Inspector Uehira glanced at the display next to the alarm and immediately explained, "It's the tourist attraction's alarm. But don't be so careful; the alarms here often malfunction like this."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure and the others exchanged glances: "Just to be on the safe side, we should go and check it out. Please stay here and wait for the report from headquarters."

"okay, I get it."

Watching Inspector Megure and the others rush out of the police station, Patrolman Kaname sighed helplessly: "Why did so many things happen today? I haven't been this tired in a long time..."

-

Not long ago

Longye and his group were on their way back.

Conan, who was standing nearby, suddenly realized something and turned to the others, saying, "Excuse me, I need to go somewhere. You guys go back first!"

After saying that, he ignored everyone's attempts to stop him and ran straight ahead.

Mitsuhiko and the other two watched Conan's retreating figure and shouted:

"Wait a minute, Conan! Where are you going?"

"yes……"

"Why is it like this again?"

Seeing this, Sonoko also complained, "That kid has absolutely no team spirit..."

Longye quietly activated Eagle Vision and glanced at the brightly lit diving suit shop in the distance.

Upon seeing the familiar treasure hunter inside the store, a strange smile crept onto his lips.

"Finally, they're starting to take action~ Enjoy the last moments of your life..."

……

Early next morning

During breakfast, Uncle Mori told Tatsuno and the others what had happened the night before.

"Treasures were stolen from the museum," "The two treasure hunters are actually international fugitives," "One of the treasure hunters was shot and wounded," "The two treasure hunters are currently on the run"...

After hearing that so many messy things had happened in just one night, Ran and Sonoko had a strange feeling that a storm was brewing.

After a quick bite of breakfast, Uncle Mori rushed out to attend a search meeting at the government office.

After Uncle Mori left, everyone leisurely began to eat breakfast.

Not long after, Conan also found an excuse to leave.

Chapter 178 Before the storm, the sea is always calm.

Shortly after Conan left, the Detective Boys also left, preparing to continue their "treasure hunt".

"Ran, Sonoko, what are your plans for today?" Ryūno turned to look at the two of them.

Xiaolan frowned: "Hmm... diving is out of the question... Mr. Arima said there might be a storm today."

After hearing Ran's words, Sonoko also crossed her arms and looked up to think.

"How about we take a boat?"

Hearing Sonoko's suggestion, Ryuno shook his head: "Speaking of which, haven't you forgotten something? The two missing treasure hunters haven't been caught yet."

Upon hearing this, Ran and Sonoko's eyes widened.

Seeing their shocked expressions, Longye continued, "Anyway, we're going to be staying here for a few more days, so let's all rest at the guesthouse today. Once the storm passes and the island is safe, we'll have a proper time to play!"

At this moment, Uncle Arima chimed in, "That's right, this kid is right! What if you encounter a storm when you go on the boat? Storms come and go quickly. You should rest here for the day."

Ran and Sonoko looked at Ryūno and nodded with some regret.

After nodding, Xiaolan looked at the empty living room, then suddenly remembered something and immediately looked at Longye: "Those children just went out...they shouldn't be in any danger, right?"

"Don't worry~ I'll go and bring them back right now. Oh, and there's something else I'd like you to help me with."

"Hmm?" X2

"Uncle Arima doesn't have any playing cards or sets at home, so I'd like you two to go to the shop on the island and buy some. That way, everyone won't be too bored today!"

Ran and Sonoko exchanged a glance and nodded: "Okay! Then let's split up and meet back here in a bit."

After saying that, Longye and the other two walked out of Shenhaizhuang.

Watching Ran and Sonoko's figures gradually disappear into the distance, Ryūno gently shook his head.

The reason he sent the two to the island's shops was to lure them in the opposite direction from the dive shop.

At this moment, the two treasure hunters were hiding near the diving shop, waiting for an opportunity to take a boat to Laiqin Island.

In the original story, Ran and Sonoko were on their way to a diving shop to take a boat when they were ambushed by two treasure hunters.

With Sonoko taken hostage, Ran's karate skills were completely rendered useless.