Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Ai Haibara, who was standing to the side, also smiled and nodded.

Seeing this, Xiaolan smiled shyly: "Then...then Dad, I'll have to trouble you. Thank you, Doctor."

After thanking everyone, Longye and Xiaolan slowly walked onto the cruise ship deck.

Unlike in the evening, the sky was now dominated by a silver moon.

The shimmering light on the sea also shimmered in the hearts of Longye and Xiaolan.

Longye and Xiaolan gazed at each other for a long time, their eyes both tender and passionate. Even without words, they could feel the emotions in each other's hearts.

At the same moment, the two closed their eyes, letting their inner emotions run wild.

The two figures, silhouetted against the bright moon, created a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

A moment later, Longye opened his eyes and smiled gently: "It's getting late. Let's discuss the rest after we get back to our room."

"Hmm~" Although Xiaolan's cheeks flushed slightly, her gaze never left Longye.

same moment

Inside the Royal Suite 604.

A female server with a ponytail stood in front of Chairman Yatsushiro and his daughter, President Yatsushiro, checking the arrangements for tomorrow with them.

"Let me confirm tomorrow's itinerary with you."

"At 7 a.m., I will deliver a Western-style breakfast to your room. At 9 a.m., President, you are going to play squash with Mrs. Niimi; I have already arranged it at the court on the seventh floor. At 9:30 a.m., Chairman..."

Meanwhile, in another private room, Mr. Hiroshige Kusaka, wearing headphones, listened with a smile to the conversation coming from the bugging device.

……

Early next morning

After gently waking Xiaolan beside him, Longye got up to wash his face.

Just then, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have sensed a faint sense of crisis while exercising last night.

Because this sense of crisis wasn't "heavy," and he was focused on exercising at the time.

Therefore, he chose to ignore it for the time being.

Now it seems that this sense of crisis doesn't originate from any one person, but from something else entirely...

After thinking for a moment, Longye had an idea and thought to himself, "Xiao Jia, scan this cruise ship."

【receive. 】

After giving instructions to Xiao Jia, Long Ye squeezed toothpaste onto his toothbrush and calmly brushed his teeth.

Although it is still uncertain, this sense of crisis seems to originate from the cruise ship itself.

"The cargo ship that sank after hitting an iceberg 15 years ago, Hiroshige Kusaka and Minami Akiyoshi whom I saw yesterday, plus this sense of crisis of mine... you're going to blow up the ship, right?"

A dozen minutes later, Ryūno and his companion met up with Kogoro Mouri and the others in the restaurant on the deck.

After breakfast, everyone sat at the table and drank morning tea.

"Ah~ It feels so nice to be able to enjoy morning tea while feeling the sea breeze~ I feel like I've become a lady of leisure~" Sonoko elegantly sipped her black tea, looking completely blissful.

"Not bad...really not bad..."

Just then, everyone suddenly heard Kogoro Mouri whisper.

Kogoro Mouri was propping his head up and looking into the distance, repeatedly muttering things like "Not bad" and "Really good".

Longye and the others curiously followed his gaze.

At that moment, two adult women wearing sports caps, sportswear, and athletic shorts passed by the deck, led by a young woman with a ponytail.

One of the two women was none other than Takae Yashiro, whom everyone had met yesterday.

Just after the group disappeared, Kogoro Mouri instantly revealed a lewd grin: "Hahaha, did you guys see President Takae's legs?! He doesn't look like someone in his fifties at all!!!"

Upon hearing this, Ran and Sonoko sighed and silently lowered their heads.

Even Ryuno and Conan, who were already familiar with Kogoro Mouri's personality, narrowed their eyes and looked at him in surprise.

If it were a young and beautiful woman, that would be one thing, but I never expected Uncle Mori to be interested in a woman in her fifties...

Thinking of this, Longye shook his head frantically, trying to shake the bad thoughts out of his mind.

……

Half an hour later, the group split up and went their separate ways.

Professor Agasa arranged a massage service on the ship, while Kogoro Mouri mysteriously left alone.

At Ran and Sonoko's suggestion, the rest of the group decided to play a game of hide-and-seek.

Hearing that everyone was going to play hide-and-seek, Conan turned around and prepared to leave the deck: "You guys play, I'm not playing."

"Huh? Conan, let's play together~" Ayumi and the other two looked at Conan and frowned.

Sonoko crossed her arms and said, "This kid is still so unsociable."

Despite hearing what everyone was saying, Conan turned and walked away without looking back, showing no intention of staying to play together.

Just then, Ryūno chuckled, "Speaking of which, I remember that Kudo guy doesn't like playing hide-and-seek either~"

As soon as Ryūno finished speaking, Conan immediately turned around and walked back to Mitsuhiko and the others, raising his hands high: "Yay! Let's play hide-and-seek!!!"

After saying that, Conan squinted at Ryuno, his face full of disdain.

Sonoko glanced at Conan with concern and whispered to Ryuno and Ran, "Does Conan have some kind of mental problem...? Why does he always seem to inexplicably change his personality and tone of voice..."

Conan glanced at Sonoko helplessly, thinking to himself, "You can speak louder, I can't hear you."

After a short while, once the participants for the hide-and-seek game were confirmed, Ran and Sonoko began to announce the rules of the game.

"The time limit is 30 minutes. Hiding in public restrooms, rooms, and bathhouses is not allowed. We'll meet here at the end."

After hearing the rules, Mitsuhiko and the other two immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Okay!"

"Okay, let's play rock-paper-scissors!"

After a fierce game of "rock, paper, scissors," Sonoko and Tatsuno were chosen as the "demon."

Upon seeing that Ryūno was a demon, Mitsuhiko and the other two frowned, while Sonoko wore a "victory-bound" smile.

"If Brother Longye becomes the demon, can we really win..." Ayumi asked, looking down.

Upon hearing this, Conan said enthusiastically, "Don't worry, I'm here! We'll definitely win!"

That damned Ryūno!!

I'll bet on my reputation as "High School Detective Shinichi Kudo" that I'll beat you this time!

Chapter 296 Don't Play Hide-and-Seek with Ninjas

Once everything had settled down, the game of hide-and-seek on the cruise ship officially began.

Ryūno and Sonoko stood still, waiting for Ran and the others to hide.

Conan glanced at Ryūno's retreating figure, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

Even though it's just a little game of hide-and-seek, he won't lose to this guy!

Conan ran quickly down the stairs, thinking about the best hiding place on the ship.

After all, being able to correctly judge and find a suitable hiding place is also a detective's "mission"!

Just you wait, Takeda!

I'll definitely hide in a fantastic place!

You will never find me!!!

Just then, three children playing with a ball came into his view.

To catch the 10 o'clock movie, the children put down their balls and ran quickly towards the movie theater on the ship.

Conan's lips curled into a smirk as he watched the ball rolling on the ground.

He instinctively walked to the ball and stepped on it with one foot.

He started practicing his ball skills on the wall painted with whales not far away, completely forgetting his earlier "bold words".

A few minutes later, Sonoko glanced at her watch and ended the timer.

"Longye, you're in charge of the section below the fifth floor, and I'll take care of the section above the fifth floor. Once we find the person, we'll contact them by phone!"

"Ok."

A minute later, Sonoko walked down the stairs from the east side and immediately saw Conan kicking a ball against the wall.

—"Bang," "Bang"

Seeing that Conan was still playing soccer and completely oblivious to her arrival, Sonoko couldn't help but cough lightly.

Upon hearing the soft cough, Conan stopped what he was doing, picked up the ball, and walked towards the garden.

"Sister Sonoko, is there something you need?"

Sonoko raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Hey Conan, have you forgotten something?"

"Forgot what... Huh?!" Conan's mouth dropped open, and he stood there dumbfounded.

The ball rolled from his hands to the ground the next moment.

Seeing Conan's stunned expression, Sonoko smiled, took out her phone, and sent a text message: "Conan has been discovered."

At the same moment, Tatsuno walked to the vicinity of the restaurant's entrance.

Looking at the text message from Sonoko, Ryūno's lips curled up slightly.

Having sensed Conan's "resentful" gaze, he thought Conan would definitely hide seriously and "compete" with him.

Unexpectedly, in less than a minute, the kid was caught, and by Sonoko no less.

Thinking of this, Longye smiled, put away his phone, and walked into the restaurant.

Although he could directly have Xiao Jia locate everyone he had bound, doing so would be too pointless.

Moreover, his five senses have long surpassed those of ordinary people.

Even without using cheating methods like "location tracking," his very existence is already considered a "cheat code."