Maori Kogoro's daily life in the science harem

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the living room suddenly became tense.

Nana Koyama instinctively grabbed Maori's arm: "Mr. Maori... Are you saying that someone here is... an accomplice?"

Mao Li did not answer her, but whispered: "Anyone could be involved. No matter who it is, we must remain vigilant."

Asahi Shengyi suddenly spoke, his voice filled with pain and fatigue: "Mr. Maori, what should we do now? Do we really have to wait for the murderers to attack one by one?"

Mao Li pondered for a moment, and finally said: "The most important thing now is to gather everyone together and avoid acting alone. Inspector Megure, we must strengthen our vigilance and investigate everyone's whereabouts at the same time."

Megure nodded: "Understood, I will let Shiratori take charge of the arrangements."

Just as Mao Li was about to ask further questions, Nana Koyama's voice rang in his ears: "Mr. Mao Li, will you always protect me?"

Mao Li looked back at her, his face full of helplessness: "Miss, now is not the time for romance."

However, Nana Koyama didn't care at all. Instead, she smiled sweetly: "That's good. I believe you will solve this."

Mao Li felt a headache coming on and could only sigh and focus his attention back on the case.

……

Kogoro Mouri stood in a corner of the living room, silently watching Sawaki Kohei.

This seemingly calm bartender made him feel suspicious. Mao Li knew from his past life memories that in the original work, Zemu Gonghe was the key suspect.

However, at the moment, Sawaki Kohei not only did not show any abnormality, but even seemed unusually calm when facing danger. This contradiction made it difficult for Maori to identify him as the murderer.

Just as Maori was thinking, another scream was heard in the living room. This time the target was Shishido Nagaaki.

Shishido Nagaaki was about to stand up when he suddenly felt his feet slip. A thick steel wire rope bounced up from the edge of the floor and quickly wrapped around his ankle.

At the same time, the chandelier on the ceiling shook violently, and the sharp decorations under the lamp fell off and fell straight towards Shishido!

"Get down!" Mori shouted, rushed over quickly and pushed Shishido away, and the two fell to the ground together.

The chandelier decorations fell to the floor with a deafening sound, and fragments flew everywhere.

"Are you okay?" Mori helped Shishido up and scanned the surroundings with eyes as sharp as a knife.

"It's okay... Thank you, Mr. Maori."

There was still a tremor in Shishido's voice from the lingering shock.

Mao Li looked down and saw a playing card quietly falling to the ground. It was the 6 of spades.

He cursed inwardly: "Damn it, poker again."

He looked around quickly, trying to find any clues.

Suddenly, his eyes caught a glimpse of a dark shadow flashing by, but the shadow was so fast that it was almost impossible to see any features clearly.

Maori's gaze then turned to Sawaki Kouhei, but found that he was still sitting there with a calm expression, without any movement at all.

"Is it really not him?"

A moment of hesitation flashed through Maori's mind, but soon, another possibility emerged in his mind: with his eyesight and physical fitness far superior to that of ordinary people, he could only see a black shadow, so this black shadow was most likely not a human being, but some kind of mechanical device.

He squatted down and carefully observed the steel wire rope on the ground.

The rope is hidden in the gap of the floor and is cleverly designed so that it will trigger the mechanism once someone steps on a specific position.

He looked up at the hanging point of the chandelier again, and a vague answer came to his mind: as long as he induced Shishido Nagaaki to reach a specific position, the mechanism would be triggered, and the murderer would not need to do it himself.

So the question is, who guided Shishido Nagaaki to that position just now?

Maori carefully recalled what had just happened.

Shishido Nagaaki was originally sitting on the sofa, but later he seemed to have stood up to help someone get something.

Maori's eyes quickly locked on Asahi Katsuyoshi - it was he who asked Shishido Nagaaki to help get something!

Mao Li's eyes flashed, and he quickly walked towards Asahi Katsuyoshi: "Boss Asahi, what did you ask Mr. Shishido to get for you just now?"

Asahi Katsuyoshi's face froze, and then he pretended to be calm and said, "Mr. Maori, are you doubting me? I just asked Mr. Shishido to help me pick up the medicine bottle that I dropped on the table."

"Medicine bottle?"

Mao Li sneered and stared at Asahi Katsuyoshi sharply, "Your arm is only injured. Don't you even have the strength to get the medicine yourself? Or is your real purpose just to make Mr. Shishido stand in that specific position?"

Asahi Shengyi's expression became unnatural for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure: "Mr. Maori, are you overthinking it? I'm injured, can't I ask for help even for a small matter?"

Maori snorted coldly and did not continue to ask questions. Instead, he turned back to the wire mechanism and carefully checked the fulcrum of the chandelier and the gap in the floor.

He found that the designs of these mechanisms were very clever and were obviously installed by professionals.

"If the trap was set up in advance, then the murderer must be familiar with the environment here."

Mao Li muttered to himself, "We are now in a store managed by Zemu Gongping, and Asahi Katsuyoshi is the boss here..."

Mao Li quickly deduced various possibilities in his mind, and vaguely felt that there might be some connection between the two people.

"Mr. Mori!" Inspector Megure's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"What's wrong?" Maori asked, turning around.

Inspector Megure came over and whispered, "We checked the surveillance in the room, but there was no video at all during the time when the lights went out. It must have been damaged. This means that the murderer also has a considerable understanding of the circuit system."

Mao Li nodded, and his eyes once again swept over Asahi Katsuyoshi and Sawaki Kouhei. His thoughts gradually became clearer.

Sawaki Kohei is familiar with the environment and can set up traps; while Asahi Katsuyoshi uses his "injured" status to cleverly guide people to the location of the traps.

If the two were working together, it would all make sense.

Mao Li's eyes became sharp, and he decided to observe Asahi Katsuyoshi's actions further.

If he and Sawaki Kouhei are really accomplices, then they will definitely reveal their flaws next.

He suppressed his emotions, turned to Inspector Megure and said, "Continue to protect everyone here, especially Mr. Shishido. He almost became the next target. The murderer is likely to take further action."

Megure nodded and began to direct the police officers to strengthen their vigilance.

Conan walked up to Maori, his face serious: "Uncle Maori, you have to be careful. Judging from the order of the playing cards, you are likely to be the next target. After all, you are '5'."

Mao Li snorted lightly, his eyes filled with disdain: "Humph, since I am the next target, I would like to see if that daring murderer dares to deal with me directly."

Conan thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that Maori's logic was not unreasonable.

With Maori's current physical fitness and incredible fighting ability, it would be a luxury for ordinary people to even get close to him, let alone hurt him.

If the murderer directly targeted Mao Li, the risk would be extremely high and he would easily expose himself.

"That's right. With your ability, even if the murderer wants to do it, he is no match for you..."

Conan whispered, but there was still a hint of doubt in his eyes, "But if the murderer really gives up on you, what will he do next?"

Maori ignored Conan and stood there, looking around, trying to find any possible abnormalities.

However, as time passed, no one attacked Maori, and even the entire living room was eerily quiet.

This strange calm made everyone gradually become anxious.

Some people began to discuss in low voices, and some even suspected that the murderer had already escaped. However, just when everyone relaxed their guard,

"boom!"

A deafening explosion came from above, and a big hole was instantly blown in the top of the crystal dome.

The powerful shock wave caused the entire facility to shake violently, ceiling decorations to fall, and glass fragments to fly everywhere.

The next second, a huge amount of sea water rushed in like a torrent, rushing directly towards everyone!

"what--!"

Accompanied by screams, everyone was immediately scattered.

Mao Li was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed the small mountain neighbor who was closest to him and quickly jumped onto a slightly higher step, barely avoiding the impact of the first wave of sea water.

He turned his head and looked around, only to see that Asahi Shengyi and Zemu Gonghe were rushed to different corners, and the others were also in a mess, trying to grab any object that could be fixed.

Conan hugged a pillar, a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes: "Uncle Maori! What's going on?!"

Mao Li stood firm, his eyes swept across the influx of seawater, and he said coldly: "The murderer didn't intend to deal with me directly. He knew my fighting ability and he couldn't do anything to me even if he tried. So, he simply used the power of nature to try to kill us all at once and bury us all here!"

Conan was shocked when he heard this, this speculation was very likely correct.

The murderer had obviously made a careful plan. Not only did he set up traps, he also took advantage of the unique geographical structure of the crystal dome. Once the top was destroyed, seawater would flow in and turn this place into a water dungeon!

Mao Li didn't have time to say anything more. He immediately shouted, "Everyone, try to move to higher places! Don't try to struggle against the current. Use the direction of the current to find a support point!"

His voice was particularly loud and powerful in the chaos, and the panicked crowd gradually calmed down and began to act according to his instructions.

Maori looked down at Nana Koyama, who was clutching his arm tightly, her face pale: "Mr. Maori, will we...will we die?"

"Shut up and hold on to me!"

Maori's tone was cold and hard. He didn't give her any chance to breathe. He just picked her up by the waist and jumped with her to a higher place.

At the same time, Conan tried to stay calm, holding on to the pillar with both hands, observing the direction of the water flow and the building structure.

He quickly deduced the current situation in his mind: "The top of the crystal has been blown open, and the water will flow into the lower areas first. If we can find the main control room, we will have a chance to control the gate and prevent more seawater from pouring in..."

However, before Conan could act, another strong vibration came, the impact of the water flow further increased, and even cracks appeared in several places on the wall.

"The situation is not good. If it continues like this, the entire facility will be destroyed by the water pressure!"

Conan gritted his teeth and tried to find a solution.

At this moment, Maori's voice came from the other side: "Conan! Don't be stunned, come here quickly!"

Conan looked up and saw Maori standing on a relatively stable platform with a small staircase behind him leading to the upper floors.

He quickly seized the opportunity and swam towards Maori using the force of the current.

Mao Li pulled him onto the platform, then turned to look at the others: "Sawaki Kouhei! Asahi Katsuyoshi! How are you guys doing?"

Sawaki Gonghe raised his hand to indicate that he was not injured, but Asahi Katsuyoshi looked a little embarrassed.

The wound on his arm opened again, blood spread along the water flow, and his face turned visibly pale.

"Boss Xu, hold on!"

Maori said coldly, then scanned the surrounding environment, trying to find an exit.

Conan took a few breaths, raised his head and said, "Uncle Maori, we must find the main control room! As long as we close the drainage gate of the crystal dome, we can prevent more seawater from pouring in!"

Mao Liuli nodded, his eyes became sharp again: "Do you know where the master control room is?"

Conan quickly recalled the layout of the Crystal Pavilion and pointed in a direction: "On the second floor! But the road may have been washed away by the water, we need to find another way!"

Mao Li snorted coldly: "There is always a way, as long as you don't hold us back."

He quickly looked around the environment and finally locked his eyes on a beam: "Hold on tight, I'll take you there!"

Conan immediately grabbed Maori's shoulders.

Maori leaped up suddenly, grabbed the beam with both hands accurately, and then used his amazing arm strength to send the two men to a higher floor.

"It's up to you now, go find the main control room!"

Maori put Conan down, turned around and rushed into the water again, trying to rescue others who were still in trouble.

Conan took a deep breath and quickly ran towards the control room. He knew that time was running out...

Chapter 432 Internal strife

The chaos inside the Crystal Pavilion continued, with the raging water blowing furniture, decorations and some fragile objects into pieces.

Relying on his strong physique and superhuman reaction speed, Kogoro Mouri constantly shuttles through the water and saves people in crisis one after another.

"Hold my hand!"

he shouted, grabbing a waitress who was about to be swallowed by the current, dragged her to the higher steps and placed her on a temporarily safe platform.

He then turned and jumped back into the water to continue searching for other survivors.

Below the water, a broken pillar was pressing on an unconscious man.

Half of the man's body was submerged in the water, with his head barely above water, but the influx of sea water made his situation increasingly dangerous.

Maori dived into the water without hesitation, grabbed one end of the pillar with both hands, and exerted force suddenly.

"Get up!"

His muscles tensed, his whole body was as steady as a sculpture, and he lifted the heavy pillar to a certain angle, allowing the man's body to escape from the water.

Maori then picked him up, swam quickly to safety, and placed him on the platform.

"Can you breathe?"