Conan Rick's Investigator

At this moment, the lifeboat where Mao Lilan and others were slowly approaching

, and met with Kogoro Mori's lifeboat.

"dad!"

Kogoro Mori, who was showing off in front of Miwako Akiyoshi, heard his daughter's voice and quickly turned around.

"Hey! Ran!"

"Dad! Isn't Dr. Chengshi with you?"

"What? What's going on?"

Mao Lilan quickly told Cheng Shi that he did not take the lifeboat because he was looking for his watch.

Qin Zhibo, who was about to jump down, stopped immediately when he heard this and shouted, "Where did you go?"

"He must have gone to the infirmary!"

Hearing this, Qin Zhibo retreated back to the railing and said, "You guys leave first. I'll go back and find her!"

Qin Zhibo turned around and ran, soon disappearing from everyone's sight.

Conan raised his head with a serious expression and could only pray for Qin Zhibo in his heart.

Uncle...

You must live!

……

In the infirmary, Cheng Shi's eyelids trembled slightly, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

He was still tightly holding the watch Qin Zhibo had given him.

Originally, he had a smooth journey on his way here, and he successfully found his watch on the desk in the infirmary.

But when he was leaving, the ground suddenly shook violently, causing him to lose his balance, hit his head on the ground, and faint.

I don’t know how long I was dizzy.

He got up from the sloping ground and staggered towards the infirmary door.

When I opened the door, the corridor was already a mess.

Since the infirmary was located in the lower area of ​​a deck, as the ship sank, the lower half of the corridor had been flooded, with the deepest water level exceeding one meter.

If Cheng Shi wants to take the stairs back to the upper level, he must pass through the deep water area in front of him.

Cheng Shi looked at the sea water pouring in from the end of the corridor and knew that he could not hesitate any longer.

He decisively took off his sandals that were inconvenient to move in and stepped into the cold sea barefoot.

“Shh…”

The sudden chill from the soles of his feet made him shiver.

Fortunately, the ship was built relatively solidly, and this layer of wires had not been torn by the height difference of the hull, otherwise the seawater electrification would have been completely ruined.

Cheng Shi held the wall with one hand and walked forward cautiously.

As the water was turbid, he could only move his feet closer to the ground and keep his eyes on the water surface to avoid stepping on any sharp objects.

After taking a few steps, the sea water reached his waist, and his blue skirt with white flowers was completely soaked.

But just as he was concentrating on distinguishing the water

The sudden strange touch frightened him so much that he lifted his feet and subconsciously retreated in the opposite direction.

what?

Is it a fish?

Cheng Shi stared carefully at the bottom of the water, but because the water here was already very deep, it was almost dark further down.

It should be fish...

Cheng Shi was about to ignore it and continue towards the stairs when suddenly, something cold and curly wrapped around his calf.

Before he could react, the curled thing suddenly burst out with great force and pulled him into the water.

thump!

Cheng Shi could only struggle desperately in the water subconsciously.

But no matter how he struggled, he could only create more splashes on the water surface and could not resist that force at all.

Gradually, the dizziness and weakness caused by lack of oxygen made him unable to move, and he could only allow his body to be swallowed by the sea.

Is that all?

Cheng Shi's head was completely immersed in the water. His weak eyes looked at the light on the ceiling above his head, and scenes flashed through his mind like a kaleidoscope.

A miserable childhood accompanied by illness and loneliness at all times forced him to devote himself to the ocean of knowledge in order to temporarily numb the pain.

With this hard work, he was admitted to the best university in Japan and became a medical student.

After graduation, he worked as an intern in a large hospital for a while, hoping to continue to numb himself with busy work.

But after a while, he found that this was useless.

Doctors can only heal physical pain, but cannot heal emotional pain.

These pains will not disappear, but will only accumulate like cancer cells. In the end, they will explode because they can no longer be suppressed.

So he quit his job and went to the source of all his suffering - Moon Shadow Island.

On the island, he always disguised himself and transformed himself into the "beautiful doctor" Asai Narumi.

He wanted to use his identity to get to the bottom of a family's death, but the people on the island were very vigilant and kept their mouths shut about the accident that night.

Until that night, the village chief, coveting her "beauty", invited her to the village office.

When he learned that he was Keiji Aso's daughter, he was frightened to death.

This also made him more certain that his parents and sister did not die in an accident, but were murdered.

In order to identify the person who murdered his father, he spent a long time building good relationships with the villagers and asking for clues indirectly. Finally, he identified the person who killed his father that night.

However, he was unable to make up his mind to end those people's lives at first and was always hesitating.

Until the pain erupted like cancer cells, and he could no longer endure this kind of life where his body and mind seemed to be torn apart at all times.

While preparing the murder plan, he sent invitations to famous detectives outside the island, hoping that someone could stop him from becoming "Ashura".

Finally, the man showed up.

Before his hands were stained with blood, the man saw through his plan and successfully stopped it.

However, despite being in pain, he did not give up completely and still wanted to exchange his death for the capture of his three enemies.

At the critical moment, that man appeared again.

He saved himself once again.

It seemed that the enemy got the punishment he deserved as arranged by fate.

From then on, my life seemed to see the light.

Perhaps because people tend to be attracted to light, he moved back to the big city of Tokyo and used the inheritance left by his father to open a private hospital near that person.

It was this choice that completely ended 26 years of painful life and started a "dream" life.

The encounter with Haibara Ai filled the emotional gap of not being able to care for his sister since childhood.

Being with Qin Zhibo filled the spiritual void caused by lack of family care since childhood.

One is the desire to care for others, the other is the desire to be cared for by others.

It was this period of life that made him no longer dare to ask for more.

For a person who once went through hell to have all this now is enough.

So much that I even feel like the greediest person in the world.

So even if all this is over now, I will not regret choosing to leave that island.

In the turbid sea water, Cheng Shi’s eyes gradually dimmed.

If I could do it again...

Just be a real girl...

……

On the sea, the lifeboat and life raft gradually moved away from the Aphrodite cruise ship.

Although it looks like the cruise ship can still hold on for a long time, it is like a seesaw floating on the sea, maintaining a delicate balance.

However, as the amount of water inflow increases, the ship's tilt angle will become larger and larger, and the sinking speed will suddenly increase at a certain moment.

Eventually, a huge whirlpool will form on the sea surface and the entire ship will be completely swallowed up.

"asshole!"

"Why hasn't the Coast Guard's disaster relief plane arrived yet?"

Kogoro Mori pounded his fists in anger and looked up at the sky.

The rain continued to fall, accompanied by a thin layer of sea mist.

Kaito Watari next to him said, "The visibility on the sea is probably too low right now. The Coast Guard can't rush to send a helicopter for a rescue..."

The captain's words reveal the reality.

Unless Qin Zhibo escapes now, he can barely swim out of the range affected by the whirlpool of the sunken ship.

Otherwise, when the ship's hull tilts more than 45 degrees, the speed of water entering will suddenly increase, and at that time only a helicopter will be able to rescue people.

However, given the current weather conditions, helicopters cannot be deployed at all.

Conan, who was standing next to him, stared at the ship in front of him with a serious face, then raised his hand to look at the watch on his wrist.

Judging from the current rate at which the ship is taking on water, it will reach that critical point in 5 minutes.

But even if the person was rescued at that time, he would not be able to swim out of the area affected by the whirlpool in time.

hateful!

Conan gritted his teeth, feeling extremely nervous.

At this moment, the noisy sounds from the surrounding lifeboats attracted his attention.

"Hey, why hasn't that ship come to rescue us yet?!"

"Didn't you see us?"

"How is that possible? We've already deployed all the incendiary sticks! We've also informed them of our situation via radio..."

Conan turned to look at the other people on the lifeboat. It turned out that more people were paying attention to the sea area on the other side of the "Aphrodite", where the outline of a ship could be seen.

That is……

Due to the sea fog and the sky, all people could see clearly was that it was definitely a ship.

However, Conan pressed the button on the leg of his glasses, switched the lenses to telescope mode, and was able to see the situation on the ship clearly.

It was a giant cruise ship with a hull painted in black and white. Judging from the shape of the ship's tower, it was not a tourist cruise ship.

On the bow of the giant cruise ship, you can see a crow-shaped logo.

Zooming in further, Conan saw a clearer picture.

At the edge of the front deck of the giant cruise ship, a figure not much bigger than a sesame seed stood by the fence.

呲——

The lifeboat crew fired another flare.

The dark night sky suddenly burst into a ball of orange-red light.

As the flare exploded, a faint light flashed around the head of the figure standing in front of the fence.

This is……

That person is looking over here!

On a giant cruise ship 5 nautical miles away, a blonde woman wearing glasses calmly gazed at the sea in the distance that was "lit up" in orange.