Inside the room, Baishi Hui put on a pair of glasses, then said to Ran: "Ran, do you want to change your hairstyle?"
Simple Ran thought this was just to change her image so people wouldn't recognize her, and agreed almost without hesitation: "Mhm mhm~~~ What kind of hairstyle should I change to?"
"Change to a hairstyle you don't usually wear... let's just go with simple twin tails!" Baishi Hui casually suggested.
Ran nodded happily and said: "Yeah, I really don't usually tie twin tails... Let's go with this!"
Saying this, she took out hair ties and awkwardly tied two ponytails for herself.
After tying them, she asked with considerable anticipation: "How is it? Does it... not suit me?"
"Just adjust the position a bit... Let me help you." Baishi Hui said, walking behind Ran and adjusting the angle of the ponytails.
After adjusting them to a convenient angle, he stopped and said with satisfaction: "Okay, this way it's convenient... Oh, I mean it looks better!"
"Really?" Ran looked in the mirror and found the difference wasn't too big.
"Really... Do you want to change clothes? If not, we'll go out." Baishi Hui checked his watch and said: "We need to go greet Mrs. Hatamoto."
"No need, let's go!!" Ran was nervous yet also felt some anticipation and excitement.
After putting away the key, the two left the room and started walking towards the deck.
Baishi Hui instructed as he walked: "Remember, my name is Yamada Taro now... Don't call me by the wrong name later."
"Okay... But isn't the name Yamada Taro a bit too common?" While nodding, Ran couldn't help but complain about how common the name was.
Baishi Hui didn't mind and said: "Whether a name is common or not isn't important, what's important is how you look... It's the same principle as choosing clothes."
"You really know how to praise yourself!" Ran chuckled.
The two walked and chatted, and soon encountered the first person from the Hatamoto family.
According to the information provided by Hatamoto Mariko, Baishi Hui said in a low voice: "This is Hatamoto Shoji, the second son of the main Hatamoto family... According to your relationship, you should call him uncle."
Ran nodded, and when the other party walked over, she quickly stopped and greeted him, saying: "Uncle Hatamoto, long time no see."
However, Hatamoto Shoji just glanced at Ran and kept walking forward without stopping, showing no intention of acknowledging her.
This left Ran looking at him leaving with a bewildered expression, then she turned back to ask Baishi Hui: "Was my voice too low?"
"No, your voice was quite loud. That person might just be ill-mannered." Baishi Hui also didn't expect the other party to leave without even greeting them.
He then said: "But this is also good, it's not easy for people to see through your disguise."
Ran thought about it and agreed, feeling more at ease impersonating Hatamoto Akane this way.
In the anime, when Ran and the others encountered the Hatamoto family, it was on the way back, and the wedding was already over, so they only met people from the main family.
But now it was before the wedding, so on their way to the deck, they encountered many people from the Hatamoto family.
Fortunately, the encounters on the way were just simple polite greetings, and then they went their separate ways.
This made Ran feel more and more at ease, going from initial awkwardness and nervousness to becoming more comfortable.
After arriving on the deck, they met the Hatamoto couple.
Hatamoto Mariko motioned for the two to come over and began introducing the main family members on the deck: "The one painting is my son, Hatamoto Ichiro, the one with short hair is AkieHatamoto, and the yellow-haired person next to her is her husband, Qiben Longnan..."
With Hatamoto Mariko's introduction, Ran finally got some understanding of the situation here.
Her gaze fell on Natsue, and she found that the other party was a very elegant and quiet girl, while her fiancé Xiao Wu also looked handsome and dashing, appearing to be a perfect match!
However, thinking that the other party might be approaching Natsue with malicious intentions, Ran's gaze towards him carried some prejudice.
"Detective Shiraishi, I'll leave it to you from now on!!" Hatamoto Mariko said somewhat eagerly: "If you need any help, just tell me anytime!"
"Alright... Then I'll go greet them first." After Baishi Hui nodded, he pulled Ran forward to greet them one by one.
As expected, most people's attitudes were quite cold.
Only Natsue expressed great kindness towards this distant relative: "Oh? Akane, you came back from abroad specifically for our wedding? Thank you so much!! It must have been tough for you to make the trip."
"You're welcome~~~ After all, it's been a long time since I've been back." Ran didn't expect the other party to be such a friendly person.
What surprised her even more was that the fiancé, Xiao Wu, even thoughtfully brought them orange juice.
After a simple greeting, they went to greet other relatives.
Ran watched the two of them leave and turned back to Baishi Hui, expressing her thoughts: "I feel like Xiao Wu isn't after Miss Natsue's family fortune!"
"While we were just chatting, I noticed his eyes were always on Miss Natsue!"
"His eyes were full of love! If he didn't truly like her, it wouldn't be like that!"
Baishi Hui nodded in agreement and said: "I feel that way too. However, many celebrities can also act out loving relationships on TV... Let's observe more!"
Ran agreed with this statement and asked: "So how should we investigate?"
"No hurry, let's walk around first and get familiar with the environment here." Baishi Hui said, pulling Ran to the other side of the deck, where there were fewer people, the lights were dim, it was quiet and romantic, and they could even do something naughty.
He hadn't forgotten that the main purpose of coming here was a date, and investigation was secondary.
Actually, there wasn't much to investigate about this case; he already knew everything.
Baishi Hui had already figured out what to do... When Ran fell asleep later, he would imitate Xiao Wu's voice, record a few ambiguous audio clips, and give them to Hatamoto Mariko.
Let her take the recordings and challenge Hatamoto Gozo!
For the rest of the time, Baishi Hui could leisurely enjoy their time alone with Ran!
While harboring these pleasant thoughts, he arrived at the other side of the deck.
This was the bow of the ship, and the sea breeze was quite strong.
Ran saw her skirt being blown up by the wind, and she had to hold down her long dress with her hand.
Baishi Hui naturally pulled Ran into his arms, shielding her from the wind, and whispered: "Why don't you go back first? I'll walk a bit further."
"No... Let's go together." Ran refused the suggestion, feeling that she was here for work and should also thoroughly investigate the terrain!
A hint of a smile played on Baishi Hui's lips, and he said: "Alright then, bear with it a bit longer."
After walking a short distance forward while holding Ran, there were stairs leading to the next deck ahead.
The two quickened their pace and walked down the stairs, arriving at the second deck.
The wind here wasn't as strong.
"The wind is so strong, my hair is all messed up." Ran said as she tidied her hair.
"Yeah." Just as Baishi Hui finished speaking, there was a whoosh beside them, and a dark figure fell from outside the railing.
The two quickly Ran to the railing and looked down, only to see the dark figure falling into the sea, splashing white water with a "plop".
Baishi Hui had good eyesight and saw clearly that the person who fell was Xiao Wu, and he teased: "It's Xiao Wu, he's so romantic? Playing diving late at night!"
"This... This can't be diving, right? This should be falling into the water, right?" As Ran spoke, she saw someone floating on the sea surface, waving frantically, and immediately became nervous: "Is he shouting for help?!"
Baishi Hui actually didn't want to go, but when he thought that he could pretend to be sick and injured and lie in Ran's arms legitimately, he said: "I'll go down and save him... Ran, you go notify the crew!"
Saying this, he handed things like his phone to Ran, flipped over the railing himself, and jumped down with a leap of faith.
However, just as Baishi Hui flipped and fell into the water, he suddenly saw two dark figures on the first deck!
No need to think, they must have been the ones who pushed Xiao Wu off the ship.
Baishi Hui narrowed his eyes, trying to see the appearance of the two people clearly, but they were very alert and immediately retreated after noticing someone.