"Thank you, Captain! You've been too much trouble."
"Haha, no trouble at all! There are plenty of empty rooms on this ship anyway, just tell me directly if you need anything."
"Thank you~~~ Are you free tomorrow? If possible, let's have breakfast together!"
"Free! Of course, I'm free!"
"..."
Conan didn't expect that the captain was actually Conan's Mom's fan!
She easily got on the ship and even stayed in a VIP suite just by paying with a few group photos and a breakfast!
This made it a bit hard for him to accept; he had racked his brain trying to figure out how to get on board, and yet Conan's Mom solved it just like that!
"Captain, see you tomorrow!!" After Yukiko waved goodbye to the captain, she closed the room door and began excitedly looking around the suite.
She exclaimed repeatedly, "Wow! This room is so big, just like a hotel suite. There's even a balcony! It's absolutely fantastic, we can watch the sunrise tomorrow!"
After Conan sorted out his complicated emotions, he said, "Alright, Mom! They're just rooms, what's there to see? Let's hurry and find Ran and the others!"
Yukiko saw Conan was anxious, and her eyes were full of amusement!
She wasn't afraid of him being anxious, only of him being indifferent.
She said unhurriedly, "It's so big here, how do you plan to find them? Do you want to call?"
Conan was stunned for a moment, only then realizing a serious problem - this cruise ship was too big. It had a total of sixteen decks, and each deck was roughly the size of three or four football fields.
Even searching floor by floor would take a lot of time.
Moreover, they would also be moving around.
As for calling... Conan was genuinely unwilling to call.
He felt that calling to ask for their location would make it look like he was stalking them!
Although that was actually the case...
Yukiko looked at Conan's conflicted expression and chuckled, "Let's have a chance encounter when we have breakfast tomorrow morning."
"Hmm... then I'll go out and look around." That's what Conan said, but he still wanted to go out and try his luck.
"Remember to take your key." Yukiko watched him leave the room, a smile involuntarily appearing at the corner of her mouth.
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"Ran, wake up quickly... Look, it's the sunrise."
In the bedroom, Baishi Hui gently woke up the sleeping Ran, pointing at the sun just peeking above the horizon outside the porthole.
"Hmm..." Ran's eyebrows moved, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking at the vast expanse of orange and purple in the distance.
The orange and purple light spilled onto the sea, made sparkling and spotless by the sunlight.
The sea and the sky formed a picturesque scene.
Ran was instantly amazed, and her sleepiness was immediately dispelled by more than half.
She opened her mouth in surprise and said, "The sunrise... it's so beautiful!"
Looking at this magnificent scene, Ran felt her mood instantly become beautiful.
When she thought of the madness of last night, a blush appeared on her face, and her heart was filled with physical and mental joy.
And just at this moment, Ran found that Baishi Hui was picking her up and starting again.
This made her face even more flushed with shyness.
While holding Ran, Baishi Hui whispered in her ear, "Come, say hello to the sun."
Ran was overwhelmed with shyness, but she still said softly, "Good... good morning."
This also made Baishi Hui feel happy.
For a moment, the outdoor scenery was charming, and the indoor scenery was equally eye-catching.
...omitting ten thousand words...
The sunrise ended.
Baishi Hui looked at Ran, who was lazily lying on him, feeling somewhat emotional.
He had planned to take Ran down in a more romantic way.
But there was nothing he could do; the timing last night was perfect, they were already in the bathroom.
Not seizing this opportunity to take her down in one go would simply be intolerable by heaven's law!!
Baishi Hui didn't have the same obsessive-compulsive disorder as Conan.
He didn't feel he had to choose a romantic location to confess.
For him, as long as there was an opportunity to push the crystal, he would quickly push it down in one go, without delay.
If romance isn't enough, make up for it with duration!
After a short rest, Baishi Hui still wanted to take Ran to take a bath, but seeing her tired appearance, she didn't even have the strength to walk, so he changed his mind and went himself.
"Hmm?" After Baishi Hui got out of bed, just as he was about to walk towards the bathroom, he suddenly noticed a white envelope on the floor in front of the door.
It seemed to have been slipped under the door crack by someone.
He went over, picked up the envelope, took out the paper inside, and saw that it said: Detective Shiraishi, I advise you not to do anything, otherwise you will regret it!
Baishi Hui realized that someone on this ship recognized him.
He guessed that the person who wrote this letter was most likely the one who pushed Xiao Wu into the sea last night.
And... the other party planned to continue doing something, worried about being stopped by him, so they sent a threatening letter.
"It looks like it should be the person who followed me yesterday." Baishi Hui thought for a moment and put the letter away.
After taking a shower, he left a satellite phone for Ran on the table before leaving the room.
After arriving at the buffet area, Baishi Hui piled a plate full of meat, then took a glass of milk and sat down at a window seat.
He spent quite a bit last night, so he needed to replenish himself properly.
Just as he was happily enjoying his breakfast, a familiar figure suddenly appeared before him.
"Conan?" Baishi Hui looked at the other party with some surprise, not expecting him to follow him here.
He was like a persistent ghost!
Conan walked up with a grin and said, "Shirashi~~~~ Are you surprised? Did you expect this?"
"Very surprised, very unexpected!" As Baishi Hui spoke, he thought of what happened last night and instantly understood!
No wonder Xiao Wu was pushed into the sea last night... So it was you who sneaked onto the ship.
Now it makes sense!!
Conan plopped down opposite Baishi Hui and looked around, saying, "Why are you alone? Where's Xiao Lan?"
"She's sleeping in the room." Baishi Hui replied while eating a grilled sausage, "When I left, she wasn't awake yet... She probably won't get up until noon."
"Hmm?" As soon as Conan heard this, his face immediately changed, and he said somewhat excitedly, "You... slept in the same room?"
"Yeah." Baishi Hui nodded and said, "Since we're pretending to be a couple, of course, we have to sleep in the same room!"
Upon hearing this, Conan's heart was shattered!
Pain!!
It hurts so much!!
Damn it... Why didn't I think of this move before?!!
Ahhhhh!! I had so many chances!
Conan remembered that he often took Ran out to solve cases before, but he never thought of pretending to be a couple.
Thinking of this, he regretted it so much!!!
Damn it... I was here first!
Baishi Hui saw Conan's pained expression and immediately had the idea of teasing him, so he said, "I didn't sleep at all yesterday, I was busy all night..."
Didn't sleep? Busy all night?... Conan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and a glimmer of hope flashed!
Putting himself in his shoes, if it were him, he would definitely investigate the case as soon as he got on the ship.
After finishing the case, he could happily play with Ran for the rest of the time!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but confirm, "Busy... busy with what?"
"What do you think?" Baishi Hui looked at Conan with a playful look and said, "A man and a woman staying in a room... there aren't many things they can do!"
"!!!!!" These words immediately made Conan's suspended heart fall to the bottom again.
His heart started to ache faintly again!
No way?
It can't be those things, can it?
At this moment, Hatamoto Mariko happened to come over, and she anxiously inquired, "Detective Shiraishi, has there been any progress in the investigation?"
"Of course." Baishi Hui said, taking out a voice recorder from his pocket and playing the audio he had recorded on the way over, selling his misery, "This is the result of my hard work all night!"
Xiao Wu's voice came from the voice recorder: [Dad, it's almost time, it's almost time. After I marry Natsue, I can begin my revenge on the Hatamoto... I hope your spirit in heaven can bless my plan's success!]
Hatamoto Mariko listened carefully and immediately shouted excitedly, "I knew it! I knew he had a problem!! Haha!! This is great, this is great!!"
Saying that, she reached out to take the voice recorder.
Baishi Hui gently moved it away and reminded her, "Madam, you haven't paid the final installment yet!"
"Oh, oh! Right, right, right... I'll give it to you now, please wait a moment." Hatamoto Mariko excitedly turned and left.
Conan only reacted at this point and said dissatisfiedly to Baishi Hui, "What the heck!! So you were lying to me... I thought you and Xiao Lan had already... So you were eavesdropping in the room."
Saying this, he let out a sigh of relief.
He knew that Ran wasn't that kind of casual girl! How could she do such a thing?!!
Baishi Hui smiled without speaking, eating his breakfast and Rejoice his quick action in seizing the opportunity to push Ran's crystal!
Otherwise, he would definitely be bothered by Conan these past few days.
The progress wouldn't have been so smooth.