From Tokyo to Izu, this was the most popular tourist route for the Maori family and Sonoko in Conan's original novel. In fact, the distance between the two was not short. At least, Moon Phoenix and the others enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sunset on the high-speed Shinkansen. By the time they reached the Izu platform, the orange sun was no longer able to illuminate the surrounding world. The lights on the road were all turned on.
"We'll have to walk the rest of the way ourselves.”Yue Huang said after they left the platform. "The place we're going to now is my newly built villa. It's not too far from the platform. If anyone can't walk, you can tell me. I can carry her over.”Then, he made an ambiguous expression. Along the way, the girls who were chatting happily rolled their eyes at Moon Phoenix.
"But she really is an angelic and pure Xiaolan.”Yuehuang grabbed the heaviest luggage and told the girls to only take some small packages. "It's just a trip on the Shinkansen, and you can talk freely with Iceberg Xiao Ai…even though Xiao Ai only replies from time to time.”Looking at Xiao Ai and Xiao Lan chatting, Moon Phoenix recalled how Xiao Ai treated strangers in the original novel. She sighed at her good luck."If I hadn't met Zhibao early and spent a lot of time chasing after Xiao Ai, I would've been dead. I'm afraid Xiao Ai won't even pay attention to me, right? In the end, I'll probably be attracted by Conan's charisma and become a moth to the flame…Now that I'm the main character, Xiao Ai can forget about running away…"
Moon Phoenix's villa wasn't built on top of a cliff by the sea like the house in the garden. Before the construction, Moon Phoenix had taken into account some of the local characteristics of Izu. For example, where to build a house to enjoy the best hot springs in Izu, where to build a house to avoid the bustling streets, where to build a house to look at the vast sea, etc. Finally, Moon Phoenix, who was always willing to spend a lot of money on food, drinks, and entertainment, gathered the suggestions of several famous architects and geomancers and built a large villa in the southeast of Izu's Sky City Mountain... In fact...
"This can't be considered a villa anymore, right?”Xiao Ai was calmer than the others, but her exclamation and the faint blush behind her ears revealed her true feelings. "This is a manor, right? Or did you build a tourist attraction?"
"I just bought this place. I didn't build too many buildings or facilities. Of course, the first consideration is safety.”At this point, Moon Phoenix looked at the ladies proudly." I've put a lot of thought into safety. Aside from the conventional facilities like barbed wire and probes, there are also the latest thermal imaging detectors and automatic aiming machine guns. The anesthetic needles inside are enough to let a male lion sleep for 24 hours. And…"
"Hey, hey, what's wrong?" After chatting for a while, Moon Phoenix suddenly realized that the faces of the women in front of her were not too good.
"As expected of a mercenary." Ming Mei covered her forehead and sighed.
"Actually…it's understandable. Phoenix is doing this for safety reasons.”Xiao Lan laughed dryly.
" The problem is that this isn't Kuwait. People living in a normal society shouldn't have such dangerous thoughts.”Xiao Ai said.
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"Everyone, let's go and have dinner first.”After passing through a beautiful sea of flowers and a gurgling stream, Moon Phoenix and the others arrived at the traditional Japanese courtyard where they stayed. Moon Phoenix asked everyone to place their luggage in the hall as she suggested.
"Izu is most famous for its seafood.”Xiao Ai was still a man of few words.
"Then where should we eat?" Chu Sui asked a crucial question.
"Humph, this is not difficult for me!”"According to my observation, it's less than half an hour's drive from here to the most famous food street in southern Izu," said Moon Phoenix Cry proudly.”
"As expected of Young Master.”Cheng Shi said gently.
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There were cars in Moon Phoenix's manor too. In order to tour the entire Izu, there was a large touring car. Moon Phoenix had hired someone to reinforce and modify a public bus. This time, it was just enough to bring everyone along.
"You're really willing to spend money." Xiao Ai temporarily left the girls who were talking about cosmetics and clothing. She came to the driver's seat and looked at the bathroom, toilet, kitchen, living room, and all kinds of appliances in the car.
"What's wrong? Is Xiao 'ai's heart aching? Do you want to be my housekeeper now?”Moon Phoenix asked with a smile.
"Who, who wants to be your housekeeper!？”Xiao Ai said with a red face.
" Of course you, you are my queen." From the corner of her eye, she noticed that Xiao Ai was about to turn into a volcano again."Then what do you think I should use the money for?”Seeing that Xiao Ai did not continue the topic, Moon Phoenix continued,""Invest all the money into the company? Put all the money in the bank? Or spend money to buy stocks and bonds?"
"If it's just to develop my own career, what I just said is a very good decision, but I don't want to do such a troublesome thing. I'm a lazy person.”Yue Huang yawned and said,""I started my own company and saved money since I was young just to let my family live a better life. That's all.”
"You're a very family-oriented person.”Xiao Ai said calmly, her tone concealing a different emotion."I remember that when we were in America, you told me that you had your own home in Japan.”
"That's it." The Moon Phoenix nodded, a faint smile hanging on her face, as if she had thought of something warm and happy."There are so many delicious and fun things in the world. There are so many things worth enjoying. If I can let you enjoy all of this, everything will be worth it.”
"You've changed a lot." After a moment of silence, Xiao Ai jumped down from the passenger seat and walked back."You weren't like this in America.”
"Oh?" "Then do you think it's a good change or a bad change?"”
" It's not as infuriating as it used to be... and it seems a little warm..." Moon Phoenix smiled and continued to focus on driving...
Soon, the caravan carrying Moon Phoenix's family arrived at the bustling town. After parking the car in an open-air parking lot, Moon Phoenix brought the girls along the clean streets. Unlike the modern city of Tokyo, the town that Yuehuang came to embodied a traditional and peaceful atmosphere. There were clean paths, rows upon rows of shops, dim yellow lights in front of every house, and wooden signboards... Although it was their first time in this town, Moon Phoenix and the others did not plan to visit the shops. They just walked quietly, admiring and feeling everything. When she saw Chusui and Xiaolan holding her hand tightly, as well as Xiaoai and Mingmei who were looking at her gently from time to time, Moon Phoenix felt that her trip was very well planned…
The dinner was simple but not casual. The people sitting on the Shinkansen did not want to eat greasy food like tempura-like food. Hence, after finding a quaint but somewhat crowded Japanese izakaya, the six of them (Tsukiyo, Hatsuho, Narumi, Akumi, Xiao Ai, and Xiaolan) ordered a Tsuruka and took their seats. Chu Sui, Xiao Lan, and Xiao Ai were all experts in ordering dishes, and Cheng Shi was one of them. Yes, it was Xiao Ai. Our talented girl, Ai Hui Yuan, not only has a good understanding of the food structure, but her familiarity with various cuisines has also amazed everyone. Soon, all kinds of steamed local seafood and two pots of delicious clear soup were served. Of course, no one had tried some of the Izu specialty catfish dish. It was indeed delicious. After the meal, everyone who had returned the same way felt sleepy. After returning to the villa, they tidied up and washed up before falling asleep.
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"Ah ~~~ Good morning, Lan.”The next morning, Ming Mei, who had just finished washing up and was still yawning, saw Xiao Lan holding a bag of strange things in her hand and greeted her.
"Good morning, Mingmei." Xiao Lan returned the greeting gently.
"What's that?" Ming Mei pulled herself together and went to Xiaolan's side to examine her carefully.
"Ah, these are some bread crumbs." Xiao Lan handed the plastic bag to Ming Mei and explained,""After I woke up in the morning, Xiao Ai and I walked around the villa and saw a small lake with a lot of fish. I just remembered that I brought some bread crumbs. I wanted to feed them to the seabirds here, so I came back to get them.”Ming Mei's interest was piqued. She quickly put away her toothbrush and other items, put on a jacket, and left with Xiao Lan…She really didn't know if they were too bold or if they trusted Moon Phoenix too much. Xiaolan, who was with Mingmei, Xiaoai, who was admiring the green mountains and rivers by the lake, and Chusui and Chengshi, who were tidying up the room, were all wearing pajamas and only a coat.
Not long after, Cheng Shi called back the three women at the pavilion in the middle of the lake. The yellow omelet rice produced by Chu Sui was praised by everyone, and Chu Sui kept chuckling shyly. Moon Phoenix, who was already prepared to lead the girls to tour the Hot Sea, smiled apologetically to the girls after answering a phone call. She put down the phone for the time being and let them play by themselves.
"What's wrong, Young Master?" Chu Sui asked worriedly.
"It's nothing. It's just that Police Department Mu Mu took over a case. It's a bit urgent, but they don't have any leads, so they asked me to help. Sorry, I wanted to take you out to play, but now you can only go by yourself.”Moon Phoenix said apologetically.
"Hmm? What's wrong with you guys?" After saying a few more words to the police, Moon Phoenix found that everyone in the hall had sat down and did not leave.
"Let's wait for Young Master to solve the case before we go play together.”Chu Sui smiled brightly. Not only did he accompany Moon Phoenix Chusui and Cheng Shi (it had been half a year already), but even Ming Mei and her sister and Xiao Lan nodded firmly. Xiao Ai added,"You have two hours to solve it, or you won't have dinner tonight."”
" You guys..." Moon Phoenix felt a surge of warmth in his heart. Although it was just a small matter, it reflected the concern and confidence that the girls had for him. Yuehuang gently shook her head and seriously considered this case. He waved his hand and led the girls to a strange room under their curious gazes.
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"In that case, you've already prepared the cash that the kidnappers asked for?”Turning on the projector and speaker, the girls listened to the conversation between Moon Phoenix and Mu Mu while looking at the clear projection that occupied a wall. It was a descending aerial view of Tokyo, and one of the gymnasiums was getting clearer.
"Although everything is ready, I'm afraid there might be more than one prisoner.”Mu Mu said worriedly.
"It's not impossible, Chief." " If there's only one criminal," Moon Phoenix analyzed," he wouldn't have chosen such a dangerous method of handing over the ransom. He would have to at least leave this stadium full of police officers. Since they dared to do so, it meant that the criminal had absolute intimidation. Even if the criminal who took the ransom was caught, the police would obediently let go of the criminal's trump card.”
"You're right, but this is the only thing we can do now.”" The National Colosseum is full now," Megure said helplessly." If we really let the criminals shoot indiscriminately and kill them, coupled with the trampling caused by panic, hundreds of civilians will be killed.”
"You did the right thing, Chief." " But you have to be careful," Moon Phoenix said with certainty." The criminals who come to collect the ransom will definitely carry special communication tools." After capturing the criminal, you must pay attention to that tool.”
"Are you saying that we should control the communication device immediately? Or should I just turn it off?" Megure asked.
"Neither. Let it be.”Not only Mu Mu, even Chu Sui and the others beside Moon Phoenix were curious. " If my deduction is correct," Moon Phoenix continued," the communication device between the prisoners should be something like a walkie-talkie." The moment the criminal was caught, the criminal on the other side of the walkie-talkie could hear abnormal movements, so it was impossible to hide it... Of course, it would be better if the police could directly kill the criminal silently.”
"Hey, hey, don't use your dangerous thoughts to poison our criminal police.”Megure complained half-jokingly.
"Yes, yes, I understand." Yuehuang said helplessly, then continued,""In that case, the other prisoner will immediately contact you through the walkie-talkie. He probably wants you to let that person go and not follow him. Police, first lock the door closest to the prisoner's ransom. Lock it directly and don't send anyone to guard it. At this time, you can have your hidden sentries in the arena keep a close eye on them. See if anyone is using any communication tools to contact them. Then, he would arrange for someone to follow the criminal who left and follow him in the stadium.”
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"Conan, why do you think that person made such an arrangement?”Bu Mei asked softly in the TV station's car.
" It's to eat eel rice earlier…" Needless to say, everyone knew who had spoken…
" Why is it…" Conan pondered." It looks like he's looking for…"
"I know!" Mitsuhiko shouted happily. Seeing that everyone except Conan had noticed him, he coughed excitedly and found that Conan still did not look at him, so he had to give up. "That police officer must be trying to find their companions by following the criminals who took the ransom! As for the surveillance in the stands…it was to find the criminal who was on the phone!”
"Makes sense…as expected of Mitsuhiko!”Bu Mei said happily. Megure and Sato also agreed with Mitsuhiko's point of view, but they felt that Moon Phoenix's arrangement was definitely not just for this purpose. Conan shook his head. In his heart, Moon Phoenix had become an equal opponent in deduction. Sometimes, he even felt that she was more powerful than him and Hattori Heiji. "This kind of person set up such a big trap just to track the criminal? Did I miss something…"
"No matter what, let's follow Yuehuang's plan first. I believe that he won't do these things for no reason. Sato, I'll leave the arrest to you. You have to be careful." Megure instructed solemnly.
"Yes, Chief." Compared to Mu Mu, Hidekazu, who had been Moon Phoenix's partner for some time, knew Moon Phoenix's methods better. Naturally, he followed Moon Phoenix's arrangement without a doubt...
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"You didn't set up these things just to track the criminals, right?”In the secret room, Xiao Ai leaned on the sofa and took a sip of the tea brewed by Chu Sui.
"Of course not. I don't think we can find the mastermind by following the prisoner who took the ransom.”He smiled helplessly when he caught a glimpse of the girls who were drinking tea, fiddling with the various equipment and buttons in the room, and massaging his head while pretending not to care and eavesdropping. He grabbed Cheng's small hands that were massaging him and gently caressed the wonderful feeling of softness and no longer said anything…
"Moon Phoenix, just like you said, the other prisoner used the walkie-talkie to threaten us to let the person who took the ransom leave. Our people in the stands also began to move.”Mu Mu's sudden voice startled everyone. Fortunately, Moon Phoenix had lowered the volume of the phone earlier, so it was not a big deal.
"Okay, let's continue to let our people follow the ransom man. If we follow him closely, we can find their stronghold. We might even find another criminal.”Yue Huang said in satisfaction.
"Stronghold? Another prisoner? Wait, Moon Phoenix, aren't you going to follow this criminal to find the criminal in the stadium?”Mu Mu asked curiously.
"Of course not." "I wanted to catch all the criminals in one fell swoop, that's why I set up this trap." It would be too troublesome if they couldn't catch all of them in one fell swoop.”
" As expected, he's still afraid of trouble…" Except for Moon Phoenix, everyone who heard his words began to mutter.
"Wait, Yuehuang. The prisoner contacted the television station. On the one hand, they asked us to pay double the ransom. On the other hand, they asked us to withdraw all the people from the stands. They even pointed out where our people were! What should we do, Moon Phoenix? We can't gather that much ransom no matter what!”In fact, Megure wasn't as flustered as he sounded. After all, he was a police officer. However, he was very surprised that the people in the stands had been seen through. The fact that he could not gather so much ransom also made him extremely anxious as an excellent police officer.
"Don't worry, Chief. I think I know who the criminal is.”Moon Phoenix's words made Mu Mu even more surprised, but it was a good thing.
"Inspector, please check the video recordings of all the television stations immediately and find the videos that match the following two points: One was to scan the location of the witness or the channel of the football that had been penetrated before and after the witness found the football that had been penetrated and before and after the witness left the economic disadvantage stand. Secondly, he had scanned the ransom man's movements more than once and did not stay on the channel for long. There should only be one camera that matched these two conditions, so the staff responsible for the recording was the prisoner this time.”
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