Model worker and his little darling

Seeing this, Uncle Mori smiled and said, "Sorry, I did something to that gun."

Minami Akiko pulled the trigger, but the gun in her hand was like a decoration.

"I found this gun in your room while I was pretending to go to the bathroom,"

"cut."

Minako Akikichi threw the gun aside, and the captain, who had been kneeling and begging for mercy, saw this and his eyes lit up. He got up and ran away.

"Miss Akikichi, based on my reasoning..."

"Stop talking, the three of us are all going to die anyway." Minako Akiko impatiently interrupted Kogoro Mouri, looking coldly at the captain and sneering.

"It's pointless to make inferences on a sinking ship."

"I cannot comply, for uncovering the truth is a detective's nature."

Hearing the uncle clearly state his reasoning, Ping Qing, who was standing in the shadows, raised an eyebrow slightly. The uncle is really handsome!

"As expected of a famous detective. I heard you were also going to board this ship, which is why I decided to use that man. To fool the famous detective, we must create a fake culprit and make him believe that he is the real killer."

He then turned to look at the pitch-black sea under the night sky and sighed softly.

"The 'Aphrodite' was born from the waves of the sea, and it will eventually return to the sea."

“However, since you’ve seen through everything, I’ll obediently turn myself in.” With that, Minako Akiko raised her hands in front of Uncle Mori.

Just as Uncle Mori approached, Minako Akiko launched a sneak attack.

But Uncle Mori casually blocked it with one hand, saying, "I don't want to fight with women."

Minami Akiyoshi smiled faintly, "Isn't that sexism?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Minami Akiyoshi threw away her glasses, took off her high heels, and began attacking Uncle Mori. Because of her principle of not hitting women, the uncle had already rolled several times on the deck.

Tsk, this mastermind is both intelligent and skilled in martial arts, and also beautiful.

Having watched the show to his heart's content, Pingqing turned to find Xiaolan.

They found an axe, chopped open the floor, and brought out the unconscious Xiaolan.

"Xiao Lan, wake up?"

Xiao Lan quickly woke up as Ping Qing shook her.

"Brother Pingqing?"

When Uncle Mori saw Pingqing appear with Xiaolan, he was stunned for a moment. "What are you doing here?"

"Uncle, the ship is sinking, you should get out of here first."

Seeing this, the uncle threw Akikichi Minamiko over his shoulder, and she was nearly killed.

Minako Akiyoshi gave a wry smile. "What bad luck. I didn't expect to be targeted by a famous detective right from the start. Is it because I look a lot like a woman you hate?"

"On the contrary, you are too much like her, which is why I didn't want you to be a criminal. I planned to collect real tigers to prove your innocence, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Just then, Conan returned in his jet ski.

The ship gradually capsized, but the number of people on board continued to increase.

Captain Haito, who had been hiding nearby, suddenly appeared. "There's nothing we can do. All the lifeboats have been taken away, and this woman has damaged the life rafts."

Just then, Sonoko and two crew members returned to pick them up.

"Great, we're saved."

The Aphrodite returned to the sea, just as its name suggests.

……

"What will you do, Guan Yi, if I marry someone else?"

Uncle Mori was staring intently at the television, at the poignant love story starring Yoko Okino, a drama he had watched countless times—Golden Demon.

Pingqing yawned. Last night, after getting off the boat, the uncle said he wanted to treat him to dinner to thank him for saving Xiaolan. As a result, he was called over early this morning and then became engrossed in a movie.

Looking at the three of them, so full of energy, Ping Qing felt as if he were separated from them by a different time and space, and he seemed to be getting more and more abnormal.

"Detective Mouri, is that right?"

Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw a little boy standing at the door, wearing sunglasses and with a unique hairstyle.

"I feel like I've seen you somewhere before?"

Hearing the uncle say that, Xiaolan looked at him carefully and said, "You must be Kinukawa Kazuki, who became famous for acting in TV dramas and movies. You're even cuter than you are on TV."

Seeing Ran speaking gently to the kid who appeared out of nowhere, Conan lost all control of his expression.

Uncle Mori wasn't interested in the child star. He crossed his legs and asked, "What are you doing at my detective agency, you famous little actor?"

Kinukawa Kazuki pulled out a stack of postcards and explained his purpose.

"I would like to ask you to help me find the woman who signed these postcards as Wenzi."

The group looked at the postcards. Judging from the dates, they had received one every month for the past two years, and each postcard contained their thoughts on Kinukawa Kazuki's performance.

"Why are there stains on these postcards? You should keep these postcards from fans properly."

Kazuki Kinukawa turned his head away. "These weren't sent by fans, they were written by my mother. Six years ago, she cruelly abandoned me in front of the church, and the message she left behind was signed 'Wenzi.' I just want to find that woman and stop her from coming to claim me as her mother just because I've become famous."

"It's not easy to find her. The postmarks on the postcards are from Hokkaido to Okinawa, and there are postmarks in every place. It's clear that she really enjoys traveling."

Upon hearing what Uncle Mori said, Kazuki Kinukawa put away the postcard and was about to leave.

"Your mother should be at a hotel or inn in Atami right now."

“Look, the statue on this postcard should be the one by the sea in the movie. I think this should be a set of four postcards, and your mother only chose the one in the top left corner. Moreover, your mother sent this one four times. She must not want people to know where she is.”

Heiji glanced at Uncle Mori, "Fake fan!"

I've watched all those movies for nothing.

"Dad, let's go see Atami. Does Pingqing want to come along?"

When Taira Kiyoshi realized that Atami was in Shizuoka Prefecture, his eyes lit up and he immediately agreed, thinking it would be a good opportunity to go and find Gin.

Seeing this, Kinukawa Kazuki put on sunglasses. "Alright, hurry up and take care of things. I only have today and tomorrow on my schedule."

Seeing Kinukawa Kazuki's smug look, Uncle Mori curled his lip and said, "You annoying brat."

Pingqing patted Conan's big head, "You look a lot like him."

Conan: ...

It would be a ghost if it looked like that.

Xiao Lan covered her mouth and smiled.

Ping Qing's eyes flickered, sensing that Xiao Lan's attitude seemed to be softening.

……

The visit did not go smoothly, and Uncle Maoli began to complain, "We finally made it to Atami, but not only can we not go to soak in the hot springs, we also have to run around in this season until we are covered in sweat."

Kinukawa Kazuki saw a mother carrying a child walk by, turned to Ran, and said presumptuously, "Big sister, hold me."

"If you get tired, I can carry you on my back."

Kinukawa Kazuki stretched out his arms to Ran, "Hug me, hug me, I really need a hug."