No matter what I say now, I came to Izu because of the event that appeared in the original work "Izu Mysterious Journey". And Gao Yuan can basically confirm that the current organizer behind this event and its purpose should be

Just like in the original work, he wants to take revenge on Ehara Tokio.

For this reason, Gao Yuan, who has not yet figured out how to solve this matter, dare not leave just like that, for fear that once he fails to keep an eye on Sayama Akiko, the other party will commit a crime.

Therefore, Gao Yuan couldn't help but feel a little worried about Conan's suggestion that he should escort Xiaolan and others——

what to do?

Sayama Akiko couldn't let it go at all. After all, this was the plot of the original work, and Gao Yuan was sure of what would happen.

But here in the garden...

Although there is no evidence that there is anything wrong with Masahiko Michowaki, subconsciously, Gao Yuan always feels that something is wrong, so he cannot be completely relieved.

It's just that there is no evidence to prove that there is a problem with Masahiko Michowaki at the moment, so Gao Yuan cannot say many things clearly at this time, fearing that it will be self-defeating.

As a result, Sayama Akiko had to take care of herself, but Michowaki Masahiko felt that it was not reassuring to take care of him——

Between these two considerations, Gao Yuan was silent for a while and then said with a smile:

"Since Conan has said so, I will accompany you for a ride!"

"Wow! That's great! Brother Mingzhi is the best!"

After hearing Gao Yuan's agreement, Conan immediately showed an innocent and excited smile, and happily ran to Gao Yuan to express his joy.

Seeing Conan's actions, Xiao Ai on the side couldn't help but continue to cover her mouth and laugh. At the same time, she silently took out her mobile phone and clicked on the shooting function...

At the same time, faced with this situation, Maeda Satoru, who had originally promised, looked at Conan's appearance and recalled Conan's behavior when he and Xiaolan went to the fireworks display before. Maeda Satoshi couldn't help but walk up to Xiaolan.

, said with a faint smile:

"It seems that this loyal little bodyguard beside you still doesn't like me very much, so let's talk about it when we have time!"

"Well, okay Mr. Maeda!"

In response, Xiaolan replied with a smile. It seemed that because she met Maeda Satoshi here today, Xiaolan already felt very satisfied.

But looking at Satoru Maeda's attitude, Conan, who was pretending to be coquettish, still looked at Satoru Maeda with a slightly depressed look, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"But wait for me first."

At this time, after agreeing to escort Xiaolan and the others, Gao Yuan said calmly to Conan or Xiaolan and the others, then turned around, walked to Tie Zhuyu and Xiao Ai, and took the room key from his pocket.

He came out and handed it to Tie Zhuyu, and whispered to the two of them:

"Before I come back, I must keep an eye on Miss Sayama Akiko, no matter what method I use."

In this regard, although he did not understand the reason for Gao Yuan's order, Tie Zhuyu glanced at Sayama Akiko not far away and saw that the other person's attention at this time was on Maeda Satoshi, who had just talked to Xiaolan, so

Tie Zhuyu didn't ask any more questions, and nodded vigorously, indicating that he agreed to the matter.

Xiao Ai, on the other hand, also didn't ask any more questions. She just glanced at Sayama Akiko silently, with a trace of doubt and curiosity in her eyes.

But at this moment, when Gao Yuan was talking to Tie Zhuyu and Xiao Ai, Masahiko Michowaki, who was standing next to Yuanzi, looked thoughtfully at Gao Yuan, who was facing away from him at the moment, and then looked at Tie Yuan.

Zhu Yu and Sayama Akiko looked around for a moment, wondering what they were thinking.

After Gao Yuan received such responses from Tie Zhuyu and Xiao Ai, he continued to add:

"I should be back soon, so if you encounter something you can't handle, don't be brave and wait until I come back."

Then, after seeing the two people nodding, Gao Yuan nodded in response, turned around, came to Xiaolan and others, and said:

"Then, it's not too early, let's set off."

As he spoke, Gao Yuan looked at Masahiko Michowaki aside.

Michowaki Masahiko responded with a kind smile, nodded, and said to Sonoko and Xiaolan:

"That's natural, you'd better go back and rest early."

So, under the leadership of Masahiko Michowaki, Gao Yuan, Xiaolan, Sonoko and Conan came to the place where Masahiko Michowaki parked his car -

At this point, Masahiko Michowaki unlocked the car first, opened the door of the back seat, and invited Sonoko. Xiaolan sat in first, and Conan also sat between Xiaolan and Sonoko. Then naturally, Gao Yuan was

Invited to sit in the co-pilot's seat——

"Sir, please."

Smiling, Michowaki Masahiko invited Takato into the driveway.

Gao Yuan nodded and followed Masahiko Michowaki into the car. Then Masahiko Michowaki started the vehicle and drove forward along the seaside road——

"Speaking of which, I really didn't expect Mr. Detective to be friends with Sonoko and Xiaolan. It's quite a coincidence, isn't it? I think there should be some misunderstandings between us. I wonder if there will be a chance to have a good chat together in the future?"

When they were in the car, seeing Gao Yuan just sitting in the passenger seat without saying a word, Michiowaki Masahiko seemed to want to get close to Gao Yuan, so he said this.

But Gao Yuan didn't respond to this, and he didn't even turn his eyes. He just silently looked at the road ahead of the vehicle, trying to roughly remember the route to the hotel where Xiaolan and others were staying.

Seeing this, knowing that Gao Yuan had no intention of talking to him, Michowaki Masahiko could only helplessly smile bitterly, and then turned to Sonoko and asked:

"Sonoko, this detective doesn't seem to like to talk much..."

"Don't mind. Don't mind."

In this regard, Yuanzi explained:

"Mr. Akechi is probably thinking because he encountered an incident. After all, once he encounters a case, he will find a way to solve it, but that's the detective's duty!"

"Ah, that's right."

Echoing, Masahiko Michowaki replied.

In this regard, seeing Gao Yuan's attitude, Conan, who was sitting in the back seat, couldn't help frowning and thinking——

Speaking of which, I did feel a little strange that Masahiko Michowaki would approach Sonoko, but because of this, it still felt a bit far-fetched to suspect that he was the murderer of the deceased in the woods at the fireworks display just now.

First of all, to put it simply, if Mr. Akechi hadn’t reminded the police several times to investigate the banknotes, which then raised the issue of the temperature of the takoyaki, it would have been almost impossible to rely on the testimony of the takoyaki owner to provide him with a different answer.

Proof of presence.

Although, even if these two details are used to prove his alibi in disguise, such an alibi is not very reliable.

If we look into it more carefully, it is entirely possible that he first used banknotes to spend money at a stall selling takoyaki, and then after committing the crime, he bought a takoyaki at a high price from someone else and gave it to Sonoko as if he had just bought it.

In this way, it can also create the situation that was eventually investigated by the police.

But if this is the case, as long as the police can find someone who sold him the takoyaki they just bought at a high price, then this so-called alibi will be self-defeating.

For this reason, if he really put so much effort into creating such an alibi for himself, then why didn't he take the initiative to come forward with this when he was suspected by the police?

His reaction at that time was almost entirely based on the hope of proving his alibi that the takoyaki owner had remembered him. When he learned that the owner did not remember the person who came to buy takoyaki, he

His expression doesn't look like he's faking...

So, no matter what, it is indeed too far-fetched to suspect that this person named Masahiko Michowaki is the murderer. Mr. Akechi has experienced similar things, so it is understandable that he is worried about Sonoko's safety, but there are still too few clues at present.

I can’t make any more judgments yet…

Soon, in such an atmosphere in the car, everyone arrived at the Wawu Hotel where Xiaolan and others were staying without much communication.

This is an old two-story wooden hotel. After getting off the car, Gao Yuan frowned slightly when he looked at the architectural layout of the hotel. He subconsciously felt that the safety of this kind of place was not very high.

With only two floors of wooden structure, it is easy for outsiders to sneak into it.

For this reason, Gao Yuan couldn't help but asked in surprise:

"Miss Sonoko...you live in a place like this?"

"Because...Sister Sonoko said she wanted to adopt a civilian strategy..."

Regarding this, Conan explained to Gao Yuan indifferently.

"Popularization strategy?"

After hearing this word, Michowaki Masahiko seemed a little confused and asked, while Sonoko hurriedly stopped Conan's words and immediately added:

"Listen to this kid's nonsense! I mean... staying in such a quaint old hotel is one of the joys of traveling!"

Hearing this, Masahiko Michowaki was thoughtful, but he quickly nodded and agreed with Sonoko with a smile:

"Indeed, living in a place like this is quite interesting!"

In contrast, after hearing Conan's words, Gao Yuan suddenly felt that the current situation seemed to have a sense of déjà vu. Based on his understanding of Yuanzi, Gao Yuan basically understood what Conan wanted to express and couldn't help but say

After saying "I see", he followed Yuanzi and others into the Tile House Hotel——

After opening the wooden door and walking into the hotel gate, the waiter guarding the door saw Xiaolan, Yuanzi and others coming back, and couldn't help but said "Welcome back" to them. Xiaolan and Yuanzi responded politely and prepared to return.

My own room.

In response, Gao Yuan and Michowaki Masahiko followed suit and sent Xiao Lan and others back to the room first.

When several people came to the door of the room and looked at the layout of the entire hotel, Gao Yuan suddenly suggested:

"By the way, Miss Sonoko, have you ever considered that since your goal has been achieved, why not just stay with us at the Izu Princess Hotel tonight? I took a quick look and felt that if there were outsiders

If you want to break in, the security of this hotel may not be adequate."

After hearing such words, Michowaki Masahiko was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but said with joy:
To be continued...