Detective Conan's Cafe Owner

Chapter 222 Superfluous Things

sunset.

All the party attendees have arrived.

Weigh anchor and set sail.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, this cruise ship, destined for tragedy, is slowly sailing towards the vast sea.

The sea.

Some say it is the source of life.

There are many legends about the sea, such as mermaids and the like.

"Are there really mermaids in the ocean?"

on the deck.

Ayumi, who was held in Seimei's arms, asked.

It is not strange for a little girl to be curious about these legends.

People should also be curious.

It is precisely because of my curiosity about various things that I conduct research, thereby promoting the development of human civilization and the advancement of science and technology.

So curiosity is not a bad thing, although curiosity can easily kill cats.

But whether cats die or not has little to do with people.

"Who knows."

Qingming did not give an answer.

Mainly because he doesn't know whether mermaids exist or not.

It is very irresponsible to give a positive or negative answer casually without knowing whether something exists or not.

"Let's not talk about whether it exists or not. I actually like Jingwei better than mermaids."

"Jingwei?"

"Well, the Jingwei from Jingwei Reclamation."

Qingming nodded.

Jingwei reclamation is one of the many myths and legends handed down by the Chinese nation.

Hold wood and stones in their mouths to fill the sea.

How ridiculous and admirable it is for a little bird to use its own power to fill up the sea with small stones and branches.

"Jingwei reclamation? What is that?"

"How should I put it...it's a story about a stupid bird doing something stupid that I can't do. It's really stupid!"

"?"

Ayumi looked at Qingming suspiciously, very puzzled.

Of course she wouldn't know.

In these days, even many Chinese people don't know about these myths and legends that have been passed down since ancient times, let alone people outside of China. Unless they specialize in research, basically no one has heard of them.

But Qingming didn't intend to explain too much.

"Jingwei..."

Everything is uneven, why do you suffer from it? A long-term man, holding a tree in his hand until the end of time?

I would like to flatten the East China Sea, and keep my body and mind unchanged; the sea has no peace, and my heart has no end.

Alas!

Don't you see, there are many birds in the Xishan Mountain, and the magpies come and swallows form their own nests!
"It's really good!"

Qingming was so emotional.

Ayumi didn't understand, and originally wanted to ask, but someone came behind them.

"International students, let's go."

Sonoko Suzuki is the only one who can call Qingming that way.

Although she didn't know that Qingming was coming back, but Qingming and Ayumi didn't wear makeup, so they recognized them immediately after boarding the boat.

So I thought about calling Qingming together.

Qingming is a very miraculous and powerful person, calling Qingming together can make her feel more at ease.

"Oh, let's go."

Qingming didn't talk nonsense, turned around and followed Suzuki Sonoko towards the cabin.

This time, instead of going to the room, I went to the party scene.

The sun had completely disappeared on the distant horizon, and night had begun to fall.

The party has begun.

Some people's performances have also begun.

……

Tokyo.

The lights are on and the neon is flickering.

When it just fell into the night, most people are probably still enjoying dinner at home and enjoying the leisure time after a busy day.

There are not many people on the street.

Not to mention the manor, which is considered an inaccessible place.

At such a time, if a car drives over, it is very conspicuous. It is difficult for people not to notice the light of the car lights under the night.

Very strange.

On the manor side, there are usually few guests.

But tonight, it seems that many people want to visit the owner of the manor.

Although not actually.

In any case, someone came first, stood in front of the gate of the manor, and rang the doorbell.

"Hi! This is Nami Shimokasaho, who are you?"

The voice of the maid came from the intercom.

The woman stood in front of the door, smiling all over her face.

"Judy."

"Miss Judy... What can I do? I'm very sorry, but if you are not the master's guest, you are not allowed to come in."

"Oh, I just want to find a little girl."

"Little girl?"

"Yes, find that little girl named Hui Yuan Ai!"

"..."

……

on a cruise ship.

Not only is the outside arranged like a pirate ship, but the inside is also arranged like a haunted house.

There are also a group of ghosts and ghosts.

Werewolves, vampires, Medusas, mummies, zombies, and more.

"It's all from the west!"

Qingming sat in front of the bar, with his back to the bar, shaking the cup in his hand, and glanced at the other people in the hall.

Just a regular red wine.

Ayumi sat beside him, eyes wide open, looking at the cups placed on the table.

This is also a glass of wine.

Qingming didn't seem to have any intention of asking her for a drink, so she directly ordered the bartender to serve two glasses of wine, one of which was the one in front of her.

So she hesitated.

Since I ordered wine for her, does that mean she can drink too?

But she is underage.

drink?don't drink?

The little girl looked at the cup in front of her, thinking.

Suzuki Sonoko came over.

He glanced at the cup in front of Ayumi, then looked at Qingming, with a scum-like expression on his face.

"I said, it's fine if you bring a little girl to this kind of party, how can you give a little girl a drink?"

"Little girl? She's not young anymore, she's grown up day by day."

Qingming looked at Ayumi.

Compared with when we first met, he has indeed grown up a lot.

But when we first met...

Well, it seems that a long time has passed, and it seems that not so long has passed. Every time this kind of topic is mentioned, there is always a magical feeling.

Not to mention that.

"No matter what time you are, you are always so easy to make people angry!"

Suzuki Sonoko held his forehead and shook his head.

Seeing that Ayumi didn't seem to be planning to drink, she didn't bother to continue entangled in this issue.

Just ask.

"Speaking of which, why didn't you put on makeup even though you knew it was a fancy dress party?"

"What do you do with makeup? Anyway, I'm just here to cooperate with the performance, and the protagonist tonight is not me, so I don't bother to do those troublesome things."

Qingming shrugged.

He really just planned to watch the show, and it was his intention from the very beginning, he didn't want to do anything at all.

Unless, a certain aunt did something redundant.

"Cooperating with the show? Weird..."

Suzuki Sonoko pouted.

That's why she doesn't like Qingming very much. He always looks mysterious and weird, which makes people very uncomfortable.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, talk about my sister..."

"Shh!"

Qingming suddenly made a silent gesture.

Turning his head and looking towards the stage that had been prepared long ago, a person dressed as a ghost captain appeared there.

"Their performance has begun!"

……

There are always some brats who are disobedient and like to leave with people they don't know.

For example, Hui Yuanai.

Under the watchful eyes of the twin maids and Akane, Hui Yuan Ai left with Judy. They didn't know the specific reason, and Hui Yuan Ai didn't tell them.

This is a strange thing.

"The owner..."

Qian thought of Qingming.

If you ask Qingming for help in this kind of matter, it is easy to get the answer, whether the woman named "Judy" is safe or not.

It's a pity that Qingming is not at home.

I wanted to make a phone call, but considering that Qingming was going out to sea by boat, there might be no signal, so I had no choice but to give up this plan.

It just still feels weird.

"Why does it happen at such a time?"

She frowned.

Back in the villa with the twin maids, the twin maids went to do things, while she was sitting on the sofa in the hall, thinking.

She knew about Qingming and Ayumi going to the fancy dress party.

Qingming didn't intend to hide it from them.

And Ayumi has been here before, and also talked about this matter, including the origin of the invitation letter.

"Ayumi said it was given to her by an aunt she didn't know...wait a minute!"

Auntie?

Is Judy an old lady?
Hard to say.

But if it's Ayumi, it's really possible to call Judy an aunt, mainly because I don't know if it's influenced by Qingming or Haibara, and sometimes it seems a little bit poisonous.

if it is like this……

"something wrong?!"

Akane stood up, seeming a little panicked.

If the aunt Ayumi was talking about was really Judy, then it was Judy who deliberately lured Qingming away, and now she took away Haibara Ai, which seemed to be a conspiracy.

"Oops!"

(End of this chapter)