"It seems that we are trapped on this isolated island now..."
Standing at the broken viaduct of North Island, the strong man named Kevin spoke.
"Damn it! Who did this?!" The eldest young master, Takahiro Tone, clenched his fist and hammered the guardrail next to him.
"Could he be the murderer who poisoned Mr. Yang?" Kosuke Tone asked.
"Who knows? Maybe they are people from outside?" Kevin shrugged and said, "They were hired by someone on this island to trap us on this island..."
In front of the three people, Bai Heqing squatted down, squinted slightly, and carefully looked at the break of the viaduct.
"Are there any explosives stored on this island?" he suddenly asked.
"Huh? Ah, yes, it was left behind when the annex was renovated, and it is still kept in the warehouse..." Takahiro Tone replied after hearing this.
"Detective Shirakawa, do you also suspect that this bridge was blown up by people on the island? Is it the murderer who poisoned Mr. Yang?" Kosuke Tone asked quickly.
"It's definitely possible."
Bai Heqing stood up, still looking at a certain part of the broken bridge. Mary beside him followed his line of sight and found a small red wire wrapped around the railing of the broken bridge.
Normally there would be no wires tangled in a place like this, with one possible exception.
[Is it the line of the bomb timing device? In other words, the murderer might have been in the hall when the explosion occurred and detonated the bomb through remote control? 】
Of course, Bai Heqing did not tell the three people behind him about this discovery. After all, he was not sure about the specific identity of the murderer now. He did not want to be worried about the murderer just after he arrived on the island.
"Who did it? Could it be that he was also eyeing my father's inheritance and wanted to trap us all on this island and kill us?"
"Okay, okay, Master Guiyang, it's useless to think about this now. Let's go back and explain the situation here to everyone..."
Compared to the excited Takahiro Tone, Kevin on the side looked much more free and easy. He just shook his head and sighed, then turned around and walked into the cave tunnel.
"Then I'll go back first. Really, we won't be able to ask people outside to bring us cigarettes..."
"Damn it! Kosuke! Go back!" He hammered the guardrail again, and Takahiro Tone turned around and left.
"Master Kosuke, how many living supplies are left on the island?"
Shirakawa Qing stopped Tone Kosuke who was about to go back, and the three of them walked into the cave tunnel side by side.
"Don't worry, you two. The living supplies on the island are enough for us people to live for at least a week."
Kosuke Tone replied with a smile: "And although the murderer has trapped us on this island now, let alone the guests who were invited, our Tone family has always maintained regular contact with outside the island.
After a few days, people outside will probably be aware of the situation here, and everyone can leave by then. "
Kosuke Tone thought that Shirakawa Kiyoshi and Mari were worried that they would be trapped and die on the island, so they explained patiently.
Bai Heqing was not very worried at first, but after hearing what he said, he became a little worried.
The island has sufficient supplies and is in regular contact with the outside world. In a few days at most, everyone can be rescued and leave the island.
The murderer most likely knew this information, but still chose to temporarily trap everyone on the island and cut off contact with the outside world.
Does this mean that the murderer is confident enough to find the inheritance in these few days and take it away from this isolated island?
If this is the case, what will happen to the other people on the island by then?
Thinking of this, the corners of Bai Heqing's mouth rose slightly.
It's also a good thing the killer is so confident.
This shows that he can also see the heritage in the next few days, then leave the island, complete the transaction with Black Rose, and return to Tokyo with those cultural relics.
As for whether the murderer might attack him?
Bai Heqing believes that, regardless of whether the murderer can do this, on this island today, the priority of killing him and Mary is not that high.
According to past experience, Bai Heqing was almost able to determine the murderer's identity when the murderer turned his attention to him.
And often when the incident develops to this point, all he needs to consider is when to take down the murderer.
It's not about how to get down, it's about when to get down.
To be proud, although Bai Heqing had not practiced much in fighting or shooting since he was a child, he had not lost many times.
"White River."
Walking at the back with Bai Heqing, Mary suddenly stopped when they passed a corner in the tunnel and called out to Bai Heqing softly.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Heqing looked at her and saw that she moved her feet slightly, revealing a few cigarette butts that she had just stepped on.
【cigarette? 】
At this time, the three people walking in front did not notice the movements of the two people behind them. Bai Heqing squatted down, picked up the cigarette butts, and took a closer look.
"The cigarette butts are very new, and one of them is still a little wet inside. It is estimated that they were left here only a few hours ago...Mary, do you suspect that the murderer left them here?"
"Um."
Mary nodded, then stretched out her finger, rubbed it on a slightly dark spot in the corner, and stretched it out in front of Bai Heqing.
It's the pungent smell of gunpowder.
"The murderer probably made homemade soil bombs with gunpowder here, then connected them to detonating devices and tied them to the viaduct..."
The two stood up and walked forward, and Mary continued to explain in a low voice:
“The gunpowder may have been taken by the murderer from the warehouse of the Tone Annex, and these cigarette butts may have been left by the murderer when he made his own bomb.
Of course, even if there is enough gunpowder, most people cannot make it into powerful enough explosives, but one kind of person is an exception. "
"soldier?"
Bai Heqing took over her words.
"Are you suspicious of Clyde? But he shouldn't have the habit of smoking."
Clyde, a former British naval lieutenant commander, may be the only retired soldier on the island according to the intelligence the two men have, but Clyde does not smoke.
"No, there's another person."
Mary shook her head slightly and pointed to someone walking in front of them with her eyes.
Kevin, the muscular white male.
"He's also a soldier."
"Why are you so sure?" Bai Heqing asked.
"Observe." Mary pointed to her eyes, "When I was in MI6, I often came into contact with these soldiers, so I have to be more sensitive to people with these identities.
When I was in the hall before, I had already sensed that this man's aura was different from ordinary people. Like Clyde, he should be a retired soldier. "
Well, Bai Heqing really doesn't know much about this area, mainly because he doesn't have much contact with it. After all, when he was in Tokyo, the only people he had the most contact with were prisoners and police.
But since Mary was so sure, he would naturally choose to believe it too.
"Understood……"
After listening to Mary's well-reasoned analysis, Bai Heqing suddenly felt much happier.
What a great teammate. This made him, who was used to "leading the whole field by himself" in Tokyo, feel very happy inexplicably.
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(End of chapter)
