"The one that looks like a red butterfly is called a lionfish. It is a coral reef fish. Its nickname seems to be "the poisonous queen of the ocean." The fins are its poisonous organs. Stay away from it after the glass breaks. A little bit, but if its poison glands are removed, the meat will still taste more delicious..."
From shellfish to jellyfish, to this fish in front of you...
On the fully transparent lift platform, Kuroba Kaito's eyes were very complicated. He suspected that this old man did it on purpose. Although it was helpful to distract his attention, he felt his stomach... He was a little hungry.
"Why this expression?"
Ye Gengyi is ready to continue to popularize the next delicacy on the plate, "There are many types of sea snakes. Not only can the meat be eaten, but the taste is also very good, and their internal organs and skin can be used as medicine. Speaking of which, if you catch a few snakes and make them into medicinal wine, It dispels wind, removes dampness, unblocks the meridians and activates meridians. Your detective father-in-law will probably like it very much."
No, he would rather see me in jail than this.
After vomiting, Kuroba Kaito looked at the increasingly dark environment around him, feeling a little depressed.
He is quite skilled at swimming and diving, but he still has some psychological barriers to having "close contact" with marine life like this. Moreover, if the glass breaks at this time...
Click...
Kuroba Kaito's expression froze, it was a magical Murphy's law.
"It seems that the water pressure limit that can be tolerated has been reached."
Ye Gengyi put on his goggles and said, "I'll be on top of you later..."
Boom!
Before he finished speaking, the entire observation elevator was instantly filled with spider web cracks, and then seawater poured in from all directions.
The two of them bit down on their respirators decisively, then kicked open the glass and swam into the water.
Judging from the height of their descent, they were still in the ocean system inside the castle.
But even so, it is not easy to find a human corpse here.
The density of human beings is slightly higher than that of water. The reason why people usually float is that the dirt rots and produces gas after being soaked in water for a few days. The body also becomes swollen and enlarged due to immersion, so it floats.
However, Mr. Inu has been missing for less than an hour, and a noble man who aims to be buried at sea would not even consider the possibility of his body floating up.
Therefore, Ye Gengyi took the observation platform to dive. He judged that there should be something like a coffin in the water.
call out...
The cold sea water kept crossing their faces.
The light of the searchlight can only illuminate a distance of a few meters. At a farther distance, the light is swallowed up by darkness.
There was no way to talk in words in the water, so Ye Geng had no choice but to make a gesture and swim to a position diagonally above and behind Kuroba Kaito.
His purpose of doing this was certainly not to use a certain monster thief to trigger the mechanism. He was simply worried that the boy would be frightened by the fish approaching the blind spot, and something would happen to him.
After swimming for about a quarter of an hour, they encountered neither danger nor found the little dog or what looked like a coffin.
Kuroba Kaito turned over skillfully in the water, faced Ye Gengyi, and made a gesture indicating whether to continue.
Well...Ye Gengyi hesitated slightly.
He looked around. There were only fish except for the water, and there was nothing else where the light hit. The oxygen reserve was still sufficient, but it was already far away from the observation deck where they dived.
If no clues are found nearby, continuing the search is just a matter of chance.
Sure enough it's not that easy to find.
Ye Gengyi never felt that giving up was a shameful thing. He was about to ask Kuroba Kaito to rise out of the water. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to see something...
Ye Gengyi slowly turned his head, and at the same time shined the light of the searchlight, and then saw a shiny hard object floating along the water.
When the light hit the thing, he instantly saw clearly what it was.
How could the fragments of the observation deck be washed here with the current?
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Kuroba Kaito originally wanted to say this, but unfortunately Ye Gengyi didn't look back at this time, so he had no choice but to get closer.
But after seeing what was coming clearly, Kuroba Kaito was even more surprised.
glass shards? What's so cool about this thing?
Naturally, it can be explained through sign language, but it is really unwise to waste oxygen in such a place. Moreover, Kuroba Kaito can see that Ye Gengyi already has a new idea:
From the little dog's room, you can only get here through the observation deck and diving suits. Although the observation deck they used was broken when they came in, the entire ecological ocean aquarium still exists, responsible for driving Soyanani Castle. Equipment for important water changes is still running.
In other words, there is more than one entrance to get here!
It only took Ye Gengyi a few minutes to make these assumptions. Considering the oxygen problem, he did not hesitate any further. After giving Kuroba Kaito a look, he headed towards the direction of the water flow again. Swim away.
If someone knew Mr. Dog's plan in advance, and after he successfully carried out the burial at sea, fished the body 'ashore' through another entrance and exit, then retrieved the ring, and then threw the body back into the water, then it would be impossible for the two of them. The body was found near the viewing platform.
The mantis stalks the cicada but the oriole follows behind?
Ye Gengyi's eyes fell on a location not far ahead. Swimming forward a few meters, it was the end of the road.
A coffin with no apparent material was placed there quietly.
Ye Gengyi adjusted the brightness of the searchlight, swam to the coffin and lifted it hard.
Bubbles emerged from the gaps in the cover, and light shone in, revealing the body of an old man.
Well... From the appearance, he should be 60 to 70 years old, and there are obvious signs of wearing rings on the knuckles of his fingers...
Was it taken off with violence?
Ye Gengyi observed the scars on the old man's fingers, but there was no reaction.
It seems similar to what he inferred, that someone used the flow of water to change the placement of the coffin after the old man died, and successfully pocketed the heirloom of Xiaoquan's family.
Who is the one?
Ye Gengyi was thinking as he and Kuroba Kaito swam upward.
There is no doubt that someone who can do such a thing must be someone who is very familiar with castle construction.
Regarding this point, Xiao Quan Taijun, the second son who has been living abroad all year round, can basically rule it out.
The remaining puppies, Taicheng, Huibian, and the blond man who seemed to have arrived uninvited are all suspects.
It took less than half an hour in total for the two of them to go back and forth, so there were not a few people left in the corridor waiting for high school student detective Kudo Shinichi and his assistant John Watson.
"Huh... finally here." Kuroba Kaito's voice sounded a little emotional. It was obvious that it was very difficult for him to stay silent for a long time. "Brother, do you know who stole the ring?" ?"
"Some features..."
Ye Geng said: "But before that, I still have something to ask for your help with."
