This voice seems to have been heard somewhere...
X turned his gaze and looked at Conan, who was looking up at him. After a moment of confusion, he quickly recognized that the other person was the kid he met on the deck before.
When... why did you follow me here again? Doesn't this kid have other friends?
X's brows couldn't help but frown slightly, and a hint of irritability appeared in his eyes.
As a spy, the first priority in disguise is to keep a low profile. In fact, he did the same thing before encountering the 'sea monster' that appeared in the captain's room.
Who knew that a bespectacled kid appeared out of nowhere and stalked him again.
It's really troublesome...
Hearing this, Conan paused as he was about to return the anti-itch medicine, carefully looked at the expression of the man in front of him, and suddenly asked tentatively:
"Uncle, did Courage go to the bathroom?"
bathroom?
Even if the physiological reasons were cured, I clearly told him not to wander around... X suddenly became vigilant:
"Kid, did you see Courage in the bathroom just now?"
Before going to the captain's room, he had observed the situation inside the Aegis ship and knew that due to the food poisoning incident, a large number of self-defense officers had gathered in the bathroom to maintain order.
If a submissive child appears in that kind of place without the company of an adult, it will inevitably attract the attention of others. As long as the slightest bit of unfavorable news is revealed, it may directly affect the subsequent evacuation!
Next to him, Conan had been secretly observing X's expression, and was keenly aware of the nervousness and uneasiness shown in the other person's expression.
No, there is something wrong with this man!
He further probed: "Courage must have had an attack of atopic dermatitis, so that's why you went to the bathroom, right?"
"Dermatitis?" X was stunned for a moment.
Conan said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Yes, at times like this, you must wash your hands first before you can wipe the medicine on your body."
"That's right, I'll go to the bathroom to find him right now."
"Uncle, are you worried about courage?" Conan lowered his head, white light reflected in his glasses.
The series of questions made X's impatience clear, but he still held back his temper:
"Kid, what exactly do you want to say?"
"The medicine that Courage takes to relieve the itching is not for external use but for internal use, because he does not have atopic dermatitis but a food allergy."
Conan took out the aluminum foil plate from his pocket and showed it as evidence: "If you are really the father of Courage, it is impossible not to know about this kind of thing. Simulation exercises, food poisoning, large-scale power outages on ships, You were not with Courage during these times, and you were clearly looking at the helicopter just now. These all prove that you are not Courage's father, I am right... Mr. Spy of a certain country."
Some of this was part of his original plan, such as simulation exercises.
But there are also some that have nothing to do with him, such as food poisoning and power outages.
But even if he didn't get everything right, being called out as a spy still made X feel shocked and angry.
He showed a confused expression: "Who are you?!"
Conan slowly raised his gaze.
"My name is Edogawa Conan and I am a...detective."
The corners of his mouth were raised, preparing to show his weakness to the enemy and lure him closer according to his previous routine.
However, the next second.
The scene that happened before him was truly beyond his imagination.
I saw X's clothes suddenly inflated like a balloon, and the part near the top was squeezed by the life jacket. It was only supported for a while and then completely deflated.
At the same time, a ball of black viscous liquid slowly seeped out, and before it had time to flow down, it ignited and engulfed X in the flames.
A shrill wail echoed throughout the entire deck.
All the passengers on the deck who saw this scene were trembling.
The dancing firelight reflected on Conan's lenses.
A burst of smoke mixed with an irritating smell floated into the nose.
"Ahhhh——!"
X yelled, struggled like crazy, and shook his body vigorously, but he still couldn't get rid of the flames that were like maggots in the tarsal bones.
Where's the fire extinguisher? !
Conan subconsciously looked towards the cabin.
boom--
Just then, there was a loud explosion.
The screams stopped.
The silence seemed to come from the mass graves, accompanied by the strong smell of blood...
Pieces of X's internal organs, eyeballs and a series of other organs were flying in the air.
Then he fell straight onto the deck.
Among the bloodless skin fragments, you can clearly see the muscle, fat, bone and nerve fragments dyed dark brown by unknown substances. Along with the still burning flames, slowly flowing out, it makes people feel creepy for a while.
Dead...dead? ? ?
"Ahhh! Someone is dead!"
Conan recovered from the shouts of passers-by before he could step forward to check.
Several self-defense officers heard the noise and hurried over.
Not a moment later.
Yukio Tateishi, Nanami Fujii, Captain Sekiguchi, Kogoro Mori, two coast guards from the Coast Guard, and a group of detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department came here one after another.
Looking at the charred corpse that was constantly emitting black smoke.
Conan adjusted his mood and took the initiative to recount what happened here before.
Of course, he still omitted the part "My name is Edogawa Conan and I am a detective" in the wording. He just used the excuse that he happened to pick up the medicine of courage. When he came to the deck, he found that the other party had actually lost his son again, so he became suspicious. The identity of the other party was tested, but I didn't expect that such a thing would happen.
"You kid! Why don't you tell everyone about such an important thing!" Mouri Kogoro was angry and rushed over and punched him.
"I... I just felt a little suspicious at the time. I didn't know before I asked him..." Conan covered his head.
He did tell the truth.
I just ignored the most important part, that is, after realizing that there was a problem with X, I still didn't say anything, but tried to catch the other person alone.
Compared to Mouri Kogoro scolding children 'out of concern'.
Whether they were criminal police, coast guard, self-defense officers or intelligence security personnel, the focus of their attention was still on the charred corpse on the deck.
Fujii Nanami pondered for a moment, looked at Conan and asked: "Kid, have you seen the kid named Courage later?"
"No."
Conan was waiting to analyze the child's condition. He should have been lost rather than killed.
A deep voice came from the entrance of the passage connecting the deck.
"You are looking for this kid, right? I was just breathing near the bow deck and saw him squatting in the corner alone."
Ye Gengyi, who transformed into Kuroda Takaya, slowly walked out holding Courage's hand.
(End of chapter)
