Chapter 27 2. Treasure hunt
This is the southwestern part of Okayama County, facing the Inland Sea of Huihu, a small town called Kasaoka.
In addition to being the distribution center of Kasaoka, it is also the starting point of the connecting ships leading to the islands in the central Huido Inland Sea.
The liaison ship "Hakuryu Maru" is a small 35-ton steamship, which leaves Kasaoka Wharf at a fixed time every day, and goes to and from various islands in the sea; the passengers are all residents of these islands, and there are very few passengers from other places .
On the second day after Junzo Odagiri disappeared, four foreigners came to board the "Hakuryu Maru", one of them was a man in a kimono, the other was a man in his thirties Boys and girls in their teens, they are Kosuke Kindaichi, Shunsuke Mitsuki, Miko Shibasumi and Fujiko Ichiyanagi.
The fishermen on the boat started whispering as soon as they saw the strange passenger.
At first the fishermen were embarrassed to ask, but after a while they said:
"Excuse me, where are you from?"
"We are from Tokyo."
Kindaichi Kosuke replied with a smile.
"From Tokyo... Where are you going?"
"I don't have a specific destination, I just want to visit the islands in the Huihu Inland Sea."
"It's so relaxing! Are the four of you together?"
"yes."
Kindaichi Kosuke looked back at the three people around him, suddenly remembered something, and asked:
"By the way, I would like to ask, is there anyone who came from Tokyo like us recently to take this boat to which island?"
"This……"
The fishermen who filled the cabin looked at each other, and one of them asked aloud:
"Captain, do you have any impression?"
The captain, who looked to be about forty years old, looked from the pilot's cabin to the cabin and said:
"Well... recently, how long ago?"
"Two or three days!"
"I don't remember that. Recently, there are no foreign passengers on this ship. By the way, it was a long time ago... about half a year ago! A doctor from Tokyo said that he was going to 'Dragon God Island'. ship."
The four people couldn't help looking at each other when they heard "Dragon God Island".
Kindaichi Kosuke pretended not to care and asked:
"Is this ship also going to 'Dragon God Island'?"
"How is it possible! 'Dragon God Bird' is equivalent to an uninhabited island, this ship will not go there."
"Well, how can I go to 'Dragon God Island'?"
"You must first go to the 'Prison Gate Island' next to the 'Dragon God Island' to find the local ship owner—Mr. Ghost Head. Mr. Ghost Head has a fishing ground near there. He built it on the 'Dragon God Island' just in case. A log cabin, in case of emergencies, you can escape to the 'Dragon God Island' for refuge. The doctor I mentioned just now went to 'Dragon God Island' in this way."
At this time, a fisherman who was listening to their conversation suddenly leaned out and said:
"Sir...I warn you that it's better not to go to 'Dragon God Island'."
"why?"
"A long time ago, 'Dragon God Island' was the base of the pirate Dragon God Master. After those pirates became extinct, no one lived on the island. However, it is said that pirates have been active on the island recently."
"Are there pirates operating on the island?"
"Yes, there are also news in the newspapers that there are pirates in the vicinity. They can be some hooligans, ten or twenty people form a group, from time to time harass the villages and towns on the marsh bank, attack ships, and rob money. Even the police It’s all on fire, start searching their hideouts. I heard that they are hiding in ‘Dragon God Island’ recently, I warn you to avoid going to such a dangerous place.”
Kosuke Kaneda, Shunsuke Mitsuki, Miko Ranshin, and Fujiko Ichiyanagi all had uneasy expressions on their faces when they heard this.
"Thank you for your warning. We don't want to go to 'Dragon God Island', but to 'Prison Gate Island'. The policeman Qingshui needs a letter of introduction."
Kindaichi Kosuke winked at the other three, then remained silent.
More than two hours after leaving Kasaoka, the captain dropped off passengers one after another on various islands, but finally arrived at "Prison Gate Island".
"Captain, what kind of island is 'Dragon God Island'?"
"Look, the one on the right is 'Dragon God Island'."
They looked in the direction of the captain's finger, and saw a small brown island floating about four kilometers away in the sea. Kosuke Kaneda and his group were stunned.
That is the island that Fujiko's father found in spite of his life, and somewhere on the island is hidden a huge treasure of the pirate dragon god Changtaifu.
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