Chapter 18 18. Horrible mysteries

Sanae in front of her was extremely haggard.The Jujia Mingxian kimono he wore when he was kidnapped is now crumpled, and his hair is disheveled, with a few strands of hair hanging down to cover his pale forehead.The sunken cheeks make the nose stand out, and the frame of the glasses is also crooked, hanging on the bridge of the nose comically. "Miss Sanae, how do you feel? Don't just stand there, come and sit down." The woman in black pointed to the sofa and advised softly. "it is good." Sanae took a few steps obediently.However, when she realized which sofa the woman in black was signaling her to sit on, a terrified look of fear immediately appeared on her face, and she kept backing away.

Human chair, human chair, the horrifying memory of being forcibly stuffed in two days ago came back clearly. "Oh, are you afraid of this sofa? That's no wonder. Otherwise, you can sit in the armchair over there." Sanae sat tremblingly on the chair she designated. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have resisted so fiercely before. From now on, I will obey you, please forgive me." Sanae lowered her head and apologized softly. "Accept your fate? That's right, the matter has come to an end, to be honest is to save yourself from suffering... But, I don't understand, you were so resistant yesterday, and after only one night, your attitude changed a lot , What happened in the middle? Is there any special reason?"

"No, nothing..." The female thief stared at Sanae who lowered her head with piercing eyes, and continued to ask: "Beicun and Hetian said that a stranger's voice came from your room. Did someone go in? Can you tell me the truth?" "No, I don't know anything, and I haven't heard any strange noises." "Miss Sanae, are you lying?" "No, absolutely not..." The black lizard stared straight at Sanae, still silent.The oppressive silence lasted for a while. "Where is this boat going?" Sanae said timidly after a long time.

"This ship?" The female thief seemed to wake up from her contemplation suddenly, "Let me tell you the destination. Now, this ship is passing through Enshu Beach and heading towards Tokyo. In a hidden place in Tokyo, I built a A private art gallery. Hehe, I can’t wait for Ms. Sanae to see the rich collections in the art gallery with my own eyes... In order to display you and the 'Egyptian Star' in the art gallery faster, I have been traveling day and night." "Of course, it's much faster to take the train, but with live cargo like you, the risk is too high to go by land. If it's a ship, it's slower, but it can guarantee safety. Miss Sanae, this is mine. Boats. I even have a steamboat ready.

"Are you surprised? With the assets I have, it is a piece of cake to get a boat like this. When it is not convenient to go by land, we use this boat. If there is no such good tool, it has escaped the police for such a long time The line of sight is unimaginable." "But I..." Sanae showed a stubborn look, and glanced at the woman in black. "But what?" "I don't want to go to that kind of place." "Well, I don't think you will be willing to follow me to Tokyo. Unfortunately, even if you are not willing, I will still take you there."

"No, I'm never going to..." "Oh, look at your resolute attitude, do you think you can escape from this ship?" "Well, I believe that someone will come to save me. I'm not afraid at all." Hearing Sanae's confident words, the woman in black couldn't help but tremble. "Trust? Who do you trust? Who will come to save you?" "Don't you understand?" Sanae's words were meaningful, with strong confidence hidden in her tone.Who on earth made the originally weak Miss Qianjin become so strong? Could it be... the face of the woman in black turned pale.

"Well, it's not that I don't know, let me guess... Kogoro Akechi!" "Oh..." Sanae seemed to have been caught off guard, and a look of embarrassment flashed on her face. "Hey, you guessed right? It was Akechi Kogoro who sneaked into the room to comfort you. Although people said it was a ghost, ghosts can't open their mouths. The detective promised to save you, didn't he?" "No, that's not the case..." "Don't be sloppy with me. Okay, that's it, you go down." The woman in black showed a fierce look, and stood up abruptly.

"North Village, tie up the lady as she is, gag her, shut her in the room, and lock the room from the inside. Unless I tell you, you stay inside and watch her. Get your pistol ready, no matter what happens Abnormal, don't let her escape, otherwise I will only ask you." "As ordered." After Kitamura dragged Sanae out of the room, the black lizard ran to the corridor and happened to bump into Chief Purser Junichi who was searching the boat and was about to return. "Ah, Jun, the ghost is actually Kogoro Akechi. He seems to have sneaked into the boat by some means. Send someone to search again, hurry up!"

So, everyone started a carpet search again.Ten crew members took flashlights and searched the decks, cabins, mechanism rooms, and even the vents and the bottom of the coal storage room.The strange thing is, let alone a suspicious figure, not even the slightest clue was found.