Chapter 12 1. A detective drowned

The group of people searched everywhere on the dark sea, but it was in vain after all.After dozens of minutes, they returned to the big ship tiredly.Akechi Kogoro, who was hiding on the boat, quietly escaped from the big boat in a small boat after they came back. Afterwards, it was discovered that the big ship of the villain - a high-speed steamer - was moored five miles from the shore, about the center of Tokyo Bay, and Akechi was committed to a small boat, guided by the light of a lighthouse flickering in the distance , using all his strength, paddling desperately. One wave is not flat, and another wave rises again.The weather, which was originally almost uncharacteristically calm, turned out to be a harbinger of a storm.Even after quite a long time, fishermen living by the sea would still talk about the sudden change in the weather on the night of November 18, when as many as three fishing boats disappeared that night.Even the villain's big ship managed to escape the storm, and took refuge in a nearby port after suffering a lot of turbulence.

While fleeing, one of the villains found that the small boat tied to the stern was missing, so he kept yelling loudly.Fortunately, no one doubted this, because it is not uncommon for the wind to blow off the cable. Wisely gritted his teeth, and kept paddling between the hilly crests and the black water of the troughs.The howling sea wind and violent waves shook him almost deaf, and the water splashed hard against his eye sockets like small rocks. The salty sea waves blurred his vision, and the pain caused him to be unable to open his eyes.The biting cold almost took away all his senses, and he could only move the oars frantically and mechanically like a robot.

Of course, he couldn't tell the direction.Even if he wanted to return, he was too far away from the big ship of the villains. Akechi is probably going around the same spot all the time.When the small boat was at a standstill, the crests of the small hills were wave after wave, without even a chance to breathe, and they came overwhelmingly.The boat had just been thrown onto the top of the wave, and then it was thrown headfirst into the dark abyss of hell.In the process of rushing up, down, left, and right in one go, Akechi was almost thrown off the boat, and he couldn't help letting out an animal-like howl.

Ah, in the face of the unfathomable nature, human intelligence and physical ability seem so vulnerable.Even the well-known detective Akechi Kogoro is just an insignificant member of all living beings in front of this turbulent sea.No, he was deprived of the right to choose like the board moaning under his feet and struggling in the whirlpool. So, in this tragic life-and-death struggle, did Akechi cross the sea that was only five miles away and successfully reach the other shore?Or luck strikes again and he is rescued by a steamboat sailing in Tokyo Bay?or unfortunately... Sure enough, on the morning of the 19th, the citizens of Tokyo received a very sad obituary.On this day, all major morning newspapers published reports mourning the famous detective. Newspaper A publishes the following:

(After the above report, there are also records of Akechi Kogoro's life, detective achievements, and interviews with his friend, the police department of Hayoshi, etc., which are omitted here.) After reading the above reports, readers will definitely be shocked by the sudden turn of events.The story has just begun, and Kogoro Akechi, who was supposed to be the protagonist, died unexpectedly.What the hell does this happen?Everyone must be deeply wondering, who will fight against the murderer in the future?No, no, how could there be such absurd thing? It is impossible for Akechi Kogoro to die like this. If this popular detective can’t go away, the newspaper must have made a mistake—it is inevitable that some readers will be so skeptical.Don't be too anxious, as the reader will naturally understand as the story develops, the author is only stating the facts of what is happening.

However, this is not the paper's fault.The evidence is that not only did no correction notice be published in the newspaper, the body of Kogoro Akechi was even transported back to the home of his old friend Boyue Police Department, and a grand funeral was held.Therefore, no one was suspicious, and everyone felt sorry for the death of the famous detective.