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Chapter 130 Didn't you say there wasn't any in the bathtub?

Chapter 130 Didn't you say there wasn't any in the bathtub?

As Akutagawa Hiko predicted, Ran was lucky enough to get the spiked coffee—

While drinking coffee, Conan, eager to gather information, brought up the events of two years ago again. Although the person in the know hesitated, because Akutagawa Hiko said that this case was likely related to the events of two years ago, they pieced together the truth of what happened back then.

It turns out that two years ago, this group of people, who all had surnames containing numbers, anchored on a nearby island and then scattered across the island to play.

Unfortunately, a storm was brewing at that moment.

By the time the thunderstorm subsided, most of them had already returned to the yacht to take refuge, except for Nikaido, who was fishing on a small boat, and Yotsuki Reika, who was wandering aimlessly around the island.

That small island is always submerged by the surging seawater whenever the tide rises.

At that time, Yaeko, the granddaughter of Nanao Yone, disregarded her own safety and braved a storm at sea to rescue people in an ordinary kayak.

Let alone kayaks, even the yachts they take refuge on during storms cannot guarantee 100% safety in the face of the raging sea.

In the end, only Nikaido Yuuji and Yotsui Reika, who were wearing life jackets, survived the rescue on the kayak.

It wasn't until three days after the storm ended that Yaeko's body was found floating on the sea.

Grandma Mi said with a hint of sadness, "She sacrificed her life to save Miss, perhaps that's what she wanted."

Knowing the inside story, Akutagawa Hiko sighed.

Perhaps the moment Yaeko boarded the kayak, she was prepared to perish at sea, yet she proactively gave her life jacket to someone else.

It's completely different from having it taken away by someone else.

Perhaps the person who risked his life to save others was willing to offer his life jacket, but the two had already started fighting over it before that.

This reminded Akutagawa Hiko of some upsetting news he had seen while watching videos in the past.

While sipping coffee, Kogoro Mouri was directing and deploying his troops, and it has to be said that he looked quite reliable at the moment.

"Because the killer could very well be among us, and even if he isn't, it's hard to say whether he's still waiting for an opportunity to strike. Everyone should be careful not to be alone."

Yizhi Long immediately agreed, saying, "That's true. This way, we can protect and monitor each other, which will make us much safer."

Rokuda Shoji nodded: "That's right. After we finish our coffee, we'll search the room again. We need to find Miss Reika no matter what."

After finishing her coffee, Xiaolan suddenly yawned.

"Sorry, I suddenly feel very sleepy."

After saying that, he leaned against the garden and rubbed his eyes.

Hiko Akutagawa analyzed, "While coffee is only effective when you're awake, it shouldn't make you sleepy immediately after drinking it. You probably don't have a history of caffeine allergy, right?"

Xiaolan squinted, and it took her a while to realize what Akutagawa Hiko meant before she shook her head.

Akutagawa Hiko solemnly lifted Ran's eyelids, took her pulse, then frowned and picked up the cup Ran had just used, bringing it close to his nose to smell it.

Sleeping pills

Akutagawa Hiko's words were like a large stone thrown into a calm lake, causing the water to begin to boil.

"How could this be? Who did this? Is Xiaolan the next target?"

Confused by Kogoro Mouri's concern, Hiko Akutagawa explained, "Just now, no one could be sure who would drink that cup of coffee laced with sleeping pills."

Amuro Tooru looked serious. Although he could hold on for a while after taking the sleeping pills, he couldn't last long. It seemed he had been tricked. He would have to be more careful when going out in the future.

Ichiji Takashi looked somewhat flustered: "Could it be some kind of serial killer committing crimes randomly? Wouldn't that be even more dangerous!"

Akutagawa Hiko shook his head: "The culprit is very likely among us, and the most suspicious one is you, the only one who didn't drink coffee before anyone showed symptoms of taking sleeping pills!"

Ichiji Takashi shook his head frantically: "How could it be me? You must be mistaken. Why would I kill Nikaido?"

Akutagawa Hiko ignored his excuses: "It's just reasonable speculation. As for the motive, what happened two years ago? Perhaps the deceased Yae-san was your secret crush?"

Yizhi Long slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Don't make baseless accusations! This is all your imagination, isn't it? You have absolutely no evidence to prove that I did these things!"

This won't scare Akutagawa Hiko: "If I'm not mistaken, Miss Yotsui is probably in grave danger. Let's go find her first; perhaps the truth will come out when we find her."

In the end, Sonoko Suzuki and Granny Yone were left behind to take care of Ran, who had been given sleeping pills, while the others set off again to search for the missing Reika Yotsuji.

However, after searching all the rooms again, they still found nothing.

The prime suspect, Takashi Ichie, was naturally placed under the watch of detectives Kogoro Mouri and Hiko Akutagawa. Kogoro Mouri, growing increasingly impatient, was also on guard.

She even opened the glass door of the microwave: "Miss Lihua?"

Akutagawa found it amusing. If there really was something inside, wouldn't it explode? The only thing that could probably be stuffed in was a fragment of a character.

Perhaps worried that others would go to the bathroom to check, Ichiji Takashi offered to look for it himself. He went inside and lifted the bathtub partition: "Still nothing."

Kogoro Mouri had also searched outside but found nothing. Just as he was about to look elsewhere, he noticed that Hiko Akutagawa and Conan had stopped and were staring intently at Takashi Ichigo, who had just put the bathtub cover on.

Ichiji Takashi looked a little nervous: "What's wrong?"

Conan looked up at Ichigo Takashi, whose cute expression seemed to Conan like a little devil about to shove him into a frying pan with a fork: "Huh? That's strange, why is there water in the bathtub?"

Takashi Ichizawa explained in a panic, "How could there be water? It's hollow inside."

Akutagawa Hiko smiled and said, "Then you probably don't mind if we watch it again."

"I've already checked. Let's not waste any more time. Let's go find Miss Lihua somewhere else first."

Seeing that Ichiji Takashi's guilty conscience was practically written all over his face, Kogoro Mouri finally realized what was going on and immediately subdued the culprit who dared to drug his daughter with an over-the-shoulder throw.

As Akutagawa Hiko opened the partition, he explained to Ichie Takashi, who was unaware of the problem, "When the bathtub partition is closed..."

The sound changes with the water level.

Inside the bathtub, Yotsuki Reika lay motionless, her eyes glazed over, her mouth taped shut with something plugged in, her hands and feet bound with rope and waterproof tape: "Didn't you say there was nothing in there? Please explain—"