"It's actually a yacht..."
"Nihon TV Station really is generous."
Ran and Kazuha sat in their seats, looking around the somewhat luxurious small yacht with admiration.
Beside them, Hattori Heiji asked the bald man named Tsuchio Hiroo, who was there to receive them, "Hey, Director, is this boat taking us straight to that so-called deserted island?"
"Not exactly." Tsuchio Hiroo replied, "We'll first head to Shimoda to refuel and settle the accompanying guests, then go to Mikurajima to refuel again. Only after that can we sail to the designated island."
"That far?"
Ai Haibara narrowed her eyes. "At that distance, we could easily sail from Fukuoka to Korea. If anything happened along the way, wouldn't it be dangerous?"
"Can't be helped. That's how it was planned..."
Tsuchio Hiroo scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh. "That arrangement came from the higher-ups. I can't change it."
After thinking it over, Ran frowned. "Then by the time we get there, it'll be nighttime, won't it?"
"That's right."
Tsuchio Hiroo replied, "That was precisely why we rented a luxury yacht, so the detective contestants could reach the destination as comfortably as possible."
Well, rather than making the contestants comfortable, Fujino probably just wanted to make himself more comfortable.
After all, with the destination set so far away, he probably wouldn't be able to stand riding some tiny fishing boat either.
After sailing for some time, they reached the place where the family members would be dropped off.
At the harbor, Toyama Kazuha shouted toward Hattori Heiji on the boat, "Heiji, you're representing the west! You absolutely can't lose—!!!!"
Ran was a little unsure whom she should root for between Senior Fujino and Hattori Heiji.
So she could only shout along with them, "Good luck, both of you!"
Ai Haibara glanced at