"Fine, as long as you don't disturb the scene. Otherwise, you'll be responsible for the consequences yourselves," the captain said after pondering for a long time.
"Captain Furuya, when are we heading back?"
Several people asked Captain Furuya. With someone dead—and murdered, no less—the people aboard the cruise ship were beginning to panic.
"We'll return immediately. Please remain calm," Captain Furuya promptly reassured everyone aboard.
"Big Brother, what was the point of doing this?" Vodka asked Gin.
They had deliberately planted a bomb here, drawing everyone over so that Nakazawa Kaito's body would be discovered—but why?
"Find the person who killed Nakazawa Kaito. I believe that high school detective Heiji Hattori will help us find Nakazawa Kaito's killer."
A profound gleam flashed in Gin's eyes. That was right—he intended to make use of high school detective Heiji Hattori's abilities.
"Oh, and have someone investigate the identity of that little boy beside Heizo Hattori."
Gin stared deeply in Conan's direction. He had already noticed that Conan was no ordinary child.
"Yes, Big Brother."
Although Vodka did not know why Gin wanted him to investigate a child, Gin's orders were absolute commands.
"Did you hear? Someone was actually stabbed to death. I never thought taking a cruise for fun could be this dangerous."
"Yeah, I saw the body. The heart had been pierced through with one stab. It was a terrible death."
The murmurs of the crowd reached Chen's ears.
Chen was not the only one who heard them; Vermouth and the others beside him heard them as well.
"An explosion, someone getting stabbed... there really are terrorists here. Looks like I'll have a chance to show what I can do." Yukiko Kudo clenched her little fists.
"You should forget it. As you are now, one shot would be enough to take