Chapter 701

Four o'clock in the afternoon, America Island terminal.

As the passenger ship docked and anchored, the terminal staff immediately moved over a mobile ladder.

Passengers stepped on the mobile ladder one after another and walked toward the terminal.

Chi Chufeng walked in front with a faint smile.

Behind him were Conan and Hattori Heiji, who had a head full of bumps.

The two looked up at the sky melancholically, doubting life.

Three whole hours!

From the moment the ship set sail until it stopped, they really didn't win a single game!

When they kept losing at the beginning, they thought Chi Chufeng knew gambling techniques, so they didn't allow Chi Chufeng to shuffle or deal the cards, but they still lost.

Then later, they felt that Chi Chufeng had marked the poker cards, so they changed to a new deck of poker cards, but it was useless, they still kept losing!

Finally, in order to make Chi Chufeng get a flick to the forehead, they even secretly cooperated and deliberately let each other win, but the result was still a loss!

Before playing cards, they originally planned to join forces to beat Chi Chufeng until he had a head full of bumps.

As a result, now it's good, they themselves became the ones with a head full of bumps.

And, what made them most depressed was that, according to their observations, Chi Chufeng didn't have any chance to cheat at all.

According to Conan-science judgment, the reason why Chi Chufeng could win from beginning to end without losing a single game is very likely due to pure strength.

That is to say, Chi Chufeng completely crushed both of them in terms of memory, observation, judgment, reasoning ability, etc.

Speaking of which, they were clearly the strongest high school detective combination in all of Japan, but now they were actually crushed by Chi Chufeng alone.

This conclusion made them want to die!

"Hey, where are you two staying?"

Chi Chufeng asked without looking back.

It wasn't that he was arrogant, it was really that he couldn't help but laugh when he saw the images of the two.

Three whole hours.

If it weren't for the support of magic power and soul protection, his fingers would have hurt from flicking.

"Ah, that, we have already found a place."

Hattori Heiji said hurriedly.

He really didn't want to stay with Chi Chufeng anymore.

Conan was right, being with this guy is always unlucky.

It's as if all the good luck was sucked away by him.

Chi Chufeng nodded and didn't ask again, walking directly toward the most luxurious forest hotel in the south.

Hattori Heiji and Conan hurriedly walked in the other direction.

The farther away from this guy, the better.

The two finally stayed at a hot spring hotel in the north.

After settling down, Hattori Heiji said:

"I just dialed the number left by Kadowaki Saori again, but it still didn't go through. So I can only go to the village office on the island first and ask about Saori Kadowaki's situation."

Inside the lobby of the village office, the staff were all in a hurry and looked very busy.

At the front desk of the lobby, Conan and Hattori Heiji stood in front of the counter, looking at a middle-aged man inside the counter, and asked in surprise: "Mr. Kobayashi, are you saying that Miss Saori Kadowaki has been out of contact for three days?"

"Yes!" Mr. Kobayashi nodded with a smile.

"Saori is a child who grew up on the island, and the place where she works is the souvenir shop at the street corner, which is very close to us, so I know her situation very well."

"Before, the boss of the souvenir shop complained to me that Saori didn't come to work again without even saying a word."

Conan and Hattori Heiji frowned upon hearing this.

Conan looked at Hattori Heiji and said: "Hattori, you said before that the last time you got through to Miss Saori's phone was three days ago, right?"

"That's right!" Hattori Heiji nodded seriously.

"After receiving the commission letter, I decided to come to America Island, so I called Miss Saori Kadowaki to notify her. Although the call went through at that time, I only heard the sound of waves and a woman's groaning. Later, when I called again, it wouldn't go through..."

As Hattori Heiji was speaking, Mr. Kobayashi inside the counter smiled and said:

"It's normal that Saori's phone doesn't go through. She is a bit free and easy. When she goes out to play, she often turns off her phone. It's nothing unusual for her to be out of contact for three to five days. We are all used to it."

"Uh, used to it?" Conan and Hattori Heiji both widened their eyes, a bit confused.

Kobayashi smiled and nodded, then said: "By the way, listening to you, you were also brought here by Saori, right? I really can't understand what she brought a detective and an Onmyoji here for."

Conan and the others were stunned upon hearing Kobayashi's words.

The two couldn't help but look at each other. It seems Chi Chufeng also came after receiving a commission.

At this time, a middle-aged woman walked over and said to Kobayashi, "Mr. Kobayashi, it's time for us to set off."

"Okay, let's go."

Mr. Kobayashi responded, then turned his head to look at Conan and the others and said:

"Sorry, I still have to prepare for the festival. If you want to know anything else, go to the souvenir shop at the street corner where Saori works and ask the manager."

"There's a festival on the island today?" Conan asked in surprise.

"Yes! Today the island is holding the annual Salamander Festival, and the Longevity Granny herself will draw and give out three Salamander Arrows. Legend has it that those who get a Salamander Arrow can be like the Longevity Granny, forever young and immortal from then on."

Oh my god! Getting the arrow means immortality, that's what they say.

Hattori Heiji and Conan both looked incredulous.