Chapter 211

Ren Amamiya nodded slightly, but asked a very crucial question.

“Kaguya, do you think Miss Hatamoto would approve?”

Kaguya Shinomiya sneered and shook her head slightly.

“Of course I don’t think so.”

“A slightly normal person wouldn’t have such feelings for their cousin. Furthermore, I don’t think Ichiro Hatamoto has the charm to attract Miss Hatamoto to go all-in.”

“Miss Hayasaka.”

Mariko Hatamoto was being very subservient at this moment. She knew that the girl in front of her, who was younger than her own son, was a maid, but she also knew that this maid’s status was not ordinary.

The maid of the Princess of the Shinomiya family—that was the eldest daughter of the Hayasaka family.

Compared to their family, the Hayasaka family was a behemoth. She really didn’t dare to face her with her past arrogant attitude.

“After our couple woke up, we went to look for Ichiro, but we couldn’t find Ichiro in his room. The cruise ship is so large, we would like to ask for your help in finding him.”

“Mr. Ichiro Hatamoto?”

Ai Hayasaka’s voice sounded without any fluctuation, and this voice also made the couple slightly uneasy.

“If the two of you want to find him, it is indeed not appropriate right now.”

“Not appropriate?”

Mariko and Hokuro didn’t quite understand the meaning of this sentence.

“I do indeed know the location of Mr. Ichiro Hatamoto, but he can only stay in that place for now, until we get off the ship.”

Ai Hayasaka’s cold voice made the unease in Mariko and Hokuro’s hearts even worse.

Enduring the unease in her heart, Mariko still asked, biting the bullet:

“Miss Hayasaka, did Ichiro do something inappropriate last night and offend you?”

To this, Ai Hayasaka shook her head slightly.

“Mr. Ichiro Hatamoto did not offend me, but he committed an even crazier act.”

“Seeing as the two of you are Mr. Ichiro Hatamoto’s parents, I will give you a clear answer.”

“Just last night, Mr. Ichiro Hatamoto held a kitchen knife and almost stabbed Mr. Gozo to death.”

Hearing this, Mariko and Hokuro both felt their breathing stall. The stalled breathing almost made both of them black out, and their legs almost went soft, causing them to kneel directly on the ground.

They knew all too well how angry the old man would be if such a thing happened.

And he held a kitchen knife and almost stabbed the old man to death?

These words were too niche, so niche that the couple couldn’t believe that such a thing was something their son could do.

However, the couple didn’t dare to say such words.

After all, the Hatamoto family was not comparable to the Shinomiya family; the other party had no need to play such a joke on them, especially on their own cruise ship.

Perhaps, it was true.

Their son had really taken a kitchen knife to confront the old man, and had even almost stabbed the old man.

“This... this...”

Mariko simply couldn’t believe that such a thing was her son, the Ichiro who was self-deprecating and a bit cowardly.

Ai Hayasaka could fully understand the feelings of the couple in front of her, but unfortunately, the truth was really cruel.

“This is also an infuriating matter for the Shinomiya family.”

“A perfectly good weekend trip, and on the return journey, we almost ran into a murder case. Fortunately, Mr. Gozo was not stabbed, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been a good memory for Miss Kaguya.”

“In addition, Mr. Gozo has decided to send Mr. Ichiro Hatamoto to the police on the charge of attempted murder.”

These words struck the couple’s heads like a thunderbolt.

It’s over.

At this moment, the couple had only this one thought. Now, the couple truly felt that the sky had collapsed.

“A reminder to the two of you: the one providing the evidence is the Shinomiya family.”

Ai Hayasaka gave the couple a final reminder; this sentence completely shattered all the couple’s hopes.

If it were just the old man’s problem, they might still be able to beg.

But since the one providing the evidence was the Shinomiya family, that was truly impossible.

Because once they went to make a scene, perhaps they would never have peaceful days again.

The power of the Shinomiya family was far greater than they had imagined.

At this, the couple completely went limp.

Looking at the couple who had collapsed, Ai Hayasaka felt no sympathy.

It could be said that their son committing such an act had a direct connection to this couple; the root of Ichiro Hatamoto’s madness might have been caused by this couple’s marriage.

The matter here was considered handled.

Ai Hayasaka no longer paid attention to the couple who had collapsed on the ground, scanned the end of the corridor with her eyes, and then turned back to Miss Kaguya’s side.

At this moment, at the end of the corridor, the figure of a small child was pressing against the wall, clutching his violently beating heart.

Their gazes met!

Even though they were keeping such a distance, he had actually still been discovered.

Conan Edogawa now had a bit more recognition of the value of a big family’s maid; the scrutiny in those cold eyes toward him made him feel as if his whole body had been completely seen through—it was truly uncomfortable.

But what surprised him even more was that he had been so careful, yet he had still been discovered.

He had long heard that the Hayasaka family had always served the Shinomiya family. Even though she was an eldest daughter with no small status, she was actually working as a maid.

From my feeling, that maid didn’t seem to just be working as a maid; she also seemed to be working part-time as a bodyguard.

Conan Edogawa felt that his guess was correct.

However, this was actually a relatively common thing. After all, Ai Hayasaka was truly Kaguya Shinomiya’s exclusive maid, and it was quite normal for her to have learned some combat techniques.

However, Ichiro Hatamoto almost murdered his own grandfather... this was quite shocking news.

And the evidence held by the Shinomiya family. Well~ there were indeed many hidden surveillance cameras on this cruise ship.

Conan Edogawa was not surprised by this situation. After all, the owner of this cruise ship was the Shinomiya family, and it was quite normal to install surveillance cameras throughout the ship for safety reasons.

As for the charge of attempted murder against Ichiro Hatamoto, there was also no problem. As long as there was clear evidence and the victim who was the target did not choose to forgive, it was inevitable that he would be sent in to eat prison food for ten years.

Of course, what the result would be was not a problem he needed to consider.

But what was the reason?

What kind of hatred could make a grandson take action against his grandfather?

Conan Edogawa shook his head at this thought.

There weren’t that many reasons; as long as it wasn’t a homicide, it was fine.

The detective’s curiosity made him subconsciously think about this question, but considering that this time it hadn’t caused an irreparable homicide, he chose to give up after only slightly struggling with it.

Things inside big families had always been quite complex; the specific reasons didn’t need to be thought about by an outsider like him.

And what Conan Edogawa was even more curious about was Ren Amamiya.

— Author's Notes —

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