Chapter 420: The Curious Detective

"Miss Hayasaka."

Sakamoto Mariko was currently extremely subservient; she knew the girl before her, who was younger than her own son, was a maid, yet she also knew this maid's identity was far from ordinary.

The maid of the Kaguya Sigong family's Princess is the Young Lady of the Hayasaka family.

The Hayasaka family is a behemoth compared to theirs; she truly dared not face them with her past arrogant attitude.

"After my husband and I got up, we went looking for Ichiro, but we did not find Ichiro in the room. The cruise ship is so vast; we wish to ask for your help to find him."

"Mr. Sakamoto Ichiro?"

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

"If the two of you wish to find him, now is indeed not the appropriate time."

"Not appropriate?"

Mariko and Hitaro did not quite understand the meaning of this sentence.

"I do indeed know Mr. Sakamoto Ichiro's location, but the current him can only stay in that place until the ship docks."

Hayasaka Ai's cold voice made the unease in Mariko and Hitaro's hearts even greater.

Suppressing the unease in her heart, Mariko still forced herself to ask:

"Miss Hayasaka, did Ichiro perhaps do something inappropriate last night and offend you?"

To this, Hayasaka Ai shook her head slightly.

"Mr. Sakamoto Ichiro offended not me, but he has taken an even more insane action."

"Seeing as the two of you are Mr. Sakamoto Ichiro's parents, I will give the two of you a clear answer."

"Just last night, Mr. Sakamoto Ichiro, holding a kitchen knife, almost stabbed Mr. Gozo to death."

Hearing this, Mariko and Hitaro both felt their breath catch; the halted breath made the two of them almost go black before their eyes, and their legs almost went weak enough to kneel directly on the ground.

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

Holding a kitchen knife, and almost stabbing the old man to death?

These words were too niche, even so niche that the couple could not believe such a thing was something their son could have done.

However, the couple did not dare to say such words.

After all, the Sakamoto family is not like the Kaguya Sigong; the other party has no need to joke with them like this, especially on the other party's cruise ship.

Most likely, the matter is real.

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

"This... this..."

Mariko simply could not believe such a thing was something her son, that inferior and somewhat cowardly Ichiro, could do.

Hayasaka Ai could completely understand the feelings of the couple before her; unfortunately, the truth is truly cruel.

"This is also an angering matter for the Kaguya Sigong family."

"A perfectly fine weekend trip, and on the return journey, we almost encountered a murder case. Wan Xing, Mr. Gozo was not stabbed; otherwise, it would not have been a good memory for Miss Kaguya."

"Additionally, Mr. Gozo has already decided to hand Mr. Sakamoto Ichiro over to the police on charges of attempted intentional homicide."

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 the sky had fallen.

"Let me remind the two of you: the one providing the evidence is Kaguya Sigong."

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

If it were just the old man's issue, they might perhaps still be able to beg.

But since the one providing the evidence is Kaguya Sigong, that truly cannot be done.

Because if they once make a scene, perhaps they will never have peaceful days to live again.

The power of the Kaguya Sigong family is far greater than they imagined.

With this, the couple completely collapsed.

Watching the couple collapse onto the ground, Hayasaka Ai felt no sympathy whatsoever.

One could say their son doing such a thing is also directly related to this couple; the root of Sakamoto Ichiro's madness might be the marriage of this couple.

The matter on this side is considered handled.

Hayasaka Ai no longer paid attention to the couple collapsed on the ground, glanced her eyes toward the end of the corridor, then turned around and returned to Miss Kaguya's side.

At this time, at the end of the corridor, the figure of a small child was pressed against the wall, clutching his chest where his heart was beating violently.

Their lines of sight met!

Even though maintaining such a far distance, he was still discovered.

Edogawa Conan now had a slightly greater realization of the weight of a noble family's maid; that pair of cold eyes, with that scrutiny directed at him, felt as if his entire body had been completely seen through, a sensation that was truly uncomfortable.

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

He had long heard that the Hayasaka family has always served the Kaguya Sigong family; clearly a Young Lady of no small status, yet she still engages in the work of a maid.

From my feeling, that maid seems not only to engage in the work of a maid, but also seems to be working part-time as a bodyguard.

Edogawa Conan felt his guess was correct.

However, this is actually still a relatively common matter; after all, Hayasaka Ai truly is Miss Kaguya Sigong's exclusive maid, so having learned some combat techniques is quite normal.

However, Sakamoto Ichiro almost murdered his own grandfather... this is truly quite astonishing news.

And the evidence held by Kaguya Sigong. Well~ there are indeed many hidden surveillance cameras on this cruise ship.

Edogawa Conan was not surprised by this situation; after all, the owner of this cruise ship is Kaguya Sigong, so installing surveillance cameras in various places on the ship for safety reasons is quite normal.

As for the charge of attempted intentional homicide against Sakamoto Ichiro, there is no problem; as long as there is clear evidence, and the targeted party does not choose to forgive, being sent in to eat ten years of prison food is inevitable.

Of course, the result is not a problem he needs to consider.

But what exactly was the reason?

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

Chuankenan thought of this, yet shook his head.

There aren't that many reasons; as long as it isn't a murder case, that's all that matters.

The detective's curiosity made him subconsciously ponder the question, but considering no irreparable homicide had occurred this time, he hesitated only slightly before giving up.

Matters within a great family have always been quite complex; the specific reasons need not be pondered by an outsider like him.

What Chuankenan was even more curious about was Ren Amamiya.

PS: New book launched, seeking data.