The wound on the palm was very deep, and it would easily tear again if there was strenuous exercise. Zhu Fu Jingguang wrapped the gauze around Zero's palm again and again, but Zero was just like when he was a child, and let Hiro bandage him. Even if it hurt, he just gritted his teeth and said nothing, being stubborn to death.

The memories of the past rippled in their hearts, and they knew each other's thoughts just by looking at each other. The room was very quiet, and they could hear each other's breathing.

Finally, Furuya Rei broke the silence, "You go to sleep first."

Zhu Fu Jingguang gently shook his head and whispered, "You are injured, go to sleep first. I will call you in three hours."

However, Fūya Rei was not very willing, but looking at Morobushi Kagemitsu's gradually gloomy face, he realized that he was injured and had no room for bargaining, so he could only go to bed and rest.

Zhu Fu Jingguang stood up and pulled the curtains, then stood in front of the window, looking at the dark sea through the gap in the curtains. The searchlight was still scanning back and forth over the sea, but it could not illuminate the dark night sky and the dark sea, and the boundary between the sea and the sky was blurred.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the cruise ship continued to move forward. The bow of the ship split the waves and sailed towards the unknown distance.

Scotland glanced at Zero who was already fast asleep and slowly walked upstairs.

Lei, who was leaning against the head of the bed upstairs, heard the noise, opened his dark green eyes, and glanced at the small bulge beside the bed.

Scotland just stood at the stairs, looked at Lei, nodded slightly, and turned to go downstairs.

The night was long, with gray clouds floating in the dark sky.

Unlike this quiet cabin on the cruise ship, the plainclothes police officers sent by Inspector Megure were nervously searching the basements or warehouses where people might be hiding.

Time is life, they dare not delay at all.

The sound of footsteps was particularly clear in the dark corridor.

Da da da da, da da da da...

Hunkering on the ground, Hibiki felt terrified and uneasy, wondering if his accomplice had returned. What about Kogoro? Didn't they go to the cruise ship? Was the person who called just now really Kogoro?

Da-da-da, da-da-da...

The footsteps were getting closer. Kisaki Eri seemed to see a flash of a flashlight. Her heart tightened. The pain in her abdomen and the muzzle of the gun against her body made her dare not act rashly.

Dada, dada, dada, dada…

Snake frowned, he also heard the footsteps.

Who would come to this abandoned basement? Ross would not ask Maori Kogoro to call the police, so who could be the person who suddenly appeared here? If it was a cop, would Ross have met with an accident? What went wrong?

In just a moment, many questions popped into Snake's mind, but now was not the time to think seriously.

Snake grabbed the tape beside him and sealed Kisaki Eri's mouth again.

The inevitable harsh sound of tearing off the tape attracted the attention of two plainclothes police officers in jackets.

The sound of footsteps suddenly disappeared, and the dead silence and darkness once again enveloped the cramped underground warehouse.

Eri Kisaki was keenly aware that the footsteps before were most likely not from this person's accomplices. So were they the police, or someone else?

The hope of survival and rescue was rekindled in my heart.

Hibiki Eri tried to move her legs, but they were tied too tightly, making it almost impossible for her to get up, let alone escape.

The rustling sound of clothes rubbing against the ground caught Snake's attention. The cold muzzle of the gun was pressed against Kisaki Eri's forehead, and the warning look made Kisaki Eri feel cold in her heart.

Snake grabbed Kisaki Eri's collar, and the strong and tall man pulled Kisaki Eri up from the ground like he was picking up garbage.

Fei Yingli struggled but was able to restrain herself. She stood in front of Snake like a shield.

Snake's index finger was on the trigger, and the loaded pistol was ready to fire.

There was dead silence in the dark basement. The footsteps never sounded again, as if they had never appeared.

Maybe it was a drunkard who happened to pass by accidentally, or a homeless person. No one would come to save her... Fei Yingli swallowed a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood, her heart slowly sank to the bottom of the valley, and the flame of hope gradually extinguished.

However, the next second, Kisaki Eri's eyes widened as a man in a jacket suddenly appeared in this cramped underground warehouse.

boom!

Snake fired without hesitation, and the loud gunshot echoed throughout the underground warehouse.

The moment the fire lit up, the man in the jacket dodged quickly, but he was still a step too late. The bullet passed through his chest and embedded into the dark wall. Blood oozed out from the big hole in his chest, and the man in the jacket fell to the ground seriously injured.

"You actually dodged it. I hope you'll be so lucky again." Snake pointed the gun at the jacket man's heart.

The man in the jacket covered his wound, but blood continued to seep out from between his fingers. His legs kicked desperately on the ground. The desire to survive forced him to avoid the shooting range of the gun.

Bang!

A used tin barrel flew over and attracted Snake's attention, while the position of another plainclothes police officer was also exposed.

Bang bang bang!

Continuous gunshots rang out in the cramped underground warehouse.

Kisaki Eri's body trembled uncontrollably, and the sharp gunshots made her ears tinnitus.

After an unknown amount of time, the dark underground warehouse returned to silence, and the air was filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder.

blah blah...

The heels of the thick-soled leather shoes collided with the ground, and each hit seemed to be stepping on Kisaki Eri's heart, extinguishing the flame of hope bit by bit.

They are all dead...

Eri Kisaki slumped on the ground, watching Snake examine the two bodies.

In the corner of the underground warehouse, Snake found a hidden cell phone.

"Answer me! How are you now?! Answer me!" Megure Jusan's voice came from the receiver of the phone. The voice was very low. It must have been set up like that on purpose. "Hello?"

Snake put the phone to his lips, and the corners of his mouth curled up under his mustache. "I'm sorry, they can't answer you anymore. If you don't want the hostage to die, get out of here."

After saying that, Snake threw the phone to the ground and stepped on it firmly with his thick-soled leather shoes, and the phone broke into pieces instantly.

Parts covered in thick blood collapsed in front of Kisaki Eri, and fear gradually devoured her remaining hope.

The tall Snake walked up to Eri Kisaki and dragged her out of the cramped underground warehouse.

After returning to the ground, Kisaki Eri looked at the dark sky above her head. There were no stars and no moon.

Lan, you have to stay strong and live on.

Kisaki Eri prayed in her heart as she heard the sound of sirens getting closer and closer. However, she was blindfolded with a thick black cloth and thrown into the trunk.

The sound of sirens echoed throughout the street. When Megure Juzo walked down the winding stairs to the cramped underground warehouse, he saw two police officers lying in a pool of blood after being shot multiple times. Their eyes were looking at the same place, where there was a shattered cell phone, very similar to the cell phone of Mouri Ran described by Kudo Shinichi.

Kudo Shinichi, who was stopped outside the cordon, smelled a hint of blood, stretched his neck, and widened his eyes like a hound smelling its prey.

Kudo Yusaku sensed the smell of gunpowder in the air and frowned.

After a while, two bodies were carried out and put into the ambulance.

Without the flashing of warning lights or the whistling of sirens, the ambulance drove away from the crime scene quietly.

"Dad." A feeling of uneasiness enveloped Kudo Shinichi, and he looked up at his father.

Kudo Yusaku looked at Megure Jusan who had a tense face and asked, "How is it?"

"The forensic department is still collecting samples. So far, no trace of Kisaki Eri and Mao Li Ran has been found." Megure Jusan exhaled, "The kidnappers have guns. The hostages may be in danger of their lives at any time."

"Report!" A young police officer ran up to Megure Jusan breathlessly, "The Ministry of Transportation has information. They have captured the route of the kidnapper's vehicle."

"Great." Kudo Shinichi was very excited. "By setting up checkpoints on the road, we can stop the kidnappers' car."

Kudo Yusaku patted his son's head and said, "The kidnappers have guns. If you provoke them, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Yes." Megure Jusan nodded slightly. "From the bullets used by the kidnappers, I suspect that this is most likely the same group of people who hijacked the ambulance before."

"That means it is related to the kidnapping of the jewel tycoon's son." Kudo Yusaku thought with his chin in his hand.

Megure Jusan gritted his teeth and said, "Last time we commissioned the Ministry of Transportation to set up a checkpoint, more than a dozen comrades from the Ministry of Transportation were shot, and now two comrades are lying in the intensive care unit."

When Kudo Shinichi heard this, his eyes widened and his heart rose to his throat.

"Yusaku, things ahead are too dangerous, I can't take you with me." After saying that, Megure Jusan bent down and got into a van.

"Well, if I think of anything I'll let you know."

Under the dim street lights, a father and son standing outside the cordon watched the van quickly move away.

"Dad." Kudo Shinichi tugged at Yusaku's sleeve nervously.

Kudo Yusaku looked up towards the east, and the gray sky gradually turned pale.

The long night finally passed.

On the Augus cruise ship, Bourbon stood in front of the window. He went to the second floor just like Scotland did. He looked at the small bulge on the bed from a distance. Lei was dozing off against the head of the bed as before.

At this time, the east was already bright, and the games in all the digital rooms were over.

The cruise ship's broadcast sounded again, "The twenty-six letters have been distributed. Congratulations to all letter players. After lunch today, the first round of elimination games will begin."

A list of people corresponding to the twenty-six letters appeared on the big screen in the cafeteria on the ninth floor (PS: the notes in brackets are not displayed on the screen):

A——Miss Pink Rabbit (Ooka Momiji)

B——Mr. Siamese Cat (Bourbon)

C - Miss Dark Horse (Persephone, the woman in the wheelchair, identity unknown)

D——Mr. Baboon (a man in a well-tailored suit with a slicked-back hair, Lily’s butler)

E——Miss White Tiger (identity unknown)

F——Miss Orange Piggy (Apocalypse Cultist)

G——Mr. Frog (Black Robe Leader)

H - Miss Cobra (identity unknown)

I——Mr. Red Fox (the one who protects Ooka Momiji)

J - Miss Elk (Mafia, Mafia Karen's housekeeper)

K——Miss Lion (Mafia Karen, the underworld princess)

L——Mr. Monkey (Fat man called Lily-sama)

M——Miss Gray Rabbit (Mona Mingyue)

N——Mr. Brown Bear (creator of the tragedy in Room 6)

O——Mr. Black Goat (identity unknown)

P——Miss Tabby Cat (Yuji Fukunaga, identity unknown)

Q——Miss Parrot (Mafia, tall woman)

R——Mr. Black Wolf (Ley)

S——Mr. Gray Wolf (Scotland)

T——Mr. Tugou (unknown identity)

U——Mr. Owl (Evil Puppet Master)

V——Miss Scalper (Apocalypse Cult)

W——Mr. Raccoon (identity unknown)

X——Mr. White Horse (scarlet hedgehog-headed man)

Y——Mr. Mouse (a man with shifty eyes, Lily's follower)

Z——Mr. White Snake (Sakakibara)

There was talk among the crowd.

Someone curious asked: "Isn't Gray Rabbit missing? Can she still participate in the next competition?"

"I don't care whether she participates or not. I'm more curious about who will get the 100 million yen reward."

"Didn't Gray Rabbit fall into the water and die?"

"It would be fun if I died."

A middle-aged man took a sip of tea and said calmly, "We'll know the answer at noon."

Several gamblers gathered together, and one of them said, "I heard there's a high-odds game on the first floor. Do you want to try it?"

"What's the bet on?"

A gambler, holding a toothpick in his mouth, leaned against the bar, "Of course, we're betting on who will be the final winner. There's no need to guess."

"Not only this, but also who might die in the game."

Someone glanced at the list on the screen and said, "There's a brown bear. I don't think many people will survive."

Another person echoed, "Yeah, maybe everyone will die in the first game."

A ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone onto the dark sea.

The fox-masked man opened his eyes and looked at the big screen not far away.

"Mr. Siamese cat with the letter B is someone close to Miss Gray Rabbit. I saw him being very close to Mr. Gray Wolf." The old butler Mononobe was also looking at the list.

The fox-masked man frowned slightly. Originally, he also wanted to go to room 1, but there were too many people in rooms 1 and 2, and room 3 was reserved by the Apocalypse Cult, and outsiders were not allowed to enter. He had no choice but to go to room 4, and formed an alliance with the woman wearing a cobra mask to win. However, the letter I he got was 7 letters away from the letter A in Ooka Momiji's hand.

"What will be the next round of the game?" The man in the red fox mask muttered to himself. He looked at the last row of the list and glanced at Iori Muga who was sitting with a group of gamblers. He was about to go up and have a chat, but found that the woman in the cobra mask was walking towards him.

The old butler Mononobe protected Ooka Momiji behind him and looked at the approaching cobra woman with vigilance.

The cobra woman seemed to have noticed something, so she stopped and tilted her head to look at the girl wearing a pink rabbit mask behind the Dalmatian old man, with a playful smile on her lips.

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