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Tone Kosuke smiled and replied, "Although the murderer has trapped us on this island, let alone the guests who were invited, our Tone family has always maintained regular contact with the outside world.
After a few days, people outside will probably be aware of our situation here, and then everyone can leave."
Kosuke Tone thought that Shirakawa Kiyoshi and Mari were worried about being trapped and dying on the island, so he patiently explained.
Bai Heqing was not very worried at first, but after hearing what he said, he became a little worried.
There are sufficient supplies on the island and it maintains regular contact with the outside world. In a few days at most, everyone can be rescued and leave the island.
The murderer most likely knew this information, but still chose to temporarily trap everyone on the island and cut off contact with the outside world.
Does this mean that the murderer is confident enough to find the inheritance within these few short days and take it away from this isolated island?
If this is true, what will happen to the other people on the island then?
Thinking of this, Bai Heqing's mouth corners slightly raised.
It's a good thing for the murderer that he is so confident.
This means that he will be able to see the heritage in the next few days, leave the island, complete the transaction with Black Rose, and return to Tokyo with the artifacts.
As for the possibility that the murderer might attack him?
Shirakawa Qing believes that regardless of whether the murderer can do this, on the island today, the priority of killing him and Mary is not that high.
According to past experience, by the time the murderer turned his gaze to him, Bai Heqing would be able to almost confirm the murderer's identity.
And often when events develop to this point, all he needs to consider is when to take down the murderer.
It’s not about how to defeat them, but when to defeat them.
It's a matter of pride that although Bai Heqing has never practiced much in fighting or shooting since he was a child, he has never lost.
"White River."
Walking at the back with Shirakawa Qing, when they turned a corner in the tunnel, Mary suddenly stopped and called Shirakawa Qing softly.
"what happened?"
Bai Heqing looked at her and saw that she moved her feet slightly, revealing a few cigarette butts that she had just stepped on.
【cigarette?】
At this time, the three people walking in front did not notice the movements of the two people behind them. Bai Heqing squatted down, picked up the cigarette butts, and took a closer look.
"The cigarette butts are very new. One of them is still a little wet inside. I guess they were thrown here only a few hours ago...Mary, do you suspect the murderer threw them here?"
"Ah."
Mary nodded, then stretched out her finger, rubbed a slightly dark spot in the corner, and stretched it in front of Bai Heqing.
It's the pungent smell of gunpowder.
"The murderer must have made homemade bombs with gunpowder here, connected them to detonators and tied them to the viaduct..."
The two stood up and walked forward. Mary continued to explain in a low voice:
“The gunpowder may have been taken from the warehouse in Tone Annex, and these cigarette butts may have been left behind when the murderer was making his own bomb.
Of course, even if there is enough gunpowder, ordinary people cannot make it into explosives with sufficient power, but there is one type of person who is an exception. "
"soldier?"
Bai Heqing continued her words.
"Are you suspecting Clyde? But he shouldn't have the habit of smoking."
Clyde, a former British naval lieutenant commander, may be the only retired soldier on the island according to the intelligence the two men have, but Clyde does not smoke.
"No, there's another person."
Mary shook her head slightly and signaled with her eyes to someone walking in front of them.
Kevin, the strong white male.
“He’s a soldier too.”
"Why are you so sure?" Bai Heqing asked.
"Observe." Mary pointed to her eyes, "When I was in MI6, I often came into contact with these soldiers, so I have to be more sensitive to people with these identities.
When I was in the hall before, I already felt that this man had an aura that was different from that of an ordinary person. He, like Clyde, should be a retired soldier. "
Well, Shirakawa Kiyoshi really didn't know much about this area, mainly because he didn't have much contact with it in his daily life. After all, when he was in Tokyo, the people he came into contact with the most were criminals and policemen.
But since Mary was so sure, he would naturally choose to believe it.
"Understood……"
After listening to Mary's well-reasoned analysis, Bai Heqing suddenly felt much happier.
What excellent teammates they are! This makes him, who has long been accustomed to "leading the whole team by himself" in Tokyo, feel inexplicably happy.
Chapter 426: The Invincible Duo Plans to Speed Run
After returning to the lounge of the annex, the two young masters of the Tone family first informed the rest of the crowd about the situation on the bridge.
Faced with such a dangerous situation like a snowstorm, the rest of the people did not react too worriedly or panicked.
This is also consistent with Baihe Qing's previous guess. Long before him and Mary, these people had already stayed on the island for a long time and had some understanding of the situation here.
They knew very well that there were sufficient supplies on the island and they only needed to wait a few days for someone from the outside world to discover the abnormality and come to rescue them, so there was no need to worry too much about it.
After informing everyone of the current situation, the two young masters of the Ligen family locked the lounge. In the next few days, until everyone is rescued, the lounge will not be opened again.
Also locked in the hall was Yang Douxin's body, which had been temporarily placed in a refrigerator, as well as the physical evidence in the hall that proved that he had been poisoned.
Once the police arrive on the island, these will become evidence for them to track down the murderer.
Shirakawa Kiyoshi and Mary went to the warehouse of the annex together to check the condition of the gunpowder stored in the warehouse.
After this, the two of them had to test the rest of the people on the island, collect their intelligence, and then identify the murderer among them as quickly as possible.
Time was running out, and neither Shirakawa Qing nor Mary had any intention of wasting time.
In this situation, the two of them should have split up, but...
Since the identity of the murderer is still uncertain, although Shirakawa Kiyoshi is not worried about his own safety, he is more worried that Mary will be attacked by the murderer. Considering that Mary came to the island with him, he believes that he at least has the responsibility to ensure Mary's safety.
As for Mary, she was not worried about her own safety either. Instead, she was more worried about Bai Heqing. After all, his injuries had not healed yet. If something happened to him again, how would she explain to Bai Heqing's family and friends?
Just like that, with Shirakawa Kiyoshi thinking "I should ensure your safety" and Mary thinking "I can't let you get hurt again", both of them tacitly did not propose the idea of acting separately.
Since the warehouse and the annex were not connected, Shirakawa Kiyoshi and Mary took the speedboat outside to the warehouse.
It was a not very big house. Standing on the stone platform in front of the warehouse, Bai Heqing was about to open the door, but his hand suddenly stopped halfway.
"The door lock is broken." Bai Heqing said.
Around the metal keyhole of the warehouse door, there were traces of friction as if by a metal strip, indicating that the lock of this door had been pried open before.
Without turning the doorknob, Bai Heqing reached out and pushed, and the door that originally seemed to be closed was pushed open by him.
The two walked in and found an old lady in an apron rummaging through something in front of a shelf in the warehouse.
The old lady heard the noise behind her and turned to look over.
"You two should be the detectives invited by the young master and his men, right?"
"Excuse me, who are you?" Mary asked.
"My name is Oiri Sumiko, and I'm the housekeeper of this villa. The eldest master told me that the gunpowder stored in the warehouse might have been stolen, so he asked me to come and confirm it..."
"Is the gunpowder still there?" Bai Heqing walked forward and asked.
“He’s definitely gone…”
Oiri Sumiko shook her head and took out a large square porcelain jar from the shelf. When she opened the jar, it was empty.
"I remember it was full before. Who stole it?"
Bai Heqing reached out and rubbed the inside of the porcelain jar, then put it to his nose, and immediately the pungent smell of gunpowder hit him in the face.
“When did the warehouse door lock break?”
"Ah? I don't know about that. I remember that everything was still fine when I came to get my things this morning. Could it be that the murderer broke them?"
"Who usually keeps the key to this warehouse?" Mary asked suddenly.
"Usually it's Kurahashi who holds it, but if the two young masters and I come to the warehouse, we can also ask Kurahashi for it. However, it definitely won't work for other people..." Oirari Sumiko replied.
Kurahashi Motoaki is the old butler who came to greet Shirakawa Kiyoshi and Mary.
According to Oiri Sumiko, except for the time she asked for the key this morning to prepare breakfast, no one else has ever asked Kurahashi Motoaki for the warehouse key since then.
"Only four people can get the key to the warehouse." Mary suddenly said as she returned to the second floor of the villa on the speedboat.
"But since breakfast this morning, the warehouse key has been in the possession of Kurahashi Motoaki. So practically speaking, we cannot rule out the suspicion of these people in the annex prying the warehouse lock based on whether we can get the key." Shirakawa Qing replied.
But it was not a complete failure. At least they knew that the gunpowder used by the murderer was indeed taken from the warehouse. All they had to do now was to continue investigating in this direction.
After returning to the annex, Shirakawa Qing and Mary quickly came to Kevin's door.
According to the two's previous analysis, this sturdy man who appears to be a retired soldier is highly likely the person who blew up the overpass.
"Mr. Kevin, are you there?" Standing in front of the door, Mary raised her hand and knocked.
However, there was no response from inside the house.
"Mr. Kevin?"
Mary called out again, but there was still no response. She and Bai Heqing looked at each other, then pushed open the door and walked in.
As for the consequences of such reckless behavior?
They didn't think about it at all.
Even if Kevin knew about it, it wouldn’t matter. Just say they are investigating. If he doesn’t accept it… Sorry, both of them have slightly higher combat power. There is no life form on this island that can take down both of them at the same time.
The room was empty. Bai Heqing walked in and quickly took a look at the layout of the room.
"It's really a room with an ocean atmosphere." Mary said with a smile.
Kevin's room was filled with small models of marine life. There were several marine magazines on the desk, and even diving equipment and an oxygen tank in the corner.
"Cigarette boxes." Bai Heqing squatted down and picked up two discarded empty cigarette boxes from the trash can nearby.