In the afternoon, the observation hall.

"It's time to take off," Qian Yu whispered as he watched the boarding ladder being slowly pulled away by the tractor. "Really...... Now it suddenly feels like we've been on this airship for a long, long time...... If you don't have a recreation room, you feel like you're in captivity. ”

"It's not safe to go anywhere you want to go outside," Gray Plains said lightly. "I'd rather stay here in comparison."

"yes, this airship isn't very free, but it's safe enough." Standing beside them, Sonoko Suzuki said. "The food that comes in is all pulsed sterilized on site – which is enough to ensure that the killer bacteria that are not very survivable can be killed."

"Pulse sterilization?" Maorilan, who was standing next to the garden, was stunned. "You mean ......"

"There's a pulse sterilizer on the airship," Sonoko Suzuki explains. "Just over there in the food warehouse, as long as the food is transported in the sterilizer, the pulse sterilizer will emit a strong light to irradiate the outer packaging of the ingredients and complete the efficient sterilization."

(The main principle of pulse sterilization is that the ultraviolet part of the bright light is able to destroy the internal structure of bacteria and inhibit the formation of DNA strands, which eventually leads to the inactivation of microorganisms.) The pulsed light itself also causes the destruction of macromolecular parts such as cell membranes and proteins of microorganisms. ）

At this moment, Qian Yu felt the airship tremble subtly. "Is it time for us to take off?"

When she had boarded the airship before, Chiba had observed the airship - the airship was connected to sixteen cement bases on the ground by sixteen steel cables, and the weight of these concrete bases was used to hold the airship to the ground.

And if the airship trembles now, it means that these steel cables have begun to be untied, and when these steel cables are untied, the airship will fly under the buoyancy of the nitrogen air bag.

Immediately after, a tremor that was still slight but apparently greater than the previous tremor came.

"Are you going to take off?" This time, Conan gave feedback.

"Probably," Ayumi nodded. "Maybe the airship is putting away the cables? There are three stages in the rope retraction of the Pearltree, after which the airship will take off completely. ”

"How do you know?" Conan wondered.

"I asked the uncles before, so I know!" Ayumi seemed excited and immediately replied.

"......" looked at Ayumi's overflowing happy expression, Qian Yu frowned slightly, and then exchanged a somewhat helpless look with Gray Yuanai.

The woman is the one who pleases herself...... Now it always looks like there's something sad about it.

Some people can't be caught up by wishful thinking alone...... Even if you are willing to learn and cultivate yourself in order to get close to the other person, the existence that occupies all the space in the other person's heart is not so easy to remove.

In such a strange atmosphere, the airship slowly floated up.

According to the flight route told by Jiroyoshi Suzuki, they will first fly outside the Japanese land at an altitude of about 2,000 meters, and then continue to climb to the stratosphere after leaving Japanese airspace.

"It's about two kilometers, and it's easier to approve, right?" Conan speculated. "If it's a little higher airspace, it's likely to conflict with the take-off and even cruising routes of those planes, and what happens during the approval process can be troublesome. If you fly out of Japanese airspace at this altitude, the airship will be much thinner because the route outside Japan's airspace will be much thinner, so the airship will be much less restricted. ”

Just behind them, Takado Fujioka walked into Kogoro Mori, who was sitting in an armchair in the observation hall with a somewhat unwell look. "Mr. Maori, how about going for a cigarette?" If you don't like the view outside, nicotine may help you relax. ”

"Uh......" Kogoro Mori shook his head with a dishful expression. Forget it, I'd better rest here for a while...... I just feel dizzy now......"

"How about a drink?" Takado Fujioka suggested again. "There's beer here, how about we have one?"

The observation hall itself not only serves the function of viewing, but also functions as an afternoon tea room, so drinks and desserts are all available - not to mention the supply of beer.

"This can be ......," Kogoro Mori seemed to perk up a little and nodded. It couldn't be better if there was beer......"

"Is Uncle Maori's fear of heights still so serious......" Qianyu glanced back at Maori Kogoro's expression and said speechlessly. This...... I remember that when I took the elevator to the observation hall before, it seemed that my uncle felt very uncomfortable in the elevator. ”

"Uncle's fear of heights isn't a day or two," Conan sighed. "Especially in such a place that flies in the sky...... It's so embarrassing uncle......"

"By the way, have you seen Xiaolan?" Sonoko Suzuki said suddenly, after looking around. "I thought she was on your side, but I didn't see ......"

"Sister Xiaolan?" Only then did Conan realize that Maolilan didn't seem to be here. "yes, I don't think I saw her just now......"

…………

At the same time, the Observation Hall.

"You ......," Maolilan looked at the researcher who turned from the glass case and came to him, puzzled. Only Mr. Researcher, are you here? ”

"Oh, that's right," the researcher replied with a nod. They all went to prepare the materials, and I was the only one left here looking at the equipment. ”

"Is that so?" Maolilan nodded thoughtfully. "Well, may I ask—"

Her words paused suddenly.

"Well, do you mind if I ask?" Maolilan's eyes narrowed suddenly. "What's your name?"

The change in tone was sudden, to the point where the researcher felt a hairpit on his back.

"Me?" The researcher replied immediately. "Despicable surname Nagano ......"

"Nagano?" This time, Maolilan turned his head directly in the direction of the wall not far away, which had a piece of paper taped to it. "But that person doesn't look like you?"

"Huh?" The researcher looked in that direction in amazement, and sure enough, he noticed a researcher on it with a photograph on it - and his face was not on it.

"But I'm really Nagano!" The researcher said innocently. "I'm just getting a little fat......"

"Fat?" The look of doubt on Maolilan's face still hadn't subsided. "In that case...... Please answer me a question. ”

"How was Comet Smy Klevi captured by Jupiter?"