A Detective: I Believe in Science

Chapter 167 The Relationship Between the Second Generation of Officials
The person who found the body was a middle-aged woman. She found it when she was passing by the toilet. Seeing this tragic scene suddenly, she couldn't help but yelled.

It was really a wave of ups and downs, and the occurrence of this kind of thing at the wake scene was unexpected to everyone present, but it also just proved that Naoko Heijiang was killed by someone.

Hattori and the uncle were already maintaining the scene, preventing everyone from touching or approaching the corpse at will. Because Naoko Kuroe was hanging on the waterfall, all the evidence was washed away by the waterfall.

This time it was different. There were many traces left at the scene. The back door of this yard was adjacent to the sea. Deep footprints were left from the corpse to the sea.

Hattori also found a few fish scales around some of the footprints, and even the corpse was stained with a few pieces, and the dugong arrow on the dead body had disappeared.

"This must be the murloc who went ashore and killed people."

"That's right, it must be because Shoumei accidentally lost the arrow of the dugong, which led to the murloc's revenge."

The comments from the people around him put a trace of worry on Heye's face, and also left Hattori and Conan quite speechless. Can your murlocs walk with shoes on?
"Shoumei, it seems that it should be this person's name. Let's find someone to ask about the situation."

The uncle was left to guard the scene, and Noah and the others went straight to the shrine after coming out of the wake. They originally planned to go to Saori's house after the celebration yesterday, but they didn't expect a murder case.

Now I am going to ask Junhui Shimabukuro to bring them to visit together, and by the way, I want to ask about the specific situation of the deceased. These two cases are likely to be related to the disappearance of Saori Motoko.

"He Ye, don't be afraid, I will always be by your side to protect you."

On the way, Hattori saw Kazuba's fear and couldn't help comforting him, which made Noah and the others smile jokingly, and Kazuha blushed instantly and muttered in a low voice.

"Who needs your protection?"

But he was very relieved in his heart, the fear on his face gradually dissipated, and his body slowly relaxed.

Junhui Shimabukuro had to take care of her grandmother in the morning, so she hadn't gone to the scene of the vigil yet, so she didn't know about the murder case.

"Shoumei, how could she be like this!"

Knowing from Hattori that the name of the deceased was Sumi, and Xiaolan said that it was the woman who got the arrow of the dugong that day, Junhui Shimabukuro instantly understood who it was, and her face suddenly became sad.

It took a while to calm down, and when Hattori asked about the relationship between these people, he intermittently narrated the past.

Monsie Saori, Heihe Naoko, Ebihara Sumi, and the man Fukuyama Rokuro who appeared next to Ebina Sumi that day, and finally, she herself, the five of them graduated from the same university.

After living in the metropolis for a period of time, they still couldn't forget the life on the island. They finally met and decided to return to the island and their hometown.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, two partners were killed and one partner disappeared, which made her a little hard to accept.

"Miss Junhui, my condolences are changing. I believe that Miss Sazhi is still alive."

Seeing the tears in Shimabukuro Junhui's eyes, Xiaolan and Heye hurried forward to comfort him.

When they heard that the purpose of the few people coming was to let her lead the way to the house of Menxie Sazhi, they nodded happily and got up to lead the way.

It may be that Hattori was eager to go and didn't notice anything unusual, but Noah and Conan's eyes flashed, each thinking.

Noah has already confirmed that Longevity is the Shimabukuro Junhui in front of him. They will not go out for a short time, but this person did not tell Longevity, which shows that she is not worried that Longevity will not be able to find him. In addition to what I found last night, it is certain.

Conan's doubts are similar to those of Noah. So far, he has not seen anyone else living in this shrine. Isn't Miss Junhui worried that her grandmother will not be taken care of?

"Saori often quarreled with her father, and would run away from home for a few days after each quarrel, like a child who didn't grow up."

"Why is this? Are there many conflicts between father and daughter?"

"Actually, you have already met Saori's father, the man who got the dugong's arrow that day. You can see why Saori quarreled with him just by looking at him."

Thinking of the drunken middle-aged man at the celebration that day, and thinking of her father, Xiaolan nodded empathetically.

……

Unfortunately, Saori's house was empty, and Junhui Shimabukuro knocked on the door several times, but no one responded.

"Could it be that she drank too much again? Did you see her father at the wake?"

Hattori shook his head, he didn't see the alcoholic, he was still very confident in his memory.

Instead of going back to the shrine, he went directly to the scene of the crime, only to find out that the police had already arrived here.

They originally planned to come when the wind and waves were calmer, but when they heard that there was another murder case, they took the risk to come here.

It may be because the uncle's reputation has not yet spread here, he circled around in front of the police, and was finally kicked out by the police on the grounds of obstructing official duties.

"Then what should we do now, we can't go in and investigate, we can't solve the case."

"That's when it's my turn to play."

The uncle glanced at Hattori with disdain, my reputation as detective Mori Kogoro is useless here, what use is a small high school student detective like you.

until……

"Uncle Otaki, do you know anyone from the Fukui County Police Department? We encountered a case on Mermaid Island, and the other party refused to let them in. Please help me."

Five minutes later, the police inside came out and brought everyone in under the uncle's silence.

……

The attitude of the police is completely different from the attitude towards the uncle before. They know everything and have a gentle attitude.

"Miss Junhui, does your shrine keep a list of the participants of this Dugong celebration? We need to investigate who were there at the time."

They originally planned to go to the shrine to inquire, but now that the owner of the shrine has come, it just saves a lot of trouble.

As for the list, they also heard it from nearby residents.

"Yes, I will go back to the shrine and bring it to you."

"sorry to bother you."

I have asked all the questions that need to be asked, and I already know what I need to know. Hattori and the others did not stay at the scene, but chose to return to the shrine with Shimabukuro Kimie. They wanted to check the list in advance.

……

Junhui Shimabukuro stood in front of the cabinet, and kept taking out books of bound papers, which were filled with the list of tourists who participated in the Dugong celebration in recent years.

"Wow, the power of longevity is really great. Look at the names on this list. Members of Congress and foreign ministers have all been here before. I really didn't expect it."

"It's just that they haven't enjoyed it yet. If it's really not good, they really don't necessarily want to live for a long time."

"Yes, the meaning of life is to strive for everything you want in a limited life."

Until finally all were brought out, Junhui Shimabukuro still couldn't find this year's list, with doubts on his face.

"Strange, I remember it was put here, why did it disappear?"

"Did you remember it wrong and put it somewhere else, only you know where this list is stored?"

"No, everyone on the island knows about it. I'll go look for it in other houses."

Xiaolan and He Ye stood up to help, leaving Noah and others to continue searching for the list in the cabinet.

"Conan, do you have a clue about this case now, do you know who the murderer is?"

"Well, a little bit, but it's not locked yet."

"What a coincidence, I have a little bit too, why don't you tell me about it."

Conan shook his head in refusal. He was sure that Hattori was different from the murderer he thought, because he was doubting his own reasoning now, let alone telling others to believe it.

Hattori didn't force it either, with a confident smile on his face, this time he would definitely be able to solve the case earlier than Kudo.

"Ah! Ah!"

Hearing these two screams, Hattori and the others suddenly stood up, because it was the voices of Kazuha and Xiaolan.

(End of this chapter)