Conan, My Neighbor Kurosawa Jin

Inside the shrine, a very beautiful girl wearing a witch costume was holding a broom in her hand and was talking to Mouri Kogoro and the others.

Imaguchi Kogoro and the others saw Mouri Kogoro there and hurriedly walked over.

"Did your great-grandmother really eat mermaid meat?" Mouri Kogoro looked at the girl in front of him and asked seriously.

"There are no real mermaids in this world! Of course, there are exceptions in fairy tales." The girl was stunned for a moment and then smiled.

"Hey!" Looking at the very beautiful girl in front of him, Mouri Kogoro scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Those are all nonsense made by people." Seeing that they were really curious, the girl in witch costume explained the local legend about mermaids to them.

In fact, she has answered this question many times, and now she can speak clearly without thinking.

"What about the mermaid celebration?" Yuan Shan and Ye asked curiously. If the mermaid is fake, what about the mermaid celebration?

"Actually, the original celebration was not called this name." The girl explained to them the origin of the Dugong Arrow. It turned out that there was a celebration on this island before the mermaid legend appeared, but there were fewer people coming at that time.

Later, because of the legend of the mermaid, many tourists came to the island, so the village chief and others changed the name of the celebration and changed the arrows drawn at the ceremony to dugong arrows.

"It's a coincidence that you came here at a celebration tonight. I still have a few number tags left. I'll give these three to you!" The girl noticed Mao Lilan and the others' curiosity about the dugong arrows, so she took them. The three number plates were handed to Yuan Shan and Ye.

Although Xiaolan and Heye felt a little disappointed when they heard her say that the mermaid was fake, this was what they expected, but getting the lottery card was an unexpected surprise.

The two of them looked at the lottery number plate happily, looking forward to the evening celebration in their hearts. Maybe they would really be lucky enough to be chosen!

Imaguchi was a little surprised when he saw the lottery card handed over by the other party. He didn't expect that it was for him, but he didn't shirk it and took it.

Seeing that there was nothing to ask, Detective Mori and Hattori Heiji did not bother too much. Instead, they made an appointment with the miko lady standing aside. After the celebration, they wanted to see the longevity goddess.

Although they don't quite believe in the existence of mermaids, they also want to see what the legendary people who eat mermaid meat look like.

"Do you think there are really people in this world who can live for such a long time?" Heye looked at the lottery cards in his hand with some curiosity. If someone really eats mermaid meat and can live forever, will she stay young forever, or will she be able to live forever? Aging slowly over time?

"Didn't Miss Kimie just say that the longevity woman is now over 130 years old. Although this age is relatively old, it is not unattainable." Hattori Heiji held his head and looked at the situation around Mermaid Island.

"But Miss Shoumei just said that there was a fire three years ago, and Changshou's wife was fine. This is also very magical." Mao Lilan was a little curious, can anyone really survive a fire without any trouble?

"Perhaps Changshou Po left from somewhere else at that time, and there may not be only one entrance to the warehouse. Maybe she was lucky!" Mouri Kogoro waved his hand nonchalantly.

After hearing what Mouri Kogoro said, Xiaolan looked at Moori Kogoro with some dissatisfaction, while Conan stood aside and smiled helplessly.

Although he was also a little curious, he also felt that the matter should be similar to what Uncle Maori said. After all, there is no mermaid in the world who is not afraid of fire and can live forever. It must be for some unknown reason that the longevity woman is fine.

"Then where are we going now?" Imaguchi was a little curious about where they were going. He remembered that the travel rewards did not include a place to stay, and Imaguchi had not booked a hotel or anything before.

"Go to the nearby shops and see if there is any place to drink." Mouri Kogoro looked at the various shops on the island and became a little greedy.

"By the way, study the commission letter. I just asked Miss Shoumei and the others. The person who wrote the letter is their friend, but he has been missing for a long time.

Moreover, another friend of theirs, Miss Saori, also disappeared a few days ago. We have to go to his house to take a look soon. " Hattori Heiji touched his hat, still thinking about what was written in the letter.

"Is there no police on this island? If someone is missing, there should be an investigation. Why does it feel like no one is anxious?" Mao Lilan and the others were a little confused. They are all on the same island and should be relatively close. Since someone is missing Okay, why does the island look so peaceful?

"Maybe it's to prepare for the celebration!" Edogawa Conan said, "And Sister Saori is already an adult. If she just runs out by herself, then the people around her won't be too anxious, which is normal."

"Conan, what you said makes sense."

"But I feel that people on the island have special admiration for mermaids. Miss Shoumei just mentioned that mermaids and longevity ladies are full of passion." Yuan Shan and Ye recalled Miss Shoumei's appearance and couldn't help but rub their arms. It felt like she had been beheaded.

"The things that mermaids have are exactly what people are pursuing. Longevity, beauty, wealth, etc. are all crazy. Miss Shoumei and the others should be crazy about them. She should be the most obsessed with mermaids on Mermaid Island! "Hattori Heiji looked into the distance with cold eyes.

"But it's normal to want these things. For example, I also really want to be beautiful. I hope I'm lucky enough to stay young." Yuan Shan and Ye spoke in a low voice.

"You want these things to be normal, but some people can curb their desires and distinguish between reality and dreams, while others can't. You and Xiaolan also want to realize your wishes, but you won't have such a big obsession. I don’t want to get the mermaid’s secret or become younger.

But Miss Shoumei and the others are obviously believers in the secret of mermaids, so it can be said to be very difficult for them to give up their obsession. I'm afraid that even if Changshou Po told them personally that there were no mermaids, they wouldn't believe it. "Imakuchi said looking at Yuanshan and Ye with his heart.

It is not said whether the people on Mermaid Island believe in the existence of mermaids, but at least after the news of the existence of mermaids spread, many people believed it. Otherwise, the gentleman would not have asked his brother to come over to investigate. Although the final result was false, it also proved the attraction of longevity, beauty, and youth to people.

A few people walked to the lounge while chatting. After eating something, Imaguchi felt a little tired and leaned against the corner of the lounge and gradually fell asleep.

Seeing Imaguchi falling asleep, Toyama and Ye quickly asked the others to keep their voices down and helped cover him with some clothes.

"Kazuha, when did you become so familiar with Miss Imaguchi?" Hattori Heiji felt a little surprised. Obviously Imaguchi was in a good mood and had just met Ye two days ago. Why did he feel that his relationship was so good today, and they were chatting together again? Covering clothes.

"In the past two days, Xiaolan took Imaguchi and I around, and while we were chatting, we suddenly found that our temperaments were quite compatible, and Imaguchi has a very gentle and cute personality, so we naturally became friends. "Kazuye said and nodded. Although she only went shopping and had a meal in the past few days, she could tell from this that Imaguchi was a person worth having friends with.

Xiaolan also nodded in agreement. Conan and Hattori Heiji looked at each other in confusion. They really couldn't understand the friendship between girls.

……

When Imakou Xin woke up, it was already dark. He was wearing a piece of clothing and was sleeping heavily.

Xiaolan and the others on the side had already put on their clothes and were obviously ready.

After looking at Xiaolan and the others sitting beside them, Imaguchi looked at the time on his watch and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not too late.

Otherwise, if he really missed the celebration, Imaguchi really didn't know how to apologize to them.

"I'm sorry, I slept until this time! He Ye, thank you for your clothes." Imaguchi returned the clothes he was wearing to Toyama and Ye Hou, and apologized a little embarrassedly.

Kazuye put on the clothes that Ikon returned and waved his hands.

"It's okay, the celebration hasn't started yet." Mao Lilan shook his head. Although it was already time to set off, the celebration hadn't started yet. There was still time.

"That's good." Imaguchi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Since you're awake, let's go!" Hattori Heiji looked at the time, and it was just right to leave now.

"it is good."

The scale of the celebration was very grand. Before they even got close to the place where the celebration was held, they could see crowds of people gathering from all over. Imaguchi and the others were squeezed in the middle and were wrapped in the crowd when they arrived at the place where the celebration was held.

"There are so many people here! Let's go in quickly!" He Ye looked around excitedly, holding the number plate tightly in his hand, "I want to see if I won the prize?"

"Okay, let's get closer then!" Imaguchi nodded heartily and pulled them inside.

As soon as the three people stood up, they saw the celebration begin. A short, very old woman slowly walked out with a cane.

It was the longevity woman who was very interesting. She lit the window with a torch in her hand, and a few words appeared on the originally blank window.

Seeing this scene, Xiaolan and Heye both exclaimed, while Imagouxin looked at Changshou Granny without blinking. Is this the old grandma he had seen when he was a child? But she probably doesn't remember him. After all, he has grown up so much after so many years.

Changshou Po went back soon after she came out, and then Imaguchi and the others followed the crowd to the pool under the waterfall, where the girl who was sweeping the floor in a witch costume stood there.

"This is Miss Junhui, the granddaughter of Changshou Po." Mao Lilan said in a low voice. She nodded heartily and saw Miss Junhui preparing for each ceremony in front. Let's not talk about anything else, but look at It still feels like a celebration.

Miss Jun Hui pulled out three sticks, and everyone's eyes were focused on her. It was in her hand who could get the Dugong Arrow.

Miss Jun Hui looked at the signature on her hand, then looked up at the crowd and called three people to come forward, one of whom was He Ye.

"Oh my god, it's me!" He Ye couldn't believe it and ran over excitedly.

Miss Jun Hui handed three arrow-like objects to the three of them, as if she had said something. The three of them were very excited, and some even jumped for joy.

Following Miss Jun Hui's order, bright fireworks appeared in the sky. Imago looked at the colorful fireworks in the sky and was fascinated when he suddenly heard exclamations from the crowd.

He looked in the direction of the crowd's gaze and found something hanging in front of the waterfall. It looked like a human being!

People immediately screamed in fear, and many people crowded together. The entire celebration scene looked very chaotic. When Hattori Heiji and the others saw a case happening, they ran over quickly, and Imaguchi followed them in a helter-skelter manner.

After taking a closer look, I discovered that someone was hanging in the waterfall with a rope. It looked like he had been hanging there for an unknown amount of time, and the person tied by the rope couldn't even move.

Although they had realized that the other party might be dead, they still hurriedly untied the person. Only then did they realize that it was Miss Shou Mei they had seen during the day, but how could she suddenly appear here and be hanged? In water?

Below the waterfall is the location of the celebration, but above the waterfall is an ordinary mountain that no one goes to, especially at this time.

Although the top of the waterfall is very close to the celebration, it does not mean that the things at the celebration can be seen clearly from above, let alone seeing the celebration with these strange things on her body.

"If Miss Shoumei brought these things herself, then she obviously came here voluntarily, maybe because she wanted to swim or do something, but accidentally fell down and was hung by a rope around her neck, and then He was accidentally hanged." Mouri Kogoro speculated after looking at the situation at the scene that this was obviously an accident.

"But why does the other party come here? There is nothing here?"

"No, there are things here, and they are good things." A girl came over and pointed in a certain direction, "There is a stone tomb there, a mermaid tomb. Legend has it that the mermaid died and was buried there. She He probably wants to go to the Mermaid Tomb.”

"It seems that my reasoning is correct. Miss Sumi wanted to go to the Mermaid Tomb and came to the cliff again. She accidentally fell down and hung herself on the cliff with the rope she brought." Mouri Kogoro clapped his hands. Praise yourself for your perfect reasoning.

"Then it is indeed possible that it was an accident." Hattori Heiji and Conan touched their chins, and for a while they couldn't find any other possibility.

Although it feels a bit strange, now that the reason why Miss Shoumei came here alone has been found, the case has been initially ruled as an accidental death.

After reporting to the police station, the group of people followed the road down the mountain. But at the bottom of the mountain, Hattori Heiji suddenly stopped and ran over when he saw something.