The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Qin Zhibo, who was rescued on the boat, first observed the people on the boat.

There were actually three people on board the small speedboat, two standing on the bow and one standing in the cockpit responsible for steering the boat.

Under the light, the skin of these three people appeared dark. In the information above their heads, the occupation column was all fishermen.

It seems that these three people are nearby fishermen.

One of the men, Masaru Watanabe, took out a blanket from the cockpit and handed it to Qin Zhibo.

"This is already on the ship. You should put it on first."

"Thanks."

Qin Zhibo thanked him, took off his wet clothes, and put on a linen blanket.

"By the way, what are you doing?"

Qin Zhibo knew what Watanabe Katsu wanted to ask and answered directly: "I passed here on a ship to Ogasawara, but I accidentally fell into the sea while standing on the ship to look at the scenery."

"That's it." Watanabe Katsu nodded and shouted to the fishermen in the cockpit, "Kaisi, drive in the direction of Ogasawara."

Qin Zhibo knew that he was going to send him back, so he said thank you again.

At this time, gusts of cool breeze came, and the body under the blanket felt the coolness of autumn.

Qin Zhibo shrank down and wrapped the blanket more tightly, but he still couldn't let the coolness go away.

If you continue like this, although you can save your life, you will definitely catch a cold.

There were no means of heating on the ship, so Qin Zhibo had to find a way on his own.

Coincidentally, there is a special prop in the system's prop column that Qin Zhibo has not used yet.

[This kick kicked out the entire midsummer]

When this prop was equipped, Qin Zhibo saw a light similar to the investigation point on his feet.

【Survey√】

[This kick will kick off a midsummer]

I kick!

Qin Zhibo seemed to be moving his body to keep out the cold, but in fact, this kick used this prop.

According to the prop description, the world should enter summer now

While Qin Zhibo was waiting for the temperature to rise, Watanabe Masaru stepped on the edge of the boat with one foot and held a burning cigarette and a firecracker in each hand.

Watanabe Katsu lit the firecracker's fuse with a cigarette, then quickly threw the firecracker into the sea.

Snapped--

Hearing this sound, Qin Zhibo immediately remembered that when he was floating on the sea just now, he heard this sound similar to a gunshot.

It turns out that was the sound of firecrackers

And seeing this scene, Qin Zhibo suddenly figured out something.

That's how Whalei Sadao used cigarettes and firecrackers to create gunfire on the ship.

First, place the cigarette and the firecracker on the railing of the ship side at the wrong position, and then light the cigarette. When the cigarette slowly burns to the lead of the firecracker, it will cause the firecracker to explode, making a sound similar to a gunshot.

The scorch marks and peeling paint on the ship's railings all illustrate this point.

Qin Zhibo did not expect that he could be inspired by others.

At this moment, Masaru Watanabe on the bow lit another firecracker and threw it vigorously into the dark sea.

However, the firecrackers made no sound this time.

"cut."

“Too early”

After missing, Watanabe Katsu bent down and took out another firecracker from the bag at his feet.

Qin Zhibo took a look inside and saw at least hundreds of firecrackers.

"Excuse me, what are you doing?"

Facing Qin Zhibo's question, Watanabe Masaru took a puff of cigarette calmly.

"It's nothing, it's just a ritual to exorcise evil spirits."

"An exorcism ritual?" Qin Zhibo was a little confused.

"Um."

Watanabe Katsu found the right moment to throw the firecrackers this time, and before the fuses of the firecrackers were soaked in water and extinguished, the firecrackers exploded on the water, making another sound similar to a gunshot.

Snapped--

"Have you heard of the legend of 'Nian'?"

Qin Zhibo certainly knew this.

"Yeah, I know, but it's not the Chinese New Year yet, right?"

Watanabe Masaru curled his lips, "It's not about celebrating the New Year, it's about setting off firecrackers to drive away the New Year beasts. What I'm doing now is similar."

"Those things will prey on the sea in swarms every time this season comes, and even come ashore."

"Firecrackers must be used to simulate gunshots to scare them away from coming ashore."

Qin Zhibo frowned slightly and asked, "What are they you are talking about?"

Watanabe Masaru smoked silently and said in a deep voice: "Mermaid."

"Mermaid?"

The expression on Qin Zhibo's face was a little surprised, but he was not too surprised in his heart, as if he had already guessed it.

Watanabe Masaru continued: "Mermaid is an immortal monster. It is said that as long as you eat a bite of mermaid meat, you can live to be 800 years old."

"But in fact, this kind of monster is very vicious. They will gather every certain season, brutally kill the big fish in the sea, attack the passing human ships, and even board the land."

"In order to stop these monsters, we have to use firecrackers to scare them at night during this season."

"These things are very smart, but they are still very afraid of guns."

As he spoke, Watanabe Masaru let out two dry laughs from his throat, as if he was mocking.

"However, not all places in Japan use this method to deal with mermaids in this season. In Fukui Prefecture, a mermaid celebration is popular."

"It actually evolved from the Nifu Soul Resurrection Festival to appease the leader of the mermaids - 'Lord Cloud Head'. It was actually changed by those people into a celebration program for the purpose of making money and attracting tourists."

"Pooh"

Watanabe Masaru spat into the sea disdainfully to express his dissatisfaction.

According to Watanabe Masaru's description, Qin Zhibo roughly guessed what kind of creature the "mermaid" was.

The "mermaid" should be the fish-headed creature I saw at dusk yesterday.

They gathered to hunt dolphins. The "beautiful" picture impressed Qin Zhibo deeply.

The main task is to kill this kind of creature. Qin Zhibo now of course has to ask Watanabe Masaru, who seems to be very experienced in fishing, about how to kill the "mermaid".

However, after hearing Qin Zhibo's question, Watanabe Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"You don't really believe that you can live eight hundred years by eating mermaid meat, do you? Stop dreaming!"

"Those monsters are monsters that eat humans as much as their bones. They"

Watanabe Masaru's words stopped abruptly, and then he said: "If you really want to kill them, then use this thing."

Watanabe Katsu picked up a harpoon from his hand and presented it to Qin Zhibo.

"I heard that those things are immortal, but they should be able to be killed, otherwise they wouldn't be afraid of gunshots."

"But you have to be careful, that thing's claws are very sharp. If you're not careful, your end will be the same as mine."

Watanabe Masaru turned his body around and unzipped his clothes.

Under the high collar, three shocking scars were arranged as neatly as fish gills.