The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 325 The Mermaid’s Revenge?

The old lady's words immediately made Hattori Heiji, Mori Kogoro and others alert.

It’s not their fault. This is a common problem among detectives, and of course, it’s also a common problem among police officers.

Basically, when these detectives and police officers hear about revenge, grudges, or disputes, they will become alert and pay attention to the problems involved.

After all, a murder case almost always starts with grudges, disputes, and revenge.

This was also what Kogoro Mouri experienced the last time he was in the underground wine cellar. When he saw that the owner, Shohei Kusaka, had not come out for a long time, he felt something was wrong.

This was because, last time, before leaving, Rixia Shengping had just exposed the disputes and grudges between himself and a group of guests.

So, when Kogoro Mori heard that he had not come for a long time, he immediately thought of the worst.

Otherwise, if you say a normal person, even if someone hasn't come for a long time, he would think that this person might have been delayed by something, and would not think that he was murdered.

At this time, although Maori Kogoro was subconsciously stunned, he immediately smiled awkwardly,

"Where in this world are there any mermaids?"

The old lady also smiled peacefully. After all, she didn't necessarily believe in the existence of mermaids. But a female voice came from behind her.

"You are wrong. There really are mermaids in this world."

Everyone turned around and saw that the person who spoke was a woman with short mushroom-like hair, wearing black clothes and a shop assistant's apron.

"It's you, Naoko."

The store manager, old lady Kimura, smiled when she saw the visitor.

"Who is this?"

Kogoro Maori asked curiously.

"This is Naoko Kuroe, a native of our island of America. She is also Saori's good friend since childhood."

The old lady introduced it to everyone.

Naoko Kuroe did not greet everyone, but continued to popularize her knowledge about mermaids' immortality.

"You outsiders, it would be better for you to have some awe for this. After all, there are indeed mermaid powers in this world."

"Because right now on our American island, there is an incarnation of mermaid power. She is the only one in the world who has truly eaten mermaid flesh and achieved immortality."

"Is that what you mean?"

Hattori Heiji frowned slightly and asked.

"Oh, yes,"

Naoko Kuroe chuckled.

"That is the longevity lady of our American Island."

"That longevity woman, the dugong arrows she made from the hair she grew with her telekinesis, have the power to grant immortality to anyone who gets them."

"Saori, after losing such a precious item, was afraid of the mermaid's revenge and fled the island. It's understandable, isn't it?"

After saying that, Naoko Kuroe smiled and left.

Bai Masong looked at Naoko Kuroe's back as she left, feeling quite emotional.

This Naoko Kuroe is still very young, but she already believes in the legend of mermaids.

Others might think that this was because of what she had been influenced by, but Bai Masong knew that this was not the case.

This is because she had witnessed something with her own eyes, something that overturned her cognition.

That incident was also the fuse of this Mermaid Island case.

After Kuroe Naoko left, Maori Kogoro looked at Hattori Heiji with a puzzled look.

"Hey, Hattori-kun, who is this longevity lady that Kuroe Naoko mentioned? How come you seem to know her too?"

Kogoro Mori's words left Hattori Heiji speechless.

"Please, Uncle Maori, can you please do some preparations?"

"That longevity lady is naturally the protagonist of this Dugong Festival. She is also the embodiment of the mysterious power of this Mermaid Island, the old lady Shimabukuro!"

Hattori Heiji quickly explained to Mori Kogoro.

However, Hattori Heiji's words made Maori Kogoro angry, and he shouted at Hattori Heiji,

"You kid, did you tell me before that you were going to come to this place?!"

"You guys woke me up early this morning and brought me here. There's no cell phone signal in the ocean, so how could I prepare for this?"

Maori Kogoro's words were affirmed by Hakuba Matsu.

"Hattori, it's your fault that you didn't talk to Mr. Mori beforehand."

"a ha ha ha......"

When Hattori Heiji heard Hakuba Matsu agreeing with him, he stopped talking and scratched his head with an embarrassed look on his face.

Seeing this, Maori Kogoro stopped arguing with the child and asked the old lady,

"Speaking of which, how old is this long-lived old lady Shimabukuro now?"

"How old?"

Mrs. Kimura was also stunned, with a thoughtful look on her face.

"Well, some say she's a hundred years old, some say she's two hundred, and some even say she's outlived seven or eight generations."

"I'm not sure exactly how old he is."

"Forehead."

Listening to what the old lady store manager said, Kogoro Maori felt a little helpless.

However, the store manager then said,

"But, although I'm not sure, you can go to the shrine where the festival is held and ask."

"shrine?"

Kogoro Mori and Heiji Hattori were both stunned and looked puzzled.

"Oh, yes, it's the shrine. That's also where the longevity lady, or Shimabukuro-san, lives now."

The store manager said with a smile,

"Oh, by the way, Grandma Shimabukuro's great-granddaughter Kimie is also a good friend of Saori since childhood, just like Kuroe Naoko!"

"You can ask her, I'm sure you'll find out a lot."

After hearing this, Hattori Heiji was speechless.

They first went to the community center, but they had something to do there. Now that they were here, the old lady manager asked them to go to the shrine.

Why do I always feel like they are being passed around?

Bai Masong's heart was moved. He was finally going to meet Shimabukuro Kimie.

I just don't know which path you will choose...

........................

American Island, American Shrine.

After leaving the souvenir shop, everyone walked all the way here.

Fortunately, the island is not very big, otherwise, just being passed around like a ball would be enough for them to bear.

Soon, everyone met Shimabukuro Kimie.

The great-granddaughter of this longevity lady was wearing a white shrine maiden's costume and holding a banner in her hand. Although she was already 27 years old, she looked cute and did not look much older than Xiaolan and the others.