Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

The video has started playing.

As the video fast-forwarded, Shiraishi Osamu's pupils suddenly contracted. He saw a figure in the video at midday when the sun was high in the sky. It was Shimabukuro Kimie carrying a bulging travel bag.

In the video, Shimabukuro Kimie seemed to remember something, took a few steps back, and disappeared! She vanished from the video, seemingly doing nothing.

When she reappeared (Good Money Good), she looked exactly the same, but her once bulging travel bag had flattened out, and you wouldn't notice it unless you looked closely.

"call……"

Shiraishi Osamu took a deep breath, his mind racing. Taking advantage of the moment when the others weren't looking, he deleted the video of Shimabukuro Kimie's brief appearance.

And at this time—

Shiraishi Osamu overheard what Fukuyama Rokuro had said and ate a bite.

"Officer, you asked when I got my spider? I think it was about three months ago!"

“Okay, Mr. Fukuyama Rokuro, we have finished asking the questions. Now we need to take pictures of the scene. Once everything is taken, you can tidy up.”

"I understand."

Hearing this answer, Shiraishi Osamu was basically certain of his guess, and three months ago was exactly the time when Shimabukuro Kimie came to his side.

Chapter 0145: The Essence of a Scumbag

When Shiraishi Xiu came out, he found that Xiaolan and the others were still there, waiting for him.

Xiao Lan immediately came up to him: "Xiu, what happened here? Has someone died again?"

Her concern about this was not unfounded.

Because she felt that whenever there were many of them, some unexpected things would happen, and most of the time, people would die.

Shiraishi Xiu shook his head: "It's nothing, just that a highly venomous spider escaped."

Heiji Hattori and Conan's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this. Although it was just a small matter, they still kept this sentence in mind.

Yukiko, who was at the very back, smiled at Osamu Shiraishi. But when he couldn't see her, her expression immediately disappeared, and she looked somewhat somber.

"cough……"

Kogoro Mouri cleared his throat and said, "Alright, since there's nothing else, let's go find the client. If we delay any longer, it'll be almost dark."

"I really want to see that longevity woman too." Kazuha hadn't forgotten her real purpose for coming here, and her eyes had been sparkling ever since.

that's it.

The group walked through the town, asked some passersby for directions, and arrived at the local town hall.

Because this place has information on everyone in the town, it's the best place to find someone. 383

"Oh, you're looking for Saori..."

Upon hearing the purpose of Kogoro Mouri and his group, the staff member nodded in sudden understanding.

Shiraishi Osamu hurriedly asked, "Excuse me, has this Ms. Kazuya Saori disappeared?"

He's a little worried now, worried that Shimabukuro Kimie has already started the murder.

He wasn't saying that Shimabukuro Kimie couldn't get revenge or anything, but rather that there were two guys with abnormally strong reasoning abilities among them, and if he didn't figure things out, they might discover the flaws, so he had to find out whether the incident had actually happened.

The staff member gave Shiraishi Xiu a strange look, then explained with a smile, "No, she seems to have been in town all day. I've seen her several times. But she's been wandering around, and I don't know where she is right now."

(badj) "That's good."

Shiraishi Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, but then, thinking about the poisonous spider, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any lemonade or anything like that here? Could I have a bottle?"

"Huh?! Sure, sure!" The staff were a little taken aback by the sudden change of topic, but still handed him an unopened bottle of lemonade.

Kogoro Mouri couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped forward and shoved Osamu Shiraishi aside, saying, "Hey kid, get out of the way, you're too long-winded."

“咳

He coughed and said with a very serious expression, "Sir, Ms. Kadokawa Saori asked us to come here to do something. I'd like to know where we can find her?"

"Well... you can go check out where she works. It's the Mermaid Specialty Shop not far away; you might run into her there. Um, I have some things to do, preparing for tonight's celebration, so I can't entertain you gentlemen."

"A celebration? What kind of celebration?"

Everyone became interested; they hadn't expected such a thing to happen in this small town.

No wonder they found the town to be surprisingly crowded; now that they think about it, it seems they were mostly tourists.

A staff member smiled and said, "Today just happens to be the day of our island's annual dugong festival!"

After clarifying some of the details...

Shiraishi Xiu didn't linger there. After saying goodbye, he headed towards a local specialty shop not far away.

But he looked at the bottle of lemonade in his hand, said nothing, and silently put it in his pocket.

A short while later...

"Whoaaaaah!!" x2

Suddenly, the surprised voices of the two girls startled Shiraishi Osamu from his reverie.

He looked up and realized that everyone had already entered the specialty store, and the two girls, Xiaolan and Heye, were excitedly looking at everything inside.

Looking at the exhibits in front of her, Xiaolan smiled and said, "Besides the mermaid amulet, there's also a mermaid suspender clip. This is the first time I've ever seen a dugong pie."

Kazuha nodded with a smile: "That's right, this island is really closely related to mermaids."

After listening to the two girls' conversation, Shiraishi Xiu thought for a moment and said to the shop owner, "Give me eight mermaid amulets."

"Good, good, good~" The shop owner immediately smiled and found one of his most prized works, presenting it to Shiraishi Xiu.

"Xiu, why did you buy so many amulets?" Xiaolan asked curiously as she came closer.

“Of course, I’m giving them away!” Shiraishi Xiu smiled, glanced at the two girls, and handed them two amulets: “Of course, you two are also among my targets for giving away.”

"Ah! Thank you!!" x2

Xiaolan and Heye smiled with delight and immediately accepted the mermaid amulet, absolutely delighted with it.

Heiji Hattori watched this scene from behind, his brows furrowing slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Yukiko wore a calm smile, but inwardly she couldn't help but feel disdain. She knew perfectly well what Shiraishi Osamu was doing with these methods and his motives.

But just as she was feeling disdainful, Shiraishi Xiu walked towards her and handed her a talisman:

"Ms. Yukiko, this is for you."

..Thanks.

Yukiko tossed her hair, smiled, and nodded as she accepted the amulet.

She hadn't expected that Shiraishi Xiu would still remember her even at a time like this, but she wouldn't be moved by such a small thing, and her desire to kill him hadn't diminished in the slightest.

Conan stared with dead fish eyes, looking at his mother and then at Shiraishi Osamu.

For some reason, a strange thought crept into his mind, as if his father was being cuckolded.

However, he quickly put the idea out of his mind. After all, it's quite normal for a boy to give a girl a charm. If all the other girls give one, and the only girl doesn't, it would seem a bit awkward and impolite.

Kogoro Mouri said speechlessly, "I'm telling you, we're here to do serious business, not to buy local specialties."

Xiaolan tilted her head and retorted, "But this is Dad's business, it has nothing to do with us."

Kogoro Mouri was speechless, only silently glaring at Osamu Shiraishi, the culprit.

Chapter 0146: Jealousy and Passion

Ultimately, there was no other way.

Kogoro Mori had no choice but to ask the boss about Saori Kadokawa on his own.

Upon hearing that the question was about Saori, the shopkeeper immediately understood and said with a smile, "Saori, she probably went to ask for the Dugong Arrow!"

"And what is the Dugong's Arrow?"

Kogoro Mouri has this problem.

Xiao Lan and the others immediately focused their attention, curiously waiting for the boss's answer.

The shopkeeper chuckled, "The Dugong Arrow is a talisman for immortality. Every year, three Dugong Arrows are awarded to the villagers during the annual Dugong Festival. So, Saori probably went there early to prepare for the lottery; after all, mermaids are quite alluring."

Xiaolan and Heye's expressions immediately lit up with joy when they heard what the boss said. Girls all like to be pretty and tall, and if they could stay young forever, they would rather never have enough to eat.

Even Yukiko couldn't help but perk up her ears, pretending to be calm as she eavesdropped.

Kogoro Mouri retorted, "Where in this world are there any mermaids?!"

"There are indeed mermaids in the world."

A soft voice sounded behind them, making everyone turn around to look.

The women all wore purple lip gloss, had neat short hair, and had beautiful faces that were both proud and calm.

"My name is Naoko Kuroe, and I've been Saori's friend since childhood." After saying that, Naoko Kuroe continued with a hint of longing, "Because there are real cases in the world where eating mermaid flesh leads to immortality. And that old woman, using her psychic powers, creates dugong arrows from hair that can grant immortality to whoever falls into her hands."

Looking at the woman, Shiraishi Xiu felt a wave of helplessness. This woman was one of those destined to die, and since it had nothing to do with him, he didn't want to pay any attention to her.

"Ah, this..."

Kogoro Mouri opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He felt that the woman in front of him had been brainwashed and actually believed in mermaids.

It's like—you can never wake someone who's pretending to be asleep.

Hattori Heiji asked, "Miss Naoko, do you know where Miss Saori is?"

Naoko Kuroe smiled and said, "Of course, because I'm going to that place later too. If you don't mind, I'm about to get off work and I can take you with me."

"Thank you very much."

Hattori Heiji nodded, feeling a sense of relief. He was finally going to meet the client, and he was determined to get a good look at the contents of the letter of authorization.

And it was at this moment--

Another man walked in through the shop door.

This man, Shiraishi Osamu, is the same one who lost the highly venomous spider—Fukuyama Rokuro.

Fukuyama Rokuro was taken aback when he saw so many people in the shop. After nodding to them, he looked at Kuroe Naoko and said, "Naoko, Kimie is back today. Are you going to see her later?"

Naoko Kuroe nodded with a smile: "Of course! We've already agreed to be among the first to draw the Dugong Arrow this time."

"Junhui-nee..." Xiaolan said weakly, then seemed to think of something and said uncertainly, "Are you talking about Shimabukuro Junhui? She's about your age, in her twenties, and has long, beautiful hair."