I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Then, gasps of surprise rippled through the crowd at the shrine.

They looked at the person who appeared in the doorway with some disbelief.

Some people even exclaimed in surprise, "Why has the Longevity Granny come?"

But the old woman ignored them and slowly sat down.

The moment the old woman entered the shrine, Conan spoke without hesitation.

"The real culprit in this case is actually inside this shrine."

"Because the murderer's true identity is you..."

"It's you, this so-called longevity woman!"

Chapter 850 A Man Who Was Already Dead

The shrine was instantly thrown into an uproar.

Everyone looked at Kogoro Mouri in disbelief.

The police inspector from Fukui Prefecture could not hide his surprise and quickly asked.

"What did you say? The murderer is the longevity woman?"

"How is that possible?"

“The old woman is over 140 years old this year. At that age, you can feel the weight of chopsticks just by picking them up. How could she possibly have enough strength to strangle someone?”

It wasn't just the police inspectors in Fukui Prefecture who were shocked.

Even the young islanders on the American island were talking about it.

Ran Mouri covered her mouth, looking at Kogoro Mouri in disbelief.

She also didn't believe that the real murderer was the longevity woman.

Let's set aside the question of whether the Longevity Granny actually had the power to strangle someone.

Given the size and stature of the old woman, she couldn't possibly reach anyone's neck. At most, she could only hit someone's knee when she jumped. How could she possibly strangle someone?

It's impossible that the deceased deliberately lowered his head to let the old woman strangle him, right?

Such a thing is simply too hard to believe.

Instead, the middle-aged and elderly islanders looked at each other in bewilderment and then fell silent.

Because they knew that the longevity woman indeed possessed the ability to commit crimes.

In fact, they were all shocked that the old woman could still appear in the shrine.

Because the real long-lived widow, Shimabukuro Mikoto, had already passed away.

The actresses who played the longevity grandmother were Shimabukuro Mikoto's daughter, Shimabukuro Ruri, and Shimabukuro Ruri's daughter, Shimabukuro Kimie.

Although, according to the records, Ruri Shimabukuro tragically died in a voyage several years ago.

However, the middle-aged and elderly islanders are very clear about this.

Ruri Shimabukuro did not actually die.

She gave up her original identity simply to better portray the role of the Longevity Granny.

The so-called mermaid who was burned to death in the warehouse three years ago was most likely the second-generation longevity widow, Shimabukuro Ruri.

The islanders had already made plans for new development after the mermaid festival completely disappeared.

But to their surprise...

Not long after the mermaid's corpse appeared, the Longevity Woman reappeared.

They didn't even need to think much to know that the new longevity queen was most likely Shimabukuro Ruri's daughter, Shimabukuro Kimie.

To ensure that the legend of the Longevity Granny, a tourist attraction on the American island, would not be lost, the shrine maiden of the Mermaid Shrine chose to follow in her mother's footsteps and become the new Longevity Granny.

Although the islanders already knew that the third-generation longevity matriarch was Shimabukuro Kimie.

But Kimie Shimabukuro is so persistent in what she does.

So they made a tacit agreement to keep this secret from others, which was also a way of showing their care for the Shimabukuro mother and daughter.

However, when they saw the old woman who had been burning to death in Shimabukuro reappear, it was a different story.

That feeling of shock instantly overwhelmed them.

This led them to subconsciously believe Kogoro Mouri's words.

Kimie Shimabukuro was not burned to death.

Therefore, the person who was burned to death in the warehouse could only be the real Kadowaki Saori.

In other words, the arsonist is very likely Kimie Shimabukuro herself, since she has the skill of disguise and could impersonate anyone without any problem. This means that Kimie Shimabukuro is very likely the murderer in this series of cases.

However, these islanders do not actually intend to expose this fact.

Although they did not find any evidence that those people set fire to Shimabukuro Ruri and killed her.

But the American island is only so big, and those people are all people who live on the American island; it's impossible for them to be completely unaware of this.

The three people killed by Shimabukuro Kimie were very likely the same three who set fire to Shimabukuro Ruri and killed her.

This was before Ruri Shimabukuro had already announced her death.

The police didn't even arrest them for killing Ruri Shimabukuro, because it's impossible for someone whose file shows they are already dead to die again; the case would simply be closed as an unnatural death.

In this case, when the law is no longer able to punish the murderer.

Using vigilante justice for revenge may also be a part of the justice system.

"A 140-year-old longevity woman could not possibly kill someone."

"And the longevity woman didn't even live to 140 years old, did she?"

Conan said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the people inside the shrine began to discuss it even more animatedly.

Ran Mouri asked, somewhat surprised.

"Dad, why do you say that the longevity grandmother didn't actually live to be 140 years old?"

"Isn't the old woman of longevity sitting inside the shrine right now?"

"If the old woman didn't live to be 140, then who is this person in the shrine now? Is it the ghost of the old woman? That's too unbelievable..."

At this point, Ran Mouri felt a chill run down her spine.

What she fears most is these kinds of supernatural things. Whenever she encounters something scary, her fighting ability drops several times over, even to the level of an average high school girl.

Now that she had brought up this possibility herself, she couldn't help but wonder if this long-lived old woman was really a ghost.

However, it was as if they sensed Ran Mouri's unease.

Then Kogoro Mouri's voice rang out.

"Ghosts don't exist, of course."

"The old woman who appears before you is not actually Shimabukuro Mikoto, but the current shrine maiden Shimabukuro Kimie at the Mermaid Shrine, who is also the real culprit in this case!"

"Although Ms. Junhui's performance was indeed wonderful."

“But you have never appeared at the same time as the Longevity Granny, which means that the Longevity Granny and you are probably the same person. I have also confirmed this with other islanders.”

"After they found you burned to death, they said things like, 'It seems the Mermaid Festival can only be held this year.'"

"Under what circumstances could the Mermaid Festival only be held this year?"

"As everyone knows, the core of the Mermaid Festival lies in the long-lived old woman who has eaten mermaid flesh. Therefore, as long as the long-lived old woman exists, the Mermaid Festival will exist. Even if Shimabukuro Kimie, who is a shrine maiden, dies in the fire, a new shrine maiden can be found to replace her."

"Unless the long-lived widow also disappears... unless Shimabukuro Kimie, who is the long-lived widow, also disappears."

Kogoro Mouri's voice suddenly lowered.

He then spoke up without any hesitation.

“I have already heard Mr. Rokuro Fukuyama mention it.”

“Miss Junhui, during your university years, you were classmates with the three victims in this case, and you even filmed a movie together called The Tale of the Bhikkhuni. You also wore special makeup to portray the 800-year-old Bhikkhuni.”

"I think you, who can play the legendary figure who is eight hundred years old, should have no problem playing a one-hundred-and-forty-year-old grandmother, right?"

Upon hearing this, the longevity woman fell silent.

The next instant, she reached out and placed her hand on her face. In full view of everyone, she tore off her entire face, revealing her true appearance.

This instantly shocked everyone present.

Although the person hidden behind the mask looks remarkably like Kimie Shimabukuro, she is ultimately not the real Kimie Shimabukuro.

Instead, it was someone who should have died three years ago.

Someone said incredulously at that moment.

"Liuli, how could it be you? You're already..."

Leaning against Kogoro Mouri, Conan, who was waiting for the others to react, was stunned.

Conan: ?

Isn't this reaction a little off?

Chapter 851 Could it be that you are the legendary mermaid?!

The woman who appeared in everyone's sight was someone no one had expected.

That was Ruri Shimabukuro, who was burned to death in a warehouse three years ago and was considered to be the second-generation longevity queen of mermaids.