Conan Rick's Investigator

Of course, this also depends on what the subsequent revelations are like.

"What happened to that novel?" asked Hattori Heiji.

Conan frowned and said seriously, "In fact, it is possible to analyze the author's worldview from a carefully written article."

"If it was humans who killed the expedition members in the camp, then it means his worldview still leans towards the real world."

"If it were something else..."

Conan didn't say it out loud, but Hattori Heiji said it for him.

"So he's a 'Monster Detective' then?"

"Come on, anyone in their right mind would write that humans orchestrated some kind of ruse to kill the people in the camp, right?"

"You can't blame it on monsters or anything like that. This isn't science fiction..."

Upon hearing this, Conan nodded in agreement.

Right……

It's not science fiction.

……

After getting off the boat, the Death Tour Group first went to the village office to inquire about the sender's information.

"What! You said Miss Monkyou Saori is currently missing?"

The middle-aged man at the village office looked directly at Maori Kogoro, whose face was full of emotions, and said seriously, "Yes, she disappeared from where she had been working three days ago..."

Hattori Heiji held his chin in his hand and thought, "It seems that the letter was sent to my house three days ago..."

As we all know, those who send letters of request to Hattori Heiji will not have good results in various senses.

However, the middle-aged man did not realize the seriousness of the matter. He just thought that the girl was too playful and secretly took a boat to the mainland to play.

"I'm about to start preparing for the celebration. If you have any questions, why not go to the souvenir shop where Saori works..."

This wave seems to be pointing the way, but in fact it is to promote local specialties to these outsiders in order to boost the local GDP.

Do you think it's embarrassing to just ask questions and not buy anything?

……

When they arrived at the souvenir shop, Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha each spent money to buy a local mermaid pendant, and also got some useful information from the proprietress.

It turns out that the Mermaid Festival here was renamed the "Dugong Festival" two years ago because the government does not encourage superstition. Every year, three "Dugong Arrows" that can be used as amulets for immortality are randomly distributed during the festival.

The dugong is a marine mammal that has to surface regularly to breathe, and has been mistaken for a "merman" by witnesses around the world.

While Qin Zhibo was listening to Hattori Heiji's popular science lecture to Toyama Kazuha, he was staring at the picture of dugong hanging on the wall.

Dark grey skin, relatively small head, bulky body...

Qin Zhibo was very sure that the creature he had seen hunting dolphins on the sea was not a dugong, but some other creature with a more flexible body and uglier appearance.

"Saori accidentally lost the 'Dugong Arrow' she won at last year's celebration. She's been terrified for a week now, afraid that a mermaid will emerge from the sea to take revenge on her..."

Maori Kogoro, a true materialist warrior, was somewhat helpless, but he still explained again: "But there are no mermaids in this world..."

Just as Maori Kogoro finished speaking, a female voice came from behind the crowd.

"There are indeed mermaids in the world..."

Chapter 450 Come on! The future belongs to you!

"It's you, Naoko..."

The owner of the souvenir shop revealed the man's identity.

Qin Zhibo looked at the woman with a bowl-cut haircut. Her name was Naoko Kuroe. Judging from her apron, she was also an employee of this souvenir shop.

"There are man-eating fish on this island, so there is a real case of immortality, a fact that cannot be explained by science..."

"And the 'Dugong Arrow' crafted by the longevity woman using her telekinetic hair can help anyone who gets it achieve the dream of immortality."

"She lost such an important arrow. It's only natural that she would fear the mermaid's revenge and flee the island."

Naoko Kuroe's tone was leisurely and somewhat mysterious, as if she was an in-game NPC who possessed some inside information.

Qin Zhibo, whose purpose of this trip was to find out about the "mermaid", certainly could not miss this opportunity, so he quickly followed.

"Have you ever seen a mermaid? What does one look like?"

Although the image of mermaids in people's minds tends to be beautiful and dreamy, just as the unicorn was originally a ferocious creature in Western mythology, real mermaids may not be as beautiful as later generations imagine.

Qin Zhibo thought so even more, as he had witnessed the scene of that thing hunting dolphins in the sunset.

Naoko Kuroe looked Qin Zhibo up and down and found that Qin Zhibo had a mixed-race face and his attitude was obviously better.

"I've never seen a mermaid in person, but I know it exists..."

"If you want to know some inside information, let's meet at the celebration tonight and talk about it."

Naoko Kuroe waved her hand, leaving behind an intriguing back.

Kogoro Mouri also learned the location of the next plot point, the American Island Shrine, from the souvenir shop owner.

……

"How could my great-grandmother be 200 years old?"

"Actually, my great-grandmother only just turned 130 this year. You can find out by checking the household registration at the village office."

Following the instructions of the previous NPC, everyone found the shrine maiden, Shimabukuro Kimie, who was also the great-granddaughter of the island's longevity lady.

This is a beautiful woman with long straight black hair. Even wearing a dignified shrine maiden costume, she gives people a playful and energetic cuteness, which reminds Qin Zhibo of Asai Narumi when he first met on Yueying Island.

The paper banner in her hand tapped her shoulders casually, as if to reward the fatigue on her shoulders.

Although she is a shrine maiden, Shimabukuro Kimie obviously does not know how to manage her personal image. She is dismissive of her great-grandmother's longevity, thinking that she is just an old person who is admired because she lived a little longer.

Conan: 130 years old, that's enough to enter the Kinshiki record...

Qin Zhibo: You are truly extraordinary...

After so long, Qin Zhibo, who had also mastered the half-moon eye technique, skillfully threw one and greeted, "Hello, my name is Qin Zhibo, and I'm from Tokyo..."

As Qin Zhibo spoke, he extended his hand, obviously wanting to shake hands with him.

After thinking about the incident of Asai Narumi, Qin Zhibo decided to investigate this witch first. Maybe the girl in front of him was actually a cute boy with a secret in disguise?

Looking at the strong hand extended to her, Shimabukuro Kimie was stunned for a moment, but out of politeness, she still extended her hand.

【Survey√】

Name: Shimabukuro Kimie

Gender: Female

Age: 27

……

When the key information appeared, Qin Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the cute witch in front of me is a real young lady, not a transvestite.

In this case, we can communicate happily without any psychological burden.

"Actually, I came here because I've always heard of Longevity Lady's great name, so I came to visit her. Is it convenient for you to meet your great-grandmother now?"

Qin Zhibo got straight to the point, but things didn't go so smoothly.

Shimabukuro Junhui shook her head sheepishly and explained, "My great-grandmother is currently blessing the arrows she will send out tonight. Besides, even at her age, she doesn't often meet with strangers. Please forgive me for that."

"But according to the long-standing rules, if you can draw the 'Dugong Arrow', I can arrange for you to meet your great-grandmother."

As she spoke, Shimabukuro Kimie pulled out two wooden cards from her sleeve and said with a smile, "A couple returned their number cards this morning, so we have the last two left. You can give them a try. Maybe you'll win."

Looking at the two wooden signs in front of him, Qin Zhibo was a little troubled.

According to the information we have obtained previously, obtaining the "Dugong Arrow" here is actually a lottery ceremony, with a total of 180 number plates and you have to choose three of them.

Qin Zhibo was still aware of his luck. After all, the luck value of 35 was not marked for no reason.

Seeing Qin Zhibo's hesitation, Shimabukuro Junhui thought the outsider was stumped by the cost, so she immediately said, "Don't worry about the cost. Each number plate is only 5 yen at the lowest. Just put the money in the coin box at the entrance of the shrine..."

The price of the lottery number plate is still reasonable, 5 yen per draw, but there is actually no upper limit.

As the saying goes, sincerity is the key to success. How can we express our sincerity to the gods?

The answer is simple, you have to pay more...

So the annual fee is 5 yen, but in reality, everyone who participates in the arrow drawing will put in at least 10000 yen.

In the past, when a big shot came, he would spend 100 million yen.

However, Qin Zhibo did not realize the deeper meaning of this. Upon hearing such a low fee, he quickly moved the European Royal Orchid over.

"Xiao Lan, I invite you to draw the arrow. Come on, you can draw it too. Anyway, one person can only have one number plate."

"Thank you, Mr. Qin. I'll be more than welcome..."

Ran Mao Li, whose luck value was as high as 90, gladly accepted Qin Zhibo's invitation, walked over and took away the number "" card from Shimabukuro Kimie's hand, and the remaining number "" card naturally fell into Qin Zhibo's hands.

But just after holding the license plate in her hand and looking at it for a few seconds, Mao Lilan noticed that Toyama Kazuha beside her was looking at her with envy and longing.

As a good sister, Mao Lilan couldn't bear to see Toyama Kazuha without the chance to draw the lottery, so she took the initiative to hand the number plate to Toyama Kazuha.

"This is for you, He Ye..."

"But this is your chance to win the lottery, right?" Yuanshan Heye quickly shook his head.

"It doesn't matter. Whether you win or I win, it's the same. Besides, there are many people participating in the lottery, and we may not win~"

"Mmmmm...Xiaolan, you are such a good person!"

Mao Lilan is an optimist and doesn't care whether she can draw the "Dugong Arrow".

The key is that Qin Zhibo cares!

Qin Zhibo knew Mao Lilan's luck value, which was as high as 90. She was undoubtedly the emperor of luck.

If the number plate is given to Toyama Kazuha, even if only Toyama Kazuha holds it, it will definitely cause the loss of luck, let alone winning the prize.

Just as Yuanshan Heye was about to reach out to take the number plate, Qin Zhibo quickly stopped him, "Wait a minute!"

"I'll give you my number plate, and you two can each draw your own, okay?"

"But uncle..."

Yuanshan Heye was still a little hesitant, but Qin Zhibo had already happily stuffed the number plate that he had touched with his "dirty hands" into Yuanshan Heye's hands.

"It's nothing to worry about. I'm already over 30 years old, so I'd better give the opportunity of eternal youth to you young people."

"Come on! The future belongs to you!"

Looking at Qin Zhibo who was so good to his family and Ye, Hattori Heiji's face was moved.

This uncle... doesn't seem that bad...

Chapter 451 Another Kind of Bad Luck...

Thanks to Qin Zhibo's generous donation, Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha both got lottery number plates.

At this time, Hattori Heiji also asked about the serious matter, about the disappearance of Saori Monkyou.

Shimabukuro Kunie knew everything and told her that a few days ago, Monkyo Saori was worried about losing the "Dugong Arrow" she won last year and was afraid of revenge from the mermaids.

"I reassured her that nothing bad would happen. Four days ago, I asked her to accompany me to see a dentist off the island, and they didn't see anything unusual..."

At this time, a voice came faintly from the side of the crowd.

"You are so stupid..."

"You say that because you don't believe in your great-grandmother's power at all, Junhui..."

The person who came was a woman with waist-length hair and a snake-like face. Qin Zhibo looked at her age and found that she was 27 years old, similar to Shimabukuro Kimie, and her name was Ebihara Sumi.