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Chapter 277: Fanatical villagers, mermaid capturing operation, target Shimabukuro Kimie!
After unexpectedly learning that the mermaid she had been searching for actually existed, Saori Kadowaki fell into complete frenzy.

After returning home, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep, and she racked her brains to make a plan to capture the mermaid.

He didn't consider the risks at all, and his mind was filled with the thought of catching the mermaid to gain immortality.

The next day, Kadowaki Saori, with dark circles under her eyes, was extremely excited. She excitedly found Shimabukuro Kimie in private and prepared to discuss the action with her.

The woman was so impatient that she could hardly wait even a moment.

However, at this moment, a sudden piece of news was like a bucket of cold water, pouring directly on her head -

Sumi Ebihara also met a mermaid!

In the early hours of the morning, a mermaid suddenly broke into the Ebihara family. Not only Ebihara Sumi, but even her family members saw the mermaid clearly!

The screams of fear directly woke up the nearby neighbors, and then they also saw the mermaid leaving.

This way, the news could not be concealed at all.

Since morning, the news of the mermaid's appearance spread throughout the village like the wind.

Public opinion exploded immediately!
Everyone found this hard to believe, but many people made claims that made sense.

Sumi Ebihara became the center of public opinion, and countless people flocked to her house to try to confirm the truth of the matter.

In the end, Sumi Ebihara confirmed the existence of mermaids, which shocked everyone.

Even so, most people are still skeptical about this, after all, this fact is too outrageous.

Moreover, most of the elderly people in the village knew that Shimabukuro Kimie pretended to be the longevity lady, and before that, it was her mother who played the role.

In other words, there is no such thing as an immortal lady who became immortal by eating mermaid flesh. Everything is just a means to attract tourists.

From the beginning to the end it was just a lie made up by everyone.

Everyone knows this tacitly.

Mermaids naturally do not exist.

These people would rather believe that what happened last night was just an illusion of Ebihara Sumi and others.

Or maybe it's just for the sake of sensationalism.

In short, they don't believe in the existence of mermaids.

However, some young people in the village believed it firmly and started to take action excitedly, with the same idea as Saori Kadowaki, wanting to catch the mermaid.

The originally quiet village began to become noisy.

When she learned that the secret she had tried so hard to hide had become known to everyone, Saori Kadowaki almost vomited blood in anger.

But at this point, it was too late to say anything, and she could only join the team to hunt down the mermaid.

I searched all over the mountains and plains trying to find any trace of the mermaid.

As for the extras, these people had long forgotten about them.

Fortunately, their scenes have almost been filmed, so it doesn’t have much impact.

At the shooting site, the crew members looked at each other in bewilderment at the busy and enthusiastic villagers in the distance.

Ooka Momiji took the opportunity to move closer and said, "Heiji, don't you think there really are mermaids?"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but shrink her neck, feeling a little scared.

Her attitude towards these strange non-human creatures is similar to that of Mao Lilan.

When it doesn't exist, we look forward to and desire it, but when it really appears, we can't help but feel fear. To put it bluntly, it's just like Ye Gong's love for dragons.

This is also the mentality of most ordinary people.

"Hey, I'm talking about you!"

Toyama Kazuha ran over and inserted himself between the two of them, glaring at Ooka Momiji unhappily.

Ooka Momiji rolled her eyes in an unladylike manner and rolled her eyes at her.

"Damn woman!"

Yuanshan and Ye clenched their fists, and the two rivals began to bicker with each other as usual, immediately forgetting about the mermaid.

Hattori Heiji, who was sandwiched between the two people, scratched his head in annoyance, looking helpless.

Gui Yewu glanced at the three people, then glanced at the excited villagers, without expressing any opinions, but just clapped his hands:

"Okay, forget about other people's business, cheer up and get ready to shoot!"

"Yes, supervisor!"

……

After a day of searching, as expected, no trace of the mermaid was found.

This disappointed those who believed in the existence of mermaids, and their high enthusiasm began to slowly dissipate.

Only Kadowaki Saori, Ebihara Sumi, and a small number of people who witnessed it with their own eyes were still searching without giving up.

But until late at night, these people still found nothing.

Could it be that I was really confused in my sleep?

At this time, even Sumi Ebihara couldn't help but become suspicious.

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the distance.

Sumi Ebihara and Saori Kadowaki were shocked, and their first reaction was not fear or worry, but surprise!

Could it be that the mermaid has reappeared? !
With an anxious mood, the group hurried towards the direction where the sound came from.

Finally, they arrived at Heijiang's house and broke in without thinking.

Then I saw Naoko Kuroe and her family slumped in the yard.

"what happened?"

Kadowaki Saori couldn't wait to ask, "Did a mermaid appear?!"

“Yes, that’s right…”

Naoko Kuroe answered timidly, her tone sounding a little strange, with excitement mixed in with fear.

Although his whole body was trembling, his eyes were shining.

"It's the mermaid! It was right there just now!"

When everyone present heard what Kuroe Naoko said, their eyes lit up and they looked excited.

Sumi Ebihara waved her fist and said, "I knew it wasn't an illusion. Mermaids really exist!"

Everyone was excited to hear the news about the mermaid again, and their low morale was boosted again. "It must not have gotten far, let's chase it!"

Saori Kadowaki was the first to rush to the door.

The others woke up as if from a dream and immediately rushed to catch up, fearing to fall behind.

Even Naoko Kuroe was no exception, and her face also had a fanatical expression.

That night, the whole village was in an uproar and could not calm down for a long time.

There were crowds of people running around everywhere, and more and more people were joining in.

Without exception, everyone's face had an excited expression of hunting prey.

It’s a pity that after working all night, I still found nothing.

The mermaid never seemed to appear.

But this time, most people were not disappointed.

Mermaids appeared one after another in front of everyone, causing more and more people to change from suspicion to belief.

If it happens once or twice it may be that the person has seen it wrong, but if it happens many times in a row it cannot be explained by an illusion.

There is only one explanation - there really are mermaids!

Even the old people couldn't help but start to waver.

Do mermaids really exist?
Did the longevity lady really eat mermaid flesh?

Did the Shimabukuro family actually deliberately conceal this secret?

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, even the most rational person will inevitably become suspicious.

Shimabukuro Kimie keenly noticed that the atmosphere in the village had changed.

Looking at those villagers who were caught up in a frenzy and did nothing all day long but searched the mountains and fields for the so-called mermaids, I felt extremely strange.

Those originally kind and friendly friends, uncles, aunts...all of them seemed like different people.

There was an unprecedented fanaticism and greed on his face, as if he was possessed.

The strangeness is terrifying!
Moreover, Shimabukuro Kimie noticed that the way some people looked at her had changed. That kind of look... made her feel cold in her heart.

What is going on?

At this moment, Shimabukuro Kimie no longer had the heart to carry out her murder plan. Everything that happened now completely disrupted her plan.

Compared to these, she wanted to know what exactly happened.

Among all the people, only the crew of "Your Name" seemed to be unaffected and continued to film at a leisurely pace.

He turns a blind eye to what's happening in the village, as if he's staying out of it.

Two more days passed.

The mermaid did not appear again, as if she had disappeared out of thin air, or as if she had never appeared.

However, this cannot extinguish the burning flame in everyone's heart.

Especially after some people found some scattered fish scales on the beach, more and more people began to believe in the existence of mermaids.

The fanatical atmosphere caused by the mermaids became more and more intense and gradually became unstoppable.

Finally, when the mermaid once again appeared in front of some of the elderly people and then mysteriously disappeared again, the emotions were completely detonated.

And the target of their venting was - Shimabukuro Kimie!
The first to attack were the young people led by Kadowaki Saori, Kuroe Naoko, and Ebihara Sumi.

Stimulated by their desire for mermaids and their impatience in finding them, they finally turned their attention to the immortal who was said to have eaten mermaid flesh.

Shimabukuro Kimie’s great-grandmother, the longevity woman Shimabukuro Yakoto!

"The longevity lady must know the whereabouts of the mermaid. Let's go find her!"

Saori Kadowaki's words instantly ignited the greed in everyone's hearts. They echoed and followed Saori Kadowaki as they walked towards the Shimabukuro family with great momentum.

Bang!
Saori Kadowaki didn't even bother to knock on the door, she just pushed it open, and a group of people walked in one after another.

"Changshou Po, come out and tell us where the mermaid is!"

The group of people were making a lot of noise, showing no respect for Shimabukuro Yakoto at all, and they couldn't wait to find her out.

"What are you doing?!"

An old voice sounded.

Everyone turned around and immediately saw the longevity lady slowly walking out of the house.

The latter was leaning on a cane, with a hunched back, and his face was extremely old, looking like a monster in a story.

At this moment, the expression of the longevity lady was full of anger, and she looked at these presumptuous young people angrily.

However, Kadowaki Saori and the others were not afraid of the old woman whose half body was buried in the ground. They immediately shouted wildly:

"Changshou Po, please tell us where the mermaid is!"

"Yeah, hurry up and say it!"

"You've eaten mermaid meat, and you were the one who hid the mermaid skeleton. You must know the whereabouts of the mermaid!"

"I advise you to speak out quickly!"

"..."

Listening to the unscrupulous questioning of these guys, Changshoupo was so angry that her whole body began to tremble.

He said in a hoarse voice: "What mermaid? I don't know anything at all!"

Kadowaki Saori sneered: "Don't pretend, it's just that you, an old woman, wanted to keep the mermaid for yourself, so you tried your best to hide it from us!"

The others immediately started to make noises when they heard this.

"I think you, an old woman, are too selfish!"

"Yes, yes, it's too much to just focus on your own immortality!"

"It's a pity that we used to respect you so much!"

The longevity lady was so angry that she was incoherent: "You, you guys..."

At this time, a group of old people from the village suddenly walked in, and the village chief in the lead looked at the longevity lady with complicated eyes.

"Jun Hui, don't hide it anymore."

In an instant, the longevity lady's body trembled violently.

(End of this chapter)