Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 278 "Shimabukuro-kunie! How can you be so selfish? Hand over the mermaid!"

"Jun Hui, let's stop here!"

Hearing the village chief's complicated words, Changshoupo... no, Shimabukuro Kimie suddenly widened her eyes and looked at him in disbelief.

Barely suppressing the shock in her heart, she continued in the old voice of the longevity lady, "I don't know what you are talking about."

The village chief shook his head: "At this point, there is no need to hide it anymore."

Several uncles and aunts nearby also began to persuade him: "Yes, Junhui, you don't have to pretend anymore."

People who were unaware of the situation, such as Kadowaki Saori and Ebihara Sumi, were extremely shocked when they heard the news and looked at the "Changshou Po" with disbelief.

“Jun, Jun Hui?! Could it be that… you are Jun Hui?!”

They were dumbfounded. The woman they had always thought was a long-lived lady turned out to be her best friend in disguise?
Suddenly, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. It turned out that the immortal longevity lady they had been pursuing was actually, actually fake?

No, mermaids are real!
Thinking of the mermaid he had seen with his own eyes, his wavering thoughts immediately became firm again, and his heart became hot again.

Shimabukuro Kimie fell into a long silence.

After a long time, he suddenly reached out and untied the belt that bound his legs.

Then, under the horrified gazes of Kadowaki Saori and others, the originally short-statured Changshoupo suddenly stood up.

An indescribable look swept over the person in front of him, and a young and crisp voice came out from under his old face:

"How did you know?"

The village chief sighed: "In fact, we already knew it."

Shimabukuro Kimie's eyes widened in shock again.

An old lady said something with a guilty tone that made Shimabukuro Kimie fall into despair:

“In fact, except for those young people, all the elders in the village know that the previous longevity lady was your mother in disguise.

The one who was burned to death in the warehouse three years ago was your mother, not some mermaid, we all know that..."

Shimabukuro Kimie couldn't help shaking: "What?!"

The village chief continued: “After the fire, we had decided to never hold the dugong festival again.

But... when we saw you dressed up as a longevity lady like your mother, we suddenly didn't know what to say..."

Shimabukuro Kimie bit her lip and stared at him intently.

The village chief didn't dare to look her in the eye and turned his eyes away guiltily.

He whispered, "This island was originally the Mermaid Island. Since you are willing to continue to be a longevity lady, then we... are naturally willing to help you silently and fulfill your wish..."

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Shimabukuro Kimie suddenly laughed out loud, but there was no smile in her eyes, only suppressed anger.

"Help me fulfill my wish? That sounds nice, but you're just doing it for yourselves!

You are reluctant to give up the mermaid legend, as well as the tourists and profits brought by the dugong festival!"

Under her piercing gaze, no one dared to look her in the eye.

Everyone knew that Shimabukuro Kimie was right. No matter how high-sounding the reasons were, they essentially concealed it all just to continue to maintain the popularity of the island and their own interests.

Anyway, they are not the ones making the sacrifice, so it doesn’t matter if it’s just a little hidden, right?

Everyone thought so, but it led to a tragedy for a young girl.

She carried a burden that should not have been hers and struggled to hold on for three whole years!
And now these people are planning to force this innocent girl once again.

It was obvious that although the village chief and others felt guilty, it was not much and they quickly changed the subject.

After all, they came here specially and took the initiative to expose the matter, not to repent.

"Jun Hui, we all thought that mermaids were just legends, and the so-called longevity lady was just a lie made up by everyone, but..."

The village chief suddenly raised his head, and his eyes flashed with the same greed as that of Saori Kadowaki and others.

“But now it seems that this is not the case. Mermaids may really exist, so the story of the longevity lady may not be a lie.

Jun Hui, as a descendant of Changshou Po, you must know something, for the sake of everyone, please speak out! "

Shimabukuro Kimie's body trembled. Looking at the villagers in front of her who were staring at her with strange and eager eyes, she suddenly felt a huge chill in her heart.

It turns out, it turns out that these people are just for the mermaids...

He confessed everything not because he had suddenly repented, but just to get the news about the mermaid from his own mouth.

Whether it was the previous concealment or the current confession, it was all driven by interests.

Shimabukuro Kimie suddenly felt nauseous.

My mother and I have been sacrificing our freedom and happiness for people like this, and have been trying hard to play the role of a long-lived woman just to make everyone live a good life.

It's ridiculous that even in the pain of being burned by fire, the mother still insisted on using her last bit of strength to call me and told me to continue playing the role of the longevity lady for the island she loved!
But mother... look at these people in front of you, is this what you swore to protect with your life?

Shimabukuro Kimie ripped off her mask, revealing her angry face. She stared at the group of people who had chilled her to the bone and shouted:

"Whether it's the longevity lady or the mermaid, they don't exist at all!"

"Jun Hui, how can you be so selfish!"

The aunt who had spoken earlier looked displeased and scolded her in the tone of an elder.

"The mermaid belongs to everyone! Just because your family has always played the role of the longevity lady, does that mean you can take possession of the mermaid for yourself? I never thought you were such a selfish person!"

"That's right, that's right! Shimabukuro-kunie, you can't be so selfish!"

"The mermaid belongs to all of us, not just your Shimabukuro family!" "Hand over the mermaid!"

"Hand over the mermaid!"

"Hand over the mermaid!"

"..."

The others also started to make a commotion upon hearing this, and they all stared at Shimabukuro Kimie with vicious eyes, as if she deliberately did not tell them the whereabouts of the mermaid in order to keep the opportunity of immortality for herself.

Looking at these elders and friends who used to be kind, friendly and close, they have now become so hateful and even spoke ill of me because of a vague legend.

Not only are the efforts of my mother and myself over the years taken for granted, but now there is not even an ounce of gratitude, only malice left.

Shimabukuro Kimie took a few steps back weakly, the despair in her heart was beyond words.

I couldn't help but smile sadly.

"What did I get for all my hard work? It's ridiculous...

Shimabukuro-kunie, you are a huge fool!"

At this time, the village chief, Kadowaki Saori, Ebihara Sumi and others all had fanatical expressions on their faces. They ignored the girl's weakness and helplessness and approached step by step.

It was as if the person in front of them was not a junior who had made great contributions to the village and a good friend who grew up with them, but a living mermaid who could make them immortal!

Shimabukuro-kune's eyes looked as if he had lost all hope, and he staggered back.

at this time--

"Bah bang bang!!"

A sudden burst of applause suddenly broke out.

The sound was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone.

The noisy atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Everyone, including Shimabukuro Kimie, turned their eyes away at the same time.

At the end of the sight, a tall and upright figure stood out.

"Ghost, Supervisor Onino?"

The village chief was stunned.

Gui Yewu glanced at everyone with a cold look, then walked forward with the gait of a dragon or a tiger.

Not only him, but also people from the crew including Hattori Heiji and Ooka Koye followed behind.

The same thing was that everyone had an ugly expression on their face, and their eyes were full of disgust when they looked at the villagers.

They saw everything that just happened, saw Shimabukuro Kimie's helplessness and despair, and also saw the ugly faces of these people.

See how shamelessly they forced an innocent girl!

The sudden arrival of the crowd made the villagers who were in a trance sober up a little. Looking at their undisguised expressions of contempt, they couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

But it was only a flash.

Then the village chief frowned, walked up, and asked in a somewhat stiff tone: "Director Gui Ye, what are you doing here when you are not filming?"

The others also had a look of vigilance on their faces, as if they were afraid that the news of the mermaids would be known to these outsiders.

Seeing this, the coldness and disgust in Gui Yewu's eyes became even stronger.

A hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Of course I came here to watch the show. Reality is much more exciting than the magical movies. It's a good opportunity for me to learn and be inspired."

The village chief's face changed: "What do you mean?"

However, Onino Takeshi ignored him and turned his gaze to Shimabukuro Kimie, whose face looked slightly pale.

"Ms. Shimabukuro, you see, these people's true faces! Are they worth your efforts?"

Shimabukuro Kimie, who was as helpless as a leaf in a hurricane, seemed to regain her courage after the appearance of Onino Takeshi and others. She raised her head and sneered, "I am so blind!"

The village chief's face suddenly darkened: "Supervisor Guiye, we respect you, but please don't push your luck. Also, this is a private matter of our village, please don't interfere!"

However, Onino Takeshi still ignored him, and a hint of sympathy and tenderness flashed in his eyes as he looked at Shimabukuro Kimie.

The shrine maiden who has been struggling to survive on her own because of her mother's last wish disguises herself as a 130-year-old longevity woman during every celebration and shoots dugong arrows in order to keep this small island, which attracts many tourists with its mermaid legend, alive.

An ancient and illusory legend, a family that inherited this legend...but it was the beginning of all the tragedies.

Because the islanders' illusory desire for immortality has burdened the family with too much.

Everything should have ended after Shimabukuro Kimie's mother died.

However, the family's love for the island and the selfishness of the island's residents caused the last girl in the family to once again bear the legend and continue the tragedy.

But who could have imagined that the accident in which his mother died in a fire three years ago was actually man-made, and that the arsonists were actually his three childhood friends.

The witch who knew the truth began her revenge with a groan.

"Life is precious because it is limited"!
In the end, people seemed to finally come to their senses and forgave themselves with a light "I'm sorry".

But this was exchanged for a girl's lifelong happiness.

At the moment of leaving the island, perhaps even the heavens felt unfair for the girl and raised huge waves to prevent her from leaving...

This was Shimabukuro Kimie's original destiny.

However, at this moment, because of the appearance of the mermaid, her fate seemed to become even more tragic.

(End of this chapter)