Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 103 The Useless Fisherman

"Crack!"

Water boiler room.

Shimabukuro Kimie was adding firewood to the stove while looking towards the guest room. She was absent-minded and suddenly felt a pain in her hand.

A small cut was scraped on the thumb, and blood oozed out.

She is not a master in disguise, but she has her own style. I haven't seen anyone better than her yet.

Whether she was helping her mother put on makeup to play the great-grandmother or playing the role herself now, she never revealed any flaws and never aroused suspicion from other people on the island - everyone always believed that the longevity lady was really still alive.

Gao Mo's disguise can only be said to be passable.

Saori called me here at this time... for the Mermaid's Tomb?

Shimabukuro Kimie held her bleeding finger in her mouth, suppressed her tears and lowered her head. Her lonely back trembled in the firelight.

The legendary mermaid skeleton was the remains of her mother.

It was the mother who played the role of a longevity lady and was locked in a warehouse and burned to death three years ago.

……

The rain stopped in the middle of the night.

Gao Mo was woken up by the ringing of the phone just as he fell asleep.

Saori Kadowaki came to him and said that she wanted to meet him in the back mountain.

"Do you really have to come out at this time?"

"Of course, why else would I look for you?"

In front of Mermaid Waterfall.

Saori Kadowaki brought Gao Mo to a pond with many ritual braziers standing on both sides.

"I've searched everywhere. The only suspicious thing now is this pool. It's only convenient now to salvage it."

"salvage?"

"Yeah," Kadowaki Saori glanced at Gao Mo and said, "As for the mermaid's tomb, it's normal to put it under the water, right? You go down and take a look tonight. What to do depends on the situation..."

"I can't swim." Gao Mo lay down.

Screw his acting.

It's really embarrassing for him.

"You can't swim?" Kadowaki Saori glared. "Are you kidding? Weren't you a fisherman before? Can't you swim?"

"It was in the past. I almost drowned once, and that's when I started to be afraid of water."

Gao Mo spread his hands.

The main reason was that his disguise could not be soaked in water, and he had no intention of going into the water beforehand - there was really no way around it, a landlubber could not learn to swim in such a short time.

"And I don't think anyone would bury corpses here at the waterfall... Honestly, why didn't you ask a detective for help when you were looking for the mermaid's tomb?"

"Who said I didn't hire anyone? Those detectives charge so much. Besides, I can just hire anyone for this kind of thing, right?" Kadowaki Saori said angrily. "Anyway, no matter where it is, you have to help me find it. I can give you some bones later. Just don't let other people on the island find it..."

"Why do I need bones?" Gao Mo felt a chill.

These people are crazy.

If they knew he was immortal, they wouldn't eat him alive, right?

"Immortality, don't say you don't care!" Saori Kadowaki's eyes were bloodshot.

"You can live forever. I'm going back to sleep first."

Gao Mo waved his hand and parted ways with Kadowaki Saori unhappily.

Are you really treating him as free labor?
Professional role-playing doesn't mean he has to be a dog. He can decide how to play the role.

He didn't want to be too involved with Saori Kadowaki.

Just stay here for a few days and treat it as a trip to avoid the limelight.

"Ok?"

Gao Mo keenly noticed a shadow passing by not far away, as if someone was hiding in the dark just now.

It seems to be Shimabukuro Kimie.

"You're so useless," Kadowaki Saori was still angry. "I'll ask my friend tomorrow. It seems she's asked someone else for help. I heard he's a famous detective... When she finds the mermaid's tomb, don't even think about getting your hands on it."

"I'll help you find the mermaid's tomb for free?" Gao Mo said bluntly, "How can there be such a stupid detective?"

He seems to be one.

But this is a special case, and he didn't come here as a famous detective.

……

I returned to my home in Shimabukuro and spent the whole night in silence.

The next day, Gao Mo got up to the sound of drums. He wanted to find Shimabukuro June to ask about the situation, but he couldn't find anyone.

The drumming came from the shrine on the other side.

The ceremony is tomorrow, but the atmosphere is already heating up.

Gao Mo looked around and found that there was no one in the house, then turned his gaze to the back room.

Although he said not to move around casually, what Maru Goro promised had nothing to do with him, Shiroto Takamo.

He didn't like the feeling of the unknown.

It was one thing to care, but at least we had to know what the situation was. "There was only one trace of life."

Gao Mo took a quick look around, without rummaging through the drawers, but still managed to gather a lot of information.

Whether it was towels and other toiletries, or other signs of life...there was only one young woman, Shimabukuro Kimie.

I suspect it's the Longevity Lady's room, and it doesn't look like she's lived in it for long.

The legendary longevity lady didn't seem to exist, only the cry I heard last night.

"Boom boom boom!"

Leaving Shimabukuro House, you can see crowds of people near the shrine.

Tourists gathered at the scene to watch the performances in the morning - the sound of drums that woke him up, and a group of uncles in traditional costumes performing a strange dance.

There was a long line in front of the big box below the shrine, and it seemed that this was the place where people were going to buy the number plates that Shimabukuro Kimie mentioned.

Gao Mo was not interested and walked to the side to watch the Xiaodao show.

There are many people who think the same as him, and not everyone wants to participate in the lottery.

The drums stopped, and an old lady with heavy makeup who looked like a child walked out of the shrine, which immediately caused another round of cheers and exclamations.

"Look, it's the Longevity Lady!"

"That's the legendary longevity lady, she's so short."

"Shh!"

"Auntie," Gao Mo asked a local islander nearby, "Have you seen Miss Jun Hui? I'm her friend, and I can't find her anywhere."

"Jun Hui?" The auntie responded impatiently, "It's no use looking for her now. Wait a minute."

“It’s about to start!”

"I hope I can have better luck this time and draw a lucky number card."

Several young islanders queuing nearby were talking nervously.

Several women who had met yesterday were also among them. Saori Kadowaki hid behind them, her face still looking very ugly.

Huh?
Gao Mo took a casual glance and suddenly found that there were not many older islanders queuing. Most of the people queuing were tourists and young people working in the shops on the island.

It is the young people who are superstitious, which is completely contrary to common sense.

The old people may know the inside story of the festival, or the mermaid legend was originally hyped up by these people to make money.

"Wow!"

Gao Mo used his eagle vision behind the crowd, focusing on the solemn-looking longevity lady on the steps of the shrine.

It's disguise.

What a powerful disguise! If he hadn't used his extraordinary abilities and paid special attention, there would be almost no flaws.

No wonder Shimabukuro Kimie saw through his disguise immediately yesterday.

……

The warm-up activities for the festival lasted until noon.

A total of 108 numbered tickets were sold out almost immediately, followed by performances by the islanders.

Gao Mo felt bored after watching for a while.

These are all traditional dances performed by uncles and aunts.

The only story segment also tells the longevity legend of Yaobikuni that has been passed down to this day in the Wakasa area.

In ancient times, a nun lived for eight hundred years because she ate the flesh of a mermaid caught in a fishing net.

The other is the oldest story of longevity - Xu Fu of the Qin Dynasty sailed east to Japan in search of the elixir of life.

Perhaps only tourists who don’t know the truth about Mermaid Island like to watch it.

The mysterious mermaid legend, immortality... these two topics are what attract so many tourists.

But just like a magic show, if you know too much, the feeling is gone.

Shimabukuro family.

Gao Mo leaned against the corridor, flipping through the island festival brochure.

[The Medical Guide of the Great Mountain General].

Because he wasted too much time these days thinking about how to play the fisherman while avoiding the professional ability, he didn't even finish reading the profession book.

You should improve yourself first instead of waiting until the role-playing task comes to cram.

"Mr. Maru?"

Shimabukuro Kimie returned home wearing a shrine maiden's costume and was slightly stunned when she saw Gao Mo reading a book in the corridor.

He has dark skin, messy hair, but looks like a scholar, which is inexplicably inconsistent.

Where did Saori find such a person?
"Isn't Mr. Maru with Saori?"

"No, I don't think I can help much," Gao Mo responded, "She plans to find another famous detective."

"Famous Detective..."

Shimabukuro Kimie was secretly shocked, with a hint of panic in her eyes.

If she really wants to find a famous detective, can her plan succeed?

(End of this chapter)