I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

The reason why he gave his real name was not because Matsumoto Mitsuji was really scared of being beaten, but from the series of things that happened just now, the other party was obviously not a good person, at least definitely not the 17 or 18-year-old high school student he appeared to be.

Not to mention physical skills, even if a normal high school student has learned martial arts such as karate and taekwondo since childhood, he can only fight in the ring at most.

With the courage and mental strength to shoot without blinking just now, he might be the successor of some big British mafia...

It is better to give your real name in front of such people, which will appear sincere and make it easier to reach a consensus on cooperation.

The fat brown curly-haired man who was being kicked on the neck saw that his boss had given his real name, so he immediately realized the situation and gave his real name as well.

"Izuyama...Taro."

As he said this, he cautiously glanced sideways at the unicorn girl who was hugging her arms across her chest under the shade of a tree not far away. He thought that not only this boy, but even the girl was very fierce. The kick they gave him just now almost gave him a concussion, but he was knocked over on the spot.

After giving his name, Matsumoto Mitsuji paused for a moment and tried to negotiate again.

"You should have heard of my name, haha... I am somewhat famous internationally..."

hmm~

Serabelle thought about it for a moment but still couldn't remember it, she just felt it sounded familiar.

But this is enough. Normally he will not forget the names of people he knows, and those who sound familiar to him are basically those on the wanted list.

"So your target is the treasure of that female pirate of the Caribbean?" asked Serabell.

"Caribbean...?"

Matsumoto Mitsuji was stunned, not understanding what this had to do with the Caribbean, but he continued talking anyway.

"Yes, our goal is the treasure of Anne Bonny and Mary Reed in the sea. We have already found the underwater ruins where the treasure is hidden."

"How stupid."

Serabelle shook her head.

"In history, after Anne Bonny and Mary Read were arrested, only Anne Bonny was bailed out by her wealthy father and returned to her hometown of Charlestown, while Mary Read died of illness in prison the following year. If there really was treasure, why would she need a wealthy father to bail her out? She could have bribed the prison to get out herself. Moreover, Anne Bonny lived to be eighty years old after being released on bail. If she had thought about rescuing Mary Read during this period, she would have taken action long ago."

"That means..."

Xiaolan couldn't help but exclaimed when she heard this.

If Anne Bonny really returned to her hometown to live out her days and Marielide died of illness in prison, then it would mean that Anne Bonny abandoned Marielide in the end...

"There's no certainty about this kind of thing."

Serabelle shrugged and continued.

"Given Anne Bonny's doting personality, as someone who was willing to pay a huge ransom for her daughter, she might have agreed to let her daughter continue to sail after her friend was released from prison. It was considered part of the deal. It's a pity that Mary Reed didn't make it to that day."

"But what about the silverware that washed ashore?" Xiaolan asked again.

"That was tableware used exclusively by the rich in that era."

Serabelle guessed.

"If I were to make an irresponsible guess, it's likely that Anne Bonny's doting father agreed to let his daughter continue sailing after her friend was released from prison, and even spent a lot of money to build a pirate ship for his daughter that can be used at any time, and equipped it with various living utensils and the like."

"Is it hidden in the ruins on the seabed?" Xiaolan roughly understood.

"Maybe."

Serabelle tilted her head. "But then again, since the tableware on the ship was washed ashore by the current, I'm afraid the ship itself is almost gone..."

"So there is no treasure at all?"

"No, if you must say so, the ship itself can be considered a treasure. Not to mention that it was a big ship built in the era of material scarcity, even if you want to buy a pirate ship of that size now, it is not cheap."

Having said that, Serabelle slapped her forehead.

"Oh, by the way, it's almost time to ask Inspector Megure to come and collect the people."

"Police, police department...?!"

Matsumoto Mitsuji, who had not reacted much after being shot in the calf, almost jumped up.

"What are you thinking? If the police are brought here, you will also have to..."

"What do we have to give?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Serabelle's head.

And Matsumoto Mitsuji's expression became increasingly ugly.

"Wait, aren't you... aren't you..."

"Do not be silly."

Serabelle raised her foot expressionlessly and stepped him back to the ground.

Chapter 690 Conan, there is no place for you next to Xiaolan!

Conan had previously told them that Inspector Megure was currently on Kamijima Island, so Serabell chose to make a phone call directly.

Ten minutes later, still in front of the diving equipment store, Inspector Megure, who was sweating profusely after walking under the sun, finally arrived.

Behind him were Takagi and Sato, who were his daily companions, and... Conan, who for some reason heard the news and followed along.

"Sister Xiaolan!"

Seeing Xiaolan standing under the shadow of a tree at the edge of the drying yard, Conan took the lead and rushed over with his short legs.

"Sister Xiaolan, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"No, thank you for your concern, Conan."

Faced with the caring greetings from her childhood sweetheart, Xiaolan simply lowered her head and gave a slightly unfamiliar smile to express her gratitude.

“Yeah…”

After confirming that Xiaolan was not injured, and after looking her up and down and finding that she did not seem to have any wounds on her body, Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he noticed Serabelle who was controlling Matsumoto Koji and Izu Santaro nearby.

"Eh? But why is Brother Sera here too?"

"what why……"

Serabelle was speechless after hearing his question.

What do you mean why is he here? He was the one who called the police, so why are you still asking why is he here?

Why do you say?

However, just because Serabelle doesn't understand doesn't mean that Xiaolan doesn't understand either. After regaining her memory, she knows very well that Kudo Shinichi didn't really ask such a question out of curiosity about why Serabelle is here.

What he really wanted to ask was why Serabelle came here alone with him and his wife.

So Xiaolan smiled again and responded ruthlessly with the truth.

"Because we originally planned to come here to dive together."

"Varied……"

Dive, dive! ?

Conan's mouth suddenly widened.

Qiaodou Madai, what did he just hear? Xiaolan and Serabelle came here alone to dive?

In other words, a single man and a single woman swimming and playing underwater in thin clothing?

Is this a bit...

However, given his current status, he couldn't ask directly why, and was forced to adopt a roundabout tactic.

"Well, what about Aunt Yukiko and Aunt Eri? Didn't they come with us?"

"It seems that Aunt Yukiko and the others chatted too late last night, and drank a little too much. I woke up with a headache this morning and am still resting in the hotel."

Xiaolan touched the corner of her mouth with one hand and answered as if she was thinking.

Conan "..."

No, is it true?

To be honest, although his mother is sometimes out of touch, she is definitely not drunk. She has never drunk so much that she gets a headache the next day.

Could it be that I haven’t seen my old high school classmates for a long time, and when I meet my good friends, a thousand cups of wine are not enough?

No, even if that's the case, we can't just go diving alone...

"Huh? Brother Sera, what's the gunshot wound on his leg?"

Conan was still struggling with the fact that Xiaolan and Seravel went out diving alone when the voice of Inspector Megure came over.

When he turned around, he saw that the two treasure hunters who were previously kneeling on the ground and being controlled had been handcuffed and dragged up. Among them, Matsumoto Mitsuji was still bleeding because he was shot in the calf, and the bullet was stuck in his muscle, so he could only be supported by Officer Takagi.

"Ah, that's——"

Serabelle looked up at the sky and thought for a while.

"The gun belonged to him. It fell from his body during our fight and I took it away. I took it as a precaution to prevent him from shooting at us. But I didn't shoot at him."

"Then, what about that gunshot wound?" Inspector Megure was dumbfounded.

There is no problem that the gun belongs to someone else, but the problem is that you shot him and snatched him away, so the person who fired the gun can only be you, right?

Now you say you didn't shoot, so the question is, who fired the gun?

No matter how close the relationship is, there has to be an acceptable explanation for this kind of thing, right?

Then Serabelle gave a passable explanation.

"It was an accidental discharge."

"Fuck you..."

Just as Matsumoto Mitsuji was about to curse, he was immediately stopped by the very considerate Takagi beside him.

Inspector Megure nodded in agreement.

"Oh, it was an accidental discharge. That's no problem. Okay, Sato Takagi, let's take these two people away and go back to investigate slowly!"

"Yes!"*2

Matsumoto Mitsuji and Izu Santaro were dragged away like this.

The diving equipment store, which was closed today and didn't even have a sign, was now empty with only Serabell, Xiaolan and Conan left in front of it.

Seeing that Conan didn't leave, Xiaolan couldn't help but kindly remind him.

"Conan-kun, aren't you going back with Inspector Megure and the others?"

"Oh, I... that... uh..."

When Conan heard Xiaolan ask him why he wasn't leaving yet, his first reaction was a little embarrassed. After a little flustered for a while, he took a deep breath and calmed down.

"Actually, it's like this..."

He suddenly reached into his pocket, rummaged around twice, and took out a Q-version puppet pendant in the shape of a pirate ship and handed it to Xiaolan.

"Sister Xiaolan, this... is a gift from Shinichi-niang, who transferred money to me after he learned that you were traveling on the Kamishima Island."

A gift?

Xiaolan stared at the pendant and shook her head slowly and without any hesitation.

"I'm sorry, Conan, I can't accept this gift. Maybe I once knew the Shinichi brother you mentioned, but at least now he is just a stranger to me. I can't just accept this gift."

"But……"

When Conan saw that Xiaolan had no intention of accepting his gift, he suddenly became anxious.

But there was no point in being anxious. Xiaolan never wavered from beginning to end. She just looked at him with firm and gentle eyes, expressing her rejection in this way.

"All right."

There was no other choice but to take the pendant back.

But he still didn't give up.

"Then the gift will be temporarily stored with me. If Xiaolan ever thinks of Shinichi, I will return the pendant to you."

"Well, maybe."

Xiaolan's answer was still ambiguous.