Acting Tips for Conan World

Conan stood on tiptoe to take a look. It was indeed a small fishing boat with two figures swaying on it. "Maybe they are fishermen who come here to fish. Although the main source of income for Mermaid Island has become tourism and the sale of peripheral products after the incident with the mermaids, there are still many people who make a living by fishing."

"No."

Maori Kogoro leaned forward to take a closer look, and retorted to the usually arrogant brat: "It's unreasonable to let two young and beautiful girls go fishing. I think these two girls drove their family's boat and wanted to go out to sea for fun privately."

Hattori Heiji also joined in the reasoning with interest, "Fishing boats are generally not rented out for sea sightseeing due to safety issues, so these two people must have used their own boats. But is it strange for the descendants of fishermen to come to the sea to play? I guess they must have some other purpose for going out to sea."

Conan looked at Hattori Heiji's smug expression speechlessly.

Damn it, I just didn’t see the specific outfits of those two people because I’m short!

Xiaolan, who had been chatting with He Ye, suddenly raised her head sensitively and asked hesitantly: "Did the sky suddenly get dark?"

Her feeling was not wrong.

The sky suddenly darkened without warning, the white raindrops turned gray, and black clouds rolled in.

The boundless blue sea seemed as if someone had poured a bottle of black ink into it, or as if the abyss had opened its huge mouth.

The calmness of the sea surface was broken and the waves began to surge violently.

After a few seconds, crackling raindrops fell from the sky.

The crew on the deck immediately shouted at the top of their lungs, "There is a sudden rainstorm at sea, everyone return to the cabin, no one is allowed to stay on the deck without permission!"

The tourists who had just been enjoying the sea scenery on the deck immediately rushed into the cabin.

Hattori Heiji frowned as he looked at the bumpy little fishing boat more than a hundred meters away, and ran to the crew, "There's another small fishing boat on the sea, will it be in trouble in this weather?"

"what?"

The crew immediately followed Hattori Heiji to the bow of the ship. Through the increasingly dense rain, they saw the small boat rising and falling, and couldn't help cursing.

"Please go to the cabin and call the other crew members. I will prepare the things needed for rescue first!"

After saying that, he knelt down and quickly untied the lifebuoy tied to the railing.

Kogoro Mori also squatted down to help him untie it, and Hattori Heiji ran to the cabin to call other crew members.

Conan was pulled into the cabin by Xiaolan and Ye, and could only look anxiously at the small boat in the distance through the glass window in the cabin.

Although he was an adult in his heart, he was too light as a child in his body and could easily fall into the sea. So although he was unwilling, he returned to the cabin and did not cause any trouble for them.

Xiaolan and Kazuha both clasped their hands together and prayed desperately for the two people in the boat.

The waves grew more violent.

The captain blew the whistle and slowly approached the boat, stopping when he was about ten meters away.

The crew shouted and threw a lifebuoy tied with a rope to the two people on the boat.

They were all veterans, and the lifebuoy fell accurately near the boat.

I don’t know what the two idiots on the boat were thinking. They sat on the boat and shouted, but didn’t touch the swimming ring.

Maori Kogoro wiped the rain off his face angrily and said, "What the hell!"

"What fish...come?"

Hattori Heiji stretched out his ears and listened carefully, "They seem to be shouting - mermaids are coming, have we found the mermaids?"

A wave more than two meters high hit the small fishing boat and overturned it.

Two figures were buried under the bottom of the overturned boat.

A kind-hearted crew member bravely put on a swimming ring and dived to the overturned fishing boat to search desperately.

without a trace

Chapter 146: Miko Junhui

The sun is shining and the sea is calm.

Hattori Heiji looked at the calm sea in disbelief. The crew members who went down to rescue the two women were still in the sea, but the rolling dark clouds and surging waves had quickly subsided, and the dazzling sunlight broke through the clouds and shone on them warmly.

incredible……

Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea, and Hattori Heiji is a detective who needs to be knowledgeable. He naturally knows how changeable the weather is at sea, but it really catches people off guard to see it become like this.

"Is it usually like this on your side of the sea?" he asked.

The crew looked at the calm sea in shock, "No...

Of course not! "

The crew member who went off the boat to rescue them wiped the seawater off his face and climbed back on board. "Those two must have done something to anger the sea god!"

Poseidon?

The detective doesn't believe in the existence of God and thinks it's just a coincidence.

Because of this incident, the ship temporarily stopped where it was and waited until the search and rescue (body recovery) ship arrived before continuing to sail towards Mermaid Island.

The death of the two women at sea cast a heavy shadow on the commission. The group got off the boat in low spirits and arrived at Mermaid Island.

It is just an inconspicuous island, but it is very bustling with people coming and going.

They were all attracted by the mermaid legend and the longevity lady who was said to have eaten mermaid flesh and thus became immortal.

Everyone has dreams, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Hattori Heiji took the commission letter to the island's reception desk and asked the staff: "We have received a commission from Miss Kimie. Do you know where Miss Kimie is?"

"Jun Hui..."

The receptionist smiled and said, "Any resident you ask will know where Jun Hui is."

"what?"

Maori Kogoro stretched his neck forward curiously: "Could it be that Miss Jun Hui is some kind of celebrity?"

"Ms. Junhui is the current priestess of the shrine where the Mermaid Festival is held on our Mermaid Island. She is also the granddaughter of the long-lived mermaid lady. She usually stays at the shrine to entertain guests. You can find her when you go to the shrine." The receptionist explained with a smile.

Several people thanked the receptionist for his explanation and walked towards the shrine according to his instructions.

"Ms. Junhui has a high reputation on the island." He Ye sighed.

Xiaolan agreed: "Indeed, it seems that the receptionist respects Miss Junhui very much."

Conan thought for a moment, "Maybe it's because she's the granddaughter of the longevity lady that she's so respected?"

Xiaolan's sixth sense has always been very sharp. She nodded her chin and frowned slightly in confusion: "Maybe? But I always feel that this respect is for her personally..."

The few of them were talking as they walked. Mermaid Island was not very big, so they soon arrived at the shrine in the center of the island.

The shrine is not very big and looks very old.

Before the mermaid legend came out, this was an ordinary shrine where people worshipped gods and prayed for safety at sea. After the mermaid legend came out, the Mermaid Festival was gradually held to cater to the island's tourism needs.

Although mermaids are not enshrined in the shrine, it has become known as the Mermaid Shrine.

After they entered the shrine, they happened to see a girl in a red and white shrine maiden costume holding a large broom, slowly sweeping the fallen leaves in the front yard.

The sea breeze blew up the girl's hair, making her look as beautiful as a painting.

Jun Hui herself sighed heavily, sad that the leaves she had swept up with great difficulty were blown away by the wind: "I worked so hard to sweep them up... why does the wind always like to mess things up? I'm so tired."

Hattori Heiji raised the commission letter in his hand and said, "Excuse me, are you Miss Kimie? I received your commission letter and would like to discuss the details in person."

"Ah, you're here."

Jun Hui raised her face and smiled, then quickly put down the big broom. Although this broom was more convenient for sweeping fallen leaves, it was very heavy to use, and her hands were sore from sweeping.

As a result, the leaves that she had swept up with great effort were blown away by the sea breeze. For half an hour, she didn't want to see the big broom again, and she didn't want to see the leaves in the yard that gave her a headache.

"Please come in, let's talk inside."

She led a few people into the reception room of the shrine.

After sitting cross-legged on the tatami, Hattori Heiji couldn't wait to ask, "Excuse me, what is the matter with the [mermaids are about to be killed] in the letter of entrustment you wrote? Did someone send a letter of entrustment to your grandmother, hoping to harm the longevity lady?"

Jun Hui lowered her eyelids with a depressed expression, "To be precise, it's not that the mermaid is about to be killed, but that the mermaid has already been killed."

Hattori Heiji's expression was serious, "What do you mean?"

Jun Hui was sitting there: "Before I tell you about this, I would like to ask, do you all believe that mermaid meat can make people immortal?"

Maori Kogoro chuckled: "It sounds like eating mermaid meat can make you immortal. There is no such creature as mermaid in the world!"

Xiaolan shyly tugged at Maori Kogoro's sleeve and whispered, "Dad!"

……Well.

Maori Kogoro then remembered that the girl in front of him was the shrine maiden who ran the mermaid festival shrine.

Jun Hui smiled and waved her hands, "Those are all made up by others. Even the dugong arrow that represents the blessing of the mermaid was only a forbidden arrow that cast a spell to exorcise evil spirits. It was a name that was changed by the people on the island without permission."

Since he didn't care about it anymore, Kogoro Mori breathed a sigh of relief.

Jun Hui's expression was gentle, "I hope you can keep the following secret for me."

Although it was very tiring to tie her calves and walk on her knees to pretend to be a mermaid, and she was also quite dissatisfied with the people on the Mermaid Island who acquiesced to this and watched her work hard, so she didn't care about the truth of the matter spreading, but she worked wholeheartedly for this island, and she didn't want her efforts to go to waste.

Detective work is a highly confidential job, and it is the detective's duty to strictly keep secrets for the client, so naturally he nodded and agreed without hesitation.

Jun Hui said something shocking: "In fact, my grandmother, the legendary longevity lady, died decades ago. After all, how can humans really live that long?"

"what?"

"My mother later disguised herself as the longevity lady. All we had to do was tie our calves and thighs together, walk on our knees, and carefully learn how to walk like the longevity lady."

Kimie brushed off the pain in this, "My mother was determined to continue playing the role of the longevity woman after my grandmother died. Five years ago, she pretended to be shipwrecked at sea, and then lived as the longevity woman... But three years ago, Saori, Sumi, and Kuroe were resentful because they didn't draw the dugong arrow. After my mother entered the warehouse, they locked the door and burned it down."

"They killed my mother - just because they wanted to see if the longevity lady was really immortal. Such a ridiculous reason."

Chapter 147 The Magpie is Calling

Kimie was sitting there, looking at Hattori Heiji who was speechless because of the truth of the matter, "Please listen to my real request - I hope you can help me find evidence that they killed my mother and send them to prison!"

"If possible," Jun Hui paused, "it would be best to minimize the impact of this incident. My mother... was thinking about this island before she died."

"……OK."

//

With heavy hearts, the group said goodbye to Jun Hui and prepared to start the investigation on the island.

When leaving the shrine, He Ye suddenly stopped in confusion: "I always feel like something is wrong."

She looked at the clean yard and suddenly realized.

"By the way, where did all those fallen leaves in the yard go?"

Hattori Heiji folded his hands, his mind full of the case, and replied impatiently: "Idiot, what's the big deal? It must be some believers of the shrine who helped clean up when we entered the house!"

"That's right..."

He Ye pouts and says nothing.

After they left, a few more leaves fell into the yard one after another.

Suddenly, a small tornado blew up from the flat ground, rolling the leaves to the center. As the tornado rose rapidly, the leaves also flew up and moved to the top of the trash can.

The tornado became weaker and weaker, and finally slowly disappeared. The leaves also spun slowly and fell into the trash can.

Jun Hui struggled in the shrine for nearly an hour, and finally sat up with difficulty, intending to go out to sweep the floor, but found that the yard was spotless. She opened her eyes wide and silently clasped her hands together, "Thank you kind people for helping me clean up, I am really grateful."

Although this is not the first time this has happened, people cannot always take other people's kindness and help for granted.

"… Let's prepare for the Mermaid Festival and give back to our customers. Give back to our customers—oh no, give back to our fans? Give back to our users? Give back…"

"Give back to the believers! That's it!"

Jun Hui also felt that the people who helped her clean the temple must be believers of the temple, but she didn't know whether they were believers of God or believers of mermaids and immortality.

The statue looks straight ahead with kindness and tenderness.

//

They first went to investigate the fire scene.

"As expected... three years have passed and there is no evidence left." Hattori Heiji said helplessly with his hands in his pockets.

Junhui secretly buried the mother's body in the warehouse in the mountains, and then it was cleaned up by the villagers and used for other purposes. After all, Mermaid Island is very small and living space is limited.

Conan touched his chin and said, "Then we can only get closer to the three people that Miss Jun Hui mentioned and see if we can get any clues from them that can bring them to justice."

There were not many residents on the island, and most of them knew each other. They found a resident and asked, "Excuse me, do you know where Miss Saori is?"