Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

After the big meal, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.

In the traditional Japanese-style room, everyone makes their own bedding before sleeping. After making their bedding, Hattori Heiji and Conan hugged each other and quickly fell asleep.

Lin Xiaofeng, on the other hand, was far away from the couple, lying on his bedding, preparing to go to sleep.

At that moment, Lin Xiaofeng's phone rang; Yukiko had sent him a text message.

"Did Hattori and Conan sleep together?"

"Yes. She's already asleep."

"Kazuha is asleep too. Do you want to come over and play with me?"

"Aren't you afraid that He Ye will find out?"

"I'll hide you between me and Jinghua, and He Ye won't know."

"Then I'll come over."

Lin Xiaofeng quietly left his room and went to the girl's room.

Yukiko quietly opened the door and let Lin Xiaofeng in.

Then, she brought Lin Xiaofeng between her and Jinghua.

The two women's bedding was laid together, and Lin Xiaofeng slept between them, feeling a bit cramped. Yukiko was wearing a loose yukata, and Shizuka was also wearing a loose yukata; her impressive cleavage was clearly visible, almost within reach.

The one on the left is extra-large, and the one on the right is also extra-large.

Lin Xiaofeng was enveloped in a gentle warmth, feeling as if he had arrived in paradise.

Lin Xiaofeng hugged and opened his mouth, making Yukiko and Shizuka blush shyly, but they dared not make too much noise, for fear of waking Kazuha who was sleeping.

243. Delicious, unparalleled in the world.

Lin Xiaofeng sucked on the super-sized cup of ice cream like a baby, the taste was unparalleled.

Whether it's Yukiko's or Shizuka's, they are all impeccable.

The three of them assumed that Toyama and Kazuha knew nothing, but actually, she was secretly watching, and she also wanted some ice cream. However, in situations like this, it was best to pretend that she knew nothing...

.......

The next day.

The sky grew increasingly gloomy, making it impossible to distinguish between day and night.

Thunder rumbled, but the rain remained slow to fall.

After Yukiko and Shizuka had both fallen asleep contentedly, Lin Xiaofeng got up and went out without disturbing anyone.

It was still dark, and American Island, a tourist area, was deserted. There were almost no pedestrians on the road. Lin Xiaofeng made his way to Shimabukuro Kimie's house and knocked on the door.

A moment later, the lights in the courtyard came on, and Kimie Shimabukuro asked, "May I ask who this is?"

“I am Lin Xiaofeng,” Lin Xiaofeng replied.

A moment later, Shimabukuro Kimie opened the door, peeked in, and made way for him, saying, "Please come in, Mr. Lin, you've arrived very early."

"Hmm," Lin Xiaofeng reminded her. "May I ask how to address the shrine maiden?"

"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Shimabukuro Kimie, and I am a shrine maiden on the island."

"I understand. What do you want to talk to me about?"

Shimabukuro Kimie led Lin Xiaofeng to a room, poured him hot tea, knelt down opposite him, and then said, "Mr. Lin, can you tell me how much you know now?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's about finding Kadowaki Saori."

"As a detective, I should say nothing. But it's okay to tell you, I already know everything."

"W-what!"

Despite her initial shock, Shimabukuro Kimie became even calmer. She believed that Lin Xiaofeng's boast was just a bluff to scare her, which actually made her feel more at ease.

However, the next sentence made Shimabukuro Kimie uneasy again.

"The Longevity Granny never existed in the first place, am I right?"

"Eh? You're kidding, right? Granny Longevity, didn't you see it with your own eyes yesterday?"

"The old woman who lives a long life, isn't that Shimabukuro-san in disguise?"

"How could I possibly disguise myself as... a short old woman?"

“Indeed. Logically speaking, it makes no sense.” This is not something that can be solved by disguise alone; one also needs to master bone-shrinking techniques, which is why Lin Xiaofeng values ​​Shimabukuro Kimie. “But, Miss Shimabukuro, you’ve done it, haven’t you?”

Shimabukuro Kimie took a deep breath; having said all that, she had no choice but to admit it.

“You really are an amazing person,” Kimie Shimabukuro said with a wry smile, her eyes lowered. “You only visited America once, and you discovered the secret the Shimabukuro family had kept hidden for so many years. That’s right, the Longevity Granny never really existed. She started as the role model for life, starting with my grandmother, then my mother, and then me…”

Lin Xiaofeng dropped his teacup, spilling tea all over the floor. The tea rolled around a few times before coming into Shimabukuro Kimie's view.

"Thank you so much for not spreading the news rashly after discovering it, but instead coming to me to ask about my predicament..."

Shimabukuro Kimie looked up at the man slumped on the table and sighed.

"I'm really... sorry, I hope you can get some sleep here..."

Shimabukuro Kimie smiled, looked away, got up and rummaged through Lin Xiaofeng's clothes, wanting to take the phone away, but found that Lin Xiaofeng didn't have a phone at all.

"He didn't even bring his phone. This detective is far too careless."

Shimabukuro Kimie left the room and locked the door. According to her calculations, by the time Lin Xiaofeng woke up, her last target would be dead. In that case, her great revenge would be complete.

……

As the door was locked and the footsteps outside faded into the distance, the room became quiet and dark.

A moment later, Lin Xiaofeng opened his eyes, sat up straight, and vomited out the strong sleeping pills he had taken.

Upon entering the room, he realized that Shimabukuro Kimie had ulterior motives. The windows were high and narrow, suggesting it had previously been a storage room. Judging from the marks on the floor, things had probably been moved out the night before, and tables, chairs, and simple decorations had been added to disguise it as a normal lounge. Inviting him here was a ploy to drug him!

"Fortunately, it was just sleeping pills. If it had been poison, Shimabukuro Kimie would be a corpse now."

Although Shimabukuro Kimie gave Lin Xiaofeng sleeping pills, Lin Xiaofeng intends to forgive her. She was only seeking revenge and didn't kill indiscriminately.

……

hostel.

In a room on the second floor, Heiji Hattori and Conan woke up one after the other.

Hattori Heiji glanced at the sky outside, yawned, took out his phone to check the time, and immediately perked up, "It's already 9 a.m...."

"Huh? It's 9 o'clock?" Conan, who was rubbing his eyes, was instantly awake. He looked at the sky outside and then at the empty tatami mat next to him. "Then Ike-nii-san should have gotten up a long time ago. He's probably already finished his morning exercise and gone to the restaurant for breakfast."

"Let's hurry over there, he really has a lot of energy..." Hattori Heiji remarked as he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.

The two of them busied themselves and went downstairs to the restaurant, where they found that the three women had already arrived, except for Lin Xiaofeng.

"Did you stay out too late last night? Is Lin Jun still not awake?" Yuanshan and Ye were surprised; she had expected the boys to gather around as well.

"What are we playing?" Hattori Heiji asked, completely bewildered.

"Go play with your mom then." Toyama and Kazuha pouted. (Good riddance)

"Huh?" Hattori Heiji's eyes widened, and he looked at his mother with a questioning gaze.

Chibo Jinghua looked extremely embarrassed and ashamed. She lowered her head and remained silent.

Yukiko was unusually calm, and surprisingly, she said: "I've already made my relationship with Lin Xiaofeng public, so it doesn't matter anymore."

"Conan, Lin Xiaofeng, are you still sleeping?" Yukiko asked.

"Yukiko-neechan, Lin Xiaofeng isn't in his room. He went out," Conan replied.

Heiji Hattori also said, "When Conan and I got up, Lin Xiaofeng was no longer in the room. Didn't you see him in the restaurant?"

Conan said, "I bet he went to investigate alone without telling us."

Upon hearing this, Heiji Hattori said, "This won't do, Conan. Let's finish eating quickly and go out to investigate. Investigate the whereabouts of Saori Kadowaki and the death of Toshimi Ebihara."

244. Kimie Shimabukuro's ancestral grave was desecrated.

Heiji Hattori and Conan have disappeared.

With some time still to go before the vigil at the Ebihara family's house, the three girls sat down and discussed where to go next.

At that moment, Yukiko received a call from Lin Xiaofeng.

"Uh-huh……"

"Okay, I understand."

Goodbye, my dear.

Yukiko hung up the phone, and Shizuka and Kazuha Toyama both looked at her curiously.

"Xiaofeng said he has things to do today and won't be able to play with us. He told us to play by ourselves."

Jinghua squinted and said, "Lin Xiaofeng wouldn't really be dating that witch and not have time to deal with us."

"That's not how it is. Xiaofeng has already explained it clearly. Don't worry, Jinghua-nee." Yukiko knows Lin Xiaofeng very well. If Lin Xiaofeng really wanted to take Shimabukuro Kimie as his wife, he would have said so directly and wouldn't have hidden it from her.

Seeing the jealous expression on Yuanshan and Yejian Chibo Jinghua's face, which she had never heard before, she took the opportunity to ask, "Aunt Jinghua, have you also fallen for Lin Xiaofeng?"

“Kazuha, I won’t hide it from you, I’ve also fallen for Lin Xiaofeng. And I’ve decided to stay in Tokyo and live with Lin Xiaofeng.” Ikenami Shizuka was frank with Toyama Kazuha. “Please keep this a secret from Hattori Heiji, I’m really ashamed to let him know.”

Shizuka Ikenami, Heiji Hattori's mother, is deeply in love with one of Heiji's friends, even divorcing her husband for it. If Heiji knew this, he would surely find it unacceptable.

"Uncle Pingzang, what should we do?"

"I have already divorced Pingzang!"

"!!!"

Yuanshan and Ye were surprised to find that Aunt Jinghua had made such a resolute decision and had already divorced.

“Pyeongzang is a good man and followed my will. However, in order not to cause any impact, neither Pyeongzang nor I have made this public.”

Divorce is a private matter, and it's perfectly acceptable not to make it public. Hattori Heizo is an official, not a celebrity, and has no obligation to make it public.

"..."

Yuanshan and Ye fell silent, feeling that Lin Xiaofeng was very special, having a particular fondness for women of his mother's generation, even to the point that they would give up everything for him.

Kazuha Toyama felt a pang of regret that her kind and gentle Aunt Shizuka would be staying in Tokyo and they wouldn't be able to see each other often. To make matters worse, her childhood friend Heiji Hattori seemed to have found true love, and she would have to take a backseat.

The three left the hotel and strolled around American Island, enjoying the scenery. Yukiko and Shizuka were happy, while Kazuha Toyama seemed preoccupied. At this moment, Kazuha desperately needed Heiji Hattori's comfort, but unfortunately, Heiji wasn't in the mood. He was currently deeply involved with Conan, and Kazuha Toyama was a thing of the past.

Meanwhile, Heiji Hattori and Conan were running around the American island, even venturing into non-touristy areas.

The two discovered something incredible (bhbe): the legendary Fishman Curtain!

"This is the grave of the fish-men from three years ago!" Hattori Heiji exclaimed in surprise.

"Heiji-nii, do you think there really are fish-men in the grave?" Conan asked.

"I...I don't know—" Hattori Heiji was no longer sure. He originally didn't believe in mermaid legends and thought they were nonsense, but seeing the mermaid's grave with his own eyes was a different story.

"Heiji-nii, you don't actually believe in the legend of the fish-men, do you?" Conan asked, squinting.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll dig up this grave and then I'll know the truth."

Heiji Hattori acted immediately, leaving Conan to guard the place while he went down the mountain to find grave-digging tools.

Conan, bored, wandered around aimlessly and nearly fell to his death. Behind the mermaid's tomb was a cliff.

"I was terrified, I almost fell off. Who's so bored as to build a tomb on the edge of a cliff?"

Conan was speechless. There were no other graves around, just a mermaid's tomb. And it was built right on the edge of a cliff, where one wrong step and you could fall. It felt like it was deliberately set up to trap people.

Conan sat in front of the mermaid's grave for a while, and then he saw Heiji Hattori really bring over a shovel.

"Heiji-nii, are you serious? Are you going to dig up the mermaid grave?"

“Yes.” Heiji Hattori was a man of action; once he said he would do something, he would do it. “We’ll know if a mermaid is buried in the grave once we dig it up.”

Heiji Hattori was exhausted from his work, sweating profusely.

However, the mermaid tomb was not buried very deep, and a jar was soon unearthed.

Hattori Heiji poured the remains out of the jar.

The remains were incomplete and fragmented, and they really did look a bit like mermaid bones.