Conan's Unscientific Detective

After thinking for a while, he asked hesitantly: "What does Hokage mean?"

"Nothing... I just happened to hear this word. I thought it might be a popular word among you young people, so I mentioned it."

Seeing that her son didn't know what Hokage meant, Hattori Shizuka didn't continue asking.

"Ding-ling-ling! The train from Nagoya to Osaka is about to leave. Passengers on this train are requested to board as soon as possible."

At this moment, the station broadcast suddenly sounded.

"OK OK!"

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji hurriedly tugged at Shizuka Hattori's clothes and said, "Since you know you are no longer young, go home quickly, old lady."

"..."

Hattori Shizuka stepped back, sighed softly, and felt a little tired.

I used to listen to her when I was a child, but now she calls me "Obasan" all the time.

Why does my personality get worse the older I get?

Is it because of teenage rebellion?

"In that case, I'll leave Kazuha and Heiji to you!"

Turning around and greeting everyone politely, Hattori Shizuka fixed her gaze on Fujino, and a hint of guilt flashed in her eyes.

She originally thought her son was being bullied by others.

But judging from the current situation, it seems that it was his son who bullied others.

I even came here to tease the orphans who made a living from this...

Why do I feel a little guilty?

…………

Fukui, on the ferry to Mermaid Island.

The sea breeze was blowing gently, and a small ferry was sailing on the calm sea, with white ripples on both sides.

"Really!"

Maori Kogoro leaned against the guardrail beside the boat, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and looked at Hattori Heiji beside him with resentment: "You kid, can't you thank me? You suddenly came over without any prior notice and said you were going to Fukui to investigate some commission or something."

"Haha, what does it matter..."

Hattori Heiji smiled and said, "Anyway, I'm paying for this trip, so you can just treat it as a trip... and I've already told Gong... Conan about this in advance.

“H…ah?”

Conan, who was also leaning on the guardrail next to him, was suddenly stunned and swallowed the yawn that was about to come.

“I don’t even know if it’s good or not.”

Maori Kogoro glanced at Conan and said, "What's the point of telling this unreliable kid about this kind of thing..."

Conan smiled helplessly.

Then he narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Hattori Heiji with resentment.

It's your turn to treat, but why are you bringing this upon me?

"I'm fine."

Maori Kogoro looked at Fujino who was standing beside him. "It was mainly because Brother Fujino drove back to Tokyo overnight, went to bed at around 1am, and had to get up early the next morning to take the Shinkansen... Brother Fujino must not have even gotten enough sleep, right?"

"That's not the case. It's just a normal routine."

Fujino looked out at the sea where the sea and the sky met.

"Normal schedule?"

Maori Kogoro raised his eyebrows: "Brother Fujino, what time do you usually go to bed?"

"A little after twelve o'clock, sometimes one o'clock... and then I sleep until four or five o'clock the next morning."

Fuji responded calmly.

Actually, he only needs to sleep three or four hours a day.

In extreme cases, two hours can restore all your energy for the whole day.

"That won't work."

Maori Kogoro was a little worried: "Sleeping only four or five hours a day can easily lead to sudden death... How about you take a nap when you get there?"

"no need."

Fujino waved his hand: "I am usually like this, I do have enough energy."

"That's good……"

Maori Kogoro nodded, turned his head and asked Hattori Heiji curiously: "But speaking of which, kid, you just said it was a small island in Fukui, but which island are we going to?"

"It is an isolated island located in a narrow bay. It is called American Island."

Hattori Heiji said seriously: "The locals call it... the island where mermaids live."

"An island where mermaids live?"

Maori Kogoro took a puff of his cigarette, showing some rare interest: "So there is a beautiful mermaid up there?"

"Well..."

Hattori Heiji smiled helplessly: "I heard that there is an old woman on that island who ate mermaid meat and became immortal. That's how the name came about."

"I've heard of that island!"

At this time, Xiaolan, who was chatting enthusiastically with another good friend of hers, came over.

Xiaolan was wearing a white turtleneck sweater and a green blazer. When she heard a few people talking about the Mermaid Island, she suddenly asked with interest, "Isn't that the immortal old lady who was all the rage three years ago?"

"That's what I heard."

Toyama Kazuha at the side was also very interested. She squinted her eyes and smiled, "I also wanted to read the rumors about this island, so I thought of coming here with Heiji. If it could keep me young and beautiful forever, that would be great..."

"Yes!"

Xiaolan suddenly smiled and covered her mouth, "Use your youth and beauty to make Hattori fall at your feet..."

"Hey!"

He Ye suddenly panicked: "Don't talk so loudly!"

"You are still very young, right?!"

Conan glanced at the gossipy Xiaolan and Kazuha and felt speechless.

However, he did not expect that Xiaolan and He Ye actually believed in things like immortality.

Is the little girl so easy to fool?

If I could really live forever...

and many more?

Thinking of this, Conan was suddenly stunned, his pupils slightly dilated: "Isn't this just rejuvenation?!"

"Mermaids are such boring things. In my opinion, they are not as interesting as a nun who has lived for 800 years."

Kogoro Maori was a little disappointed, and his interest, which had been aroused, fell again.

He thought that mermaids were beautiful girls wearing kimonos with a fish tail in the lower body.

I didn't expect it to be the old lady...

He took a deep puff of his cigarette, looking somewhat melancholy. “Could it be that the client this time just wanted to see the so-called mermaid, and then you dragged me over to look for it? First of all, I’m too lazy to do this stupid job of looking for mermaids.”

"No!"

Hattori Heiji decisively refused: "If it is such a request, even I would think it is a joke."

"Compared to wanting to find the mermaid, the letter this time only contained a short sentence: 'I'm about to be killed by the mermaid, please save me!' The handwriting was trembling."

"Mermaid?!"

“Killed!”

The others were slightly stunned.

"Menxie Saori."

Fujino, who was standing by, remained expressionless, but suddenly raised his mouth.

"what?"

Hattori Heiji was stunned when he heard this, and then quickly asked: "Fujino, how did you know the client's name?"

"Isn't this a simple matter?"

Fujino turned his head and looked at Hattori Heiji as if he was looking at a fool: "Is it not allowed for the client to send a letter of commission to two detectives?"

"Did she send you a letter of authorization as well?"

Hattori Heiji exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, not only the letter of commission, but also a meeting."

Fujino nodded slightly: "She even gave me the commission a few days ago. Strictly speaking, she should be my client."

"Then do you know where she is now?!"

Hattori Heiji suddenly said excitedly: "She left her contact information, but when I called, the line was connected, but I heard a woman's voice, and there were also heavy and strange muffled sounds, and even electric current sounds... After that, the phone could not be connected at all, so I decided to come over to take a look."

"Could it be possible that the man has been killed by the mermaid?!"

"What happened to her, Fujino-senpai?!"

Xiaolan and Kazuha both looked terrified and asked Fujino curiously.

The cigarette in Kogoro Mouri's hand shook and fell directly into the sea.

Why do I feel that Hattori's description is a little inappropriate?

Electric current... isn't this really too much to play with?

"Well..."

Fujino thought for a moment and said, "On the day she came to Tokyo and asked me to go back, she was kidnapped in broad daylight."

"Kidnapped?"

Hattori Heiji was a little surprised.

This was the first time he had encountered a client being kidnapped.

Of course, he doesn't usually have any commissions.

Conan's expression turned serious upon hearing this, and he began to think secretly in his heart.

After being told, he was killed by the mermaid and then kidnapped.

There must be a conspiracy behind this!

"Hey!"

Hattori Heiji couldn't sit still any longer: "You knew she was kidnapped a long time ago, didn't you investigate?"

"Of course I investigated. After all, I am the criminal police consultant of the Criminal Division, and she is my client. I rushed to the crime scene as soon as possible and shared the information with the police."

"I see. If that's the case, then have you found out anything?"

"Absolutely not."

Hattori Heiji:"……"

You still haven't checked?

With your level, you can probably find the person back on the same day!

Fujino narrowed his eyes calmly and looked at the sea.

He certainly didn't investigate.

Can this matter still be investigated?

Could he still say that the client was kidnapped and he was the murderer?