Conan's Unscientific Detective

As soon as they came out of the hotel, they rushed to the village office on the island, intending to ask the local staff if they knew anything about Saori Monkyou.

However, since a festival was being held locally, the staff simply pointed out the gift shop where Monkyo Saori worked and left in a hurry.

Inside the gift shop.

"A mermaid's amulet, a mermaid's belt, and a dugong's bun."

Xiaolan and Heye stood in front of the shelf, looking at the upper part on it, and said curiously: "There are so many things related to mermaids on this island."

"Speaking of which, Heiji."

Toyama Kazuha turned around and asked Hattori Heiji: "What exactly is this dugong?"

"It should be a creature that looks very similar to humans."

Hattori Heiji thought for a moment, "In the past, there seemed to be a creature called dugong in the south of Japan. Dugongs could be used to make elixirs of immortality. Because they looked like humans in the sea, they were called mermaids."

"Hey, grandma, the store manager!"

Conan first found the aunt standing in front of the counter and asked, "Do you know someone named Kadokyo Saori?"

"Saori?"

The aunt frowned and looked at the others: "What do you want from her?"

"It's like this. About a few days ago, we received a letter of commission from Menkyo Saori."

Hattori Heiji walked up and said, "We just asked the village chief's assistant, and he said that Monkyo Saori used to work here, so we wanted to know more about the situation..."

"Is this the detective that Saori asked to help?"

In front of the counter, a middle-aged woman wearing a purple sweater, an apron hanging in front of her, and with a wrinkled face, looked at the group suspiciously and frowned.

The aunt is the store manager here, and it has always been Menxie Saori who has been the store waitress.

However, since Menxie Saori was kidnapped a few days ago, she can only work as a waitress temporarily.

Although detective is a profession that can easily gain people's trust in this world.

But looking at the group of people in front of her who were bringing their families with them, she was still a little hesitant.

And she had also heard that Menxie Saori was kidnapped by Heipi.

So recently, people on the island have no good impression of Heipi.

"We are detectives from Tokyo investigating the kidnapping of Monkyou Saori."

Fujino pulled out his work ID from his pocket: "I am Fujino, the criminal police consultant of the Criminal Division of the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Criminal police consultant?"

The store manager took a close look at Fujino's work ID.

Then he looked up at the clean-looking Fujino, and was obviously relieved, so he said, "Saori did work here... She was kidnapped after she left about four days ago..."

"........."

Hattori Heiji, who was standing by, glanced at the work ID in Fujino's hand and narrowed his eyes slightly.

So, why is it that it doesn't work if he says he is a detective, but it works if this guy just takes out his work ID?

Criminal police consultant?

Is there still this thing?

Why hasn't he heard of it?

Although he had heard that Fujino seemed to have been summoned by the Metropolitan Police Department, he had forgotten about it after hearing it...

But I didn't expect it to be so useful...

One day he will ask his dad for one.

Recovering his thoughts, Hattori Heiji turned to the store manager and asked, "Did Miss Menkyo show any special behavior before she disappeared? For example, like a mermaid..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 344 One, Two, Three Steamed Eggs? !

Chapter 344 One...two...three steamed eggs? !

"Strange behavior?"

The lady in the gift shop thought for a moment and then recalled: "If I were to say something strange, Saori has been looking scared since a week ago."

"Fear?"

Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He thought this matter would be very troublesome, but he didn't expect that simply asking the old lady in the gift shop would actually reveal something...

An suppressed his excitement and asked excitedly, "Is someone threatening her?"

"This is it."

The lady in the gift shop looked at Hattori Heiji.

She didn't quite trust the dark-skinned man in front of her.

But since the fair-skinned criminal consultant is here, it stands to reason that this dark-skinned guy shouldn't be a bad guy.

I don't know what a criminal consultant is, but he must be from the police, right?

After a slight hesitation, she explained, "Every year when we hold the Dugong Festival on our island, we randomly draw tourists to give out three Dugong Arrows. Last year, Saori drew one, but she lost that arrow a week ago. Because of this, she has been worried that the mermaid will punish her or something..."

"Dugong's arrow?"

Everyone was slightly stunned when they heard this.

“It should be a souvenir from this island, right?”

Fujino at the side took over the conversation. Since he had looked up information before, he explained: "It is said that it is an arrow with magical power. Holding that arrow will make you immortal..."

"How do you know so clearly?"

Hattori Heiji and Conan looked at Fujino curiously after hearing this.

“This is just basic common sense, right?”

Fujino glanced at Hattori Heiji speechlessly: "Didn't you investigate the intelligence on this island before coming here?"

"Well..."

Hattori Heiji's face turned dark.

His mind was completely focused on finding the client, which meant booking a hotel, calling that guy Kudo Shinichi, and being excited all night.

As for investigating the legends on the island, he really had never done any thorough research.

After all, who could have thought that the client would be kidnapped and have something to do with mermaids?

"This Officer Fujino is right."

The store owner nodded and agreed, "'Dugong's Arrow' is a unique amulet on our island. It can bless people with immortality. All the tourists who came here today came for this amulet..."

Xiaolan and Kazuye on the side were a little surprised and said: "Did Miss Saori lose the mermaid's amulet and be kidnapped by the mermaid?!"

"Can you two stop imagining things? If that arrow was so magical, then the others who got it would have been kidnapped long ago... I think this is just a coincidence."

Although Hattori Heiji was somewhat puzzled as to why the lost arrow and the kidnapping were necessary connections, he did not really believe in any weird legends.

Even though it was incredible that Kudo Shinichi became Conan, he still chose to believe in science.

"This is definitely not a coincidence."

At this time, a woman with a black mushroom-like haircut and wearing a black sweater came out of the storeroom behind the gift shop. She looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "The dugong arrow is tied with the hair of a life-like creature that ate mermaid flesh and gained immortality. The dugong arrow with life-like hair can also grant ordinary people the ability to live forever..."

"The ability to achieve immortality?!"

Xiaolan and Heye were both stunned when they heard this, and a gleam of light flashed in their eyes.

The idea of ​​immortality and eternal youth is actually quite tempting to girls.

Even though it's just unrealistic...

But if they can get it for free, they would still be happy to give it a try.

What if it succeeds?

Of course, if they knew that Conan had regained his youth, who knows what expressions they would have.

"But on the contrary, if the dugong arrow is lost, there will be retaliation... She must have been kidnapped by the mermaids."

The mushroom-headed woman glanced at everyone behind her and said, without staying for long, she left the gift shop without looking back.

"What a strange person..."

Hattori Heiji looked at the slightly melancholy woman with his eyes narrowed.

"She is Saori's good friend since childhood. Her name is Naoko Kuroe."

The lady in the gift shop sighed, "She is also an employee of our gift shop, but she has been acting weird since Saori was kidnapped."

"So that's it..."

Conan thought for a moment, and looked at Kurojo Naoko suspiciously, then turned his head to Fujino: "She said fate... Fujino brother, you don't know what it means, right?"

"Ah, I found out about that, too."

Fujino thought for a moment, "If it's fate, it should be the witch on this island. It is said that she gained the power of immortality after eating mermaid meat. No one knows how old she is now..."

"This police officer knows everything about our island. Yes, that person is the high priestess of this festival on our island - the great grandmother of the Shimabukuro family. It is said that she is 180 years old, or even over 200 years old... In fact, people on our island don't know how old that person is."

The lady in the gift shop behind him glanced at Fujino and said, "If you are interested in things like fate, you can go to the shrine where this festival is held. Miss Kimie who lives with the fate is also Saori's good friend since childhood. Maybe she can provide some clues."

"Forehead……"

Hattori Heiji sighed when he heard this and felt it was a bit troublesome.

He originally thought that the investigation of the case would yield some results, but he did not expect that he would have to continue investigating, and now he even had to go to the shrine...

…………

The shrine of Shimabukuro Kimie's family is called the American Shrine.

To be honest, Fujino seemed a little sensitive about the word "America".

The American Shrine is located on a high point on the island.

Going up the stone stairs and looking through the torii gate, you will see a spacious courtyard with a wooden shrine standing in the center.

The design of the shrine makes it hard to tell what god is enshrined there.

A stone path extends from the torii to the entrance of the shrine.

On both sides of the cobblestone road, there were a few passengers who came to visit in advance to prepare for the evening ceremony.

Standing at the door of the shrine was a woman wearing a red and white miko costume with long, soft black hair that was tied up in half.

The woman was tapping her shoulders with a banner from time to time. She looked bored and no one knew what she was thinking about.

"Ms. Jun Hui?"

Fujino was walking in front and recognized the other person at a glance, and walked up to say hello.

"Detective Fujino?"

Shimabukuro Kimie turned around, looking a little surprised: "Why are you here?"

"Do you know?"

Hattori Heiji looked at Fujino suspiciously.

The last time was the same, the woman with very big breasts recognized Fujino at first sight.

This time, the lovely witch also recognized him at a glance...

Why does he feel like all the pretty girls he meets know Fujino? ?

"know."

Fujino did not deny it and explained: "She and Menxie Saori came to Tokyo together to commission me before."

He was actually a little puzzled by the suspicious look of Hattori Heiji.

After all, he can't read minds, so how can he know what others are thinking.