Conan's Unscientific Detective

Fujino glanced at the two people's gloomy faces, then turned to Kuroe Naoko and changed the subject: "Why did you just say that this was done by a mermaid?"

"The mermaid's grave is in this forest!"

Naoko Kuroe's face turned pale, and she stammered, "It must be the mermaid's ghost that has resurrected and is causing trouble!"

"The ghost of a mermaid?"

Maori Kogoro on the side stared at her with wide eyes, "How is it possible? There are no ghosts in this world. Besides, mermaids don't exist... Just now when she was hanging on the waterfall, someone jumped down from above. If you ask me, it must be that person who did it."

"This must have been done by a mermaid!"

Black General Naoko still didn't change her words: "The mermaid who was burned to death in the shrine warehouse three years ago looks exactly like her now!"

"She came here to find the mermaid's grave...but she was discovered by the mermaid's ghost and was avenged by the mermaid!"

As she spoke, her voice gradually trembled: "Am I right, Jun Hui?"

"Well, now I think I remembered it."

Shimabukuro Kimie thought about it and suddenly thought of a loophole in her plan.

That was the incident when she lured Sumi into the forest...

It would be fine if Sumi died, because the dead can't speak.

But the person is not dead yet. If she wakes up, she will definitely be a big suspect.

So, Shimabukuro Kimie simply agreed: "Sumi seems to have always wanted to find that cemetery. She asked me several times before. She asked me again before the festival. I simply told her to tell her if she drew the dugong arrow... In fact, I don’t know where that place is. Only my great-grandmother knows... But I waited in the forest for a long time, but she didn’t show up."

"Mermaid, merman..."

Hattori Heiji frowned, "You guys keep talking about mermaids, is that mermaid corpse real?"

"I'm not so sure either."

Shimabukuro Junhui shook her head innocently: "Although everyone on the island said so, the police who came to investigate said that it was just the body of a middle-aged woman."

"Middle-aged woman?"

Naoko Kuroe at the side could no longer sit still. "Under normal circumstances, this can only be said if the bones below the waist are still there, right?"

"All the bones below the waist are gone?!"

Kogoro Mori was stunned when he heard this.

"There were two or three large pillars in the warehouse that had been burned and fell around the body."

"So the body was crushed," explained Fukuyama Rokuro.

“So that’s all.”

Hattori Heiji was speechless after hearing this: "What's so surprising about this? Isn't it normal? How can it be related to mermaids?"

"The key lies in what our firefighters on the island do after they remove the pillars..."

Fukuyama Rokuro was also a little nervous: "Generally speaking, if it was broken, there should be some bones left in the foot, but the key is that there are no bones left in the foot of that corpse."

"Nani?"

Hattori Heiji and Conan were both stunned when they heard this.

Generally speaking, even if the lower body is smashed, the distribution of the remaining bones should be normal.

It should be like this, but if it is really as the other party said...

Then the shattered bones could mean that the person had no legs at all, in addition to having no lower limbs.

Fujino was well aware of this doubt.

The reason why the corpse was smashed to the point where not even the lower half of the body was left was actually because Shimabukuro Kimie's mother was still maintaining the disguise of being alive when she was burned to death.

Tie your legs together and move forward in a kneeling position.

When being hit by the big pillar, it created the illusion that it had no lower body.

This is also the reason why Shimabukuro Kimie's disguised life had uncoordinated limbs because of this.

"Because of this incident, even the TV station was alarmed."

At this time, Fukuyama Rokuro snorted coldly, as if he was making fun of something: "After coming here to investigate, they said it was the body of a mermaid and started to spread the news... We also followed our fate and became celebrities in one fell swoop."

Conan couldn't help but ask curiously: "But didn't the police say that it was just the body of a middle-aged woman?"

"The police said that the tourists who didn't draw the dugong arrow thought there was a backup in the warehouse, and when they were searching, the candle accidentally ignited the warehouse..."

Shimabukuro Kimie recalled: "But a year had passed and the police had not yet found out the identity of the deceased, so we buried the bones... But later, some problems occurred..."

Having said this, she stopped talking, as if she had something to hide.

Fukuyama Rokuro at the side took over the conversation: "Some annoying tourists believed the mermaid's story and ran over to dig up the buried bones and planned to take them away secretly."

"I have heard that mermaid meat can make people immortal..."

Hattori Heiji was stunned when he heard this, and hesitantly said: "But it's a mermaid's bone, why would someone want to steal it?"

"That's because there's a rumor going around since the Edo period."

Naoko Kuroe explained: "It is said that the mermaid's bones can also be used to make elixirs of immortality... Those people heard this rumor, so they wanted to steal the mermaid's bones.

“This is too outrageous…”

Hattori Heiji and Conan couldn't help but frown upon hearing this and said, "They actually want to dig out someone's bones or something, that's too much."

"This is what is called feudal superstition."

Fujino on the side was not surprised: "Although there are feudal legends like this all over the world, it is rare to see grave robbers like Neon... It can only be said to be unethical."

"Well, it's really unethical."

Shimabukuro-kun nodded in agreement, expressing his approval of Fujino, "In order to prevent those unscrupulous people from continuing to steal the mermaid's bones, my great-grandmother secretly moved the so-called mermaid's grave into this forest last year..."

"Let's get Miss Sumi down the mountain first."

Fujino glanced at Sumi Ebihara and changed the subject again: "Although her life is not in danger, the injury on her leg still needs to be treated quickly, otherwise it may require amputation... Although amputation is unlikely to be necessary based on her current condition."

"Yes!"

At this time, Hattori Heiji reacted and realized that there seemed to be another unlucky guy here whose legs were broken.

Naoko Kuroe looked at Fukuyama Rokuro unhappily: "Your fiancée is already injured like this, and you still have the time to chat about this."

"That was just what my parents decided."

Fukuyama Rokuro glanced at Kuroe Naoko helplessly, and then picked up Ebihara Sumi helplessly: "Besides, my parents are gone now..."

"He is engaged to this sister?"

Conan looked at the two of them curiously, a little surprised.

He didn't realize that the two people's reactions would be what an engaged couple should have.

"Yes."

Naoko Kuroe glanced at the two and explained, "They were engaged when their parents were still alive, but that guy doesn't seem to like this marriage. I don't know what he's thinking."

"..."

Shimabukuro Kimie frowned silently, watching the two people leaving, with a puzzled look in her eyes.

Fujino raised his eyes, glanced at Shimabukuro Kimie, and shook his head helplessly.

…………

On the way down from the waterfall.

"Did you think of anything?"

Seeing that Hattori Heiji was still in deep thought, Conan couldn't help but ask a question.

"Well, I do have some doubts about the candidate."

Hattori Heiji nodded and recalled the previous Menkyo Benzo: "I remember that Sumi's wooden plaque was clearly drawn by the dugong's arrow, but it somehow ended up in the hands of that drunk uncle..."

"That person is indeed a big suspect."

Conan nodded, but then he expressed his thoughts: "Previously, Monkyo Saori also had a dugong arrow in her hand, and then she disappeared. This time, Ebihara Sumi was hit by a dugong arrow, but then she was knocked unconscious and her legs were broken... I feel that this case is closely related to the dugong arrow."

Although someone mentioned that the soul of a mermaid was causing trouble, neither of them thought about it from the mermaid perspective.

The idea of ​​a mermaid ghost haunting someone is simply too absurd.

Impossible at all.

Although Conan has encountered many strange stories, such as the mountain god and the mushroom god, he still firmly believes that there must be someone behind it.

Fujino followed behind, eavesdropping silently.

He wasn't too worried that the two would think of him.

After all, his absence had nothing to prove, and he was sure of it.

He wanted to see how these two people could clearly see the murderer but couldn't catch him.

…………

An hour later, Mermaid Falls.

"He Ye, how's it going? Have you found the person who jumped off the top of the waterfall?"

After going down the mountain, the group returned to Renyo Waterfall, and Hattori Heiji came up and asked Kazuha.

As for Sumi Ebihara, she was sent to a hospital on the island by Rokuro Fukuyama.

"No, some villagers on the island have already gone down to the lake to look for that person, but there was no sign of him at all."

Yuanshan Heye shook his head, somewhat helplessly: "And no one has walked out of the lake nearby, it's as if they disappeared out of thin air."

"Nani?"

Maori Kogoro frowned and turned to look at the calm lake beside him: "If that's the case, then that person must have drowned here."

"I don't think so."

Conan suddenly said at this time: "I think that person must have used some magic or other techniques to forge such a thing, just like Kaito Kid, right, Fujino brother?"

As he said this, he turned and looked at Fujino.

From his point of view, Fujino should be quite knowledgeable about magic.

He often performs magic tricks that even he can't understand. He is also a sworn enemy of Kaito Kid, so he must have seen something that he didn't.

"Well..."

Fujino glanced at Conan helplessly.

Although it is called magic, he actually doesn't know the principle behind his shadow.

Just now he just jumped off the waterfall and then took back his shadow. There was no magic skill at all.

If you make up a few stories, it's not impossible: "It's possible that he didn't jump down at all. When he jumped down, he used some kind of sleight of hand, used some heavy object to smash down, and then put on a black cloak or something..."

"If that's the case, then it's possible."

After hearing this, Hattori Heiji and Conan began to seriously think about the possibility of the method Fujino mentioned.

If someone else said it, the two of them might not care.

But if it was Fujino, it would be different.

After all, this is a guy that both of them recognize.

"father!"

At this time, Xiaolan hurried back, panting: "The police have just said that the wind and waves around the island are too strong, and they can't come over now."

"what the hell!"

Maori Kogoro complained: "Why did you choose this time..."

"But if that's the case, it means that guy is still on this island."

Hattori Heiji straightened the brim of his hat that had been placed behind him. His expression became much more serious, and the sleepiness that had been a little slovenly on his face suddenly disappeared. "It will take less than an hour to get to the top of the Mermaid Falls from here. If that's the case, everyone present could be a suspect. This person must still be on this island."

"Then isn't the murderer still watching us somewhere?"

Xiaolan calmed her breath, looked around, and seemed a little worried.

"Don't worry, that guy will definitely be caught soon!"