Conan's Unscientific Detective

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Kazuha patted Xiaolan's shoulder in relief: "As long as Heiji wears his hat properly, it means he is working at full capacity and is 100% serious."

"That's it-"

Xiaolan couldn't help but look at Hattori Heiji curiously.

Suddenly, she felt that Hattori Heiji was very similar to Kudo Shinichi.

Especially when he's serious.

She couldn't help but feel curious, are all high school detectives like this when they are serious?

Turning her head, she looked at Fujino again.

Thinking back a bit, it seems that when Senior Fujino is serious, he is not as passionate as them.

That deep and profound feeling seemed to be more stable, or more terrifying?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 349 It’s Xiao Hei again!

"But even if that's the case, the criminals can't be identified yet."

Fujino stepped forward and poured cold water on Hattori Heiji: "From the scene, the criminals didn't leave any traces. Although the surrounding sea is now impassable, everyone on the island is a suspect, so the scope is still too large... If we just say that the murderer is on the island, we still can't identify the murderer for the time being. It's better to wait for Miss Sumi to wake up and tell us what the murderer looks like and any clues. That will be safer."

"That's right..."

Hattori Heiji thought about it and felt that what Fujino said was quite right: "But if this is the case, then the identity of the criminal cannot be determined at all... If we have to wait until Miss Sumi wakes up, it will take at least until tomorrow. If this is the case, the criminal may have already run away without a trace."

"By the way, you said before that you wanted to go to Saori's house."

At this time, Shimabukuro Kimie came over and turned to look at Monkyo Benzo who was still drinking from a bottle: "Now, do you still want to go?"

"Well..."

Maori Kogoro glanced at Monkyo Benzo and said helplessly, "That guy is so drunk, even if we ask him now, I'm afraid we won't be able to get anything out of him, right?"

"Then let's go check our fate, okay?"

At this time, Conan suddenly said childishly: "I have a lot of things I want to ask that old woman."

Hattori Heiji: “Um…”

As expected, he was still a little uncomfortable with Kudo pretending to be a child.

"Well..."

Shimabukuro Kimie hesitated.

She was indeed confident in her disguise.

But after all, there are still several detectives here.

If the distance is farther, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

But if they met, she was still worried that she would be exposed.

"What's your problem, little brat?"

Maori Kogoro glanced at Conan unhappily and yawned: "Let's go back to the hotel quickly. It's getting late now. I'm almost dying of sleep."

"What's the matter, uncle?"

Hattori Heiji naturally wouldn't watch Conan's action fail like this, and also echoed: "I actually have some things I want to ask the fortune teller. After all, from now on, the missing Kadokyo Saori, and the beaten Ebihara Hisumi, who lost both legs, is somewhat related to the Dugong Arrow."

"really."

Fujino on the side also nodded: "Go meet with Ming-Shan, maybe we can get some other clues."

Maori Kogoro thought about it after hearing this, then turned to Shimabukuro Kimie and asked, "Miss Kimie, we won't disturb you, will we?"

"Will not……"

Seeing this, Shimabukuro Kimie could only agree: "In that case, I will take you to meet my great-grandmother... But she is very tired because of the festival tonight, so I don't know if she will agree to it."

…………

The Shimabukuro family is located near the American Shrine.

It is a typical Japanese-style two-story wooden house.

The cottage doesn't look very new, it even has an old, shabby feel that has not been renovated.

There was a hazy drizzle outside the window, and a group of people sat around a table, waiting for their fate.

"The style of this house is really old. I don't know how many years it has been since I last saw it."

Kogoro Mori looked around the room and couldn't help but sigh.

"It seems that they don't make much money from dugong arrows."

Hattori Heiji also looked around and teased.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Yuanshan Heye looked at Hattori Heiji speechlessly, and then explained: "The price of those lottery tickets is only five yuan."

"Five yuan?"

Hattori Heiji was slightly stunned: "Euro or US dollar?"

“It’s Japanese yen!”

Kazuha explained: "Just now at the festival, I heard from the residents of the island that they have been keeping this price for a long time and have never raised it."

Xiaolan continued, "They will put 180 wooden cards in a wooden box, and after all the tourists who have participated in the lottery have drawn their cards, the person with the destiny will decide who will win the prize."

"One hundred and eighty wooden cards, sold for five yen, so the cost we can collect in the end is only nine hundred yen."

Hattori Heiji calculated it, then looked around again: "No wonder it's so shabby, it's not making any money at all."

“In fact, I made money.”

Fujino interrupted, "Although the wooden signs don't make money, if all 180 of them are sold, it means there will be more than 180 tourists. When these tourists come to this island, they will always stay in hotels and eat. This can be regarded as a way to promote economic flow on the island and absorb foreign economy."

After a pause, Fujino continued, "However, this kind of local policy activity is not a long-term solution. After all, there are only two days of activities in a year. If we want to make the entire island out of poverty and truly become prosperous from scratch, we still have to rely on a sustainable characteristic economy."

"Specialized economy, economic mobility, and foreign economy, what do they mean?"

Hattori Heiji obviously didn't understand what Fujino said.

As a high school student and a detective, he doesn't quite understand policies like poverty alleviation.

"That is to say, the mermaid festival on this island cannot make people on the entire island make money in the long run. There needs to be an industry that can continue to make money in order for the entire island to make money, such as seafood or something else. As for the mermaid festival, it is actually just a bonus at best."

Conan glanced at Hattori Heiji and said, "Don't you even understand this?"

"How can I understand such things?"

Hattori Heiji curled his lips. These were things that only politicians would consider, so why would a high school detective like him think about them?

No, aren't you two also high school detectives?

"Dong dong!"

At this time, heavy footsteps came from outside the door.

"What is this sound?"

Yuan Shan and Ye murmured in confusion.

As soon as I crossed my head, the sliding door of the room was opened.

An old woman appeared at the door and asked: "What do you want to see me for?"

Several people were startled.

Fujino's eyes flickered slightly, and he saw through her flaws at a glance.

That’s right, this old woman is Shimabukuro Kimie in disguise.

However, her disguise was very good. She only showed her front face, and the flaw of her kneeling on the ground and walking slowly forward was not exposed at all.

"Well, old woman."

Conan was the first to recover and couldn't help asking: "Excuse me, how did the Dugong Arrow select the winner?"

Yes, this is the doubt in his mind.

All the people who are in trouble now are somewhat connected to the dugong arrow.

First it was Kadokyo Saori, and then it was Ebihara Sumi.

Conan believes that there must be a certain connection between these two things.

"That depends on the situation..."

Ming-Shan's voice sounded very old, and it was hard to tell that she was a young girl. She smiled with half of her teeth missing and said, "Sometimes, I also use horse racing numbers as lottery numbers."

"Grandma, the bath water is ready!"

At this moment, Shimabukuro Kimie's voice suddenly came from not far away in the corridor.

Mingjian turned around to take a look after hearing the voice, then turned around and prepared to leave: "If you don't have anything else, I'm going to take a shower and go to bed."

"and many more!"

Conan obviously didn't understand something and wanted to call for help.

But before he could say anything more, Ming-Shan interrupted Conan and turned to look at Toyama and Ye: "The little girl with her hair tied up over there."

"talk about me?"

Yuanshan and Ye were stunned when they heard this.

"That's right..."

Ming-Shan turned to look at Yuanshan Heye and said meaningfully: "The Dugong Arrow was originally a precious arrow used to exorcise demons and evil spirits. Once you let go, the demons will build a nest in your body..."

"Although I have heard that this arrow is used to exorcise demons."

Toyama and Ye recalled what Fujino had said before, "But what does it mean for a devil to build a nest?"

Fujino also nodded.

I always feel that this statement is a bit strange?

It reminded him of some strange plots.

Ming-Shan ignored what He Ye said and just explained to herself: "If it's a man, he will be dragged into the dust and become a heartless evil ghost, and if it's a woman, she will be dragged into the water and become a mermaid who can't speak... I advise you not to let it leave you."

After saying that, Mingjian dragged his body and disappeared into the dim corridor on crutches.

Everyone leaned out to check curiously.

Hattori Heiji stared at the old figure of the other party and couldn't help but complain: "Her voice is hoarse and her complexion is terrible. I don't think this old woman will live much longer."

"The complexion and voice of a person cannot tell how long he will live."

Fujino narrowed his eyes and stared at the fate.

His complexion was pale and his voice was hoarse, but he could still see through her with his certain disguise skills.

The mask made by Shimabukuro Kimie is indeed exquisite. Whether it is the hair or even the teeth, they are all perfectly restored and look lifelike.

But the color of the face is not adjusted very well.

Although there are some loopholes, it is still a top-notch disguise.

Compared with that kid Kaito Kidd, he couldn't say who was better.

In fact, he was also a little curious about who Shimabukuro Kimie learned the disguise skills from.

"How was your conversation?"

After a while, Shimabukuro Kimie changed her clothes and hurried back. She entered the room and asked everyone.

"Ugh……"

Hattori Heiji sighed helplessly: "We didn't even say two words."