Conan: Developing business in Kexue World

Chapter 137 American Island

"It says: The mermaid is about to be killed, come and save it!"

After Heiji finished speaking seriously, Mori Kogoro's cigarettes were frightened away.

"You said mermaid..."

"Will be killed?"

Uncle Mao Li and Xiao Lan didn't look very good.

Conan yawned when he heard it, and was complained by Heiji, "Really, listen carefully, okay?"

Conan gave him a blank look, "Please, mermaids are the protagonists of fairy tales, only fools believe you."

"Actually, I don't really believe that there are mermaids." Heiji leaned on the railing, "However, what I'm more curious about is that although the client's letter is written in my name on the envelope, the name of the letter is It started with the words 'Mr. Kudo Shinichi, hello'."

"Huh?" Conan was taken aback.

Heiji stared, and whispered: "You don't have to thank me quickly, I thought this guy might have something to do with you, so I brought you here."

At this time, Mori asked Heiji from the side, "Have you contacted the client to confirm this matter?"

Heiji: "Send a letter to our door association Saori. She did leave a mobile phone number in the letter for us to contact. When I contacted for the second time, no matter how I called, there was no way to get through. The first contact received After the call, it was cut off immediately. I still remember the voice on the other end of the phone very clearly."

Heiji looked at the sea with some disappointment, "At that time, apart from the sound of the waves, there was only the sound of a woman moaning."

"Could it be that person..."

"Turned into a mermaid."

The two girls, Xiaolan and Heye, are dreaming cutely.Yuanzi picked up his mobile phone and checked the local news to see if there was any trace of the mermaid.

Haha, the brain circuits of the girls are really cute. There is no such thing as a mermaid in this world, so how could it be possible to become a mermaid?

woohoo-

With the whistle of the cruise ship.

Everyone finally landed at the destination at this time - American Island.

American Island is located in Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture. The dugong festival here is very famous, attracting tourists of all sizes from nearby counties.

Everyone came to the American island office, which is equivalent to an office.

As the only adult, Mori asked the staff of the yakuza for information about the client, Saori Kadoki.

"What? You said Miss Saori, the current whereabouts are unknown?" It's a pity that he got this result, and Mao Li was very surprised. This hasn't started yet, the client disappeared first.

The staff member said: "Yes, she didn't seem to go to work three days ago."

Heiji held his chin, "Three days from now, it will be the time when the letter will arrive at home."

The staff said again: "However, the neighbors are wondering if she took a boat to go to the mainland to play."

As the staff spoke, an aunt behind reminded, "Mr. Xiaolin, it's time to go."

The staff member Kobayashi turned his head, "Oh, here we come." It seemed that they were going somewhere.

Kobayashi explained: "Sorry, I still have to go to the island to prepare for the celebration."

"What celebration?" Maori asked.

As expected of Maori, he didn't even notice the dugong sacrifice discussed by the few people just now.

Kobayashi: "Today happens to be the day when our island holds the annual Dugong Celebration. If you want to know anything, you can go to the native product shop where Sasuke works on the corner of the street and ask the boss."

Everyone bid farewell and came to the souvenir shop.

The inside of the store is very simple, which is a very common Japanese-style building.

Most of the things sold inside are related to mermaids. It seems that the biggest selling point of this island is mermaids.

"In addition to the mermaid's amulet, there is also the mermaid's suspender clip. There is actually this kind of dugong pie." Xiaolan's voice was full of laughter, because the outer packaging of the pie also had a mermaid painted on it.

Xiaolan picked up a sling clip and said to Conan, "This island is really closely related to the mermaid."

"Yeah." Conan said.

Kenta bought a box of dugong pies and planned to try them.Handing one to Yuanzi, Yuanzi quickly shook his head and refused, not daring to eat this.

Dugong, dugong kept calling like this, and Kazuha asked Heiji very puzzled: "What is a dugong?"

Heiji said: "The mermaid, also known as the common name, is a kind of mammal that lives on the seabed. In fact, in the past, there were also their footprints in the Neon South. Since ancient times, dugong meat has been used as an elixir of immortality."

Dugong has many other names, such as mermaid, mermaid, and South Sea cow.Although it lives on the bottom of the sea, this animal does not have gills, but breathes through lungs like humans, so it has to come up to the surface to breathe every ten minutes, and this animal has a pair of flippers under its flippers. Breasts, this feature may be why it was mistaken for 'mermaid'.

On the other side, Maori also learned a key piece of information: "Dugong Arrow?"

"Yes, that is a talisman of immortality. Every year at the annual Dugong Festival, three dugong arrows are awarded to the villagers." The store manager's grandmother recalled, "Yazhi her, I accidentally put it in last year's celebration. I lost the arrows I got from above. So she was very scared a week ago, deeply afraid that the mermaid would come to seek revenge on him."

Mao Li said: "But, where do mermaids come from in this world?"

"There are indeed mermaids in the world." A voice suddenly came from behind, and everyone turned their heads to look at it.

The store manager's grandmother said, "It's you, Naoko."

The visitor was 27 or 8 years old, with short hair and bangs. She was a beautiful young lady.

She said to everyone: "Because there are real cases of immortality after eating mermaid meat in the world now. And the long-lived woman, the dugong arrow made from the hair grown by the power of thought, no matter who falls into it, can achieve immortality.”

"And losing such an important item, it's no wonder that Saori would escape from this small island in fear of the mermaid's revenge. This is also human nature." These words were really quite blunt, and after she finished speaking, she turned her head and left.

Maori asked, "Who is this person?"

The store manager's grandmother said: "Her name is Naoko Heijiang, and she is a friend who grew up with Saori."

"Who is the longevity woman she mentioned?"

"It is the protagonist of today's celebration, and also the symbol of our island, the old lady of Shimabukuro."

Heiji asked: "So that old lady, how old is she really now?"

The store manager's grandmother looked up at the sky, "Actually, there are many people who say she is [-] or [-] years old. If you want to know, I suggest you go to the shrine where the festival is held on the island."

Maori: "Shrine?"

"Grandma Shimabukuro's great-granddaughter Junhui also grew up with Saori, so she should be there too."

Heiji was sweating coldly, and complained: "Why does it feel like we have become footballs, kick one and change places."

Everyone embarked on the journey again and came to the shrine on the island. The name of the shrine is 'American Shrine'.

emmm, this name really makes Kenta unable to complain.

Kenta was not interested in investigating the case, so he wandered around the shrine.

The others found their great-granddaughter Junhui Shimabukuro and explained their intentions.

Junhui Shimabukuro smiled and said, "How could my great-grandmother be 200 years old?"

Junhui Shimabukuro is also on the 26th and 7th this year. At this time, she is wearing a shrine maiden costume, red and white, and holding a royal coin in her hand.

She said to everyone: "Actually, my great-grandmother just turned 130 this year. As long as you check your household registration, you will know immediately."

"My great-grandmother just lived a little longer than normal people, and she caused such a commotion." Shimabukuro Junhui closed her eyes, as if it should be taken for granted, and you all made a fuss.

Xiao Lan said: "It's not just a little bit."

Haha, Xiaolan couldn't help complaining.

Sonoko asked, "Is it true? Did you really live to be 130 years old?"

"Of course it's true."

Heiji said: "Then may I ask, where is your great-grandmother now?"

Junhui Shimabukuro: "She is in the room, praying devoutly for the arrow to be sent for tonight's celebration."

Or Maori said directly, "Let me ask you, did your great-grandmother really eat mermaid meat?"

Shimabukuro Junhui was stunned, blinked, and burst into laughter, "There is no such thing as a mermaid in this world. Those are all nonsense."

"Huh?" Mao Li blushed suddenly, "But, isn't that Dugong Arrow...?"

Junhui Shimabukuro said helplessly: "Actually, what the arrow used to represent was just the 'cursed arrow' that exorcised evil spirits. become the 'Dugong Arrow' that lives in the sea. This is what my late mother told me."

Xiao Lan said: "So your mother has passed away."

Shimabukuro Junhui said: "Well, five years ago, she and her father were buried in the sea. Even my grandparents disappeared when they went out to sea by boat before I was born."

He Ye was surprised, "All your family members died at sea, there must be some reason for this?"

Junhui Shimabukuro was very cheerful, "There is no reason. Before, I also went to the mainland by boat with Saori, but it didn't matter."

Maori and Heiji were surprised and asked hurriedly.

"What? Are you on a boat with Saori?"

"When did that happen?"

Shimabukuro Junhui thought for a while, "It should be four days ago, that time I asked her to accompany me to the mainland to see a dentist, because there is currently no dentist on our island."

Maori asked, "At that time, was Saori emotionally stable?"

Shimabukuro Junhui recalled the situation at that time, and said: "She said that she lost the arrow of the dugong, and she was terribly afraid that the mermaid would seek her revenge. I comforted her that such a thing would never happen, but she just Can't listen."

"You are so stupid. You say that because you don't believe in your great-grandmother's power." At this time, another strange woman appeared.

Junhui Shimabukuro looked over, "It's Sumi."

The name of the visitor was Ebihara Sumi, who seemed to be the same age as Saori. She had long hair in a shawl and silver earrings on her ears.

(End of this chapter)