Walking towards the interior of the shrine, Tang Ze was stopped before he could even get into the house.
"Please stop, no outsiders allowed here." The priest in charge of the ceremony stopped Tang Ze.
Tang Ze had anticipated this and threw out his police notebook, saying, "I have something to ask you."
"this…"
The priest looked hesitant when he saw Tang Ze throw out the Metropolitan Police Department notebook. Tang Ze, who was standing by, naturally understood the reason for his hesitation and said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to cause any trouble. I just have something important to discuss with the fate."
Finally, the priest hesitated for a moment and nodded, saying, "Please wait..."
Not long after, Mingshuang didn't come, but Shimabukuro Kimie came out.
"Karaze-san?" Shimabukuro Kimie asked in surprise when she saw Karasawa, "Are you looking for my great-grandmother's detective?"
"Yes." Tang Ze nodded.
"I'm sorry, grandma is too old and has gone back to rest. I'm afraid she won't be able to see you. If you have anything to say, just tell me." Shimabukuro Kimie apologized.
"Haha, is it because you don't have the energy, or is it because you don't have the solution?" Tang Ze said meaningfully.
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap, causing Shimabukuro Kimie's expression to change drastically.
But she soon regained her composure and forced a smile, saying, "What are you talking about?"
"Then I'll be frank." Karasawa took two steps forward, looked down at Shimabukuro Kimie and said, "Miss Shimabukuro is your destiny, right?"
“Dang, dang!”
Faced with her biggest secret being exposed, Shimabukuro Kimie could no longer remain calm. Faced with the tremendous pressure brought by Tang Ze's approach, she subconsciously took two steps back on the wooden floor.
Before Shimabukuro Kimie could say anything, Tang Ze spoke again, "Judging from your reaction, it seems that I was right. Ming-Shan is Miss Shimabukuro in disguise."
"What makes you say that?" Shimabukuro Kimie stared at Tang Ze and asked.
Tang Ze smiled and said, "Although your disguise skills are very high, there are still some flaws. My nose is very sensitive. When Ming-Shan appeared, the smell on his body was the same as that of Miss Shimabukuro Kimie, which aroused my suspicion.
As it happens, I've fought Kaito Kidd several times, and I have some experience in seeing through disguises. Although your disguise skills are very advanced, they are obviously not as good as Kaito Kidd's."
"So what is it that brings you here?"
After hearing what Karasawa said, Shimabukuro Kimie realized that her role as a role model was proven and she could not evade the truth. Instead, she calmed down and said, "It's not possible that she saw me disguised as a grandmother and came to expose me on purpose."
"Of course not." Tang Ze smiled and said, "I'm here to see Miss Menxie Saori."
"About this, didn't I say I would take you there after the festival?" Shimabukuro Kimie asked puzzled.
"I'm afraid that by then, Miss Menxie Saori will really have no chance of survival." Tang Ze said with a smile.
"What do you mean!?" Shimabukuro Kimie asked loudly, but Tang Ze still noticed the slight panic in her tone.
"The remains found in the warehouse three years ago, burned to death, were your mother's, right? I'm afraid she had her legs tied up like you did when you pretended to be dead, which is why her remains looked so strange when she died."
Like a spell that made time stand still, when Tang Ze slowly told this story, although Shimabukuro Kimie did not show any ripples on the surface, her thoughts were like a tangled mess, making it impossible for her to care about what was happening in the outside world.
And her performance was that at this moment, in Tang Ze's eyes, she was like a puppet. She could only stand there blankly and had no reaction to the outside world at all.
You can imagine how huge a blow it was to Shimabukuro Kimie after Karasawa told this.
She never imagined that the man in front of her would blurt out this huge secret so casually!
Although Tang Ze, who was standing by, didn't know what kind of turmoil was going on in Shimabukuro Kimie's heart, he had a general understanding of the shock Shimabukuro Kimie was in.
After all, he was waving his hand in front of her, and she didn't even blink. You can imagine how much of a shock it was.
But the shock was a shock. Tang Ze immediately woke up Shimabukuro Kimie. After all, he was still waiting for the other party to listen to him carefully. What was going on with the "brain war"?
"Given your reaction now, it seems obvious. I'm sure your mother also pretended to be dead in the same way."
Tang Ze looked at Shimabukuro Kimie, whose eyes gradually lit up, and ignored the strange look she gave him as he continued his reasoning: "In fact, before I came to Mikado Island, I asked my friends in the police to investigate the strange cases that happened on your island.
In my experience, if there is such a bizarre case, then the strange letter for help sent by Ms. Saori Monkyo may be related to it to some extent.
After all, compared to the mobile big cities, this island is actually very isolated, and the mobility of people is almost non-existent. This also means that if there are any grudges or hatreds, they are likely to continue."
Hearing Tang Ze's words, Shimabukuro Kimie's face changed again and again, and then he said coldly and bluntly: "Even if it is true that my mother pretended to be my grandmother and died in the warehouse, it is also a scandal on the island.
But what does that have to do with your search for Saori? Does exposing someone else's scars help you find them in the slightest? "
Hearing the point of the counterattack, Tang Ze couldn't help but want to applaud him. This question was indeed very sharp. After all, looking for someone and picking out someone's scars really had nothing to do with each other.
If you know less information, the conversation will be cut off by the other party's questioning. Once this happens, what you will face next is the other party's cold face and firm refusal to talk.
But facing Shimabukuro Kimie's counterattack, Tang Ze was not at all panicked. After all, this was one of the plots in Conan that left a deep impression on Tang Ze. With the advantage of intelligence, Tang Ze would not be trapped here.
"Well, calm down. I will explain your problem to you slowly."
Tang Ze was not at all flustered. He smiled, motioned the other person to be quiet with both hands, and looked at him meaningfully and said, "You said you accompanied Menxie Saori to see the dentist a few days ago, right?"
Upon hearing this, Shimabukuro-kune's pupils contracted sharply, and then she said in a bad tone: "What does that have to do with our previous topic? Besides, Saori and I separated after the dental check-up."
"Break up? Didn't Monkyo Saori ask you to help her get another 'Dugong Arrow'? At the very least, she'd ask you to help resolve this hidden danger of hers, right?"
Tang Ze looked at Shimabukuro Kimie with a half-smile and asked, "This doesn't fit the profile of Monkyo Saori that I formed after gathering intelligence on the island.
After all, she has an unwavering and mad faith in fate. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so frightened as to invite us over after losing the "Dugong Arrow."
"Don't you agree, Miss Shimabukuro?"
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