Although Fang Zheng had no interest at first, he finally decided to follow Hattori Heiji and Conan to Mermaid Island to see how they would deal with the matter.

But to be honest, although Fang Zheng knew that Kadowaki Saori was a coward, he did not expect this woman to be so cowardly. According to Hattori Heiji, this letter was sent to his home three days ago. Judging from the time, it was the day before Fang Zheng learned about this matter. In other words, after Kadowaki Saori found that the mermaid arrow she had drawn was missing, she went to Shimabukuro Kimie to self-destruct, and then wrote a letter to Hattori Heiji for help that day...

This guy's desire to survive is too strong.

However, he was sunk into the sea by Fang Zheng the next day. This shows that having too strong a desire to survive is not a good thing.

After arriving at Mermaid Island, everyone went to the town hall first, and as expected, they learned that Kadowaki Saori had been missing for several days. Everyone was full of doubts about this, of course, doubts aside, since they were here, they still had to investigate.

But this has nothing to do with Fang Zheng. Compared with Hattori and Conan's reasoning, he is more concerned about the Mermaid Island in front of him.

I see.

Looking at the mermaid shop in front of him, Fang Zheng nodded secretly. You know, when he killed someone, in order to avoid being discovered, he didn't come here at all. So he didn't know much about the situation in the town. Therefore, at the beginning, Fang Zheng was actually suspicious of Shimabukuro Junhui's post.

After all, even if you are pretending to be a centenarian, it shouldn't take so much time, right?

But now that he had seen the shops here, Fang Zheng finally understood why Shimabukuro Kimie and her family had to continue to pretend. Looking around, almost all the shops here were mermaid-themed, selling souvenirs, decorations, and everything else, all related to mermaids, and there was an endless stream of tourists on the island.

Simply put, this mermaid island is actually a tourist attraction that uses mermaids and longevity as selling points, and the livelihoods of most residents here depend on this.

Once the lie of the centenarian is exposed, it will not only be a problem for Shimabukuro Kimie's family, but will affect the livelihoods of everyone on the island. No wonder Shimabukuro Kimie has to continue to play the role of the centenarian. This has nothing to do with any beliefs or legends, but is the core focus of tourism.

This is not surprising, after all, people always want to live forever or prolong their life. With this as a selling point, and the existence of a centenarian, people will always come here to try their luck, whether it is true or not.

Just like going to a temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, no matter whether it works or not, it is always a good thing to burn incense.

The day they went to the island was the annual Dugong Festival, where the Longevity Lady would award three Dugong Arrows, and those who received the Dugong Arrows would be immortal... Of course, this was just a legend. If such a good thing really happened, everyone in this town would have at least one Dugong Arrow.

As for Saori's disappearance, the people in the town believed that she lost the arrow she obtained at the festival last year, and fled the island because she was afraid of revenge from the mermaid.

You actually made this matter known to everyone on the island. Kadowaki Saori is really a coward. You wouldn't tell everything to everyone you meet, would you?

Although Xiaolan and Kazuha were terrified after hearing this story, Uncle Mori, Conan and Hattori Heiji were certainly not scared by such a statement. However, they all agreed that the disappearance of Kadowaki Saori was very likely related to this mermaid legend, so they went to the shrine where the festival was held, and there, Fang Zheng also met his "client" Shimabukuro Kimie.

Although I have heard her voice before, I have never seen her in person. As far as I can see now, Shimabukuro Kimie is also a beautiful girl with a high appearance, no less than Kosaka Natsumi. If Kosaka Natsumi is a princess type with a royal and elegant temperament, Shimabukuro Kimie gives people the feeling of being very friendly, lively and cheerful. Her voice is also very sweet and cheerful, which makes people feel good when they hear it.

However, contrary to what everyone thought...

"There is no such thing as a mermaid. That's all nonsense."

As a shrine maiden, Shimabukuro Kimie most clearly denied the existence of mermaids.

"My grandmother just lived a little longer than others, but a lot of inexplicable rumors spread, and there was nothing we could do."

Hearing this, everyone was speechless. It was like the opening of a horror movie, everyone was ready, but someone gave you a spoiler that it was all fake. Maori Kogoro was not giving up and continued to ask.

"So about that dugong arrow..."

"Originally, it was the shrine's magic-forbidden arrow, used to prevent disasters and protect others. Later, I don't know how it became the dugong arrow... ah, that's right."

Having said that, Shimabukuro Kimie seemed to have thought of something. She reached out and took out two number tags from her sleeve and handed them to Xiaolan and Kazuha.

"You can come and try it, too. Just this morning an elderly couple came to return their number plates. Of course, whether you win or not is all about luck. Who knows, maybe you can really be as young and immortal as everyone says."

No, even without this thing they are immortal, okay?

Hearing what Shimabukuro Kimie said, Fang Zheng secretly complained in his heart. When he was in elementary school, Conan was still Xiaolan sister. When he graduated from college and started working, Xiaolan sister had become Xiaolan sister... More than 20 years have passed and they haven't even grown a year older. This is true immortality!

"So, about Kadowaki Saori..."

"Yes, I am worried too."

At this point, a trace of worry appeared on Shimabukuro Kimie's face.

"Although everyone on the island thought she had just run away from home after another quarrel with her father, I knew that was not the case."

"Oh? How do you say that?"

Hearing this, Conan and Hattori's curiosity was immediately aroused.

"Because every time Saori ran away from home, she actually stayed at my place most of the time. And to be honest, I have two other friends who have also disappeared like Saori."

……Um?

Hearing this, Fang Zheng silently glanced at Shimabukuro Kimie.

Sister, are you planning to sell me out?

Is it so difficult to do good things these days?

Alas, where has the trust between people gone?

"Is there such a thing?"

As expected, Conan and Hattori immediately became nervous at this time, and Xiaolan and the others looked at Shimabukuro Kimie uneasily.

"Yes, they have been missing for several days. At first I thought they just left the island together to go out and play, but they didn't return my calls, and I asked people nearby but no one knew where they went... I was really a little worried..."

At this moment, Fang Zheng could clearly see that an expression of fear appeared on Shimabukuro Kimie's face.

Oh…I see.

After thinking about it for a while, Fang Zheng suddenly understood why Shimabukuro Kimie said these things to Hattori Heiji and others.

Judging from what Shimabukuro Kimie said before, she doesn't seem to believe in those supernatural things. This is normal. After all, the long-lived lady rumored on the island was pretended by her family. It is impossible to expect Shimabukuro Kimie to believe in any mysterious things in this situation.

As for her message on "Hell Communication", it was probably just a way to vent. After all, the website was secretive and others could not see other people's messages. Shimabukuro Kimie obviously would not have thought that someone could search her true identity through the Internet. She was obviously furious after learning the truth about her mother's murder, and then suddenly thought of this rumor, so she wrote those things with the intention of giving it a try.

But what Shimabukuro Kimie didn't expect was that the rumor actually came true. And because Fang Zheng tied the three people with stones and threw them into the sea to feed the fish for the sake of caution, this also led to the three people disappearing without a trace.

This scared Shimabukuro Kimie.

From Fang Zheng's perspective, this was just an ordinary mission. He saw the commission, investigated the target, killed him and threw him into the sea.

You see, the whole process couldn’t be simpler and there is no suspense at all.

But for Shimabukuro Kimie, this is a horror movie - a girl opened a rumored death website because she believed it, and then the people whose names she entered mysteriously disappeared the next day. This is the beginning of a true urban legend!!!

So now Shimabukuro Kimie is just like Ye Gong in the story of Ye Gong who loves dragons, she is so scared that she doesn't know what to do. At this time, she met a famous detective who came here to investigate, and she instinctively wanted to ask for help.

At least it would be good if they could find the bodies of those three men.

In this case, no one can find the person alive or dead, and Fang Zheng said to her at the end when he called her, "They have already gone to hell with this hatred" - so scaring people can really scare them to death!

In the end, Conan and his friends decided to go to Saori's house to check on the situation, and Shimabukuro Kimie said that she would go with them after the festival, so the next itinerary was finally confirmed.

In the evening, the festival finally began.

“There are so many people here…”

Looking at the bustling crowd around, Xiaolan couldn't help but sigh, and Fang Zheng nodded. Looking around, you can see that many people are tourists from other places. It is conceivable that most of them came for the ceremony of the longevity lady.

"After all, it's immortality. Whether it works or not, it won't hurt to take a look."

At this moment, the longevity lady also appeared in front of everyone. She was an old woman with white hair and a thin figure.

“It’s so small…”

Seeing this, Kogoro Mori also sighed, while Heiji Hattori couldn't help but complain.

"It's just an old lady with heavy makeup on."

However, the next scene surprised everyone. The longevity lady picked up a wooden pole, lit a flame, and then set the paper door behind her on fire.

Then the flames spread from the paper door and turned into numbers in the blink of an eye!

"I see."

Seeing this, Conan also understood.

"The numbers that are burned are the winning numbers..."

"Xiaolan, Xiaolan, Xiaolan!"

At this moment, He Ye was desperately pulling Xiaolan's clothes.

"I, I, I...I got it!"

"Why?"

Hearing what He Ye said, Xiaolan looked at her hurriedly, and Fang Zheng also turned his head, only to see He Ye holding the number plate with joy and excitement. The number on it was exactly one of the numbers that the longevity lady had burned before!

"Amazing, He Ye, you actually got it right!"

Compared to Xiaolan's excitement, Fangzheng seemed a little surprised.

This must be a lie, Xiaolan didn’t win?

You know, in the Conan world, Xiaolan is a lucky person, winning everything she draws. However, this time, she didn't win the prize, but Heye won instead?

This is not scientific...

At this moment, other people in the crowd were also talking about it. Those who didn’t win were naturally dejected, while those who won were jubilant.

At this moment, the shrine staff also hurried forward to extinguish the flames on the paper door, and at the same time, Shimabukuro Kimie appeared again.

"Please pay attention, we will officially award the Dugong Arrow in an hour. Please prepare to gather in front of the Mermaid Falls immediately!"