After getting the direction, Conan and Hattori Heiji immediately started to act, and sure enough, they soon reaped the rewards. They found the old man living in this place, and then pretended to say "we already know the truth", and sure enough, the other party soon told the truth.

However, the truth still surprised Conan and the others - it turned out that on the entire island, except for the young people, everyone who was a little older knew that the longevity lady was disguised as Shimabukuro Kimie's family, and they also knew very well that the person who died in the warehouse due to a fire accident three years ago was not a mermaid, but Shimabukuro Kimie's mother.

In fact, at that time, the residents of the island wanted to find Shimabukuro Kimie and tell her not to continue. But...

"Looking at Jun Hui who appeared in front of us again as the Grandmother of Longevity, we couldn't say anything..."

After hearing the villagers' answers, Hattori Heiji and Conan were speechless and didn't know what to say. After learning the truth, they felt that this was simply an absurd drama. Shimabukuro Kimie worked hard to play the role of a longevity woman to maintain the lives of everyone on the island, and the residents of the island acquiesced to this because they couldn't bear to destroy Shimabukuro Kimie's efforts and were worried about their own livelihoods. It was like a pantomime in which both parties knew the truth but thought the other party didn't know.

At this point, things are almost clear!

After confirming the news from the villagers, Hattori Heiji excitedly brought Conan back to the inn.

"Hey, listen to me!"

However, just as the two were running up the stairs, suddenly, Xiaolan's low moan was heard from the guest room door not far away.

"Ah... um... it's too late..."

"……?"

Hearing this voice, Hattori Heiji and Conan were both stunned, but before they could come to their senses, they heard Kazuha's voice coming out.

"I too... can't take it anymore... please, Mr. Fang Zheng, let me go. It's so big... so thick... it can't go in... owl..."

However, the next moment, He Ye's pleading turned into sobs.

"What are you doing?!"

At this time, Hattori Heiji could no longer bear it, and rushed over to open the door. Then he saw Xiaolan collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath. And Kazuha was sitting at the table, her eyes wide open and her cheeks flushed. Opposite her, Fang Zheng was holding a thick black roll and stuffing it into Kazuha's mouth...

"…What on earth are you doing?"

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji and Conan were stunned.

"Nothing."

Seeing the two people coming back, Fang Zheng also clapped his hands.

"We played cards and agreed that whoever lost would get a snack."

"I will never play cards with Mr. Fang Zheng again..."

At this moment, Xiaolan was lying on the floor, holding her stomach with a look of pain on her face.

"It's simply cheating..."

"Me too. I can tell what cards someone has just by looking at their expression. How can I play against them?"

He Ye also put the cards in her hand on the table in frustration. At first, Fang Zheng suggested taking off clothes, but they definitely refused. Then he changed the subject and said that the loser would have to eat a piece of cake. Xiaolan and He Ye naturally did not object to this, but felt that they had won. Unexpectedly, Fang Zheng killed them both directly, and they had no power to fight back. He stuffed cakes into their mouths like feeding pigs. At first, the two of them were still very happy to eat, but now...

"I, I can't eat anymore."

"Me too……"

"Why."

Looking at the two people who raised their hands in surrender, Fang Zheng shook his head and threw the cards in his hand on the table.

"You can't eat this much, it means you don't have a good appetite."

"This isn't a matter of having a small appetite, Mr. Fang Zheng!"

Hearing this, Xiaolan was completely speechless.

"hehe."

Looking at the miserable state of the two girls, Fang Zheng chuckled. Although Xiaolan was indeed very popular, it did not mean that he would be gentle with her. After all, even if he was gentle with her, she would not be his woman. It would be more interesting to play a trick on her.

"Really, you guys are having fun."

After listening to the two girls' complaints, Hattori Heiji and Conan were speechless, but soon, Hattori Heiji changed the subject.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. We have obtained very useful information!"

As he spoke, Hattori Heiji explained to the two the information he and Conan had investigated, and after hearing the explanation, the two girls were also shocked.

"The Longevity Lady is actually Miss Shimabukuro Kimie in disguise?"

"And the people on the island actually knew about it a long time ago?"

“That’s right!”

Hattori Heiji snapped his fingers triumphantly.

"According to the information we have found, the older people on this island actually know about this, only the young people don't know. This also explains why Kadowaki Saori's father sold the dugong arrow to someone else and didn't seem to care. And why Kadowaki Saori was so panicked after losing the arrow. After all, if she knew that the longevity woman was Shimabukuro Kimie in disguise, she would definitely not be so panicked."

"But what does this have to do with the death of Ms. Kadowaki Saori and the others?"

Xiaolan raised her own questions.

"It's impossible that the three of them discovered the secret that Miss Shimabukuro Kimie was pretending to be a longevity lady and then were silenced because of it."

"this……"

Faced with Xiaolan's question, Hattori Heiji and Conan were dumbfounded. They were just immersed in the excitement of uncovering a big secret. As for whether this secret was related to the incident, it seemed... it was not certain yet!

"Anyway, let's go talk to Miss Shimabukuro Kimie first."

At this time, Fang Zheng also put down his teacup and stood up.

"Tell her that everyone on this island knows that she is pretending to be the Longevity Lady. As for whether she killed the person, it won't be too late to ask her later. At least it's much better than the current ridiculous and pathetic situation."

"Yes, I thought so too."

Hearing this, Xiaolan also stood up in a hurry. She was kind-hearted, and after listening to Conan and the others' story, she felt extremely sympathetic towards Shimabukuro Kimie's current situation. Others did not say much, including Conan and Hattori Heiji. After all, they only suspected that Shimabukuro Kimie might have killed Kadowaki Saori and the others, but without motive, means, or evidence, they could not draw any conclusions.

They are not the confused detective Kogoro Mori.

Soon, everyone came to the shrine again and met Shimabukuro Kimie.

"Excuse me, what is the matter with you, everyone?"

"Yes, Miss Shimabukuro Kimie, we have something we want to confirm with you and the longevity lady."

Looking at Shimabukuro Kimie in front of him, Fang Zheng smiled slightly and then spoke.

Upon hearing Fang Zheng's request, Shimabukuro Kimie nodded.

"Okay, please wait a moment, I'll go call my mother-in-law."

Then Shimabukuro Kimie led everyone to the living room and turned and left. After a long while, everyone sitting in the living room heard the sound of a cane tapping the ground, and a thin old lady appeared in front of everyone.

"Ahem, may I ask...what can you do for an old lady like me?"

The old lady who appeared in front of them looked quite old, with dark skin, dull eyes and white hair. Her thin body didn't look much older than Conan. The Shimabukuro Kimie just now was a slender and sweet-tempered beauty. To be honest, even though they knew the truth, they still found it incredible. They couldn't imagine how Shimabukuro Kimie turned herself into such a thin old lady.

This isn't makeup, this is a direct transformation!

Looking at this scene, Fang Zheng also sighed.

"I'm really sorry for you, Miss Shimabukuro Kimie. It must be hard for you to come out to greet us dressed like this."

“…”

Hearing this, Grandma Changshou looked at Fang Zheng.

"…What do you mean?"

"I just said that."

Fang Zheng would never present evidence one by one like Conan and Hattori Heiji did to make the other party confess. He just made it clear directly.

"We have something we want to confirm with Miss Shimabukuro Kimie and Lady Choshou in person. Now that Lady Choshou is here, where is Miss Shimabukuro Kimie? I hope both of you can appear in front of me at the same time. If that's not possible..."

"That means I'm pretending."

At this moment, the hunched old lady suddenly straightened up, and her voice changed from hoarse to clear and sweet. Xiaolan and Heye were stunned when they heard this voice.

"Ms. Jun Hui?!"

"Yes, that's me."

As she spoke, Shimabukuro Kimie reached out her hand and tore off the mask on her face... Well, Fang Zheng seemed to have seen Kaito Kid use this trick before, so it seems that there are many people who can disguise themselves.

At the same time, Shimabukuro Kimie lifted up her clothes, and then everyone saw that her legs were completely together. In other words, Miss Shimabukuro Kimie was actually supporting the ground with her knees, with her calves together and attached to her back, and using a crutch to maintain balance, she was able to shrink her body and play the role of an old lady who was much shorter than her actual height.

Shimabukuro Kimie untied the leather buckles that bound her legs, and then took off her fake leather gloves and white wig. Soon, a young woman wearing a longevity woman's clothes appeared in front of everyone.

"Not bad, not bad, really amazing."

Fang Zheng also clapped his hands.

"To be honest, I think your disguise skills are much better than Kaito Kid's."

"Well……"

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji and Conan were speechless.

"Thanks for the compliment."

In response to Fang Zheng's praise, Shimabukuro Kimie smiled sweetly.

"When I was in college, I was a special effects makeup artist for the film club. The movie we shot even won a gold medal. I am very confident in my makeup skills. However, you still saw through me... May I ask, what exactly made you doubt me?"

“It’s very simple.”

Fang Zheng was also quite frank when facing Shimabukuro Kimie.

“The villagers told me.”

"……Why?"

Hearing this, Shimabukuro Kimie's expression changed slightly.

"On the night when Kadowaki Saori and the other two had an accident, I heard some villagers say, 'It's a good thing that Kimie wasn't the one who had the accident, otherwise there would be no festival next year'..."

Having said this, Fang Zheng looked at Shimabukuro Kimie.

"Ms. Shimabukuro Kimie, you should know what this means."

"this……"

At this moment, Shimabukuro Kimie's face was stiff and she was stunned. At the same time, Hattori Heiji continued speaking.

"And we have confirmed with the villagers. We found that apart from the younger generation, the other older residents on the island actually knew that you were pretending to be the Longevity Lady. They also knew that it was your mother who died in the fire three years ago. At that time, they thought about confessing to you completely, but seeing how you tried so hard to play the role of the Longevity Lady... they..."

“…”

Shimabukuro Kimie didn't say anything. She just stared at everyone blankly, tears streaming down her eyes as she muttered to herself.

"… So, they already knew… Then, what was the purpose of my efforts over the past three years? What was I actually doing? I…"

Having said that, Shimabukuro Kimie seemed to realize her own gaffe. She reached out to wipe away her tears, then raised her head again with a sad smile.

"It seems that no secret can last forever. The funny thing is that I thought I could keep doing this forever."

"Ms. Jun Hui..."

Seeing Shimabukuro Kimie's sad and painful appearance, Xiaolan wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to say it. Shimabukuro Kimie shook her head, closed her eyes, calmed down for a moment, then took a deep breath and looked at everyone.

"You came here for Saori and the others, right?"

Hearing this, Conan and Hattori Heiji immediately perked up.

"Indeed, I hate them very much and I wish I could kill them..."

Next, Shimabukuro Kimie confessed to everyone the feud between her and Kadowaki Saori and others. It turned out that the fire that occurred three years ago was not an accident at all, but was set deliberately by Kadowaki Saori and the other two in order to confirm whether the longevity lady was really immortal!

"Even then, my mother called me and asked me to continue pretending to be the longevity lady and to keep working for this island. I always regarded this as my mother's last words and carried it out seriously, until a week ago, when Saori suddenly found me and asked me to give her another dugong arrow. It was then that I learned the truth about the disaster from them."

As she spoke, Shimabukuro Kimie clenched her fists tightly.

"It wasn't an accident at all. They killed my mother! They locked her up in a warehouse and burned her alive! Whenever I think of what happened at that time, I feel extremely angry!"

"So you killed them?"

Hattori Heiji stared at Shimabukuro Kimie and asked, but Shimabukuro Kimie smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"To be honest, I really thought about killing them. I even planned a plan to let them die after the Mermaid Festival. But... I didn't have time to do it. No, I should say I did it..."

"……?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in confusion.

If you do it, you do it. If you don’t do it, you don’t do it. What the hell is this?

"Have you heard of Hell Communications?"

At this time, Shimabukuro Kimie asked again, and everyone shook their heads of course, but this time Kazuha seemed to remember something.

"Oh, I've heard of it. It's a website!"

"What website?"

Hattori Heiji was confused by what Kazuha said, and Kazuha hurriedly introduced him.

"It's an urban legend. Legend has it that if you enter a URL at 00:00 in the morning, you will enter a website called Hell Communication. As long as you leave a message saying who you want to kill, that person will disappear into hell..."

Having said that, Kazuha couldn't help but think of something and looked at Shimabukuro Kimie with a pale face.

"No way?"

"Yes."

Shimabukuro Kimie nodded.

"The day I got the truth from Saori, I was very angry, so I thought of this urban legend. I opened the website and left a message about my experience on it - of course, this was just my momentary confusion at the time. When I woke up the next day, I also felt that I shouldn't rely on this weird urban legend, so I planned to find an opportunity to call Saori out and kill her, but..."

At this point, Shimabukuro Kimie seemed to recall something and couldn't help but tremble.

"After that, I didn't contact Saori, and soon after that day, I received a call with a very gloomy girl's voice. She told me, 'They will go to hell with your hatred'... Then, I found out that Saori, Sumi and Naoko were all missing."

“…”

No one spoke, and the living room was dead silent. Xiaolan held Conan tightly, and Kazuha was so scared that she hugged Hattori Heiji's arm.

Even Hattori Heiji couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"Do you have any evidence for what you said?"

"No."

Shimabukuro Kimie shook her head.

"I went to the telephone company to check the records, but there was no record of anyone calling me at that time, and I couldn't open that website either..."

Speaking of this, Shimabukuro Kimie couldn't help but smile.

"And I still remember that girl also said to me, 'Lies are lies after all, just as the truth they hide will be exposed one day'... Now it seems that this sentence was obviously said to me."

"Wait, Sister Junhui, you said the person who called you was a girl?"

At this moment, Conan also hurriedly asked, and Shimabukuro Kimie nodded.

"Yes, judging from her voice, she should be younger than Xiaolan and the others, maybe in middle school? But her voice is very low and unique. It sounds...to be honest, it doesn't sound like the voice of a living person."