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"Oh~ I know! It's a rich woman!" Hattori nudged Chu Ming with a lewd look on his face, implying something, "Don't mention it, Chu Ming's face is so tender, it is indeed very attractive to rich women."
Conan followed behind and cheered.
Chu Ming kicked two people on the buttocks and said, "Get lost. What did you discuss just now?"
Hattori straightened his expression and said, "That confused uncle thought that Miss Sumi was looking for the mermaid's grave, so she fell into the water and struggled to grab the rope. As a result, the rope got wrapped around her neck and she suffocated to death. But Conan and I found a lifebuoy, so the possibility of homicide has greatly increased."
"So do we have to wait for the police to come? Xiaolan and Heye just went to call the police. Why, the police haven't arrived yet?"
Chu Ming looked around but didn't see any police. Could it be that they couldn't get through again because of an earthquake, tsunami, mudslide or something like that?
"The sea is too rough, the police said they can't come for now, they have to wait until the storm subsides."
Hattori spread his hands. He was used to the police being so unreliable, especially since the American Island was geographically remote. So even if there was a police station nearby, they basically had no control over the place.
"But this also has its advantages. The wind and waves are too strong, the police can't get over, and the murderer will be trapped on the island and can't get out. Let's hurry up and look for clues and catch the murderer before the police arrive." Conan suggested.
The three of them sat cross-legged on the table in the room and began to sort out the existing clues. Conan and Hattori were reasoning with each other enthusiastically. Chu Ming's voice was not heard for a long time. Conan turned around to ask Chu Ming's opinion, but found that only he and Hattori were reasoning. Chu Ming had already fallen asleep leaning against the pillar behind him, with his saliva flowing out.
Suddenly I want to go on strike...
Chapter 264 Codename: Mermaid
"Do we really want to sneak in? Is there any need? I didn't bring the right clothes!" Chu Ming collapsed on the bed in the hotel and didn't want to move.
"How about I lend you one? We are about the same size, and I happened to bring two sets of black school uniforms. Look, our Osaka Kaikata Academy uniforms are handsome, aren't they?"
"No way, it's obvious that the school uniform of Teidan High School is the coolest. At that time, I - hiss, why did you hit me, Brother Chu Ming!" Conan retorted unconvinced.
"Conan, have you seen Teitan's school uniform? What happened to you back then?" Xiaolan looked at him in confusion, her eyes clear.
Conan quickly tried to make amends, flattering himself: "I saw Shinichi-niang wearing it, it was so handsome!! It's a hundred times more handsome than what Hattori-niang is wearing now!"
Hattori was obviously unconvinced: "Brother Chu Ming, who do you think has a more handsome school uniform, me or Kudo?"
Chu Ming silently flipped through a picture from his phone album and put it in front of the two people. It was a picture of him standing at the school gate wearing the Tokyo University uniform. "Obviously, our Tokyo University uniform is the most handsome."
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The three childish boys began to argue endlessly about whose school uniform was better-looking, citing classics and arguing about everything from the collar to the cuffs, from the pockets to the hem.
Finally, the three of them, who were all childish and couldn't win the fight, all looked at Xiaolan and Heye: "What do you think?"
Xiaolan's mouth twitched: "Uh... this... I think... they are all pretty, right?"
Chu Ming poked the face on the phone screen and said, "How come they are the same? Doesn't my school uniform look best against my face?"
He Ye looked at it and nodded silently: "It seems... to make some sense."
Chu Ming, who got the unanimous approval of the two ladies, instantly became proud. Without being urged by others, he took the initiative to lead everyone to the Ebihara family to attend the memorial service for Ebihara Sumi.
He had originally planned to wait until Conan and the others had passed, then change his disguise and sneak in to look for Shimabukuro Kimie, but since he was going with Conan and the others, it didn't matter, he could just run away when he had the time.
At the memorial service, Chu Ming quietly followed Shimabukuro Kimie out of the room. Because he didn't bring any disguise materials, he directly used his points to exchange for Shotake Yusuke's face. He watched Shimabukuro Kimie strangle Kuroe Naoko with a crazy look on her face, tied her to the fishing net, sprinkled fish scales on her, sneered, and when he was about to leave, he stood silently behind her.
Shimabukuro Kimie was walking when she suddenly bumped into someone. She was startled and turned pale. After seeing that it was a stranger, she gritted her teeth and a murderous look appeared in her eyes: "Sir, you... did you see everything... I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
She controlled the volume to prevent anyone in the room from hearing. Tears gradually gathered in her eyes, swaying in the cold wind: "You saw it all, so please call the police, it's all my fault..."
Chu Ming cooperated with her performance: "Hey, Miss Shimabukuro, how could you do such a thing, you... Hey!"
Just as Chu Ming shook his head and sighed, Shimabukuro Junhui walked lightly, like a nimble cat, and circled behind Chu Ming. A rope appeared in her hand and was put around Chu Ming's neck. Then she pulled back hard: "I'm sorry, sir, but you saw something you shouldn't have seen first."
Chu Ming grabbed the rope as she was about to put it on, tilted his head back slightly and left the rope loop. Then he took out his phone, played a piece of music, and put the earphones into her ears.
This was the brainwashing audio that Chu Ming took from Rum. It was very effective. Almost as soon as the headphones were put in, Shimabukuro Kimie stopped moving. Struggle and uneasiness slowly emerged on her face, and then were slowly smoothed out. She became attached, and finally calmed down.
Chu Ming looked at the changes in Shimabukuro Kimie's expression. According to Rum, this brainwashing audio is a simplified version of brainwashing, used on people with low willpower. After listening to it, nothing will change in the daily life of the brainwashed person, but once they hear the hypnotist's order, they will not disobey it subconsciously.
"Shimabukuro Kimie, I can help you get rid of the crime and I can also help you improve your plan, but you must be loyal to me. From now on, your code name is: Mermaid." Chu Ming said in a deep voice.
Shimabukuro Kimie's eyes were confused for a moment, then slowly became clear, and she nodded: "Okay, sir."
Since Belmode looked down on him, Chu Ming thought it would be much more convenient if he had a subordinate who was completely loyal to him, especially when many things were not suitable for Bourbon to do. Just now, he tested it. Did Belmode really not make a mistake? Is this called kindness? ?
Killing is an addictive thing. It is a wonderful thing to be able to control the life and death of others in your own hands, so most people can't stop.
Maybe Shimabukuro Kimie was very kind before, but she killed three people in succession, and no matter how kind a person is, they can never go back to the past.
After cleaning up the scene, Chu Ming thought about it and decided to ask people in the organization to drive a boat over and take Shimabukuro Kimie away quietly.
When the memorial service was over, the screams arrived late.
Xiaolan and Kazuha held their hands tightly together, staring at Naoko Kuroe who was hanging on the fishing net at the beach: "She, she has fish scales on her body!! Could she really, really become... a mermaid..."
Hattori took Kazuha's other hand and said seriously: "Kazuha, remember, don't leave my side."
One of Kazuha's hands was held by Xiaolan, and the other hand was held by Hattori. Her face suddenly turned red and she looked embarrassed.
Chu Ming took a picture of the two holding hands and looking at each other affectionately, and sent it to Xiaolan, who was standing beside them with a look of excitement.
He finally discovered that Sonoko was the leader of the Shinichi and Ran CP, while Ran was the leader of the Heiwa CP...
Seeing Conan looking at Hattori and Kazuha with some envy, Chu Ming couldn't help teasing him, and changed into Xiaolan's voice and leaned close to Conan's ear: "Conan, remember, don't leave my side."
Conan turned around touched, only to find Chu Ming with a smirk on his face behind him. He couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "Brother Chu Ming, you are so boring!"
Chu Ming spread his hands and said, "Ms. Shimabukuro just said that she wanted to look for the list of people who participated in the Dugong Festival. Do you want to go and take a look together?"
Chu Ming began to help Shimabukuro Kimie lead the plot.
"Okay, let's see if there are any clues."
In the study, Shimabukuro Kimie searched every corner but couldn't find the new sign-in book. Chu Ming was looking through the sign-in records of politicians from previous years.
"Kishida Yukishiro, Nakatani Kouichi, Ōyama Ie, Furuya Masaaki... wow, they are all big shots, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Interior, the President of the Bank of Japan, so many people have been here."
Chu Ming sighed as he secretly took a picture of the list with the system camera. This should be part of the network behind the organization, right?
It feels like the whole of Japan is about to be controlled by the organization.
Chapter 265 Being a Hooligan
When Hattori heard what Chu Ming said, he leaned over and started looking at the list.
Chu Ming handed him the list, moved closer to Conan, and used the system to take a picture of the page in his hand. Apart from anything else, Vodka's handwriting was quite cute.
Just now, Shimabukuro Kimie didn't find the roster in the room, so she said she would go to the warehouse to look for it. After the three of them finished flipping through the two books in their hands, they waited in the room for Shimabukuro Kimie to bring the latest roster. Unfortunately, she didn't wait for her, but instead heard Xiaolan and Kazuha screaming again.
"Sister Xiaolan, what's wrong?" Conan ran out of the door as soon as he heard the voice. Looking at Xiaolan standing at the door and leaning closely on Kazuha, he asked nervously.
Hattori also quickly ran to Kazuha's side.
"Heiji, just now, there was a woman with brown hair and glasses hiding behind a tree and staring at us!!!" When Kazuha saw Hattori coming, she quickly held his hand and pointed behind the tree in panic.
"Wearing glasses? Could it be Ms. Saori? Did you see Ms. Shimabukuro come back?"
Xiaolan pointed to the back of the shrine: "No, Miss Shimabukuro said she wanted to look for something in the newly built warehouse at the back. That's where it is - Hey, why is it so bright there all of a sudden?"
Several people hurried over there, and after bypassing the shrine, they saw the warehouse burning with a raging fire, with flames shooting up into the sky.
"Hurry up and call the people on the island to put out the fire!!!" Hattori and Conan ran over there first, and Xiaolan and Kazuha also hurried to call for help.
However, because the fire was so large, water guns could not put it out. The fire burned all night until the entire warehouse was completely burned out and turned to ashes. Finally, the police found a charred body in the warehouse.
"I asked. Although the body was burned, it can still be seen that the victim was wearing glasses and blue clothes. It should be Miss Saori..."
After Hattori went to the scene to inquire, he came back to discuss with Conan and Chu Ming.
Chu Ming frowned: "But where did Miss Shimabukuro go? Didn't she say she went to the warehouse? How come Miss Saori's body suddenly appeared there?"
Conan looked at the two of them: "I suddenly have a bad feeling. Miss Shimabukuro said before that she had gone for dental treatment, right..."
Hattori understood what he meant immediately: "You don't mean to say..."
Chu Ming immediately stood up and went to find Maori Kogoro. It would be better for Maori Kogoro to ask for this kind of information, as the police would give him some face.
"Okay, thank you for calling to let me know." Maori Kogoro put down the receiver with a serious expression. "The police have investigated and found that the tooth shape of the charred corpse in the warehouse is consistent with the tooth shape left by Miss Shimabukuro when she went to the dentist."
“…How could this happen? How could this happen…” Xiaolan’s eyes were a little red.
"Should we inform Grandma Changshou about this news... After all, his granddaughter..." He Ye pursed his lips and there was a hint of tears in his voice.
Several people nodded, but after searching the entire shrine, they couldn't find the figure of the Longevity Lady.
"Damn it! Where on earth could an old man who can't walk very well go? Tell the police to keep looking for him! And ask the islanders if they have seen any trace of him."
Hattori was a little anxious. After all, the man was over a hundred years old and had difficulty walking. The shrine was close to the sea. What if something went wrong?
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"Have you seen the longevity lady? Well, I won't hide it from you, Jun Hui is gone, so how can there be a longevity lady..."
Hearing the three people's questions, an islander stopped what he was doing, looking very haggard.
"What do you mean?" Conan asked quickly.
"In fact, we, the older generation of islanders, all know that there is no such thing as a longevity lady. This is played by Junhui's mother and Junhui. When the warehouse caught fire three years ago, we all assumed that the longevity lady would never appear again, and we all decided not to hold the Dugong Festival from then on. But the next day, we saw Junhui dressed as a longevity lady and appeared at the entrance of the shrine, so we were naturally willing to cooperate with her."
The islander heaved a long sigh.
Conan was stunned: "So the longevity lady and Miss Jun Hui are the same person? The corpse from three years ago was actually the corpse of Miss Jun Hui's mother?"
They asked a few more people, and indeed, the older islanders basically knew about this. The island originally made money by attracting tourists through the dugong festival. Since Shimabukuro Kimie was willing to continue to play the role of the longevity lady, why would they be unwilling?
"When we first arrived on the island, we met Ms. Sumi, Naoko, and even Ms. Saori who had disappeared before. The three of them had one thing in common, which was that they firmly believed in the existence of mermaids. They even thought that the bones of mermaids had magical powers and could make people immortal. Especially Ms. Sumi was still looking for the tomb of mermaids..."
After a pause, Conan continued: "Since we now know that the tomb of the mermaid is the tomb of Miss Junhui's mother, is there a possibility... Miss Junhui is the real murderer who did all this?"
Hattori refuted without thinking: "But we have confirmed that the tooth marks on the charred corpse match the tooth marks that Miss Junhui saw when she went to the dentist."
"Hattori, think about it. Miss Kimie also said that it was Saori who accompanied her to the dentist. What if it wasn't Miss Kimie who actually saw the dentist?"
"You mean..." Hattori understood what Conan wanted to say, but he was reluctant to believe it. "If it is really as you guessed, then where is Miss Shimabukuro now? Shouldn't she appear as a longevity woman? After all, she doesn't know that others have already known the truth. If it is really as you said, the longevity woman should not disappear."
“That’s what I’m considering now.”
Seeing that the two could not come to a conclusion after discussion, Chu Ming took out his phone and said, "Guessing is just guessing after all. We will know after verifying it. We just need to confirm who saw the dentist that day. Let's call the dentist's office and ask."
Chu Ming directly called the dentist's clinic and asked which of the two girls who had visited the dentist a month ago had their teeth checked.
The dentist on the other end of the phone answered affirmatively that it was the long-haired, gentle-looking girl.
After hanging up the phone, Conan fell into deep thought again. So, the body in the warehouse must be Shimabukuro Kimie's...