Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

Chapter 121 Xiao Ai and... Two Uncles?
The sky was gloomy, with dark clouds rolling overhead, and the calls of petrels one after another, making the guests on the cruise ship sigh at the magnificence of the sea.

"Ha! Isn't it a trip?"

Mouri Kogoro, who was wearing a beige coat, was lying on the railing. With a cigarette in his mouth, he turned to look at the Osaka boy next to him, seemingly dissatisfied with Hattori Heiji's deception.

"Why did it become a case again! I turned down the invitation from my poker friends and came out with my family!"

"It doesn't matter, uncle, you have nothing to lose anyway, and as compensation for lying to you, I will pay for all the travel expenses." After adjusting his hair, Hattori Heiji put his baseball cap on his head and looked over there. Look at Yuji who is carrying a cat bag.

"Don't be angry, sister Mingzi." Yu Er coaxed Ming Zi who was hugging the dog, and met Xiao Ai's eyes: "I didn't mean to lie to you, this is really a good place for vacation."

"Really, it's enough to be distressed when a case comes to your door. Now I'm going to find the case by myself." Akiko buried her head on Shinpachi's head: "I feel that I have seen more dead people in the past month than I have seen in the past 26 years." There are many."

Hiroki also sat on the chair on the deck with a tired look on his face. He was holding his chin with his hand and was extremely calm at this time: "Anyway, I'm used to it. It shouldn't be such a coincidence that I encounter dead people just about anywhere outside Mihua Town." Bar…"

Anna in the cat bag was yelling at Yuji with a clip sound, and the soft-hearted boy opened a gap to let the kitten breathe a little fresh air.

"I heard that there is an old lady who eats mermaid meat on that island. It was on the news three years ago. It is said that she is immortal and she is a magical person." He Ye and Xiao Lan walked out of the cabin and discussed. The magical story of that small island.

"That's probably fake." Yuji hung the cat bag on Conan's body, not paying any attention to Anna's yelling at Conan.

It would be better to say that he is very happy. Anna is very fierce to ordinary people, and Akiko and Hiroki are also ordinary, but they are very close to Yuji, which makes the boy feel very fulfilled in raising cats.

The same cannot be said for Goro from Feifa Law Firm. He is a fat cat who can open his belly to anyone.

Fei Yingli sometimes complained to Xiaolan, saying that her husband and the cat had the same personality and would meow when they saw a pretty girl.

"How can such a thing as immortality exist?" Yuji touched Conan's head, not paying attention to the gaze coming from a corner: "Obasan is Obasan, no matter how much he pretends to be young, he is not a girl."

Hey hey hey, who are you hinting at?

Conan also felt the creepy sight and hid next to Mouri Kogoro.

"Okay, Brother Heiji, let's talk about what the case is, right?" Conan pulled the cat bag back up and tugged on Hattori Heiji's cuffs.

The face of the young man in Kansai suddenly became serious at this moment. He leaned his back against the railing and looked at everyone who was traveling with him: "There are only a few simple sentences in the entrustment letter, which was written in a rough handwriting. It is said that the mermaid She is about to be killed, please come and save her."

"Hoo! That's really interesting. The most famous thing on this island is the mermaid, and then someone writes to you saying that the mermaid is going to be killed."

Yuji pinched his chin and pondered: "Could it be that someone wants to kill the old mermaid lady, but it's not ruled out that it's the same as what happened to Moon Shadow Island."

Conan's expression turned ugly for a moment. Asai Narumi was a painful lesson that he could not forget. The primary school student immediately turned to look at his younger brother: "You mean, this person also plans to kill someone, but he is hesitant, so he sent a letter to the detective, hoping that we can stop it. Is he!"

"Guess, it's just a guess." Yuji saw that Conan was wearing a little less clothes, and pushed him directly into Xiaolan's arms, so as not to catch a cold.

"Actually, I also contacted the sender. It was Saori Monsie. After the first connection, the sound of the sea waves was the moan of a woman, and I was immediately hung up. The second time, I couldn't get through." Hattori Heiji bowed his head. Listen to the sound of the waves below the boat.

.........

"You said Miss Monkyo Saori's whereabouts are unknown?!" Mouri Kogoro looked at the local police staff.

"Yeah, she disappeared three days ago. We thought she had gone to play in the mainland."

The man in front of him smiled embarrassedly: "Sorry, I still have to go to the celebration square to assist with work, if you still want to know about Saori, you can go to the gift shop on the corner, she usually works there. "

"Three days ago, it happened to be the time when the letter arrived at my house." Hattori Heiji looked at Conan and Yuji.

"Anyway, let's go check out the gift shop."

The gift shop on the corner of the street is not far away. After a group of people came to the shop, Mori Kogoro, Conan and Hattori Heiji went to inquire as usual, while others picked out the products in the shop.

"There are really a lot of mermaid-related things here!" Xiaolan picked up a pendant and showed it to He Ye: "In addition to the mermaid's amulet, there is also a mermaid's belt clip."

"Yes, there are even mermaid rings." Yuji picked up a pair of mermaid-shaped rings: "These are usually bought by couples, right?"

Hearing Yuji's words, Xiaolan and Heye immediately walked over, picked up the same ring, and hesitated whether to buy it or not.

"But it's not a mermaid celebration, why is it called a dugong?" Mingzi took Xiao Ai and chose a hairpin to buy for her sister.

"In fact, dugongs are just mermaids, but they are not as beautiful as in fairy tales."

Xiao Ai took the hairpin and looked around calmly: "Dugong celebrations here will issue lotteries every time, and three people will be drawn to send out dugong arrows. It is said that if you get it, you can live forever."

"Hey, Xiao Ai, how did you know?" Xiao Lan and He Ye looked at the girl over there.

"I've been here with two uncles before."

Knowing the past between Xiao Ai and Ming Zi (forged version by Yu Er), Xiao Lan also looked at the girl with some affection in her eyes.

Akiko and Xiao Ai's biological father, right? Akiko's mother remarried Mr. Okiya, and changed her name from Haibara to Okiya.

Sensing that Xiaolan's eyes were wrong, Xiao Ai hid behind Mingzi and stopped talking.

"Saori drew a dugong arrow last year, but accidentally lost it. So she was very scared a week ago, worried that the mermaid would come to take revenge on her." The clerk looked at the two men and a little boy in front of him, and was a little worried. He told the three people the specific situation.

"Where are there mermaids in this world!" Mori Kogoro looked at the clerk in front of him speechlessly.

It's just a gimmick created for the purpose of developing tourism, and it's okay to see local residents being tricked into it for the first time.

"No! There are real mermaids in this world."

A female voice came from the door, attracting everyone's attention.

I saw a mushroom-headed woman in her twenties. She looked like a magic stick, as if she was talking about the truth, which made Yuji frown and feel uncomfortable.

"Because there are people who eat mermaid meat and live forever on this island."

The woman seemed to believe in the existence of the mermaid.

(End of this chapter)