Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

Chapter 122 Yuji hangs someone on a tree

"It's you, Naoko." The clerk looked at the mushroom head at the door and sighed helplessly.

"You just said that there are indeed people in this world who have eaten mermaid meat and become immortal?" Yuji took the cat bag from Conan and carried it on his back.

"The dugong arrow made by the long-lived woman using the hair grown by her mind can realize the dream of immortality no matter who falls into it."

Mushroom head crossed his arms, as if he had some disdain for the door assistant Saori: "Shazhi has lost such an important thing, it is only natural for her to escape from this island in fear of the mermaid's revenge."

"Hey...some people believe such an outrageous story." Yuji and Akiko glanced at each other, "The only one who would believe this kind of legend is Obasan with his face full of wrinkles."

Someone was staring at me just now!

Suddenly, there seemed to be a gust of cold wind blowing across the boy's body. He kept turning around trying to find the voyeur, but failed, and was punched by Mori Kogoro instead.

"It hurts! Uncle, why did you hit me!"

"Don't do these weird actions outside, and don't laugh at other people's customs!"

Mouri Kogoro buttoned up his coat, and when he saw Conan's half-smiling expression, he also punched him.

"Who was the longevity lady that Miss Naoko was talking about just now?" Hattori Heiji leaned on the counter, ignoring Kazuha who was measuring the size of his fingers.

"Mrs. Shimabukuro is the symbol of our island and the protagonist of every celebration."

"How old is that old lady now?"

Conan was not as tall as the counter, and from the perspective of the clerk, he could only see a dull hair, but the clerk still answered the child's question.

"It is said that there are people who are [-] years old and [-] years old. I suggest you go to the shrine. The Shimabukuro family is there. Their girl Junhui also grew up with Saori."

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"American Shrine?!"

Yuji looked at the sign next to Shinto and complained speechlessly: "This name is so weird that it looks like a British Buddhist temple or a Korean pyramid."

But the miko lady is quite pretty...

Yuji looked at Shimabukuro Kimie who was communicating with Ran and the others, and began to wander around the shrine.

Is there such a big warehouse here?
Yuji found the warehouse behind the shrine, put the cat bag on his chest and looked in the window.

There's a woman inside!

I remember that Hattori called out Monkyo Saori's household registration information at the police station, and the photo on it was exactly the same as the woman lying in the warehouse.

Yuji looked around, opened the sliding door of the warehouse and walked in, put his hand on the neck of the bound Kadoka Saori, and found that she just fainted, tied the rope on the woman's ankle with the rope in the warehouse pull away.

Ah, there are a lot of rocks here, so be careful.

The boy seemed to be playing an dodge mobile game. Although he was highly skilled, Menxie Saori's head inevitably hit the stone a few times, causing a little bleeding.

"So, where should we put her now?"

Yuji hesitated, looked at the densely packed trees around the shrine, and simply went back to the warehouse to take out a piece of water-proof cloth and wrapped it around the Kashiko yarn, then stuffed her mouth with a handkerchief and a wooden stick, and tied the rope around the woman's waist hanging from a tree.

"Okay!" The young man patted the dust on his hands: "At most, it will only be suspected of being a corpse, which is normal."

It's okay during the day, but the wind here at night is strong. With the gloomy woods, it may look quite scary.

"Yuji, you're back!" Xiaolan, Heye and Akiko showed the number plates in their hands to Yuji.

"It is said that a lottery will be drawn according to this sign at night, and the winner will get the Dugong Arrow!"

"It's pretty good. You guys are done playing." Yuji walked to Xiao Ai and squatted down. Looking at the somewhat bored girl, he put Shinpachi's dog leash in Xiao Ai's hand.

"If you find it boring, you can play with Shinpachi, he is much more likable than Conan."

The boy gently tickled the puppy's head. After a while, Shinpachi's face began to smile, looking very cute.

"A woman said just now that a mermaid was burned to death in the warehouse here three years ago."

Conan walked up to his younger brother with a puzzled look on his face. When he saw that Yuji was not paying attention to him, he kicked the boy in the leg with dissatisfaction: "Are you listening to me?"

"Listen, listen, you said a mermaid died in the warehouse." Yuji punched Conan speechlessly: "You really think there are mermaids in this world!"

"I've become a child again. Isn't a mermaid too outrageous? There might even be a sword-wielding boy who fights ghosts, or a red-haired witch who casts magic!"

Yuji, who was surprised by Conan's statement, covered his mouth and thought for a moment before giving his opinion.

"Perhaps all the people you mentioned exist!" Yuji nodded: "And the voice actor of their main character may be the same as you."

"I'm not talking about animation!"

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As the night gradually fell, two huge bonfires were placed at the entrance of the American Shrine, and Xiaolan and his party were far away from Yuji when they entered the shrine through the simple torii gate.

"What kind of dress are you wearing!"

Hattori Heiji and Conan looked at Yuji who was wearing a black hood and a parka over there, feeling very embarrassed.

"This is the work uniform of the Heretic Inquisition and the FFF group. It is set up as a special organization to judge members for abnormal heterosexual interactions."

Yuji touched the huge plastic folding sickle in his hand and pointed at the detective duo opposite: "As the leader, I specially approve you to become my team members."

"No, no, no, we don't want to be members of some strange organization!"

After waving their hands, there were more and more people in the shrine. Everyone found a good seat and waited for the appearance of Longevity Woman.

With the opening of the sliding door of the shrine, a silver-haired woman appeared inside. She bent over and turned her head to look at everyone. The face was smooth, but there were still many wrinkles.

"It's too far away, even though I know it's an old lady, I can't see clearly." Yuji felt a little bored, so he lay on Conan's head, hooked his brother's neck with a sickle, and secretly blew in his ear .

"You are already dead…"

"Don't play tricks in this kind of place, just wait for the number to come out, and then we'll go have dinner."

Changshoupo burned three numbers on the paper door with a fire stick, and Ye Ye happily rushed to Hattori, showing him the wooden sign in his hand.

"Heiji, look, my number is winning!"

"Really, your shit luck is really strong!"

Akiko walked up to Yuji in frustration, looked at the failed sign and sighed.

"I missed it..."

"What's the matter?" Yuji handed the cat bag to Akiko from under his clothes: "Sister Akiko is already young, cheer up!"

Through the pointed hood, Akiko seemed to be able to see the boy's indifferent expression.

"Besides, Miss Xiaolan missed the shot. This arrow really isn't necessarily a good thing."

Mingzi turned her head and saw Xiaolan who was as sad as she was, and nodded her head in agreement.

Indeed, she has never seen anyone with better luck than Xiaolan!

(End of this chapter)