Conan's Science Manga Artist Kudo Yuuji

Chapter 121 Ai and... two uncles?

The sky was a little gloomy, dark clouds kept rolling overhead, and the cries of petrels rose and fell, making the guests leaning against the cruise ship sigh at the magnificence of the sea.

"Ha! Isn't it a trip?"

Kogoro Mouri, wearing a beige coat, leaned on the railing. With a cigarette in his mouth, he turned his head and looked at the Osaka boy next to him, as if he was a little dissatisfied with Hattori Heiji's deception.

"How did it become a case again! I turned down the invitation of my poker friends and brought my family out!"

"It doesn't matter, uncle, you don't have any loss anyway, and as compensation for deceiving you, I will pay for the travel expenses." After tidying up his hair, Hattori Heiji put on a baseball cap on his head and looked at Yuuji who was carrying a cat bag over there.

"Don't be angry, Sister Akiko." Yuji coaxed Akiko who was holding the dog, and exchanged glances with Xiao Ai: "I didn't mean to lie to you. This is really a good place for tourism and vacation."

"Really, it's troublesome enough to have cases come to my door at ordinary times, and now I have to find cases myself." Akiko buried her head in Shinpachi's head: "I feel that I have seen more dead people in this month than in the past 26 years."

Hiroki also sat on the deck chair with a tired face. He was unusually calm at this time with his chin supported by his hand: "Anyway, I'm used to it. It shouldn't be a coincidence outside of Beika Town that I will encounter dead people wherever I go..."

Anna in the cat bag was shouting at Yuji in a soft voice. 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 specializes in eating mermaid meat on that island. She was on the news three years ago. It is said that she is immortal and a magical person." Kazuha and Xiaolan walked out of the cabin and discussed the magical story on the island.

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

It's better to say that he was very happy. Anna was very fierce to ordinary people, and Akiko and Hiroki were also ordinary, but they were particularly close to Yuji, which made the boy feel very accomplished in raising cats.

Goro from the Fei Law Firm was not good. He was a fat cat who could open his belly to anyone.

Fei Eri sometimes complained to Xiaolan that her husband and cat had the same personality and would go up to meow when they saw beautiful girls.

"How can immortality exist!" Yuji touched Conan's head, not paying any attention to the gaze from a corner: "Obaa-san is an obaa-san. No matter how young she pretends to be, she is not an 18-year-old girl."

Hey, hey, who are you hinting at!

Conan also felt the creepy gaze and hid next to Maori Kogoro.

"Okay, brother Heiji, why don't you tell me what the case is?" Conan pulled the cat bag back on and tugged at Hattori Heiji's sleeves.

The Kansai boy's face suddenly became serious. He leaned against the railing and looked at everyone who was traveling with him: "The commission letter sent only has a few simple sentences, and the handwriting is sloppy. It was probably written in a panic. It said that the mermaid is about to be killed, please come and save her."

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

Yuji pinched his chin and thought: "Could it be that someone wants to kill the old mermaid lady, but it is not ruled out that it is the same as the incident on Tsukikage Island."

Conan's expression suddenly became ugly. Asai Narimi was a painful lesson he could not forget. The elementary school student immediately turned his head to look at his younger brother: "You mean, this person also intends to kill people, but is hesitating, so he sent a letter to the detective, hoping that we can stop him!"

"Guess, just a guess." Yuji saw that Conan was wearing a little less clothes, and pushed him directly into Xiaolan's arms to prevent him from catching a cold.

"In fact, I have also contacted the sender, her name is Kadokyo Saori. The first time I got through, I heard nothing but the sound of the waves and the moaning of a woman, and then I was immediately hung up. The second time, I couldn't get through." Hattori Heiji lowered his head and listened to the sound of the waves under the boat.

………

"You said Miss Kadokyo Saori is missing?!" Maori Kogoro looked at the local police staff.

"Yes, she disappeared three days ago. We thought she might have gone to the mainland to play."

The man in front of him smiled embarrassedly: "Sorry, I still have to go to the Festival Square to assist in the work. If you still want to know about Saori, go to the gift shop on the corner and ask. She usually works there."

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

"Anyway, let's go to the gift shop."

The gift shop on the corner was not far away. After the group arrived at the store, Maori Kogoro, Conan and Hattori Heiji went to ask as usual, while the others picked up the goods in the store.

"There are really a lot of things related to mermaids here!" Xiaolan picked up a pendant and showed it to Kazuha: "In addition to the mermaid amulet, there are also mermaid suspender clips."

"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 Kazuha immediately came over, picked up the same rings, and hesitated whether to buy them.

"But isn't it the Mermaid Festival? Why is it called Dugong?" Akiko pulled Xiaoai and chose a hairpin to buy for her sister.

"Actually, Dugong is a mermaid, but it's not as beautiful as in fairy tales."

Ai took the hairpin and looked around calmly: "Every time the Dugong Festival here, lots are issued. Three people who are drawn will give out the Dugong Arrow. It is said that if you get it, you will be immortal."

"Hey, how did you know this, Ai?" Xiaolan and Kazuha looked at the girl over there.

"I came here with two uncles before."

Knowing the past of Ai and Akiko (Yuji's fake version), Xiaolan looked at the girl with some pity.

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

Ai hid behind Akiya and stopped talking after noticing that Xiaolan's eyes were a little wrong.

"Saori drew the Dugong Arrow last year, but accidentally threw it away. So she was very scared a week ago, worried that the mermaid would come to retaliate against her." The clerk looked at the two men and a little boy in front of him, and told the three people the details with some worry.

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

It was just a gimmick created to develop tourism. It was the first time that local residents were fooled into it, so it was okay.

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

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

A mushroom-headed woman in her twenties, she looked like a charlatan, as if she was talking about some truth, which made Yuji frown and feel a little uncomfortable.

"Because there are people on this island who have eaten mermaid meat and become immortal."

The woman seemed to believe in the existence of mermaids.