Chapter 16: The Disappearance of the Mermaid
"Ye Sang, it's not me looking for you, it's her, this is Yuanshan and Ye, she is your fan." , Xiaolan immediately introduced the girl next to her to Ye Siyu.
Hearing Xiaolan's introduction, Ye Siyu immediately searched for information about the other party in his memory.
Kazuha Toyama,A sophomore at Osaka Kazukata Gakuen High School,The only daughter of Chief Inspector Ginjiro Nagayama, Criminal Division of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters,Kansai High School Detective Heiji's childhood sweetheart。
"Miss Yuanshan, hello, I'm Ye Siyu." After knowing the identity of the other party, Ye Siyu smiled and stretched out his hand.
"Mr. Ye, hello, it's a pleasure to meet you, I have watched every episode of your magic show, especially the confession of thought the day before yesterday, it is so romantic." , Yuanshan and Ye said excitedly, and at the same time took out their notebooks and asked Ye Siyu to sign them.
Ye Siyu has not been idle during this time, in order to attract more attention, he has produced a magic show specially promoted for him, it can be said that Ye Siyu's current reputation is definitely much greater than Xiaolan's father Maori Kogoro, a famous detective, not to mention that Ye Siyu's appearance is absolutely the only one in the world, and those little fresh meat in the origin world who has no ability can attract countless fans by their appearance, not to mention Ye Siyu, a person with real skills, whose ability to attract fans is even more amazing.
When he walked on the road, he could be surrounded by fans casually, if Ye Siyu hadn't been able to use spiritual hints to disperse those fans, he would have had a problem even going out.
"Mr. Ye, thank you so much!" , Yuan Shan and Ye, who got Ye Siyu's signature, carefully received the notebook into their small bags, and then began to ask Ye Siyu some questions about magic, completely like a little fan girl.
"Cut, it's just a deceitful magician, what's so good, it's far worse than a detective, Conan, don't you say?"
"That's right, that's right."
At this time, a burst of complaints came from the side.
I saw Conan and a dark-skinned, African-looking guy coming in at some point.
"Flat! What did you say! Mr. Ye is a very powerful magician! Hearing that the Africans belittled Ye Siyu, Yuan Shan and Ye glared at each other dissatisfied.
"I'm telling the truth." , the African known as Heiji muttered that in his opinion, the profession of a magician or something that relies on blindfolds to please others is much worse than his favorite detective who can help others restore the truth.
"Conan, is this African kid your brother?" , Ye Siyu lowered his head and asked Conan.
He already knows who this black boy is, that is, Toyama Kazuha is a classmate of his childhood sweetheart, and Hattori Heiji, who is called "Kudo of Kanto and Hattori of Kansai" together with Kudo Shinichi.
"Hey, who's the African kid you're talking about?" , Pingji was originally very unhappy that the object he liked admired Ye Siyu so much, but now when he heard the other party say that he was from Africa, it was angry, he hated others talking about his skin the most.
"Who else has the darkest skin here besides you?" , Ye Siyu asked rhetorically.
Although Hattori Heiji is a plot character, Ye Siyu will not get used to this guy, since he mocks others, he must be ready to be ridiculed back.
"You!" , Seeing Ye Siyu talking about himself by name, Hattori Heiji became even more angry, he wanted to reason with Ye Siyu and prove that he was not African, it was a healthy complexion.
"Flat! That's enough! Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Ye! It's just that before he finished speaking, the distant mountains and leaves on the side exploded.
Although Ye Siyu said that Hattori Pingji didn't like to discuss the skin color problem the most, but in her opinion, Ye Siyu was not wrong, but Hattori Pingji was at fault first, so she didn't help Hattori Pingji speak.
"Kazuha, you...... I'm not wrong, why should I say it...... Hum! Conan, let's go, don't be like this guy. Seeing that Yuanshan and Ye didn't help themselves and didn't say anything, and wanted to apologize to Ye Siyu, a nasty guy, Hattori Heiji's lungs exploded, but when he saw Yuanshan and Ye Na, if you dare to say one more word, I will be with you, all the words were choked in his throat, and finally he could only snort coldly and pull Conan, who was going to watch a good show, and left the café.
"Mr. Ye, I'm sorry, he's usually like this, he didn't mean to belittle the magician, please don't mind." , Looking at the back of Hattori Heiji leaving, Toyama and Ye immediately apologized for it.
"It's okay, it's just that the kid is jealous, how could I blame him." , Ye Siyu waved his hand indifferently, he knew very well why Hattori Heiji would say such a thing, obviously wanting to show his strength in front of Yuanshan and Ye.
This is what men do most often in front of the women they like, in order to highlight their superiority, but this practice can easily arouse women's disgust.
"Jealous?" , Xiaolan tilted her head and asked suspiciously.
"Eat Miss Toyama's vinegar." , Ye Siyu pointed to the distant mountains and Ye said with a smile.
"Huh?" , Ye Siyu's words made Yuanshan and Ye's originally white faces instantly covered with a layer of red glow.
"Hee-hee." Seeing this, Xiaolan also understood what Ye Siyu meant.
"Miss Toyama is here to play?" , Ye Siyu didn't talk much about this, and immediately changed the topic.
"No, Ye Heping is here to invite my dad to investigate a case." , Xiaolan shook her head and explained.
"Oh? What a case, let's hear about it. Ye Siyu continued.
"That's right...... Originally, I invited Heiji to go, but at the beginning of the credible part, Heiji was called Kudo Shinichi, so we came here to find Kudo Shinichi...... Who knew he wasn't there, so we invited Xiaolan's father, Mr. Maori, to go to the American Island ...... together", Toyama and Ye explained to Ye Siyu why they came to Tokyo.
"American Island...... Mermaid ......", hearing Yuan Shan and Ye's explanation, Ye Siyu immediately looked for the details of their case this time in his mind.
If nothing is wrong, this case should be the disappearance of the mermaid.
In this case, Conan, Mori Kogoro, Koran, Hattori Heiji, and Toyama and Ha went to a place called American Island, where there was an annual mermaid festival, which was a 130-year-old longevity woman who made three arrows out of her own hair or something, and each person took a number plate, and whoever was drawn would be given an arrow, and it was said that he could live forever or something.
Then he and Ye were drawn, and two other people were also drawn, but one of the winners was hanged in front of the waterfall, and then another body appeared on the beach, and a body was also found in the warehouse.
Conan and Heiji Hattori launched an investigation.
In the end, it was discovered that the murderer was actually the granddaughter of the longevity woman, she played two roles, and played the old lady and herself, as for the reason why she killed those people, that is, these people were originally good friends who grew up with her.
These people especially wanted to get the arrow, and wanted to see if the longevity woman would die, so they set fire to the warehouse, but in fact, the longevity woman at that time was played by the girl's mother, so it was equivalent to her mother being burned alive in the warehouse, which caused a series of events.
However, compared to the reason for this case, Ye Siyu is more concerned about the mermaid's affairs.
If Conan is most likely to be involved in supernatural cases, there are two things he can think of, one is the current disappearance of the mermaid, and the other is the Foggy Tengu incident.
"American Island? I've heard about that place too, and I'm going to take a break during this time, so why don't I go with you too? Ye Siyu said.
Although it is not clear whether there really is a mermaid, it is not a hassle to investigate, and who knows if the supernatural powers of this world will be discovered.
"Mr. Ye, are you going too? That's just great! Hearing that Ye Siyu, his idol, was also going, Yuanshan and Ye jumped up excitedly.
Xiaolan on the side also showed a smile, after the incident on Moon Shadow Island, Xiaolan had a very good impression of Ye Siyu.
Of course, this kind of goodwill is not between men and women, but between friends, she feels that Ye Siyu is like a big brother, giving her a full sense of security.
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"Kudo, why did this guy come along?"
The next day, on the ferry to American Island, Hattori Heiji looked at Ye Siyu, who was talking and laughing with Yuanshan and Ye You not far away, like eating a fly.
"I heard Xiaolan say that he came with him." , Conan, who was standing with Hattori Heiji, also looked at Ye Siyu with a depressed gaze and said, so in addition to Yuanshan and Ye, there was Xiaolan next to Ye Siyu, and she was also chatting with Ye Siyu with laughter.
It can be said that any man will have an extremely strong sense of crisis when he sees the woman he likes talking to Ye Siyu, even a straight man like Conan, who is not very sensitive to love and love.
"Mr. Ye, do you say that there are really human mermaids in this world?" As they got closer and closer to the American Island, Toyama and Ye suddenly asked.
"I don't know, but I hope so." , Ye Siyu replied.
"Do you also want to live forever, Ye Sang?" , Xiaolan asked curiously.
"No, I've already done it, I don't need the help of the mermaid, I need the merfolk to help me confirm the true state of this world." , Ye Siyu looked at the American Island in the distance and said.
"Haha, Mr. Ye, you really know how to joke." , Ye Siyu's words made Yuan Shan and Ye eat laugh, she thought Ye Siyu was teasing them.
"I'm telling the truth, I'm really immortal." , Ye Siyu shook his head and said.
With cosmic-level strength, as long as he doesn't encounter terrifying cosmic disasters or powerful enemies, Ye Siyu can live until a universe is destroyed.
However, Yuan Shan and Ye obviously didn't believe Ye Siyu's words, and asked a few more questions after a burst of laughter.
Chatting and chatting, the ferry has docked, and everyone also went to the local village office to ask for information about the client of this case, Saori Menxie.
However, to the surprise of Mori Kogoro and others, the people at the village office did not know what the situation was with Saori, and the other party was not on the island of the United States.
"What? You say that the whereabouts of Miss Saori Menxie are unknown? ”
"Yes, she didn't seem to be at work three days ago." , the staff of the village office nodded and replied.
"Three days from now, isn't that when that letter first arrived home?" , Hattori Heiji touched his chin and analyzed.
"But the neighbors are wondering if she's going to take a boat to the mainland, as she's done before." , the staff member continued.
"Mr. Kobayashi, it's time to go." At this time, the staff on the side shouted.
"Oh, here it is!" , The staff responded, and then said to Ye Siyu and the others apologetically: "I'm sorry, I still have to go to the island to prepare for the celebration." ”
"What kind of celebration?" , Mori Kogoro asked curiously.
"Today is the day of our annual dugong festival on the island, so if you want to know anything, you can ask the owner at the sauir shop around the corner." , said the staff member, and then left with the rest of the staff.
Seeing this, Mori Kogoro and others had no choice but to go to the souvenir store that the staff said to investigate the situation.
Along the way, Ye Siyu did not restrain his spiritual power, and kept covering ten meters around, trying to find signs of supernatural power.
However, the result was not gratifying, Ye Siyu did not find any people and things that might be related to supernatural powers, this is completely a tourist destination produced by a legend as a gimmick.
Eventually, Mori Kogoro and the others learned from the owner of the souvenir shop that the reason for the sudden dislocation of the Monkyo Saorikai was that she had lost the dugong arrow that had been lost during the previous year's dugong festival, and she hid for fear of retaliation.
"There are no mermaids in this world." , Mori Kogoro complained.
"There are indeed mermaids in the world." As soon as Maori Kogoro finished speaking, a voice came, and I saw a clerk with a mushroom head suddenly speak.
"It's you, Naoko." , the owner of the souvenir shop said hello.
"Because now there are real cases of immortality after eating mermaid meat in this world, and the dugong arrow made of the hair grown by the longevity woman with mental power can realize the dream of immortality no matter who falls into the hands, Saori She lost such an important thing, of course she will escape from this island in fear, it is also human nature." , The woman named Naoko said conclusively, and after finishing speaking, she went to sort out the goods in the store.
"Who is she?" , Mori Kogoro wondered.
"Naoko is a friend who grew up with Saori." , explained the owner.
"And who is the longevity woman she said?" , Mori Kogoro continued to ask.
"It's the protagonist of today's celebration and the symbol of our island, Lady Shimabukuro." , the boss replied.