By the light of the fireworks, everyone looked in the direction of the shouter's finger.

I found that above the waterfall, a figure was hanging there.

A woman with long hair in a shawl and a body that slowly sways from side to side is like a mermaid swimming up the river in a waterfall.

The difference was that her face was so pale that everyone present was shocked.

……

The group quickly ran to the hill and lowered the figure from the waterfall.

The corpse was none other than Ebihara Shomi, who was happy to win the lottery at the celebration not long ago.

The person who was alive and kicking not long ago has turned into a cold corpse at this time.

Except for Yuki Shirakawa, everyone's face was not very good.

And Yuki Shirakawa knows that this person's death can be regarded as innocent, and she has been in the black-clothed organization for many years, and she is not untainted with human life in her hands, and she has never had a good face for this kind of innocent person.

Fortunately, no one noticed her current look, otherwise the other party would find that there was no pity on her face that a life was lost, and the whole gave people a sense of indifference to life, as if she didn't care how many people died.

"Shoumei, could it be that she committed suicide, or did someone kill her?" Looking at the corpse in front of him, Kimie Shimabukuro exclaimed.

Ryuro Fukuyama, who was kneeling next to the corpse, shook his head, "No, neither of the two you said is possible. ”

As he spoke, he picked up the wooden stick tied to the other end of the rope around the corpse's neck, "This is a fixed rope set on the river bank to prevent danger around Shoumi's neck. ”

"Is that so?"

Hearing his words, Mori Kogoro picked up the rope on the ground and suddenly realized, "I see, that is, Miss Sumi was unstable after walking to this river in the dark.

Although she grabbed the rope, the water was so fast that the stake fell off, and she was strangled to death by the rope on the way down the waterfall. ”

At this time, Hattori Heiji said suspiciously, "But, don't you think it's strange? The festival in the village was taking place at the bottom of the waterfall, so why did she have to come to the forest at this time? ”

"She probably wants to find the mermaid's grave!"

Everyone turned around and found that it was Kuroe Naoko who spoke.

"What!"

Naoko Kuroe explained, "Because the mermaid's grave is somewhere in this forest.

Three years ago, on the night of the festival, the shrine's warehouse caught fire, and the mermaid's bones were buried here. ”

Kimie Shimabukuro nodded, "It's possible to say that, I know Seomi has always been concerned about that." ”

Hattori interrupted their conversation, "Wait a minute, what do you always say about mermaids, are you sure that the bones are really mermaid bones?" ”

Kimie Shimabukuro explained, "It's hard to say, that's what the villagers on the island said, but the police from the mainland thought it was the skeleton of a middle-aged woman. ”

"That's nonsense!" Kuroe Naoko scolded angrily.

"The bones of that skeleton are all from the waist down to the bones, so to speak!"

Mori Kogoro was a little surprised, "...... below the waist"

Fukuyama explains: "Because a burned beam fell near the waist of the skeleton, the villagers removed the beam and found that all the places that should have been foot bones had been smashed, so it was reported on TV that there was a mermaid corpse here." ”

Naoko Kuroe added, "Longevity also became a celebrity overnight. ”

Conan asked suspiciously, "But didn't the police say that it was a middle-aged woman?" ”

Shimabukuro nodded, "Yes, they suspect that it is very likely that the tourists who did not draw the dugong's arrow slipped into the warehouse to find out if there was a backup arrow."

The main reason for the fire in the warehouse is probably the disaster caused by the lighting of candles.

After a year, its identity was not found, so its bones were buried by the shrine.

But then something happened! ”

Hearing this, everyone was a little puzzled.

"What's wrong?"

Rokuro Fukuyama said, "Someone came to rob the tomb. ”

"Huh?"

"Later, some tourists whimsically wanted to pry open the tomb and steal the mermaid bones inside."

Kuroe Naoko said, "Their theory is that the bones of mermaids are also the elixir of immortality. ”

Kimie Shimabukuro continued, "That's why last year my great-grandmother asked someone to secretly move the grave to this forest for burial. ”

Maori Kogoro asked curiously, "So, who is she asking for?" ”

Kimie Shimabukuro shook her head, "I don't know, I just heard her say that she is a person she trusts." ”

Mori Kogoro nodded, and then said, "Whether this incident is a suicide, a homicide, or an accident, these are the only things to do are to get Miss Shoumi's body down the mountain first, and then study it after the police arrive." ”

Fukuyama Rokuro picked up the corpse and snorted coldly: "If this matter is killed by him, then there must be a problem with Shoumei, who will carry everyone to this kind of place at this time." ”

Kuroe Naoko sneered: "Really, your fiancée just had an accident, you are really cold!" ”

"His fiancée?" Mori Kogoro looked curiously at Naoko Kuroe on the side.

"It was a marriage decided by our parents, and it had nothing to do with me.

Besides, my parents are long gone, and this matter can't be counted. ”

After that, Fukuyama Rokuro went down the mountain with the body of Ebihara Sumi.

……

"Daddy!"

At the foot of the mountain, Xiaolan and the garden, who went to call the police, quickly rushed back.

Looking at the two, Mori Kogoro asked, "Have you contacted the Fukui Prefectural Police?" ”

Xiaolan said: "I contacted, but they said that the waves are too big now, so there is no way to come to the island for the time being." ”

"What the hell!" Mori Kogoro frowned.

Hattori Heiji smiled, "That's really great!" ”

Mori Kogoro looked at him with some confusion.

Heiji Hattori explained: "In this way, the murderer will not want to leave this island. ”

Maori Kogoro was a little helpless, "Please, what a murderer!"

It has not yet been determined that it must be a homicide case. ”

Hattori Heiji smiled and took out the lifebuoy under his armpit, "In that case, look at this!" ”

"Lifebuoy?"

Conan explained, "This lifebuoy was originally stuck in the river that connects the waterfall to the sea, and I found it with my brother Heiji. ”

Heiji Hattori smiled: "If the murderer first let Miss Sumi lose her breath, then strangle her neck with a rope, and use a lifebuoy to let her slide down, he can naturally hang on top of the waterfall."

When we saw Miss Shoumi at the shrine just now, it was two hours before the fireworks were released, and it didn't take us more than an hour to get to the top of the waterfall.

This means that the crime is possible for both men and women.

And the murderer is hiding somewhere on this island right now. ”

With that, he straightened the brim of his hat and looked more serious.

Hearing his words, Xiaolan looked around, and now he always felt that everyone could be a murderer.

"What should I do?"

He Ye patted her hand, "Don't worry, the murderer will definitely be caught soon." ”

"Huh?"

Kazuha looked at the black-skinned boy who was talking about something with Maori Kogoro, and said softly: "Every time Heiji moves his hat to the front to wear it, it means that his motivation is all here." ”

Saying that, Kazuha also looked at Yuki Shirakawa beside him, "Haruna, you can't like Heiji!" ”

Yuki Shirakawa looked at her, his eyes full of smiles, "What's wrong?" ”

He Ye blushed and said, "Because compared to you, I have no chance of winning at all."

After all, although you are the same age as me, you are a graduate student who graduated from a prestigious school, and most importantly, you are still a very powerful detective, and Heiji has a common topic.

I'm really bad at that! ”

As she spoke, her eyes gradually dimmed.

Looking at her appearance, Yuki Shirakawa chuckled, "Oh no, I don't like that Osaka black chicken, in comparison, I still think that a fragrant and soft girl like you and Ye is more suitable for me."

You're so cute, Kazuha! ”

As he spoke, Yuki Shirakawa took care of Kazuha, who was already blushing beside him, and rubbed his face against her.

"Oh, what are you doing, Harina!"

After some operation, Kazuye's face became more and more ruddy, and there seemed to be steam coming out of his head.

Xiao Lan beside her looked at this scene with a smile.

Not far away, Hattori Heiji also spotted the movement of three girls here.

Looking at the two people who were together, Hattori pouted.

I don't know why he was a little jealous in his heart, as if she should be by Ye's side.

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the reasoning of the case.

(End of chapter)