"So it looks like the time of death is less than an hour."

Observing the situation of the deceased, Mori Kogoro made a preliminary analysis of the time of death.

Hattori Heiji said in a deep voice: "I think she was strangled to death before she was tied to this fishnet!"

Judging by the footprints on the sand, the two types of shoes are slippers and boots.

Miss Naoko was wearing a pair of slippers on her feet, and the boots should have belonged to the murderer. ”

Looking at the corpse in front of him, Mori Kogoro sighed with emotion, "It's so tragic to die." ”

"Look!"

This time it was Conan who spoke again, only to see him crouched to the side, his watch-shaped flashlight shining on the arrow-shaped mark on the ground.

"This one here must have stepped on the mark of the Dugong's arrow!

Since she was trampled under her feet by sandals, it is very likely that she fell off while fighting with the murderer, and was accidentally stepped on by Miss Naoko. ”

Hattori nodded and shone a flashlight on the ground around him, "Later, the arrow was taken away by the murderer." ”

Mori Kogoro said in a deep voice: "In other words, as long as we follow the shoe prints of the boots, we should find the place where the murderer is hiding." ”

"That's right."

Mori Kogoro then said, "Look at these footprints, they lead directly to the sea!" ”

Hattori Heiji was a little surprised, "Really! ”

As he spoke, he shone a flashlight on the footprints, but found that something seemed to be flashing, "There seems to be something shiny next to the footprints!" ”

As he spoke, he crouched down, ready to check what it was.

"What is this?"

Putting it in front of his eyes, under the illumination of the flashlight, he looked at the object in front of him with some surprise, "This...... This is, fish, fish scales! ”

Conan looked at the corpse and said, "Actually, there are two or three fish scales on Miss Naoko's body. ”

"Hey, what are you guys doing in this place!"

At this moment, a team of men and horses came over.

Kogoro Mori explains, "We are investigating this case"

But I didn't expect the leader of the other party to say: "This is the responsibility of our Fukui Prefecture police!" ”

"Fukui Prefectural Police?"

Hattori Heiji smiled, "You're finally here." ”

……

Xiaolan said in surprise: "You said that the murderer's footprints disappeared when he walked to the beach!" ”

Hattori Heiji nodded, "That's right, and there happened to be a few fish scales falling next to it!" ”

"And the scales of the fish!"

Hearing his words, Xiaolan and Ye were even more frightened and shrank together.

He Ye trembled and said, "The murderer shouldn't be a mermaid!" ”

Hattori Heiji rolled his eyes, "Fool, how could a mermaid wear any boots!"

I think the killer may have walked all the way along the line of the waves, and then came to the fishing net where he and Naoko had made an appointment.

After the murder, he walked back along the line of the waves, so that it looked as if he was walking towards the sea. ”

He Ye breathed a sigh of relief, "That's it! ”

Mori Kogoro asked, "Anyway, did anyone see Miss Naoko when she came out of the room just now?" ”

Kimie Shimabukuro shook her head, "No, she won't be in the room when I come over." ”

Fukuyama Rokuro looked at the door association Benzo on the side, "Benzo, have you seen it?" You signed the roster after Naoko. ”

Menxie Benzo shook his head, "I didn't see it, there was no one when I went in!" ”

Mori Kogoro touched his chin, "So, Miss Naoko was the first to come here, and it didn't take long to go to that fishing net to wait for the murderer." ”

Fukuyama Rokuro asked suspiciously, "This murderer shouldn't be the same person as the murderer of Sumi, right?" ”

Mori Kogoro shook his head, "Oh, that's not very clear yet.

What is certain, however, is that the killer has taken Miss Naoko's dugong arrow. ”

"The murderer took the dugong arrow?" Kazuha was a little surprised.

And Shimabukuro Kimie on the side pondered: "Saori also disappeared after she said that the Dugong Arrow was missing, could she be ......?"

Hattori nodded and said in a deep voice, "Yes, maybe she has been poisoned by someone now." ”

An eldest lady on the side was a little surprised, "What, you're talking about Saori, I saw her near the mermaid waterfall yesterday morning!" ”

Her words surprised everyone.

Immediately afterwards, another man on the side also said: "Me too, I also saw her dangling in the forest near the waterfall from a distance." ”

Heiji Hattori asked, "Are you sure you really see Saori?" ”

The man nodded, "You can't be wrong, Saori is the only kid on the island who has dyed his hair and brought a pair of glasses." ”

The lady also said: "And she usually wears blue clothes." ”

After listening to the words of the two, Hattori Heiji fell into deep thought.

Mori Kogoro looked at the Menkyo Benzo, "Mr. Menya, do you know why?" ”

Menxie Benzo shook his head and said nonchalantly, "Who knows, that kid usually doesn't tell me anything."

Oh, I just beg her not to turn into a mermaid to that dead girl! ”

Maori Kogoro frowned, "Mermaid? How do you say that? ”

Menkyo Benzo looked a little surprised, "You don't know? Legend has it that the 800 bhikshunis eat the flesh of mermaids hanging from nets. ”

"Merfolk!"

Hearing his words, Kazuha unconsciously remembered Shimabukuro Mikoto's words last night.

"Once you let go, the monster will build a nest on you, and if it's a woman, you'll enter the water and become a mermaid who can't speak."

Feeling the girl's nervousness, Yuki Shirakawa sighed softly.

Then he hugged her gently.

Feeling the touch coming from his body, he Ye was stunned in place.

Yuki Shirakawa said softly, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

You see I'm not holding a dugong arrow now, don't I be jumping around? It's okay, take it easy. ”

Hearing the girl's comforting voice, Kazuye's body gradually stopped trembling.

Looking at the beautiful faces close at hand, Kazuha nodded lightly.

"Hmm!"

Mori Kogoro said in a deep voice: "No matter what, when the morning dawns, everyone will come to find Miss Saori!" ”

On the side, Hattori Heiji walked up to Kazuha and said softly, "Kazuha!" ”

"Huh?"

He Ye turned his head a little puzzled.

"Don't leave my side!"

With that, he turned and went into the house.

Looking at his back, Yuki Shirakawa joked: "It seems that I don't need to protect Xiao Heye, this time Heye's safety will be handed over to that black chicken!" ”

Xiaolan on the side also said with a smile: "It's true, Hattori at this time unexpectedly gives people a very reliable feeling!" ”

Patting her on the shoulder, Yuki Shirakawa walked over to Kimie Shimabukuro.

He Ye and Xiaolan looked at her back, although they were a little curious why she wanted to find Miss Junhui, but they didn't ask much, but the two wanted to follow into the room together.

"Miss Junhui, you killed the person!"

Hearing her question, Kimie Shimabukuro was a little puzzled, and was about to open her mouth when she was interrupted by Yuki Shirakawa.

"You don't have to deny it, since I came to talk to you, it means that I actually know the answer.

Not only do I know that you killed people, but I also know that you also pretended to be a longevity woman, and similarly, the bones of the mermaid found back then were actually your mother's corpse.

As for the cause of death, it is directly related to Saori Menxie, Naoko Kuroe and Ebihara Sumi. ”

Hearing this, Shimabukuro Junhui's pupils shrank, and she looked at the girl in front of her with some shock.

After a long time, she reluctantly spoke: "What is the purpose of you coming to me, let me turn myself in?" ”

Yuki Shirakawa shook his head, "No, no, no, Miss Kimi, you may have some misunderstanding about me.

I probably know what you're going to do next, and I'm not going to stop it, I just want to remind you that after you finally fake your death, don't show up as a longevity woman.

After all, you are the same person after all, and there are not a few people who know about it, and if you appear as a longevity woman after faking your death, you will definitely be caught. ”

Kimie Shimabukuro looked at her and asked softly, "Then what should I do?" ”

Yuki Shirakawa smiled, "Aren't you good at disguise techniques?" Get out of here in a different way, after so many years of longevity, you should live for yourself.

If you really don't know where to go, you can go to the place on the business card, contact the phone number above, and tell the other party that Yuki Shirakawa asked you to go, and the other party will naturally understand. ”

With that, she turned around and was about to leave, but as soon as she took a step, she turned her head again and asked curiously, "Where is the toilet?" ”

Kimie Shimabukuro was stunned for a moment, and then pointed her finger in a direction.

Yuki Shirakawa nodded, and then left in that direction.

Looking at the girl's back, Kimie Shimabukuro felt a little trance in front of her, did she live for herself?

Glancing at the business card in hand.

Bingcheng milk tea, Su Enxi.

(End of chapter)