"Weekend ......"

Hearing this, Fujino, who was cleaning up the mess on the table, was stunned.

Normally, if you have just finished a two-day vacation, then you should wait for the next three days to wait until the next weekend.

But what about this world......

One day, two days, three days and six days are even possible.

Well, it's the surprise blind box opening event again.

Fujino looked at Ayumi and guessed, "Anyway, the weekend should be tomorrow, right?" ”

"Brother Fujino, what are you talking about?"

Ayumi blinked suspiciously, "The weekend is obviously the day after tomorrow." ”

“……”

Well, I guessed wrong again.

A soft smile appeared at the corner of Fujino's mouth, and he scratched the back of his head: "It turned out to be the day after tomorrow, I was busy and forgot." ”

"In that case, how about we go together for the weekend?"

At this time, Akemi Miyano walked out of the kitchen and heard the conversation between Ayumi and Fujino: "Anyway, we haven't traveled for a while, and it just so happens that these two days are off-season, so we can close the door for two days and rest." ”

"Sister Akemi, are you going too?"

"That's great!"

"It seems like we're hanging out with Akemi-san for the first time!"

Regarding the matter of going skiing with Akemi Miyano, the three little ones seemed very enthusiastic.

A cute and gentle big sister who is always popular with small children.

Usually when they come to Snow King Ice City, they are not less taken care of.

In the eyes of the three little ones, Akemi Miyano's image is like that of a beloved teacher......

Fujino didn't say much, and chose to agree.

It's also good to go skiing and relaxing......

But how does this plot feel a little familiar?

Well, it's almost tomorrow.

Dr. Asa would catch a cold because he stayed up late watching a small video......

If he wasn't wrong.

…………

The next day.

The sky has just been hazy and bright, and today is another refreshing spring.

A day in Fujino is simple.

At three or four o'clock in the morning, I will get up as usual and change into a sweatshirt for morning exercise.

Sometimes I become a big lazy, and the morning exercise is directly avoided.

And after the morning exercise, it's time to check the email......

After all, sometimes, the client is entrusted by letter.

"Mr. Fujino, there's an email from you!"

Just when Fujino had just returned from exercising and was waiting for the letter, the postman brother rode his bicycle and handed over a thick brown paper envelope.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Postman."

Fujino took the envelope, opened it, and took a look.

The letter reads:

[Fujino Tongji Hiroji

I'm about to be killed by a merfolk! Please help me!

Door association yarn weaving: xxxxx】

In addition to the letter, there was 50,000 yen in cash.

"Fifty thousand yen...... Is it a deposit? ”

"It's a little little......"

Fujino glanced at the deposit with a strange face, sighed, and silently put the money away, and then, he looked at the contents of the letter again, his eyes narrowed slightly: "But a mermaid?" ”

Such a joking letter should have been mistaken as a prank email......

After all, it's outrageous to be killed by a mermaid or something.

But the mermaid, and the door association yarn.

This letter, however, evoked some impressions of Fujino.

If he's not mistaken, this should be the plot on Mermaid Island.

Mermaid Island, 'American Island' to be exact, is described at the address from which the envelope was sent, but there is no detailed address.

That's right, it's the United States of America, although it's a bit outrageous, but it's really called 'America', but this 'America' is not the United States, it should be a beautiful United States, a country of nations.

To be honest, Fujino really doesn't understand what kind of abstract person can come up with such an abstract name.

But he was not unfamiliar with the name, and remembered that a few years ago, there was a name here that said that something mermaid or something was born.

After thinking for a moment, he turned back upstairs, pulled out his notebook, and began to gather relevant information.

Soon, he found a report on it.

According to the report, on a small island in Fukui Prefecture, there is a 'life expectant' who has a lifespan of more than 130 years, and in layman's terms, he is called a goddess.

It was mentioned in the report that the goddess with the surname Shimabukuro had eaten mermaid meat, so she was endowed with the power of a mermaid and became immortal.

Legend has it that the island spontaneously held a mermaid festival led by the goddess, and each time the goddess gave out three 'dugong arrows' as souvenirs.

The Dugong's arrow is tied with the hair of the goddess, and whoever wields it will be blessed with immortality, but in the same way, losing this arrow will invite misfortune.

It's just a mermaid sacrifice or something, not many people will care, and what really makes this matter hot is the fire three years ago......

During the mermaid ceremony, a fire broke out in a warehouse, and a corpse was found inside.

It's just that the skeleton of the lower body of that corpse is very strange, without legs, like a mermaid.

But after police identification, the skeleton was indeed human.

Coupled with the legend of the island, this incident has attracted widespread attention from the society, and many media have smelled it, and the fact that there are mermaids on the American island has basically become hot news.

If this is put in the approach to science, this will definitely make ten episodes.

It's just that as the popularity passed, it was never mentioned by the public again.

But the name of the island 'American Island', as well as mermaid legends and the like, are not the point.

The point is that on this small island, there will be a serial murder, and the deceased includes the client who is going to be killed by the mermaid.

In Fujino's impression, on Mermaid Island, the so-called 130-year-old goddess mermaid legend is actually just a woman from the Shimabukuro family who has been pretending to be for generations.

The mermaid corpse three years ago was pretended to be the mother of the previous goddess, that is, the mermaid girl Shimabukuro Junyi.

As for why the corpse became like that...... It's going to start with the client of this time, the door association Saori.

At the mermaid festival three years ago, Saori and her two friends were full of anticipation and went to pray for the mermaid's arrow, wanting to get the power of immortality.

But God didn't fulfill people's wishes, and none of them drew it, so they were very depressed.

After getting drunk at night, they happened to see the warehouse that the mermaid walked into.

In order to retaliate, there is also a confirmation of the mermaid's statement, and then the strength of the wine, they locked the warehouse and set it on fire.

Kimie Shimabukuro's mother, who played the role of a goddess last time, died in this fire, which burned for a day and a night, and in the end only bones remained.

Since before she died, she called her daughter to tell her that she wanted the mermaid festival to continue, so the matter was not revealed.

As for why the corpse became like that...... It must be the illusion that his legs were smashed by falling beams in the fire.

And just recently, Yarn Weaving lost the Mermaid's Arrow.

After experiencing that incident, she has become a loyal believer in merfolk.

In order to prevent herself from being killed by the mermaid's revenge, she ran to Shimabukuro Kimie for help, wanting to ask for help from the goddess, and then told the story of the year, and also wanted to eat the 'mermaid's ashes' to get the mermaid's power.

She didn't think it was out of thin air, after all, someone had tried it before.

As a daughter, Shimabukuro Junhui was very angry when she found out the truth about her mother's death that year.

After learning that Saori not only burned her mother, but also wanted to dig up her mother's grave, she was very angry.

In order to avenge the revenge of the year, she personally killed Saori and the other two friends who participated in the arson.

"Feudal superstition kills people......"

Retracting his thoughts, Fujino took a deep breath and sighed so secretly in his heart.

It's just that I pity Junhui's mother, and after she dies, she will be dug up and eaten to the bones.

It can only be said that this is all feudal superstition......

If it weren't for the mermaid's lies, then nothing would have happened.

But since it has happened, it can only be said that those three girls are too brute.

"I don't know if her murder plan has started......"

Fujino thought for a moment, then pulled the phone out of his pocket.

He remembered that Heiji Hattori should also be involved in this case.

It's just that after he received the letter, Saori has been killed.

I don't know if the plan has started now.

The phone was quickly connected, and a young girl's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Excuse me, who are you?" ”

The phone was connected, and it seemed that the person was not dead......

Fujino then tightened his throat and said in a strange tone, "I'm a mermaid." ”

"Ah!!h

There was a scream on the other end of the line.

"Ahem."

Fujino coughed lightly and introduced himself again: "Just kidding, I'm Fujino, you should have sent a letter before, and the phone number was left in the letter." ”

"Hoo ......"

Saori on the other end of the phone took a deep breath, calmed down, and then complained: "Really, don't make such jokes, okay......"

"Well, I'm sorry, I just think mermaids or something are fun."

Fujino's tone was flat: "But the letter also mentioned that you said that you were going to be killed by a mermaid, can you tell me more about what this is about?" ”

"It's an arrow that can make people immortal......"

Saori on the other end of the phone became a little unstable: "But not long ago, I lost it, if I can't find it, I will definitely be killed by the mermaid!" ”

"Uh...... You are calm and calm. ”

Fujino was speechless for a moment, and then spoke: "I have already investigated the specific situation, if I am not mistaken, the purpose you want to entrust me should be to find that dugong arrow, right?" ”

"That's right!"

Door Association Saori affirmed in a tone: "As long as I can find it, let me spend all my net worth!" As long as you can find it! ”

"Hmmm......"

Fujino groaned and glanced at the time: "Since it's a commission to find something, let's meet first, do you have time." ”

"Just today!"

Saori Kadomo said hurriedly, "I happened to be going to the dentist this morning, and I should be able to take the Shinkansen to Tokyo in the afternoon." ”

"Well, we'll see you in the afternoon, if it's the address...... Choose a detective agency, I'll text you later, you should know it. ”

Fujino sent the address, took back the phone, and took a deep breath.

He can be regarded as having a new understanding of religion, ghosts, gods, legends, and culture.

Sure enough, this thing is still a quick money.

A lot of brain-dead money.

But it's okay, you can just seduce the other party to make a fortune, and by the way, educate them well.

…………

In the blink of an eye, the time came to the afternoon.

"Knock knock!"

There was a knock on the door of the detective agency.

Two young girls are in front of you.

One of the girls has long soft black hair, wears a gray-black blazer, and a slim trousers, which sets off her slightly outstanding figure, and looks gentle and cute, even vaguely similar to Akemi Miyano.

The other girl has short brown hair, wears a white shirt, loves a blue knitted sweater, and khaki shorts, shows white thighs, and has a pair of round-framed glasses on her cheeks.

"Miss Saori of the Menxie?"

Fujino glanced at the two curiously and asked.

"Hmm...... I was the one who was on the phone before...... The door of the yarn weaving. ”

Saori Menxie's face was flushed at this time, and it seemed that she had just seen a dentist, and she was a little uneasy to speak.

She nodded, turned to look at the girl next to her, and introduced, "This is Junhui...... It was the ...... who came with me to see the dentist this time."

"Hello, my name is Kimie Shimabukuro."

The other girl bowed slightly and said hello.

"Well, please take a seat."

Fujino invited the two of them to sit down on the sofa in the office and poured a cup of black tea, but after thinking about it, Saori had just seen a dentist, and then poured another glass of water and handed it over.

After all, it's the customer now, and the place that should be in place is still in place.

As for non-working hours......

Fujino sat down on the sofa and looked at Saori Menxie: "So, what you want to entrust me with this time should be to find that dugong arrow, right?" According to what I've investigated, that arrow is said to keep you alive for a hundred years, but if you lose it, you'll be punished or something......"

"That's right, it's that arrow, it suddenly disappeared a while ago, and I can't find it no matter how I look for it!"

Saori nodded repeatedly, very satisfied with Fujino's investigation of the origin of the arrow.

Fujino briefly asked what had happened.

Door Xie Saori also hurriedly answered truthfully, for fear that he would not be able to find the arrow if he was delayed.

"Well, I pretty much know the specifics, if my guess is correct......"

Fujino clasped his hands around his chest: "The next step should be to go to the island to investigate what happened, and then help you find that arrow...... But before that, we still have to talk about the commission money. ”

"Of course, there is no problem with the commission!"

Seeing that Fujino was already confident, Kanoya Saori hurriedly said, "As long as I can help find that arrow, 500,000 yen will be fine." ”

"Yarn ......"

Shimabukuro Kimi-e on the side whispered: "Forget it, it's just an arrow, it's too wasteful to find it with 500,000 yen......"

"If I don't find it, I'll be killed!"

Door Xie Saori didn't listen to persuasion at all, but just grabbed the straw of the last crime and didn't want to give up.

Shimabukuro-kune sighed when she heard this.

She wasn't actually worried about her good friend's money.

Instead, he was worried about whether his murderous plan would be revealed.

After all, standing in front of her, she has solved many big cases, even smashed several criminal organizations, and prevented several major disasters from happening detectives......

To be honest, this inhuman record made her feel a little intimidated.

If you really go to the island to investigate......

It is estimated that she will be caught soon.