Science solves cases? No, I am an immortal cultivator!

On the way back to the shrine.

Haibara Ai deliberately walked very slowly and hung at the back of the team.

"I think I know why you came here."

Ai Haibara crossed her arms with a sarcastic look on her face.

"Oh?"

Huihara Ai said calmly: "Shimabukuro-kune."

She glanced at the calm Kitagawa Taki and said, "If I'm not mistaken, she is the murderer, right?"

Kitagawa Taki asked with interest: "Why?"

"That so-called mermaid tomb should be that of her relatives, right?"

Compared to Hattori Heiji and Conan, Haibara Ai knows more information. She is very clear that the mermaid bones are actually human bones.

"Clap~"

Kitagawa Taki teased: "Xiao Ai, you can be a detective now."

Then he recounted the story of Shimabukuro Kimie.

When she heard that it was Shimabukuro Kimie's mother who died in the fire, Haibara Ai's breathing stopped and she thought of her own mother.

After listening to this, Haibara Ai couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Shimabukuro Kimie.

What trapped Shimabukuro Kimie was the "Longevity Lady" and this small island.

……

shrine.

Several people sat around the table.

Shimabukuro Kimie went to call her great-grandmother.

"This house is quite old. You can't tell that they made a lot of money from dugong arrows!" Hattori Heiji looked around and examined the room.

Toyama Kazuha said, "Heiji, if you don't know, then don't talk nonsense. Those number plates are only five yen."

"Five yen?!"

Hattori Heiji scratched his head in embarrassment. He thought that such a big gimmick would be sold at a very high price.

"dong dong dong~"

There was a rhythmic knocking sound outside the room.

Then the wooden door was opened.

Everyone looked over and Conan and the others were shocked.

It was an extremely old face, covered with wrinkles.

"I heard that you have something to talk to me about?" The longevity lady spoke in a very hoarse voice.

Haibara Ai narrowed her eyes. Shimabukuro Kimie's disguise was already very good.

Conan asked, "Grandma, how are the lottery numbers for the Dugong Arrow decided?"

"It depends on the situation. Sometimes I also use the numbers drawn from horse racing." As the longevity lady spoke, she burst into laughter.

Conan's mouth twitched. Isn't this Kogoro Mouri's style?

At this moment, Shimabukuro Kimie called out, "Great-grandmother, I've already prepared the bath water!"

The longevity lady turned around slowly and said, "If you don't have anything important to do, I'm going to take a shower and rest."

"Ah? We still have something to say..."

Before Conan could finish his words, the longevity lady left on her own.

"I..." Conan lay at the door, looking at the back of the longevity lady, speechless.

They waited here for a long time and only exchanged a few words.

What he didn't know was that after Kitagawa Taki's reminder, Shimabukuro Kimie naturally didn't want to appear in front of them as the Longevity Lady for too long, so as not to reveal any flaws.

Hattori Heiji complained: "Her face is pale and her voice is hoarse. I don't think this old woman will live much longer."

"Heiji!"

Yuanshan and Ye held their foreheads and shook their heads. It was really inappropriate to say such words.

"That's right!" Hattori Heiji was completely unaware.

This old woman looks like an old monster without her makeup.

After a while, Shimabukuro Kimie came back.

"I'm sorry, but Great-grandmother is very tired because of the celebration."

"You guys just stay here and rest tonight!"

Shimabukuro Kimie arranged two rooms for the group.

Toyama Kazuha and Haibara Ai shared a room, and the rest of the men shared a room.

Anyway, it's a tatami, so it's not crowded.

……

in the room.

Toyama Kazuha and Haibara Ai didn't say a word to each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.

She always felt that talking to Haibara Ai was like talking to an adult.

I feel that Haibara Ai is more mature than her.

"Is there something you want to tell me?"

Seeing Toyama and Ye looking at her from time to time, Haibara Ai asked.

"Uh... no, no!"

Yuanshan Heye was stunned at first, then waved his hands quickly.

Haibara Ai was a little confused and didn't know what Toyama Kazuha was so nervous about.

She said lightly: "Oh, then go to sleep, good night."

"good night!"

Yuanshan Heye curled up in the quilt, but she couldn't fall asleep yet.

After a while, thinking about her previous performance, she felt a little funny. Why should she be nervous?

Just a little kid who's matured a little bit.

……

the next day.

Led by Shimabukuro Kimie, the group went to Monkyo Saori's house.

But there was no one at home. After asking the neighbors, they found out that Benzo Kadowaki had not returned home all night.

After some inquiries, everyone found out that Benzo Kadowaki had spent the whole night drinking in a bar with tourists.

Hattori Heiji rolled his eyes, "That guy actually drank all night."

Isn't this a bit too unreliable?

He now doubted whether this old drunkard could provide any useful information about Menxie Saori.

Shimabukuro Kimie asked, "Do you want to go to the tavern?"

Beichuan Taki shook his head: "No need. If we go now, he's still drunk. I think he'll probably sleep all day."

Hattori Heiji sighed. Why was this case going so wrong?

……

night.

The Ebihara family.

The funeral of Susumi Ebihara is being held here.

Kitagawa Taki and others came uninvited.

After registering your name at the door, you can go in.

Seeing everyone, Shimabukuro Kimie, dressed in black, stood up and said, "Mr. Kitagawa, you are here too."

Kitagawa Taki said, "Well, we are here to keep vigil for Miss Ebina as well."

Hattori Heiji glanced at everyone present and asked, "Why don't I see Miss Naoko? Her name is on the roster."

Shimabukuro Kimie was surprised and asked, "Hey, is Naoko here too?"

Yuanshan Heye said: "Maybe he went to the bathroom."

But everyone stayed in the room for a long time and did not see Naoko Kuroe appear.

Hattori Heiji looked at his watch and whispered to Toyama Kazuha beside him: "Kazuha, go to the bathroom and take a look."

Yuanshan Heye nodded, stood up and opened the door.

But her body seemed to be frozen, standing there motionless.

Beichuan Taki knew what was going on and deliberately asked, "He Ye, what's wrong?"

"Someone...it seems like there's someone there."

Yuanshan and Ye pointed in the direction outside the house.

Kitagawa Taki was very considerate and turned on the flashlight, so that Toyama and Ye could see clearly.

I saw Naoko Kuroe hanging on a net in a strange posture, her face distorted, and she looked quite terrifying under the pale light.

"what--"

A scream pierced the silent night.

Toyama Kazuha took two steps back and ran directly into Kitagawa Taki's arms.