Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

The next day came

Around noon in the morning

The death trio of Hattori Heiji, Conan, and Mouri Kogoro, along with two naive and pitiful girls, rushed to Mermaid Island after dealing with the arson case overnight.

Along the way, Hattori Heiji rambled on about why he had come here, making many threatening expressions.

Well, as it turns out, he didn't scare anyone.

Even adorable girls like Ran and Kazuha, who appear delicate and weak on the outside but are actually muscular on the inside and have the heart of a three-year-old girl, were not intimidated by him.

Except for one person...

'Never encounter a murder case, never encounter a murder case..........'

Kogoro Mouri prayed silently in his heart.

He had made up his mind that if he encountered another murder case...

Once he returned to Tokyo, he immediately sought out an experienced temple and asked their abbot to personally perform a comprehensive exorcism service for him!

He refused to believe that this method couldn't drive away the evil spirits from him!

........

After arriving on the island, the group of Black and White Impermanence went straight to the person who had sent the letter—Monohisa Saori.

The result was that...

The door-to-door weaving shop isn't home!

‘It’s over! ’

Kogoro Mouri thought to himself, "This is bad."

This time, the buffs are practically maxed out.

A strange-looking letter of authorization, a client who has disappeared...

Kogoro Mouri's hidden genius was already running at full speed; he felt he could even foresee what would happen next...

After failing to find Kanojo Saori, the group headed to other places.

Of course, the Mermaid Shrine on Mermaid Island is an indispensable part of this.

"Hello, are you here to get a number for the dugong celebration?"

Shimabukuro Kimie was dressed the same as yesterday, and greeted Kogoro Mouri and his companions with a bright smile.

However, the group was completely confused by her words.

"Number plate? What number plate?"

Heiji Hattori, being straightforward, asked the question directly.

Shimabukuro Kimie paused slightly again, her naturally dazed expression returning to her face.

"You, you didn't come here for number plates?"

She tapped her back with her fishing rod and asked in confusion.

Unconsciously, she thought of Lin Jiayou and the other person who had come yesterday.

For two days in a row, people have inexplicably come to visit. It's really strange...

Then, Hattori Heiji and the others began to explain their purpose to Shimabukuro Kimie.

Shimabukuro Kimie handled the situation calmly, dismissing Hattori Heiji and the others with just a few words, and even taking the opportunity to promote her two remaining number plates to them.

Watching Hattori Heiji and the others leave, a shadow of gloom flashed in Shimabukuro Kimie's eyes.

This is something rarely seen in the usually sunny and cheerful shrine maiden...

................................

That night

The Dugong Festival was held as scheduled.

Lin Jiayou and Miyano Shiho arrived at the venue of the celebration on time and found seats at random.

It must be said that although the Dugong Festival has a great reputation, if you draw a lucky number and get the Dugong Arrow, you can even sell it for a good price.

If you consider that the participation fee for each dugong festival is only 100 yen, then this can be described as a highly profitable business, almost like winning the lottery.

In fact, the chances of winning the Dugong's Arrow are even higher than winning the lottery...

However, this is all in terms of reputation.

In fact, the Dugong Festival is ultimately just an indigenous ritual on a small island, and even though it has expanded considerably in recent years due to the influx of outsiders, it is still not very large in scale.

There are only about two hundred seats here, you can see the whole thing at a glance...

"yawn--"

Shirley sat down and immediately covered her mouth, yawning.

She propped her head up with her hand, tilted her head lazily, and looked at Lin Jiayou.

Why did we come here?

"Ok?"

Lin Jiayou looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Wasn't it because she insisted on getting a number yesterday to attend this dugong celebration?

Now, I'm the one asking myself these questions...

Shirley rolled her eyes at Lin Jiayou, who was giving her a questioning look.

Seriously, doesn't this guy know how to be flexible?

They all knew that the Longevity Woman was actually Shimabukuro Kimie in disguise, which meant that this dugong festival was meaningless and just a small village ritual. Why would they come here?

Is the yakitori at those yakitori restaurants no longer appealing? Or is the beer there no longer good?

Why did you have to come and join in the fun?

Lin Jiayou felt Shirley roll her eyes at him and was about to retort when he heard a shout from the side...

"Brother Lin!"

A hint of surprise flashed unconsciously in Lin Jiayou's eyes.

Inspector Megure is here too? Where is Inspector Megure?

He turned his head, trying to find the chubby orange-haired man in the crowd, but only saw a middle-aged man with a greasy mustache walking towards him...

"Oh my, Brother Lin, I didn't expect to see you here!"

Kogoro Mouri walked over and greeted Lin Jiayou very familiarly, even patting him on the shoulder warmly.

Lin Jiayou smiled slightly when he saw that it was his mahjong buddy whom he had recently played cards with.

"Brother Mori, it's been a long time."

"Hey, what do you mean 'long time no see'?"

Kogoro Mouri feigned dissatisfaction.

"We just played mahjong together not long ago!"

"Too,"

Lin Jiayou nodded, then casually asked, pretending not to know.

"Mr. Mori came to Mermaid Island because..."

"Hey, I got told off,"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri's face darkened, and he waved his hand dismissively, seemingly quite disgusted.

"It's that request I told you guys about last time. That Hattori kid insisted on dragging me along this time, it's so annoying..."

"Let me tell you, if I encounter another murder case this time, it's definitely not my problem, it's Hattori's problem."

"You absolutely must make this clear to Brother Long and the others. I'm not some jinx detective..."