Model worker and his little darling

"See? I told you to bring your school uniform, and now you've finally put it to use."

"That's not a good idea. We'll disturb them if we come."

Upon hearing Hattori's words, Taira Kiyoshi immediately looked at Hattori. Cough cough, is it what he thinks?

Seeing the strange look in Taira's eyes, Hattori asked in confusion, "Taira-nii, why are you looking at me like that?"

"nothing."

Pingqing looked away, admitting he had overthought things. It turned out he was the one with impure thoughts. Tsk, it was all Gin's fault for corrupting him.

"Hey, hey, you lot, stop muttering. We're keeping watch for Miss Sumi right now."

Upon hearing Uncle Mori's words, the group nodded in agreement.

Uncle Mori glanced around and said, "Hey, where's Naoko? Her name is on the roster."

"I think she must have gone to the restroom. I'll go check with Kazuha." With that, Ran and Kazuha went out together.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning appeared, and Xiaolan was terrified. "There seems to be someone over there!"

Hearing the scream at the door, the group rushed out to check and found that Naoko was already dead.

Pingqing saw a line of footprints leading straight to the sea, disappearing at the beach, accompanied by some fish scales.

He then glanced at Junhui; the technique was quite good, and he seemed to like the fish scales.

At that moment, the police, who were a day late, finally arrived.

Hearing the description of the fish scales, Xiaolan and Heye were very scared, saying that the murderer was a mermaid.

Seeing that things were getting increasingly strange, Hattori stood next to Kazuha and looked at her earnestly, saying, "Kazuha, you must never leave my side."

Kazuha blushed instantly, staring blankly at Hattori, "Heiji..."

Seeing this scene, Xiaolan next to her looked excited.

Ping Qing blinked. Had he finally figured it out?

Then they quietly pulled Ran and Conan away, leaving the young couple to continue gazing lovingly at each other.

Conan tugged at Pingqing's sleeve, grinning mischievously, "Pingqing-nii, don't you think this scene is suitable for taking pictures?"

"Tsk, Conan, you're not just jealous, are you? Well, with your short, stocky appearance, how could you possibly share a deep gaze with Ran..."

While teasing Conan, Heijiro took out his phone and snapped a series of photos.

Before she could finish her teasing remark, Conan kicked her. She glared at Heikichi through gritted teeth, "Heikichi-nii..."

Hattori snapped back to reality upon hearing the sound and saw Hiraiki holding his phone directly at him and Kazuha.

Kazuha's face turned even redder, and she stomped her foot and stood behind Ran.

Pingqing curiously leaned over to observe Hattori. Tsk, his face was too dark to tell if he was blushing.

"Pingqing-ge, how could you do this..."

Pingqing handed out a copy to everyone, saying, "I'm your love recorder!"

Hattori glanced at the photos on his phone, said nothing, and awkwardly turned his head away. Ran had already pulled Kazuha aside to whisper to her.

Just then, the middle-aged man came out. "What are you all still doing standing here? We're going to Miss Junhui's house to look at the roster now."

Heiji immediately followed suit. Today, the hardest working person was Uncle Mori. Even Conan, the crime-solving fanatic, was led astray and only wanted to see his good brother make a fool of himself.

"Hey, Kudo, how about we go and steal Hirakiyo's phone?"

Conan rolled his eyes. "Do you think you can beat him? Hirakiyo-nii is very skilled."

Hearing the two behind him muttering about him, Ping Qing shrugged. Actually, he could have given them his phone if they asked. After all, there wasn't much on it; it was just for contacting Conan and the others.

Along the way, Junhui talked about how the five of them grew up together, went to the same university, joined the film club together, and even won an award for their work. Finally, they all returned to the island together.

"Strange, what's going on? Only this year's roster is missing."

"Look, could it be that your great-grandmother took it?"

"That's absolutely impossible. Everyone on the island knows the roster is kept here. Just to be on the safe side, I'd better look in another room."

Kazuha and Ran went to help.

Pingqing and his two companions looked at other registers, which listed people who had visited the island.

"Quite a few people have been here, including a former foreign minister, an interior minister, and the governor of the Bank of Japan. It turns out everyone wants to live forever."

Pingqing moved closer to Conan and saw that he was looking at the page with Sherry's real name.

Looking at the name 'Kurosawa Jin' on the roster, Taira Kiyoshi frowned. He remembered Gin saying that he was a person without a name.

As soon as he got up, he saw Junhui walking outside, and Pingqing quietly followed her.

Junhui walked into the warehouse, slowly turned around, nodded slightly to Pingqing, and said, "I'm sorry, I think I have to betray our promise."

"After my mother took over the mission of the Longevity Woman from my grandmother, she worked desperately for this island, which was the end of her tragic life. Saori and the others got drunk and set fire to the warehouse to vent their anger because they didn't draw the Dugong Arrow at the festival. At the time of the fire, my mother called me from the fire."

"Junhui, I'm begging you, Mom loves this island so much, so please don't let the Longevity Granny die like this."

“Those were my mother’s dying words, and like her, I took on the mission of the Longevity Granny. It can be said that our family has sacrificed too much for this island, and I don’t want to leave it. I will die quietly in this warehouse, surrounded by flames, just like my mother.”

Looking at Junhui's tear-streaked face, Pingqing still maintained a polite smile. "The ship to pick you up has arrived, and I've also taken care of things with the dentist. Now you say you don't want to leave the island. Miss Junhui, those who betray me usually meet a terrible end; death is the easiest one."

Although Pingqing had a smile on his face and spoke gently, Junhui could still tell that the person in front of her was in a very bad mood.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

When Junhui raised her head, Pingqing could tell that Junhui had already resolved to die.

Ping Qing snorted coldly and turned to leave.

The legend of the mermaid, who is immortal.

The islanders used this legend, Junhui protected this legend, and the three who died wanted to become part of this legend.

He could have knocked her out and taken her away, then dumped her with Rum, brainwashed her, and made sure she was more obedient than anyone else, but so what?

Ha, that's boring.

He found a spot in the courtyard and dialed Karasuma Renya's number.

"Grandpa, how have you been lately? Have you missed me?"

"Kodaira Kiyoshi, what brings you here?"

"Grandpa, I told you last time I wanted to stay at your place for a few days, do you still stand by your promise to come and pick me up?"

Upon hearing this, Karasuma Renya choked for a moment, thinking that the matter was over.

"Alright, where are you? I'll send someone to pick you up."

"I'm on an island in America now, and I won't be able to go back until tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll arrange it."