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The police officer from Fukui Prefecture felt a chill run down his spine, completely clueless, so he had no choice but to seek help from the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, hoping he could come up with a solution!
"This..." Kogoro Mouri scratched his head: "Let's check the cause of death first. Saori Kadowaki died of drowning this afternoon, and we don't know what caused Toshimi Ebihara's death?"
"Yes!"
The police went to investigate the case.
The forensic team went to perform an autopsy.
Xia Ye chatted with Kogoro Mouri, Conan, and Hattori about the strange events that had happened that day.
Now that things have come to this, Conan and Heiji Hattori no longer deny the existence of mermaids!
After all, as Conan said:
There's a Spider-Man in Tokyo who flies around all day, so what's so surprising about a mermaid appearing on this American island?
I must say, he truly lives up to his role as the protagonist.
Their ability to embrace new things is unparalleled!
"Naoko, what's wrong?"
From the moment she started, Naoko Kuroe had been staring blankly at Toshimi Ebihara's corpse!
His facial expression shifted between fear and tension, as if he had learned some truth!
Junhui gently nudged her shoulder and asked with concern:
"Are you OK?"
"what--!"
Unexpectedly, with just a light touch, Naoko Kuroe seemed terrified by some ghost, staring at Junhui's face and screaming in panic:
"It's revenge!"
"This is the mermaid's revenge. She's back, she's come for her revenge!"
"Naoko!"
A hint of coldness flashed deep within Junhui's beautiful eyes, but her pretty face remained unchanged; she simply played the role of a girl concerned for her friend.
"what are you talking about?"
"Junhui!"
Naoko Kuroe grabbed Kimihiro's hand and pleaded:
"You have mermaid powers too, don't you? Help me! I'm going to be killed by mermaids like Saori and Kotomi!"
"Naoko, I don't understand what you're saying!" Junhui looked innocent. "What mermaid magic? I've already told you, there's no such thing!"
"hehe..."
Upon hearing Junhui's denial, Kuroe Naoko's face showed despair. She pushed Junhui's hand away and stumbled towards the door, muttering:
"There is another way!"
"There is another way!"
"As long as we find that thing!"
"I don't have to be afraid of mermaids anymore!"
"She's gone mad..."
Kogoro Mouri drew a conclusion, and everyone around him agreed!
Naoko Kuroe has probably really gone mad! (10,000 characters)
Chapter 376 The Hatred Is About to Be Settled~
Naoko Kuroe is acting strangely!
This unstable mental state could easily lead to another death; we must find her as soon as possible!
The police sent several people to look for them.
Fukuyama Rokuro followed.
After all, he was familiar with the island's environment.
The island of America isn't that big, but it's not that small either. Finding someone in the dark is really not easy!
Forensic personnel are conducting an autopsy on Naoko Kuroe.
Conan has seen so many corpses.
It's natural to see the cause of Naoko Kuroe's death.
But that's precisely why he couldn't figure out the methods involved.
"Xia Ye—what do you think?"
Hattori was frowning deeply, deep in thought, clearly still unable to figure it out.
Since Uncle Mori was completely unreliable, Conan had no choice but to ask Natsume for help.
After all, Xia Ye's reasoning ability is top-notch. Apart from being a bit lazy, he is a worthy teacher!
Natsume glanced at Naoko Kuroe's corpse:
"The person was hanged, not hanged after death, right?"
"That's right!"
The forensic personnel nodded in admiration and subconsciously reported:
"The autopsy results were just as Officer Xia Ye had said."
"only--"
"There was no Yoshikawa line on the deceased's neck!"
"We just can't figure this out."
"Judging from the marks on the neck, the deceased clearly struggled and twisted his body before death—"
Why didn't she use her hands?
Yoshikawa lines refer to scratches caused when a victim instinctively pulls the rope around their neck outwards while being strangled.
The Yoshikawa line is generally used as evidence of homicide.
However, Naoko Kuroe's hands were not bound, yet the Yoshikawa line was still not left behind.
But if we're talking about suicide—
That's way too difficult.
Naoko Kuroe simply couldn't do it!
"It won't work, will it?" Xia Ye said calmly.
"Miss Junhui said that Kadowaki Saori was an excellent swimmer, yet she drowned in ordinary waves!"
"I believe the murderer 'Er San San' is a mermaid!"
"Legend has it that mermaids are the spirits of the sea, and killing a person in the water should be a piece of cake!"
"Does this way of thinking make sense?"
"Are you serious?"
Conan was surprised that Natsume immediately identified the culprit as a mermaid; even he himself was still somewhat doubtful!
"if not?"
Xia Ye looked up at the top of the waterfall:
"This waterfall is tens of meters wide. Hanging a grown person on the rock ridge in the middle of the waterfall is something an ordinary person simply can't do—"
"Only a master like Makoto Kyogoku could easily accomplish this, though Kid could use a gadget too."
"But they couldn't possibly have come all the way to this island to kill people, could they?"
"You are right."
Conan followed Natsume's gaze.
I estimated in my mind that even if I used all the tools, I still couldn't do it!
For ordinary people to do this, they can only use a boat.
However, that would cause a huge commotion.
Furthermore, the police found no trace of any boats moored on the shore above the waterfall!
So after ruling out the impossible.
Mermaids killing people has surprisingly become the most plausible explanation!
After all, just as Xia Ye said—
It would be so easy for a mermaid to kill someone in the water!
"But even if they are mermaids—"
Why did she kill him?
"I don't know about that~"
Xia Ye smiled slightly, "However, the mermaids didn't appear earlier or later, but appeared on the day of the Dugong Festival. There must be some special reason. Ask around on the island, maybe we can find some clues!"
"That's right!"
Conan nodded. There must be a reason why the mermaid appeared on the American island. As for what that reason was—
"Miss Junhui? Has anything strange happened during the Dugong Festival in recent years?"
"Strange things?"
Junhui was exchanging glances with Xia Ye when she heard Conan's question. After a moment's thought, she calmly replied with her beautiful eyes:
"Three years ago, after the Dugong Festival, a fire broke out in the shrine's warehouse. After the fire was extinguished, a body was found inside—"
"If anything is strange, it's this!"
"That's right!"
The police officer in charge of the case from Fukui Prefecture chimed in, "I handled this case three years ago. The body was burned to the point of being just a skeleton. Strangely, the skeleton only contained the upper body from the waist up; the lower body was nowhere to be found. It was very strange!"
"and then?"
Xia Ye asked, "What about the identity of that skeleton?"
"do not know!"
The officer shook his head. "No one is missing on the island, and none of the tourists who came to participate in the dugong festival have reported any cases. The islanders all say that those are mermaid skeletons, so we're closing the case as an unknown death!"
"..."
Xia Ye was speechless.
Whether it's Tokyo or Fukui Prefecture, the Japanese police are equally incompetent and irresponsible. They closed the case so hastily with such a suspicious corpse, it's simply disregarding human life!
but--
The older residents on the island generally knew that the old woman who lived a long life was actually Junhui's mother in disguise. However, they did not tell the police and instead told the same story: that it was the skeleton of a mermaid, thus helping Junhui conceal the truth.
Xia Ye thought.
They probably did indeed intend for Junhui to impersonate the Longevity Granny to bring more tourists to the island.
But his guilt towards Junhui was probably genuine.
They are just ordinary people in reality.
It's not actually that bad!
"so--"
Xia Ye looked at the dark forest in the distance, her eyes deep: "Many people on the island firmly believe that the skeleton is that of a mermaid, right?"
"Yes!"