I remember that after the truth was revealed in the plot, Hattori Heiji once guessed that the woman’s voice he heard on the phone was actually the sound of Shimabukuro Kimie crying over the body of Kadowaki Saori, but Kitahara Sosuke felt that this was not the case.

The reason is very simple, because later Shimabukuro Kime will use the burned corpse of Kadowaki Saori to replace his identity, so that the person "Shimabukuro Kime" can disappear reasonably. If someone discovers that body, he is actually dead.

After several days, everything she did would be in vain.

Therefore, Kitahara Sosuke speculated that Kadowaki Saori is probably still alive at present.

That voice...

He looked at the shrine and guessed its location.

——Is it in a basement somewhere?

……………………

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"

On the torch, the orange-red flame was burning. Amidst the fierce drumming, countless tourists and villagers gathered at the shrine, waiting excitedly. When the drumming suddenly stopped, almost everyone’s hearts were lifted.

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Two people in traditional attire stepped forward and opened the door, revealing a white-haired woman wearing a long miko dress behind the door. Just looking at her back, she felt a little graceful. Her hair hanging down to the ground was slender and soft, as if she was really carrying...

Some kind of mysterious power.

"Ah...it's out!" Hattori Heiji said.

Conan was also a little curious: "Is that what fate is like?"

——Is she really one hundred and thirty years old? No wonder some people say that she ate mermaid meat...

Just as Conan was thinking this, he saw the man turning around.

A face with heavy make-up, white hair and red lips, a mountain demon mother-in-law who can scare children to tears!

Conan: "..."

Hattori Heiji: "..."

The two of them suddenly turned into dead fish eyes.

"Okay, so small..." Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but say.

Indeed, the person who is said to be "immortal" is not only ugly, but his body also seems to have shrunk due to aging, and his height may be only half of a normal person. He looks like a child, and it is a bit difficult to walk.

Many tourists also felt disappointed after seeing the true appearance of Mingyan. At this moment, the elderly villagers around them said with a smile: "It's Mingyan!"

"The fate is out!"

There was also an old man with age spots on his face who put his hands together and bowed, looking very pious.

The slight commotion was immediately suppressed.

"Oh!"

Conan was watching with boredom as his fate waddled out, when suddenly his ears twitched, and he vaguely seemed to hear a sneer from the person next to him.

He looked up and found that it was not his imagination - there was indeed a sarcastic smile on Kitahara Sosuke's face, and his eyes seemed a little cold.

He blinked and reached out to pull the young man's clothes.

Kithara Sosuke knelt down and asked: "What's wrong?"

"Hey, Beiyuan, even if you don't like their superstitious activities, you still have to respect other people's beliefs! Otherwise, I'm afraid you will be beaten." Conan whispered in his ear.

"You said it wrong."

"ah?"

"The person who really disrespects me is not me."

Kitahara Sosuke's words confused Conan, and then he heard noisy exclamations from the people around him——

"You actually lit a fire on the paper door?!"

"Look, the fire has burned out the words!"

"Number! There's a number on the door!"

"Let's see if you like it?"

On the three adjacent paper sliding doors, three huge figures lit by fire appeared——

"three";

"One hundred and seven";

"Shiba".

Soon, someone in the crowded crowd shouted excitedly: "Great! How lucky!"

Yuan Shan and Ye also had an incredulous expression on their faces and said: "Xiao, Xiaolan, I, I... I won the prize!"

"Eh? Really? That's great! Heye, you are so awesome!"

The two girls hugged each other to celebrate, and someone took a fire extinguisher and sprayed it on the paper sliding door to put out the fire. After the white-haired Mingxian lit the fire, he went back to "rest", and then the young and beautiful Shimabukuro Kimie came out and stood in the open door. Between the doors, Su Rong said loudly: "Well, everyone, the Dugong Arrow will be awarded in one hour, and everyone is invited to go to the Mermaid Falls!"

"Mermaid Waterfall?" Yuan Shan and Ye looked around and said, "Where is that?"

Hattori Heiji said angrily: "Just follow everyone. Speaking of Kazuha, do you really believe in that legend?"

"Of course!" Yuan Shan and Ye held the number plate tightly and said longingly: "I will have eternal youth and beauty!"

"Forget it!" Hattori Heiji poured cold water on him: "Longevity may not be good!"

"Don't worry, Heiji!" Toyama and Ye Quan thought he was jealous and said with a smile: "I will pick up your bones for you."

Hattori Heiji laughed dryly: "Ha, really..."

"Hey, Mr. Beihara, aren't you going?" Mao Lilan said strangely.

"Yes." Kitahara Sosuke put his hands in his pockets and said, "I don't believe this kind of legend, and I'm not interested in that arrow, so I won't join in the fun."

"It's getting dark now, so you might as well rest early. You've only recovered for a few days, so you should have a good rest." Mouri Kogoro said with concern next to him.

"Then let's go first!" Mao Lilan said: "Although I haven't been drawn, I still want to see if the dugong arrow really has magical power."

Kithara Sosuke nodded and said, "Okay, be careful on the road."

As long as you are a girl, no one is immune to the temptation of "immortality". The enthusiastic people around you probably have the same thoughts as Mao Lilan, and there are very few people leaving at this time. So a few minutes later, Almost all the people in the shrine were gone, and only a few villagers were left packing their things.

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The forest at night is very quiet, occasionally mixed with one or two bird calls, making it look very empty and sad.

"Huh...huh...huh..."

The girl with long black hair was walking in the forest with a flashlight. Maybe it was because her long skirt got caught in the grass from time to time, or maybe because she was excited and a little scared, so the girl had a hard time walking. Breathing is also very rapid.

When she walked to the river, she looked around and didn't see the person who invited her over. She couldn't help but call out in a low voice: "Jun Hui - Jun Hui - I'm here, where are you?"

Behind a nearby big tree where two people were hugging each other, Shimabukuro Kimie looked at Ebihara Hisumi, who was wandering by the river. She bit her lip tightly and took out a slender rope.

There seemed to be a voice in my heart saying: "Kill her! Kill her!"

Hisumi Ebihara, Saori Kadowaki, Naoko Kuroe!

It was these three people who she thought were her best friends in the past who burned her mother alive and refused to let go of her bones!

It's them...

The girl held the rope tightly in her hand. As soon as she took a step out, a shadow suddenly fell around her. She was shocked. Before she could do anything, her wrist was tightly grasped.

"ah……!"

Before the girl could scream, someone grabbed her throat. Someone approached her ear and asked coldly in a low voice: "You want to kill someone?"

Shimabukuro Kime was startled, and suddenly felt cold all over.

"Jun Hui—Jun Hui..."

Ebihara Hisumi, who had drawn the number plate, called out for a while, but never received a response. The silence in the forest gradually became terrifying. Seeing that he was about to miss the time to issue the Dugong Arrow, Ebihara Hisumi hurriedly turned around and left.

She didn't see the two people hiding behind the tree not far away, nor did she see the lifebuoy, wooden stakes and other things buried under the rocks and leaves next to her - that was originally the killing plan Shimabukuro Kimie had prepared for her.

organ.

The woman who had no idea that she was walking around the gate of hell left briskly. Shimabukuro Kime noticed that the person who had restrained her took a step back and let go of her. She immediately jumped up vigilantly to distance herself, and at the same time from

A dagger was pulled out from the wide miko skirt!

She looked up and saw an impressive face.

Naturally, Shimabukuro Kimie paid more attention to the detective invited by Kadowaki Saori, and by the way, she also noticed the young man who had been standing at the back. Although he had not spoken a word, his appearance alone was enough to make him aware of the situation.

People remember it for a long time.

Alertness, panic, resentment, fear...

Feeling the various complex emotions coming from the girl, Kitahara Sosuke showed a look similar to Conan's, with a kind and righteous expression that could be felt at a glance, and struck preemptively: "Miss Shimabukuro, you just...wanted to kill someone, right?"

Shimabukuro Kime bit her lower lip and remained silent.

Her mind was in such a mess that she didn't know how to explain the scene just now.
To be continued...