In the early morning, the police from Fukui Prefecture took a boat to Mermaid Island. After one short night, Kadowaki Saori and other three people were locked in different rooms. They all seemed to have aged ten years, and they were all haggard. There were spots on the corners of their eyes and cheeks. There are even faint fine lines appearing.

When being questioned by the police, the three of them did not struggle to death. They honestly explained everything that happened back then. When asked why they did not tell the story then but are now willing to confess, Kitahara Sosuke and others pretended to be scary. The matter was naturally exposed. However, as long as this kind of prank did not scare anyone into trouble, it did not meet the standards of crime. The police just gave it a verbal education and gave up.

The only thing that surprised everyone was that Kadowaki Saori did not tell the fact that she was imprisoned by Shimabukuro Kime a few days ago - although she was unconscious during that period, but by comparing the time before and after, you can naturally know what happened. What happened to yourself?

Shimabukuro Kimie was actually ready to be arrested, but to her surprise, Kadowaki Saori didn’t say a single extra word other than telling the facts of the year. When she was taken away by the police, She also kept her head down from beginning to end, not looking at anyone.

The villagers stood on the shore and looked at the three girls who were taken into the boat by the police. They were all surprised. Hisumi Ebihara's father was originally going to go fishing, but after hearing the news, he stumbled over and tried to hold his daughter. , was stopped directly by the police.

"Shou Mei! Shou Mei! Let me go! Where are you taking her? My daughter...my daughter, what crime has she committed? Shou Mei!"

"Feel sorry."

Although the police officer who had heard Hisumi Ebihara's confession felt sympathy for the sad-looking father, he did not have a good impression of the woman. He said coldly: "They are involved in a murder incident. Please do not obstruct law enforcement."

"Killing?" Captain Ebihara chewed the word blankly, and said in disbelief: "No, this is impossible! Sumi... How could Sumei kill someone? She didn't even dare to kill a chicken! Are you mistaken? "

Ebihara Hisumi listened to her father shouting in grief, she stood on the bow of the boat, squatted down, covered her face and cried in sorrow.

Seeing her like this, Fukuyama Rokuro, Ebihara Hisumi's fiancé, had some sympathy in his heart, but he also breathed a sigh of relief quietly.

Shou Mei is going to jail. Now her parents won't force her to fulfill the engagement that she doesn't want at all, right? In this case...will Jun Hui be willing to leave with her?

With the beautiful figure in white and red dress in his heart, Fukuyama Rokuro looked slightly dazed, but he did not comfort her or encourage her as Hisumi Ebihara expected.

The last hope was shattered, and the girl's crying voice suddenly became more tragic.

"Naoko, please say something! What's going on? I know you won't kill anyone! Please explain it to the police!"

Kuroe Naoko's parents also squeezed to the front and shouted anxiously, trying to block the road with their bodies to prevent the police from taking their daughter away. But Kuroe Naoko said nothing and turned her back to

He looked at the crowd and bit his lip, refusing to let them see his embarrassment.

What else can be explained? When she was embarrassed like this, she just hoped that she could hide herself from anyone and not see anyone, even her parents.

"Shazhi, you damn girl! What trouble have you caused me again? Hier..."

Kadowaki Saori's father arrived late and was still drunk. He didn't even understand what happened, and even burped while talking.

A tear finally slipped from the corner of Kadowaki Saori's eyes. She ignored the father who once made her hate so much, but raised her head and looked into the distance.

The shrine is not close to the coast, but because the terrain is relatively high, she can still see the figure in the red dress from a distance.

Shimabukuro Kimie was standing there.

…………………………

The county police finally got rid of the entanglement of the island residents and took the three prisoners away by boat.

"It's good." Kitahara Sosuke stood next to the shrine maiden and said, "There's no wind and no waves. It's perfect for a long trip."

Shimabukuro Kimie reached out and brushed her hair that was messed up by the sea breeze on her temples, and said casually: "Well, the weather during the Mermaid Festival has always been very good these days, and there are no storms."

Kithara Sosuke looked at her and smiled.

The girl may have thought that he just randomly picked a topic to break the silence, but only Sosuke Kitahara knew that - in the plot, when the police were about to take away Shimabukuro Kime, who had killed three people in a row, a big storm arose on the sea, making the ship temporarily unable to do so.

Set sail.

Of course, the time at this moment is different from that in the plot, but Sosuke Kitahara still prefers the statement in the plot: The storm is the sea, and the island is unwilling to say goodbye to the miko who has supported the island alone for three years.

Get up. The prisoners are being taken away now. Naturally, the situation is calm. I wish I could send them away as soon as possible.

When I returned to the shrine, I saw Mao Lilan and Toyama Heye with scarves tied on their heads and old gray aprons that they found out from somewhere. They were helping to clean the various paints and ketchup in the shrine. They were seventeen or eighteen years old.

Girls, even if they are dressed like a torn sack on their bodies, still look young, beautiful and full of energy. While the two of them were cleaning diligently, they admired Shimabukuro Kimie's magical makeup skills, which were like magical cold fireworks.

As they talked, the topic turned to their respective sweethearts.

Mouri Kogoro took Hattori Heiji and Conan to dismantle the mechanisms installed in the warehouse. These things were in order when they were installed, but when it was time to dismantle them, they turned into a mess. Conan accidentally cut his finger on the piano wire

, was picked up by the irritable Mouri Kogoro and thrown to the girls group.

Mao Lilan caught Conan, and just as she was about to complain that her father was too heavy-handed, she heard Yuan Shanhe Ye suddenly scream. She raised her head strangely, and then screamed in fear. She even knew how to do karate.

All forgotten.

Conan, who was held in her arms, also raised his head, and then said with a black line on his face: "Hattori, what are you doing?"

In front of him, behind the mermaid that could scare people into cardiac arrest, Hattori Heiji came out and grinned: "Are you too timid? Didn't you already see it last night? Why are you still scared?"

Toyama and Ye were so angry that they clenched their fists and shouted angrily: "Heiji!"

The steely straight man Hattori Heiji didn't care what her mood was like, he put his arm around the doll's neck, turned around and asked: "Uncle, what should I do with this thing?"

Mouri Kogoro, who was wrapping piano wire on his hand, turned to look at it and said, "Why do you keep that kind of thing? Of course you throw it away!"

"This... let's ask Miss Shimabukuro's opinion first?" Mao Lilan said hesitantly: "After all, she put a lot of thought into making this, and..."

Perhaps it was because she had played the role of "Mrs. Shimabukuro in the form of a mermaid" last night. In Mao Lilan's mind, although this doll was a bit ugly and scary...well, it was scary...but in a certain way

To a certain extent, it represents Miss Shimabukuro's mother, so it doesn't want to be simply destroyed.

Take another sneak peek...

Oops, it’s still really scary!

Ms. Shimabukuro’s special effects makeup skills are really amazing! It can definitely be used in horror movies!

"Okay, let's leave it for now!"

Hattori Heiji didn't have any objections. He even found the remote control and steered the mermaid around the yard, looking very amused.

The tail of the mermaid is not so much a fish tail as a "snake tail", because the inside is made of bamboo wrapped in a circle, which is cut into sections like the bones of a snake, and the outside is covered with paper to disguise the fish tail. Currently

When the body above was being carried forward by the remote-controlled car embedded in the base, the tail behind it was dragged on the ground, twisting weirdly, which made people go crazy.

Just at this time, Kitahara Sosuke and Shimabukuro Kimie came back together. Hattori Heiji hurriedly turned off the remote control and looked at the miko with an embarrassed smile.

"I'm sorry, Miss Kimi." Toyama Kazuha hurriedly came over and said, "Heiji is a big idiot, don't be angry!"

Shimabukuro Kimie knew why they were nervous. She shook her head slightly and said, "It doesn't matter. I didn't intend to keep this thing in the first place. And my mother is really not a mermaid, and she didn't look like this when she died."

.When the fire was extinguished, my mother's body had been completely charred, with almost only a skeleton left..."

Yuanshan Kazuye:......(t

What should I do? I feel even more guilty...

Kithara Sosuke came over and asked: "Miss Shimabukuro, what are your plans for the follow-up to this matter?"

"Um?"

"To clarify the murder case three years ago, we must explain the fact that two generations of you, mother and daughter, pretended to have their own fate. In this case, the mermaid legend on this island will become a scam. With all due respect, people are afraid

They will not understand your difficulties and will only vent their anger at being deceived. Especially you, you may suffer unimaginable attacks."

"How could this happen?" Yuan Shan and Ye said worriedly.

Kitahara Sosuke said in a particularly objective tone: "So if you want to continue pretending to be your fate, I can keep this matter from being made public. But... even though those three people went to prison, they actually couldn't be sentenced to more than a few years.

.If you want them to be completely punished, you can also choose to publicize this matter and let it appear on the evening news, morning paper, online forums, talk shows... In this way, even if the three people appear,

If you go to prison, you will also die socially because of your ruined reputation."

"So...how do you choose?"

Everyone did not expect to hear such seemingly cold words. Mao Lilan, Toyama Kazuha looked at Kitahara Sosuke, then looked at Shimabukuro Kimie, and whispered worriedly: "Miss Kimie..."

Shimabukuro Kimie lowered his head and thought for a long time, then suddenly smiled: "Can I choose the third option?"

"——Mingyuan passed away in his sleep because he was too old. Whether it's a murder case or the legend of immortality... it's all over here, how about it?"

She blinked, and her smile was even a little playful.

For a moment, the girl who was chasing people away with a broom seemed to be back again.
Chapter completed!