Conan: The man who rejected the criminal department

Chapter 360. 359. People Are Worse Than Mermaids

Facts have proved that Zong Takuya's words directly pierced the weakness of the village head of the United States.

The old village chief stared at Zong Tuoya in disbelief with trembling lips.

This young man doesn't talk about Wude, he sneaked up on me, an old comrade!

For the American island chief who is about to retire, he doesn't care whether it's the criminal police coming to the door or the leader's accountability.

He will be retiring soon, and no matter what the situation is, the higher-ups will give him some face.

But Zong Takuya was too ruthless, he directly aimed at the entire American island with his knife.

Over the years, every time a reporter came to report on the mermaid festival or the legend of the mermaid, he, the village head, always held an ambiguous attitude.

Isn't it just to develop the tourism industry in the village?

Perhaps in another ten or twenty years, the purpose of tourists coming to American Island will change from seeking the dugong's arrow to participating in the mermaid festival, but now the tourism industry on the island still needs the support of the mermaid legend.

If at this time people encounter that everything on the island is exposed to marketing, then what competitiveness does this small isolated island in Fukui Prefecture have to compete with other tourist attractions for tourists?
I have worked hard to develop American Island from a fishing village into a tourist city, and now let those people go back to live a life of fishing
Impossible to think about.

From frugality to extravagance is easy, from extravagance to frugality is difficult.

Once the situation that Zong Tuozai said really happened, let alone himself, I am afraid that the people on the island will poke the back of his family.

If it is more extreme, it is not impossible to be killed by someone.

Compared with the sloppy murder motives in Mihua Town, the behavior of the village head of the United States Island that smashed everyone's jobs is enough to make some hot-headed people in the village commit a passionate murder.

"Okay, I say"

The village head of the United States Shima was drained of all his strength for a moment, and he slumped on the chair and spoke with difficulty.

Zong Takuzai secretly gave Amuro Toru a look, and after receiving the hint, Amuro Toru stepped forward as if preparing to listen to the old village chief, and the recording pen in his pocket started to work.

The American island is also called the island where the mermaid lives. The most important person on the island is the longevity woman known as the mermaid mother-in-law.

The Mermaid Shrine on the island should be called the American Shrine to be precise.

Longevity Woman used to be a priestess of an American shrine, and she did live a long life, but there are no immortals in this world.

So the former long-lived woman died naturally.

At that time, because of the legend of the mermaid, the life of the villagers on the island gradually improved because of the tourists who came here. So the mother of the current witch Shimabukuro Kimie relied on her superb makeup skills.

Disguising herself as a long-lived woman, she herself faked her death through the shipwreck her husband encountered.

As time goes by, the longevity woman is getting older and older, and the reputation of the mermaid mother-in-law in the American Island is also growing, and the tourism industry on the island is developing better and better.

Basically, most people on the island rely on American shrines to live.

Until the "accident" happened in the warehouse three years ago, the original longevity woman was burned to death.

When all the villagers on the island thought they were going to lose the longevity woman who was the pillar of the Mermaid Shrine, Shimabukuro Junhui took the baton from the deceased mother.

One person plays two roles, not only the maiden of the American Shrine, but also the long-lived woman of the American Shrine.

"It sounds really touching. This seems to be a story of three generations of a family contributing to the whole village." Zong Takuya said with "moving" as he wiped away tears that did not exist.

"But the village head, I still have a doubt, that is, do other people in the village know the details of the longevity woman?"

"The younger generation on the island probably don't know much about it, but the older people know about the situation of the Longevity Woman."

Zong Takuya clapped his hands: "Then here comes the problem."

"Please tell me, does the maiden of the shrine, Miss Shimabukuro Junhui, know about this?
What I mean is that many people on the island know that the three generations of their mother and daughter took over the roles of the longevity woman? "

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The old village chief was silent and said nothing. At this time, just silence is enough to explain many problems.

"It seems that you are very clear that Junhui Shimabukuro is not aware of this matter, and you have no intention of confessing to her.

You use this girl's sense of responsibility and mission to firmly tie her to the island and to the American shrine in order to make your tourism industry more developed.

Let these people in the village have a better life.

You didn't even give that kid a choice. "

"Is this fair?"

At this moment, the village head of America Island is like a scumbag who is using cold violence, he just keeps silent without saying a word.

Zong Tuozai shook his head and got up to leave, when he walked to the door, the village chief's hoarse voice came from behind: "Actually, when Jun Hui's mother's body was found, we were already ready to stop the dugong ceremony.

But when the longevity woman appeared in front of us again the next day, we understood the child's determination.

So everyone tacitly did not say anything."

Zong Takuya, who stopped in his tracks, sneered: "Come on, even if Junhui Shimabukuro decides to continue playing the role of Longevity Woman, that's not the reason for you to deprive her of telling her the truth.

Whether she knows that she will play the role of longevity woman in the future and whether you tell her the truth are two different things. "

"Make no mistake, you selfish bastards."

After speaking, Zong Takuya and Amuro Toru left the village chief's office directly.

The thing he wanted has already been obtained, and the recording pen in Toru Amuro's pocket is Zong Takuya's perfect weapon for poaching the wall.

Now, Zong Takuya decided to meet his future excellent subordinate.

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In front of the American Shrine, Zong Takuya happened to meet Junhui Shimabukuro, who was about to leave the shrine. Beside the shrine maiden stood a neurotic-looking girl with yellow hair.

"Can we talk, Miss Shimabukuro?"

"I'm sorry, if there is nothing urgent, I have to accompany my friend to see a dentist in China."

Shimabukuro Junhui regarded Zong Takuya and Amuro Toru as tourists who wanted to get the Dugong Arrow in advance, and declined.

"Don't worry, we're just talking a few words, it won't be long, Third Generation."

Hearing Zong Takuya mention the third generation, Shimabukuro Junhui's instinctive expression tightened, and under the strange gaze of Monko Saori, he reopened the shrine and invited Zong Takuya to enter.

Invite to sit and serve tea, Shimabukuro Junhui's etiquette is meticulous.

After doing all this, Junhui Shimabukuro looked at Zong Takuya seriously and asked, "What is the purpose of the two of you coming here?"

"Maybe it's for the dugong's arrow?"

"Don't be kidding, can you tell whether the third generation still believes in the fabricated mermaid legend?" Shimabukuro Junhui's eyes flashed a trace of disgust.

It seems that the dugong's arrow has become some untouchable taboo in her heart.

Zong Takuya chuckled and glanced at the black shadow reflected by the paper door behind Junhui Shimabukuro and gave Toru Amuro a look.

"Actually, we're here to recruit you, Shimabukuro-san.

Are you interested in taking a job with a more promising future than a shrine maiden on a small island? "

(End of this chapter)