Zongman: People in Conan, raising cats and mice

Due to the unexpected meeting, Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha went to the shrine with Matsumoto Akira and others even though they had just come from there.

The decoration of the shrine looked brand new. When people got closer, they found that the whole thing, including the floor, seemed to have been renovated, but the renovation was a little bit ago.

It has probably been only a few years, and there is no trace of moss or anything like that yet. Even without these traces, it can be seen that despite being on this small island, the flow of people is still quite considerable.

When Matsumoto Akira and his friends arrived, there were already quite a few tourists wandering around.

Everyone also saw the shrine maiden, who was the perpetrator of the case that Matsumoto Akira remembered - Shimabukuro Kimie.

Shimabukuro Kimie was wearing a red and white shrine maiden costume, holding a royal coin pole in her hand, with her originally drooping black hair tied into a bun. She was standing in the yard, looking thoughtful.

Hearing the sound, she came back to her senses as if awakened from a dream, turned to look at Matsumoto Akira and the others, and then saw Hattori Heiji who had just left her not long ago.

"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with? Why did you come back suddenly?" Shimabukuro Kimie was a little confused. After all, she had not committed any crime at this moment and was not under much psychological pressure.

But she never expected that Saori Kadowaki had already hired a detective, and not to investigate a possible case.

This is too easy to come across!

"Ms. Shimabukuro, excuse me! When we just went out, we happened to run into my colleague, Matsumoto Akira. It's rare to meet in such a far place, so we came back together to stroll around!" Hattori Heiji explained.

However, when he pointed at Matsumoto Akira, who was actually Mao Lilan, and called her his colleague, Shimabukuro Kimie on the opposite side couldn't help but tremble slightly.

On ordinary days, it is extremely difficult to meet a detective, especially those who are known as "famous detectives".

How could a young man who can be regarded as a colleague by Hattori Heiji, who is known as the "famous high school detective", be an unknown person in the detective world?

Is it so easy to meet famous detectives nowadays? I was just sitting quietly on this small island, and I met two of them at once!

Especially this kind of contact between peers, there must be a lot of it, and at present, the relationship between the two sides is also very friendly.

In this way, if I really committed a crime, maybe they would work together to solve the case, and then my plan would probably end in failure.

However, if you miss this opportunity, it will be too late next time.

If Saori Kadowaki can't find her souvenirs, she might have to dig up her mother's grave.

Shimabukuro Kimie would rather take a risk herself than put her mother's resting grave at risk, and she did not reveal the myriad thoughts in her mind.

Shimabukuro Kimie welcomed the few people in and calmly introduced the shrine to them, and also answered questions from several girls about "eternal youth".

Matsumoto Akira is also mixed in there, there is no way to solve this problem, and it is not easy for Mao Lilan to enter with Matsumoto Akira's identity.

So under the hint of Mouri Ran's eyes, Matsumoto Akira had to force himself to take the lead. Fortunately, Matsumoto Akira's acting skills were quite good and he blended in completely, and no one noticed anything wrong.

Conan noticed that even the sisters Haibara Ai and Haibara Ai seemed to have come over, and he couldn't help but snort.

Women, even if they are actually only first-grade students, are still very interested in topics such as eternal youth, unlike them who have no interest in these things.

Seeing that the people around him seemed to be very interested, Shimabukuro Kimie patted his head, as if he remembered something, and said, "You are so curious about the dugong arrow, why don't you try it yourself?"

Suzuki Sonoko's eyes lit up and she asked in surprise, "Are you going to sell us the dugong arrows?"

Shimabukuro Kimie smiled and shook her head: "Although I don't believe in its power, the rules are the rules. Dugong arrows cannot be sold directly. What I mean by giving it a try is-"

As she said that, she turned and walked into the shrine, took out a few number plates from somewhere, and handed them to everyone, even the Haibara sisters who looked like elementary school students.

"This is the numbered lot used for drawing lots at the festival!"

"In the final analysis, the Mermaid Festival is actually a lottery. We will distribute 180 lottery tickets in advance. If the number on the lottery ticket matches the destiny announced at the festival, the holder will get the Dugong Arrow."

The price of a number tag is only 5 yen, which is not even enough to cover the cost.

It seems that just as Shimabukuro Kimie said, selling license plates is not for profit, but to establish a bond between guests and mermaids.

"See, I told you that this kind of thing would take a long time. If it's sold at a high price, who would come in the future?" Conan immediately whispered to Matsumoto Akira. What he didn't know was that Matsumoto Akira at this time was actually Maori Ran.

"I think this is not bad. After all, only 150 number cards are issued at a time. Even if we sell them at a higher price, we won't make much money. It's better this way, we can make some money from other tourists!" said Mao Lilan.

Hattori Heiji also nodded in agreement: "I have to say, in terms of management, this Mermaid Island is much better than some tourist attractions! Some tourist attractions really want to squeeze your money from every aspect!"

Because Toyama Kazuha would often enthusiastically drag him around to play, Hattori Heiji had a certain understanding of the operating models of local tourist attractions.

The tourist spots in some places are so attractive that they want to squeeze the marrow out of you and drain every last drop of blood and sweat.

Fortunately, in large and formal tourist attractions, even if there is forced buying and selling, it would never be so unscrupulous and blatant.

However, some hotels do not abide by the rules. Their greed is no longer satisfied with making money from tourists, but they try to pocket the tourists' money directly.

"Alright, alright, let's stop discussing this! Let's first see what activities are going on~"

Mao Lilan smiled and took out a map of the island. This was a temporary map that would only be used during the period before and after the mermaid festival.

It records in detail the events that may be held on the island during this period, at each point in time and at what location.

"Well, we're going to stay on this island for a while anyway, and I have to find something for Kazuha to do!" Hattori Heiji rubbed his forehead and then moved closer to Mouri Ran.

His sudden approach made Maori Ran a little nervous, but fortunately, Hattori Heiji just leaned closer to look at the dates and times of activities in various places on the island marked on the map, and did not do anything else excessive.

At this time, Conan also came over, and Mao Lilan had to squat down so that Conan could also see the map.

The Suzuki Group did not make overly detailed arrangements, but simply indicated the cost-effectiveness and degree of danger of participating in some activities.