Zongman: People in Conan, raising cats and mice

"What on earth are you doing, Shimabukuro-kunie!"

Sumi Ebihara shouted loudly with a suspicious look on her face.

She was unaware of Shimabukuro Kimie's murderous intent towards her.

This is a rare safe waterfall on the island, with no risk of drowning or injury from jumping from the top of the waterfall.

They often came here to play when they were young. Ebihara Sumi knew it, and Shimabukuro Kimie also understood that pushing people down from there would not cause any substantial harm.

At most, it was just frightening. Based on this understanding, Ebihara Sumi did not think that the other party intended to murder her, but just thought it was another joke.

After hearing what Ebihara Sumi said, Shimabukuro Kimie turned around and left without hesitation.

In her eyes, Sumi Ebihara is now not far from death.

If that person had nothing to do with the legendary mermaid, or even her scientific prototype.

Shimabukuro Kimie almost believed that this fish was a mermaid, but no! Or maybe the mermaid in the legend of this island was not a kind fish at all!

Maybe the other person really could be a manifestation of the legendary mermaid?

However, she had to stay away from here at the moment to avoid suspicion.

"You didn't leave the dugong arrow down there, did you? That won't do. This souvenir is for the mermaid festival!"

Not knowing what he was thinking of, Sumi Ebihara turned around and wanted to dive to the bottom of the water to check if the dugong's arrow was hidden around.

However, just after diving into the water, Sumi Ebihara caught a glimpse of a strange dorsal fin.

Once underwater, she could immediately see its full appearance.

It was a huge shark, but wouldn’t a shark of this size be afraid of getting stranded here?

For a moment, Sumi Ebihara even forgot the option of escape until the shark opened its bloody mouth.

"what--!!!"

A scream, like thunder, resounded throughout the island. Although the festival was extremely lively, the sound still pierced through the noise like a sharp blade and reached the ears of many people.

Hattori Heiji and Conan were following the crowd towards the bonfire party. For the detective, the screams that might foreshadow the occurrence of a crime could not be ignored.

They immediately took a step forward and ran towards the direction where the sound came from like an arrow.

Seeing the actions of the two people, one big and one small, many people followed. After all, in case the sound affected the ceremony, they had to go and see what was going on.

Everyone ran very fast and arrived at the waterfall in the blink of an eye.

However, there was nothing here, no suspects, no trace of victims, and even the murder weapon was missing.

"No! Something definitely happened here! The smell of blood hasn't completely dissipated yet!" Hattori Heiji squatted down, sniffed carefully, and then said in a decisive tone.

His tone was very serious, but the people around him looked confused.

They looked at each other, wondering: How could this boy's nose be so sensitive? Why didn't they smell anything?

"I'm the famous detective Hattori Heiji from Kansai! For detectives, paying attention to these details is commonplace, and it's understandable that ordinary people can't notice them."

As if aware of everyone's confusion, Hattori Heiji immediately introduced himself and comforted them.

The abilities that a detective possesses are naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Especially in this scientific world, detectives often have a huge gap with ordinary people.

When the villagers heard that Hattori Heiji was a famous detective in Kansai, they immediately nodded in conviction.

As mentioned earlier, in this world, the social status of famous detectives is much higher than that of ordinary detectives in the real world.

Perhaps this is because of the frequent occurrence of various murders in this world?

"But why does this smell of blood come from this side? Is someone committing murder in the water?"

Hattori Heiji stared at the water surface with suspicion. Although there was no trace of blood on the water surface, his sharp nose could clearly smell the smell of blood coming from the water surface.

In other words, no matter what, the place where people are killed or injured should be on the water.

Even if it's underwater, there shouldn't be bloodstains as long as it touches the water.

After all, the scream just now was so shrill. Could it be that someone just got some skin scraped off?

"Let's go back and take a count first to see if they are tourists or island residents! Now that everyone is here, it's easy to find the ones who might be problematic!"

Hattori Heiji turned around and returned with a group of villagers.

It was not known whether they were convinced by the detective's analysis or intimidated by the title of "detective", but all the villagers did not raise any objections and followed Hattori Heiji obediently.

With no one causing trouble, everything went smoothly.

Soon, all the tourists on the island were counted. The number of tourists did not decrease, but one of the original residents on the island was missing.

The missing resident was none other than Sumi Ebihara, who had also been struck by the dugong's arrow.

It seems that the one who screamed earlier must have been her!

The screaming person was found, but what happened to him was still unknown. However, before Hattori Heiji could continue his investigation, a riot broke out among the villagers.

"This must be the punishment from the mermaid, it must be the revenge from the mermaid!" Kadowaki Saori broke down emotionally, holding the oar tightly in her hand like a madman.

"Calm down! Saori, even though we don't know what happened, Sumi might not be dead yet! Let's not talk about the mermaid's revenge!"

Naoko Kuroe hurried over and grabbed Saori Kadowaki's hand tightly. She thought to herself that if she let the other party continue to suffer a mental breakdown like this, what happened that year would probably be exposed.

However, at this time, Saori Kadowaki was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, completely out of control.

After roaring madly for a while, she suddenly realized that she couldn't stay here any longer.

So she suddenly left everyone behind and ran towards the beach like an arrow.

Although the boat carrying the tourists has left, they also have their own boat. After all, the thing that this island has the most is small boats.

Naoko Kuroe was extremely anxious and quickly followed. They had played together since childhood and had a deep friendship, so how could they be separated so easily at this moment?

After all, the incident was done by the three of them together. Now that Ebihara Sumi is in trouble, if they leave Kadowaki Saori alone, if something really happens, it will be unbearable for Kuroe Naoko to face it all alone.

Her heart was filled with fear, like a frightened deer.

At this moment, Saori Kadowaki obviously could not understand Naoko Kuroe's complicated feelings. She resolutely came to the port by the sea, found a boat, and prepared to go out to sea.