Dice has to give me spoilers for the plot of Ke Xue

There are a variety of goods on both sides of the street, more than half of which are named "mermaid".Amulets, pendants, and sachets are pretty normal, but aren’t mermaid snacks and mermaid uniforms too bizarre?

At first it was just for the purpose of observation, but after walking through a street, Liya unconsciously looked at the various shops on both sides, and finally stopped outside the souvenir shop on the street: "...It's the first time I saw Where's the mermaid pie?"

"It's just a gimmick." Matsuda Jinpei casually picked up a box of pies with cartoon mermaids on the front, turned it over and looked at the label on the back, "It's just ordinary fish products."

The young female clerk in light blue long sleeves and neat short hair parted in the middle noticed this, walked over with a smile, and explained to them seriously: "It's not just a gimmick, just a few days ago, someone here found the skeleton of a mermaid, Many journalists came from the mainland to report on this incident, haven't you heard?"

Riya showed a sense of surprise when hearing it for the first time, which seemed to please the other party greatly.

She pushed up her glasses, and her expression inadvertently revealed a sense of superiority in the face of ignorant outsiders: "I don't know anything, so I came here stupidly, hmph, you are lucky, and you can still attend tomorrow's festival in time."

This time, before Riya could continue his routine, Matsuda Jinpei was the first to let out an "oh".

Raising his hand and pushing his sunglasses, he unceremoniously began to question: "But just after I got off the boat, I heard that the longevity woman who presided over the ceremony hasn't shown up for several days. Can the ceremony still be held?"

The clerk who was still smiling was instantly irritated, his eyes widened angrily, and he suddenly became aggressive: "What nonsense are you talking about, the longevity woman appeared a few days ago, she is fine at all!"

Although he does have a stunning top-notch face, Matsuda Jinpei usually has a haughty and ruthless aura that makes people daunted.

At this moment, he was casually leaning against the counter, raising his eyebrows and smiling, and he didn't seem to be friendly, but there was an irritating feeling of being beaten for no reason, and his words were even harsher: "The corpses of mermaids have appeared, so it just means that longevity The legend of immortality is just a trick you use to attract tourists, there is no such thing as a mermaid, am I wrong?"

"You don't know anything at all!"

The short-haired clerk seemed completely annoyed, his face was ashen clenched his fists, his voice became sharp and high-pitched unconsciously, and he shouted through gritted teeth: "Longevity woman became immortal by eating mermaid meat, even if After that night, she can reappear before us—well."

"I think you are in a daze!"

Another clerk with short black hair and bangs had an ugly expression on his face. He rushed over a few steps, covered her mouth, reprimanded her sharply, then turned to face the two and forced a smile, deeply Bow: "I'm sorry you two, my friend has been in a bad mood recently, if I offend you, I'm really sorry."

"It doesn't matter, my companion is also wrong." Seeing that many passers-by have been attracted by the dispute here, Riya simply responded with a few words, and pulled Matsuda Jinpei to leave quickly.

It wasn't until he walked out of this bustling street that Riya let go and stopped, looking at his curly-haired colleague who seemed nothing had happened, he couldn't help teasing: "I thought it was all about me to communicate, it turns out that Matsuda-san also has unique skills in obtaining information. "

"I'm just telling the truth. If she didn't have a guilty conscience, she wouldn't be easily provoked, right?" Matsuda Jinping didn't care.

Riya said, what you said is right, if you don't hold up your sunglasses with a guilty conscience, I will really believe it.

As a mature and reliable senior, Matsuda Jinpei forcibly ignored her joke, and naturally turned the topic back to work: "You can see it, too?"

The short-haired clerk named Menri Saori on the nameplate used the wrong words when he mentioned that the longevity woman was fine. The words "it's all right" didn't seem to be relieved, but on the contrary, there was a hidden resentment.

Moreover, when talking about the absurd thing about Longevity Po's "longevity and immortality", her tone seemed to be telling the unquestionable truth, and she was so certain that it was weird.

"That Night" and "Reemergence" are also noteworthy.

Recalling the scene at that time, Riya added thoughtfully: "Another clerk, Naoko Kuroe, seemed to know about it, but she was the store manager, and she didn't show any special reaction."

"We can start the investigation directly from them later." Matsuda Jinping nodded in agreement.

Fortunately, it didn't take much effort to find the entry point.Riya tied up her hair casually, raised her head to identify the direction: "Let's go to the shrine first according to the original plan, there should be more clues to be found there."

Matsuda Jinpei followed without objection.

"Two hundred years old?"

The young witch Shimabukuro Junhui in white clothes and red clothes exclaimed in a low voice, and then burst out laughing: "I think you are wishing my great-grandmother a long life. She is actually only 120 years old this year."

In fact, in the information provided by Fukui Prefecture, the household registration information of the long-lived woman Mikoto Shimabukuro is attached, and the column of age is clearly written.But this is not to show the image of a harmless foreign tourist who knows nothing.

Apparently Junhui Shimabukuro didn't doubt their identities, but smiled helplessly: "Great-grandmother just lived a little longer than ordinary people, there is nothing worth noting."

"Is this longevity woman in the shrine now?"

"She's in the room right now, preparing for tomorrow night's festival." Miko Shimabukuro Junhui replied with a smile, "She will devote herself to praying for the arrow of the mermaid, but it doesn't have the magic power that everyone imagined. .”

As if she suddenly thought of something, she clapped her hands in surprise, and winked playfully at the two of them: "By the way, a few tourists have just left, and there is still the last number plate left for drawing the Mermaid Arrow. Try your luck?"

It's kind of like a lottery game.At the Mermaid Festival, Changshou Po will show three number plates. As long as one of the 180 guests who received the number plates finds that the number is the same as her own, she can get the blessed Mermaid Arrow.

It is said that the longevity woman who ate the mermaid meat and became immortal will wrap the hair grown by her thoughts around the mermaid arrows, wishing the lucky tourists who get the arrows to realize their dream of immortality.

And very conscientious, Miko said that since her great-grandmother presided over the festival many years ago, and now needs her assistance, the number plate has always only sold for 5 yuan.

If there is only one piece... Riya coughed lightly, and spread his hands frankly: "I didn't bring such a small amount of change."

"There are no mermaids in the world." Matsuda Jinpei said very coldly, and took out some change from his wallet and handed it to the witch.

Noticing Liya's surprised eyes, he snorted and waved his hands: "I don't believe in this kind of thing, I'll give it to you then."

"The chance of being drawn is only one in [-], we may not be that lucky." Riya didn't take it very seriously.

Junhui Shimabukuro looked at them and sighed with a smile: "Both of you are very good people. In the past, many tourists even paid a lot of money to get the arrow of the mermaid. They all know the story of the mermaid. It's just a legend."

The atmosphere was very relaxed, and Miss Miko was also patient and gentle. Riya couldn't help asking her own doubts: "Miss Shimabukuro, is your great-grandmother healthy? When we went to the island, I heard other people talk about it, and thought that the mermaid festival couldn't be done. It was held."

"She's fine." Shimabukuro Junhui's smile faded a little, and she didn't seem to want to say more, so she walked a few steps quickly and led them to the front, "If I get the number plate, I will register the name of the holder, please Come with me, it will only take a few minutes."

It was past four o'clock when I came out of the shrine.

I originally planned to ask the witch about the fire. After all, the place where the mermaid corpse was found was in the warehouse behind the shrine.But Junhui Shimabukuro, who is cheerful and loves to laugh, was unexpectedly very reluctant to mention this matter, so he reluctantly took them to see the warehouse behind the shrine.

Having withstood the wind and sun for some time, the warehouse that had been burned to ashes had become a complete wreck, and nothing could be discerned.

At noon, I just had a quick lunch before boarding the boat. After traveling for so long, I have completely digested it.Riya frowned, rubbed her temples tiredly, and was about to propose to have a meal first, and then go to investigate Saori Kadori and Naoko Kuroe, when she felt her shoulders being held, and someone gently pulled her back a handful.

She suddenly lost her balance, even though she was supported a little, she took a big step back to stabilize herself. Riya lowered her head and breathed calmly in shock, when she heard a young woman's gentle and urgent voice: "I'm really sorry, I just patronized Kazuho Talking, not paying attention to the road, are you okay?"

Another girlish voice sounded a little cold and immature: "Sorry, it's my fault."