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Xia Ye looked at Jun Hui with some surprise.
This is just a summoned mermaid phantom, not her mother. Given Junhui's personality, even if there were flaws, she wouldn't act like this!
however--
When I saw Junhui's face.
Xia Ye was slightly taken aback. Jun Hui's face showed shock, as if she had seen something unbelievable. Could it be that this was not her arrangement?
"Xia Ye!"
Junhui grabbed Xia Ye's hand, her beautiful eyes filled with panic:
Was she conscious?
After hearing Junhui's question, Xia Ye understood what had happened!
Simply put, this mermaid phantom is a summoned creature, and Junhui can control her actions and issue commands.
However, it is clear that the mermaid's actions of looking at the islanders and Junhui were not under Junhui's command, but rather the mermaid's own actions!
The key issue is that the mermaid is now wearing Junhui's mother's face—
This gave Junhui some ideas, but she was afraid of being disappointed, so she sought comfort from Xia Ye.
Xia Ye gently patted Jun Hui's slender hand and said softly:
"Junhui, cheer up!"
"We'll look into these later!"
"I see!"
Junhui came to her senses after Xia Ye reminded her.
It's really not the right time to investigate this matter; we should finish the plan first!
However, Junhui's performance did not arouse any suspicion.
It's normal to be incredulous when you suddenly see a mermaid who looks just like your mother and seek comfort from those around you!
Although the person seeking help is an outsider like Xia Ye, he is, after all, a famous police officer in Tokyo and very handsome, so it's reasonable for the girl to feel safe!
As for Conan and his friends...
Originally, they believed in the materialistic view of science, but their worldview was shattered by the appearance of the legendary mermaid!
How could they possibly pay attention to Xia Ye and Jun Hui's affair?
"what!!!"
A scream shattered the quiet atmosphere.
Everyone who had just turned their attention to Junhui was startled. Looking in the direction of the sound, they all witnessed an unbelievable scene!
Naoko Kuroe, who had been standing there like a wooden stake, was stunned and her presence had vanished to zero since the mermaid appeared. She must have been stimulated by something to come back to her senses. At this moment, she pounced on the mermaid in a frenzy, grabbed the mermaid's arm, and opened her mouth to bite with a ferocious expression!
"what?!"
Many people gasped in surprise and closed their eyes!
Naoko has really gone mad!
Even at this point, she still foolishly dreams of eating mermaid flesh, and it looks like she's about to succeed!
"stop!"
Conan frowned!
He was about to activate his leg-strengthening shoes and give Naoko Kuroe a nuclear-powered soccer ball to wake her up, but Natsume stopped him by pressing his head down!
"Don't worry!"
Xia Ye casually rubbed his head and chuckled:
"Let's see—if a mermaid could be bitten so easily by her, she would have been chopped into pieces and made into sashimi long ago. Would she even have a chance?"
"You know so much?"
Conan was skeptical, but still chose to obey.
Hua Hua Hua~
Naoko Kuroe's mouth was only millimeters away from that snow-white arm!
Her lips could almost feel the mermaid's cool breath.
however.
She could not move forward even an inch further!
Everyone around could see it clearly—
Just as Naoko Kuroe was about to bite the mermaid, several streams of water rose up and bound her hands, legs, and—neck!
"So that's it!"
Conan finally realized!
Those streams of water trapped Naoko Kuroe firmly, and no matter how much she struggled, there was no sign of them breaking apart!
He now understands how Toshimi Ebihara died!
Have this ability.
In a place like a waterfall where water flows together, killing someone is incredibly easy!
If she hadn't been so inexplicable about why she insisted on hanging Ebihara Tomi from the waterfall, she might have simply drowned her—
That would make it seem like a complete accident, the kind of accident even Sherlock Holmes couldn't figure out!
However, Conan looked somewhat lost and subconsciously asked, "If criminals are all supernatural beings, then what's the point of having detectives?"
"What? You want to give up?"
Xia Ye never expected that Conan, who was always most confident in his reasoning, would have his beliefs shaken.
He glanced at Hattori Heiji and noticed that even he looked serious, so he smiled and said:
"You two are overthinking it!"
"Even if mermaids were the only creature in the world, detective work and deduction would still have value—"
"At most, it's just a change from searching for the murder weapon, clues, and motive to searching for traces of magic and verifying the type of magic!"
"Xia Ye, you're right!"
Conan and Heiji Hattori are not ordinary people after all, and they quickly adjusted their mindset.
Just as Xia Ye said, no matter how the world changes, reasoning is still reasoning, a clash of wisdom, at most it's just learning more knowledge!
Xia Ye and Conan chatted for a few minutes.
Naoko Kuroe, driven to madness, finally realized she could no longer eat mermaid flesh, and her hysteria intensified.
"Let me take a bite!"
"Let me take a bite!"
"I want to live forever and have an immortal body!"
"Just like you!"
"Hahahaha!"
"Three years ago, Saori, Kotobuki, and I set the fire in the shrine warehouse. We just wanted to see if the legendary people who ate mermaid flesh could really live forever. We never expected it to be true—hahahaha!"
"It really is a mermaid!"
"what?!"
These words shocked everyone!
So this is the truth!
Three years ago, the fire at the shrine warehouse was not an accident, but was set by Naoko, Saori, and Kotobuki!
This is simply—simply insane!
Many uncles, aunts, and other relatives who had watched these girls grow up looked at Naoko Kuroe in disbelief.
It's unimaginable how such a well-behaved and adorable little girl could turn into this inhuman creature!
"Let me take a bite!"
"Let me—uh!"
Naoko Kuroe was completely oblivious to the gazes of her elders, or rather, she was only concerned with the mermaid from beginning to end!
But soon!
Her frantic voice gradually subsided!
Only then did the people around notice.
The water that had been binding her had now climbed up her face!
Thin streams of water flowed down her face, which was now filled with terror!
"Hehehe—!"
The constant flow of water into her throat prevented her from making a complete sound!
The water rushing into her nose, ears, and even eyes made it impossible for her to breathe, hear, or see anything.
Her world became silent, dark, and suffocating!
however--
The last lingering thought in her mind was still that she wanted to eat a piece of mermaid flesh. And so, with her last fantasy, her consciousness completely sank into darkness!
"Meixiang!"
A middle-aged woman looked at him with pity and reached out to stop him.
Even if Naoko is heartless and insane, she is still someone she watched grow up, and she really doesn't want to see such a cruel scene!
however--
The mermaid did not show any other emotions at this moment, unlike before.
Her pretty face was cold and aloof, her watery eyes sweeping indifferently over the crowd. Thud!
He exploded into a shower of water droplets!
She was nowhere to be seen at the scene!
Only the fine rain that enveloped the small "Mermaid's Tomb" fell softly.
The blurry figure of Naoko Kuroe, who was being subjected to waterboarding, created an eerie beauty in the scene.
"Hurry up and save people!"
Some people felt a sense of loss upon seeing the mermaid disappear!
Conan was the first to react!
Saving lives is the priority now.
He was pessimistic about Naoko Kuroe surviving, but what if she did?
The group carefully carried Naoko Kuroe out of the "Mermaid Grave" chamber.
Just now, the mermaid turned into rain and mist and disappeared. The water that had been binding Kuroe Naoko also turned into raindrops and fell down. Kuroe Naoko naturally fell into the tomb chamber.
Thus.
Although she didn't get to eat mermaid flesh, she did sleep in the "Mermaid Tomb"—which can be considered as fulfilling part of her last wish!
That's right!
Conan's "what if" didn't happen!
Naoko Kuroe is dead.
He died from drowning!
She drowned in full view of everyone!