Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends

All of Ichiro Rakumoto's sketches were of Rakumoto Natsue, even from every angle, from the back, the front, the side, and even...

Rakumoto Natsue looked at his cousin in disbelief: "Ichiro, Ichiro, you..."

Ichiro Rakumoto's face was extremely pale, and he twitched for a while, crying and shouting as he rushed towards Rakumoto Akie, trying to take the drawing paper back.

Rakumoto Akie subconsciously dodged to the side, but his arm was still caught, and the drawing paper in his hand slipped out of his hand in pain, and those drawings fell down like snowflakes stained with ink.

"No, my drawings, my drawings..." Ichiro Rakumoto was like a demon, constantly reaching out to grab the flying drawings.

He finally saved a few of them, hugged them tightly in his arms, lowered his head and sobbed softly.

Everyone fell silent watching this scene.

Mariko Rakumoto asked in a trembling voice: "Ichiro, are you really..."

Perhaps his secret had been exposed, Ichiro Rakumoto shouted in despair: "Ah, yes! I just like Xia Jiang, what's the problem!"

Mariko Rakumoto's outstretched hand trembled: "But, Xia Jiang is your cousin..."

"It's not that cousins ​​can't get married!" Ichiro Rakumoto interrupted his mother directly.

Mariko Rakumoto fell silent. According to Japanese law, cousins ​​can indeed get married.

"But... but..."

"And," Ichiro Rakumoto glared at his mother fiercely, "Aren't you and Dad cousins ​​too! Why can you do it, but I can't like Xia Jiang?"

Mariko Rakumoto was speechless.

Rakumoto Kitaro and Mariko Rakumoto are actually cousins?

Yuya and the others looked at each other in surprise. The truth seemed to be more explosive than they had guessed.

However, looking at the expressions of the Rakumoto family, it seemed that they were not surprised by this matter. Obviously, this was not a secret in the Rakumoto family.

However, it is true that in Japan, many people still maintain relatively traditional ideas about close relatives' marriages because of historical problems.

Even if there are laws prohibiting close relatives from marrying within three generations, it can actually be circumvented with a little operation, especially in some traditional big families, even siblings marrying is not a new thing.

After all, a considerable number of people still insist on the so-called bloodline theory.

"Master Ichiro, I didn't expect that you still like Miss Xia Jiang..." The old butler sighed with sadness.

Except for Rakumoto Xia Jiang, everyone looked at the butler in confusion.

The housekeeper was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "In fact, Master Ichiro once expressed his love to Miss Xia Jiang, but..."

Rakumoto Xia Jiang's face changed slightly, and the memories that she had deliberately forgotten came to her mind again.

"But grandpa rejected me very harshly!" Rakumoto Ichiro cried, "He said that Xia Jiang was the future heir of the Rakumoto Group, and his most beloved granddaughter could not marry a waste like me, and it wasn't long before Sister Xia Jiang and Awu's marriage was announced."

"And... and... today grandpa saw me drawing Sister Xia Jiang on the deck, and said that to me again, saying that I only had unrealistic daydreams!"

Yuya and the others looked at each other in silence. They originally thought that Hatamoto Gozo was talking about painting, but it turned out that he was referring to Rakumoto Xia Jiang?

"Whether it's my grandfather who didn't allow me to marry Xia Jiang, or Awu who took Xia Jiang away, they are all unforgivable!"

"Unforgivable!"

Ichiro Rakumoto used all his strength to keep screaming unforgivable, and finally fell to the ground helplessly.

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Mermaid Island Pier

Ichiro Rakumoto committed serial murders and handed him over to the police who were waiting at the pier in advance. Then Yuya and others were ready to get off the boat.

As for the Rakumoto family, after such a thing happened, they didn't have the heart to participate in the Mermaid Festival and were ready to return directly.

Before leaving, Suzuki Sonoko held Rakumoto Natsue's hand and asked with some concern: "Sister Xia Jiang, are you really okay?"

Rakumoto Natsue smiled and said gently: "It's okay, Awu and I have talked about the matter. I plan to leave the Rakumoto family with him and live in Hokkaido together."

"Leave the Rakumoto family?" Suzuki Sonoko widened her eyes in surprise.

Rakumoto Natsue nodded: "Yes, my parents died in a car accident a year ago, and the only grandfather who cared about me has also... There is no one in this family that I care about."

"But Rakumoto Group..." Suzuki Sonoko said with regret. Although it is not as big as the Suzuki Group, Rakumoto Group is also a big company. Isn't it a pity to give it up like this?

Rakumoto Natsue smiled indifferently: "That's not important anymore. Staying will cause a lot of trouble. You can seeThey look like... And I have prepared enough money, even if Takeru and I live a life of idleness and waiting for death for the rest of our lives, we don't have to worry. "

Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help laughing: "Really, you are still joking at this time."

Rakumoto Natsue smiled, hugged Suzuki Sonoko, and then turned and left.

At the bow, Rakumoto Takeshi and Rakumoto Natsue stood shoulder to shoulder, waving goodbye to everyone.

Suzuki Sonoko raised her head and suddenly said with some emotion: "I always feel that the two of them are really a good match."

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Yuuya looked at the guidebook he had just bought and said: "The Mermaid Festival is tomorrow night. Before that, let's find a place to stay? "

The friends nodded.

They had encountered many murder cases before. Although they were a little sad about what happened on the ship, it didn't affect their mood too much. They had trained their hearts.

Everyone agreed immediately. Miyano Shiho, Mao Li Ran, Suzuki Sonoko, and Toyama Kazuha went to find the hotel to stay in. Yuya, Conan and Hattori Heiji went to meet Hattori Heiji's client, Kadowaki Saori.

The letter of entrustment did not write the specific address. Fortunately, the island was not big. If it was a permanent population, it would be easy to ask.

The three of them randomly found a store with a large flow of people and asked the staff at the counter, but they got an unexpected answer.

"What, she disappeared three days ago?" Hattori Heiji was surprised. He touched his chin and said, "Three days ago, it was exactly the time when I received the letter of entrustment."

Yuya reminded: "You called her at that time. ”

Hattori Heiji nodded: "Indeed, that is to say, she disappeared after talking to me on the phone?"

Yuya asked the staff: "Has Miss Kadowaki Saori not appeared in the past three days?"

The staff nodded: "Yes, she did not go to work three days ago," and then said nonchalantly, "The neighbors guessed that she might have gone to the main island to play, after all, she often left the island before."

"Okay," the staff looked at the information in his hand, "If there is nothing else, I will go first. I haven't slept well for several days to prepare for the festival."

Although they successfully arrived at Mermaid Island, Kadowaki Saori disappeared three days ago.

Just when several people were thinking about whether Kadowaki Saori really encountered an accident, another staff member at the counter waved to them.

"Hey, the boys over there..."

The three walked over.

"From what you said, are you looking for Saori? "The clerk asked with a smile.

Hattori Heiji perked up: "Yes, do you know where she is?"

The clerk, Naoko Kuroe, shook her head: "I don't know, but what I know is that she lost the dugong arrow a week ago, and she is very afraid that the mermaid will come to her for revenge!"

Hattori Heiji showed a disdainful expression: "What mermaid, it's just a lie."

"Yes, mermaid." Naoko Kuroe looked at Hattori Heiji with deep eyes, "Because, there is a long-lived woman on the island who eats mermaid meat and becomes immortal. She really exists."

"And the dugong arrow made by the long-lived woman with telekinesis can realize the dream of immortality no matter who gets it. "

Hattori Heiji fell silent. Is there really an immortal person? Impossible, this is unscientific?!

Conan had the same idea. Immortality is simply impossible.

However, Yuya's idea was different from theirs. He glanced at Conan obscurely and thought to himself: As long as Conan keeps this way, immortality will be achieved, right?

And everyone will be immortal together...

However, the problem is that if it continues like this, will the people on this land be taken away by Conan's death god physique...

Forget it, as long as it doesn't affect the continent across the sea and the people around me, Amen...

Seeing that the three people still didn't believe it, Kuroe Naoko didn't want to say more. She left after saying, "Saori lost the dugong arrow, so it's normal to be afraid that the mermaid will escape from the island."

"Hey," Hattori Heiji asked the two friends in a low voice, "Do you believe in the mermaid and the dugong arrow? "

Conan shook his head decisively: "It's normal to be older, but immortality is simply impossible."

You also paused, thinking that if he told the two about the time of learning science, they would treat him like an idiot, so he pretended to be deep and thought about it.

After a while, he looked up"I think so too."

Hattori Heiji and Conan twitched their mouths, speechless. You thought for a long time, but the result was a repeater?

On the other side, the four girls also found a hotel to stay in.

Everyone reunited.

After hearing the legend of the longevity woman, Mao Lilan suddenly became very curious: "Are there really people who are immortal?"

Conan put his hands behind his head and said with contempt: "How is it possible? They are all lies..."

Huh? Mao Lilan narrowed her eyes and looked down at Conan.

Conan suddenly felt a chill on his back. What happened? Did he say something wrong?

Yuya laughed secretly and said to Miyano Shiho: "Mio, since we have nothing to do now, should we go and see the longevity lady?"

Miyano Shiho asked in confusion: "Aren't you going to investigate the matter of Monroe Saori?"

Yuya spread his hands: "Now we only know that she disappeared three days ago. It takes time to investigate. The longevity lady related to the dugong arrow is also a direction. It's just a matter of convenience."

Miyano Shiho suddenly realized that although he had known that the legend of immortality was false, he investigated it secretly that time, which was far less interesting than this open visit.

So he nodded and said: "Okay, let's go and see."

Yuya smiled and raised one arm. Miyano Shiho understood and stepped forward to hold it. The two leaned against each other and walked towards the shrine on the mountain.

Before leaving, Yuya turned around and raised his eyebrows at Conan.

Conan stared at the freak of science leaning on Yuya like a little bird, and his brain almost short-circuited.

No, what happened, he felt that Yuya didn't say anything special? Why did her attitude become so... so... He couldn't find a word to describe his inner thoughts for a while.

Hattori Heiji was also shocked, and at the same time he was hit again.

It's okay that he is a step slower than Yuya in solving the case, but how come he is so good at coaxing girls? Hattori Heiji subconsciously glanced at his childhood sweetheart, and Kazuha would never be so gentle to him.

Toyama Kazuha noticed Hattori Heiji's sight, snorted and said, "What are you looking at, why don't you catch up?" Then he took Mao Lilan's arm and chased after her.

Hattori Heiji and Conan looked at each other in silence, and saw the look of mutual appreciation in each other's eyes.

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Everyone came to the shrine and saw a beautiful black straight-haired girl wearing a shrine maiden's costume standing at the entrance of the shrine.

Yuya also expressed the purpose of everyone's visit.

The girl in the shrine maiden's costume was called Shimabukuro Kimie, and the longevity woman was her great-grandmother.

Shimabukuro Kimie said with a smile: "Hey, another guest deceived by rumors. How could my great-grandmother be immortal? But she is exactly 130 years old this year. You can find out by checking the household registration."

She knocked her head with the imperial coin in distress and said: "She just lived a little longer than ordinary people. What we promoted was just longevity. As a result, it was spread by unscrupulous media and people with ulterior motives, and finally became immortality, causing such a big commotion. People nowadays are still too impetuous!"

"Slightly..." The friends fell silent. Is that slightly?

In the history of Neon, 130 years old is probably the longest-lived person, right? It can be included in the Guinness World Records...

Hattori Heiji's mouth twitched slightly, and he said speechlessly: "Where is your great-grandmother now? Can we meet her?"

Shimabukuro Kimie said: "For the celebration tomorrow night, she is praying for the arrows to be sent out in the room, and she can't see anyone before the celebration begins."

Mouri Ran hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't help her curiosity: "Well, is it true that your great-grandmother ate mermaid meat?"

Toyama Kazuha was also very curious.

Shimabukuro Kimie was stunned and looked a little dumbfounded. After a moment, she covered her mouth and laughed: "Hahaha, how is it possible! There are no mermaids in this world!"

Mouri Ran and Toyama Kazuha blinked their eyes at the same time and laughed awkwardly: "This, so, I said..." It turns out that you can't just believe in rumors!

Mao Lilan thought of something and asked: "But what is the dugong arrow? Is it false that it can bless immortality?"

Shimabukuro Kimie sighed: "Of course it's false. In fact, the arrow used to represent the forbidden arrow that cast a spell to exorcise demons and exorcise evil spirits."

"But the people on the island deliberately associated it with mermaids and renamed it dugong (commonly known as manatee, also known as mermaid, the prototype of mermaid) living in the sea. This is what my dead mother told me."

Ma Lilan immediately showed an apologetic expression: "Ah, sorry, I didn't know your mother had..."

"It's okay," Shimabukuro Kimie smiled gently, "My parents died in a shipwreck, and so did my grandparents."

"What?" Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha looked at each other in surprise, "Your family members all died in a shipwreck? Sure enough, there is something wrong!"

Shimabukuro Kimie smiled indifferently: "How is it possible? It's just an ordinary shipwreck. People who live by the sea will inevitably encounter it."

"Besides, when I took a boat to the main island with Saori before, nothing happened."

Hearing Shimabukuro Kimie suddenly mention Kadowaki Saori's name, Hattori Heiji was surprised and asked quickly: "You and Miss Saori? When?"

Shimabukuro Kimie didn't know why Hattori Heiji was so nervous, and answered blankly: "Four days ago. Because there is no dentist on this island, I asked her to accompany me to the main island."