Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends

At dawn the next day, Yuya and his friends rushed to the hospital, intending to ask about the situation last night before Sumi Ebihara was sent to Honshu Island.

When they arrived, she had just woken up.

Because of the limited conditions in the hospital, the doctor could only simply fix her arm, and then use painkillers and anesthetics to relieve Sumi Ebihara's pain, and the dosage could not be too much, for fear of causing adverse reactions and addiction.

"Miss Sumi..." Hattori Heiji looked at Sumi Ebihara, who was pale on the bed, and was a little worried about her condition. He hesitated for a long time before speaking, "Miss Sumi, can you tell us what happened last night?"

Sumi Ebihara looked a little dazed, and looked at Hattori Heiji with dull eyes.

Hearing about what happened last night, she suddenly coughed hard in excitement.

"Mermaid! It's a mermaid!" Sumi Ebihara shouted in a hoarse voice, and at the same time, a deep fear flowed out of her eyes.

"What?" Everyone's face changed one after another, showing an unbelievable expression, mermaid? Was it mermaids who attacked Sumi Ebihara?

Yuya stepped forward and confirmed with a serious expression: "Ms. Sumi, did you see clearly? It was really a mermaid?"

Hattori Heiji and Conan also looked at Sumi Ebihara closely, but they could not observe any signs of her lying. Her demeanor and expression were just stating a fact that they had seen with their own eyes.

"I saw it clearly! Very clearly!"

Sumi Ebihara was extremely excited, her body trembling violently, and she recounted what happened last night in a discontinuous manner.

The room suddenly fell into a dead silence, and everyone looked at Sumi Ebihara on the bed in disbelief.

Since they arrived on the island, they have been hearing about the legend of mermaids, and there are indeed many people who believe in the existence of mermaids.

But this does not include Yuya and his friends.

After all, mermaids are just a legend created based on some marine creatures, and their existence is false.

They could never have imagined that after analyzing for a long time yesterday whether the person fell into the water accidentally or was tricked into going up the mountain and pushed into the water, the result was... that he was thrown into the water by a mermaid?

And this mermaid seemed to be heading for Sumi Ebihara, holding her in the water and not letting her get ashore.

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Outside the ward, the three detectives sat on the bench in silence.

Suzuki Sonoko said excitedly: "There really are mermaids? Then the legend of immortality and eternal youth is also true?"

Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha also showed an interested look.

Originally thought that mermaids were fake, but now they really appeared. Maybe they can really get a way to stay young? This is too attractive for ordinary girls!

Only Miyano Shiho had some doubts.

First of all, as a scientist, she did not believe in the so-called mermaids; and mermaids did not exist, which she had already investigated clearly when she was still in the organization.

But Ebihara Sumi said that she saw a mermaid and even looked at her. She didn't look like she was insane and talking nonsense.

So what happened? She subconsciously looked at Yuya to seek an answer, but he also had a thoughtful expression on his face, obviously thinking about the mermaid.

Hattori Heiji said speechlessly: "I don't know if eternal youth is true, but I think it is very likely that this mermaid has ill intentions towards humans. Didn't you see Miss Sumi almost died after falling into the river?"

Several girls immediately retreated after hearing this. Although eternal youth is very tempting, it is not as important as their lives. They can still tell the difference.

Suzuki Sonoko wanted to say that she had the powerful Xiaolan, but considering that mermaids seem to be monsters, Maoli Ran should not be able to deal with them.

For the safety of her bestie, she thought it was better not to take risks.

Hattori Heiji looked at his two friends and asked, "What do you think? Do you think mermaids really exist?"

Conan pushed his glasses, and a white light flashed across the lens, so he couldn't see his eyes clearly. He only heard him whisper, "There are no mermaids in this world. There must be someone pretending to be a ghost!"

It's not like he hasn't encountered such cases before. There was once someone pretending to be a mist tengu to kill people, but he also exposed it, didn't he?

Yuya raised his doubts at the right time: "But what is the purpose of the other party pretending to be a mermaid? To kill Miss Sumi? That's too much trouble."

Conan paused after hearing this. If he wanted to kill someone, there was really no need to go through so much trouble.

In that case, disguising the scene as an accidental fall into the water is obviously much easier than pretending to be a mermaid.

Hattori Heiji couldn't figure this out, so he could only remain silent for the time being.

Time passed slowly.

Yuya stood up and patted his butt and said, "Let's go. Since we can't figure it out, let's go to the scene again to see if there are any clues. "

"As long as it is man-made, there will be traces left."

Hattori Heiji and Conan looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Because she was afraid of being attacked by mermaids, Suzuki Sonoko chose to go back to the hotel to rest. As her best friend, Mao Lilan followed her.

In this way, Toyama Kazuha and Miyano Shiho did not follow.

So, the three detectives, two adults and one child, came to the river above the waterfall again.

Yuya was in one group, and Hattori Heiji and Conan were in one group. The three searched all the way from both sides of the river, but they didn't find any suspicious traces until they walked to the edge of the waterfall.

Maybe there were, but I'm afraid it was destroyed by the crowd last night.

The three of them gathered together and shook their heads.

Nothing was found.

They came to the bottom of the waterfall again, and Yuya, who had the sharpest eyes, saw a sneaky figure by the pool at a glance, looking at something.

"Who is it? "Yuya shouted, ran over and grabbed the man.

"Ah!" The man was startled and almost fell into the puddle in panic. Fortunately, Yuya grabbed him in time.

The sneaky figure was a greasy uncle with a big belly. He looked around in a somewhat wretched manner, then looked at Yuya and the other two, and said dissatisfiedly: "You guys almost scared me to death!"

"What are you doing here?" Hattori Heiji asked with a frown. This man looked suspicious and it was obvious that he was not doing good.

The greasy uncle took out a handkerchief and wiped his face with a guilty conscience, and said awkwardly: "No, nothing, just looking around."

"Really?" Conan narrowed his eyes, tilted his head and said innocently, "Uncle, you dodge your eyes, look nervous, and keep wiping the sweat on your face with a handkerchief. This shows that you are guilty! "

The uncle's face changed slightly, and he muttered something about the kid, his eyes rolling around as if he was going to run away.

But Yuya and Hattori Heiji blocked his escape route on the left and right.

The uncle sweated more, and his handkerchief was soon wet enough to be wrung out.

"Aren't you going to tell me? It seems we have to send you to the police station for questioning." Hattori Heiji said seriously.

As the son of the chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, Hattori Heiji was more or less powerful when he was serious, and he frightened the uncle at once.

The uncle was scared and had no choice but to beg: "No, no, don't send me to the police station, I'll tell you a big secret!"

"Secret?" The three looked at each other, "Hurry up and tell me!"

"Yes, I'll tell you. "The uncle was really timid. He was frightened by the three young men and immediately confessed the truth.

"Wasn't there a ceremony to award the Dugong Arrow last night? I came here early. I was alone at the time. Guess what I saw?"

"What?"

"A mermaid!" The uncle shouted and danced excitedly, "Such a big mermaid! Jumped down from the waterfall! Fell into this pool with a splash!"

"Didn't you see that tail? It's exactly the same as in the movie!"

"That's a mermaid!"

"The legend is true!"

The three detectives were confused and showed expressions of doubt about life.

But their thoughts at this time were a little different.

Hattori Heiji & Conan: Damn, there is a second witness. Is there really a mermaid?

Yuya: Good acting, I'll give you a raise!