Conan: Top succubus, crazy CP

Chapter 844 The Fate of the Witch

After a long while, Shimabukuro Kimie tried hard to calm down her mood and habitually showed a bright smile on her face. Just as she was about to joke with everyone, she looked up and met the calm and deep eyes of Hanyu Kusunoki.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze.

She felt as if she was penetrated by an invisible gaze, and all her secrets were exposed.

His sadness, his pain, and his upcoming revenge plan all seemed to be seen clearly by the other party.

"An illusion..."

Shimabukuro Kimie shook her head.

This young man named Hanyu Kusunoki is not a god, so how could he know her complicated and heavy fate and revenge?

..........

While everyone was chatting, Kogoro Mori, Heiji Hattori and Conan also came to the shrine.

"Eh? Dad? Why are you here?"

Xiaolan asked in surprise.

Maori Kogoro scratched his hair with an unhappy look on his face and said unhappily: "Don't mention it! The client is missing, and we have been following the clues all the way and found it here."

Hattori Heiji put his hands in his pockets and frowned, "Kadokyo Saori, the person who commissioned Uncle Mori to investigate this time, suddenly disappeared three days ago. Her colleagues said that she has been afraid of something recently and even mentioned the 'mermaid curse'."

As he spoke, Maori Kogoro turned his gaze towards the girl in front of him and asked, "Hey, you must be Miss Shimabukuro Kimie, right? I heard that your great-grandmother not only ate mermaid meat, but also lived to be 200 years old, is that right?"

"what?"

Shimabukuro Kimie was stunned at first, then she couldn't help but burst out laughing. She smiled and waved her hands, saying, "How could my great-grandmother be 200 years old? In fact, my great-grandmother just turned 130 this year. You can find out immediately if you check the household registration."

"Alas, she just lived a little longer than the average person." Shimabukuro Kimie sighed softly, casually patting the imperial coins on her shoulder with one hand, with a helpless expression on her face, "I don't know why it caused such a commotion."

Everyone: "..."

130 years old is already exaggerated, okay!

Hattori Heiji pulled the corner of his mouth and asked bluntly: "Then let me ask you, where is your great-grandmother now? Can you ask her to come out and see us?"

His eyes were fixed on Shimabukuro Kimie, trying to find some clues from her reaction.

Shimabukuro Kimie looked unhappy, "She is in her room, praying for the arrows to be sent out for tonight's celebration."

Maori Kogoro couldn't help but be curious and interrupted, "I heard that your great-grandmother ate mermaid meat. Is this true?"

Shimabukuro Kimie was surprised at first, then burst into laughter.

She laughed and said, "It seems that there is no such animal as mermaid in this world!"

The girl's behavior was completely different from that of the other people on the island.

When the other residents on the island heard them talk about mermaids, they all looked convinced, and even the young people had some fanaticism in their eyes.

Shimabukuro Kimie, the shrine maiden, should be the one who believes in the existence of mermaids the most, but now she is nonchalant and says, "That's all nonsense."

"But, isn't that the dugong's arrow?"

Kogoro Mori didn't expect to hear this answer.

Shimabukuro Kimie shook her head. "In fact, the arrow used to represent a forbidden arrow that cast a spell to exorcise demons and evil spirits, but the people on the island associated it with mermaids and arbitrarily changed it to an arrow of a dugong that lives on the seabed. This is what my late mother told me."

"Ah, so your mother has passed away."

When Xiaolan heard the word "late mother", she realized that she seemed to have mentioned someone else's sad story. An apologetic look appeared on her face and she spoke softly.

Shimabukuro Kimie remained calm and replied calmly, "Yes, she and my father died in the sea five years ago. Even my grandparents disappeared when they were sailing out to sea before I was born."

"what!"

As the daughter of a police officer, He Ye immediately realized something was wrong: "Your family members all died at sea, there must be a reason for this!"

"There's no reason." Shimabukuro Kimie laughed and said calmly, "I took a boat trip to the mainland with Saori before, and nothing unexpected happened."

"Saori?"

Hearing this name, the three detectives couldn't help themselves.

"When is that?" Conan asked anxiously. Hattori Heiji and Mori Kogoro also stared at Shimabukuro Kimie, waiting for her answer.

"Just three days ago..."

Shimabukuro Kimie answered slowly.

Looking at the people who were surrounding Shimabukuro Kimie and asking about the situation, Xiao Ai, who was holding the fish tank, freed one hand and gently pulled Hanyu Kusunoki's sleeve.

"Ok?"

"I remember seeing her there before."

"You mean Miss Jun Hui?"

Hanyu Kusunoki lowered his head and asked curiously.

The little girl nodded and said with a strange look on her face: "She is the witch who was almost killed by Gin three years ago, but Gin didn't want to cause any more trouble and finally didn't do it."

Hanyu Kusunoki: “…”

Is there such a thing?

After all this time, this beautiful witch had already been to the gates of hell without knowing it.

Hanyu Kusunoki looked up at Shimabukuro Kimie in the crowd.

Well, it seems that Gin has been having too easy a life recently. When I return, I will arrange for the monsters to focus on the organization's major bases in Beihua.

(Gin: What?)

At this moment, Gin, who was far away, suddenly shuddered inexplicably, as if he felt that something bad was about to happen.

..........

After questioning for a long time, Conan and his friends did not get any useful clues from Shimabukuro Kimie, so they could only say goodbye and continue investigating the whereabouts of Monkyo Saori on the island.

Hanyu Kusunoki and his group were also preparing to leave.

Before leaving, Shimabukuro Kimie enthusiastically gave each of the two girls, Kazuha and Xiaolan, a number tag.

"The celebration will begin in the evening, when a 'Longevity Lady' will present the 'Dugong Arrow'. It is said that whoever gets the arrow will be blessed with immortality and eternal youth."

"Immortal?"

Xiao Ai sneered, "What a boring superstition."

Although Xiaolan and Heye were interested in this legend, they did not show any excitement.

There's no way. Her boyfriend is too amazing. Immortality and eternal youth don't seem to be difficult things for Nan.

Shimabukuro Kimie didn't take it seriously and continued to smile lively: "Yes, but tourists like it very much, so everyone on the island has continued this tradition."