Chapter 415 The Secret of the Mermaid's Tomb, the Identity That Cannot Be Revealed

Chapter 415 The Secret of the Mermaid's Tomb, the Identity That Cannot Be Revealed

The three deduced that the fire three years ago might have been a murder, but so much time had passed that a lot of evidence had disappeared.

The murderer may have already fled to the ends of the earth, making the investigation extremely difficult.

Of course, it was not without gain. Yuya said thoughtfully: "The reason why the people who attacked Miss Sumi went to such great lengths to disguise themselves as mermaids was to draw our attention to the fire three years ago."

Conan also agreed: "It seems that Miss Sumi may have something to do with the fire three years ago. Maybe she knows something?"

Hattori Heiji said decisively: "There is no time to lose, let's go ask her now!"

He quickly put the file into the bag and threw it on the table: "Mr. Policeman, we are leaving first!"

"Hey! Slow down!" the old policeman shouted with a slight smile on his face.

"I hope you can really find out the truth."

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The three rushed to the hospital again.

In this half day, I didn't find any clues, but I did run a lot.

In the ward, Sumi Ebihara was lying on the bed, her face a little pale. The pain in her arm stimulated her nerves from time to time, and even the medicine she took had little effect.

She was worried that if she delayed any further, she would become a one-armed heroine...

Youya knocked on the door, and heard a voice saying "Come in" from inside, so he pushed the door open and entered.

When Sumi Ebihara saw the three detectives were stunned, she said unhappily, "Why are you here again? Did you find the mermaid?"

Yuya said calmly, "I've told you many times that mermaids don't exist."

Ebihara Sumi snorted disdainfully and muttered under his breath, "You are ignorant."

The corner of Yuya's mouth twitched slightly. If it wasn't for the purpose of helping Shimabukuro Kimie without being exposed, he wouldn't bother to spend so much effort, sending people to pretend to be mermaids and investigating the case seriously.

You know, it is very difficult to find someone who is good at underwater skills and can keep his mouth shut.

Ebihara Sumi said dissatisfiedly: "Then why did you come here?"

Hattori Heiji took out his phone, pulled up a photo and put it in front of her: "We want to ask you if you know anything about the burning of the shrine warehouse three years ago."

“You should know this photo, right?”

The photo in the mobile phone was a photo of the "mermaid" corpse at the scene. Hattori Heiji took a photo specially after getting the permission of the old policeman.

When Sumi Ebihara saw the photo, her face changed slightly. She looked away with a guilty look on her face and said, "I don't know."

Conan narrowed his eyes. He could tell at a glance that Sumi Ebihara knew about the fire, but why was she unwilling to say it?

Could it be that she has any direct relationship with the fire?

Of course Hattori Heiji also noticed it and tried to persuade her a few times, but Ebihara Sumi was still unwilling to speak.

He looked at his two friends helplessly.

Yuya hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Ms. Shoumei, I hope you can tell us the truth. This is very important for us to find the real culprit who attacked you and ensure your safety."

Sumi Ebihara was stunned: "My safety? What do you mean by that?"

Yuya said calmly: "According to my and Hattori's reasoning, the enemy was coming for you. You were lucky to survive this time, but what about the second and third time?"

"As long as you don't catch the other person, he/she will keep looking for opportunities to kill you in secret. Can you hide for a while or forever?"

"Don't say we're not police officers. Even if we are, we can't always protect you."

Ebihara Sumi's expression was a little stiff, and she said stubbornly: "Aren't you detectives? I just pay you a commission to protect me, okay?"

Yuya shrugged his shoulders: "How long are you going to pay? A few days? A few months or a few years? Do you have that much money?"

Yuya and his companions will not stay on Mermaid Island for too long, so Sumi Ebihara may continue to find someone else to protect her.

Even though the commission fee for a part-time personal protection detective is not as high as that for a professional bodyguard, it is obvious that Sumi Ebihara does not have the financial resources to support such an indefinite protection commission, and no one would be willing to take it.

Her expression changed for a while, but in the end, she still held on to a lucky mentality and gritted her teeth to deny that she knew about the fire.

Seeing that they couldn't get anything out of the matter and there was nothing else they could do, Youye and the other two left the hospital helplessly.

On the way, Hattori Heiji waved his fist angrily: "Damn it, that woman must know something!"

Conan groaned and said, "It seems that her relationship with fire is probably not ordinary."

"She was even involved in the arson?" Youya took over the conversation.

Conan glanced at him and asked, "You think it wasn't just one person who set the fire?"

Youye shrugged his shoulders: "I don't know about that. Anyway, it's all possible. It's just a guess and there's no need for evidence."

Walking out of the hospital gate, Youya looked back and his sight fell on the window of Sumi Ebihara's ward, where a figure flashed by.

Maybe she should be given some extra spice.

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After leaving the hospital, Yuya and the other two called four other girls and planned to go to the mountain behind the Mermaid Waterfall to look for the mermaid tomb.

Suzuki Sonoko fanned herself with her hands and complained: "Really? Why did we come here to look for a grave? This is such a lousy place, full of mosquitoes and bugs."

Mao Lilan heard this and quickly took out mosquito repellent from her pocket: "Yuanzi, use this."

Suzuki Sonoko happily took it and said as she sneered: "As expected, Xiaolan is really considerate. Shinichi is really lucky!"

Mao Lilan blushed and retorted: "Sonoko, don't talk nonsense!"

She subconsciously glanced at Conan and found that his ears were also red, and she suddenly felt her ears getting even hotter.

After Suzuki Sonoko sprayed the mosquito repellent, she also used it on other people.

Youya sniffed his nose and asked curiously, "Xiaolan, your mosquito repellent smells a little strange?"

Mao Lilan was stunned for a moment, then took the bottle and took a look: "It's not expired," she sprayed some on her palm and smelled it, "The smell is normal?"

Hattori Heiji also frowned slightly: "It does seem to have a strange smell, it smells like...fragrant?"

Mao Lilan was stunned and smelled the palm of her hand again to confirm. Is there still nothing wrong?

Just as she was puzzled, Yuanshan Heye suddenly pointed to a place not far away and shouted, "Look, is there smoke over there?"

Everyone looked up and saw a wisp of smoke rising slowly from behind the bushes.

"Oh no, is there a fire?" Hattori Heiji ran over quickly, and everyone followed.

When they got closer, they realized that it was not on fire.

There is a tombstone here, and a bundle of burning incense is placed in front of the tomb. The smoke just now came from the onion incense.

Suzuki Sonoko quickly shrank behind Mao Lilan and asked: "Why is there a tombstone here?"

Hattori Heiji said in a serious voice: "Hey, this is..."

"Ah," Conan nodded slightly, "This should be the tomb of the mermaid, right?"

Youya walked forward, clasped his hands together and bowed. Seeing this, the others followed suit and bowed.

Youye squatted down and stared at the whole bundle of incense in front of the tombstone.

Suzuki Sonoko asked in confusion: "Why is there so much incense burning on this tomb? It's so strange."

Yuya turned around and looked at Hattori Heiji and Conan, and saw the same thoughts in each other's eyes.

Yuya explained: "In this case, usually one person comes to burn incense on behalf of a group of people, and they will light a bunch of incense."

"The only people who come here to burn incense are the villagers on the island."

"That is to say, the location of this tomb is not known only to her great-grandmother as Miss Junhui said. In fact, all the villagers on the island may know it."

Several girls immediately showed surprised expressions.

Mao Lilan couldn't help asking, "What's going on? Didn't they say that the identity of the corpse is unknown?"

Hattori Heiji looked solemn: "Perhaps, this corpse is not unidentified, but..."

"There is no way to make her identity public!"