Chapter 418 This plot is over, let’s celebrate with a title

Chapter 418 This plot is over, let’s celebrate with a title

Shimabukuro Kimie pushed open the door and walked in with a frosty face.

She looked at the pale-faced Sumi Ebihara on the bed and said coldly, "I came here to see if you were dead, but I didn't expect to hear something like this."

"My mother was burned to death by you?!"

Of course she knew that it was those three people who burned her to death, but since she could stay out of it, there was no need to create trouble.

Ebihara Sumi's pupils shrank sharply, and she quickly argued: "No, Junhui, listen to my explanation, that's not your mother, it's a mermaid..."

The three detectives immediately showed speechless expressions. No, this woman is obsessed with mermaids, right?

"Don't I know if that's a mermaid?!" Shimabukuro Kimie roared hysterically, with deep disappointment in her eyes.

Her plan of murder and revenge was ruined by the mermaid, and she couldn't continue to do it while in the hospital, so she had to put the matter aside for the time being.

I originally thought that Sumi Ebihara would restrain herself because of the mermaid's attack, but I didn't expect that she is still obsessed with it.

People like this deserve to die!

Ebihara Sumi still didn't quite believe it, so she asked tentatively, "But didn't your mother die in a shipwreck many years ago?"

Shimabukuro Kimie gave a sad smile: "That's all to pretend to be a longevity lady."

"What? Pretending to be a longevity lady?" Ebihara Sumi looked confused. "What does that mean?"

"It's all for this island!" A somewhat old voice sounded at the door.

Several people turned around in surprise and saw the village chief walking in with the support of Fukuyama Rokuro.

"What a sin! What a sin!" The village chief slammed the ground with his cane, making a thumping sound. "How could you guys do such a thing! It's simply unforgivable!"

Sumi Ebihara looked desperate: "Village Chief! Rokuro! Why are you here?"

Shimabukuro Kimie's face was filled with shock. What did that mean? From what the village chief said, he knew that the corpse was my mother?

Fukuyama Rokuro looked at his fiancée expressionlessly and said coldly, "Detective Kamiya asked someone to call us here, saying that he had something important to say, but I didn't expect... to hear something like this."

Hattori Heiji and Conan looked at Yuya in surprise.

Yuya whispered to his two friends, "When I heard the mermaids coming to attack again, I guessed that Miss Sumi might not be able to bear it and would tell the truth, so I thought of finding a few more witnesses."

The two of them suddenly realized that he was really thoughtful.

Sumi Ebihara asked with a pale face: "Village Chief, what do you mean by what you just said? Everything is for this island?"

The village chief sighed and said, "Only the older generation knows about this. Our island was originally very poor, but later on because of the legend of the mermaid, tourists began to come here, which gradually boosted the economy and improved the lives of the villagers."

"And the representative of the mermaid legend, the Longevity Lady, has become the symbol of our island."

"But fake is always fake, and it will be exposed one day."

"That day came very quickly, and it even came unexpectedly. The longevity lady suddenly passed away due to illness."

"What, what?" Ebihara Susumi was completely confused. The longevity lady died of illness?

Who is the longevity lady she has been seeing? Who is the person who appeared at the Mermaid Festival? Is she a ghost?

The village chief continued, "If the outside world knew that the immortal Longevity Lady had died of illness, it would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to our island. So someone stood up, and that was Jun Hui's mother! She decided to continue to play the role of the Longevity Lady."

"But I didn't expect it. Who could have thought of it!"

The village chief coughed out of anger: "We originally thought that her death in the fire was an accident, but we didn't expect that it was actually done by you guys!"

"I..." Sumi Ebihara was stunned by this shocking secret. She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

Shimabukuro Kimie was also shocked. She asked in disbelief, "Village Chief, you... have always known that the Longevity Lady was my mother in disguise? But why didn't I know about this?"

The village chief took a breath and said with a sad face: "The fire came too suddenly. Maybe she didn't have time to tell you about it."

"Then, then..." Shimabukuro Kimie stood there in a daze, "Then in the past three years, you all know..."

The village chief nodded heavily.

"Then why didn't you tell me before? You have been lying to me all the time?" Shimabukuro Kimie felt a sharp pain in her heart.

The village chief pushed away Fukuyama Rokuro who was supporting him, and fell to his knees on the ground with a plop: "I'm so sorry!"

"After the fire three years ago, we had planned not to continue holding the Mermaid Festival. But when we saw the Longevity Lady appear in front of us, we immediately knew it was you in disguise. We didn't know how to tell you about this."

"This island is called Mermaid Island. Since you are willing to continue pretending to be a long-lived woman, we can only silently accompany you to continue acting."

Shimabukuro Kimie was already in tears. The older generation on the island had already known that she was pretending to be the longevity lady. What was the point of her three years of hard work? Wasn't everything meaningless?

The village chief burst into tears: "Although it is for the sake of the island, you have worked hard over the years. I am really sorry!"

Shimabukuro Kimie covered her mouth with her hand, but intermittent whimpering sounds still came out from between her fingers.

Yuya sighed and walked out first. Seeing this, Hattori Heiji and Conan followed.

As soon as the door was closed, the sound of Shimabukuro Kimie crying could be heard from inside.

Hattori Heiji said with some emotion: "I didn't expect this investigation to get such a result. The longevity lady is fake. It was Miss Junhui who pretended to be her."

Conan was also a little sad, but he immediately thought of something: "Did we forget something?"

Hattori Heiji and Yuya looked at Conan in confusion: "What's the matter?"

Conan was a little speechless, and said with a dark face: "Hattori, have you forgotten why we came to Mermaid Island?"

Hattori Heiji was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and suddenly said: "Ah! We haven't found Kadowaki Saori yet!"

Yuya was also stunned for a moment. Oh no, he actually forgot about this woman. Could it be that Shimabukuro Kimie had already taken action?

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Fortunately, Yuya's worries did not come true. Saori Kadowaki was still alive, but she was very weak after being locked up for three or four days and was probably seriously ill.

Of course, when she comes out of the hospital, she will face prosecution from the procuratorate for the crime of intentional arson that resulted in death three years ago.

Sumi Ebihara and Naoko Kuroe were also unable to escape.

As for the fact that Shimabukuro Kimie illegally restricted Saori Kadowaki's personal freedom, since it did not cause serious consequences, and Mouri Ran heard the whole story, she directly called her mother Kisaki Eri.

After finding out, Kisaki Eri asked in detail about what happened and immediately expressed her willingness to defend Shimabukuro Kimie.

With the Queen of the legal world personally stepping in, um... Saori Kadowaki will probably be locked up in vain.

On the boat leaving Mermaid Island, Conan and Hattori Heiji sat at a table with their chins supported, looking a little unhappy.

Youya knocked on the table: "What's wrong with you? We solved the case three years ago. Why are you unhappy?"

Hattori Heiji frowned and said, "In the end, we still didn't find out who was pretending to be the mermaid."

Conan said in a deep voice: "I have a guess, but..."

Hattori Heiji's expression changed, and it was obvious that he had the same idea as Conan.

Yuya quickly raised his hand: "Don't make any guesses without evidence."

Conan was speechless for a while and opened his mouth but no words came out.

He suspected that Yuya had the same idea as he did, but he just had no evidence.

Yuya rubbed Conan's head with satisfaction.

Conan's forehead went dark, staring at Yuya and suddenly said: "I thought of a question, since we haven't found out who pretended to be the mermaid, then... Yuya, shouldn't your 100% crime-solving rate be reduced?"

Yuya was stunned for a moment, but he immediately thought of a reason: "What a joke, this case was caused by Hattori's commission, I am just an assistant, don't blame me! If you want to reduce the blame, it should be him."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Hattori Heiji yelled in dissatisfaction, "How can that be possible? We should go back immediately and investigate the truth about the mermaid!"

"Alas," Youya turned his head to look at the slowly receding dock and said, "The ship has already left. It's too late."

Hattori Heiji was furious, and he grabbed Yuya's neck and shook him hard: "Damn it! Kamiya, tell me clearly, whose weight was reduced?"

Yuya rolled his eyes wildly: "Of course your commission will be reduced...ah - stop shaking, okay, okay, just reduce Kudo Shinichi's, okay?"

When Hattori Heiji heard this, he immediately let go of Conan's hand, smiled and patted Conan's head: "Then I'm sorry to trouble you!"

Conan was stunned: No, what does the mystery that Edogawa Conan didn’t solve have to do with Kudo Shinichi?