Chapter 520 Shrine Murder Case
After packing up simply, the three of them went out together.
The sports car made a roar and drove in a certain direction.
"Kamiya-san, which shrine are we going to?" Hondou Eisuke asked curiously in the back row. There are quite a lot of shrines in Japan.
Yuya said, "Originally I wanted to take you to Mermaid Island, but I called the shrine's miko, Ms. Kimie, and she said she was busy preparing for a new festival, so she really didn't have time, so she recommended another shrine to me."
"New festival?" Miyano Shiho was stunned.
"Mermaid Island?" Hondou Eisuke was also stunned, and subconsciously asked, "There really aren't mermaids on the island, are there?"
Youye smiled and said, "Of course not, this is what happened..."
I briefly told him the story of what happened on Mermaid Island.
Hondou Eisuke was deeply moved after hearing this: "I didn't expect there was such a secret behind the incident. Miss Kimie, her mother and grandmother, sacrificed a lot for Mermaid Island!"
"Who says it's not?" Yuya said calmly, "Fortunately, the residents of the island are not ungrateful people. Overall, the ending is not bad. Now Mermaid Island has given up that ridiculous legend and started to focus on developing fisheries. The new festival is also held to thank the ocean for its gift."
"By the way, Miss Jun Hui also asked me to bring a message, inviting us and Xiaolan to attend the new festival."
"Mio, do you want to go?"
Miyano Shiho tilted her head: "If you have nothing to do, you can go and have a look."
Hondou Eisuke was hesitant to speak. He was originally quite curious about mermaids, but from what Yuya said, it seemed that the island had given up on the legend?
Yuya glanced at him sideways and said, "If Hondou-kun is interested, you can come along."
"Really?" Hondou Eisuke agreed happily.
Time flies.
The three of them chatted as they walked, and soon arrived at their destination - a shrine in Nishi-Kunitachi City.
However, to the surprise of the three, there were many police cars parked here for some reason and a long cordon was set up.
"Could there be an accident at the shrine?" Hondou Eisuke stood on tiptoe and looked inside.
Yuya glanced at him and muttered quietly, "Isn't that so unlucky?"
Miyano Shiho looked at Yu and saw that he didn't seem to be paying attention to the AC. She was about to say something, but suddenly she looked at Hondou Eisuke and fell silent.
So... which one is more serious, event-prone constitution or bad luck constitution?
Youye looked around and soon found a familiar fat figure.
"Inspector Megure!" Yuya jumped and waved.
Inspector Megure was giving orders to his subordinates. When he heard the familiar voice, he knew who was coming and looked over with empty eyes: "Brother Kamiya..."
The police officer in charge of the alert naturally knew Youya, so he let him go.
"Inspector Megure, has something happened here?" Yuya asked.
Inspector Megure looked at Miyano Shiho behind his brother, then looked at Hondou Eisuke, and asked in confusion: "Why are you here?"
Yuya explained casually: "I brought Hondou here to pray for blessings. This child has been too unlucky recently."
Bad luck? Praying for blessings? Inspector Megure looked strange. You are a famous detective, shouldn't you believe in science? Why are you coming to a shrine to pray for blessings?
But he was too lazy to care about it, and sighed, "A murder happened here last night, and three people were killed."
"Three people?" Youye widened his eyes in surprise. It was not common for three people to die at once. Usually, such cases were not personal grudges, but were likely to involve some organization.
Inspector Megure nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice: "These three people were killed by a samurai sword and a bow and arrow. The method was quite neat. It must be a master."
"Is that so?" Youya touched his chin, "Do you need my help?"
Inspector Megure shook his head: "We don't need you this time, just do what you need to do."
"Oh, okay." You was a little disappointed. Such big cases were rare. He had been a detective for so long, but he had only solved them a few times.
But Inspector Megure directly refused, and he had no intention of staying.
Anyway, if the case doesn't go well, Inspector Megure will definitely come to him for help, but the nature of the matter may be different by then. It is likely that the Metropolitan Police Department will invite him as a consultant.
Yuya looked around, feeling a little embarrassed: "It looks like the shrine is going to be closed today?"
Inspector Megure nodded and said, "Until the case is solved, the shrine will be temporarily closed. Can you... go to other shrines to have a look?"
You also curled his lips and muttered quietly: "I know, if there is something, it's Kamiya brother, if there is nothing, it's you you you."
The corner of Inspector Megure's mouth twitched and a cross appeared on his forehead. Just as he was about to say something, Youya had already pulled Miyano Shiho away.
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In the sports car, Hondou Eisuke asked, "Kamiya-san, where are we going next?"
"No hurry." Youya took out his phone, dialed a number, hesitated for a moment and finally dialed another one, "Hello, Xiaolan, where are you?"
"Kyoto? What are you going to do in Kyoto?"
"Are there any Buddha statues in the temple that have been stolen? Hey, are thieves nowadays so ruthless? They even steal Buddha statues?"
"Me? Of course I'm on a date with Mio-chan... Look, I'll come over if I have time."
Yuya hung up the phone and fell into thought.
The Buddha statue being stolen seems to be a plot from a certain movie, but is it happening now? The timing seems a bit off, right?
However, the first few parts of the theatrical version have little connection with the plot, and the number of characters that appear is limited, so there is no way to infer when they took place.
"Kamiya-san?" Seeing that You didn't say anything, Hondou Eisuke called out tentatively.
"Huh? Oh," Yuya came back to his senses, "It's okay, it's the same if we go to other shrines."
Yuya randomly searched for a shrine on the internet. He had never been there before, so it would be the same no matter where he went.
After arriving at the shrine and praying according to the procedures, Hondou Eisuke received a talisman.
Back in the car, he held the small amulet in his hand and said in silence: "Is this thing...really useful?"
Youye patted his shoulder and said, "If you believe it, it exists. If you don't believe it, it doesn't exist. It all depends on your own intention."
Hondou Eisuke nodded somewhat bewilderedly, and suddenly felt that Kamiya-san was a bit of a charlatan. Why?
You also glanced behind him inconspicuously and whispered: "Besides, the purpose of our coming out today is not just to ask for the amulet..."
"What?" Hondou Eisuke was a little confused.
Miyano Shiho said calmly: "Didn't you notice? There has been a car following us all the way since we left the house."
Hondou Eisuke was startled and subconsciously wanted to look back, but fortunately Yuya stopped him in time.
"Don't look! Otherwise you'll be discovered."
Hondou Eisuke quickly sat up straight and asked cautiously, "Are they those people?"
Yuya supported his chin with one hand, pretending to look at the scenery on the roadside, but in fact he was observing the vehicle behind through the rearview mirror. He could vaguely see two men in black sitting inside.
"I don't know, but... it's likely."