Conan: Top succubus, crazy CP

Chapter 847 Tomb Raider Gin

Tourists panicked and some tried to get closer to the waterfall but were blocked by the rushing water.

Kogoro Mori and Heiji Hattori immediately rushed towards the top of the waterfall.

As for Conan...the time is almost here.

Xiaolan and He Ye covered their mouths in horror, unable to believe what they saw.

“Dead, dead…”

Sumi Ebihara's body was hung in the middle of the waterfall, swaying gently with the water flow, with a thick hemp rope around her neck and a heavy wooden stake tied to the other end.

Her expression was frozen in extreme fear, her eyes were wide open, as if she had seen something terrible.

"Give way! Give way!"

Shimabukuro Kimie's face was filled with panic. She looked back in confusion and asked anxiously, "What happened?!"

"Ms. Kimie!" He Ye hurriedly grabbed her hand, "Ms. Shoumei...she's on the waterfall!"

Shimabukuro Kimie looked at the waterfall in "shock", and then "anxiously" shouted: "Quick! Go get the life rope! I'll go notify the police!"

Her performance was perfect, and no one could tell that this "panicked" witch was the murderer.

..........

Above the waterfall, the atmosphere is solemn.

Everyone worked together to pull up the body of Sumi Ebihara, who was lying flat on the cold ground. Kogoro Mori habitually touched his chin and began his daily routine of eliminating a wrong answer.

"I see. I understand. Miss Sumi must have walked to the river in the dark and lost her balance. She fell in and grabbed the wood with the safety rope tied to it. As a result, the water flow was too fast and she was strangled to death by the rope."

"Haha, but uncle, don't you think it's weird?"

Hattori Heiji chuckled twice, not placing any hope on Maori Kogoro. He frowned and said, "The festival is obviously held below, so why did Miss Sumi come to the top of the waterfall? It's dark and dangerous here, it doesn't make sense."

"She's probably looking for the mermaid's grave."

"The grave of the mermaid? What?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the other winner, Naoko Kuroe, who had followed over.

Naoko Kuroe explained, "Because the mermaid's grave is somewhere in this forest. After the shrine's warehouse caught fire that night three years ago, the mermaid's bones were buried here instead. Maybe Sumi wanted to take advantage of the festival to explore this place."

"That's possible," Shimabukuro Kimie continued, "I know Sumi has always been very concerned about that matter. She is always curious about the legend of mermaids. She might really come here to look for the mermaid's grave."

"Wait a moment!"

Hattori Heiji, who had been listening, couldn't help but say, "You keep talking about the grave of a mermaid. Are you sure that the skeleton is really a mermaid? Could all this be just a rumor?"

"Hard to say."

Shimabukuro Kimie shook her head, and her hands unconsciously clenched under her shrine maiden robes. "That's what the villagers on the island said. They all firmly believe that it is the skeleton of a mermaid. However, the police from the mainland believe that it is the body of a middle-aged woman, and there is no conclusive evidence to prove that it is a mermaid."

"That's nonsense!"

Naoko Kuroe suddenly became excited.

Her face flushed, and she interrupted loudly, "That's only possible if the bones below the waist of the skeleton are intact. If it were an ordinary human skeleton, how could that happen?"

"Huh? Below the waist?"

Kogoro Mori looked confused after hearing this.

At this time, another young man who had followed over saw that everyone was confused, so he explained, "Because a beam that burned down hit the waist of the skeleton. After the villagers moved the beam away, they found that the place where the foot bones should have been was actually completely smashed."

"It is precisely because of this strange situation that everyone thinks this skeleton is unusual and is likely to be a mermaid."

“That’s why the TV reported that a mermaid’s body was found here, and the longevity lady became a celebrity overnight…”

After listening to everyone's description, Maori and the other two finally understood what had happened.

It turned out that the police concluded that the skeleton belonged to a tourist and that the fire in the warehouse was caused by an accident when a candle went off when the tourist went to steal the dugong's arrows.

Later, because the identity of the deceased was never found, the shrine buried her here.

However, since some time ago, the news has been distorted, and it has been said that it was the corpse of a mermaid, and even attracted many people to come and rob the tomb.

The reason is that the mermaid's bones are a panacea for immortality.

(This was done by a certain winery's only real wine.)

"Well, no matter if it was suicide, homicide or an accident, we have to get Miss Sumi's body down the mountain and wait for the police to arrive."

Seeing that everyone had almost finished speaking, Kogoro Maori made a decision for everyone.

After all, he is a famous detective. Except for Hattori Heiji and Conan, the two people who know the truth, everyone else agrees.

..........

Down the mountain.

All the villagers of Mermaid Island gathered together.

A bald middle-aged man hugged the body of Sumi Ebihara and cried loudly, calling his daughter's name over and over.

"dad."

Xiaolan pulled He Ye and hurriedly squeezed through the crowd.

The two police callers said helplessly that the Fukui Prefecture police were temporarily unable to come to the island due to huge waves.

"What are you doing!"

Kogoro Maori complained.

They failed at the critical moment, worthy of being the Japanese police.

Hattori Heiji and Conan were delighted to hear this.

Because in this way, although the police could not arrive at the scene in time, it also meant that the murderer could not leave the island during the chaos.

The period before the police arrives is undoubtedly their best chance to solve the case. As long as they can find the murderer during this period, the truth will be revealed to the world.

The two great detectives looked at each other, full of fighting spirit.

"Oh, by the way, have you seen that guy Hanyu Kusunoki?"

Conan thought of something.

Hattori Heiji looked around the crowd and didn't see Hanyu Kusunoki, nor did he see his mother.

"Where did that guy run off with my mom again?"

The Osaka black chicken's face is so black that you can't see it.

He had a hunch that this matter was definitely related to that guy Hanyu Kusunoki.

..........

early morning.

Since the police would not arrive for a while, the island residents set up a temporary mourning hall for Sumi Ebihara.

The white lanterns swayed gently in the night breeze, and the candlelight illuminated the portrait in the center of the mourning hall. The smile of Sumi Ebihara was frozen in the photo, forming a sharp contrast with the hideous death hanging on the waterfall.

Xiaolan and Heye, two kind little angels, came forward to keep watch, and Mingmei also accompanied them.