Chapter 579 This family has to disperse without me
“A special guest? If you ask me that, I also...”
“People who landed on the island two years ago and participated in the Dugong Festival , the photo is here."
"Well, he is a handsome man, but I have no impression. Every year, we have a quota of 500 people for the festival, and each quota only costs 5 yen for simple materials. Most customers don’t pay in person, and I’ve seen only a few of them.”
The two detectives with straight faces looked at the notes written in their respective notebooks after walking out of the shrine, and they were a little confused for a moment. silence.
It is not difficult to find information about Karasawa Ikawa. Although he gradually disappeared after being absorbed by the organization and no new records can be found, he is after all an excellent physician who has been renowned for many years. With remote assistance, they still obtained the photo information of Karasawa Ikawa.
In order to prevent any appearance changes in the past few years, they also asked Haibara Ai to help confirm.
The girls who were worried about helping Tangze bring lunch went back in a hurry, while the two of them stayed on the island to explore.
"What is certain now is that, first of all, none of these people got the Dugong Arrow, at least not when they were on the island." Hattori Heiji touched his chin and said firmly.
"There is nothing new on the roster. It seems that they have only been to the island once two years ago." Conan looked at the records in his notebook, pondered for a moment and said, "It's a bit strange. If Their goal is the dugong arrow. Even if they don’t get it, they will probably choose to buy one at a high price, right?”
"Yes, according to the islanders, although most of the people who got the arrows are relatively pious, or are worried about being punished for losing the arrows, but the island has held festivals for so many years, many local residents They all have arrows, and someone must have chosen to sell it privately under the temptation of money." Hattori Heiji also nodded in agreement and guessed, "Did they reach a secret deal? Or did they go to the island to investigate? Choose not to accept this so-called legend? "
"The organization's action was only this one, and there was no follow-up contact after that. This is for sure." Conan closed the book in his hand. He patted his forehead with a headache, "I'm still not sure why they had such a big reaction to Tang Ze."
Since this may be a secret operation with little movement for the organization, then Tang Ze There was no way Ichikawa had done anything that would make residents avoid him.
“What’s even weirder is this guy Kuroe Naoko.” Hattori Heiji frowned, recalling the scene when he met him in the morning, “If it’s really because of Karasawa’s similar face to his father, she If she had such a big reaction, she should have reacted when she saw Tang Ze yesterday."
"It's impossible. Did Tang Ze do something last night that could alarm the entire island? Conan said, his eyes drifting towards Hattori Heiji who was in the same room as Karasawa.
Who knows if you may fall into a deep sleep and not wake up at all.
"If there is such a big noise, I should be the first to hear it." The detective who was sleeping well crossed his arms, "Your eyes are very rude, Kudo!"
Conan took it back He looked around and coughed: "However, Tang Ze acted alone last night. Maybe he discovered something at night, or broke into something, which aroused some people's fear?"
“This place is weird.” Hattori Heiji put away his notebook and breathed out, “Don’t you think it’s strange? We have been to the shrine so many times and even went to the warehouse at the back, but we haven’t seen it yet. That long-lived goddess.”
“Didn’t they say that the grandmother of the Shimabukuro family would personally preside over every festival and select the person who would be blessed by the arrow? Then we would see the result tomorrow. "Hattori Heiji looked at the lush forest outside the stairs, which even the midday sun couldn't penetrate, and sighed slowly, "I always have a feeling that something will go wrong tomorrow."
"I..." Conan, who was about to answer, was suddenly attracted by a light passing by the corner of his eye. He quickly turned his head and looked at the forest behind the shrine.
A very familiar figure from the back quickly passed through his field of vision, causing him to turn his head in that direction involuntarily.
Where he turned his eyes, he could only see a dense forest that seemed to block out the sky and the sun.
No, the light just now was definitely not an illusion.
Conan raised his hand and pressed the button on his glasses, and his eyes quickly widened.
"Hey, Hattori, look over there...is that Ms. Ran and Toyama?!"
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"Does this map really work?" Flashlight After taking random photos of the surrounding tall trees, Yuan Shan and Ye still couldn't determine the direction. He lowered his hands in frustration, "I feel like we're lost, Xiaolan."
"This..." Mao Lilan held the simple map in his hand and smiled bitterly.
Do I still need to ask? She thought they should have known about this twenty minutes ago.
"The mobile phone has lost signal for a long time. No wonder Heiji and the others didn't answer the phone at all..." Toyama and Ye, who had a headache, stared at the icon in the upper right corner of the phone, and finally understood why they couldn't contact anyone just now.
"Well, it is an island after all. Maybe the signal is not stable after leaving the commercial street." Mao Lilan put down the mobile phone that also couldn't make calls, and patted Yuanshan and Ye comfortingly. shoulder: "How is it? Can you still keep up with your physical strength?"
"I'm fine!" Toyama and Ye nodded with certainty, "Tangze is still waiting for us, we can't wait here Give up here!”
Two people will definitely not run into an undeveloped area alone for no reason. The mountains are full of insects and snakes. Even if you don’t consider other things, there are risks in entering the mountains unprepared.
The main thing was that when they returned to the hotel with lunch, they found that Tang Ze's room was empty. Tang Ze, who was supposed to stay there and wait for them to come back and feed them, was missing.
You must know that many people on the island are not very friendly to Tang Ze. It is not safe to leave the room and run out casually. This is not something that Tang Ze, who has always been cautious, would do.
Their first reaction was to contact Conan and Hattori Heiji who had not returned yet, as well as Mouri Kogoro who had wandered off somewhere. However, they did not get a reply and only found a copy in the room. Simple map.
There is only one line written on the map - Mermaid Tomb.
If this was left by Tang Ze, it must represent his whereabouts. And if this was not left by Tang Ze, but by someone who asked him to leave or took him away, then this Maybe it was some kind of code that they were asked to find, like a ransom.
“These bunch of reasoning madmen are not here when they are needed most.” Yuanshan and Ye crossed their waists, very unhappy, “A bunch of useless men, either can’t be found, or We both have to worry about it!”
"At least Tangze changed into clothes for going out and brought a mobile phone with him. Maybe he was just called here instead of being taken away or something." Mao Lilan understood Yuanshan and Ye's anxious mood at this time. , she could only try her best to say optimistic words, trying to adjust her mentality, "Don't worry too much. If we still can't find it after searching for another twenty minutes, we will hurry up and return to the original route. If it takes too long, the mark left behind will say Maybe I won’t be able to find it either.”
Both people, who didn’t think they were very good at recognizing maps, decided to give in after considering each other.
Before they stepped into the forest, they bought a dozen gauze scarves from the gift shop to mark the trees, so as not to look back for someone else and put two of them in instead.
"How could you not be worried?" Toyama Heye looked at the map in her hand and shook his head helplessly, "Have you forgotten what their name is Karaze? Monsters, mermaids...ah, I don't even dare Keep thinking.”
Mao Lilan, who has such a rich imagination in weird stories that she often scares herself, suddenly wrinkled her face.
Yes, there is a rumor on this island that eating mermaid meat can lead to immortality.
What if there really is that madman and unnecessary associations arise...
"Forget it, if that doesn't work, just go back quickly. If Heiji comes to find him, he might be better than us. Hurry up..."
While the two people were talking, there was a sudden rustling sound in the trees around them.
The two girls, who were already nervous and anxious, let out a short scream and hugged each other.
"Who, who -" Hugging Mao Lilan, who was also trembling, Yuan Shan and Ye gritted their teeth and asked boldly.
There was another rustling in the trees.
As the two hugged each other tighter and tighter, and were about to scream again, a head emerged from the leaves.
“Ahhhhh?” He yelled reflexively. After seeing the person’s face clearly, the two of them froze again. "Why are you two here?" Shimabukuro Kimie, who rolled up his sleeves, picked off the leaves on his head and looked helplessly at the two men, who were even wearing obstructive coats and walking clearly in the mountains. It’s a tough girl, “Even if you are a local, many of you will get lost when you come here.”
As she spoke, she waved the scythe in her hand neatly, cutting off the surrounding shrubs that blocked her vision and footsteps, and stepped on the humus layer paved with fallen leaves before walking up to the two people.
Following her, Hattori Heiji was caught on the treetops by the corner of his clothes, and was trying to untie it. This exposed Hattori Heiji.
"Heiji, Conan..." Seeing the faces of so many familiar people, Toyama and Ye finally relaxed and almost slipped to the ground without any strength.
"Didn't you say that you went to deliver food to Karasawa? What are you doing in the mountains?" Finally ending the fight with the branches, Hattori Heiji wiped the small scratches on his arms that were scratched by the branches and leaves. Injured, he complained and approached, "I was scared to death when I saw it. Fortunately, Ms. Shimabukuro has a familiar shortcut."
"We are the ones. No matter how we look for you, we can't find anyone." With quick eyes and hands, she grabbed Toyama Kazuye who almost fell down. Mao Lilan relaxed briefly for a few seconds, and then suddenly raised her voice, "No, the point now is not this. Tang Ze, Tang Ze, he is gone——!" ”
"What?!"
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"It's really troublesome."
Carrying the unconscious Kuroe Naoko, Karasawa threw her away Entering her own bed, she wiped her sweat and couldn't help but grit her teeth.
"You might as well just throw her into the shrine." Hoshikawa Hui, who was following him and always hidden in the shadows, complained, "She came to harass you and then ran away. If you take the opportunity to hand her over to Shimabukuro Kime, wouldn’t it save you trouble?”
"That's hard to say. After all, Ms. Shimabukuro doesn't know the most devastating fact yet." Karasawa patted the wall dust that he had collected while climbing the wall, and tiptoed out of Naoko Kuroe's bedroom, " If she completed her revenge simply and easily, and then learned the news just when she thought she would finally be freed... then the entire island would really sink. "
The current Shimabukuro. It is difficult to say clearly whether Jun Hui is a pure human being or whether his will has been swallowed up by a secret treasure in the impression space like the Holy Grail.
But the only thing that is certain is that now she is unconsciously exercising her ability as a secret treasure will, and is gradually becoming the de facto controller of the island.
When she merged the two worlds into one, that was when this place was destroyed.
"There is nothing wrong with Lu Chen being dead. In this case, she can be considered free."
Hoshikawa Teru grabbed Karasawa's arm and merged into the quiet shadow again. The two of them climbed up lightly along the dark side of the wall as if they were weightless.
This made his speaking voice particularly clear and indifferent.
Tang Ze glanced at his current expression.
Just like Narumi Asai who can easily teach Shimabukuro Kimie how to better complete revenge, Hoshikawa Teru is also a person with a darker mentality.
As poor people who have been waiting for redemption and being helped, their mentality is not very positive, and the two of them actually represent the current tone of the Phantom Thieves.
The Phantom Thieves, who are punishing evil and promoting good, do not follow the world's justice, but what Karasawa thinks is right and wrong. In a practical sense, he is the yardstick for these guys today.
If Tang Ze falls to the dark side, they will only follow his footsteps and cross the line without hesitation, heading towards the darker side.
Hey, this family has to break up without me.
Feeling narcissistically in his heart, Tang Ze, the mainstay, said seriously: "Actually, it's not impossible to sink, but it has to be done after we leave. You really can't give this place a bad place. Buried with him."
"Well, why don't you save this guy and let her find her own death?" Hoshikawa Teru glanced at the direction of Kuroe Naoko's bedroom, climbed over the wall, and climbed over her. Small courtyard.
"I'm afraid that dying in an accident so easily won't eliminate Shimabukuro Kime's resentment." Karasawa shook his head, thinking of the detectives who must have been in a mess because of his disappearance, and sighed tiredly, "You also know that we are "
"Since we plan to take her away directly, we can directly solve this impression space from the root. Can't we take away Shimabukuro Kime?" Hoshikawa Teru said? Confused questions.
"She is the Holy Grail here now. We may not be able to defeat her." Tangze said innocently.
"Oh? Are you sure?" Xingchuan Hui glanced at Tang Ze with an expression of "you go ahead and make it up, I'll listen."
They have defeated the real numerical monster - the super palace master who combines multiple palaces with organized super calculation bonuses, Noah's Ark.
Then, he was hit crazily by Tangze three times with a large number of tens of thousands of maxims, such as Chuangguoju's.
To say that there is anything in this world that Karasawa can't defeat, he really doesn't believe it.
“Ahem, okay, it’s not impossible to beat her.” Tang Ze admitted smoothly without any blush, and then explained, “But, you also know that she is now the secret treasure of the Impression Space. The impression space itself will try its best to prevent her from leaving. She has no idea or will to leave now. "
Even if her revenge is successful, her thoughts and wishes are not to have her own life, but to continue. Carry out my mother’s legacy and protect this island and the tradition of the Dugong Festival.
This is actually the reason why Tangze suspects that their family has long been possessed by the will of the impression space.
No matter how you hear it, the state in which Shimabukuro Kimie's mother died is not normal.
You are in the sea of fire and will die soon. Your legs have been suppressed and you cannot move at all. You know very well that the phone call you made is the last words you left for your daughter. .
It turned out that your last words were that you really loved this island and hoped that she would inherit your work, sacrifice her own future, act as if the goddess is still around, and carry the Shimabukuro family's mission from generation to generation. Pass it on?
Very abnormal, very strange.
After Shimabukuro Kime, who was haunted by her mother's death, agreed to her request, a college graduate who had seen the prosperity of the metropolis and had the ability to live a better life ended up like this. She buried her head in the shrine, became a tool-man shrine maiden, and even discovered the truth about her mother's death, without even thinking of leaving the island.
At the end of the original plot, Shimabukuro Kimie actually chose the exact same path as her mother.
Pretend your death to the outside world, obliterate the person "Shimabukuro Kime", and live forever as Shimabukuro Yakoto, the grandmother of the Shimabukuro family.
It’s really as if my own will has been swallowed up by this island.
After in-depth analysis of this situation, Dr. Tang, who was rejuvenated, made a decision.
Treating the symptoms as well as the root cause, the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine has a good effect, so I will give you a good treatment.
Will the revenge that deserves to be avenged be avenged? The person who deserves to be saved will also be saved. Shimabukuro Kimie, the secret treasure of the American island, was stolen by the Phantom Thieves, Karasawa said!
"So, I have a plan."
Contrary to the midday sun, in the dark shadows, Karasawa's eyes flashed with golden light, and he said with certainty.
(End of this chapter)