The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 324 Dugong Festival

Bai Ma Song did not hesitate, took it and lit it skillfully. His skillful look surprised Maori Kogoro.

"I can't tell. You must have smoked a lot in the past."

Kogoro Maori teased.

"Well, I used to smoke a lot in Europe, but I don't smoke anymore after I came back."

Bai Masong exhaled a puff of smoke, looked straight ahead, and spoke casually.

"Well, it's better not to smoke. It's good for your health."

Maori Kogoro laughed, and then sighed again.

“But I can’t quit.”

He is an out-and-out heavy smoker, smoking at least three packs and at most five packs a day, and he always smells like cigarettes.

As he spoke, he glanced at the two young men and women again and couldn't help but sigh,

"It's great to be young."

"Yes."

Bai Masong also rarely showed a trace of emotion and nodded slightly.

He understood Kogoro Mouri's feelings very well. Whether it was Conan, Hattori Heiji, or Ran and Kazuha, they basically didn't have to worry about their lives from the moment they were born.

Their parents' generation includes a world-famous novelist, a famous actress who is regarded as a legend, a high-ranking police inspector, and a lawyer queen with a 100% winning rate...

This kind of family is enough to be envied by countless people, especially in places like island countries where class stratification is extremely serious.

Afterwards, Hakuba Matsu and Maori Kogoro continued their conversation on issues such as the life difficulties of middle-aged men, the difficulty of raising a daughter, and the importance of social etiquette.

After a conversation, Maori Kogoro once again had the same thought - it would be great if this boy was his son-in-law.

In terms of comprehensive ability, social skills, family background, personality and so on, he is much better than Kudo Shinichi, which makes him quite satisfied.

Of course, it's just a thought, after all, he is a married man.

A moment later, the cruise ship docked.

............

After landing

"By the way, who is this mysterious woman we are looking for this time?"

Kogoro Mori took out another cigarette, lit it, held it in his mouth, and asked Hattori Heiji.

"Oh, I forgot to mention that."

Hattori Heiji slapped his head.

"The letter was signed by Monkyo Saori, and a phone number was also left, but when I called, no one answered, which seemed very strange."

"It's Monkyou Saori."

Kogoro Mori kept repeating the name.

He had never heard of it, but he was very proficient in basic detective skills and immediately suggested,

"We can go to the community center here and ask someone there. As long as she is a native of this island, we should be able to find out."

"I think so too."

Hattori Heiji laughed.

Afterwards, a group of people walked towards the Community Center on American Island.

......

American Island Citizens' Hall

"what?"

Maori Kogoro looked at the staff of the community center in front of him with a surprised look on his face.

"You said Menxie Saori is currently missing?"

"Yes, yes."

The staff of the community center is a middle-aged man with a Mediterranean face. He said,

"Saori stopped coming to work three years ago. I think she left the island."

Listening to the uncle's words, Hattori Heiji frowned, touched his chin, and recalled,

"If we count from now, three days from now..."

"Three days ago, that should be when this letter was mailed to your house."

Hakuba Song looked at Hattori Heiji and reminded him.

"Yes."

Hattori Heiji nodded.

The uncle didn't think much about it, but smiled and told everyone,

"Don't worry about it. Her neighbors are thinking that she might have gone to the mainland by herself on a boat."

The uncle wanted to say a few more words, but someone next to him was urging him on.

He had no choice but to explain to everyone with an apologetic look on his face.

"I'm so sorry, I have to prepare for the island's celebration later. Oh, that annual celebration."

"The annual celebration?"

Maori Kogoro was stunned, then said,

“Isn’t it that Dugong Festival?”

"Ah, yes, yes, it seems that our Dugong Festival on the American Island is quite famous!"

The uncle smiled very proudly.

"I'm sorry, I really have to leave soon. If you have any questions, you can ask Aunt Kimura from the souvenir shop next door. She's quite free today, so you don't need to help prepare anything."

After saying that, the uncle waved to everyone and left.

"Ah, okay, thank you."

Kogoro Mouri also remained polite and said thank you to the other party.

Afterwards, the group of people ran to a local souvenir shop and asked about the old lady Kimura that the uncle had mentioned before.

The store manager also gave everyone some basic knowledge about the Dugong Festival. Before this, although Xiaolan and the others had heard about it, they only knew a general idea.

This time, after the enthusiastic old lady's explanation, several people finally understood it.

In fact, the most important ceremony of this dugong festival is the distribution of dugong arrows.

The dugong arrow on this island is known as the amulet of immortality. Every year, the dugong arrow is awarded to participants in the annual dugong festival.

Of course, perhaps it really has magical powers, or perhaps it is to create a situation where things are rare and valuable, only three of these dugong arrows will be issued each year.

Originally, this was just a celebration on American Island, and the awards were given to the villagers of American Island. However, due to an accident three years ago, the reputation of the mermaids on American Island became even more exaggerated.

Even many high-ranking people in society came and spent huge sums of money just to get a dugong arrow.

Afterwards, Kogoro Mori also asked about Monkyo Saori.

"You mean Saori..."

Old Mrs. Kimura hesitated to speak.

"Grandma, do you know something?"

Seeing this, Conan came forward and asked in a cute and innocent manner.

“Well, I do know something about this.”

The old lady thought about it and felt that it was not an important matter, so she stopped hiding it.

"It actually has something to do with the dugong's arrow."

"A year ago, Saori was very lucky and also drew the dugong arrow, but later she accidentally lost the dugong arrow, and she blamed herself for it."

"Perhaps she believed too much in the magical power of the dugong arrow for immortality. When he lost the dugong arrow a week ago, he started to panic and was very scared."

"She even said that she was afraid the mermaid would come after her for revenge!"

The mermaid came to seek revenge on her? !