Does Your Mermaid Use an Electric Baton?

"Snap!"

Suddenly, a crackling sound of electricity broke out in the dark forest.

After finding his target, Fujino immediately hurried to the treetops nearby.

Define the target and lock onto the target.

The Electric Baton is ready.

He leaped down from the tree and delivered a powerful lightning strike aimed at Ebihara Sumi's large neck.

The entire set of movements was fluid and graceful.

Clearly, he's become more and more skilled at using the Electric Baton.

After taking down Ebihara Sumi, he did not immediately make a move.

This grove of trees is pitch black; it would be rather indecent to do something like this.

What if someone sees them?

Of course, he didn't care.

It just means things will become a little more complicated.

Intending to avoid unnecessary trouble, Fujino dragged Ebihara Sumi's long, white leg and pulled her deeper into the forest.

"Rustle, rustle!"

Just then, Shimabukuro Kimie, who was waiting under the big tree, suddenly heard a noisy commotion.

"They're here?!"

Shimabukuro Kimie a deep breath and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Her plan was this: first, she would strangle the other person with a rope; then, using a pre-prepared swimming ring, she would use the rope from the wooden railing next to the waterfall to strangle Ebihara's neck; finally, when she returned to the festival, she would let her swim down the river to make it appear as if someone else had committed murder.

This was her first time killing someone, so it was understandable that she was a little nervous.

However, recalling that it was these same people who burned her mother's body and even tried to eat it after her death, an inexplicable rage surged through her brain.

She silently reached into her pocket and gripped the rope she had prepared beforehand.

We're just waiting for them to show up.

Take advantage of the moment when they are off guard and kill them directly.

"Sumi?"

Shimabukuro Kimie's gaze was fixed on a patch of weeds where the sound was coming from, and she tried calling out.

"Thump!"

First came a dull sound.

A dark shadow dragged another humanoid-looking object out of the bushes.

Shimabukuro Kimie was stunned for a moment.

Coming to her senses, she squinted and, using the moonlight, made out the other person's appearance...

Xiao Hei?!

This description is quite vivid.

Before her stood a black man, completely dark-skinned, wearing a black cloak, and carrying a woman in his hand...

But the woman looked closer...

Good heavens!

It turned out to be the target she wanted to make a move against.

Ebihara Sumi!

She still had some recollection of this Xiao Hei.

It's that Xiao Hei who kidnapped Kadowaki Saori a few days ago!

"..."

Fujino glanced at Shimabukuro Kimie without saying a word, simply gazing at her silently.

"..."

At this moment, Shimabukuro Kimie met that gaze, and a moment of silence ensued.

She didn't know what to say... Could she possibly say something like "have fun"?

They stared at each other in silence for a brief moment, neither of them speaking first.

Fujino took the lead, continuing to drag Ebihara Sumi deeper into the forest.

Shimabukuro Kimie watched as Xiao Hei's figure disappeared into the forest.

Seeing that they did not turn back, she was relieved.

To be honest, she was still a little afraid of this Xiao Hei. After all, she couldn't be sure if he would knock her out and drag her away as well.

However, it seems that the other party has no intention of attacking me.

Otherwise, having met once before, and then encountering her committing violence again this time... if he really had feelings for her, he would definitely have taken action directly.

"Call..."

Shimabukuro Kimie breathed a sigh of relief and took the rope out of her pocket and threw it aside.

Surprisingly, this Xiao Hei actually helped her deal with this guy...

But why would this Xiao Hei do that?

She couldn't quite understand it.

He shook his head helplessly, deciding to return to Mermaid Waterfall to continue the festival.

There has been no news of Kadowaki Saori, who was kidnapped earlier, and it is highly likely that she is dead.

As for what might happen to Ebihara Sumi, she didn't care.

She originally planned to do it herself.

Unexpectedly, this person suddenly appeared out of nowhere and took care of one of her people ahead of time.

This at least saves her the trouble of taking action.

Meanwhile, Fujino and the group finished exploring the night market and arrived at Mermaid Waterfall.

By this time, quite a few tourists had already gathered at the stone stalls by the small lake.

The participating islanders and tourists obediently stayed behind the roped railing, waiting for the person in charge to arrive.

"Splash!"

The waterfall cascading down from above continuously pounds against the calm surface of the lake in front.

In front of the river, a few wooden sticks supported a simple shed, and two bonfires were lit inside.

Shimabukuro Kimie, dressed in her red and white Miko outfit, came to the center of the two campfires.

She calmed herself down slightly, holding three Arrow of the Dugong in her hands. Then she looked up at the crowd and said in a serious tone, "Now, please invite our three lucky guests to come forward tonight!"

"Okay! Coming right away!"

Excitedly Toyama Kazuha climbed over the rope fence and quickly went forward.

Meanwhile, Kuroe Naoko they had met at the store earlier, walked slowly out of the crowd, appearing somewhat calm.

"There's one more!"

Shimabukuro Kimie glanced around and, as expected, did not see Ebihara Sumi.

Although we already knew that the last person wouldn't be able to attend.

But she still made a token call out twice, "Is there one last person here? Is the last person still here?"

"It's me!"

At that moment, a middle-aged man in a disheveled suit, looking drunk, suddenly walked out from the crowd.

"Well?"

Hattori Heiji looked at the middle-aged man, slightly taken aback, and said in surprise, "Wait a minute, I remember that lady won the prize just now, why is this drunken old man coming out to claim it?"

"Um..."

Conan glanced around and said suspiciously, "I haven't seen her since just now."

"It's probably been sent out."

Fujino stared at the waterfall behind Shimabukuro Kimie without changing his expression, and guessed, "Perhaps it was sold, that's also possible."

"Ah?"

Shimabukuro Kimie was also slightly taken aback.

However, she quickly understood what was going on.

It must have been that when the Xiao Hei was dragging Sumi, he accidentally dropped the wooden sign, and then he picked it up...

She actually knew this man by chance; he was Kadowaki Saori's father, a notorious drunkard from a village named Kadowaki Benzo.

To be honest, she didn't quite understand why this guy was still acting like this after his daughter was kidnapped.

However, she didn't care too much about it. Anyway, the Arrow of the Dugong only recognizes the wooden sign, not the person. So it wouldn't matter if she gave the arrow to the other party.

After successfully handing over the Arrow of the Dugong, we arrived at the final stage, which was the baptism of the 'Light of Happiness'.

It was called the Light of Happiness, but it was really just a matter of using fireworks to shoot into the sky and using the light from the fireworks to illuminate Mermaid Waterfall and everyone present, including the person who was hit by the Arrow of the Dugong.

"Bang! Bang—"

Fireworks burst into clusters of light, rising into the sky and illuminating the silent night.

However, soon, a commotion arose from the crowd.

"What is that?!"

An older man in the crowd pointed to Mermaid Waterfall.

Following the direction the others were pointing, they saw a figure suspended in the middle of the waterfall, his body constantly being washed by the icy river water.

As the ball of light exploded in the sky, the figures gradually came into view.

She was a woman with long, flowing hair, her body swaying from side to side as the river water washed over her. Her long skirt, which went past her knees, swayed with her legs, making her appear as if she were a mermaid swimming upstream.

Amidst the bursting light of fireworks, a dark figure stood atop the waterfall. Though his face was obscured, his gaze swept over the crowd below.

"Sumi!"

"Look, there seems to be a dark shadow at the top of the waterfall!"

Someone in the crowd quickly recognized the other person's identity.

Even more observant people spotted a dark figure standing atop the waterfall.

"What?!"

Conan was taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately looked up at the top of the waterfall.

Just then, a dazzling firework burst open, illuminating the dark figure.

It was a strange man dressed in a black robe. Despite the light, his face remained completely black, with only his two eyes appearing to glow in the darkness.

As they watched, the dark figure plummeted straight down from the top of the waterfall, then splashed up a large amount of spray before plunging into the lake below, disappearing without a trace.

"Sister Junhui!"

Conan was the first to react, rushing forward to tug at Shimabukuro Kimie's hand. "As Miko at a nearby shrine, you should be very familiar with the terrain here, right?!"

"Ah?"

Shimabukuro Kimie was somewhat bewildered as she looked at Ebihara Sumi, who was hanging from the waterfall.

She remembered that hanging Ebihara's body from the waterfall was originally her plan!

Now that her plan has failed, how come the other person is still hanging up there?

She got her job searched?

"Sister Junhui!!"

Seeing that Shimabukuro Kimie hadn't recovered, Conan raised his voice, "Hurry up and take us there!"

"Yes... yes!"

Shimabukuro Kimie came to her senses and nodded inexplicably. Her body was pulled away by Conan, and she left the festival site along with Hattori Heiji, Fujino, and Mori Kogoro, who had already reacted, as well as Kuroe who had followed out of curiosity.

"Hey, Junhui, what happened?"

Fukuyama Rokuro was passing by, asked Shimabukuro Kimie, who was being led by Conan, with a puzzled look, "Why is it so noisy around here?"

"Sumimi, she..."

After thinking for a moment, Shimabukuro Kimie said, "Sumimi was hung from the waterfall!"

"At the waterfall?"

Fukuyama Rokuro was clearly somewhat skeptical, and wore a strange expression.

Before Shimabukuro Kimie could explain further, Conan had already dragged her away.

Seeing this, Fukuyama Rokuro could only hurry after him.

Soon, the group arrived at Mermaid Waterfall.

Fukuyama Rokuro Hattori Heiji, who had come along, stepped forward and laboriously pulled Ebihara Sumi up.

At this moment, Ebihara Sumi's clothes were soaked by the river water, and her armpits and shoulders were secured with long ropes. She had been soaking in the icy water for a while, and her face was now extremely pale. Her legs were swinging wildly as if they had lost their backbone.

"Sumimi, did she commit suicide?!"

Looking at the deathly pale-faced Ebihara Sumi, Shimabukuro Kimie instinctively felt that she must be dead.

Although it was something she had expected, she still felt it was better not to talk about her encounter with Xiao Hei.

So, feigning surprise, she asked, "Or was it that person just now...?"

"The person is not dead yet!"

Hattori Heiji leaned forward and felt Ebihara Sumi's pulse, then shouted loudly.

"Ah?"

Shimabukuro Kimie was taken aback by what he heard.

Clearly, she hadn't expected that this person was still alive.

"Fujino, come and see how she is doing."

Hattori Heiji glanced at Ebihara Sumi's limp feet, frowned, and then turned to call out to Fujino.

He couldn't tell the extent of the woman's injuries.

Remembering that Fujino treated his leg before, he instinctively called out to him.

"Let me see..."

Fujino didn't say much. He slowly walked forward, examined her, rubbed his hands together, then stood up and shook his head. "Both of her legs have been shattered by a blunt object."

"A comminuted fracture?! Are you sure??"

Hattori Heiji was taken aback. "Are you sure it's a comminuted fracture? Then why isn't her leg swollen... That's strange?"

"Yes."

Fujino nodded, his tone very certain.

Because he personally oversaw the mermaid transformation work.

How could he not know if his leg had a comminuted fracture?

As for swelling and such, only someone who doesn't know their own strength and can knock bone spurs out of the bones can do that.

Hattori Heiji stepped forward and examined her. "Then she was... cough hum, tortured with a blunt weapon before being knocked unconscious?"

"Yes, I'm afraid so."

Fujino rubbed his chin, as if admiring a work of art, examining the broken legs, and said in a deep voice, "Moreover, the person who smashed her leg bones was extremely skilled. They must be very knowledgeable in medicine or a master of violence. To be able to break a person's leg bones like this is simply genius."

"Haha... genius? You can't be that high, can you?"

Fujino glanced at Hattori Heiji speechlessly.

He felt like this guy was praising the murderer.

And what's with that feeling of appreciating art?

Hattori Heiji sighed and curiously examined the broken legs.

"It was definitely done by a mermaid!"

At this moment, Naoko, who had rushed over with her, pointed at Ebihara Sumi's leg and looked horrified. "This is definitely dried mermaid meat!"

"Dried mermaid?"

Conan then stepped forward and began to examine Ebihara Sumi's body with curiosity.

He quickly noticed something unusual on her neck.

There was a clearly visible purplish burn mark on Ebihara's neck.

He immediately dismissed the idea that mermaids were killing people.

Do you use Electric Baton on your family's fish?

In his view, these were the marks left by the Electric Baton.

Obviously, mermaids cannot use Electric Baton.

After all, it's Electric Baton stun Electric Baton; electricity is conductive.

It's estimated that before the mermaid can even use the Electric Baton, it will electrocute itself.