Every Crooked Line Spelled Out Cannibalism

"Well?"

Shimabukuro Kimie.

The expressions of some of the people around also turned rather unpleasant.

Conan glanced around, his eyes narrowing slightly. He quickly understood what was going on and muttered, "I see..."

"I'm sorry, Junhui!"

After a brief silence, a square-chinned man in the crowd couldn't hold back any longer. He walked up to Shimabukuro Kimie and bowed deeply. "Actually, apart from some young people on the island, almost everyone knows about this."

"You're kidding..."

Shimabukuro Kimie stood there, stunned, her eyes widening involuntarily, looking somewhat bewildered.

"Actually, we already know that the woman who burned to death in the fire three years ago was your mother..."

"We originally planned to stop holding the Dugong Festival after that, but seeing you appear before us again disguised Life Lord, we don't know what to say about it."

"This island was originally Mermaid Island... Since you are willing to continue making Life Lord, we are naturally very willing to cooperate and continue!"

Inspired by the square-chinned man, some of the older islanders around him also began to reveal the matter.

"How so..."

Shimabukuro Kimie looked around at the familiar faces and suddenly felt a little strange.

"Heh... In the end, you guys are just doing it for your own benefit."

At this moment, Xiao Hei on the roof chuckled and then mocked, "Treating that little girl like a clown, the whole island is crookedly covered with the words 'cannibalism'!"

"Compared to me, the villain, you islanders who treat innocent girls like clowns, keeping them in the dark and exploiting them for profit, even I, the villain, have to admit you're experts!"

A dissenting voice came from somewhere in the crowd. "We are indeed acting in the best interests of the island, but this is also Junhui's own wish!"

"Of her own free will?"

Xiao Hei frowned. "If this matter had been revealed earlier, would those people have burned someone to death just to test the Life Lord person in question? Would Junhui's mother's remains have had to be buried in seclusion in the back mountain, without even a tombstone being erected?"

As he spoke, he laughed out loud, "In the end, the only reason you don't speak out is because you've benefited from the festival. You're probably thinking that it's better to keep Junhui in the dark and let the lie that has lasted for so many years continue to entangle her, so that you can gain more benefits from the festival in the future, right?"

"..."

The people in the shrine square fell silent.

Most of the people present did indeed make a considerable amount of money from the festival, to varying degrees.

Just as Fujino said, as long as the festival continues, the legends on this island will attract a large number of people who believe in mermaid Life Lord, and thus there will be a large number of visitors for a few days every year.

No matter how you look at it, their choice not to tell Junhui the truth was definitely driven by their own ulterior motives.

"I'm sorry, Junhui!"

"Even though it's for the island, I still feel really bad for you!"

Please forgive us!

The surrounding islanders humbled themselves and bowed sincerely to Shimabukuro Kimie.

"Why didn't you say so sooner..."

Shimabukuro Kimie looked around blankly at the islanders, feeling somewhat unfamiliar with them.

If these people had said so earlier, she wouldn't have had to play two roles every day.

His mother wouldn't have had to be burned to death for impersonating Life Lord...

Ultimately, her impersonation of the Life Lord was due to her mother's request and also for the sake of the island.

But now, she feels that something has been quietly broken.

Suddenly I realized that I've been doing meaningless things all along.

Thinking of this, a tear slid down her cheek.

As if a snow-capped mountain had collapsed, the grievances that had been suppressed in her heart finally burst forth at this moment.

"I can't believe such a thing exists..."

Shimura Yuichi frowned as he surveyed the villagers present.

Hearing what Xiao Hei said, he suddenly realized the truth.

I just felt that these villagers were a bit too awful.

However, none of this has much to do with him.

Turning his head, he shouted at Xiao Hei, "Mr. Xiao Hei, you can put the person down now. The matter is clear now. As long as you put the person down, I will take those three arsonists back to the police station and I guarantee that you will not be held responsible!"

What he cared about most was the kidnapper who called himself Xiao Hei, and the three arsonists.

He planned to rush up and arrest Xiao Hei as soon as he put the person down.

Xiao Hei deserves credit, and the three arsonists deserve credit as well.

He's already earned two credits this time. If he can catch them both, he'll be ecstatic!

"Of course..."

Xiao Hei grabbed Kuroe Naoko by the collar and jumped down like he was pulling a kitten.

Upon landing safely, Shimura Yuichi quickly stepped forward, reaching behind him to retrieve handcuffs.

Just as they were about to hand over the hostages, he suddenly sprang into action, intending to knock Xiao Hei down and handcuff him.

But Fujino had already suspected this tactic, and reached out to grab Shimura Yuichi's arm holding the handcuffs. "Officer, what are you trying to do?"

"I was just trying to handcuff the suspect..."

Once caught, Shimura Yuichi's face stiffened, and he forced a smile as he tried to explain.

"I see..."

Xiao Hei showed no unusual expression on his face. With a slight exertion of his arm, the handcuffs that were originally gripping Shimura Yuichi's hand fell off.

Lingzhong caught the handcuffs with his other hand, and with a backhand jutsu, Xiao Hei threw Shimura Yuichi to the ground, while also placing the handcuffs he had taken on Shimura Yuichi's hand.

"Stop having any crooked ideas, officer."

With a hard shove from Xiao Hei, Shimura Yuichi, whose hands were restrained, stumbled back several steps and fell on his backside.

Just as the little incident was unfolding, Conan sneaked up.

With the crowd as cover, he flipped open his wristwatch and aimed the scope at Xiao Hei.

"Even if the purpose is to make an arrest, this method should not be used..."

Conan was not very satisfied with the Xiao Hei's righteous punishment.

This blatant act of vigilante justice, breaking both legs, reminded him of a certain annoying giant bat.

Without a second thought, he pressed the switch and fired the silver-white Tranquilizer Dart.

"Call out--!"

With the aid of the Ke Xue watch, the Tranquilizer Dart flew incredibly fast, heading straight for Xiao Hei's neck.

"Um?"

Xiao Hei Fujino slightly raised his eyes and saw the Tranquilizer Dart flying towards him.

Instinctively, I turned around and dodged.

"Hateful!"

Seeing that his Tranquilizer Dart had missed again, Conan was so anxious that he wanted to stomp on his pillow and take a nap.

Why is it that his Tranquilizer Dart are always detected so keenly at times like these?

That stinky bat is like that, how come it's the same with this Xiao Hei guy?

Even Fujino would miss out for various reasons.

Then wasn't his use of the Tranquilizer Dart pointless?

Fujino: "..."

So you can't help but want to shoot whenever you see someone, right?

This kid definitely needs to be taught a lesson.

Wearing Xiao Hei vest Fujino slowly walked towards Conan.

Vest, vest—once you put on a vest, you naturally have to do things you wouldn't normally do.

If you don't do something decent, then you're just wasting your time wearing this disguise.