Although Fang Zheng had not been particularly interested, he ultimately decided to follow Hattori Heiji and Conan to Mermaid Island and see how they handled the matter.
But honestly, although Fang Zheng knew Kadowaki Saori was timid, he had not expected her to be this timid. According to Hattori Heiji, the letter had been sent to his home three days ago. Judging by the timing, that was the day before Fang Zheng learned of the matter. In other words, after Kadowaki Saori discovered that the Mermaid Arrow she had drawn was gone, she went to Shimabukuro Kimi and confessed everything, then wrote Hattori Heiji a letter asking for help that very same day...
Her survival instincts were way too strong.
But then Fang Zheng sank her into the sea the next day. That just went to show that having overly strong survival instincts was not necessarily a good thing.
After arriving on Mermaid Island, the group first went to the town office. As expected, they learned that Kadowaki Saori had been missing for several days. Everyone was puzzled, but puzzled or not, since they had come all this way, they still had to investigate.
But that had little to do with Fang Zheng. Compared with Hattori and Conan's deductions, he was more interested in Mermaid Island itself.
I see.
Looking at the mermaid-themed shops before him, Fang Zheng nodded to himself. When he had killed them, he had not come here at all in order to avoid being discovered. Thus, he did not know much about the town, and at first, he had actually been doubtful about Shimabukuro Kimi's post.
After all, even if someone wanted to disguise herself as a long-lived old woman, there was no need to keep it up for so long, right?
But after seeing these