Stay away from Conan

Chapter 102 Pretending to be a stranger

Looking at Miyano Shiho in front of him, Takato felt very surprised and panicked. His body instinctively took half a step back, but reason made Takato stop his movements - now that he is Detective Akechi Takato, he shouldn't know the person in front of him! Therefore, I have to behave normally.

"What's wrong?"

Miyano Shiho brushed the right side of his hair with his right hand, walked up to Takato, and said in a cold tone, "Am I weird?"

As if he was asking about Gao Yuan's half-step back action, Miyano Shiho just stared at Gao Yuan, waiting for an answer.

"No, it's not!"

He seemed a little nervous and incoherent when he first spoke, but he quickly recovered.

"It's just a little unexpected."

Gao Yuan showed an embarrassed expression and said, "I didn't expect that the person who saved me would be a beauty like you."

"Oh, yes."

With a cold tone, Miyano Shiho turned away and took a few steps to the side, looking at the sea in the distance, seemingly not surprised by Takato's explanation.

Seeing that the other party did not continue to ask questions, Gao Yuan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief - although he did want to see you and ask about the cause of the original body's death and some things about the original body, it must not be now.

Miyano Shiho is still a member of the organization "Shirley" now. Who knows what she will do if she finds out that she may have eaten APTX4869 but did not die. Moreover, Gin and Vodka should have also arrived on the island, and it stands to reason that they would be with her. It would be very dangerous if they stayed with her for too long.

Soon, an atmosphere of silence enveloped the two of them.

Although Gao Yuan wanted to find a reason to leave as soon as possible, as a person with an injured leg, it always seemed a bit suspicious to want to leave alone. What's more, I didn't think anything was wrong at first, but now that I know that the person I met is Miyano Shiho, one thing makes me particularly concerned - why did she appear alone in the woods?

Looking at Miyano Shiho, who had his back turned to him, Takato didn't know what to say. At this time, if he was facing a stranger, how should he speak in a natural way?

"By the way, why are you in the woods?"

Gao Yuan thought for a long time and decided to ask so straightforwardly. Anyone who saw a young woman alone in the woods at night would feel strange.

"Shouldn't there still be a Dugong Festival?"

"Dugong Arrow."

In a cold tone, Miyano Shiho said this, then turned around and looked at Gao Yuan, "It is said that those who draw the dugong arrow can realize the dream of immortality. I didn't draw it, so I came out to relax. "

is that so?

Hearing this answer, Gao Yuan thought for a moment, and then felt confused - if it were someone else, he would have believed it, but if Miyano Shiho said it, he would never believe it.

Not to mention the ability of the organization, he would not be able to get even an arrow. Just because Gin and Vodka were present, would Miyano Shiho be allowed to come out alone?

Just thinking like this, Gao Yuan did not show his confusion, but turned to look at the grave not far away, which was made of rubble and was suspected to be a mermaid's body. Compared with this statement, they were searching for the mermaid's body. It would be more reasonable to move separately to avoid graves.

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan suddenly realized something. Yes, they should be looking for the mermaid's grave, but she couldn't tell herself this reason directly, so she told such a lie! Thinking about it this way, it makes sense that she would appear in the woods.

If that's the case, then I'll just assume that I believe what she says!

"So that's it."

With that said, Gao Yuan handed his number plate to Miyano Shiho from his pocket. No. 44, if I remember correctly, was the number drawn this time.

"In that case, I give this to you. Consider it my thank you gift."

Seeing this, Miyano Shiho asked with a puzzled expression: "What is this?"

But he still reached out, ready to take the wooden sign handed over by Gao Yuan.

"The number plate for the Dugong Arrow was drawn. I remember correctly, this number should have been drawn."

As Gao Yuan spoke, he was about to hand the wooden sign to Miyano Shiho's hand, but when Gao Yuan's finger touched Miyano Shiho's finger, the cold touch shocked Gao Yuan, like a shy little boy. His face immediately turned red, and then the wooden sign in his hand fell to the ground without holding it firmly.

This was not acting, it was just Gao Yuan's sudden instinctive reaction, but such an accident just matched Gao Yuan's intention.

"Excuse me!"

Gao Yuan said in a panic. Then, Gao Yuan immediately bent down, picked up the wooden sign, wiped the surface of the wooden sign with the cuffs of his clothes, then stood up, spread the wooden sign in his hand, and handed it to Miyano Shiho. ——This is a just-in-case operation, and Gao Yuan came up with an idea after the accident just now, in order not to leave fingerprints.

Seeing that Miyano Shiho didn't react to this, but stretched out his hand to take the wooden sign, Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Miyano Shiho took the wooden sign and looked at the number on it, forty-four. Then he put the number sign away and put it in his right coat pocket. He looked at Gao Yuan and said, "I remember, you said you were a detective. Bar."

"Well, yes."

Gao Yuan replied, somewhat confused.

Miyano Shiho continued to ask: "You gave me the number plate that drew the Dugong Arrow so casually. Do you not believe in the legend on the island? Or, as a detective, do you already know something?"

Regarding the sudden question Miyano Shiho asked, Gao Yuan was convinced that the other party came to the island because of the legend on the island. As for these legends, Gao Yuan, who has read the original work, naturally knows what is going on.

After thinking about it, Takato decided to tell Miyano Shiho the truth. Whether she believed it or not was another matter.

So, Gao Yuan nodded and began to explain the matter of Mermaid Island.

Gao Yuan slowly began to explain the news about the suspected mermaid bones discovered two years ago when Mermaid Island began to be sought after by the outside world.

The two of them were chatting while walking towards Mermaid Falls.

"In other words, do you think the mermaid skeleton without the lower body reported in the news is actually the mother of the miko lady in the shrine?"

Miyano Shiho asked after listening to Takato's words.

"Yes, after all, it was mentioned in the news that the police identified the bones and found that they were actually the remains of a middle-aged woman."

Gao Yuan said, "If the police's identification is correct, then the only thing that can be thought of is the body of the mother of the miko Shimabukuro Kimie. And then think about the elders of the miko's family, almost all of whom died at sea before. This kind of bones are missing "

At this point, the two of them were not far from the square of Mermaid Falls.

Although no gin or vodka was found along the way, when we got here, it was better to leave first just in case. Moreover, Miyano Shiho happened to have been told the truth in this way of reasoning, so, Takato said goodbye to Miyano Shiho.

Seeing Gao Yuan say goodbye, Miyano Shiho did not choose to stop him, because even if he didn't choose to leave first, he had to think of a reason to leave. If Gin and Vodka saw him alone with a stranger, it would probably be in vain. Incident - but what on earth did they do?

Without thinking too much about it, Miyano Shiho looked at Gao Yuan's back as he limped away, and couldn't help but smile - as expected, you don't look like him at all!

but--

Miyano Shiho raised his hand and looked at the inside of his cuff. When checking Gao Yuan's injury, he found a trace of blood deliberately stuck on it, thinking deeply.