At four o'clock in the afternoon, on the beach of Ghost Turtle Island.
Conan, Heiji Hattori, and Nanatsuki Koshimizu stood together, looking at the cruise ship on the sea not far away, chatting casually.
Suddenly, there was only a "swipe" sound, and Taira Ie emerged from the sea wearing a black diving suit. Then he took off the oxygen mask in his mouth, stretched out his hand to wipe the water on his face, and glared helplessly at the sailing ship. The cruise ship frowned and said: "Really, what is Captain Shimoda doing? He keeps sailing nearby and stirs up the waves so much that I can't dive well at all..."
After Taira Ie finished speaking, he took a few breaths, put on the oxygen mask again, and dived into the water. Conan groaned, then turned to look at Hattori Heiji next to him and said: "Brother Hattori, you noticed it too, right? It's so strange. Already..."
After Conan finished speaking, Hattori Heiji was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, it is indeed a bit strange... I have always thought that Miss Taira should wear a white high-cut swimsuit..."
After Hattori Heiji finished speaking, Conan let out a "ha" and his eyelids twitched: "What did you say?"
By the way, who the hell is telling you about a high-cut swimsuit?
If you touch the red mark on your forehead, haven't you had enough fun? Then why don't I find a hammer and give you a few more lumps later?
Conan complained in his heart and stared at Hattori Heiji speechlessly.
A few seconds later, Hattori Heiji was staring at Conan so much that his scalp went numb. He scratched his head with a smile and said: "Okay, okay! I'm just joking with you... You are right, Miss Taira is indeed quite strange—— She clearly said she wanted to swim before, but now she is actually diving here, and this place looks like..."
Before Hattori Heiji finished speaking, he suddenly heard the voices of Xiaolan and others from behind: "Hattori, Detective Koshisui, Director Taketomi asked you to come over..."
After listening to Xiaolan and the others, Conan, Hattori Heiji and the others turned around and saw Taketomi Masao and Xiaoran standing in front of an old wooden house. They couldn't help but curled their lips and said: "Okay, it seems that the preliminary preparations are about to begin. Come on, let’s go there quickly…”
"Yes, that's true." Koshimizu Nanatsuki nodded with a smile, "Let's finish our work quickly so we can return to the island early to eat and rest..."
Several people were talking and quickly walked to the old wooden house. Then they heard Kazuye pointing at a wooden sign in front of the wooden house and said: "Hattori, Detective Koshimizu, look at this wooden sign. The place where the mystery that Director Taketomi mentioned happened..."
"Huh? What about this wooden sign?"
When Conan and Hattori Heiji heard this, they looked down at the wooden sign together, looked at the writing on it, and read aloud: "The princess will sleep in A instead of B... What does this mean?"
Beside Conan and the others, Nanatsuki Koshimizu heard this, smiled slightly and explained: "I heard Director Taketomi say this before. About a year ago, an unidentified male corpse was found on this island. That A corpse was leaning against this wooden sign - according to the person who found the body, the deceased should have starved to death without eating or drinking for a long time..."
Conan and Hattori Heiji listened to Koshimi Nanatsuki introducing the case. After Koshimi Nanatsuki finished speaking, they held their chins and thought: "So, our mission in this detective duel is to solve the mystery of the deceased. The mystery of death? Then...Director Taketomi, do you have any clues about the identity of the deceased?"
"As for a clue, there is one." Masao Taketomi replied immediately after hearing this, "Not long before the local fishermen found the body, a big typhoon happened to hit the area near here, and the wind and waves were very strong, so some people speculated that the man must have been unlucky. Fortunately, there was a storm and the ship sank, so it drifted to the island..."
"Did there happen to be a big typhoon before that? In this case, the possibility is really not small..."
Conan and Hattori Heiji narrowed their eyes, and then the voice of Kume Yoshitsugi came from next to them: "Actually, there is another explanation besides this?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Conan and Hattori Heiji both turned around and looked over, only to see Yoshitsugi Kume and Noburo Ikema standing behind: "...It is said that this person was captured by the ghost of the Dragon Lady in the Sea Dragon Palace, and his soul was taken away and he died... "
After Kume continued to finish his words, Conan and Hattori Heiji both said "uh" and rolled their eyes speechlessly. Then they pointed at the old wooden house in front of them and changed the topic:
"Then who built this wooden house? Are there still people living on this island?"
As soon as Hattori Heiji finished speaking, Taira Ie's voice came from next to him: "This wooden house was built by the mayor of Kinjo Town!"
Hearing Taira Ie's voice, everyone turned their heads and looked over curiously, only to see Taira Ie standing behind at some point. While wiping his hair with a towel, he continued: "Actually, it's not just this wooden house, but also the This small island belongs to the family of the mayor of Jincheng Town - people on this island know that the mayor's family is very rich and bought many small islands nearby, and this Ghost Turtle Island is one of them. I heard that here Before, the mayor used this villa as a vacation place..."
Hearing this, Koshizui Nanatsuki nodded immediately and said: "...I have heard about this matter too. But since what happened to Miss Xiaodu, the mayor has never been here again, and naturally there has been no renovation. That’s why it became so shabby…”
"I see!"
Hattori Heiji nodded, and then the voice of Mikihiko Daito came from next to him: "Yes! A few years ago, I often took a boat here to catch horse mackerel nearby, and the wooden houses here looked very beautiful. I didn’t expect it to be like this now, the difference is so huge... It’s almost like Urashima Taro has returned to reality..."
"Ah? Taro Urashima?"
Xiaolan, Kazuye and the others didn't react for a while, but Conan put his hands behind his head and explained: "In the legend, Urashima Taro stayed in Ryugu for a short time, but when he came back, the environment of his hometown had changed drastically, making it difficult to recognize. ——Mr. Dadong probably wants to lament that this wooden house no longer dares to recognize each other, right?"
"Well, that's what it means!"
Xiaolan and the others nodded to express their understanding. Yoshitsugi Kume and Noburo Ikema also nodded and said, "That's true! A little further ahead is a famous diving spot nearby. The two of us often go there to play and pass by here from time to time. The changes in this wooden house are really huge..."
After several people sighed with emotion, Taketomi Masao smiled and said: "Okay, okay, we will talk about these gossips later. Now everyone, please go to the island and search around to see if there is anything special. Place—"
"——If it helps solve the mystery, it will be a big help!"
