Shimabukuro Kimie approached suspiciously. After seeing clearly the "thing" in the crack of the reef, she couldn't help but let out a scream - the thing stuck there turned out to be a woman, wearing blue clothes, with short brown hair... very similar It's Kamonari yarn weaving.
Shimabukuro Kimie was silent for a moment, then plucked up the courage to approach and turn the person over to check. The man stuck in the crack of the stone was already dead, his face swollen and deformed, but no matter how you looked at it, he was her murder target today.
This is a development that Shimabukuro Kimie had never imagined.
She stared blankly at the corpse for a moment, then came to her senses, straightened up vigilantly, and looked around.
After finding that no one was around, Shimabukuro Kimie gritted her teeth and rolled up her sleeves, secretly dragged the body away and hid it for later use - this body was originally part of her murder plan.
Although Kadori Saori died inexplicably now... But Shimabukuro Kimie still plans to carry out the subsequent plan as usual.
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Jiang Xia woke up and heard the ghost released told him about this. He thought about it and ignored it.
Although it is not very legal to hide a corpse privately, the mermaid told him that the dock here is equipped with surveillance to prevent the ship from being lost. Yesterday, Kadori Saori stole a boat and went to sea, which was captured by surveillance cameras.
And no matter how you investigate, Kadori Saori did die in an "accident". With this kind of image, it is difficult to blame Shimabukuro Kimie for the murder. The body can be kept at her place for just two days.
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If you want to deceive the new ghost, there are still two goals left.
The mermaid is indeed very good at eating. Although she seems to be trying to be frugal, compared with other ghosts, this new ghost is obviously larger in terms of ability and appetite.
Jiang Xia has not yet completely abducted the ghost, but has already begun to worry about raising the ghost.
But sorrow is sorrow, and it is impossible not to have it. How can a qualified psychic let go of a ghost that slips by, let alone such a rare species...
Jiang Xia, while pained and happy counting the murderous aura in his inventory, accompanied several classmates to visit the specialty street again. I heard they only finished half of the shopping yesterday.
Because they had met Shimabukuro Kimie and Kadori Saori on the boat before, a group of people were very interested in the legend of mermaids and asked a lot of relevant news along the way.
The person at the specialty shop saw this and recommended them to visit the shrine.
Several people came to the shrine and met Shimabukuro Kimie dressed as a witch.
Shimabukuro Kimie was wearing a red and white miko costume, holding a royal coin in her hand, her loose hair tied into a bunch, and she was standing in the yard distracted.
At this time, a visitor suddenly came to visit. She turned around and saw Jiang Xia at a glance. She thought of the body she had just hidden and felt guilty.
Fortunately, she had performed in dramas a lot before, and her expression control was pretty good, and she didn't show any flaws.
Shimabukuro Kimie welcomed a few people in, introduced the shrine to them with a natural expression, and answered questions from the three girls around "eternal youth."
Before leaving, Shimabukuro Kimie suddenly remembered something. She smiled at the girls: "If you are so curious, do you want to try it yourself?"
Suzuki Sonoko was startled, her eyes lit up, and she took out her wallet: "Are you going to sell us dugong arrows?"
Shimabukuro June laughed and shook his head: "Although I don't believe in its power, rules are rules. Dugong arrows cannot be sold directly. I said 'give it a try'..."
She took out three number cards: "It refers to this - these are the numbers used to draw lots at the festival. After all, the 'Mermaid Festival' is actually a lottery meeting. We will issue 180 numbers in advance. If the number is The number on the sign is the same as what grandma announced at the ceremony, and the person who holds it will get the dugong arrow."
The price of a number tag is only 5 yen, which is not even enough for the cost.
This caused the three skeptical girls to have a favorable impression of the shrine, and their trust in the mermaid also increased significantly.
So when they left the shrine, they all had an extra number plate in their hands.
Shimabukuro Kimie looked at the backs of the high school students leaving, feeling a little tangled in her heart.
In order to carry out her murderous plan, she needs a few people who are enthusiastic enough but not familiar with Kadori Saori to accompany her.
These students from other places are undoubtedly very good candidates, but there is a detective among them... Should we involve these people?
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The night when the Mermaid Festival begins.
"Mingyang" appears at the shrine in costume.
She stooped to the door, waved a wooden pole with a burning tip, and lit the paper door on fire.
On the door that had been specially treated, three burning characters gradually appeared: "three", "one hundred and seven", and "sixteen".
Toyama Kazuha, Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan arrived at the shrine early.
At this time, the three of them looked at the burning characters on the door, then looked at their respective number plates, and sighed in disappointment: "No one hit."
Jiang Xia looked at this scene with slight surprise. He remembered that in the original world line, Yuan Shan and Ye drew dugong arrows.
However, there are indeed many details in this world that are different from his "prophecy". I don't know if it is due to the butterfly effect or if the world has its own ideas...
Several high school students arrived earlier and stood closer to the front.
Shimabukuro Kimie, who had taken the "death certificate", heard their disappointed murmurs, glanced over secretly, and moved a little guiltily.
Yesterday, after giving away the number plate, Shimabukuro Kimie studied Jiang Xia's crime-solving collection all night, but in the end she still did not dare to choose these high school students as a part of her plan.
So when she was scribbling on the door, she cowardly avoided the signs of three female high school students and randomly selected one.
There are three dugong arrows in total. Except for this one, which is random, the other two have been chosen by her - Shimabukuro Kimie chose two of her friends, Umihara Nami and Kuroe Nao.
These two people, like Kadori Saori, were the childhood friends of Shimabukuro Kimie, and they were also the enemies who set fire to the warehouse and killed her mother three years ago.
Nami Umihara didn't notice the complicated gaze of "Mate", she covered her mouth and smiled: "I won!"
Several people around looked at her enviously.
After announcing the lucky numbers, while everyone else's attention was focused on the burning numbers, "Mate" returned to the room, changed his disguise, and transformed back into Shimabukuro Kimie.
Shimabukuro Kime came to the door and stood in front of everyone.
Her eyes swept through the crowd, not lingering on the two former friends.
After the crowd calmed down, Shimabukuro Kime announced solemnly: "The Dugong Arrow will be awarded in one hour, and everyone is invited to go to the Mermaid Falls."
This is a necessary process for awarding Dugong Arrows each year. The area below Mermaid Falls is more open, where they can emit the "Light of Blessing".
