"Well, Akora is right." Mouri Kogoro agreed with Hoshino Sora and asked Hattori: "So, have you contacted the client?"
"Of course there is. The client has written her name and contact information. Her name is Kadowaki Saori. I also called her according to the contact information, but..." A strange look appeared on Hattori's face when he said this. Didn't go on.
"Just what?" Hoshino Sora asked, "Didn't get through? Or no one picked up?"
"The call got through, and someone answered. It was a woman with a hoarse voice..." Hattori said slowly.
"What did you say?" Mouri Kogoro couldn't stand his slow speaking speed and quickly urged him.
"Hahahahaha~" Hattori suddenly laughed.
Everyone: "..."
On the station platform, everyone looked at Hattori with strange expressions. Mouri Kogoro was even more annoyed and shouted: "You kid is playing tricks on us! Could it be that all the commissions are fake?"
"I knew you would misunderstand, but that's what I heard after I made the call. The content was a hoarse and weird laughter. After the laughter, the phone was hung up." Hattori shrugged and said helplessly.
"Uh..." Kazuye and Xiaolan looked at each other, and combined with what Hattori said just now about the client being targeted by a mermaid, they suddenly felt horrified.
"Um...could it be that the client has been killed by the mermaid? Revenge from the mermaid?" Xiaolan said hesitantly.
"Hei... Heiji, the person who answered your call might be a mermaid..." Kazuya said fearfully.
Now when the two girls think about Hattori's laughter just now, their skins stand on end, and they are extremely frightened when they think about it!
"Idiot, where did the mermaid come from! Even if there is one, it's just an animal." Hattori said disdainfully.
"The key now is, who answered the phone?" Hoshino Sora touched his chin and analyzed, "If it was the client who answered the call, what did she mean? Was she coerced, or what? If not If the client takes it, then the problem becomes serious..."
Mouri Kogoro immediately asked: "So, did you contact her later?"
"I've called several times, but except for the first time, I haven't been able to get through since the other party turned off." Hattori said this, and after recalling it, he said, "However, during the first call, I There was the background sound of waves and... something like crying."
"Mermaid, it must be a mermaid!" Heye and Xiaolan hugged each other, their faces turned pale with fright.
"Really, the sound of the waves means that the person who answered the phone was at the beach or at sea. The crying could be the sound of the wind blowing, or it could be real crying. Please, can you two stop scaring yourselves?" Hattori Said speechlessly.
"If the crying sound is the client..." Hoshino said solemnly.
"So, we have to go over there and confirm!" Hattori nodded, "It has been two days since the commission letter was sent to my home..."
If something really happened, it must have happened long ago. I hope it's not the worst plan.
…
The next day.
Hoshino Sora and his party took a plane to Fukui before dawn, and then took a boat to the legendary Mermaid Island. It was almost noon when we arrived at Mermaid Island, and there were many tourists arriving at the same time.
I found a hotel to store my luggage, and then asked the people at the hotel about Kadowaki Saori.
"Kadowaki Saori is missing?" Hattori frowned, "How long has it been?"
"It's been three days. I heard that she didn't go to work in the gift shop three days ago. Everyone speculated that she might have taken a boat to the island." A middle-aged fat uncle replied.
At this time, several middle-aged women reminded the fat uncle that he was leaving. So, the fat uncle apologized and asked everyone to go to Kadowaki Saori's place of work to ask, and told them the specific route, because he was going to prepare for festival-related activities.
"Festival?" Hoshino Sora's eyes lit up. In any festival like this, delicious food is indispensable, and festivals in various places always have some local snacks... This is really the right time.
"Today is the 'Dugong Festival', which is an annual celebration on our island. Many tourists come here for this celebration... Ah, let's not talk anymore, I have to go and get busy." The fat uncle said and waved his hand. , left in a hurry.
"I see, it's no wonder there are so many tourists." He Ye suddenly realized, "I thought they were all here for immortality, but I didn't expect it was because of the festival."
"Let's go and ask where she works." Hattori didn't get much useful information and had to continue searching.
The place where Kadowaki Saori works is right outside the door. The first gift shop on the corner is easy to find.
As soon as I arrived at this gift shop, I saw all kinds of mermaid accessories, such as mermaid amulets, mermaid belts, mermaid T-shirts...
"Dugong steamed buns?" Hoshino Sora found an edible item among various useless accessories at a glance. He immediately walked into the store and picked up a box of paper-wrapped steamed buns. "A famous product of this beautiful island in the middle of the country. I don’t know how this steamed bun tastes?”
While talking, he took a box and went to check out.
Xiaolan and Heye were curious in front of the dugong steamed buns shelf.
"So, what exactly is a dugong?" Heye asked curiously.
"A mammal in the sea that is very rare now. Oh, by the way, it may sound strange to you as a dugong, but in fact it is also called a mermaid." Hattori explained.
"Ah, it's the mermaid!" Heye exclaimed.
"It is different from the mermaid you understand. It is a prototype, and the one in your mouth is artistically processed by people, so the two are actually completely different things." Hattori changed the subject again, "But, before There seems to be a legend in the south that dugong meat can be used to make an elixir of life..."
Conan shook his head and said: "So, it is almost extinct."
Really, as long as it has something to do with immortality, it will inevitably be hunted. If one day there is an authoritative propaganda that soaking red imported fire ants in wine has the effect of immortality, I am afraid that red imported fire ants, which are famous for their reproductive capabilities, will also be exterminated.
"Come on, let's all have a try." Hoshino Sora paid the money, opened the box and walked over, gesturing for everyone to have a try.
It is said to be a steamed bun, but in fact it is more like a filled pancake, but it is about the same size as a steamed bun.
Hattori was the first to pick it up and took a big bite. He picked up the fallen crumbs with his other hand and muttered: "It's just ordinary. It just has a fresh taste of seafood."
"It's delicious~" He Ye took a small bite and thought it was very good.
Generally speaking, as a specialty of Mermaid Island, dugong steamed buns are unique.
