The shrine maiden awarded dugong arrows to Toyama Kazuha, the middle-aged man, and another lady.
"Next, light the light of bliss for them." the witch announced.
Two men squatting nearby immediately lit fireworks.
"Wow~" Tsushima Shuji looked at the fireworks in the sky and made an exaggerated expression.
"It's really surprisingly ordinary." He said without any fluctuation in his tone.
Ordinary fireworks with no special features.
"Why do you keep complaining..." Baima Tan touched the eagle on his shoulder.
Although it is indeed very common, don't say it so loudly.
The moment the fireworks burst into the sky, the light illuminated the waterfall.
It also illuminated something.
The figure of a woman with long flowing hair appeared in the waterfall, swaying from side to side with the water flow.
Like a mermaid swimming upstream.
"Wow, a case has been discovered." Shuji Tsushima sounded very surprised.
Surprised to the point of being false.
Baima Tan opened his mouth and was about to speak.
"No reasoning, no discussion. From now on we are mute. We must believe Hattori-senpai." Tsushima Shuji said seriously.
Bai Ma Tan closed his mouth.
Although I can't speak, I still need to analyze in my mind.
There is no way, this is the detective's instinct after seeing the case.
The brain is racing.
What should you do if you find a dead person?
The witch immediately announced the end of the ceremony and asked everyone to disperse.
So there were only four people present, Tsujima Shuji, Hattori Heiji, Mori and his daughter, Toyama Kazuha, Edogawa Conan, plus a few people who knew the deceased.
It’s gone.
Hattori Heiji teamed up with one of the men who knew the deceased and lowered the body from the waterfall.
There was a rope wrapped around the body's neck, and at the other end of the rope was a wooden stake.
Wooden piles that were supposed to be fixed to the river bank.
Mouri Kogoro started his reasoning.
"This was an accident. The lady accidentally fell into the river, and then she grabbed the rope in order to get ashore, but the water flow was too fast, causing the wooden stake to fall off, so she was dropped by the wooden stake in the waterfall. The rope strangled him." Mouri Kogoro said.
Hakuba Tan made a few gestures to Tsushima Shuji.
Sign Language.
Meaning: Can I speak?
Tsushima Shuji then shook his head with a bright smile.
The meaning is very obvious, you don’t even need to sign, it’s obvious that you can’t.
Hakuba Tan continued to make gestures and pointed at Mouri Kogoro.
Meaning: Has Mr. Maori always reasoned like this?
Tsushima Shuji nodded with a serious expression.
Detective Hakuba and Kogoro Mori have never met each other.
Otherwise, he could also see Mouri Kogoro's reasoning that the deceased committed suicide.
Bai Ma Tan stopped making gestures, as if he was tired.
Tsushima Shuji began to make gestures.
He pointed at Moori Kogoro and made several gestures.
There was surprise and understanding in Bai Ma's eyes.
The meaning of Shuji Tsushima's gesture is: Mr. Mori was once a policeman.
Detective Baima immediately thought of the police officers he had encountered who said the deceased was a suicide or an accidental death.
There was an unexpected feeling in my heart.
This kind of similarity, it turns out that he was once a policeman.
Why would a police officer change his career to become a detective? Being an assistant to a detective is more like that.
Baima Tan sighed inwardly.
The police have done a good job.
I hope no one really believes the other person’s reasoning.
I should be able to trust Hattori-kun.
Bai Ma Tan thought so.
And Hattori Heiji, who he expected in return, did stand up to refute Mouri Kogoro's reasoning.
"But why did she go back to the forest above the waterfall? The ceremony was obviously held below." Hattori Heiji said.
"What you said makes sense." Mouri Kogoro nodded.
"I think she was probably looking for the mermaid's grave." A woman who was familiar with the deceased said.
Immediately afterwards, Shuji Tsushima and others heard the story about what happened on this island three years ago.
Mermaid Island only became famous three years ago.
Because a skeleton was found on the island.
There was a fire in the shrine's warehouse three years ago. After the fire was extinguished, the skeletons were discovered in the ruins.
A skeleton with only an upper body but no legs or legs.
Regarded as the remains of a mermaid.
Mermaid Island has also become famous since then.
Promoted the development of tourism.
"Because no one knew the true identity of the skeleton, the skeleton was buried by the shrine. As a result..." the witch shook her head.
"As a result, many tourists came to rob the tomb, saying that the mermaid's bones were also used to make the elixir of life." A man who was familiar with the deceased took up the topic.
"So a year ago, my mother-in-law secretly moved the tomb to the forest, but the specific location is not clear." The witch continued.
"The police can't arrive for the time being, so it's up to us to find the murderer." Hattori Heiji looked at the body and said.
"If it was a homicide, Shou Mei, who went to the forest at this time, must also have problems." A man who was familiar with the deceased said while holding the body and turning his back to everyone.
"It's so cruel. It's clear that my fiancée just died." The woman who won the lottery mocked.
"It's just the parents' wishful thinking, and they are all dead." The man left holding the body.
"Hey, did you two find anything?" Hattori Heiji crossed his arms and approached Tsushima Shuji and Hakuba to investigate.
Hakuba Tan shook his head, and Tsushima Shuji also shook his head.
"No way, you didn't find anything? No idea?" Hattori Heiji asked suspiciously.
Hakuba Tan and Tsushima Shuji still shook their heads in silence.
"Speak, you two, why don't you speak?" Hattori Heiji looked confused.
Why did everyone suddenly become mute?
In desperation, Hakuba Tan started to raise his hand, pointed at Hattori Heiji and Mouri Kogoro, and made sign language.
Hattori Heiji was stunned for a moment, then understood.
As a detective, you know a lot.
The meaning of Baimatan's sign language is: We will not participate in this incident, leaving it to you and Mr. Maori.
"It's okay not to participate...but why don't you even say anything?" Hattori Heiji said in a strange tone.
Hakuba pointed at Tsushima Shuji and himself.
Made a gesture.
"A bet? Who of you two can't help but start reasoning first? Will you remain mute until the case is over?" Hattori Heiji didn't know much sign language, but he even guessed the meaning.
Hakuba Tan and Tsushima Shuji both nodded.
"You two... are really boring." Hattori Heiji complained with narrowed eyes.
Competing with who can speak first or something like that...
Are you two elementary school students?
But forget it if the two of them don't want to participate.
"The two of us are also invincible good partners. We can definitely solve the case, right? Uncle... cough cough cough." Hattori Heiji quickly changed his words under the death gaze of the primary school student.
The pupil looked away.
"What? Are you talking about me? A good partner?" Mouri Kogoro looked at Hattori Heiji with a blank expression.
"What does it matter? We are both famous detectives, hahahahahahaha..." Hattori Heiji laughed and changed the subject.
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