Chapter 506: Miss Miko is also a fan of Master Lin
When the master and apprentice finished their survey work and left Kadowaki Saori's room, Miss Kuroe Naoko, who was waiting outside the room, had been suffering from fear for a long time.
As soon as she saw Lin Xin coming out, she couldn't wait to step forward to confirm:
"Master Lin, what do you think?"
"Is Saori really killed?"
"Yeah." Lin Xinyi answered truthfully: "That's the case at the moment."
These words extinguished the last trace of Naoko Kuroe's fantasy.
Her face became paler, and then she asked again: "The mermaid, will it continue to kill people?"
"have no idea."
Lin Xinyi refused to answer such metaphysical questions.
Looking at the already somewhat nervous woman in front of him, he could only lecture him angrily:
"Don't be suspicious."
“Have you ever seen a ghost that takes pictures?”
If this is really the work of some mermaid monster, then why wouldn’t it just cast a spell to dream? Why bother taking photos?
This case looks like it was done by humans.
How can you still think of ghosts?
According to normal people's thinking, this is generally what they think.
But superstitious people are different.
In the understanding of these fanatical believers, everything in the world can be related to that supernatural power.
Even if you risk your life to save him, he will not thank you, but will raise his head and thank God.
Because in the eyes of these fanatical believers, when others come to save them, it is God's arrangement and the will of the gods, and has nothing to do with the will of the rescuer.
Kuroe Naoko's brain circuit is probably like this.
She might realize that the murderer in this case is human.
But the fact that the perpetrator is a mortal does not mean that this is not revenge secretly arranged by the "Mermaid Master".
So Lin Xinyi's slap in the face did not wake her up.
Instead, he even scolded her and made her even more scared:
"Grandmaster--"
"You, don't let it go."
Kuroe Naoko held Master Lin's arm and begged.
Lin Xinyi's scientific refutation of the rumors was regarded by her as the perfunctory rhetoric of the master who was "seeking death" and "preparing to run away".
"Okay, okay."
Lin Xinyi waved his hand helplessly:
"There are so many people on the island, and if there is a ghost, it may not be able to find you."
"Miss Heijiang, why are you so afraid?"
"I" Naoko Kuroe was speechless for a moment.
She hesitated for a long time with evasive eyes, before finally holding back a sentence:
"I used to be the same as Saori, and I had a lot of disrespect for the mermaid."
"Now the yarn is all about me"
"Okay." Lin Xinyi glanced at her suspiciously.
He didn't pursue the investigation any further and just changed the topic:
"Then Miss Heijiang, can you help me think about it, does Saori have any other acquaintances on the island?"
"I want to ask them about Miss Saori's situation before she disappeared."
"This." Kuroe Naoko thought for a moment: "Logically speaking, you should ask Saori's father about this matter first."
"But that old man hasn't been awake all day, so I guess you won't be able to find out anything from him."
"Compared to his father."
"Shimabukuro Kimie and Saori have a better relationship."
"Shimabukuro Kime?" Lin Xinyi heard a familiar name:
Haibara Ai told him that the so-called longevity mother-in-law was played by Miss Shimabukuro Kimie.
She is the great-grandson of the real longevity woman and the shrine maiden of the mermaid shrine on the island.
What Lin Xinyi didn't expect in advance was that the missing Miss Kadowaki Saori would be related to Shimabukuro Kimie.
"They have a very good relationship."
"Jun Hui, Sa Zhi, and I, we grew up together."
"Among them, Shaozhi and Junhui have the best relationship."
"When she ran away from home before, she would always ask Junhui for help."
"Sometimes there is really no place to go, and I will even hide directly at Jun Hui's house."
Kuroe Naoko introduced it in detail.
"If there is anyone on the island who knows Saori best, it must be Jun Hui."
"I see."
Lin Xinyi nodded thoughtfully:
"Okay, let's go meet that miko lady now."
A moment later, the Mermaid Shrine.
At this time, the Mermaid Shrine was already very lively.
The annual Mermaid Festival will be held at the shrine in the evening soon, and the legendary 130-year-old longevity mother-in-law will also appear at the festival.
Those tourists who came for the longevity mother-in-law naturally gathered at the shrine early to wait.
And when there are more people, they talk more.
Along with the superstitious tourists who were driven away by Master Lin, the rumors spread among more tourists.
As a result, everyone gathered near the shrine soon learned such shocking news:
There is a girl named Kadowaki Saori on the island, who was cursed by the mermaid because she offended the gods.
As a result, his legs were sawed off and all the blood in his body was drained, and he died in despair and pain.
This ghost story spread extremely evil in a short period of time.
Some people laughed it off, while others thought it was just a simple criminal case.
But more tourists and islanders firmly believe in this story, and are therefore more in awe of the power of the mermaid.
When Lin Xinyi and others rushed outside the shrine.
Before they could enter the shrine gate and see Miss Shimabukuro Kimie, they were stopped by a "crazy" woman:
"Naoko, Naoko!"
A young woman with long hair stopped Kuroe Naoko, who was leading the way for Lin Shinichi, with a horrified look on her face.
She looks familiar to Naoko Kuroe.
"What's wrong, Sumi?"
Kuroe Naoko called out her name.
At the same time, he did not forget to introduce the identity of the other party to Lin Xinyi:
It turns out that this long-haired woman is named Ebihara Hisumi. Like Kadowaki Saori and Shimabukuro Kimie, she is a good friend who grew up with Kuroe Naoko.
And everyone knew at a glance that Miss Ebihara and Naoko Kuroe were also severely superstitious.
I saw her holding Heijiang's hand nervously and asking uneasily:
"Is that true?"
"Saori, is she really being avenged by the mermaid?!"
The panic on Ebihara Hisumi's face was almost the same as Kuroe Naoko's just now.
They all seemed to be afraid that like Kadowaki Saori, the mermaid would retaliate and kill them in such a terrible way.
"Yes, it's true."
"I saw the photo of Shazhi's corpse."
Kuroe Naoko answered her friend's question with the same trembling voice.
This made Hisumi Ebihara even more scared:
"What should we do, Naoko?"
"If that is really the mermaid's revenge."
"I" Kuroe Naoko couldn't offer any comfort, so she could only turn to Master Lin beside her for help.
Lin Xinyi's face suddenly darkened:
A late superstition is hard enough to deal with.
If the godly Ebihara Hisumi is also brought here, he will really be annoyed to death.
So he hurriedly rolled his eyes and said before Kuroe Naoko introduced his "master" to his friends:
"What are you looking at me for?"
"Isn't there the Mermaid Shrine next to this place?"
"If you want to pray to God and worship Buddha, wouldn't it be more professional to find your witch friend or the longevity mother-in-law in the shrine?"
Lin Xinyi said this sarcastically.
But this not only failed to wake up Heijiang and Ebihara, but also reminded them:
"No, that's right!"
"Kimi is the shrine maiden of the Mermaid Shrine."
"Grandma Longevity is also at the shrine."
"The two of them must have a way to teach us how to calm down the mermaid!"
The eyes of the two superstitious women shone together, as if they had really found some way to resolve the disaster.
Lin Xinyi had nothing to say about this.
Fortunately, they finally stopped entangled with him, and he was happy to see it happen.
In this way, under the leadership of Naoko Kuroe and Hisumi Ebihara, two obsessed believers who were eager to worship the gods, Lin Xinyi and others finally squeezed through the crowded crowd outside the shrine and entered the mermaid shrine.
The inside and outside of the shrine are like two worlds.
The outside was crowded with chattering superstitious tourists, but inside was a quiet and elegant courtyard.
Under the cherry blossom tree, on the bluestone, a young girl wearing a pure white witch costume was holding a broom woven with bamboo branches, slowly sweeping the crimson petals on the ground.
This picture is freehand enough, like a scroll.
And the miko lady was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting.
"Junhui!"
Naoko Kuroe and Hisumi Ebihara shouted her name in a hurry.
Shimabukuro Kimie stopped the broom in her hand, first looked at her two friends, and then couldn't help but cast her eyes on Lin Shinichi and others who came to visit with them.
Especially Lin Xinyi.
Shimabukuro Kime's eyes stayed on him for a long, long time.
"Hello, Ms. Shimabukuro."
"I don't know if you heard what just happened, I..."
Lin Xinyi was about to step forward and explain the situation.
Unexpectedly, the miko lady took the lead and called out his name in surprise:
"Mr. Lin Xinyi!"
"It's really you, why did you come to our American island?!"
Shimabukuro Kime's voice was slightly excited, unexpectedly.
Sounds like a crazy fan.
"Well" Lin Xinyi felt helpless:
Oops, I just got rid of a group of superstitious fans, and now I meet another one.
This miko lady probably regards herself as her colleague, right?
If those tourists were to know that the shrine maidens at the Mermaid Shrine are all followers of his Master Tobayashi in Tokyo, then what would happen?
"Alas!" Master Lin became more and more confused as he thought about it.
But he didn't expect that the most superstitious miko lady on the island would address him as:
"Forest Manager!"
"I, I'm your fan——"
"I paid attention to every case you solved before!"
"Uh?" Lin Xinyi was slightly startled:
You, a witch who doesn't study science, are so interested in criminal investigation?
Good guy. There are so many tourists and islanders on the island who are pursuing the master, but the most sober person is the shrine maiden.
However, if you think about it carefully, it’s easy to understand.
People who rely on the theory of ghosts and gods to make a living will naturally better understand the truth of the theory of ghosts and monsters.
Not to mention, the longevity mother-in-law who made countless tourists crazy about her was simply pretended by Shimabukuro Kimie herself.
Lin Xinyi thought so in his heart.
And when he looked at the beautiful female fan in front of him, he felt a little uneasy in his heart:
"Ms. Shimabukuro, you."
"Have you really studied every case I've solved in detail?"
"Yes!" Shimabukuro Kime responded with a smile: "Because of you, I also learned a lot about forensic science!"
Lin Xinyi: "."
It's not a good thing to meet a fan who knows him so well at the scene of the crime.
I hope she's not the murderer.
Otherwise, this case will be difficult to solve.