The next afternoon, it was almost evening.

In Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture, after a long voyage, the ship finally saw the coast of the American Island in the distance.

Belmode held Caesar, who was squatting majestically next to him, with one hand, and leaned comfortably against the deck railing with one hand. Like other tourists on the ship, he looked up and admired the sea in front of him.

I saw the waves of the sea rising slightly, with continuous waves.

Between the water and the sky, the sea breeze blows constantly.

The wind ruffled Belmod's silver hair scattered on her shoulders, and strands of hair danced with the breeze, flying past her ears and brushing across her face.

Although Caesar was sitting next to her with his tail wagging, his dog hair was flowing more elegantly than hers.

But in comparison, Belmod's beauty is undoubtedly more eye-catching.

The dancing hair and lingering fragrance seemed to be another beautiful scene comparable to the sea.

Under the secretly amazed gazes of passers-by, Belmode gently and elegantly pushed the messy hair behind her ears, and smoothly pulled it into a simple and capable long ponytail.

This kind of youthful hairstyle is rare on her body.

So, like all beauty-loving ladies who want to be judged after changing their looks, Belmode looked at the man next to her with a smile:

"Boy, do you think I look good like this?"

"nice."

Lin Xin played with his phone without looking up, and subconsciously replied:

"This one suits you best, buy this one."

Belmod: "..."

She frowned with dissatisfaction:

It's rare that this "trip" didn't include Haihara Ai, the annoying guy who joined her family uninvited.

Conan, as the only experimental rat on the organization's list of drug A users marked with "unknown results," is in the same dangerous situation as Haibara Ai.

So for the sake of safety, he and his sister Xiaolan did not come with them.

This "trip" became the world of Lin Xinyi and Belmode——

Of course, we have to include Caesar, the police dog.

And Belmode wanted to enjoy this long-lost world between the two of them and recall the good times in the past that belonged to their family.

But Lin Xinyi was not cooperative:

"On the way here, you were looking at your phone the whole time."

"Is this mobile phone so fun?"

Belmode said angrily.

With her youthful face, mature acting skills, and the fresh ponytail hairstyle, even if she makes such an angry girlish gesture, it doesn't look out of place at all.

But Lin Xinyi was not in the mood to appreciate it.

He reluctantly put down his phone and explained:

"I'm not playing with my phone."

"In preparation for this investigation, I searched online for stories about the American island's past."

As he spoke, he shared his investigation results with Belmode with some concern:

"You know what, Chrissy."

"It turns out that the longevity mother-in-law is not a gimmick suddenly created by the residents of the American island."

"Before the 'Mermaid Corpse' case three years ago caused a nationwide sensation, the legend of a long-lived old lady on the American island who took mermaid meat had already spread around Fukui Prefecture."

"According to comments posted by some locals in Fukui Prefecture on online forums, they have heard the legend of the longevity mother-in-law as early as 15 or 6 years ago."

"In this case, things are strange..."

Lin Xinyi already knew from Haibara Ai that the longevity mother-in-law on the American island was actually played by a 27-year-old girl named Shimabukuro Kimie.

But the legend of the longevity mother-in-law had been spread in the local area 15 years ago.

And as time goes by, it spreads more widely and mysteriously, affecting almost an entire generation of local people.

15 years ago, when Shimabukuro Kimie was still far from adulthood, it was impossible for her to play the role of a longevity mother-in-law.

In this case, who is the longevity mother-in-law who has been famous since 15 years ago?

Lin Xinyi was curious about this.

But Belmod shook his head unconcernedly:

"What does this mean?"

"Perhaps the real longevity mother-in-law 15 years ago is still alive?"

Indeed, the longevity lady from 15 years ago may not be someone pretending to be a longevity lady, but the real longevity lady herself.

15 years ago, the longevity lady was 115 years old. Although it is difficult for humans to live to this life span, it is not impossible.

A few years later, the real longevity mother-in-law passed away. In order to maintain the unique tourism economy of her hometown, the grown-up Shimabukuro Kimie began to use makeup to pretend to be the longevity mother-in-law.

So much so that the longevity woman has been "living" until now, "living" to 130 years old.

This explanation is very reasonable and the time is right.

But Lin Xinyi still cares a little:

"I just checked online. The island of America is a small place with a limited population. There is only an elementary school on the island."

"So Shimabukuro Kimie went to junior high school and high school in Fukui Prefecture, and went to university in Tokyo."

"This means that she has been living on the 'mainland' outside the island of the United States since 15 years ago, when she was 12 years old."

"It wasn't until she graduated from college at the age of 22, that is, nearly five years ago, that Shimabukuro Kimie returned to the American Island from Tokyo, took over the position of the miko of the Mermaid Shrine, and lived on the island permanently."

"So..."

"If Shimabukuro Kimie directly 'succeeded' after the death of the real longevity woman, then based on her activity time on the island, the death time of the real longevity woman can only be within the last 5 years."

"But if that's the case..."

"Tsk tsk, doesn't the longevity woman have to live to at least 125 years old?"

At 125 years old, he can already break the world record.

Does that really longevity woman really live that long?

"It's not impossible."

Belmode was not very interested in the case itself.

She just used Lin Xinyi's perfunctory attitude when he accompanied her to buy clothes, and said casually:

"125 years old is an exaggeration."

"But this kind of old and immortal guy doesn't exist in the world."

"This..." Lin Xinyi's expression changed.

He vaguely heard something in Belmode's words.

After thinking about it in detail, Lin Xin's expression when he looked at Belmode suddenly became more exciting.

Belmod: "..."

She understood Lin Xinyi's thoughts in an instant, and then the veins on her forehead throbbed, and even her beautiful face was faintly broken:

"The 'old guy' I'm talking about is not me -"

"I'm not 125 years old!!"

"Well..." Lin Xinyi closed his mouth angrily.

Embarrassed, he simply continued to play with his phone with his head down.

Belmode glared at him angrily for a long time before finally managing to resume his usual mysterious and elegant posture.

After she calmed down, she vaguely felt that something was wrong:

"Wait...boy."

"You said you just searched the Internet for the history of the American island?"

Belmode stared at the Nokia in Lin Xinyi's hand with confusion, which could be used to smash walnuts:

“How do I access the Internet on my mobile phone?”

These days, mobile phones can only make calls and send text messages, not to mention surfing the Internet. They can't even play Snake.

And even if the mobile phone can really access the Internet... the small brick in Lin Xinyi's hand doesn't look like it has the Internet function.

"Oh, this..."

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To be continued...