Shiraishi had never seen the man next to Belmod, and he couldn't match that man with the bottle of wine in the original novel.
But he always felt that this person looked familiar.
If you think about it carefully, it may be because he looks too popular - not popular in terms of number of people, but quite regular in every sense of the word.
In this case, it’s no wonder that this is the case. Anyone who sees this kind of face will feel familiar. It may be a cannon fodder that rushes to the street within a few minutes of appearing on the scene. And cannon fodder is often mass-produced, so it is normal for them to look similar...
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Shiraishi is very concerned about what the organization members do on the island.
Taking advantage of the fact that it was a cat with a low sense of presence, it wandered nearby and eavesdropped on the conversation between the two.
Belmode seemed to have little interest in this island, and there was a kind of gloating in his expression that he was waiting for his teammates to suffer.
She deliberately walked half a step slowly so that her temporary teammates could not see her expression.
Du Linbiao didn't even look at her. He studied the travel brochure for a while and found a specialty shop.
The shopping guide has received many foreign tourists and is very knowledgeable.
She glanced at Du Linbiao's watch and clothes, her energy increased several times, she showed a pious smile when facing God, and began to focus on introducing some "store treasures" that were useless but very expensive and classy.
The customer listened carefully to her introduction and seemed very patient. However, he still had no intention of buying. He just asked after looking around: "Is this all there is?"
The store clerk noticed that this person seemed to have come with a purpose and had something he clearly wanted to buy.
She thought for a moment and found a DIY manual: "Basically everything is here. But our store provides customization services for handicrafts. What do you need?"
"The kind of arrow that can make a person immortal." After the guest finished speaking, he saw that her expression became a little dull, so he tapped his finger on the travel brochure and said in more detail, "Are there no arrows entangled in the witch's hair?
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"..." Of course not! Why would a specialty store put dugong arrows? They are a symbol of the festival and the island's divine power, and the card of Mermaid Island! There are only three arrows every year, and they are randomly given by fate. Even if you have money, you can't buy them...
…Also, what is a witch? It’s a destiny!
Dugong arrows are tied with strands of hair endowed with divine power by the immortal being. Therefore, it is said that possessing a dugong arrow will keep you young forever. However, if you lose the arrow or doubt its power, the mermaid will bring disaster.
——This is something that many tourists know, and it is also described in travel brochures.
With this thought in mind, the clerk took another look at the travel brochure in the customer's hand...and the watch next to him, and barely suppressed the roar in his heart.
She suspected that this wealthy-looking guest didn't read it carefully at all, and she didn't know where he had the confidence to point to the travel brochure and say, "I want to buy arrows at the specialty store."
The clerk showed his good temper after many years of working in the industry and said in a sweet tone:
"Sorry sir, dugong arrows are not a commodity and will only be distributed on the day of the festival.
"You can first go to the shrine and buy a number plate. On the day of the festival, the fortune teller will announce three numbers and give dugong arrows to the person holding the corresponding number plate. Getting the arrow depends on fate.
"But we have other amulets in the store, as well as cushions, tea cups, etc. that have been used by fate..."
The guest shook his head, looking uninterested in such a collection.
But he seemed to have come to other conclusions, thoughtfully: "In other words, the arrows were made and issued by Mingxiang. If you want arrows, you can only go to her, right... I understand, thank you."
"...?" No, what do you understand?!
If you want arrows, you should pray devoutly, or bring an European emperor here, and ask for life directly. What do you want to do!
The clerk looked at the customer who turned to leave with wide eyes. He felt that he should call the shrine or call the police in advance to prevent lawless gangsters from out of town from breaking into the shrine at night and stealing the life-like hair.
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Belmode was not surprised by this result. After walking out of the store, she said briskly: "I have long said that the Dugong Arrow is a lie. The organization sent scientific researchers to check it. It is just an ordinary arrow. Ordinary arrows."
hair."
"Just because he is a scientific researcher, it is easy for him to blind his eyes and ignore a lot of important information." Du Linbiao does not care whether it is science or metaphysics, but firmly believes that practice is the only criterion for testing truth.
If we don't set up a few control groups to check the effect of the arrow, why would we say it is completely useless?
Du Linbiao learned about this island when he was looking through the organization's old information.
As far as he knew, the Gin, Shirley and Vodka sent to the island before by the organization never got the arrows at all. He didn't know whether it was due to bad luck or other supernatural factors that caused the operation to be suspended.
Anyway, he couldn't find any useful records in the data. The scientist codenamed Shirley was said to have defected, and Gin didn't get along well with him, and even the vodka rarely provided him with information.
With nothing to do, Du Linbiao decided to come over and take a look in person, and brought Belmode with him by the way.
Because in a sense, Belmode can be considered an immortal person.
After this living example sets foot on the magical mermaid island, there may be some useful sparks - for example, if mermaids really exist, the mermaids may be curious about why this woman who has never eaten her flesh can stay young forever, and thus secretly probe.
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You can take the opportunity to catch it yourself, get some pieces of meat and eat it to make you live forever... But Ritsu probably won't eat such strange things, so let's give it to grandpa to try first.
Thinking of this, Du Linbiao felt that Belmode was still very useful.
He also found that Belmode was not interested in this trip, so he decided to encourage his temporary teammates: "The phenomenon of immortality is real, and you are a ready-made example." After saying this, he felt that it was not rigorous, and added, "
Although it is a defective product.”
"..." Belmod put his hands in his pockets, holding the gun in his pocket with one hand, and a wallet with the other hand. The safety of the gun was opened and closed, and in the wallet was the photo she secretly photographed.
Photos of Mao Lilan and Conan.
After saving her wallet for a while, Belmode's expression became calm again and she did not continue this disgusting topic: "Let's find a place to put down our luggage first, it's very heavy."
Shiraishi wrote down the location of the hotel where the two people were staying, then walked to a deserted place, and with a deep look on his face, he summoned the organization's mobile phone from his system backpack.
It carefully checked text messages, emails, missed calls, and recently launched social software... There was no letter from Belmod in any of them.
I looked at the upper left corner again and saw that the signal was full.
I checked the balance and there was no outstanding balance.
"..."
After a moment of silence, Shiraishi sent a garbled message to Toru Amuro without giving up.
The other party quickly replied "?".
Shiraishi glanced at the reply. Well, the message can be received normally. The fact that the phone is broken can also be ruled out.
...So why didn't Belmod call him when he had a mission?