Chapter 242 The philosophy of the anonymous organization (pseudo)

 Sawaki Kouki didn’t know where this thing came from.

At this point, he is no longer able to tell whether this is reality or some kind of hallucination. He only felt that the "kind and friendly" eyes of the mermaid were very familiar, and it reminded him of a certain detective for a moment.

If I remember correctly, Jiang Xia often looked at him with similar eyes along the way.

Before, Sawaki Taira thought that this was a method used by the detective to paralyze him so that he could reveal his flaws.

However, now, he found that this was not the case - whether it was Jiang Xia or this mermaid, the way they looked at him was not fake at all. It was a kind of "kindness" and "friendliness" from the heart.

 It's just that kind of emotion, not based on an equal relationship.

Sawaki Taira realized belatedly that this was not the way a human looked at a human at all. In the eyes of the mermaid and Jiang Xia, he is like a clam that has been holding sand for several years. They like him, not because of himself, but because they like the process of cutting him open and taking out the pearls from his body.

　　　…”

 Perhaps when a person is about to die, his inspiration will always become higher. Jiang Xia's figure slowly flashed through Mr. Sawaki's mind.

 …A famous detective who hates evil as much as he hates it, doesn’t want to let the criminal go free for one more second, and solves cases quickly?

Those reporters and police are all blind!

 Why has no one discovered that Jiang Xia is actually this kind of person? !

Sawaki felt his legs that had lost consciousness for a long time, and then looked at the corpses of Asahi Katsuyoshi and Koyamauchi Nana who were passing by silently like two melon-eaters who had drifted nearby at some point, and suddenly let out a sneer.

He looked at the merman in the bubbles, gritted his teeth and asked vaguely: "You and that detective... are in the same group, right? What are you guys...?"

 Sawaki Kouki did not expect that a fish that only regarded him as prey would answer his words. It's just that before I die, if I don't say something, I feel really unwilling.

However, the mermaid didn't know what she saw through him. She seemed to be in a good mood and actually answered: "It's a human being."

 “We are just a group of ordinary people everywhere.”

 Speaking, under Sawaki's gaze as if he had seen a ghost, the mermaid slightly turned his eyes, raised his hand and crossed through the water, as if he was hugging a large invisible thing.

Then it used that voice with a weird mix and inexplicable rhythm to elegantly push the blame: "You can regard us as a mirror - in front of good people, we are good people; in front of passers-by, we are passers-by; and in front of you …”

The mermaid showed a smile that was so faint that it was almost invisible, but it was definitely there:

“We are the ones most similar to you—and, of course, your most loyal accomplices until the final moment.”

 …

 One minute later, Sawaki ran out of oxygen.

Jiang Xia opened his vest, pulled him out from under the car, and let him mix with the other two corpses, becoming the third corpse that sank in the underwater restaurant.

 In fact, originally, the oxygen bottle could last for a while longer.

Just after listening to the mermaid's words, Sawaki Koi was obviously very excited. He sucked in the last breath of oxygen and asked the mermaid—Nishina Nishina, whom he wanted to kill, was not dead yet. How could the mermaid have the confidence to say that he was his "most loyal accomplice"?

 Then when the mermaid replied without any guilt, "It's not what you think, it's what we think." She was so angry that she choked on her water and drowned unwillingly.

 The murderous aura began to fall away after Sawaki recognized his situation clearly. Those ghosts clinging to his legs also let go of their hands after he died.

 There are three shikigami in total. Two of them are Asahi Katsuyoshi and Koyamauchi Nana who just died, and the other is Murakami who has been dead for a while.

—After Murakami was released from prison, he had put down his hatred for Kogoro Mori. He's grateful the former police officer gave him a chance to start over. Originally, I wanted to thank Mouri Kogoro in person, but when he went to the office, Moori Kogoro happened to be not at home, and Murakami only met Sawaki Koichi.

 Murakami was invited by Sawaki Nobita, a "good friend of Moori Kogoro", to drink a few drinks at Sawaki Noble's house. Then, because he rejected his proposal to "retaliate against Moori Kogoro", he became the first ghost of Sawaki Noble's men.

 …

Jiang Xia gathered up everything she could pick up and hugged her. Then she looked at Sawaki Noir's body floating far away, then bent over, looked at the scales on her tail, and sighed.  This vest is actually pretty cool.

 It’s a pity that it destroys the world view. Once the detectives' concept of "advocating science" is broken, Jiang Xia is worried that the materialistic detectives will retreat into the world of mortals and no longer attract cases.

  ...I can only show it off in front of someone like Nori Sawaki who will not leak secrets.

Hmm, and those people whose worldview is not normal to begin with.

 …

Jiang Xia sighed and swam out of the gap with murderous aura and ghost in his arms.

 Then he dispersed the puppets, handed the murderous aura and ghosts to the mermaid ghost fetus, and asked her to help bring them back.

 He immediately switched his consciousness back to his original body.

 …

Although the main part of this underwater restaurant built by Xu Shengyi is deep into the sea, many parts are located above the sea.

At this time, a group of people successfully escaped outside the restaurant, floated to the surface, and then helped each other climb to the top of the building along the somewhat skewed stairs, temporarily escaping.

Mao Lilan sat on the shore, beat her chest and spit out some water, looking at the sparkling sea with some confusion.

Just now, she was holding Jiang Xia by one hand and was in such a hurry that she thought she was choking.

But now it seems...

Mao Lilan felt a very normal respiratory tract. For a moment, she was not sure whether she was choking on water or drinking water - when she "vomited water" just now, the water seemed to flow out with her breathing, but she didn't feel like she was choking.

She thought for a moment confusedly, feeling that maybe she was too nervous and had an illusion - she probably just accidentally took a few sips, and choking on water was not a symptom of this.

To her relief, Jiang Xia, who was sitting quietly next to her, didn't seem to have choked on the water.

Mao Lilan couldn't help but be a little proud - not only did she swim out without any injuries, she also brought an extra one with her, which was awesome.

 …

　A group of people lay tiredly for a while and then gradually got up.

Megure Police Department looked around in confusion: "I didn't see Sawaki being fair."

"Hidden or ran away!" Several celebrities who were pulled to make up the number sequence and almost died at the bottom of the sea felt that they were very innocent, so when they mentioned Sawaki Fairy, their voices couldn't help but have a bit of resentment, "What if? He's still here, and I have to hold him down and give him a good beating! He must know this too."

“It looks like a wanted warrant is about to be issued.” The Mumu Police Department sighed.

 At this moment, a ship came quickly towards this side.

—The explosion on the bottom of the sea just now was quite violent. There was such a big movement, and they didn't need to call the police. Search and rescue helicopters and speedboats were already rushing here one after another.

After a group of tired people explained the situation to the search and rescue personnel, they handed over the search and rescue work to them, and they were sent ashore to repair themselves.

 (End of this chapter)