قسط 223: Naoko کے قتل اور Mermaid's Grave Legend کے حوالے سے استنتاج

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Conan and Heiji investigate Naoko's brutal murder and discover a trail of fish scales that suggest Naoko's killer came from the sea. The area and history of the Mermaid's Grave which was supposedly a grave of a mermaid that was moved to a forest on mermaid island after grave robbers tried to steal its bones for immortality. They learn that Mikoto is over 130 years old, an arrow carrier, and the head of the festival. While investigating the murders, Kimie is burned alive in the warehouse near the shrine. Conan, after a few more hints and clues, reveals to Heiji over the phone that he knows who the murderer is and to meet him later. However, as Heiji discovers the mermaid's grave in the forest, he falls off the cliff and Kazuha, while successfully pulling him back up, ends up falling off the cliff herself. Heiji jumps off the cliff after her and they both end up hanging from a tree branch. Kazuha sees the branch slowly breaking from the weight of both of them and stabs Heiji's hand with her arrow in order to make him let go and save himself. (Source: Wikipedia)