coobybook Chapter 354 Lakeview Village (Epilogue)
Chapter 354 Lakeview Village (Epilogue)
Chapter 354 Lakeview Village (Epilogue)
"I didn't expect that you would also be willing to 'obey the law'? You are actually willing to send people to the police station. Aren't you afraid that the police will find out something?" asked Shuichi Akai.
Darren raised his hand and said, "The police won't believe such bizarre claims. When the truth goes beyond people's imagination, most people will make reasonable guesses and assumptions to bring the truth closer to what they can accept."
"Of course, this is what Mother and I told me. So, even if we tell the police about the gods, they may not believe us."
"Well, the police will probably just treat this as a large-scale smuggling case. As for the gods and sects, they will use them as a cover for smugglers." The professor stretched.
"Ah, I can't wait to go back to the manor. Staying indoors to study is more suitable for me. I'll have a steak with sauce tonight, and then start a pleasant all-night study..."
"Uncle Luchino, I want to eat some more jelly." Darren grabbed the corner of Luchino's clothes.
"I'll buy it for you when I get back later, okay?"
Looking at Oletus and the others who had already started chatting about family matters, Conan and Akai Shuichi and his group summarized the gains of this operation.
"I originally wanted to check the address of Oritis Manor, but I didn't expect to encounter such an incident." Cameron sighed.
Judy, on the other hand, comforted the girls who had been locked on the boat. "But being able to uncover a smuggling case in this almost isolated fishing village is certainly a reward."
"You can ask Uncle Norton for details about the Glittering Gold Grotto, but there is actually a hallucinogenic fungus in that mine. Could it be..." Conan took out the fungus sample he had obtained from the bottom of the Glittering Gold Grotto and handed it to Shuichi Akai.
"Do you think this fungus might be one of the materials used to make the hallucinogenic drugs in Oletus Manor?" Shuichi Akai took the sample.
"Well, this mine was previously owned by the Baril family, who had a partnership with the Melody family. But now that Uncle Norton has bought it, I wonder if the Melody family will have any trouble with Uncle Norton in this regard," Conan pondered. "After all, some fungi can only be cultivated in specific environments. If the Melody family insists on taking back the mine... Uncle Norton might be in danger."
[Fool's Gold: Wow, they actually care about me. I'm so touched. (Emotionless)]
[Reporter: It is truly precious to have a heart that cares for others.]
[Little Girl: So, should we reveal that Uncle Norton is "Fool's Gold"?]
Novelist: Not so fast. I've already figured out what to do for the next performance. It's going to be the Dark Eyes. It just so happens that Conan just learned about the patterns of the various sects in our Oritis Manor.
[Apostle: I'm still playing with cats in the pet store. Is it my turn to appear now?]
[Hermit: It seems I am in trouble.]
[Aviator: What do you mean, Mr. Lorenz?]
[Meteorologist: In order to create the lightning scars and the "resurrection" state, Mr. Lorenz will be struck by lightning at best, and everyone will have a feast at worst.]
[Prisoner: Ah, let's not get struck by lightning. Let's just fake our own death and have the teacher lie on the coffin. I'll go up there and cry.]
[Mechanic: You are such a good student.]
[Bartender: And then Conan will be rewarded with a poor little crybaby named Luca, who has lost his best friend and teacher.]
[Perfumer: A depressed genius boy, feeling quite broken, should be very photogenic.]
[Photographer: One picture?]
[Prisoner: Tonic!]
Afterwards, Conan and his crew contacted the local police, who came to take in the persecuted girls, the villagers of Lakeview Village, and the believers.
The local police were unaware of the situation until they investigated. They were shocked to discover that all the believers were illegal immigrants, and their performance for this year was already under wraps. Of course, the police didn't believe in the claims of gods and believers, and they simply threw them all into jail.
Later, through the villagers' confessions, Conan and his companions learned that the poison that caused the village youth to suffer from ichthyosis actually came from a deep-sea fish. During a period of abundant fishing, a villager caught this poisonous fish. The toxin from this fish was preserved by someone and eventually combined with several other ingredients to make the poison that causes itching all over the body.
Sitting on the plane, Conan and Judy talked about the previous experiments conducted by the Noisy Circus at Oletus Manor.
"To be honest, I really didn't expect that Oletus Manor actually had such amazing technology."
Judy nodded. "Shuiyi also told us about this. Cameron and I didn't believe it at first, but those people we saw this time, especially the one flying in the sky... that's Mike, right? It was really shocking."
"Thankfully, even after being transformed into a Supervisor, Mike's temperament and personality haven't changed much, but he seems to be even more attached to 'home.' As for Jock, it seems he's focused more on Margaretha, but it's hard to tell, given that he was like that from the beginning."
Conan pondered, "I wonder if becoming a Supervisor will magnify their original obsessions. Several Supervisors I've met before seem to have this problem, whether it's Melody, Mr. Xie and Mr. Fan, the Night Watchman, or Fool's Gold, they all seem to have their own pursuits."
"But what I can't understand is that the obsessions of the supervisors mentioned earlier all truly benefit the Oritis Organization. Whether it's immortality technology, the Philosopher's Stone, or alchemy, they can all bring significant benefits to the organization. But for people like Mike and his friends, who don't have much ambition, the obsession seems to be limited to protecting their new 'home.'"
"Also, Lakeview Village this time is actually Sister Margaretha's hometown. It's really a headache. These experiments organized by Oletus are really inexplicable."
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just take a good rest when you get back this time." Judy comforted.
Since he had some free time on the plane, Conan called the prospector again: "Uncle Norton, regarding the Glittering Gold Grotto, do you know that there is a kind of hallucinogenic mushroom at the bottom of the mine?"
"Do those mushrooms have hallucinogenic properties? I can't quite remember, but most of the things in the mines are high in heavy metals and aren't very edible," the prospector replied. "Wait, you're not sneaking into my territory to go treasure hunting in abandoned mines, are you?"
Conan laughed awkwardly: "Ahahaha, we just walked around in there and came out, and there was nothing in there except these mushrooms."
"Of course, there's nothing in the abandoned mines, just rocks. If you're lucky, you might find a few ore fragments. Unfortunately, the most common ore at the bottom of the Glittering Caverns is pyrite. It's ridiculous that my coworkers and I worked so hard for gold, only to end up with a pile of 'fool's gold'."
Hearing the word "fool's gold" again, Conan's mind emerged with the image of the alchemist who pursued gold so fanatically that his body turned into ore.
"Hey, Conan, are you still there?"
"Ah, Uncle Norton, I'm on a plane now and the signal is not good. I'll hang up first."
After hanging up the phone, Conan lay on the airplane seat, thinking about what happened today, especially those believers.
"The beliefs of the Oritis Organization are truly numerous and diverse..."