usatvline Chapter 340 Lakeview Village (Part 2)
Chapter 340 Lakeview Village (Part 2)
Chapter 340 Lakeview Village (Part )
"Uncle Norton, I'm Conan, and I want to ask you about the Glittering Grotto."
"That abandoned mine? Why do you ask? What did you find out?" The prospector's tone became agitated. "There's nothing in there! No gold, no rare minerals, nothing!"
Conan was startled by the explorer's sudden excitement: "Well, I just want to ask about the small fishing village next to the Glittering Cave..."
"Oh, that's what you're asking. Sorry, I've had so many people asking me lately about developing the abandoned mine at Glittering Caverns that I'm practically going through a nervous breakdown." The prospector's tone calmed down. "That fishing village is called Lakeview Village."
"Lakeview Village..." Conan put his phone on the table and put it on speakerphone, freeing his hands to take notes. "Is there anything special about that village?"
"A special place? Orpheus once went there to collect materials. There is a long-standing legend about that small village."
"What legend is it?" Conan asked quickly.
"There's a legend about an ancient ritual where fishermen would send offerings into a whirlpool at sea to pray for a good catch for the coming year. If the offering sank into the whirlpool, it meant the 'god' had accepted it."
[Novelist: Is this sacrifice legitimate?]
[Red Butterfly: Using young women as sacrifices...]
[Fisherwoman: I hate them.]
[Dancer: It's okay. This is just a recreated location. The people who actually persecuted you two have long since turned to dust.]
The explorer continued, "Also, although this small fishing village is by the sea, it's named 'Lakeview Village.' This is related to a book written by an author. Orpheus recommended it to me before. The title seems to be 'Lakeview Path.'"
"If you want to see it, just go to Orpheus. They definitely have it in stock."
[Novelist: You're so stupid for letting a child with dirty hands and feet in here.]
[Explorer: Let's create an opportunity for them to discover the truth.]
[Reporter: Haha, I can go over there then.]
[Little girl: Yeah!]
"When Uncle Norton was working at the Glittering Cave, did he ever go to that small fishing village?"
"I've never been there, but I've seen the scenery there from afar. To be honest, the sea breeze only brings the salty smell of the sea. There's nothing much to see."
"By the way, Uncle Norton, I have one more thing I want to ask you. It's about Aunt Mary. I overheard her conversation with Jack..."
"...about her husband, Joshua Pliny?"
"Eh? How do you know?"
A deep laugh came from the other end of the line. "Mellodi's move seems to be forcing Pliny, but in fact, he is putting me on the spot. He wants to force us to reveal the secret of the Glittering Grotto."
"Is there a secret hidden beneath the Glittering Gold Grotto?"
"The ore veins beneath the Glittering Caves have long been mined out, but the ore isn't gold, nor is it a rare mineral. It's something else, something special. Count Baril never transported anything out of the Glittering Caves. The miners were born in the mines and died in them."
"Haha, if it weren't for the landslide that happened when I was there, leaving me as the only survivor among the miners, this devil's cave would have continued to devour the lives of miners. As for those special metals that cannot be mined, they are also buried deep underground. I don't want to make them public."
"As for the reason, you know."
Conan realized that if the things under the Flashing Gold Cave caused a dispute, then the explorers' action of sealing the mine would be absolutely correct.
"So, do you have any other questions?"
"temporarily unavailable."
"Haha, you asked me so many questions about Lakeview Village. Do you want to go there to investigate? It's not peaceful there right now. Let me give you a piece of advice: don't take young women there." The explorer hung up the phone after saying that.
The FBI agents looked at each other in confusion. "Don't bring young women? What's the point of this?"
"Remember what he just said about the Lakeview Village sacrifice?" Judy said solemnly. "That wasn't just any ordinary sacrifice."
"Sacrifices, young women..." Cameron was the quickest to react. "That village uses human sacrifices?"
“I never thought there would be a village that would do this…”
"We need to re-plan the number of people going there..."
"You have to bring weapons. Those people might not be easy to get along with..."
The FBI agents discussed the matter and later agreed that Shuichi Akai should make the decision.
"This incident may be dangerous, and some supernatural phenomena may occur. Everyone should be mentally prepared. If you are ready, then we will take a private plane to go there, and we will not investigate in the village in an official capacity."
Conan raised his hand: "I want to go too!"
"No, this is too dangerous." Akai Shuichi grabbed Conan's collar. "This is different from the previous case reasoning. This is an investigation that could actually lead to bloodshed."
"What's more, the information provided by Mr. Campbell may not be accurate. According to him, the village should have existed for many years, and we don't know what their current sacrificial customs are. It would be terrible if their sacrificial objects were expanded to include children." Judy rubbed Conan's head.
Conan pouted gloomily, but he was secretly harboring evil intentions. He had asked Professor Agasa to pack up his equipment early, and explained the situation to the school and Ran. The reason was that he was going out of town to do a social practice survey.
After hearing the news, the three little ones said: "Hey, Conan is so cunning, he actually went out to play without telling us!"
Dr. Agasa, who knew the truth, could only helplessly coax the three real children, and Hui Yuanyuan looked at the scene in front of him helplessly.
Soon the day arrived when the FBI was set out to investigate. Conan took advantage of no one's attention and slipped into the cargo hold of the plane with all his equipment. He was discovered by an FBI agent when the plane was halfway in the air.
"Conan? Why are you here?" The FBI agent who found Conan looked shocked.
"Hahaha, I just really want to go to the scene to see the search situation." Conan scratched his head helplessly while carrying his equipment.
Shuichi Akai, Judy and Cameron, who rushed over after hearing the news, felt helpless. You're really awesome that you can catch up with this kid.
After the plane landed, the group drove to the small fishing village called Lakeview Village. When the locals heard that this group of people were going to Lakeview Village, they all showed expressions of disbelief.
"Lakeview Village isn't a good place."
"Yes, yes, that village was punished by God a few years ago!"
"What divine punishment? That's divine punishment! It must be their disrespect for the gods that caused this chaos."
"No, no, I heard that they were retaliated by the gods because they believed in a fake goddess."
The nearby villagers were complaining all the time, and the FBI was unable to tell which one was the truth from the villagers' words. They had to rely on their own reasoning and investigation.
However, when the FBI wanted to ask the villagers for directions, they all shook their heads and ran away. None of them wanted to have anything to do with Lakeview Village, the "cursed village."
"You outsiders, don't even think about going there. What if you're unlucky and become the target of revenge by that wronged goddess?"