The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"The same way of death as Mr. Kawashima..." Without being allowed to follow Asai Narumi, Mao Lilan leaned on the bed restlessly, "Is it some kind of special poison?"

The Tokyo police have arrived and have taken away the village chief Kuroiwa who was probably involved in drugs. However, under heavy siege by the police, Kuroiwa Tatsuji still died.

"It's hard to say. It may be a special drug with a delayed effect, or it may be a long-term chronic poison..." Conan answered Mao Lilan's question casually, but he was thinking in another direction.

Three deaths, three deaths, excluding Ken Nishimoto, who may not have been a homicide. The circumstances at the scene of the two deaths were complicated, and the cause of death is still unclear... To deduce the possible murderer based on techniques, there are so many unknown conditions. , the difficulty is still too high.

For now, we should still consider it from the perspective of motivation.

Considering only the underlying logic of the incident, they already have a lot of information about this strange island.

First of all, there is a high probability that the murderer is the client who sent the commission and mailed the letter to Uncle Maori.

This person invited Kogoro Mori to the island in the name of Keiji Aso. It’s hard to say whether his purpose was to challenge the detectives, or whether he wanted the truth about Keiji Aso’s death to be revealed to the world. This person must be related to Keiji Aso. characters.

In the letter, the client accurately stated that there would be shadows disappearing in the moonlight, which is completely consistent with the three deceased people who died one after another in "Moonlight Sonata". It is too unlikely to say that the sender is not an insider.

The reason why the word "again" is used in the letter, combined with "full moon night", is that the three deceased people this time must be related to Guishan who also died on the full moon night two years ago.

The piano that Kameyama Village Chief played when he died was discovered two years later. Heroin was found at the bottom. Hirata Kazuaki, the village chief’s secretary who has been repeatedly emphasizing the "curse of the piano" and "cannot touch the piano" , it is the drug-related personnel related to this thing...

What are the connections between these people, and how are they related to Keiji Aso?

While thinking, Conan noticed from the corner of his eye the old policeman who walked into the infirmary, opened an oxygen bottle, breathed oxygen, and eased his breathing.

Because he ran all the way along the highest residential area on the island to the clinic at the foot of the mountain, the old man with a gray beard and gray hair was obviously having trouble breathing. So before Asai Narumi left, he kindly let him rest in the infirmary to show that he You can ask for a police escort to send them here.

Conan, whose desire for reasoning was at an all-time high, moved closer to him and asked in a low voice: "Grandpa, you said before that you stayed on the island for decades... When Mr. Aso died more than ten years ago, Are you on the island?"

"You said he set fire to his own house? Yes." His voice was slightly muffled through the oxygen mask.

"Oh, then, did Mr. Aso really burn down his own home? We came to the island to investigate after receiving a commission related to him. Is it the same as what Mr. Ken Nishimoto said? Did Mr. Keiji Aso or his family really die in that fire?" Acting like a curious child, Conan pestered him and asked.

Mao Lilan, who originally wanted to stop Conan and tell him not to disturb the old man's rest, couldn't help but feel curious when he heard this question. He took two steps closer and waited for the old man's answer.

"Well, at least, that's what the eyewitnesses said at the time." The old policeman pushed up the retro-style glasses on the bridge of his nose with a look of reminiscence, "That was such a big fire, it turned the sky red. ...After the fire, we specially invited the police from Tokyo to investigate, and the DNA of their family was indeed detected from the skeletons at the scene. All three members of Aso's family died in the fire, which is absolutely certain."

"Witnesses?" Conan blinked and caught the key words, "Who are they?"

"Well, let me think about it..." Adjusting the position of the oxygen mask, the old man squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then replied slowly, "The former village chiefs Kameyama, Kawashima, Kuroiwa Village Chief, and Nishimoto, Just the four of them."

Conan's eyes widened.

Mao Lilan, who was listening to them on the side, also raised his hand to cover his mouth: "Doesn't that mean...all the witnesses of the fire are dead?"

"Yes, it seems like that." Touching his chin, the old policeman nodded suddenly, "The four of them, including Aso, had a pretty good relationship when they were young. Our island is not big, and their families are relatively well-off. Well, we have been playing together since childhood, and the five of them went to learn piano together. Later, Aso insisted on learning and became a well-known pianist. Nishimoto was the one who fell off the cliff before. He often went overseas to participate in his performances. I’m cheering him on.”

"Childhood friend..." Conan whispered, his mind spinning again.

All five of them have piano skills, so when Kameyama died, no one on the island seemed to have any doubts about his playing "Moonlight".

Therefore, Ken Nishimoto was so frightened when he saw the sheet music that he rushed out of the door and ran out in panic...

Quickly turning out the small book where he had copied the live music score, Conan stared at the strange fourth line of music and began to think.

What code words will there be...

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"Yes, it is similar to the state of death of Mr. Kawashima." Standing up straight, taking off the medical gloves on his hands, Asai Narumi lowered his gaze and stared at Kuroiwa Tatsuji, whose expression was incomprehensible and full of pain, and said calmly Narrated, "I cannot give an explanation of the cause of death. As for the time of death... you are all present, so there is no need for me to explain."

"What a headache." Megure Thirteen raised his hat to dissipate the irritating heat on his head, "It seems that we can only wait until daybreak to send them to an institution in Tokyo for specialized testing."

"After what happened in Kawashima, Kuroiwa Tatsuji returned to his residence accompanied by his family. According to his daughter's testimony, he had no contact with anyone other than his family before our arrival." One night was not obtained. How much sleep he had, and because of all kinds of incidents, Kogoro Mouri's face was clouded. "That means he hasn't been in contact with other people for seven or eight hours. Is there any lethal poison with such a delayed effect?"

It's not like he has never encountered cases where capsules or other wrappings were used to delay the action of poisons.

But no matter which method is considered, this length of time is somewhat amazing.

If we were to go back seven or eight hours, everyone among the thirty or so residents who participated in the ritual would be suspect.

"I'm not sure..." Asai Narumi blinked, firmly remembering the terrifying posture of his enemy before his death, and at the same time slowly added, "But if the symptoms are 'organ failure', 'corners of mouth and eyes' Characteristics such as "weirdly colored bodily fluids oozing out", I have seen similar situations on the island before."

"Have you ever seen a similar situation?!" Megure Thirteen and Mouri Kogoro repeated in unison, their attention suddenly heightened.

"Yes, two years ago, although the death of Kameyama Village Chief was finally confirmed to be a heart attack at the Tokyo Forensic Laboratory, his state at the time was similar to this." Asai Narumi nodded, thinking After encountering the Phantom Thieves today, I had some understanding, but also raised the corner of my mouth in sadness.

He didn't understand this way and state of death two years ago. He thought it was his true gender and identity that had an impact on Guishan. In addition, Guishan had a serious heart disease, so he didn't have any idea about the cause of death. question.

But sure enough, as expected, he had already unintentionally become a sinner at that time, and his current path was just a continuation and inevitability of past grudges.

This is probably the real reason why the Phantom Thieves contacted him...

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"Has Asai Narumi been able to use cognitive abilities before?" Sitting in a sunny, warm and happy surface hall, Hoshikawa Teru looked at the navigation on his mobile phone and said with some surprise, "The special impression space state of this island is really Was it his fault alone?"

"It's hard to say." Tangze, who was holding an apple pulled from a fruit tree in his hand and really had a sense of déjà vu in Animal Crossing, chewed the fruit in his mouth and shook his head, "This kind of special space. The creation may not have anything to do with him, but since he returned to the island two years ago and caused Guishan's death, this place should have slowly become like this."

"Kameyama, the former village chief? According to you, he was also one of the murderers of Keiji Aso. It was from him that Asai Narumi learned part of the truth about that year." In the dim reality After traveling back and forth between the world and the Eternal Sunshine Island several times, Miyano Akemi, who felt her biological clock was messed up, stretched lazily, "But wasn't Kameyama scared to death? It can't be called 'causing his death'. 'Bar?"

"Regardless of Asai Narumi's shadow, he may indeed have been frightened to death." Karasawa shook his head loudly, "But his shadow is powerful enough to occupy a local impression space..."

It's a bit like the P5S prison, which is quite weird.

Thinking of this, a subtle foreboding feeling drifted through Tang Ze's heart.

I said this is a strange world. It’s almost done. There are enough things to sew. Don’t just sew everything you can sew in just because it’s stained by the edge of the P series. You won’t stop until you sew it, right? !

"...The truth of the matter is that it is very likely that Asai Narumi, who learned the truth, awakened part of his cognitive abilities in the midst of great anger and grief. However, because he had not really entered the cognitive world, he did not become a real person. Persona user." Karasawa pointed to the fox window composed of ten pillars, "However, this does not prevent him from using this power unconsciously. His power killed the shadow of Kameyama, so Kameyama It's natural that Shan also had a 'heart attack'."

Don't tell me, don't tell me, it really smells like a night moon.

Tangze made a face as he recalled the complaints he made frequently when he first came to this world.

People, you still can't be too stubborn. It's not okay to insert flags randomly.

If Narumi Asai's mask power could really paralyze people's hearts or something...

Hiss, it’s really Kira now, but this Kira.

It's not this side that needs to be linked, it's crooked, it's crooked!

Be careful, it's really a piece of sewing, Conan has also awakened strange attributes, and he is here to compete with you in a battle of wits and a decisive battle on the top of the Forbidden City!

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At this time, the only designated combat detective was still inquiring about the interpersonal relationships on Yueying Island.

"That's it..." After inquiring about the interpersonal relationships of several major characters, Conan touched his chin and began to select candidates in his mind.

"Have you finished asking, little detective brother?" The cheerful old policeman stood up and took off the oxygen mask on his face, "Don't you have anything else to ask?"

"Ah, no more, no more." Conan waved his hand quickly.

"I'm really sorry. I'm asking you questions so late. Is it disturbing your rest?" Mao Lilan, who had been listening to the gossip for a while, finally realized that it was already four o'clock in the morning, and this place is located on the sea. I was afraid that it would be dawn in half an hour, so I quickly bowed to the old policeman to express my apology.

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay." He waved his hands nonchalantly, "So many things happened tonight, I can't even sleep. It feels good to talk to you about the past on the island. I haven't felt like this in so many years. It feels like it’s all in vain. Ask other people, you really can’t figure it out.”

This is the truth.

Although this kind-faced grandfather may not be able to play a role in protecting public order as a policeman, considering that the deceased are all in their forties, it is really difficult to hear that they had a good relationship in childhood without asking the elderly. Class secrets.

"Nothing to ask, I'm just going to get busy." He rubbed his back and walked out slowly, "The police in Tokyo may still have something to ask me for, so I have to go and continue to help. You guys should go to bed early. Ah, children won’t grow if they don’t sleep at night.”

Keeping these intricate interpersonal relationships in mind, Conan took out his notebook again and silently looked at the music scores he had copied.

"Sister Xiaolan, I haven't read the staff very often. What is the thing next to this note? Is it a special mark?" Conan handed the notebook in his hand to Mao Lilan and asked.

Despite not receiving much systematic music training, Mao Lilan is actually very talented in music.

She has a good voice, and unlike Kudo Shinichi, who was born tone-deaf, her singing skills are generally recognized by everyone.

Out of interest, she learned professional music theory knowledge and knew how to play some musical instruments.

Last time, in the case of the magician, it was she who told Mouri Kogoro that the DC in the code was the abbreviation of Da Capo, which meant "starting over again" and was a mark used to mark passages that needed to be repeated.

"Oh, this..." Taking the notebook in his hand, Mao Lilan looked at it briefly and explained, "These are the symbols for sharp and flat notes. If you put it in the piano score, the piano does not have black and white keys. ? Those black keys in it are the semitones."

"Keys?" Conan took the notebook back and stared at the different notes.

If you convert these notes into keys...

Starting from the far left of the piano keyboard, put the 26 letters into it in order, and then convert them into Roman sounds...

"Understand? The next one is you." Conan's eyes lit up as his fingers crossed the music score one by one.

Found the reason why Nishimoto Ken suddenly started going crazy!

All the deceased in this case, including Kameyama who died two years ago and Keiji Aso who died twelve years ago, were all playmates who had undergone systematic instrumental music learning.

Why did Ken Nishimoto react like "Keiji Aso is still alive" the moment he saw this code? I'm afraid it was also because of this.

To be able to read the codes so familiarly, this group of people probably used this method to convey information frequently.

A piano that contains drugs, a pianist who is famous overseas, often goes to perform overseas, and often comes into contact with Ken Nishimoto of Keiji Aso...

Did Keiji Aso really commit suicide? And his wife and daughter who died tragically in the fire were really killed by him? Such a cruel method...

Conan took a deep breath.

Regardless of the truth behind Keiji Aso's death, up to this point, all their past grievances have disappeared with death.

All the people involved are dead and can no longer tell the truth in person, and the only person who still knows all this is the murderer...

It seems that the purpose is to seek justice for Keiji Aso, or in other words, to find out the truth about his death. All the purposes have been achieved.

What is his most likely target now?

Escape from the island? Or do you pretend to be nonchalant and wait for the police to evacuate?

But think about the bag of heroin and the poppies on the island that connect all the fates...

"Sister Xiaolan!" Conan made a quick decision, raised his head and said to Mao Lilan, "Let's contact uncle quickly!"

"Oh, okay!" Mao Lilan skillfully picked up the phone and dialed Maori Kogoro's number in alarm mode. "Do you have anything you want to tell dad?"

"You also heard that everyone at the scene of the Keiji Aso fire is dead. However, there is also drug trafficking and transportation in this matter. The old policeman just said that Kawashima and Hirata have been weird recently and often go to the community center. Meet and chat. We saw firsthand what Secretary Hirata did when he went to the community center.”

Being so sneaky may involve some factional disputes, or conflicts over sharing interests...

But in short, the bag of heroin that caused Hirata Kazuaki to take the risk of returning to the scene of the crime, so that they were subdued on the spot, was most likely part of the unfinished deal between him and Kawashima.

It is even said that Kawashima would appear in that room for a similar reason...

"The murderer is still on the loose, and the police have not identified the suspect yet. If this murderer doesn't give up," Conan ignored the reasoning process and stared seriously into her eyes and said word by word, "His next The only possible target is Hirata Kazaki, who is also under police control!"