Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 408: Eternal Regret! Ma Cheng Shi! (Seeking monthly ticket!)

"Really? Why did the famous detective Maori Kogoro have to go to that island when I could just go enjoy the flowers? Damn it! That letter I received a week ago really caused me so much trouble!!!"

Sitting on the boat heading to Tsukikage Island, Maori Kogoro looked reluctant and kept complaining sullenly, "Really? How can you force people to do things?"

"..."

Hearing Kogoro Mouri's mumbling, not only Ran Mouri, but even Byakuya and Conan who were accompanying them couldn't help but have a frown on their foreheads.

You even have the nerve to say why?
You've spent all the money people sent you, can you not come?
——This story started last week. Last week, Kogoro Mori inexplicably received a letter for help from a man named Keiji Aso on Tsukikage Island. The day before yesterday, he received a call from Keiji Aso, informing him that the commission fee of 50 had been transferred into his account.

That's not a big deal, but the key point is that Kogoro Maori kept saying that he didn't want to come, but he ended up gambling with his friends that day and spent almost all of his commission.

All the commission fees were gambled away, so now Kogoro Maori has no chance of not coming.

It can be said that the reason they had to make a trip to Moon Shadow Island was entirely because of a certain confused detective!
Now someone actually has the nerve to complain?
Of course, spending the commission fee in advance might be outrageous and unbelievable if it happened to other people.

But they didn't find it strange at all when it happened to a certain confused detective.

After all, the other party is such an unreliable person!

In other words, if Kogoro Mori becomes reliable one day, they will have to suspect that he has been possessed by someone else!
After glaring at her unreliable father, Mao Lilan put on a smile again on her pretty face, "Dad, don't complain. This is also good, because, ah, I can relax on the island in the Izu Islands, right, Byakuya-kun, Conan..."

She still had great expectations for this trip to Moon Shadow Island.

After all, it is a small island in the Izu Islands!
——The Izu Islands are located in the southeastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, specifically in the Pacific Ocean south of the Izu Peninsula.

The Izu Islands are an archipelago of small islands that are popular with tourists for their unique geographical location and natural environment.

The islands in the archipelago include Hachijojima, Miyakejima, Aoshima, Mikurajima, etc. Each island has its own unique scenery and stories.

From a geological point of view, the formation of the Izu Islands is closely related to the interaction between the Pacific Plate and the Eurasian Plate. These islands are the product of volcanic activity, so tourists can enjoy spectacular volcanic landforms such as hot springs and crater lakes.

In addition to natural scenery, the Izu Islands also have rich history and culture.

For example, Hachijojima and Miyakejima are islands with a long history, where many ancient buildings and relics are preserved, reflecting the unique local culture and history.

In addition, the residents of these islands have retained their traditional lifestyles, providing tourists with an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of Japan's traditional culture.

Overall, the Izu Islands are a fascinating and vibrant part of Japan!
For a place like this, which is extremely rich in both natural scenery and historical culture, and allows tourists to fully experience a unique travel experience and leave unforgettable memories, it is impossible to say that she is not looking forward to it and is not curious about it.

"Ok!"

Bai Ye smiled slightly and nodded, but didn't say much.

Because, to be honest, Bai Ye was not really looking forward to this trip. After all, Conan, the elementary school student who was the god of death, had gone there, so how could he avoid cases?

Moreover, he was very familiar with the name Moonlight Island, or rather the murder case that took place on this island – the Moonlight Murder Case.

The Moonlight Murder Case, whose full name is "The Piano Sonata "Moonlight" Murder Case", is the first time in the Conan animation series that an episode lasts 60 minutes.

The horror of the animation plot is also called "childhood shadow" by Conan fans.

In fact, this evaluation is not an exaggeration. In the first ten episodes of Conan, there has never been such a bloody, bizarre and complicated case.

——The story is about: Conan, Ran, Maori Kogoro and his group received a letter from a man named Aso Keiji, which said: On the Moon Shadow Island, the shadows will disappear again during the next full moon. The letter was written to ask Maori to investigate the cause.

After arriving at Tsukikage Island, they learned that the person who wrote the letter, Keiji Aso, had died twelve years ago. Conan and his group decided to ask the village chief. On the way, they met a doctor named Asai Narimi. When they arrived at the village chief's house, they met the current village chief, Kuroiwa Tatsuji, the village chief's daughter Kuroiwa Reiko, secretary Hirata Kazuaki, the daughter's fiancé Murasawa Shuichi, and the village chief candidate Kawashima Hideo. In the evening, they met another village chief candidate Shimizu Masato and an unemployed person Nishimoto Ken.

That night, the first person to die was Kawashima Hideo. The next day, the second person to die was Kuroiwa Tatsuji. The third person to die the following night was Nishimoto Ken. At the same time, Murasawa Shuji was knocked unconscious and hospitalized.

The police eventually locked the culprit among Hirata, Shimizu and Murasawa. However, Conan got the old sheet music from the old policeman on the island and discovered a shocking secret. It turned out that the murderer was Aso Keiji's son Aso Shigemi, also known as Asai Shigemi. Asai Shigemi was actually a man dressed as a woman.

Why did Masanobu Shinobu kill these people?
It turns out that Aso Keiji, the father of Aso Shimizu, is an internationally renowned pianist who often goes on tours overseas. Kameyama, Kuroiwa, Nishimoto, and Kawashima took advantage of these opportunities to get Aso Keiji to buy prohibited items.

Later, Keiji Aso was unwilling to help them anymore and was brutally murdered by the four.

Masashi had long believed that there was a secret behind his father's death, so he changed his name and returned to Tsukikage Island as a female doctor. At the same time, Masashi also told Conan that two years ago he told his true identity to the former village chief Kameyama, but Kameyama was frightened and died of a heart attack.

Masashi played "Moonlight" nearby, his father's favorite song, and then decided to kill the other three to avenge his father.

After saying this, Masashi threw Conan out of the sea of ​​fire, and waited for death while playing the piano...

Dr. Asai Narumi first appeared at the age of 26. She is a gentle and beautiful doctor sister (?). She has a very good personality and takes good care of Xiaolan and Conan. She will stay up late with Maoli Ran and Conan, and considerately prepare midnight snacks for them. In addition, the honest sister's cooking skills are also very good.

Of course, his age was finally fixed at 26 years old.

The character of Asami Masashi has brought a great impact to the audience. He is actually a very kind person. He had nothing to do with the case, but after learning the truth about his father's death 12 years ago, he chose to take revenge.

However, deep down in his heart he was also very conflicted, so in his letters to Kogoro Mori, as well as in their later conversations, he gave many hints, hoping that someone could stop the demon that remained in his heart.

When Conan sees through all the truth, it is too late and he has to atone for his crimes!

In the entire "Detective Conan", Asami is the most tense character. Even in the early Conan, the criminals often just spread their hands, knelt on the ground and began to repent. But Asami doesn't need to do that. He knows that his behavior is wrong, but he still does it for revenge.

Naturally, there is no need to repent, because there is no misunderstanding and no innocent people are harmed. This makes people feel that he is a flesh-and-blood person.

It is precisely because of this that he has become Conan's eternal regret. He has always believed that he is the "murderer" who forced Masato to death, and has always blamed himself for this, which also became a turning point in Conan's later detective career.

He began to understand more about what a true detective was, and he was no longer just concerned with uncovering the truth and driving the murderer to the brink of death.

He regards Dr. Asai's life as his own, and strives to solve the mystery. While insisting on the truth, he begins to understand the murderer's situation more.

So, in "The Serial Tragic Deaths of Noble Families", after deducing the truth and the murderer, Conan asked Hattori an incredible question.

"Hattori, have you ever killed someone before?"

When seeing this sentence for the first time, some people might think that Conan asked this question from the murderer's perspective, inferring that after the murderer's identity is exposed, he will commit suicide with gasoline out of fear or die with everyone else.

However, Conan then said, "I once killed a man, and that is the regret of my life."

At this moment, it's obvious what Conan would really mean by saying this to Hattori.

Before the Moonlight Incident, Kudo Shinichi hoped to become the "Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era" and pursued the "thrill of chasing the criminal to the end of the road". He also claimed that this kind of excitement was "once you have been a detective, you can't stop."

But after the Moonlight Incident, Conan's attitude and approach to seeking the truth changed, so when he opened the kettle and found that the criminal had prepared the same fate for himself, he immediately thought of the dead Masai Shimizu.

The past event of "killing" Asami Minoru by reasoning once again came to Shinichi's mind.

He then realized that due to his reasoning, someone else would be driven to the brink of despair, or even pay the price with his life...

Conan nodded perfunctorily, "Yeah, yeah!"

He doesn't care about Moon Shadow Island or Izu Islands.

He was only concerned about what the strange letter sent by the client meant.

——On the night of the next full moon, shadows will begin to disappear again on Tsukikage Island. Please investigate the reason.——Aso Keiji

What is this talking about? Why doesn't Keiji Aso make things clear?
Is there no way to tell? Or is this actually a test? Or is there a clue hidden in this letter?

Thinking of this, Conan imitated the signature moves of his idol Sherlock Holmes and couldn't help but fall into deep thought...

Moon Shadow Island.

"Aso Keiji, I can't find this name, that's weird!"

After the ship they were on docked, Kogoro Mori and his companions immediately went to the Civil Affairs Department on Yueying Island. However, to their surprise, the staff could not find the man's name after searching the notebook for a long time.

"no such person?"

Hearing this, Maori Kogoro could not help but frown.
What a joke!
He had received the letter from the other party, as well as the commission fee, and had also spoken to the other party on the phone. How could this person not exist!

He seriously suspected that the staff in front of him might have accidentally missed it.

Or maybe the other party is not looking seriously at all and is just trying to be perfunctory with them.

"Could you please look for this person more carefully? Here is a letter he sent me."

As he spoke, Kogoro Maori took out the letter of commission sent to him by Keiji Aso and asked the staff to help him look for it again.

Bai Ye's eyes flickered slightly, but he said nothing.

He was not surprised that Keiji Aso's name could not be found in the civil register!
In other words, if the staff could really find the other person's name, he would be even more surprised!
After all, Keiji Aso has been dead for many years!

-- On a full-moon night 12 years ago, Keiji Aso, a famous pianist born on Tsukikage Island, suddenly burned himself to death at home after finishing a concert in a local hall. It is said that after killing his wife and daughter with a knife, he was trapped in the sea of ​​fire, and his body seemed to be bound, and he continued to play Beethoven's Sonata No. 14 - "Moonlight" as if possessed.

But this is actually an illusion. The truth is that Keiji Aso did not commit suicide in the twelve years ahead, but was murdered by someone. The people who killed him were Kameyama, Kuroiwa, Nishimoto and others!
Because Keiji Aso refused to help them trade in contraband items, and for fear that the news would be leaked, the four of them teamed up to kill Keiji's family!

Seeing that Kogoro Mori was so persistent, the staff had no choice but to look through the civil register again, but no matter how hard he looked, he did not see the name of Keiji Aso.

"Sir, there is really no such person registered in the resident register."

At this point, the staff member paused and added, "I'm new to this island too, so I don't know if this person exists on the island!"

"Why don't you ask the old people on the island? Maybe they know this person?"

He had searched the register more than once, but since he couldn't find Keiji Aso no matter how hard he looked, it was obviously not his problem, but because the man's name was most likely not on the register!
Hearing this, Kogoro Maori was about to say something, but at this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded from the side of them, interrupting his speech.

"What happened?"

(End of this chapter)