Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 414: Death and debt are the only things that cannot be avoided! (Vote for me!)
“Ding-deng-deng-deng-deng...”

Some time after Kawashima Hideo left the memorial service, suddenly, a beautiful melody sounded from nowhere and reached the ears of everyone in the hall.

"what!!"

"What is this song?"

After hearing this slightly familiar melody, the face of the Heiyan village chief changed instantly.

Because he had heard this melody two years ago.

And that time, it was his former accomplice Kameyama Isamu who was sitting in front of the piano and playing the piano. As soon as the piano sounded, he died!

As for Ken Nishimoto, he was shaking all over, his eyes filled with fear and anxiety.

Ever since Isamu Kameyama died suddenly of a heart attack two years ago, he has been unable to sleep or eat.

Because he knew his accomplice Kameyama Isamu. He didn't think that with his personality, he would go out without medicine, nor did he think that he would go to the deserted government office in the middle of the night, and he didn't think that he would play Moonlight, the song that was played when Aso Keiji died. But on that day, he did all these things that he would not do and should not do.

This is obviously wrong!
Therefore, he seriously suspected that Keiji Aso was not dead and was still alive!

At this moment, at the memorial service for the second anniversary of Kameyama Isamu's death, at this time and in this place, he actually heard this familiar song again. All of this made him feel really scared.

There is only one thought left in Ken Nishimoto's mind now, that is, Keiji Aso has come back to seek revenge on them!

In fact, it wasn't just the two of them. This familiar feeling reminded them of Isamu Kameyama and Keiji Aso who had died many years ago, as well as other people present.

For a moment, an atmosphere of panic spread in the hall.

……

"What is this? Moonlight? Who is playing Moonlight? Wait, the source of the sound seems to be from... the piano room? Oh no!"

On the other side, Kogoro Mouri and others in the waiting room also heard this beautiful melody.

When hearing this song, Conan was stunned at first, then his pupils suddenly shrank, as if he thought of something, and then the next moment, he rushed towards the source of the sound like an arrow, the piano room where the "cursed piano" was placed.

"Conan, Conan..."

"Hey, you little brat, stop! Stop it!"

Seeing Conan running towards the piano room, Kogoro Mouri, Ran Mouri and Byakuya looked at each other and hurriedly chased after him.

When he arrived at the corridor in front of the piano room, there were already several people standing at the door of the room where the piano was placed. It was obvious that they were all attracted by the song "Moonlight".

However, these people just stood in the passage, and no one dared to reach out and push open the door to check.

Obviously, he was afraid.

But Conan didn't care about that and just pushed the door open.

"Hey, kid!"

Seeing this, everyone was shocked.

"what!!!!"

However, before they could recover from the fact that the room where the cursed piano was placed was pushed open, the next moment, the scene inside the room came into their sight.

All of a sudden, a large number of screams rang out, even covering the melody of "Moonlight" in a short period of time.

I saw a man sitting on a stool next to the cursed piano in the middle of the room, but his whole body was lying on the piano, with one arm hanging straight down, motionless...

"what……"

"This……"

"That's, that looks like Mr. Kawashima."

"A bit like."

"Mr. Kawashima, why is he lying motionless on the piano? Could he be..."

……

"What's going on? What happened?"

The sound of the piano, coupled with the screams, alarmed the people who were performing a ritual for the former village chief, and they ran out of the room one after another.

The one rushing in the front was a short and fat man with a face full of flesh. It was obvious at first glance that he was not a good person. He was none other than Kuroiwa Tatsuji, the current village chief of Tsukuyō Island.

Beside him were a man and a woman, both of whom looked to be in their twenties. They were his daughter, Reiko Kuroiwa, and her fiancé, Shuichi Murasawa.

Next to the few people, Asai Narimi also ran over.

"Come and see for yourself." Kogoro Mouri moved aside.

"Kawashima?"

Looking at the man in the center of the room, Kuroiwa Tatsuji's pupils suddenly shrank.

At this time, Kawashima Hideo no longer had the majestic look he had just had at the memorial service. With blood flowing from his head, he lay on the piano, his eyes filled with lingering fear and terror.

This strange scene is really frightening and unsettling.

Walking to the side of Kawashima Hideo, Maori Kogoro raised his hand and touched his neck.

It was icy and cool, without any vibration.

Obviously, Hideo Kawashima is no longer able to do it.

Maori Kogoro turned around, sighed, and said: "Unfortunately, he is dead."

"What? Dead?"

"how come?"

Everyone looked in disbelief.

You know, not long ago, Kawashima Hideo was speaking at the memorial service, but just a moment later, he was gone?
"Yes." Maori Kogoro nodded, turned around and said to Maori Ran who was standing next to him, "Xiaolan, go call the police over."

"Oh." Mao Lilan responded softly and ran out quickly.

Maori Kogoro shouted with great momentum, "No one can leave until the police arrive."

As he spoke, Kogoro Mori set his eyes on Asai Narimi.

Because he was the only doctor present.

"Ms. Chengshi..."

"Next, I'll trouble you with the autopsy."

"Okay." Asai Narumi responded, ran quickly to the dead Kawashima Hideo, and began to examine him carefully.

"It's a curse," Hirata Kazuaki looked at the piano in the middle of the room with a look of fear, and suddenly held his head and shouted, "This is the curse of that piano."

"This must be the cursed piano that's harming people again."

"Isn't that how Mr. Kameyama died two years ago?"

curse?

After hearing what he said, the people around him subconsciously took a step away from the piano.

"Curse? There is no such thing as a curse. This is nonsense!"

Looking at Hirata Kazuaki who caused a commotion, Maori Kogoro curled his lips. Not long after he entered the room, he noticed that there was a recorder under the piano. The piano sound lingering in the room came from it.

Thinking of this, he bent down and took out a radio playing "Moonlight" from under the piano. "Take a good look. This is the curse you are talking about!"

As he spoke, he reached out and pressed the off button, and the next moment, the beautiful piano sound suddenly stopped.

"The so-called curse is nothing more than you scaring yourself."

When he said this, he paused for a moment, and then made a judgment on this murder case, "Based on the current situation, this is a premeditated murder case. The criminal used this so-called curse to kill people because you believed in the curse."

"murdering case?"

"I understand now. The words 'Shadow Vanishes' written on the letter that Uncle received actually explained everything long ago. This is not a letter of commission, but a letter of murder warning!"

At this moment, Conan seemed to understand the real purpose of the "letter of commission".

"A letter that predicted that someone would die on this Moon Shadow Island on a full moon night. Asshole, if I had known this earlier, Mr. Kawashima Hideo would not have died."

Thinking of this, Conan angrily slapped the wall next to him.

In his opinion, if he had understood the meaning of the letter earlier, Hideo Kawashima might not have died.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.

Touching his chin, Maori Kogoro made a bold guess, "It seems that the deaths of Aso Keiji and the former village chief Kameyama two years ago may also be suspicious. They may have been murdered! And now, the criminal has started killing again."

"Kill...kill?"

Hirata and Ming subconsciously took a few steps back.

In a way, this is more frightening than the so-called curse.

"Hey, hey... stop talking nonsense here, okay?"

Hearing this, Murasawa Shuichi couldn't help but ask, "Also, who are you?"

After tidying up his clothes, Maori Kogoro introduced himself with a smile on his face, "Me? I am the famous detective from Tokyo - Maori Kogoro."

"Mouri Kogoro, have you heard of it?"

"I remember Maori Kogoro was a space pilot?"

"No, you remembered it wrongly. Maori Kogoro is the protagonist of a detective novel. He often appears in mystery novels!"

"If I remember correctly, that person should be wise, right?"

"Well, if that person is Akechi, then who is Maori Kogoro?"

After hearing the name Maori Kogoro, the residents nearby thought deeply and discussed, "Famous Detective Maori Kogoro? Who is that?"
Sorry, haven’t heard of it!

"I do not know!"

Listening to everyone's discussion, Kogoro Mori felt extremely embarrassed.

They haven't even heard of the famous detective Mouri Kogoro. These guys are really ignorant!
Moreover, he even confused him with the space pilot and Kogoro Akechi.

Sure enough, from the very beginning, he just couldn't like this island and the people on it!
Murasawa Shuichi suddenly realized, "So you are a detective, but how can you be sure that this is a murder case?"

This detective who is unknown to so many people must be a third-rate detective who is not very famous!

How can you be sure?

Kogoro Mouri looked down at the unknown traces on the floor and the tape recorder he had just taken out from under the piano.

With such an obvious murder scene, some people asked him how he was sure?
Is there something wrong with this person's IQ?

"Not murder?"

Maori Kogoro was speechless, "Could it be suicide?"

"Why not?" Murasawa Shuichi confidently expressed his thoughts, "If poison is used, it is entirely possible!"

"Poison can indeed help people commit suicide, but it will cause them great pain. Before they die, they will definitely scratch and claw, and white secretions will flow out of their mouths. But there are only water marks on Mr. Kawashima's body."

Glancing at Murasawa Shuichi who was still making his case, Maori Kogoro shook his head and said, "And how do you explain the marks on the ground? It can't be that Mr. Kawashima deliberately made them to disguise suicide as murder? Do you think this is likely?"

At this point, without waiting for Murasawa Shuichi to reply, Maori Kogoro sneered, "Also, if I remember correctly, your village is about to hold an election for the next village chief, and Mr. Kawashima seems to be the most favorable competitor for the next village chief. In this case, do you think he will commit suicide?"

If Kawashima Hideo's support rate was too low when he was running for the next village chief, so low that it was unbearable to watch, then perhaps, out of disappointment, he would have thoughts of suicide.

But the key point is that Hideo Kawashima's support rate ranks first among all candidates, completely crushing other candidates, and he is even only one step away from the position of village chief.

He really didn't think that Kawashima Hideo would choose to commit suicide when he was only one step away from the position of village chief!

"This……"

Murasawa Shuichi was speechless and didn't know what to say.

He didn't know what others would do, but if it were him, if he were in such a critical moment, he would definitely not choose to commit suicide.

After all, he is about to become the head of the village and lead his family into a higher class. Who would want to commit suicide at this time?
However, he was reluctant to admit his mistake to an unknown private detective like Kogoro Mori.

"I don't think Mr. Kawashima committed suicide."

Asai Narimi, who had already roughly determined the circumstances of Kawashima Hideo's death, saw his expression and stood up. "According to my inference, Mr. Kawashima died between thirty minutes and an hour ago. As for the cause of death, if I'm not mistaken, it was suffocation."

"I think Mr. Kawashima must have drowned in the sea. How could a person who drowned in the sea appear here for no reason?"

"As for the person who brought him here, if I'm not mistaken, he is the murderer of this murder case!"

At this point, Asai Chengmi paused and expressed his own judgment, "In other words, Mr. Kawashima appeared here because he was brought here by someone else!"

Maori Kogoro frowned and asked, "He drowned? Is this certain?"

"No," Asai Narimi shook his head slightly, "If we want to be 100% sure, we must autopsy Mr. Kawashima's body. Without an autopsy, I can't make a conclusion."

(End of this chapter)