Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 425 appeared, the gross profit elimination method! (Seeking monthly votes!)
"Although you were the first person to discover Mr. Kuroiwa's body, why did you go to a place like that for no reason?"

Looking coldly at Nishimoto Ken in front of him, Officer Megure's eyes flashed with deep suspicion, "This is really doubtful!"

"Mr. Nishimoto, can you give us an explanation about this matter?"

Facing the increasingly fierce gaze of Inspector Megure, Nishimoto Ken hurriedly and panickedly defended himself, "It was Kuroiwa who asked me to come over!"

Maori Kogoro sneered and approached Nishimoto Ken from the side, staring at him with his eyes, as if he wanted to make him guilty. "Humph, he asked you to come over, so you go and kill him! Right?"

I told you to go over, and you went over? Are you that obedient?
If he tells you to die, will you die?

Of course, Ken Nishimoto shouldn't be so stupid as to commit suicide.

However, Kogoro Maori seriously suspected that the reason why Nishimoto Ken listened to Kuroiwa Tatsuji so much and went to the broadcasting room obediently when the other party called him out was that he either had a good relationship with the deceased Kuroiwa Tatsuji, or he had something on the other party, so he had to listen to him and go!

As for the truth of the matter, he will know after he tries it out.

Hearing what Maori Kogoro said, Nishimoto Ken quickly shook his head frantically, "No!"

He admitted that he was not a good person and had done many bad things in the past, but this time, Kuroiwa Tatsuji’s death really had nothing to do with him!

"no?"

Inspector Megure had a blank expression on his face and did not comment on Nishimoto Ken's explanation.

Although the four suspects all made explanations, their alibis were invalid because no one could testify to them.

Among the four people, the most suspected one is undoubtedly Ken Nishimoto, the first discoverer of the body.

This is not only because the other party was the first person to contact and discover the victim, Kuroiwa Tatsuji, but also because the other party said that Kuroiwa Tatsuji asked him to go, but he refused to say why Kuroiwa Tatsuji wanted to find him.

What's more, Kuroiwa Tatsuji is now dead, so there is no evidence at all.

In this situation, it was hard for Inspector Megure not to suspect him!

While Inspector Megure was thinking, Kuroiwa Reiko's voice rang in his ear, "It's Shimizu! If my father and Kawashima are not among the candidates for the village chief election, then the position of village chief will become Mr. Shimizu!"

"What nonsense are you talking about..."

Masato Shimizu's face changed instantly and he immediately started arguing with Reiko Kuroiwa.

This hateful woman, unable to find the criminal, actually started to blame him and tried to put him in jail?
It's really hateful!
"I'm talking nonsense?" Kuroiwa Reiko pointed at Shimizu Masato and shouted in a sharp voice, "Then can you tell me why, among the three candidates for village chief, both Kawashima and my father are dead, and you are the only one left alive? Why did the murderer kill others instead of you, both of whom were candidates? Of the three candidates, you are the only one who survived to the end. Isn't this the most obvious evidence?"

In Reiko Kuroiwa's opinion, whoever benefits the most from this serial murder case is the biggest suspect.

And, Shimizu Masato is, without a doubt, that person!
——The candidate with the highest popularity for the next village chief has died. The father of the current village chief, who was also one of the candidates for the next village chief, has also died. The only candidate left among the last three participating in the election is Shimizu Masato himself.

With two of the three candidates lost at once, Shimizu Masato, the only remaining candidate, won without a fight and became the final winner. He no longer needs to worry about the election of the next village chief.

All of this is just too much of a coincidence, isn't it?

She would never believe that the death of Kawashima Hideo and her father Kuroiwa Tatsuji had nothing to do with this guy Shimizu Masato.

After all, why did the unknown murderer kill Shimizu Masato's competitors instead of others?

Not to mention, Shimizu Masato doesn't have enough alibi!

In her opinion, as the only beneficiary of this serial murder case, this guy Shimizu Masato is just short of having the word "suspect" written on his forehead.

"So, officer, quickly catch this murderer. If you don't catch him, I'm afraid there will be another victim soon..."

Hearing her words, everyone subconsciously turned their eyes to Shimizu Masato, who had an ugly expression on his face.

Although Murasawa Shuichi and Hirata Kazuaki have no alibis and may have committed the crime, they do not have sufficient motive to kill.

Ken Nishimoto also has no alibi, so it is possible that he committed the crime. However, there is no real evidence to prove that he is the murderer of Hideo Kawashima and Tatsuji Kuroiwa, so he can only be listed as the most suspicious person at present.

As for Masato Shimizu, he has an upright character and admirable way of dealing with people, and is loved by fishermen and grassroots residents. That is why he became the representative of fishermen and one of the candidates for the next village chief.

Logically speaking, such a person should not do such a cruel thing as killing two people.

But no one knows whether Shimizu Masato's so-called integrity and fairness is true or false. Maybe it is just a false illusion created by the other party to gain support from others.

Moreover, the position of village chief may be ordinary in the eyes of Bai Ye and others in other places, but on the remote island of Yueying Island, it undoubtedly has a strong appeal to the people on the island. No one can guarantee whether Shimizu Masato will do something incredible in order to get the position of the next village chief.

Not to mention, Kuroiwa Reiko's suspicion does make some sense.

After all, of the three candidates, only Masato Shimizu is left dead.

In other words, as the only candidate, it is undoubtedly a foregone conclusion that Shimizu Masato will be elected as the next village chief.

As the biggest beneficiary of this serial murder case, even if everyone wants to believe that he is innocent and has nothing to do with the deaths of Kuroiwa Tatsuji and others, it is difficult!

"Stop talking nonsense. How could I kill someone?"

Seeing everyone's eyes falling on him, Shimizu Masato felt so angry that he wanted to strangle Kuroiwa Reiko to death.

It's a pity that he can't do that. He can't even do anything to hurt Kuroiwa Reiko. Otherwise, for Shimizu Masato, today's mess would be like mud falling into his crotch, which would be shit if not shit.

"Conan-kun, what are you looking at?"

Looking at Shimizu Masato and Kuroiwa Reiko arguing fiercely, Mao Lilan shook her head slightly.

Although she didn't know who the real murderer of this serial murder case was, these groups of people were arguing fiercely, almost to the point of fighting. Of course, she could understand such a reaction.

After all, if it were her, if she or someone around her was framed as a murderer, she would not be able to help but be so angry.

Thinking of this, she was about to say something, but at this moment, she suddenly noticed Conan next to her holding a notebook and thinking with his head down. She didn't know what he was thinking about, so she couldn't help but ask curiously.

Hearing her words, Conan raised his head, looked at her, and said in a deep voice, "I'm looking at the music score left at the crime scene. I think that must be the secret code left by the murderer."

It is impossible for the murderer to draw something unrelated to the case at the crime scene.

Since the other party deliberately left the music score made of blood at the crime scene, he must have his own intention.

When he said this, Conan paused, and then continued to look at the notebook in his hand, "I just don't know what the connection is between this sharp sign and the flat sign!"

If he could figure out the connection between the two, maybe he would be able to understand what the meaning of this music score is!

At that time, there will be a chance to solve the truth of this serial murder case and bring the real murderer to justice.

"This is the sheet music left beside Mr. Kawashima's body, right?"

Standing aside, leaning over to look at the two pieces of music recorded in Conan's little notebook, a strange look flashed in Bai Ye's eyes.

As for why there are two pieces of music scores in Conan's hands?

the reason is simple.

Because, whether it was the murder scene when Kawashima Hideo was killed, or the crime scene when Kuroiwa Tatsuji was killed, Conan was there the whole time. As a high school detective who aspires to become the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, how could Conan miss any clues left at the crime scene?

However, he has now grown into a child in elementary school. Regardless of his identity, safety or age, the adults cannot allow him to keep the clues found at the crime scene.

Therefore, in order to avoid missing certain clues and to make it convenient for himself to check at any time, Conan decisively recorded all the clues he found in his little notebook.

After all, a good memory is worse than a bad writing.

It is precisely because of this that, in addition to the blood-stained music score drawn at the scene where Kuroiwa Tatsuji was murdered, his little notebook also records the "Moonlight" left at the crime scene when Kawashima Hideo was murdered.

It’s a pity that all the preparations made by the other party were for his own benefit.

"Hmm? This is... I see. I think I know what the code means."

Thinking of this, Bai Ye pretended to ponder for a moment, and then looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

These two sets of music scores were originally designed by him according to the plot of the original novel. It would be strange if he himself couldn't figure it out.

And now that the plot has almost come to an end, it is time to tell the "truth".

"Really, Bai Ye?"

Mao Lilan looked at her boyfriend in surprise, with disbelief written all over her face.

Although she knew that her boyfriend was very outstanding, she did not expect that he would be so outstanding.

Not to mention her, Conan was also surprised.

A private detective had just deciphered the code by looking at the music score, but he had been looking at it for so long and still had no clue, let alone deciphering it.

Such a thing really shocked and unbelievable him.

At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether he was really not as good as Bai Ye. Otherwise, why would he, the famous high school detective, always be one step behind the other every time he solved a case.

While doubting his own life, he was also somewhat worried about whether Bai Ye's method of interpretation was correct, whether the deciphered code was correct, and whether he had missed any important clues.

You know, if the interpretation method is wrong, or if some important clues are missed, it would be very easy to find the wrong murderer!

"Um……"

Nodding slightly towards Mouri Ran, Bai Ye looked to the side, where Kuroiwa Reiko was accusing Shimizu Masato of being the murderer and demanding that the police arrest Shimizu Masato. While Shimizu Masato was desperately explaining himself, he gritted his teeth at the confident Kuroiwa Reiko. The two of them had such an irreconcilable attitude that Inspector Megure and others had to mediate, otherwise a real-life fight could break out here at any time.

"Inspector Megure, I have deciphered the code left behind by the music sheet at the crime scene."

"Really?!"

Inspector Megure was overjoyed when he heard this and no longer cared about Kuroiwa Reiko and the others.

He knew that his brother Bai Ye was the best, even his brother Kudo, who had worked with him many times, could not compare to him.

Now it seems that it is indeed the case!
Bai Ye nodded gently, "This code is actually very easy to decipher if you know the trick."

“On a piano, the black keys usually represent sharp and flat notes.”

The black keys on the piano represent half of the white keys, which can be expressed by sharps and flats, with the sharp being # and the flat being b.

There is no special difference between the black keys and the white keys, except that in the design of the piano, the notes of semi-sharp tones are arranged as black keys.

In the five-line staff, it is expressed by adding sharps and flats. In the key of C major, the five-line staff adds # to the note of 1, which is sharp 1, corresponding to the black key to the upper right of 1 on the piano. Similarly, adding a flat b on 2 also expresses the same note, but the expression is different. If it is other major and minor keys, it is determined according to its own sharpness.

Bai Ye organized himself and continued, "Just put the English letters in order from the left side of the piano keyboard, and then write the message you want to convey on the music score in phonetic form. According to this clue, read the music score left at the scene where Mr. Kawashima was murdered, and then, it will become - do you understand? The next one is you!"

"And this is the meaning of the code represented by the music score left beside Mr. Kawashima Hideo's body!"

(End of this chapter)