Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 427 There are five people and three prices! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
"Conan-kun..."

Seeing Conan running out following the old policeman, Mao Li Ran was slightly stunned.

What is her childhood sweetheart doing?
Has the other party forgotten that he is no longer the high school detective he used to be, but a kid who is still in elementary school?

Moreover, the murderer who killed Kawashima Hideo and Kuroiwa Tatsuji has not been caught by the police yet. If you go out rashly, you may easily encounter danger.

And, since the murderer was able to easily take care of these two burly men and prevent them from even making a sound for help, it was obvious that he had extraordinary skills.

If they really met the other party, not to mention a normal adult man would not be able to deal with him, even she, a well-trained karate girl, could not guarantee that she would be able to deal with him.

Even as the champion of the Kanto competition, she was not sure that she could deal with the brutal murderer, not to mention that someone was just a powerless child.

Thinking of this, she hurried to the door, wanting to pull back her childhood sweetheart who was obsessed with solving a case.

Unfortunately, the high school detective ran too fast and had disappeared when she chased him. In desperation, Mao Lilan had no choice but to give up.

Really, I had to become a child just to solve the case.

As a result, whenever I encounter a case, I still ignore everything else and just focus on solving the case.

Her childhood sweetheart really has a short memory.

——Although I have long known that my childhood sweetheart is a mystery geek who will rush to the scene of a case without hesitation, just like a dog seeing shit, but even after suffering such a big loss, he still chooses to solve the case alone, completely forgetting the lessons he learned before, and completely forgetting that even if he really finds some clues, with his current identity, it is impossible for him to solve the case independently, and sooner or later it will be handed over to Inspector Megure and others.

For a moment, she didn't know what to say to the other party.

……

On the way to the police station, Conan pondered for a moment, and casually asked a question that had puzzled him for a long time, "Did Mr. Aso really set fire to his family with his own hands?"

He set fire to his own family and burned them to death. How much must this man named Keiji Aso hate his family?

Or did he have a reason to do so?
For example, was he coerced by others, or was he doing this not because he hated his family but to protect them?
"Oh, you're talking about this...

"It is said that this is the case."

The old policeman looked up at the sky and recalled the incident, "Because there were four witnesses who saw this incident."

At this point, the old policeman paused and carefully recalled the appearance of the four witnesses, "Well, if I remember correctly, the four people are the former village chief Mr. Kameyama, the village chief Kuroiwa, Mr. Nishimoto, and Mr. Kawashima!"

As for the truth behind the death of Keiji Aso's family, was it really Keiji Aso who set them on fire?

He didn't know, didn't dare to ask, and didn't dare to know.

After all, even though Nishimoto Ken looks nervous and has no power now, that is purely because he was frightened by the death of the former village chief Kameyama Isamu.

Before Guishan Yong died, he was a well-known figure on Yueying Island, and his power was in no way inferior to that of the current Heiyan Village Chief and others.

He couldn't afford to offend just Ken Nishimoto, let alone people like Isamu Kameyama and Tatsuji Kuroiwa who were the people in power on Yueying Island.

Therefore, even if he suspected that there was something fishy about the death of Keiji Aso's family, he didn't dare to say it out loud.

After all, he couldn't afford to offend any of those people who 'witnessed' Keiji Aso setting fire to his family with his own hands!
Conan blinked, thinking, "What's the relationship between those four people?"

The witnesses turned out to be the former village chief, Kuroiwa village chief, Kawashima Hideo and Nishimoto Ken?
This is really interesting.

Because, except for the former village chief Guishan Yong who unfortunately died two years ago and he had no chance to meet these people, he had indirectly or directly come into contact with the other people.

However, he had not had contact with Kawashima Hideo and Kuroiwa Tatsuji for long before these two people were brutally murdered.

However, these two people are actually related to Keiji Aso, and when they were killed, "Moonlight" was played at the crime scene, and the murderer also deliberately left a copy of the "Moonlight" score. This is obviously not a coincidence, but the result of the murderer's careful planning.

Thinking of Ken Nishimoto's extreme reaction when he heard about things related to "Moonlight" and Keiji Aso, Conan suddenly had a bold guess in his mind.

Could it be that these people were related to the death of Keiji Aso's family? The murderer who killed Kawashima Hideo and Kuroiwa Tatsuji in succession and created this serial murder case was seeking revenge on them for what happened back then?

The old policeman did not ignore him because of his age, but answered every question, "Including Mr. Aso, the five of them grew up together."

Because he had been a policeman on Moon Shadow Island for a long time, he could be said to have watched these people grow up.

It’s a pity that the five people who grew up together and had a close relationship like brothers are now either dead or crazy, and none of them has a good ending.

I have to say, this is a tragedy!

Conan was slightly stunned.

He had thought that Keiji Aso had a certain relationship with Tatsuji Kuroiwa and others, but he didn't expect that these people were actually childhood sweethearts who grew up together?

It seems that Village Chief Kuroiwa and his companions may have nothing to do with Keiji Aso's death.

Because, having grown up together, they must have deep feelings for each other and it is impossible for them to be so cruel to each other.

After thinking about it, Conan overturned this guess.

No, no, we can't judge it so easily.

After all, the people close to you can be angels who make you successful, or devils who hurt you.

Moreover, before they reveal their true colors, because of your relationship with each other, you won't be on guard against them.

Perhaps, Keiji Aso was unfortunately killed because he trusted his companions too much and was completely unprepared, and even his family was killed along with him.

The possibility of this happening is not non-existent, but extremely high. At the very least, when Nishimoto Ken heard about the incident related to Aso Keiji, his intense reaction and horrified expression showed that the incident was not that simple, and the death of Aso's family was definitely not caused by Aso Keiji himself setting the fire.

Thinking of this, Conan thought for a moment and continued to ask, "Then...what about the big brother named Murasawa?"

Unexpectedly, a certain old policeman, who looked confused, actually knew a lot of things.

Sure enough, when he came to the other party’s police station to get the key, he chose to follow the other party. This move was not wrong.

After all, if he had not chosen to follow the other party, how could he have known so many secret rumors from the other party?

It seems that he will have to ask the other party more next.

Maybe he could find some important clues related to the case.

"That guy?"

The old policeman curled his lips and said, "That guy suddenly came to this island three years ago. A few days ago, he finally got engaged to the village chief's daughter. However, the village chief has always disapproved of this matter."

It was more than just disapproval. He was almost pointing at Murasawa Shuichi's nose and scolding him as a toad wanting to eat swan flesh and saying that he was not worthy of his daughter.

It's a pity that despite her opposition, Kuroiwa Reiko still likes Murasawa Shuichi, and in the end, the situation came to a standstill...

A few days ago?
Conan frowned slightly. At this point in time, he felt a little concerned.

Silently keeping this clue in mind, Conan continued to ask, "What about the village chief's secretary, the man called Hirata?"

Glancing down at Conan who was standing beside him with a curious look on his face, the old policeman couldn't help but say, "That man is a coward and a weak person. It's unlikely that he would do such a vicious thing."

When he said this, he seemed to remember something. He hesitated for a moment and continued, "But I often saw him and Mr. Kawashima sneaking around in the community center. I don't know what they were doing?"

Hearing this, Conan couldn't help but widen his eyes.

As the secretary of the chief of Heiyan Village, she actually often meets with the opponent's biggest competitor, and her whereabouts are sneaky?

It seems that this person named Kazuaki Hirata is not a good person either.

Either he was having an affair with Kawashima Hideo behind Kuroiwa Tatsuji's back, or the other party's secretary was actually sent by Kawashima Hideo to work undercover beside Kuroiwa Tatsuji!

"So what about Mr. Shimizu?"

Although based on his understanding of Shimizu Masato, the other party's suspicion is not that great, he still has to ask the questions.

After all, no matter what, the biggest beneficiary of the deaths of Kawashima Hideo and Kuroiwa Tatsuji is Shimizu Masato.

"He has a strong sense of justice..." Looking up into the distance, the old policeman's eyes were somewhat deep, "He is very popular among the fishermen."

It is because of this that he became the representative of the fishermen on Yueying Island and participated in the election of village chief as a representative of the fishermen.

Unfortunately, although there are many fishermen who support Shimizu Masato, they are far behind him in support rate because of Kawashima Hideo's financial ability.

Of course, that was before.

Now that Kawashima Hideo and Kuroiwa Tatsuji have died one after another, Shimizu Masato, the only remaining candidate, can easily take the throne of village chief with almost no controversy.

After all, he is the only one left among the three candidates. Even if the others don’t choose him, they can’t choose anyone else!
In fact, this is also the reason why Reiko Kuroiwa previously suspected that Masato Shimizu was the real culprit behind this serial murder case.

There is no way. The murderer did not kill others but only the candidates for village chief, and those he killed were all competitors of Shimizu Masato. As the only beneficiary of this serial murder case, if Shimizu Masato is not suspected, who will?

Hearing the old policeman's words, Conan's eyes flickered slightly.

Ken Nishimoto grew up with Keiji Aso, Tatsuji Kuroiwa and others. Logically speaking, as a childhood friend of theirs, he is the least likely person to kill Hideo Kawashima and others. However, when they heard about things related to "Moonlight" and Keiji Aso, they looked terrified and reacted violently. It was obvious that they had done something shameful to Keiji Aso.

Perhaps the death of Keiji Aso's family back then was related to him.

And if he guessed correctly, Aso Keiji's death was not only related to the other party, but also to Kuroiwa Tatsuji and others.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that Kuroiwa Tatsuji's death was the result of Nishimoto Ken's attempt to silence them in order to prevent the incident from happening.

Kazuaki Hirata looks timid and cowardly on the surface, but he is suspected of having an affair with Hideo Kawashima in private. He is obviously a man with a double-faced character.

It can be said that the deaths of Kawashima Hideo and Kuroiwa Tatsuji were caused by his undercover identity being exposed and he wanted to avoid being punished.

Murasawa Shuichi, both the time he came to Tsukikage Island and the time he got engaged to Kuroiwa Reiko were a bit subtle. Moreover, when he was at the crime scene, he had been targeting Mori Kogoro and disrupting their work everywhere, which seemed a bit suspicious.

As for Shimizu Masato, there is nothing suspicious about him, but as the only beneficiary of this serial murder case, even if for no other reason, just for this reason, the suspicion of murder on him cannot be easily removed.

So, the question is, which of these people will be the next victim? Also, is the murderer who killed Kawashima Hideo and others among them? If so, who is the murderer?
Thinking of this, Conan couldn't help but fall into deep thought...

Looking down at Conan who was holding his head with both hands and remained silent, the old policeman was still a little unsatisfied. "Do you have anything else to ask, little detective brother?"

"No la……"

Conan shook his head and laughed.

He had asked almost all the questions he needed to ask, and for the time being he had nothing else to ask the old man in front of him.

Moreover, compared to this, he was more concerned about when he could get the key to the warehouse and find the music score that was suspected to be left by Keiji Aso!
After all, if he could find the music score, he would be able to decipher whether there were any secret codes on it, and whether Keiji Aso was really related to this serial murder case, thereby narrowing the scope of suspects for the murderer.

Thinking of this, Conan quietly quickened his pace...

(End of this chapter)