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“Ding—there is no fraudulent consumption in the system.”
No matter how Chu Ming poked it, the system would always reply with this sentence.
Damn, crappy system, it ruined my youth and cheated me of my money.
----pier----
Chu Ming carried his bag and went up the stairs to board the boat. After Gin left, he played in Saitama Prefecture for a few days because the boat to Tsukikage Island was not operating recently.
Finally, he received the news that the ship was leaving. Chu Ming planned to go to Yueying Island first and wait for the arrival of the Grim Reaper. Suddenly, a voice called out from behind: "Brother Chu Ming?"
Chu Ming turned back in surprise: "What a coincidence, Xiaolan and uncle are also going to Yueying Island?"
Chu Ming secretly gave himself a thumbs up, his timing was just like Bulbasaur eating Cheetos and coming to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - it was perfect.
"Yes, Dad received a commission and the commission fee has been transferred to him. I have no choice but to come and see him. I can also travel and see the scenery by the way."
Conan stood behind and complained, "What's going on? Why are you everywhere? Do you have bad intentions?"
"Brother Chu Ming, are you going to travel to Moon Shadow Island~" Conan blinked and forced his way in between the two of them.
"Yes, the company I work for part-time during the holiday was supposed to go to Yueying Island to discuss business, but the leader who went with me received a call and was told that something happened at the Tokyo company, so we canceled the trip and rushed back. I thought since I had already bought the tickets, I might as well go and have some fun. Who knew I would actually run into you guys? It's fate!"
Haha, Conan's half-moon eyes, who is destined to be with you?
"Let me see, Aso Keiji, there is no such person on the resident list." The guy at the office was a little confused, "Did you remember the wrong name?"
"No, there is a letter he sent me here, please look carefully."
"Really not, I just started working here--"
Kogoro Mouri was standing in front of the counter arguing with the staff.
"What's the matter?"
"Director, you've come at the right time. This gentleman is looking for someone named Keiji Aso."
"What! Aso Keiji?" The director's voice became louder, and the islanders who heard it around him also looked at him with confusion and fear, and began to whisper.
"Their eyes are so strange, they look at us as if we are zombies crawling out of the ground..."
Chu Ming couldn't help but complain.
Xiaolan couldn't help but touch the goose bumps on her arm, and clenched Conan's claws with her other hand, as if this could give her strength: "Brother Chu Ming, don't talk so horribly--"
Conan was in pain and happy at the same time. Ran, you're using too much strength!
"This is impossible! Because - because Keiji Aso - he died more than ten years ago!" The director's pupils were trembling, and his whole body shook unconsciously.
Hearing the director's words, Xiaolan squeezed her hands even tighter, and Conan's eyes widened: "Uncle, what happened? How did he die?"
The director calmed himself down, invited the four people to the reception room, and continued speaking.
"He was a famous pianist on this island. On a full moon night twelve years ago, he returned to his hometown after many years away and held a piano concert at the village community center. But after the concert, he suddenly locked himself in his home with his family and set himself on fire. It is said that he killed his wife and daughter with a knife, and kept playing Moonlight in the flames..."
The director had other things to do, so he apologized and left. Maori Kogoro looked at the letter in his hand and muttered in dissatisfaction: "What? It's a prank. It's actually a letter sent by the deceased——"
"Not necessarily. After all, the money has been sent to uncle, and it has the postmark of Tsukikage Island. Maybe someone wants uncle to investigate Keiji Aso's affairs." Conan said, looking at the letter.
"Yes, after all, what the director said was so horrifying. Maybe Keiji Aso was murdered and then disguised as a suicide. One of his good friends heard about Uncle Maori's deeds and sent a letter hoping that the famous detective could help him solve the problem." Chu Ming praised Maori Kogoro and glanced at the young lady who had been secretly glancing at this side. That should be the cross-dressing man Cheng Shi.
Chapter 18 Moonlight Sonata
Seeing Mao Li and the others discussing going to the community center to ask the village chief, Chu Ming nodded and said, "Let's ask the young lady over there for directions."
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Xiaolan ran over to ask, and after Asai Chengmi pointed the way, he asked with a surprised look on his face: "Are you from Tokyo? I was also born in Tokyo. This island is very different from Tokyo, isn't it great? The air is very fresh, and it is very-quiet."
As he was speaking, a propaganda car with a loud speaker drove by: "Shimizu Masato, please vote for Shimizu Masato——"
She was most afraid that the air would suddenly become quiet. Chu Ming felt embarrassed for her. She felt like she was being slapped in the face at the speed of light.
Cheng Shi excused himself: "This is an exception, haha. The main reason is that the election for the village chief is about to be held."
Xiaolan was a little curious: "Village head election?"
"Yes, the candidates include the current fishermen representative Mr. Shimizu, the current village chief Mr. Kuroiwa whose evaluation has recently been lowered, and Mr. Kawashima, the largest capitalist on the island..." Asai Narimi talked incessantly.
Maori Kogoro couldn't help but interrupt her: "Miss, we are not interested in the election. We just want to go to the community center to find the village chief to ask something..."
"My name is Asai Narimi, and I'm a doctor on the island. If you want to find the village chief, go to the community center and you'll see the three people I just mentioned, because today they're holding a memorial service for the third anniversary of the succession of the former village chief, Mr. Kameyama..."
After saying goodbye to Chengshi, the four of them met the village chief's secretary who happened to come out. The secretary asked the four of them to wait in the reception room and then hurried back.
After waiting for a long time but seeing no one coming, Chu Ming quietly poked the little detective and pointed outside. He knew Conan would definitely not be able to sit still.
The two of them colluded with each other and hit it off immediately. They prepared to sneak away while Kogoro Mouri and Ran were not paying attention.
Conan took the lead and, relying on his detective intuition, went straight to the piano room. The two pushed the door and prepared to go in.
Maori Kogoro and Xiaolan also chased after him at this time: "Conan, you can't run around everywhere - Brother Chu Ming, you are really something, don't stop him."
Chu Ming smiled sheepishly: "It's normal for children to like running around. It's okay as long as I'm with you."
"Hey, hey--" Conan was angry. It was clearly you who instigated me to come out, why are you turning the tables on me?
Maori Kogoro also came in and walked around quite consciously, as if the detectives in the world of science fiction can always walk around other people's rooms without any worries = =
"This piano is a bit dirty—" Chu Ming touched the surface of the piano.
Conan also came over to open it and take a look. The secretary who was looking for them also rushed over: "Don't touch it! That's Mr. Aso's piano! It's a cursed piano!!"
Chu Ming muttered secretly: This is so funny, is the god of death afraid of curses?
Seeing that they were unmoved, the secretary added: "It's not just Mr. Aso, the same thing happened to the previous village chief!"
Upon hearing the clues coming to him, Conan tilted his head and asked, "Is that the village chief who is going to hold the funeral today?"
"Yes, that happened before. It was also a full-moon night. I happened to pass by this place. In the mansion where no one should have been, I heard the sound of a piano playing moonlight! When I was about to check if anyone was there, the piano music suddenly stopped. When I walked in, Mr. Kameyama was lying on the piano. The cause of death was a heart attack..."
"…Since then, the piano has unknowingly become known as the cursed piano."
In the tense atmosphere deliberately created by the secretary, Chu Ming squatted on the ground and quietly encouraged Conan: "You are a child. No one will say anything if you act naughty occasionally. Go and try the piano to see what the secret is."
Upon hearing this, Conan, the stubborn boy, really rushed over and opened the lid, and his fingers skillfully played the piano: "This piano is no different, it's the same as an ordinary one."
Chu Ming stood behind, hiding his achievements and fame.
Seeing that Conan was determined to take action, the secretary pushed them out of the room like a cat whose tail was stepped on and locked the door: "In short, please wait at the entrance until the ceremony is over!" After saying that, he left angrily.
Chu Ming squatted down and asked Conan: "Is there anything unusual?"
Conan frowned and whispered, "It's very strange. According to them, the piano hasn't been used for several years, but when I played it just now, the sound was normal, as if someone secretly adjusted the tune for some purpose."
Chu Ming touched Conan's clever head and said, "I was right, you——"
Conan was shocked, thinking that Chu Ming had seen through his identity. He was just about to say something like "I learned from my uncle Shinichi" to get away with it, but he heard the second half of Chu Ming's sentence.
"——You are really a little prodigy. Your logical thinking and knowledge are far beyond those of children of your age. Moreover, you can tell whether the piano sound is normal or not just by your ears. You should have absolute pitch. Have you ever taken an IQ test? To have such wisdom at your age, well, you have the demeanor of me when I was a child..."
Conan listened to Chu Ming bragging with a smile on his face, while sitting on the steps of the entrance with Maori Kogoro.
"So there must be something fishy about this matter. A piano that hasn't been played for several years can still maintain its pitch, and the secretary's reaction is too big. Maybe he knows some details, or the piano itself has some secrets, so he made up this curse to prevent people from approaching... How about we sneak in at night to see what's wrong with the piano?" Chu Ming began to instigate Conan to do bad things again.
Conan nodded thoughtfully. He found that Chu Ming's thinking and reaction were indeed amazing. He could reflect so many connections just by listening to a few details. He wondered if he could also be a detective.
The night gradually deepened, and the full moon hung in the sky. Chu Ming looked at the sky, and suddenly turned to the three people and said, "Didn't the letter that Uncle received say that on the night of the next full moon, a shadow will disappear on Moon Shadow Island... On the previous full moon night, Aso Keiji and the village chief died. Does this mean that someone might die tonight--"
Before he could finish his words, a melodious piano sound was heard - it was the moonlight!
"Oh no!" Conan and Maori said in unison and rushed towards the piano room.
Chapter 19: Space Pilot?
There were already quite a few people gathered outside the piano room, but they all stood at the door and didn't dare to go in. Conan rushed over and pushed the door open.
Under the dim light, a man was lying on the piano with his hands hanging on the ground. Water was dripping down his clothes, forming a pool of water. The terrifying sound of the piano echoed in the room.
——It’s Hideo Kawashima.
The system has consciously absorbed the life magnetic field.
Maori Kogoro walked up to him and felt his pulse: "He's dead. Ran, notify the police immediately."
He turned to Cheng Shi and said, "Doctor Asai, could you please come and perform the autopsy?"
Asai Narimi responded and walked forward.
Conan gritted his teeth, secretly hating himself for not cracking the code earlier. If he had let Chu Ming see the warning letter earlier, or if he had thought about it more carefully, this bloody incident would not have happened today...
"Damn it!" Conan clenched his fists.
Chu Ming squatted down and touched Conan's head: "Don't blame yourself, no one can predict such a thing, you have done a good job. Since it has happened, what we have to do is to find the murderer."
Conan nodded vigorously. He would definitely - definitely find the murderer!
"Ah - it's a curse! This is the curse of that piano!!!" Secretary Hirata pointed at the piano and shouted loudly, trembling.
Maori Kogoro snorted disdainfully and picked up a radio from the back: "What kind of curse is that? It's not the piano that makes the sound, it's just this radio."
He raised his hand and turned off the switch, and the whole room fell into silence.
"Based on what happened two years ago, this must have been a planned murder!" Kogoro Mori said in a deep voice.
"What nonsense are you talking about? It's incomprehensible. Who are you?!"
Maori Kogoro stood up, straightened his clothes, and cleared his throat: "I am the famous detective Maori Kogoro from Tokyo."
Then he raised his eyebrows and waited for others to exclaim: Is that the famous detective?
The result is:
"A space pilot?"
"no!"
"Oh, I know. It's the one that often appears in mystery novels, right?"
"That's Kogoro Akechi!"
……
After some discussion, the islanders focused their attention on Maori Kogoro again: "So who is this person?"