Miss Moriarty wants to save Mihua Town today too

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230 Invitation to Gin

"Sister Xiaolan?"

"Mr. Police, Conan, you are too slow. Everyone is getting impatient and has already gone back."

"What? You said the suspects have gone back?"

"That's right. The last message left by the prisoner was 'the resentment of Karma, get rid of it here', so it should be over, and there will be no more murders."

Conan looked serious, thinking it was impossible.So far, the first and second movements of Beethoven's Moonlight have been played at the murder scene, but the Moonlight Sonata has three movements in total, and the third movement has not yet appeared!

"I'm going to the public hall to take a look!"

Conan said and ran out.Xiaolan told Conan to wait a while, but it didn't work, so she had to run to keep up, and the old police officer ran behind.After Conan arrived, he turned on the lights in the corridor and waited. "Hurry up and open the warehouse!" As soon as the old police officer arrived, he hurriedly urged.During this process, he heard a sound——from the piano room.

"Did you hear a strange sound coming from the piano room just now?" Conan turned back and asked Xiaolan.

"No……"

Conan thought he heard something, he quickly ran to the piano room, pushed open the door, there was a black shadow under the moonlight, before he could speak, the black shadow smashed open the window and fled outside. "Wait a minute!" He tried to catch up, but he tripped over something. After falling, he turned around and saw that Murazawa was lying on the floor with his fingers twitching.

Before he had time to think about it, Xiaolan's screams came from the corridor again.

"storehouse!"

Conan immediately turned back and saw Ken Nishimoto hanged at the door of the warehouse.

The expression was more ferocious, the jaw was drawn longer, and the whole corpse exuded a terrifying and crazy atmosphere.

At the same time, the third movement of Moonlight resounded in the room.

The melancholy melody does not match the horrific crime scene.

"Mr. Police, hurry up and inform Officer Megure!" Conan shouted, walked to the interior of the warehouse, saw the phonograph on the table, and turned off the music of Moonlight.It is now the third movement, which may mean that the serial murder case is really coming to an end.

"Look, Conan. There's a sheet of music under Mr. Nishimoto's feet again."

Conan followed Xiaolan's prompt and looked over, and found that there was a stack of music scores under Ken Nishimoto's feet, which were still written in the form of musical notes representing pinyin.

"Conan, what is written on it this time?"

"A suicide note."

"Suicide note!? Then..."

So Mr. Nishimoto committed suicide, and Xiaolan was momentarily at a loss for words.

Not long after, police officer Meguro and his team rushed over.Most of the police were on duty outside, and Mu Mu came to the warehouse and assigned forensic personnel to collect evidence.Conan handed the music score to Mumu, and after Mumu mastered the interpretation rules, he also read the above content easily. He concluded: "According to the suicide note, because he killed Kawashima and Heiyan, he regretted it... "

"Did Nishimoto kill those two people?" Kogoro asked.

"The motive seems to be that the five of them had made mistakes before, and killed themselves to avoid being exposed. These five people refer to Kameyama who died two years ago, and Kawashima and Heiyan who were killed this time. They hanged themselves and died. Nishimoto who died, and Keiji Aso who committed suicide by burning fire 12 years ago."

"Then, that pianist's..."

"What are they doing with these codes?"

Mori Kogoro pressed his chin: "It turned out that Nishimoto sneaked into this warehouse because he was afraid that the secrets of the past would be discovered, and wanted to destroy the music score, but he couldn't find the music score. Because he had nowhere to go, he chose to commit suicide..."

"I don't think it's suicide." Conan interjected, "Does a person who commits suicide use secret codes to write his suicide note? Moreover, after we found Mr. Nishimoto's body, the moonlight in this room The third movement only started, and there was a blank space of more than ten minutes in the tape. If he hanged himself after pressing the play button, there is no need to set such a long time. But if it was set by the murderer, the murderer is likely to use this time Come find the sheet music and escape."

Police officer Mu Mu's cheeks were sweating, and he swallowed: "You mean, the murderer is actually someone else?"

"You little brat, don't make trouble anymore!" Mori Kogoro lowered his iron fist, but this time Conan had already seen his attack trajectory and easily dodged, Kogoro almost fell to the ground by himself.

"Because I just saw a very suspicious person."

"What!?" Kogoro and Meguro said at the same time.

"Well," Conan nodded, "There are two people in the piano room. One escaped through the window, and the other is Mr. Murasawa. At that time, he was knocked unconscious by someone, and now he is staying in the piano room Inside, I am receiving treatment from Dr. Chengshi."

As soon as Conan finished speaking, Kogoro took advantage of his unpreparedness to punch again and punched a bag on Conan's head.Seeing this, Xiaolan complained and yelled: "Dad! What are you doing, how can you be so violent to a child!"

You will really be beaten stupid!Conan hugged his head, and he gritted his teeth in pain. This violent uncle didn't attack lightly or hard at all.

Police officer Mumu came back to the warehouse, found the old police officer, and asked, "How is it? Haven't you found the music score left by Mr. Aso?"

"No matter what, it was 12 years ago, and I forgot where I put it."

Meguro, who failed to get a clue, came to the scene of the piano room, and Murasawa, who was lying on the ground, showed no signs of waking up on Monday.He looked at Chengshi: "Has he not regained consciousness yet?"

"Yes, I think it's probably a concussion." Cheng Shi judged.

Mu Mu looked at Reiko Kuroiwa who was looking at Murasawa who fell to the ground with a sad face. "Miss Heiyan, I want to ask you, what is Mr. Murasawa doing here so late?"

"How could I know that?" she replied irritably.

Conan next to him found another small hammer with a handle in Mr. Murasawa's hand.

This is... a tuning hammer?

In the next second, the hammer in his hand was snatched by Reiko Heiyan. "Don't touch it, it's from Monday, okay?" she roared.

"What is this?" Mu Mu asked.

"I don't know, but Mondays are always very careful with it."

Since it's a tuning hammer, then this guy is the guy who maintains the piano, but why would he do it?

"Okay, let all the suspects gather at the village office immediately!"

Mu Mu gave the order, and everyone prepared to leave together.Before Xiaolan walked out of the room, she noticed that Conan was still inside and got under the piano.

"Conan, what are you doing? You have to go to the village office."

"The person who escaped from this room seemed to be looking for something under the piano!" When Conan entered the room, a black shadow suddenly appeared. If you think about it carefully, the only place where people can hide in the whole room is the middle. just the piano.He rummaged under the piano and found a square wooden area that didn't fit tightly at the bottom. After pushing it up, a narrow dark space appeared. He said, "Look, this is it, I found it."

Xiaolan had no choice but to drill under the piano together. There was indeed a hiding place inside, and she put her hands into it. "Isn't this a hidden secret door? It's very interesting." It was like a show in a TV series, but she didn't find anything from it.Conan's eyes were placed directly under the dark grid, and he found some white powder on the ground, and put a little bit of it into his mouth.

This is! ?

That drug!

Conan had an inference.

Afterwards, he and Xiaolan came to the village office together, and happened to meet Mu Mu talking.

"Judging from the circumstances, the murderer of the three incidents on the island is definitely the same person. Dr. Chengshi and Ms. Kuroiwa Reiko both have alibi, so Mr. Hirata, Mr. Shimizu, and those who are receiving treatment at the hospital Mr. Murasawa, the murderer is between the three of you."

At this time, the forensic personnel holding the envelope arrived: "Officer, the photos of the scene where Mr. Heiyan was killed have been developed."

"Okay, just put it on the table."

"Yes!"

Conan, who felt a little reconciled to the incident, looked through the photos, hoping to find some useful clues.From a series of photos, he saw the death of Heiyan Village Chief, and found a glowing button next to his body.

The button to rewind the tape!

That is to say, the time frame in which the murder occurred has been expanded.From the blank 10 minutes, it was extended to nearly four 10 minutes, that is to say, the number of suspects has further increased.

Why would the prisoner do this?In order to blur the scope and direction of the police investigation?But this can't clear his own suspicion. When using such a blindfold method, it is easy for others to see through.However, in the first case, the same tape change also occurred, with a blank space of 30 minutes and [-] seconds, that is to say, people's inertial thinking was used to confuse the audience.

Even knowing this, he still wasn't sure who the culprit was.But in this way, the alibi of Dr. Chengshi and Lingzi Heiyan became invalid. However, in the first interrogation, many people could prove that Dr. Chengshi never left the scene during the ritual. The murderer is the same person, so Dr. Cheng Shi cannot be the murderer.And to do these three cases, one must have a strong enough physique. Can thin women really do it?

At this time, Hirata Kazuaki asked the police officer to go out and buy drinks to quench his thirst.Looking back, Conan saw Hirata's bandaged left hand.

The person who broke out the window in the piano room at that time was definitely him.If a window is broken in front of an emergency, there is a high probability that people will use their arms and fists, and they are easily cut by broken glass.Having come to a conclusion, Conan quietly followed Hirata and Akira to the vending machine sitting outside the entrance, and quietly stood behind him.

"Hey, Uncle! You have white powder on your sleeve!" Conan pretended to be a curious child and said to him.

In the next second, Hirata Kazuaki immediately danced nervously and checked the cuffs.But he didn't find the powder residue that Conan said, but dropped the wallet in a panic, and the coins scattered all over the ground.

"Uncle, you have a lot of foreign coins."

Conan said, confirming it even more.These are all evidences that he purchased prohibited drugs from abroad and then sold them into China. That is to say, the person who injured Mr. Murasawa was Hirata Kazuaki. The reason may be that Mr. Murasawa found out when he was tuning the piano. After discovering his secret, he knocked him unconscious in desperation.But that wasn't enough for him to identify the culprit in the neat case.On the contrary, the condition of the two people at the time of the crime proved that they had nothing to do with the case.

Hirata is to recover the medicine stored in the piano, and Mr. Murasawa is to tune the piano. Will someone go to the piano room to maintain the piano as if nothing happened after killing someone?In this way, only Mr. Shimizu among the three remained, or Ken Nishimoto, who had hanged himself to death.Although the possibility is very low, the possibility cannot be ruled out—his mental state is clearly in a state of limit.

what happened?

It seemed that there was something he didn't know about this case. He might have been led by the prisoner and fell into a trap, Conan thought uneasily.Obviously, this series of events is related to the death of Keiji Aso 12 years ago, but what is the relationship between the murderer and him?Since he pretended to be Keiji Aso and invited his uncle to come to Yueying to investigate online, he had to keep the secret as written in Ken Nishimoto's "suicide note", or to avenge Keiji Aso.

If it is not impossible to interfere with the investigation in the name of Keiji Aso, then the possibility of Mr. Shimizu committing the crime will increase.

The problem is, the evidence.

Conan's eyes widened. He had to think in other directions, but there were only three people left who could complete this serial murder case.Was it really Ken Nishimoto who did it?In order to cover up the crimes of the four?

While he was thinking, hazy smoke suddenly rose from the sky. Looking down, the orange-red flames formed mottled patches of color in the sky.Oops!The direction is public hall!Mr. Inspector is still there!Could it be that this is the relationship between the suspect's blurred scene?Did the murderer leave the village smoothly after committing the crime?But even if the tape is turned back, it can only last less than five or ten minutes at most. During this period, the interrogators still have records, and there is no means of escape on the island in the middle of the night.

Conan ran quickly to the villager's office, and when he came to the door, the entire citizen's office had become a sea of ​​flames.

"Damn! Mr. Police Officer! Mr. Police Officer, can you hear me?" When he called, other police officers on duty also noticed, and came here to help put out the fire, as well as the spontaneous behavior of the villagers.

"Moonlight's third movement..."

"If the prisoner is Ken Nishimoto, he is already dead, and it is impossible for him to do such a thing as arson. However, everyone was in the village house just now. Could it be that there is no real prisoner among those who are being interrogated?"

When he felt powerless and frustrated, he suddenly heard the sound of struggling and whimpering. Conan went around to the beach behind the public hall and saw the police officer tied into a rice dumpling writhing like a slug.

So it's okay... Conan grinned, watching the waves hit the old policeman.

He helped him untie the rope and asked, "Mr. Police Officer, what happened?"

"I don't know! I only know that the other party is a tall man wearing black clothes. He tied me up, and he should have set the fire in the community hall."

"Tall man in black clothes!?"

Conan, who felt PTSD because of the black organization, thought of the faces of gin and vodka for a moment, the two culprits who made him go back ten years.Will they be on this island?Wait a minute, that unusual foreign man who came to visit the island, could he have anything to do with this?What about the possibility of outsiders committing crimes...

Conan was completely helpless about this, and could not find any useful clues at all.The prisoner seemed to have arranged every link long ago, and he knew the deceased very well. He even guessed that Ken Nishimoto would go to the warehouse to destroy Keiji Aso's music score.The murderer didn't want Keiji Aso's manuscript to be found, why?Could it be that there was information related to him in it, so he did not hesitate to burn down the entire warehouse?

If you find the manuscript of Keiji Aso, you may be able to solve the mystery of the serial murder case.

"Now, the most critical information is gone..."

Conan understands the unequal information between the two parties. Even if the murderer burns down the entire warehouse, he still can't get effective information, because he doesn't know the secret 12 years ago, and before the secret was revealed, he knew something about it. Both have died.Is it really necessary for the criminal to go free?Conan felt a headache. This was the first time he encountered such a difficult case—in this psychological game with the murderer, he was completely passive.

"It seems that I lost this time."

The murderer who destroyed the witnesses and physical evidence may no longer be a suspect. In addition, he may not even be alone. With the assistance of other people on the island, they will have no way to judge. They can only wait for the murderer to show his flaws.

……

Winnet, who was dressed in disguise, was holding a stack of music scores. Winnet, who knew part of the rhythm, quickly arranged the musical notes into Roman alphabet and understood the content above.

Sung-shih's plan didn't mention this element of surprise, but his way of signing inspired her.Chengshi can use codes to leave messages. As a musician, Keiji Aso cannot fail to do so. Therefore, in the score he left behind, he must have written key information about the events 12 years ago. The only surviving son and daughter of Keiji Aso, he must be mentioned in it—otherwise it would not be a suicide note.

"If this thing is discovered, all the previous work will be in vain." Winnet looked at Conan through the binoculars. "It seems that this little detective has already guessed that the music score is the key, but it's a pity."

She has taken the lead. Although this behavior shakes the point that "the murderer is one person", it cannot lock the suspicion on Chengshi.How could a woman, a kind-hearted doctor, and a serial killer be the same person?

Winnet originally planned to burn the score, but thought it was a suicide note to Chengshi, so she kept it.Then, she went to the man's residence, opened a room in the hotel, asked the waiter a little, and then knocked on the door of the man's room.

……

Hayden was originally scheduled to do something on the island, but he was so unlucky that a murder case occurred on the island, and the police from Tokyo were stationed on the island.Even if he reveals his identity and expresses his position to the Japanese side, it will be difficult to escape his guilt.Activities in Japan have already violated the agreement between the two parties, so he chooses to stay dormant for a while.

Previously, he had confirmed his goal this time.

Although the way of dressing has changed, he can recognize the extremely obvious hair color at a glance.The target befriended the doctor on the island, and was under the watchful eyes of the police all the time, so he had to wait until the return trip.

Hayden was writing a letter to the headquarters in the room when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

He came to the door vigilantly and asked in stiff Japanese, "What's the matter?"

"Please open the door sir, we are the police."

"Police? What do the police want from me?" He asked back.

"We have something to ask about the serial killings that occurred on the island. You have registered with the villagers and are an outsider on the island. I hope you can cooperate with our work."

Winnet played another voice and began to sing alone.

"Well, Mr. Inspector..."

He opened the door a little, but he didn't see anyone. He opened it a little more, and a hand came in and hit him on the wrist, causing him to let go of the hand instantly in pain.

The door was pushed open by Winnett, and she got close to Hayden for a moment and stabbed the sharp knife into his neck.

Hayden's eyes widened before he died.