Chapter 105 Until the Sea Turns Blue - Unknown Innate Cos Holy Body...
Lin Xi went up to them enthusiastically and was about to use his eloquence to persuade Amuro Toru to go with them to pick up trash, when he saw someone hurriedly running in from outside the door.
“What are you doing here!?”
The man who came had a square face, narrow eyes, and wore square-framed glasses. He was looking at them nervously.
"I'm looking for someone to pick up trash... No, we're looking for someone."
Lin Xi clasped her hands together obediently.
"These kids are quite curious and couldn't move when they saw the piano. I saw that the door was unlocked and the piano looked like it hadn't been used in a long time, so I just let them go. Please don't be offended."
Conan: ...
You see, Sister Lin becomes very serious whenever there are strangers around.
It's completely different from her private image!
Seeing Lin Xi like this, the man with glasses also relaxed his expression.
"No, it's okay. Well, if it were just an ordinary piano, it would be fine, but this piano...it's really ominous!"
The man wiped his sweat off his face and explained, "This piano is the one that musician Keiji Aso played at a concert twelve years ago, the day he died. It's also the piano where the former village chief, Isamu Kameyama, died."
When the man said this, a look of fear appeared on his face:
"Mr. Kameyama died of a sudden heart attack. When he and Mr. Aso died, the piano was playing the same piece—"
"——"Moonlight"?" Lin Xi raised his eyebrows.
"Yes!"
Lin Xi silently looked at the system prompt box that popped up in front of him.
[Unfinished]
Moonlight Sonata
No matter how many years pass, the flames of revenge will eventually ignite. Twelve years ago, Keiji Aso died during a grand performance. Legend has it that he murdered his wife and children, then set a fire and engulfed himself in flames. Two years ago, on another full moon night, the former head of Tsukikage Island, Isamu Kameyama, mysteriously died beside the same piano.
【In the shadows, there is always a pair of eyes watching everything...】
Meanwhile, amateur detectives Toru Amuro and Lin Xi also arrive on the island. They claim to be there for tourism, but who knows what exactly drew them there?
[Reference Option A: Help? ? Kill Kuroiwa Tatsuji, Kawashima Hideo, and Nishimoto Ken. Expected rewards: 10,000 experience points, a copy of Moonlight Concerto.]
[Reference Option B: Prevent the deaths of Kuroiwa Tatsuji, Kawashima Hideo, and Nishimoto Ken. Estimated reward: 2000 experience points.]
[Reference Option C: Capture the murderer and send him to the police. Estimated Experience Points: 2000.]
[Players are welcome to explore more options on their own. Note: This storyline contains hidden achievements.]
...In other words, is there a possibility that she is really here for tourism rather than for work?
She was so stupid, really. She only knew that there must be a case happening if she followed Conan out, but she didn't know that this case was also related to the plot.
Alas, her vacation, her poor vacation, such a wonderful holiday time of picking up trash on the beach, just died like that.
She sighed.
What can we do? Just work. Can we go on strike?
She wasn't actually that resistant to story missions—the system's story missions were always quite interesting—she was just afraid that completing the mission would delay her trash collection.
There is no way, who can refuse the little dolphin?
The system probably never dreamed that one day it would be the peripheral products made by the Environmental Protection Association that would hinder the player from completing the story.
Also, what are hidden achievements?
This thing has never appeared before.
That sounds... more interesting.
Hearing the conversation between Lin Xi and the man, Amuro Toru beside him was not surprised, but nodded in understanding:
"So this is the piano."
Lin Xi glanced at the piano behind him.
Didn't she say that this piano is really sturdy. It has been through more than ten years and even been burned by fire, but it is still intact and can still be played.
When you choose a piano in the future, you must choose this kind. It will not be able to be buried even when its owner is buried.
"Anyway, all of you should come out first."
The man with glasses felt frustrated when he saw that no one could empathize with his fear. Both children and adults were indifferent to what he called the "ominous piano."
Lin Xi took Huihara Ai's hand.
"Let's go, Ai."
Haibara Ai nodded and had returned to her previous calm state.
"Ms. Lin, you were looking for someone, right? Mr. and Ms. Maori?" Amuro Toru said, "I just ran into them. They should be waiting for Mr. Kuroiwa in the living room."
When Toru Amuro learned the content of the letter of commission received by Kogoro Mouri, he suggested that he ask the elderly people in the village.
Village chief candidate Kuroiwa Tatsuji is one option.
Keiji Aso is not an unknown person. On the contrary, as a great pianist from the remote island of Tsukikage Island, he was once the pride of everyone on the island.
But after killing his wife and daughter and setting himself on fire, he became a shadow that the elders in the village did not want to mention.
"Okay."
Lin Xi picked up her trash tongs and left the room with the two children under the gaze of the man with glasses.
In the corridor, she still didn't give up and sent out to Amuro Toru:
"Amuro-kun, do you want your trip to have a different meaning? Do you want to contribute to protecting the environment? Do you..."
"Ahem, Miss Lin," Amuro Toru had to interrupt her chattering:
"Please be more clear, what exactly do you want me to do?"
...Please speak human language.
"——Come with me and pick up trash to exchange for merchandise, Amuro-kun."
Lin Xi said decisively, her honey-colored eyes staring at Amuro Toru expectantly.
Under the girl's burning gaze, Amuro Toru felt a little ashamed.
"Ms. Lin, what do you mean by surrounding areas?"
"promise."
Lin Xi took out the little dolphin doll from her bag and showed it to Amuro Toru.
Now the little dolphin's black eyes and Lin Xi's honey-colored eyes stared at Amuro Toru.
Looking at the extremely friendly honey-colored face, Toru Amuro fell into silence.
These eyes were as beautiful as Punch's in his memory - rather, the girl's face was just as bright and beautiful as Punch's, but the feelings they gave him were completely different.
Punch's emerald green eyes concealed a strong aggression.
She appears innocent and harmless on the surface, but as long as you look into her eyes, you will know the dangerous nature beneath her innocent appearance - those are the eyes of a ferocious beast that will strangle its enemy's throat without hesitation.
But Lin Xi's eyes gave people a feeling of warmth, tenderness, and security...
It makes people involuntarily let down their guard and get close to the girl in front of them.
Do these two pairs of eyes really... belong to the same person?
Toru Amuro began to waver.
He shook his head in his heart and sighed:
Don't Punch and Linxi have more in common than they do in differences? For example, the same playfulness, the same energy, the same... love for children.
He glanced at the little girl behind Lin Xi vaguely.
The girl seemed to feel his gaze and shrank behind Lin Xi.
He had heard that before Punch disappeared, he had adopted a girl, and that girl seemed to have later become a member of the Code Name group.
Besides, didn’t she say something so concerning last time in Yokohama?
[I sincerely want to invite you to watch the fireworks and catch up with us—]
【Long time no see, Bourbon.】
So, don't let subjective factors affect your judgment, and go to zero...
He warned himself in his heart.
When he looked up at the girl's eyes again, he had become much more determined.
He smiled softly and said, "Ms. Lin, may I ask what the specific exchange rules are?"
"—If you pick up a bag full of trash, you can exchange it for a small doll like this one at the Little Dolphin Association. Of course, if you want other peripherals—I remember there were stickers and hats—that's also possible."
A gentle and generous male voice came from behind him, answering his question on behalf of Lin Xi.
When Toru Amuro turned around, he saw a tall, square-faced man in a suit walking towards them.
Next to him was a woman in black, with her long hair combed high, who was looking at them with a smile.
The square-faced man saw the armband on Lin Xi's shirt and the garbage tongs in his hand, and seemed very happy. He said cheerfully:
"Hello, I'm Shimizu Masato. Tsukikage Island welcomes all visitors. Of course, we would also like to express our gratitude and respect to those guests who are willing to help us protect the environment."
The woman next to him said gently, "Hello. My name is Asai Narimi, and I'm the island's doctor. Welcome to Tsukikage Island."
"Thank you for letting me know. I'm Toru Amuro."
"I'm Lin Xi..."
Lin Xi looked at the man in front of him and thought to himself, this man is the culprit behind the propaganda car's loudspeaker canvassing for votes.
Her gaze shifted to the woman in black beside her.
...Huh?
She seemed to have discovered something interesting and laughed:
"By the way, Ms. Asai, has anyone ever told you that you're suitable for being a cosplayer?"
"Coser? Me?" The woman in black was a little surprised. "Why do you say that, Ms. Lin?"
"Ah, well, because—"
Lin Xi touched his chin and said, "Because Ms. Asai looks very suitable for disguising as a man!"
"You have deep facial features, don't need makeup, and your figure is perfect for cosplaying characters of different body types—boys, girls, lolita, shota—I feel like you can pull off anything!"
Lin Xi's eyes lit up as he stared at Asai Chengmi's face. "I guarantee you'd be super popular if you dressed as a man! Of course, you're still very popular now."
"Ms. Asai, you are a natural cosplayer!"
Miss Asai did not look happy when she was praised.
She just said lightly "Is that so?" and lowered her head.
Toru Amuro next to him glanced at Lin Xi.
It is totally against social etiquette to make such presumptuous comments on other people's appearance, even if it is a compliment.
This doesn't seem like something Lin Xi would do.
What is it implying?
He subconsciously didn't want to think too deeply.
Whether it was Kogoro Mouri's next commission or Lin Xi's hint, he didn't want to get involved.
Firstly, he believed that no matter what happened, Lin Xi would definitely solve the problem in his own way, whether he intervened or not; secondly, he believed that...
He came here for something more important.
He had been pursuing this matter for three months and did not want to be distracted by other things at this critical juncture.
Shimizu Masato seemed to notice the awkwardness of the atmosphere and tried to smooth things over:
"Haha, cos means cosplay, right? I've heard of that too. It's a popular thing among young people lately. It's quite interesting."
"However, we are now going to attend the third anniversary memorial ceremony for the former village chief, Mr. Kameyama, so we can't chat here for long. Ms. Lin, Mr. Amuro, if you need anything, you can go to the reception room and wait for a while."
"Mr. and Miss Maori were there, too, as I recall."
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