Edogawa Conan nodded when he heard this, and he said:
"The murderer's method of committing the crime is not difficult. There are several minutes of silence at the beginning of the tape. The murderer must have taken advantage of this time difference to commit the crime. Moreover, only someone who participated in the ritual could have committed the crime."
"Well, the back door and windows are locked and there are no signs of prying. We are also waiting at the door. It is impossible for the murderer to leave the community center." Fujiwara Yu agreed with Kudo's idea. This is indeed the most likely possibility at this stage.
But he had more thoughts. He always felt that Asai Narumi was not simple, just like she had taken the initiative to reveal the autopsy in front of them, and took the initiative to help with the autopsy after the incident... Especially the sea water on her cuffs, it seemed like she was deliberately stained there so that he could not tell whether it was stained during the crime or the autopsy.
As a famous detective, Maori Kogoro also wanted to show off his abilities in front of these people. He took the initiative to step forward and asked Kuroiwa Tatsuji, who finally saw the man above:
"Chief Heiyan, can I ask when this piano was placed here?"
"This piano was donated to Tsukikage Island by Mr. Keiji Aso fifteen years ago. He hoped that more islanders who love music and piano would be born on the island. Oh, by the way, there is also Mr. Aso's exclusive signature on the piano lid, which he specially asked the craftsmen to help engrave." Mimi pushed his glasses and explained.
He also did not forget to introduce himself at the end, telling Kogoro Mori and others that he was Kazuaki Hirata, the village chief's secretary.
"Was it donated by Mr. Aso?" Maori Kogoro hadn't expected this matter to be linked to Keiji Aso, who had been dead for many years. He walked over to the piano and lowered the lid. Before he could even read the signature, he found a sheet of music tucked inside. He picked it up in confusion, looked at Sosuke Takagi, and asked, "Officer Takagi, this sheet of music shouldn't have been there when we came here during the day, right?"
"Indeed, no, it must have been put there by the murderer." Fujiwara You didn't care about the content of the music score, because he knew without looking at it that the music score was related to the "Moonlight Sonata", so he turned to look at the islanders around him, and found that their faces gradually turned pale after hearing this sentence, even with a hint of fear.
What secrets were hidden behind this musical score? Why did they show such expressions? They couldn't be so superstitious as to believe in some ridiculous curse in the world.
If we were to say who had the most exaggerated reaction, it would be the thin man with the sea urchin-like hairstyle. He staggered back two steps, then ran out of the door screaming in full view of everyone, as if there was a man-eating monster here, scaring him so much that his facial features were all shaky.
Maori Kogoro looked speechlessly at the thin man running away, and asked with his head tilted:
"Hey, who was that guy who just ran away?"
"He is Mr. Ken Nishimoto. He used to be quite powerful on the island, but after the previous village chief passed away two years ago, he liked to lock himself in the house and rarely went out. If it weren't for the former village chief's death anniversary ceremony, he probably wouldn't have shown up this time." Hirata Kazuaki explained.
Did Kameyama Isao's death cause Nishimoto Ken to rarely leave the house and become insane at the sight of the sheet music of "Moonlight Sonata"? Fujiwara Yuu lowered his head and exchanged glances with Edogawa Conan. It seems the death of the previous village chief is also a key factor. Is his death related to Aso Keiji's death twelve years ago?
Fujiwara Yu rubbed her hair with a headache. There were already many things to figure out, and now there was suddenly one more. This island is not big, but there are many things to do.
"Dad! I brought the police!"
Ran Mao Li, who had disappeared for a long time, stood at the door panting. Beside her stood a police officer who was supporting his knees in the same posture as her and was sweating profusely. He looked old and was an old police officer who was about to retire... Well, it doesn't matter. It's a small island with basically no foreign tourists, so it's good to have a policeman.
The silver-haired old policeman looked around in confusion, finally locking his eyes on the oldest person, Maori Kogoro. He walked up to him, pushed up his glasses that looked like the bottom of a soy sauce bottle, and asked:
"Excuse me, who called me here? Did something happen?"
"I called you here. A murder has occurred here." Kogoro Mouri suddenly felt that the police in front of him were unreliable. Fortunately, Sosuke Takagi was there this time, otherwise it would be really troublesome.
"Murder?" The old policeman showed a surprised expression. He turned his head to look at the body lying face up, then stared at Maori Kogoro for a long time. When the other party showed an expectant expression, he chose to pour a bucket of cold water on him: "So who are you?"
Kogoro Mouri staggered and almost fell. After thinking for so long, you finally found out who I am.
Conan Edogawa covered his mouth and laughed secretly. If he hadn't been hiding behind Sosuke Takagi, he would have been discovered by Kogoro Mouri and would have definitely been beaten up.
Fujiwara Yuu looked helplessly at the old policeman in front of him and introduced himself:
"Hello, Senior. I'm Sosuke Takashi from the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division. The preliminary autopsy has been completed, and the current conclusion is that the cause was drowning. I asked you to come here to ask if there's a place to store the body."
"Oh! You are the famous policeman, I have heard of you!" The old policeman said happily, and then spread his hands to indicate that Yueying Island had no conditions to preserve the body. All they could do was cover him with a white cloth and wait until tomorrow to notify Tokyo to come and collect the body.
With the help of the islanders, they managed to find a two-meter-long white cloth to cover Kawashima Hide's body. Fujiwara Yuu put his hands on his hips and looked out at the night sky, suggesting:
"Should we wait until tomorrow to record the statement?"
"Well, this is the only way." Maori Kogoro glanced at the body placed in the corner and sighed: "Well, we can only spend the night here. Um, old man, can you help us prepare some bedding?"
"No problem, no problem, but do you really want to live here? If you sleep with a corpse for a night, you might get some unpleasant odor on your body." The old policeman pushed his glasses and reminded.
Fujiwara Yuu looked disgusted upon hearing this. He really didn't like the smell of corpses, but the murderer was likely to return, so staying here was necessary. He took out his phone and sent a Line message to White, who was monitoring Soutarou Goji, to tell him that he couldn't leave here anytime soon.
[I don’t want to work overtime today]: A murder has occurred here. Please call me directly if you have any questions.
【Three-color dumpling white】: Received.
White stared at the content on the mobile phone screen. He squinted his eyes and looked at Sotaro Goji who was drinking sake in the open-air tavern. He couldn't help but complain in his heart: As expected of Mr. Clare, murders happen wherever he goes.
Fujiwara Yu couldn't help sneezing after putting his phone back into his pocket. He raised his eyebrows. Could it be that Mingmei was thinking about him?
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