When Takato and others told Kogoro Mori the truth about Narumi Asai, Kogoro couldn't help but froze on the spot, unable to calm down the shock in his heart for a long time.
Later, when Kogoro finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter in his mind, Kogoro couldn't help but look at Asai Narumi aside, and asked in surprise:
"So, this strange commission letter and that phone call are actually from Ms. Cheng Shi..."
"Yes, it is……"
Slightly apologetic, Asai Narimi bowed slightly towards Kogoro and said:
"I'm so sorry..."
"No! Miss Cheng Shi, you don't need to apologize! The ones who should pay the price are those scumbags who killed your father!"
However, before Asai Narumi finished telling the truth, Kogoro stepped forward and took Asai Narumi's hand, showing a neat and unrestrained expression, and said deeply:
"Don't worry, I, the famous detective Mouri Kogoro, will not tolerate those guys who ruined your family, and I will definitely seek justice for you!"
Seeing this, they watched Kogoro's attitude change so quickly. Gao Yuan and Conan couldn't help but roll their eyes at Kogoro. At the same time, they were a little worried that if he was acting so aggressively now, he would mess things up.
, but if I don’t tell him, I’m worried that he will be a disservice...
Forget it, you still have to believe in the former detective's quality in such matters. At least when it comes to such big matters as right and wrong, Kogoro's sense of justice is trustworthy.
With this in mind, Gao Yuan stepped forward and interrupted Kogoro, who was showing courtesy to Asai Narumi——
"In short, the current situation is not optimistic. Although we now know who the sender of this commission letter seems to be announcing that a serial murder incident is about to occur, it does not help the current incident at all. After all, the behavior of the sender
It has been blocked..."
Gao Yuan expressed this helplessly.
"Well...then according to what you said..."
In this regard, Kogoro also started to analyze it with a serious expression, and then as if he thought of something, he suddenly made a fist with one hand and knocked it on the palm of his other hand, and said as if he thought he already knew the truth:
"You can't be wrong! Ken Nishimoto committed suicide!"
"ah?"
Hearing what Kogoro said so confidently, both Takato and Conan looked horrified and puzzled, while Jinguji Reito was a little expectant and wanted to hear Kogoro's explanation.
So, minding his own business, even though no one had asked about it, Kogoro explained with a proud look on his face:
"Hmph! I think you haven't noticed that Mr. Nishimoto looks extremely thin for such a tall figure. If I'm not mistaken, Nishimoto must be an out-and-out drug addict.
"Today, the reason why he died in the piano room of the activity center was probably because he was addicted to drugs during the ceremony, so in order to cover up others' eyes, he had to go out and find a place to take illegal drugs, so he
So he chose to hide in the piano room. However, maybe he couldn't bear it anymore and was mentally tortured, so he accidentally took an overdose of illegal drugs! And it was this overdose
Illegal drugs were what killed him, so theoretically speaking, Ken Nishimoto is..."
"But...where are the containers for illegal drugs?"
Before Kogoro could finish speaking, Gao Yuan raised an objection:
"If Mr. Nishimoto died after taking an overdose of illegal drugs in the piano room, then what did he use to pack the illegal drugs? Where did the container containing illegal drugs go after Mr. Nishimoto's death?
"
"Forehead……"
Facing the question raised by Gao Yuan, Kogoro was speechless. He looked embarrassed for a moment and didn't know how to continue speaking——
"In short, it is absolutely true that this incident must be related to the smuggling of illegal drugs on the island. Then we only need to conduct an in-depth investigation of Kuroiwa and Kawashima, who were previously engaged in smuggling of illegal drugs, and we will definitely be able to discover the cause of Nishimoto's death.
the truth!"
Immediately, Kogoro couldn't help but change his words and brought the topic to Kuroiwa Tatsuji and Kawashima Hideo.
"However, instead of doing this right now, why not go to the piano room and investigate carefully? I think if you carefully investigate the opening of the piano, you should be able to find something...ah! It hurts!"
While Conan was murmuring and analyzing, Kogoro, who looked unhappy, suddenly punched Conan on the head and said with some dissatisfaction:
"Children, don't interrupt at a time like this! Get back here quickly!"
"Well……"
In response to this, Conan covered his head in frustration, rolled his eyes at Kogoro, and hid behind Asai Narumi with a helpless expression——
"Speaking of which, does that piano really have the so-called opening? After all, it was something they used to transport illegal drugs more than ten years ago. Since Keiji Aso's death, has the piano lost its use value?"
Kogoro asked in confusion.
"Well..."
Hearing this question, Jinguji Reito couldn't help but feel that what Kogoro said was reasonable, but Gao Yuan said:
"That opening should still exist! And, I think that person should at least know the secret of the piano!"
"Who are you talking about?"
Faced with Gao Yuan's sudden words, both Kogoro and Jinguji were a little confused. They didn't know who the person Gao Yuan mentioned was——
"That's the current village chief's secretary—Kuzaki Hirata!"
Gao Yuan said straightforwardly:
"Don't you think that Hirata Kazuaki's reaction to the curse of the piano was too abnormal?"
Based on his memory of the original work, Gao Yuan said with some certainty——
After all, if I remember correctly, although the original work did not say whether the other four people were still smuggling illegal drugs overseas after the death of Keiji Aso twelve years ago, the end of the plot still pointed out that those four people
In addition, the current village mayor's secretary, Hirata Kazuaki, has recently been using the opening of the piano to conduct illegal drug transactions with Hideo Kawashima.
Moreover, if the original plot is to be followed, after the first murder on the island occurred, the dark figure secretly watching the community activity center at night was actually Hirata Kazuaki. He was looking for an opportunity to take advantage of the police before they landed on the island.
Hidden in the opening of the piano that no one had discovered yet, the illegal drugs were taken away before anyone had time to retrieve them.
Based on this analysis, the person who jumped into the sea just now may be Hirata Kazaki...
"He deliberately talked about the 'cursed piano'. When we first entered the piano room and wanted to touch the piano, he repeatedly emphasized this point and tried every means to stop us... It doesn't feel like his behavior was deliberately hiding.
what the hell?"
Gao Yuan continued.
After listening to Gao Yuan's words, Asai Narumi couldn't help but think:
"That being said, it seems true... the legend of the piano curse on the island spread after the death of Isamu Kameyama two years ago, and the first person who discovered Isamu Kameyama's death and started spreading the curse of the piano was the secretary Hirata.
He Ming..."
"What! Then let's put it that way!"
In this regard, Kogoro also realized the problem——
"He may be deliberately spreading the rumor of the 'cursed piano' to make people on the island afraid to approach the piano... In this way, no one will find that there is an opening on the piano..."
Reito Jinguji also understood what Gao Yuan meant, and then hurriedly said:
"In that case, let's go take a look at the piano. After looking at it, we will know the truth of the matter. Moreover, regarding the death of Ken Nishimoto, aren't we about to investigate the scene carefully?"
Everyone agreed with this, but Kogoro reminded him somewhat unhappily:
"Well... Having said that, I have said something ugly before. The scene has been destroyed by the old policeman who is a complete layman. I'm afraid it will be difficult..."
Before he finished speaking, at this moment, a burst of piano playing sound came from a distance——
And that tune is the second movement of "Moonlight"!