Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 89, Second Movement
Inside the Moon Shadow Island Community Center.

After Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure returned, they discussed for a long time, then looked at each other and talked for nothing.

The two cobblers fell silent.

"Hey Mori, are you sleepy? I've been waiting for you to fall asleep so I can tell you the reasoning."

"what?"

Mouri Kogoro looked confused.

Suddenly, footsteps approached from afar.

The sound seemed very urgent.

They both looked towards the door at the same time.

With a bang, the door was pushed open forcefully.

"Something's wrong, Inspector Megure!"

This police officer should have been on duty at the bottom of the cliff, so why did he come back?
"what's going on?"

Inspector Megure looked tired but serious, his face meticulous, clearly sensing something.

“Another person has died! The body was just thrown off the cliff and landed right in front of us.”

"What!"×2
Both of them stood up, their faces filled with disbelief!

It was only then that they noticed the officers' clothes were splattered with blood.

The murderer is incredibly audacious. Not only did he kill someone, but he also dumped the body in front of the police. This is undoubtedly a provocation.

Inspector Megure waved his hand, his voice heavy: "Notify the Metropolitan Police Department to send twenty more officers. I'm going to turn Tsukikage Island upside down!!"

"Yes!"

"Damn murderer!" Kogoro Mouri frowned and asked, "Who was the deceased?"

The officer said uncertainly, "It's still a headless body, but judging from the clothes, it seems to be Mr. Hideo Kawashima, who came to the community center this afternoon."

"Uncle, Inspector Megure, the culprit! The culprit just appeared on the cliff, and it's very likely a woman!"

Conan suddenly appeared from behind the police officer, carrying an oversized suitcase.

The appearance of the second victim shocked everyone.

But Conan said it was a woman, what does that mean?

Before Kogoro Mouri could speak, Conan recounted his experience, but he didn't mention Narumi Asai. He didn't have any evidence yet, nor could he find any reason for the other party to harm the two of them.

Just then, music suddenly started playing at the community center.

"This is the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata!" Conan's expression changed, and before he could catch his breath, he turned and ran toward the direction of the sound.

Kogoro Mouri cursed under his breath for the brat's recklessness and hurriedly followed after him with Inspector Megure.

Soon, the group arrived at the bathroom where Kuroiwa Tatsuji had died.

Since the head has been removed, there are no guards here; only a cordon has been set up.

The sound came from inside.

"Get out of my way!"

Kogoro Mouri grabbed Conan by the back of his collar and tossed him behind his back, then followed Inspector Megure inside.

Conan cursed under his breath and sneaked in after them.

There was a tape recorder on the bathroom floor, and it was running, with sound coming from it.

"What? You startled me! Who is so inconsiderate as to put a tape recorder here so late at night?"

Kogoro Mouri slammed the tape recorder off and turned around to ask, "Inspector Megure, isn't anyone guarding this place? It looks like some ordinary people have snuck in and are playing pranks." Inspector Megure replied irritably, "I only brought four people with me. Two are guarding the cliff, one is writing a report, and the last one is specifically looking up information on Keiji Aso. There's no time to guard the restrooms."

Kogoro Mori thought about it and agreed. Besides, the head of the village chief Kuroiwa had already been taken away, so there was really no need to continue guarding the place.

"Uncle, look, there's something here," came Conan's adorable voice.

"You wretched brat!" Kogoro Mouri was about to throw a punch when his gaze was drawn to what Conan was pointing at.

Conan pointed to some symbols written on the ground in a dark red substance that he couldn't tell if it was paint or blood.

He examined it for a while.

"This is... a piano score?" Kogoro Mouri frowned, glanced at it for a few moments, then turned to Inspector Megure. "This shouldn't have been included originally, right?"

Inspector Megure shook his head in confirmation, saying that these symbols were not present when he inspected the scene earlier, and that they must have appeared along with the tape recorder.

Conan rubbed his hands together: "It's fresh blood. The blood has already congealed. This stuff has been here for at least half an hour."

“The tape recorder must have been playing at set times, so there must have been a long blank period at the beginning of the tape.”

Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure can now confirm that the horrific murders happening on Tsukikage Island are definitely related to Keiji Aso, the pianist who died twelve years ago.

"Oops, something happened!"

The voice was familiar; it belonged to the police officer from Moonshadow Island.

The police officer's voice was faster than his footsteps; several seconds after the sound came, he appeared at the door, panting.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Something's happened. The sound of Moonlight Sonata is coming from Kawashima Hideo's house! It's the same piano piece that former village chief Kameyama Isamu played before he died."

Conan suddenly raised his arm and looked at the time. It was already 1:30 a.m. on the day of the full moon.

"It seems the culprit has struck again!" Kogoro Mouri looked at Inspector Megure with a serious expression.

Based on the police report just now regarding the body disposal, it's highly likely that the deceased is Hideo Kawashima!
Inspector Megure had clearly reached an understanding with Kogoro Mouri, nodding and saying, "You go check on the Kawashima family, and I'll go down the cliff to examine the body for identification."

"I see!"

Conan, on the other hand, diligently wrote down the contents of the sheet music in his notebook.

After hesitating for a while, he finally decided to follow Uncle Mori. He still had a musical score left by Keiji Aso, and with the score in the bathroom, there was a possibility that they were related. He needed to find out what secret the Moonlight Sonata held.

Things took an unexpected turn, and the case became quite chaotic.

There are four problems.

First, Kuroiwa Tatsuji clearly died at noon, so why did the recorder and sheet music for Moonlight Sonata only appear in the early morning?

Second, why are there traces of a woman's high heels on the edge of the cliff? Were these left by the murderer? Is this case related to Asai Narumi?

Third, why did the murderer choose to throw the body off the cliff twice? What's the explanation behind this? He remembered that Keiji Aso was burned to death. If it was revenge, shouldn't it have been done with fire as well?

Fourth, what secrets are hidden in the Moonlight Sonata and the bloodstains on the ground? What is the relationship between Keiji Aso, Tatsuji Kuroiwa, and Hideo Kawashima?

When we arrived at Hideo Kawashima's house, all the lights in the villa were already on, and there were many people gathered at the entrance.

Most of them were awakened by the sound of the Moonlight Sonata.

Because of the manner in which Kameyama Isamu died two years ago, the residents of this small island are very sensitive to the Moonlight Sonata, so the neighbors called the police immediately.

Guided by the police officer, Kogoro Mouri arrived at the study on the second floor.

The sound of the Moonlight Sonata comes from here.

"It's the second movement!"

Conan's perfect pitch allowed him to immediately distinguish between this Moonlight Sonata and the one played at the Community Center.

Skipping the tape recorder, Conan turned and looked around.

They quickly discovered what they expected!
(End of this chapter)