Keep busy in the world of Detective Conan

It was quite lively outside the community center at this time. A group of people from the island were crowded at the door. Some of them were holding flags with some critical words written on them, and some were standing there cheering.

They all shouted, "We will not allow the current village chief's tyranny, we must overthrow privilege...!" Of course, they were all stopped outside by what must have been security personnel.

(I think you should just revolt instead of just shouting here. This is how some democratic countries are...)

Meanwhile, in the community center, the bald, chestnut-faced Kuroiwa village chief who had appeared earlier was standing by the window, looking out at the crowd, his face darkening as he cursed:

"Seriously? The former village chief's funeral is supposed to be held tonight! What a bunch of unreasonable people...!"

His daughter sat on the single sofa, also looking at the crowd with her head tilted, and said with disdain:

"That group of people is really noisy!"

Then she thought of something, stood up, and yelled at someone, "Hirata, what are you doing? Go tell those guys outside to shut up!"

"Yes, yes, Miss..." The man named Hirata was her father's secretary. He lowered his head a little scaredly and then responded, then hurried to do things according to the arrangements.

“Give us back our farmland…”, “Stop polluting the fishery…!”

(God predicted that this is the pollution of fisheries, not just fisheries (┳Д┳))

At this time, a man wearing sunglasses and a knitted hat walked in with his hands in his pockets and said, "Any questions?"

"What are you talking about, Monday...!"

That Miss Kuroiwa said so.

"This time's village chief election...! I heard your dad doesn't have much of a chance of winning, right?"

The fiancé of Miss Kuroiwa, whose name is Monday, said.

"That's right! All in all, it seems like I'm the one with the most support from the villagers...!"

At this time, another person walked in and said proudly that he was Hideo Kawashima.

The village chief of Heiyan snorted disdainfully, then said, "That's because you're quite clever with your money..."

"Haha, I learned from you...!"

Hideo Kawashima hit back at him.

Our poor secretary rushed in at this moment, holding onto the door frame and speaking incoherently:

"Hey, um, someone outside wants to meet with the village chief!"

“Who else would be here at this time…?”

The village chief Heiyan asked in confusion.

"Yes, it's the Tokyo detective!"

"What, detective!"

The village chief Heiyan was shocked. He suddenly thought of all the bad things he had done before...

Others who had conflicts of interest with him were also very surprised.

The Tokyo detectives we found are none other than our Kogoro Mori and Hua Lantian and a few others.

Our Uncle Maori was already very impatient. He smoked one cigarette after another, then put out the one he had just smoked and complained speechlessly:

"Really? How long are we going to have to wait?"

"Uncle Maori, don't worry. It seems that the chief of Kuroiwa Village is still very worried. After all, the power of the people is quite significant...!"

After seeing him finish his cigarette, Hua Lantian sat back down next to him and tried to calm Maori Kogoro down. He couldn't handle the strong smell of cigarettes, so he went upwind of Maori Kogoro and played with his phone.

Hearing this, Kogoro Mouri was helpless and could only lean back on the chair with his arms crossed. He couldn't smoke anymore and he didn't know how many cigarettes he had lit since then. He just wanted to meet the village chief as soon as possible, find out the situation, and then go back to the hotel to rest.

Xiaolan came over from a distance, looking around, searching for something, and then muttered to herself, "Strange, where's Conan?"

That's right, our Conan has activated his detective skills again, lurking in a place to gather intelligence. Of course, he hasn't failed since he became smaller, except for his own people. Before he became smaller, he was still the same as always. He failed once, so he became smaller?_?

Conan had already found a room in the community center that contained a piano. As soon as he opened the door, Ran appeared behind him like a flash and stopped him, saying, "Oh, no, Conan!"

Conan didn't expect that he would be caught by Xiaolan again. Then our uncle Maori came over as if he had discovered a new continent, followed by Hua Lantian with a mischievous smile on his face.

Conan saw Hua Lantian's smile and misunderstood him again. Of course, there might not have been a misunderstanding before, but this time it was definitely a misunderstanding. Hua Lantian did not report any information, and then he secretly cursed Hua Lantian as a bastard in his heart.

"What's wrong? What a big room!"

Maori Kogoro put his hands in his pockets, turned around, then walked to the window, looked outside, and said with emotion: "There's the sea behind the community center...!"

(Pay attention to detail, this sea will be useful later.)

"This piano looks so dirty. It looks like no one has used it for a long time!"

Hua Lantian walked nonchalantly to the side of the piano, looked at the dust on it without touching it. He was a bit of a germaphobe and would not wipe the piano with his hands, not to mention that there was "flour" inside.

Conan was itching to show off his "musical talent". Just as he was about to touch the piano, the poor secretary Hirata appeared.

As soon as he saw it, he quickly stopped her and said, "No, no, don't touch it!"

(There must be something hateful about a pitiful person. The reason he was so scared was because he had done something bad and hid the flour transaction.)

Conan's hand stopped in time, and then he listened to the following words, "That piano was played at the concert on the day of Mr. Aso's death. It's a cursed piano!"

Secretary Hirata's outstretched hands and body were shaking all the time. He was indeed not very courageous.

(It seems that people who appear to be timid can often act quite exaggeratedly.)

"No way, how could this be cursed!"

Kogoro Maori said in disbelief.

"It's not just Mr. Aso, the same thing happened to the previous village chief...!"

Secretary Hirata saw that he was a bit stubborn and poured all the events into their heads.

"So, it's Mr. Kameyama Isamu who's going to perform the ritual today!"

Kogoro Mouri said with a bit of fear, stretching his mouth.

"I don't think so. These are probably all man-made things, right? Uncle Maori, you're a famous detective, how can you be scared by something unscientific?"

Hua Lantian interrupted and said that he was going to point out something about this secretary.

"W-what, you are the famous detective Maori Kogoro!"

Secretary Hirata said in surprise. Although he was on the island, he was the village chief's secretary after all. He usually paid attention to these things, and he also felt a little guilty.

"Yes, yes, that's right. If there's no one else here named Maori Kogoro, then I am the famous detective Maori Kogoro!"

Kogoro Mouri tugged at his tie, changed his nonchalant look, stood up straight, coughed, and then spoke.

"Oh, by the way, what's your name? How do you know so much?"

Uncle Maori was serious for once and asked.

"Oh, my name is Kazuaki Hirata, and I'm the secretary of the current village chief, Kuroiwa."

Secretary Hirata quickly explained his situation.

"Oh, I see. You're the current village chief's secretary. Secretary Hirata, could you please take us to see the village chief right away? I want to ask about Mr. Aso. He invited us here...!"

Kogoro Mori explained his purpose.

"What did you say, Mr. Aso?! How is this possible? He's already dead!"

Secretary Hirata was also surprised.

"We already know this, so we're investigating Mr. Aso's letter inviting us here, so we want to learn more!"

Hua Lantian interrupted.

"I see. That really scared me. I think you all know about Mr. Aso. Then I can tell you what happened to the former village chief two years ago."

Secretary Hirata breathed a sigh of relief and said so.

"That happened two years ago. It was a full-moon night. I happened to be passing by this area. In the community center, which should have been empty, I heard the sound of someone playing the piano. When I opened my mouth to check if anyone was there, the sound stopped immediately...!

When I walked in, Mr. Kameyama was sitting on the piano. The cause of death was a heart attack. And the song he had been playing until his death was the Moonlight Sonata that Mr. Aso had been playing in the flames...!

From then on, this piano was unknowingly called the cursed piano...!"

"Hearing what you said, I think the former village chief Kameyama must have seen something unbelievable and had a sudden heart attack and died. Uncle, do you think it might be Mr. Aso's ghost that's haunting him? (●′?｀●)"

Hua Lantian deliberately lowered his voice and spoke coldly.

“Hiss…~”

This frightened the three people except Conan and made them gasp in shock. They all felt their hair stand on end.

Xiaolan slapped Hua Lantian out of fear, and the huge force almost knocked him to the ground. "Really, Brother Lantian! What nonsense are you talking about! How can there be ghosts in this world...!"

Hua Lantian's mouth twitched. He almost lost his breakfast when the boat rocked it out, but Xiaolan took a photo of it. He complained in his heart: No way, such ridiculous strength! I wish I had known why I was so rude...

Conan didn't take it seriously. He was a staunch materialist fighter and a famous high school detective, so he rushed forward, played a famous melody and said something disdainfully.

“Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump…! This piano is no different…!”

(The author's level is not high. Although I have heard it before, I always forget what it is called...)

"Conan, stop messing around!"

Xiaolan pulled him away with such force that she almost threw Conan away. Now Xiaolan was scared, so she couldn't control her strength.

Our secretary Hirata felt that they couldn't stay here any longer, so he asked them all to leave the room. Of course, two of them volunteered to go out, and then he slammed the door shut and prevented them from entering.

"Anyway, please wait at the entrance until the ceremony is over!"

Then he left without looking back.

At this time, our "female" doctor, Asai Narumi, came and said in surprise, "Oh, you are still here!"

Hua Lantian exclaimed inwardly: Damn, I’m convinced. I thought the plot had been changed a bit, but I didn’t expect to see him come after this secretary left.

Then he quickly turned around, out of sight and out of mind.

"Ms. Chengshi, you're here to attend a religious ceremony...!"

Xiaolan started talking to her again.

"Yes, because when I came to this island, the first person who performed an autopsy was Mr. Kameyama. So I wanted to burn incense and pay my respects."

Dr. Cheng Shi explained the reason for his visit.

(Brother, he was scared to death by you. I think you might be a little scared too, so let’s burn some incense and pay our respects…)

"Ah, this is Mr. Shimizu, the one we just mentioned..."

She seemed to remember something and then introduced.

"Ah, nice to meet you. I'm Qingshui. Thanks for your guidance!"

Shimizu Masato said with a smile.

Then Kogoro Mouri and the others walked out of the community center helplessly, and waited at the door for the village chief to come out, but our Hua Lantian found an excuse and stayed in the community center.

He sneaked into the room next to the piano room in advance, and then waited for Dr. Cheng Shi to commit a crime. Yes, he had already thought about it. He would watch him commit his first crime, then find him, persuade him, cooperate with him, and finally help him hide his identity.

At this time, Hideo Kawashima had already finished going to the toilet, but he was intercepted by Cheng Shi, who then killed him as planned.

Just as he and she finished setting up the scene and were about to leave, a voice reached his ears, "Please make time to meet me at midnight when you are free. I'll be waiting for you on the beach outside the community center. I know all your plans, Mr. Masami...!"

"What, who the hell are you?!"

Dr. Chengshi said in shock.

"Don't worry about who I am. I won't ruin your plan anyway. Besides, I have an important message from your father to tell you...!"

"Okay, I'll pay attention and I'll be there on time!"

Dr. Cheng Shi had no choice but to compromise at this time. After all, she still had to take revenge and could not be stopped by unexpected factors.

Then she hurried back to the ritual site.

The person who spoke was naturally our sixth protagonist Hua Lantian. He saw that he had reached an agreement with Dr. Cheng Shi, and there was no one around at this time, so he took the opportunity to slip out and meet up with Maori Kogoro and others.

"Sorry, sorry, uncle, my stomach isn't feeling well today, ahahaha, maybe it's the sea breeze...ヽ( ′?`)ノ"

He touched his head and walked embarrassedly to Kogoro Mouri and the others who were sitting on the steps and said.

"Ah, it's okay, Lan Tian. Next time you go out to sea, wear more clothes and be more careful. But young people have fragile health, so you must take good care of yourself...!"

Kogoro Maori said with concern.

Xiaolan was a little confused at this time. She was wondering if the slap she had just given Brother Lantian made him uncomfortable. Thinking of this, she blushed in embarrassment and decided to compensate Hua Lantian next time by making him a delicious meal.

But our Conan didn't believe it at all. How could such a strong man be in poor health? He must be making it up. But he didn't care about Hua Lantian's affairs now. He had already thought of some clues related to the case.

Just as they were about to continue waiting for the village chief to come out, a familiar piece of music sounded.

"It's Moonlight...!" Everyone was shocked. Conan reacted immediately, took the lead, and ran quickly towards the piano room.

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