Zongman: This friendly communication system is too friendly

Conan: "..."

Then he looked at Asai Narimi and said, "I just wanted to say that the situation on the beach outside is a little strange."

Conan: "..."

Aren't you just repeating what I said?

Damn it!

"But we still have to go out and take a look to find out the specific situation." Uncle Maori sighed.

Then he asked, "Dr. Asai, you should know this deceased person, right? What is his identity?"

The corpse lying on the piano in front of him seemed familiar to him.

It seemed that this was the person they had met at the community center in the afternoon.

However, because of Conan, they didn't stay in the community center for too long and were directly kicked out.

Therefore, Uncle Mori could not be sure who the deceased was and could only ask Asai Narimi.

"His identity..." Asai Narumi paused after hearing what Uncle Mori said.

In fact, when he came over at night, he was shocked to find that Kogoro Mouri and Sonomi Daidoji had been driven out.

As a result, he found a patient he had treated before and asked him a few questions, only to find out that Uncle Maori and his friends were kicked out without any explanation because they had tampered with the piano.

This left him speechless for a long time, but it also made him feel that he had found the right person this time.

He also didn't expect that as soon as Uncle Maori and the others came over, they would find something wrong with the piano.

Should I say he is worthy of being a detective?

The piano seems to be placed in a public place, but in fact no one will touch it.

That is the treasure of the village chief and his people.

Asai Narumi suppressed his smile and told Uncle Maori the identity of the person who died before his eyes: "This is the man I mentioned to you, a good friend of Keiji Aso, Mr. Kawashima Hideo."

"Ah? Is it the big capitalist you mentioned?" Uncle Maori was stunned.

"That's right." Asai Narimi nodded.

At this moment, Yuan Mei on the side slowly said: "Actually, I seem to have seen the name Kawashima Hideo somewhere."

"Ah? Mrs. Daidoji, do you know this person?" Uncle Maori was stunned again.

"I don't know him." Yuan Mei shook her head. Finally, as if she had remembered something, she raised her red lips and said, "I think I heard this name at a charity gala a few days ago."

"Charity gala?" Uncle Maori frowned. "So, is Mr. Kawashima Hideo also a philanthropist?"

"It should be." Yuan Mei smiled.

Asai Narimi raised his delicate eyebrows in surprise, "I did hear that Mr. Kawashima Hideo would occasionally attend some charity dinners to raise funds for some poor areas and some poor people in need. I didn't expect that you had met him. I think you must be a kind philanthropist." Asai Narimi smiled and praised Sonomi.

"How can I be considered a philanthropist? I'm just doing what I can to help. In addition, some evening parties feature paintings from the mountains and fields, as well as some children's works. I think they're quite interesting, so I visit them often." Yuan Mei waved her hand and didn't think of herself as a so-called philanthropist.

"You are really kind-hearted." But Asai Narimi still smiled and praised Sonomi.

She was speaking the truth.

It's not intentional flattery.

After all, between people.

It's really different.

Some people appear to be human beings, but are actually disgusting animals.

Some people seem to be humble and low-key, but in fact they have made indelible contributions.

Asai Narumi truly admires such people.

"So you and he only met once?" Suddenly, a childish voice came from under them.

When I looked down, I saw that it was Conan who was looking up and asking questions to Yuanmei.

Yuan Mei was stunned for a moment, then shook her head. "No, we've never met, but the name is somewhat familiar to me. The man named Kawashima Hideo didn't attend the party in person, but he asked someone else to buy an item for him. Because there were other people competing for the price of that item at the time, I was particularly impressed."

"Oh?" Conan frowned when he heard that.

Normally, at charity auctions, people from all walks of life basically go there to bid a price, put on a show, increase their visibility in society, and establish their image.

Normally, there wouldn't be bidding against each other like in a real auction, so how could there be a rush to shout?

Conan glanced at Yuanmei secretly, trying to see something different from the expression and demeanor on his face.

But Yuanmei's expression remained natural, and it seemed that she was telling the truth.

"It's really strange. This person came here with Wang Changsheng. Someone died right after they arrived, and this person had an encounter with the deceased a few days ago..."

Conan stood there thinking: "Is this really just a coincidence?"

Yuan Mei's statement was very normal, and he couldn't find any fault with it. What's more, the man named Kawashima Hideo was not present at the time. Who knows if it was someone with the same name?

However, this possibility is very small, and Conan is more inclined to believe that the Hideo Kawashima at that time was the deceased in front of him.

"Why did you go to that charity gala?" Conan couldn't help asking again.

"Huh?" Yuan Mei seemed to find the question a bit strange. "If I have time, I will occasionally participate in some charity events. My friend invited me to the party that day."

Suddenly, Yuan Mei thought of something and couldn't help laughing: "Little friend, you don't think I have any connection with this deceased person, or even this case, do you?"

Uncle Maori beside him also glared at him, his fist raised: "Do you want to be beaten again? What are you talking nonsense about here!"

Seeing Uncle Maori's fist raised, Conan suddenly panicked and ran and crawled to hide behind Xiaolan.

"I, I was just asking casually! I didn't mean that at all." Conan denied it directly.

"Haha~" Yuan Mei laughed twice.

Uncle Maori also gave her an embarrassed grin. "Well, sorry, ma'am, the kids are really going crazy playing those detective games. They have to say a few words about everything they see."

"It's okay, they're just children, very cute." Yuan Mei waved her hand nonchalantly.

Xiaolan also felt that Conan's question was too rude.

She pulled Conan out from behind her.

"Conan-kun, hurry up and apologize to Aunt Daidouji! Otherwise I won't protect you!"

"Ah..." Conan had no way to resist Xiaolan's strength and was pushed directly in front of everyone.

Looking at Yuan Mei, he scratched his head in embarrassment.

In fact, he also knew that this was most likely just a coincidence.

I just had an occupational disease and asked an unnecessary question.

He smiled awkwardly and apologized to Yuanmei: "I'm sorry, Aunt Yuanmei."

"It's nothing. You are such a smart kid. Maybe you can become a great detective when you grow up." Yuan Mei was not angry. Instead, she praised Conan.

Conan listened to it and couldn't help but chuckle.

Needless to say, I'm a pretty good detective now.

If it weren't for my identity, the cases I solved before should have been recorded in the newspapers as my own, not this silly and stupid old man!

Conan glanced at Uncle Maori out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that a few people had somehow jumped from discussing the identity of the deceased to flattering and apologizing to each other, with the deceased being left aside, Asai Narumi was stunned.

Emm, the direction of this topic...isn't it a bit strange?

He weakly reminded, "Well, there's another dead person here."

Even though this dead guy is not important, it doesn't matter even if he is dried into a mummy.

However, if they were allowed to veer off topic and waste too much time, it would be very problematic for their next plans.

"Oh, yes, there's another victim." Uncle Maori seemed to have just come to his senses, and his brows furrowed again. "The victim was drowned alive. The murderer was so cruel. What grudge did he have against the victim that allowed him to kill like this?"

Asai Narumi did not respond. Since he brought the topic back, he became quiet again and stood aside silently.

"Oh, Dad, you guys continue with your work. I'll go out and take care of the kids." Seeing that several people started talking about the corpse again, Xiaolan couldn't help but glance at the corpse not far from her that seemed to be constantly emitting cold air.

She quickly spoke to several adults, and then prepared to take Conan out.

As a result, this thing is as slippery as a loach.

As soon as she said she wanted to leave, Conan calmly took several steps to the side and ran to the corpse.

"Conan, let's go, get out." Xiaolan wanted to ask him to leave.

However, this guy seemed to have lost his hearing all of a sudden.

He started to act dumb and stared at the corpse.

"...Conan!"

This brat!

Xiaolan was a little angry.

She was about to say something, but suddenly, a somewhat frightened argument came from the door.

"This must be a curse!"

Chapter 333 You are simply exaggerating!

"It must be a curse! Don't you disbelieve it!"

There was a commotion outside the piano room.

"It must be that Keiji Aso who cursed this piano! And Kameyama Isamu must have been killed by him! Their ghosts are hiding in this piano! This is the curse that Keiji Aso placed on this island! He wants to kill everyone here!"

Among the crowd outside, there was a man who looked a little crazy.

It seemed as if he was stimulated and frightened by something.

He was going crazy on his own and everyone around him kept away from him.

There was a space around that person, leaving him alone, screaming and yelling in despair.

"Now Kawashima has also been killed by him. He wants revenge. It must be him—"

The man was halfway through his words.

Suddenly, someone on the side yelled, "That's enough! Shut up! Stop talking nonsense here! You're superstitious!"

Uncle Maori, Yuanmei and the others turned their heads to look.

But they found that the person who sounded quite miserable just now was an old acquaintance of theirs.

The reason they had been hanging out outside for so long was because they were kicked out of the community center by this person.

That’s right, this slightly crazy person is none other than Hirata Kazuaki.

His identity is the secretary of the current village chief.

As for the person who suddenly yelled and stopped him from saying the next thing, it was none other than the current village chief of Tsukikage Island - Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

Under his scolding.

Hirata Kazuaki was frightened and fell silent immediately.

However, after hearing what he said just now, Xiaolan couldn't help but look fearful.

She couldn't help but reach forward, but she caught nothing.

Only then did Xiaolan remember that Conan was not with her.

There is no one who can hold her hand and comfort her...

Ugh.

Xiaolan could only cross her arms and move away from the piano and the corpse until she reached the door. Then she looked at Hirata Kazuaki and said hesitantly in a trembling voice, "Mr. Hirata, isn't this curse you mentioned just a rumor?"

Hirata Kazuaki, who had come to his senses after being yelled at by Kuroiwa Tatsuji, calmed down. He lowered his head, and although he still looked a little afraid, he stopped yelling. Instead, he lowered his voice and said softly, "Anyway, the curse must be true..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his head again.

"Let's, let's get out of here quickly and not stay any longer... This is an ominous place, and that piano has a death curse. If we continue to stay here, we will definitely die here like Kawashima Hideo!"

After saying that, Hirata Kazuaki's nerves began to tense up again. He became nervous, looking around suspiciously and his eyes moving around non-stop.