Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

"Ashu, you also had to come because of the commission deposit, right?"

Kogoro Mouri looked over.

Lin Jiashu nodded at first, but his expression was relaxed and he seemed quite expectant.

"After all, this is my first commission, and I rarely leave Rice Flower City... I heard that Moon Shadow Island is a place with a particularly rich natural scenery."

"Tsk, it's not summer now."

Kogoro Mouri was not interested - he probably thought that if it were summer he might see young girls in bikinis.

"So Brother Jiashu has rarely been outside?"

"Well, after all, it's not fun to go out alone."

"...That's it."

That was the only way Xiaolan could reply.

She came to realize that Lin Jiashu didn't seem to have any friends who could travel with him... This made her a little concerned.

About half an hour later, the ferry brought the group to Moon Shadow Island.

It's not a closed island.

The residential buildings, markets and police stations on the island are all well-equipped...it's more like a very leisurely rural area, but the scenery is indeed nice.

Lin Jiashu suggested going to the community management staff to ask first, to see if he could find the information of the client "Keiji Aso" from the resident registration information.

As a result, the young staff member looked through the resident registration form for a long time, and finally said with a sad face that he could not find the person.

"Please look carefully again. Here is the letter of commission he sent to the two of us!" shouted Kogoro Mouri.

"But even if you say so—"

"What happened?"

The community director, who was walking over, asked curiously. After the staff explained the situation to him, his face suddenly turned horrified: "What!? You mean Aso Keiji!?"

His face turned pale, and he looked at the letter of commission in Kogoro Mouri's hand as if he had seen something extremely horrifying.

"That's impossible, because Aso Keiji died more than ten years ago!"

"What!?"

According to him, Keiji Aso is a very famous pianist who was born on this island.

But twelve years ago, on a full moon night, he returned to his hometown after many years and gave a piano concert at the island's community center. After the performance, he suddenly locked himself and his family in the house and set fire to it.

"It is said that he killed his wife and daughter with a knife, and then, in the blazing flames, as if entangled by something, he continued to play the piano... The music he played was Beethoven's piano sonata, 'Moonlight'..."

The other party's gloomy narration, like a ghost story, frightened Xiaolan, a girl who was afraid of ghosts, so much that her face turned pale.

She also looked at the letter in her father's hand with some horror.

"It sounds like a past event with a lot of hidden things behind it."

Lin Jiashu smiled and said, "After all, the deposit for the commission has been sent. I wonder if someone is impersonating Keiji Aso and wants us to investigate the truth of that year."

"Impersonating..."

"Well, could it be that he really came back from the dead to send this commission? If such an unscientific thing really existed in the world, it would be too ridiculous."

"Ashu, what you said makes sense."

Kogoro Maori pinched his chin and agreed with this idea.

"Perhaps we can look for clues at the community center this gentleman just mentioned?"

Lin Jiashu said this and politely asked the local man in front of him: "Sir, can you tell us the specific direction of the community center?"

"Okay..." Although the other party was startled, he was quite easy to talk to.

“…”

Conan didn't say much when he got to the back. He agreed with what Lin Jiashu said.

I was just a little surprised at how clear his thoughts were.

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This time I am not writing about a case, but I still need to make the opening clear.

Then these two chapters were written around nine o'clock in the evening, which makes it the fourth update... I've been really busy lately (burst into tears), with classes and taking students to competitions. It was already three o'clock in the morning when I finished writing these two chapters.

65

Chapter 65: Do you want me to help you? I'm good at this

After taking a quick look, I found out that there's been a lot going on on Moon Shadow Island recently.

Because the island is currently holding an election for the next village chief.

Among the candidates are the fishermen representative of the island, the current village chief and the largest capitalist on the island...a classic choice between three.

In order to canvass votes and trip up opponents, various propaganda and protest activities have turned the originally peaceful environment on the island into a mess.

Under Conan's guidance, Maori Kogoro went to the community center and after a fruitless inquiry, he wanted to find the current village chief to ask about Aso Keiji's incident twelve years ago. Unfortunately, all the important people on the island were attending a memorial service, so Conan and his friends had to wait for the village chief to finish.

Lin Jiashu separated from them at that time.

The reason is that I want to experience the scenery of the island here.

(Can't you be more attentive to the commission?)

Looking at Lin Jiashu's leisurely back, Conan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

But Lin Jiashu actually went to the police station on Yueying Island.

He remembered it clearly - the fire that broke out in Keiji Aso's house twelve years ago burned almost everything to ashes, and only the music scores placed in the fireproof safe were preserved.

And all the secrets are hidden in that musical score.

There was only an old policeman on duty at the police station on Yueying Island. When Lin Jiashu came to him and told him his purpose, he nodded very accommodatingly.

"After all, you don't look like a bad person..."

"Besides, there's nothing left of the case from twelve years ago. Just Aso Keiji's sheet music...why not take it out and have a look?"

The old policeman said this cheerfully. After searching the warehouse for a long time and finding the key, he led Lin Jiashu to find the music score.

After taking a look at the seemingly ordinary music score, Lin Jiashu flipped through a few pages and nodded involuntarily.

The key props are obtained.

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The nights on Moon Shadow Island are not as good as those in big cities.

There are no neon lights that are bright all night here, and there are rarely any vehicles.

The light from the dilapidated street lamps on the roadside was dim, and some of them flickered from time to time.

Asai Narumi walked quickly along the road leading to the community center.

He was going to attend the religious ceremony being held there - or more accurately, to kill people as planned.

"Doctor Chengshi."

A gentle voice stopped him in his tracks.

Asai Narumi stopped and looked at the figure standing there in surprise.

Lin Jiashu.

He recognized the other person at a glance, but still looked confused when he asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"

"I'm the detective who came here on your behalf."

“…”

With just these words, Asai Narumi fell silent.

He looked at Lin Jiashu's genuine smile, keeping his mouth shut, but couldn't help asking, "Do you know everything?"

"Yes, the information on this sheet of music tells me everything."

Lifting the sheet music slightly, Lin Jiashu said softly, "Whether it's the truth behind the fire twelve years ago, or Dr. Chengshi's identity and the purpose of issuing this commission."

Twelve years ago, Keiji Aso was a well-known pianist overseas.

But he was dragged into the water by his childhood playmates, who are now the people competing for the election of village chief on Yueying Island, and was forced to participate in their drug trafficking operation.

They took advantage of Keiji Aso's overseas performances many times to buy drugs, until Keiji Aso finally couldn't stand it anymore and decided not to be an accomplice anymore. Those people were afraid that the secret would be leaked, so they simply locked Aso's family in the house and set it on fire.

In the sea of ​​fire, Keiji Aso used the last time to compose a piece of music, hiding the truth of the matter in the music, hoping to leave it to his son Aso who was hospitalized in Tokyo.

"You want revenge on those who killed your father and family, but you can't get over it, so you sent a letter of commission, hoping someone can stop you, right?"

Lin Jiashu said with a smile.

Although it was a heavy story, his mood didn't seem to be affected at all.

However, Ma Shengshi's face was already covered with tear marks.

He had already decided to get his hands stained with blood, but in the end he just smiled sadly, but he couldn't stop the tears in his eyes.

Really...

I've clearly made up my mind to do it...

In fact, Masami had no confidence that the invited detective could stop him from the beginning. After all, there was only one afternoon, so how could he possibly find out everything?

He simply couldn't stand the inner torment and decided to give himself a "chance to turn back."

But the fact is that everything has been laid out on the table.

"...If this is God's will, then I'll give up."

He became bored because of this.

Although the remaining anger and hatred made him very unwilling, now that the detective had discovered the truth, he really had no chance.

Asanari Shimizu prepared to leave and no longer attend the ceremony.

"Are you going to give up?"

"Well... I will send the subsequent commission fees to your office, and I will also report the village chief and his men to the police."

This is all Ma Cheng can do now.

Although Japan has not abolished the death penalty, it is a country that rarely carries out executions.

Even if the people in Yueying Village committed such a serious crime and participated in drug trafficking, they would hardly be sentenced to death.

Asami knew and hated this, so she decided to take revenge herself.

"Doctor Cheng Shi is definitely not the type of person who should have blood on his hands."

“…”

Lin Jiashu's voice came from behind, causing Ma Chengshi to stop in his tracks.

"Even with such deep hatred, you still hope that someone can stop you."

"Should I say kindness?"

"Or weak?"

"--It is indeed not an easy task to transcend the constraints of secular rules and morals."

“But I don’t think it’s a bad thing.”

The gentle voice seemed to stir up some emotions.

Masamichi, who had already made up his mind to give up, looked at him in surprise and incomprehension, and at the gentle smile on Lin Jiashu's face.

"you....."

“Because there will always be this kind of phenomenon.”

"Just as a helpless child will want to rely on adults, and faced with a difficult decision, one will seek the opinions of others—the law of survival for all living things is to rely on and blindly follow those who excel."

"I don't think it's a bad thing for weak people to rely on others."