Conan's First Love is a Profiler

Chapter 188: Nursery Rhyme Murder Variations (Crow’s Cry)
"Hey, Miss Akiko."

"What's wrong, little brother?"

Conan chuckled and said, "Uncle Maori asked me to ask you. Could it be that the starring role this time is a deal between Mr. Maohara and a friend of yours?"

"Transaction?" Wu Shen Qiuzi felt a little confused.

"Promote Mr. Minghe as the lead actor in exchange for information about the hidden treasure on Wuti Island."

It is very likely that Shinya Mohara knew Shinji Mitsutake.

Hearing from the other party that Wu Shen Qiu Zi was the granddaughter of the head of Wu Ti Island, he believed that she held the secret of the treasure.

"It is true that Mr. Mohara is very interested in the treasure legend, but it is also true that he wants to train Xiao Yuan."

After laughing, Wu Shen Qiuzi continued, "As for treasures, they don't exist on this island at all. I have also made this fact clear to him."

But even so, he still came here, perhaps wanting to confirm it with his own eyes.

In fact, Karasugami Akiko did not want to return to the island. After all, it was her hometown that she had once abandoned.

In the station, Qinghai Chuantang secretly looked for information related to the twenty-three years while the police were away.

Eight people were killed one after another, which can be said to be a very tragic case.

Finally, she found it.

The prisoner's name is Shanquan Funong, an employee of a trading company who came to investigate the resources around Wuti Island.

According to a former police officer, half a year after arriving on the island, Shanquan Funong fell into a special relationship with a woman on the street, but it was a forbidden love.

And that person was Akiko Karasugami's mother, Masako Karasugami.

At that time, Masako had already lost her husband and raised Akiko alone.

At that time, Qiuzi was twelve years old.

In addition to helping Shanquan Funon with his work, Masako also took care of his food, sleep and daily life, and the two eventually fell in love.

After hearing about the family rules of the Karasuma family, Yamaizumi Funo quit his job at the company and proposed to Masako.

But Misa flatly rejected their request to get married.

Following this move, the islanders also ignored Shanquan Funong.

Shanquan Farmer, who was very angry at the islanders' indifference, attacked the men in the village one after another and finally committed suicide by jumping off a cliff.

After Shanquan Funong committed the crime, Masako left Akiko behind and quietly left the island.

A year after leaving the island, Masako died of illness at the restaurant where she worked.

the next day.

Wu Shen Qiuzi was in the courtyard, wearing sacrificial clothes, holding bundled branches in both hands, practicing the dance used in the sacrifice.

Perhaps, this is fate.

In the end, she still had to perform the dance on behalf of her grandmother.

"Akiko——"

Ritsuko yelled her name and ran towards her angrily, "Is it true that you are going to the festival dance today?"

"Grandma is sick after all," Akiko Karasugami stopped and answered.

"I didn't ask you that!" Ritsuko yelled at her, "I asked why you went instead of me."

"this."

"During the seventeen years since you left the island, I have been protecting Lady Misa. And I was protecting her on your behalf! But why? Why didn't you ask me to go, but asked you to go instead?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Rong rushed out from somewhere.

He grabbed Ritsuko from behind and dragged her backwards, trying to take her away from here by force.

"Go to hell! All of you, go to hell! Burn in the fire of karma!"

At night, the festival is finally about to begin.

"Chiaki, where is Akiko?"

“She’s already on stage.”

"She said she had something important to discuss, so I'll wait here." After saying that, Ritsuko took a few steps forward, lifted the curtain, and entered the tent.

The villagers below the altar knelt one after another, looking very pious.

On both sides of the stage, several musicians played classical music, which seemed like the sound of Indian Buddhist chants, cleansing people's souls and taking away the filth.

As Karasami Akiko on the stage stood up and danced, the leaves on the branches made rustling sounds.

The villagers in the audience also stood up and danced.

Raising hands high and cheering.

When the sacrificial dance ended, Karasami Akiko walked off the stage and came in front of them.

"Sister Akiko, you dance so well! I'm fascinated by it." Nawagawa Moto did not hide his praise.

"Then Miss Akiko, go change your clothes and report to Lady Misa."

"Okay, excuse me now."

When Wu Shen Qiuzi walked over and lifted the curtain, she found a person lying in the tent. She was so frightened that she screamed immediately.

"Why, why would Ritsuko?"

Perhaps Karasami Akiko was overstimulated and fainted. Fortunately, Nawagawa Moto rushed over after hearing the noise and caught her in time.

Kogoro Mouri hurried over and reached out to feel her carotid artery, but it was no longer beating.

He looked up at the cup on the table again, and it was very likely that the criminal had poisoned the sacred wine.

There was still half of the divine wine left in that cup.

The three crows said, if you want to get the treasure, you must purify yourself.
Day three.

The cause of death was poisoning caused by potassium cyanide mixed into the sacred wine.

But no poison was found other than the victim's wine glass.

According to records, during festivals, the islanders would drink the sacred wine to purify themselves.

The police found a letter in the deceased's clothing, and after identification, it was found to be written in the same handwriting as that of Akiko Karasugami.

After Conan came out of the tent, he stroked his chin and thought, feeling something was wrong.

The three people who died were all killed according to the nursery rhyme of Wuti Island.

In other words, he was killed because he wanted to steal the treasure.

But what Ritsuko wanted was not some treasure, but the position of successor to the Karasuma family.

Not long after, Karasugami Akiko woke up and was called into the shrine by Misa.

"Ritsuko is dead, and you are the only heir to the Karasami family left."

Misa looked at her and said, "Akira, go back to the island and live, leaving behind an heir. The bloodline of the Black God cannot be cut off."

After that, Misa knelt beside her and continued, "In order to protect important things, sometimes you have to give up some things. Your mother did the same."

Wu Shen Qiuzi remained silent, perhaps weighing the pros and cons.

Finally, she made up her mind.

"You must be kidding me! You're quitting your job as an agent all of a sudden!"

"I've already communicated with the agency. Starting next week, another agent will come to take care of you, and I heard that you've also been booked for a new movie. So..."

"That's not what I mean!" Nawakawamoto walked in front of her, as if trying to find something from her face.

"Anyway," Karasami Akiko took a few steps forward and turned her back to him, as if she was trying to escape: "Take the boat back to Tokyo tomorrow, and never set foot on this island again. Please forget everything about me and this island."

"why is that?"

Nawagawa Moto came to her side and said with a slightly tearful voice, "Why are you doing this all of a sudden? What are you going to do about your promise to me? You must train me to be a star on my own, and protect me no matter what happens. Didn't you promise me that?"

Wu Shen Qiuzi took a breath, turned to look at him and said: "Even if I'm not here, you will be fine."

She grabbed Nawagawamoto's shoulders with both hands and continued, "You can now fly on your own."

Nakagawamoto looked at her without saying anything. He just took a step back, then turned around, opened the door and rushed out, scaring Conan who was eavesdropping outside.

"Ms. Akiko!"

When the other party turned around and was about to leave, Conan suddenly called her, as if he wanted to ask something.

Karasugami Akiko paused, tilted her head slightly and explained: "The so-called important matter I want to discuss with Ritsuko is this. I want to tell her directly after the festival that I will be staying on this island to inherit the family heir."

"But is this really okay?"

Karasami Akiko turned around and forced a smile, "If I continue to stay by your side, Xiao Yuan will become dependent on me. It's a good opportunity. When the kid gets to the filming site, he will definitely forget about me soon."

"Is it really?"

Wushen Qiuzi was slightly stunned.

"To Mr. Minghe, you are not just an agent, but a partner in pursuing his dreams together. It is because you are by his side that he works so hard, right?"

After hearing this, Karasami Akiko smiled and said, "I am very satisfied that you have this heart. Little brother, please forget about this matter and go back to Tokyo with Mr. Mori and the others."

Not long after, Qinghai Chuantang received a call from Iwae Fumio, saying that he had contacted the former police officer.

Shan Gong Sheng Ming arrived at Wu Ti Island a week before the case occurred twenty-three years ago.

Moreover, his residence on the island was the room rented by Shanquan Funong.

After the tragedy, Shan Gong Sheng Ming suddenly left and disappeared from the island.

If you do not act when you see what is right, you are not brave.

This is a sentence from "The Analects of Confucius: On Government" and is also a sentence hidden on the last page of the Records of Observations.

After rowing away, Qinghai Chuantang found Shanquan Funong's mother, where she now lives.

To this day, my mother still refuses to believe that such a calm and gentle husband like Nong would actually kill eight people.

According to the case records at the time, Shanquan Funong went berserk because his marriage was opposed.

"Indeed, the other party is the daughter of the most powerful family on the island. As an outsider, Fu Nong is not welcome. However, in order to marry that woman, Fu Nong wants to become a member of the island."

"Did he ever say that he was ostracized by the islanders?"

Shanquan's mother nodded and said, "He was also worried about this on the phone. The girl's mother seemed to want to break them up."

But even so, Shanquan Funong still did not give up.

"For the sake of the baby in your belly, you can't just give up."

"Child?" Qing Haichuantang was slightly stunned, "Was Miss Masako pregnant at that time?"

"Indeed, that's what he said."

Qinghai Chuantang nodded and quickly understood something.

Perhaps the first to take action were the islanders.

Misa believes that Yamaizumi Funo is not worthy of marrying Masako, so she does not approve of the marriage.

Moreover, after learning that Masako was also pregnant with his child, he wanted to get rid of Yamaizumi Funo and destroy the child in her belly.

In order to protect the purity of the Karasami family's bloodline.

"Lord Wu Shen has a divine oracle. Get rid of the bastard in Masako's belly!"

"Yes!"

Then, Shanquan Funo and Masako, realizing the danger of the child's situation, planned to escape from the island together.

According to the Milgram effect, that is, the power obedience experiment.

It is said that people, because they have deep trust in the other party and believe that they will be rewarded, will unconsciously obey the other party's orders and agree to the other party's requests.

Moreover, the more closed the environment, the stronger it is.

Therefore, the islanders would think that what Ugami Misa said was an imperial decree.

(End of this chapter)