Science Fiction: Starting from Obtaining Sophon

For example, Kuroiwa Tatsuji, Kawashima Hideo, Nishimoto Ken, and several former village chiefs who have died, all grew up with Aso Keiji.

Furthermore, these same people were the ones who proved that Keiji Aso committed suicide back then.

Genda Kawa smiled and said, "Uncle Mori and Conan, please sit down first. I've already ordered the food, so you can eat and chat at the same time."

Then she recounted all her discoveries. Conan was extremely frustrated. He had also made these discoveries, but now that the other person had said them first, they belonged to her.

Therefore, all factors considered, the likelihood of Kuroiwa Tatsuji, Kawashima Hideo, Nishimoto Ken, and the deceased Kameyama Isamu being the perpetrators is extremely high.

Kogoro Mouri said, "What you said does make a lot of sense, but it's all just speculation. Without evidence..."

Genda River then placed the photocopied sheet music in front of Kogoro Mouri.

"Uncle Mori, this is the proof."

"Is this a musical score? It doesn't look particularly special." Kogoro Mouri looked at it over and over again, but couldn't find anything wrong with it.

Gendagawa explained, "Uncle Mori, this is a musical score left behind by the deceased Keiji Aso. It contains a wealth of information, and it's very simple once you decipher the codes on it."

He then explained the code:

"The entire code is actually quite simple. Piano keys are divided into black and white. Imagine a piano, and then fill in the letters on the black and white keys from left to right, without missing any of the black keys. Then record the information you want to convey in the form of musical notation."

"The way to interpret it is to reverse the process, reconstructing the information in the musical score into letters, which can then be combined to form the information we need."

After hearing his explanation, Kogoro and Conan hurriedly verified it and quickly read the information above.

"This is evidence of drug smuggling, detailing the process of trafficking gambling products and including information on those involved!"

"Tatsuji Kuroiwa, Hideo Kawashima, Ken Nishimoto, and the now-deceased former village chief Isamu Kameyama are all on the list. And the way they transported gambling goods was by using a hidden compartment in a piano to smuggle drugs!"

After seeing all this, the whole truth comes to light.

"It really is true, these drug dealers and murderers!" Kogoro Mori said through gritted teeth.

Conan shook his head and said, "However, while these musical scores can serve as corroborating evidence, they cannot be used as direct evidence to prove their crimes."

Genda chuckled and said, "So, we need more direct evidence. For example, when they're hiding drugs in the piano or conducting gambling transactions, we could just beat them all up, tie them up like dumplings, and hand them all over to the police."

"hehe--"

Conan's lips twitched. This guy really could do it. Those drug dealers were truly unlucky to run into him.

Just then, a voice suddenly said, "Oh, it's you! You're here to eat too?"

Looking up, I saw a slender and beautiful woman walking over. She was wearing a white coat over her clothes, clearly dressed as a female doctor. She had her hair simply styled in a high ponytail, and her face was full of pure and gentle beauty, making people feel good at first glance.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Kogoro Mouri hurriedly greeted him.

"Oh, it's Dr. Asai! You're eating here too? Come and sit down with us."

The person who came was Makoto Asai. Conan and Kogoro Mouri had just met her while they were investigating, and most of their knowledge about the village came from her.

After the two sat down together, Kogoro Mouri recounted everything that had just happened, completely ignoring Gendagawa's earlier instructions.

Makoto Asai was genuinely surprised. Although Kogoro Mouri kept trying to embellish his own image and emphasize his abilities, he could still sense something was amiss.

This Genda detective is incredibly capable.

Having only been on the island for half a day, they had already figured out the matter and even found the sheet music!

As the son of Keiji Aso, he never even thought of finding and looking at the sheet music left by his father.

Ran and Conan were speechless. Such important information was being given to a female doctor they barely knew just to brag. Was that really a good idea?

Genda River secretly observed Asai Makoto, who was known as the number one cross-dresser in the Conan world, and couldn't help but marvel.

The other person was no different from a normal girl in terms of speech, behavior, appearance and physique. If you didn't know her identity in advance, you would never have guessed that she was actually a man.

At this moment, Tomoko spoke up: "I just scanned her and made a very surprising discovery. Would you like to take a look?"

An amazing discovery? All you found out was that the other person was a man, what other amazing discovery is there?

However, he couldn't help but take a look out of curiosity, and that one glance made his eyes widen in surprise.

"impossible?"

Within the images of the spiritual world, there is a striking three-dimensional image of Dr. Asai. However, compared to ordinary images, it is less constrained and more sincere, allowing one to immediately discern some important characteristics, such as gender.

This man, Asai Makoto, who has always been considered a man, actually has no male characteristics and looks completely like a woman!

This was hard for Genda Gawa to believe. Wasn't this a crossdresser? This was confirmed in the original work, so it should be true. How could he be fake?

However, Zhizi's scan is absolutely truthful, which means she really is a woman.

But Keiji Aso wouldn't lie in the sheet music, which is his suicide note, would he? Even if he were out of his mind, he wouldn't mistake the gender of his own child.

Just then, he finally asked a question.

"Wait a minute! How could she do this?"

After careful observation, they finally discovered the anomaly: the other person's body still retained subtle male characteristics, although these characteristics had degenerated beyond recognition.

At this point, Zhizi explained, "She should have intersex genes. At birth, the male gene was dominant, but for unknown reasons, her female gene awakened and she transformed into a woman."

Her male characteristics have now completely disappeared. At the current rate, it will only take some time before she is completely transformed into a woman.

This is quite astonishing to humans, but to Sophon, it's commonplace. After all, the Trisolarans can even dehydrate themselves and turn into a human skin, so changing their gender is a piece of cake for them.

However, it was quite unusual for Genda Gawa, and it also solved one of the unsolved mysteries in Conan.

"So this is the truth. In the original timeline, Asai Makoto was determined to commit suicide, not only because his hands were stained with blood, but also probably because he believed he was a boy from a young age, but as he grew up, he became a girl, and grew more and more beautiful."

"This is similar to the witch sequence in the mystery novel. The changes brought about by this gender reassignment are indeed difficult for ordinary people to bear."

However, this is also a good thing. In this way, the former Makoto Asai has completely disappeared, leaving only the reborn Makoto Asai.

Once this is cleared up, the real show can begin.

Chapter 208 I'll Take Your Lives

After listening to Kogoro Mouri's account, Makoto Asai pretended to have an expression full of admiration on his face.

"Mr. Mori truly lives up to his reputation as a great detective from Tokyo. He has already investigated to this extent in just half a day. It's truly astonishing!"

"I never imagined that Village Chief Heiyan and his gang were involved in drug trafficking. What should we do next? This is so exciting!"

Conan, standing to the side, couldn't help but stick out his tongue. This female doctor looked so quiet and gentle, but he didn't expect her to be so bold. Knowing that she was a drug dealer, she still wanted to get involved.

Kogoro Mouri coughed lightly: "Of course, it's to scare people away."

The method Gendagawa just described was too simple and direct, failing to showcase his detective skills and lacking any sense of participation.

Fortunately, we've now figured out that in almost all situations, there's no need to worry about alerting them; the best approach is to directly intimidate them and get them moving.

Xiao Lan couldn't help but ask, "Scare them by striking a blow? How exactly should we do that?"

Kogoro Mouri chuckled and said, "Simple. We'll call the police now and have them set up a perimeter on the island, focusing on that piano."

Then we swaggered over to the community center, where those guys were attending the third anniversary of the death of the former village chief, Kameyama Isamu. We casually mentioned, half-jokingly, the matter of Aso Keiji's letters, and that was enough to throw them into disarray.

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That is a very cautious approach.

In fact, if Gendagawa didn't have his own plan, this would be the safest course of action, preventing drug dealers from resorting to desperate measures and catching them red-handed, leaving the criminals with no way to deny their crimes.

However, he didn't just want to use the law to punish them; that was just too slow.

Moreover, these guys have deep-rooted influence, and may have extensive connections in Tokyo. They also have a lot of money and can afford to hire top lawyers to defend them.

In the end, even if a lot of effort is put in, there is a possibility that due to 'insufficient evidence,' they may be acquitted or given a lenient sentence for a serious crime, which would be a piece of cake.

This is not the justice he believes in, and besides, he won't gain any spacetime energy this way!

Xiaolan was still a little worried: "But I still feel there's some danger. After all, they're a group of ruthless drug dealers. What if they discover something amiss..."

Genda chuckled softly: "Xiao Lan, don't worry. They're just a bunch of drug dealers, nothing more than chickens and dogs. If I were here, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble. Even if they have guns, nothing will happen to them."

Makoto Asai, standing to the side, was even more surprised. She was surprised not only by Gendagawa's words, but also by the attitude of Kogoro Mouri and the others. They did not refute these words at all, but instead agreed with them.

Could this young man really have such an ability? But that's just too unbelievable.

Genda River didn't offer any explanation. Some things don't need explanation; you just need to let the other party see for themselves. Soon, the show was about to begin.

After contacting the police, all that was left was to wait. With nowhere else to go, the group went to Asai Makoto's clinic.

Makoto Asai also saw that Gendagawa took a box from the side of the large suitcase and then used a retractable strap to carry the long box on his back.

As I guessed, the box probably contained weapons or something similar.

The police team was led by Inspector Megure, and Inspector Takagi and the tall, straight-legged Miwako Sato also arrived.

"With both Mori and Genda here, I feel much more at ease."

I already knew the details over the phone, and I couldn't hide my excitement.

Cases involving drug trafficking are considered major cases, completely different from ordinary murder cases because they are extremely dangerous. So solving even one of these cases is a great achievement.

Even better, Kogoro Mouri and Gendagawa had already completed the investigation, and had also obtained detailed information about these drug lords, including the personnel list and the transportation process.

All the police need to do is lie in wait and catch the culprit red-handed. It's like a windfall, and their bonuses this month will definitely increase significantly.

After the police had set up an ambush around the community center, Kogoro Mouri, along with Ran and Genda, entered the community center and demanded to see the current village chief.

In the lobby of the community center, the short and stout current village chief, Kuroiwa Tatsuji, was looking out the window with a stern expression.