The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

The immense force slammed her against the wall, sending dust flying. She hung there like a painting, slowly sliding down after a few seconds.

However, she was already foaming at the mouth and had completely lost consciousness.

Thump! Kogoro fell down on the other side, desperately tearing at the steel wire around his neck, coughing violently.

Ran assumed a karate stance, glaring at Maya Tachibana. After a moment, realizing Maya was too weak to resist, she hurriedly ran to Kogoro Mouri and asked anxiously, "Dad! Are you alright?"

Kogoro waved his hand. His neck was fine, but his hands were bleeding from the cuts made by the wire.

Conan also ran in, and upon seeing this scene, he was both angry and frightened.

Who would have thought that this amnesiac woman was actually a murderer?!

And she almost succeeded.

This is outrageous!

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri was not in any danger, Naoto Hayashi immediately found a rope and tied Maya Tachibana up.

Then he found the guy with the sunglasses and big beard who had fainted, dragged him down with him, and tied him up too.

While binding the female assassin, Naoto Hayashi extracted and stored away the special spiritual energy emanating from her.

This thing is too small to be of much use, but it can be used to locate and find an environment that harbors eerie spirituality. I wonder if there are any good things inside.

Kogoro calmed down a bit. He was hesitant to approach Tachibana Maya, but he wasn't afraid of the beard. He angrily walked over, ripped off Maya's hat, took off his glasses, and finally touched and ripped off the beard...

The man revealed his true identity; he was a middle-aged man in his thirties.

"Is it the escaped convict Yuta?!"

Kogoro and Conan both exclaimed at the same time.

This man is none other than Yuda, the prison break criminal Inspector Megure had mentioned on the phone earlier, who committed the crime of murdering his wife and deceiving her for bail!

Kogoro Mouri was speechless. He thought this guy's threat to take revenge was just empty talk, but who would have thought that this kid would actually do it?

They came to kill me right after I escaped from prison. How much do they hate me?

And that female assassin...

Kogoro turned to look at Tachibana Maya, sensing that she was also inextricably linked to this Yuda.

Conan's expression turned grave as he analyzed, "I'm afraid that female assassin was also hired by Yuda. He made double preparations in order to kill Uncle Mori!"

Kogoro was speechless.

He decisively told Xiaolan to call the police.

During the waiting period, Naoto Hayashi discovered something: even if he caught this kind of killer, he would not gain any merit or even lose any sins.

Clearly, she still needs to plead guilty to the specific murders.

Inspector Megure arrived quickly, handcuffed the two men on the ground, and expressed his condolences and sympathy to Kogoro Mouri.

This is my good helper and good brother in improving my recent performance, so I absolutely cannot let anything happen to him.

Then Kogoro also went to the hospital to have his hand wound bandaged.

Fortunately, the injury was not serious, and it healed within a few days after applying the medicine.

By the time they finally returned to the office from the hospital, it was already dark.

At this point, Inspector Megure called them again to report the results of the follow-up interrogation.

The female assassin named Tachibana Maya was indeed hired by the escaped convict Yuda. He contacted the assassin online, but felt that the assassin was too slow, so he couldn't resist and decided to kill her himself.

However, for some reason, Tachibana Maya is still unconscious, and it's unclear whether she was kicked into a vegetative state by Ran...

Of course, Inspector Megure would never blame Ran for such a small mistake; a killer has no human rights.

A truly fulfilling day has come to an end.

……

The next day, Kogoro Mouri reluctantly boarded the ferry to Tsukikage Island.

Today is the "full moon night" mentioned in that strange letter of entrustment.

So even if Kogoro Mouri was unwilling, he had to go to the island to investigate a little earlier.

Naoto Hayashi, Ran, and Conan each carried a bag containing their travel gear.

Having learned from the near-accident last time, Naoto Hayashi released the golden creature throughout the process to keep a close watch on his surroundings.

He used his spiritual power to conjure a golden dragonfly, which hovered more than ten meters above his head.

This way, any danger or accident can be detected immediately.

There's no way around it; there might be a "legend" about this trip to Moonshadow Island, and that thing could easily lead to murder.

In case some madman throws bombs randomly, he can escape immediately.

As for whether anyone will come and steal his "legend"...

The female assassin from that mysterious organization is still lying in the hospital.

Even if he wakes up, he'll probably be locked up in prison... Hmm, I have my doubts.

They'll either silence them or have them escape; they definitely can't be kept in prison.

In short, there was plenty of time, and Naoto Hayashi had enough time to search for the "legend" on Moonshadow Island.

Regarding the case that is about to occur on Moonshadow Island, Naoto Hayashi only remembers the cross-dressing master, who is about to be killed by a drug dealer.

As for their specific manner of death, as well as the ingenious codes and riddles hidden in the case, Naoto Hayashi had no recollection of any of it.

Just as Naoto Hayashi was imagining how many souls he would gain this time, he suddenly received a phone call from Inspector Megure.

"Hey Mori, are you there? I have some bad news! That female assassin you caught last night has escaped from the hospital!"

"What?!"

The female assassin, Tachibana Maya, escaped from the hospital.

She had been in a coma, and the doctors didn't know when she would wake up.

Therefore, the Metropolitan Police Department arranged for two police officers to stand guard outside the ward to monitor and protect the patient.

At the same time, Tachibana Maya's two hands were handcuffed to the hospital bed.

Despite such meticulous care, a mistake still occurred.

Last night, around midnight, two police officers took a nap. When they woke up, they found that Tachibana Maya was missing!

Both handcuffs were left on the hospital bed.

The analysis suggests that the female assassin may have used her supple body to pry open the handcuffs by using her toes to grip a sharp object!

The Metropolitan Police Department mobilized a large number of officers to search, but found nothing.

Naoto Hayashi shook his head secretly as he listened.

Knowing that the man was a killer, they were still so careless... If it were me, even if that woman was crippled, I would still throw her into a prison with iron bars to recover.

Kogoro Mouri and Ran, on the other hand, looked serious.

Both of them were afraid that the female assassin would come again; the last time was still fresh in their minds.

However, Conan couldn't help but comfort him, "Uncle Mori, you shouldn't worry too much. That escaped convict Yuta who issued the bounty has been caught, and the bounty is gone. The killers are all a bunch of ruthless guys who only care about money. If they don't have money to earn, they won't waste their time on you."

Kogoro Mouri was a little annoyed and tapped him on the head: "What do you mean by wasting time? I'm a detective! Humph, thank goodness we left Tokyo. I doubt that female assassin could have followed us to Tsukikage Island, right?"

Meanwhile, behind their ferry, a small speedboat was sailing against the wind and waves toward Moonshadow Island.

The boat was being piloted by a woman with a somewhat haggard face; she was none other than the female assassin, Tachibana Maya.

She escaped from the hospital last night, retrieved her hidden pistol and bodysuit, and reverted to her assassin persona.

Then they stole a small speedboat and headed to Moonshadow Island to complete the mission.

As for assassinating Kogoro Mouri... let's put that aside for now.

Kogoro himself is quite skilled in combat, and it would be difficult to assassinate him if he were on guard.

What's more, he also has a daughter, Xiaolan, with off-the-charts fighting skills by his side...

Recalling the kick she took, the instant her soul left her body, Tachibana Maya felt a chill run down her spine.

She herself is a skilled fighter, but she is no match for Ran's flying kicks.

Was that girl really just a high school student, or some human weapon secretly trained by a dark organization?

That's absolutely outrageous!

As for the investigation of Moonshadow Island, she doesn't plan to put too much effort into it. She'll just ask the peripheral members of a few organizations on the island.

Can the bizarre suicide of twelve years ago still have an impact today?

Stop kidding me.

Before long, the speedboat arrived at Moonshadow Island.

However, Tachibana Maya did not go ashore from the pier. Instead, she found a secluded spot and hid the speedboat in a crevice between the rocks before quietly going ashore.

……

Kogoro Mouri and his group arrived at Tsukikage Island.

After disembarking from the ferry, everyone went to the village office to inquire about the information of the person in charge, "Keiji Aso".

However, they soon learned some shocking news:

As early as twelve years ago, Keiji Aso had already committed suicide by setting himself on fire!

What's even more horrifying is that he killed his wife and daughter before he committed suicide!

The flames raged, but he continued playing the piano as if possessed, until he was finally burned to ashes.

The piece he played was Beethoven's piano sonata "Moonlight Sonata".

Upon hearing the story, Kogoro Mouri thought it was all nonsense, Ran found it terrifying, and Conan felt there must be something fishy about it.

Naoto Hayashi, however, felt that this place might really give birth to a "legend"!

"Legends" need to be born from human beliefs and thoughts, but fear and rumors can also be born from them.

However, these kinds of "legends" tend to have a more negative impact on ordinary people, such as making them more agitated, fearful, or enraged.

It could easily lead to murder.

Chapter 36 The Legend of Moonlight

Lin Zhiren subtly inquired and gleaned some information.

Two years ago, on a full moon night, the former village chief, "Kameyama Isamu," died in the piano room of the community center.

He died of cardiac arrest while lying on the piano that Keiji Aso had played before his death!

The piano was donated to the community center by Keiji Aso before his death. After his mysterious death, no one dared to touch it, and it just sat there gathering dust.

"Piano?"

Lin Zhiren's heart stirred, and he became somewhat concerned.

Kogoro Mouri didn't want to think too much; all he wanted to do was find the person who commissioned him, Keiji Aso, and find out exactly what the commission was all about.

The village office staff told him that he could go to the community center on Tsukikage Island and ask the current village chief, Mr. Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

When they arrived at the community center, they found that a memorial service was being prepared to mark the second anniversary of the death of the former village chief, "Kuishan Yong".

The village chief of Black Rock Village was temporarily unavailable, so they could only wait inside the community center.

"Ugh, how dare they treat a famous detective like this? The people on this island are so rude. How long are we going to have to wait?" Kogoro Mouri muttered to himself, smoking a cigarette.

Conan, taking advantage of being a child, casually pushed open the door to check.

He didn't believe in any kind of curse. In his view, someone was definitely up to no good and was using special methods to commit these crimes.

Perhaps the clue lies in that piano.

He quickly found the piano room and the old piano placed in the center of the room.

On the piano, a faint, almost imperceptible melody rippled, like flames burning.

The room felt strangely cold, and Conan instinctively shrank his shoulders as he entered.