Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

After Takagi Wataru and his men left, Kitagawa Taki finally spoke.

He felt he couldn't slack off any longer and had to put in some effort.

"Since the information in that musical score was left by the murderer, it means he knew that the person he wanted to kill could understand it."

Now, those of you who can understand the information in this sheet music, step forward!

Conan suddenly looked up. Kitagawa Taki had hit the nail on the head. As long as that person stepped forward, the murderer's plot could be thwarted, and perhaps the mystery of Hirata Kazuaki's disappearance could be solved.

Kitagawa Taki held the sheet music and glanced at everyone present. He was certain that Kuroiwa Tatsuji and Nishimoto Ken would not step forward.

As he expected, several dozen seconds passed and no one stepped forward.

Asahi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If those two guys had really stepped forward, he wouldn't have been able to make a move under the close surveillance of the police.

Kogoro Mouri said coldly, "Are you really sure? The culprit is still lurking around!"

Kuroiwa Tatsuji clenched his fists. As long as he stayed put, nothing would happen to him.

Ken Nishimoto, on the other hand, looked terrified, unlike Tatsuji Kuroiwa, who was hoping for the best.

He dared not stand up. If he didn't stand up, he might not die, but if he did, he was definitely doomed!

Inspector Megure said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. You'll all have to go to the room where the ritual is being performed. I'll have officers guard you."

The music room still needs to be investigated; it simply cannot accommodate so many people.

……

Not long after, Takagi Wataru returned to the music room.

"Inspector, we searched the entire warehouse, but we couldn't find any sheet music!"

Kogoro Mouri confirmed, "Are you sure you've searched every place?"

Takagi Wataru nodded: "The warehouse isn't very big; we did check it carefully."

The trail went cold again.

Conan's hopeful heart sank.

"Brother Takagi, go and question those people one by one now!" Inspector Megure gave the next instructions.

"Yes!"

Just then, a forensic officer shouted with a grave expression, "Inspector, there's white powder on the floor under the piano!"

"What??"

Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure were both shocked.

Conan even lay down on the ground to check.

Forensic officers confirmed again: "It's definitely heroin!"

Kogoro Mouri said in a deep voice, "This thing was definitely not here yesterday! Conan and I checked the entire floor of the room!"

Conan quickly made a judgment: "Uncle, it must have happened last night! Didn't you notice anything unusual last night?"

Kogoro Mouri scratched his head. "I was so tired last night that I don't know when I fell asleep."

Kitagawa Taki shook his head and said, "When I got up to keep watch, Mori-nii was already asleep."

“That happened while you were all asleep…” Inspector Megure said.

Conan sighed, lay down on the ground, and said to the forensic officer, "Forensic officer, could you check under the piano?"

The white powder didn't appear there for no reason.

Sure enough, the forensic officers quickly found the hidden compartment: "Inspector, there's a hidden compartment under the piano."

Inspector Megure hurriedly asked, "What's inside?"

He rummaged around inside for a moment, then took out his hand and saw that his glove was covered in white powder again.

"It's empty inside, but there's still some white powder left!"

Kogoro Mouri said in a deep voice, "It seems this is where they store heroin!"

Kitagawa Taki interjected, "I think this matter is inextricably linked to the disappearance of Hirata Kazuaki. Yesterday, when Conan went to the music room to touch the piano, he was extremely nervous."

“Indeed, he even kicked us out later!” Kogoro Mouri nodded.

"Hmm... So he escaped with heroin?!" Inspector Megure speculated.

Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Inspector Megure's speculation was reasonable. He didn't want to cause Hirata Kazuaki's death because of his overconfidence.

What happened today felt like a rollercoaster ride to him.

Just then, cheerful music filled the entire community center.

Chapter 303 I know who the murderer is!

"This is?"

"Moonlight Sonata, Second Movement?!"

The group rushed into the ritual room.

Inspector Megure asked sharply, "Where is the music coming from?"

Masato Shimizu said, "It should be from... the broadcasting room on the second floor!"

……

Broadcasting room.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan rushed in first.

"It's Mr. Kuroiwa!"

Kuroiwa Tatsuji lay on the ground, a knife stuck in his back, dripping with blood.

And the cheerful melody is still playing.

"Didn't I tell you to keep a close eye on people?"

Inspector Megure questioned the officer in charge of guarding the area.

The officer was also helpless, explaining, "Inspector, they needed to go to the restroom, and I couldn't stop them at all!"

Inspector Megure was furious; they simply didn't have enough manpower.

I had no idea there would be so many things going on, so I didn't bring many police officers with me.

"Go and bring the forensic team up here!" Inspector Megure said. "Besides Kuroiwa Tatsuji, who else is missing from the scene?"

“It’s Ken Nishimoto and Shuichi Murasawa!” The officer flipped through the police handbook.

"Then hurry up and find it! Wait, leave your manual behind!" Inspector Megure felt a headache coming on.

"Yes, sir!" The officer handed the police handbook to Inspector Megure, saluted, and quickly ran downstairs.

Kogoro Mori quickly asked, "Inspector, who went to the restroom?"

Inspector Megure opened the handbook and looked at it. "Eight: Tatsuji Kuroiwa, Ken Nishimoto, Shuichi Murasawa, Masato Shimizu, Narumi Asai..."

"So many?!" Kogoro Mouri was in a bind.

With so many suspects, it's not easy to rule them out.

"Damn it!" Conan punched the wall.

Even though it was predicted in advance, the person still died.

Who is the real murderer?

Everyone who left the ritual room is a suspect.

Even the missing Hirata Kazuaki could be a suspect.

"Inspector!" Two forensic officers reported for duty.

"Okay, let's check it out!" Inspector Megure replied.

He went over and turned off the music. The second movement of "Moonlight Sonata" was being played from a cassette tape, which had a five-minute blank space at the beginning.

……

"Inspector, a note was found in the deceased's pocket!"

Inspector Megure took it and saw that it was musical notation again.

He handed the note to Conan: "Conan, take a look at this."

Conan pondered for a moment and concluded, "It means 'broadcasting room'!"

"Is that all?" Kogoro Mouri asked.

Conan nodded, "Yes, that's just these three words!"

Inspector Megure asked in confusion, "It seems that this note was given to Kuroiwa Tatsuji by the murderer, but he clearly knew that something bad was going to happen to him, so why did he still come to the broadcasting room?"

Kitagawa Taki interjected, "Perhaps he has a reason he had to come?"

Kogoro Mouri shook his head: "What reason could make him risk his life?"

Conan narrowed his eyes slightly. There was one thing that could definitely help—money!

Just then, Takagi Wataru ran into the broadcasting room and reported, "Inspector, we found Nishimoto Ken in the warehouse, but... he's dead..."

"What??"

The murderer killed two people in one go.

After a brief moment of shock, Inspector Megure ordered, "Takagi, take a forensic investigator to the warehouse to conduct an investigation!"

Takagi Wataru responded and left with his men.

Inspector Megure looked at the forensic investigators: "Are there any similar clues on the deceased?"

The forensic investigators shook their heads: "No more."

Kogoro Mouri suggested a possibility: "Could we start with the handwriting on this note?"

Kitagawa Taki said, "The musical staff is drawn very hastily. It's hard to believe that the murderer did it on purpose."