Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Kogoro Mouri was extremely unhappy the whole way.

Nowadays, law firms are not like they used to be; they don't have many clients anymore.

Therefore, Kogoro Mouri is always very happy to receive any request, no matter how big or small.

Now he's a famous detective, and he has the right to choose his clients and whether he's willing to accept them.

This time, the client's forceful request made Kogoro Mouri very unhappy.

If the money could be returned, Kogoro Mouri would definitely return it immediately and wouldn't accept the request.

We arrived at Moonshadow Island.

Kogoro Mouri went directly to the island's population control office.

"Keiji Aso, that's strange, we can't find him."

The staff at the population management office went through the resident register but couldn't find the person at all.

"Please look carefully again. There is a letter he sent me here. You can see the address is here, and the postmark is from the island."

Kogoro Mouri took out the envelope containing the letter of authorization and showed it to the other party.

"I don't know why. I've only been working on the island for a short time, but there's definitely no one like that in the resident register," the staff member replied helplessly.

Not far away, a middle-aged man dressed in a suit noticed what was happening and walked over.

What happened?

"Director, this gentleman came here on behalf of the island's residents."

"A commission?"

"Yes, it was a gentleman named Keiji Aso."

"What? You mean Keiji Aso?"

Upon hearing the staff member's words, the director's face turned pale. He became extremely agitated and asked loudly.

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Chapter 132 Crossdresser Asai Makoto

The director's voice was so loud that everyone in the office could hear what he was saying.

Everyone's expression changed upon hearing this.

The actions of everyone here were observed by the group.

Zhiyong knew why.

However, Kogoro Mouri and the others did not know the reason and found the matter very strange.

“That’s impossible. Keiji Aso died twelve years ago,” the director replied with a look of horror.

"What? He died twelve years ago? How could that be?" Kogoro Mouri looked at the letter in his hand with great surprise.

To find out the reason for this.

Kogoro Mouri then asked the director to tell them about Keiji Aso.

Many years have passed since the incident involving Keiji Aso.

Suddenly someone told him that a man who had been dead for twelve years had written a letter entrusting someone else to do something.

The director was also shocked and became slightly agitated.

After calming himself down, he invited Kogoro Mouri and his group to the reception room.

After both parties sat down, the director began to speak.

"Keiji Aso was born on this island and is a very famous pianist. After leaving his hometown for many years, twelve years ago, Keiji Aso returned to the island and held a piano recital for the island's residents at the community center."

At this moment, the director's tone suddenly turned somber.

"But for some unknown reason, after the concert, Keiji Aso locked his family in the house and set it on fire. It is said that he also killed his wife and daughter. In the raging flames, he seemed to be entangled by something and continued to play the piano."

Ran felt a chill run down her spine as she listened, and unconsciously moved closer to Kogoro Mouri.

"It is said that he was playing Beethoven's Piano Sonata Moonlight Sonata at the time."

After learning about Keiji Aso's situation, he bid farewell to the director.

I left the Population Management Office.

Kogoro Mouri, looking equally disgruntled, said, "I never expected it to be a request from a dead man. What a wicked prank."

“This is definitely not a prank. After all, the other party has already paid the commission fee. Even if they have the money, they wouldn’t use 500,000 for a prank,” Zhiyong replied.

"Yes, the postmark on the envelope is also from this island. It's possible that someone on the island wants Uncle to investigate Keiji Aso's affairs," Conan analyzed.

Xiaolan chimed in, "Yes, perhaps the client is a good friend of Mr. Aso. Since we've already accepted the commission, we should investigate the matter thoroughly. Why don't we go ask the village chief? Maybe we can find some clues."

“That’s all we can do. Since we’re here, we can’t just leave like this. I heard them say that the village chief is at the community center, so let’s go there and ask them what’s going on,” Kogoro Mori nodded.

The reason Kogoro Mouri came was because the other party had already paid the commission fee.

If he doesn't investigate and people find out about this, it will have a significant impact on his reputation.

A detective relies not only on his abilities but also primarily on his reputation to attract clients.

This is why, despite his displeasure, Kogoro Mouri still came to Tsukikage Island.

The group searched the vicinity but could not find the community center.

They wanted to ask for directions to the community center, but since they hadn't met anyone along the way, they had no one to ask.

It's just a short distance ahead.

They saw a clinic, and in front of it stood a young woman in a white coat, talking to a child.

As Zhiyong and his group approached, the little child had already run away.

The young woman was about to enter the clinic.

Xiaolan then said, "Excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you. Could you tell me how to get to the community center?"

“Follow this road, turn left at the next intersection, and keep going until you reach the end, where you will see the Community Center.”

Zhiyong secretly observed the woman and realized that this was Makoto Aso.

Of course, now he's called Asai Makoto.

From his appearance, you can't tell at all that he's a cross-dresser.

Just look at his figure, his looks, his voice, with his curvaceous figure, he's definitely the girl next door.

No one would ever think he was a man.

If Zhiyong hadn't known he was a man, he would have mistaken him for a woman.

No wonder he stayed on the island for so long without anyone noticing that he was a man dressed as a woman.

He just didn't know if anyone on the island was pursuing him.

Zhi Yong also paid special attention to his Adam's apple, but it wasn't a typical man's Adam's apple.

Damn, does this have to be so unfair?

Is it necessary for a man to be so ugly as to bring ruin to the country?

If you spend a lot of time with him.

It can definitely turn a normal man gay.

"Did you come from Tokyo?" Makoto Asai asked, looking at the group.

Chiyuu understood perfectly why Asai Makoto was being so proactive.

He recognized Kogoro Mouri and hoped to get acquainted with them first.

"Yes, we just came by boat this morning," Xiaolan replied.

Makoto Asai flashed a cute smile, making him seem kind and approachable.

That smile is absolutely comparable to Xiaolan's.

But he's a cross-dresser, what a waste.

Makoto Asai added, "I was also born in Tokyo, but I really like the environment here. The air is fresh and it's very quiet."

But I didn't expect that he would say that right after he finished speaking.

It seems like they're deliberately trying to slap him in the face.

Just then, a minivan equipped with a loudspeaker drove past them.

"Shimizu, Shimizu Masato, please vote for Shimizu Masato."

This made Makoto Asai very embarrassed.

He quickly composed himself and said, "This is an exception. Because the village is about to hold an election for village chief."

Then, Makoto Asai enthusiastically explained the village chief election to the group.

Furthermore, they analyzed for the group who the island's residents preferred to elect as village chief.

Seeing that this person had suddenly become a chatterbox, Kogoro Mouri quickly stopped her, saying, "Excuse me, nurse, we have absolutely no interest in the village chief election."

"Excuse me, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm not a nurse, I'm the island's doctor. My name is Makoto Asai. I have a valid medical license," Makoto Asai said.

"You're a doctor? That's amazing!" Kogoro Mouri exclaimed.

“If you go to the community center, you will meet the three candidates for village chief. This is because tonight, a memorial service will be held at the community center to commemorate the second anniversary of the passing of the former village chief, Mr. Kameyama.”

"The former village chief's second anniversary memorial service."

After saying goodbye to Makoto Asai, the group headed towards the community center.

As Zhiyong walked, he glanced at Kogoro Mouri with a strange look.

Whenever Kogoro Mouri sees a beautiful woman, he acts like a lecherous lecher and goes out of his way to fawn over her.

However, when he met Asai Makoto, he did not flirt with him as usual, but acted like a virtuous gentleman.

If he had always been like this, why would Eri Kisaki have such a strong opinion about him?