Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

The child showed no discomfort whatsoever next to the corpse and paid no attention to it.

Amidst the villagers' hushed chatter, Makoto Asai had already finished the autopsy.

"Based on the lividity and rigor mortis, Mr. Kawashima's time of death was approximately thirty minutes to an hour ago."

Asai Makoto added, "Mr. Kawashima's eyes were bleeding inside, which makes it seem like he died of suffocation. There was no swelling on his face, no ligature marks on his neck, and there were still tiny bubbles on his mouth and nose. The cause of Mr. Kawashima's death was drowning."

"He drowned?" Kogoro Mouri asked curiously.

"This is just a speculation based on the situation at the scene. Without an autopsy, I have no way of determining the true cause of death," Asai Makoto replied.

“I think what the honest doctor said…” Conan also chimed in with his analysis.

However, Zhiyong was not listening to what they were saying at this moment.

Now he has noticed the sheet music on the piano.

Asai Makoto left behind the sheet music, which Tomoyuki felt was extremely unwise.

After all, not everyone understands musical notation, and this could expose the possibility that he is the murderer.

Zhiyong directly used his spatial abilities to store the sheet music inside his space.

Those watching from the sidelines had no idea what had just happened.

Zhiyong wasn't worried about people finding out.

After all, Zhiyong hadn't even gotten close to the piano, so no one would have imagined that such a magical treasure as the Space existed.

Kogoro Mouri wanted to find out what was going on from the people around him.

However, these people did not recognize Kogoro Mouri, so they did not cooperate at all.

However, there are still two candidates for village chief.

Kuroiwa Tatsuji and Shimizu Masato, however, blamed each other and killed Kawashima Hideo in order to reduce their rivals.

Zhiyong wouldn't care about their dogfighting.

Unable to obtain any other clues for the time being, Conan stood aside, head down, deep in thought about the case.

At this moment, Xiaolan finally managed to get the police from the island to come.

This was an elderly policeman who was already panting heavily when Xiaolan brought him there.

Zhiyong actually had a lot of doubts about this veteran policeman.

Tatsuji Kuroiwa, Hideo Kawashima, Ken Nishimoto, and Isamu Kameyama have been smuggling drugs on the island for many years.

Does this veteran police officer really not know anything at all?

Or perhaps he is also part of the chain of interests.

Of course, this matter has nothing to do with Zhiyong, and Zhiyong doesn't want to know.

It was almost 10 o'clock.

With 38 people on site, even relying on this old policeman, they couldn't finish the job in one night.

Tsukikage Island is under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Therefore, it wasn't until the next day, when the Metropolitan Police Department sent people, that their statements were recorded one by one.

Kogoro Mouri and his companions did not find the sheet music.

This greatly surprised Makoto Asai.

Makoto Asai clearly remembered that he had put the sheet music behind the piano lid, but why is it not there now?

Of course, Makoto Asai wouldn't ask directly, because that would be an admission of guilt.

As the villagers left, they were still discussing the day's events among themselves.

Some people believe that this is not a murder case, but rather the work of Keiji Aso's ghost.

Zhiyong also took the opportunity to look around the community center and found the location of the warehouse.

The warehouse contains sheet music left behind by Keiji Aso.

It was because of this musical score that Conan discovered Asai Makoto was a man, and also learned the real culprit.

Therefore, Zhiyong decided to take the sheet music.

Zhiyong had already made this plan when everyone was gathered in the piano room.

It's a pity that the entrance was blocked by people at the time.

If Zhiyong were to go out at that time, it would definitely attract the attention of others.

However, there's no rush to take away the sheet music left behind by Keiji Aso.

Just now, Zhiyong quietly put the sheet music that Asai Makoto left on the piano into his spatial storage.

If Kogoro Mouri had no clues, he wouldn't have been keeping watch in the piano room all night.

However, to change Asai Makoto's fate, he needs to change some of his plans.

Zhiyong plans to use the illusion to influence Asai Makoto.

Although the illusion made it impossible for Makoto Asai to give up killing, the illusion made it impossible for him to do so.

However, it was able to influence Makoto Asai and change some of his plans.

Of course, it's impossible to do that in a short period of time.

Therefore, Zhiyong wanted Kogoro Mouri to stay in the piano room.

Makoto Asai would also stay behind to keep watch for his plans.

In this way, Zhiyong can use illusions to influence Asai Makoto's thoughts.

Of course, if they guarded the piano room, Kuroiwa Tatsuji and his group wouldn't be able to take the drugs under the piano.

In this way, the drugs found inside the piano can serve as evidence.

Most of the people at the community center have already left.

Now, besides Zhiyong and his three companions, there's also Asai Makoto and that old policeman.

“Uncle, the disappearance of the shadow in the letter of entrustment doesn’t mean it’s over; there should be more to come,” Zhiyong said.

In order to keep Kogoro Mouri here.

Zhiyong could only provide some clues.

"What? You mean the letter of commission foreshadows that the murder drama will continue?" Kogoro Mouri asked in surprise.

“Yes, there are shadows that disappear, meaning they are enveloped in light, and that light refers to the Moonlight Sonata. But the Moonlight Sonata has three movements. Tonight in the piano room, only the first movement was played,” Zhiyong explained.

“Yes, that’s right. Twelve years ago, Keiji Aso set himself on fire at home, and he played Moonlight Sonata amidst the raging flames. Two years ago, the former village chief, Isamu Kameyama, also played Moonlight Sonata before he died. And tonight, Hideo Kawashima died while playing Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. All three of these cases have occurred at a piano.” Kogoro Mouri analyzed.

"Ran, Zhiyong, you two take Conan back to the hotel to rest. I'll keep watch in the piano room tonight."

"what?"

The reason for Kogoro Mouri's decision remains unclear.

"What were you thinking, spending a night with a corpse?" the old policeman complained.

“I must keep watch here to prevent criminals from causing damage,” Kogoro Mouri replied.

"Dad, I won't go either. I'll stay here with you," Xiaolan said.

“Then tonight, we won’t go back to the hotel. We’ll all stay here and keep watch over each other,” Zhiyong replied.

“Yes, I’ll stay too,” Conan replied.

Seeing that everyone had decided to keep watch, Zhiyong immediately said, "Uncle, you all stay here and keep watch. I'll go buy some food so we can eat something if we get hungry in the middle of the night."

"Alright, hurry up and go. I didn't realize it until you mentioned it, but now that you say so, I really do feel hungry," Kogoro Mouri replied.

“Then I’ll stay too, so we can take turns resting and not let our bodies get too tired from staying up all night,” Asai Makoto also said.

If Asai Makoto could say he wants to stay, that would be wonderful.

Although Zhiyong knew that Asai Makoto would stay, things could change before they happened.

Things are proceeding as planned, which puts Zhiyong at ease.

……

Chapter 135: Moonlight Sonata Plays Again

When Zhiyong returned with a late-night snack.

Several quilts had already been laid out in the piano room.

Kogoro Mouri and his friends sat and chatted.

When they saw Zhiyong return, Xiaolan stepped forward and took the midnight snack, placing it all on the ground.

The group gathered around and sat down.

While Zhiyong and his friends were eating, Zhiyong noticed a figure flash past a window.

This person came here, presumably to deal with the drugs hidden under the piano.

To the other party's surprise, there were so many people in the piano room.

Zhiyong paid no attention to the figure.

The others were eating and didn't notice what was happening outside.

After the meal, the group made arrangements.

Zhiyong told Xiaolan and Asai Shiro to go to sleep first, citing that staying up late was bad for their skin.

However, Makoto Asai wanted to delay until the very last minute so that he could give his statement tomorrow.

If we rest now, we won't be able to carry out tomorrow's plans.

Finally, he agreed to let her keep watch for the rest of the night.

Zhiyong was still a little worried about the old policeman.

Therefore, I joined his group to keep watch for the night.