Conan Rick's Investigator

Mao Lilan wanted to stop Conan's rude "childish talk", but Conan immediately explained: "Because yesterday Xiaolan said that we are going to Tsukikage Island today."

"If Uncle Qin had planned to come to Moon Shadow Island before today, he should have said something like 'It's just on the way, let's go together' right?"

Although disturbed by the nightmare, Conan's mind remained sharp.

Ran Mao Li tilted her head and recalled what she said yesterday, while Qin Zhibo squatted down and put his hand on Conan's face and pinched it.

"Little Conan is really a clever little boy..."

"But uncle, I just had a sudden thought this morning and decided to go on a spontaneous trip."

Conan's face changed into various shapes in Qin Zhibo's hands.

When a few black lines appeared on Conan's forehead, Qin Zhibo withdrew his hand in time and asked, "What about your family? Are you here for a tour too?"

"No." Xiaolan shook her head and told the story.

It turned out that Kogoro Mouri suddenly received a strange letter of commission, which came with a commission fee of 50.

This forced Kogoro Mori, who attached great importance to social credit, to come to Tsukikage Island in person to find the client.

Speaking of this, Mao Lilan suddenly came up with a good idea.

"correct!"

"Dad still hasn't understood what's written in the letter of authorization. Maybe Mr. Qin can understand it?"

When his daughter said this, Kogoro Mouri, who was eavesdropping not far away, felt a little hurt in his self-esteem.

But before Kogoro Mouri could say anything in rebuttal, Ran Mouri walked over and reached out to Kogoro Mouri.

"Dad, where's the letter of commission?"

"I won't show that guy my letter of commission..." Maori Kogoro thought for a moment and thought of a suitable way to say it. "Yes! This is the client's privacy, privacy!"

"Privacy, huh?"

Mao Lilan showed an extremely "kind" smile and punched the railing of the deck, making a visible dent.

In this way, Kogoro Maori gave up the client's privacy rights and handed over the letter of commission with both hands.

Bring it to you!

Mao Lilan took the letter of authorization and handed it to Qin Zhibo in a domineering manner.

In fact, there is a reason why Mao Lilan is so tough this time.

Ever since Yuda Ushio hired a female killer to assassinate Kogoro Mori, Ran Mori has been worried that Kogoro Mori will be retaliated against again.

After all, Kogoro Mori has made many outstanding achievements during this period, and naturally he has offended many people.

This time the commission was very strange. The other party used the commission letter and money without authorization, forcing Kogoro Mori to go to the remote Moon Shadow Island.

Mao Lilan also came along because she was worried about her father.

Now that Qin Zhibo, a more stable and reliable detective, is here, Mao Lilan naturally wants him to help her face-conscious old father with advice.

Qin Zhibo took the letter and unfolded it.

There were no handwritten words on the letter, only words cut from newspapers pasted crookedly on it.

"On the night of the next full moon, shadows will begin to disappear again on Moonshadow Island."

"Please investigate the cause, Aso Keiji..."

Although there was no side quest at the moment, Qin Zhibo saw a bright investigation point on this piece of letter paper.

【Survey√】

[Secret language investigation in progress...]

……

Ran Mouri and Conan next to him looked at Qin Zhibo nervously.

Among them, Maori Ran naturally hopes that Qin Zhibo can decipher the meaning of this letter, and maybe be able to resolve a crisis for Maori Kogoro.

Conan was in there with the idea of competing with Qin Zhibo.

Anyway, Conan couldn't see any useful information from this letter.

Even Conan thought that this letter of commission had no specific meaning.

Everything is just a trick to invite the famous detective Kogoro Mori to the island in order to execute first and report later.

Maybe when you arrive on the island, the content of the commission may be completely unrelated to the content of the letter.

Of course, the reason can only be revealed by finding Keiji Aso on the island.

However, when Conan thought Qin Zhibo was about to give up thinking about the meaningless letter of commission, Qin Zhibo said this calmly.

"It is clear……"

"This is a murder warning letter."

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"Murder warning letter!"

Mao Lilan repeated what Qin Zhibo said in disbelief, and even Mao Li Kogoro, who was smoking on the deck not far away, moved his ears.

"Yes." Qin Zhibo handed the letter of commission to Conan, who was eagerly waiting. "Although the wording is a bit obscure, this is probably what the client wants to express."

Conan, who was standing at his feet, held the letter of commission in both hands, and couldn't figure out what it had to do with the murder notice letter.

Conan has received murder warning letters before.

Before his body became smaller, Conan, as Kudo Shinichi, received many crime warning letters.

Or it could be said to be a challenge to Kudo Shinichi.

But there is a fundamental difference between those preview letters and this preview letter.

Since this person wants to challenge the famous detective, why doesn't he just make his purpose clear?

Are you afraid of police intervention?

Moreover, there is a signature at the end that does not look like a pseudonym, which is really inconsistent with the characteristics of a general crime warning letter.

"Um...you said this was a murder warning letter. Do you have any evidence?"

Conan gave up thinking behind closed doors and looked up at Qin Zhibo and asked.

"Well—it's actually very simple. The letter itself is a simple riddle."

"The next night of a full moon... The key words in this sentence are full moon and shadow."

"As we all know, the conditions for the formation of shadows are light sources and obstacles. So the way to make shadows disappear is nothing more than eliminating one of these two conditions."

"First, there's the light source. The time limit for the riddle is a full moon night, so the light source is guaranteed."

"Then the riddle actually refers to making the obstacle disappear."

"Next, please note the word 'disappeared again' in the riddle. This indicates that this obstacle has disappeared before on Moonshadow Island."

"You may have heard of the saying that a shadow is a person's soul. If a person dies, the soul represented by the shadow will disappear."

"So the death that must have existed on Moon Shadow Island is what is called disappearance."

"Then 'disappearing again' means causing someone to die."

Qin Zhibo's reasoning was coherent, but in fact he was just stating the results of the secret code investigation just now.

Not only that, Qin Zhibo also obtained a side quest from this letter.

Side quest: Complete the commission in the letter of commission

Task requirements: time limit 48 hour

Mission Reward: 500 Skill Proficiency, 100 Social Credit

……

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri, who had been eavesdropping nearby, could no longer hold back and walked over to snatch the letter of commission from Conan.

"You mean someone challenged me, the famous detective Maori Kogoro, and wanted me to see if I could stop him?"

Qin Zhibo nodded without comment.

"hateful!"

"How dare you, Aso Keiji, challenge me! I'll pull you out as soon as I get to the island, and then..."

Kogoro Mori hates evil with a vengeance.

However, Qin Zhibo and Conan both felt that it would not be so easy to find Keiji Aso.

Since he dared to leave this signature, then...

……

"I'm so sorry, I can't find that name..."

"Are you sure you're looking for someone named Keiji Aso?"

In the village office, a young staff member searched the resident list of Tsukikage Island, but could not find a person named Keiji Aso.

Kogoro Maori did not give up and took out the letter of authorization in his arms to prove to the clerk that the person really existed.

At this time, a slightly older staff member came over to inquire about the situation.

But when Kogoro Mori told him that the person he was looking for was Keiji Aso, he immediately showed a shocked expression.

"Aso... Keiji!"

The older staff member spoke so loudly that the islanders who came to the village office to do business were startled and started talking about it.

"No, there's no way this is possible!"

The older employee's eyes widened as he shuddered, "Because, he died more than ten years ago!"

The Maori father and daughter were so frightened that they leaned back a little, but Qin Zhibo and Conan were mentally prepared and did not react much at this moment.

Since it was a murder notice, how could someone leave their real name on it?

However, leaving behind the name of a dead person is somewhat unexpected.

"Can you tell us how this person died?"

Qin Zhibo asked.

It seems like a social skill (speech skills) is activated, or it is possible that this elderly employee just likes to tell outsiders about what is happening in the village.

In short, he invited everyone into the inner room and told the story.

"Aso Keiji... He was born on this island."

"He used to be a very famous pianist and was often invited to perform overseas."

"That incident happened twelve years ago on a full moon night. He returned to his hometown after many years and gave a piano concert at the village community center."

"Unfortunately, after the concert, he suddenly locked his family in their home and set it on fire."

"It is said that he killed his wife and daughter with a knife, and in the blazing fire, he seemed to be possessed by something and kept playing the piano like a demon."

"The piece played was exactly Beethoven's famous piece, 'Moonlight'..."

The older staff member finished the story with great emotion, and the Maori family was immersed in it. Qin Zhibo asked a very realistic question.

"Could you tell me how many permanent residents there are on the island now?"

"Hmm... probably around 900 people."

900 to choose 1...

The 48-hour mission deadline seems a bit difficult to complete?

……

After leaving the village office, the investigation reached a bottleneck.

If you want to complete the commission in the letter of authorization, you must at least find the principal first.

However, Qin Zhibo's investigation system is more useful in smaller environments, and it would be best if it were the kind that allows one to see all the investigation points by just looking around.