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"You..." Dr. Cheng Shi paused for a moment before finally managing to squeeze out a few words, "You knew everything?"
Matsuda didn't speak, but instead exchanged another bag of Dust of Longing from the system and sprinkled it on the seat in front of the piano.
As the starlight-like dust settled, a figure sitting at a piano and playing emerged.
"This is... Dad!"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Narumi immediately rushed to the piano, calling out repeatedly.
"Daddy! Daddy..."
Unfortunately, the figure didn't react at all, continuing to play the silent piano piece while muttering softly to itself.
“Narumi…Narumi…”
"Officer Matsuda, what exactly is going on?"
Narumi grabbed Matsuda's sleeve and asked excitedly.
“This is your father’s spirit,” Matsuda explained. “His unfulfilled wish has been residing in the musical score he left behind.”
"Unfortunately, it has been too long since he passed away. The thoughts and memories in your father's soul have been worn away by time. Now only his last instincts and his feelings for you remain."
“Father…” Cheng Shi knelt down in front of the piano with tears in his eyes and burst into tears.
……
At this moment in the hall,
After seeing the sheet music that the old police officer handed to Inspector Megure, Conan immediately deciphered the code on it.
No way, the murderer is... him?
Although Conan had always wanted to compete with Matsuda, he couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw the culprit's name.
However, he had seen this kind of thing many times before, and after shaking his head, he returned to his usual mindset.
Matsuda isn't here; he's probably still gathering clues.
Now, it's my turn to deduce!
Conan activated his tranquilizer watch and quickly put Kogoro Mouri to sleep.
"Ahem, everyone, I already know who the murderer is."
Conan stood behind the sofa, holding a voice changer with a bow in one hand.
Kogoro Mouri's voice then rang out in the hall.
"Mr. Mori, who is the murderer?"
"Who on earth turned Moonshadow Island into this state?"
The residents of Moonshadow Island are urging Mori to reveal the truth quickly.
Xiao Lan also looked expectantly at her father's bowed figure.
Only Inspector Megure's face turned somewhat dark.
hateful!
Is Matsuda going to lose to Detective Mori this time?
In a few days, the media will definitely hype up the story of the famous detective losing to the famous detective!
At that time, the reputation of the Metropolitan Police Department...
Just as Inspector Megure's expression was shifting, and Mori was about to explain the case.
"Squeak!"
The doors to the hall were pushed open from the outside.
Matsuda walked in with a stern face, followed by Narumi with her head down.
Conan, who was behind the sofa, had a bad feeling when he saw this scene.
Sure enough, the next moment.
"Everyone, I'm sorry, actually I did everything." Cheng Shi lowered his head and slowly bowed to everyone in the hall.
"How is this possible?" Ran covered her mouth, saying in disbelief, "Dr. Narumi, weren't you with me when Village Chief Kuroiwa died?"
"Brother Matsuda, what exactly is going on?"
Inspector Megure was also completely baffled. In his investigation, he had always excluded Dr. Narumi from the list of suspects because she had an alibi every time a crime occurred.
"Let her say it herself."
Matsuda sighed, took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and turned to walk out of the hall.
Conan, his face dark, hurriedly followed him out.
……
"Hey, are you doing this on purpose?"
Conan, seeing Matsuda lost in thought with a cigarette in his mouth, immediately asked angrily.
Matsuda glanced at him, too lazy to reply.
Just now in the piano room, Cheng Shi's will collapsed after seeing that his father's soul was just an empty shell, but still remembered him.
She admitted that she was responsible for the murders on the island over the past two days.
As a condition for her confession, Narumi hoped that Matsuda could exonerate her father.
After Matsuda sent his father's soul to reincarnation, Narumi also kept her promise and obediently followed Matsuda to turn herself in.
"Do you know what's in this bucket?" Matsuda kicked the plastic bucket next to his feet.
"what?"
Conan suspiciously unscrewed the lid and immediately smelled the pungent odor of gasoline.
"gasoline?"
"Yes, these are the things Narumi brought to the piano room just now," Matsuda said slowly.
"He wants to destroy the evidence?" Conan said instinctively.
Matsuda didn't speak, he just stared at him silently.
I have to say, this kid truly lives up to his detective reputation.
They can interpret anything as a crime!
Conan noticed Matsuda's unusual attitude and immediately realized, "Could it be... that he wants to commit suicide?"
"Yes, that piano was her father's keepsake. She wanted to go to see her father with the piano." Matsuda exhaled a smoke ring and said softly, "It's such a pity that she's so cute but is a man."
After saying this, there was no response for a long time. Matsuda looked down in confusion, but he couldn't find Conan anywhere.
Strange, where did Conan go?
……
In the hall, Chengshi's confession was coming to an end.
Everyone remained silent.
No one expected the truth to be like this.
Twelve years ago, five friends, Keiji Aso, Kawashima, Kuroiwa, Nishimoto, and Kameyama, were involved in drug trafficking.
Later, Keiji Aso refused to continue, and the remaining four, fearing he would leak the secret, killed Aso and his family of three. Only Narumi, who had been hospitalized in Tokyo since childhood due to poor health, survived.
Although Narumi was adopted by the Asai family after she grew up, she never forgot her former family.
Three years ago, he came to Tsukikage Island to investigate. When the village chief, Kameyama, heard the name Aso Minoru, he was so frightened that he died of a heart attack. But before he died, he revealed the truth about the fire at Aso's house.
In consideration of Kameyama revealing the truth, Narumi played "Moonlight Sonata" as his requiem.
But from that day on, Chengshi began to plan revenge for her parents and sister!
Then came the three recent murders on the island, all committed by Cheng Shi. He used his position as a doctor to falsify the time of death and, along with some clever tricks, created his alibi...
Chapter 23 Conan's Revenge
With the conclusion of Cheng Shi's confession, the whole truth has come to light.
Megure immediately stepped forward and arrested Narumi with handcuffs.
Besides him, Hirata Kazuaki and Kawashima Hideo were also arrested for using Narumi's father's piano to sell drugs.
"The matter has been investigated and clarified, so let's return to Tokyo now."
Inspector Megure greeted him with satisfaction.
The case was solved, and the suspect was arrested by members of their department.
The Metropolitan Police Department's reputation has been preserved once again!
Just as the two police officers were escorting Chengshi out of the hall,
Conan, who had sneaked in earlier, suddenly ran up to Narumi's side, looked up, and said with an adorable expression, "Naruma-nii, Inspector Matsuda asked me to give you a message!"
"What did you say?" Chengshi asked softly.
"Officer Matsuda said you're really super, really cute..." Conan shouted, his mouth agape.
His shout was immediately heard by everyone in the entire hall.
If Narumi is still the cute girl everyone knows, then Matsuda's praise is clearly not wrong.
But the problem is, Narumi has just revealed that she is a boy!
He was arrested by Matsuda, and everyone in the hall naturally assumed that Matsuda must have already known Narumi's true gender.
Even so, he still praised Zan Shi as very cute!
what is this?
Is this what they call... true love?
The girls in the hall couldn't help but have some wild thoughts.