Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 431 The Phantom Thieves of the Heart Declares Responsibility for the Matter (Addition to Stout)

"The cursed piano... This is the curse of the piano!" Following Mao Lilan, Hirata also yelled loudly, "This must be because our rituals are not done properly, and this is the ghost of the former village chief! "

The ceremony in the venue was only halfway through, and after his words were exaggerated, the crowd crowded in the corridor began to commotion again.

"What a curse, don't talk nonsense!" Mori Kogoro scolded, looked at the piano that was playing by itself, thought for a while, and reached out to lift the cover behind the grand piano.

With his movements, the mechanical structure installed inside the piano was suddenly exposed.

A machine that looks like a music box is exposed to everyone's eyes.

"This is an automatic piano player..." Conan stood on the edge of the piano, tiptoed to look inside, and quickly came up with the answer, "It's a mechanical device similar in principle to a music box. , activate the wooden hammer structure below through this hole, and strike the structure of the keys from the inside to achieve the effect of playing the piano automatically..."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and turned off the wheel that was automatically rotating and playing the punched paper tape a little bit. Sure enough, the piano that was automatically playing "Moonlight" immediately fell silent.

"It seems that Mr. Kawashima's death was indeed man-made." Mori Kogoro pointed to the complex structure inside the piano, "This kind of thing must not be installed by ghosts, right?"

"You mean, it's a murder?"

"Exactly, and the murderer took advantage of today's special opportunity to connect Mr. Kawashima's death with the death of the village chief two years ago, in order to blur our vision." Mori Kogoro pointed to Kawashima on the ground The horrific corpse said categorically.

"You, what have you been talking about for so long, who are you?" The son-in-law of the village chief who had been wearing sunglasses looked at Kogoro Mori's face and curled his lips in displeasure.

"Me?" Mori Kogoro put one hand in his pocket, leaned on the piano behind him, and put on a dignified pose, "I'm a famous detective from Tokyo, so is Mori Kogoro!"

"Maori?" said an old man in confusion. "Is there anyone famous named Maori? Oh, I know an astronaut with that name..."

"Master, this is the protagonist of a detective story—"

"No, no, that protagonist is called Akechi Kogoro..."

"You..." Mori Kogoro, who couldn't lift his breath, his shoulders slumped again, and said angrily, "Don't you even buy newspapers in Tokyo?"

While wrangling over Mori Kogoro's identity, Conan, who was silently checking the scene, noticed the unnatural expressions of several people at the scene.

For example, the secretary Hirata who had been emphasizing the piano curse before, that sweating state came again...

And that guy with an incredibly long face, his complexion changes so exaggeratedly, with such a long face and a big mouth, he looks a bit like that, that Easter Island stone statue.It's so scary, I can't let Xiaolan notice him.

Withdrawing his gaze from observing the crowd, he continued to squat on the ground inch by inch, inspecting other traces at the scene, and his eyes quickly fell on the automatic player installed inside the piano.

A little light flashed quickly in his eyes.

That's right, the person who arranged this mechanism... specially adjusted the piano!

When they broke into this room in the afternoon, he had rolled around on the keys twice.

Although his singing is really out of tune, he trusts his ears very much.

When he touched this piano in the afternoon, it was still out of tune, and it was impossible to play such an accurate and beautiful "Moonlight" smoothly.

In addition, the arranger is definitely able to play the piano.

Different from the accurate picking teeth of the music box, playing the piano requires a lot of skill, and it is difficult to reproduce the rhythm changes and priorities in human performance when playing with an automatic player; using this kind of paper In order to replay the tape, there must be a "master tape", that is to say, someone must have played the piece on the piano first, leaving a punched recording on the tape...

But if someone had adjusted the piano during this time, why didn't they hear the sound at all in the hallway?

Conan moved his thoughts quickly, his eyes remained on the piano without wavering.

The meaning of that letter is very clear now——

"The shadow disappears" actually means "the light shines down", which refers to the "Moonlight Sonata" that connects the pianist's self-immolation 12 years ago and the death of the village chief two years ago.

That letter was a notice of the imminent murder!
Thinking of those strange sweet flowers and a green flower field that I saw with my own eyes, the pianist who committed suicide after returning home, the former village chief who died suddenly...

Conan turned his head and looked out at the bright and quiet sea through the wide window of the piano room.

The moon has risen.

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"What?! Natural death?!" Mori Kogoro's voice was unbelievable, "His state, no matter how you look at it, doesn't look like a natural death!"

"I'm sorry..." Asai Chengshi lowered his hand and smiled awkwardly, "I didn't find any obvious trauma on him, nor did he have any common poison reactions, but there were some signs of organ failure-of course, nature There are no surprises, and it may be some poison that I don't know or have never seen. For the time being, I can't give an accurate conclusion on the cause of death..."

"A rare poison?" Mori Kogoro folded his arms, with a serious face, "Then I have to ask the forensic doctor in Tokyo..."

"I also think it would be more appropriate to do so." Asai Narumi hurriedly waved his hand, "Forensic doctor, I'm an amateur and can't work part-time as an amateur. In this professional issue, it's better to let more professional people come."

"That's right." Mori Kogoro sighed, "With so many carefully arranged scenes, I still tend to think this is a murder case..."

Asai Shimi nodded affirmatively, and pushed the button of the cuff deeper into the sleeve.

As long as the Phantom Thief of Heart didn't lie to him, it would be no problem to hand over the body to other forensic doctors, even handing over the entire case to the police in Tokyo.

This is a "perfect crime" that cannot be deciphered by current technical means... Joker told him so, and also showed him the scene in the Kawashima Palace.

Such an exaggerated and unrealistic scene is by no means my imagination; and the "murder scene" arranged by myself seems to have worked after I pressed the button.

They had no reason to lie to him.

Looking up at the detective who was in trouble, Asai Naruto straightened his hair on the sideburns, showing a quiet smile like moonlight.

Up to now, he no longer has the idea of ​​escaping sanctions. After all, he has made a decision from the very beginning to die together with these huge darkness.

He has already made arrangements and said goodbye to his adoptive parents, and all the behind-the-scenes matters that need to be arranged have been dealt with in advance, and the only way forward is left for him.

The only thing he needs to do now is to complete "Ghost's Revenge" instead of his father at the right time. As for whether he will be discovered or his identity can be restored after completion, these are not important things.

"This piano was donated to the community by Mr. Keiji Aso 15 years ago, and it has been kept here since it was received." Hirata and Ming replied with a smile, wiping the sweat from their heads, "We will not have anyone Move it casually, there is no other similar piano on the island, and no one can change it at will."

"Yeah, look on the cover, there is his signature." Heiyan Tatsuji pointed to the piano behind them indifferently.

Mori Kogoro raised his eyebrows, and closed the piano cover as he said.

Before Keiji Aso's signature was noticed, a sheet of music fluttered, slipped out from the gap between the box cover and the piano, and slowly floated to the ground.

"This is the music score? When?" Mao Lilan, who was very close, subconsciously reached out to get it.

"Stop, don't touch!" Mori Kogoro yelled, "The deceased was probably killed by poison. Before you put on your gloves, you are not allowed to touch anything at the scene!"

"Ah, good..." Mao Lilan shivered, withdrew her hand, and watched it fall to the ground helplessly.

Seeing the paper full of musical notes falling flat on the ground, Conan lowered his eyes to observe carefully, froze for a moment, and soon widened his eyes.

This stick figure...isn't this...the logo of Phantom Thieves of Heart? !
　I owe too much, but in the last three shifts, Junding really can't move, so——

　　Make a discussion, starting from tonight I will post a chapter of 5k words, and then a chapter at 11 o'clock in the evening, and a chapter in the morning, so as much as possible, every 2k counts as an update, OK

　　
　
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