Conan: I am the murderer

"It turns out that Dr. Chengshi, you are not from this island."

Xiaoran ate rice balls and drank hot tea, chatting with Asai Chengminoru.

"Yes, usually on weekends, I go back to Tokyo, just like a doctor working here."

"But I feel comfortable working on this small island surrounded by nature."

Asai said with a smile.

"Dr. Chengshi, about the death of the head of Kameyama two years ago, was it really due to a heart attack?"

Mori Kogoro suddenly turned his head and asked Asai Narishi.

"Yes, the former village chief has always had a bad heart."

"But on the day he died, his face was very tense, as if he had seen something terrible."

Asai replied.

"Mr. Kawashima also died at the piano today, but that look is more like he was murdered."

"Now the most likely suspects are Mr. Kuroiwa and Mr. Shimizu, who are also candidates for village chief."

"That Mr. Nishimoto, nervous, seems to have some problems."

Saying that, the topic of Maori Kogoro and the old police officer circled around today's case.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Nishimoto used to be a very powerful man, and he was addicted to gambling, women and alcohol."

"But two years ago, after the former village chief, Mr. Kameyama, died, he seemed to be frightened by something, and then he rarely went out."

The old police officer recalled: "By the way, Mr. Nishimoto and Mr. Kameyama were childhood playmates, probably because of this demoralization." "

[Scared by something?] 】

Listening to the old police officer's words, Ke Lan noticed something abnormal.

[That Ken Nishimoto must know something about the piano, otherwise why would he be so afraid. ] 】

Ke Lan recalled that when Maori Kogoro mentioned the cursed piano before, Ken Nishimoto fled the civic hall in a hurry, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Mr. Police, did Mr. Aso really set fire to his family with his own hands?"

Ke Lan asked the old police officer.

"Well, because four witnesses saw it."

"Mr. Kameyama, Mr. Kuroiwa, Mr. Nishimoto, and Mr. Kawashima, respectively."

The old police officer recalled.

[Kameyama and Kawashima, the two who died on the piano curse, are both former witnesses. 】

Ke Lan didn't believe that there would be any curse, and immediately asked: "Then do these four people have anything in common?" "

"Speaking of which, the four of them and Mr. Aso were classmates before."

Three of the five people died, and the old police officer couldn't help but sigh a little.

[Those five people are all classmates, is there any story behind this?] 】

[Ken Nishimoto, that guy, so afraid of the curse of the piano, may know something insider. ] 】

The more Ke Lan thought about it, the more he felt that today's death of Hideo Kawashima had something to do with the fire twelve years ago.

"Little sister Ke Lan really looks like a little detective."

"It seems that I learned it from Mr. Māori."

Asai Chengshi saw that Ke Lan seemed very interested in these things, and couldn't help but laugh.

She had noticed before that Ke Lan's observation was different from that of ordinary children, and she was not afraid of corpses.

"Yes, Ke Lan always likes to follow behind when he hears that his father is going to handle the case."

"Ke Lan is now my father's case-solving assistant."

Xiaolan chuckled.

[If I don't go, with Uncle Maory's skills, can I really solve the case?] 】

[Hehe, people who don't wrongfully accuse innocent people are considered good. 】

Coran zui horn twitched.

[Even if you used to be a detective, you were not blinded by the master's methods. 】

Gu Quanyi (Xiao Pu) also looked at Ke Lan a little proudly at this time.

"Don't underestimate Ke Lan, she can really find some interesting places often."

Kogoro began to "praise" Ke Lan: "Moreover, when facing children, those suspects will always relax their vigilance and are easy to say leaks." "

"Ke Lan really likes detective games," Xiao Lan also said at this time: "Every time Dad starts reasoning, Ke Lan will stand by Dad side." "

The topic was spared for a while, and was inadvertently brought back to Ke Lan by Asai Chengshi.

When everyone was talking and laughing, Ke Lan's smile was a little bitter.

[Alas, Lan...]

"How the hell should I face you?] 】

Ke Lan looked at Xiaolan's face, and was a little out of his mind for a while.

Xiaolan is still so beautiful and cute, but in Ke Lan's eyes, she only likes it.

However, this liking is a love between friends, not the kind of love it once was.

When Ke Lan was still Kudo Shinichi, he had "love" for Xiaolan.

Because there is love, it will be mixed with thoughts of wanting to get close and contact, and will want to experience some adult things with Xiaolan.

Now, however...

[Is it because I became a girl and I have no male hormones in my body?] 】

Ke Lan can only think so, because after changing from "he" to "she", Ke Lan no longer has the illusion of an adult in his heart when he faces Xiaolan.

And Ke Lan was even a little afraid to bathe with Xiaolan, because she was afraid that she would become like that in the future.

When Ke Lan looks at Xiaolan now, it is like seeing a family.

But even so, Ke Lan still feels that Xiaolan is "his" (Kudo Shinichi) things, so he does not want Xiaoran to be snatched away by Furuizumi.

[Be sure to quickly find the black-clad organization and get the antidote. ] 】

[Otherwise, if this continues, I am afraid that I will no longer be "me". 】

Late at night, with the hope of changing back to the way it was, Ke Lan slowly slept.

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