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Chapter 637 Two Accidents?

"That is……"

Surprised, looking at the figure lying on the beach not far away, Kogoro couldn't help saying.

At the same time, Gao Yuan and the others couldn't help but look solemn, feeling that the development of the situation was somewhat unexpected——

Under the reflection of the full moon in the sky, and because the lights of the office on the island are turned on at this moment, the scene on the coast not far away, although not very clear, can be roughly judged by the few people present. It was definitely a figure.

After looking at each other for a few times, everyone decided to let Xiaolan and Asai Chengshi stay in the office first, and then they walked slowly towards the coast together.

It seems to be just in time for the high tide of the sea, the boundary between the coast and the sea is not so obvious at this time, the rising and falling tide has already flooded the coast, and there are constant waves from the sea washing away. The figure at the junction with the sea surface seemed to be pushed to the shore by the current after the high tide.

Bearing the brunt of this, Gao Yuan took out his mobile phone, turned on the flashlight function, and when he came near the figure, he shone the light of his mobile phone on the figure, so that everyone could see the state of the figure more carefully.

Afterwards, Kogoro and Reito Jinguji stepped faster and walked to the figure first. With the light of Gaoyuan's mobile phone, they could see clearly that this was really a face-down face, with the upper body lying on the coast, and the lower body still Real people in the sea—

Leaning down, just as Kogoro and Jinguji Reito were about to check the situation of this figure, Conan first recognized him with sharp eyes——

"Isn't this... Mr. Hideo Kawashima?"

Although he hadn't turned over the face-down figure, Conan sighed in surprise and certainty based on his profile and the beard at the corner of his mouth.

Hearing this, Kogoro and Jinguji Reito looked stunned, and hurriedly squatted down, and began to check the person's condition——

"It's hopeless...he's dead..."

After reaching out to touch the man's carotid artery, Kogoro shook his head and sighed helplessly. At the same time, Reito Jinguji turned the figure's face over slightly, and sure enough confirmed the identity of the deceased——

"It's indeed Hideo Kawashima...why did he..."

Surprised, Jinguji Reito was so puzzled, and then noticed the obvious black clothes on Kawashima Hideo at this time, and then realized something——

"He was just now..."

The words were not finished, but the few people present knew it well——

"Conan, ask Dr. Asai to come over..."

With a slightly dignified expression, Gao Yuan said so. At the same time, Gao Yuan had also turned on the camera function of his mobile phone, and began to prepare to shoot the death scene of Hideo Kawashima in such a dead state.

To this, Conan responded, and hurried back, preparing to call Asai Narumi who was staying at the office door.

At the same time, Kogoro and Reito Jinguji also helped Gao Yuan, first took pictures of the scene, and then tried to search for clues.

However, what can we find in this scene that has been constantly beaten by the waves?

And soon, Narumi Asai was called by Conan, watching Hideo Kawashima, who was also one of the culprits who killed his father back then, died here like this, Narumi Asai felt a little complicated.

But the matter has come to this point, Asai Narumi still truthfully conducted an autopsy on Kawashima Hideo's body——

"Slight water stains in the mouth, dilated pupils, and bleeding on the mucous membrane...the eardrum is ruptured and bleeding...this is a very obvious symptom of drowning death. Judging by the degree of rigor, it should have been dead for at least more than an hour... "

Seriously, Asai Chengshi explained after finishing the autopsy.

In this regard, after listening to Asai Narumi's analysis of the time of death, Kogoro couldn't help but stroked his chin thinking and analyzed:
"More than an hour... The figure I saw at the community activity center before jumped into the sea for about an hour... Sure enough..."

Because Gao Yuan and others were chasing and intercepting the figure outside the community activity center before, and after seeing the figure jumping into the sea and escaping, it took a lot of time for everyone to exchange some clues about the incident. When the piano sound of the second movement of "Moonlight" rushed to the office here, more than an hour had already passed——

"That is to say, the peeping figure we saw outside the community activity center just now is Hideo Kawashima? He saw that he was surrounded by us, and when he had no way to escape, he chose to jump into the sea to escape, but I don't know what went wrong, but he drowned in the sea?"

Regarding Kogoro's idea, Reito Jinguji said somewhat in agreement. At the same time, he also looked at the rising tide at this time, and couldn't help adding:
"Then, after he drowned, he was pushed here by the high tide... So, Detective Maori thinks it was an accident?"

Saying that, Reito Jinguji couldn't help but ask Kogoro for proof.

And Kogoro seemed very satisfied with his conclusion, affirming:
"Of course! Isn't that obvious? You can tell by looking at his outfit that he is the one who peeped outside the community center before! It's just that he didn't expect that, in order not to be caught by us And he, who chose to jump into the sea to escape, was drowned just like that... Isn't this guy's water skills too bad?"

"You can't say anything, after all, swimming in the sea at night is different from daytime."

Reito Jinguji added.

Seeing this, watching Kogoro and Jinguji Reito have basically reached a consensus on the judgment that Hideo Kawashima was the figure in black who appeared outside the community activity center at that time and chose to jump into the sea after being chased by the crowd. After Hideo's death by drowning in the sea felt very reasonable, Conan on the side looked slightly wrinkled, and said doubtfully:

"However, if this is the case, don't you find it strange? Why did the radio station suddenly play the second movement of "Moonlight" just now? This seems to have similarities with Mr. Nishimoto's death scene..."

"Eh? If you say that, it's true..."

After listening to Conan's words, Reito Jinguji felt a little bit of agreement and began to think about it, but Kogoro didn't care about it, and said impatiently:
"A kid is a kid, I don't even know it! Listen to me—it's two different things!

"The drowning of Hideo Kawashima in the sea has nothing to do with why the radio station played piano music! If you think Hideo Kawashima's murder was deliberately done by the murderer, then the murderer should also move the dead body to the The radio station is right, instead of leaving the corpse by the sea as it is now.

"The incident this time should be similar to the death scene of Mr. Nishimoto before, that is, the song "Moonlight" on the scene is actually completely unrelated to the death of the deceased. It's just coming.

"Since the song "Moonlight" at the scene of Mr. Nishimoto's death was deliberately played by Ms. Chengshi, so if I guessed correctly, the second movement of "Moonlight" was played on the radio station this time. Ready, right?"

When Kogoro said this, he seemed to be very proud, put on a deep look like a god, and asked Narumi Asai beside him.

As for this, after hearing Kogoro's analysis and the final conclusion, Asai Narumi was a little dazed on the spot. It is estimated that he really did not expect Kogoro to make such an analysis at this time, and then after a little After calming down, he shook his head helplessly, and said in embarrassment:
"Detective Maori...Even if I had the idea of ​​revenge and arranged it in advance, it's impossible for me to make so many arrangements in advance...

"After all, I have no way of predicting what will happen in the future. I just thought that I could take advantage of the opportunity of the former village chief's ritual ceremony and maybe do it in the community activity center, but I can only take a step forward to see what to do in the future." one step...

"So, I don't know why the second movement of "Moonlight" is played on the radio station at this time..."

And when he finished speaking, Kogoro was stunned——

"Huh? Didn't Ms. Chengshi do it beforehand..."

Feeling a little embarrassed, Kogoro put away the deep voice just now, then coughed slightly, and then said:

"Then if this is the case, it really is someone's prank..."

Hearing this, facing Kogoro who would say such a thing, Conan couldn't help but give him a blank look, and then asked Gao Yuan beside him in a low voice:
"Mr. Wise, what do you think? Mr. Kawashima really simply drowned?"

In this regard, Gao Yuan, who had been thinking silently, did not directly respond to Conan, but continued his thinking——

"Community Center!"

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Gao Yuan muttered, then turned around, returned to the same route he came from before, and ran to the location of the community activity center on the island——

Right now, whether Hideo Kawashima is the person who was peeping outside the community activity center just now is not yet possible to make a judgment, but one thing is basically certain, since someone was secretly peeping at the community activity center The piano room, obviously, can only have one purpose——

That's the opening for the piano to hide the contraband.

If it wasn't for this, even if the person who was snooping at that time was discovered by himself and others, there was no need for him to jump into the sea and escape.

And since that person chose to jump into the sea to escape, it shows that he is a guilty conscience, and what he wants to do cannot be discovered by others.

Therefore, there is only one reason Gao Yuan can think of.

In addition, according to Shimizu Asai, since the radio speakers on the island can only be heard at the island office where the radio station is located, and at the community activity center, then in this way, the broadcast on the radio station The second movement of "Moonlight" was actually only heard by myself and others in the community activity center at that time, which can be said to be extremely purposeful.

Although it is not clear what the purpose of playing the second movement of "Moonlight" through the radio station is, and whether it has anything to do with the death of Hideo Kawashima, but at least because of the sound of the radio, I and others are naturally attracted to it. Here at the radio station, then at the community center...

"Tune the tiger away from the mountain?"

In the end, combined with the two situations at hand, Gao Yuan had a faint worry.

So, after thinking of this situation, without hesitation, Gao Yuan ran back to the community activity center.

In this regard, seeing Gao Yuan's sudden behavior and the words "community activity center" he just said, Conan couldn't help but reacted, and hurriedly chased after him.

As for Kogoro and the others, seeing the two running away like crazy, they complained very puzzled:
"What? Suddenly..."

"Perhaps the wise detective has thought of something..."

Seeing this, although Reito Jinguji didn't understand Gao Yuan's intentions, he still said so. At the same time, he looked at the body of Hideo Kawashima who was here at this time, and sighed helplessly——

"Can't just put Hideo Kawashima's body here? What if a wave hits... huh? Is the tide low?"

Just as he was speaking, Reito Jinguji suddenly noticed that the sea surface at this time had receded significantly compared to just now, and the place where Hideo Kawashima's body was originally located had completely exposed the ground on the coast.

In this regard, after listening to Reito Jinguji's words, Kogoro couldn't help suggesting:
"Since this is the case, there is no need to worry that the corpse will be swept away by the sea in a short time. But to be on the safe side, let's make a mark here and move the corpse out of here first."

Saying that, Reito Jinguji nodded:

"Anyway, the photos of the scene have been taken, and we will wait until the police support arrives tomorrow..."

After finishing speaking, Kogoro and Reito Jinguji began to move Hideo Kawashima's body to the office on the island temporarily...

……

At the same time, on the way Gao Yuan and Conan ran to the community activity center, Conan took advantage of the opportunity when there were no outsiders around, and began to ask Gao Yuan:
"Mr. Wise, what do you think is going on with this incident? Two people who were related to the death of Mr. Keiji Aso 12 years ago just died like this, and Dr. Chengshi with a motive has been following us, so who else will Start with them?"

"So you think both incidents were homicides?"

Gao Yuan couldn't help asking back.

"What do you think Mr. Wise?"

Hearing Gao Yuan's rhetorical question, Conan was taken aback for a moment, and then continued to ask.

"Although Detective Maori's final suspicion of Dr. Asai's statement is groundless, there is actually nothing wrong with Qianmen's deduction..."

With a dignified look, Gao Yuan couldn't help saying.

"You mean to say that these two incidents may really be accidents, and the "Moonlight" that sounded at the scene is a coincidence that has nothing to do with their deaths?"

Conan disagreed with Gao Yuan's statement.

Then, Gao Yuan shook his head and gave his thoughts:
"I can't completely rule out this idea... But compared to these, one thing is certain right now - besides Dr. Asai, there are people who want to use the curse of "Moonlight" to create chaos on the island!"

(End of this chapter)