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Chapter 40 Moon Shadow Island

————April 15, 9:30 a.m.————
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————The ship to Moon Shadow Island————

Leaning against the railing of the deck, Kogoro Mori was overwhelmed.

Really, someone sent him a letter yesterday for no apparent reason.

The above content is as follows.

[The next full moon night.]

[On Moon Shadow Island, shadows will disappear again. ]

Please investigate the reason.

【Aso Keiji. 】

Kogoro Mori was completely confused by this.

Especially since all the text on it was cut out from newspapers.

He found that the sender seemed to be reluctant to have his handwriting exposed to the eyes of the famous detective.

(Is he planning to hide his identity? Why did he call me and tell me that the full moon was only two days away...)
(What will happen on April 16th?)
Kogoro Mori sighed, if that guy hadn't transferred 500,000 yen into his card.

He would never come for this kind of commissioned case.

"Really? I just solved two cases and I want to take a good rest."

"How did you get me here all of a sudden? Damn it!"

"Did that brat Xiang Yuan pass on his bad luck to me?"

(Well, from this perspective, it seems to be true.)
Conan thought to himself.

This time the invitation was made by him personally, so Uncle Maori certainly couldn't tell who wrote it.

But it should be said that it was the bad luck of the plague god Xiang Yuanguang that infected Uncle Maori.

That’s not a problem. If it weren’t for Xiang Yuanguang, the uncle would never have come to Yueying Island.

Well...if Uncle Maori knew that a murder would happen here, I'm afraid he wouldn't have this attitude.

"Dad, let's just treat it as a vacation. It's a rare opportunity to come to the Izu Islands."

Mao Lilan was in a good mood. She felt the sea breeze and smiled happily.

Although I don't know what expression I will have when I see the corpse later...

At least she is happy now.

"Right? Conan? I feel like this is much better than staying at home."

(Is it really that much better?)

Conan's smile was a little forced.

He knew the situation on Moon Shadow Island, and this time he just tricked Uncle Maori into coming to help.

"Yes, yes. I feel that the environment here is really good."

Uncle Maori turned his head and looked at Conan with some suspicion.

I don’t know why, but Conan seems to be worried about something today.

Why is your smile so forced?

Damn, this must be Xiang Yuanguang’s problem.

Conan is forced to go to murder scenes every day, and even the children can’t laugh anymore!
"Captain, how long will it take to get to Moon Shadow Island?"

"We've been here for a long time."

Kogoro Mori shook his head and was finally speechless about the sea breeze blowing towards him.

He came to the captain's room, and the captain took a look at the nautical chart and answered directly.

"It's just ahead. Don't worry. It will be there in ten minutes at most."

Are we there yet…?

Kogoro Mouri stuck his head out of the captain's room and looked at the island in the distance.

Sure enough, it is almost here.

There are quite a few fishing villages near that island, and I guess many people make a living by fishing.

There shouldn't be too many people, and there are probably only one or two policemen on the island...

(No, why should I think about the number of police officers?)

(Damn it! It’s all the fault of that little Xiang Yuan! If he hadn’t come this time, there wouldn’t have been any murders!)

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————April 15, 9:50 a.m.————

————Moon Shadow Island, Reception House——————

"What!? There's no such person as Aso Keiji!? Then who invited us here?"

"Check again, is there really no such person?"

Maori Kogoro asked the receptionist loudly. The young man at the reception was so scared that sweat broke out on his forehead.

"No, no, there really is no such person as Keiji Aso on the list of townspeople!"

"I, I just came to Moon Shadow Island to work recently, so maybe I don't know."

"May I ask the leader...?"

The people at the counter were horrified. If they were reported, it would be difficult to keep their jobs.

"Wait! Are you talking about...Aso Keiji!?"

However, the receptionist did not expect that the leader of the reception center was even more shocked than he was.

The middle-aged man took several steps back.

"Keiji Aso died twelve years ago!"

"How could he possibly invite you to Moonshadow Island?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone else in the reception center stopped what they were doing.

They all looked at Kogoro Mori, who came up with the name Keiji Aso.

For a moment, Kogoro Mori also felt creepy in his heart.

An invitation from a dead person? Why does it sound like a ghost story?
The leader of the reception center took Kogoro Mori aside and whispered about Keiji Aso.

Keiji Aso was born on Tsukikage Island and was a famous pianist. However, after a piano concert twelve years ago, he killed his wife and daughter, then set his house on fire, and finally died while playing the Moonlight Sonata in the flames.

This matter is well known to everyone on the island, so it is absolutely impossible that Keiji Aso was the one who invited them to Moon Shadow Island.

Kogoro Mori stroked his chin as he thought about the connection.

(Is Aso Keiji really dead? Someone must have sent me a letter in my name? They can't spend half a million to have fun with me, right?)
(Or is this person's purpose to lure me to Tsukikage Island and ask about things related to Aso Keiji?)

(Why don’t you just say it clearly? Why do you have to give riddles? Really…)
He analyzed in his mind.

Xiaolan was sitting nearby waiting for her father to negotiate with the reception staff, when she suddenly discovered that Conan, who had been by her side, was gone, and she stood up in panic.

"Really? Where did Conan go again?"

She looked around but couldn't find anyone, so she pushed the door open and saw someone talking to Conan.

It was a young man whose back looked familiar.

(Hmm, is he an acquaintance…?)

Mao Lilan walked over quietly.

"...Yes, just in case."

The young man was squatting and chatting with Conan when he noticed someone approaching from behind.

When I turned around, I was immediately startled by the sudden appearance of Mao Lilan.

At this moment, Mao Lilan finally recognized who he was.

"Officer Takagi! Why are you here?"

When Takagi Wataru was recognized, he looked around nervously and was relieved when he found that Detective Mori was not there.

"Ms. Lan, I'm... I'm here on paid leave."

"Please, don't tell anyone about this, or my vacation will be ruined."

"Is that so?"

There was a hint of doubt in Mao Lilan's eyes.

Why should we be secretive and cautious when going on vacation?

"Haha, of course that's the case. Anyway, don't tell anyone else. I'm leaving now!"

"Ms. Lan, little brother Conan, see you later."

Officer Takagi said this and fled the scene in a panic.

Conan subconsciously touched his watch.

(Why do I have an urge to give him an injection and then speak for him...)
(I hope Officer Takagi can make arrangements with Gen in advance.)
He raised his head, looked at Mao Lilan, and spoke in an innocent voice.

"Let's go back first. Uncle Maori will be worried if he can't find us."

"Um……"

Ran Mouri stared at the direction where Takagi was going away, although she was still a little confused.

But in the end, I didn't care.

After all, Takagi is a police officer, not a bad guy.

In the distance, Officer Takagi watched Ran Mouri and Conan enter the reception center and felt relieved.

Okay, let’s act according to the plan.

(End of this chapter)