I'm going to kill everyone who calls me Hill.

Listening to the sound from next door that couldn't be covered up even by the wall, Xiaolan said with a wry smile.

"yes……"

Conan responded casually, but his attention was not here. He looked at Mr. Nishimoto who was walking back and forth and looking at his watch from time to time and became puzzled.

(The review has already ended, why hasn't Mr. Nishimoto returned yet?)

Just when he was about to continue observing Mr. Nishimoto, he saw Nishimoto Ken lower his head to look at his watch, then walked towards the toilet with a serious expression.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

So Conan used the classic toilet method to go and check it out.

"Xiao Lan...do you think he is lacking any vitamins?"

After watching Conan leave, Xier suddenly said to Xiaolan: "You see he goes to the toilet frequently, maybe he is not feeling well, go back and take care of himself."

"Eh? Okay..."

Xiaolan answered in surprise...

"Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump~"

Just as the two were talking, the sound of "Moonlight" suddenly came from upstairs, followed by a shrill scream.

"What's wrong!"

Inspector Megure quickly ran out of the house and ran to the second floor, and the rest of the people followed him up.

When everyone reached the second floor, they found that Mr. Kuroiwa, who was still alive just now, had fallen in a pool of blood.

"father!"

Miss Kuroiwa Reiko screamed in fear and wanted to rush to the corpse but was stopped by the people around her.

"Seal off the scene! No one is allowed to leave this house!"

Inspector Megure shouted orders angrily. He really didn't expect that someone would dare to commit a crime when the police were around.

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As the incident happened suddenly, the coroner was still examining the deceased, so he did not come. Therefore, Inspector Megure asked the only doctor present, Asai Makoto, to be the coroner. Little did he know that this was exactly what he wanted. He took advantage of the autopsy to eliminate his own evidence, and no one except Seele noticed his little move.

After Inspector Megure eliminated several suspects, a new suspect emerged.

"That means the current suspects are Masato Shimizu, Ken Nishimoto, and secretary Mr. Hirai." Officer Megure said to everyone with a serious face.

And Seele, who is still excluded from the list of suspects, is looking at the leftover music score with Conan.

"Strange... this music score..."

Conan was thinking carefully about the meaning of the music score. He didn't think it was just a simple music score. There should be some mystery behind it.

"Come to think of it...Why is the keyboard of a piano divided into black and white?"

Xi'er reminded him intentionally or unintentionally. This guy usually has a good brain, why did he suddenly get stuck in a dead end at this time...

"Of course, it's the semitones..."

Conan said casually, but he was stunned as soon as the words came out of his mouth.

(Finally found out...) Xier turned her head and looked at Ma Cheng Shi who was standing beside her.

(So ​​what are you thinking? You’ve already committed the crime, but you’re still leaving clues… Are you a thief from somewhere…)

After Conan got the hint, he quickly figured out the meaning. After telling the content to Inspector Megure, he and the old guard went to look for the music score left over from that year. Seeing that it was getting late, and because Conan interpreted the meaning of "the resentment is eliminated here", Inspector Megure let the suspect go back first. After all, there was not enough evidence now, and it was useless to keep a few people...

Xier stayed to accompany Xiaolan. She knew that Masashi would not miss this great opportunity and would definitely take this opportunity to solve all the problems at once.

An hour later, seeing that Conan had not come back for a long time, Xiaolan became a little worried, so she went to find Conan with Seele.

Warehouse department.

The confused old guard finally found the key to the warehouse.

"Conan?" Xiaolan's voice came from outside.

"Eh? Sister Xiaolan?" Conan was very surprised why Xiaolan came here.

"What are you talking about? It's been so long..." Xiaolan showed Conan the time and said, "Inspector Megure has asked everyone to go back. Let's go back together."

"What! Gone! Why!" Conan asked in surprise.

"It was the words that someone interpreted... 'The hatred is eliminated here', so Inspector Megure thought this was the last case, so he let everyone go back."

Xier poked her head out from behind Xiaolan and said.

"Oops!"

Conan thought to himself: "How could this be the last case? We have only played two chapters of the Moonlight Sonata!"

"I'm going to the Citizens' Watch!"

"Hey! Conan?"

"Come on, let's go too..."

Seeing Xiaolan still hesitating there, Xier pushed Xiaolan and chased after her.

Soon, several people arrived at the community center, and the old guard also came with the warehouse key, ready to open the warehouse.

Just as he was unlocking the door, Conan heard a small sound coming from the piano room.

"who!"

Conan quickly ran towards the piano room, but he heard the sound of glass breaking, and a dark figure ran out through the window. On the ground lay Mr. Murasawa who was unconscious.

"ah!"

Just as Conan was about to chase after her, Xiaolan's scream was heard, forcing him to turn back.

"This is!"

But when Conan came to Xiaolan, he found that Mr. Nishimoto, whom he had seen before, was hanging on the beam and had been dead for a long time.

Chapter 43: Rebirth in the Flame

When the old guard opened the door of the warehouse, he was about to go in to look for the sheet music, but he found a vague black shadow hanging in the air in front of him. This scared the old guard so much that he looked carefully with the help of the light at the door. He found a person hanging quietly in the room inside. This person was Ken Nishimoto whom he had met before, but he was no longer breathing, and it was obvious that he had been dead for a long time.

"Oh my God!"

The old guard was so scared that he sat down on the ground, and Xiaolan behind him saw the same scene.

"ah!!"

Seeing this, Xiaolan screamed and quickly threw herself into Xier's arms. Xier had to comfort her silently. Conan, who had just discovered something in the piano room, rushed over when he heard the noise.

"This is!"

Conan walked to the door and stopped. He did not rush in because there might be clues about the deceased hidden inside.

"Here, I'll give you a flashlight." Xier's hand took out a flashlight through the imaginary space, but to outsiders, it seemed that she took out the flashlight from her arms.

"Thank you!" Conan took the flashlight and looked inside.

Xiaolan gradually recovered after screaming. Although she was still a little scared, she had gradually gotten used to it. After all, dead bodies were not uncommon to her.

"Hello, Officer Megure?"

Xier took out her cell phone and called the number that Officer Megure had left for them and said, "The deceased was found in the community center. The deceased is Mr. Nishimoto Ken."

"Nani!!"

Officer Megure exclaimed on the other end of the phone. He didn't expect that another death would appear in such a short time...

"Okay! I'll be there soon!"

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Ten minutes later, Inspector Megure and his team rushed to the community center without stopping.

"where is it?"

After opening the door, Inspector Megure asked Noelle who had been waiting there.

"In the warehouse, Officer Megure."

Seele led a few people to the warehouse, and the scene had already been protected by Conan.

"This is!"

The lights were on at the scene, and as soon as Officer Megure entered the room, he saw Ken Nishimoto hanging from the beam. His face was bruised and there were obvious marks of strangulation on his neck. It was a typical death from suffocation by hanging.

"Officer! Here's a sheet of music!"

The police officer in charge of the investigation handed the music score at the feet of the corpse to Inspector Megure.

"What is this? Is this also that kind of secret code..."

Inspector Megure looked at the code similar to the previous one and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Is this another serial murder? Or is it just a suicide?

"Inspector Megure, this piece of music probably describes Mr. Nishimoto's self-report of killing several people including Aso Keiji, and he felt deeply guilty, so he committed suicide here."

"Yeah……"

Watching Conan translate the music score, Inspector Megure fell into deep thought...

"Conan, was there anything under your feet when you found the body?"

Inspector Megure had speculated that Nishimoto committed suicide, and since there was a suicide note, it was very likely suicide.

But Inspector Megure's many years as a police officer were not in vain. If a suicidal person wants to hang himself, he must find a place where he cannot use force. Otherwise, when his consciousness is blurred, he will struggle unconsciously. If his feet touch a place where he can use force, then his breathing will be unobstructed and the suicide attempt will fail.

This is also the reason why there is a footrest next to or around the person who hangs himself. A footrest of a certain height can put the suicide at a relatively high place, and at the same time, as long as the footrest is kicked away, the suicide can be successfully completed.

However, nothing similar was found around Ken Nishimoto, which was unreasonable... Therefore, Inspector Megure ruled out the possibility that Nishimoto committed suicide.

"Takagi! Go and call all the people who came here to the village office!"

"Yes!"

"By the way! How is Mr. Murasawa who fell in the piano room?" Officer Megure then asked another police officer.

"Yes! Mr. Murasawa has been sent to the hospital, and his fiancée, Ms. Kuroiwa Reiko, is accompanying him."

"Yeah……"

Inspector Megure pondered the connection between the two. Did the murderer want to kill two people? Or was this an accident?

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Ten minutes later, all the suspects except Miss Reiko and the unconscious Mr. Murasawa had arrived at the scene.

Inspector Megure explained the general situation to them, and everyone was immediately shocked.

"Quiet!"

Officer Megure shouted, "Everyone, report to me everything from the time they were disbanded until they got here!"

"This……"

Everyone looked at each other, knowing that they were being treated as suspects...

"All right……"

Several people told Inspector Megure their itinerary one after another. In the end, the only suspects were Mr. Shimizu, his secretary Mr. Hirata, and the unconscious Mr. Murasawa.

(No! I must have missed something... What is it...?)

Listening to Inspector Megure's questions, Conan bit his fingernails nervously. His intuition told him that the murderer was not among these people, and the only thing missing was a key piece of evidence.

(It looks like it’s going to be solved…)

On the other side, Seele looked at Conan curiously. He had obviously discovered something and was probably only one step away from finding the real culprit.

Xier secretly observed Ma Chengshi's expression again. As the only one who knew about Ma Chengshi's crime, she wanted to know what he was thinking at the last moment.

The expression on Asanari Minoru's face was just as Xier had expected. He no longer had the tension and acting skills he had before. On the contrary, he was very relaxed, and the deathly intent was revealed between his brows.

I'm afraid that just like Xi'er said before, he had already prepared to commit suicide after completing his revenge. The "suicide note" of Xi Benjian was probably his own suicide note. As it said, he felt that he was guilty and therefore planned to commit suicide, but the difference was that he did not regret killing several people.

Looking at Conan who suddenly thought of something and ran towards the door, Seele knew that Masamichi was about to be exposed.

Just as Xier thought, the voice of Kogoro Mouri soon appeared on the radio.

"Mouri Kogoro" carefully analyzed the murderer's modus operandi, and through the key evidence - the scene of Mr. Kuroiwa's death, he cleared all suspicions and locked the murderer on Asanari Minoru.