Ke Xue: I have a knife, and you still dare to fight me?

It’s fierce. Too fierce.

Then Kogoro Mouri started talking nonsense, vaguely implying that he wanted to become sworn brothers with Tsuki Kurokawa, while also making sarcastic remarks about Shinichi Kudo.

"I think Kurokawa is much more reliable than Shinichi Kudo. He's also more handsome, and his abilities are in no way inferior to Kudo's. I think Ran, you should consider Kurokawa. Hahahaha."

"Dad!" Xiaolan's face showed a hint of displeasure, then she looked at Kurokawa Sakizuki apologetically, "Kurokawa-nii, I'm sorry, my dad is drunk and that's why he's like this."

"It's alright, it's only natural." Kurokawa Saki waved his hand, indicating that it didn't matter.

Conan then cast a death stare at Kurokawasaki Tsuki.

I, Shinichi Kudo, am still sitting here!

Kogoro Mouri didn't give up. He wanted to try and persuade Ran, "What's wrong, Ran? I'm serious..."

"boom!"

Ran landed a punch, leaving Kogoro Mouri with a big bump on his head. He then buried his face in the table and was coaxed to sleep by Ran.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Kurokawa Saki Tsuki, under Conan's Death God Eyes, left.

During this time, Ran wanted to get up and see him off, but Conan immediately jumped up and said, "Ran-neechan, let me go. I'll go see Kurokawa-nii off."

After getting on the bus, Kurokawasaki Tsuki looked at Conan, who was waving at him with a forced smile, with interest. Then, Kurokawasaki Tsuki smiled and said, "Your Ran-neechan's cooking is really good. I'll come again next time."

After saying that, he stepped on the gas and sent Conan into the fumes. Although we couldn't see his expression afterwards, it probably wasn't pleasant.

.........

Time just flies by.

The effects of Conan are starting to take hold. It was Wednesday yesterday, but today it's suddenly Friday?

However, it doesn't have much impact on Kurokawasaki Tsuki. He doesn't have to go to work, so the day of the week doesn't matter to him. If he doesn't specifically look at the week, he basically doesn't have the concept of the week.

It's a pity he's already graduated, otherwise the sudden vacation would have been quite enjoyable.

At this moment, Kurokawasaki Tsuki was writing a letter, which he planned to send directly to the FBI headquarters across the ocean, addressing it to Shuichi Akai. He believed that Shuichi Akai would receive it.

As for the contents of the letter, Kurokawa Saki wrote a lengthy eight hundred words, composing a touching little essay. At the end of the letter, he wrote "For article subscription, please contact: *****", then attached a contact number, and finally signed his name. That was it.

That way, Shuichi Akai will probably call to ask what happened. And since someone else saw the content, it doesn't matter. Let him appreciate his writing style.

"Dududu-"

The sudden ringing of the bell interrupted Kurokawasaki Tsuki's thoughts.

"Hey, Kurokawa-kun, my dad got a request from Moon Shadow Island. Do you want to come check it out tomorrow?"

Moonshadow Island? Why does that sound so familiar?

"Could you tell me what the commission entails?"

"It seems like they asked Dad to investigate something..."

"I know, I know, Ran asked me to say it." Conan snatched the phone.

Well, so Conan was listening in the middle of it all along, huh?

"Brother Kurokawa, the letter of request says that on the night of the next full moon, shadows will start disappearing again on Tsukikage Island, and then you need to ask Uncle to investigate the cause. The signatory is a man named Keiji Aso."

Kurokawa Saki stroked his chin. He really remembered this case. It was an episode that left him with a lingering sense of injustice. At the time, he never imagined that such a beautiful and sweet-voiced person would actually be a man. Now he really had to go and see for himself.

"I see. I'm quite interested. Then I'll trouble Uncle Mori."

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Kurokawa-nii."

After hanging up the phone, Kurokawa Saki went to the post office and mailed the letter.

Deeply influenced by Ke Xuewei, he didn't know how long it would take for the letter to reach Shuichi Akai, so of course the sooner it was sent, the better.

Time quickly came to the next day.

Kurokawa Tsuki has already boarded the ship to Tsukikage Island with Conan and the others.

Kogoro Mouri was complaining that the request had interrupted his plans. He had originally intended to go flower viewing. Conan was standing to the side with a small backpack on his back. To be honest, Shinichi Kudo was cuter when he was a child. He was so adorable that Tsuki Kurokawa couldn't help but pat his head a couple more times.

Conan flashed his crescent-shaped eyes: "Hey, hey, hey, don't treat me like a child, okay?"

Kurokawasaki Tsuki's hands didn't stop moving: "You're not that old to begin with, are you? You're not even old enough to drink alcohol yet."

Conan tried to pry the hand off his head, but with his thin arms and legs, even with all his strength, it was no use.

As soon as the ship docked, Kogoro Mori led a few people straight to the island's government office to look up Keiji Aso. They were then told that Keiji Aso had been a pianist, but had been burned to death in his home more than ten years ago, during which time he had been playing the piece "Moonlight Sonata" all along.

After leaving the office, Kogoro Mori looked at the letter of authorization in his hand with a somewhat confused expression.

"Is this a letter from the sealed-off? Are you kidding me?"

Kogoro Mouri was so angry that he wanted to crumple the letter in his hand into a ball, but Conan stopped him.

"It shouldn't be. Anyway, the other party has paid all the fees, and the postmark is from Tsukikage Island. It should be someone on the island who asked Uncle to investigate Aso Keiji's matter."

"Yes, Dad, maybe it's his good friend. Let's go ask the village chief, maybe he'll have a clue."

Ran also agreed with Conan's statement.

Kogoro Mouri nodded and waved his hand, "Alright, I just heard him say that the village chief is at the community center, let's go."

Kurokawasaki Tsuki casually asked, "Where is the community center?"

Kogoro Mouri, who had just taken a step, froze. Right, where's the community center...?

Xiaolan looked around and pointed to a building not far away: "There's a clinic there, let's go ask them."

Kogoro Mouri coughed lightly: "That's right, let's go ask them."

So the group headed towards the clinic.

Chapter Thirty-Five: Asai Narumi

"Hello, could you tell me where the community center is?" Xiao Lan politely asked the female doctor who had just come out of the clinic.

"After you turn that corner, just walk straight to the end and you'll get there," the female doctor said, pausing after giving directions. "Are you from Tokyo?"

"Yes, we just arrived by boat."

"I was born in Tokyo too, but this island is different from Tokyo. Isn't it wonderful here? The air is fresh, and it's very quiet." The female doctor opened her arms wide, seemingly immersed in this beautiful environment.

No sooner had she finished speaking than a broadcasting van drove up in front of her, with several loudspeakers on its roof blaring out noisy and jarring campaign messages.

"Masato Shimizu, please vote for Masato Shimizu."

The female doctor froze, as if a crow had flown overhead.

She silently withdrew her outstretched arms: "This is an exception, because the village chief election is about to be held." She then went on to explain the three people currently participating in the election.

Seeing that she was about to continue her rambling introduction, Kogoro Mouri quickly interrupted her, "Alright, alright, miss, we're not interested in the village chief election."

"Sorry, I've gone off on a tangent. I'm the doctor here, Asai Narumi."

Kurokawasaki looked him up and down. Although he had prepared himself mentally, he was still a little surprised to see him in person.

Who could tell? Who would have thought such a cute girl was actually a boy?

He truly deserves the title of "cross-dressing master."

Kogoro Mouri was clearly still preoccupied with the strange letter of commission, and was now eager to get to the community center. After getting the information from Narumi Asai, he hurriedly left.

Kurokawa Saki smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Dr. Asai, Uncle Mori is in a hurry to investigate the case."

"Huh? Is he a detective?"

"Yes, Uncle Mori is a fairly well-known detective, but this case is indeed a bit strange."

As the two were talking, Conan, who was originally following behind Kogoro Mouri, suddenly realized that Tsuki Kurokawasaki had not followed. When he turned around, he saw Tsuki Kurokawasaki chatting enthusiastically with Narumi Asai.

This time it was Conan's turn to make a strange expression.

Could it be that Kurokawa has taken a liking to Dr. Asai?

Conan's eyes lit up. This was great news! He felt much more at ease. Were the bad temptations around Ran finally going to disappear?

"Conan, why aren't you following us? What are you looking at?"

Ran looked in Conan's direction and asked, "Is Kurokawa-kun flirting with Dr. Asai?"

She was also a little excited. If going out could help Kurokawa find true love, that would be fantastic.

Noticing that Ran was subtly moving closer, Conan quickly pulled Ran away.

"Sister Xiaolan, let's go quickly."

He silently prayed for Kurokawa Tsuki: Kurokawa-nii, you must succeed!

On Kurokawa Saki's side, he told Asai Narumi the contents of the letter of commission, and also mentioned that the client was the deceased Aso Keiji.

Then he quietly observed Asai Narumi's expression.

However, Asai Narumi did not reveal any flaws.

“That’s really strange. But I only came to this island two years ago, so I’m not very familiar with Keiji Aso. I’m afraid I can’t provide you with any clues.”

The cross-dressing master's mental fortitude is truly exceptional; you can't tell anything from his expression alone.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki stroked his chin: "Actually, I've deciphered some things from this letter of request. Would Dr. Asai like to hear them?"

Are you a detective too?

"My name is Kurokawasaki Tsuki. I'm not a detective; I'm a freelancer, but I think my reasoning skills are pretty good."

"Then I'll trouble Mr. Kurokawa to tell me about it. I'm also quite curious about the story behind this letter of authorization."

Kurokawa Saki thought to himself: Who knows the story behind this better than you, buddy?

"I think this is a revenge proclamation issued by a conscientious person surrounded by darkness, and at the same time, it can also be seen as a murder proclamation of self-destruction into darkness."

Kurokawasaki paused to observe his expression, but Asai Narumi's expression remained unchanged; he simply listened quietly.

“I think there might be more to the story about Keiji Aso’s death more than ten years ago. His death might have been orchestrated by someone, and the client might have known the truth behind it. So he chose to take care of those people himself, but his conscience wasn’t completely extinguished. He also longed for someone to pull him out of this vortex. I guess that’s why he sent out this request.”

After a long silence, Asai Narumi finally came to her senses.

“Excuse me, Mr. Kurokawa, I got a little too engrossed in listening. It’s a shame you’re not a detective, though, that you were able to decipher the meaning behind a mere letter of commission.” Asai Narumi said, then suddenly lowered his head. “I have some business to attend to at the clinic, so I’ll have to excuse myself.”

After saying that, Asai Narumi turned around and walked quickly back to the clinic.

Although his movements were subtle, Kurokawa Saki noticed that there were tears welling up in his eyes.

It seems he still intends to carry out his murder plan; it's necessary to keep an eye on him.

Kurokawasaki Tsukiya went to the community center to meet up with Mouri Kogoro and the others.

Kogoro Mouri sat on a bench in the lobby. He had already smoked several cigarettes in the short time he had been waiting, and he was getting a little impatient.

"Seriously, how long are we going to have to wait?"

He lit another cigarette and stubbed it out hard in the ashtray.

"Huh, where's Conan?" Ran was stunned for a moment when she realized that Conan had disappeared again.

Meanwhile, Conan quietly pushed open the door to the room and found a grand piano inside.

Kogoro Mouri and Ran also came looking for them.

"What a big room!" Kogoro Mouri walked straight into the room. Looking out the window, he could see the sea. "So the sea is right behind the community center."

Xiaolan's attention was focused on the piano in front of her. "Why is this piano so dirty?"

Just as she was about to reach out and touch it, a bespectacled man with squinty eyes rushed in from outside the door to stop her.

"No, don't touch it! That piano was used at the concert on the day Mr. Aso died. It's a cursed piano!"

Kurokawasaki Tsuki said calmly, "There is no such thing as a curse in this world."

He finally found Kogoro Mouri and the others, even though he had wandered around the community center for a while.

"You don't believe me?" The bespectacled man feigned a horrified expression. "Even the former village chief was killed by a curse!"

Kurokawasaki remained silent. "The son of death is standing right in front of you, and you're still talking to me about the cursed piano? If you had told me that Conan was the former village chief, I might have actually believed you."

Kogoro Mouri then asked, "So this is Mr. Kameyama Isamu, who is performing the ritual today?"

The bespectacled man with squinty eyes began to recall that it was a full moon night two years ago. The empty community center was filled with the sound of piano playing. When he was about to ask if anyone was home, the piano music stopped. When he entered the room, he found that the former village chief had died of a heart attack on the piano. The piece he was playing was the Moonlight Sonata that Keiji Aso had played before his death more than ten years ago.

"From then on, this piano was known as the cursed piano."