“What, there's no such person as Masao Kei-ji?!”
After arriving on the island, the Mouri family also started to inquire about the letter sender, but unfortunately, they heard such news.
For a moment, the Mouri family was dumbfounded.
But soon, they learned from a long-time resident of the island.
“Masao Kei-ji passed away over a decade ago.”
“He was a famous pianist on this island.”
“After a performance at the Community Center, he killed his wife and daughter and locked himself in his villa.”
“He played Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in the inferno.”
“And he turned to ashes in the end!”
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Hearing about Masao Kei-ji's past, even people like Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but frown.
“Uncle, since he sent all the expenses.”
“He must want us to investigate something.”
“Otherwise, let's just take a stroll around the island!”
....
Fortunately, Conan, with his logical reasoning, spoke up.
Based on previous clues, the group decided to head to the Community Center first.
On the way, they ran into Asai Seijitsu, a doctor at the island's clinic.
The Mouri family didn't notice anything amiss about Asai Seijitsu.
As he turned back to his clinic, Asai Seijitsu's sweet smile vanished.
Instead, he seemed a bit gloomy.
“Sin, it was destined from the beginning!”
Asai Seijitsu murmured with a hint of determination in his eyes.
At that moment, darkness seemed to consume all reason.
On the other side, the Mouri family met the current village head, Kuroiwa Jitsuji, and his family.
They also met the village's capitalist, Kawashima Hideto, and others.
Unbeknownst to them, night had fallen.
The Mouri family joined the villagers in attending the memorial service for the former village head, Kamesan Yu.
They also learned a lot about Kamesan Yu from the village secretary, Hirata Kazuaki.
The former village head had also died under the Moonlight Sonata two years ago.
It was as if a malevolent spirit was taking lives!
“There are no such coincidences.”
Conan, being the least trusting of such things, felt there must be some unknown secrets involved.
He suspected that the true sender of the letter might be waiting for them to unravel these mysteries.
But just at that moment!
The sound of the Moonlight Sonata echoed throughout the hall.
The faces of those present turned slightly.
“Something's wrong!?”
Conan, the first to react, shouted and quickly ran towards the room where the piano was placed.
Then, he discovered the island's capitalist, Kawashima Hideto, playing the Moonlight Sonata!
Conan and the others who rushed in were stunned.
“Kawashima, don't scare us!”
The current village head, Kuroiwa Jitsuji, was the first to speak, his face filled with panic.
But the next moment, after finishing the Moonlight Sonata, Kawashima Hideto's head slammed onto the piano.
This scene caused a look of shock to cross the faces of those outside the door.
Conan was the first to react.
He opened the door, rushed to Kawashima Hideto's side.
“He's dead!”
“He's no longer breathing.”
Conan murmured in disbelief.
He couldn't understand why a perfectly healthy person, one moment playing the piano, would suddenly die.
“It must be a curse!!”
Hirata Kazuaki cried out in terror.
As for the others, their faces were extremely ugly, and even a hint of panic could be seen.
From the perspective of some insects, Doyen Shun watched with great interest.
Because he knew that all of this was done by Asai Seijitsu.
He had also used the power of the evil god statue.
The current evil god statue was more than just a tool for hypnosis.
After the last recovery, Doyen Shun had reforged it.
The evil god statue would unlock more powers depending on the darkness within the host's heart.
Of course, they weren't particularly terrifying powers.
For example, the power Asai Seijitsu was currently using was to control corpses.
This power seemed somewhat overpowered, but it only lasted for one minute.
Even if he wanted to control corpses to do more things, it would be impossible.
Of course, besides this power, the hypnosis power was also unlocked.
Even Doyen Shun couldn't help but marvel, the darkness in Asai Seijitsu's heart was greater than he imagined under temptation.
As Doyen Shun was lost in thought, the scene changed slightly.
“There's nothing wrong with his appearance.”
“It's most likely poisoning.”
Conan frowned and murmured softly.
This was the most reasonable explanation he could come up with.
As for why Kawashima Hideto was playing the piano here, that was easier to explain!
Perhaps the culprit threatened him, perhaps he had some leverage, and then demanded something from him.
He died of poisoning at the perfect time.
“Conan, how do you know?!”
But Ran Mouri, who didn't know when she appeared beside Conan, asked curiously.
“I just learned from Uncle Mouri's deductions.”
Even Conan's face showed an awkward expression as he said.
“That's right, I also think the culprit is poisoning and blackmailing.”
Kogoro Mouri didn't hesitate to take credit for Conan's deduction.
“I don't know who you are?!”
Kogoro Mouri, standing up and speaking, attracted enough attention.
Unfortunately, many villagers didn't recognize Kogoro Mouri.
Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri quickly introduced himself.
Thanks to previous cases, Kogoro Mouri had some notoriety.
After knowing that Kogoro Mouri was a famous detective.
They then tacitly accepted Kogoro Mouri as the leader of the current situation.
But at this moment, the Moonlight Sonata sounded again.
This time, the Moonlight Sonata came from all directions.
The faces of those present were once again filled with panic.
“It seems like it's coming from the village's broadcast.”
“Did someone else die!?”
....
Conan and the others started to run out of the Community Center.
But as soon as they ran out, all the villagers' faces showed terror.
The reason was simple!
All the houses in the village, including the entire Tsukikage Island, were engulfed in flames!
It could be said that except for the Community Center, all the buildings were shrouded in flames.
It was only because the Community Center was near the beach that they didn't notice it at first.
“Wait, my son is still in the house.”
“My parents must be there too!!”
....
However, many terrified villagers quickly realized something and started shouting.
Especially because no one had come out of the houses.
All of a sudden, many people couldn't hold back their tears.
Now, even if they wanted to rescue them, it was impossible.
The flames had already surrounded all the buildings.
As for Kogoro Mouri and the others, they were also dumbfounded.
It was clear that this was not a normal fire, it was intentional arson.
Otherwise, all the residents' buildings wouldn't have been set on fire, and even the entire island was burning.
The current Tsukikage Island was like a living hell.
“Damn it, this time Tsukikage Island will definitely have heavy casualties!!”
“The culprit has a deep hatred for Tsukikage Island.”
“He even retaliated in such an extreme way.”
Conan clenched his fists, seemingly filled with anger and helplessness, thinking silently.