Asai Masumi subconsciously avoided Yu Quan's gaze, feeling as if this exorcist saw through everything.
After a brief silence, Asai Masumi didn't answer Yu Quan's question. Instead, he posed another: "Mr. Yu Quan, do you know what kind of piano wouldn't be affected by fire?"
"Asuma Kei-ji has attained Buddhahood," Yu Quan also responded indirectly. "That piano… also fulfilled its purpose."
Asai Masumi's pupils involuntarily constricted, tears sliding down his cheeks—a mix of joy and sorrow.
"Mr. Yu Quan, with your identity, you should believe in karma, right?"
This question left Yu Quan silent. This stuff… people who believe in Buddhism might, but Yu Quan wasn't a Buddhist.
As the saying goes, if you rely on karma and retribution for everything, what's the point of having police?
Asai Masumi didn't seem to care about Yu Quan's answer, continuing, "Someone like me, I'll probably go to hell after I die…"
Asai Masumi's gaze drifted to the distance, momentarily bewildered, then regaining its firmness.
Without waiting for Yu Quan's reaction, Asai Masumi turned and left. Yu Quan, naturally, didn't stop him.
"Huh? Is that Dr. Masumi?" Mouri Ran, Yu Shiya, and Kuroiwa Reiko returned just in time to catch a glimpse of Asai Masumi's back.
"Yeah, Dr. Masumi just happened to be passing by," Yu Quan casually nodded.
Hell is a place Asai Masumi definitely wouldn't go to. He'd just become nourishment for the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade…
…
There were quite a few people participating in the third-anniversary memorial service for Kameyama Yu. Even after Yu Quan and the others finished eating, the police questioning still hadn't ended.
But a familiar piano melody began to sound…
"It's 'Moonlight'!" Conan's pupils contracted, and he quickly ran towards the room where the piano was stored.
"Father—how could this be?" Kuroiwa Reiko looked at Kuroiwa's death scene with a pained expression.
Yu Quan collected Kuroiwa's soul, his gaze sweeping over the sheet music in Conan's hand.
It looked like a passage from "Moonlight," but it actually had a few minor discrepancies.
"The resentment of sin, be extinguished here." Yu Quan's gaze swept over Asai Masumi, who had taken the initiative to help perform the autopsy.
Asai Masumi's body stiffened slightly, but his hands moved steadily.
Asai Masumi knew Yu Quan might see through everything, but—
For some reason, Yu Quan didn't seem to be stopping him.
When he made his plans, Asai Masumi prepared to give up everything, and he was willing to gamble…
"Time of death less than an hour," Asai Masumi said in a serious tone. "For a more precise determination, it's best to perform a further autopsy."
"Yu Quan brother, what did you mean by that?" Konoha, clutching the sheet music, tugged on Yu Quan's sleeve.
"Isn't it what's in your hands?" Yu Quan's fingers tapped on a few points on the sheet music.
Even though Conan was tone-deaf, he had asked Mouri Ran about the contents of this sheet music.
Yu Quan's reminder immediately made him understand, and he quickly took out the sheet music found at Kawashima Hideaki's death scene.
"Understand? Next is you…."
"The resentment of sin, be extinguished here… Could the case be over with the deaths of these people?" Moure Kogoro, noticing the conversation, stroked his chin.
"No… impossible!" Nishimoto Ken, in the crowd, suddenly cried out in terror, then ran out.
"Mr. Yu Quan—" Kuroiwa Reiko trembled as she walked to Yu Quan's side.
Before Kuroiwa Reiko could make her request, Yu Quan lowered his eyes and said, "Kuroiwa-san's soul has been collected. I will send him to Buddhahood later."
"Yes, I understand." Kuroiwa Reiko pursed her lips. "I hope Mr. Yu Quan can help my father rest in peace."
Kuroiwa Reiko initially wanted to ask Yu Quan if he could help find the murderer.
But there were still a lot of detectives and police here. And as for Yu Quan—
The most important thing was to send her father to Buddhahood as soon as possible.
…
An hour later, Yu Quan and Yu Shiya, having completed an extra memorial service, were taken to the inn by Kuroiwa Reiko.
But tonight, it was destined to be a sleepless night…
Before the three could separate, Kuroiwa Reiko received a call from an islander.
The content was simple: Nishimoto Ken, who had been shouting loudly at Kuroiwa's death scene, had been found hanged in his home.
"Mr. Yu Quan, what do you think…" Kuroiwa Reiko looked at Yu Quan with worry.
"Take me there." Yu Quan nodded slightly.
"Yes." Kuroiwa Reiko replied and immediately took Yu Quan and Yu Shiya to Nishimoto Ken's house.
The police and Mouri Ran were already there.
"Yu Quan." Mouri Ran subconsciously moved to Yu Quan's side, feeling a sense of reassurance.
Since seeing the true existence of ghosts, plus the fact that so many people had died here…
Even with a protective charm, Mouri Ran felt a chill run down her spine, and only Yu Quan could give her some sense of security.