Chapter 74, The Island Shrouded in Moon Shadow (II)
"Hoo ......"
Back in his room, Serumi gently closed the door and let out a long sigh.
It's not difficult to act in a play, but it's hard to act in a play for a lifetime. It's not hard to fool a person, it's hard to fool yourself.
It was undoubtedly an extremely cruel torture for her to see the enemies with a sea of blood dangling in front of her eyes all day long, and she had to pretend to be casual and talk to them happily. So much so that she had to use all her strength every time to be able to restrain herself and not be swallowed by the anger and hatred that surged up!
However, this kind of day will not be long......
Thinking so, Chengshi couldn't help but turn his head and look at his wardrobe.
Open the door of the wardrobe, remove all the clothes in front of it, and there are a few small tablets standing in the depths of the wardrobe.
"Dad, Mom, Brother...... Soon...... Soon I'll be able to ...... for you Revenge!"
Chengshi's eyes flashed with confused tears, his hands were folded, his posture was very soft, but his tone was cold and terrifying.
A rich and deep killing intent burst out from this delicate body, and even the whole room seemed to be a little colder.
Maybe it was because that expression was so sad that even the moon couldn't bear to sigh, and gave her a gentle hug with a warm soft light.
This faint warmth made Cheng Shi can't help but raise his head, look at the bright moonlight outside the window, and be slightly distracted.
She couldn't help but think of that person.
The man who made her determined to come back for revenge, but suddenly appeared in front of her eyes at this time.
"Could it be providence?"
Looking at the bright moon as bright as that night, Chengshi couldn't help but murmur.
"So...... Let God help me decide......"
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The night was getting late, and it wasn't until the silvery moonlight covered Xiaolan with a light veil that Conan suddenly realized that the moon had come out.
He was still deeply immersed in doubts about the previously supposedly cursed piano.
It's the cursed piano parked in the public hall.,The cursed piano that is said to be used by Keiji Aso's last performance.。
It stands to reason that a piano that has been parked for twelve years should have become unusable. But strangely, although the piano has accumulated a lot of dust on the surface, the timbre of playing is quite standard.
The only conceivable explanation is that the piano is being maintained and tuned on a regular basis.
However, this piano is considered a cursed piano by everyone, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach it! But why would anyone secretly tune this piano without everyone's knowledge? What is his purpose?
And that worrying letter......
Thinking of this, Conan couldn't help but glance at Maori, who was smoking next to him.
On the next full moon night, on Lunaris Island, shadows will begin to disappear again......
Does the fact that the shadows begin to disappear means that some people will begin to die one after another?
As a detective, his instinct told Conan so.
And what made him even more unsettling was the appearance of the eagle arrow.
Just as Takaya regarded him as a god of death, after learning Takaya's true identity, Conan also regarded him as a plague god.
Aside from the feather wood eagle, the black knight would never come to this island in the sea for no reason. Since he appeared here, it must show that this place has a dark existence that he can't see yet.
And that Dr. Chengshi, judging from the reactions she and Taka Ya gave herself, he would never believe Hawkya's nonsense of "stepping on a banana peel and breaking his arm and being rescued by Dr. Chengsil". Maybe it was true that he was injured and rescued by her, after all, for the black knight, injuries or something are really commonplace, right? He was so badly injured at the moment he saw it with his own eyes......
In other words, it is very likely that Dr. Chengshi is the one who knows the identity of the eagle.
So, looking at Hawkya's performance, is this Dr. Chengshi trustworthy?
And speaking of which, this guy hasn't been seen since he said he went out for a ride in the afternoon, where did he go?
Looking at the moon gradually rising into the sky, Conan's doubts also came out one after another.
Mr. Kameyama's ritual is about to begin, so hopefully, nothing will happen to you......
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"The ritual is about to begin, I don't want to quarrel with you!"
In the public hall, in a dark and silent corridor, Kuroiwa Chenji said in a stiff tone with a blue face.
"I don't want to argue with you either, Black Rock. The answer to him was Hideo Kawashima, who was also dressed in a black suit, with a slender and burly figure, but his appearance was extremely sinister, "You know, what I want is very simple......"
"Hmph, what you think is beautiful, this giant ship of Yuchai Group, I must go up!" Kuroyan Chenji snorted coldly.
"Heh, so you want to leave me behind and get on the boat alone?" Hearing Kuroiwa Chenji's words, Hideo Kawashima's face couldn't help but show a trace of hideousness, "Kuroiwa, you should know my current situation! I'm being targeted by a nosy madman, and I must take the big ship of the Yuchai Group to be protected! So, this ship, I must get on it! Don't force a person who has reached a dead end, be careful that I reveal that thing!"
"Tsk, are you crazy?" Kuroiwa exclaimed.
"Hmph, are you weak-hearted? I'm crazy, what? At least I'm still alive, and I still want to live, instead of dying like Kameyama! Although I don't know what he saw, but being scared to death by being scared to death is really unbearable! And that guy Nishimoto, too, since Kameyama died, it's like a different person, nervous all day long, and he doesn't go there or do it, he just locks himself in his home, is he really worried about the curse of that old boy in Aso?"
"Hey, you're enough!" Kuroiwa hurriedly tried to stop him.
"What are you afraid of! It's all the people we buried with our own hands, are you still afraid that he will crawl out of the tombstone again at this time?"
However, Hideo Kawashima snorted heavily, as if he disdained to see his timid appearance.
"That's enough! Shut up! Be careful that the wall has ears!" Kuroiwa couldn't help but glare at him fiercely, "Maybe it's because you're always like this that you'll be targeted by that madman who doesn't want to die!"
"Hmph, anyway, I definitely want to get my hands on this resort plan of Yuchai Group...... Don't push me!"
Hearing Kuroiwa Tatsuji's words, Hideo Kawashima snorted softly, left such a sentence, and turned to leave.
"That's exactly what I'm trying to say...... Kawashima, don't push me!"
Looking at the back of Hideo Kawashima leaving, Kuroiwa Chenji couldn't help but clench his fists, and the killing intent flashed in his eyes.
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[Enough is enough!Shut up!Beware of the ears on the wall!]
"Heh, this Black Rock Village Chief is full of caution, no wonder he was able to sit in the position of village chief before. ”
Listening to the voice coming from the tape recorder, Uncle De couldn't help but push his glasses, revealing an indescribable smile.
"Young master, the evidence on my side is almost recorded, and the two gentlemen have almost all confessed, how are you doing over there?"
Uncle De, who was sitting in the car, turned his head to look at the mansion on the ramp, and then pressed the small walkie-talkie on his ear.
"Almost, should I thank him for his sincerity...... Keeping the company's ledger in such a conspicuous safe......"
Taka wore gloves and held a flashlight as she flipped through the ledger that Tatsuji Kuroiwa had hidden in the safe.
There are several ledgers, including regular income, and some illegal black accounts.
The handwriting is very beautiful and very neat, and it can be seen that this is a more delicate person, which is different from the notes of Kuroiwa Chenji that I have seen before. So, this should be the handwriting of that secretary of his, Kazuaki Hirata.
Moreover, those black accounts clearly record the financial transactions between Kuroiwa Tatsuji and Hideo Kawashima and other drug dealers, as well as the black accounts of him forcibly selling villagers' houses to engage in development, and each one is clear.
It's really hard for him, but it's convenient for Eagle Arrow, and it's really perfect to use it as evidence......
Thinking so, Eagle Arrow decisively put away these black accounts, and then took out an eagle dart and put it in its original position.
I really want to see what kind of expression Tatsuji Kuroiwa will look like when he finds out about his eagle dart......
"Young Master, the ritual is about to begin. Uncle De's urging came from the headphones again.
"Got it. Just as Eagle Arrow was putting the ledgers away, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the bottom of the safe, where a quarter-sized piece of A4 paper was pressed, densely packed with things.
"What is this, sheet music?" Taka picked up the yellowed piece of paper, a little confused.
It's an old stave, and it's not a full stave, just one of four staves torn apart.
Could it be that there is some mystery hidden in this score?
Eagle Arrow looked at the front and back several times, but didn't find anything unusual, and couldn't help but think so.
Because he wouldn't believe that someone like Tatsuji Kuroiwa would be interested in music, let alone be able to read staves. This sheet music should not be his own at all, and the person most likely to be its owner should be the famous pianist Keiji Aso, who was burned to death at home by Tatsuji Kuroiwa and Hideo Kawashima twelve years ago!
So, is it because there is some secret written on this sheet music, which is why it was divided into four parts and kept by each of them?
Looking at the neat and yellowed tear of the score, this is the most plausible explanation that Eagle Arrow can think of.
Although he didn't know what this score meant at the moment, it must be a very important thing, or evidence, otherwise Kuroiwa Tatsuji would never have locked it with his own ledger or something.
So, no matter what, it's always right to take it first.
Thinking so, Taka couldn't help but put the score in the ledger and put it away, and then went out again through the window where he came.
"It took so long, did you find anything before you left?"
Seeing the eagle arrow who reopened the car door and got into the car, Uncle De looked at his watch and couldn't help but say in confusion.
"Some of the situations that are still unclear at the moment, if you have the chance, let's drive to the venue first......
With that, Taka took off his black night coat and changed into the black suit that Uncle De had prepared for him.
"I have a hunch that I have one more thing I have to do......"
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It's been a long time since I've been so happy.
Obviously the ritual was being held in the room, but she couldn't contain the excitement in her heart, as if she followed her parents to the street when she was a child.
She hummed softly as she watched her father's favorite Beethoven moonlight, and smiled happily as she watched the moon rise over the sea.
"Father, mother, brother...... Chengmei, this is revenge for you!"
She took a deep breath and lowered her head, the smile in her eyes gradually disappeared, turning into a cold killing intent.
Yes, at her feet, lay a man who was sleeping still.
That person was none other than one of the demons who burned her family to the ground twelve years ago, Hideo Kawashima!
It's ridiculous to think about it now, the tall and fierce demon that she thought was so terrifying back then is now so fragile to her. It didn't even take much effort, just gently strangled his neck for about ten seconds, and the demon, who was taller than her and much stronger than her, lost consciousness and had no power to resist......
At the moment when Hideo Kawashima lost consciousness without resistance, Chengshi really wanted to laugh and cry again.
The laughing thing is that he has been afraid of such a weak-footed shrimp for so many years, and even in order to get rid of this fear, he has been practicing martial arts day and night, wanting to use a strong physique to support his cowardly mind.
And when the smile passed, Chengshi couldn't help but redden.
She feels worthless for herself, for so many years, she has actually lived in the shadow of this kind of person!
However, everything will soon pass......
Thinking like this, she couldn't help but grit her teeth, stretched out her hands, grabbed Hideo Kawashima's collar, and dragged him towards the beach.
"You will slowly die in the agony of suffocation and despair under the immersion of the icy waters......"
"Savor it...... What you have brought to my family, pain and despair!"
Narumi grabbed Hideo Kawashima's graying hair, and slammed it down towards sea level.
"Smack!"
At this moment, a strong arm suddenly stretched out and grabbed Chengshi's arm.
"What......"
At that moment, Chengshi's body couldn't help but tremble violently, and he turned his head in disbelief.
The moonlight illuminated his figure, and the man she had expected was clutching her.
Reflecting the moonlight, those blue eyes shimmered with a complex light that she couldn't distinguish. There seems to be anger, self-blame, and confusion, but more importantly, there is a deep sadness and pity that cannot be dissolved.
That kind of gaze touched the deepest string of Chengcheng's solid bottom.
She seemed to see herself in his eyes, so clear, similar, yet very different.
The next second, a sharp pain from her forearm interrupted her thoughts. It wasn't until this moment that she realized that the broad palm was so powerful, so powerful that her nails turned white, so powerful that she frowned in pain.
"Let it go!"
Chengshi took a deep breath, forcibly calmed down his emotions, and said to him coldly.
However, he didn't let go at all, just grabbed her arm, as if he was grabbing a person who was about to fall off a cliff, desperately trying to drag her up.
"I told you to let go!"
Such resoluteness deeply touched Chengshi's heart, which made her heart, which was already a little disturbed by his eyes, even more shaken, and she couldn't help but struggle quickly, and even her tone became a little hurried.
She has to complete her revenge when her hatred can still support her body, otherwise, there will be no more chance.
For some reason, she just felt that way.
However, no matter how desperately she struggles, the girl is no match for men in terms of strength, even if she knows martial arts.
The hand was like a strong handcuff, locking her tightly to prevent her from doing anything wrong.
"I'm not going to let go!"
The man's tone was very light and his voice was very soft, but it was like a command, so that she could not question or resist.
"I swore that I would never do anything I regret again, so I won't let go!"
"Absolutely not!"
[God, is this your choice?]
The moment she heard this, Chengshi's tears involuntarily surged out, and even she didn't understand why.
Is it because of the regret that you can't get revenge, or because someone can stop your own rejoicing?
Perhaps, both......