162 The Murderer's Logic
Narumi Asai, this wise gentleman found the score left by Keiji Aso before his death, and found that Keiji Aso actually has a human certificate that the child is alive in the world, and with the emergence of his identity, to be honest, there are indeed a lot of doubts in this matter.
In particular, through the score left by Keiji Aso, after interpretation, it is clear that Keiji Aso wrote it for his son, so why is Dr. Serumi a real woman?
What was the intention of Keiji Aso to deliberately write as a son at that time?
Although the reason given by Dr. Chengshi is quite understandable, at this moment, facing this old policeman who may have been on the island all his life, he may know something else......
So, Conan thought so, and after asking this, he waited with some curiosity for what kind of answer the old policeman would giveβ
"Hmm...... What you said......"
Hearing Conan's inquiry, the old policeman began to touch his chin and raise his head to think, and then said slowly:
"By the way, in addition to having a daughter, Aso also has a son, and I remember his son's name is ...... Se ji? β
It seemed a little uncertain, and the old policeman's tone was not very sure.
"Son?"
For this answer, Conan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, thinking about the details that could correspond to the content of the score, but was denied by Asai Narumi, so Conan couldn't help asking:
"Are you sure? Uncle Police! β
"Hmm...... I should not be mistaken. Because Aso's son has been seriously ill since birth, he has been treated in a hospital in Tokyo, and it seems that Aso did not take him back to the island until Aso set himself on fire......"
The old policeman thought for a while before giving such an answer.
And in this regard, Conan was a little surprised and pointed out one of the problems-
"In other words, no one on the island has ever really seen that 'son'?"
"Hmmm......"
Hearing this question, the old policeman pondered for a moment before he said slowly:
"You can't say that...... I think someone has seen it at the beginning......"
"Who?"
Conan couldn't help but ask curiously.
"It's Shimizu Masato. After all, it is not uncommon for Masato Shimizu to go to Tokyo as a representative of fishermen to negotiate the supplier of the catch, so it should not be wrong that he visited Aso's son who was hospitalized at the hospital in Tokyo. β
The old policeman replied.
"Mr. Shimizu? Does he have a good relationship with Mr. Aso? β
Conan asked, puzzled.
"How do you say that......"
Faced with this question, the old policeman couldn't help but touch his chin, thought about it for a while, and then replied:
Because Aso's son has been hospitalized since he was a child, Aso's income at that time was actually a little unaffordable for his son to be hospitalized back then. And the person who solved Aso's urgent need at that time was Shimizu Masato. However, as Aso had more and more opportunities to perform overseas, such a burden was not a burden for Aso. β
"Huh? When did Mr. Aso stop worrying about his son's hospitalization? β
Regarding what the old policeman mentioned at this time, Conan couldn't help but think of something, and hurriedly asked.
"Hmm...... It was probably two or three years before the fire. β
The old policeman said a rough time, but he couldn't remember more specifically.
So, Conan, who probably already had some ideas, nodded, and then simply changed the topic and asked:
"That's right! Did Mr. Aso really burn his own home with his own hands? β
To be honest, it is also a big doubt that Keiji Aso put himself in the house and then set fire to his whole family, why it was so clearly passed on-
Could it be that there were eyewitnesses at the time?
Thinking like this, Conan couldn't help but ask.
"Well, that's right, that's what the eyewitnesses said at the time."
The old policeman replied.
"And who are those eyewitnesses?"
Conan asked.
"Well...... this"
After thinking for a while, the old policeman helped the glasses on his face, and then replied:
"I remember that there were former village chiefs Kameyama, Kawashima...... Oh! There are also the four of Kuroiwa Village Chief and Nishimoto. β
"Huh? Why did they happen to witness Mr. Aso's death at that time? Also, is there something to do with them? β
Conan was not surprised by this situation, after all, according to the score left by Keiji Aso, the fire was caused by the four people, but out of curiosity, Conan still wanted to hear if the old policeman would know something else.
"The four of them?"
Faced with Conan's question, the old policeman didn't think much about it, and immediately gave an answer:
"All four of them grew up with Aso."
"Are each other childhood friends?"
Conan asked with a little surprise, and the old policeman seemed to be a little nostalgic, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Well, I remember that when the five of them were young, they used to meet together to learn piano. Among them, Aso and Nishimoto have the best relationship, and even after Aso became a famous pianist, Nishimoto often went to his overseas performances to praise him. β
"Really?"
For such a situation, Conan was a little surprised, and at the same time, thinking back to the score left by Keiji Aso, I felt very pity-
"Uncle, can I still ask someone about it?"
After thinking about it, Conan continued to ask.
"Oh?"
After being asked so many things by Conan one after another, the old policeman didn't feel bothered, so he let Conan continue to ask.
Conan then asked:
"It's about the tall, dark man, Murazawa......"
"Murazawa...... The kid was a knife-mouthed tofu heart, and he had come to the island about three years ago, when he seemed to be a student. Later, he fell in love with the village chief's daughter and got engaged not long ago. However, the village chief was opposed to their engagement from the beginning to the end. β
"What about the village chief's secretary, Hirata?"
"He was a timid and cowardly man, and he didn't know why he was chosen as secretary by the village chief. However, he seems to have been secretly meeting with Kawashima at the community center, so I really don't know what the hell they are doing......"
"That'...... What about the remaining one, Mr. Shimizu, a candidate for village head? β
"He was a very good man, not only with a great sense of justice, but also deeply loved by the fishermen, who gradually began to become rich under the leadership of Qing Shui. However, the fly in the ointment is his acute ......"
In this way, the old policeman answered Conan's questions one by one, basically telling everyone's situation, and then the old policeman began to ponder after seeing Conan ask these questions, and couldn't help but smile kindly, and then said:
"Little detective brother, do you have anything else to ask?"
"Huh? No, no, no ......."
With that, Conan waved his hand at the old policeman, said "goodbye", and then turned and ran towards the second floor of the island officeβ
The basic situation is already clear, all that remains is to find evidence!
Although the evidence of the first two incidents is a bit difficult to find, as long as the evidence can be proved that the murder of the head of the Black Rock Village just happened, then the murderer can no longer be denied!
- "I have understood the logic behind the murderer's successive killing of these three deceased! β
Thinking like this, Conan couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency in his heart......
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At the same time, after Gao Yuan left the island office on the pretext of helping everyone buy dinner, Gao Yuan agreed to come to a restaurant on the island -
Sitting on a seat in the middle of nowhere, in the position in front of Gao Yuan, sitting is the person who has already eaten here Jinguji Lingren-
"Wise Detective...... I don't know if you remember - Lavender Villa? β
After Gao Yuan proposed to the store to pack more than a dozen meals to support the proprietress who was already operated by only one person in the store, he was cold, and Lingren Jingu Temple suddenly said such a sentence......