Chapter Seventy-Seven: Maori's Reasoning

The first round of investigation into Moon Shadow Island has been completed, but Laiqi Xiao still hasn't been able to find the person who forged the teaser letter.

The most suspicious Ashi has been ruled out, but apart from him, Lai Qixiao can't find any other suspects for a while.

According to the wording of the advance letter, the forger must have known Keiji Aso, but the cause of Aso's death ...... He probably doesn't know. The forger is supposed to be the one who is suspicious of the cause of Keiji Aso's death, but apart from Minoru Aso and the drug dealers, is there anyone else on Moonshadow Island who cares about this? ”

Lai Qixiao carefully flipped through his not particularly reliable memories, and of course did not find other suspects. It seems that the only way to find out the identity of the counterfeiter is to rely on the next investigation.

Lai Qixiao is not in a hurry, and plans to focus on the repentance of the drug trafficking group first. If the truth of Keiji Aso's case is revealed, then the forger may take the initiative to jump out because the goal is achieved.

"If I could, I would like to act openly in the real world!" Lai Qixiao sighed helplessly, "It's a pity that I don't have a disguise technique like Kidd, otherwise it would be much easier to investigate." ”

"Would you like to go to Kidd and ask him for a favor?" Lai Qixiao suddenly had an idea, "If you think about it carefully, he still owes me a favor!" ”

“…… Forget it, I can still handle the current situation. There was no need to ask him for help. Lai Qixiao quickly dispelled this idea by himself, for him who was weak in the real world, Kidd's favor was quite precious, and there was no need to waste it on Moonshadow Island.

After deciding on the action plan, Lai Qixiao looked at the time. It was two o'clock in the afternoon, so there was no need to rush back. Lai Qixiao plans to find the residence of these drug dealers first and see their current state with his own eyes.

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"What did you say!?" In the only detention center on Lunaris Island, Officer Twilight excitedly grabbed the shoulder of Maori Kogoro who had arrived in a hurry, "Brother Maori, you said you unlocked the secret hidden in the invitation!" Is this true?! ”

"That's right, the secret hidden in this invitation letter has been solved by my detective Mori Kogoro!" Mori Kogoro is confident.

"Actually, this letter is not an invitation at all, but a letter of crime notice! It's a challenge letter to my Mori Kogoro! ”

"Crime Notice?" Officer Twilight couldn't help but exclaim, "Where does this start?" Brother Maori, could it be that this letter was sent by the real Phantom of the Thief? ”

"Not really. Officer Twilight, actually, this is a murder notice! On this Moon Shadow Island, there is also a person who intends to commit murder! Mori Kogoro explained his reasoning to Officer Twilight, "Actually, I just learned about something horrific from the doctor on the island. ”

"On a full moon night two years ago, the village's former chief died of a heart attack in front of the piano at the community center, and it is said that before he died, he played the song 'Moonlight'."

And Keiji Aso, the central character of this incident, also died on a full moon night! Moreover, the song he played before he died happened to be "Moonlight"! ”

Hearing this, Officer Twilight finally understood, and his voice was a little hurried: "Do you suspect that the previous village chief did not die of illness?" ”

"Officer Twilight, my daughter has also studied piano. So although I can't play the piano myself, I probably know that the song "Moonlight" is not so easy to play, and the former village chief who died, can he really play such a tune? ”

Speaking of this, Officer Twilight and Mori Kogoro looked at the old police officer on the side at the same time and asked him:

"Sir, you are the only one among us who has met the former village chief. Do you have the impression that he can play the piano? ”

After a moment of recollection, the old officer replied slowly: "I heard that he studied the piano for a while when he was a child, but I have never seen him play. What his level is, no one really knows. ”

"No one has ever heard him play the piano...... In this way, no one can be sure that the "Moonlight" was played by the former village chief himself. Officer Twilight also began to suspect the cause of the death of the former village chief, and he then asked:

"Brother Maori, what is the truth about the invitation you are talking about? Is there anything related to the death of the previous village chief? ”

"Exactly! The time indicated on the invitation is the next Full Moon, which is two weeks later. In fact, the full moon two weeks later coincided with the death day of the former village chief! ”

"On the night of the next full moon, there will be shadows disappearing again on Lunaris Island. Could this mean that on the next Full Moon, there will be another homicide on Lunaris Island? It's like the death of Keiji Aso and the previous village chief! ”

"So who the hell is going to send such a crime notice letter?" As soon as he heard that there might be a murder this time, Officer Twilight suddenly became anxious, "If the former village chief was really killed, then who killed him?" ”

Faced with Officer Twilight's question, Mori Kogoro proudly straightened his chest, and it seemed that he already had a bottom in his heart. But he was confident that he did not answer Officer Twilight's question immediately, but turned to the old police officer and asked:

"Old gentleman, do you know who first passed this story about the former village chief?"

"I remember, it's supposed to be Secretary Hirata, right?" The old police officer touched his chin and said with some uncertainty, "He was the first to find the body, and he was the only one who heard the sound of the music." Could it be that Mr. Detective, are you suspicious of Secretary Hirata? ”

"That's right! The prisoner must be this Hirata! Mori Kogoro made a wrong judgment without hesitation, "The death of the former village chief must have been carefully arranged by him!" He secretly invited the former village chief to the event center, killed him in front of the piano, and finally made up the lie of the so-called playing sound! ”

"He did this because he wanted to use the so-called 'curse of Keiji Aso' to cover up his crimes! The murderer who killed the former village chief and sent me this challenge must be him! ”

Officer Twilight nodded solemnly, although Mori Kogoro's reasoning was not supported by solid evidence, but the death of the former village chief was indeed suspicious. After thinking about it for a while, he decided to question Secretary Hirata first.

"That's right, Officer Twilight. Where did Officer Nakamori go? After publishing his reasoning, Mori Kogoro realized that Nakamori Ginzo had not been present, and he hurriedly asked.

"Officer Nakamori is now in the village office, and he is leading the police to investigate the outsiders on Moonshadow Island, so that the Phantom of the Thief does not infiltrate the island through disguise."

"Hopefully his investigation will be fruitful."