Chapter 4
"Why did I get dragged into this".Conan complied as he looked out at the ocean.
"Come on Conan-San you need to enjoy yourself" Ran smiled.
Shinichi nodded "She's right you know"
Conan signed "Are we almost there"
Shinichi looked off in and distance and nodded "Yup there it is Tsukikage Island"
Flashback
Shinichi and Ran were walking home from school, as they were walking home Ran noticed
Shinichi had a happier expression.
"Hey Shinichi, what happened? You seem happy about something" Ran asked.
Shinchi smiled "Well the other day Conan gave me his number so we can talk now and then"
Ran smiled back "I see that's great. I'm glad you're getting the chance to know your brother"
Shinichi nodded "Thanks Ran"
"So did you tell your parents yet?" Ran asked him.
Shinichi shook his head "No, not yet. Conan told me we shouldn't tell them yet as he fear they be put in danger"
Ran nodded "I see"
The two then arrived at the Kudo Mansion, before going inside Shinichi checked his mail. He went through the pile until he saw a strange envelope addressed to him. He opened it and read its content.
"On the next full moon, the shadows of the Tsukikage Island will once again vanish
Your investigation is required
Asou Keiji"
"Asou Keiji?" Shinichi said as he looked at the name.
"What is it Shinichi" Ran asked.
"I just got a letter to investigate at a place called Tsukikage Island," Shinichi told her. "From Asou Keiji"
"Asou Keiji? Who is that?" Ran said.
Shinichi shook his head "I don't head, but I guess he wants me to investigate something for him" he then looked towards Ran "Hey you want coming with me"
Ran smiled "Sure I would love to if it's the chance to relax"
"Oh what's happening here" a male voice rang out.
Shinichi and Ran turned around and saw that Conan was walking up to them.
"Conan," Shinichi said.
"Hey what's up Aniki so what are you and girlfriend doing," Conan asked with a teasing grin.
Both Shinichi and Ran went red.
"I'M/SHE'S NOT MY/HIS GIRLFRIEND" they both yelled in unison.
Conan smirked "Okay Okay, calm down. So what's up"
Shinichi showed Conan the letter "Well I just got this letter asking me to investigate a case on Tsukikage island, say about you come with us"
Conan sweat dropped "Huh"
Flashback Over
Shinichi, Ran, and Conan arrived on Tsukikage island and the trio went over to the office areal. Shinichi walked over to the front desk to ask the receptionist.
"Excuse me we're looking for an Asou Keiji," Shinichi asked at the front desk.
"Hmm, there's no one here by that name" the receptionist.
Shinichi raised an eyebrow "are you sure"
The receptionist nodded it was then their boss walked in "What's wrong"
"They're looking for an Asou Keiji," the receptionist told their boss. The name made everyone in the room go wide-eyed in shock.
"WHAT ASOU KEIJI" the man shouted loudly.
Shinichi, Conan, Ran all blinked in surprise at everyone's reaction to mention of the name,
"Do you know this person?" Ran asked.
The man started to freak out "No it's not possible that man is dead"
"Eh," Shinichi and Ran blinked.
…
"Who would have thought that Asou Keiji is dead?" Shinichi said after he heard the story of the dead pianist.
Ran nodded "Yes, it's surprising why would someone impersonate him in order to contact you"
Conan shrugged "Who knows? can we go home now"
Shinichi shook his head "No, someone wants me to investigate something I'm not leaving until I figure out what it is"
Conan heavily signed "Fine"
As the three were walking through town they noticed the local clinic that had the sign "Doctor Asai Narumi" in front of the clinic were two people in front of it one was a woman and little kid.
"Now Kenta-kun is careful next okay," the woman told the boy.
"Yes Ma'am, Thank you Narumi-sensei" the kid bowed and ran off.
"Um Excuse me" Shinichi called.
The woman turned around "Yes"
"Do you know where City hall is?" Ran asked.
The woman nodded "Yes it's right over there" she pointed out. "Wait are you three from Tokyo"
Ran smiled "Yes, we happen to be here on business we just got here by boat a while ago"
The woman smiled "eh I'm from Tokyo too, but I like it here isn't the air so refreshing"
As the woman was talking a van promoting the election of Shimizu passed by them. It was then the woman began to explain about the island's current mayoral election and its candidates Shimizu, and Kawashima.
"My name is Asami Narumi, I'm a doctor here" she greeted with a smile.
Ran smiled "it's nice to meet you Narumi-Sensei, I'm Mouri Ran"
Shinichi bowed "I'm Kudo Shinichi"
"Edogawa Conan," Conan said simply. Conan took notice of Narumi after a few seconds "I see' he muttered to himself.
Narumi smiled "It's nice to meet all of you"
Narumi went on to explain that today is the second anniversary of the former mayor's passing and that it will be happening in the city hall and she'll be joining them. The group had arrived at City Hall and saw a large group of protestors.
Shinichi, Ran, and Conan waited patiently while waiting for the mayor to come and talk to them. As they were waiting for Conan decided to go off on his own.
"Oi Conan, where are you going?" Shinichi said.
"I'm bored," Conan signed.
Conan walked up to a room and opened the door with Shinichi and Ran behind him.
"Conan-san we can't do something like this" Ran warned him.
Inside the rather large room, there was a dusty piano in the center, Conan and Shinichi looked around the room. Shinichi then stopped in front of the window and saw that the city hall was right in front of the ocean.
"This piano is dirty," Ran said as she looked at it.
It was then another man appeared, he saw that Ran was about to touch the piano which made the man go into a full panic.
"HEY DON'T TOUCH THAT' the man shouted loudly.
Ran immediately stopped herself from touching the piano after hearing the man yell.
"That piano is cursed. It belongs to Asou-san the one that he played during his last concert" the man said,
"Cursed?" Shinichi's eyebrow raised.
"Yes, the same things happened to the late mayor 2 years ago" the man who said his name was Hirata the mayor's secretary went to explain how the former late mayor was found dead on this piano 2 years ago with Moonlight Sonata playing. "And since then everyone believes this piano is cursed"
Conan walked up to the piano and started playing every single key, shocking Ran and Hirata.
"Oi Conan-san don't do that" Ran told him.
"Nothing seems wrong to me" Conan signed as he played.
It was then Hirata forced the three out, shutting the door to the room. "Please stay out of this room, just wait in the lobby until the service is over" Once Hirata left the three, Narumi and another man walked up to them.
Ran smiled when seeing her "Narumi-sensei"
Narumi smiled "Oh you three are still here"
Shinichi nodded "They told us to wait here until the service is over." Shinichi then looked at the man who was with Narumi "Who is this"
Narumi smiled "Oh this Shimizu-san the mayoral candidate I told you about"
"I'm Shimizu. It's nice to meet you," Shimizu greeted with a smile.
It was night time now and Shinichi and the others were still waiting to meet with the mayor.
"Seriously how long is this service going to be" Conan complained.
"Come on, you have to be patient," Ran told him.
"I lost my patience when you two dragged me here," Conan said.
As Conan and Ran talked Shinichi was still thinking about the letter he was sent.
"It's strange, if the piano hasn't been used in years why was it perfectly tuned," Shinichi thought. "And what exactly does this letter mean"
As Shinichi was thinking he started to hear someone playing the piano in the background.
"Is that" Ran said.
"Moonlight Sonata" Conan finished.
It was then Shinichi's eyes widened. "It can't be" Shinichi then started running to the piano room shocking Ran and Conan.
"Hey Shinichi, wait," Ran shouted.
Shinichi arrived at the piano room and saw a crowd standing in front of it. Shinichi ran up to the door and forced it open and to him and everyone else's shock. There was a body laying on the piano, the body was soaking wet.
"Is that Kawashima-san' someone in the crowd said.
Shinichi walked up to the body and checked for a pulse but nothing "Damn it he's gone"
"Is he?" the mayor said.
Shinichi shook his head "No he's dead" Shinchi then looked at Ran "Ran can you call the police"
Ran nodded "yes" she then took out her phone and started to dial.
Shinichi then looked at Narumi "Narumi-sensei can you perform an autopsy"
Narumi nodded "Yes sir" and put on her gloves and began the autopsy.
It was then Moonlight Sonata began playing again which caused Hirata to freak out.
"Ah, It's the curse" Hirata shouted.
Conan signed "What curse" Conan walked over to the piano and pulled out a hidden tape recorder "it's just a tape recorder"
"From what I gathered this is clearly murder," Shinichi said
After some time Narumi told Shinichi that Kawashima died about 30 minutes ago. Shinichi was already narrowing down suspects from those who left the service after Kawashima.
"So did you figure anything out," Conan asked his brother.
Shinichi nodded "Yeah the killer is a man, there's no way a woman could drown and carry a fully grown man in a short period of time," Shinchi told him "Which leaves Kuroiwa-san and Narumi-san"
Conan shook his head in disagreement "No Narumi-san is still a suspect"
"Eh," Shinichi raised an eyebrow.
"Narumi-san is trans," Conan told him, shocking Shinichi a little. "You couldn't tell"
"How did you figure that out?" Shinichi asked.
Conan smirked "I just have good eyes, anyway I'll ask more questions while you go do your thing"
Conan then went off to ask more questions on ways to narrow down the suspects and Shinichi just watched in amazement at Conan's calm demeanor. He was like an actual detective.
Shinichi went back in thought about the letter "The shadows of the Tsukikage island will once again begin to vanish"
"Hey Shinichi, what's wrong?" Ran asked but Shinichi was too lost in thought reciting the letter.
"Hey what is he talking about," Narumi asked,
"He's reciting the letter he got that invited us here in the first place" Ran answered.
Narumi nodded "I see"
Once reciting the letter once again in his head Shinichi had realization "I see so that's it"
"What is Shinichi?" Ran asked.
"I have a feeling these murders aren't over yet and I fear this is only the beginning," Shinchi told her.
…
Sadly, Shinichi was right on the mark. Kawashima was only the first much later after some time the current mayor Kuroiwa Tatsuji was found dead in city hall as well with Moonlight Sonata playing. As Shinichi investigated along with Megure and his squad who had just arrived.
Shinichi walked around the scene and saw a musical sheet written in blood and the floor.
"You realize it don't you, you're next," Conan said making Shinichi jump "Right that's what it says"
Shinichi nodded "Yeah"
As the two talked one of the suspects Nishimoto started to ramble on how Asou Keiji is alive and he's here for revenge, but that was completely thrown out the window when the local police officer had told everyone the remains from the fire 10 years ago was in fact Asou.
"All that was left in that fire, was sheet music that was in the safe"
"Where is it," Kogoro asked.
"At the community center store room"
"Can you bring it to us?" Megure ordered the officer and he nodded.
"Wait I'll go with you" Shinichi volunteer, he then looked towards Conan "Can I leave things to you here"
Conan shrugged his shoulders "Sure why not"
Shinichi and the policeman then left the city hall to the community center to retrieve the sheet music.
Once they left Conan kept his curious eyes on the young doctor who was speaking to Ran.
A.N Here is chapter 4 what do you guys think, so yeah I decided to start off with the Moonlight Sonata case which was a really good episode. Like I said most cases I take from the manga and anime will stick close to cannon just with some minor detail changes. Like Kogoro still working as a police detective. Be sure to review and I will see you next time