Chapter 18: Moonlight Sonata Solo
On this day, Youya returned home and opened the mailbox, and found a delivery box inside.
What is this? A souvenir sent back by my parents? They still remember me, unlike Shinichi's parents, who left their son alone as soon as they went abroad.
I don’t know when I will be able to come back from this trip, I hope you have fun.
Thinking of this, Youya took out the express box and took a look, and found that the postmark was Yueying Island.
Moon Shadow Island? Yuya's eyes narrowed slightly.
Yuya walked quickly into the room with the box and opened it. Inside was a letter and a bundle of banknotes. Yuya counted them and found there were 50 Yukichi banknotes.
Youya put the money aside, opened the envelope and saw that it was a letter of authorization.
But the form of the letter was a little strange. The content was a letter made up of words cut out from newspapers. It said:
During the next full moon, shadows will begin to disappear again on Moon Shadow Island. Please investigate the reason - Keiji Aso.
"It is indeed the moonlight?" Youye murmured.
More than ten years have passed, and apart from writing down the main storyline that he knew, Yuya has almost forgotten all the other cases that are not related to the main storyline.
But he still remembers the general content of a few cases that left a deep impression on him.
This time it is about to happen on Moonlight Island, and the Moonlight Sonata Murder Case is one of them.
I didn't expect that the letter of authorization was not sent to Kogoro Mouri, but to me instead. Maybe it's because he has become more famous recently?
"What Edogawa Conan didn't do... let me prevent this mistake from happening." Yuya said softly.
Of course, he understood that Asai Narimi had not commissioned this to find someone to watch the ceremony, but to hope that someone could stop him. Otherwise, why would he commission a detective? And a newly-crowned detective who had recently gained fame?
Just kill secretly.
There are still a few days until the full moon, which happens to be a holiday, so You is also free.
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Yuya still went to the teacher to ask for leave.
The time stated in the letter of authorization had indeed not arrived, but he was not stupid enough to go there on that day, as it would be too late if he did.
He wants to stop Asai Narimi, and it will be better to stop him if he goes there in advance.
As for how to stop it... Youya chose to take a few people from the group and just "send away" the three drug dealers.
Youye has no psychological burden towards drug dealers.
Who knows where their drugs will be sold?
More importantly, there is no need to ruin a person who could have a better life because of a few drug dealers.
In this way, without a target for revenge, Asai Narimi would naturally not commit crimes again and could start a new life.
Yuya took out his cell phone from the system space - yes, cell phones had already appeared and became popular, and their functions were gradually improving - dialed a number, and then began issuing tasks in an old man's voice.
"Hello, it's me. There are three drug dealers on Moon Shadow Island. Send a few clean hands to the island to wait for orders tomorrow."
"After I find out who it is, you know, don't leave any traces."
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After simply disguising himself as a young man of 25 or 6, Youya rented a boat and sailed to Tsukikage Island himself.
He had planned this operation completely.
Yu couldn't remember the names of the three drug dealers, but he remembered their identities: one was the village chief, one was the richest man on the island, and the other was a gangster.
The village chief and the richest man are easy to find, but it is more difficult to determine which one it is among the gangsters. This is why You also has to come to Yueying Island in person.
Pretending to be a tourist, but actually going to gather information.
Even if someone investigates them afterwards, they can say that they received a letter of authorization and came to take advantage of the time to steal some things in advance; although it may not be very acceptable, it also gives them a reason to go to the island.
Besides, he had disguised himself on purpose, so no one would be able to find out about him.
In the deep sea, Yuya steered the boat forward.
Soon, he saw an island in the distance. If the route was correct, it would be Moon Shadow Island.
The ship soon arrived at Moon Shadow Island and docked at the pier.
Youye stepped onto the shore and took a deep breath. The air on the island was very fresh. He took a casual glance and found the scenery was pretty good.
Unfortunately, there are some nasty bugs on the island that are polluting the environment.
Youya took a step forward, but suddenly he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
"Sir, are you okay?" The dock staff hurried over to help Youye up and asked with concern.
Youye shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Maybe you're a little seasick?"
"Do you need me to take you to the clinic? We have doctors on our island." The staff said quickly.
Youya stood up, took two tentative steps, and said with a smile: "It's okay, just tell me where it is and I can go there by myself."
Seeing that You could walk on his own, the staff felt relieved and pointed the way to the clinic.
After Yuya thanked him, he left with somewhat unsteady steps.
After leaving the dock, Youya looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to him, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the clinic at a normal pace.
When he arrived at the clinic, Youya saw a woman in a white coat who had just sent a patient away.
Noticing Yuya's arrival, the woman smiled and asked, "Sir, are you feeling unwell?"
Yuya nodded slightly, with a somewhat uncomfortable expression: "I just got off the boat and I feel a little seasick. Miss nurse, can you give me some seasickness medicine?"
The woman smiled and introduced herself in a slightly neutral voice: "I'm the doctor here, Asai Narimi."
"Oh, sorry Dr. Asai, I thought..." Yuya apologized quickly.
Asai Chengmi smiled and said, "It's okay, come in with me, I'll get you some medicine."
Yuya followed Asai Narimi into the clinic.
Asai Narimi took some medicine from the cabinet, and handed a glass of water to Yuya. Then he sat down opposite him and said with a smile, "You look unfamiliar. Are you from outside the island?"
Youye took a glance and saw that her face was delicate and pretty, her figure was slender, especially her long, slender, white legs. The hand that handed her the thing also looked soft, with slender fingers.
He doesn't look like a man at all, okay? He's better looking than many girls.
Is this the charm of a cross-dressing man? If Yuya didn't know that Asai Narimi was indeed a man, he would have been tempted.
Yuya took the medicine, nodded and replied: "Thank you, Dr. Asai. I came from Tokyo. I heard that Tsukikage Island has beautiful scenery. My work has not been going well recently, so I came here to relax."
Hearing that You was also from Tokyo, Asai Narimi immediately smiled brightly: "What a coincidence, I was also born in Tokyo."
"How is it? It's completely different from Tokyo, right? The environment is good, the air is fresh, and it's very quiet!"
However, it was somewhat embarrassing that a car drove past with a loud noise, which was very unpleasant. At the same time, the loudspeaker on the car kept playing: "Kawashima Hideo, please vote for Kawashima Hideo!"
Yuya couldn't help but look at Asai Narimi.
Asai Narimi's expression froze, and he smiled awkwardly: "This is only temporary. The election for the next village chief is underway, and things will soon return to normal."
Yuya showed an expression that said, "I see."
"Dr. Asai, is this Hideo Kawashima the candidate this time?" Youya asked casually.
Asai Narimi nodded: "Yes, he is the largest wealthier man on the island, and all the patients who came to see me said they would vote for him."
The biggest billionaire? Hideo Kawashima? And this name sounds familiar.
Yuya was delighted and asked hurriedly, "Then he must be the richest man on the island?"
Asai Narimi gave an affirmative answer.
Yuya put on a gossipy expression and asked, "What about the other voters?"
Asai Narimi said without thinking: "There is also the fishermen representative Shimizu Masato, and the current village chief Kuroiwa Tatsuji."
Kuroiwa Tatsuji and Kawashima Hideo, very good, I already know their names.
The more troublesome thing now is to determine the name of the gangster.
Yuya thought about it for a while, and asked hesitantly: "Doctor Asai, this is my first time to Tsukikage Island. The scenery here is quite nice. I plan to stay for a few more days. This island..."
Seeing Yuya's hesitation, Asai Narimi asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Yuya looked around, as if to confirm whether anyone was eavesdropping, and Asai Narimi looked confused.
Youye asked in a low voice: "I wonder how the security is on this island? Are there any gangsters? You know I'm not from the island, so I'm a little worried..."
Asai Narimi showed a look of realization, thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, although there is only a small police station and an old policeman on the island, public security is still no problem."
That's why you dare to plan to kill people, right? Youya thought secretly.
"As for the hooligans..." Asai Narimi showed a thoughtful expression, "I have been on this island for two years. To be honest, there are indeed some hooligans here, but don't worry, they won't do anything out of line. As long as you don't go to remote places alone, you will be fine."
Youya was a little disappointed. He thought Asai Narimi would directly say the name of the gangster. What a pity.
In this case, you can only think of other ways. If you ask too many questions, you will not be like an ordinary tourist.
"Okay, thank you very much, Dr. Asai." Yuya glanced at his watch and said with a smile, "It's getting late, I won't disturb Dr. Asai from work."
"Okay, goodbye." Asai Narumi sent Yuya to the door, and watched his back as he walked away before he reacted belatedly.
"Eh, I don't think you asked his name?"
Asai Narimi shook his head: "Forget it, he's just a tourist anyway, I don't know if I'll meet him again in the future."
"But I still hope you can leave before then, otherwise if you get scared, your plans to relax will be ruined."
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