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Although Ran couldn't fully comprehend the turmoil in Conan's heart, and even considered calling the police, the empathetic Ran could roughly understand Conan's frustration. After all, she had seen very clearly how Conan was treated by the dogs and cats just now. Putting everything else aside, just look at the deep human-shaped pit in the sand; you can probably tell how miserable Conan was at that moment. So, while Ran helped Conan brush off the messy footprints from his back, she also asked concernedly, "Conan, are you alright?"
"I'm fine..." Conan continued to maintain his forty-five-degree gaze at the sea, answering calmly. What could possibly be wrong? At most, he just... ate a mouthful of sand! Compared to the first time, this was nothing! Ran, hearing Conan's reply, continued to help him brush off the sand while helplessly looking up at Mutian Yuan, who had thrown down his fishing rod and was now rolling on the beach with laughter. "Xiao Mu, Conan is like this, so stop laughing..."
Conan: "..." Sister Ran, before you stop this jerk, can you please wipe the smile off your face?! "Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Conan's expression just now was too funny. Look, look, there's even a hole here! He really sank into the ground!"
Mutian Yuan climbed up from the beach and waved his hand at Ran with a smile. And Ran, hearing Mutian Yuan's words, looked down at the human-shaped pit in the sand, then recalled Conan's miserable appearance. Although Ran knew it was rude to laugh at this moment, she still couldn't help but laugh rudely... Conan: "..."
Sister Ran, aren't you going a bit too far? It's bad enough that Mutian Yuan, that bastard, laughed at me, but why are you laughing at me too? Where did the... kind Ran go? How did she become someone who builds her happiness on others' suffering now?! Hmm, my Ran is definitely not like this.
Even if she is, it must be because Mutian Yuan, that guy, corrupted you! Thinking this, Conan couldn't help but glare at Mutian Yuan, the one who corrupted Ran. "I'm telling you, if I wasn't shrunken now and couldn't beat you, I'd really beat you into a ball!" Mutian Yuan, holding his stomach, said to Conan, "Conan, I never knew you were so popular with small animals, especially the ones here! Are you happy?"
Conan: "..." I'm happy my ass! You let them trample me repeatedly on the ground, three times! You try it! I'm telling you, I hate animals the most! Especially the animals on this island, I hate them even more! Just then, a seagull flew by. As it flew over Conan's head, the seagull couldn't resist its natural urge to defecate, and with a splat, something suddenly appeared on Conan's glasses, who was once again looking up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle... Mutian Yuan: "...See? I told you small animals love you..."
Conan: "..." See? I told you I hate... the small animals here... Conan expressed that birds and such were annoying because they always defecated everywhere! It was a good thing he was wearing the tracking glasses invented by the Professor! After being attacked by small animals one after another, Conan lost interest in continuing to monitor Mutian Yuan.
He returned to the civic hall entrance with his unbothered Sister Ran, looking depressed, and began to ponder life. Without Conan causing trouble, Mutian Yuan and the others instantly felt the mountains were green and the waters clear. Even the happy little fox teamed up with Meow Ninja Cat to catch crabs on the beach. Although those... crabs seemed to be no bigger than a coin, they were... having a great time!
Inspector Megure didn't fool Mutian Yuan. They arrived early, in fact. Just as dusk began to fall, and Mutian Yuan was about to call Uncle Mouri and the others to find a place to eat, a large group of people rushed over from a distance, led by a chubby man. Uncle Mouri, seeing Inspector Megure leading the way, immediately stood up to greet him, somewhat puzzled, "Inspector Megure, why are you here?"
"Xiao Mu asked us to come." Inspector Megure said, turning to look at Mutian Yuan, who was walking over with a fishing rod and a bag of crabs caught by the little fox and Meow Ninja Cat. "Xiao Mu, are those three suspects still in the civic hall?"
"Yes, they seem to have been inside all along. I guarantee no one has left." Mutian Yuan nodded solemnly. Inspector Megure heard this and immediately instructed Officer Takagi to take a few people to the piano room to search for the flour Mutian Yuan had mentioned was hidden under the piano. He himself took the remaining people to find the individuals attending the memorial service.
Conan was a bit bewildered when he saw the serious-faced police officers rushing over. He then tugged at Mutian Yuan, who was about to follow Inspector Megure and the others into the civic hall, and asked, "Brother Mu, what's going on?"
"An old case." Mutian Yuan shrugged at Conan, then ignored him and walked into the civic hall. Soon, Kuroiwa, Kawashima, and Nishimoto, along with the group attending the memorial service, were all brought to the piano room in the civic hall. Although Officer Takagi might seem a bit naive, with the target already pointed out, he quickly found the hidden items at the bottom of the piano.
When they saw what Officer Takagi pulled out from the piano, Uncle Mouri and Conan's expressions changed. On the other side, Kuroiwa and the others, as well as the person who had kicked Mutian Yuan and his friends out of the civic hall earlier, also changed their expressions. Uncle Mouri and Conan merely became serious, but Kuroiwa and the others were somewhat terrified.
Inspector Megure held the few packages in his hand and sternly approached Chief Kuroiwa and the others, saying, "Gentlemen, can you explain this to me?" At first, when Inspector Megure asked his question, these people flatly denied knowing anything. However, when Uncle Mouri suggested that they could compare fingerprints, the person who had driven Mutian Yuan and his friends out couldn't hold on any longer.
He collapsed to the ground and began to confess. The items were... what he had hidden in the piano, and he hadn't worn gloves at the time. A fingerprint check would immediately expose him. Since it had come to this, why bother resisting? After hiding the items at the bottom of the piano, this person intentionally spread rumors about the piano being cursed, hoping to scare others away.
Then he could conduct his transaction with the rich man named Kawashima. Kawashima, seeing that the man was about to confess, knew things were bad. Upon hearing the man, Hirata, implicate him, he immediately shouted, "This is slander! I haven't been involved in illegal drug dealing! He's slandering me!"
"Mr. Kawashima, don't be so anxious. Let Mr. Hirata continue. The police officers will naturally investigate everything clearly afterward," Mutian Yuan said, smiling at the agitated Kawashima. Then Mutian Yuan smiled at Hirata and said, "Mr. Hirata, please continue. It's best if you tell us everything you know. You know, concealing anything at this point won't do you any good.
This amount is enough to... kill you! So you might as well confess more to try and get a discount on your sentence, like turning a death sentence into life imprisonment with a mortgage of three to five years, or a fixed-term imprisonment for so many years. After all, it's better to live poorly than to die well, isn't that right, Inspector Megure and Chief Kuroiwa?"
Chief Kuroiwa's face instantly changed when Mutian Yuan mentioned him. Inspector Megure glanced at the silent Chief Kuroiwa, then looked at Hirata and said, "Xiao Mu is right. If you confess honestly, the judge will consider it when sentencing."
"I'll talk..." Hirata had already given up on rehabilitation, but now that he heard there was a chance to atone, he immediately felt hope. Then he pointed at Chief Kuroiwa and said, "Actually, Chief Kuroiwa is also involved in illegal transactions. Every time, I take advantage of opportunities to go abroad to bring back goods and then hand them over to Chief Kuroiwa." Then Hirata also stated that the things hidden in the piano... were actually his private stash.
Because Chief Kuroiwa and the guy named Kawashima used to be partners, but ever since the former chief, their boss, died, the two fell out. However, because Kuroiwa controlled the connections, even after falling out, Kawashima couldn't do anything to him. And Kuroiwa, for money, would still provide goods to Kawashima, but the quantity was greatly reduced from before.
So Kawashima brought over Hirata, who was Kawashima's secretary, to conduct private transactions with him. This time's village chief election was actually... because Kawashima had completely won over Hirata, he intended to overthrow Kuroiwa and become the boss himself.
"Don't listen to his nonsense, this guy is talking complete nonsense!" Kawashima and Kuroiwa, who had fallen out, reunited at this moment, shouting that Hirata was... talking nonsense. However, Hirata, in order to receive leniency, had completely thrown caution to the wind. He not only exposed Nishimoto, who had been silent and no longer associated with them, but also stated that all three of their homes had secret compartments for hiding their goods.
Inspector Megure had already suspected that these guys had stashes at home. Now, hearing Hirata's words, he immediately dispatched his officers to investigate the three homes. After the investigating officers left, Mutian Yuan tugged at Inspector Megure and said, "Inspector Megure, you forgot about the incident twelve years ago." Then Mutian Yuan turned to Narumi and said, "Doctor Narumi, you can now hand over the things your father, Mr. AsĹ Keiji, left you to Inspector Megure."
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