Beginning

"Moonlight?!"

Xu Yue's warning made Sato Miwako and Conan, who had just snapped back to their senses, jolt in alarm.

They already knew that the death twelve years ago and the former village chief's death three years ago had both been accompanied by the Moonlight Sonata!

For such music to suddenly start playing during a memorial service naturally put them on high alert.

Even Kogoro Mouri, slow to react as he was, sensed that something was wrong.

Xu Yue immediately took the lead and rushed toward the piano room!

When they opened the door, they found Hideo Kawashima, the most popular candidate for village chief, lying drenched across the piano.

That eerie Moonlight Sonata was still playing.

"It's a curse—the piano's curse!"

Hirata Kazuaki, the current village chief's secretary, pointed at the piano playing by itself, his face twisted with terror as he screamed.

Xu Yue told Kogoro Mouri and the others to preserve the scene while he entered with Sato Miwako. Wearing gloves, he pulled a radio out from behind the piano.

"He's already dead."

As Xu Yue picked up the radio, Sato Miwako had already confirmed the victim's death.

"We're police officers, and my sister is a detective, so please don't leave yet. We have a few questions for you."

After confirming the situation, Xu Yue began calming everyone down.

"Did anyone see when Mr. Kawashima left?"

After Xu Yue asked, Kuroiwa, one of Kawashima's rivals and the current village chief, spoke up.

"I can confirm that he said he was going to the restroom."

By then, Xu Yue had reached the body and completed his examination.

"Time of death was approximately half an hour ago. Cause of death was asphyxiation. There's seawater on his body, and drag marks on the floor leading in from the side door.