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Just as Yun Feng and Ran reached the entrance of the piano hall on the second floor, they saw everyone gathered at the doorway, frantically worried, because the door inside had been locked from within...
And at this moment, the flowing, melodious Moonlight Sonata was still playing. Everyone could hear it even more clearly now, being right at the door...
"Damn it! Who's playing the piano in there?! Get out!"
Kogoro Mouri pounded heavily on the wooden door of the piano hall, but he didn't know what kind of wood it was made of; it was incredibly sturdy, and he couldn't break it open. Conan was also frantically worried. He saw Yun Feng accompanying Ran up, his eyes lit up, and he eagerly said, "Big Sister Ran, something might have happened inside, and the person playing the piano is still in there. Quickly use your karate to open the door!"
Ran, upon hearing this, didn't dare to delay. She immediately went to the door, gathered all her strength, and with a flying kick, successfully broke open the large door.
Then... the moment the door was kicked open...
The Moonlight Sonata, which had been playing, abruptly ceased...
What followed was a shocking and terrifying sight...
...
Kawashima Hideo was seen pinned to the high wall of the piano hall, covered in blood, by an arrow...
His unseeing eyes stared fixedly at the seat in front of the piano, giving the impression that someone was still sitting on that empty piano seat... It made people's skin crawl...
What was most awe-inspiring was that the piano hall was over ten meters high. The silver-white feathered arrow, which had clearly caused instantaneous death, still had a groove at its end for bleeding... Because of that blood groove, Kawashima Hideo's blood flowed out like a small waterfall from that height of over ten meters... In a short while, the entire floor of the piano hall was stained with blood...
And what nearly drove people mad was...
Kawashima Hideo's blood, scattered all over the floor...
Was pure black...
It was at this moment...
That everyone finally realized what Kawashima, pinned high up, his eyes wide in death, was staring at...
On the piano stand...
A dark object rested...
The pure black mass was still pulsating...
It seemed to be... a human heart...
...
"Ah!", "Ah!", "Ah!".
Screams of frantic fear rose and fell like surging waves, spreading like a virus. Even the monks performing the rituals were so scared they collapsed to the ground.
The only ones who could barely remain composed were Kogoro Mouri, Conan, and Dr. Asai Narumi. But even these three were too startled to speak. Such a horrifying method of murder was not only something they had never witnessed but something they had never even heard of...
Dr. Asai Narumi covered his mouth, looking at the scene before him in disbelief. He had originally planned to kill Kawashima Hideo, but the target had left earlier. He never expected him to be killed here by a method a hundred times more shocking than his own plan.
Ran was now completely limp, collapsing into Yun Feng's arms beside him. She covered her mouth, trembling all over, tears of fear welling in her eyes. If Kogoro Mouri and Conan were so scared, let alone Ran, who was naturally timid in this regard.
Yun Feng held Ran tightly in his embrace, his right hand covering her eyes, his left hand gently stroking Ran's back, softly saying, "Ran, you don't need to be afraid. Big Brother Yun is by your side; no one can harm you."
Hearing Yun Feng's comforting words, tinged with affection, Ran finally couldn't hold back her fear and burst into loud sobs in his arms.
Yun Feng was now holding a fragrant, soft body, but he had no other thoughts. He lovingly held the goddess in his arms, only wishing for her to quickly recover from her fear. To be honest, Yun Feng himself was startled by the scene before him. Although he knew it was Xiaoyu acting on his orders, seeing it unfold before his eyes was still quite shocking.
Actually, Ran's situation was still relatively good. Many people present had been directly scared unconscious, for example, Kuroiwa Reiko and Secretary Hirata Kazuaki had long since collapsed...
His childhood friend was being embraced by another man, but Conan paid no attention. He was currently staring at the scene before him with a look of utter shock. The scene here was more than just terrifying...
The doors and windows of this hall were tightly shut, making it a perfect locked-room mystery. The person playing the piano was still inside a second before the door was broken open. How did he suddenly disappear? Forget it being a locked room; even if the doors and windows were all open, it would be impossible to escape in one second.
The method of the crime was also baffling. How could a single silver arrow pin an adult firmly to a wall over ten meters high...? And why was the blood pure black...? Why was the heart also pure black...?
Most baffling of all, how could a human heart continue to beat for so long after being removed from the body?!
Meanwhile, Kogoro Mouri also snapped back to reality, shouting in surprise and anger, "Little Brother Yun, quickly notify the village police station! And everyone here, no one is allowed near the crime scene! Conan, you brat, get out of the way!"
Yun Feng looked at Kogoro Mouri's serious expression at this moment, knowing that this veteran police officer was thoroughly enraged. He secretly thought, Sorry, Father-in-Law, then took Ran to find the village police station together.
After walking a few steps out of the civic hall, Ran squatted down, covering her face with her hands and weeping. She helplessly asked Yun Feng, "What exactly is going on? Is there really a demon's curse?"
Yun Feng looked at the pitiful sight of his goddess, tear-streaked like pear blossoms after rain, and sighed. He simply sat on the ground, letting his expensive clothes be stained with dirt. After a brief silence, Yun Feng took a deep breath, as if making some kind of decision, then slowly spoke:
"Ran, do you know, from the first moment I saw you, I felt you were as kind as an angel... Your smile is so wonderfully warm and comforting... How I long to protect you, this kind angel... How I long to shield you from wind and rain... To pave the heaven where you exist with flowers of happiness..."
"I don't know if devils exist in this world, but I believe even the darkest devil would be purified into a kind spirit in your presence..."
"Although for now, my skills might not be as good as yours... please believe me, if we ever truly face an insurmountable situation, I would even stake my own life to ensure no harm comes to you..."
As he spoke the last sentence, Yun Feng looked towards a small grove of trees in the distance... That subtle, inexplicable emotion he felt for Xiaoyu made him sense that the person he loved must be there...
And in the shadows of that small grove of trees where Yun Feng looked, a slender figure clad in black combat attire trembled. She hadn't expected her master to be able to sense her... This graceful figure was Yun Xiaoyu. After dealing with Kawashima Hideo as per Yun Feng's instructions, she had hidden among the crowd, secretly accompanying her master.
At this moment, besides being surprised that her master could find her, Xiaoyu also keenly sensed her master's loving emotional fluctuations. She knew they were genuinely heartfelt. Listening to her master's passionate words, Xiaoyu felt the tiny seed of emotion within her heart slowly beginning to sprout... One day, under her master's genuine care, it would grow into a towering tree...