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Chapter 1086: The Death God Elementary School Student Arrives [Bonus Chapter for Lord Meng Yihua╮Yiye]
The time that followed seemed to return to the period at THK Company.
When Setara Renxi got tired of practicing the violin, she handed it to Haibara Ai, letting Haibara Ai also play a couple of simple melodies. After lunch, the two of them went to watch Haga Kyosuke and Chi Feichei help others adjust sheet music. Then they retrieved the Stradivarius violin to familiarize themselves with it in advance, preparing for the performance at the Banquet.
Tsumagari Kurenai stayed inside the room, watching and listening with great interest, completely forgetting to keep an eye on her young lady. It wasn't until the doorbell rang at the main gate outside that she reluctantly went out of the annex building to open the door.
Inside the room, Setara Renxi had not finished playing a melody and was still focused on practicing.
Haibara Ai stood by the window, watching Haga Kyosuke and Chi Feichei revise the sheet music. She inadvertently looked up and saw a certain Death God Elementary School Student following Tsumagari Kurenai to the door. She immediately felt something was wrong. "Brother Feichi, are you still carrying the things I gave you?"
Brother Feichi had stayed here before, and Edogawa had also come over. Would something happen here?
She hadn't expected that Edogawa would come, so she had only asked for one Exorcism Charm.
"Here..." Haga Kyosuke was discussing with Chi Feichei when he was interrupted by Haibara Ai. He stopped and looked out following Haibara Ai's line of sight. "Are there other guests coming?"
"Famous Detective Mori Kogoro, he is also my teacher." Chi Feichei looked back for a glance, took out the Exorcism Charm from his coat pocket, and showed it to Haibara Ai.
Haibara Ai nodded and then looked towards Haga Kyosuke. "Did someone from this home invite them over?"
Haga Kyosuke calmly shook his head. "I'm not sure either, it wasn't me."
On the other side, Tsumagari Kurenai led Mori Kogoro, Mouri Ran, and Conan, the three of them, into the house.
The three were attracted by the violin melody and only noticed Setara Renxi, completely failing to see Haga Kyosuke, who had just received a phone call by the window, and Chi Feichei and Haibara Ai, who were quietly watching them.
"Miss Renxi," Tsumagari Kurenai stepped forward and interrupted Setara Renxi's practice. "This Mr. Mori said he had an appointment with you."
Setara Renxi stopped and looked at Mori Kogoro with surprise. "That's wonderful! I didn't expect you would actually come!"
"That is of course," Mori Kogoro lowered his voice and pretended to be deep. "Since such a gentle and beautiful young lady invited me, I naturally have to come."
Mouri Ran gave him half-moon eyes and a glance: "..."
Setara Renxi didn't think too much and said enthusiastically, "You should have called me so I could have come to greet you."
Mori Kogoro gave a dry smile. "You mentioned the family matters in your letter, but you forgot to leave your phone number."
"Ah, sorry," Setara Renxi's face turned a little red. "I'm always forgetful."
Conan looked towards Mori Kogoro and asked impatiently, "Uncle, is the person with Absolute Pitch you mentioned this young lady?"
Setara Renxi chuckled and bent down to explain to Conan, "It's not me, I don't have Absolute Pitch..."
"Hey, Renxi, isn't it bad to be so lazy?" A tall, sturdy man with a square face walked in from outside the door. He was wearing a suit, and his slicked-back hair and beard were meticulously groomed, giving him a strong aura. "Aren't you supposed to perform at the Birthday Banquet tonight on behalf of your father? Using that violin."
"Yes." Setara Renxi placed the violin in her hand on the table.
Setara Genjiro smiled and blinked, not as serious as before. "If you make a mistake, my elder brother will scold you severely!"
"Mr. Genjiro," Tsumagari Kurenai said with dissatisfaction, "If you don't notify us in advance before you come back, it will be very troublesome for us!"
Haga Kyosuke, who was sitting by the window, turned his head to look, then continued to communicate in a low voice with the person on the other side of the phone call.
Chi Feichei did not deliberately look at Haga Kyosuke, but he also paid attention to Haga Kyosuke's reaction.
Tonight is still not peaceful.
Haga Kyosuke's acting was very good, or perhaps his mental fortitude was good. He showed nothing unusual throughout the entire day. When he heard Setara Genjiro mention 'that violin', the finger holding the mobile phone just moved a little. Even the glance he gave Setara Genjiro just now seemed only to be because he was disturbed. His gaze was cold, without a trace of resentment.
Sometimes, a cold gaze is more dangerous than a gaze filled with resentment, meaning that in Haga Kyosuke's eyes, Setara Genjiro, the person he resented, is already dead.
Haga Kyosuke staying here a month in advance was probably to plan the murder.
Forget it, let the situation develop however it will.
He doesn't care about what will happen to the two people who died. Considering various factors, the possibility of Haga Kyosuke receiving the death penalty is not high. Because of his musical talent, he will have many opportunities for sentence reduction if he is imprisoned. Maybe he can even ask Haga Kyosuke to revise sheet music in prison...
"That's outrageous, I canceled a performance meeting and rushed back specially," Setara Genjiro complained to Tsumagari Kurenai, gave a yawn, and walked out the door. "Anyway, I'm going to my room for a short nap. Same as previously, wake me up when the banquet starts."
"No," Tsumagari Kurenai said with a straight face. "I will wake you up before the banquet starts."
Setara Genjiro, who had gone to the entrance, gave another yawn. "By the way, you didn't mess with my room, did you?"
"Of course not," Tsumagari Kurenai pushed up her glasses. "I don't want to be yelled at by you like your late wife."
"Ah, that's good..." Setara Genjiro left satisfied.
Conan looked towards Setara Renxi. "Young lady, could that uncle just now be the person who has Absolute Pitch?"
"Unfortunately, although my great uncle is a famous conductor, he can't be said to have Absolute Pitch," Setara Renxi smiled and looked towards the window. "Actually, it's..."
Outside the courtyard, an ambulance drove past. Haga Kyosuke listened and began to sing the scales.
Mori Kogoro, Conan, and Mouri Ran turned their heads curiously to look. At first glance, they saw two acquaintances standing by the window, looking at them with cold indifference and calm gazes, like avengers.
Conan: "!"
Why is Chi Feichei here?
And Haibara is unexpectedly here too. This time, Chi Feichei isn't just appearing out of nowhere by himself, is he starting to 'bring people along' again?
Haibara Ai silently watched Conan.
Why are you making that expression like you've seen a ghost? The one who should be surprised is me.
Originally, she just wanted to participate in the Birthday Banquet peacefully with Brother Feichi. For this, she had even prepared the Exorcism Charm. Unexpectedly, Edogawa appeared again.
Mouri Ran was surprised. "Brother Feichi? And... Ai?"
Mori Kogoro felt a bit uncomfortable looking at the two people's cold appearance, but he was already used to it and quickly recovered. "Why are you two here too?"
"I invited Ai and Mr. Chi to attend my grandpa's Birthday Banquet." Setara Renxi helped explain and asked curiously, "Do you know each other?"
Mori Kogoro said with black lines on his forehead, "More than just knowing each other, we're practically very close!"
Haga Kyosuke finished his phone call in a hurry and, after hanging up, smiled and said, "Renxi, didn't you hear President Odagiri mention it last time? Mr. Mori is Mr. Chi's teacher."
"Ah? Did he say that?" Setara Renxi thought back for a moment, only remembering them listening to melodies, watching videos, and playing musical instruments. "Sorry, I forgot."
Mouri Ran curiously sized up Haga Kyosuke. "Then, the one with Absolute Pitch in Miss Renxi's home is..."
"Correct, it's my uncle, Haga Kyosuke," Setara Renxi looked at Haga Kyosuke, smiling proudly introduced him. "He's a genius composer who has written theme songs for many TV series!"
Conan's expression gradually became resentful.
He hadn't considered going to find Reiko Akiba, the person with Absolute Pitch, precisely to avoid Chi Feichei.
He didn't have Reiko Akiba's contact information. To find people, he could only ask Chi Feichei for help, and he would also have to worry about Chi Feichei finding out about the Organization.
Finally, there was a person with Absolute Pitch in the client's home, and he rushed over impatiently. As a result, Chi Feichei unexpectedly still knew him, and they seemed very close.
Does this fellow Chi Feichei know everyone who has Absolute Pitch?
Haibara being here is also troublesome. Even though Haibara was very brave at the wharf on the Full Moon Night last time, if he wanted to investigate something, she would still nervously tell him 'No', 'You can't', 'It's very dangerous'. He still felt he couldn't just sit by and wait, so he hadn't planned to let Haibara know, to avoid Haibara getting nervous again.
Although THK Company is right there, and Chi Feichei himself also composes music, it's not strange for him to know these musicians with Absolute Pitch. But with these two people here, it's completely inconvenient for him to ask about the email address key tone that is related to the Organization...
"By the way," Setara Renxi asked curiously, "You've been asking who has Absolute Pitch. Is there something you need my uncle's help with?"
"Well, actually..."
Mouri Ran had just opened her mouth when she was interrupted by Conan.
"It's nothing," Conan smiled at Setara Renxi. "It's because I heard Uncle Mori say that you wrote in your letter that someone in your home has Absolute Pitch, so we were just curious."
Mouri Ran remembered that Conan seemed to care about face in front of Chi Feichei and was unwilling to tell Chi Feichei about this matter, so she also cooperated and nodded. "Yes..."
"I see," Setara Renxi turned her head and asked Haga Kyosuke with expectation, "Then, how was my performance just now?"
"It was very good," Haga Kyosuke smiled. "Although one part had a 1/4 tone lowered by a semitone, I think it's better that way."
"Ah, thank you!" Setara Renxi said happily.
"Jinto! Where are you, Jinto?" Ayane Shitara suddenly burst in from outside, looking around nervously. "I've already heard the violin sound, so stop dodging and come out quickly!"
Setara Renxi quickly stepped forward. "Grandmother, father passed away a year ago today, have you forgotten?"
"No," Ayane Shitara murmured in a daze, "Jinto is still... still..."
"Don't embarrass me anymore, Ayane!" Setara Choichiro followed in and shouted. "Stop chasing the shadows of the dead! Our son Jinto has been laid to rest, don't you understand?! Cough cough cough..."
Ayane Shitara was stunned, turned her head to look at Setara Choichiro, who was coughing non-stop, and shed tears blankly.
"Grandpa, didn't the doctor say you shouldn't go out of your room casually anymore?" Setara Renxi stepped forward to help her grandpa catch his breath, then pushed her grandpa and grandmother out the door. She turned back and said to Mori Kogoro, "Mr. Mori, I'll settle grandpa and grandmother first. Can you go to the main building to wait for me?"
Mori Kogoro subconsciously responded, "Ah, okay."
Haibara Ai saw Setara Renxi coaxing the two old people away and sighed inwardly. For some reason, she thought of herself, who was 'entrusted with retirement hope', and her mind became firmer.
Even if it's more troublesome than this, it doesn't matter. She will be more patient than Setara Renxi.
Conan turned his head to look at Chi Feichei by the window, feeling a bit emotional.
Old Western-style house, people with mental issues... This made him suddenly think of the Mamiya Family where Chi Feichei had stayed.
At that time, he had just seen Chi Feichei at the Snow Mountain Villa. At the main entrance of the Mamiya Family, he had even analyzed with Doctor Agasa whether Chi Feichei had a connection with that Organization.
In a blink of an eye, in the same environment and similar situation, he and Chi Feichei have known each other for so long.
And this time, he has truly grasped the clue of that Organization!
End of Chapter
The time that followed seemed to return to the period at THK Company.
When Setara Renxi got tired of practicing the violin, she handed it to Haibara Ai, letting Haibara Ai also play a couple of simple melodies. After lunch, the two of them went to watch Haga Kyosuke and Chi Feichei help others adjust sheet music. Then they retrieved the Stradivarius violin to familiarize themselves with it in advance, preparing for the performance at the Banquet.
Tsumagari Kurenai stayed inside the room, watching and listening with great interest, completely forgetting to keep an eye on her young lady. It wasn't until the doorbell rang at the main gate outside that she reluctantly went out of the annex building to open the door.
Inside the room, Setara Renxi had not finished playing a melody and was still focused on practicing.
Haibara Ai stood by the window, watching Haga Kyosuke and Chi Feichei revise the sheet music. She inadvertently looked up and saw a certain Death God Elementary School Student following Tsumagari Kurenai to the door. She immediately felt something was wrong. "Brother Feichi, are you still carrying the things I gave you?"
Brother Feichi had stayed here before, and Edogawa had also come over. Would something happen here?
She hadn't expected that Edogawa would come, so she had only asked for one Exorcism Charm.
"Here..." Haga Kyosuke was discussing with Chi Feichei when he was interrupted by Haibara Ai. He stopped and looked out following Haibara Ai's line of sight. "Are there other guests coming?"
"Famous Detective Mori Kogoro, he is also my teacher." Chi Feichei looked back for a glance, took out the Exorcism Charm from his coat pocket, and showed it to Haibara Ai.
Haibara Ai nodded and then looked towards Haga Kyosuke. "Did someone from this home invite them over?"
Haga Kyosuke calmly shook his head. "I'm not sure either, it wasn't me."
On the other side, Tsumagari Kurenai led Mori Kogoro, Mouri Ran, and Conan, the three of them, into the house.
The three were attracted by the violin melody and only noticed Setara Renxi, completely failing to see Haga Kyosuke, who had just received a phone call by the window, and Chi Feichei and Haibara Ai, who were quietly watching them.
"Miss Renxi," Tsumagari Kurenai stepped forward and interrupted Setara Renxi's practice. "This Mr. Mori said he had an appointment with you."
Setara Renxi stopped and looked at Mori Kogoro with surprise. "That's wonderful! I didn't expect you would actually come!"
"That is of course," Mori Kogoro lowered his voice and pretended to be deep. "Since such a gentle and beautiful young lady invited me, I naturally have to come."
Mouri Ran gave him half-moon eyes and a glance: "..."
Setara Renxi didn't think too much and said enthusiastically, "You should have called me so I could have come to greet you."
Mori Kogoro gave a dry smile. "You mentioned the family matters in your letter, but you forgot to leave your phone number."
"Ah, sorry," Setara Renxi's face turned a little red. "I'm always forgetful."
Conan looked towards Mori Kogoro and asked impatiently, "Uncle, is the person with Absolute Pitch you mentioned this young lady?"
Setara Renxi chuckled and bent down to explain to Conan, "It's not me, I don't have Absolute Pitch..."
"Hey, Renxi, isn't it bad to be so lazy?" A tall, sturdy man with a square face walked in from outside the door. He was wearing a suit, and his slicked-back hair and beard were meticulously groomed, giving him a strong aura. "Aren't you supposed to perform at the Birthday Banquet tonight on behalf of your father? Using that violin."
"Yes." Setara Renxi placed the violin in her hand on the table.
Setara Genjiro smiled and blinked, not as serious as before. "If you make a mistake, my elder brother will scold you severely!"
"Mr. Genjiro," Tsumagari Kurenai said with dissatisfaction, "If you don't notify us in advance before you come back, it will be very troublesome for us!"
Haga Kyosuke, who was sitting by the window, turned his head to look, then continued to communicate in a low voice with the person on the other side of the phone call.
Chi Feichei did not deliberately look at Haga Kyosuke, but he also paid attention to Haga Kyosuke's reaction.
Tonight is still not peaceful.
Haga Kyosuke's acting was very good, or perhaps his mental fortitude was good. He showed nothing unusual throughout the entire day. When he heard Setara Genjiro mention 'that violin', the finger holding the mobile phone just moved a little. Even the glance he gave Setara Genjiro just now seemed only to be because he was disturbed. His gaze was cold, without a trace of resentment.
Sometimes, a cold gaze is more dangerous than a gaze filled with resentment, meaning that in Haga Kyosuke's eyes, Setara Genjiro, the person he resented, is already dead.
Haga Kyosuke staying here a month in advance was probably to plan the murder.
Forget it, let the situation develop however it will.
He doesn't care about what will happen to the two people who died. Considering various factors, the possibility of Haga Kyosuke receiving the death penalty is not high. Because of his musical talent, he will have many opportunities for sentence reduction if he is imprisoned. Maybe he can even ask Haga Kyosuke to revise sheet music in prison...
"That's outrageous, I canceled a performance meeting and rushed back specially," Setara Genjiro complained to Tsumagari Kurenai, gave a yawn, and walked out the door. "Anyway, I'm going to my room for a short nap. Same as previously, wake me up when the banquet starts."
"No," Tsumagari Kurenai said with a straight face. "I will wake you up before the banquet starts."
Setara Genjiro, who had gone to the entrance, gave another yawn. "By the way, you didn't mess with my room, did you?"
"Of course not," Tsumagari Kurenai pushed up her glasses. "I don't want to be yelled at by you like your late wife."
"Ah, that's good..." Setara Genjiro left satisfied.
Conan looked towards Setara Renxi. "Young lady, could that uncle just now be the person who has Absolute Pitch?"
"Unfortunately, although my great uncle is a famous conductor, he can't be said to have Absolute Pitch," Setara Renxi smiled and looked towards the window. "Actually, it's..."
Outside the courtyard, an ambulance drove past. Haga Kyosuke listened and began to sing the scales.
Mori Kogoro, Conan, and Mouri Ran turned their heads curiously to look. At first glance, they saw two acquaintances standing by the window, looking at them with cold indifference and calm gazes, like avengers.
Conan: "!"
Why is Chi Feichei here?
And Haibara is unexpectedly here too. This time, Chi Feichei isn't just appearing out of nowhere by himself, is he starting to 'bring people along' again?
Haibara Ai silently watched Conan.
Why are you making that expression like you've seen a ghost? The one who should be surprised is me.
Originally, she just wanted to participate in the Birthday Banquet peacefully with Brother Feichi. For this, she had even prepared the Exorcism Charm. Unexpectedly, Edogawa appeared again.
Mouri Ran was surprised. "Brother Feichi? And... Ai?"
Mori Kogoro felt a bit uncomfortable looking at the two people's cold appearance, but he was already used to it and quickly recovered. "Why are you two here too?"
"I invited Ai and Mr. Chi to attend my grandpa's Birthday Banquet." Setara Renxi helped explain and asked curiously, "Do you know each other?"
Mori Kogoro said with black lines on his forehead, "More than just knowing each other, we're practically very close!"
Haga Kyosuke finished his phone call in a hurry and, after hanging up, smiled and said, "Renxi, didn't you hear President Odagiri mention it last time? Mr. Mori is Mr. Chi's teacher."
"Ah? Did he say that?" Setara Renxi thought back for a moment, only remembering them listening to melodies, watching videos, and playing musical instruments. "Sorry, I forgot."
Mouri Ran curiously sized up Haga Kyosuke. "Then, the one with Absolute Pitch in Miss Renxi's home is..."
"Correct, it's my uncle, Haga Kyosuke," Setara Renxi looked at Haga Kyosuke, smiling proudly introduced him. "He's a genius composer who has written theme songs for many TV series!"
Conan's expression gradually became resentful.
He hadn't considered going to find Reiko Akiba, the person with Absolute Pitch, precisely to avoid Chi Feichei.
He didn't have Reiko Akiba's contact information. To find people, he could only ask Chi Feichei for help, and he would also have to worry about Chi Feichei finding out about the Organization.
Finally, there was a person with Absolute Pitch in the client's home, and he rushed over impatiently. As a result, Chi Feichei unexpectedly still knew him, and they seemed very close.
Does this fellow Chi Feichei know everyone who has Absolute Pitch?
Haibara being here is also troublesome. Even though Haibara was very brave at the wharf on the Full Moon Night last time, if he wanted to investigate something, she would still nervously tell him 'No', 'You can't', 'It's very dangerous'. He still felt he couldn't just sit by and wait, so he hadn't planned to let Haibara know, to avoid Haibara getting nervous again.
Although THK Company is right there, and Chi Feichei himself also composes music, it's not strange for him to know these musicians with Absolute Pitch. But with these two people here, it's completely inconvenient for him to ask about the email address key tone that is related to the Organization...
"By the way," Setara Renxi asked curiously, "You've been asking who has Absolute Pitch. Is there something you need my uncle's help with?"
"Well, actually..."
Mouri Ran had just opened her mouth when she was interrupted by Conan.
"It's nothing," Conan smiled at Setara Renxi. "It's because I heard Uncle Mori say that you wrote in your letter that someone in your home has Absolute Pitch, so we were just curious."
Mouri Ran remembered that Conan seemed to care about face in front of Chi Feichei and was unwilling to tell Chi Feichei about this matter, so she also cooperated and nodded. "Yes..."
"I see," Setara Renxi turned her head and asked Haga Kyosuke with expectation, "Then, how was my performance just now?"
"It was very good," Haga Kyosuke smiled. "Although one part had a 1/4 tone lowered by a semitone, I think it's better that way."
"Ah, thank you!" Setara Renxi said happily.
"Jinto! Where are you, Jinto?" Ayane Shitara suddenly burst in from outside, looking around nervously. "I've already heard the violin sound, so stop dodging and come out quickly!"
Setara Renxi quickly stepped forward. "Grandmother, father passed away a year ago today, have you forgotten?"
"No," Ayane Shitara murmured in a daze, "Jinto is still... still..."
"Don't embarrass me anymore, Ayane!" Setara Choichiro followed in and shouted. "Stop chasing the shadows of the dead! Our son Jinto has been laid to rest, don't you understand?! Cough cough cough..."
Ayane Shitara was stunned, turned her head to look at Setara Choichiro, who was coughing non-stop, and shed tears blankly.
"Grandpa, didn't the doctor say you shouldn't go out of your room casually anymore?" Setara Renxi stepped forward to help her grandpa catch his breath, then pushed her grandpa and grandmother out the door. She turned back and said to Mori Kogoro, "Mr. Mori, I'll settle grandpa and grandmother first. Can you go to the main building to wait for me?"
Mori Kogoro subconsciously responded, "Ah, okay."
Haibara Ai saw Setara Renxi coaxing the two old people away and sighed inwardly. For some reason, she thought of herself, who was 'entrusted with retirement hope', and her mind became firmer.
Even if it's more troublesome than this, it doesn't matter. She will be more patient than Setara Renxi.
Conan turned his head to look at Chi Feichei by the window, feeling a bit emotional.
Old Western-style house, people with mental issues... This made him suddenly think of the Mamiya Family where Chi Feichei had stayed.
At that time, he had just seen Chi Feichei at the Snow Mountain Villa. At the main entrance of the Mamiya Family, he had even analyzed with Doctor Agasa whether Chi Feichei had a connection with that Organization.
In a blink of an eye, in the same environment and similar situation, he and Chi Feichei have known each other for so long.
And this time, he has truly grasped the clue of that Organization!
End of Chapter
