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Maori Kogoro looked at the opened violin case and carefully observed the violin inside: "This violin looks like it has some history."

Shitara Renxi nodded: "This violin is three hundred years old and is handmade."

Kogoro Mori picked up the bow, placed the violin on his shoulder, and rubbed it like a saw, making bursts of harsh sounds. He even shook his head and seemed to be very intoxicated, with a very proud smile on his face.

“……” Conan and Xiaolan tried to cover their ears, their eyes blank.

Chu Ming held Maori Kogoro's hand and said sincerely, "How about letting Conan sing a song with you? I think the level of the two of you should be able to create some sparks."

Maori Kogoro looked unfriendly, looking at Chu Ming who was holding him down: "Conan's song that is so deadly, can it match with me? Don't ruin my piano sound."

"...???"

Where does this courage come from? Who gives you the confidence to think that your level is higher than Conan's?

Is it possible that you two are equally capable and neither of you can dislike the other?

Chapter 591 Conspiracy

Chu Ming tried to persuade Kogoro Maori to put down the violin, but he held the violin and thought he was a genius, and refused to stop destroying Chu Ming's ears.

Shitara Renxi looked at Maori Kogoro and said quietly: "This violin was made by the Italian craftsman Antonio Storatibali--"

Kogoro Mori's hands froze instantly.

"S, Storatibari?" Maori Kogoro suddenly felt that the violin in his hand was a little hot. "Could it be the legendary violin worth hundreds of millions... the violin Storatibarios?"

Kogoro Mouri was so frightened that he swallowed his saliva, and the hand holding the piano trembled slightly. What if he used too much force, he wouldn't be able to afford the compensation even if he sold it.

Xiaolan stood up and said, "Dad, put it down quickly!!!"

Kogoro Mouri wanted to hold the violin tightly to prevent it from slipping, but he was afraid of damaging it by using too much force. He was so anxious that he used his face to help exert force. Finally, with the help of Xiaolan, he put down the violin.

Chu Ming, who was standing by, didn't even bother to help. He almost fell off his chair from laughing, causing Kogoro Mouri to give him a deathly look after he put down his piano.

Chu Ming straightened his expression and changed the subject: "Ms. Lian Xi, is there something wrong with this piano?"

Shitara Renxi shook her head and looked at the violin on the table: "This is a cursed violin..."

Facing everyone's puzzled looks, she slowly explained the reason why she was looking for a detective.

This violin was given by Hanejiro, the father of Hanejiro, to his elder brother Choichiro as a birthday present thirty years ago. However, they were robbed on his birthday. While the other brothers did not move after being tied up, Tanjiro fought back hard and was beaten by the robbers instead. He died a few days later.

She thought that the matter would end there, but in the past two years, something would happen every birthday. The year before last, her third uncle Gensaburo's wife fell down the stairs and died, and last year, her father also fell from the railing and died.

Before they died, they all played this violin at birthday dinners, and this year it was her turn to play, so she was very scared and looked for detectives everywhere to find out what was going on.

Everyone looked at each other. Regarding Shitara Renxi's description, everyone thought that this was just an accident, so they didn't know how to tell her for a while.

"Then why don't you just stop pulling?" Chu Ming comforted her halfheartedly, "Don't worry, Uncle Maori has also pulled it just now. Even if there is a curse, the chances of you two being lucky are 50-50, and Uncle has always had bad luck, so you can rest assured."

???

Kogoro Maori was full of questions and looked at Chu Ming with a fierce look in his eyes.

Conan was trying to hold back his laughter and also found another way: "Yes, Sister Renxi, if the curse only happened at the dinner party, you can just not do it on your birthday and do it when you have nothing to do."

"That's impossible. Grandpa keeps a close eye on it and usually won't let us touch it. It was only after I said I wanted to practice in advance that grandpa was willing to lend it to me to play for a while." Shitara Renki put her hands on the edge of the table and looked at Maori Kogoro and Akai Shuichi seriously. "So, gentlemen, can you help me remove the curse of this harp before the dinner?"

Even Shuichi Akai was confused by this nonsensical request.

When they were wondering how to dissuade her from this idea, Conan noticed that a raging fire was burning in the annex behind them, and he jumped off the stool in a hurry: "It's on fire!"

"Oh no! Uncle Genzaburo is here, don't bother to rest!" Shitara Renki hurried out and asked the housekeeper to call the fire department.

When Chu Ming saw everyone running out anxiously, he deliberately slowed down a few steps and stayed behind. When everyone rushed towards the annex, Yuga Kyosuke suddenly ran over from the side and secretly swapped the violin in his hand with the one on the table.

Just as he was about to go out, he saw Chu Ming standing by the door, staring at him for who knows how long. He took a step back in fear: "Why are you still here?"

Chu Ming chuckled and waved his hand: "Let's not beat around the bush, Mr. Yuga, I know you want to avenge your father. You killed Genzaburo, and next you plan to kill Choichiro and his wife, right?"

Yuga Xiangsuke was stunned for a moment: "I don't understand what you are saying. Before Ren Xi plays the violin, I need to help her tune it. She took the wrong violin before. I will give it to her. I have to help put out the fire. Sir, please make way for me."

Watching him walk past him sideways, Chu Ming continued: "Your father was killed by his eldest brother and third brother, so you wanted to take revenge and planned to kill them in the order of the scale, starting from your mother Qianbo, your father Tanjiro, third aunt Yongmei, Miss Lianxi's father Jiangren... until you are the last one. But because Diaoyilang is ill and will not live long, but you don't want the scale to be disordered, so you want to end everything tonight and then commit suicide, right?"

Chu Ming told all his plans. Yuga Xiangsuke, who was about to leave, paused and turned to look at Chu Ming: "What do you want to say?"

"Mouri Kogoro is a famous detective. Your plan is impossible to complete. If you want to succeed, you have to wait until next year when Maori Kogoro is not around. But Choichiro's body can't hold out that long, right? But if you force yourself to do it today, once it's exposed, you won't be able to avenge yourself. But I can help you." Chu Ming didn't keep him in suspense. "Of course, I will take your life in the end."

"What's your purpose?" Yuga Kyosuke said with a mocking expression, "It can't be to do one good deed a day, right?"

"Because your absolute pitch will be the key to open a magic box." Chu Ming put his index finger to his lips and smiled ostentatiously, "So, I hope you won't answer the question that kid asked you before, let alone tell anyone. But what I have always believed in is that the dead are the best at keeping secrets. It just so happens that you don't want to live anymore after you've taken revenge, right?"

Yuga Kyosuke looked at Chu Ming steadily. The motivation that kept him alive all these years was to avenge his parents. Now he was a man ready to die. This matter was not a loss for him. As for whether Chu Ming had other purposes, he had no intention of understanding other people's grievances and hatreds. His own hatred had not been resolved yet, so how could he have the mood to care about others?

"Then what do you want me to do now?" Yuga Kyosuke's question was equivalent to tacitly agreeing to the conditions that Chu Ming had negotiated with him.

"You don't have to do anything. I've already arranged everything." Chu Ming raised his chin. "If you want to feel a little involved, just continue with your plan. However, I hope you remember that we have never met alone, right?"

Yuga Kyosuke gave Chu Ming a deep look and said, "Of course, I've been putting out fires all the time, so where do I find the time to communicate with anyone?"

After saying that, he walked out quickly.

Chu Ming watched his back as he left, lowered his head to send a few messages, and followed him to the villa.

Chapter 592 I really like customers like uncle

Chu Ming and Yuga Kyosuke didn't spend much time talking, so when they arrived at the scene one after another, Maori Kogoro and others had just walked up the stairs.

Originally, Yuga Kyosuke was very anxious. The killing method he designed relied on a secret room. Once someone knocked on Gensaburo's door before him, they would immediately find that the door was not locked. But now, since Chu Ming agreed to help him, there was no need to be so anxious.

The short time Chu Ming spent communicating with him was enough for him to lag behind Maori Kogoro for a distance, so when he and Chu Ming arrived, Maori Kogoro and Akai Shuichi were already standing in front of the open door. Looking at the rising fire inside, they frowned and shook their heads, and at the same time stopped Shitara Renki who wanted to rush into the sea of ​​fire: "No, you can't go in. The fire is too big. It's too late."

Shitara Choichiro stumbled down the stairs and walked last. When he came up, he was choked by the thick smoke and couldn't stand steadily. He fell to the ground: "Ayane, Ayane, she's still upstairs!"

The red flames roared and burned. Maori Kogoro looked at the stairs that were already covered by the fire and said anxiously, "No, the fire is too big. I can't go up without a fire suit."

Conan quickly rushed to the bathroom, ready to get water to wet his clothes, but found that two people were faster than him. The unknown detective Moroboshi and Hanega Kyosuke had each carried a bucket of water and poured it on themselves, then rushed upstairs without looking back.

Chu Ming looked at the two people who had rushed up, and suddenly thought of something. He grabbed Conan and Maori Kogoro and walked downstairs.

"Brother Chu Ming, where are you going?" Xiaolan supported Diaoichiro and was about to help him down, but she saw Chu Ming turned around and left, pulling Conan and Maori Kogoro with him, and she couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"They can't go back the same way, so they can only jump out of the window. I'll go and give them some buffer." Chu Ming said hurriedly and turned away.

Maori Kogoro was dragged downstairs, staggering. Chu Ming urged him, "Hurry, uncle, drive your rental car under the window."

"Use the car to shorten the distance they land - I understand." Without bothering to think about anything else, Kogoro Mouri hurried over and drove the car, parking it right in front of the third-floor window.

Chu Ming picked up Conan and lifted him up and put him on the front of the car: "Didn't the doctor make that enlarged ball for you? You keep an eye on it. When they are about to jump down, release the ball to cushion them. Otherwise, if they jump directly from the third floor, it will be difficult even if there is a car blocking them."

Then, in the shocked eyes of Conan and Maori Kogoro, Chu Ming looked around, picked up a medium-sized stone from the bushes, stepped back a few steps, raised his hand and threw it directly, hitting the window frame on the third floor. The window frame was already shaking from the fire, and this throw directly knocked it down from the upstairs.

With this hint, even if Yuga Kyosuke couldn't think of it, Akai Shuichi should be able to guess that there was someone waiting under the window.

Sure enough, a moment later, two figures jumped out of the window one after the other.

Conan seized the opportunity, inflated the ball and released it, forming a huge cushion on the roof of the car. The three of them successfully landed on the car, and except for some dents in the car, no one was injured.

After the three of them came over, Maori Kogoro looked at the dented roof and wanted to cry: "I rented the car - the rental company said that if I damage the car again this time, they will ban me! I have to pay for the repairs!"

Chu Ming was leaning against a tree. Hearing this, he suddenly came over and said, "Why are you blocking me even though I've already paid for it? If I were a car rental company, I'd really like tenants like you. If you go out, I can use the money you paid to replace my old car with a new one."

Maori Kogoro punched the car. "So they didn't lose money? They even made money? I'm the only one who lost money? Did I spend the commission again?"

Shitara Renki quickly comforted him: "Mr. Maori's car broke down while he was trying to save his grandmother, so my commission will naturally include this in the calculation, don't worry."

When Kogoro Maori heard that he didn't have to pay for it himself, he was immediately relieved.

Yuga Kyosuke wiped off the black ash from the fire, glanced at Ayane who was particularly resistant to the arrival of the ambulance, and leaned against the big tree next to him as if he had lost strength.

Chu Ming glanced at the people next to him, then glanced at Akai Shuichi who was looking at something near the annex, frowned slightly, and said in an inaudible voice: "They probably have found out the flaws. I have to deal with it before they find out the truth and call the police. Shitara Ayane will die after being sent upstairs by the doctor to rest, and you will be the next. If you want to leave a suicide note to explain the cause of your father's death, you can start writing. Are you ready?"

Hanega Kyosuke looked up at the starry sky again and smiled with relief.

"certainly--

——I am looking forward to it. ”

Chu Ming got up and left, watching the doctor send Shitara Ayane upstairs to rest. The firefighters also confirmed that Gensaburo's death was because he did not put out the cigarette butt while smoking, so he accidentally caused the fire. When evacuating, they also reminded them to pay attention to fire safety.

Everyone gathered in the same hall again. Shuichi Akai's eyes darkened as he stared at the ashtray on the table, as if he realized that this was not an accidental fire.

However, even if it is discovered, it is too late now.

Before they could say anything, they heard a dull noise and a scream suddenly coming from upstairs.

"It's Aunt Ayane!" Yuga Kyosuke was the first to stand up and looked towards the rooftop where the voice had just come from. "What happened?"

Before everyone could even sit down, they stood up again and rushed upstairs.

Chu Ming gave Yuga Xiangsuke a barely perceptible smile and ran up to him.

In the room upstairs, Xuanyin was lying on her back on the ground, her hands tightly grasping her neck, her mouth wide open, her face ashen, and there were many water stains on her collar. On the table next to her was a glass of unfinished water.

"Grandma--" Within one day, two relatives died in front of her. Shitara Renki's face turned pale and she subconsciously wanted to rush over, but was stopped by Mouri Kogoro.

"Don't go over there, and don't destroy the scene until you are sure whether it is suicide."

Shuichi Akai squatted in front of Ayane's body and carefully examined it. "It's potassium cyanide, and it was murder."

He stood up and looked at the cup of water placed in the middle of the table with a serious expression: "The deceased did not drink this cup of water on her own initiative, but someone poured it into her. If the deceased drank the water herself, she would have felt suffocated the moment she drank it, and the cup should have fallen to the ground. How could she have the mood to put the cup back on the table?"

"That is to say, the murderer is among those people who were not present just now!"

Shuichi Akai's inference was exactly the same as Conan's reasoning, and he quickly recalled it in his mind.

The only two people who were not downstairs just now were Shitara Choichiro and the butler Tsugaku Kosei!

The murderer is between these two people!

And the fire just now was most likely not an accident!

Chapter 593 He must be a member of the organization

When Hanega Kyosuke saw this scene, he calmly watched Maori Kogoro and others cordon off the scene. When he heard Maori Kogoro asking people to call the police immediately, he was the first to react and said that there was a landline downstairs and he would go and make the call.

After he walked out of the door, he looked at Chu Ming standing at the corner and paused: "Thank you, don't worry, I'm ready."

"I'm not here to stare at you." Chu Ming took out a red and white capsule from his pocket and handed it to Yuga Xiangsuke. "I just want to ask if you plan to do it yourself or do you want me to help you? How about trying this? An improved version, painless death, everyone who has used it says it's good."

Yuga Kyosuke's mouth twitched slightly at Chu Ming's words, and he reached out to take the capsule: "Is it effective quickly?"