Chapter 990 Why does this detective act like a charlatan?
Fujino glanced at Renki Shitara, whose face was full of fear, and was extremely satisfied with the reaction of this confused , he likes this kind of silly girl who is easy to fool.
After pretending to think for a while, he murmured, "It's not like there are ghosts or monsters, but as the saying goes, if a person lives for a long time, he will become a monster. If an object has a long history, some unspeakable things will be born. Even if they are not born, they will be more or less tainted with some unspeakable things."
"I've come across a case before. The old woman liked to collect masks. In the end, she was killed. And the former owners of those masks all met a miserable end."
Fujino said, looking at her and said, "Do you know who owned this violin before, and did anything happen to the owner?"
"This... I'm not sure." Shitara Renxi shook her head slightly, and then continued: "But I have heard of the incident thirty years ago!"
For an object that is very old, it must have had a lot of owners. It would be outrageous if nothing happened to it.
This is what is called survivor bias.
No one would remember if nothing happened, but only when something happened would people remember it.
So, Fujino put on a serious look, propped up his chin with both hands and said to Shitara Renxi in a serious tone: "Tell me in detail."
Shitara Renki recalled: "About thirty years ago, Grandpa Tanjiro, who was delivering a zither to Grandpa Choichiro, encountered a group of robbers while delivering the zither. Grandpa Choichiro was tied up obediently, so he escaped the disaster. However, Grandpa Tanjiro, who resisted the robbers, was beaten up and died a few days later from his injuries."
Fujino sorted out the information and asked, "So where is Mr. Yuga Kyosuke's mother?"
Shitara Renxi sighed and said, "Grandpa Danjiro's wife died before Grandpa Danjiro after taking care of him for only a few days because she was too sad and weak because of taking care of him while he was unconscious."
"It was because of this incident that Uncle Yuga Kyosuke was taken back to be raised by the Yuga family on my mother's side, and his name was changed from Shitara to Yuga."
Fujino pursed his chin when he heard this: "If that's the case, then this violin seems to be tainted with death..."
"What is dead air?"
"No, you won't understand even if I tell you this, so I won't tell you."
Fujino himself didn't know what death energy was, so he simply changed the subject: "Now let's talk about the commission. You've said so much, do you want me to investigate the cause of death of these people?"
"That's right!" Shitara Renxi nodded fiercely: "This harp is really weird. Both my father Jiangren and my grandmother Miyong died because of playing this harp. This year it will be my turn. Maybe I will die too!"
Fujino pondered for a moment and said, "My personal suggestion is that you get rid of this thing as soon as possible. Wrap it in red cloth and put it in the bank safe. Don't take it home or take it away normally."
"But I want to pull..."
Shitara Renxi said shyly, "After all, this is a Stradivarius. Grandpa usually doesn't want to take it out, so he lent it to me so that I can get familiar with it before playing."
As she spoke, she also looked furtively at the middle-aged female housekeeper who was passing by the door: "And I tell you, that Jinqu housekeeper has passed by several times. She must be afraid that we have some ideas about this violin, so she is monitoring us!"
The housekeeper Jin Quhongsheng who passed by: "..."
So what are these two secretly talking about?
It's cursed, dirty, and wrapped in red cloth.
Why does it feel like this detective is like a charlatan?
Miss Lian Xi is usually silly, she won’t be fooled, right?
Shitara Renxi didn't know that the housekeeper was worried that she was being fooled, so she continued in a low voice: "Today is the first time I touch this zither. Grandpa has lung cancer. With his current physical condition, he probably won't live long. When the time comes, this zither will be handed over to Grandpa Gensaburo, and I probably won't be able to touch it again..."
Fujino: "..."
Your grandfather isn't even dead yet, and you're already coveting the inheritance, right?
It belongs to be full of filial piety.
Fujino was speechless about the filial daughter in front of him, and said, "I'm just saying, this is just a violin, why do you have to have this one?"
"This is Staradiva!"
Shitara Renki said as if it was a matter of course: "A top-notch violin like this one, both in terms of tone and feel, is top-notch. Which violinist wouldn't want to play a piece with this violin?"
Fujino: "..."
I really don’t understand the train of thought of you musicians.
Isn't it just an old broken piano?
Is it worth it...
Fujino secretly complained in his heart.
Suddenly, he frowned and looked out the window: "Ms. Lian Xi, do you smell the smell of barbecue?"
"Barbecue?" Renxi Shitara looked confused.
Fujino continued to look out the window: "It's not barbecue, to be more precise, it should be the smell of burning wood."
"It shouldn't be..."
"boom!"
At this moment, a sound of violent burning flames was heard. Renxi Shitara stood up anxiously and looked out the window. She saw a raging fire in the annex next to the main building of the villa.
"Grandpa Genzaburo is still in there!"
Without thinking too much, Renxi Shitara turned around and ran out of the room.
Then I looked out the window, and the world in front of me became black and white.
With just one glance, he could confirm that no one was alive in the house.
No, there seems to be another sign of life on the third floor?
Frowning, he turned around and looked at the violin on the table.
After thinking for a moment, he put the violin into his personal space, turned around and followed.
The Shitara family's villa is made of wood, and the entire structure is made of wood, so once a fire breaks out, the fire will burn very fiercely.
By the time everyone arrived at the door, the fire had already engulfed the entire villa.
The first to rush in was Hanega Kyosuke, followed closely by Shitara Renki.
Seeing his client rushing in, Fujino had no choice but to follow.
"right here!"
Yuga Kyosuke came to the door of the first room on the second floor and knocked hard: "Uncle, did you hear me?! Open the door!"
"hiss!"
He reached out for the door handle, but as soon as he touched it, he pulled his hand back because he was burned.
"Get off!"
"Peng!"
Fujino pushed him away and kicked the door, and the door fell to the ground.
What came into everyone's eyes was a sea of fire in the room and a dark figure lying on the bed with his muscles curled up due to being burned.
"Three grandpas!"
Shitara Renxi wanted to go in, but was grabbed by Fujino, who said in a deep voice: "It's useless. If it burns to this extent, I'm afraid the person has already..."
"Cough, cough, cough!"
At this time, a sound as if someone was coughing out of his lungs was heard. Fujino looked back and saw the head of the Shitara family, Choichiro, climbing up the stairs. He knelt on the ground and said with difficulty: "Ayane... Ayane is still upstairs!"
"Hey, grandma hasn't come down yet?!"
Shitara Renki panicked: "Didn't you say you would go back to the main building after listening to Dad's tape?!"
"Ahem... ahem... but... Ayane... she's asleep, and I can't go back alone..."
Fujino looked at the old man who was about to cough out his lungs and asked, "Which room is she in now?"
"The third floor... the innermost room."
"how so……"
"Wait, Mr. Fujino, what are you doing?!"
"Breaking through the air!"
Renxi Shitara turned around and looked at the stairs going upstairs, and found that it was engulfed in a sea of fire. Then, she saw Fujino suddenly took out two knives from somewhere and rushed into the sea of fire.
(End of this chapter)
