The Detective Shot by a Gun

"Guqin?"

Shiro Ogata frowned in confusion. "Why did my brother go to Grandma's room to look for the Guqin?"

"It's probably for the stamps."

Fujino looked at Minoru Ogata: "After hearing the song 'Spring Comes' from the Music Box, you deduced that the stamp was likely inside the Guqin, and then you happened to get hit by it while looking for the Guqin."

Minoru Ogata: "..."

His face turned pale.

The detective guessed everything correctly.

He went to that room because he really wanted to find stamps.

Unfortunately, not only did he fail to find the stamps, he was also smashed on the head by the Guqin as if by some ghost, leaving him bleeding profusely and even trapped there...

"But even if you were going to find the Guqin, you shouldn't have gotten your forehead smashed and bleeding."

Tsuneo Ogata said, "The room was pitch black at the time. If he wanted to find the Guqin, he should have turned on the light."

"Is it possible that he can't turn on the light?"

Fujino lowered his head and pondered for a moment, "Under someone's design, the chandelier's pull cord was off its original position. In the pitch black, unable to find the cord, he would naturally fumble for the Guqin in the dark. While searching on the ground, he heard a sound, looked up, and was smashed by the Guqin's well-designed mechanism..."

He paused, then looked up at Kazuko Ogata: "Am I right, Mrs. Kazuko Ogata?"

"Mom?!"

Everyone looked at Kazuko in surprise, never expecting that it was her own mother who did it.

"But Mom was with us back then..."

Shiro Ogata asked Fujino with a puzzled look, "How exactly did Mom hit my brother with the Guqin?"

"Of course, it's about using mechanisms."

Fujino reasoned, "All you need is a fishing line. Hang the middle part of it from the chandelier, then pass both ends under the strings of the Guqin, go around to Haruna's room and pull the door, tie the ends tightly, and then pull the Guqin. The mechanism is complete. After that, you just need to use a hairpin to fix the line to the door."

As he spoke, he pulled a hair clip out of his pocket. "In the end, all you have to do is open the door to Haruna's room, Guqin will fall down... Am I right, Mrs. Kazuko?"

Shiro Ogata immediately recognized the hair clip in Fujino's hand. "It seems that it was indeed Mom who opened that door back then."

"But why did Mom hit me?"

Minoru Ogata looked at Kazuko with some disbelief.

She lowered her head, too ashamed to speak.

"Actually, she didn't do it on purpose."

Fujino explained, "She didn't know you were in that room at the time. What she did was just to intimidate Haruna. If I'm not mistaken, the shadowy figure, the pager message, and the Guqin were all her doing."

"Even though the hair clip belongs to my mom, it doesn't necessarily mean she's the one who smashed my brother's hair..."

Shiro Ogata tried to explain, "It must have taken a long time to reel in such a long line. My mom caught up with us right away."

"Why not just stick tape on the fan blades? Attach the fishing line to the fan blades, turn on the fan, and the fishing line will be quickly retrieved..."

Fujino pointed to the electric fan that was spinning nearby. "As for that piece of black paper, if no one had noticed it, she would have definitely taken it back. It's just that I found out it was no longer necessary."

"But it's still a bit unbelievable..."

Tsuneo Ogata looked at Kazuko Ogata with a strange expression and asked in surprise, "How did you come up with such a complicated mechanism?"

"What's so difficult about that?"

Kazuko Ogata seemed a little proud. "I just referenced the pranks these two kids used to play."

The people present. "..."

I didn't expect you to have such a talent for being a rice cake person.

"To be honest, I'm really scared."

Kazuko Ogata lowered her head. "After hearing her say that she also collects stamps and would come over to visit again, I came up with this idea to scare her..."

Haruna frowned slightly. "Then, those messages that appeared on my pager before, were they also...?"

"That's right."

When Kazuko realized that her scheme had been exposed, she readily admitted it. "I was the one who spread those messages. To be honest, I was really worried that you might have designs on those stamps."

"Mom, you've really gone too far!"

Shiro Ogata couldn't help but say, "You actually broke Grandma's Guqin over something like this."

Fujino: "..."

In this situation, shouldn't we be concerned about the little girl who was being threatened?

Why are you so concerned about that Guqin?

Little brother, you're not getting it!

"Ah, you don't need to worry about that."

Kazuko Ogata explained, "Actually, I already pawned that real xylophone a long time ago."

"Well?!"

The Ogata Family members were taken aback.

Haven't you noticed yet?

She glanced at everyone in surprise. "The new modern kitchen appliances I recently installed, Chang Xiong's new car, and A Ren's computer are simply beyond what our family's savings can afford."

Fujino: "..."

So, if you can't afford high-end consumption, you sell your family's heirloom xylophone?

Why do you seem so proud?

"That's troublesome..."

At this moment, Shiro Ogata thought to himself, "If that's the case, then we'll have to sell Grandpa's Music Box."

Fujino: "..."

I can understand you selling your possessions because you're seriously ill.

That's it?

This isn't a necessity, so why sell family heirlooms?

Are you all spendthrifts?

Xiao died...

In contrast, Fujino felt that his own character was too noble.

Even though he worked himself to the bone and struggled to make ends meet, he never sold any of the belongings his parents left him.

"But I took this Music Box to an antique shop and asked about it."

At this point, Haruna poured cold water on his enthusiasm. "This Music Box seems to be just a broken folk handicraft."

"That's strange..."

Shiro Ogata pondered, "I remember my grandfather once said that to thank me for being the person behind the scenes, he would pass on this Music Box, which he had never told anyone about, and it was worth 200 million yen."

"That Music Box is worth 200 million yen?!" Kazuko Ogata exclaimed in shock.

"Where is the 200 million yen?"

Tsuneo Ogata chuckled lightly, "This Music Box was just something your grandfather bought for a few thousand yen when he went to the hot springs."

"Ah?"

Shiro Ogata was dumbfounded. "That's impossible. Grandpa did say it was worth 200 million yen."

"Could it be Grandpa's stamps?"

Minoru Ogata pondered for a moment, then looked at Haruna with a puzzled expression. "She said before that this Music Box was sent to an antique shop for inspection..."

"Don't talk nonsense, bro."

Shiro Ogata explained, "I've already checked this Music Box; there are no stamps inside."

"That's strange..."

"If that's the case, the Music Box must be the clue to finding the stamp, but where can we find any useful clues?"

"Why don't we just leave the Music Box matter to Detective Fujino to investigate?"

Masao Ogata suddenly suggested, "If we hand this over to Great Detective, he'll definitely find it very quickly..."

"That's acceptable."

Fujino nodded. "If it's a treasure hunt request, I'll take a 5% cut after it's done, which is about 10 million yen."

This price is reasonable under these circumstances.

After all, I helped you find something worth 200 million, and you're only giving me a few hundred thousand?

This is unreasonable.

In this case, it must be divided according to percentages.

"Well?!"

"Twenty million?!"

"Isn't this an outrageous demand?"

"What Great Detective...?"

The family immediately became resentful, feeling that Fujino was making an exorbitant demand.

Even though they were able to get 200 million.

But they wouldn't be willing to pay ten million.

"Then let's forget about it."

Looking at the family's appearance, Fujino clicked his tongue.

He then looked at the memorial tablet on the altar and continued meaningfully, "However, I do have a clue. Perhaps those stamps are still on Mr. Qiu Wu."

"How so?!"

The family seemed somewhat disappointed.

If it's still with the old man, isn't that the same as being cremated together...?

Of course, that's not what Fujino meant.

That's just their opinion.

The real stamp is actually inside the memorial tablet.

Fujino had already sensed something when he first activated Hawkeye.

They've given them a clue; if they can't find it, so be it.

They are unwilling to pay even 5% of the commission.

You're already complaining before you've even received your commission fee. What will you do after you've accepted the commission?

I'm afraid they won't give us a single penny.

Fujino saw through this family.

An older brother with a terrible temper, a mother who is like an empress in the imperial harem, a father who is timid and submissive, and a younger brother who is relatively normal (with a slight genetic predisposition).

In this situation, even if you help them find it for free, they won't be grateful to you.

They'll most likely just complain about why you didn't find it sooner, saying things like, "Why didn't you say so sooner if you already knew?" or "If it weren't for this, Ren wouldn't have gotten hurt," and other such nonsense.

After a night, the sky was still somewhat gloomy.

Fujino's mission is complete, his balance has reached 8.08 million, and his reputation has reached 950.

The whole family is still racking their brains for clues related to the Rain Music Box.

Because of what happened last night, even if we didn't say anything, they naturally wouldn't give us a friendly look.

In their view, the reason Minoru was attacked was entirely Haruna's fault.

The reason they can't find the stamps now is entirely because of Fujino.

Fujino was speechless at the sight of this family.

When it was time to part, only Shiro Ogata was somewhat normal and came out to see the two off.

Haruna returned Akito's pager to him, seemingly wanting to continue chatting.

Fujino glanced at Haruna and thought the girl was a bit simple-minded.

She should have already seen what the Ogata Family looks like.

It's really baffling that they still want to keep talking.

When looking for a partner, it's important to consider their family background, whether you're a man or a woman.

Even if they are mutually attracted, the Ogata Family...

Hmm... well, I can only wish you good luck.

In the afternoon, a light rain was still falling.

"I suddenly encountered a case, which is why I had to leave so abruptly..."

Conan stood in the phone booth, a voice changer with a bow in his mouth, explaining to Ran the murder case he had encountered while eating at a restaurant yesterday. His tone sounded somewhat helpless.

"I wonder if Conan is home..."

Outside, Ayumi walked by with an umbrella.

"It would be troublesome if they weren't home."

Genta followed behind, saying, "We came all this way in the rain for nothing..."

"Even if Conan isn't home, it's okay... we can still go check on Haibara."

Mitsuhiko followed behind. "She just came back from her relatives' house today. We haven't seen each other for several days."

The little ones chatted away, their big eyes completely ignoring the Shinigami Elementary School Student standing in the phone booth to the side.

"Sorry, Ran, I still have a case to handle, so I'll have to go now!"

Conan glanced at the group, then gave them a brief instruction before quickly hanging up the phone.

The children met, first played a riddle, then tried to run a yellow light, but were stopped by a police officer...

Then, when the detective went to the phone booth to make a call, he was shot and killed by Xiao Hei as soon as he opened the door.

"Events, events, all you ever think about are events!"

"Shinichi, you big bastard!"

Fujino sat on the sofa in the living room on the third floor. His voice came through the heavy rain. He glanced at Ran across from him, who had been angry since the beginning, and chuckled.

Is she still angry?

Ai Haibara was carrying a tray with a white teapot and several teacups on it.

"Yes..."

Fujino took out his phone and glanced at the time. "It's been almost ten minutes. I really don't know what that Shinichi guy is doing."

Ai Haibara didn't reply, but simply picked up her teacup, poured some tea, and placed it on the coffee table.

She looked up and glanced at Ran across from her.

Both of them were fully aware of this.

Just yesterday, Kudo Shinichi happened to encounter a case while on a date, causing him to miss the agreed-upon time and revert back to Conan, effectively standing Ran.

The person living across the street is so angry now, it must be because of that incident.

"Call..."

Akemi Miyano picked up her hot tea, blew on it, and took a small sip. "By the way, Ai, did you have a good time visiting your distant relatives abroad these past few days? Did you adjust to the climate?"

She was very worried about Ai Haibara's distant relatives.

If it weren't inappropriate for her, an outsider, to go, she probably would have gone with them long ago.

"Yes, they're alright, and the climate there is pretty good."

Ai Haibara walked to the sofa and sat down. After thinking for a moment, she continued, "But I still prefer it here."

Fujino sat to the side, Ai Haibara at Ai Haibara with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Spring is far away, spring is far away, and the eyelids are closed..."

Just then, a phone ring interrupted Fujino's thoughts.

Fujino took out his phone and saw that the contact name was [Juzo Megure].

Fujino answered the phone and greeted him, "Brother Megure."

"Brother Fujino!"

Juzo Megure also called out, saying, "Conan and the others have encountered a shooting incident. We can't get through to Mori's phone for some reason, and the same goes for the agency. Go find him quickly."

"Shooting incident?"

Fujino asked in surprise, "You mean Conan and the others?"

"That's right, it's in Beika Park near your house."

Juzo Megure said in a deep voice, "The person who was shot and killed was a detective from our Metropolitan Police Department."