"He was in debt?"
Hearing the landlord's answer, everyone exchanged glances.
If it had been a relationship problem, or some unresolved misunderstanding, they could have tried to talk him through it.
But the problem this would-be suicide victim faced was being hounded for repayment after taking out loans.
Shitara Renki withdrew from her romantic imaginings. "Mr. Manaka looked quite young. If he'd already been driven to the point of suicide, didn't he think of asking his parents for help?"
"He's an orphan." The landlady shook her head. "It seems his only living relative is an uncle."
Shitara Renki froze. This man's circumstances... were a lot like hers!
"His uncle is actually quite wealthy," the landlady said. "But Manaka went to see him several times and couldn't borrow a single yen."
Shitara Renki: "..." So it wasn't quite the same after all. If she were penniless and in debt, then went to ask Uncle Haga for money, he would definitely lend it to her...
Compared to him, her situation seemed pretty good?
...No, that wasn't something to compare! She was dealing with the murder of her father!
The young Violinist fell briefly into thought.
Conan was more concerned about something else. "Where does his uncle live now?"
"In Beika Town too, though not in this ordinary residential district. He lives in the wealthy neighborhood down south—he has a huge mansion, and I think the nameplate says 'Ginrin.'
"I heard he lives alone too, with no wife or children. He's not exactly young anymore, and you can't take money with you when you die. Why can't he spare a little for his nephew?"
Conan muttered, "So those two are each other's only blood relatives in this world?"
The landlady was quite busy. One tenant's air conditioner had broken down, so after chatting