"Thirty years ago?" Setsura Renki blankly repeated the question. "Why ask about that? What happened to Grandpa Danjirō was certainly tragic..."
Conan pursed his lips but remained insistent. "Uncle thinks it's necessary to understand this case clearly. After all, he was the first member of your family to die on his birthday."
Though Joker's words had not acknowledged Masashi Asa's identity, they had indirectly made it clear that he already knew about the Shitara family's situation. With the birthday banquet so close at hand, such an ominous sign made Conan feel that they could wait no longer.
Before everything began, they needed to find the root of the problem—or at the very least, figure out what had happened to this family that had drawn the Phantom Thief Troupe's attention.
"Hmm, then you might have to ask Grandpa Genzaburo." Setsura Renki tapped her cheek, looking troubled. "I wasn't even born thirty years ago, so I know nothing about him. After I was born, Uncle Kyosuke rarely came back here, so I had even less chance to learn anything."
"You said earlier that he bought that violin back then as a gift for Mr. Ichiro, right? Then he must have been quite wealthy?" Ran Mouri noticed Conan's eager expression and stepped forward to support him.
"I suppose so. I never knew him, but as far as I know, my grandfather could never have afforded it." Setsura Renki shrugged, sounding wistful. "Most of our family works in music, but Grandpa Danjirō seemed to have a talent for management. He owned an orchestra and a theater. Though perhaps his wife helped with that. Besides being a composer, Uncle Kyosuke also manages quite a few Haga family businesses. That grandmother apparently used to be a very wealthy art collector?"
"A collector..." Conan recalled Haga Kyosuke,