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# Chapter 1091: If You Have the Ability, Go Harm the Yashiro Family
Mori Kogoro, standing aside, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.
His disciple was still so good at talking, it was practically mockery.
He was worried that Mr. Haga would drag his disciple to jump off the building, wanting to take this unpleasant-speaking brat down with him even in death.
Inspector Megure was also worried that Haga Kyosuke would be provoked, so he quickly stepped forward with Wataru Takagi to hold Haga Kyosuke back, lest Haga Kyosuke jump down again, or drag Chi Feichei to die together.
Haga Kyosuke wasn't agitated; he said thoughtfully, "Don't you think... Never mind, you've said it too, you don't believe in retribution, but you could also call it fate."
Before tonight, the people who died were all accidents, and the initial order of their names was exactly CDEF. He admitted he was a bit stuck in a dead end, but he kept thinking about sending G, A, and H away, and then letting Setara Choichiro, who represented C and was all alone, die of illness on his own.
One cycle ended, leaving behind only the Setara Family, which was like rebirth, the Setara Family with only his niece, Setara Renxi, who had no ill intentions.
Unfortunately, the last step was ruined by Chi Feichei's destruction, 'H' couldn't be sent away, and the formation was also destroyed.
"It's because your Setara Family's naming pattern is too regular," Chi Feichei said.
If the Setara Family hadn't named themselves after the musical scale, then no matter how coincidental the deaths were, it would be unlikely for them to die in the order of the musical scale.
Coincidence was one aspect; the Setara Family's overly regular naming pattern accounted for half the reason.
Haga Kyosuke thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's right..."
Conan pondered it twice, finding that he still didn't quite understand what the two were saying. He considered whether or not to ask Inspector Megure to take Mr. Haga for a psychiatric evaluation...
Uh, it was possible he was overthinking it. Were these two just communicating with small ciphers or secrets between friends?
"Brother Chi, what are you two talking about?" Inspector Megure pondered it twice but still didn't understand what the two were saying, so he directly asked.
"Anyway, it won't be colluding," Chi Feichei said.
Inspector Megure gave him half-moon eyes, "I didn't say you two were colluding, and what is there for you two to collude about? You were the one who ruined Mr. Haga's plan."
Chi Feichei ignored Inspector Megure's teasing, and said to Haga Kyosuke, "If there's any sheet music that needs revision, I'll have someone send it in for you."
Haga Kyosuke smiled, "Okay, but it's for a fee. I'll charge money."
Inspector Megure: "..."
Can you not ignore him?
Conan: "..."
Are these two really okay?
"Cough," Inspector Megure coughed, and said seriously, "Mr. Haga, let's talk more at the Metropolitan Police Department."
Haga Kyosuke nodded, and as he followed Inspector Megure as he left and passed by Setara Renxi, he was silent for a moment, but ultimately didn't say anything.
"The real Stradivarius was placed by Mr. Kyosuke in the curtain behind the bed, right?" Conan couldn't help but speak out, "I inspected the curtain before, and there was nothing inside. You originally didn't need to bring the Stradivarius back, but you wanted Miss Renxi, whom you believed was worthy of it, to inherit it."
Setara Renxi turned her head in surprise to see Haga Kyosuke, tears still sparkling in her eyes, "Uncle..."
"Renxi, do your best." Haga Kyosuke said smilingly, and followed Wataru Takagi out.
Chi Feichei followed them out, but didn't say anything more to Haga Kyosuke. Instead, he found a quiet place to call.
An hour before, he received an email from Chi Shinnosuke. He probably calculated the time difference, figuring it was early morning here and that he was already asleep, which was why he chose to send an email.
The content was concise:
[Joshua's hair and blood have been collected. He plans to go to America. Call back when you wake up, there's something to discuss with you.]
It should be nine o'clock in the evening in London, England now, so he planned to call back.
When Conan saw Chi Feichei go aside to call, he felt relieved. He chased out the main gate and called out to stop Haga Kyosuke, who was about to get into the police car, "Mr. Kyosuke, wait a moment."
Haga Kyosuke stopped, and turned his head back with a gentle attitude, asking, "Is there anything else, little brother?"
Conan held his mobile phone and pressed four key tones, staring at Haga Kyosuke nervously, "Do you know what this is?"
Before, he was busy solving the case and completely forgot to pay attention to whether Haga Kyosuke was alone. Now that Chi Feichei and Haibara Ai were gone, he had to quickly seize the time to ask clearly.
Moreover, with Haga Kyosuke arrested, it was unlikely for him to meet Chi Feichei casually. Even if Chi Feichei went to visit in the future, it was unlikely they would talk about 'irrelevant' small matters like him asking about key tones, so he didn't need to worry about Chi Feichei knowing anything.
"Conan!" Mouri Ran stepped forward and cast an apologetic gaze at Wataru Takagi.
Wataru Takagi scratched his head and smiled, indicating that it was okay.
They were all acquaintances; waiting a moment was nothing.
"Are you talking about me?" Haga Kyosuke asked.
Wataru Takagi: "..."
What 'me'?
Communicating with Mr. Haga seemed not easy. Would it be as difficult as taking Mr. Chi's statement later? Cough, it should not be. Mr. Haga seemed to have patience.
"It means Haga HAGA, right?" Conan asked further, "Then Si La Suo La is correct?"
"Yes, little brother," Haga Kyosuke said, "Your ears are very sharp too."
"Conan," Mouri Ran helplessly picked up Conan, "Let's talk about this kind of thing later..."
"Then do you know any melodies that start with Si La Suo La?" Conan was picked up and looked at Haga Kyosuke with a firm and eager gaze, saying urgently, "It's a popular problem at our school, guessing a melody, a melody that feels a bit sad, a bit nostalgic..."
"Ah, that's probably that one..." Haga Kyosuke whistled a tune, then followed Wataru Takagi into the police car. He turned his head and smiled at Conan outside the window, "It's a very classic melody; you should know the name. Just tell the answer to your classmate."
"That melody just now was 'Seven Children (Song)', right?" Mouri Ran recalled and sang a line, "'Crow, why are you crying...' Right, Conan?"
Conan gave no response, his eyes widened, and his face was stiff as he was distracted in Mouri Ran's arms.
Correct, it was exactly the same as the beginning melody of 'Seven Children (Song)'...
...
In the courtyard, Chi Feichei dialed Chi Shinnosuke's number.
"Father."
"Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Something happened, someone died."
Chi Shinnosuke didn't ask in detail, but instead asked, "Did you receive an invitation letter from the Yashiro Conglomerate?"
"No, I wasn't home yesterday and today," Chi Feichei said.
"The invitation letter should have been sent to you," Chi Shinnosuke paused, "Go there when you have time."
"The Yashiro Family and our family don't have a good relationship," Chi Feichei reminded.
Their two families had always not interacted. Sending invitation letters to each other was pleasantries; no family would actually go.
The Chi Family had been developing in seafaring freighters and cruise ships for a long time. More than twenty years ago, the Yashiro Family suddenly set their sights on this area. If it were fair competition, never mind, but the Yashiro Family's means were not clean enough, and the two families were almost openly hostile.
"You don't need to speak so implicitly," Chi Shinnosuke's voice was a bit low, "Seventeen years ago, while you were sick, they had people pretend to want to harm you, but in reality, they had people steal the data and manufacturing diagrams that the Shinchi Group was researching and developing. That data was researched and developed by the Shinchi Group with a great price. That time, if it weren't for the help provided by the Field Group and the Yan Family, even if the Shinchi Group recovered, there would be no further development for at least more than ten years. I should have said this to you."
Chi Feichei recalled a bit. That was probably the memory of the original consciousness at three years old, which was vague. But when the original consciousness was seven or eight years old, he seemingly heard of it, "So?"
Chi Shinnosuke said bluntly, "Their family is still using the data and diagrams from more than ten years ago, slightly modified, and also spent money to build a large cruise ship. This time, the invitation letter is for the cruise ship's maiden voyage. Don't always harm relatives; if you have the ability, go harm the Yashiro Family a bit and see if something happens to their family..."
Chi Feichei: "..." Is this how a son is used?
Chi Shinnosuke: "If possible, bring famous Detective Mouri along. I've also heard of his name as the Plague God. Also, other detectives who easily encounter incidents, bring them along if you can..."
Chi Feichei: "..." Hateful enough, this is quite something.
"Five days ago, Eito Yashiro, the son-in-law who married into the Yashiro Family, died. Eito Yashiro sneaked into the Shinchi Group that year to steal diagrams. Relying on those things, he gained the recognition of Entaro Yashiro's parents. Now that he's dead, it can also be considered his retribution. However, the police seemingly think there's a problem among them. I didn't inquire about the specifics," Chi Shinnosuke's tone was calm, "The Yashiro Family has used who knows how many dirty means over these years. If you go over, don't pull any tricks either, lest you get yourself involved. Just let the detectives move freely; that's enough."
"You didn't pull any tricks, did you?" Chi Feichei asked.
The Yashiro Conglomerate's cruise ship setting sail, that should be the movie 'Strategy Above the Depths'.
He wasn't clear about the specific time of occurrence, but based on the conflict between the Yashiro Conglomerate and their family, even without Chi Shinnosuke saying it, he was also prepared to cause some trouble. He was just waiting for the invitation letter to confirm the specific time.
Now that the invitation letter had arrived, he could make some preparations in advance.
"No, I don't have time to manage them," Chi Shinnosuke said, "The Field Group's matter is almost wrapped up. Next, I need to formally talk with the Yan Family. Also, the contact lenses you wanted, there was a problem with the energy supply during the second test, and we are now trying other solutions..."
"That's not urgent," Chi Feichei interrupted, "What if the old master of the Yashiro Family and his successor daughter die?"
Chi Shinnosuke was silent for a moment, always feeling that his own son's idea was a bit dangerous, "What do you want to do?"
"What can I do," Chi Feichei asked back in a calm tone, then said, "Bring my teacher to the banquet, plus some acquaintances; their probability of death is very high."
"Entaro Yashiro only has one daughter. The old man is very secretive; it's not sure if he has an illegitimate child. But if he and his daughter both die, the one who should inherit the Yashiro Conglomerate is his grandson. As for his two younger brothers, Entaro Yashiro suppressed his own brothers in his early years to consolidate his status. Those two are not difficult to handle, and might even cause trouble for the right of inheritance," Chi Shinnosuke was silent for a moment, "Ten hours later, Noah will organize the information about the Yashiro Family that we possess and send it to you. After you finish reading it, if you have ideas, contact me again."
"Got it."
Beep... beep...
The phone call hung up.
London, England.
Umbrella Office.
Chi Shinnosuke hung up the phone call and rubbed his temples, "Noah, tell your grandmother, tomorrow's dinner is canceled..."
How to maximize benefits before the Yashiro Family incident occurs, and what preparations to make, he had to consider carefully.
First, regardless of whether something will happen to the Yashiro Family, it's better to be prepared, lest he regret it in the future.
He was a bit suspicious, whether it was because they once used 'busy' as an excuse to leave their son, that now their son would use the never-ending work to retaliate against them...
His mood was complex, painful yet joyful.
End of Chapter
Mori Kogoro, standing aside, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.
His disciple was still so good at talking, it was practically mockery.
He was worried that Mr. Haga would drag his disciple to jump off the building, wanting to take this unpleasant-speaking brat down with him even in death.
Inspector Megure was also worried that Haga Kyosuke would be provoked, so he quickly stepped forward with Wataru Takagi to hold Haga Kyosuke back, lest Haga Kyosuke jump down again, or drag Chi Feichei to die together.
Haga Kyosuke wasn't agitated; he said thoughtfully, "Don't you think... Never mind, you've said it too, you don't believe in retribution, but you could also call it fate."
Before tonight, the people who died were all accidents, and the initial order of their names was exactly CDEF. He admitted he was a bit stuck in a dead end, but he kept thinking about sending G, A, and H away, and then letting Setara Choichiro, who represented C and was all alone, die of illness on his own.
One cycle ended, leaving behind only the Setara Family, which was like rebirth, the Setara Family with only his niece, Setara Renxi, who had no ill intentions.
Unfortunately, the last step was ruined by Chi Feichei's destruction, 'H' couldn't be sent away, and the formation was also destroyed.
"It's because your Setara Family's naming pattern is too regular," Chi Feichei said.
If the Setara Family hadn't named themselves after the musical scale, then no matter how coincidental the deaths were, it would be unlikely for them to die in the order of the musical scale.
Coincidence was one aspect; the Setara Family's overly regular naming pattern accounted for half the reason.
Haga Kyosuke thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's right..."
Conan pondered it twice, finding that he still didn't quite understand what the two were saying. He considered whether or not to ask Inspector Megure to take Mr. Haga for a psychiatric evaluation...
Uh, it was possible he was overthinking it. Were these two just communicating with small ciphers or secrets between friends?
"Brother Chi, what are you two talking about?" Inspector Megure pondered it twice but still didn't understand what the two were saying, so he directly asked.
"Anyway, it won't be colluding," Chi Feichei said.
Inspector Megure gave him half-moon eyes, "I didn't say you two were colluding, and what is there for you two to collude about? You were the one who ruined Mr. Haga's plan."
Chi Feichei ignored Inspector Megure's teasing, and said to Haga Kyosuke, "If there's any sheet music that needs revision, I'll have someone send it in for you."
Haga Kyosuke smiled, "Okay, but it's for a fee. I'll charge money."
Inspector Megure: "..."
Can you not ignore him?
Conan: "..."
Are these two really okay?
"Cough," Inspector Megure coughed, and said seriously, "Mr. Haga, let's talk more at the Metropolitan Police Department."
Haga Kyosuke nodded, and as he followed Inspector Megure as he left and passed by Setara Renxi, he was silent for a moment, but ultimately didn't say anything.
"The real Stradivarius was placed by Mr. Kyosuke in the curtain behind the bed, right?" Conan couldn't help but speak out, "I inspected the curtain before, and there was nothing inside. You originally didn't need to bring the Stradivarius back, but you wanted Miss Renxi, whom you believed was worthy of it, to inherit it."
Setara Renxi turned her head in surprise to see Haga Kyosuke, tears still sparkling in her eyes, "Uncle..."
"Renxi, do your best." Haga Kyosuke said smilingly, and followed Wataru Takagi out.
Chi Feichei followed them out, but didn't say anything more to Haga Kyosuke. Instead, he found a quiet place to call.
An hour before, he received an email from Chi Shinnosuke. He probably calculated the time difference, figuring it was early morning here and that he was already asleep, which was why he chose to send an email.
The content was concise:
[Joshua's hair and blood have been collected. He plans to go to America. Call back when you wake up, there's something to discuss with you.]
It should be nine o'clock in the evening in London, England now, so he planned to call back.
When Conan saw Chi Feichei go aside to call, he felt relieved. He chased out the main gate and called out to stop Haga Kyosuke, who was about to get into the police car, "Mr. Kyosuke, wait a moment."
Haga Kyosuke stopped, and turned his head back with a gentle attitude, asking, "Is there anything else, little brother?"
Conan held his mobile phone and pressed four key tones, staring at Haga Kyosuke nervously, "Do you know what this is?"
Before, he was busy solving the case and completely forgot to pay attention to whether Haga Kyosuke was alone. Now that Chi Feichei and Haibara Ai were gone, he had to quickly seize the time to ask clearly.
Moreover, with Haga Kyosuke arrested, it was unlikely for him to meet Chi Feichei casually. Even if Chi Feichei went to visit in the future, it was unlikely they would talk about 'irrelevant' small matters like him asking about key tones, so he didn't need to worry about Chi Feichei knowing anything.
"Conan!" Mouri Ran stepped forward and cast an apologetic gaze at Wataru Takagi.
Wataru Takagi scratched his head and smiled, indicating that it was okay.
They were all acquaintances; waiting a moment was nothing.
"Are you talking about me?" Haga Kyosuke asked.
Wataru Takagi: "..."
What 'me'?
Communicating with Mr. Haga seemed not easy. Would it be as difficult as taking Mr. Chi's statement later? Cough, it should not be. Mr. Haga seemed to have patience.
"It means Haga HAGA, right?" Conan asked further, "Then Si La Suo La is correct?"
"Yes, little brother," Haga Kyosuke said, "Your ears are very sharp too."
"Conan," Mouri Ran helplessly picked up Conan, "Let's talk about this kind of thing later..."
"Then do you know any melodies that start with Si La Suo La?" Conan was picked up and looked at Haga Kyosuke with a firm and eager gaze, saying urgently, "It's a popular problem at our school, guessing a melody, a melody that feels a bit sad, a bit nostalgic..."
"Ah, that's probably that one..." Haga Kyosuke whistled a tune, then followed Wataru Takagi into the police car. He turned his head and smiled at Conan outside the window, "It's a very classic melody; you should know the name. Just tell the answer to your classmate."
"That melody just now was 'Seven Children (Song)', right?" Mouri Ran recalled and sang a line, "'Crow, why are you crying...' Right, Conan?"
Conan gave no response, his eyes widened, and his face was stiff as he was distracted in Mouri Ran's arms.
Correct, it was exactly the same as the beginning melody of 'Seven Children (Song)'...
...
In the courtyard, Chi Feichei dialed Chi Shinnosuke's number.
"Father."
"Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Something happened, someone died."
Chi Shinnosuke didn't ask in detail, but instead asked, "Did you receive an invitation letter from the Yashiro Conglomerate?"
"No, I wasn't home yesterday and today," Chi Feichei said.
"The invitation letter should have been sent to you," Chi Shinnosuke paused, "Go there when you have time."
"The Yashiro Family and our family don't have a good relationship," Chi Feichei reminded.
Their two families had always not interacted. Sending invitation letters to each other was pleasantries; no family would actually go.
The Chi Family had been developing in seafaring freighters and cruise ships for a long time. More than twenty years ago, the Yashiro Family suddenly set their sights on this area. If it were fair competition, never mind, but the Yashiro Family's means were not clean enough, and the two families were almost openly hostile.
"You don't need to speak so implicitly," Chi Shinnosuke's voice was a bit low, "Seventeen years ago, while you were sick, they had people pretend to want to harm you, but in reality, they had people steal the data and manufacturing diagrams that the Shinchi Group was researching and developing. That data was researched and developed by the Shinchi Group with a great price. That time, if it weren't for the help provided by the Field Group and the Yan Family, even if the Shinchi Group recovered, there would be no further development for at least more than ten years. I should have said this to you."
Chi Feichei recalled a bit. That was probably the memory of the original consciousness at three years old, which was vague. But when the original consciousness was seven or eight years old, he seemingly heard of it, "So?"
Chi Shinnosuke said bluntly, "Their family is still using the data and diagrams from more than ten years ago, slightly modified, and also spent money to build a large cruise ship. This time, the invitation letter is for the cruise ship's maiden voyage. Don't always harm relatives; if you have the ability, go harm the Yashiro Family a bit and see if something happens to their family..."
Chi Feichei: "..." Is this how a son is used?
Chi Shinnosuke: "If possible, bring famous Detective Mouri along. I've also heard of his name as the Plague God. Also, other detectives who easily encounter incidents, bring them along if you can..."
Chi Feichei: "..." Hateful enough, this is quite something.
"Five days ago, Eito Yashiro, the son-in-law who married into the Yashiro Family, died. Eito Yashiro sneaked into the Shinchi Group that year to steal diagrams. Relying on those things, he gained the recognition of Entaro Yashiro's parents. Now that he's dead, it can also be considered his retribution. However, the police seemingly think there's a problem among them. I didn't inquire about the specifics," Chi Shinnosuke's tone was calm, "The Yashiro Family has used who knows how many dirty means over these years. If you go over, don't pull any tricks either, lest you get yourself involved. Just let the detectives move freely; that's enough."
"You didn't pull any tricks, did you?" Chi Feichei asked.
The Yashiro Conglomerate's cruise ship setting sail, that should be the movie 'Strategy Above the Depths'.
He wasn't clear about the specific time of occurrence, but based on the conflict between the Yashiro Conglomerate and their family, even without Chi Shinnosuke saying it, he was also prepared to cause some trouble. He was just waiting for the invitation letter to confirm the specific time.
Now that the invitation letter had arrived, he could make some preparations in advance.
"No, I don't have time to manage them," Chi Shinnosuke said, "The Field Group's matter is almost wrapped up. Next, I need to formally talk with the Yan Family. Also, the contact lenses you wanted, there was a problem with the energy supply during the second test, and we are now trying other solutions..."
"That's not urgent," Chi Feichei interrupted, "What if the old master of the Yashiro Family and his successor daughter die?"
Chi Shinnosuke was silent for a moment, always feeling that his own son's idea was a bit dangerous, "What do you want to do?"
"What can I do," Chi Feichei asked back in a calm tone, then said, "Bring my teacher to the banquet, plus some acquaintances; their probability of death is very high."
"Entaro Yashiro only has one daughter. The old man is very secretive; it's not sure if he has an illegitimate child. But if he and his daughter both die, the one who should inherit the Yashiro Conglomerate is his grandson. As for his two younger brothers, Entaro Yashiro suppressed his own brothers in his early years to consolidate his status. Those two are not difficult to handle, and might even cause trouble for the right of inheritance," Chi Shinnosuke was silent for a moment, "Ten hours later, Noah will organize the information about the Yashiro Family that we possess and send it to you. After you finish reading it, if you have ideas, contact me again."
"Got it."
Beep... beep...
The phone call hung up.
London, England.
Umbrella Office.
Chi Shinnosuke hung up the phone call and rubbed his temples, "Noah, tell your grandmother, tomorrow's dinner is canceled..."
How to maximize benefits before the Yashiro Family incident occurs, and what preparations to make, he had to consider carefully.
First, regardless of whether something will happen to the Yashiro Family, it's better to be prepared, lest he regret it in the future.
He was a bit suspicious, whether it was because they once used 'busy' as an excuse to leave their son, that now their son would use the never-ending work to retaliate against them...
His mood was complex, painful yet joyful.
End of Chapter
