Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 834 Xia Chuan-ge is a womanizer.

"Moreover, Domoto Music Academy can be considered an aristocratic academy. With Soma Hikaru's family background, it was far from possible for him to enter the academy, but he still received an invitation to enroll, and the tuition was waived."

"I suspect that the person who did all this was his father. His father is likely to have some connection with the academy. The specific connection is impossible to verify because it has been too long, but I suspect that he is also someone related to the academy."

"I understand. This clue is quite useful. At least it confirms that the murderer is likely an old man in his sixties or seventies."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Chuan put this matter on his to-do list, deciding to first ask Conan about the situation.

When they found Conan's place, they were no longer there. Although Kogoro Mouri almost always mistook the culprit for someone else, he worked very hard to investigate and got up even earlier than Conan.

Natsukawa found him at the Domoto Concert Hall. By then, the famous detective had already become one with the performing group and was no longer treated coldly.

Despite being a renowned detective, most Japanese people dislike detectives, especially those investigating matters that might be related to their own lives.

The reason they were able to get along so well was not only because Natsukawa had spoken to Domoto Kazuki beforehand, but also because of Suzuki Sonoko, who subtly mentioned that Kogoro Mouri's daughter and the second daughter of the Suzuki Group were best friends.

Otherwise, these people probably wouldn't like being disturbed during practice, especially with a concert just around the corner.

Xia Chuan casually glanced around and spotted Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran.

Two high school girls were pointing and gesturing around the organ on the stage.

Miss Suzuki was still loudly proclaiming that her uncle, Jirokichi Suzuki, had used his connections and a huge sum of money to bring this organ back.

The rest were performers, with the most eye-catching member, Reiko Akiba, also among them.

"Mr. Mori, Mr. Domoto."

Xia Chuan went up and greeted them.

“Mr. Natsukawa, I am very sorry that this happened, but I have found a suitable violinist and pianist to replace them.”

Domoto Ikki apologized to Natsukawa again.

“It’s alright, no one could have predicted something like this would happen. But Mr. Domoto, have you considered the cause of the explosion? A section of the flute body was left at the scene. I’m wondering if there could be a second or even a third explosion, since a flute is made up of three parts: the head, the body, and the tail.”

Domoto Kazuki gave a bitter smile on his aged face and shook his head: "I don't know either. In fact, Mr. Mori also told me, but neither your marriage proposal ceremony nor the opening concert of the concert hall can be postponed."

He didn't care whether Xia Chuan's marriage proposal was postponed or not, but the concert couldn't be postponed anyway.

If you were timid, this story might be passed down through the concert hall.

From then on, whenever someone came to the Domoto Concert Hall, they would mention that they had postponed the opening concert of the concert hall because of fear.

He, Kazuki Domoto, is Japan's top pianist and now its top organist; he can't afford to lose face like this.

Xia Chuan didn't talk to the other person for long, just greeted him and then turned to find Conan.

The other party was scrutinizing the group of performers with a critical eye.

"How's it going? Have you found any suspicious individuals?"

Conan frowned and shook his head: "Although we can confirm that yesterday's explosion was most likely aimed at the concert, we still have too few clues and too little time to find anything."

He looked at Xia Chuan with a serious expression. "Brother Xia Chuan, as Uncle Kogoro said, I also think the proposal ceremony should be postponed. Nobody knows if there will be another explosion."

Seeing Conan so serious, Natsukawa told him without reservation the information he had found out the day before, and also added Frank's investigation results.

"Hikaru Soma?" Conan pondered, chin in hand and arms crossed.

He hadn't been able to find out who this person was. From yesterday until now, he had been focusing on the performers. Because he understood the importance of this concert, he suspected that someone might want to use this concert to gain exposure in front of the public.

After some investigation, he found several people to be suspicious, but there was no evidence to suggest that the explosion was related to them.

"As you said, Soma Hikaru's father is indeed very suspicious, however."

"But what?"

"Actually, the performers also felt a bit strange, especially the few who filled in."

"By the way," Conan changed the subject, asking, "How did Natsukawa-san figure out that Akiba Reiko was alright?"

He gave Xia Chuan a teasing look and nudged his thigh: "Xia Chuan is a womanizer."

"What are you talking about?"

Xia Chuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. "If Akiba Reiko wanted to make a move, she could have done it long ago. Why wait until the concert was over? This explosion was clearly aimed at the concert and F4. It's true that Akiba Reiko has a grudge against F4, but she has no grudge against Domoto Kazuki. Her motive is insufficient!"

"I think the murderer wasn't just after revenge. Choosing this time was also to destroy Domoto Kazuki's dream. So, besides the F4, we also need to find the murderer and Domoto Kazuki's grudge."

“That’s right. The remaining two members of F4 might be the breakthrough point.” Conan nodded, his eyes sparkling.

Conan was very happy and gratified that Natsukawa was finally willing to share information with him.

"Professional manager Kujiro Masane is not in Nishitama City right now, but violinist Osamu Shida is. I've already made an appointment with him, and you and Mr. Mori can go and take a look later."

"how about you?"

"Of course I have to be wary of the distillery. I don't think the distillery will let this opportunity slip by."

"Too."

Conan nodded in a deep voice, "Although we made preparations in advance and chose the location ourselves, the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, so we still have to be careful."

"Yes, but there hasn't been a sound. I really don't know where these rats from the stinking ditch will come from."

Looking at Natsukawa's expression, although he seemed relaxed, Conan could still sense the pressure Natsukawa was under.

He could roughly guess why Natsukawa did this. Besides the fact that the time was right to propose, Vermouth's previous attempt to kidnap Ai Haibara must have also made Natsukawa feel a sense of urgency.

He claims to be radical, but Xia Chuan is actually wilder. No normal person would use their marriage proposal as bait.

"By the way, when Ran invited Ayumi and the others over today, I heard that all three of their families won travel vouchers. Was that Natsukawa-nii's doing?" Conan asked with a smile, seemingly confident.

However, he still had a question: why not send Anya away with them?

That guy is also in the way.

"Yes, they are all members of the Junior Detective Club. If all three of you are here, it wouldn't be good not to call them, but it's not safe, so it's better to just send them away."

"Three?"

"Are you planning to bring Anya and Ai Haibara?"

(End of this chapter)