"There are a few firing pins missing on the sound tube. No wonder the songs it plays are always missing a few tones." The expert detective was indeed different from other clueless detectives. He quickly came up with an idea. Jiang Xia looked at Yumu Haruna eagerly.
Focus on the Middle Way:
"This is not a quality issue, it should be human-induced wear and tear - its previous owner deliberately ground the firing pins flat, probably to convey some message to the person who got it."
"Convey the message?" Yuuki Haruna became nervous, "Did something really happen to Mr. Qiugo, for example, was he imprisoned by someone?"
"Let me think about it." Mao Lilan is quite talented in music. "This song should be "Come, Spring". If that is the case, then the missing notes of this music box tune are RA, DO and RA."
"RADORA?" Suzuki Sonoko tried to read them together, "Uh, it sounds like the name of some monster... Maybe it's not the melody, but the lyrics? - I remember the lyrics of this sentence are 'I wait'
You broke out of the cocoon', then the missing words are MO, DE and RU."
"If you pronounce MODERU together..." a noun blurted out, Suzuki Sonoko's eyes lit up, "This is the pronunciation of 'model'! Could this matter be related to a handsome model? - Let's go to the model agency and have a look.
As long as we search all these companies, we will definitely find the person named Qiu Wu."
Jiang Xia shook his head: "It's too slow to find him this way. It's better to go directly to his residence and have a look."
"Where does he live?" The two female high school students realized later and looked at him in surprise, "Do you know where he lives?"
Jiang Xia pointed to his mobile phone and showed off the police's magical power: "I asked the police officer from the search section to help me check, and the results should be available after a while."
Yuki Haruna: "..."
No, as expected of a master detective, he can actually use the police!
…
Qiu Wu's BB number was there, and soon, a string of addresses and landline numbers were sent to Jiang Xia's mailbox.
Jiang Xia gave the number to Yuki Haruna, and Yuuki Haruna carefully dialed the number. Soon, the call was picked up by the other party.
After a simple communication, Yuki Haruna hung up the phone and brought good news: "The person on the other side of the phone didn't sound like Mr. Akigo... But as soon as he heard that I wanted to return the music box and BB player, the person on the other side immediately changed his mind.
He was very enthusiastic and said I could go to his house right now."
"..." Suzuki Sonoko felt something was wrong, "Doesn't this sound a bit like a trap?"
Yuki Haruna laughed: "Mr. Qiugo's family knows that he often communicates with me, so they should be welcoming me as an electronic pen pal for him. And even if it is a trap..." Isn't there a detective here!
——Just as she intuitively felt that Mr. Qiu Wu, whom she had never met before, was a kind old man, her intuition also told her that Jiang Xia did not seem to be afraid of these things.
Sure enough, Jiang Xia nodded: "Then just like they said, just come and visit."
…
Soon, the group followed the address and arrived in front of Mr. Qiu Wu's house.
This is an independent compound with a sports car parked on the parking lot. It looks like a wealthy family.
Yuki Haruna jumped out of the taxi and came to the door of the hospital. She pressed the doorbell and found that it was broken, so she had to say: "Hello, is there anyone? I am Yuki Haruna. I just said on the phone that I would come to visit."
Her clear voice echoed in the corridor, and not long after, a middle-aged woman came out quickly.
"Welcome! Come in." The middle-aged woman said enthusiastically, and suddenly she was stunned. She looked at the four people at the door, "...there are so many people?"
Yuki Haruna said quickly: "These are my friends. They happened to be free today, so they came with me."
The middle-aged woman frowned and looked a little embarrassed.
At this moment, another young man walked out of the corridor. He patted Mrs. Ogata who was stunned at the door: "Mom, don't be dazed. Let's invite the guests into the house first. It's rare that the legendary Miss Haruna comes to visit.
, as a host, of course you have to show the attitude you should have to treat guests - she has been grandpa’s biggest spiritual support over the years, and she can be regarded as our family’s benefactor.”
Yuki Haruna was startled: "'Grandpa'?"
"That's right." The middle-aged woman came back to her senses. She smiled and introduced, "My name is Ogata Kazuko, and I am the hostess of this house. You can just call me Mrs. Ogata - this
It’s my second son, Ogata Shiro.”
"As for your pen pal..." Mrs. Ogata looked at Yuki Haruna and sighed, "He's already here, so go ahead and offer him some incense."
"?!" Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko looked at each other: Mr. Qiu Wu...it turns out he is gone?
…
Not long after, everyone passed through the living room and came to the room where the rankings were enshrined.
There is a posthumous photo hanging on the wall of the house, and it is indeed an old man with a very kind face.
"Mr. Akigo..." Yuki Haruna immediately confirmed that this was her pen pal. She was a little confused, "He has passed away?"
Mrs. Ogata nodded: "I left suddenly at the end of last year."
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the broad-faced old man on the wall, touched her chin, and hesitated to speak. After a long time, she couldn't hold it back and asked Mrs. Ogata in a low voice: "This old gentleman...was he a model during his lifetime?"
Mrs. Ogata looked confused: "Huh?"
Suzuki Sonoko scratched her head in embarrassment: "..." It doesn't seem to be the case... Damn it, she thought she finally solved a crossword puzzle. So what do the bald notes in the music box mean?
Jiang Xia looked around and suddenly felt something. Her eyes fell far into the courtyard through the wall.
He thought of the neat living room of this family and asked Mrs. Ogata: "I just saw a lot of fresh refreshments in the living room. These need to be prepared in advance. Did you already know that guests were coming?"
Mrs. Ogata laughed: "It's just a coincidence that Miss Haruna came to visit. In fact, we have another guest today."
She pointed to the tablet: "My father-in-law had a lot of collections during his lifetime. He didn't seem to trust those things, so he appointed a lawyer to handle his inheritance..."
Mrs. Ogata turned around and looked at her watch: "Counting the time, the lawyer should be arriving soon - I'm going out to take a look. Please help yourself first."
With that said, she turned around and walked out.
The small room became silent again, but soon the silence was broken by a sigh.
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the memorial tablet on the wall with some frustration: "I didn't expect that this gentleman is not only not a model, but he is also dead... What should we do next?" Is it just a formality? This is different from the detective she imagined.
Commissioning is different...
Jiang Xia seemed to be aware of his classmates' regret. He thought for a while and did not leave in a hurry. He just said: "We are here, let's go see the lawyer first."
