In the splendid classical concert hall, solemn notes echo in the majestic sky, and the unique timbre has a tranquil charm.
At the front of the concert hall, a sturdy old man with gray hair sat on a chair facing the wall, stretching out his hands to play on the instrument in front of him, dancing with his fingers and pressing each key accurately.
The instrument in front of him is a pipe organ, which is said to be "an instrument is a building". In addition to the three rows of keys up and down and the shelf above the keys for placing music scores, there are several tuning stops on the left and right sides. And hidden
Behind the wall is the main body of the organ, the sound pipes integrated into the concert hall.
This instrument is loud, majestic, and capable of playing rich harmonies, and is known as the "King of Instruments."
And this organ player is none other than Domoto Yishu, the founder of the Domoto Music Academy.
There are only a dozen or so people in the spacious concert hall. Except for Domoto Yiwa, who is performing on the stage, and the two students who are watching from a close distance, there are three groups of people in total.
First up is Conan and his entourage. Sonoko, the Mori father and daughter, Dr. Agasa and the children of the Junior Detective Corps all came to listen to this rehearsed concert.
Yuan Huaiyu did not come. According to him, he would rather listen to the performance as an audience on the day of the official concert. If he came today, it would inevitably feel like he was being spoiled.
The second group of people were four police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department - Megure, Shiratori, Sato, and Takagi, all of whom were old friends of the Metropolitan Police Department.
The third group of people sat in the first row. After Domoto's performance was over, except for the graceful beauty on the far left who sat on the chair, all the others walked onto the stage.
A middle-aged man with a bald head and a big belly who could be easily identified as a foreigner applauded vigorously. He walked in the front and exclaimed unconsciously: "It's great, it's perfect!"
"As expected of Mr. Domoto, he has a completely different charm than the piano." A tall and thin old man stood up, clapped his hands and walked forward, attracting Conan's attention in an instant.
"What a wonderful performance..." Uncle Maori took a deep breath, still somewhat immersed in the wonderful music just now.
Xiaolan pointed to the tall and thin old man on the far right: "Ah, I seem to have seen that person on TV..."
"He is Mr. Kawasaki, who has been Mr. Domoto's exclusive tuner for 35 years, and is now also the director of Domoto Concert Hall." Sonoko beside her explained.
Conan listened attentively to the conversation between the two. He actually knew the old man's name before this rehearsal, because this music scorer was the one he and Yuan Huaiyu Haihara Ai came to Domoto Conservatory of Music to investigate.
The old man I saw.
"The bald German man facing us now is named Hans Murat, and he is an organ tuner."
Sonoko shrugged and continued to educate everyone around him, "Even though he is smiling so happily now, I heard that he and Mr. Domoto had been getting along for a long time."
She then pointed to the man next to Hans Murat: "The interpreter for Mr. Hans is Mr. Domoto's son, Geniya Domoto, who is also a pianist. He is the person in charge of this performance."
"Then, those two women over there are both disciples of Mr. Domoto..." Sonoko looked from right to left, "The lady with burgundy hair on the right is the ninth graduate of the Domoto Conservatory of Music, the soprano singer Chigusora
Miss La, the woman next to her who looks a little nervous is the eighth graduate, violinist Shione Yamane."
Dr. Agasa opened his eyes wide: "She is the replacement for Kawabe Souko after the explosion, right?"
"That's right, when the explosion occurred, Miss Riverside's Stradivarius happened to be sent for tuning and survived, so I lent it to Miss Ziyin to play..."
Yuanzi's voice was a little louder: "Then those sitting in the first row of the auditorium are..."
"Is this the soprano Miss Qiuting Reiko?" Xiaolan interjected.
"Eh? Xiaolan, do you actually know her? No wonder, she is quite famous." Yuanzi laughed twice.
While they were talking, Domoto waved to his two students: "Okay, Ziyin, let's start getting ready."
"Okay, okay!"
Domoto turned around and walked onto the organ platform: "Let's start with the first Ave Maria."
Yamane Shione looked obviously not confident, and her left hand holding the violin was trembling a little. She pulled the strings, and the sound coming from the Stradivari made Reiko Akiba, who was sitting in the audience, frown.
She stood up, her expression not very good: "With your level, it seems that you are still not able to cooperate with my performance."
This was already a very serious criticism, and Yamane Shion did not refute it. Knowing that her performance was not good, she couldn't help but bend down and apologize.
The performance started again, and although Reiko Akiba did not interrupt again this time, Domoto, who was playing the organ on the stage, turned around with dissatisfaction shortly after the performance started.
"No, no! That's totally outrageous! What on earth are you doing this week?!"
"I'm sorry..." Yamane Ziyin lowered her head in frustration.
On the other hand, Sonoko and Xiaolan, who were above the auditorium, looked at the frowning Domoto with astonishment. To be honest, neither of them heard anything wrong with Ms. Yamane Shione's performance just now, and why it was interrupted one after another.
"Is there something wrong..."
"No, I think it's perfect too..."
Conan shook his head in his mind: "She really didn't play the tone that the Stradivarius should have."
But he also knew in his heart that if he didn't play this kind of famous piano often, he would inevitably be unable to let go when playing. After all, the high price is there, and it is reasonable to be tied up, not to mention that Yamane Shiyin was dragged here.
Act as a firefighter by the riverside.
"Do it again!"
"yes……"
Yamane Shione's face was already full of sadness, and she tried her best to play the violin to produce a beautiful tone.
But I don’t know if she was a little unlucky today. As soon as she started playing, the violin strings made a "bounce" sound under the load, and the broken section just hit her face, leaving a bloody mark.
.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Uncle Maori sat upright in a fuss and stuck his head out to look at the stage.
"I'm sorry, I'm going to change the strings right now..." Yamane Shiyin bent down and bowed twice more, then trotted away from the stage and headed for the side door.
The rest of Conan's group and the Metropolitan Police Department's group looked at each other in confusion, while Domoto on the stage looked at the back of his student with a trace of worry on his brows.