"Huh? What was that just now?" Haga Kyosuke asked, looking puzzled, as he put the violin down from his shoulder.

"That is..." Everyone rushed forward, ran to the window, pushed the half-open window open, and leaned out to look downstairs.

"Grandma!" Lianxi's scream pierced the night sky.

Immediately afterwards, she covered her face with her hands, squatted down weakly, and dared not look at the scene downstairs anymore.

Lin Xiaofeng helped her up and then let her bury her face in his chest.

"Call an ambulance quickly!" Haga Kyosuke shouted to the butler Tsukumo behind him.

"Yes!" After his initial panic, Butler Jinqu quickly regained his composure.

Everyone rushed outside in a panic, except for Lin Xiaofeng, who was still comforting the weeping Lianxi.

When Lianxi stopped crying, she still clung tightly to Lin Xiaofeng's arm, refusing to let go.

Seeing this, Akiba Reiko could only let Renki be. Originally, it should have been her who comforted Renki, but it was Lin Xiaofeng who did it. Moreover, Lin Xiaofeng's actions were very practiced, not at all like those of a simple high school student.

"Don't be afraid...it will be alright..."

"why why?"

Shira Renki buried her head in Lin Xiaofeng's arms, looking terrified.

Please accept my condolences...

"Detective Lin, am I next?"

Shira Renki stared at Lin Xiaofeng with her big, round eyes.

"No, I'm here. No one can hurt you."

"Ah."

Shira Renki's emotions gradually calmed down.

Lin Xiaofeng comforted Shira Renki, then looked helplessly at Akiba Reiko.

Akiba Reiko also sighed. She truly hadn't expected that bringing Lin Xiaofeng to the birthday party would lead to such a tragic event.

After some time, the police arrived.

Lin Xiaofeng and Qiu Tinglianzi planned to stay here with Shitara Renki, so they ignored the arrival of the police.

However, Lianxi didn't think that way; she desperately wanted to know why her grandmother had jumped out of the window.

Was it Grandma's suicide? Or, as Kogoro Mouri previously stated, was this a series of murders occurring at intervals?

"Detective Hayashi, Reiko-chan, let's go together."

Lin Xiaofeng and Qiu Tinglian followed Shitara Renki upstairs. The police were already checking Renki's grandmother's bedroom.

"Huh? Detective Lin?" Takagi's expression immediately twisted as he saw the two people walking in from outside.

"Oh, Brother Lin, you're here too." Inspector Megure's face immediately lit up with joy when he saw that Brother Mori and Brother Lin had arrived. He could lie low and relax again.

When Renki first saw the broken violin on the floor, her face turned pale. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she learned from Kyosuke Haga that it was just a replica.

"It was just a fake!"

But then her expression changed again.

"Why are there Stradivarius replicas here?" Renshi asked the others nervously. "Was it because of this replica that Grandma jumped out of the window?"

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"I'm sorry, we can't draw any conclusions from this at the moment," Inspector Megure shook his head and replied to Renki.

“Although the zither is a replica, the case containing it is genuine,” said the Jinqu butler, who had been inspecting the case beside the bed.

"So here's the question: if the case is real, where has the original instrument that should have been inside been moved to?" Yuga Kyousuke asked, pinching his chin and staring at the case.

"Isn't it right here?" an aged voice came from behind the group.

"Cough cough, cough cough..."

"Grandpa Tiao Yilang?" Lianxi looked at her grandfather, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and the violin in his hand, in astonishment.

"This violin was hidden behind the bed curtains..." Mr. Tiao Yilang murmured, stroking the violin in his hands. "That woman, Xuan Yin, how could she be so reckless..."

"Let me take a look." Kyosuke Haga walked over quickly, took the violin from Ichiro's hands, and examined it carefully. "It's definitely an Antoine Stradivarius label. This should be genuine."

. ..... ...

"Would you like to try playing a piece? A performance should be enough to confirm if it's genuine." Yuga Kyosuke propped the violin up with his shoulder, then turned to Inspector Megure and asked.

"Ah, no, thank you," Inspector Megure declined with a wry smile. He hadn't come here to listen to a live musician performance.

"But what about this broken replica?" Takagi muttered as he picked up the smashed replica.

"Could it be that she wanted to surprise everyone, so she secretly bought another Stradivarius violin, only to find out it was a fake, and then committed suicide in a fit of rage?" Kogoro Mouri speculated with a serious expression.

Even more outrageous, Inspector Megure actually expressed his approval from the sidelines.

"Are you kidding me?" Lin Xiaofeng rolled his eyes and looked at the two of them with annoyance. "The Sheraku family is a musical family. How could she not even notice that there was a mistake on the label of the counterfeit product and just buy it like that? Just how stupid do you think people are?"

Kogoro Mouri's face turned red and then pale as he was rebuked.

Inspector Megure coughed a few times, somewhat embarrassed.

Takagi was glad that he hadn't had a chance to agree with Mr. Mori's statement.

Akiba Reiko also noticed something was wrong: "Could it be that someone took the opportunity to switch the real product with a counterfeit?"

Inspector Megure's expression instantly turned serious: "Is that so, Takagi?"

Takagi racked his brains desperately, trying to reconstruct the crime scene:

"Yes, Inspector Megure. Just as Ms. Akiba said, someone switched the real thing."

While everyone was arguing about who had switched the genuine item, Lin Xiaofeng went to the window. Looking up, he saw traces of transparent tape on the top of both windows. Lin Xiaofeng shook his head, then turned and walked towards the door.

Upon seeing this, Akiba Reiko ran off to chase after Lin Xiaofeng.

291. Reiko, I want to hold you.

"Xiao Feng, do you know something?" Qiu Tinglian asked, standing beside Lin Xiao Feng.

“Yes. Actually, I knew who the murderer was from the very beginning; I was just looking for evidence to prove it,” Lin Xiaofeng said calmly.

"Xiaofeng, you already know who the murderer is?" Akiba Reiko smiled. "Tell me, who is it?"

“It’s Yuga Kyousuke,” Lin Xiaofeng replied.

"It's him! The moment I saw him, I knew he wasn't a good person, and my premonition turned out to be correct."

"This shows that Reiko's intuition is very accurate."

Lin Xiaofeng gently kissed Qiu Tinglianzi's lips.

The unexpected kiss caused Akiba Reiko's fair skin to blush.

"Uh...that's so sudden."

“If it weren’t for the murder case, I would have already hugged you and given you a big hug.”

"So you've been thinking about that kind of thing all along."

"Yes. The most romantic thing is to ride on Reiko's body and listen to Reiko sing a song."

"You're so wicked." Akiba Reiko patted Lin Xiaofeng's shoulder lightly. "Then you'd better find the evidence quickly and let the police arrest the murderer."

"Of course I know."

Lin Xiaofeng searched the vicinity and quickly found the evidence he wanted.

"This is it, look." Lin Xiaofeng, wearing gloves, picked up a metal piece from a door frame lock and handed it to Qiu Tinglianzi.

"Is this the evidence?" Akiba Reiko couldn't see anything special about it.

"I'll go tell the firefighters outside to set up the air cushion downstairs first," Lin Xiaofeng suddenly said. "Have everyone gather together, and we'll start the deduction when I get back."

“Okay. But why set up an air cushion?” Akiba Reiko looked at Lin Xiaofeng with a puzzled expression.

“Kyosuke Haga graduated from the German Academy of Music.” Lin Xiaofeng reminded Akiba Reiko, “And in Germany, the next note in the C, D, E, F, G, A scale is H, which is Haga’s H.”

Akiba Reiko's expression changed: "He plans to commit suicide!"

"But... why exactly? What was his motive?"

Reiko Akiba couldn't understand it at all. However, she didn't dwell on it and instead told everyone to gather upstairs.

With everything ready, Lin Xiaofeng began his deduction show.

Lin Xiaofeng exposed Yuhe Xiangfu's true identity as the murderer, and Yuhe Xiangfu did not try to deny it, but directly admitted it.

Upon learning the truth, Lianxi burst into tears. The murderer was none other than her revered uncle, the genius musician Yuhe Xiangsuke. The blow was too much for her to bear, and she sought comfort from Lin Xiaofeng.

"Lianxi, you can cry in my arms."

Reiko Akiba opened her arms to Renki Shitara, who saw Reiko Akiba's magnificent bosom, both soft and large.

"Reiko-neechan, I'm so sad."

Shira Renki nestled into Akiba Reiko's arms. Although she wanted to snuggle in Lin Xiaofeng's arms, Akiba Reiko's embrace was just as wonderful.

Suddenly, Kyosuke Haga shook off the police officers who were trying to control him, went straight to the window, and jumped out without hesitation.

"Hey! Uncle!"

Shira Renki's head buzzed; she was so shocked that her limbs went weak and she couldn't muster any strength.

"It's alright, Lianxi, Lin Xiaofeng has already taken precautions."

Reiko Akiba helped Renki up and led her to the window. Downstairs, on an air mattress, lay Kyosuke Haga, his eyes covered and a bitter smile on his face. His suicide, his final H-sound, had been ended. Seeing this, Renki seemed finally at peace.

"Reiko-chan, your boyfriend Lin Xiaofeng is amazing. You're so lucky!"

"Yes. I also feel very lucky."

Akiba Reiko looked at Lin Xiaofeng, a gentleman as beautiful as jade and unparalleled in the world, and a sense of happiness rose in her heart. Her fiancé was such a wonderful guy. Could there be anything happier than this?

Lin Xiaofeng looked at Qiu Tinglianzi and returned a gaze as warm as the morning sun.

A beautiful love only needs a glance.

The butler, Jinqu, stood nearby with a complicated expression, and could only sigh helplessly in the end. Tiao Yilang, on the other hand, stood to the side, showing no intention of checking on his nephew's life or death. He simply stood there expressionless, coughing dryly with a numb gaze.

As the surviving Kyosuke Haga was being escorted to a police car by the police, Renki only glanced at him one last time beside Reiko Akiba, without following them to see him off. She didn't know how to face the person she admired most. His father had died because of her father... and her father had been pushed to his death by him.

When is the time for retribution.

The violin, a memento left behind by Kyosuke Haga, his father's heirloom, lay quietly on the table.

It was as if it had witnessed the final grievances and grudges of this Sheraton family.

Inspector Megure, along with several officers, led Choichiro Shitara to another room. They wanted to learn the details behind this case, specifically the incident from thirty years ago. Even if they left Choichiro Shitara unattended, he only had less than six months left to live.

No, after this incident, it's uncertain whether he'll even have two or three months to live.

Choichiro took one last look at his only remaining blood relative, then obediently followed the police away. Presumably, it won't be long before the Shitara family's inheritance rights are handed over entirely to the family's sole heir, Renki.

"Miss Akiba, could you please help me escort the young lady back to her room?" Butler Tsukumo asked Akiba Reiko.

"Yes, butler." Akiba Reiko accompanied Setara Renki back to her room.

"Detective Lin, thank you so much for finding the real culprit in time."

"You are welcome."

"I'll arrange accommodations for you and Akiba Reiko."

"Thank you."

Lin Xiaoyi was lying on the bed in the guest room arranged by the housekeeper. After a while, Qi Jian came in.

Akita Reiko didn't stand on ceremony. After locking the door, she stripped down to just a white lace bra and climbed up to Lin Xiaofeng.

"What's Lianxi's situation now?" Lin Xiaofeng asked.

“She cried for a while, then fell asleep when she got tired,” Akiba Reiko replied.

"That's good."

"I'm planning to take Lianxi out to relax tomorrow, why don't you come too?"

"it is good."

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