Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

"That damned Lin Xiaofeng." Hongzi was very annoyed.

Lin Xiaofeng glanced at the time and said, "It's about time the children went home."

“Mmm.” Ayumi nodded obediently, but Genta disagreed: “No, we haven’t been to the biggest one yet.”

As he said this, Genta pointed to a mansion surrounded by high walls next to him, with a sign on the gate that read "Fuji Maru".

"This is the house, right?" Mitsuhiko looked at the building with a hint of nervousness.

“Yes.” Genta nodded affirmatively.

Is anyone inside?

Upon hearing Akako's question, Mitsuhiko replied, "There are people here. We've already investigated. There's always piano music coming at this time, so there's definitely someone here."

"It really is, a very loud piano sound."

After listening to what Guangmengyan said, Hongzi listened carefully to the sound of the house in the house. Indeed, there were three very loud piano notes coming from the house.

"Yes, it really is. But I feel like I've heard this piece somewhere before..." Heiji said, listening carefully to the music.

“Indeed, and I think I’ve heard the name Fujimaru before.” Kazuha also had a thoughtful expression on her face.

"Kazuo Fujimaru is a fairly well-known composer. But as for his ability, opinions vary..." Lin Xiaofeng told them.

"Ah, yes, yes." Heiji realized.

“Okay, brothers and sisters, let’s go in and ask for candy first, and we’ll be out in a little while,” Ayumi said.

"Go on ahead." Lin Xiaofeng waved his hand with a smile.

The three children, led by Genta, opened the large gate of the mansion. The creaking sound of rusting metal echoed in Beika Town at night, but the three walked in without a care.

The mansion's yard is about 500 square meters, which is quite rare for a city residence. In Tokyo, where land is incredibly expensive, only the wealthy and powerful can afford such a house. There's even a pond in the center of the yard, and now that it's late October, many fallen leaves are floating on the surface, giving it a somewhat desolate look.

"Wow, that's amazing! It's even more luxurious than it looks from the outside!" Genta couldn't help but exclaim excitedly.

"It feels similar to Brother Lin Xiaofeng's house," Ayumi said, looking around. "But, is it really okay for us to just walk in like this...?"

"It's alright, look, there's a Jack-o'-lantern outside," Mitsuhiko said.

"What you're talking about is u. As long as the room has a chessboard with a pumpkin lantern and a cold glass, you should be able to enter the dream world." Genta nodded in agreement with Mitsuhiko's words.

"Yeah, that's right."

Just as Mitsuhiko was answering, a large dog suddenly barked wildly from a house next door.

"ah--"

Startled, Ayumi grabbed Genta's hand and hid beside him.

"W-what? It's just the neighbor's dog barking." Genta put on a calm expression.

“Yes. But this house is really as big as a church…” Mitsuhiko looked up at the house, which was over 15 meters tall, and was a little speechless.

"Hmm. But if it's a church, there shouldn't be any bad people... Alright, I'm going to ring the doorbell now." Genta said, swallowing hard, and pressed the doorbell with a determined motion.

Ding dong!

The loud sound of the doorbell echoed through the courtyard.

.......

577. Asking for candy leads to a murder.

Lin Xiaofeng and his three friends chatted and stamped their feet under the cool night sky while waiting for Yuan Tai and the others to return outside the wall.

"The dogs are barking so loudly, are they alright..." Hongzi said worriedly, having been listening intently to the commotion.

“That’s true…” Kazuha also looked worried.

"Have these kids seen enough of the world?" Lin Xiaofeng shrugged. "They're not your average elementary school students."

“That’s true.” Both Akako and Kazuha nodded.

"Speaking of which, this family is really big." Heiji looked at the house again and said with a sigh.

"I once read in a magazine that Fujimaru had a wealthy man named Yoshino Saeki supporting his creative work and life," Kazuha replied, recalling the incident.

“That’s right, Saeki is the one who has been supporting Fujimaru since before his works became big hits, and this house used to belong to Yoshino Saeki.” Lin Xiaofeng responded to Kazuha’s 17th chapter.

"Huh, then why does the sign say Fujimaru?" Kazuha asked curiously as she looked at the words on the sign.

"Fujikyu really liked this house and wanted to compose music here, so Saeki Yoshino really gave it to Fujimaru."

"Wow, that's a really super rich person." Lin Xiaofeng's words made He Ye's eyes widen.

“This Saeki must be one of those people who specializes in funding artists. It’s a kind of talent investment. Talented artists have never lacked patrons throughout history.” Heiji nodded smugly, as if showing off.

"Oh, is that so?"

"Yes, that's it." Just as Heiji answered Kazuha, a loud cracking sound of shattering glass suddenly came from the house.

"What's wrong?"

"what happened?"

Lin Xiaofeng and Heiji both looked at the big house with serious expressions.

The stained glass window, which was positioned at roughly the same height as the wall, was shattered, and a moment later...

"Ah—!" A woman's scream rang out.

"!" Almost at the same time as the scream rang out, Lin Xiaofeng and Heiji opened the gate and rushed into the courtyard.

Hey, you two!

Although Akako and Kazuha were calling out, the two girls ignored them and kept running inside. Akako and Kazuha exchanged a helpless glance and had no choice but to follow them inside.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiaofeng and Heiji ran to the entrance of the house and saw that Genta and the other two were frozen and trembling.

“It’s this family’s fault. No matter how many times we rang the doorbell or how many times we shouted, ‘Jack-o’-lantern is here, or we’ll play a trick on you,’ no one answered,” Yuan Taiqing replied with a pale face.

"Hmm?" Lin Xiaofeng noticed some white stains on Yuan Tai's hands and found a pile of small stones at Yuan Tai's feet. His expression immediately turned serious. "I see. So you picked up the small stones at your feet and used them to smash a window on the roof."

“Hmm, ah…” Genta answered softly, almost inaudibly.

"..." Kazuha, who had caught up with them, couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand.

"Because there was such loud piano music coming from inside, but no one came out to answer the door... It's Halloween, so if you can't get candy, you can play pranks, right?" Genta said, making excuses.

"Yes, that's the default rule. But you don't need to smash the window, do you? It's stained glass, very expensive, you know," Heiji said seriously, pointing to the stained glass window.

Lin Xiaofeng, standing nearby, looked even more serious: "Such a terrible prank will cause trouble for others! Go and apologize to them later!"

Just then, a voice came from behind Lin Xiaofeng and the others:

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

She was a slender, middle-aged woman around fifty years old with short hair, wearing a well-tailored women's suit that gave her a very capable appearance. She seemed quite surprised to see Lin Xiaofeng and his companions with makeup on.

"Are you perhaps Ms. Yoshino Saeki?" Lin Xiaofeng asked in return.

"Um, I am... what's wrong?"

"I'm so sorry, these kids broke that window..." Lin Xiaofeng pointed to the stained glass window, bowed his head and apologized, and Yuan Tai and the other two also bowed their heads.

"Oh? But why play such a prank?"

Yoshino looked surprised for a moment and immediately asked for the reason.

"Because of 0, no one came out of Lin Ba to give me Halloween @ Night left candy ah ba." (Yuanta tearfully replied, "I'm sorry!")

“…Ah! I see, that’s how it is.” Yoshino smiled helplessly after hearing Genta’s words.

"It's not right of Fujimaru to not give Tangguo. He's always so engrossed in composing that he doesn't hear what's around him. It's alright, I'll fix the stained glass."

Yoshino said this with a gentle expression.

"Huh, really?!" Genta's eyes lit up for a moment at those words, but quickly dimmed again. "But... after the glass shattered, a woman's screams came from inside."

"Huh?! A woman's scream?" These words immediately changed Yoshino's expression.

"Yeah, besides Fujimaru, who else is inside?" Lin Xiaofeng interjected.

"I remember that Ms. Nakajima, who is in charge of Fuji Maru at the record company, is coming today... Could something have happened to Ms. Nakajima?"

Yoshino hurriedly took out her keys from her handbag and opened the front door.

"You little ghosts and Lin Xiaofeng, you can all stay here. I'll take care of everything from now on," Heiji said, and walked into the house with Yoshino.

"I'll just take a look." Lin Xiaofeng shrugged and immediately went into the house. Then they heard Yoshino's scream coming from the living room at the front of the corridor.

"Yay!"

Lin Xiaofeng quickened his pace and ran into the living room.

"Woooooooooo!"

The living room was about thirty square meters in size. On a sofa against the corner wall sat Hideko Nakajima, her eyes rolling back. A shard of glass was deeply embedded in her carotid artery, and copious amounts of blood gushed from the wound, dripping down her chest and forming a pool on the floor.

578. African Werewolf

"Miss Hideko! Miss Hideko!" Fujimaru, tears streaming down his face, had gone into a frenzy, shaking Hideko's body and desperately shouting her name.

"It's no use, she's dead..." Heiji, who had checked Hijiko's pulse, shook his head with a grim face.

"Liar, liar..." Fujimaru was shocked by Heiji's words and suddenly trembled.

"Are you alright?" Lin Xiaofeng quickly helped Fujimaru, who had collapsed from the shock, and pulled him away from Hideko.

"ah--!"

Kazuha, who followed Lin Xiaofeng in, screamed in shock upon seeing the tragic state of Hikari, while Akako's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

"Call the police!"

"Okay!" Hongzi nodded in agreement with Lin Xiaofeng's words and immediately took out her phone to make a call.

"W-What's wrong?" Genta and the other two tried their best to peek into the living room from between Akako and Kazuha's legs.

"Whoa—!" Genta exclaimed in surprise, "Something's wrong!"

Kazuha quickly blocked the three children's view.

"I...I got cut by broken glass," Mitsuhiko said in a trembling voice.

“Yeah, that’s right.” Ayumi, whose eyes were being covered by Kazuha’s hand, also chimed in with surprise.

"Is it because of the stone I threw?" Genta raised his head, which was covered by a white sheet, and looked at Akako to ask.

"This..." Hongzi was speechless for a moment, unsure how to answer.

"No, it's not because of that." Heiji gave a straightforward negative answer.

"No... why do you say that?" Genta asked, trembling.

"Why...?" Kazuha asked Heiji as well.

"After the brat broke the glass, it took a while before the woman screamed. If it was because the brat's stone broke the glass, then the interval was a bit too long."

"Well, now that you mention it..." Kazuha nodded as she thought back.

"Isn't that right, Mr. Fujimaru?" Heiji looked at Fujimaru and asked as if to confirm.

"This, this... I was completely absorbed in composing... It was only after hearing Hideko scream while listening to my CD that I looked over in fright and saw a large piece of broken glass deeply embedded in her neck..." Fujimaru answered while looking fearfully at a point in the air, trying to recall what he had seen.

"Listening to a CD..." Fujimaru's words caught Lin Xiaofeng's attention, while Heiji yelled at the dazed Fujimaru, "Getting absorbed in composing? Someone's dead now, you better think about this!"

"As expected, it's still because of me..." Yuan Tai lowered his head and said in a low voice, looking dejected.

"But I... I didn't want to break the glass... I wanted people to notice us outside..." As he spoke, Genta started sobbing.

"It's alright, don't worry. The African werewolf is right, it's not because you broke the glass."

This time, Lin Xiaofeng gave a straightforward negative answer.

Who is the African werewolf?

"You." Only after Kazuha pointed at him did Heiji realize that he had dressed up as a werewolf.

"Hey, werewolves are one thing, but Brother Feng, isn't Africa going a bit too far?!"

Lin Xiaofeng ignored them and continued, "The glass that pierced her neck wasn't the kind of stained glass you broke."

As Lin Xiaofeng spoke, he pointed to the stained glass window that was set high up on the wall next to the entrance. The entire window was broken, and shards of stained glass were scattered below it.

“The stained glass windows have both red and green glass, but look, the glass that pierced her neck is transparent,” Lin Xiaofeng explained, pointing to the shard of glass embedded in the sun.