Model worker and his little darling

"This piece of music should be 'Welcoming Spring'."

"Xiao Lan, are there a few notes missing here? Some parts don't sound quite right."

"Indeed, the key point is that there is a bit of incoherence."

Seeing Ran and Hirai discussing the music box on the table, Uncle Mori coughed and said, "You two stop talking for now and let Haruna finish what she has to say."

Upon hearing this, Pingqing and Xiaolan stood behind Uncle Mori.

Just then, Conan pushed open the door and walked in, saying, "I'm back."

Seeing Conan asking all sorts of questions about the music box on the table, Hirakiyo glanced at Haruna and figured she'd probably be going out today.

Just yesterday we were discussing the horrific murder case, but overnight it seems like everyone's forgotten about it. And here we are, someone's already come to Uncle Mori's door asking for a favor.

Ms. Haruna began to tell her story. Three years ago, she came to Tokyo from the countryside to attend art school. Since she had no friends, she picked up her phone and randomly dialed a number to send a message.

Soon, he received a reply. The sender said his name was Akigo, and his first love was also named Haruna, so the two became friends. They chatted frequently until last year when things changed. Haruna, facing financial difficulties, decided to drop out of school and leave Tokyo.

Before leaving, she hoped to meet Mr. Qiuwu, so the two agreed to meet in front of the Hachiko statue, but she waited and waited and waited and Mr. Qiuwu never came. Just as she was about to leave, she heard the sound of a machine clicking from the paper bag next to her.

She immediately recognized it as Mr. Qiu Wu's phone, which contained a message for her, placed alongside the music box. The message said it was a very valuable music box and advised her to sell it to pay for her tuition and continue pursuing her dream.

Haruna felt the music box was too valuable and she shouldn't accept it, but the people at the antique shop said it was just an ordinary music box. After that, her phone started receiving strange messages.

“Mr. Mori, I hope you can help me find the owner of this music box.”

After listening, Pingqing felt that this girl was lucky; she hadn't encountered any sick people.

Uncle Mori stroked his chin, staring at the music box on the table. "So, the only clue is this music box."

"It's not like we're completely without clues. We know Mr. Aki's phone number. If we explain this to Officer Takagi and contact the phone company directly, we can find out where Mr. Aki lives."

With Takagi's help, they successfully learned Mr. Akigo's address.

Tsk, abuse of power, using power for personal gain.

I was planning to stay home and relax, then go back to the base to see Gin tonight, but this afternoon the uncle called me over to drink and chat with him, so now I have to go out again.

He was always the one initiating trouble at first, but now he's the one being forced into it. He's destined to be a workaholic.

Soon, the group arrived at Mr. Qiuwu's house.

The hostess, Kazuko Ogata, was somewhat surprised to see that Haruna was not the only one who had come.

At this moment, a man walked over and went straight to Haruna. "Now that the legendary Haruna has finally shown up, as the host, I should invite her to come inside and sit down. After all, she has been my grandfather's greatest source of support over the years."

Then Ogata Kazuko took the group to see the portrait of Mr. Akigo, who had passed away at the end of last year.

Haruna was incredulous and immersed in regret.

At that moment, Ogata Kazuko asked about the music box, and Haruna quickly handed it over.

Kazuko Ogata eagerly opened the music box, and the music attracted another man, Tsuneo Ogata.

“This song, ‘Welcoming Spring,’ was a piece my mother used to play often. She passed away three years ago. Her name was also Haruna.”

“I think Grandpa connected Haruna with Grandma. Three years ago, after receiving news about Haruna, he said that Haruna had come back.”

After hearing what Shiro Ogata said, Haruna looked up at the old man in the portrait.

Standing behind, Ping Qing was a little curious. Was this the kind of stand-in literature?

"Miss Haruna, is there anything else inside the music box?"

Haruna was a little confused when Ogata Tsuneo suddenly asked her that question.

Just then, another voice came from the doorway, "Stamps, a set of four, hand-carved stamps currently valued at 200 million yen. I see you brought so many people here; you must be looking for treasure." After saying that, the person left.

After Ogata Tsuneo smoothed things over, he kept a few people behind for dinner, wanting to discuss in detail the unavoidable matters concerning Haruna and her father.

After a safe dinner, a sudden downpour forced everyone to stay overnight.

"During the meal, those people were like an ambush from all sides, asking so many questions that Ms. Haruna couldn't eat in peace."

Hearing this, Pingqing began to agree with Uncle Mori, "Yeah, I think this family is a bit strange."

Conan, who was sitting to the side, suddenly spoke up: "Uncle, Hirakiyo, look, Mr. Akigo's memorial tablet says that he passed away on December 6th last year, but Ms. Haruna received the music box on Christmas."

Pingqing looked at what Conan was holding and shuddered. Goodness, he thought Conan was squatting there in a daze, but he didn't expect him to be studying someone else's memorial tablet.

"Um, could it be that Mr. Qiu Wu has appeared in spirit form? Was the music box a gift from his soul?"

Conan rolled his eyes at Hirai, "I think someone else sent the music box."

Ping glanced around the room, something felt off. "So we're sleeping in the mourning hall?"

Conan: ...

He really didn't understand what Pingqing was thinking. What did it matter where he slept?

"what--"

Ran and Haruna's screams reached them, and the three rushed over, but saw nothing.

"Just now, we saw an elderly gentleman with a cane walk to the left side of the corridor."

Pingqing pushed open the door and glanced inside; no one was there.

"So Mr. Qiuwu really did appear to be a spirit?"

Ran hugged Haruna. "Hirakiyo-nii, what did you mean by that?"

Pingqing immediately told them what they had just discovered, which instantly made the two girls even more frightened.

Seeing that Ran was frightened, Conan glared at Hirai and quickly comforted Ran, "Ran, don't listen to Hirai's nonsense. Someone is definitely up to something. We'll find out who it is soon."

Soon, the Ogata family arrived and heard about what had happened to the group.

Kazuko Ogata immediately started spreading alarmist rumors, "Guests who have stayed here before have also said that it seems like someone walked past their pillow at night."

Ran hugged Haruna tightly, her voice trembling as she asked, "R-really?"

Kazuko Ogata nodded.

at this time,

"Boom-"

Then another sound came from nearby.