Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

Akita Reiko smiled and said, "No, Officer Bai has some questions for you."

Domoto waved and said, "Officer Bai, what's your question?"

Shiraizumi said, "Mr. Domoto, let me be frank. I want to know why you suddenly gave up playing the piano your entire life. As far as I know, even though you have given up playing the piano, Mr. Puhe, who tuned your piano at the Domoto Academy, is still tuning the piano at the academy."

After a moment of silence, Domoto said, "I do have personal reasons."

At this time, Akiba Reiko said, "I heard some rumors that two years before Mr. Domoto gave up the piano, the tone had a slight deviation. The real reason was that there was a problem with the score and Mr. Domoto's tuning. Could this be the reason?"

Domoto Gen, who was standing nearby, came over and was very surprised: "Mr. Puhe has absolute pitch, this shouldn't be happening."

Akiba Reiko said calmly, "This is the truth. The last message Ms. Kawabe Zouko sent me was, 'I simply can't work with these amateurs who can't tell the difference in timbre.' The amateurs she was referring to were actually Mr. Fukazu."

"It's so... Miss Akiba, why haven't I heard you mention it before?" Domoto Gen was dumbfounded.

"It's not that I can't tolerate this minor flaw, but I can't say it directly about Mr. Puhe's reputation." Reiko Akita is a soft-hearted and kind person, so she didn't tell the truth directly.

This Doumoto also looked at his father: "Dad... is that so?"

Domoto sighed and said, "People grow old eventually, and Mr. Puhe is not young anymore. The absolute pitch he once possessed has been lost without him even noticing...

Puhe is my collaborator and also my good friend. I have no intention of blaming him, so I chose to stop playing the piano and let Puhe be the director of the concert hall..."

Shiraizumi expressed his own opinion: "Mr. Domoto, in my personal opinion, concealing something is not necessarily a good choice. When dealing with friends, one should be sincere and speak frankly."

"Maybe..." Domoto sighed again with a wave of his hand.

Domoto Genya then asked, "Ms. Akiba, why are you with Officer Bai, and you seem so close to each other?"

Gen Domoto has always been fascinated by Miss Akiba. Seeing Shiraizumi Mashi and Miss Akiba going in and out together, he was really envious and jealous.

Miss Akita said, "Officer Bai... He is my knight now."

"What!" Domoto said in shock. His goddess already had a knight.

Bai Quanyi quickly said, "Mr. Domoto, don't misunderstand. It was actually Miss Akiba who was attacked by the murderer. During this period, I have been responsible for protecting Miss Akiba's safety."

"So that's how it is." Domoto Gen also breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't accept that his goddess had a man. Fortunately, it was just a misunderstanding.

However, the next scene left even Domoto Gen unable to move...

I saw that Qiu Ting Lianzi took the initiative to hold Bai Quanyi's hand and said affectionately: "Quanyi, you still have to be responsible for protecting me tonight, don't forget it."

Shiraizumi Masu and Akita Reiko held hands tightly: "Of course I won't forget."

Just like that, under Domoto Gen's unwilling gaze, the two left the music hall...

Shiraizumi Mashi and Akiba Reiko returned home together, had dinner together, and then took turns taking a bath. In the blink of an eye, it was already very late and it was time to go to bed.

"Reiko, go to bed early. You have a performance tomorrow."

"No rush." ​​Qiu Ting Lianzi smiled slyly, "Quan Yi, come to my room and see if there's anything different."

"Okay, let me take a look." Bai Quanyi came to Akitaba Reiko's room curiously.

Bai Quanyi glanced at Reiko Akiba's room. It was a very clean room with a faint sweet smell of female hormones.

If there is any difference, it is that the photo of Reiko Akiba's deceased fiancé Hikaru Soma is gone.

"Reiko, the photo of you and Hikaru Soma..."

"Ah... you found out. I've already burned the photos."

"What? Burnt!"

"Yes. Quan Yi, you're right. People should look forward, right?"

Qiu Ting felt pity for her son and smiled sweetly.

"..." The smile of the beauty in front of him was so beautiful, it was a smile from her heart, Bai Quanyi was stunned.

"Quan Yi, after tomorrow's concert, will you still stay by my side and continue to protect me?"

"Yes. Lianzi, I am willing to protect you for the rest of my life."

Bai Quanyi's heart was filled with excitement, and he walked forward to hug and kiss Akiba Reiko.

"Reiko, I like you!"

"Me too...I like you too, Quan Yi."

Next, the two of them followed the steps and everything came naturally.

She was so graceful and elegant, so pure and ethereal, so graceful and unworldly, so gentle, so naturally beautiful, so genuine and pure. Such a beautiful woman, in front of Bai Quanyi, no longer had any secrets.

Happiness came suddenly, Bai Quanyi was so excited that he couldn't speak, and could only express his love for Lianzi through actions.

"Quan Yi, come on..."

Qiu Ting completely accepted Bai Quanyi.

36. Akiba Reiko is still a perfect woman

To Shiraizumi's surprise, Reiko was still a virgin. She had a fiancé, so this was unimaginable.

"Rianzi, you..."

"What? You still want to make fun of an old woman like me."

"No, I'm just too happy and surprised."

"Soma Hikaru cherishes me very much and said that he would only be with me after we get married?"

"Is that so... doesn't that make me seem excessive?"

"You're different from Soma Hikaru." Reiko's long legs tightened around Shiraizumi's waist. "I want to be with you, and I don't want to wait even a moment."

"Reiko, you are so kind..."

……

Early in the morning, Shiraizumi Yi accompanied Reiko Akiba to the concert hall. Reiko Akiba had put on makeup and was wearing a white dress, looking very beautiful.

She stood in front of the stage, like a lonely orchid in a valley, as if everything had become dim because of her, and she became the only focus of the entire concert hall.

The lights in the auditorium dimmed, and the pre-performance on stage soon began with the appearance of violinist Shion Yamane and vocalist Reiko Akiba.

Shiraizumi Mashi's gaze lingered on Domoto Issei for a moment, then turned to Yamane Shion and Akiba Reiko in front of the stage.

Yamane Shion, who replaced Kawabe Kaneko, brought out the Stradivari effect very well, and Akiba Reiko's singing was naturally also excellent.

Even though Shiraizumi Yi didn't understand music, he felt very comfortable just by hearing Akiba Reiko's voice.

However, the most pleasant thing to hear was the voice of Akiba Reiko last night, which came from the heart and was a voice that only Shiraizumi Yoshi could hear.

I thought that if I married Reiko Akiba, I would be able to enjoy the singer's passionate singing every night, which would be a very, very enjoyable experience.

Just as Shiraizumi was daydreaming, the part of Akiba Reiko in the preview came to an end. Akiba Reiko frowned and walked off the stage.

"What's wrong? Lianzi." Bai Quanyi walked forward and asked.

Akita Reiko shook her head and said, "There's something wrong with the organ's sound. It seems like one of the short whistles is out of tune."

"Short whistle?"

Bai Quanyi then looked at the organ, an instrument he knew nothing about.

"It's the short tube at the back that makes the sound lower." Reiko Akita explained.

Bai Quanyi's eyes became fixed as he began to think seriously.

There was a problem with only one of the pipes, not because it was out of tune, but because someone had deliberately inserted something into it.

If this is the reason why the criminal is worried about people with absolute pitch, I may have already grasped the criminal's entire plan.

The serial murders were just a prelude. The criminal's real plan was in this concert hall, and the time should have been chosen at the end of the official performance...

"Quan Yi, what are you thinking about?" Akita Reiko asked when she saw Bai Quan Yi lost in thought.

"I'll tell you the truth later," Bai Quanyi paused and said, "But now I have to meet someone. This concert hall shouldn't be involved in the case, otherwise it would be a shame."

……

The Domoto Isshiki lounge is on the second floor of the performance hall. The entire venue can be seen through the glass windows surrounding it. Pu and Jiang entered this lounge during the rehearsal, stood by the glass window with the curtains half-closed, and quietly watched Domoto Isshiki playing the organ on the stage.

Starting from Amazing Grace and including Domoto Issei's speech, they watched until the end of the rehearsal. Then Pu and Jiang were about to leave, but as they took a step, they saw Shiraizumi Masu appear at the door.

"Officer Bai?" Pu Hejiang recognized Bai Quanyi, paused for a moment, and then smiled, "What's going on?"

"There were 24 off-key performances in total," Shiraizumi said, walking to the window and looking down at the stage. "Are you planning to destroy this concert hall with Mr. Domoto's own hands?"

"W-what?" Pu Hejiang's forehead was slightly sweaty and his smile was stiff.

"Whether it's the Domoto Conservatory of Music or this concert hall, the people most vulnerable to tampering are of course the staff," Shiraizumi said calmly. "This concert hall, in particular, requires a thorough understanding of its structure and a staff member to set explosives. Installing sensors in specific pipes to control the bomb's detonation isn't something a regular staff member can do. They'd need to be familiar with both the organ pipes and the music being performed..."

Baiquanyi turned to face the astonished Puhejiang.

Since the plan was to detonate the bomb every time a note went off-tune during performance, the device would only be activated during the official performance. Now there was no need to worry. Even if Puhejiang had a remote control that could directly detonate the bomb hidden on him, he would not give the other party a chance.

"There are 23 pillars outside the concert hall. That means you set up 24 bombs. The first 23 bombs will blow up the supporting pillars, and the last one will blow up the interior of the concert hall. Every time Mr. Domoto presses the off-tune key, the bomb will detonate. There will be 24 off-tune times in total."

Baiquan Yi looked directly at the score and continued to analyze.

"Ms. Kawabe Souko and Ms. Akiba both possess perfect pitch, and they would easily have noticed the off-tune problem, causing your plan to fail. That's why you prevented them from participating in the performance. Even the organ tuner wasn't spared. Did you do all this just to make Mr. Domoto detonate the bomb himself?"

Pu Hejiang narrowed his eyes slightly under his glasses and blinked more frequently: "Why are you..."

"Mr. Domoto gave up the piano and chose the unfamiliar organ," Shiraizumi interrupted the old musician, a full head taller than him, as if he were a peer. "If it were a piano, you wouldn't miss the difference in timbre. I'm afraid you, his partner of over thirty years, are the only one who knows Mr. Domoto so well. It wouldn't be difficult for him to suspect you."

"Yes, it's true that I'm the only one left... I failed to stop Reiko Akiba from participating in the performance, and I should have expected that you, Officer Bai, would find out..." Pu Hejiang lowered his head with a gloomy expression, and his fingers were pinched white.

"Why do you do this?"

"It's all Domoto's fault. Because of his selfishness, after losing my wife and children, even the last bit of my musical career has become meaningless!

For the past two years, I have been waiting for this day every moment, to get rid of the organ that distracted him from the piano, and to this Domoto Hall, and to all the musicians and music fans from all over the world who have come here to listen to organ performances!

As you said, I agreed to let Domoto be the director here because I wanted to tamper with the organ and plant the bomb, and being the director was the most advantageous method... Unfortunately, I failed in the end!"

Pu Hejiang gritted his teeth and suddenly took out a pistol from his pocket and pointed it at Bai Quanyi: "Don't worry, this gun is just for suicide. Now I just want to see Domoto again..."

"Mr. Puhe," Baiquanyi said, not paying attention to the muzzle of the pistol, but looking at Puhejiang, "Why have you never thought about whether Mr. Domoto has any difficulties?"

"What?" Pu and Jiang stopped.

"Isn't that what partners do? If it were me, the first thing I would think about is his difficulties, instead of blaming him for everything."

Bai Quanyi revealed the final truth in front of Pu and Jiang's confused eyes.

"So, do you really consider Mr. Domoto your partner? You planned so many things just to vent your anger, even agreeing to become the director of the Domoto Concert Hall was just to destroy Mr. Domoto... Don't you think Mr. Domoto is wronged?"

Without waiting for Pu and Jiang to open their mouths to refute, Shiraizumi shook his head and walked away, saying, "The real reason why Mr. Domoto chose to retire and give up the piano is actually because your hearing has deteriorated. You can no longer tune the piano accurately, and the tone often deviates..."

"Impossible!" Pu Hejiang slumped on the sofa, unable to accept it, and muttered excitedly, "I have absolute pitch! How could it be..."

"You're not young anymore. Before the piano you were responsible for tuning at the Domoto Music Academy was blown up, Ms. Kawabe Souko happened to hear the tone deviation and sent a text message to Ms. Reiko."

Bai Quanyi looked at Pu Hejiang, who was stunned and on the verge of collapse, and stepped forward to take the pistol.

"Mr. Domoto considers you his lifelong partner, so he's unwilling to look for another tuner. He can only choose to retire... Please go see him one last time. I've already told my colleagues in advance to give you some time."

As Shiraizumi finished speaking, Inspector Megure arrived with his men. Bomb disposal experts immediately took action and defused the bomb planted in the organ. The concert was thus able to proceed smoothly.

37. Worry about staining your dress

The hall broadcast: "Dear guests, please note that smoking is strictly prohibited in this concert hall. Please turn off your cell phone during the performance..."

As it approached 5 p.m., the Domoto Music Hall was bustling with people.

The main characters of Detective Conan followed the crowd into the hall, and within a short while they sat down on the terrace seats, the auditorium below was already full.

"There are so many people," Sonoko exclaimed, "It filled up in no time... Strange, where's Bai-kun? The show's almost starting!"

As they were talking, a handsome man appeared in front of the group.

Xiaolan pointed to a place not far away and said, "Is Bai Jun here?"

"Sorry, I was busy with work just now. I finally finished it before the concert started..."

"No way?" Maori Kogoro asked in surprise, "Shiraizumi Masu, are you saying that you have solved the bombing case?"

"Yes. Please relax and enjoy the concert. I can guarantee that it will be a wonderful and unforgettable memory."

Xiao Ai squinted her eyes, staring at Bai Quanyi, and said unhappily, "Brother hasn't been home for two days and two nights. What on earth has he been doing? Is he always with Miss Akiba Reiko?"