On the outskirts of Tokyo, in front of Ogata's house.

Fujino stood in the doorway, his eyes narrowing slightly as he looked at the courtyard in front of him.

From the outside, this courtyard is a Japanese-style building, with an overall wooden building that has a neon retro feel.

As far as Fujino's feeling goes, it's quite similar to the new Tomoaki family.

It seems that it is also a rich and noble family.

"Sorry to interrupt!"

Haruna Hiroki beckoned to the room, "I'm Haruna Hiroki who called before. ”

"It's coming!"

A middle-aged woman in the room greeted her.

However, after seeing Fujino, his brows moved slightly, and he was surprised: "Didn't you come alone?" ”

"I'm a friend of Haruna's friends, and I sent her here this time."

Fujino chuckled, a look of doubt in his eyes as he looked at the woman.

It's not a one-man coming, and this sentence is kind of interesting.

Generally speaking, it is a bit strange that the normal reception of guests should not be this kind of reaction......

You can't be trying to shark her, right?

Fujino thought about it and thought that it was possible for the rice flower people to do this.

If that's the case, he's done the right thing this time.

After all, Haruna's balance has not yet been settled, and if this is given to the shark by the rice flower people, then the remaining 200,000 yuan may become a bad debt.

Just as Fujino was thinking, a young man in a blue shirt with a middle head walked out of the room: "Mom, you're really in a hurry, you can talk about it later." ”

The young man's name is Shiro Ogata, the second son of the Ogata family, and the woman just now is the wife of the current head of the family, Kazuko Ogata.

"Miss Haruna, who grandpa has been talking about, comes to our house, so naturally she has to entertain her first."

Shiro Ogata seemed a little familiar, "After all, no matter how you say it, she has been grandpa's spiritual pillar over the years......"

"Grandpa?"

Fujino and Haruna were both stunned.

Although Haruna thought that the other party was an uncle, it wasn't so big......

It's all grandfathers.

"That's right."

Ogata Kazuko also nodded when he heard this, and then echoed: "No matter what you say, you have to help with the pillar incense first." ”

Confused, the two followed the mother and son of the Ogata family to an alcove in the room of the house.

On the black wooden niche, a Buddha statue is enshrined, and in front of the Buddha statue, there is also a tablet of "Ogata Akigo".

On the top of the tablet is a black and white portrait of an old man and an old woman.

Obviously, this is a neon shrine dedicated to the dead in the family, and the two people in the photo should be husband and wife, judging by custom.

Fujino raised his eyes and glanced at the shrine: "Is Mr. Akigo already dead?" ”

"Well, my father-in-law left at the end of last year." Ogata Kazuko replied.

"How can this be ......"

Haruna Ogata looked at the portrait on the top, looking a little sad and a little surprised.

Fujino turned his head and asked, "May I take the liberty of asking, how did Mr. Akigo pass away?" ”

"Grandpa, he died of illness."

Shiro Ogata, who was on the side, said, "Speaking of which, even before he died, he was still thinking about Miss Haruna. ”

"That, Haruna-san."

Kazuko Ogata suddenly looked at Haruna, "My father-in-law must have given you a music box before he died, right?" ”

"Well, Mr. Qiu Wu did give me a music box."

Haruna took out the music box in the bag and handed it to the other party, "However, I really didn't expect that he would have passed away......"

Without even comforting, Ogata Kazuko took the music box and opened it, looking a little impatient.

As the music box was opened and the ethereal music sounded, she was a little surprised: "This song is ......"

"Come in spring."

Before she could finish speaking, the sliding door of the room was opened, and the head of the house, Tsuneo Ogata, wearing a blue shirt, walked in, recalling, "I remember my mother used to play this song a lot. ”

"Speaking of which, grandma, her name is Haruna."

Shiro Ogata sighed, "Grandpa, he must have connected Miss Haruna with Grandma at that time, and I remember telling me happily that Haruna had returned, and I hadn't seen him so happy since Grandma died three years ago." ”

"Is that so?"

Fujino's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, and he understood the reason for this matter.

It seems that this commission doesn't have much to do with Xiao San, but the name Haruna is somewhat similar to the old man's deceased wife, so she is regarded as a sustenance......

But if that's all it takes, it still feels a little weird.

This family seems to be very concerned about the music box.

But as far as the music box is concerned, it's not worth much, so in the end......

Just as Fujino was thinking, Tsuneo Ogata, who was on the side, looked at Haruna with some facelessness: "That, may I ask Miss Haruna, is there nothing else in the music box that my father gave to you?" ”

"Something else?"

Haruna shook her head, "Mr. Akigo, he gave me, it's just this music box, did you have anything left in this music box......"

"My dad, he meant stamps or something."

At this time, a man wearing glasses suddenly appeared at the door, "It's the kind of stamps that are in a group of four and currently worth 200 million yen." ”

"Dude!"

Shiro Ogata looked at the man with a grudge, "What the hell are you talking about?" ”

"Hmph, just talk to outsiders."

The man snorted coldly, and looked at Haruna Hiroki with bad intentions, his tone was a little unpleasant, "I see, this woman must have heard about the treasure that grandpa left before he died, so she came here to steal those stamps." ”

"Huh?!"

Haruna Hiroki was a little aggrieved, "But I don't know the treasure or anything......"

"Well, you don't have to quibble."

The man interrupted Haruna's words, "Anyway, sooner or later, I'll take off your vixen mask so that everyone can take a good look at your true face." ”

"Is that enough?"

At this time, Fujino couldn't stand it anymore, looked at the man and said in a deep voice: "Don't you think it's very uneducated to call the person you meet for the first time a vixen, a thief or something?" ”

The man was speechless for a moment, glanced at Fujino and changed the subject: "Who knows if you two dog men and women who came here together are here for the treasure?" ”

"If that's the case, then there's no need for us to talk about it."

The client was bullied, and he was also involved, Fujino's face darkened a little, "What kind of treasure you are talking about, we don't know, this time I came here just to return the music box, if this is your hospitality, Haruna and I will leave." ”

Speaking of this, the momentum around Fujino's body skyrocketed, and the temperature in the room even dropped a lot, and he took two steps forward and said in a deep voice: "But before that, you have to apologize to us first." ”

"Nothing ......"

At this time, Haruna also sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly came over to grab Fujino.

"Minoru!"

At this time, Tsuneo Ogata, who was the head of the family, couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly played a round and said in a deep voice to the man named Minoru: "No matter how you say that people are also guests, Miss Haruna is still your grandfather's friend before his death, it's too much for you to say this, hurry up and apologize!" ”

"I'm sorry ......"

Minoru Ogata said a little helplessly, and then turned to leave.

"I'm really sorry, Minoru this kid has been running poorly recently, and he is very impulsive, forgive me."

Tsuneo Ogata sighed and said apologetically, "If you can, you two can stay here for dinner tonight, and take it as an apology for what just happened." ”

"Miss Haruna?"

Fujino didn't care about that kind of person, because in his impression, this kind of person usually didn't survive tonight, so he asked Haruna instead.

…………

After returning the music box, Fujino and Haruna were left at Ogata's house for dinner.

After dinner, it rained and it was getting dark.

Originally, Fujino was going to drive straight home, but Haruna didn't care too much and wanted to stay here for the night.

He, who pretended to be a companion, could only call home and tell Akemi Miyano that he was here to deal with it for a night.

The sound of rain came from outside, through the paper sliding doors, into the room.

Fujino was lying on the futon on the tatami floor, his hands around the back of his head, feeling a little bored.

There is no air conditioning in the courtyard of this Japanese room, and the only breeze from the fan in the room, like the furnishings, does not take away the irritability of humidity and stuffiness.

And the old electric fan is very noisy, and this sound is buzzing in the ears, making the already noisy environment even more noisy.

In fact, these are nothing, and with Fujino's endurance, patience can get by.

The key is......

His room was the same one with the shrine before!

Fujino glanced at the shrine in the corner of the room, his expression a little strange.

Although he is not afraid of ghosts and gods, sleeping with this kind of ancestral hall that is comparable to other people's ancestral halls at close range does make people feel a little hairy.

Fujino sighed, closed his eyes, and recalled what had just happened at the dinner table, trying to divert his attention.

He didn't have a very good impression of the family.

Tsuneo Ogata is okay, but he can't wipe his face away, Shiro Ogata has always been polite, but I don't know why I always like to stare at him and Haruna.

Kazuko Ogata has a sense of intrigue, and that Minoru Ogata is the target on the surface.

Judging from the family's reaction, Fujino analyzed that what they were looking for should be a few valuable stamps that Akigo had hidden before he died.

The secret of the stamp is most likely hidden in the music box, which is why this family is so weird.

If that's the case, then the previous messages should have been sent by them.

Just at the dinner table, these people have been asking Haruna about stamps, and he didn't say a word and even he was involved......

In fact, if you think about it, after all, it is 200 million yen, which is a huge amount of money.

"Ahh

Just as Fujino was thinking, a scream suddenly came from next door.

He raised his head to open Hawkeye, but his brow was furrowed, looking a little confused.

In Hawkeye's world, Haruna's vital signs are still there, and there is nothing else around that threatens her.

But why scream?

There are no dead people......

Fujino opened the sliding door next door with doubts: "Miss Haruna, has something happened?" ”

"Just now, I saw a dark shadow in the hallway walking quickly to the left......"

Haruna curled up in the corner, pointing to the hallway in front of her, looking scared.

"Dark Shadow?"

Fujino opened the sliding door of the hallway, his eyes glinting.

Under the observation of Eagle Vision, no vital signs were captured in the surroundings.

But it's not like nothing has been found.

Fujino walked to the window and tore off a piece of black paper that had been cut to look like an old man.

Then, he looked up at the ajar door outside the window, and quickly figured out what was all about.

"It seems that this family is a little dishonest......

Fujino thought to himself, then turned around, pulled the fluorescent lamp on the ceiling of Haruna's room, and comforted, "It's just a prank." ”

"Prank?"

At this time, Haruna also came to her senses and looked at Fujino suspiciously.

"Hmm."

Fujino showed the black paper to Haruna, "Miss Haruna, what you just saw should be something in this shape, right?" ”

"That's right! What I just saw was a person in this shape. ”

Haruna nodded, "However, the figure I just saw can move." ”

"It's just an optical illusion created by using light."

Fujino glanced out the window of the hallway: "The door outside is open, and as long as a car passes by, the light from the headlights will shine in, and as the light is deflected, the figure will also move." ”

"I see, it's worthy of Detective Fujino......"

Haruna understood as soon as she heard it, "But, what kind of person would make such a joke?" ”

"From the very beginning, I felt that something was wrong with the family."

Fujino said in a deep voice: "The purpose of their doing this may be to prevent you from snooping on the stamps left by Mr. Akigo, and those previous text messages should have been sent by them." ”

"Huh?!"

Haruna was surprised for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "But I didn't have the idea of wanting those stamps...... It's been explained. ”

"That's 200 million yen, and some people will kill people for it."

Fujino glanced at Haruna and felt that this college student was too naïve, "Even if you don't, they won't believe that you don't have an idea about these two hundred million yen......"

"What's wrong?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shiro Ogata hurried over, followed by Kazuko Ogata and Tsuneo Ogata.

"Nothing ......"

Fujino glanced at a few people, but didn't see Minoru Ogata's figure, "It's just that someone put black paper on the glass and just scared Miss Haruna." ”

"Who the hell is doing this boring prank......"

Shiro Ogata took the black paper and looked at it, and suddenly remembered something, "Could it be that my brother did it?" ”

"If you think about it, you two brothers seem to have been scared by this kind of thing before...... But he wouldn't make such low-end jokes.

Kazuko Ogata looked a little dazed, she said and walked towards the sliding door on the other side of the room, and opened the sliding door by the way, "It seems that some people who live here have said that they have encountered similar things, so it could be that other children from other families in the neighborhood are breaking in and playing pranks, right?" ”

"Maybe so......"

Tsuneo Ogata's expression was also a little strange.

"Boom!"

At this moment, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground suddenly came.

This was followed by the sound of the strings crackling.

(End of chapter)