The Split-Actress in Conan's World

"Surrender, surrender people?!"

A plump old lady pushed open the door and stumbled out: "Where are you surrendering!?"

"Grandma?" Renxi Shitele turned her head away with an embarrassed look on her face.

"I heard the sound of violin. Don't hide anymore, come out quickly!" The old lady with curly hair was Shitara Renki's grandmother, Shitara Ayane. She shouted helplessly and looked very sad.

"Grandma!" Shitara Renxi couldn't bear to watch any longer and ran over to hold her back, "Dad passed away on this day last year!"

Conan stood at Uncle Maori's feet, watching this scene, thinking deeply.

"No, that's not right, the surrendered man..." Shitara Ayane's face was pale and she stammered.

"Enough!" An old man whose hair had almost fallen out pulled her from behind. He was hunched over and looked a little short.

"Don't embarrass me again, Ayane!"

He is the head of the Shitara family, the grandfather of Shitara Renki, and the protagonist of this birthday party, Shitara Choichiro.

"Stop chasing after the dead! Our son has been buried in peace!"

He got so angry that he started coughing violently, which made people terrified, fearing that he might die.

"grandfather......"

Shitele Lianxi looked at him worriedly: "Didn't the doctor tell you to rest?"

She had no choice but to help the two old people walk upstairs, while turning back to give Professor Lecter an apologetic look.

Professor Lecter just nodded slightly.

Then she said to Mao Li and others, "I will settle my grandparents first. Please go to the main building and wait for me. We will talk there. I want you to see something."

After about half an hour, Renxi Shitara came to the side hall of the main building with a musical instrument case.

"Is this what Miss Renxi wants us to see?" Uncle Maori poked his head out curiously.

"That's right." Shitara Renxi nodded, looking very serious, and opened the piano case carefully.

An exquisitely crafted violin appeared in front of everyone.

"It looks like it's quite old..." Uncle Maori had good eyesight and could quickly figure out its origin.

Mao Lilan also commented happily: "The color is very elegant, it feels really good!"

"Of course." Shitara Renxi smiled proudly, "After all, it is an old item from three hundred years ago."

She suddenly turned to look at Professor Lecter who seemed to be thinking about something: "Professor, did you recognize this piano?"

Professor Lecter recognized the origin of the violin the first time he saw it.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the last violin made by Antonio Stradivari, the chief violin maker for the Italian royal family, in his old age. Since Antonio was no longer in the royal family when it was made, this violin was not used as a burial object, but was passed down among the people."

"Plus, it is the last violin made by Anthony, so it has great collection value. If we must put a monetary value on it, it will probably not be lower than the Cremona that was sold at an auction in Hokkaido not long ago."

Conan asked carefully, "So how much did the Cremona sell for?"

"3.74."

"How many?!!"

Uncle Maori's jaw almost dropped. His hand, which had originally wanted to reach out to touch the violin, froze in mid-air. He dared not move, for fear of accidentally damaging this expensive violin.

Shitora Renxi nodded in conviction: "As expected of a professor, you are very knowledgeable. This is a Stradivarius."

Professor Lecter just smiled.

Of course he recognized it.

The reason is certainly not just because he is well-informed, which is true, but not quite accurate.

In fact, he knew a little about why this Stradivarius came into the market.

Italy was also one of the stops where he stayed for a long time during his trip. Because it was deeply influenced by the Renaissance, this country was not initially affected by the "witch hunt", so being tired from the journey, they stayed here a little longer.

But in the end, Italy couldn't escape.

At the end of the second witch hunt, when the bourgeoisie and the Vatican were seizing the dominant position, Italy, as the incubator of the sprouts of capitalism, fell without a doubt.

The power of the royal family was basically hollowed out. Although the political power did not change, its essence had shifted.

In this context, the old royal family suffered severe persecution, almost falling into the same situation as the targeted mage group.

Because of this, several of the original major royal pillar institutions were forced to disband and reorganize under pressure, and replaced with the blood of the new policy. Those who originally held important positions then went into exile to avoid being hunted down by the new church.

Anthony, as the chief of the royal family, was not lucky enough.

The escape came in a hurry, and most people were not well prepared. Anthony was no exception. When he escaped from the Royal Music Pavilion, all he had with him was an unfinished violin, which was the prototype of this Stradivarius.

By coincidence, Anthony accidentally entered the black market where local wizards exchanged and traded with each other, and luckily met a wizard who was very interested in music and art.

He proposed to exchange the prototype of the violin for enough money for him to escape from Rome. The wizard agreed and gave him a large sum of gold coins. However, when Anthony was in high spirits and was about to leave, the wizard stopped him and asked if he was interested in staying with him for a while. The wizard could provide some interesting materials and hire him to complete the work.

As a reward, the wizard promised to help him avoid the Vatican, or at least guarantee his safety before he completed the harp and left Rome.

Anthony considered it and agreed.

Finally, the Stradivarius was born.

So the question is, how did Professor Lecter know this story?

Because that wizard was him.

The Stradivarius came from him. Before leaving Italy, he considered that the violin was inconvenient to carry with him, but he was also afraid that if he left it at home, no one would find it for a while and it would be buried in history, which would be a bit bad.

So before he left, he added some insignificant curses to Stradivari, such as "never go out of tune" or "eternally unbroken strings".

Then they spread the rumor that it was a highly-crafted alchemical product and auctioned it off on the black market.

Most people could not see the depth of his curse, they just thought the magic power flowing through the harp was very strong, so they believed it to be true and flocked to it.

After more than three hundred years of twists and turns, this zither finally came into the hands of the Shitara family.