Tuesday, April 28, less than 6 p.m., Literary Times Press.

The staff apparently knew the new name Kabori, and the Mori group was invited in smoothly, and the editor of the new name Rentaro received them.

The editor said: "Miss Xiangbaori, don't worry, I think the teacher must be too involved in writing novels, so he forgot to contact you, in fact, there are many writers like him." ”

Lan said: "But Mr. and Mrs. Shina also forgot to contact him with him, which seems unlikely." ”

"Well," the editor said, "it seems to make sense. ”

Maori asked, "Excuse me, how did you get in touch with Mr. Shina?"

"No, the teacher hasn't been in touch with me since the serialization. The editor said, "It's just that the teacher's manuscript will come from time to time." ”

"When?" asked Maori.

The editor said: "Sometimes, in fact, there is an interval of seven to eight days at a time, and speaking of which, it is almost the time for the manuscript to come this time." ”

Maori asked, "Are you sure those manuscripts were really written by the new teacher?"

"Yes, although it is printed, the font is exactly the same as the one used by the teacher in the past, and the language habits are also the teacher's right, and the teacher will sign the title next to it every time. The editor said, "Well, I'll show you the manuscript that the teacher sent me before." "The title of this novel is "The Apex of 1/2", and the signature is next to the title. ”

Maori asked, "Miss Champori, can you be sure that these handwritings are from Mr. Ling Zun Xinming?"

Shina Kabori said, "Yes, I confirmed it when I came here before. ”

Conan asked, "Now, which country are the numbers on this?"

"First it was France, then it was the neighboring countries. The editor said, "I checked, it was noon local time, it should be around lunchtime." ”

Yamazaki asked, "Miss Kaohori, what do the police say, can you confirm that Mr. and Mrs. Shina are still in China?"

"No, you can't. Shina Kahori shook her head and said.

"Well," Maori said, touching his chin, and then asked the editor, "then you should have met, right? ”

"Yes, we did meet before the series started and had a cursory discussion on the issues," the editor said. ”

Maori asked, "Do you think there's anything unusual about Mr. Shina?"

"Unusual situation?" the editor said after a moment's thought, "I don't think there's anything wrong with it." ”

"You can say anything that feels strange to you," Maori said. ”

"If I say that, there is indeed one thing that struck me as strange, and that was the re-serialization of this Detective Left text series. The editor said, "Actually, we asked the teacher to write the new story of this series four years ago, but the teacher's answer has always been 'Zuo Wen is dead, and it is impossible to come back to life', since the teacher said so, we had to give up." But more than two months ago, Mr. Shina suddenly called and said that he wanted to start writing the story of the Detective Left Text series again, and asked if we could publish it in the magazine, which of course we couldn't ask for, so we quickly stopped the new serialization work and began to publish the new story of the Left Text series. ”

"I see. Maori said.

Yamazaki asked, "So, may I ask you, do you think it is possible that the author of the work that you have suspended is going to Mr. Shina?"

"Well, it shouldn't be possible. The editor said.

"Should? It seems necessary to investigate this man. Maori said.

"If that's the case, there's a lot of people to investigate. The editor smiled wryly, "And I think that a teacher like a famous person is that kind of gentle person, which is also a bit abnormal." ”

"Why is that?" asked Maori.

The editor found the first manuscript, opened it and said, "You see, the teacher wrote this passage at the beginning of the story. ”

"Attention detectives across the country, if your wisdom is above mine, please solve the mystery of this story. Maori reads, then says, "This is indeed a provocative statement." ”

"Because of this, we received thousands of calls and letters in our first issue, many of them disgruntled," the editor said. ”

"Well, that's a real problem. Maori said.

"Also, about half a year ago, a more radical fan called and said that if we didn't re-serialize, they would set fire to our publishing house, and we have received a lot of harassing calls like this over the years. The editor said.

Maori sighed: "These people are too fanatical." ”

"Oh, by the way, speaking of unusual things, I think of one more thing," said the editor, "that is, the teacher himself appears in the novel, the teacher himself appears in the story as an old friend of Zuo Wen, in the story the teacher narrates himself as a novelist living in France but his works do not sell well, there are more than 40 stories in this series, this is the first time the teacher appears in the novel, and as far as the character is concerned, if the left text is Sherlock Holmes, then the teacher is Watson." ”

Conan asked, "Where is this scene, can you show us?"

"Yes," the editor picked up the manuscript and handed it to Conan, "but do you understand kanji, little brother?"

"I understand a little. Conan took the manuscript and read it, and after a while, pointed to one place and said, "It's so strange here, you can see for yourself, twelve o'clock here is a Chinese character, but the next 1 o'clock here will become a number, I think this uncle is really a little confused." ”

"It's not quite right," Maori asked, "is it a typo? ”

"Of course, it's absolutely impossible. "I don't understand why there are two different expressions, but the teacher called us several times before the serialization and told us that if we didn't publish the novel as he intended it, he would immediately stop the serialization." ”

At this time, the fax machine rang, and the editor said, "Ah, it must be the teacher's new manuscript that has arrived." With that, he went to stand guard in front of the fax machine, and Maori, Ran, and Shina Kaori also followed.

"Hey," Yamazaki asked Conan, "anything you found?"

"I think there is some secret hidden in these articles, and the most suspicious thing is these autographs of the new teacher, which have been exactly the same last few times," Conan said, "If my reasoning is correct, the new teacher is probably ......"

"No, it shouldn't be yet, mystery novels often don't give enough clues until the end, if Mr. New Name was really captured by the gangsters, and the gangsters didn't make a blackmail call, that is to say, what he or they want is just Mr. New Name, and if you want a mystery novelist who is writing a mystery novel, the goal is for this novel, so until the end of the novel, Mr. New Name, the author, will be very safe. Yamazaki said.

In this case, what the new teacher left in this novel is a code for help. Conan said.

"That's how it should be. Yamazaki took out his mobile phone and notified the Twilight Police Department.

At this time, Conan heard the editor say that it was really a new manuscript from the fax machine, and immediately went to grab the front page and compare it with the other manuscripts.

"Bring me the manuscript, you little. Maori said.

"I think it's weird," Conan handed the manuscript to Mori, "and the signatures for episodes 6 to 8 are exactly the same." ”

Maori compared it and said in surprise, "It's, it's true." Then he looked at the other manuscripts, "The signatures from the first episode to the sixth episode are a little different. ”

"Why is that?" asked Conan.

"Of course, that's because Mr. Shina has copied all his previous signatures," Mori said. ”

"But why did the new teacher do this?" asked Conan again.

"I think maybe he doesn't want to sign anymore. Lan said, and then said in surprise, "Or you can't sign it." ”

"If you can't sign it, it means that the new teacher may be ...... now," Mori said in surprise.

"How, how could it be!" exclaimed Shina Kahori.

"Yamazaki, call the Twilight Police Department right now," Mori said, "We have to race against the clock now." ”

"It's already hit. Yamazaki said.

Seeing that the new name Xiang Baoli's face was ugly, Lan comforted: "Ling Zun is not necessarily really dead, he is very likely to be alive, but his hand is injured." ”

"Thank you. Shina Kaori said reluctantly.

"I'm going to see what's going on at the new master's house. Yamazaki asked Conan, "Would you like to come?"

"Nope. Conan took the manuscript and said, "This novel should be the one who can save the new teacher, and the information he wants to convey should be in the novel, and that is the clue he really wants to tell us about these detectives." ”

"That's good. Yamazaki said, and then stepped forward to the new name Kaohori and asked, "Miss Kaohori, where is your house?" Can you give me the key, maybe you can find some clues." ”

"Yes. "The new name Kahori handed over the keys and reported to the house.

"Uncle, I'll try it over there. Yamazaki said.

Listening to the sound of police cars in the distance, Maori said, "Bring a few cops over." ”

"Understood. Yamazaki said. ……

Less than seven o'clock in the evening, downstairs at the Literary Times Publishing House.

Yamazaki waited for a while, and the Twilight Police Department arrived.

"Twilight Police Department, Uncle Mori is waiting for you upstairs," Yamazaki said, then looked at Officer Chiba and asked, "I'm going to see if I can get Officer Chiba to bring a few people with me." ”

"Okay. The Dusk Police Department said. ……

Go to the police car of the new famous family.

Officer Chiba, who was driving, asked, "Mr. Yamazaki, what are we looking for?"

Yamazaki asked, "What is your police investigation into Mr. Shinna?"

Officer Chiba said, "There are no clues. ”

Yamazaki said, "No, it's not about it, but about Mr. Shinna's own habits, some of his necessary habits, such as any diseases that require him to take special medicine every day. ”

"Well," Officer Chiba said, "I only know that Mr. Shina is a very fat man. ”

"So, let's first look for a place that might be used to put medicines, such as Mr. Shina's bedside table. Yamazaki said.

Officer Chiba said, "I see, I'm looking for special medicine, so I can know if Mr. Shina needs to go to the hospital regularly." ”

Yamazaki said, "Not bad. ”……

At seven o'clock in the evening, Literature and Art Times Publishing House.

After listening to Maori's account of the incident, the Twilight Police Department frowned and thought about it, and said, "Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid there is no way to launch a large-scale search. ”

"However, the police department, Miss Champoli's father, the well-known mystery novelist Mr. Rentaro, has been missing for two months now, and his wife has disappeared with him. Maori said.

But the manuscript of the novel written by the new name is faxed to this publishing house, and although it is faxed, the handwriting and grammar of the novel have been confirmed by her daughter and the editorial staff, and it is the new name and his own. The Dusk Police Department said.

Because of this, the question I am talking about is rather strange, the name signed next to the title on this manuscript is more or less different from the first to the sixth chapter, but the signature from the sixth to the eighth is exactly the same, and we can easily deduce that the previous signature was copied and printed next to the title. "That means something must have happened to Mr. Shina, or he wouldn't have signed a single signature." ”

"Then let me ask you, who do you think will be bad for Mr. Shina? If his family received a blackmail call, then you say that something happened to Mr. Shina, but nothing has happened so far. "As for the signature, this novel won't be just eight words, people find it too troublesome to sign every word, so they just use photocopies to avoid trouble." ”

"There is some truth to this. Maori thought for a moment and said, "However, if Mr. Shina and his wife are really hiding somewhere to concentrate on his writing, then there is no need to hide from their daughter, Miss Champori, who has not been in contact for two days, but now it is a full two months, and it is not that there is no telephone, and there is obviously a fax machine." ”

"There is indeed some truth to this. The Dusk Police Department said.

Conan said, "What if he wasn't the one who used the fax machine." ”

"That's right, that's it, it must be like this, every time you use a fax machine, it's used by the gangsters, so obviously there are fax machines, but they can't deliver the message. Maori said excitedly, "In other words, Mr. Shina was imprisoned by the gangsters, and then left a code in the novel that allows us to find him." ”

"Cipher?" asked the Twilight Police Department.

"Mr. Shina plays a role in the novel, and the vocabulary used in each appearance is different from the rest of the novel, not only Arabic numerals, but also often mixed with English, so the code must be in the lines spoken by this character. Maori said.

"Well," the Dusk Police Department said to the editor, "you must have read the novel, please find out the scenes and make copies of them right away." ”

"I'll go. The editor said. ……