Holding the magazine he had just bought called "Literary Times", Takato pointed to the title of "The Apex of One-Half" and asked the new name, Kaobori.

In this regard, in the face of Gao Yuan's sudden inquiry, there were still tears in the corners of her eyes in the new name Kahori, and she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then nodded and replied:

"That's right."

Then after thinking about it, the new name Kaori explained the situation of this manuscript:

"I've also been to the publisher for the manuscript. I didn't know where the fax came from because I deliberately hid the sender's phone number, but I was able to confirm that it was a handwritten manuscript because I had my father's autograph next to the title of the manuscript......

In this way, just when the new name Kaori was very worried and wanted to tell all the clues she could explain, she saw that Gao Yuan didn't care much about listening to her at this time.

I saw that Gao Yuan at the moment was just one book, and quickly flipped through the new ones he had just bought, those few books that had been on sale since two months ago, and all the new works "One-Half Apex" serialized in the "Detective Left Text" series.

However, Gao Yuan's flipping speed is obviously not reading, but like looking for something very targeted.

In this regard, the new name Kahori, who was sitting opposite Takato, was very puzzled and didn't understand what Takato's intentions were.

However, after a while, when Gao Yuan finished flipping through the last book, suddenly, Gao Yuan closed all the magazines, nodded slightly, as if he was sure of something, and replied to the new name Xiang Baoli:

"Well, then, let's go meet your father!"

"Huh?"

Suddenly, hearing Gao Yuan's words, the new name Xiang Baoli was surprised, and it seemed that he hadn't reacted to the meaning of Gao Yuan's words just now, so he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he reacted and exclaimed:

"What! Do you know where my father is, Mr. Wise? ”

"That's right."

nodded affirmatively, Gao Yuan replied affirmatively, and then, with a slightly helpless expression, closed his eyes slightly, and said with emotion:

"Hopefully, let's catch up......"

……

At the same time, in the publishing house called the University Hall, as the editorial office of the magazine "Literary Times", Conan, Mori Kogoro, Xiaoran, and Officer Twilight are looking at the office of this editorial office seriously, and they feel at a loss that there will be police and detectives coming-

"Officer, what the hell is going on......"

Faced with the police who arrived at this moment, as well as Detective Mori Kogoro, the editor-in-chief of the editorial department asked suspiciously.

"Two months ago, Mr. Rentaro Shinna, serialized in your magazine called 'The Apex of One-Half', didn't it begin by saying, 'To famous detectives from all over the country!' Those who think that their minds are above me should find out the truth of this incident! ’。 And my detective, Mori Kogoro, has solved the truth, that is, a distress signal about the new name Mr. Rentaro! ”

Seriously, Mori Kogoro said.

But in this regard, Xiaolan on the side couldn't help muttering:

"Obviously it was Conan who discovered the suspicion first when he read it......"

"What? A distress signal? ”

Surprised, the editor-in-chief couldn't help but ask rhetorically.

"yes. Regarding the new name Mr. Rentaro, does the publishing house know about his recent whereabouts? ”

And the police officer on the side, because he had already learned the distress signal hidden in it, couldn't help but ask seriously at this moment.

"If that's ......"

In this regard, hearing Officer Twilight ask, the editor-in-chief seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but say nervously:

"I heard from the daughter of the new teacher that in the past two months, I really haven't been able to contact the new teacher, but the weekly update of the original manuscript is still transmitted to us by fax on time......

As he was talking, the phone in the office suddenly rang, and another staff member of the editorial department who was present picked up the phone.

Subsequently, just as Officer Twilight and others were about to talk to the editor-in-chief about the matter of "not being able to contact all the time", the staff member who answered the phone suddenly exclaimed:

"Officer! A young man with a Kansai accent, he also said that he had unraveled the distress signal in the teacher! I want us to call the police and save the teacher......"

"A young man with a Kansai accent?"

Suddenly, hearing this description, Conan and the others present were shocked, and then in the editorial department, everyone began to think solemnly about the undeciphered code that existed in the book "The Apex of One-Half......

……

"The crux of the matter lies in the declaration at the beginning. It seems that your father is provoking the reader to unravel the truth of the case in the story, but in fact, what your father wants the reader to solve is another question, and the key to this problem is in the title of this book, which is the so-called 'apex of half'. ”

At this moment, on the other side, Gao Yuan and the new name Xiang Baoli, who had arrived at the Cup City Hotel, began to explain the situation lightly-

"In this work, there is a character based on your father himself, and if you look at the dialogue of this character, treat each word at the top of the dialogue as half of a complete word, that is, if you want to compose two words into one word, then the first dialogue can be interpreted as 'Hurry up and save me'!"

Suddenly, hearing this, the new name Xiang Baoli looked extremely nervous, but Gao Yuan still continued very calmly:

Of course, this is only the first code, so it's easy to decipher...... Although at first glance this may seem like a distress signal, it can make those who interpret it feel very worried that your father is in danger. However, if your father is really in danger, then he doesn't need to release the code bit by bit through weekly updates, he can publish all the distress signals in the earliest manuscript, so that the person who interprets the code can be the first to come to him.

However, he didn't do so, and even, in the chapter that was released a few weeks later, the difficulty of deciphering the code escalated, which was obviously problematic...... It's not so much a distress signal as it feels like it's a real challenge your father is making to the reader......"

Listening to Takato's further explanation, the new name Kaori felt even more dazed, and followed Takato's footsteps and asked further:

"That'...... What the hell is going on......"

"For specific questions, let's ask your parents directly......

But Gao Yuan didn't say it directly, just said so, and came to the door of Suite 2407 of the Cup City Hotel with the new name Xiang Baoli, sighed slightly, and knocked on the door-

"Mr. New Name, I have already solved the answer before you can make an answer!"

Gao Yuan, who originally looked a little stunned, deliberately made a complacent expression after the door was opened by the people inside, and deliberately said to the people in the room......

(End of chapter)