Chapter 997 The Secret Assistant Who Was Robbed of His Life (Complaint)
The home of the great writer Kikukawa is located in Karuizawa, which is located in the central part of Nagano Prefecture. When mentioning this place, Fujino recalled the last celebrity death case he handled was because of this incident that the Nana sisters, who lost their jobs, were easily tricked back to Tokyo by him...
They rented an MPV near the station and headed to the outskirts of Karuizawa. From a distance, they saw a luxurious pink and white villa.
Xiaolan looked at the villa through the car window and couldn't help but sigh: "Is that Mr. Kikukawa's home? It looks so exquisite..."
"Ahem, of course!" Maori Kogoro, who was sitting next to her, coughed and looked serious and earnest: "After all, this villa was designed by the famous Italian designer Antonio!"
Xiaolan was surprised: "Dad, how do you know this?"
Maori Kogoro crossed his arms and said, "Of course, that's because I, the famous detective, am very knowledgeable!"
Conan showed his dead eyes: "So you must have stayed up late to look up information before coming here?"
"Ahem!" Maori Kogoro coughed and punched Conan on the forehead: "Children should not interrupt when adults are talking!"
"Yidai!"
Conan covered his head, which was swollen to an unreasonably large size.
Maori Kogoro retracted his fist and laughed at Huihara Ai and Fujino who were sitting in the front row, "After all, I am here with brother Fujino this time, so I have to help him get familiar with the other party's background!"
Fujino smiled helplessly.
He knows Brother Maori too well.
I guess he checked it just to show off at his birthday party?
Fujino recognized Maori's social skills.
But the others...maybe they drank fake alcohol and their brain circuits are a little abnormal.
Investigating the person to be investigated is indeed the basic skill of a detective, and Fujino naturally also investigated this Kikukawa Karayu.
The general result is that the other party is a formerly famous writer who often writes real cases into books. What really made him famous was that he was able to solve the case he was writing about while writing a book.
Writing a book, investigating information, solving a case, etc...
I can only say that these writers are really good at being meticulous.
Of course, these were all things that happened many years ago, and this detective writer hasn't published a new book in eight years since his last book.
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Everyone parked the car and knocked on the door of the villa. The person who opened the door was a hunchbacked old woman with white hair and wearing a kimono. It was hard to tell her age, but she must be very old.
Led by the old woman, everyone went to the rest room.
Just as he turned a corner, a voice came from the corridor next to him: "Do you fucking look down on me? Don't think I don't know that bitch has been fucked by countless people? Don't you want an answer? Then I tell you, it's impossible!"
"roll!"
When everyone looked over there, they saw a man with messy hair, wearing a suit and rimless glasses, who was driven out of a room on the side of the corridor, stumbling and almost falling to the ground.
"..."
Everyone looked at the man in front of them, thinking about the explosive topic they had just heard, and stared at each other.
The man noticed everyone and there was an awkward silence.
"Mr. Kurokawa? Just now..." Kinoshita Yuzo obviously knew the other person.
I just said hello and the other person got up from the ground in embarrassment, muttered a few words, turned around and hurried away.
Obviously, this question is not timely.
The person was already feeling bad after being kicked out just now, and now you, who knows him, want to go and finish him off?
If it were someone with a thinner face, it would probably crack right there!
As for the two sentences that the man muttered, Fujino's ears moved slightly and he heard clearly what the other party said: This abominable baboon, slept with the woman and took the money, but he actually pulled out his penis and didn't recognize her...
"I slept with a woman and received money..."
Fujino immediately captured the key words.
It's not the first day that he has known about female artists being sold. After all, those small stars with no traffic rely on this to climb up.
Money and sex are inescapable no matter where they are placed.
I can only say that you have to be cautious when it comes to seduction and giving money.
Be careful that the other party may not recognize you when pulling out the carving.
Kinoshita Yuzo smiled awkwardly and introduced, "The man just now was Yuji Kurokawa, the director of Nagano Asahi Films. It seems he is here to seek copyright as well."
"It seems that the competition for copyrights this time is very fierce..."
Fujino echoed and added silently in his heart: For the sake of copyright, it has even come to the point of selling the hook of one's own female artist.
Just as Fujino was complaining in his heart, a male voice came from behind him: "I guess this is Miss Niname?"
When Fujino turned around, he saw an old man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a slightly wretched appearance, talking to Shinna Kaori.
Fujino took a closer look and found that Kurokawa's description was correct. The old man in front of him really looked like a baboon, and his expression revealed a sense of obscenity...
And this wretched old man was none other than the protagonist of this birthday party, Kikukawa Hanayu.
Considering the fact that he just got a free ride from Bakdiao and didn't recognize her, and he started chatting up the beautiful woman, this Kikukawa Hanayu was directly labeled as a lecherous and dirty old man in Fujino's mind.
He couldn't help but complain in his heart: This great writer is really as abstract as his name.
Kikukawa Hanayu was obviously very interested in Shinmei Kaori, and her tone of flattery was all over her: "As expected, you are called the beautiful writer, Ms. Shinmei... I think this title is really appropriate. Ms. Shinmei, you are indeed a beauty!"
"Where……"
Shinna Kaori felt a little unwell.
Of course she was happy when people praised her for her beauty, but when people talked about beautiful writers, they only mentioned beautiful women or something.
She felt that this guy was a bit creepy and had bad intentions.
Fujino noticed her embarrassment and coughed lightly: "Kaori, should we go to the room and put the luggage first?"
"That's right." Shinname Kaori smiled awkwardly, "After all, it's tiring to chat while carrying luggage. Mr. Kikukawa, let's talk after we put down our luggage!"
Having said that, she withdrew and left with everyone following the old woman who led the way.
Kikukawa Hanayu looked at the backs of everyone leaving, staring at Fujino's figure, her eyes revealing an extremely unhappy expression.
Fujino vaguely sensed this malicious intent.
The dark black eyes looked back, releasing an invisible pressure.
Suddenly, Kikukawa Hanayu looked away and felt a chill all over her body.
Seeing this, Fujino withdrew his gaze.
Kikukawa Hanayu smacked her lips in dissatisfaction: "Famous Detective Fujino, right?"
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After Fujino and the others put away their luggage, it was already afternoon. People who came to the birthday party arrived one after another. They were basically writers, or people from the cultural and creative industries, and some detectives who were invited to decipher codes.
The banquet was held in the backyard of the villa.
There is a large lawn with a dining table on it, and at the end there is a stage with a curtain with the words "Kikukawa Hanayu's 50th Birthday Party" hung on it.
"Hey Kinoshita, long time no see!"
"The latest book in the Detective Sawamonji series is great..."
"Excuse me, are you the author of that book?"
"That's right, I am the sleeping Maori Kogoro!"
At the banquet, the editor Kinoshita Yuzo, the writer Shinna Kaori, and the literary girl Mouri Ran all mingled together. One was catching up on the past, one was getting to know colleagues in the same field, and one was a crazy fan of a star.
As for Kogoro Mori...he just followed a group of people and boasted and talked nonsense.
Fujino held a drink in his hand and looked at the dispersed people: "It seems that everyone is getting along well..."
Huiyuan, wearing a pink and white floral dress, stood aside and asked Fujino curiously, "Don't you plan to go talk to those people and expand your network for the detective agency?"
"No need." Fujino took a sip of his drink and said calmly, "Clients who want to find me will naturally come to me. Besides, I'm not the type to cast a wide net. It's good enough for me to take orders from people I know.
What’s more, there were a lot of colleagues at the scene, and they probably had already finished advertising.”
"Yeah." Huihara Ai looked around, "It seems that it's not just that publishing house that has thought of hiring a detective."
Fujino held a straw in his mouth and glanced at the group of people wearing ties and suits. "After all, these people in suits are all working for the company. It seems that many of them hold high positions. It seems that all these people working for the company are experienced people. It's really boring to join in the fun now. There are so many intrigues. It's not tiring to entertain a large group of people there."
Huiyuan Ai nodded in agreement: "Yes, although it seems that everything is harmonious on the surface, I think they have long been thinking of fighting to the death in order to obtain the copyright."
"But we still have to do some face-saving work. After all, we are all part of a circle and a network of influencers. We will see each other everywhere. If we do things too radically, we will not be able to stay in the circle anymore."
“How hypocritical.”
"Who says it's not true? Humans themselves are hypocritical creatures."
"..."
Conan, who was standing next to them, had dead eyes and listened to the two people muttering sad words silently, feeling a little bit like crying but without tears.
So, who will save me?
These two couples around me keep complaining all the time, it makes me almost EMO just by listening to them!
Let’s start the secret code session quickly!
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"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long!"
At this moment, the stage lights not far away suddenly lit up.
A kind-looking man walked onto the stage and began his birthday ceremony speech: "I am today's host, Gui Hengping."
"Speaking of which, this should be the Luoyan family, right?"
"I remember the original host was supposed to be Xiaofuting Chunle, right?"
"Is it the host who often appears on TV?"
"But Mr. Kikukawa seemed to have thought of something and suddenly invited this Luo Yan family to come. Maybe it was because this person is not famous and is cheaper? After all, Mr. Kikukawa hasn't written a book for many years. This time, it seems like he is just relying on his past reputation..."
"Speaking of living off one's past, Detective Sawamonji is the one who really lives off one's past, right? My father died and my daughter wrote for me. Now that my daughter is dead, can I let my granddaughter write for me?"
"Come to think of it, that guy is here too..."
"Doesn't she usually attend such gatherings?"
"I think you are just jealous of her sales and her looks, right?"
Everyone at the banquet was talking at once. Fujino closed his eyes, quietly capturing the chattering of the crowd.
Circles are solidified.
They try their best to exclude all newcomers who have just joined.
Obviously, people like Shinna Kaori who had no experience in exchanging experiences with people in the industry quickly became the target of everyone's discussion.
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After the speech, Kikukawa Hanayu, wearing a suit, went on stage, picked up the microphone and talked about the key point of the evening: "Thank you all for coming today. In short, let's get straight to the point and start the reasoning game that everyone has been looking forward to for a long time!"
"I have said before that my work is hidden in a private disk somewhere in this villa, and the location is hidden in the code. As long as you decipher my code, you can get my original manuscript..."
Halfway through his words, he changed the subject and continued, "In fact, there is also a very interesting reasoning in my work this time. The original manuscript this time reveals some social ills. It is a realistic novel as always. Among the guests attending the banquet today, one will appear in the novel with his original name!"
"If this matter is made public, that person will definitely be arrested... If you know that your name appears in it, I advise you to be careful, otherwise you will definitely be sent to prison!"
"Well, please start your reasoning!"
As soon as Kikukawa Hanayu finished speaking, the curtain behind the stage was unveiled, and a huge plaque appeared in front of everyone: [Go to the Kukawa River to find the wonderful seaweed]
Fujino: "..."
So, what does this code mean?
Why are the secret codes you guys come up with so abstract?
What is the apex of half, what is going to look for seaweed...
It's just outrageous, okay?
Fujino felt that with his own brain cells, he would most likely not be able to decipher the code.
Then he looked at the code assistant he brought with him:
Xiao Ai, I’m counting on you!
Haibara Ai felt the gaze and nodded silently, as if she had received some mission.
Code Assistant, start!
As smart as she was, she thought carefully for a while and figured out the answer to the code.
"should be……"
"I see!"
Just as the secret code assistant who was diligent and responsible wanted to go shopping with Fujino on a date, he was imagining where to go and wanted to say the secret code.
Conan, who was standing next to him, spoke first, moved closer to Fujino, forcibly interrupted the code assistant who had already started, and took over her work:
"This code is actually the pronunciation reversed. For example, aki in autumn is ika (squid) when read backwards." Conan put his hands on his hips with a confident look, "If the code given by Kikukawa is also read backwards, then it becomes 'ask Omura and you will know'!"
Fujino: "..."
This boy, why is he so happy and confident?
Don’t you know that you’ve gotten into big trouble?
You stole Ai's words and took away the detective's assistant's job!
Don't you know that what women hate most is someone else taking their place?!
Fujino glanced at Ai, who was standing next to him with a frown on her face, her eyes narrowed, and a black fog of resentment seemed to be lingering behind her. Then he showed Conan a look of compassion.
Thanks for breaking the code, bro.
Wish yourself luck!
(End of this chapter)
