Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 255 249. Bourbon: Have I become an automatic reasoning machine?
Kaori Niina, the daughter of Niina Rentaro, is also a well-known mystery novelist in the industry.

The editor of the magazine naturally recognized Arata Niname.

It is a very reasonable and normal thing for a mystery novelist to write mystery novels under the hereditary system of the island country.

Moreover, in the past two months, Shinna Xiang Baoli has brought many detectives to the publishing house, and the editors of the publishing house are almost familiar with Shinna Xiang Baoli.

Although the editor did not understand why Mr. Xinming disappeared for two months without contacting his daughter, but when he thought of the various quirks of those great writers,
This situation is not incomprehensible.

Moreover, although Shinna Kaori wanted to investigate her father's whereabouts, she did not interfere with their work. Given her status, the editor of the publishing house was naturally willing to make a good relationship with her.

Judging from the works that Shinna Kaori has published, the daughter of this great writer still has great hope of growing into a best-selling author.

"Although Teacher Xinming sends the latest manuscripts to us via fax every Saturday, we can still confirm that this manuscript is written by Teacher Xinming."

The editor of the publishing house took out a few copies and handed them to Lin Longma and others, then continued:

“Although these manuscripts were typed, the font is still the one that Teacher Xinming used before.

Moreover, the first page of each manuscript has Mr. Xinming’s signature, so there is no mistake about it.”

The manuscripts that the editor handed to Hayashi Ryoma included not only the latest serialized "Detective Samonji", but also a photocopy of the last manuscript of Shinmei Rentaro before he retired ten years ago.

Apparently the publisher was also concerned about the origin of the manuscript, so they made a special comparison. It turned out that the signature on the first page of the latest version of the manuscript was indeed in the handwriting of Niname Rentaro.

But
At present, the publishing house has received a total of seven faxes from the new name Ren Lailang, but no matter how Lin Longma sees it, the signatures on the faxes of the sixth and seventh chapters are exactly the same.

Normal people may not be able to write two names in exactly the same font even if they sign two names consecutively without stopping, let alone a week apart.

But the signatures in Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 are exactly the same.

Because of his "background", Hayashi Ryoma always pays attention to these small details. If this signature is really the autograph of Shinmei Rentaro.

Does this mean that by the time chapters 6 and 7 are sent out, Shinmei Rentaro will no longer be able to sign them himself?

Lin Longma did not make it public, but asked Shinna Kaori, "Miss Shinna, are you sure this signature is your father's handwriting?"

"Yes, it is indeed my father's handwriting." Shinname Kaori nodded. She had confirmed this signature countless times.

She even made a copy of the signature and took it home to compare it with her father's signature, and it was indeed her father's handwriting.

"Yeah." Lin Longma nodded without saying anything, but looked at the editor opposite him.

"By the way, today is Saturday. According to previous practice, the manuscript of Mr. Xinming's latest chapter will be sent over soon.

I'll show you then."

It is difficult for a judge to judge family affairs. The editor has no idea why Teacher Niname has not contacted her daughter for two months. Now he can only support Niname Kaori in this way.

As soon as the editor finished speaking, the fax machine in the office started to ring. Then, sheets of white paper were printed out as manuscripts for mystery novels.

Shinna Kaori, Mori Kogoro and Mori Ran were the first to rush to the fax machine.

It turns out that this fax is indeed the manuscript of Shinmei Rentaro’s new work!

"Teacher Nimei's work has been sent!" On the other side, Lin Longma did not rush over, but gathered the manuscripts of the first seven chapters of Nimei Rentaro, and then took pictures of them one by one with his mobile phone.

When he finished filming and came to Kogoro Mori, the editor was answering Kogoro Mori's questions.

“If there is any difference between this work by Mr. Niname and previous ones, it’s probably that there is a new character based on Mr. Niname, right?

He is an old friend of detective Zuo Wenzi and a down-and-out mystery novelist living in France.

This is the first time that Mr. Xinming has used himself as the prototype in a work. Maybe he wants to shape himself into a character similar to Watson?
That’s a great idea, too!”

The editor seemed a little unsatisfied when he said this: "By the way, although Mr. Xinming has always been very tolerant, this time he has provoked the readers for once.

I remember he said this at the beginning of this work."

[A warning to all the famous detectives in the country! If you want to outsmart me, then solve this case! ]

"Should this be considered a provocation?" Kogoro Mori scratched his head and said puzzledly.

"But this kind of interaction is still great. After the novel began to be serialized, readers all over the country sent a large number of letters to the publisher, most of which were their own reasoning about the case."

Lin Longma took the latest manuscript from Mao Lilan's hand. He didn't read the content behind it, but just glanced at the signature on it.

Sure enough, this signature is exactly the same as the signature on the first page of Chapter 6 and Chapter 7, and it is a photocopy.

This new teacher can no longer sign his own name.
After understanding the situation now, Lin Ryoma didn't think that the new name Rentaro was kidnapped by anyone.

Combined with the information just added by the editor, this seems more like a challenge from a mystery novelist to detectives?
Not surprisingly, the new name Rentaro most likely embedded some secret codes in his work that Hayashi Ryoma could not understand.

Lin Longma has never been very good at this kind of deduction from secret codes that seem like radio waves.

But it doesn’t matter. Although Lin Longma is not good at reasoning, he knows people who are good at reasoning.

Lin Longma edited the email quickly and wrote down all the clues he knew.

Then they sent the email very quickly, and even considerately marked it as "urgent".

As for the recipient, it was naturally the organization’s detective Bourbon.

【From Bourbon: ?????????】

[To Bourbon: It's urgent. This old man can't even sign his name. If it's any later, he will be gone. ]

【From Bourbon: ???】

[To Bourbon: Come on, I know you can do it! ]

Inside the headquarters of an international intermediary company, Bourbon stared at the numerous mystery novels in the attachments on the computer screen, his teeth itching with hatred.

What on earth does this bastard Lin Longma think he is? He is not a scanner. No matter how urgent it is, he can't finish reading so many novels in an instant!
Fortunately, he read the sequel of "Detective Zomonji" when he was free, otherwise he would have been left worrying all by himself!
MD, this grandson really doesn't treat him as a human being! Bourbon thought of this and suddenly edited the email for a while.

After the email was sent, I started reading the clues about the new name Rentaro in Lin Ryoma's email.

(End of this chapter)