Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 671 I'm Not Like Some Detective Novelist

Shogakukan and Daigakukan are both well-known publishing platforms in Japan, where many anime and novels are released.

Therefore, even though it was almost 10 p.m., there were still quite a few people in the University Hall's office building.

Or rather, they were all waiting for the final submission and printing.

In particular, Fujisai, the editor in charge of the Detective Samonji series, had to stay in the editorial department all night to ensure that the manuscript was proofread and printed as soon as possible, as the early hours of this morning were the time when Shinmei Nittaro would fax the manuscript.

It's tiring, but the key is that I can make money.

Unfortunately, a group of uninvited guests arrived tonight.

Actually, he didn't really like Shinmei Kaori, mainly because Kaori had been bringing both police officers and detectives with her lately, which seriously affected his work.

Since Shinmei Nittarou is still sending him manuscripts, and his handwriting and writing style haven't changed, it proves that he's doing well. So what if he hasn't seen his parents for a while? What's there to worry about?

What a giant baby.

He thought this in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face.

Fujisai still warmly received Natsukawa and his party.

The other editors in the editorial department were used to it and continued working.

"What, you are Mr. Kogoro Mouri?"

"That legendary sleeping detective?"

Upon learning that the invited detective was Kogoro Mouri, Fujisai suddenly became very enthusiastic.

This is much better than those lousy detectives from before!

"Mr. Mori, would you be interested in publishing an autobiography or turning the cases you've experienced into a novel?"

"Or, I know many writers. Do you have time to write a preface for a book? If you write a preface to recommend it, that book will definitely be a hit!"

"Huh?" Kogoro Mouri was completely confused.

"With your fame, if you were to publish a book, it would very likely be made into a documentary; if you were to write a detective novel, that would be even more incredible. You know Mr. Yusaku Kudo, right? When he debuted, he adapted cases he had experienced into novels, and then he became an overnight sensation!"

Fujisai was incredibly excited. If he could package Kogoro Mouri as a novelist, it would be equivalent to creating another Yusaku Kudo, which was the dream of countless editors.

This is a plan to create a god!

"I'm sorry, I have no interest in that, and many cases are kept confidential. Even if they weren't confidential, the victims and their families should be respected."

“In addition, doing so would inevitably teach people how to kill, which goes against my original intention.”

Having said that, the famous detective loosened his tie and gave a confident smile: "I'm not like some detective novelist; there's really no need for that."

Seemingly worried about damaging his image, he added to Kaori Shinmei, "But I wasn't talking about Mr. Niina Niitaro; I have great respect for him!"

"Cut (ˉ-￣～) Cut~~"

Conan curled his lip in disdain, and Kogoro Mouri even dissed his father?
Don't you know what you're like?

"Mr. Mori's words truly make me feel ashamed of myself."

Shinmei Kaori gave an awkward laugh. Even though she said that, she still felt that her father had been implicated as well.

"Alright, Mr. Mori, let's not talk about this. We came all this way so late at night just for Shinmei Nittaro, didn't we?"

Xia Chuan quickly reminded him.

"Cough cough."

"Alright, Editor Fujisai, do you have anything to say about Mr. Niina Niitaro's disappearance? Besides his daughter, Ms. Niina Kaori, you're probably the one who knows him best, since you've had a lot of contact lately." Editor Fujisai scratched his head awkwardly. "To be honest, I know nothing about Mr. Niina's situation either. He always sent me manuscripts via fax, and the publication arrangements were all made by phone. Ms. Niina handled the signing of the publishing contract, so strictly speaking, I haven't seen him in the past two years."

This is quite awkward; judging from the editor's appearance, he clearly knows nothing.

Natsukawa had some recollection of the case, knowing that Shinmei Nittaro had not been kidnapped, but was hiding in a hotel.

The key issue is that he doesn't know which hotel he's at.

On the way here, he also had Frank work overtime to check the situation of major hotels in Tokyo, but Shinmei Nittaro was very vigilant and did not register under his own identity, so they could not find any.

Now that things have come to this, he can only speed up Kogoro Mouri's deduction.

"Then, shall we take a look at the manuscript? If Mr. Shinmei has really been kidnapped, with his abilities, he should be able to convey some information to us through the manuscript."

If Conan follows the steps, he will soon find the answer.

That makes sense!

Conan nodded to himself; he had the same thought, but he was just a kid, and Kogoro Mouri was still angry. He was worried that if he spoke, he would get a headbutt again.

"Father."

Anya suddenly tugged at Xia Chuan's sleeve, her innocent big eyes blinking.

"what happened?"

Xia Chuan lowered his head and asked, "Did you hear something in someone's mind again?"

“Conan wants to use this case to investigate the case that Uncle Yuri is investigating. Should we find a chance to send him away?” Anya chuckled, and the image of a demon rose behind her.

"Is that so?"

Xia Chuan glanced at Conan, then shook his head: "Forget it, we do need his help now to solve the mystery as quickly as possible."

However, things might change once the problem is solved.
Xia Chuan thought to himself.

Conan shivered inexplicably, but he didn't pay attention to it. Instead, he had already obtained a copy of the new name Nittaro's original manuscript for inspection.

Is this series called Half-Vertex?

After examining the entire book, Conan didn't find anything particularly interesting, only noticing that the plot seemed to have little to do with the title.

Half of the vertex?
Logically, the author wouldn't choose a name that's not closely related to the plot. Could it be that the title represents something?

"By the way, when Xinming Teacher first published her first issue, she also released a statement!"

"He once invited detectives from all over the country to solve his mystery, saying that there was a secret hidden in all the cases."

"But it was probably just a casual remark, because we've been researching for a long time, and we've already published the seventh issue, but we still haven't found anything."

Speaking of this, editor Fujisai became interested and continued, "However, this action did help the novel's distribution and gain a wider audience. Perhaps other detective novels can also be promoted in this way in the future."

“It does look like there’s a problem.”

Xia Chuan pointed to the Arabic numerals and Chinese numerals on the manuscript and said, "Normally, authors do not repeatedly switch between Chinese and Arabic numerals in the same work, but in the novel 'Half of the Pinnacle,' this problem appears from the very first chapter."

“Indeed.” Kogoro Mouri nodded. “I’ve seen the other chapters are the same. Miss Shinmei, your father…”

"will not!"

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)