Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

Now is the time when he, the master, desperately needs the Nobel.

However, after hearing Wan Tian's call, Noble began to retreat, until he retreated to Lu Ren's feet.

"If you don't want to leave, then come back." Lu Ren also waved.

As if seeing some signal, Nobel meowed and jumped back into Lu Ren's arms.

The smile reappeared on Lu Ren's face. He hugged Maomao and said in a very regretful tone: "I'm really sorry. It seems that Nobel is unwilling to leave. Don't worry, Mr. Wanda. When the case is solved, I will return it to you. Now. Just let it stay with me for now."

From the beginning, Lu Ren never thought about losing. Just now he was just retreating in order to advance, playing hard to get, just to stop Wan Tian's mouth.

Having personally experienced the beauty of Wanjie, how could it be possible to return to the arms of that bad old man.

Um? Why does this sound so weird?

Lu Ren fell into deep thought.

Looking at the two sides confronting each other, Conan temporarily lost interest in solving the case. It was clearly the dog days of summer, but he felt an inexplicable chill.

Rubbing the goosebumps on his arms, Conan walked to Haiyuan and said, "Brother Ren is really amazing."

Haiyuan cannot deny it.

Except for Lu Ren himself, everyone present was the only one who was not surprised by the scene just now.

Not only did Orange kiss Lu Ren at home, but even when they went out together, there would be all kinds of small animals taking the initiative to cuddle with Lu Ren.

In Huiyuan's view, Lu Ren is simply a goblin, and his ability to attract bees and butterflies is so strong that it makes people upset.

Seeing that Haiyuan didn't respond, Conan hesitated for a moment and finally said what he really thought, "Do you feel that Brother Ren's smile is a bit strange."

Haiyuan glanced at Conan and said calmly: "Strange? Not strange. Just take your place."

"Substitute?"

"Suppose you are that old man, and Lu Ren is holding Mao Lilan in his arms. Look at his smile and you will understand. It is the smile of a winner who takes away the love of others with his own hands."

At this moment, Conan's face became extremely horrified.

Looking at the shocked Conan, Haibara's lips curled up slightly, and the upset guy finally shut up.

Lu Ren, who was hugging the cat, didn't know what the two little cats were talking about. If he knew, he would definitely refute Haiyuan righteously.

All of this is because of Wan Jie, and he won't take the blame. Besides, can cats be the same as humans? Haiyuan's statement makes him look like a scumbag.

He is the god of pure love and is incompatible with the tauren.

Lu Ren's current focus is still on solving the case. Recalling Wanda's unusual behavior along the way.

So, the missing clue is this cat.

[Turn over collectibles, opened drawers, broken vases, white cats]

[Clues collection completed, backtracking started. 】

As the profile was successfully activated, everything in the surrounding sight was frantically retreating. Reflected in the field of vision were all kinds of bizarre blocks of color flying in front of me. The world seemed to have turned into a funny kaleidoscope.

No matter how many times I look back, this experience is never a good one.

[Backtracking completed. 】

Lu Ren calmed down and looked at everything that happened in the past.

In the room, Ben and Wanda were chatting and laughing. After talking about Nobel, Ben handed Wanda a disk. At this time, the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.

But when he originally turned around and looked down at the drawer in front of him, everything started to become completely different.

Wanda, who had been smiling and looking quite kind before, suddenly became extremely gloomy. He first gently closed the door and shut Nobel out of the house.

Then he put on his white gloves and took down a vase from the bookshelf. He raised the vase high and hit the back of his head hard.

He originally fell on the drawer, and then was pushed to the ground by Wanda. Wanda put down the broken vase in his hand, took a breath and took away the disk that was originally placed in the drawer.

The scene ends here, and Lu Ren exits the traceback.

In the end, he still didn't know why Wanda turned over all the collections originally placed in the living room, and why Wanda seemed guilty whenever Nobel was involved along the way.

But now it seems that this is not important. Anyway, through profiling, Lu Ren has successfully identified the murderer.

The key to solving the case should be on the disk that Wanda took away at the end.

What exactly is there? Could it be some dirty information from Wanda?

No, it shouldn't be. Lu Ren quickly overturned this guess. If there was originally a blackmail relationship with Wanda, their initial atmosphere would not have been so harmonious.

Originally, he would not expose his back to Wanda without any precautions. It would be silly to do otherwise.

And there is another point. When Wanda first walked into the room, he originally handed Wanda a disk. What is this disk?

What is the difference between the two disks before and after?

When I originally offered to give him the first disk, the two of them were still talking and laughing. Why did Wanda kill him on the second disk?

Could it be that the second disk was not originally intended for Wanda, but Wanda took it from his original hands. In order to achieve this goal, Wanda decided to kill Yuan Yuan.

So the question is, for Wanda, a great and successful author, what exactly is there in that disk that is worth the risk he takes to kill someone?

Wait, author?

Lu Ren suddenly reacted and recalled a point that he had missed before.

Wanda's time of death is initially estimated to be three o'clock in the afternoon, and the error will not exceed half an hour.

At this point in time, according to the agreement between Wanda and the publishing house, he should have stayed at the New Rice Flower Hotel to work on the manuscript.

Not to mention how Wanda got here, he ran to the original home specifically to ask for something at the risk of approaching a dead end and being discovered by the editor.

So what exactly could such a thing be? The results are already clear. This may be a sentiment that only creators can relate to.

When he was forced by Bei Dao to write a manuscript, he couldn't find suitable material for a while. I chose to take the initiative.

Wanda, who is also a creator, chose another path.

He hired a ghostwriter.

No wonder this great author, who had been dormant for many years, suddenly blossomed into a second spring. It turns out that the new book "The Story of Wanda" was not written by him at all, but was originally ghostwritten.

As for the second disk that Wanda took away from Haruna, it is now clear what is hidden in it.

["Mystery novels? Teacher, you haven't always been writing classical novels, how come you think of writing mystery novels?"]

["Actually, I have wanted to try writing mystery novels from a long time ago. This story has been conceived in my mind for a long time, and this time it just happened over time."]

The new work Wanda talks about is also not his work. That was the original work. And it is probably his debut work.

In order to distinguish himself from the style of Wanda, a classical novelist, he originally changed his style and wrote a mystery novel. As a result, this goodwill led to death.

This is really...

Perhaps out of pity for the genius, fellow creator Lu Ren rarely felt sad and unworthy of the deceased. And...anger at the murderer.

Lu Ren hugged Nobel and walked to Wan Tian who was facing him.

He leaned against Wan Tian's ear and whispered: "Mr. Wan Tian, ​​you were the one who killed me. Don't deny it in a hurry. I have already caught your handle. You also know my identity."

Lu Ren smiled: "As the pen of God, what I am best at is eating up scum like you and squeezing out the last bit of value from you. From today on, there will no longer be a respected author of classical novels. , some are just clowns who deceive the world and steal the fruits of other people’s work.”

"Guess, who is that clown?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 470 There’s something wrong with you

"This bastard Manta deserves to die."

In the office of the president of Dongbao, Sato Qing shouted angrily after learning the cause and effect of the incident.

Lu Ren sat on the sofa opposite Sato Kiyomasa and did not express any opinion on his attitude at this time.

"If it were him who died, "The Story of Banda" would be his last work, and he could use this gimmick to sell it like crazy. But now it's a good thing, the reputation is so bad that it can't be sold anymore."

Although Sato Kiyoshi had previously suspected that Wanda was a ghostwriter, when the facts were revealed, he was still angry about the money he was about to lose.

"It's not that there are no remedies. When I write the manuscript today, the newspaper will immediately sue Wanda for plagiarism and pursue his illegal gains. Wanda has made a lot of money over the years, and he is alone. Find someone. If the barrister works well, there is a lot to be done.”

"Good idea." Sato Qing greatly appreciated Lu Ren's idea, although even if Lu Ren didn't mention it, he would still do it this way.

"Not only that, things here can also be handled." Lu Ren said again.

"Oh? What do you say?"

"I can portray the original image in a positive light in the report. He did not do Wanda's ghostwriting for money, but for his own dream of being an author."

"continue."

"In subsequent news reports, newspapers should also try to portray him in a positive light. For example, they should dig deeper into his past. His family was poor since he was a child, but he has always had a dream of being an author. For his dream, he traveled thousands of miles to Tokyo. During the day I work part-time and sit down at my desk to write at night.

In the most difficult time, Wanda gave him a helping hand. He thought he was encountering a ray of light in his life. In order to repay Wan Tian, ​​he agreed to Wan Tian's request and ghostwritten for him.

Even if you know that this matter is disgraceful, it is a stain on your author's path. But he already regarded Wanda as his teacher.

For the sake of his master and to repay his kindness, he was willing to accept such stain. But while working as a ghostwriter, he still did not give up his dream of being an author. I continued to write every day, and finally wrote my first work.

And in order to protect the reputation of his mentor, he deliberately changed the writing method, style, and subject matter. The purpose is to prevent everyone from doubting that Wanda’s works were written by him.

But such a talented author who repaid his kindness was killed by his most trusted mentor in order to take away his hard work. Tell me what everyone will think. "

"Everyone will sympathize with the original, and at the same time Wanda's reputation will be completely ruined, and he will no longer have a place in Japan. But what's the use?"

"It's very useful. I've read the original mystery novel, and it's almost finished. All that's left is to wrap it up. When this matter got to its peak, people were extremely concerned about the new author. At this time of regret, I took advantage of the situation and published this book.”

Lu Ren smiled and said, "We don't have Wanda's legacy, but we do have the original legacy, and there are two copies. I have read that mystery novel, and the quality is indeed good.

After everyone has read this work and recognized the original talent, they will change Banda Monogatari into Original Story. This way you can sell it again. You can even buy two books as a bundle, and get a discount if you buy them together. "

After hearing Lu Ren's plan, Sato Qing was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "It has to be you."

Seeing that Sato Kiyoshi agreed to this approach, Lu Ren continued: "As for the final profit, the original money must be transferred to his parents. There can be another wave of marketing here. Originally, he is the only son in the family, and his parents are not in good health.

Most of the money he earned before was sent home, and his life was very tight, so he even stayed at Wanda's house..."

"He lives in Wanda's house?" Sato Kiyoshi couldn't help but interrupt Lu Ren, "Is Wanda crazy? Killing people in his own home?"

"They don't live together, but the house they originally lived in did belong to Wanda. His family has two apartments."

"That's it." Sato Kiyoshi gestured for Lu Ren to continue.

“The advantage of doing this is that it can stimulate people’s sympathy and desire to buy. They know that every book they buy will give their original parents who have died a chance to have more security for their future lives.

It is also for this purpose that our newspaper compiled and published this book at our own expense. In this way, we will earn both money and reputation. "

"Okay!" Sato Kiyoshi couldn't be more satisfied when he heard that it could increase the newspaper's reputation. "Ah Ren, hurry up and write today. The report will be published tomorrow. I will send someone to investigate the original person now."

"No problem." Lu Ren had no objection. He had gone to Wantian to collect materials for his article.

Originally, this matter would definitely not be fully covered in one article, and it might be enough for him to write two or three articles. Eight articles in a month, this is almost half of the task completed.

"By the way, you said earlier that this book is basically finished. Does that mean it's not finished yet? Where is the specific progress?"

"Not much, just the finishing touches."

Originally, this book had a total of ten chapters. He had already written the first nine chapters. He just needed to find someone to complete the final chapter.

"The ending..." Sato Kiyoshi pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind, "Jin, you can finish this, I believe in your level. Let's do this, after the book is published, 5% of the total proceeds will belong to you."

"It can be done." Lu Ren didn't care about the money. He felt that the workload was not that big. And maybe I can take advantage of this to eliminate the remaining five articles this month.

Seeing that Lu Ren had no objection, Sato Qing felt relieved for a while. He didn't believe how high this fledgling newcomer could be, but he believed in Lu Ren.

He pointed to the white cat in Lu Ren's arms, "What's going on with your cat?"

When Lu Ren came over in the afternoon, he had the white cat in his arms, but Sato Kiyoshi had been talking about business and didn't bother to ask.

"This, Wanda entrusted it to me..."

[Mr. Lu Ren, I want to ask you one last favor. Nobel is not close to anyone else except me and Ben. I have no children, and my wife died a few years ago. I want you to take care of Nobel, please! 】

Lu Ren finally agreed.

Alas, there is no way. Being too popular is also a fault.

Lu Ren left the president's office. He looked at the time and saw that it was almost time to get off work, so he went straight to Bei Dao's office with Noble in his arms.

What happened next was almost the same as before. Lu Ren briefly talked about what happened this afternoon.