Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

However, necessary inquiries are still necessary.

"Murata, why are you panicking?"

Regarding Lu Ren's sudden questioning, Murata tried his best to deny it. But his body language betrayed him. His eyes were wandering, his hands and feet were stiff, and his body was tense as if he wanted to escape from this place at any time.

At this moment, Mumu patted Lu Ren on the shoulder, stepped forward to comfort Murata, and asked him to find an empty room in an apartment that could be used as the next meeting room.

Then Mumu called Lu Ren out alone.

The two of them stood in the aisle. Mu Mu patted Lu Ren on the shoulder and whispered: "Brother Lu Ren, I know you are a little anxious now. This is human nature and understandable. It's just that you don't treat the case like this. Helpful."

"Ah."

"I know what you are worried about. But I can assure you that Miss Bei Dao's suspicion has been basically cleared."

"Ok?"

"I just learned the news that this door was locked when we arrived. But the two keys held by Ms. Qichuan are both at home."

"The murderer has the key to her house. It is very likely that an acquaintance committed the crime."

"That's right." Megure nodded, "The administrator of Murata has the key to her house, and the Tono editor probably also has it. There is one thing that Takagi hasn't had time to tell you yet. When the crime occurred last night, Tono I also visited her at home and had a long chat with Ms. Qi Chuan about publishing her works."

While he was talking, Memu's phone rang, "Yeah, okay, I understand."

"It was a call from Kawanaka Criminal who was conducting a search nearby. According to witnesses, Ms. Saikawa had a big quarrel with Murata a few days before the incident."

Lu Ren understood, "This is what Murata tried his best to hide before."

Having said this, Lu Ren silently reduced his doubts about Murata in his heart.

There was a conflict with the deceased before the incident. After the incident, the first person the police wanted to suspect was him.

The risk is simply too high.

Most murderers in the science world are old scoundrels. Even if they have conflicts with the deceased, they will hide it so that others cannot see it. Then they will find the right opportunity to take the deceased away with one shot.

Wait, Lu Ren suddenly realized a problem.

He decided to visit Qichuan today because of an impromptu decision due to fate. And without his presence in the original work, a busy man like Bei Dao would definitely not come to visit an author like Qi Chuan who has been writing for a long time and has little reputation.

Excluding Kitajima, only Tono and Murata are present, which does not qualify as one of the three choices. So today’s case is not actually a multiple-choice question, but a proof question?

This doubt will not be answered for a while. Lu Ren gathered his thoughts and followed Mu Mu back to the crime scene.

After entering the room, Lu Ren first whispered to Bei Dao his previous findings, and then began to hypothesize how he would solve it if this was a Taoist proof question.

When thinking, Lu Ren subconsciously thought of yesterday's case. That is a proof question, and it is also related to the author.

In order to plot his disciple's debut, the murderer Wanda killed him. He picked up a vase and hit the back of his head hard, killing him.

In today's case, the murderer also hit the deceased on the back of the head with a heavy object. Therefore, even if there is no clue as a key, we must first consider whether an acquaintance committed the crime.

However, the motive for the murder is not yet known.

Assuming that Editor Tono is the murderer, why did he kill Saikawa Murakami?

Qichuan has been writing for many years and has long been unknown to people. Toono took the initiative to compile a collection of his works, which is about to be published.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for Oikawa.

For this reason alone, Tono is definitely not a negative fan, but a true fan.

As for a passionate fan who loves to hate, the reason is what was mentioned before - Qi Chuan ruined the plot and character.

But there was no information about this in the information Lu Ren searched for.

Qi Chuan's reputation is very good, and the reason why she closed the book is also related to this. After feeling deeply that my condition was not good, in order to prevent future writing from accidentally destroying my previous hard work, I stopped writing.

It also caused quite a stir at the time.

You can write it, but it’s not necessary.

Therefore, it is naturally impossible for Tono to kill Qi Chuan in anger because he destroyed his favorite character before.

This doesn’t make sense logically. If he really hated Qi Chuan because of this, he would never come to help her recompile and publish a collection of her works.

Is there such a possibility...

Although Qi Chuan has stopped writing, he still has deep feelings for writing. And publishing a collection of her works rekindled her passion for writing.

So she wrote a sequel to her previous classic and showed it to Tono.

But enthusiasm and level cannot be equated. In Tono's view, Saikawa's sequel actually ruined the plot and characters.

As a result, he turned from love to hatred, and Qichuan was killed.

It makes sense in theory, but it's hard to prove.

If this is the case, there are some similarities with yesterday's case, but the details are quite different.

Wan Tian was reluctant to throw away the disk. He also wanted to occupy the magpie's nest, continue to deceive the world and steal the fruits of other people's labor.

But Tono is different. If such a sequel really existed, Tono would never have kept it after acquiring it.

On the other hand, he should be the person who hates this sequel the most in the world. He will definitely take care of it as soon as possible.

Just like Bei Dao said yesterday, just throw it into the river and the devil will find it if it goes downstream.

Even if it is found, there is no way to convict it because no one can prove that Tono threw it.

Just when Lu Ren had a headache, Bei Dao came over and whispered to Lu Ren: "Brother Ren, Atsushi Mori just called and asked if Ms. Qichuan was killed by a character in the book. Do you want to publish it in the entertainment newspaper?" superior?"

Dongbao already knows? The information is really well-informed.

Lu Ren thought for a moment, "Send it. Even if we don't send it, the other two families won't miss the news."

"Well." Bei Dao took out his mobile phone, "This kind of strange stories is an excellent marketing method, but it's a pity for Ms. Qichuan."

"Wait. What did you just say? A marketing ploy?"

"Ah."

"Please don't send this news to Sundu Shi now. I probably know what's going on."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 475 The world is bustling

Seeing that Bei Dao seemed a little confused, Lu Ren smiled and explained. Considering that Bei Dao probably didn't know the relevant knowledge about solving crimes, Lu Ren explained in more detail this time.

"Normally speaking, the murderer will not sign such a letter such as a murder notice. After all, this kind of thing is not visible to the public. Most of the murder notices are only verbal threats."

"But this time the murder notice is attached with the name Orochima Yoshiyoshi. There is a certain possibility that this is done to confuse the handling of the case, but I think this possibility is very low."

"The reason is also very simple. Ryo Orochi Tani is the villain in Ms. Saikawa's book. The villain in the book killed the original author. This kind of thing would be ridiculous to everyone, and the police will naturally not waste police resources in this direction. Track it down.”

"If you really want to confuse the case, you can use your real name. For example, the Murata administrator is a good choice."

"In addition to the confusion in handling the case, there is also the possibility that the murderer liked the character of Ryo Orochi Tanari very much. He regarded himself as Ryo Orosha Tanari, and signed the murder notice with this name."

"This was my idea at the beginning of solving the case. I initially characterized the case as an idol imitation murder case. At the same time, because the victim was the original author, I also felt that this was probably a fanatic fan murder case."

"If I could give a simple description of the murderer, I would describe it this way. The murderer is a fan of Ms. Saikawa's books, and he also loves the villain character Ryo Orochi Tani very much."

"It's very smooth to push it down like this, but there is one problem that I still can't solve. That is the murderer's motive."

"If it is just a simple idol imitation murder case, then the murderer can just find anyone to kill and commit an indiscriminate crime. This will make it very difficult to solve the case and the murderer will be safer."

"But he chose to attack the original author, Ms. Qi Chuan. If it is characterized as a murder case by a fanatical fan, then the general murderer's motive is probably because the author annoyed the readers."

"For example, the plot failed and the popular characters were ruined. But you also know that Ms. Qichuan has stopped writing for many years, especially in the past few years, she has been staying at home and basically has no contact with the outside world. I can find it online The most recent interview was five years ago.”

"How do you think such an author who has disappeared from the public eye for a long time can anger readers so well?"

Bei Dao thought for a moment, "Maybe the fans are dissatisfied because they disappeared for so long?"

Lu Ren shook his head, "It was still possible when she first closed the book. It's been more than ten years now, and no matter how dissatisfied she is, it should dissipate with time."

"And this case was committed by an acquaintance, and the murderer had the key to the deceased's home. Coupled with the murder notice that was mailed a few days ago, it can be seen that the murderer did not do it impromptuly, but was probably premeditated."

"If this was a murder case involving a fanatic fan, what exactly did Ms. Qichuan do to make the murderer hate her so much that he had to kill her? This is a question that has been bothering me before."

"But what you just said gave me a hint. If I change my mind and look at it from the beginning. For example, this case is probably not a fan murder case."

"When we were chatting last night, I also told you that President Sato once got furious in the office and yelled, 'Why wasn't Wanda the one who died?'"

"The last volume of his new work is about to be released. If he dies at this time, then this book will become a posthumous work and it will become easier to sell."

"Also in the original incident, my idea was to make up a good story first. A talented new writer was killed by his teacher on the eve of his debut. This can inspire readers' sympathy and the book will sell better. This is also a kind of marketing. means."

"If you compare yesterday and today, you will find a striking similarity between them. Also on the eve of the publication of the work, the author was killed."

"The former is a teacher who kills his apprentice, and the latter is a character in the book who kills the author. Once this incident was publicized by the media, the latter is undoubtedly more eye-catching. The story does not need to be made up, it is bizarre enough in itself."

"I understand." Bei Dao adjusted his glasses frame. After glancing at Editor Farno in the distance, he said solemnly: "Ms. Qi Chuan's book will sell well, and the publishing house will be the biggest beneficiary. The murderer is very likely Maybe he’s not a fan of Ms. Qichuan’s books, he’s just doing it for money.”

"That's right. Once it's about the money, it all makes sense."

"So, Ren-ge, you suspect Tono is the murderer."

In response to Bei Dao's almost certain tone, Lu Ren hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to shake his head, "It may not be him. He is willing to organize a collection of works for Ms. Qi Chuan, which means he must be a fan of Ms. Qi Chuan."

"It's hard to imagine that such a person would murder his favorite author for money. Besides, he is just an editor. Even if the work sells well in the end, he can make a lot of money."

"What I suspect now is the president of Labyrinth Publishing House."

While talking, Lu Ren took out the business card he had exchanged with Toono before. Since unlocking the skill of "inviting people to be guests", Lu Ren has distributed business cards more diligently than anyone else, even at the scene of the crime.

"Editor Tono probably has the key to Ms. Saikawa's house, and it would not be difficult for the publisher's president to find an opportunity to get it and make another copy."

"Maze Press..." Bei Dao thought for a while and finally shook his head, "I don't have much impression. I guess it's just a small publishing house."

"Just check it out and you'll find out." Lu Ren took out his cell phone and called the universal tool man Ichihara Sensai.

This person was as efficient as before and got the call back quickly.

After learning the specific news, Lu Ren hung up the phone and said to Bei Dao with a smile: "Maze Press is not only a small newspaper, but also has a very dangerous income and expenditure situation due to poor management. President Shimazaki Yasunobu is even more suspicious. "

While speaking, Lu Ren was also surprised. This case is neither a three-choice multiple-choice question nor does it look like a judgment-proof question. This is quite rare. No wonder he has no impression of this case until now.

This kind of atypical case requires the police to take action.

After Lu Ren spoke to Bei Dao, he walked to Memu and whispered his guess to him.

Megure was also deeply concerned and immediately sent people to investigate the president Shimazaki Yasunobu.

After temporarily locking the suspect, Lu Ren still did not relax. He scanned the room and focused on Conan.

At this time, Conan was standing by the kitchen sink, holding something in his hand.

Lu Ren took a closer look and found a plate of pickled ginger slices in the sink. He happened to have this thinly sliced ​​pink ginger at a sushi restaurant last night.

Pickled ginger, also called red ginger. A food made by slicing and desalting the rhizome of salted ginger and pickling it with a special sweet and sour seasoning.

The taste is refreshing, sweet and sour. In addition to reducing the fishy smell, it can also increase appetite.

Lu Ren scanned it for identification and after confirming that the thing was not poisonous, he put his hand on Conan's head and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with this plate of pickled ginger?"

"No, I just took a look."

【Homo sapiens (proud)】

"..."

There must be something wrong with this plate of ginger slices!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 476 Huh?

Lu Ren tried to ask again, but seeing that Conan still pretended to be confused, he stopped insisting.

He also knew in his heart the reason for this. Just from how many deposits he made, Conan held his breath for so many times.

As a great detective who once had great fame and made headlines like drinking water, he has been hit so many times in the field he is most proud of, and it is better not to be abnormal in his heart.

After all, peers are enemies.

It is already a rare thing to be able to live in peace and maintain fair competition until now. Naturally, it is impossible to expect more.