Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

But no matter what, these two points seem to indicate that Cointreau's condition is getting worse.

Another reason is that because the Japanese police have been active for some time, the organization's activities in Mihua have been reduced a lot, and no tasks have been assigned to Cointreau for quite some time.

Thinking of this, Gin suddenly asked, "Is the training too stressful lately? Or do you need to do a mission to relieve stress?"

"?"

What is this guy talking about?

Because he didn't know how to respond, Lin Jiashu's silence was deafening.

"You will be assigned a task soon, and you will be scheduled for a new mental health assessment in four days."

Gin hung up the phone right after he finished speaking.

What's wrong with him?

Lin Jiashu still doesn't know what Gin has imagined in his mind. He just feels that this boss is sometimes a little neurotic... The reason why he made two appointments for face-to-face consultations with Fuuto Kyosuke this week was purely to speed up the harvest.

Now it is just the last step to completely "change the name" of Fenghu Kyosuke, so Lin Jiashu can't help but want to speed up the process.

But will the psychological treatment four days later still be at the same research institute as Miyano Shiho last time?

This might be an opportunity...

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The silver Mercedes-Benz E-W210 travels quickly on the main road in the suburbs.

There is a very famous mountain stream camping and fishing spot here, but that is not Lin Jiashu's destination. He is going to a blue-roofed castle built in the forest next to this fishing spot.

Finally, when the car arrived at the center of the forest and the outskirts of the castle, the gardener easily opened the door and let Lin Jiashu in.

"You are Mr. Lin from Beihua Town, right? The master is waiting for you inside. Please follow me."

"Okay, please."

The person in charge of this castle is named Mitsuru Mamiya.

Lin Jiashu sent him a letter several days ago, and he came here today after receiving a formal invitation.

After Hayashi Yoshiki was brought into the castle by the gardener, Mamiya Mitsuru welcomed him very politely: "It's really Mr. Hayashi. To be honest, I've seen you in the newspapers quite often lately!"

"Good afternoon, Mr. Mamiya."

Lin Jiashu returned the greeting with a polite smile. "What a magnificent castle! It certainly looks like it might contain some hidden treasures, so it's no surprise."

"Haha, then I hope Mr. Lin can help us find the secret hidden here."

Mamiya Mitsuru laughed.

The news of the castle's visitor quickly alarmed the old lady in the castle. She immediately came to the reception room in her wheelchair. When she saw Hayashi Yoshiki, she couldn't help but look at Mamiya Mitsuru: "He's a famous detective from Tokyo... A-Man, did you invite him here specially?"

"No, Mother... This detective heard about the castle's mystery from someone else, so he sent me the letter."

"is it?"

The old woman's face, wrinkled like tree bark, remained unchanged, but she opened her narrowed eyes and stared at Mamiya Mitsuru strangely. "...Why do I feel like you're obsessed with the treasure here and specifically called a detective here?"

"How could that be?" Mamiya Mitsuru couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he still said honestly, "But if I say I don't care about the treasure left by my father-in-law, that would definitely be a lie."

"Humph, if I had known that my daughter was deceived by a greedy man like you, I would definitely have a good talk with her when I get back."

The old lady finished speaking with a sullen face, then looked up at Lin Jiashu: "Since you are here, let's try to find out what mystery the father of my child has buried..."

After she finished speaking, she rolled away in her wheelchair.

Mamiya Mitsuru and the gardener who were left behind looked at each other, and the former gave Lin Jiashu a helpless smile.

The structure of the Mamiya family is somewhat complicated.

The builder of this castle, also the first owner, died fifteen years ago and left a message saying "I will give my most precious treasure to anyone who can unlock the secret of this castle."

The old lady just now was the other party’s first wife.

The two had a daughter, but she died in a fire four years ago, and Mamiya Mitsuru was the son-in-law here.

But in fact, no one knew that the old lady of the Mamiya family had already been replaced by a cat instead of a prince - a few years ago, a woman applied for the housekeeper position in this castle. She heard the news that the castle was hiding treasure, so she killed the old lady of the Mamiya family and spent a lot of money to have plastic surgery to look like her, thus replacing her without anyone noticing.

However, she could only imitate the appearance, and could not deceive the old lady's biological daughter no matter what, so she set fire to and killed her four years ago.

...When Lin Jiashu thought about how someone would be so cruel as to reshape themselves into this state just to steal other people's property, he couldn't help but become more interested in Kaito Kid's disguise technique.

But what he was more interested in at the moment was the name of the housekeeper disguised as an old lady, and he could find out this by asking the very talkative gardener next to him.

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Chapter 98: Testing

The housekeeper who had plastic surgery to look like an old lady is named Mutsumi Nishikawa.

The gardener felt regretful when he thought of this name - in his memory, the other party suddenly disappeared one day not long after applying for a job here.

Lin Jiashu was in a good mood when he got his name.

So before dinner, he solved the mystery of the castle.

"What, you've already untied it!?"

The old lady sitting in the wheelchair showed an excitement that was not in line with her age. She rolled the wheelchair hard and came to Lin Jiashu excitedly.

"Yes, the puzzle is about the chess pieces in the yard, right? That's not really a difficult one."

"As expected of a detective from Tokyo, what then? Where is the treasure? Tell me the secret!"

"Please don't get so excited."

Faced with the excitement in the old lady's eyes, Lin Jiashu smiled silently.

"That's right, mother... I can understand how you feel, but you should not get too excited at your age." Mamiya advised with a wry smile on his face.

"What do you mean I shouldn't be excited? That's the legacy left by my daughter's father, of course I have to take it seriously!"

The old lady's face showed a fierce look when she said this. She stared at Mamiya Mitsuru and said, "Or do you want to take away my husband's inheritance while I'm not paying attention?!"

"How could this happen...?"

Mamiya Mitsuru looked helpless.

Although he was interested in the treasures here, he was essentially an honest man, and the current wealth of the Mamiya family was enough for him.

However, Mutsumi Nishikawa didn't believe it at all.

She killed several people and had plastic surgery to make herself look like a monster. Now that the treasure is right in front of her, she will not allow anyone else to get their hands on it!

"So what's the answer to the puzzle? Tell me now!"

"Well, there's about half an hour left..." Lin Jiashu glanced at his watch and replied with a smile, "Please wait until then and I'll reveal the answer."

What trick is he trying to play?

Looking at Lin Jiashu's seemingly happy smile, Nishikawa Mutsumi felt anxious unconsciously.

Why wait half an hour to reveal the mystery?

Could it be that he has reached some kind of cooperation with Mamiya Mitsuru and plans to take advantage of this half hour to steal the treasure?

Mutsumi Nishikawa judges others by her own standards, and now everyone seems to be a thief who is eyeing her treasure.

Lin Jiashu didn't say anything else.

The old lady kept urging him and even did not allow Mamiya Mitsuru to leave the room halfway, until nearly half an hour later, when footsteps suddenly were heard outside the room.

"Brother Lin, I heard you said you encountered a case. What exactly happened?"

Inspector Megure suddenly opened the door and walked in with several subordinates.

Mamiya Mitsuru and Nishikawa Mutsumi looked at each other in bewilderment. Just as they were puzzled, the gardener walked in behind the police and said apologetically, "Sorry, Madam, Master... They said they were the police who received a report, and I couldn't stop them."

"What... is going on?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mamiya. I solved another case while solving a mystery, so I took the initiative to call the police."

"...another case?"

"Yes, it's another mystery about a housekeeper named Nishikawa Mutsumi who, in order to seize the property many years ago, killed and replaced the mistress with plastic surgery, and even set fire to your wife."

When Lin Jiashu was halfway through his words, Nishikawa Mutsumi's face changed completely.

Even after the plastic surgery she had to look like old tree bark, she was able to make such rich expressions... Lin Jiashu found it very interesting and took out a piece of information from his arms.

"I asked someone to help me look up a case of plastic surgery. Although it was a wabi-style operation many years ago, the surgeon still remembers it vividly because the patient's request was so strange. After all, a woman in her twenties actually paid for plastic surgery to turn herself into an old woman. It was the first and only time in his career that he had done this."

"Nishikawa Mutsumi, that wasn't before--!"

The gardener opened his mouth in shock when he heard this.

Inspector Megure was also really surprised after getting the information from Hayashi Yoshiki. After thinking about it, he waved his hand and asked his subordinates to go and check on Mutsumi Nishikawa's condition.

"do what!?"

"What are you doing!? I don't know what he's talking about! Let me go!"

As soon as she saw the police really walking towards her, Mutsumi Nishikawa immediately began to struggle.

However, after Lin Jiashu pointed out the evidence that the old lady's body was still hidden in the secret passage of the castle, her struggle and luck were instantly torn apart, and replaced by hysterical madness.

The two policemen had never anticipated that the wheelchair-bound woman wasn't disabled at all. She broke free and ran towards Lin Jiashu, grabbing his collar. "Why?! Why did this happen when I was about to get the treasure?! Where is the treasure in this castle? Tell me now!"

"I'm so sorry I can't tell you that."

Lin Jiashu lowered his eyes. He smiled and grabbed Nishikawa Mutsumi's withered hand that was tugging at his collar, easily prying it away. "According to the current situation, it belongs to Mr. Mamiya...so I can't tell you."

"Asshole!!! Just tell me!!!!"

Mutsumi Nishikawa was almost going crazy.

She had dedicated so many years to the treasure here, and had worked so hard to pretend to be disabled in a wheelchair, but in the end, everything was used to make a wedding dress for a son-in-law! ?

How could she possibly be willing to accept such a thing?

Inspector Megure hurriedly rushed over with his subordinates to control her. After the two policemen handcuffed her, they almost dragged her away.

Afterwards, Hayashi Yoshiki told the way to enter the secret passage of the castle. Inspector Megure quickly led the team to find the body of the old lady of the Mamiya family. As for the secret of the chessboard in the yard, Hayashi Yoshiki also solved it and told Mamiya Mitsuru - it was not gold, silver or jewelry, but a hidden landscape.

Although telling Mutsumi Nishikawa directly would make her feel devastated that her years of perseverance had become a joke, letting her continue to indulge in the fantasy of treasure and end up being taken away by a son-in-law without paying anything... Hayashi Yoshiki thinks the latter is also quite interesting.

Then, it’s time to experiment.

Standing a little distance behind the police, Lin Jiashu took out his notebook and pen, turned to a specific page, and began to write:

"Musumi Nishikawa"

"Two days later, at 20:41:53 PM, he died of a heart attack in the detention center."

"Musumi Nishikawa"

"Four days later, at 20:41:53 PM, he died of a heart attack in the detention center."

There are two records written in total, with slight differences between them.

When writing about Mutsumi Nishikawa's death two nights later, what Lin Jiashu was thinking about was her face before plastic surgery - when he retrieved her information, Lin Jiashu knew what Mutsumi Nishikawa really looked like.

When Lin Jiashu saw the record that she died four days later, he was thinking of her current face, which looked like an old lady.

Now we just have to wait and see which night she dies, and we will know the impact of plastic surgery on the Death Note.

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Chapter 99: Visiting the Institute Again

Two days passed after the incident at the Blue Castle.

Mutsumi Nishikawa's survival status has yet to be confirmed, and Hayashi Yoshiki was taken to the organization's research institute this afternoon.

Still the research institute for APTX4869...

This time, Lin Jiashu found that the security here seemed to have been greatly improved, and the posture of the guards was a little tense.

He observed it inconspicuously.

"Lord Jundu, please wait a moment."

The security guard outside the institute was very respectful. He led the way to the password door, swiped his ID card and entered the password to help Lin Jiashu unlock the elevator.