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Nishikido Uchihara bought the latest issue of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation", browsed the catalog, and couldn't help but frown.

The price of a magazine is more than 300 yen, but there are only a few articles that are really worth reading. I always feel like I'm losing money.

Each issue of the magazine serialized about eight to ten articles, but there were only two or three works that he was really interested in. In other words, he spent three hundred yuan, but only bought something worth less than one hundred yuan.

In order not to make up for his losses as much as possible, he will read every article in the magazine carefully. Even if he is not interested, he will read every word. I paid for it, why shouldn't I read it.

It's like buying a bad meal in a restaurant and gritting your teeth to finish it all.

After returning home, Nishikido Uchihara opened the catalog, first found the article "Samurai Atomic Heart", and read it carefully from beginning to end.

While reading, record in detail on paper the possible conditions, timeline, and possible motivations for each person who appears in the book.

Then find clues between the lines of the author's words to deduce the identity of the murderer and the method of committing the crime.

This article "Samurai Atomic Heart" is the latest work by the author of this year's Ranpo Prize, and it has been serialized into the eighth chapter. This is a relatively original work, without the fancy routines of other genres.

The original style works have become popular again in the market. The reason is that there seems to be a trend of "original style return" recently. Many original style works that were originally regarded as old styles have been selling very well recently.

As for "Samurai Atomic Heart", it was a work that won the Ranpo Prize not long ago. The level of both the plot and the plot is quite high.

Nishikido Zahara is a loyal fan of true reasoning. His greatest pleasure in reading mystery works is to deduce the murderer and the method of committing the crime before the author gives the final answer.

Reasoning appeared in this way when Japan was born. As the author writes, he leaves clues and hints for readers to make inferences. The original reasoning is not the author's unilateral storytelling, but more like

A gambling game with readers.

This is also the original charm of reasoning, and what attracts Nishikido Gahara the most. He enjoys the moment when he solves the puzzle before the author announces the answer.

After reading this issue of "Samurai Atomic Heart", nearly two-thirds of the clues about the conspiracy in this book have been collected. Nishikido Kihara looked at the relationships and clues recorded on the paper, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Sure enough, it was exactly as I thought, the murderer was a famous person, and the method of committing the crime was...

Nishikido Kihara happily twirled the ballpoint pen with his fingers, then opened the computer and entered the reasoning forum.

His forum ID is "Lantern King", which means the person who illuminates the fog. In the past, he would publish the answers to some inferences that were still being serialized in advance to show off his reasoning ability.

Of course, before announcing the answer, he would write a "spoiler warning" to avoid ruining other people's reading experience.

And precisely because he can guess the truth in advance almost every time, many people in the reasoning forum remember his name.

Nishikido Kirihara compiled his derivation of "The Atomic Heart of the Samurai" into an article and published it on the forum. After a while, it sparked a discussion.

"I see, is the murderer actually a daimyo?"

"Actually, it's not too unexpected. I suspected it was him from the beginning, but I don't have Lantern-kun's reasoning ability, so I couldn't deduce his motive for killing."

"Mr. Lantern is really smart, he must be a top student, right?"

Nishikido Uchihara nodded with satisfaction in front of the computer screen. He was not only a top student, but also a top student at Yingqing University.

"I hope Mr. Lantern can solve the mystery of Asoud's dismemberment as soon as possible."

"Are you talking about the one in "Genius Detective Mitarashi Kyousuke"?"

"Yes, the new issue has come out. I have read it, but I still have no clue about the incident that happened forty years ago."

Seeing this, Nishikido Kihara picked up the magazine at hand, searched the catalog, and turned to page 42.

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"Genius Detective Mitarashiro - Astrology Murderous Magic Chapter" immediately came into view.

Nishikido Kirihara scratched his face and read on. He is a loyal reader and loves puzzle games, so he doesn't like either the change style or the social style.

Although the author's previous book "White Night Journey" caused a sensation, he felt that it was very ordinary because it caught everyone's attention.

As for the current drama "Furuhata Shinsaburo" being broadcast by Fukuyama Station, he doesn't like it very much because the murderer and the method of committing the crime are announced at the beginning, and the puzzle-solving process is lost.

As for this book "Genius Detective Mitarashi Kiyo", as far as his personal feeling is concerned, well... it's just so-so.

The plot of the first "Bandage Monster Villa", although the horror atmosphere is well created, the trick itself is not amazing. Although hiding a human head in the belly is indeed a bit scary, the method is not interesting enough.

Nishikido Kirihara has always wanted to come across a mystery story whose techniques are interesting enough to amaze him, but such works are rare.

However, the new chapter "Astrology Killing Magic" is quite interesting. Nishikido Zaihara has written down a lot of clues, but the "Mystery of Asod" in this movie has not been solved yet.

Who killed that painter?

What is the truth about Assold?

He still hasn't figured it out clearly.

But I have to say that this case is quite fascinating. Many of the people involved in the case forty years ago have passed away, and it can only be solved through some letters, notes and memories of the family members of the people involved.

But the Biange school is just like that. The beginning is stunning and gives readers a creepy feeling. But when the final mystery is revealed, readers often have a big question mark in their hearts: Is this it?

Nishikido Kirihara seriously doubts that this is the case in "The Genius Detective Mitarashi Kiyoshi". The case is written in a foggy way at the beginning, but when the truth is revealed, the readers will have a feeling of "nothing more than that".

But so far, Nishikido Kihara really can't solve the "Mystery of Asod" in the book. He even dug out the previous issues of "Astrological Killing Magic" and read it again, but there is still no clear answer.

clue.

He threw the magazine on the table with some depression, and said in his heart: If you can't reasonably explain this error at the end, I will send dead rats to the publishing house every day!

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Nanako Togada closed the magazine gently, her mind filled with thoughts about the mystery of Asod mentioned in "Genius Detective Mitarashi Kiyoshi".

It seems that it is not an easy task to solve the mystery of forty years ago? Here, Mitarai was confused; and besides, they, the readers, were also puzzled.

Nanako Togada couldn't think of an answer, but she didn't want to go to the forum to find an answer. If she just pursued the answer blindly, she would lose the fun of reading.

After reading "The Genius Detective Mitaraike", Togada Nanako went to read other books, and at this time, she noticed that there was a coloring page inside. The coloring page had delicate illustrations, and the content of the illustration was

There are various detective images, all similar to the detective characters in comics.

There is a line of large characters written on the color page as its title: [Who is Japan's No. 1 Detective?]: Please write down who you think is the strongest detective in the reader feedback form. We will count the number of times the name appears and make a list.

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Nanako Togada suddenly remembered that when she was watching TV yesterday, this special event was also mentioned on TV after the drama series of Furuhata Rensaburo ended.

At that time, Furuhata Jinsaburo, played by Konemon Matsumoto, was still asking the audience to vote for him on the screen...

Countless images of detectives flashed through Togada Nanako's mind.

Since reasoning entered the country, Japan has produced many excellent mystery writers, and naturally countless "famous detectives" have also been born.

Some of these detectives are characters in comics, but most of them are characters. For example, the famous Edogawa Daigoro was a well-known detective image at the time. He was first born in the series and was later remade into many movies and TV series.

It has a place in many people's childhoods.

However, after some thought, Togada Nanako still wrote the name "Mitaraike" on the feedback form.

There is no way, although she also thinks that Edogawa Daigoro may be more classic, but who made Mitarai Keita the work of teacher Shiba Keita...