Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 146 What crime have I committed! (8000 words)

To be honest, when Suzuki Yu said this, his tone was actually very calm.

Rather than provoking Higashinoji, it was more like she was telling a fact.

Yes, there is no way Tonoji can beat her.

This is a full month and a half time difference, and Higashinoji is not a god.

If we use long-distance running as an analogy, Higashinoji first asked her to run for forty-five days and then just set off.

After such a long time, Touyesi wants to catch up with her and overtake her?

Do you really think Higashinoji drives a sports car?

After all, there are so many things that can be prepared in one and a half months.

Cases, techniques, evidence of lawyer cartoons, and common sense for drawing lawyer cartoons

Higashinoji only has two weeks, what can he find out?

You probably don’t even know common sense, right?

Suzuki Ha has also said before that she is a fan of Tonoji - this is not a courtesy, but the truth.

Her family bought a lot of single copies of "The Ring" just to contribute sales to Higashinoji.

Because "Midnight Ring" is a work that she likes and admires.

After all, if you can't compare, you can't compare. Suzuki Yu has never been stubborn.

But this time it's different.

This time, Higashinoji really didn't have any ability to compare with her.

That's why she could make such a conclusion.

But after hearing Suzuki Yu's words, Higashinoji just smiled in the end: "It's okay, what if we win?"

What if I win——?

After hearing these words, Suzuki Yu directly announced to Higashinoji when he left: "Then I will beat you to pieces, Higashino-sensei, and then let you prepare the new comics seriously."

She was angry.

The reason for being angry is also very childish.

What if you win?

You are simply making fun of me. How can such good luck happen?

Why do you beat me?

Suzuki Yu's character is relatively honest, and she usually doesn't care much about other things. Only when it comes to comics, she is really serious.

So she ran all the way, followed by the panting Shinji Furuta: "Wait a minute, Mr. Shumotofuji, what are you so anxious to do?"

"I'm going back to drawing comics."

Suzuki Yu was really angry. She glanced at the faculty and staff office behind her, and her tone was a bit unbelievable: "Why do you think he can beat me? Chief Editor Furuta."

"It's better if you don't say this." Furuta Shinci shook his head, a little speechless.

Originally, Suzuki Yu had promised not to talk nonsense after meeting Higashinoji.

The results of it?

He even said words like "beat him to pieces".

Shinji Furuta was really desperate.

It’s really hard to be the editor-in-chief of Fuji Publishing House.

It feels like all my hair is falling out.

Afterwards, he would make a phone call to Higashino to apologize.

but.

Seeing Suzuki Yu's confident look and what she said to Higashinoji just now, he gained a little more confidence.

Mr. Higashino from Urashima Publishing House is certainly great.

But Fuji Publishing House’s tree vine is not weak either.

And we here have been preparing for so long in advance - can your grass platform team still knock us down?

He gained confidence and encouraged Suzuki Ha with a few words, asking her to work harder to defeat Higashinoji and elevate his Fuji Publishing House to the top three manga publishers, replacing Urashima Publishing House.

On the other side, Higashinoji was also dumbfounded.

He didn't know what Suzuki Yu wanted to do with him at first.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually persuaded me to give up.

However, there was no provocation in the other party's tone, so Higashinoji didn't pay much attention.

He will still follow his own plan and release it when it should be released.

And he doesn’t think “The Winner Is Justice” can beat the opponent’s comics.

In addition, the other party has declared war. Although Higashinoji doesn't care, of course he still has a competitive spirit.

Let's see next week, the lawyers from Urashima Publishing and Fuji Publishing will be more attractive to readers.

In the next week, Higashinoji did not go to Konoe Ryoka, who had already confirmed the relationship between men and women. Instead, after explaining some reasons to her, he devoted himself completely to the creation of "The Winner is Justice".

In order to win, Komemon Kensuke did whatever it took to win. Machiko Dai, who upheld justice, mortgaged her real estate for 30 million yen just to ask Komemon Kensuke to help take over the case.

The whole plot went on smoothly.

The foreshadowing of various reversals has been laid out one by one.

Then--

"What? Mr. Higashino, you have already finished drawing "The Winner is Justice"?"

Hosokawa Koharu was a little confused when she received the call. She glanced at the time.

There are still three or four days before the deadline.

Originally, she thought that Higashinoji was going to finish the work before the deadline, but she didn't expect that Higashinoji would finish it today.

"Okay, okay, I'll come over right now to pick up the manuscript, please wait a moment." Hosokawa Koharu hung up the phone and left in a hurry.

Watching Hosokawa Koharu leave, several editors who had been paying attention gathered together and started discussing in a low voice.

"Did Dongye Printer deliver the manuscript so quickly? Is it too fast this time? I heard that the first chapter of his comic has forty or fifty pages."

One of the editors sighed.

"Otherwise, why would we call him a printer? Isn't the meaning very clear? Even printers are not as fast as him."

An editor next to him looked unperturbed.

"I heard that Mr. Higashino is drawing a lawyer-type comic this time. I don't know what the final product will be like. And isn't Mr. Shumotofuji also going to serialize a new work? They really collided this time."

After all, he is a pillar author, and whenever there is any disturbance, it attracts many editors to discuss.

However, this discussion did not last long.

Hosokawa Koharu came back after being out for more than forty minutes. When she came back, she also brought the paper bag of manuscripts that Higashinoji gave her.

"Editor Hosokawa, could you please print out a copy of Mr. Higashino's manuscript for us to look at?" An editor who has a good relationship with Hosokawa Koharu made a request.

They were all very curious about what Higashinoji's completely transformed work would look like.

"No need to say whether it's troublesome or not, it's good to have everyone help me review the manuscript and brainstorm ideas." Hosokawa Koharu agreed without hesitation.

She was telling the truth.

For her to review Higashinoji's manuscript alone would inevitably involve some subjective factors, and she could not be completely neutral.

In addition, the editor-in-chief Urashima will definitely need a copy of the manuscript, so it will be no trouble at all to print it out.

She quickly printed out the manuscript and distributed it to the editors without forgetting to send a copy to the editor-in-chief Urashima who looked over from time to time.

"Chief Editor Urashima, this is the manuscript of "The Winner is Justice" written by Mr. Higashino." Hosokawa Koharu handed the manuscript of "The Winner is Justice" to Chief Editor Urashima.

"Really?" Editor-in-Chief Urashima coughed dryly. Looking at the manuscript of "The Winner Is Justice" in front of him, he felt inexplicably nervous.

This time it’s not just a simple comic.

It is also related to the ‘death battle’ between Urashima Publishing and Fuji Publishing.

He hadn't slept well in the past few days. When he lay down, his mind was filled with the maniacal smile of Furuta Shinji's big bald head in front of him - Higashino Tsukasa's violent death and being crushed by Toshi Shinji's tree.

Every time he dreamed of this, he would suddenly wake up from his dream, and then feel sad - he couldn't help it, it was indeed his mistake to dig up the tree vine.

Similarly, the editor-in-chief Urashima also wanted to kick Furuta Shinji's ass hard and let him know that without Shumotofuji, Urashima Publishing House still has Higashinoji.

Because people are selfish and naturally have tempers.

Editor-in-chief Urashima certainly doesn’t want to see his nemesis have the last laugh.

But when the manuscript was actually placed in front of him, Editor-in-Chief Urashima had no desire to open it and read it.

What if I can't beat him?

He was in this mood, and Hosokawa Koharu next to him was naturally in the same mood.

She is also a little worried about the transformation of Higashino Tsukasa's comic.

But when I looked at the draft storyboards before, there were no problems.

She worked hard to cheer up and took her manuscript to her desk for review.

But before he had even taken two steps, Hosokawa Koharu was stopped by editor-in-chief Urashima.

"Editor Hosokawa, please review the manuscript next to me."

"Why?"

"It just so happens that we can have a chat after reviewing the manuscript." Editor-in-chief Urashima looked calm and relaxed, and he didn't seem nervous at all.

"Ah, okay." Feeling the indifference of Chief Editor Urashima, even Hosokawa Koharu couldn't help but envy him for his good attitude. No wonder he became the Chief Editor. This attitude alone is probably unmatched by most editors.

She followed Editor-in-Chief Urashima's instructions, pulled up a bench, and sat on the other side of the desk.

"Okay," Editor-in-Chief Urashima thought, finally there is someone to share the stress with.

He put down the manuscript, then raised his hand and put it directly on the first page. He didn't even look at the cover and started reviewing it directly.

Then--

Bang! ! !

The heavy judge's hammer struck the wooden mat with a crisp sound.

"The trial stated that the defendant was sentenced to ten years in prison, and the 100 days before the verdict was also retained in the sentence."

"Huh?" Editor-in-Chief Urashima looked at the handcuffs on his hands in confusion, then looked at the surrounding scene, and opened his mouth.

no--

Is the defendant talking about me?

Ten years in prison? !

He looked puzzled.

Why would I become a criminal if I wasn't the one? And you want to lock me up for ten years?

I was wronged, right? By the way, what crime have I committed? To be locked up for ten years?

Shocking facts, confusion, surprise, and incomprehension were all expressions on Editor-in-Chief Urashima's face.

"Mr. Tsubokura!"

Tsubokura? What is this name?

Editor-in-chief Urashima looked in the direction of the lawyer's seat in astonishment.

There was Machiko Dai looking at her with concern.

Machiko Dai? !

Isn't this the character in Higashino-sensei's manga? How come it's so vivid.

Editor-in-chief Urashima struggled to walk towards her, but his body gave out inexplicably, causing him to fall directly to the ground.

The world is spinning

"Well."

Editor-in-chief Urashima came to his senses and looked at the contents of the first page of the comic with surprise.

Above is the defendant Tsubokura, who was so exhausted that he couldn't even stand upright after being sentenced to ten years in prison for murder.

"Did I substitute myself into a character in the comic?"

Editor-in-chief Urashima only thought for a few seconds before coming up with this answer.

In the moment just now, I felt that the two-dimensional plane and myself were directly reversed.

It was as if he had really become Tsubokura.

This is really an indescribable novel experience!

interesting!

Really interesting!

He just wanted to turn to the next page.

The next plot is almost the same as the previous draft storyboard of Higashinoji.

Machiko Dai met the male protagonist Kensuke Komemon in the car, and then listened to him talk a lot of fallacies.

But what’s different from the draft storyboard is——

Editor-in-chief Urashima felt as if he had become Machiko Dai, full of indignation, and angrily protested against Kensuke Komemon's behavior.

Then

The other party used harsh words to make her angry.

"This Gumeimen Research Institute really has a huge problem!" Editor-in-chief Urashima was so angry that he felt that he was being sprayed badly by the other party, but the other party happened to be a character in the comics. He even wanted to drag him out and beat him up. no.

He couldn't suppress the throbbing in his heart and continued to look down.

Yes.

Even though he was suppressed by Komemon Kensuke, he still couldn't control his hands and looked down!

This comic seems to have a magical charm! An indescribable and unknown sense of novel experience surged in his heart, making him unable to control his hands at all and wanting to continue looking down.

When he saw Dai Machiko and Komemon Ken using various means to help reverse the case, the unexplainable feeling in his heart instantly turned into a sense of pleasure.

Because the one who was overturned was the editor-in-chief Urashima himself.

He still remembers the feeling of having his hands shackled just now, and also remembers the deep feeling of powerlessness when he was sentenced to a fixed-term prison sentence.

But now as the lawsuit gets better step by step, his mood becomes active again.

Even the smiling face of Kensuke Komemon felt particularly approachable to him, and he wanted to kiss it hard.

Finally, with the help of Gu Meimen Kensuke, things completely turned around.

Unable to withstand the pressure from all walks of life, the court finally dismissed the case and announced a new trial.

"pretty!"

Editor-in-chief Urashima couldn't help but clenched his fists and shouted.

In the manga, Machiko Dai's empathetic joy also infected him.

He completely finished flipping through the manga, and then looked at Hosokawa Koharu, who had also just finished flipping through the manga.

The two of them nodded tacitly.

If I were still a little unsure just now.

So now, that feeling of unconfidence has completely disappeared!

Because of Higashinoji's "The Winner Is Justice"

It just doesn’t look too good!

The previous "Midnight Ring" was also criticized for being too realistic and not as exaggerated as comics.

But this time "The Winner Is Justified" is completely different.

Not just realistic.

There are also very exaggerated comic techniques in it.

Especially when there was a lightning strike at the opening of the comic manuscript on the first page, he became a prisoner inexplicably.

I was really caught off guard——

Before reading the manga, Editor-in-Chief Urashima was thinking about how to fight Fuji Publishing.

After reading the manga, Editor-in-Chief Urashima was thinking about how Fuji Publishing could fight them.

This is a change of state of mind.