Tokyo life starting with painting

"Unnatural Death" will still be completed according to the scheduled pace, which has been approved by Osawa Akiyoshi.

In fact, Higashinoji's words have reached this point, and even Osawa Aikichi can't continue to force him.

After all, as the president of a large publishing house like Urashima Publishing, he knew clearly that forcing an unwilling creator to continue drawing was tantamount to playing with fire.

Especially a creator like Higashino Tsukasa.

And he has already listed all the advantages and disadvantages. Since Tonoji still wants to choose to end it, there is nothing he can do.

After Osawa Aikichi relented, the Urashima editorial department on the other side received the news and began to make arrangements with great fanfare.

Just like when "Naruto" ended.

The completion of "Unnatural Death" naturally requires extensive publicity, and at the same time, sales of the final volume will be pushed to the highest climax.

For this reason, Hosokawa Koharu can be said to have broken his legs these days, because he is so tired from the heavy work that he can't even open his eyes.

An ordinary editor would probably be complaining at this time.

After all, even weekends have to be set aside to negotiate with various companies (mainly companies involved in the production of "Unnatural Death" peripherals).

But Hosokawa Koharu felt full of energy. Although she felt very tired, she felt very comfortable when she thought that these things might be able to help Higashinoji.

With such great fanfare and preparations for its completion, several other publishing houses were naturally like fish that had caught the scent.

Especially when they learned that "Unnatural Death" was about to be finished, the expressions of the chief editors of Iwakaku, Mozhu, and Fuji publishing houses were very exciting.

Finished?

"Unnatural Death"?

They were very surprised - the surprised reaction was not that they were "nostalgic" for the opponent "Unnatural Death", but that they were surprised by the courage of Urashima Publishing House.

Is such a ceiling-level comic over as soon as it’s over? Do you really not want to consider it?

Or is Higashinoji's next comic the real secret weapon? Or is it a joke by Urashima Publishing? A series commemorating one year of "Unnatural Death"?

These publishing houses were not in a hurry to celebrate. Instead, they carefully inquired about the source of the news, then held a meeting to analyze it, and finally came to a conclusion——

"Unnatural Death" is indeed coming to an end!

As soon as the news came out, the editorial offices of Yanjiao, Mozhu, and Fuji Publishing Houses almost broke down their roofs with cheers. It is said that the editors-in-chief of these publishing houses even held a dinner party, and that night they were so happy that they got drunk and vomited. .

no way! Just happy!

After all, "Unnatural Death" has dominated the Oricon comics sales list for the entire year this year.

The works under their publishing house are not even qualified to be played, let alone compete with Higashino Tsukasa's "Unnatural Death".

The annual sales of the second-place comic are not even a fraction of the annual sales of "Unnatural Death".

This most intuitive comparison, like a shadow, dominates each of them.

It was like a group of people were still racing and competing in speed triumphantly when Higashino suddenly appeared in a Gundam.

The gap is really too great.

But now, the shadow hanging over his head has finally dissipated.

How could this make them unhappy?

But they still have to do some superficial work.

When Higashinoji is finished, they will specially add a line in the corner saying "Congratulations on the end of the series of "Unnatural Death"".

As for some fans who heard the news that Higashinoji is about to end.

Their reactions were very real.

‘I originally thought you were taking a break from publishing to think of better plots, but I didn’t expect you to come directly and tell us that it was going to end? ’

Probably everyone feels this way.

But soon, they accepted it again.

There is no way, this is not the first time Higashinoji has done this. His comics are finished as soon as they are finished, regardless of whether they are popular or not.

As fans of Tonoji, they are almost used to it.

Then they looked forward to the final plot of "Unnatural Death".

The last plot corresponds to the tenth episode of the original drama "Unnatural Death".

The identity of the prisoner who killed the Nakado doctor has been revealed. It is the man Takase Fumihito who was successfully rescued in the previous fire incident.

At the same time, the fact that Kube Rokuro once published news in a weekly magazine was gradually discovered by Director Kamikura. Kube Rokuro even inadvertently disclosed the case to Riichi Shishido, who was also an accomplice of Fumito Takase. Important information.

This is the climax of the play.

All the foreshadowing that Higashinoji had done in "Unnatural Death" has been used one by one. From these signs, we can actually see his willingness to complete it.

It is under these various discussions that this week's "Unnatural Death" is finally serialized again, without suspending publication like last week.

As the editor-in-chief of Fuji Publishing House, Urashima Publishing House's old rival, Furuta Shinji naturally did not forget to buy a copy of this week's "Cold".

He has been paying close attention to Higashino Tsukasa's "Unnatural Death" before. To be precise, as long as he is engaged in the comics editing industry, it is estimated that no one is paying attention to "Unnatural Death", a work that has squeezed into the ceiling of comics.

"Will the publication break last week have any impact on the quality of Mr. Higashino's work?"

This is what Shinji Furuta wants to focus on most.

He looked at the "Abominable Cold" in his hand attentively.

In the first frame of the comic, there is an interrogation room shrouded in the sunset.

Officer Maori had an interrogation form in his hand, which contained information about the man in front of him.

The man in front of him is named Fumito Takase. He is the murderer of his girlfriend Yukiko Tsutani, a doctor from the Nakado Department. Likewise, he is also the murderer of twenty-five women besides Yukiko Tsutani.

But Officer Maori frowned because the Takase Fumito in front of him was too calm and he surrendered voluntarily.

This made Officer Maori somewhat confused about the thoughts of the murderer in front of him.

So he simply asked: "You are the one who killed Orange Celery, right?"

Although it was a question, the tone was basically firm.

This tone made Takase Fumito couldn't help but lean forward slightly, and shook his head with almost no expression: "Miss Tachibana died suddenly on her own."

His expression was numb and he looked like a dead person. ‘

Higashinoji's handling here is really good.

Coupled with the fact that his painting skills are just right, Furuta Shinji feels like he has become the Moori police officer in the comics, interrogating the perverted murderer in front of him.

He was a little surprised that Higashinoji's picture processing did not deteriorate at all after the publication was suspended, and he continued to read on.

"What?" Takase Fumito's words made Officer Maori's face move slightly, and he showed a slightly surprised look. He even felt that there was something wrong with Takase Fumito in front of him and he was talking nonsense.

How could a perfectly good person die suddenly? Wasn't he the one who killed it?

While Officer Mori looked over, Fumito Takase continued:

"A few days before the fire, I received a call from Ms. Orange Celery. She wanted to open a cafe and wanted to find a suitable place. Then she suddenly appeared in pain and fell to the ground dead. I was afraid of being mistaken for a murderer. , so they hid the body and injected formalin to prevent it from rotting."

I heard that the other party was obviously talking nonsense to exonerate himself.

Officer Maoli was obviously a little angry. He pointed at the large pool of blood on the other person's chest and clothes: "The blood on your shirt is not your own, right?"

"This is the blood of Miss Megumi Osaki. She was also looking at a house when she suddenly fell to the ground and died. I didn't want to be mistaken for the murderer, so I took her home and cut her body into pieces because someone died. It’s hard to sell a lost house.”

After Takase Fumito finished speaking, his face remained expressionless.

In the comics, Takase Fumito's face was like a living corpse, and his eyes were dull. It also made Shinji Furuta feel a chill on his neck when he was reading the comics, as if he was being targeted by a perverted murderer.

Mr. Higashino's expressiveness in this scene really makes people think that he has seen a perverted murderer before.

Furuta Shinji suppressed the chill in his heart and continued to read.

Obviously Takase Fumito's ridiculous nonsense could not convince the Maori police officer, but the police had no evidence that Takase Fumito directly committed murder.

In this case, it is impossible to convict the other party as the murderer of twenty-six people - even if everyone knows that he is the murderer.

But the law is the law, and everything must be based on evidence.

If Takase Fumito refused to plead guilty, they would not be able to convict him as a murderer. At most, they would charge him with "intentional damage to a corpse" and serve a sentence of only three years.

Mikoto Misumi and others from the Unnatural Research Institute obviously knew this result, and they couldn't accept it either.

A murderer who killed twenty-six people could only be sentenced to three years in prison? Is this some kind of international joke?

But they could find no evidence.

Because the killed Miss Tachibana had been cremated by her family members and could not be dissected, and all other evidence was burned to ashes by Takase Fumito before he surrendered.

It just so happened that the house leaked during the rainy night, just when they were trying to find evidence.

Director Kamikura announced the facts with a solemn expression. Takase Fumito's conviction was already certain, but this required a false autopsy report from the Institute of Unnatural Death, and the forensic doctor in charge of writing the autopsy report was the heroine Misumi. Mikoto.

Because there is a large amount of botulinum toxin in the abdomen of orange celery, the death may be caused by food poisoning. If Fumito Takase died of food poisoning if he bit the opponent, his crime would be greatly reduced.

As long as Misumi Mikoto removes the fact of botulinum toxin from the autopsy report, Takase Fumito will be convicted.

On one side is the conviction of the murderer.

On one side is the 'unnatural death' that he is struggling with and the Nakado relationship that has been tracing the cause of his girlfriend's death for eight years.

Misumi Mikoto was stuck in the middle, in a dilemma.

She didn't want to violate her own justice and the forensic science she had learned, but she also didn't want Takase Fumito to go unpunished.

At this time, Director Kamikura revealed that Izukube Rokuro often published articles in the news media. It was he who leaked the information about botulinum toxin to Shido Riichi, who in turn passed it on to Takase. It is the literati who have led to the current complicated situation.

As a result, Rokuro Kube finally resigned, and the institute faced the crisis of dissolution.

In this helpless atmosphere, the chapter "Unnatural Death" came to an end.

This unexpected and reasonable development made Furuta Shinci feel extremely heavy, and he had the urge to throw a few empty punches.

But at the same time, he also has an indescribable sense of expectation for the next plot.

Although he knew that Takase Fumito would be convicted in the end and everyone would have a happy ending.

But what about the process?

How does Higashinoji do it?

I really want to see the next plot!

I have to say that Higashinoji’s comics always have a strange magic.

As the editor-in-chief of Fuji Publishing House, Shinji Furuta has read countless comics. The excitement he felt when reading comics when he was young has long since disappeared.

But every time he reads Higashinoji's comics, he feels like he feels that way

The episode "Unnatural Death" also sparked a wave of discussion on the Internet.

The murderer of twenty-six people, how can the Unnatural Research Institute, which is on the verge of dissolution, convict Fumito Takase of murder?

In the midst of so much discussion.

Another week has passed, and the latest episode of "Unnatural Death" has arrived.

Of course, Shinji Furuta didn't hesitate and opened it immediately after buying it.

The plot of this episode has reached its climax.

"People kill people. Resentment arises from this. Grief increases. There is really very little that forensic scientists can do."

Misumi Mikoto shrank her body into the heater and said softly.

She no longer understood at all what was right and what was wrong.

Is it right to hand false evidence to the prosecutor and then have the prosecutor convict?

Or do you insist on what you say is correct? But that would let Fumito Takase off the hook.

She no longer knew what to do.

"As long as you live, you will never lose."

"It's too much for one person to bear."

Listening to her mother's comfort, Misumi Mikoto shed tears while lying on the ground.

And this is also the first time in the manga "Unnatural Death" that she was drawn into tears by Higashinoji.

This detail is really cool.

It gave Furuta Shinji goosebumps.

The character of Misumi Mikoto has been portrayed very well before, and the fact that she shed tears can also make people understand how painful and struggling she is.

This is a very outstanding portrayal. Shinji Furuta even sighed: "Not only the plot, but also the character creation of Mr. Higashino is getting better and better."

If the plot of his next comic is still as good.

Coupled with this level of character creation.

Wouldn't it mean that the comic magazines under our own publishing house will be beaten by the other party again?

As Furuta Shinji thought about it, he felt something was wrong.

Could it be that there are more outstanding works by Higashino Tsuji?

This is impossible, right?

He thought this and looked at the "Unnatural Death" in front of him again.

The plot of the comic is getting better and better just like Higashino Tsukasa's state.

Thanks to Shuke Shuke, Shuke who flies the plane for the tip! Thank you so much!