Tokyo Literary Godfather

Nishikido Kihara looked at the challenge letter and subconsciously clenched his fists.

His fighting spirit was aroused.

I, Nishikido Urihara, am a top economics student at Yingkei University! I have been reading mystery novels since I was in junior high school. What murderous tactics have I not seen before? There are only a handful of tricks that can fool me!

I don't believe that the mystery of Asod's murder can't be solved!

Thinking of this, Nishikido Uchihara took out all the issues of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation" that he had purchased before. Re-read each chapter and sort out the clues.

Keita Shiba, I, Nishikido Urihara, accept your challenge!

Nishikido Urihara shouted in his heart, but he was embarrassed to say such words.

At the same time, Togada Nanako also saw this challenge letter.

She looked at the challenge letter that "sincerely invites everyone to visit the filming set of "Furuhata Shinsaburo" and have dinner together", and her heart suddenly aroused expectations.

So she also took out the previous issues of the magazine and read them again.

The sales of this issue of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation" increased by nearly 50,000 copies compared to previous issues. Sima Keita's challenge caused a sensation among mystery readers.

Although it is not uncommon for authors to issue challenges to readers, during the period when mystery novels were just beginning to emerge and Benguetism was prevalent, authors would often write such challenges in their books to inform readers that all their clues had been given. , allowing readers to find out before revealing the truth themselves.

But this is just a text technique to interact with readers. Even if the reader succeeds in the challenge, they will not get any benefits, but the challenge letter in "Astrology Killing Magic" is different.

He really gave a prize. Whoever can find out the answer first will be able to visit the filming set of "Furuhata Jinsaburo" and be treated to a meal.

Sima Guitai can deal with this old boy!

As a result, mystery enthusiasts began to accept Sima Keita's challenge and tried to find out the mystery of Asod in the book.

Who killed Umezawa Heiji, and who killed the six sisters? Who was it that dismembered the body? Are the same people doing these things? What is the purpose of doing this?

In fact, it is not difficult to solve a puzzle, especially in the age of the Internet. No matter how difficult the question is, as long as there is an answer, it will definitely be found through collective efforts.

However, in this world, the Internet has not yet become popular, and online forums are only a community for a few people, and the reasoning enthusiasts participating in the discussion also have evil intentions towards each other. After all, there are only ten people who can get the challenge reward. If one more person finds the truth, he will have one less chance.

On the reasoning forum, "Everyone, regarding the mystery of Assold, you can express your opinions on the forum. We will definitely be able to succeed in the challenge!"

"That's right. I hope you can share some of your reasoning."

"You share first."

"Well, I have no clue right now."

"I do not have either."

"Where's Mr. Lantern? Did he reveal his methods and the identity of the murderer as usual?"

"Haha, you think he is stupid. Today is different from the past. Even if he figured it out, he wouldn't say anything."

"Lantern Master" Nishikido Ukihara looked at these discussions on the forum and felt a little impatient for a while.

He has yet to solve the mystery of Asoud in the book, but every night, his hope of entering the top ten becomes slimmer.

Under the crowd tactics, there are no unsolvable puzzles, and the power of the masses must not be underestimated. As long as all the clues are given, no puzzle will last more than two weeks in front of thousands of mystery readers.

Although readers each have their own selfish intentions and will not easily share their experiences, it may prolong the time to solve the problem. But as a student at Kekei University, Nishikido Kirihara is not a conceited person. He knows that there are many smart people in the world. Maybe someone has solved the mystery of Assold and sent the letter to the editorial office.

Having accepted so many "Author's Challenges" before, this was the most nervous one for him. Thinking that there might be tens of thousands of readers all over Japan participating in solving the puzzle, he felt both nervous and excited, as if he had done it back then. What it’s like to prepare for Yingqing University.

"Ding." The doorbell rang at this time, "Sorry, we are from a pizza shop. Did you just call to order pizza?"

It's delivery from the pizza shop downstairs, and he just called to order it. Nishikido Kihara walked to the door, took the pizza, paid for it, and planned to think about it while eating.

However, after opening the pizza box, Nishikido Kihara, who has always been sensitive to things like portion size and price, couldn't help but be startled.

Today's pizza seems a little smaller than the one I bought before?

…

"My dear Nanako, I want to bake a pizza. What flavor do you want to eat?" Ogata Shinyo put on an apron for himself and poked his head out of the kitchen and asked.

"Nanako?" Seeing that Togata Nanako didn't respond, Ogata Shinyo called out again.

"I'm sorry, what were you talking about just now?" Nanako Togata realized at this time and raised her head to look at Shinyo Ogata.

"Hmm...are you really into it? Is it that difficult? That puzzle?" Ogata Shinyo asked.

Nanako Togada shook her head: "I can't think of the answer anyway. Teacher Sima Keita gave a lot of clues, but after I sorted out these clues, I don't know which ones are key clues and which ones were written specifically to confuse me. .”

"Every time I feel like I've caught something, but when I open my hand, there's nothing in my palm."

Togada Nanako looked a little defeated.

Ogata Shinyo walked over and looked at the "clues" written by Togata Nanako on a piece of paper and the magazine spread out on the table. He slapped the magazine with his hand.

"Don't worry about this. If people's blood sugar supply is insufficient, their IQ will also drop. Eat first!" Ogata Shinyo said loudly, "I'm going to bake pizza. Whatever flavor you want, I'll bake it for you. .”

"The tuna is ready, thank you Shinyo." Nanako Togada said with a smile.

"You're welcome, I'll put more tuna in for you." Ogata Shinyo turned around and walked back to the kitchen.

Ogata Mayo's family owns a pizza shop, so he is very good at baking pizza and can make a lot of pizzas of various flavors. Every time Togada Nanako came to her house as a guest, she would bake a delicious pizza for her.

Nanako Togada looked down at the magazine in front of her and sighed.

The cover of this issue of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation" is the comic themed by "Genius Detective Mitarai Kyoshi". The content of the comic is that Mitarai Kyoshi is stuffing banknotes into a paper shredder, and the banknotes are chopped into pieces of paper. The band vomited out.

Nanako Togada ignored the content of the comic and continued to read the clues of "Astrology Killing Magic". It has been nearly a week since Keita Shiba issued the challenge. In another week, the answer will be revealed. By then she There's absolutely no chance.

Nanako Togata sighed. She really wanted to go to the filming site of "Furuhata Rensaburo" to experience it.

But there is still no clear clue yet.

After putting the pizza in the oven, Ogata Mayo walked out of the kitchen wearing gloves and thought with Togada Nanako.

After a while, the oven in the kitchen made a "ding" sound, and Ogata Shinyo hurried into the kitchen and brought out the steaming pizza.

"Pizza is coming."

The delicious pizza was placed on the table, and the aroma penetrated directly into the nostrils.

Nanako Togada picked up the pizza knife and tried to cut the pizza, but the first cut was not accurate and seemed to be a little crooked.

The pizza was split in two, one side was bigger and the other side was smaller.

"Ah, I'm sorry, it was cut crookedly." Nanako Togada apologized.

"It doesn't matter." Ogata Shinyo looked at the pizza and suddenly smiled: "Hey, Nanako, I'll do a magic trick for you."

After that, she brought the pizza into the kitchen and brought it out again after a while. The pizza has been cut into eight pies of the same size. Nanako Togata was a little surprised because she had accidentally cut one side too big. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be so neat...

"How did you do it?" Togada Nanako raised her head and asked.

"Dang-dang-dang." Ogata Shinyo took out another plate with a rectangular pizza on it.

"When I used to work in my family's pizza shop, I would eat the pizza at home secretly like this." Shinyo Ogata laughed, "Before cutting the pizza, cut a small strip in the middle of the pizza, and then put it in the middle of the pizza. Put the remaining two halves of the cake together and cut them into eight pieces so that the guests can’t see it.”

"Greedy ghost." Nanako Togata smiled.

"Many employees in pizza shops eat secretly like this. This is what others taught me." Shinyo Ogata shrugged, "In this case, for every six pizzas sold, I can secretly eat a whole pizza." The portion is huge, and there are six flavors, haha..."

Ogata Shinyo was just casually sharing his secret eating tips, but after hearing this, Togata Nanako was suddenly stunned.

In an instant, it was as if a bolt of lightning passed through her mind, and the clues on the paper seemed to be connected in series.

Looking at the banknotes cut into strips on the cover of this issue of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation", it turns out that the editorial department had already given a hint.

"The six corpses turned out to be six pizza slices, no, five..." Nanako Togada muttered.

"Huh? What did you say?" Ogata Shinyo asked in confusion.

"I understand, I understand what's going on!" Nanako Togata excitedly grabbed Ogata Mayo's shoulders and swung her around, "So this is what happened in the Assold murder case. What! To think of such a method, Teacher Sima Keita is an out-and-out genius!"