Tokyo Literary Godfather

The ratings of "Furuhata Rensaburo" are finally coming back.

After several consecutive episodes are broadcast, the number of viewers gradually accumulates, because a new celebrity will appear in each episode, which will attract celebrity fans to watch the show. This small feature also injects new blood into the TV series from time to time.

Coupled with the challenge letter issued by Kei Fujiwara in the name of "Keita Shiba" not long ago, it indeed played a role in fueling the flames. The ratings report of the latest episode of "Furahata Rensaburo" showed that it was 25.3%, which is gradually heading towards the top. The episode's high ratings are close.

The "Asahi Shimbun" and other newspapers also published Keita Shiba's challenge letter. Although many authors have sent such challenge letters to readers, no one has ever caused such a sensation like "Genius Detective Mitarai Kyoshi".

Firstly, the prizes for successful challenges are very attractive. Which mystery fan wouldn’t want to visit the filming site of a mystery drama? And I can also have dinner with Sima Keita, which is really exciting.

Secondly, because the murder mystery of Assaud in "Astrology Murder" really makes people very curious. What is the truth?

Some people on the Internet couldn't help but publish their conjectures. There were various opinions, but they all had big loopholes and were immediately overturned by others.

When all kinds of methods failed, some people began to question it.

"Could it be that the final truth is really that magic kills people?"

"Could Heiji Umezawa really have evil supernatural powers? This power still exists even after death and killed the six sisters."

"Could it be like this, Umezawa Pingji is a person with a gender awareness disorder. He always wanted to be a female body, so he wanted to create a perfect female body Asold as his soul container. And his death was due to suicide , just to allow the soul to leave the body. It was his separated soul that killed the six sisters. He not only killed them, but also cut their bodies to make Asold..."

"I feel this may be the truth. Brother, have you sent a letter to the editorial department?"

"Not yet, I'll send it now."

Half a minute later, the post just disappeared. It must have been deleted by the person who posted it. He felt that he had found out the truth and did not want to take advantage of others.

"I don't think there should be special functions to kill people, or magic to kill people..." At this time, a person said in the forum.

"Why doesn't it exist? This is a mystery novel. Everything is possible!"

"Because from the first story "Bandage Monster Villa", Sima Guitai almost made it clear that although this story is a change of style, everything is in line with the laws of reality and there will be no supernatural elements."

"But I think this killing technique cannot be accomplished using my own methods..."

"Don't underestimate Sima Guitai's ability to create tricks. I am a student in a seminar held by the Spring and Autumn Society. Teacher Sima Guitai is the person with the strongest ability to create tricks I have ever seen. There is no one. Others regard it as a treasure He can freely share his tricks and ideas with us, which shows that he has very high requirements for the quality of tricks."

"If the truth of the last chapter "Astrology Killing Magic" is really magic killing, then "Genius Detective Mitaraikai" will be the biggest fraud in the field of reasoning literature, and I will not buy any works by Sima Keita after that ”

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Amid various intensifying discussions, the new issue of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation" was finally published.

On the day when the magazine was released, Nanako Togata rushed to the Ono Bookstore near the school early in the morning to buy the magazine, but the clerk told him that the stock was a little slow today, and the vehicles delivering the magazine were still on the way, and it would take half an hour. can be delivered.

The situation in other bookstores is probably similar. Togada Nanako simply waited in the bookstore.

After a while, another young man walked into the bookstore, who also came to buy "Chunqiu Wenshang". Hearing that the magazine was still on the way to be delivered, he simply waited in the bookstore while reading comics.

Less than five minutes later, another middle-aged man walked into the bookstore...

In less than half an hour, there were six or seven more readers waiting in line to buy "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation" in the bookstore.

This is just a bookstore.

The clerk was a little dumbfounded, what's going on? Although this magazine has sold well before, readers have never been so active.

This kind of situation has happened in other bookstores in Tokyo. All readers who are interested in the mystery of Asod are eagerly looking forward to learning the truth about the murder of Asod as soon as possible.

Nanako Togada, Nishikido Ukihara, and Shinichi Chiba are even more anxious to wait.

After a while, the truck carrying the magazines arrived at the door of the store, and the clerk moved the magazines into the bookstore in piles. Nanako Togata hurried forward and spent money to buy the latest issue of "Spring and Autumn Bunshang".

After getting the magazine, she couldn't wait to go home, so Nanako Togata found a convenience store, opened the serialized page of "Genius Detective Mitarai Kai", and began to read it.

Nanako Togada knew she had guessed right when she saw Mitarai Keiyoshi using a few banknotes to perform banknote magic on her friends.

When the truth was revealed in the end, which was almost the same as her guess, Togada Nanako felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction in her chest.

"It's true!" Not far away, a boy was reading a copy of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation", waving his fists excitedly, his face turning red.

Seeing his appearance, Togada Nanako also understood. It must be that this person also deduced the mystery of Assold's murder, so he was so excited.

Nanako Togada felt a little disappointed. Did so many people guess the answer to the mystery? I thought I was awesome. So many people have guessed it, so will I be the only one among the top ten?

But in fact, this is just survivor bias. Togada Nanako happened to meet another person who solved the mystery. There are actually only a handful of people who have truly solved the mystery of Assold and guessed the truth almost exactly.

After Nishikido Urihara verified his reasoning, he held a random volume of the magazine in his hand and went home satisfied.

After returning home, he immediately checked the mailbox at his door. There were three letters in it. He opened the letters one by one, only to find that they were either religious propaganda, advertisements, or bills from his parents.

Just when he was a little disappointed, there was a sound of bicycle bells behind him.

"Are you the young master of this family? I have your letter." The postman saw Nishikido Uchihara opening the mailbox of this family. After confirming the word "Nishikido" on the door plate hanging outside the door, he directly The letter was handed to him.

"Thank you." Nishikido Uchihara took the letter from the courier and felt excited when he saw that the sending address on the envelope was Chunqiu Society.

After opening the envelope, I saw a handwritten letter inside, and the person signing it was Sima Keita.

"Mr. Nishikido, congratulations on your successful challenge and solving the mystery of Assword. And you were one of the first ten people to send the correct answer to the editorial department."

"In this case, I should fulfill my promise. I sincerely invite you to visit the Fukuyamadai headquarters on the 1st of next month and visit the on-site filming of "Furuhata Shinsaburo". In the evening, I will meet with you and nine others Winners dine together.”

“Once again, my respects to you.”

"Sima Keita."

"YES!" Nishikido Zahara couldn't help but shout out. He had read countless mystery novels and solved countless tricks, but this was the most fulfilling time for him.