Chapter 2760 2772 [The Masterpiece of Calvados] Ask for monthly ticket o(〃'▽'〃)o

"So I brought him here with the doctor and assisted him in constructing the puzzle hidden in the book, hoping that someone could see the answer and find this place."

Mrs. Xinming couldn't help wiping away tears as she spoke: "As "1/2 Peak" gradually took shape, my husband's illness became more and more serious. Two weeks ago, he couldn't even lift his hands. So the recent manuscripts were dictated by him, and I wrote them down one by one for him, and then he reviewed them and completed them."

Hearing this, Inspector Megure finally digested the facts in front of him and felt that he understood everything: "No wonder the autographs in Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 are exactly the same. It turns out that you copied them..."

Mrs. Niname nodded, then looked at her daughter with pity: "I'm sorry, Kaori, you have your own work and can't disappear with us for two full months. And in order to ensure the authenticity of the puzzle, your father specifically emphasized that we must never tell you."

Shinna Kaori: “…”

…

Although it was infuriating for the old man to make such a joke that he alerted a large number of police officers, the dead were the most important. Inspector Megure finally just sighed, and considerately left the room with his subordinates, leaving the space for the family of three who were finally reunited.

Before leaving, Conan took a peek through the crack in the door and sighed: "..." The truth turned out to be like this. No wonder he felt something was wrong throughout the entire process of solving the case, but couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Now that I think about it, Mr. Niname's position as the 'mastermind' is actually very obvious - whether it's stressing in advance that the editor is not allowed to change a single word, or being able to write the novel even after being kidnapped, or even asking to be paid for the manuscript afterwards... Although these inconsistencies can be explained by other circumstances, 'directing and acting in the novel myself' is undoubtedly the most correct answer."

Conan shook his head secretly: "No wonder Jiang Xia was not in a hurry on the way here. He should have guessed this result a long time ago. And I actually suspected that he was related to the mastermind behind the scenes..."

"It's strange, why do I always doubt Jiang Xia recently? Is it because of shameful jealousy?" Thinking of this, Conan knocked his head vigilantly and poured out those inexplicable and annoying thoughts, "I'm not that kind of person!"

Just as he was thinking about it, the phone in Conan's pocket vibrated with a buzzing sound.

——In fact, his cell phone had already started vibrating when he sent the email containing Jiang Xia’s words, but Conan was thinking about other things at the time and did not answer the call.

And now…if he didn’t want to say goodbye to his friend far away in Kansai completely, he thought he’d better answer the call.

Thinking of this, Conan reluctantly took out his cell phone, pressed the answer button, and tried to mend the friendship that had been slightly cracked.

"You brat!" A roar came from the other side of the phone, as if it pierced his head through his eardrums. "I wanted to invite you to come over to play with me, but you treat me like this?!"

Conan hissed, rubbed his ears, and spoke logically: "Whether you listen or not, the fact is that Jiang Xia solved Mr. Xinming's puzzle at that time, and we haven't yet - it's better to help you know the result of the competition quickly than for you to solve the puzzle anxiously, right?"

"You're right!" Hattori Heiji was not fooled at all. He snorted, and suddenly remembered something, and said with a sarcastic smile:

"I've managed to get tickets to Ray Curtis' restaurant opening. Well, I originally planned to give these extra tickets to my good brother in Tokyo, but now it seems that I can only go alone to see the demeanor of this 'European Iron Wall'."

"Lei Curtis?!" When Conan heard this name, his voice suddenly rose and his eyes lit up.

——As a high school student who loves football, Ray Curtis, the European star known as the "Iron Bird", has always been his idol. How could Hattori get his ticket?

"...Well, although I told you the answer out of good intentions, it does take away some of the fun of solving the puzzle for you." Conan said humbly, "How about this, if Jiang Xia or I encounter any interesting mysteries in the future, I will update you as soon as possible."

"Really?" Hattori Heiji thought of the endless cases in Tokyo, and the corners of his drooping mouth began to rise.

He cleared his throat and pretended to be indifferent: "This is what you said. If you dare to cheat me again..."

"No, no!" Conan said righteously, "How could I be that kind of person?"

Hattori Heiji: "..." Although the famous detective is indeed the representative of justice, but judging from his criminal record, the probability that you will cheat me again is quite high.

However, it is undeniable that apart from occasionally doing some mischief, Kudo Shinichi is indeed a rare good partner who is equally capable as him and with whom he has common topics to chat.

The two high school students quickly put aside their past grudges, put today's events behind them, and started talking about their next itinerary.

Hattori Heiji sighed, "You'd better keep your tail between your legs when you come here this time. My dad has been having trouble at work lately and he's in a bad mood, so he tends to vent his anger on others."

Conan: "..." Don't worry, even if you vent your anger on me, it won't be my fault. At most you'll get a few more beatings.

But for a friendship that had just been broken and then reunited, these words were too heavy.

Conan held back his words with difficulty. Then he thought of something and became curious: "Is work not going well? Is there another serial mystery going on over there?"

"It's true that there is an unsolved murder case, but it has nothing to do with solving the mystery." Hattori Heiji lowered his voice stealthily, "Uncle Otaki and his men found two bodies shot to death by sniper rifles in the river. It happened to be raining these few days, so no one paid attention to the river. By the time they were found, they were already rotten beyond recognition."

Conan sighed when he heard this: It's raining, and it's been several days... Let alone piecing together the clues, even finding the location of the crime scene might be a problem.

Even if we find the scene and clues, after so many days, the suspect may have already fled to the other side of the earth.

This kind of thing is not the detective's business, and there is really no fun in solving puzzles. Conan thought about it and put it aside, saying casually: "It must be the masterpiece of some gangster."

"Speaking of the Yakuza." Hattori Heiji became interested. "How are those guys who made you smaller doing recently?"

"..." Hearing this question, Conan remembered that Vodka had been too idle recently and always came to provoke Jiang Xia, and his fists stiffened.

(End of this chapter)