Chapter 1176 1184 [Beauty Trap]
Jiang Xia pondered and continued, "I heard that every one of his books is a bestseller, but he doesn't have a fixed publisher. So every time a new book comes out, it attracts numerous publishers to compete for it... So you came to me because Mr. Ju has a new work to publish, and his criterion for choosing a publisher is 'cracking the code he gave'?"
"...Yes, that's right." Editor Yaxia was stunned for a moment, and then he was even more surprised. He had heard from "Gin" that he knew a reliable high school detective, and he was worried that the other party was too young to be reliable, but now it seems that this young detective is very reliable.
He quickly explained in detail: "Mr. Tachibana's birthday is coming up soon. He will hold a birthday party at his villa in Karuizawa. The code will be announced at the party. The first person to decipher the code will have the opportunity to work with him... I, our publishing house really needs to get this publishing right!"
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The high school detective did not refuse the commission.
On the day of the great writers' gathering, the four people in the restaurant - "Jiang Xia", "Vermouth", "Gin" and editor Kamoshita - drove to Karuizawa together.
The car drove through the mountains for an unknown amount of time before a magnificent villa gradually appeared in front of us. In front of the vast villa, there were rows of various cars parked. It was obvious that in addition to the editors and reporters who had come here to hear the news, there were also some big shots who came to show their support.
The party was held in the evening. Dozens of dining tables were set up in the courtyard, with all kinds of exquisite meals on them.
As the guests chatted with their own thoughts, the emcee walked up to the makeshift stage in front of them and said, "Mr. Tachibana Goryeo's birthday celebration is about to begin! Thank you all for coming. I am today's emcee, Katsura Yokohei."
"Gui Hengping?" Behind "Jiang Xia", a person who was familiar with "Gin" looked puzzled and whispered, "I heard that the emcee was scheduled to be Shofukutei Haru, why did they suddenly change him?"
Two onlookers came over at some point and said with a smile, "Mr. Ju insisted on changing it. Maybe the popularity of Spring Festival Gala has plummeted recently, and he felt it was embarrassing to find such an emcee, haha. After all, it's his 50th birthday, so it's understandable that he wanted it to be grand."
The person that everyone was talking about, Ju Wuliu, had already stood on the stage.
"Thank you all for coming to my birthday party." Tachibana Goryeo was already over fifty, a little fat, with an uncomfortable arrogant smile on his face. He didn't seem to want to waste time talking to this group of editors who had something to ask of him, so he quickly got to the point, "Then, let's start the long-awaited reasoning game right away."
"I have saved the completed manuscript in a floppy disk and hidden it somewhere. Once you find it, your publisher will publish it." As he spoke, Tachibana Goryeo showed a malicious smile, "Also, there is actually an 'easter egg' in this new work - although this is just a documentary novel, the villain in the novel has a prototype, and that 'villain' is hiding among the people participating in the party right now."
When Jiang Xia heard this, he subconsciously moved the memory bubble away and glanced at Gin who was nearby.
However, Gin obviously had no awareness of being a "villain". At this moment, he was sticking to his memory bubble, checking it carefully to avoid missing any details - no one knew whether this bubble would only be played once.
Jiang Xia thought about it and realized that after all, he was playing a "life-threatening game", so he had to be serious and continue watching the bubbles while no one was paying attention to him.
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Tachibana Goryeo has already announced the clue, which is written on a huge banner. It is a very unnatural sentence, as if it was forced together - [Sato Riverside is strange and algae].
The group of editors were a little confused, but at least they could recognize the location "Sato-Kawabe".
There happened to be a small river behind the villa, so a group of intellectuals working in offices rolled up their sleeves, picked up shovels, and started searching along the river.
Jiang Xia seemed to have thought of something, but he wanted to enjoy the time of taking leave from class, so he did not give an answer.
After a whole night, no one succeeded in digging out the floppy disk from the river. But the editors were clearly not discouraged, believing that it was because it was dark and the light was not good. So early the next morning, they picked up their shovels and ran to the river again.
Jiang Xia and Vermouth were not editors, so they were not anxious about the matter and were sitting in the yard leisurely eating breakfast.
Sitting at the table next to him was Tachibana Goryeo, who was chatting with a pretty female editor, Nonaka Tomomi, and then she suddenly came closer, smiled, and asked in a low voice, "Tachibana-sensei, that code has nothing to do with 'River', right?"
Tachibana Goryeo did not reject her approach at all and teased, "Oh? You have already solved the code? You are indeed a capable person at B1 Publishing House. Since you have solved it, go and get the manuscript."
"Haha, I just wanted to ask you for a hint because I couldn't figure out the code." Nonaka Tomomi moved closer, raised her fair and delicate hand and gently covered it with Tachibana Goryeo's rough big hand, and said suggestively, "Are you right?"
Ju Wuliu was in a good mood and squeezed her hand: "Then I'll give you a hint - if someone comes to you, just say this..." He whispered something.
Nonaka Tomomi was confused for a moment: "Ah? What does that mean?"
Although Ju Wuliu was lustful, he seemed to love his puzzles more, and stood up to leave: "I won't tell you more, go if you want!"
Nonaka Tomomi thought for a long time, but obviously got nothing. She turned her eyes slightly and fell on Jiang Xia next to her. Not long ago, she seemed to hear Yin Changzhi chatting with another editor. They complained that this young detective was a hateful riddler who knew the answer but didn't tell it. It was obvious that he was in great need of a beating from society.
She actually suspected that Jiang Xia was bluffing - how could a young person solve a puzzle that a famous writer had painstakingly set up in just two glances? Therefore, she went to find Ju Wuliu first. But now...
Since Ju Wuliu refused to say anything, it was better to take a detour and try Jiangxia. There was nothing to lose anyway.
Thinking of this, Nonaka Tomomi regrouped and prepared to move to Jiang Xia's table. But before she stood up, she suddenly saw the woman next to Jiang Xia turned her head and blinked at her. The side face that was just hidden by her hair appeared in front of her, so beautiful that Nonaka Tomomi's breath was stagnant. The next second, she saw the woman suddenly lean to the side and stick to Jiang Xia's shoulder.
Nonaka Tomomi: "..."
Damn it, these days it's ok to just do some serious business, but you actually even want to do some honey trap? !
The corners of her eyes twitched slightly, she weighed the fighting strength of both sides, snorted softly, gave up trying, and turned away.
(End of this chapter)
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