In the coffee shop, Shiraishi propped his head, ostensibly studying the copy of the manuscript spread out on the table, but actually peeking at his own light screen.
[Fulfilling the last wish of an old naughty writer who wanted to see his daughter before he died]
[Countdown to 15:32:41]
[Task details:[Click to view]]
[Recommended props: Shinname Xiangbaori x1]
Just now, when Shiraishi made an excuse to go back to the room to get pen and paper, he checked the mission details.
The always confused Megure Police Department actually got it right this time - the Shinname couple were not kidnapped.
Two or three months ago, his new name, Rentaro, felt unwell. He went to the hospital for a check-up and was found to have terminal cancer. Realizing that he didn't have much time left, he patted his head and an idea suddenly occurred to him.
"I have no regrets in my life, but after writing books for more than forty years, there is still one thing I have not been able to experience."
In the detailed clip played back by the system, the white-haired old man smiled and twirled his beard and said: "I really hope that some readers can guess the truth of the case before I announce the answer."
——Then the boss moved his wife into a hotel, pretended that he had been kidnapped, and left a series of distress signals in the manuscript of "Resurrection! Detective Zuofen", which hinted at his current location.
Considering that his daughter, unlike other old men and ladies, has her own work and social life, Shinmyon Taro did not bring her daughter into the hotel.
At the same time, he felt that Niina Kahori was too upright and not very good at lying. If he told her the truth, it would be easy for her to be exposed once she was questioned by the police and detectives, so Niina Rentaro was stunned to hide it even from his own daughter.
Already.
However, until his condition worsened, he did not wait for anyone to solve the case he directed and acted.
Mr. Xinming finally had some regrets. In his daze, he longed to see his well-behaved and sensible daughter again.
But at this time it was already difficult for him to stay awake, and the words he struggled to speak were also very vague. Neither his wife nor his private doctor could understand what he meant. They just did not tell anyone else what they were doing here as before.
Shiraishi was speechless after reading the details and felt that this old man was really capable of tossing people around.
Death from illness was not within the scope of Shiraishi's rescue, so the goal of this mission was not to bring the old man back to life, but to fulfill his unfulfilled wish.
Shiraishi guessed that the life of the new name Rentaro would probably stop at the last second of the countdown to the mission.
In this mission, the "recommended items" have already found their way to the door, so the remaining question is where the new name Rentaro is hiding.
Shiraishi sighed inwardly, knowing that he didn't activate the puzzle-solving skills, yet he still didn't directly write the location into the mission details. Is this because he hoped that he would fulfill the last wish of his new name, Rentaro, "I hope he can be challenged successfully"...
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Niina Kahori also has some talent in reasoning, but now she is very confused and does not cheat like the protagonist group. In the end, she just guessed from the style of writing and the content of the title page that her father might have hidden information in the article.
As for where exactly it was hidden and what it was hidden, she had no idea at all.
Shiraishi returned to the coffee shop and scratched on the manuscript paper for a while. He tried the common step-by-step interpretation method of hiding the beginning and ending, but he couldn't decipher the human words enough to be written down.
When he read the original work of this world, he was still too young, and the mystery-solving cases were mainly related to Japanese. At that time, he did not know Japanese, his IQ was not mature, and his attention was focused on the plot.
As for the solution to the word puzzle, let alone a few years later, even if I asked him to retell it immediately after reading it, he might not be able to tell much.
...I regret it now, very much.
If you can't solve puzzles, you can only start from the areas you are good at.
Shiraishi looked serious and began to make wild guesses.
Judging from the details of the case, the new name Rentaro later moved into a hotel.
As for hotels...for a great writer who is in poor health and has to live for a long time, the place he chooses will definitely not be too bad, so it should not be a small hotel on the roadside, but a more comfortable and safer big hotel.
After asking Shinname Kahori and learning that she had been investigating near Mihua Town, Shiraishi guessed that in the original world line, the place where this case occurred was most likely nearby.
Shiraishi turned the pen and touched the map. He originally wanted to draw a circle on Mihua Town and Aipido Town, but after thinking about it before starting to write, he felt that it was too wasteful. The map would definitely be useful in the future.
In the end, he just poked with his finger and made a circle, which looked like a master - there was a circle in his heart, and there was a circle in his eyes. To deceive people, what matters is a state of mind.
There are many hotels in this area, but only four or five are high-end enough.
Thinking about the picture projected when he was checking the mission details just now, Shiraishi had an idea: he could sneak in and check the room style to compare it with the room in the projection, or find a way to peek at the guest registration form.
It's around 12 noon now. Judging from the task deadline, it's still too late to find the place before 3 a.m. tomorrow.
In other words, the mask state can be activated up to six times, and each time can be activated for more than an hour, which is plenty of time.
In addition, if this plan does not go smoothly, then he has an alternative plan - find Conan or Kudo Yusaku and try to let the two reasoning machines help solve the puzzle.
After making up his mind, Shiraishi ranked the hotels in order from nearest to far.
Of course, this unconventional and somewhat unpredictable search method cannot be seen by the person involved. Shiraishi plans to wait until he finds the place before contacting her.
Thinking of this, he turned around and asked Niina Kaho if she had a Big Brother, and wanted her to carry it with her for the next 24 hours.
After being startled, the girl took out a flip phone with an antenna from her pocket and asked carefully: "Is this okay?"
"?!"
Technology actually evolved secretly without telling him!
Shiraishi glanced at her phone in shock, cleared his throat slightly embarrassed, and nodded in her questioning gaze.
After writing down Shinname Kahori's mobile phone number, Shiraishi sent her away. After that, he changed into clothes that could keep out the cold, brought a map, and set off as planned.
However, now that mobile phones have begun to be updated, surveillance may also begin to be installed in the foyers of large hotels.
After struggling for a while between looking through the wall in a blurred state, opening a room in each hotel to observe with tears, and slipping in as a cat and slowly peeping, Shiraishi finally chose the last option.
The virtual state lasts too short, and the main body must be very close to the scene. In addition, he does not know which room there is someone in. If he cannot find a suitable place to appear after entering, he will be forced to return to the body and be consumed.
One time is too much.
Needless to say about the second one. In comparison, it is most suitable to sneak in in the form of a cat.
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Half an hour later, Shiraishi opened his eyes in a private room of a small Internet cafe and crossed out the new hotel in Rice Flower City from his list.
The next house... He glanced at the map, and his eyes quickly settled on ② written in pencil.