In the backstage lounge of the studio, director Sanhei Fururi announced the unsolved case to be discussed in this episode.
But this time we are exploring not only the murderer who "killed" the rich lady, but also the murderer who killed the maid six months later.
"Are you kidding me?"
After hearing the content announced by Furi Sanpei, Tokijin Junya grinned tremblingly, and the forced smile on his face was uglier than crying.
"Didn't that maid commit suicide?"
"What else needs to be discussed?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, the soul detective Hota Keito standing opposite suddenly raised his arms to both sides, assuming an unpredictable posture.
"I feel it..."
"I feel the spirit of that maid!"
"She is resenting... resenting... a man..."
"The murderer should be a man!"
Although Hota Keito's expression was stiff, but combined with his sometimes passionate and sometimes gloomy tone, it seemed as if he had really sensed something, making people stunned for a moment.
Seeing this, Guguri Sanpei clapped his hands and applauded, "Great! It seems that Mr. Hota has already sensed it!"
"Is there no problem with Mr. Jin at that time? When he takes the stage later, if he has different opinions, he can express them individually..."
Shi Jinjunzai thought for two seconds and nodded slightly.
"Okay, let's do this first. You two can make some preparations each. I'll go to the studio to take a look first..."
"Excuse me."
Guli Shenping turned around and left the lounge.
Junya Tokatsu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Keito Hota who turned around to continue putting on makeup, and couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart.
This old charlatan!
If it hadn't been for the rare opportunity to be on a TV show, I wouldn't have shared the same stage with such a low-class guy!
Hum, that's fine...
Later, you will completely expose your deception in front of the whole country.
The corner of Tokatsu Junya's mouth twitched slightly, and then he sat in front of the dressing table on the other side opposite to Hota Keito, waiting for the makeup artist to come over.
After a while, the makeup artist finished applying makeup to Keito Hota and came over with a box to apply makeup to Junya Tokizu.
At this time, Junya Tokatsu was holding his mobile phone in both hands, searching for information on the "Lavender Villa Murder Case" on the Internet.
At this moment, he had some doubts in his heart that needed to be clarified.
Why did the television director choose this case to discuss as a "cold case"?
Although the maid could not be identified as the murderer due to the lack of conclusive evidence and the lack of evidence of her death, the local media and the public recognized that the maid committed suicide out of fear of guilt.
Now the director suddenly mentioned this case and chose himself as a guest on the show.
Could it be that the fact that I was the detective who solved that case has been exposed on the Internet?
Junya Tokizu quickly browsed the reports related to the "Lavender Villa Case", but none of them mentioned him.
That's strange...
Just when Jin Junya was secretly wondering about the case reports at that time, he suddenly felt a stinging pain on his scalp.
"Bah..."
"Hey! What are you doing!"
Junya Tokijin covered a piece of scalp on his head and turned angrily to look at the makeup artist behind him.
Because the makeup artist grabbed his hair while combing his hair.
"sorry!"
"I'm so sorry!"
The makeup artist quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
It was only then that Junya Tokatsu noticed the appearance of the makeup artist. She was a beautiful girl with short brown hair and a pair of dark glasses. She was full of fashion attributes.
But when he looked at this face, he felt as if he had seen it somewhere before.
"Eh? I seem to have seen you somewhere, right?"
"Really? But I have no impression of you at all..."
The make-up artist's words without leaving any room for others extinguished Tokijin Junya's delusion of self-righteousness.
Tokijin Junzai turned his head and didn't ask any more questions. He said directly: "There is no need to take care of your hair. I combed it before coming here."
"Just put some makeup on other areas..."
"yes."
The makeup artist responded in a low voice.
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Twenty minutes later, director Gu Lishenping left and returned.
"Have you two finished your makeup?"
"Our show this time focuses on reality, so we won't rehearse in advance and will go straight to the actual shooting."
"Next, let me tell you two about the process of this program..."
Furi Sanpei gathered Tokizu Junya and Hotta Kaito together and explained the process with the planning document.
This program is in debate mode, and the topic is of course the murderer of the "Lavender Villa Case".
First one party expresses its own point of view, and then the other party expresses its point of view.
The two sides debated based on each other's viewpoints, and the victory or defeat was ultimately determined by the support ratio of the audience.
"Both of you, did you hear that clearly?"
Keito Hotta: "It's clear..."
Tokijin Runzai: "Xiaosheng understands."
Guli Shenping nodded with satisfaction, "Well, the next step is to determine who will explain his point of view first..."
"Let's decide by tossing a coin. It's more fair."
As soon as Guli Shenping finished speaking, Toki Jinjunzai smiled and shook his head.
"No, let's give this opportunity to the person opposite us."
"Young students just need to be at the back..."
Furi Sanhei turned to look at Hota Kaito, "Then Mr. Hota..."
Hotta Kaito's Indian face was still stiff and he replied: "Okay."
Seeing that Keito Hota agreed without hesitation, Junya Tokizu couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
He gave Keito Hotta the opportunity to express his views first, of course, not to let the opponent "preempt others", but to take the lead himself.
Moreover, this case was solved by myself. If I had to tell it first, I might add some details that the outside world does not know.
When the time comes for Keito Hotta to temporarily change his views based on these contents, there will be no way for him to be completely embarrassed.
"Okay, the studio is ready. You two, please come with me."
Gu Li Shenping led the two of them out of the lounge and came to the studio next door.
In the studio, the lighting and stage have been set up.
Tokijin Junya glanced around. The studio area was not large, but the stage layout was more luxurious than expected.
This is my TV show debut, and the conditions are much better than expected...
Just as Junya Tsuzu was observing the studio environment, he saw the female host standing on the stage talking to the staff.
It turned out to be Shui Wu Lina!
Although she was born in Hokkaido, Junya Tokatsu also knew that Reina Mizuno was one of the signature female hosts of Nippon TV.
Reina Minami is different from the cute hosting style of another signature host, Okino Yoko. The hosting style is mainly capable and sharp, so she often hosts programs on hot social topics.
The host turned out to be Rena Mizuna. It seems that the TV station attaches great importance to this program...
Maybe I can become famous and become a real detective!
Junya Tokijin has always expected to become a famous detective.
In the current detective world, high school detectives are actually at the bottom of the contempt chain of all detectives.
Although the high school detective is a good gimmick, it is actually not unusual at all.
Anyway, bragging is not illegal, any high school student can say that he is an amateur detective.
Coupled with the age disadvantage of being a minor, the high school detective gives people an extremely immature feeling from the first impression.
Therefore, Junya Tokizu worked hard to solve the case and tried to send every prisoner to prison. He even recorded the number of cases he handled as his resume.
So far, the only high school detective who can be called a "famous detective" is Kudo Shinichi, who is known as the "Savior of the Japanese Police".
However, in Tokizu Junya's eyes, Kudo Shinichi only became famous quickly because of his father's aura as a famous mystery writer and because he was born in a crime-prone place like Tokyo.
It's even possible that Kudo Shinichi is not at his true level, and his father Kudo Yusaku solves the case on his behalf.
But no matter what, now that Kudo Shinichi has suddenly disappeared, the seat of the high school detective is now vacant.
This throne that has been vacant for a long time is finally my turn!
Thinking of this, the corners of Tokijin Junya's mouth couldn't help but slightly raise, imagining that after he became famous, he would be interviewed by the media and look radiant in the spotlight.
At this moment, Guli Shenping came over with Shuiwu Reina.
"Boy, this is the host of this show, Miss Rena Mizuna."
Shui Wu Lina nodded slightly and said hello lukewarmly, "Hello, you two."
"Hello, Miss Mizuno..."
Tokijin Junya raised his hand to brush his hair, and was about to reach out to shake hands with Reina Mizuna, but the latter had already turned around and walked back to the stage.
This embarrassing scene made Tokijin Junya stunned. His little hands had nowhere to rest and could only rub them alone.
Guli Shenping also said with a smile: "You two should hurry up and get on stage, the show will start soon."
Under the guidance of Fururi Sanpei, Tokizu Junya and Hota Keito walked up the stairs on the side of the stage.
The stage set was made of plastic boards with the words "Cold Case Revealed" written in large characters.
The stage is similar to a regular debate scene, divided into left and right sides, and the middle position is the position of the moderator.
Under the guidance of the staff, Tokijin Junya stood in his own position.
Only then did he see the relatively dark area directly opposite the stage, which was the audience area.
There are 5 rows of auditoriums, with 10 people in each row, totaling 50 people.
At this time, the auditorium was full of people, and all eyes were focused on the stage.
It was the first time for Shijin Runzai to be exposed to this kind of situation. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous and his heart was beating fast.
Especially in the middle of the first row, he saw a familiar face.
That's...
It turned out to be the famous detective Qin Zhibo!
Tokijin Junya narrowed his eyes slightly and confirmed again.
Sure enough, it was indeed him...
Although this person rarely appears in public media, his popularity is slightly lower than that of "Sleeping Moori Kogoro".
But as long as you carefully look through the investigation resumes of the two, you will know that in terms of reasoning ability alone, Qin Zhibo is definitely superior to Mouri Kogoro.
I didn't expect that the program team could invite a detective of this level to be an audience member.
It is estimated that when it is the audience's turn to vote to determine the winner or loser, Qin Zhibo's team will definitely affect the vast majority of the audience.
It seems that I need to pay more attention to it...
Junya Tokizu cheered secretly in his heart, and at the same time glanced at the dull-looking Keito Hota opposite him.
Hum, I will definitely win you...
Be my stepping stone, soul detective.
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“3…”
“2…”
“1…”
"action!"
As Furugi Sanpei's words fell, the camera quickly focused on Reina Mizuna on the stage.
"Hello, dear viewers, welcome to Japan's only detective unit program 'Mysterious Uncovered Cases'. I am the host of this special program, Reina Mizuno."
"This program focuses on decrypting unsolved cases that occurred in the past. It uses the perspective of a famous detective to help you restore the truth of the case. We also welcome viewers from all over the country to send in difficult cases that cannot be solved. We will reveal the answers one by one..."
After an opening speech that mainly introduced the concept of the program, Rena Minami began to introduce the detective.
"Then the detective guests present today are Mr. Hota Keito, who is known as the 'soul detective'..."
The camera focused on Hota Keito's dull face.
Keito Hotta nodded towards the camera as a greeting.
"And a high school detective from Hokkaido, Mr. Junya Tokizu."
The camera showed Toki Jinrunzai, and Tokijinrunzai responded with a polite smile.
"Okay, let's move on to today's case..."
"The case we are going to discuss today happened in the 'Lavender Villa Murder Case' on Shikoku Island one year ago."
"Let us follow the short video to learn more about the case."
On the projection screen on the right side of the stage, a short video began to play.
In the short film, a villa full of lavender is very conspicuous.
Under the introduction of the narrator, it was introduced that the owner of this villa is a local wealthy man.
Because the daughter of a wealthy man likes lavender, she planted a lot of lavender around the villa...
Junya Tokatsu looked at the contents of the short video with a confident smile on his lips.
Regarding the Lavender Villa case, no one has more say than him.
Therefore, he recognized that the Lavender Villa in the short film was not the one where the case occurred, but an ordinary villa with CG added later.
However, this film is useful enough to explain the case to people who are unaware of it.
"..."
"Because the daughter's parents were so sad after losing their daughter, they left Shikoku Island and handed over the villa to their servants to take care of them."
"But who would have known that half a year later, the maid of the Lavender Villa would also commit suicide by jumping into the sea from a cliff near the villa..."
"Is behind all this the distortion of human nature or the loss of morality?"
"What is the truth of this series of cases? Who should be responsible for this?"
"Let's enter the detective decryption phase..."
The lights in the studio suddenly changed, and the front of the stage lit up again.
Rena Minami stood in the center of the stage and said in a serious tone: "Then in accordance with the predetermined order of speeches, Mr. Hotta Keito will speak first."
"Please explain your point of view, Keito Hotta..."
The camera is on Hota Keito.
At this moment, Keito Hotta had opened his hands without knowing it, his eyes widened, and he looked like he was possessed by a god.
"I feel it..."
"Yes, that maid has possessed me and told me the truth..."
"The murderer is a detective..."
"A high school detective..."
Suddenly, Hota Keito pointed his hand directly at Tokizu Junya, who was sitting opposite, and shouted.