Mao Lilan had already finished talking to the editor about the book. When she came to her senses, she found that Conan was missing. When she saw Conan come in, she couldn't help but complain.
"Ah, I went to the toilet, and then I met this big sister outside~" Conan smiled flatteringly, and used the new name Kaori as a shield.
"I'm sorry, this child must have caused trouble for you, right?" Mao Lilan quickly apologized to Xianna Xiangbaori.
Niina Kahori waved her hands and forced a smile, "No, this kid is very smart."
"Ah, it's Miss Xinming. Are you here to inquire about your father again?" The editor put away Mao Lilan's manuscript, noticed what was going on here, and came over to ask.
Niina Kahori turned to look at him, clasping her hands on her chest, and nodded expectantly, "Is there any news about my father?"
The editor scratched his head in embarrassment, "The manuscripts are faxed by your father every Saturday, and we can't contact your father."
"Didn't he add any information at the end of the manuscript?" Niina Kaho was a little reluctant.
The editor shook his head helplessly, "Not at all."
The newly named Xiang Baoli suddenly frowned and had a worried look on his face, which really made me feel pity for him.
The editor couldn't bear it, thought about it, and reminded: "A very famous detective just came here, why don't you try to find him? The sleeping little one is very popular recently..."
The editor doesn't look good when he mentions this famous name. The sleeping Kogoro, the sleeping famous detective, it's really...
He changed his words: "Mr. Detective Mouri Kogoro, you should have heard of it, right?"
There was a little sparkle in Niina Kahori's eyes, but in the month since her father disappeared, she had already called many detectives, and so far there were no clues, so she didn't dare to have high expectations.
"Sister! Are you the daughter of the author of this novel? I know the news about your father~"
Conan listened to the situation and understood the situation. He held up the magazine and took the initiative to speak.
Shinname Kahoori looked at Conan in surprise. Although she didn't really believe what a child said, she really had no choice, so she didn't want to miss any news, so she bent down and asked gently:
"Is this true, little brother?"
"Conan, don't talk nonsense." Mao Lilan was worried that Conan's nonsense would make others sad.
"I'm not talking nonsense, Sister Xiaolan." Conan replied, and then pointed to Hanyu Kiyosu who was talking to Suzuki Sonoko on the sofa behind.
"Brother Hanyu just said that there is a puzzle hidden in this novel named Rentaro, and he asked me to try it, so Brother Hanyu must have solved the mystery~"
Mao Lilan believed it now, "If it's Hanyu-kun who said it, then it should be right."
Niina Kahori took a look at the person Conan was referring to, and it seemed that the person he was referring to seemed much more trustworthy than a child's words, so she walked quickly to Hanyu Kiyosu, and asked cautiously and eagerly:
"Mr. Hanyu, could you please tell me the news about my father?"
Suzuki Sonoko glanced warily at this beautiful woman who "took the initiative to strike up a conversation" and asked: "Are you..."
Only then did Niina Kahori realize that he was a little rude, "Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Niina Kahori, and Niina Rentaro is my father."
Then she continued to explain: "My father has been missing for a month. I have been looking for him, but there is no news at all. The little brother Conan just said that Mr. Hanyu knows the news about my father, so I took the liberty
bothering."
Suzuki Sonoko was a little confused, "Isn't your father still serializing novels recently?"
Kahori Niina explained the whole story, and Suzuki Sonoko immediately felt relieved and felt sympathy again. She turned her head and pushed Hanyu Kiyosu, "If you know, tell them quickly."
Then she suddenly remembered what happened to the Fujiwara family last time, and added in his ear, "If it's not embarrassing, then forget about it."
Hanyu Kiyosu patted her on the head. He knew that Suzuki Sonoko might be jealous, so he didn't rush to contact Niina Kaho after solving the puzzle. Otherwise, Suzuki Sonoko might have thought that he had some intentions for being so enthusiastic.
Originally, he planned to wait until Conan finished solving the puzzle and let Conan bring it up, but now that Shinname Kahori came to visit, he no longer wanted to keep it secret.
"Don't be anxious yet. Judging from the news I've deduced, your father should be fine. You sit down and calm down a little. I'll tell you slowly."
Hanyu Kiyosu used the attitude of talking about business that he had not used for a long time, and comforted the new name Kahori.
Although Kahori Niina was anxious, her good upbringing allowed her to maintain a superficial calm. She sat across from Hanyu Kiyosu and looked like she was listening quietly.
Hanyu Qing'an waved to Conan, and the latter took the magazine in his hand and put it on the table. Mao Lilan and the editor on the side also came over to listen.
"This is your father's latest series of novels, called "The Peak of 1/2". Before the series started, he published a challenge to readers. You should be aware of this, right?"
Shinname Kahoori nodded.
Hanyu Kiyosu continued: "Then the puzzle begins here. The challenge letter is your father's reminder to the readers that this story is not just a story on paper, but also a mental duel between himself and the readers."
"In other words, he hid another puzzle in the story, a puzzle that jumped out of the page and came to the real world for readers to solve."
Shinname Kahoori was influenced by his father and is very familiar with reasoning, so he understood it easily.
Conan touched his chin, a little surprised by Hanyu Qing'an's attitude. The other party must have solved the mystery, and he also knew that the clue in the first episode was asking for help, so why didn't he act in a hurry?
"To solve a mystery, we need clues. In a novel, the first thing we notice is the text, and the most important thing in the text is the title, which is the name of this series of stories - "The Vertex of 1/2"...
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Seiyasu Hanyu explained the method of solving the puzzle to Kahori Niina, and then pointed to the lines of the author's character in the first episode to guide her to see the clues.
"Please, hurry up, save me...!!!" Niina Kahoori realized quickly, and she tried to decipher the clues in the first episode, but the result surprised her.
She became even more worried, "Have my father and mother been kidnapped?"
As if on conditioned reflex, Mao Lilan clutched her phone and turned around and ran to the corridor, "I'm going to call Officer Megure!"
Hanyu Qing'an didn't even have time to stop him, he was so skilled!
But it doesn't matter. Even if I explained it clearly, I guess this new lady will still be worried and insist on calling the police. It would seem strange to stop her.
Presumably Officer Megure wouldn’t mind a wasted trip...