178. Discussion With Beautiful Women
178. Discussion With Beautiful Women
Wu Fan urged: "Xiao Ran, let's come in and listen."
Ran Mouri's face softened, he nodded, and followed Wu Fan in.
Mouri Kogoro said with a smile: "You're welcome, please have a seat."
Afterwards, he tidied up the desktop at an astonishing speed.
Wu Fan was speechless: "Haha, I feel very energetic when I see a beautiful woman.
Mouri Kogoro smiled and said: "I was really sorry just now, please sit down.
Later, Mouri Kogoro brought another cup of matcha.
Mouri Kogoro smiled and said: "Have a cup of tea, miss."
Wu Fan was a little speechless. We are just showing our courtesy here. When can we get to the point?
Don't call her detective Mouri Kogoro, call her waiter Mouri Kogoro instead.
Then, Mouri Kogoro straightened his tie and sat down, while Wu Fan and Ran Mouri sat next to him.
Mouri Kogoro said seriously: "Okay, pretty lady, can you please tell me what's the matter?"
At this time, the woman handed three business cards to Wu Fan and others, and introduced herself: "My name is Xiang Baoli."
Ran Mouri was a little surprised: "Could it be that you are the one...503"
Mouri Kogoro asked: "Are you related to that novelist?"
The new name explained: "Yes, the new name Ren Tailang is my father."
Mouri Kogoro was very shocked after hearing this: "So you are the daughter of the famous novelist. I never tire of his works. His ten favorite words are"...
Wu Fan complained in his heart: "You said it was boring just now, isn't this change of attitude too fast?"
Mouri Kogoro continued to ask: "By the way, do you have anything to do with me and my assistant? Could it be that your father wants to write us in a novel?"
Xin Ming said: "No, to be honest, my father disappeared two months ago and I don't know where he went."
Ran Mouri's face changed drastically: "You said he disappeared?"
Mouri Kogoro asked: "What is going on? Wait, please stop joking, okay? Two months ago, my father clearly published his serialized novel on Literary Times, didn't he?"
Xin Ming said: "But what I said is true. My father and mother disappeared at home."
Mouri Kogoro was a little surprised: "Your father-in-law is also missing?"
Xin Ming slowly told what happened that day: "The day my father and mother disappeared, it happened to be a week before the serial you mentioned started. He only left a note asking me to go out for a while and then went out. Of course I have already asked all my relatives and friends.
Mouri Kogoro is a bit puzzling: "Since his novel can be serialized, it means that he is currently working on novel writing.'
Xin Ming replied: "You are right. The strange thing is that it is said that my father's original manuscripts are sent to the publishing house by fax. Every Saturday at midnight, there will be manuscripts sent.
Wu Fan asked: "Does your father have any enemies? Could it be that he was kidnapped and the kidnappers asked your father to continue writing novels?"
"My parents are pretty popular, so they shouldn't have any enemies." Xin Ming replied.
Ran Mouri asked: "But doesn't the fax contain the sender's phone number and other information?"
Xin Ming nodded and said: "No, it seems that the other party set it up this way specifically in order not to show it."
Mouri Kogoro expressed his speculation: "The way I see it, I think your father must have traveled somewhere with your father-in-law. They may be faxing from the hotel where they are staying."
The more Xin Ming talked, the more excited he became: "That's what I thought at first, but why haven't my father and mother contacted me as their daughter in the past two months? This has never happened before, so I have to think about it. , did they have an accident?"
Mouri Kogoro asked again: "So, have you reported this matter to the police?"
Xin Ming replied: "I have reported it, (ageg). Although the police also issued a search application, I did not receive any extortion calls. The publishing house would regularly send manuscripts to me. In the end, the police had no choice but to call me." do not worry."
"Before this, I also went to other detective agencies to ask them, but everyone's answer was the same, so now, I can only rely on Detective Mouri and Detective Wu Fan here."
Wu Fan sighed inwardly: "No wonder the crime rate of Mihua is so high. There are really not many reliable policemen in Tokyo.
At this time, Xin Ming became more and more sad as she talked and started crying.
Mouri Kogoro slapped his palm on the table and said seriously: "Leave this matter to me, Mouri Kogoro. There is no use staying here all the time. It is just a waste of time. In my opinion, since your father Manuscripts will be sent regularly, and we will go to the publishing house to take a look, maybe there will be any clues or discoveries."
Xin Ming smiled with tears in her eyes and said, "Thank you so much!"
Later, Mouri Kogoro went downstairs first and got out of a taxi.
Mouri Kogoro made an inviting gesture: "Come on, please get in the car."
Afterwards, everyone got into a taxi and came to the publishing house.
The man looked at his watch and said, "Well, Mr. Shinname's manuscripts are delivered on time every Saturday. Today happens to be Saturday again. I think it's about time that his manuscripts are delivered."
Mouri Kogoro asked: "Mr. Editor, are you sure that those manuscripts were really written by Mr. Shinmei?"
The editor replied: "Yes, although it is typed by a word processor, the font is exactly the same as the teacher used in the past, and the teacher always signs his name next to the title. I think so, I will let you see it. Take a look at the manuscript he sent."
Afterwards, the editor took out all the manuscripts of the new name Rentaro, and everyone began to study them.
Mouri Kogoro said: "The theme of this novel is called The Vertex of Half, and it does have his signature on it. Miss Shinname, are you sure this handwriting belongs to your father?" 1
Xin Ming replied: "Yes, I already confirmed it when I came here before."
The editor smiled and said: "Miss Xinming, don't worry. I think the teacher must have been too selfless in writing novels, so he forgot to contact you on the phone. In fact, among writers, people like him are... Not even a few.
Wu Fan disagreed and said: "This explanation is too far-fetched. Even if the new name teacher will forget it, the new name girl will not forget it. She will always call her. Have you even forgotten how to answer the phone? And the new name My wife is also missing, so I can’t rename my wife and write novels too selflessly, right?”
Ran Mouri supported Wu Fan's point of view: "Yes, Mrs. Xinming is with him, so it shouldn't be possible for her to forget about her, right?"
The editor said with some distress: "What you say makes sense."
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