I, Zhongli, wander the world

In order to ensure the fairness of the game, the room used by the detectives to compete is not at the same place as the auditorium where the game is watched.Therefore, not long after entering the building, Ranpo Edogawa and Poe, who are contestants, will be separated from the crowd.

Before leaving, Zhongyuan Zhongye took the hand of his little friend, and encouraged him solemnly: "You must work hard, and you must work hard."

Edogawa Ranpo raised his beret confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Orange, I am Edogawa Ranpo!"

Osamu Dazai, the fire archer, didn't mind watching the excitement, and he booed loudly: "Show the chief over there a little bit."

"What, what?" Edgar Allan Poe, who was suddenly caught by the cue, almost shook the raccoon on his shoulder to the ground.

"rule."

Zhongli pressed Dazai Osamu's head gently, and the boy stuck out his tongue, and apologized kindly: "Well, I was wrong, I'm sorry, Mr. Po, you have to work hard."

When Osamu Dazai apologized, he deliberately leaned forward, and Poe, who was easily crossed the safe distance, quickly covered his face with the little raccoon in his arms, and his voice barely came through the thick hair: "Okay, I know Please don't get so close..."

Satisfied, Osamu Dazai retreated, and as expected, Zhong Li pressed his head again.

Zhongli, who had taught the boy a lesson, stepped forward, gently patted Edogawa Ranpo on the shoulder, and said: "This is a blessing for this competition, and it is only a verbal effect. Just do your best, and you can do your best. step."

Edogawa Ranpo laughed happily and gave a thumbs up, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhongli!"

Fitzgerald looked at Poe eagerly, "Mr. Poe..."

Edgar Allan Poe, a patient with social phobia, turned pale with shock, "No, no, no, I don't need it!"

After saying goodbye to each other, the on-site staff led them separately, and several people separated.

The tickets of Zhongli and others were VIP tickets, and they were not in the same place as the ordinary audience. The staff led them to a private room.

Someone was already waiting there.

"Frank, you're finally back." The well-dressed woman got up from her seat and embraced Fitzgerald warmly. "Are these some of your guests?"

"Yes, Zelda." Fitzgerald separated from the woman and introduced with a smile, "This is Mr. Zhongli, the two boys are Chuya Nakahara and Osamu Dazai, and the one behind is Ayatsuji Mr. Pedestrian. Mr. Zhongli, this is my wife, Zelda. And..."

A little girl in a princess dress jumped out from behind Zelda. Fitzgerald squatted down and hugged the little girl who rushed over, saying, "This is my daughter, Scott."

The little girl blinked at Zhongli curiously, and said sweetly, "Hello, Mr. Zhongli."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ma'am, Miss." Zhong Li nodded and said.

This spacious room is not only a viewing area, in addition to the entire TV wall and the comfortable sofa on the opposite side, it also includes an exquisite water bar, through the floor-to-ceiling windows decorated with green plants and potted plants, you can See the open city view from the window.

"If there is any need, you can use the button over there to call the staff, and the people here will fulfill any customer's request." Fitzgerald said, pointing to the button on the coffee table.

"Is this game going to be longer than this?" Nakahara asked curiously.

"There must be a process of deduction, boy." Fitzgerald shook his finger, "This is only the first half of the first game, and the detectives are given enough time. If he can lose the election, it can only be said that he is a waste without qualifications."

"The kind of person whose mind is full of straws will not be a pity if he loses the election." Ayatsuji pedestrian looked at the huge display screen that had already been turned on and said, "Those two people can come out in just one minute."

On the large enough screen, the screen has been split into several pieces, the largest one showing the main field of the arena, and several split screens showing the movements of each detective in turn.

Perhaps considering the relationship between the audience in the box and the contestants, two of the split screens were intimately fixed on Edogawa Ranpo and Poe.

"Is this drawing lots?" Zhong Yuan asked looking at the video.

Almost all the furniture in the auditorium in the picture was emptied, only a large box was placed directly in front, and the detectives present were taking turns to draw cards.

"Everyone's puzzles are different, and in order to ensure fairness, electronic devices cannot be used to draw." Fitzgerald said, "However, in order to ensure viewing, it will be displayed on the audience's split screen after recording. "

As his voice fell, the side of the split screen really showed the questions drawn by the corresponding detectives.

Zhong Yuanzhong also blinked, "garbled characters?"

"Oh, this is rarely used." Seeing the topic, Ayatsuji pedestrian sat up a little bit, and explained dutifully, "If you only look at the riddle, is it actually a mashup of classic codes?"

Fitzgerald asked with great interest: "Oh? Can you see the problem at a glance?"

"It will take a lot of effort to solve it, not to mention that I'm not there yet." Ayatsuji pedestrians said matter-of-factly.

Scott, who had taken a liking to Zhongli as a beautiful uncle from the very first moment they met, gently tugged on the former's sleeve, "Mr. Zhongli, what is the classic code?"

Zhongli tolerantly let the little girl drag her around, and roughly explained in a language that children can understand: "Classic ciphers are a type of cipher that has been frequently used in history, and can be roughly divided into substitution and displacement. It is rarely used because it is too easy to decipher."

"In the final analysis, the calculation speed of the human brain is not as fast as that of the computer. Many calculations that the human brain took time to complete in ancient times can only be completed in a few seconds by a computer in modern times." Ayatsuji pedestrians interfaced, "But This does not mean that the classical cipher has never appeared again, and the encryption programs on many modern computers are also transformed from the classical cipher. So, to some extent, this is also the hardest cipher to break."

"It's just that the passwords this time are not pure classic passwords. These passwords are based on classic passwords, combined with clues to solve puzzles, including composite passwords composed of pictographs, chess rules and some other rules, so The external display is almost exactly the same as garbled characters."

"Haha, after all, it's a detective competition and not a computer performance competition." Fitzgerald laughed loudly. "Those extra rule prompts can be found on the spot. If you just bury your head in deciphering it, it will definitely not work."

Zhong Li nodded in agreement, "It not only tests the adaptability, but also judges the observation and analysis skills, and also involves a little calculation ability. This design is really good."

"I'm relieved to be approved by Mr. Zhongli." Fitzgerald said, and then changed the topic, "Again, brother Ayatsuji, do you really not consider joining the competition? Do you like it?" Is it speculative?"

Fitzgerald was too familiar with the eyes Ayatsuji pedestrians looked at the topic just now, it was exactly the same as when he looked at the money-making project.

However, Ayatsuji Xingren's face suddenly fell down, and the corners of his mouth, which were not very upturned, pulled down a small arc again, and even the faint light in his eyes was forcibly withdrawn by him.

"No... I won't reason." Ayatsuji pedestrian said blankly.

The other party's mood deteriorated visibly, and Fitzgerald, who didn't want to make fun of himself, shrugged and stopped mentioning this matter.

Zhong Li took a look at the blond young man holding the doll, and said, "Now that's over, I can give you what you need, and it will be considered as a reward."

Ayatsuji pedestrians paused for arranging the dolls, "Thank you very much, Mr. Zhongli."

His stern face finally eased a lot.

Nakahara also secretly poked Osamu Dazai, who was drinking juice from the water bar, "What did you promise him?"

"Wow, didn't you notice it?"

Dazai Osamu exaggeratedly covered his mouth and sighed softly, and continued when Nakahara Chuya raised his fist like a threat: "Chuya tried to recall where Mr. Ayatsuji's eyes fell when he saw Mr. Zhongli for the first time. ?”

where?

Nakahara also frowned and thought about it. At that time, with the position and angle of Ayatsuji pedestrians, and the habit of ordinary people looking at strangers, it must be above the neck first.And at that time, if he remembered correctly, the other party's eyeballs were actually slightly deflected...

"It's earrings!" Zhong Yuan's eyes lit up.

"That's right, it's the earrings." Osamu Dazai nodded, "So for Mr. Ayatsuji, is there anything worthy of his attention about Mr. Zhongli's earrings?"

Nakahara Nakahara has seen his husband's earrings up close. They are exquisitely crafted and simple and generous. If you are a knowledgeable person, you will be full of praise for them, but Nakahara Nakahara also instinctively feels that Ayatsuji pedestrians are not people who will care about these things.

He secretly glanced at Ayatsuji pedestrian sitting on the sofa, and suddenly noticed the doll in his arms that never left his hand.

Zhongyuan Zhong also suddenly realized, "Has he taken a fancy to the jade on Mr.'s earrings? Do you want to use that to decorate dolls?"

"Oh, Chuya finally figured it out!" Osamu Dazai made a gesture of applauding, "Chuya is so amazing~"

"...Don't think that I can't see that you are mocking me." Zhongyuan Zhong also gave him a blank look, and looked at the screen angrily, "Huh? Where are you going in disorder?"

"Ah, that ah..."

"I'm back!"

The door of the box was pushed open at this moment, and Edogawa Ranpo jumped in with super vigor, "You are not good at this problem, Mr. Fitzgerald, I just need to look at it and solve it all!"

Edgar Allan Poe, who was following closely behind, walked in unsteadily, and murmured in disbelief: "My generation was actually 28 seconds behind, why is this..."

"Oh, it's the preliminary round after all." Fitzgerald smiled and waved his hands indifferently, "If it's not easy, some people really can't pass it. Give them a chance."

"No matter how many opportunities they are given, they are not as good as me." Edogawa Ranpo said as a matter of course, but there was not much arrogance in his tone.

Because he knows it's true.

Edgar Allan Poe, who was in a daze, finally came to his senses, hugged the raccoon Carl and whispered firmly: "This time I was careless, and there is still the second half. Chaos, I will never lose to you this time..."

"Mr. Zhongli, I am the first to come out of the arena!"

Edogawa, who wasn't listening at all, jumped in front of Zhongli in disorder, begging for praise with his head held high.

"Ugh..."

Zhong Li did not hesitate to praise the outstanding young detective, "Excellent, Luanbu. Where is the next location?"

Edogawa Ranpo showed the note in his hand.

Below the original garbled code, the deciphered location was neatly written down by the young detective.

"amusement park."