How to start Meursault

"When he was consulting with me, Wada Tatsumi picked up my catchphrase—it shouldn't be the first time he bought a criminal plan from me." Hamaka explained.

"Then Wada's motive is..." Takagi She was still a little puzzled.

"It's because I bought my uncle's criminal plan last time but was caught by the police." Conan said naturally, "Didn't Mr. Wada just get out of prison?"

In fact, Haminaka hadn't recalled when he had received this Tatsumi Wada, but this was the only possibility he could deduce through reasoning.

Buying a crime plan from a criminal consultant to murder the criminal consultant himself - Wada really has a deep hatred for him.

The blueprint of the detonation device and the process of the whole crime reappeared in Binzhong's mind. After realizing that he was the target, the real scheduled explosion location was determined, which was the building where they were at the moment.

"The detonator/explosion device should be in the air purifier, and the gas switch may have to be found." Hamaka concluded based on his own plan with a bad face, "Wada should be near this building, the most It may be the roof of the building directly to the east, do you want to wait until around 4 o'clock to arrest them?"

Wada Tatsumi's actions undoubtedly dealt a major blow to his self-esteem as a criminal consultant. Even Hamaka, who was hit hard, didn't even realize the subtle changes in his way of thinking at this time.

On the contrary, Edogawa Conan looked up at him in a little surprise, and then turned his gaze back to He Jian who was sitting beside him.

He Jian flipped through Binzhong's draft paper as if he didn't feel it, apparently feeling that the case had been resolved.

After Sato and Takagi disassembled the air purifier and confirmed Hamaka's reasoning, Sato decided to go to the opposite building to check the situation first—wait until the prisoner pressed the switch at the last moment and found that there was no explosion before appearing and arresting people. This is the idea of ​​​​a detective. Of course, the police can complete the arrest immediately.

Takagi stayed behind to guard Hamaka—the reason why he was not escorted immediately as a prisoner was that he might be seen by Wada.

At this time, He Jian suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Haminaka, would you mind showing me the finished novel? It's been a while since you've emailed me."

He Jian's expression melted from the indifference just now to a bit shy and gentle, making Conan's eyes half-mooned when he saw it.

Haminaka was taken aback by Hejian's attitude that had changed so much before and after, but he still nodded without thinking, and after Takagi agreed, he opened the document to Hejian.

He Jian just looked at it so naturally, and left half a seat for the kid Conan beside him to read together.

Hejian Jingren's reading speed is very fast, especially the part of the novel that he has already read, Edogawa Conan can feel that it is just to confirm that there are no major revisions-however, it is also possible that Hejian Seeing that you can read faster, maintaining this speed is just to allow Conan to finish reading in one piece.

When the number of pages in the document was turned to the last third or so, He Jian's speed of turning the mouse wheel finally slowed down a little, and his eyes on the screen finally revealed a trace of genuine joy.

Because the scrolling speed of the page slowed down, Conan was able to distract himself from observing the state of his split personality colleague.

When he knew that Binzhong Cao's pen pal was Hejian Jingren, his first reaction was that Hejian's detective personality did it, because in the case that happened in Gunma County last time, the other personality of Hejian didn't introduce himself for the detective.As for whether He Jian is aware of the real occupation of Bin Zhongcao, the pen pal who exchanges mystery novels with him, Conan certainly thinks that he does not—even a detective does not mean that he can guess the identity of a criminal consultant under the circumstances of Bin Zhong's deliberate cover-up. This is a 'rare' occupation, not to mention that Binzhong actually wrote a novel.

Also because he knew that Hejian was very strong as a detective, Conan didn't feel that the trick designed by Binnaka was strange because of Hejian's repeated revisions.

All these thoughts ended in what He Jian said softly to him, "I never delve into the selection criteria of 'my'".

So it's not the detective personality, but Hejian's "ordinary person" personality who somehow became Binzhongcao's pen pal and easily shattered the crime consultant's self-esteem.

And it was He Jian's own 'choice'.

This is a little tricky.It can't be that He Jian saw through Binzhong's talent for writing mystery novels at a glance, right?

The identities of He Jian Jingren and Bin Zhongcao, as well as their positions in this "friendship", almost paradoxically present a sense of symmetry.

If he understands correctly, in Binzhong's mystery novels, the prototype of the detective is at least at the beginning.

Corresponding to the reasoning that Binzhong Cao made after He Jian came, it was as if He Jian taught him how to be a detective in the process of exchanging novels with Binzhong.

Conan's thoughts stopped when the novel was turned to the last page. Like He Jian, he stared at the last page for a long time.

After a while, He Jian said softly: "Stop here..."

The novel stops at the point where the detective has completed all the investigations and decided to go to the meeting alone to have a showdown with the murderer behind the scenes.

Hajian moved his gaze from the computer screen to the obviously anxious Haminaka's face.

"Aren't you unable to decide the outcome?" He Jian asked thoughtfully.

"...Now I think I can decide." Hamaka showed a bitter smile.

For a moment, Conan felt that He Jian's eyes showed a very subtle sense of condescension, and in the next second, it became a normal helplessness.

"The last third of your tricks are actually well written." He Jian glanced at the screen, "This is a very good article."

Binzhong's expression went blank because of He Jian's words - after being hit, he never thought that the latter part of the unmodified trick would be praised.

When he came back to his senses and realized what He Jian said, Binaka asked very excitedly: "Do you think the latter part is well written?"

As if I couldn't believe my ears if I didn't confirm it again.

"I think it's good." He Jian repeated, and then slowly added, "But there is a small problem before the end."

Binaka's expression was only happy for a few seconds and then froze.

"Brother He Jian, can you tell me what the problem is?"

Conan, who was somewhat curious, decided to complete the question for the speechless Binaka - he didn't see any obvious problems.

"When we first met, didn't I tell Mr. Binzhong that a mystery novelist is someone who stands in front of a detective? In fact, this only applies to mystery works with puzzles as the core, and there is also the opposite. The key type." He Jian folded his hands together, frowning slightly, "In the end, as long as it is consistent. Mr. Binzhong, did your position change when you wrote it to the end?"

Conan, who is familiar with all kinds of mystery novels, understood He Jian's words at once - this is the difference between tricks serving reasoning or reasoning serving tricks.

Although it is the author who speaks behind the characters and manipulates the characters when writing, the author is also limited by the words and himself.

Gradually leaning from one position to another is indeed just a "small problem" as He Jian said, and even audiences who don't read carefully or are not in-depth mystery novels don't realize this.

but--

For Binzhong Cao, the meaning of the change of position is far more than that simple.

How ironic that a crime consultant, while writing a mystery novel at its core, should end up leaning towards the detective.

Reminiscent of Hamaka's inability to write the ending, Conan could hardly help but feel pity for the instigator—obviously, when Binaka didn't realize it, his way of thinking changed.

Hamaka, who was looking forward to a detective, did get one in the end, but I'm afraid it wasn't the kind he wanted.

Even if this guy gets out of prison in the future, he probably won't be able to be a criminal consultant again.

Miwako Sato, who left the building and squatted outside, caught Wada Tatsumi who was about to turn on the gas switch half an hour later. For utter despair.

"What's the matter?" She raised her eyebrows and asked Takagi.

"It seems that the novel he wrote has a little problem." Takagi replied.In fact, he didn't understand Hejian's evaluation, and he didn't understand why Binzhong looked mournful.

Hearing that it was irrelevant to the case, Sato didn't ask any more questions.

After the two prisoners were sent to the police car coming from the hall, the case was considered resolved.Because it was Takagi who drove Sato, Mori Kogoro, and Conan when he came, so it should be the same when he goes back.

But there was an extra He Jianjingren who came here by taxi.

Thinking that the other party was spending money to help the police solve the case, and the car he was driving this time was not a police car, Takagi subconsciously asked He Jian: "Do you need a ride?"

Kuboto-cho is not far away either.

As a result, He Jian blinked and said, "Then I'll trouble you, I'm going to Mihua Town as well."

Hearing this, Conan couldn't help turning his head to look at He Jian, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

And He Jian, who instantly sensed his gaze, just looked at him with a smile, and said in a low voice, "Please don't worry, I'm not trying to grab...Mr. Maori's business."

It's fine if you don't explain it, but after explaining it, Conan felt an unspeakable abnormality surfaced in his heart.

When three adults and a high school student were walking in front, he followed behind with a little distance, frowning, and began to review today's case, trying to find out the problem.

Everything is normal until Officer Takagi discovers Hamaka's draft novel.

Hisami Keito's detective personality deduced that Wada's target was not Ishigami after listening to Officer Sato's case introduction and reading the plan.

The following case reasoning was actually completed by Binzhong Cao himself.

Then He Jian switched his personality and asked to read the novel written by Binzhong——

and many more!

Conan stopped abruptly.

He Jianjingren's memory, isn't it that only the detective remembers everything, and the other personality doesn't remember what the detective has done? !

"What's the matter, Conan-kun, why did you stop suddenly?"

Without warning, He Jian's gentle voice sounded from Conan's side.