"A perfect crime that blows your mind!"
"The Wax City Murder Case--A Masterpiece of Parallel Weirdness and Reasoning"
"A first-rate work by a first-rate detective"
The Wax Figure Weeping
"Popular Idol in Mystery Fiction Circle - Hayashi Yoshiki"
"An unprecedented release day! "
After the new work was released, the words Hayashi Yoshiki and Kindaichi were all over the screen in major mystery-related and even entertainment news newspapers.
Futaba Publishing arranged everything quite well.
Not only did they strike while the iron is hot and increase their publicity and promotion efforts, but they also invited many famous mystery experts and critics to speak out.
Even the situation on the day of the book signing event became promotional material - Hayashi Yoshiki remained in a working state throughout the entire day, and even though he was quite exhausted by the end of the event, the smile on his face did not change at all.
"Well, everyone has worked so hard to line up and support me... Although it's a bit tiring, that's not a reason for me to be perfunctory."
"Anyway, everyone is working hard."
"It would be best if the new work can satisfy everyone."
His humble and sincere speech in the interview once again attracted a wave of fans.
Of course, about 90% of them are female fans who are attracted by his face, and most of them are not interested in reasoning... but this doesn't matter to Hayashi Yoshiki.
However, what Hayashi Yoshiki did not expect was that because of his popularity this time, some people turned around and targeted him.
--He found an invitation letter in his office mailbox this morning.
"Dear Mr. Hayashi Yoshiki"
"You are cordially invited to attend the charity gala planned for December 21st at 19:00 to raise funds for orphans of traffic accidents."
"My name is Sufang Hongzi, the president of Hongyan Advertising Company."
"Looking forward to your arrival"
That's all the invitation says.
Sufang Hongzi--Hayashi Yoshiki was impressed by this name.
She was a singer who was once very popular in the music scene and was even known as the "Oriental Canary". However, after she later ran an entertainment company and became its president, she never again engaged in singing activities.
However, Hayashi Yoshiki was more impressed by the way she died - she was "killed" by the cursed mask in her own collection. The method used in that case was quite interesting, and Hayashi Yoshiki still remembers it vividly.
He barely remembered that this Su Fang Hongzi was a guy who used the name of charity to embezzle donations.
Even behind her identity as a philanthropist, there is a story about her past in which she caused a death after a hit-and-run accident, and then found someone to take the blame and disguised the killing as suicide.
Hayashi Yoshiki opened his computer and checked, and found that Su Fang Hongzi had already started preparing for this charity gala more than ten days ago. She even publicly announced on her personal website last night that she had sent an invitation letter to Hayashi Yoshiki.
"It's really interesting…"
Hayashi Yoshiki looked up a lot of relevant information, and the memory in his mind became clearer and clearer.
Suddenly, the cell phone on his desk rang.
The call came from an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, who is...?"
"Hello Mr. Lin, I'm Sufang Hongzi."
The response from the other side made Hayashi Yoshiki raise the corners of his lips with interest.
"Excuse me, did you receive the invitation letter I sent to your detective agency?" "Yes, I just saw it."
"Then I wonder if Mr. Lin would be interested in attending the dinner of our Hongyan Charity Company?"
"Sorry, I'm not interested."
".....ah"
Sufang Hongzi was surprised.
Her originally kind tone now sounded much more serious: "Then may I ask the reason? Our charity gala has always been supported by many celebrities, and the public has paid a lot of attention to us... If everyone knew that you, Mr. Lin, were not coming, they would definitely feel it was a pity."
There was a hint of sarcasm in her words.
After all, Hayashi Yoshiki is currently in the limelight and the media's evaluation of him is generally positive. If it were to be revealed at this time that he has no interest in charity and no love to give back to society, it would be somewhat of a stain on his image.
--Although moral kidnapping is immoral, it does work.
It just so happens that Sufang Hongzi has no morals.
If Hayashi Yoshiki participates, it will bring more topics to her charity dinner. Besides, these writers make a lot of money...Su Fang Hongzi is eyeing Hayashi Yoshiki's pocket.
"As for the reason, I don't want you to pocket the money, right?"
"...What did you say?"
The voice on the other end was stunned for a moment, as if it didn't react, so Hayashi Yoshiki kindly explained the words more clearly:
"Abusing the kindness of others to gain benefits, there are people in society who choose to survive in this way, Ms. Sufang Hongzi."
"Mr. Lin! What do you mean by that? You have to be responsible for what you say!"
Su Fang Hongzi's tone on the other end of the phone suddenly became cold and hard.
"Please show us the facts and evidence! Otherwise, we will sue you for defamation and slander against our Hongyan Company!"
"Your bluffing will only show your weakness, Ms. Sufang Hongzi."
Hayashi Yoshiki replied with a smile.
Su Fang Hongzi seemed to be very angry. Hayashi Yoshiki listened to her breathing. After a while, the other party said, "We'll see!" and hung up the phone.
How should she let herself wait and see?
As the president of an entertainment company, anyone can guess the methods she can use with just a little thought.
It's a pity that her name, photos and even the identity information of her secretary are completely exposed on the Internet, posing a threat to Hayashi Yoshiki almost like that of an ant.
"It's really interesting…"
Hayashi Yoshiki took out the Death Note and opened it.
For a long time, Lin Jiayueshu would regularly clear the names written in the Death Note, and only a few names would be kept for special reasons.
These include the name of the renamed psychologist Kyosuke Fudo and the name of Akemi Miyano.
It has been a long time since Hayashi Yoshiki went to see Fudo Kyosuke for psychological treatment, and Miyano Akemi has almost recovered recently and is able to move freely... Hayashi Yoshiki plans to start hypnotizing and brainwashing Miyano Akemi in the next period of time, asking her to change her name to see if she can avoid the fate of death.
If it is possible, everyone will be happy. If not, Hayashi Yoshiki has no other choice.
On the other side, Sufang Hongzi, whose name had just been written on the Death Note, was holding the landline microphone with a gloomy expression.
She didn't understand how Hayashi Yoshiki could so confidently say that he had embezzled money - unless he had definite information, no adult with a normal IQ would say such an offensive thing.
However, Sufang Hongzi has been running charity galas for many years, and she has prepared multiple plans to deal with this situation... In case Hayashi Yoshiki really has any information that is unfavorable to her, Sufang Hongzi quickly finds her secretary Inaba Kazuyo to arrange for something to be done.
But after giving the order, her expression was still ugly.
She didn't get to eat the mutton but ended up in trouble, which made her feel even more annoyed when she saw Hayashi Yoshiki's name in the newspaper.