Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 19

On the way to the editorial department, Gao Yuan recalled the task of the first stage, which was to unlock the codes on the cover of the magazine and find out who the people who left these codes were as soon as possible.

Now that the code has been unlocked, if you find out who left the code, you just need to ask the people in the editorial department.So what do you feel wrong?
Judging from the content of the code, it should be to ask someone to help find relatives.But if this is the case, it would be good for the person who released the information to directly publish a clearer text and ask someone for help, or they can also directly entrust a private investigator to carry out the investigation. Why bother to leave a code on the cover of the magazine?
Could it be that the person who left the code didn't want people to know that he wanted to find his relatives?At least because you don't want too many people to know about it, that's why you left a code and waited for someone to crack it?

But if this is the case, just entrust a private detective in private, or is it that the person who left the password has no chance to find a detective?
If this is the case, can I really ask the result when I go to the editorial department now?
That's not right, if this code is to be printed on the cover, it must go through the review of the editorial department. The editor must know who asked to print this graffiti on the cover.

Since the person who left the code can do this, there is no reason why he cannot hire a private detective. Thinking about it from another perspective, is it possible that this person can only do this and not more?

And my own challenge task is "the anxiety of the rich". Where is the rich so far?

"Speaking of which, why did this person leave a secret message instead of directly advertising?"

Hattori told the question Gao Yuan was thinking about.

"Huh? This should be considered a test, right?"

He Ye is a little unclear.

"If it's me who wants to ask someone to help, I'll see if that person is unable to help?"

"Of course I thought of this, but if it's just to help find missing relatives, it would be easier to go to the police directly."

Hattori said.

"In other words, the reason why the other party is looking for relatives may not be able to file a case with the police?"

Having raised such doubts, Hattori began to think deeply.

"But if the relatives of the family disappear, there is no reason for the police not to file a case."

He Ye retorted.

"Could it be that the other party is looking for a possible relative?"

Listening to the conversation between the two of them, Gao Yuan expanded his thinking.

"For example, when you were a child, your parents told you that you actually had an older brother, but you had never seen one. When you grew up, your parents passed away, and you suddenly remembered what your parents said about you having an older brother, so you thought about it on a whim. find him."

"If it's a situation like this, it can indeed explain why the other party didn't choose to call the police. But it still can't explain why they chose to leave this code on the cover of the magazine instead of directly writing the commission?"

Hattori added.

"Yes, if you write directly, you may be able to get a lot of clues provided by others. Why do you have to make it so troublesome that people can't see it?"

He Ye didn't understand.

"Maybe it's just to make it invisible to others."

Hattori suddenly thought of something.

"It's like a person under house arrest who wants to pass on news to the outside world. He must not write about his experience blatantly to prevent being discovered by the gangsters. Perhaps the post implies that the person is in a similar situation."

"Then who is this person who left the code on guard against?"

He Ye asked.

"edit!"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan and Hattori suddenly said the answer in unison.

"Because that person knows that if the editor finds out his intentions, his information will not be published."

Hattori added.

"Hey? But why beware of editors? And even if the person who left the code doesn't want the editors of this company to find out, he can find other media."

He Ye asked.

"Maybe it's because it is unacceptable for that person to be found by the editor, so even if he finds other media to publish it, as long as the editor finally knows about it, then everything he has done will be in vain."

Hattori speculated.

"But in this way, it's really a bad move for us to go to the editor to ask the source of the graffiti!"

"Then if that's the case, the person who left the code is not necessarily the editor? He just doesn't want someone who reads the magazine to know that he is actually looking for his relatives."

Gao Yuan overturned the conclusion just now.

"And as to why it was published in this magazine, it may actually be the only media he can contact, which is this magazine!"

Gao Yuan said suddenly.

"Hey! Because even if it's a secret message, it can be posted on other media. It's really strange to put it in a fashion magazine. If he didn't have a choice, then it makes sense!"

Hattori said suddenly.

"Well, looking at it now, the person who left the password can only leave the password in the magazine. The purpose is to find a relative who may exist, but he can't let someone know that he wants to find a relative. If you think about it this way, it will be What's the situation?"

As Gao Yuan said, he probably had a vague idea in his mind, because this series of events was called "the anxiety of the rich"!
"In this case, let's check the information. After all, a person who can only choose to publish his own code in a fashion magazine and let the editor put such graffiti on the cover is actually very limited in itself!"

Hattori concluded.

So, the three of them went to the library in Osaka and began to search for the characters related to this magazine.

During the period, Hattori Heiji also called police officer Otaki to ask if there had been any incidents involving high-level figures in this magazine recently.

Soon, the three found a clue.

About a week ago, a director of the magazine was on a business trip with a major shareholder and had a car accident.

The driver died on the spot, and the two were seriously injured, but they have now been rescued. They have been transferred to a private hospital that is difficult for outsiders to access. Their relatives and the nurses hired by their relatives are accompanying them in the hospital.

What's more interesting here is that this magazine is a bit like a family business, and the relative who accompanied the director also works in this magazine!And the son of the major shareholder is also the editor-in-chief of this magazine!

However, due to their advanced age, the health status of the two people involved in the car accident is actually not optimistic because of such a big accident this time.That director is okay, and he can still handle some work-related matters in the hospital, but the major shareholder himself seems to have some serious problems, and now he can no longer take care of his basic life, so all his life needs to be that of his son. The editor-in-chief and the nurse hired by the editor-in-chief are in charge.

And get some more important news from Officer Otaki.

When the traffic police asked the director about the details of the car accident in the hospital, the magazine staff even took the cover of the new issue of the magazine for him to review!

"It seems that the person who left the code is probably the director."

Hattori said.

"Really? I think this shareholder is more likely."

Gao Yuan looked at the resumes that the two could find and said.

"This director was born in pure art. And this major shareholder once worked in a chemical plant!"

"Just because of this?"

"No, rely on this."

Gao Yuan dug out another report and said.

(End of this chapter)