Chapter 5 Chapter 5: A Detective Dies

Unexpectedly, when the police department and major newspapers rushed to chase the hot air balloon carrying the wax figure of "Dr. Wax", the real "Dr. Wax" had already fled to nowhere. After this oolong incident was exposed, both the police department and the newspaper office became the laughing stock of people after dinner, and Yuzi Chai Jin was also very annoyed because he fell into the trap of "Dr. Wax Noodle". However, the main reason for his annoyance is: Akemi Takasugi, who was finally resurrected, fell into the hands of "Dr. Wax Face" again. (Could Minmei have already been made into a wax figure by "Dr. Waxface"?

"Doctor Wax" always likes to show off the wax figure to the world after making it, but no one has found Minmei's wax figure yet, which means she is still alive...) Thinking of this, Miko Chai Jin couldn't help but let out a sigh. (If Mr. Kindaichi were here, he would definitely be able to bring "Dr. Wax Face" to justice immediately. It's a pity that he traveled to the United States last year, and he will not come back until some time...) However, God seems to have heard the prayer of "Detective Boy", Kosuke Kinda suddenly decided to return to China early, scheduled to fly back to Haneda Airport from the United States on May 8.

Time passed while Miko Chaijin was looking forward to it day and night, and May 8th finally came. The flight on which Kosuke Kaneda took was scheduled to arrive at Haneda Airport at 8:00 pm on the 8th. The editor-in-chief of Shindai News Agency, Yamazaki, took two cadres and Miko Shibasumi to Haneda Airport on time to pick up the plane. However, due to an accident on the way, the flight arrived at Haneda Airport after midnight. While everyone was patiently waiting for the plane to arrive at the airport, a young man wearing sunglasses suddenly brought hot tea. Editor-in-Chief Yamazaki, two cadres, and Mizuki Chai were drinking hot tea without realizing it. In an instant, the four of them Then he fell into a drowsy sleep.

Soon, a jumbo airliner flew across the Pacific Ocean and rumbled into the sky above Haneda Airport, preparing to land. The people who picked up the plane all held hand towels to express their welcome. Among the many people who picked up the plane, the people from Xin Daily were the only ones who did not see them. The plane taxied on the runway for a while, then stopped. Then, the passengers on the plane stepped off the plane one by one, and were immediately embraced by relatives, friends and enthusiastic families who came to pick up the plane. Finally, a Japanese man with a suitcase in one hand walked out of the cabin.

The Japanese was about thirty-five or six years old.Wearing a rumpled kimono, her hair is curly like a bird's nest. His appearance is very ordinary, the type that people will forget immediately at a glance. He is quite out of tune among a group of well-dressed and fashionable Japanese passengers. However, this unattractive man was exactly the detective Kosuke Kaneda that they were looking forward to. After he got off the plane, he kept looking around with wide eyes. At this moment, a man wearing dust-proof glasses, a peaked cap, and a windbreaker walked up to Kindaichi Kosuke and said:

"You are Mr. Jin Tianyi, the car of the New Daily News is waiting for you." As soon as Kosuke Kindaichi set foot on this nostalgic land, he walked out of the airport behind the man wearing dust glasses. "By the way, where is the editor-in-chief Yamazaki?" "He originally planned to come to pick up the plane in person, but because the flight was delayed for more than four hours, he went back first and is waiting for you at the headquarter." "I'm really sorry, because the plane encountered a strong cold snap on the way, it was delayed so long."

"Fortunately everything is safe." "Yes! Tokyo has been messed up by 'Dr. Wax', and I'll have to fight him hard this time." "Mr. Kindaichi, as long as you are here, 'Dr. Wax' will be captured soon, hahaha." The man in the dust glasses laughed out loud. "Ah! Please get in the car." Since the logo of "New Daily News" was printed on the car body, Kosuke Kindaichi got into the car without thinking. There was already a man wearing sunglasses sitting in the driver's seat, but as soon as the man wearing dust-proof glasses got into the front seat, the car roared away immediately.

Five minutes later, the man wearing dust-proof glasses looked back at Kosuke Kindaichi and said: "Mr. Kindaichi, are you tired! Here, this is for you." As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed an anesthesia gun in front of Kindaichi Kosuke. "You... what are you going to do?" Kindaichi Kosuke sat alertly, but in the next second, the anesthetic had been sprayed on his nose, and he gradually lost consciousness... After an unknown amount of time, Kosuke Kindaichi woke up suddenly. He felt dizzy and groggy. Kindaichi Kosuke opened his eyes and looked around blankly. Suddenly, the previous terrifying scene resurfaced in his mind.

The man wearing dust-proof glasses flashed an anesthesia gun in front of his eyes, and a cloud of mist came out of the anesthesia gun, and he fell unconscious... Kindaichi Kosuke shook his head and tried to stand up. "Ah! It hurts!" After he yelled, he lay on his back on the ground. At this time, Kosuke Kindaichi realized that his whole body was bound by iron chains, and if he twisted his body, he would feel very painful. "Things are not good... I fell into the trap." When Shinsuke Kindaichi thought of this, his face turned pale. However, due to Kosuke Kindaichi's rich experience, when he realized the fact that he was kidnapped, he didn't try to break free from the chain, but just calmed down and weighed the current situation.

Kosuke Kindaichi is currently in a very narrow room with a dim lamp hanging from the low ceiling, a round window on the mottled wall, and a wooden bench under the window. There was nothing but Shinsuke Kindaichi who fell to the ground. Suddenly, the chandelier on the ceiling swayed violently from side to side, and the whole room shook accordingly. (Is it an earthquake?) Kindaichi Kosuke was taken aback. But after a while, the room stopped shaking, only the chandelier on the ceiling was swinging like a pendulum. At this time, Kosuke Kindaichi noticed the monotonous sound of the engine and the sound of draining water coming from outside the room, and cold water droplets sometimes splashed into the room from the round window.

Kosuke Kindaichi licked the water droplets that Tim splashed on his mouth. "Well, it's so salty!" At this moment, he realized that he was trapped in the cabin sailing at sea, and a chill ran down his spine. The other end of the large iron chain tied to Kosuke Kindaichi was hanging on the hoop on the floor, which was why he couldn't move. (Who is that man in the dust glasses?) Tokyo has already been turned upside down by the unidentified "Dr. Wax Face", that's why he urgently called Kazuko Tsunada back to China, hoping that he would come forward to find out that strange person. Unexpectedly, Kosuke Kindaichi was intercepted and kidnapped by unknown people on the way. (Could it be that the person who kidnapped me was "Dr. Waxface"? If this is the case, if the man with the dust-proof glasses just now is not a subordinate of "Dr. Waxy", it is "Dr. Waxy" himself. ) Just as Kindaichi Kosuke was thinking about this matter in a daze, a voice suddenly came from outside. "Kindaichi Kosuke, that's right, that's how things are." Kindaichi Kosuke turned to the source of the voice in surprise, only to see that it was the frightening "Dr. Wax Face" poking out from the crack of the door. "Who? Who are you?" "Wow, I'm 'Dr. Wax'." After Kosuke Kindaichi confirmed that he was kidnapped by "Doctor Encaustic", he suddenly seemed a little nervous. "'Dr. Wax,' why did you bring me here?" "Because I want to chat with you. Kindaichi Kosuke, let's make a gentleman's agreement. As long as you don't interfere in my affairs, I will let you live." "your business?" "Yes, I have a hobby... that is, I like to apply wax on real people's bodies to make beautiful wax figures. You'd better not hinder my work." "What if I don't agree?" "Then I have no choice but to say sorry to you and deal with you on the spot!" "What are you going to do with me?" "It's nothing special! Just let you sink into the sea with the iron chain. Look, there is a very heavy copper hammer tied to the front end of the iron chain!" Kosuke Kinda quietly observed "Dr. Wax", trying to find a different face under that wax-like face, and he soon realized that the face of "Dr. Wax" was not real. of. The most direct evidence is the voice of "Dr. Wax".Although his appearance does not look young, and his voice is a little hoarse, it faintly flows from the tone of a young man. In addition, judging from the face and figure of "Doctor Wax", it can be proved that he is not an old man. Shocked by Kosuke Kindaichi's sharp gaze, "Doctor Wax Noodle" blinked uneasily and asked: "Kosuke Kindaichi, answer my question quickly, do you agree or not?" "No." "What? Would you rather be thrown into the sea?" "Hmph! If you want milk, throw it away! If I succumbed to a villain like you, wouldn't it ruin my reputation for the rest of my life? Rather than that, I might as well die." After listening to what Kindaichi Kosuke said, "Dr. Wax Face" immediately grinned and said: "Okay, as expected of Kosuke Kindaichi! Takeuchi Sanzo, come here and throw this guy into the sea." Under the call of "Dr. Wax Noodle", Takeuchi Mizo came over immediately. "Doctor, are you really going to throw this guy into the sea?" "Yes. If he wants to die, let him die!" "I see." So Takeuchi Sanzo untied the iron ring connected to the floor, and together with "Dr. Wax Face" carried Kindaichi Kosuke to the deck. The surroundings were as dark as ink, and only the light from the lighthouse in the distance could be seen, and besides the whistling wind, there was the sound of raging waves. "Kosuke Kindaichi, I'll give you another chance, you should think about it carefully." "Stop talking nonsense, let's do it quickly." "Hmph! Then I'll make it happen for you. Takeuchi, after I call one, two, three, just throw this guy into the sea. —...Two three!" "Doctor Wax Noodle" counted to three, and Kosuke Kindaichi was thrown into the rough sea by the two of them together. With a plop, the sea immediately swallowed Kosuke Kindaichi's tiny body. It was as if nothing had happened on the sea, only the sound of roaring waves could be heard from time to time in the dark night. Kosuke Kindaichi disappeared at Haneda Airport as soon as he returned to Japan from the United States. At this moment, what could be more shocking than this news? When the plane arrived at Haneda Airport, many people saw a man who looked like Kosuke Kindaichi get off the plane, and some even saw him get into a car with the logo of "Shin Ilbo Press" and leave. However, the driver of the editor-in-chief Yamazaki also drank hot tea mixed with sleeping pills from an unknown man outside, so he fell asleep like everyone else. He was later found tied up in a warehouse around the corner of Haneda Airport with a cloth gagged around his mouth. (Who dares to do such a thing? Could it be "Dr. Waxy"...) Everyone speculates uneasily, but there is no clue to track down. After roughly sorting out the whole incident, in addition to the "New Daily News", the Police Department also sent a large number of police forces to search for the whereabouts of the car. Until noon the next day, the car of "New Daily News" was found parked on the coast of Shinagawa. Since the car was found on the coast, has Kosuke Kindaichi been thrown into the sea? Two or three days later, a suitcase was found on the coast of Omori. After checking by the police, it was found that it was the suitcase of Kosuke Kindaichi. Judging from the above signs, Kosuke Kindaichi may be taken to the beach by gangsters, and then everyone should know that Kosuke Kindaichi may be in danger. It has been a week since he returned to Japan, and there has been no whereabouts of him during this period. From this point of view, Kosuke Kindaichi may have died when he fell into the hands of "Dr. Waxai" that night. Because the police speculated that Kosuke Kindaichi may have been murdered. The "New Daily News" was shrouded in an atmosphere of sadness for Ikkatsu. Of course, the saddest one was the detective boy who had always respected Kindaichi Kosuke - Miko Chaijin. That day, he and the editor-in-chief Yamazaki had already gone to Haneda Airport to pick him up. Unexpectedly, he fell into the trap of "Dr. Wax Noodle" accidentally, and Kosuke Kindaichi was kidnapped. Every time he thinks of this, Miko Chai Jin has unspeakable regret. After a period of time, one day Ozu Chai Guo went out to work for the newspaper as usual, and when he walked back to a street corner in Youleye, he suddenly saw an advertising staff hanging an advertising billboard on his body and wearing a "King Kong" costume. The advertisement propagandist handed out the advertisement leaflets to every pedestrian who passed by him. Miko Chai Jin also took one, glanced at it inadvertently, and saw that it read: "Oh! It turned out to be a movie flyer..." Miko Chaijin stuffed the flyer into his pocket dejectedly. After a while, Miko Chaijin turned the corner of the street and arrived in front of the "New Daily News Agency", when a car drove past Miko Chaijin. Since it had just been down for two days, there was some water on the ground, and the car splashed a large pool of muddy water, which stained Miko Chaijin's trousers. "Damn it! Be careful driving!" Miko Chai stared at the car that had gone far away, inadvertently stretched his hand into his pocket, and touched the advertising leaflet he had received from "King Kong" with his fingertips. When he was about to wipe the mud from his trousers with the piece of paper, he was taken aback. There were other articles on that leaflet, and it was written on the back: When Miko Chaijin looked at the flyer in surprise, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder from behind. He was so frightened that he hurriedly turned his head, and it turned out that it was the reporter of Dongdu Niichi Shimbun——Tashiro Shinzo. "Ah! It's Mr. Tashiro, why are you here when you have time?" "I'm here to inquire about Mr. Kindaichi's rest. Detective boy, what's the matter with you? You look so flustered, what was written on that piece of paper just now?" Nobuzo Tashiro saw through Miko Shibasumi's mind at a glance. "No, nothing... Mr. Tashiro, do you think Mr. Kindaichi was really killed?" "Well... Mr. Kindaichi, I don't think he would fall into the hands of 'Dr. Wax' so easily. However, if he is really killed, I will feel very sad, because in this way, I have one less competitor." "How do you say that?" "Mr. Jin Tianyi is a very powerful competitor. Originally, I wanted to wait for him to come back and take advantage of the incident of 'Dr. The ability is strong, I have been looking forward to this day coming soon, but I did not expect..." Speaking of this, Tashiro Shinzo showed a sad expression on his face. But then he thought of other things and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I almost forgot—even if Mr. Jintianyi is no longer alive, there is still a detective boy in the 'New Daily News' that cannot be ignored! Hahaha! But..." Shinzo Tashiro stared at Miko Shibasumi's face and said: "What was written on that leaflet just now? Look at your mysterious face, can you let me see it?" As Tashiro Shinzo said, he reached into Mikoshiba Susumu's pocket. Fortunately, Yuzi Chaijin was clever, and immediately took a step back and said: "Big reporter, it's out of style for you to do this... I'm sorry, I'll take my leave first." As soon as Miko Chaijin finished speaking, he rushed into the "New Daily Office". "This guy's behavior is really weird. Could it be that he has some information? Well, he must not be underestimated..." While muttering to himself, Tashiro Shinzo quickly left the "New Daily News Agency". After Tashiro Shinzo left, Miko Shibasumi walked out of the "New Daily News Agency" and came to the corner of the street again. Fortunately, the previous King Kong advertiser was still there. Miko Shibajin quietly followed "King Kong", but he didn't realize that Tashiro Shinzo was following him behind him. There are as many pedestrians on Ginza Avenue as crucian carp crossing the river. "King Kong" patiently distributed the advertising leaflets, and the pedestrians on the road couldn't help but take a second look at the advertiser dressed as "King Kong" after receiving the leaflets. Yuzi Chaijin followed "King Kong" all the way, keeping a distance of about ten meters from the ground. "King Kong" walked slowly on the sidewalk from Ginza to Shimbashi, and Miko Chaijin followed behind him, feeling more and more uneasy. (Could it be that people here already know that I am following him, so they walk so slowly on purpose?) Miko Chaijin speculated in his heart. Although Yuzi Chai Jin thought about stepping up to "King Kong" to ask for clarification, he immediately changed his mind. Because the flyer said: "Don't tell others about this, remember!" What's more, I ran up to ask about this in a place so crowded with tears, I'm afraid it will attract others' attention. After careful consideration by Yuzi Chaijin, Yingyu resisted the urge to ask "King Kong". but.Who is this "King Kong"? Miko Shibajin remembered that he called himself "Detective Boy" at the beginning of the leaflet, which meant that the other party must know him, and he also claimed to be the enemy of "Dr. Waxy Life" at the end of the letter... (Could it be Mr. Kindaichi? If Mr. Kindaichi is still alive, he must be unable to show up for some reason, so he had to contact me secretly... Well, it must be so. ) Thinking of this, Yuzi Chai Jin followed behind "King Kong" even more vigorously. When he reached the crossroads, "King Kong" suddenly walked into the branches, and of course Mizuki Chaijin followed closely behind without hesitation. Yokocho is much quieter than the main street, and there are not so many pedestrians coming and going. "King Kong" continued to stride forward, and Miko Shibasumi's heart became more and more excited. (Mr. Kindaichi must have known that I was following him; so he deliberately led me to a place where there were few people.) "King Kong" turned the corner of the intersection again and came to a narrow alley. There was a cold drink shop in the alley. He removed the advertising billboard on his body in front of the cold drink shop.Take off the King Kong costume. Imperial son Chai Jin hastily hid behind the mail slips, trying his best to suppress the anticipation in his heart, waiting to see the true face of "King Kong". In the next second, when Miko Kansho saw the fake person taking off the King Kong prop... (Ah! That person is not Mr. Kindaichi...) Yuzi Chai Jin was so disappointed that he almost cried. The advertiser left the King Kong props that he took off outside the cold drink shop, and then walked into the shop. Miko Chai Jinren stood by the mailbox and thought for a while. (That person was probably only in charge of delivering the flyers to me, and I don’t know anything else. However, I can ask who told him to deliver this leaflet. ) So, Miko Chai Jin followed the man into the cold drink shop. There were no other customers in the cold drink shop except the advertiser who was drinking black tea and eating cake. Miko Chaijin ordered a cup of black tea and began to look for opportunities to talk to that man. At this time, the clerk of the cold drink shop happened to go behind the counter for something, and Miko Chai Jin took the opportunity to come to the advertiser's side. "Uncle, did you give me this advertising flyer?" The advertiser glanced at the advertisement flyer in Miko Chai Susumu's hand, nodded and said: "Yeah! Any questions?" He looked at Miko Chaijin in confusion. "Then... what are the words written on the back of the flyer?" Miko Chaijin turned over the flyer and showed it to the advertiser, who widened his eyes and said: "I, I have no idea who wrote these words on the back." "But, didn't you give me this leaflet?" "Well, this is strange, why do I have no impression at all?" "Uncle, do you recognize me? It says 'Detective Boy' on it, 'Detective Boy' is me! And you just handed this leaflet into my hand, how could it be such a coincidence?" The advertiser suddenly screamed, and the whole person moved forward and asked: "Where did you get this flyer?" "It's on a street corner in Yurakucho. Uncle, didn't you just stand there and hand out flyers?" The advertiser finally understood what was going on, and he nodded and said: "I see. But it really has nothing to do with me." "It has nothing to do with you?" This time it was Miko Chai Jin who widened his eyes in surprise. "Well, a very strange thing happened just now. While I was standing there distributing leaflets, suddenly a strange person came to me. He said that he would help me distribute leaflets for an hour and pay me 5,000 yuan. .” "Distribute leaflets for you, and give you five thousand yuan?" Miko Chaijin also found it incredible. "Yeah! There is no such a 'good' thing in the world. To be honest, it is not easy to wrap your whole body in that King Kong costume! Besides, the other party has to pay me, so of course I will do what he wants! From this, it must be that person who handed you the flyer." "Uncle, what kind of person is it that distributes leaflets for you and returns you five thousand yuan?" Miko Chaijin's breathing became more and more rapid. "The man was wearing a pair of sunglasses and had a beard all over his face." (Could this person be Mr. Kindaichi in disguise?) "Uncle, thank you." Miko Chaijin was so excited that he paid and left the cold drink shop without even drinking the black tea. After he walked away, Shinzo Tashiro, a reporter from the Toho Daily News Agency who was hiding next to the mailbox, came out. "It seems that the man should know something..." Tashiro Shinzo nodded, and then walked into the cold drink shop. At around 8:30 that night, Miko Shibasumi followed the instructions on the advertisement flyer to the fountain in Hibiya Park. Hibiya Park is very lively during the day, but it becomes much colder at night. Not only are there few people walking in the park, but even the street lamps erected around it seem very lonely. Yuzi Chaijin stood by the fountain and looked around, his heart beating like a morning bell. (As long as you wait until nine o'clock, you can see Mr. Jin Youyi, I really hope that the time is too fast...) Miko Chaijin even felt that the speed of the hands of the watch was much slower than usual. His mood at this time was really looking forward to and afraid of being hurt. At 8:50, on the opposite side of the fountain, there was a figure walking around the fountain towards Miko Chaijin. Under the light of the street lamp by the pool, you can see that the man is wearing a pair of sunglasses and has a full beard, just like the advertiser described. Yuzi Chaijin walked towards the figure and asked aloud: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Kanedaichi?" "Hush!" The man put his finger on his mouth, beckoning Yuzi Chaijin to keep silent, and then said in a low voice: "I'm not Kindaichi Kosuke, I'm just here to pass on a message." When Miko Shibajin found out that the person who came was not Kosuke Kindaichi, he couldn't help being rather disappointed, but he immediately regained his composure and asked: "So Mr. Kindaichi is still alive? Where is he now?" "I can't tell you this, but I will take you to Mr. Kindaichi right now." "Please take me there quickly, I really want to see Mr. Kindaichi as soon as possible!" "By the way, you didn't tell anyone else about the flyers, did you?" "I didn't tell anyone." "Very well, Mr. Kindaichi is still waiting for you, let's go." After looking around, the man wearing sunglasses walked through the park holding Miko Shibasumi's hand. As soon as the two left the park, they saw a car parked in the dark. After Yuzi Chaijin got into the car, the man wearing sunglasses checked his surroundings again, and then sat beside Togan Chaijin.Then, the car quickly drove away from the scene. "Why did Mr. Jintianyi hide his whereabouts? Why didn't he come directly to the 'New Daily News'?" "Mr. Kindaichi faked his death in order to let 'Dr. Wax' relax, so that it would be easier for him to find out the fox tail of 'Dr. Wax'." "I see. So, has he caught Dr. Wax's fox tail?" "Hahaha! It turned out to be a big disappointment." "what?" The voice of the man in sunglasses changed suddenly, and Miko Ranshin turned his head in surprise. "Haha! Detective boy, you are so naive, you fell into my trap so easily." As soon as the words finished, the man in sunglasses immediately reached out and hugged Miko Chaijin's head, then took out a wet towel and pressed it on his nose. "what……" Miko Chaijin struggled with all his strength, but the pungent smell of the towel immediately spread from his nose to his brain, and after a while, Miko Chaijin fell into a coma. After an unknown amount of time, Yuzi Chaijin opened his eyes and found that the surroundings were so dark that he couldn't see his fingers. He searched in the dark drowsily, suddenly remembering what happened before. "Oops!" Yuzi Chaijin shouted and immediately stood up. Fortunately, he was used to keeping pens and flashlights in his breast pocket, so he quickly took them out to use. Miko Chaijin looked around with the light of the flashlight and found that he was sleeping on the floor, but the criminals did not tie him up. He knelt on the floor and used a flashlight to search for photos, but no matter how he dressed, he couldn't illuminate the walls, which showed that the place was quite spacious. Yuzi Chaijin's heart was beating so hard that he thought to himself: (The man who stunned me just now must be a subordinate of "Dr. Wax". well!I didn't expect that I would fall into the trap of "Doctor Wax" so easily... I must escape from this place quickly, or I might be made into a wax figure! ) Yuzi Chaijin knelt and crawled on the ground for a while, when a corner of the room suddenly lit up, he was startled, turned off the flashlight hastily, and lay down on the floor. Taking a closer look, it turned out that Yuzi Chaijin was locked in a long and narrow room, only the opposite side had light, and the place where he was just now could not be illuminated by the light. Miko Chaijin stared intently at the bright light while crawling forward. Suddenly, he held his breath and looked at a familiar big pot under the bright light, and there was a person lying beside it. Miko Shibajin took a closer look and found that the person was Takasugi Akemi. (Is "Dr. Wax" planning to make Minmei into a wax figure tonight?) Mizi Chaijin suddenly had goosebumps all over his body. He hurriedly looked around, but found no one else in the room, and the door opposite Takasugi Akemi was still open. "Well, it's now!" Miko Chaijin quickly stood up from the floor, using all his strength to rush to where Takasugi Akemi was. But in the next second, Mikoshiba let out a scream. "what!" I saw Yuzi Chaijin slumped to the ground, looking at the front blankly. He stretched out his hands to explore in front of his eyes, and finally found that there was a glass wall between him and Akemi Takasugi, and although he could see Akemi Takasugi, he couldn't get close to her. "hateful!" Yuzi Chaijin clenched his fists and smashed through the glass wall, but the glass wall was so thick that no matter how he beat it, it was useless. At this moment, "Doctor Wax Face" sneered and walked in from the opposite door.