13. Host With a Strong Killing Intention

"I usually imagine the murder method and the death of the deceased... Oh, this makes sense."

Inside the dimly lit bar

Gin and Vodka seemed to have nothing to do and were watching the show "All Japan Detective Agency Unit" on the TV

Looking at Hayashi Yoshiki who was talking on the show, Gin snorted and laughed.

Vodka also grinned:

"This guy is really popular. Hehe, if his fans knew that he killed someone, I wonder how they would react."

"You are wrong, Vodka." Gin said in a neutral tone, "He didn't kill anyone."

"…That's true."

No matter how you look at it, Hayashi Yoshiko's two attacks were just simple accidents, and the victims' blood did not touch him at all.

Although he failed to catch any evidence against this guy, Gin became more and more interested in him.

He is a very good talent...

The anticipation that rose in his heart made Gin curl up the corners of his mouth.

He would find another opportunity to test this kid's ability later. However, the other party was indeed a bit eye-catching recently, so Gin temporarily postponed the time.

"Oh, by the way, Big Bro, the information about these smuggled guns..."

"There's nothing to worry about. Just follow the plan and trade at Tropical Land later."

"Okay, I called him and asked him to prepare the money. He should understand what we mean."

The two of them casually finalized today's action plan - going out to extort money.

This time, someone from the organization secretly filmed evidence of a company smuggling guns, so Gin and Vodka used the it to extort 100 million yen, and by the way, they wanted to drive that company away and build a new laboratory on it's land.

"The woman in this ad is pretty."

At this time, the program on TV jumped to a beverage advertisement, Vodka took a look and said.

Gin ignored it.

At this time in the studio of Nichiuri TV, after the three people on the stage heard the director's reminder that "it's time for a commercial break", the expression of assistant host Nagai Ayako immediately relaxed.

Matsuo Takashi immediately covered his abdomen with a look of difficulty: "It hurts so much..."

"What's wrong, Mr. Matsuo?"

"I'm sorry, my stomach has been feeling uncomfortable since this morning." Matsuo Takashi smiled at Hayashi Yoshiki, then turned to look at the staff next to him, "By the way, can you please confirm where Suwa is now?"

"OK."

The staff nodded.

Soon, Matsuo Takashi received news from the staff that Michihiko Suwa was monitoring the program in the mixing room on the fourth floor. When he learned that everything was going according to his expectations, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

I'll kill him right now!

Matsuo Takashi was secretly resentful.

He and director Suwa Michihiko created the program "All Japan Detective Agency Unit" together, and it took a lot of effort and emotion to achieve the current results. However, Suwa Michihiko gradually became dissatisfied and felt that although Matsuo Takashi was a guarantee of ratings, that was his limit.

He planned to kick out Matsuo Takashi, replace him with a popular beauty star, and then increase the adult unit. In this way, the ratings of the show might double.

But Matsuo Takashi simply couldn't accept it.

However, as a program host, he was no match for the director. Suwa Michihiko even said bluntly that this was his last program - taking advantage of the popularity that Hayashi Yoshikk's participation in the program would bring, he would directly transform in the next program.

(Just you wait, Suwa!)

Matsuo Takashi was filled with resentment and his murderous intent became stronger and stronger.

In this case, the show will continue filming after the commercial break.

Matsuo Takashi sat up straight and quickly adjusted his expression.

"Welcome back to the All Japan Detective Agency Unit. I'm your host, Matsuo Takashi."

"Please let's get back to the topic we just mentioned."

"Hayashi-Sensei, as a mystery novelist, what is the easiest method or way of committing a crime to be solved in your opinion?"

"Under the same conditions, the easiest case to solve should be a shooting case."

"Shooting?"

"Yes. Compared to some hidden murder mechanisms or weapons, the marks left by gunshots are the most intuitive and almost impossible to hide. And from another perspective, the muzzle left by a gunshot is also the easiest mark for the police to identify. The method is intuitive, which will save a lot of time in solving the case."

"I see…"

Listening to Hayashi Yoshiki's words, Matsuo Takashi suddenly felt a little nervous.

However, thinking about the scenario he had planned for a long time, he forced himself to remain calm - he was absolutely confident that he would not be easily discovered. Besides, he was just a mystery novelist who could only talk big, not a famous detective.

It was Nagai Ayako who suddenly praised Matsuo Takashi:

"Speaking of shooting, Mr. Matsuo is a shooting enthusiast and his shooting skills are said to be comparable to those of professional shooters!"

The latter's pupils shrank when he heard that. He didn't expect that she would reveal this fact at this time. He waved his hands and said modestly: "No, no, although I have practiced abroad for a period of time, it is too exaggerated to compare with professionals."

"Hey~Mr. Matsuo is usually very proud, but he becomes humble on stage."

"Well, although it can't be compared with professionals, it's actually only a little bit different."

After hearing what Nagai Ayako said, Matsuo Takashi stood up, pinched his index finger and thumb to make a gesture of the size of the gap between the fingers, and said with his head held high.

The contrast made many viewers laugh.

The program soon entered the next unit, which was the prize-winning quiz session:

"Then the much-anticipated "The Prisoner is You" unit is about to begin."

"We will now play a 4-minute VCR. After watching it, please guess who the real criminal is."

As soon as the two hosts finished speaking, the director's team immediately cut the screen to the VCR, and the three people on the stage were able to take a break.

Taking advantage of this moment, Nagai Ayako brought guest Hayashi Yoshiki to the surveillance TV backstage to watch the VCR together.

It was a 4-minute crime short film.

The short film shows the scene when the murderer committed the crime, leaves some evidence, and then gives the audience four options, ABCD, to guess which one is the murderer.

"It was filmed very well. The production team really put a lot of effort into it this time."

As the VCR was about to end, Nagai Ayako exclaimed.

Hayashi Yoshiki did not comment, and asked, "Where is Mr. Matsuo?"

"Eh? Mr. Matsuo?"

Nagai Ayako looked around.

Speak of the devil, here it comes. Matsuo Takashi runs over with sweat on his forehead, panting, one hand still covering his stomach:

"I'm here. Sorry, I've been feeling sick this morning... But I'm fine now. The VCR will be over soon, so let's go back and record the show."