17. Death Note Test and Yoko Okino's Phone Call

"The Rice Flower TV Murder Case! ?"

"A good mystery novelist is also a good detective"

"The fastest police record for solving a case!"

"Mystery Novelists' Methods of Solving Cases"

"Mystery novelist's first mystery show!"

Last night, the live broadcast of the evening news on Nichiuri TV fermented overnight and became quite popular the next day.

Many morning newspapers were talking about this matter, and professional mystery newspapers even made it the headline of the day.

Hayashi Yoshiki himself also paid a little attention to it.

However, when he saw that many news headlines had prefixes related to the title "mystery novelist", he realized that it was most likely Futaba Publishing House that was behind this.

After all, once this name is introduced, more people will come to buy his books.

But this is exactly what Hayashi Yoshiki wants.

Whether he is a detective or a mystery novelist, what is mentioned is always his own fame.

In this world where detectives have a very high social status, there is basically no harm in this.

"Let's continue testing today."

Hayashi Yoshiki opened the Death Note and tore off a blank page from it. The texture of the Death Note paper was nothing special, just like an ordinary notebook of good quality, but it was very easy to tear off, and there was almost no chance of uneven edges.

Taking the pen, Hayashi Yoshiki began to write on it:

"Tomizawa Tomoya."

"At 10:47 am on March 28, he arrived at Beika Ward, 3rd Block, and stayed in front of Kawano Sushi for 15 minutes before leaving."

"He later died of stab wounds at 22:08 on the evening of April 16."

The Death Note can first write the cause of death and the process of death, and then write the target's name, which will also be effective.

However, after writing this paragraph, Hayashi Yoshiki folded the page neatly in half and then tore the paper along the crease.

The paragraph he had just written was also divided into two.

"Tearing a page or piece of paper from the Death Note still has the effect of a note."

"For the Death Note to work, you can't write a person's name across several pages. However, if it's the front and back of the same page, it will still work even if you write the last name on the front and the first name on the back."

This is a rule that is clearly stated in Death Note.

However, it does not mention whether it would be effective if the target's last name was written on the left side of the same page and the first name on the right side after the page was torn apart.

Lin Jiashu first wrote the words "Tomizawa" on the left page, then wrote "Tomoya" on the right page, and then pieced the two pages together along the tear, so it became "Tomizawa Tomoya".

After doing all this, he waited until the time was almost up, picked up the two torn pages of paper and the pen, packed up and went out.

It's still a little chilly in March, but today's weather is great. The sun is shining and the wind is gentle, making for a comfortable day.

The pace of Beika City is always slow.

There are many shops on the streets surrounding the residential area, including a cafe where Hayashi Yoshiki is a frequent customer.

"Hello, please give me a Chiaro latte."

"OK."

The clerk started making it quickly.

After waiting for a while, Hayashi Yoshiki got a cup of packaged coffee.

He found a bench outside and sat down, then opened the lid of the coffee. The lightly roasted coffee with a slight biscuit aroma blended with milk had a very sweet taste.

Chiaro means "light-coloured" in Italian.

I took a sip of the hot drink and looked at the time again, and found that it was already 10:51.

Tomizawa Tomoya did not show up.

"That's not feasible."

"I see. Even if it's the same page, it becomes two separate pages after being torn apart."

"But if I use glue on it..."

"Well, it may not work either"

If you just do it like that, it will defeat the purpose of taking the test.

According to Hayashi Yoshiki's idea, if this method worked, he could write the name of the threatening person separately in advance, and then stick the two pieces of paper together at the critical moment to create the condition of "writing down the complete name" and kill the other person, but the result is still unrealistic.

After crossing out all the previous content, Hayashi Yoshiki started writing again.

He has a lot of things to test.

After finishing writing this content, he still quietly waited for the time to come.

Just a moment later,

Ring-ring-ring~ Ring-ring-ring~

The public telephone booth next to Hayashi Yoshiki suddenly rang.

Glancing at the time on his watch, Hayashi Yoshiki smiled.

"Miyazaki Michiko"

"On March 28 at 11:03:09, he suddenly made a phone call to the public telephone booth next to Kawano Sushi at Beika Ward, 3rd Block, and hung up after 30 seconds."

*TL Note: Yoshiki wrote them in English.

The use of the Death Note is not limited to any language. It will be effective if the name of the deceased and the cause of death are written in Japanese or Chinese. So, will it be effective if the target's name is translated into English or other languages ​​and then written in? This is exactly what Hayashi Yoshiki also wants to test.

The test was indeed successful.

Hayashi Yoshiki deduced that translating the target's name into other languages ​​and then writing notes on it could also trigger the effect. The underlying logic might be achieved through the writer's subconscious mind - as long as the writer subconsciously believes that this is the correct translation, the notes will be effective.

"We need to test it a few more times..."

"If all of these are feasible, you can consider learning some minority languages."

Although Hayashi Yoshiki has always been very careful, he still has to consider the risk of the contents of his notes being accidentally seen by others, so it is safer to record in a language that others cannot understand.

Then there are other tests -

Ring-ring-ring~

Just as Hayashi Yoshiki continued to record, there was a noise from his phone.

He picked up the phone, unlocked it, and saw "Yamagishi Sakae" displayed on it, so Hayashi Yoshiki pressed the answer button.

"Hello? Mr. Yamagishi."

"Good afternoon, Hayashi-Sensei."

The voice coming from the other end of the phone was not that of the agent, Yamagishi Sakae, but a sweet female voice: "I am Yoko Okino."

"Ms. Yoko?"

"Yes." Yoko Okino's voice was very pleasant, but for some reason she seemed listless: "I saw the news last night. I never thought that such a thing would happen... But Hayashi-Sensei performed really well! He was just like a famous detective."

"Thank you. But is there anything I can do for you, Ms. Yoko? You sound very tired."

"Yes... Actually, I called to ask Hayashi-Sensei if you know any reliable detectives?"

"Detective?"

"Hmm... Recently, it seems like someone has been following me a lot, and even sneaked into my residence..."

There was a hint of fear in Yoko Okino's tone. As an actress, she couldn't help but tremble in her voice: "So I got your number from my agent and wanted to ask if there is a good detective who can help me."

"Stalking and trespassing? I see. I happen to know a detective who will be happy to help you. I'll text you his location."

"Okay, thank you very much! Hayashi-Sensei."