Chapter 544: Decided to reward myself well!

The last part of the book signing was, of course, signing!

Naoki Nagayama sat in front of the table, watching the readers lined up come to him for signatures after buying books nearby... and he had to satisfy their requests for group photos, handshakes, hugs, etc...

Fortunately, they were all young and beautiful college students, otherwise Naoki Nagayama might really not be able to stand it.

"Naoki-san!" Now walking to the front were Yona Kono, Shoko Fukumoto, and Akiko Tsukada, greeting Naoki Nagayama enthusiastically, "Finally saw Naoki-san again!"

"Haha, Yona-chan, Shoko-chan, and Akiko-chan." Naoki Nagayama actually didn't forget their names. This memory might have mutated a bit!

"Is everything going well lately?"

Hearing the idol call their names, the three were very happy: "Hai, everything is going very well for us!"

But Shoko Fukumoto added, "But why doesn't Naoki-san have an official fan group? It's very difficult for us to know Naoki-san's information!"

"Hahaha, aren't you guys?" Naoki Nagayama smiled, "Something like 'Naoki Nagayama Support Group'."

"Does Naoki-san still remember?!" Akiko Tsukada was very excited, "The scale of the 'Naoki Nagayama Support Group' has now exceeded a hundred people!"

"Really?"

The three people said a few words in front of Naoki Nagayama, but after all, there were still people queuing behind, so they could only end it hurriedly.

However, Naoki Nagayama wrote down their contact information, preparing to inform this fan group if there were any trial screenings, new book releases, or other activities in the future. After all, it was Naoki Nagayama's first fan group~

When the book signing ended, Naoki Nagayama originally wanted to find Haruki Murakami to chat, but he got a note from Kuniharu Morikawa.

"Went back! The letter says, that's all. —Murakami"

Naoki Nagayama looked at this short information and even wanted to laugh... "It was hard to meet once, but he left so perfunctorily~ It's really you~"

Shaking his head, he said to Kuniharu Morikawa beside him:

"Since the book signing has ended, do you have anything else to do?"

"Not for the time being, I'm going back to Shogakukan in a while... Is Naoki-san going back directly?" Kuniharu Morikawa asked.

"No, since I'm here at Keio University, I want to learn more about the atmosphere here." Naoki Nagayama said, "Bonji-san, if there's nothing particularly important, why don't you come with me? I happen to have something I want to tell you."

"Hai, of course!"

After all the materials for the venue were organized, Kuniharu Morikawa let others take the things back to the company, and he accompanied Naoki Nagayama to walk around Keio University.

Although it was the weekend, students in elective courses would still come to class, and there were quite a few hardworking students in the self-study room. On the campus of Keio University, the students on the road were laughing and talking, reflecting a youthful and upward atmosphere...

"So Naoki-san, you said you wanted to learn about the atmosphere of the university... actually, you mean the atmosphere of the cafeteria?"

At noon, Kuniharu Morikawa was complaining to Naoki Nagayama in "Yamashoku," the cafeteria of Keio University.

"Haha, the university cafeteria is actually very good. The food reminds me of university." Naoki Nagayama smiled, "Besides, 'Yamashoku' is a very famous restaurant. You can't eat the curry rice here anywhere else~"

Kuniharu Morikawa was a bit speechless, but he also put down his thoughts and began to enjoy the delicious food in the cafeteria.

However...

"Wait a minute, didn't Naoki-san not go to university?"

Naoki Nagayama stiffened. Yes, going to university was a matter of his previous life... But he couldn't show weakness at this time: "Is it not okay to go in a dream?"

Kuniharu Morikawa laughed: "Haha, speaking of which, at Naoki-san's age, it's not too late to take a university entrance exam."

"I don't have that interest~" Naoki Nagayama shook his head. He was already a wealthy boss and a well-known author. What else did he need to go to university for? To pick up schoolgirls?

"In fact, with the awards Naoki-san has won, if you really hope, you can hang an honorary alumnus in the university, and an honorary professor is not impossible to operate..." Kuniharu Morikawa said, "You only need to come and give a lecture occasionally."

"Haha, as expected of the adult world~"

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help laughing. Speaking of which, this kind of atmosphere has always existed. As long as celebrities want to, they can easily hang such a title.

"But no need, I'm really not interested."

Kuniharu Morikawa shrugged. He also knew that Naoki Nagayama had never had much pursuit of these honors.

"By the way... what did Naoki-san want to tell me just now?"

"Ah, right, there is such a thing!" Naoki Nagayama wiped his mouth, looking quite formal, "Bonji-san, you should have contact with Jiyu Kokuminsha, right?"

"This... Hai!" Jiyu Kokuminsha was indeed relatively low-key, but people in the publishing industry would naturally not not contact them, "What's wrong?"

"Actually, it's about a variety program we are planning."

Naoki Nagayama briefly told Kuniharu Morikawa about the *New Word and Buzzword Awards* program, and also told him about the idea of pulling in Kadokawa Shoten, Shogakukan, and Jiyu Kokuminsha.

After hearing this, Kuniharu Morikawa was very interested, because programs related to literature are generally educational or interview-based, as well as documentaries. Generally speaking, the ratings are not high, so there is no great influence.

But this program... it sounds very interesting!

If the program is effective, then Shogakukan, as one of the initiators, will definitely be known. From another angle, when the senior management of Shogakukan communicates with the cultural authorities, they will also have an extra good topic!

"Naoki-san means that the three of us will jointly initiate this program?" Kuniharu Morikawa asked.

"Yes, but the organizer is our Shuyu... and for broadcasting, it will be on Fuji TV." Naoki Nagayama said.

Kuniharu Morikawa thought for a while, but still said: "Naoki-san, the program is very interesting, but I can't decide... Let me go back and report to the director!"

"It doesn't matter, anyway, it's not urgent for these two days!" Naoki Nagayama said relaxedly, "It's okay to tell me when I finish my new book and go to Shogakukan. Let's eat curry first, it won't be good if it gets cold~"

"Haha, that's good~" Kuniharu Morikawa nodded in agreement, and then continued to enjoy the famous curry rice of "Yamashoku."

After gobbling down a few mouthfuls, he suddenly felt something was wrong...

"Wait a minute!!! Naoki-san, your new book is already about to be finished?!"

The Toyohira Police Station in Sapporo suddenly received a strange letter. Police Inspector Masaharu Takeshita took the letter handed over by the police officer...

"Shiromaru-kun is in Kazuko Kudo's cardboard box, and was transported away by car."

Masaharu Takeshita naturally knew who Shiromaru-kun referred to, and also knew that Kazuko Kudo was one of the suspects, and had been under close surveillance recently, but the woman had not shown any flaws...

"Inspector Takeshita, is this some kind of prank?" Police officer Haruharu Yoshihara asked from the side.

"It doesn't look like it. It clearly states the suspect's identity, the crime scene, and the transport tool..." Masaharu Takeshita shook his head to clear his thoughts, "It shouldn't be a joke."

Nowadays, the "Shiromaru-kun Disappearance Case" is the top priority of their police station, because the Shiromaru family is very powerful locally, and many powerful people have called the chief to inquire after the case occurred.

Unable to think of any flaws, Masaharu Takeshita decided to believe it. Before, he had put all his energy into the child. This time, if he changed to suspicious vehicles parked from Erale Manor, it should be more conspicuous.

Calling his subordinates, Masaharu Takeshita led the team directly to Erale Manor and began to visit.

"May I ask if any suspicious vehicles have been parked in Erale Manor this week?"

"..."

Because Erale Manor is a residential area, there are relatively few ordinary vehicles, and everyone is very familiar with the common family cars. So after visiting a few people, there were indeed clues.

"I seem to have seen a car parked in front of Kudo's house..."

"Yes, I remember it too, it was at night!"

There were not so many models of cars in this era, and there were many people who were always at home in the residential area. After a few more people recalled along the way, they recalled the appearance, model, and license plate of that Honda car.

Masaharu Takeshita was immediately excited and went to the Transport Branch Bureau to check the vehicle information, and soon found the owner's information.

"Nightclub!" Masaharu Takeshita was like a hyena biting its prey, "I knew it had something to do with this guy Kazuko Kudo!"

Kazuko Kudo was a hostess at a nightclub.

"And there must be an accomplice!"

A woman who brings up children at home usually doesn't have the courage to kidnap and blackmail.

"Maybe it's her lover!"

Hostesses usually have someone they can rely on at the nightclub... Not to mention the person who drives.

Can't delay any longer. One step earlier, and the hostage has a chance to be rescued!

Masaharu Takeshita exuded a fierce aura. The police in this era, especially the front-line police officers, definitely had a grassroots aura, and each of them was vigorous and resolute.

He said to his subordinates: "Yoshihara, call more people and go with me!!"

In this day and age, nightclubs are not good places, and the police's face may not necessarily be useful.

There were not many nightclubs in Toyohira Ward, Sapporo. Masaharu Takeshita soon arrived at the nightclub where Kazuko Kudo worked.

The Yakuza who were watching the venue originally wanted to block them, but the numerous police officers soon controlled the scene.

It was afternoon, and there were not many people in the nightclub. Seeing this, they all ran out, leaving only the people from the nightclub standing in the lobby in a row.

"Police-san, may I ask what mistake we made? Need so many people..." The manager looked at the numerous police officers and was a bit nervous, hurriedly stepping forward to get close.

"Is everyone here?" Masaharu Takeshita's face was fierce, and his tone was very difficult to provoke, "Including the people watching the venue? Look carefully for me!"

"This..." The manager looked around, "Yes."

Masaharu Takeshita knew that it was impossible for the child to be hidden in the nightclub. There were too many people and too many mouths... It was highly likely that it was with someone related to Kazuko Kudo, but they couldn't say it from Kazuko Kudo's mouth.

While he was seemingly loudly talking to the manager, his eyes were vigilantly watching the people in the nightclub:

"Do you know about the Shiromaru-kun disappearance case that happened recently?"

The manager was puzzled: "Hai... What does this have to do with us?"

"Isn't Kazuko Kudo working here? She has already confessed! The child was hidden in a box and transported away by car..."

Kazuko Kudo, box, transported by car... As soon as several keywords came out, Masaharu Takeshita saw that someone's expression was a bit unnatural. He immediately stared at this guy and continued:

"Kazuko Kudo said she was bewitched by others, and this person is in the nightclub!"

Seeing the man's face turn white, Masaharu Takeshita immediately rushed over like a wolf and pressed him against the wall:

"So, it's you!!"

"We know everything! Hurry up and confess the facts!" Pressing his shoulders hard and putting his hands behind his back, making him painful.

Masaharu Takeshita whispered in the man's ear, "You'd better keep the child alive, otherwise the crime of intentional murder will all fall on you. Kazuko Kudo has already pushed everything on you! The Shiromaru family has great energy, you will be sentenced to death!"

The man struggled to move, and after finding that it would only be more painful, he immediately said with a cry: "I confess! I confess... The child is not dead! Not dead!"

"He's at my house!"

Hearing this, Masaharu Takeshita put down half of his heart, hurriedly asked for the address, and then said to Haruharu Yoshihara:

"Yoshihara, press this person back to the police station and let the chief notify the Shiromaru family! I'll go save the child!"

Before Haruharu Yoshihara left, he said to other subordinates:

"By the way, notify the reporters!"

Tokyo, Chiyoda.

Naoki Nagayama, who had been writing for most of the afternoon, finally had time to take Eitaro out for a walk.

After the book signing in the morning, he was also asked about the new book by Kuniharu Morikawa for a long time. If Naoki Nagayama hadn't tried his best to stop him, he would have wanted to come to Shanying Yuan to see the draft...

The first half of the new book draft was still with Akina. I'll go find her tonight!

Passing by a nearby newsstand, Kenta Yokota greeted enthusiastically: "Naoki-san, out for a walk at night!"

"Yes, I had something to do during the day, so I came out to walk Eitaro at night." Naoki Nagayama lifted the dog leash, and Eitaro barked very cooperatively.

Naoki Nagayama originally thought it was just a casual greeting and was about to leave, but he didn't expect Kenta Yokota to continue:

"Naoki-san, you don't know a breaking news yet, right?"

"? What breaking news? Does it have anything to do with me?" Naoki Nagayama subconsciously thought he was photographed by the paparazzi again!

"Haha, this time it's not related to Naoki-san!" Kenta Yokota smiled, "An important news was reported in this evening's newspaper... The Shiromaru-kun disappearance case that was making a lot of noise before has been broken!"

"Shiromaru-kun disappearance case?" Naoki Nagayama immediately became interested. This was the one he mailed the letter for!

"Yes, Shiromaru-kun has been successfully rescued!" Kenta Yokota said, "But what's surprising is that the police broke the case because of a strange anonymous letter!"

"Oh?!"

Naoki Nagayama acted as if he knew it for the first time, his expression full of curiosity.

Just at this time, Kenta Yokota had already handed over the newspaper... and Naoki Nagayama subconsciously took out a few coins from his pocket and handed them to the boss.

Then he couldn't wait to read it... The police reacted quickly, heroically attacked... The child was rescued, the parents cried with gratitude... The suspect was caught...

Especially that anonymous letter, which was taken a close-up and placed in the report, and a sentence "Justice from heaven?!" was marked next to it.

Naoki Nagayama laughed. He originally thought the child had been murdered, but he didn't expect that he could still be rescued.

"Yokota-san, I'm going back first!"

After putting away the newspaper and saying goodbye to the newsstand boss, Naoki Nagayama walked towards Shanying Yuan with light steps.

Now, he has done a good deed!

Decided, tonight I will reward myself well!

After returning home and putting the newspaper on the dining table, Naoki Nagayama reacted:

"Eh? Did I buy another newspaper at the newsstand?" ===== CHAPTER 545 =====