Chapter 620 Winning (1/100)

The Edogawa Ranpo Award ceremony.

Before the award ceremony officially started, many seniors in the mystery industry had already appeared on the scene.

There were countless chairs on the scene, each with a corresponding name, including some very powerful mystery writers in the industry.

In addition, many reporters from major media were shuttling back and forth on the scene, looking for some people to interview. When Taro Ogawa just entered the venue, he was pulled by a good-looking female reporter and interviewed enthusiastically.

The other party first praised the shortlisted work of "Taro Ogawa".

Then, the female reporter asked another question: "What do you think of Teacher Theking?"

Ogawa Taro answered honestly: "For me, Teacher Theking is undoubtedly a mountain. Although we are both newcomers, I know that there is still a big gap between me and Teacher Theking. I will continue to work hard on this."

The female reporter seemed a little dissatisfied with this answer and asked again: "Don't you think that Teacher Theking is just a stronger opponent?"

Ogawa Taro smiled. People who can write excellent mystery novels can't be fools. Ogawa Taro has seen through the wit of the female reporter's words. As long as he dares to follow the words of the female reporter, tomorrow's news will become--

[Ogawa Taro is not convinced and threatens to challenge Teacher Theking. ]

[The most arrogant newcomer in history, Ogawa Taro: Teacher Theking is not unsurpassable. 】

Ogawa Taro didn't want to be on the news tomorrow in this way. He looked at the female reporter with a look of idiot, and then said: "I am a fan of Teacher Theking's books. I like "White Night Walk" and "The Devotion of Suspect X" very much. I will not challenge my idol."

After that, Ogawa Taro turned and walked away, not bothering to pay attention to the inevitable disappointment in the eyes of the female reporter.

He may not mind being in the limelight, and even fantasized about this Edogawa Ranpo Award being a surprise, killing Teacher Theking and winning the trophy himself.

But he really didn't dare to provoke Teacher Theking verbally. The latter has become a senior like Endo Ma. Once he said something wrong or expressed his disdain for Teacher Theking, the huge number of fans of Teacher Theking alone would make him die ugly.

Walking to the seat arranged for him by the Edogawa Ranpo Award, Ogawa Taro couldn't help looking around.

He was just a newcomer who had just started to enter the mystery world. Virgos were only eligible to enter this venue because they performed well. In fact, many famous seniors in the venue had already made Ogawa Taro feel terrified, and he didn't even dare to say hello.

A voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Hi, you should be Ogawa Taro?"

Ogawa Taro was stunned for a moment, then looked at the other party: "Yes, hey, you look like Nagasaki..."

This was a short young man with glasses. Ogawa Taro had seen the other party's photo in a mystery magazine, and because the other party and himself were both shortlisted for the Edogawa Ranpo Award, Ogawa Taro was not too unfamiliar with the other party.

The two shook hands and started chatting.

According to the rhythm of the Edogawa Ranpo Award in previous years, it would be difficult for the two to have a good chat.

After all, the two were still opponents on the surface, but this year was an exception, because both Ogawa Taro and Nagasaki knew in their hearts that they were just runners-up this year, and the chance of winning the award was so small that it was equal to nothing.

After chatting for a while, Nagasaki suddenly said, "I wonder if Mr. Theking will show up today."

Ogawa Taro said, "There is also discussion online. In my opinion, Mr. Theking will not show up tonight because he is always very mysterious."

Nagasaki nodded, glanced at the venue, and said with a smile, "Mr. Ogawa, have you noticed that many seniors came to the scene today? As far as I know, there will not be so many seniors in the previous Edogawa Ranpo Awards."

"Needless to say, it must be because of Mr. Theking."

Not only ordinary book fans are curious about the true face of Mr. Theking, but even these masters in the Japanese mystery world are full of curiosity about Mr. Theking, and they specially attended the Edogawa Ranpo Awards for this reason, even though Mr. Theking is very likely not to show up.

"Look at the door, it seems that Mr. Endo Ma is here too!"

"It seems so. Mr. Endo Ma also wants to see who defeated him."

Nagasaki and Taro Ogawa both looked at the door with wide eyes. Standing there was Endo Ma surrounded by reporters. Although the latter lost to Mr. Theking, his status in the Japanese mystery novel world is still very high.

As time passed, the Edogawa Ranpo Award finally started tonight, and the host walked onto the stage.

After some nonsense, the host said: "Let's take a look at this year's shortlisted works, which are Nagasaki's "Gisho Murder Case", Taro Ogawa's "Shadow", Mr. Theking's "White Night Walk", and Mr. Theking's "Devotion of Suspect X"!"

The host's name is very interesting.

When mentioning Nagasaki and Taro Ogawa, they all called them by their names.

But when mentioning Theking, the host consciously added the word "teacher" at the end.

Yes, there are really few people in the mystery circle who can call out the pen name Theking calmly. Everyone subconsciously adds the word "teacher" at the end. Even some seniors, when they are improving Theking, they all call him "teacher Theking".

In this regard, Nagasaki and Taro Ogawa did not think there was anything wrong.

According to the process, the shortlisted works must be introduced. After briefly introducing the four shortlisted works, the host continued: "The following is the most exciting part. Let's see who is selected for this year's Edogawa Ranpo Award?"

The music became tense, and even Nagasaki and Taro Ogawa clenched their fists slightly.

Although they knew that the two of them were runners-up, they could not help but feel eager in their hearts. What if it was an upset? What if the judges had a brain injury? What if Teacher Theking's behavior of not attending angered the organization of the Edogawa Ranpo Award?

The host's voice became louder: "The winner of this year's Edogawa Ranpo Award is Mr. Theking's "The Devotion of Suspect X"!"

Applause suddenly broke out, and disappointment flashed across Nagasaki and Ogawa Taro's faces, but the two also applauded, because they had expected this situation long ago, so although they were inevitably disappointed, they did not let the negative emotions spread further.

Then, the representative of Kadokawa Publishing came on stage to accept the award for Mr. Theking.

As many people had guessed, Mr. Theking, who has always been known for his mystery, did not attend the Edogawa Ranpo Award. Since the Nobel Prize in Literature in Luoyang, Dragon Country, it has become a tradition for geniuses not to accept the award. Unfortunately, this tradition is really not friendly to the runners-up.