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Deaths from falling occurred one after another on bank rooftops. Among the dead were happy female employees who were in love, as well as young men who declared, "I will never commit suicide." An actress who hanged herself after leaving behind a large number of potted plants, a bank robber dressed as Santa Claus, a Buddhist altar shop owner and a ramen shop owner competing to buy a luxury car... Under the famous "Running Youth" billboard, seemingly unrelated people are connected by mysterious cases. Can detective Mitarai Aoi see through the truth and find the hidden murderer?

A heartwarming and "healing" work by Shoji Shimada, the master of Japanese reasoning! The ultimate meaning of reasoning is not to solve the puzzle, but to redeem the desperate heart. The fearless sacrifice for strangers and the devotion of family members that melt away all resentment in the world. The "God of Reasoning" integrates selfless love into exquisitely designed reasoning, which is majestic, warm and moving. Meeting someone by chance can provide you with unforgettable warmth. The overlap of cups and plates reveals the obsession and relief deep in history and emotions. Mystery writer Ishioka was invited by female college student Satomi to attend classes at an English conversation school. He met a lonely old man Ohtawara, and the three became close friends. Ohtawara, who has a gentle temperament but behaves strangely, mysteriously disappeared after hosting Ishioka and Satomi at a Christmas Eve banquet. A series of confusing events followed. Mitarai, a famous overseas detective, came to help, and a sad past event surfaced...

The child of a famous Japanese baseball player was kidnapped and the ransom was as high as 10 million! Yoshiki Takeshi racked his brains to deal with the kidnappers, but was led by his opponents from one phone booth to another... Why didn't the kidnappers show up? Is there a bigger conspiracy hidden behind the high ransom?

I woke up on the bench, my whole body ached, and I couldn't remember how I got here. The memory disappeared like smoke. But when I met Ryoko Ishikawa and the astrologer Mitarai Kyō by chance, my destiny was led in another direction. I found the diary I left behind: "I want to avenge my beloved wife!" The lost memories began to emerge one by one, but it was a horrific murder...

A young man who was hospitalized due to an accident became interested in a small independent house outside the ward window and began to observe the life of that family. Unexpectedly, one night, he seemed to witness the daughter of that family killing her father; the next night, he saw his daughter sneaking into the hospital construction site. Is that the scene where the body was abandoned? The young man did not want to ignore the matter and started following the case after being discharged from the hospital. Gradually, he fell in love, but became farther and farther away from the truth...

No matter how many times you meet Aigang Makart, he will always say to you: "Hello, first time meeting." Yes, there is something wrong with this young man's memory. Entrusted by a friend, Mitsurugi is determined to help Ai Gang regain his memory. The only clue is a book written by Ai Gang - "Return to the Orange Republic". The plot in the book is really bizarre. There are giant orange trees that reach into the sky, villages built on the trees, a bear with wheels on its feet, a little girl with wings, and sunflowers as tall as a human... The most terrifying thing is that the various parts of the heroine's body are installed together with screws! No matter how you look at it, this is a completely imagined fairy tale. However, Mitarai said: "Everything described in the book really happened!"

A car accident caused Si Yongyao to lose her lover. Although she survived, she lost her memory before and after the car accident and suffered from severe depression. With the help of the professor, she used cutting-edge brain science equipment for treatment, and saw the phantom of her boyfriend during the treatment. By deciphering the bizarre events, she finally revealed the answer...

Shimada Shoji's classic masterpiece! Blood is its food, and curses are its soul. Man-eating nan trees, ancient legends, Edo execution grounds, mysterious families... The famous detective Mitarashi Kiyoshi shudders! On the dark slope of Yokohama City, next to the ancient execution ground of Edo, thousand-year-old nan and old Western-style buildings stand side by side. The gap in the ancient nan is ferocious, the bark resembles a human face, and there are hidden cries of injustice echoing. After a typhoon night, a bronze chicken disappeared quietly from the roof of a foreign-style building. Fujinami's eldest son died mysteriously on the roof, looking directly at the giant tree. Cases occur frequently and victims appear one after another! Is it the curse of the ancient tree, or is there another evil hand? Is the thousand-year-old giant nan really the legendary "man-eating tree"? The famous detective Mitate Washike shuddered! The truth is yet to be revealed...

A young man who was hospitalized due to a traffic accident was attracted to a small building outside the hospital window and used a telescope to observe the life of that family. Late one night, he seemed to witness the beautiful girl murdering her father. The next night, she mysteriously appeared at the construction site next to the hospital. Is she burying the body? What secret does she have? In order to find out the truth, after he was discharged from the hospital, he began to follow the girl, but fell in love with her, and he became further and further away from the truth...