After the Great Tokyo Earthquake, a couple and their child were killed one night when a typhoon made landfall, and their house was set on fire. Young reporter Matsumoto analyzed the criminal who set the fire and solved the mystery behind the case. As a curious bystander, "I" received the amber pipe given by the treasure thief. The author Koga Saburo is the originator of the concept of "original" in Japanese mystery novels. His ideas often use the relevant knowledge of physics and chemistry, so he is called the hero of science and engineering tricks, and his works are full of scientific charm.