A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 158 Oral Promise
"Shokuhou Misaki, you and your companions will have a peaceful and stable life, as well as generous scholarships," Kihara Yui offered. "Even Dolly will be protected. She will gain a new identity and freedom."

"And what you have to do is keep the 'clone' a secret," Kihara Yui said. "Don't let anyone outside, especially Misaka Mikoto herself, know about the existence of the clone!"

"Can you ensure the safety of the clone?" Shokuhou Misaki asked sarcastically.

"Yes, you can rest assured about that." Kihara Yui nodded seriously. "The 'Cairen's House' no longer exists, and all related research has been terminated. Dolly's experimental value... no longer exists."

"But a verbal agreement like this doesn't seem very convincing," Shokuhou Misaki pointed out.

"If you insist, we can certainly sign a contract," Kihara Yui spread his hands, "but the purpose of this transaction is confidentiality. This means that keywords like Misaka Mikoto and clone are destined to never appear in the contract. So, even if there is a contract, it won't mean much."

The two had a detailed discussion on whether to sign a contract and the specific terms of exchange.

But coincidentally, neither of them mentioned the subsequent "mass production of ability users" plan, nor did they mention the subsequent 20,000 "Misaka sisters".

Shokuhou Misaki was afraid of alerting the enemy and thus arousing the suspicion of the Kihara clan and Chairman Aleister. At this stage, keeping herself in the dark was the best way to protect "Misaka Sisters."

As for Kihara Yui, she was also afraid of Shokuhou Misaki's "psychological control" and did not want to become a "mobile hard drive" delivered to her door, so as soon as she accepted the mission, she took the initiative to delete all the confidential information in her mind.

——This time, Kihara Yui volunteered to negotiate face to face with Shokuhou Misaki, with the intention of testing this set of defensive measures.

The negotiations proceeded with mutual vigilance and testing between the two.

After repeated confirmation, she concluded that there was no trap set in Kihara's brain. Shokuhou Misaki gradually became bolder and tentatively launched "psychological control" to monitor the other party's thinking activities.

"There's no need to sign the contract. As you just said, if the detailed terms can't be clearly stated on paper, such a contract is meaningless." Shokuhou Misaki seemed to make a concession, but then said, "Since you are the real Kihara, I can trust your promise, right?"

Kihara Yui smiled faintly. "You know our clan? That's good. But you clearly don't know the real Kihara well enough. Otherwise, you should know that we are pure researchers. Any moral or legal constraints have no binding force on the real Kihara."

"I know." Shokuhou Misaki nodded. She had long known what kind of eccentric people the Kihara clan were. "But since you're here to negotiate with me, it means you will abide by this agreement. Or rather, the bigwigs of the Unified Council you represent will recognize this agreement."

If it were just "Kihara's" promise, it would certainly not be trustworthy. However, as the governing body of Academy City, the Unified Council's promise was valid.

The issues that need to be addressed in governing and managing a megacity are so numerous and complex that if they can be resolved through negotiation and compromise, it is not worth wasting more resources on them.

"Alright, you win." Kihara Yui shrugged. "Shokuhou Misaki, you and your companions must not reveal any information about Misaka Mikoto's clone. In exchange, you will receive abundant material resources and a peaceful and stable future life."

"No, almost there." Shokuhou Misaki suddenly shook her head.

"Do you have any other requests?" asked Kihara Yui.

"There's no need to hide it. You and I both know that there are more than just Dolly's clones..." Shokuhou Misaki took out her cell phone from her bag and opened a file she had saved specially.

——"Feasibility Analysis of Misaka Mikoto's No. 0 Replica "Dolly" and Its Backup Shared Personality and Memory Intelligence."

Kihara Yui immediately understood: "This is what you have been investigating recently, right?" Dolly and her backup are "products" from the same batch, both numbered 0. They are essentially the same person.

Of course, from the perspective of ordinary people, two bodies are two people.

——It seems that even if she is level 5, she is still an ordinary girl in terms of concepts, vulgar and outdated.

Kihara Yui suddenly felt bored to death: "So, you want the location of this backup?"

Shokuhou Misaki said, "Not only that, I demand that the safety of all Misaka clones must be protected. Experiments cannot be used as an excuse to harm their lives!"

Shokuhou Misaki's eyes blazed as she stared at the woman opposite her. Her description was actually a trap—"all the Misaka clones," in this context, seemed to refer to Dolly and Dolly, but in fact, this vague statement could also be extended to the 20,000 Misaka sisters behind them.

Of course, how binding is this kind of verbal agreement... Even an elementary school student knows it's unreliable, so Shokuhou Misaki certainly can't really pin her hopes on it.

Agreements are often directly related to the strength of both parties.

As long as you are strong enough, even if it is just a verbal promise, it will be implemented because of your own will.

Shokuhou Misaki firmly believed that she would be able to gain the strength to force the Unified Council to make concessions and compromises.

Therefore, during this negotiation, let's lay some groundwork first.

"No problem." Kihara Yui agreed readily. She had known about Dolly's existence for a long time and had expected Shokuhou Misaki to mention this - this was originally one of the conditions for negotiation.

"I can tell you the location of the backup and prepare a new identity for her," Kihara Yui said. "I can also promise on behalf of the Unified Council that we will no longer use them for experiments."

Her straightforward attitude made Shokuhou Misaki secretly astonished - this woman really seemed to be unaware of the "mass production of esper users" plan.

But she was a true "Kihara," so Shokuhou Misaki couldn't believe she didn't know about the plan.

Even when Shokuhou Misaki activated "Psychological Control", she was unable to find any flaws.

But sometimes, "discovering nothing" is also a discovery.

Therefore, Shokuhou Misaki could be certain that Kihara Yui must have hidden her true thoughts in some way, or simply deleted this part of her memory.

I can only say that they are worthy of being the Kihara clan, they are so cruel even when attacking themselves!

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