Science Fiction: Starting from Obtaining Sophon

However, none of these things concern me; the most important thing is my commission.

"Detective Genda, I've come to you because I need to ask you to do something."

As he spoke, he took out a photo and placed it in front of Genda River.

"This is my request; I need you to investigate the person in the photo."

The photo shows a very young girl wearing a light blue sailor uniform. She has long, brown hair with a pink hair clip, and looks pure and cute, the kind of girl that makes people want to love her at first glance. It is none other than Yoko Okino.

"As expected, it's Yoko Okino," she thought to herself. The battles between women are no gentler than those between men; on the contrary, they are far more intense.

"This is Yoko Okino. It seems the rumors about the discord between Ms. Ikezawa and Yoko Okino are not unfounded."

Yuko Ikezawa snorted: "Detective Genda, whether she and I are on bad terms is not within the scope of my cases."

As he spoke, he took out a check from his bag and placed it in front of Genda River.

"This is 100,000 yen, consider it a deposit. I can pay 500,000 yen for the commission. Now I'll explain my requirements in detail..."

Just as Yuko Ikezawa was about to continue speaking, she was interrupted by Genda River.

"Ms. Ikezawa, there's something you must be mistaken about. I haven't accepted your request yet."

"Since you've come to me, you should know that I'm just a high school student. Although I claim to be a detective, I don't own my own detective agency."

"If it's just investigating ordinary people, then it's fine. But if the subject of the investigation is an idol star like Yoko Okino, then the meaning is completely different, and I will face significant legal risks."

In this world, detectives actually have a certain degree of legal immunity. Anyone who is recognized as a detective, or who has handled certain cases in the name of a detective, will be considered a detective by default.

As long as someone is a recognized detective, they can legitimately enter crime scenes or conduct surveillance. Unless it goes too far, no one usually investigates further.

Therefore, being a detective in this world is actually a very unregulated profession. It is imperative to standardize and professionalize it. Abolishing small-scale detective workshops is just as necessary as abolishing small-theater crosstalk performances.

Yuko Ikezawa frowned and said, "So what do you want? You're not going to accept my request?"

Genda shook his head: "No, I'll accept the commission, but I'll charge extra!"

"Add money?"

Genda nods matter-of-factly: "Of course you have to pay more. I only care about money, not people. Give me the money, and I'll do the job for you. It's that simple!"

After all that talk, you still want more money? You might as well just say so directly. Why make yourself so nervous? I couldn't help but roll my eyes at Gendagawa.

"Alright, investigating a notary is indeed not a simple matter, and it's understandable that it requires more money. However, I hope that the extra money I spend will be meaningful. Detective Genda, do you understand what I mean?"

I'm willing to pay more, but it has to be worth the price.

After some discussion, both parties agreed that the commission fee would be set at 700,000 yen. After deducting the 100,000 yen deposit paid now, the remaining 600,000 yen would be settled in full after the commission was completed in Genda River, and there would be no delays.

The two parties also signed a contract, but the purpose of the engagement was stated as helping the client investigate potential commercial fraud.

“Ms. Ikezawa, choosing me was absolutely the right choice. I will definitely dig up every possible dirt on Yoko Okino. Of course, if she has absolutely no dirt on her, then there's nothing I can do to help.”

Upon hearing this, Yuko Ikezawa immediately became anxious.

As her rival, no one understood Yoko Okino better than her, even though she always secretly criticized her for being a hypocrite and pretending to be innocent.

But in reality, the other person is just like her, a very self-disciplined woman who works very hard for her career.

The other party probably doesn't have any dirt on him. The reason I came to find Genda River was because my fishmonger uncle introduced me to this boy. He said that this boy was very good at tracking and collecting dirt on people, so I came with a try-it-out attitude.

But if the other party really has no dirt on them at all, wouldn't my money have been wasted? My money doesn't grow on trees.

"Miss Chi Ze, don't worry. If you really don't have any scandals at all, I won't let you suffer any losses. I can give you a song for free," he said with a mysterious smile.

Chapter Seventy-Three: The Awakened

"Send me a song? You're not kidding, are you?"

Yuko Ikezawa was a little taken aback. She had heard of buy-one-get-one-free promotions, but those were supermarket deals. She had never heard of a detective offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal, especially with a free song.

You're not playing by the rules!

Genda nods seriously. In his previous life, as an anime fan, he had accumulated a lot of anime hit songs in his mind, as well as many other hit songs, all of which did not exist in this world.

These things are worthless if you just keep them in your head, but if you give them to the right people to sing, they can definitely become a huge hit.

After all, these anime hits, when they spread to Japan, are essentially adapted to local tastes and won't cause any issues with cultural or cultural adaptation.

For example, the theme songs for Naruto, such as "Blue Bird," "Gurenge," "Gurenge," and "Lemon," "Unnatural," are all incredibly powerful.

They could even go a little further and take some of the most classic background music from the Conan anime, have it sung by singers in this world, and then make money off the people in the Conan world!

For example, there are 25 songs sung by Mai Kuraki, and every single one of them is very beautiful. Songs such as "Secret of My Heart", "A Dream That Cannot Be Satisfied More Than Lovers" and "On the Street Where Flowers Fall" are all very classic songs, and any one of them can definitely bring a lot of popularity.

To quote Hong Shixian's classic line, "You're so sassy."

Seeing that Yuko Ikezawa didn't believe him at all, Genda Gawa couldn't explain and didn't want to say anything more anyway.

Since it was their first meeting and they hadn't established any trust yet, saying anything more would be pointless.

In the end, Yuko Ikezawa could only leave Gendagawa's house with a somewhat distrustful expression. As she left, she jokingly said, "If your songs can really make me famous, then I'll let you experience the adult world."

Clearly, they simply dismissed his suggestion as childish nonsense and didn't take it seriously.

Moreover, this woman has truly mastered the art of feigning maturity to the point of it being second nature, even though she has only recently come of age.

However, judging from her words and actions, although this woman is somewhat jealous and desperately wants to become famous, she is not inherently a bad person.

This can be seen from the fact that she only wanted to hire a detective to investigate Yoko Okino's dirty secrets, rather than to frame her.

Although the methods weren't exactly aboveboard, they were at least within a certain bottom line.

However, if she remains unknown and continues to be suppressed, her mental state may become increasingly distorted, and that's uncertain.

After seeing her off, he went to instruct the two girls on their training. However, to his surprise, the two girls became very curious about the newly arrived Yuko Ikezawa.

However, Genda River refused to answer their questions, citing the need to protect the privacy of his clients. It wasn't that he didn't trust them, but women naturally love gossip, especially about female celebrities, so it was better to be cautious.

Otherwise, if word gets out, wouldn't it damage their reputation? As a mainstream crosstalk group—no, I mean a mainstream detective group—professional ethics are essential.

Originally, Gentagawa wanted to cook for the two girls. As a fishpond owner, he believed that any potential fish that might join his pond should be treated well.

The two girls were clearly very sensible; each of them brought a homemade bento box, which they had kept in their backpacks without taking it out.

Now that it's mealtime, I'm finally feeding him. I've been planning this for a long time.

The two girls felt that Genda River had not only helped them a lot before, but had also treated them with great hospitality every time he came, which made them feel really bad.

After all, they are all good girls, not some feminist fairy, and they must reciprocate when a boy treats them.

It must be said that although the two girls' cooking skills were not very good, the food they cooked with care was still very delicious. However, the two large portions of food made him burp repeatedly.

They left satisfied only after seeing that all the food they had prepared had been eaten by Genda River.

"Hiccup—々々—"

Hearing Gendagawa hiccup, Tomoko, sitting atop the golden crescent moon in her spiritual world, couldn't help but let out a heavy groan.

"Looks like someone's really something, managing to get two girls to bring him food right away. That's impressive. And he said he was going to lose weight, yet he ate so much. He might as well eat himself to death!"

Genda Kawa picked at his ears at the strange, sarcastic voice. As the Sophon System's repair progressed, it became more and more like a girl's voice, which was truly a headache.

"I just wanted to make sure the girl's good intentions weren't wasted, and I hadn't eaten lunch either. It would be too hurtful to refuse her. Someone as kind-hearted and respectful of women as me could never do something so hurtful! I respect women the most!"

In that instant, he was practically channeling Cao Dahua; between speaking and rapping, he chose to lie; between being grounded and taking things one step at a time, he chose to straddle both sides.

Obviously, this guy will never be honest and only pursue one girl. He must be fantasizing about having many girls on both sides. Tomoko couldn't help but curl her lips. Men, haha!

"It seems you've been too idle since there's been no pressure for a while. We need to increase the intensity of the electric shocks."

"No! I've only been resting for a few days! Ah!"

Screams soon erupted from inside the villa. If the villa hadn't been quite large, the neighbors would probably have called the police already. This was just the normal sound of music coming from inside a villa, wasn't it?

Meanwhile, inside a small villa, several mysterious figures, clad in purple cloaks and wearing golden masks, looked extremely eerie.

At this moment, everyone was focused on the image on the big screen, which showed a person whose face was obscured, reporting to everyone via video.

"Gentlemen, this is all the information we have gathered so far. The mysterious assassin vanished without a trace after making his move. We've used every available channel, but we haven't been able to find any trace of him."

The leader sneered, "In the end, it's all just speculation and conjecture? What we need is not empty talk without any real evidence, but accurate conclusions with solid evidence!"

The figure on the screen paused, then said, "I'm sorry!"

"Humph!"

The masked leader snorted coldly, then pressed a button on the remote control to turn off the screen.

"Gentlemen, it seems that finding that target is not a simple matter."

The masked man sitting on the far left said, "But we must find the other party no matter what, because the other party is definitely an individual who has truly awakened that bloodline!"

A perfect and powerful body, an endless lifespan, and all sorts of strange abilities—only by capturing them can we truly approach our goal, instead of just scratching the surface!

"Those families that supposedly possess this bloodline have become extremely rare since the end of the mythological era. In thousands of years, there have been very few awakened individuals, and this awakened individual is likely to be unique!"

Chapter 74 Limitations of Deduction

The masked man spoke with extreme excitement, his eyes beneath the mask revealing a resolute determination, and his tone carried an undeniable air of authority.

This is understandable; the appearance of this mysterious figure is simply too important for them!

At this moment, on one side of the hall, there was a cylindrical machine, which was a brand-new imaging device. The transparent area on the upper part of the device was the projection area of ​​the image.