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Chapter 329 Commission and Trap

2006, the windy city.

After graduating from high school, Shotaro Sato, who was learning from Narumi Shokichi as his apprentice and assistant, casually opened the door of Narumi Detective Agency with a key while whistling.

Upon seeing the empty Narumi Detective Agency, Shotaro Hidari immediately revealed a sly smile.

He glanced around, like a thief, and quickly walked to Narumi Shoki's spot. He took off Narumi Shoki's favorite hat and put it on his head.

After putting the white hat on his head, Shotaro quickly went to a mirror and pretended to look at himself in the mirror.

"I really am a tough guy." Shotaro Hidari pressed his hand on his hat, striking a tough-guy pose in front of the mirror, and said narcissistically.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~" Shotaro whistled, constantly changing his movements in front of the mirror, completely immersed in the moment, not even noticing when Narumi Shokichi returned.

Seeing Shotaro wearing his hat, Narumi Shokichi walked up behind Shotaro, reached out and took off the hat from Shotaro's head, and then tapped Shotaro on the forehead.

"Ouch!" Shotaro rubbed his forehead, complaining, "What are you doing, old man?!"

"Shotaro, I've told you many times." Narumi Shokichi casually tossed the hat in his hand, and the white hat flew to the wall and hung there.

"You're just a half-baked amateur; it's too early for you to be wearing hats."

"It's just imitation, what's the big deal?" Shotaro Satoshi retorted, unconvinced.

"No." Narumi Shokichi took off his hat, flicked it lightly, and said, "It is the responsibility of this hat to conceal a man's cold yet tender gaze."

Then, Narumi Shokichi looked at the slightly unconvinced Shotaro and said, "You don't have either of these yet, do you?"

After saying that, Narumi Shokichi threw the hat in his hand away.

Seeing this, Shotaro Sato also quickly lowered his head.

The hat then swept over Shotaro's head and hung next to the white hat.

"Oh!" Shotaro turned around and looked at the still-swaying hat, exclaiming in surprise.

"You can't wear it until I approve it. If you don't want to, get out. Understand?" Narumi Shoji took off his trench coat, draped it over a nearby ladder, and said casually.

"I understand," Shotaro said, leaning against his desk.

"Good to know."

"By the way, Mr. Oya." Shotaro suddenly turned around and looked at Narumi Shokichi, who was sitting in the boss's chair, and said expectantly, "I've learned all the techniques you taught me. Mr. Oya, it's about time you took me with you to solve cases, isn't it?"

"Have you already learned it? You're quite fast, even though you're only half-baked. I'll take you with me on the next commission." Narumi Shokichi nodded and smiled.

"Really? Mr. Ouya, you can't go back on your word!" Shotaro said, unable to contain his joy.

"certainly."

Having received an affirmative reply from Narumi Shokichi, Shotaro Hidari is now eagerly anticipating the arrival of his next commission.

He was determined to show the older man his abilities.

Soon, it was afternoon.

The door to the Narumi Detective Agency was pushed open, and a woman wearing a black sun hat, a black dress underneath, and a white coat walked in.

"Excuse me, is Director Narumi here? I have a request I'd like to ask him." The woman asked, looking at the still quite inexperienced Shotaro.

"A commission?!" Upon hearing this, Shotaro's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly said, "Mr. Oya, someone has come to our door to make a request."

Upon hearing this, Narumi Shokichi, who was roasting coffee beans in the back kitchen, calmly turned off the stove and said, "I understand."

After setting down the coffee beans, Narumi Shokichi, dressed in a white suit, came out and stood in front of the woman, asking, "What kind of request is it?"

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately took out a photograph from her pocket and handed it to Narumi Shokichi, saying, "Director Narumi, I would like to ask you to protect her for a while. She is currently being targeted by some bad people."

"You've been targeted by bad guys?" Narumi Shokichi took the photo the woman handed him and glanced at it briefly.

The photo shows a little girl holding a white teddy bear, who looks somewhat like she is of mixed race.

"Yes." The woman nodded, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, and said with a somewhat frightened expression, "They claimed to be from the museum. I heard about Director Narumi from someone else, so I wanted to ask you for a favor."

"A museum?" Upon hearing this, Narumi Shokichi's expression suddenly turned serious. He said, "I understand. I'll accept this commission."

"Are you sure it's okay? They're not ordinary people," the woman asked, looking somewhat uneasy.

"Don't worry, now that I've accepted this commission, I will protect her, even if it costs me my life. That's my principle as a detective." Narumi Shokichi gently patted the woman's shoulder, comforting her.

After saying that, he took the photo and turned to walk towards his desk.

He planned to call Shroud to see if she knew anything.

Shotaro looked at Narumi Shokichi with an expression of adoration.

Ou Ya-san is really super handsome.

When will he become a man like Ou Yasan?

Narumi Shokichi's words calmed her uneasy mood a little.

Looking at Narumi Shoji's rugged face, the woman was also deeply attracted by the mature masculine charm emanating from him, and couldn't help but step forward and hug him from behind.

Standing to the side, Shotaro saw this scene and was not surprised at all.

Narumi Shokichi paused, reached out and grabbed the woman's wrist, removing her hand from his body.

Seeing the embarrassed woman in front of him, Narumi Shokichi didn't say anything, but simply patted her shoulder gently.

"Director Narumi, regarding the commission fee..."

"It's not too late to give it to me after the commission is completed," Narumi Shokichi said, raising his hand.

"I understand, this is where the child is hiding. I'll leave the child in the care of Chief Narumi." The woman handed a piece of paper with an address written on it to Narumi Shokichi, then bowed slightly to him and turned to leave the Narumi Detective Agency.

Seeing the client leave, Shotaro immediately approached Narumi Shokichi and said, "Oya-san, you promised me you'd take me out to solve cases, you can't go back on your word."

Just as Narumi Shokichi picked up the phone to contact Shroud, he paused, looked up at Shotaro Hidari, who was looking at him expectantly.

Recalling the horror of the museum, Narumi Shokichi's brows furrowed slightly.

He did agree to this, but this time the task was to deal with a museum, not a single admixture.

The risks are far greater than those associated with dopants.

However, if he gets into a fight with the museum staff, it will be difficult for him to take care of the little girl.

After careful consideration, Narumi Shokichi looked at Shotaro with a serious expression and said, "This mission is dangerous. If you want to work with me, you must obey my orders, understand?"

"Understood! I promise to obey your orders." Shotaro thumped his chest loudly.

"Cough cough cough..."

However, because he hit too hard, Shotaro Hidari ended up slapping himself so hard he lost his breath.

That idiot...

Narumi Shokichi looked at Shotaro Hidari coughing up tears and shook his head helplessly.

Narumi Shokichi dialed the landline number and called Shroud to inquire about the little girl.

"I don't know," Shroud replied.

"Even you don't know the purpose of the museum?" Narumi Shokichi was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

"I don't know everything either. Besides, given that man's personality, nothing he does would be surprising," Shroud said in a cold voice.

A guy who can be so heartless as to use his own son as a tool or a living part is naturally capable of doing even more despicable things.

"I understand." Narumi Shokichi hung up the phone, a thoughtful look on his face.

"Aya doesn't know the museum's purpose either. It seems we'll have to improvise this time," Narumi Shokichi thought to himself.

Seeing Narumi Shokichi hang up the phone, Shotaro quickly asked, "Mr. Narumi, when are we leaving?"

"Shotaro, I've told you many times that you can't be impatient no matter what you do, especially in the detective profession." Narumi Shokichi came back to his senses and looked at the impatient Shotaro Hidari, lecturing him.

"I understand." Upon hearing this, Shotaro Satoshi also slightly suppressed the somewhat impatient expression on his face.

Seeing that Shotaro Sato had kept his patience, Shokichi Narumi nodded in approval.

Being able to be patient leads to progress.

Before setting off, he had to prepare everything.

Although it is his principle not to use Gaia memory in his work.

But this time he's dealing with the museum staff, and there will always be times when he has no choice but to use it.

……

The Sonozaki family.

"Ryubei-san, I heard you're planning to eliminate that Kamen Rider from Fuuto?" Shen Yun asked with a smile as he sat on the sofa in the hall, looking at Sonozaki Ryubei who was holding Mike in her arms.

"That's right. He caused quite a bit of damage to our museum." Sonozaki Ryubei stroked Mick and laughed.

"So, you know the identity of that Kamen Rider Skull?" Shen Yun asked with interest.

"I know a little. So, I set a trap for him, intending to lure him out," said Sonozaki Ryubei.

"Oh? A trap? What kind of trap?" Shen Yun asked with interest.

"You'll find out when the time comes," Sonozaki Ryubei said without explicitly stating it.

At that moment, a man in black suddenly ran in, leaned down, and whispered a few words in Sonozaki Ryubei's ear.

Ryubei Sonozaki nodded slightly and said, "Then let's get started."

After saying that, Sonozaki Ryubei turned to Shen Yun and smiled, "Sir, the show is about to begin. Please come with me to watch it."

"Okay." Shen Yun smiled slightly, stood up from the sofa, and left the Sonozaki house with Sonozaki Ryubei.

……

At the same time, inside the Narumi Detective Agency.

Narumi Shokichi reached down and took the white hat hanging on the wall, then put it on his head.

Seeing Narumi Shokichi take off his white hat, Shotaro was also secretly surprised.

Ou Yasan only wears this white hat in crucial moments.

Wearing this white hat signifies that the commission is extremely dangerous.

After putting on the white hat, Narumi Shokichi said, "Let's go, Shotaro."

"Alright!" Shotaro's face lit up with joy.

Finally, he could work on cases with Ou Yasang; he had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

Narumi Shokichi, with one hand in his pocket and the other holding his hat, strode out of the office.

Meanwhile, Shotaro followed Narumi Shokichi with a nonchalant air. If it weren't for his rationality telling him not to be too smug, he would have been dancing with joy right now.

The people keeping watch near the Narumi Detective Agency immediately reported Narumi Shokichi and Shotaro Higashi's whereabouts after they saw them leave.

As the underground emperor of Fuuto, Sonozaki Ryubei already knew the true identity of Kamen Rider Skull.

The reason he didn't directly attack Narumi Shokichi was also because of the existence of the Zaibatsu X.

Foundation X invested in Shroud's Pure Memory, and Narumi Shokichi represents the Pure Memory technology developed by Shroud.

The dopant represents the technology he developed for Gaia memory.

Only by completely defeating Narumi Shoki in front of Zaibatsu X can it be proven that the Gaia Memory he developed is superior to Shroud's Pure Memory.

Only in this way can he get more investment. (These are all my personal speculations, just for fun. In the TV series, Sonozaki Ryuhei kept W, probably for the ultimate data. In the drama, after Sonozaki Ryuhei created the Gaia Processor and had Sonozaki Wakana fuse with it, he simply stopped acting.)

Soon, Narumi Shokichi brought Shotaro Hidari to the address given to them by the client.

As soon as they reached the alley downstairs, they saw a group of masquerade hybrids dressed in black with their heads wrapped in white skeletons.

Seeing this, Narumi Shokichi quickly grabbed Shotaro's shoulder and led him to hide outside the alley, then cautiously surveyed the situation inside the alley.

They were carrying a little girl as they came down the stairs from upstairs.

And the little girl they were holding in their arms was the same one from that photo.

"Hey, why do all these guys have skull faces?" Shotaro asked in a low voice, looking at the masquerade mix in front of him.

"They all became like this because they used the Gaia Memory," Narumi Shokichi said in a deep voice, observing the positions of these masquerade hybrids.

"Gaia Memory? Isn't that the source of power for those monsters that wreak havoc in the city? There are so many here?!" Shotaro was shocked.

"Shotaro, I'm giving you my first order now." Narumi Shokichi said, looking at the little girl who was being led downstairs by the masquerade doppelganger.

"What?"

"That means, stand here and don't move!"

After saying that, Narumi Shokichi pressed down on his hat and rushed into the alley.

"Oh my god!" Shotaro exclaimed in surprise and quickly followed.

The two masquerade freaks who were on guard in the alley rushed towards Narumi Shokichi as soon as they saw him suddenly appear.

(End of this chapter)