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Chapter 417 Gaia Memory's Exoskeleton and Enhancement Adapter - Shotaro Sakai

Seeing the silence around him, Zenkyoji Toshihide forced a rather stiff smile and said, "Is that enough? If you have any further questions, please wait until after tomorrow. Please feel free to proceed with the police search; I will inform the relevant personnel."

As Zenkyoji Toshihide spoke, he seemed to remember something and asked, "Oh, right, about Kasumi hiring Shotaro Hidari to conduct the investigation, you don't mind, do you?"

"No problem. We often collaborate," said Terui Ryu.

"That's good. Please bring that criminal of unknown origin to justice as soon as possible." Zenkōji Toshihide nodded and said.

Seeing that everyone was about to get up and leave, Philip, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "I have one more thing I'd like to ask."

As soon as Philip finished speaking, everyone present turned to look at him.

"Excuse me, where were you all in the mansion when the attack occurred?" Philip asked.

"Hey, detective kid, is this an alibi investigation?" Shindo suddenly stood up and said aggressively.

"What does it matter?" Zenkyoji Reiko looked at Philip with a meaningful gaze, raised her hand to stop Shindo, and then replied, "At that time, we had just arrived and were still in the garage at the back."

"Can anyone prove it?" Philip asked again.

"There's no one else but him and me. We can only testify to each other," Zenkyoji Reiko said.

"And what about you?" Philip turned to look at Zenkyoji Toshihide and asked.

"Near the restaurant. I was just checking on how the banquet preparations were going when the aftershocks of the explosion slightly injured my arm. If I had stayed in my room, I'd probably be dead by now," Zenkōji Toshihide said, gently raising his bandaged arm.

"I was with my husband at that time," said Zenkyoji Asami.

"Where was Ms. Kasumi at that time?" Philip asked, looking at Kasumi Zenkyoji.

"You even doubt me?" Zenkyoji Kasumi frowned and said, "Wasn't I with you the whole time before the attack started?"

"But we weren't together at the time, and now everyone is being suspected equally. Even if you're the client, it's unfair that you're the only one who isn't being questioned," Philip said calmly.

Zenkyoji Kasumi paused for a moment, then answered truthfully, "I was near the staircase of a building on the east side at the time. That's when the explosion and impact happened."

Were you with Ms. Yumioka at the time?

No, it's just me.

"I was in Ms. Kasumi's room at the time. Although I went to look for her immediately after the incident, I didn't find her until the police arrived," said Azusa Yumioka.

Upon hearing this, Philip's brows furrowed slightly.

What's going on?

Is it only Ms. Kasumi who doesn't have an alibi?

Although the witnesses who could testify for the other two were their wives or fiancées, even as witnesses, their testimony was not particularly strong.

But it's still much better than having no witnesses at all; it leaves a much better impression.

"Thank you everyone, that's fine," Philip said.

As they were leaving, Zenkyoji Toshihide and Zenkyoji Reiko exchanged a glance, a cold smile appearing on their faces.

……

the other side.

While Philip was investigating the Zenkyoji family, Shen Yun and A2 arrived at the memory factory located inside Zishan and toured the development products inside the memory factory as if no one else was around.

"Interesting, can an exoskeleton be used on memory cells?" Shen Yun picked up one of the exoskeletons and examined it from head to toe.

These exoskeletons are constructed in a manner resembling mechanical beasts similar to Fang.

However, these exoskeletons are simply assembling biological structures into Gaia's memory, unlike the refined ones in Fang.

However, both must originate from the same design concept.

"An exoskeleton to enhance memory?" Shen Yun only glanced at it a few times before roughly understanding the function of the exoskeleton.

Although it is just an exoskeleton, its enhancement of memory is not weak, at least enough to allow the hybrid to contend with the Fang Ace.

Shen Yun threw the exoskeleton he was holding back. This exoskeleton-style memory enhancement component was barely acceptable.

Next, Shen Yun turned his attention to another Gaia Memory enhancement component—the enhancement adapter.

"These are... Gaia Memory Enhancement Adapters? But they're all half-finished products." Shen Yun glanced at them and realized that these enhancement adapters were only half-finished products.

That's true. If the finished product had already been made, then this enhanced adapter wouldn't have appeared in the Accel spin-off, but in the main TV series.

As for why the museum didn't continue developing upgrade kits for Gaia Memory...

Either the enhancement adapter is unable to enhance the advanced memory, or after obtaining the crystal server's cells, Sonozaki Ryuhei focused on creating the Gaia processor and did not continue developing the enhancement adapter.

"Interesting." Shen Yun was quite interested in this enhancement adapter.

……

villa.

"Philip, could you please search for the memory used by the enemy?" Terui Ryu said.

"No problem." Philip nodded, turned to look at Akiko Narumi, and said, "Aki-chan."

"OK!" Akiko Narumi quickly took out Philip's usual book from her bag and handed it to Philip.

Philip took the wordless book and quickly turned the pages.

Narumi Akiko, Terui Ryu, and Sudo Kirihiko stood close to Philip, blocking the view of outsiders.

After Philip entered the Earth Library, he took the initiative to ask, "Well then, let's begin the search. The item we need to understand is the prisoner's memory. What are the keywords?"

"First of all, in order, the first keyword is animal," said Terui Ryudo.

"No, I think we should start with the animal hybrid. That hybrid is multicolored and has a complex shape. It not only has claws but also tentacles. This is not an ability that an animal can possess," Sudo Kirihiko retorted.

"An amalgamation of animals? Like a chimera, a nue, or a dragon?" Akiko Narumi asked.

Upon hearing this, Philip also felt that Sudo Kirihiko's words made some sense.

Earth's memory also includes legends and mythical creatures such as Pegasus and Griffon.

As beings imagined by humans, they are also etched into the memory of the Earth.

"But none of these have the ability to swim. What kind of divine beast can match the abilities of this hybrid?" Terui Ryu was a bit of a headache.

"In that case, let's do it this way! Let's try adding any words like 'hodgepodge' that come to mind! Animals, full, big collection! and things like that!" Akiko Narumi said after thinking for a moment.

"Huh?" Philip was taken aback when he heard this, and tried to input the three keywords that Akiko Narumi had mentioned.

Surprisingly, after these three keywords were entered, the originally layered bookshelves disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only one book!

Philip walked up to the book, picked it up, and looked at the cover.

The book is called Zoo.

"We've found the true form of the memory! Aki-chan is truly a genius," Philip praised.

"No way! I hit another home run?" Akiko Narumi exclaimed in surprise.

"A zoo? A zoo... This is really an unfair memory..." Terui Ryu exclaimed.

If those who painstakingly saved up to buy zebra or lion memory modules saw this, their feelings would probably be incredibly complicated.

However, this type of memory will likely be much more expensive than other types of memory.

"The Zoo's memory can give a person's body the characteristics of various animals, and allow them to activate these characteristics," Philip said, flipping through a book titled Zoo.

"Wow, this is a real one-person zoo!"

"Although it's not very clear from inside the cloak, he did extend his wings when he flew," Sudo Kirihiko pondered.

"That tentacle is probably the ability of a snake or an elephant's trunk, while the ultrasonic waves are probably the ability of a bat or a dolphin."

"So you mean you can adapt to changing circumstances? Just like W," said Terui Ryu.

"But with Shotaro not around right now, the only option left is Fang Joker. We should bring out RevolGarry and prepare him for combat in the air and water," Philip said.

"Then I'll go find a place where I can hide it," Akiko Narumi volunteered.

After seeing through their opponent's abilities, the group felt much more at ease.

……

After one night.

In the afternoon, Philip took the initiative to call Shotaro Sato.

"What's wrong, partner? Are you okay?" Shotaro's voice became much clearer.

"How's it going on your end?" Philip asked with concern.

"It's not working at all. The only thing that's improved is my voice. Even just talking like this makes my throat feel like it's stuffed with thumbtacks," Shotaro complained.

"Should I email you instead?" Philip asked.

"No, don't worry about it. Let me hear what you say yourself. You took the Cyclone Sprinter out, didn't you?"

"Hmm. Akiko is hiding it now. There's a corner in the forest with just the right space to hide it." Philip glanced at Akiko Narumi, who was busy at work, and smiled.

"She said, 'The trees on this mountain can be easily broken off, so hiding them is also very easy.' Our manager has become quite skilled at it too."

"Oh? All the messages she sent me were things like, 'It's super easy with Philip-kun.'"

"Hehe. I also met with the brothers and sisters from Zenkyo Temple again."

"How is it?"

"It didn't go very smoothly." Philip briefly recounted the events of the morning to Shotaro.

"So, you wasted half a day because of the King and Queen's self-promotion," Shotaro retorted.

"That's right. They're truly siblings; even the essence of their actions is exactly the same. What they have in common is self-promotion, and getting furious at those who don't flatter them. Also, both sides are openly or subtly saying, 'There are others to suspect.'" Philip also had a bit of a headache.

"You mean that Miss Kasumi, right? Well, with an inheritance involved, it's natural for relatives to suspect each other," Shotaro Hidari comforted him.

"So that's why? Those words were just a lie to kill his brothers..."

"What does your intuition tell you?" Shotaro asked.

Philip was taken aback when he heard this.

But he quickly realized, is this the "Shotaro Hidari style"?

First, rely on your intuition to select the most suspicious suspect, that is, the kind of person you don't like or who has a suspicious air about them.

Then, an investigation was launched to prove that this person was indeed the perpetrator.

Never take a detour until you are certain that the facts are not as they seem.

Even if the truth is that the wrong person was found, at least this can help clear one suspect of suspicion.

This doesn't mean I created my own style.

This is an investigative method commonly used by the protagonists in the hard-boiled detective novels that Shotaro Hidari likes.

Considering that Shotaro Sato grew up watching Narumi Shokichi's back, this could probably be considered a Shokichi-style.

"Aren't you acting as an agent for Shotaro Sato? How would you put it in my style?" Shotaro Sato asked again when Philip didn't reply for a while.

"I don't have the ability to sense the essential aspects of humanity like you do," Philip said, somewhat helplessly.

Perhaps this is a talent that only Shotaro Hidari possesses?

"Everyone here is suspicious," Philip thought for a moment, then said, "but if I had to pick one, I still think the culprit is Zenkuji Toshihide."

"He probably pretended to be a threat to kill his own sister. And I think he's also quite compatible with the zoo."

The Earth Library possesses human intelligence capable of including information at the DNA level.

He can use this ability to calculate the compatibility rate between a suspect and a memory cell.

Zenkyoji Toshihide's physical attributes are quite compatible with those of the zoo.

"What about Miss Kasumi?" Shotaro asked.

"I believe her... that's what I think," Philip replied after a moment's hesitation.

"Then trust her completely. 'Eliminate all doubts and trust her to the end.' That's my approach," Shotaro encouraged.

"So, the suspect and the client should be treated separately?"

"That's exactly right. I can't keep going without taking action first. Of course, a suspect could also be the criminal, but there's nothing we can do in this situation; we can only curse ourselves for having such slow intuition. However, if we don't suspect the enemy and don't trust our own comrades, then none of this can even begin, right?"

"You're right! Thank you, Shotaro. I'll contact you later." Philip suddenly understood and hung up the phone.

He was the one who volunteered to ask for a detective shift to be changed, but in the end, he had to ask Shotaro, who was a patient, to encourage him. He really felt bad for him.

If he were in good health, he might have already identified the suspect using his unique intuition, but the fact that he cannot directly see the person in question is his Achilles' heel.

Originally, it was supposed to be Shotaro Hidari who used his intuition on site, but he calmly analyzed the situation in the garage.

For the first time, Philip deeply felt that the relationship between the two of them in the past was the best balance.

(End of this chapter)