I was plotting against Hoshino Ai but was pushed back

Saitohiko took a taxi to the address given by Hasegawa, and saw a sign above the roadside:

【Hasegawa Detective Agency】

A bit remote.

Saito Hiko originally thought that the acquaintance given by the president, even if it wasn’t a large detective agency, shouldn’t be opened in such a remote and shabby place, right?

Now that we are here, we might as well go in and take a look first.

Saito Hiko walked to the third floor of the building with the sign. When he reached the third floor, he saw the sign of the office at the end of the road.

The office wouldn't be a one-room rental house, right?

Saito Hiko didn't feel good, but he still pressed the doorbell.

"Coming." A dull voice came from behind the door, followed by footsteps.

"click"

The door was opened by a man in his thirties with stubble on his face. He was wearing cotton slippers and the collar of his suit jacket was not even straightened and was stuck in his clothes.

It feels unreliable.

This was Saitohiko's first impression of Hasegawa.

"Are you the client?" Hasegawa saw Saito Hiko and thought of the young male voice on the phone, so he tried to ask.

"I am the client, Saito Hiko." Saito Hiko nodded and continued, "Saito Ichigo is my uncle, and he introduced you to me."

After Saito Hiko finished speaking, he saw that the room behind the door was filled with cardboard boxes, telescopes, photo tripods, video recorders, and some machines that he couldn't recognize their use, scattered randomly on the ground.

"The room is a bit messy, don't worry, let's go inside and talk about the details." Hasegawa walked back to the room, threw away the clutter on the table, and cleared out a place to sit down.

Although Saito Hiko found the room messy, there was no obvious odor, which made him feel relieved. He didn't expect that the office was so remote and the room was messy. He always felt that it was a bit unreliable.

The room is about 50 square meters, but because things are placed randomly, the room looks smaller.

"Okay, this is the contract I just drafted. If you think it's okay, I'll print it out."

Hasegawa led Saitohiko to the desk where the computer was on. He opened a document and the contract terms popped up.

Seeing that the other party had already prepared a rough template for the contract, Saito Hiko felt that it was not so unreliable and looked at the contract patiently.

"Here, here...it needs to be modified." Saito Hiko instructed Hasegawa to type and delete the contents of the contract to make it more in line with the information Saito Hiko wanted.

Chapter 21 Her Secret

The next day, Saito Hiko got up early and went to school. He thought Hoshino Ai would arrive at school early, but when the bell rang, she walked into the classroom yawning.

Saitohiko saw that she was still wearing the coat she wore yesterday and didn't look very energetic. "Did you go to bed very late last night?"

"I went to bed after ten o'clock, ha~ah~" Hoshino Ai covered her mouth with her hands, tears in her eyes.

This is a lie.

Saitohiko came to the conclusion from the fact that she looked half asleep.

"You should have finished your homework, right?" Saito Hiko took out the homework book from the desk, "You haven't finished it yet, have you?"

"Just a little bit more." Hoshino Ai said, pinching the distance between her index finger and thumb until there was only a tiny gap left.

"Just a little short, right?" Saito Yan complained, but he didn't feel that she was lying, so he guessed, "Could it be that you practiced too late last night and forgot about the homework?"

“It’s not too late to do your homework now~”

Hoshino Ai avoided his gaze and muttered softly.

After she got home last night, she opened her exercise book and at a glance, she recognized all the words on it, as if she had studied it today.

But I don’t remember how to write it or how to solve the problem.

When I was in school, I could understand the content in the textbooks and the problems in the exercises, although I couldn't remember them.

Therefore, Hoshino Ai began to feel irritated, and wanting to relax, she started practicing vocalization and dance moves.

As a result, I was practicing until it was very late, and I felt very sleepy at night...

So when I woke up the next day, I was busy making breakfast and lunch boxes, and I ended up having no time to do my homework until I got to school.

"It's time to hand it in..." Saito Hiko took out the exercise book he had finished.

"It's okay not to hand in an assignment once." Hoshino Ai thought of the blank homework and past events, and said nonchalantly.

"Homework is originally done to consolidate the new knowledge learned..."

Saito Hiko sighed and didn't preach. Instead, he put the exercise book in front of Hoshino Ai and said, "Since you don't have time to do it yourself, just copy mine today to get by."

"Well... okay..." Hoshino Ai took the exercise book handed to her by Saito Hiko and opened the page she wanted to write.

But I saw that his handwriting was like printed, neat and square.

Without giving it much thought, she immediately copied the answer.

During this period, Saito Hiko felt that it would be better to let her finish her homework before going to Mei Pron to practice next time.

In order for Hoshino Ai to improve quickly within this month, we have to seize the time to help her with lessons and lay the foundation.

Moreover, if they are together, they can trigger the halo and speed up Hoshino Ai's learning efficiency. In order to avoid getting too much training effect from the president, it is better for him not to stay at Mei Pro during this period of time.

As for the investigation, it has been entrusted to Hasegawa. Now I should think of a way to start a business or something?

After school this afternoon, I will try to see if I can get the position of Hoshino Ai's agent.

However, I guess the president won't give in this time, but we can take this opportunity to make a bet with him in advance. Given his confidence, he will definitely place the bet.

"Huh~ I finally finished it~" Hoshino Ai felt lucky that there wasn't a lot of homework today, and she was able to copy all the answers before the homework was collected and barely caught up.

She put down her pen, stretched her wrists, and then handed in the two exercise books.

"How long were you in the dance studio yesterday?"

Saitohiko asked.

"I don't remember the time, I just remember that it was the president who took me home in the end." After copying the homework, Hoshino Ai was very sleepy because she stayed up late, but she had to cheer up before the homework was completed. But now that it was completed, she became lazy and her voice suddenly became weak.

The man was lying on the table.

"today..."

Saito Hiko was about to ask her something, but when he saw that she was resting with her eyes closed, he gave up disturbing her.

During lunch break, Saito Hiko saw the lunch box that Hoshino Ai was holding. After opening the lid, there was only meat and vegetables, but no sign of rice.

He was curious about this, as Japanese bento boxes without rice filling would take more time to prepare.

However, considering that this was only the second meal he saw Hoshino Ai making, there might not be any hidden secrets, but out of some thought he asked, "Ai, did you make the bento again today?"

"Well, ever since I was able to make my own bento, I've always made it myself." Hoshino Ai picked up a piece of meat covered in sauce with chopsticks and put it into her mouth.

"It looks delicious. I want to eat it too." Saito Hiko took a bite of the bread in his hand and immediately felt like chewing wax.

The bread was too cold and had no fragrance at all.

"This..." Hoshino Ai did not respond and remained silent.

"By the way, love, what is your favorite food?"

Saito Hiko would remember what he wanted to ask, but was afraid that asking directly would touch upon Hoshino Ai's sad memories, so he decided to ask in a roundabout way.

Wouldn’t you get tired of just eating vegetables?

Why is there no rice in your bento?

"Cake, sweets." Hoshino Ai replied.

"When you get old in the future, what will you eat the most?"

Saitohiko said in a suggestive tone: "Only count foods that can be used as staple foods."

"Staple food?"

Hoshino Ai thought for a while before replying, "Probably, maybe it's a flour product like bread?"

Sure enough, the answer is not rice or anything related to rice.

Saito Hiko was thinking secretly in his heart.

If you ask him this question, and add the limited choice of staple food, even he will answer rice, rice or other rice-related food.

"Then can you make me a bento tomorrow?" Saito Hiko suddenly said.

"No~" Hoshino Ai immediately refused.

"Just think of it as a reward for teaching you." Seeing that she couldn't agree to his direct request, Saitohiko immediately changed his words: "I'm worried that you can't keep up with the school's learning progress, and your grades will be worse than those in your original school."

"When the final exam comes, the president will definitely have some opinions."

Saito Hiko switched the subject: "You don't want me to be scolded by him, do you?"

"There's only less than a month left before the final exams. The president won't force the blame on you, right?"

Hoshino Ai looked at Saito Hiko.

"Don't think that he will definitely do that." Saito Hiko described the president as an unscrupulous capitalist: "You don't know how much he is..."

Saito Hiko deliberately did not say what happened next.

"President, what?" Hoshino Ai immediately took the bait and asked.

"Forget it, it's not good to talk about others behind their backs. Unless... you also make me a lunch box tomorrow." Saito Yan put forward a condition at the right time: "If you bring me a lunch box, I will tell you about the president's shady dealings."

Hoshino Ai immediately became interested in this: "Does the president really have any scandals?"

Chapter 22 Awareness

"Of course he has a dark history." Saito Hiko replied as a matter of course.

"Just do it once~"

Hoshino Ai clenched her right fist and raised it, flicking her index finger up.

“I want to eat fried chicken~”

Saitohiko went a step further and ordered, "You don't need a whole bento of fried chicken. Just a few pieces and some rice will be good to go."