Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

Shiraizumi Mashi was so moved that he burst into tears. There was nothing he could do to repay Suzuki Tomoko's kindness, so he could only do it with his own actions.

This pair of lovers, through another devious method, became close friends, comparable to the friendship between Guan Yu and Bao Bao...

……

Kuroba Kaito was arrested and imprisoned on the first day, and escaped from prison and disappeared without a trace the next day.

The Metropolitan Police Department cannot possibly control this silver-winged magician.

However, the true identity of Kaito Kid was revealed by the police, the mansion of Kuroba Kaito was raided, and the gems he had collected from all over the world were also confiscated by the Japanese police. As a result, Kuroba Kaito became a stray dog ​​that everyone wanted to kill.

What's even more tragic is that it also implicated Kuroba Chikage who was looking for her husband in Las Vegas, USA. Kuroba Chikage was forced to return to Tokyo and discuss with Kuroba Kaito how to solve the problem.

In the rented house, Heiba ​​Kaito was like a stray dog. His good days were gone forever. He didn't even dare to go to school and could only hide in the rented house in constant fear.

Incidentally, the rental house was rented for him by Red Letter out of pity. As for Nakamori Aoko, she and Kuroba Kaito parted ways. When Nakamori Aoko learned that Kuroba Kaito was the thief who had been teasing her father every day, she turned evil.

It turns out that the person closest to her is the one who hurt her family the most. How could she not turn evil?

The little white rabbit is seven points weaker when whitewashed and three points stronger when blackened. She becomes a female devil and her fighting power soars directly.

Aoko Nakamori decided to learn black magic from Scarlet Letter and kill Kuroba Kaito herself.

Koizumi Hongzi, who was eager to see the fun, agreed to teach Nakamori Aoko the black magic...

"Click", Kuroba Kaito opened the door and found that outside the door was his extremely beautiful mother, the Phantom Thief Lady - Kuroba Chikage!

"Mom...why did you go back to Tokyo?"

"Kaito, you still have the nerve to ask me this! Your identity as Kaito Kidd has been exposed, and I can no longer stay in the United States. Do you know how many wealthy people you and your father have offended over the years?"

"Mom, what should we do then?" Hei Yu Kaito was anxious.

"Of course we'll go back to our old ways. We're a family of thieves. Besides stealing, what else can we do?" Heiyu Qianying glared at his disappointing son.

"You're right, Mom, you're smart." Kuroba Kaito's eyes lit up and he regained his spirits. He got up from where he fell.

"Kaito, how did you get caught by the Japanese police? Why are you so useless?"

"I don't know... Everything was going smoothly. I was escaping the scene on my hang glider. Then someone fell from the sky, rode on my back, and punched me in the head, knocking me unconscious. When I regained consciousness at 0.2, I found myself being held in a Metropolitan Police Department detention cell, so I quickly escaped. Unexpectedly, my true identity was exposed by the police, and my hometown was sealed off by the Japanese police..." Kuroba Kaito said sadly. He didn't even know who had killed him.

"What you said is really strange." Hei Yu Qianying stroked his chin and thought for a while, "Next time we operate, Kaito, don't show up. I'll go and test it out to see if there's any capable person in the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Uh... well."

Kuroba Kaito was also eager to find out who had plotted against him. Of course, it wasn't the two generals, Nakamori Ginzo and Chaki Shintaro.

122. Kasumigaoka Utaha's book signing event

On weekends, Shiraizumi was driving around Tokyo. Slacking off was a common occurrence for him. He was supposed to be writing a report anyway, so he might as well slack off. As for the report due, what should he do? He could just push it off until tomorrow. There were countless tomorrows in a year, and Shiraizumi could use the same excuse countless times. The time-stamping bug was just so unreasonable.

There's nothing noteworthy about Tokyo in the early morning.

Bai Quanyi passed by a bookstore and suddenly stopped because he saw that the bookstore was holding a book signing and sale event with the words "Love Metronome" written on the banner.

"Love Metronome? Could it be 'Love Metronome' by Kasumigaoka Utaha?"

Bai Quanyi looked over and saw almost no one in line, only a man wearing thick glasses.

The person who signed the book was Kasumigaoka Utaha. There are 365 days in a year, and Kasumigaoka Utaha wears black stockings for all 365 days.

Even from a distance, Bai Quanyi could see her clearly. She looked quite quiet, wearing a long white dress and a white headband. She had long straight black hair, huge breasts, black stockings, and long legs. She was 28cm tall and had a figure that was very sexy and wanted to be fucked.

Bai Quanyi became interested. This was a character from an anime called "How to Raise an Insignificant Heroine". He quite liked the characters in the anime. There were quite a few scripts about the female characters in this anime, and the quality was very high.

Bai Quanyi parked the car and walked into the bookstore.

He came behind the only fan, holding a copy of "Love Metronome" he had just bought and waiting for it to be signed.

As for the only fan, it is undoubtedly Tomoya Aki.

"But after I read it about five times, it all made sense. It was like, well, she's got that kind of emotional journey..."

Aki Tomoya kept talking and Shiraizumi Mashi couldn't help but yawn.

"I'm sorry... I can't keep the people behind me waiting..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha apologetically interrupted Tomoya Aki's nonsense.

"Uh—" Aki Tomoya looked back at Shiraizumi Masaru, who was more than a head taller than him, with a confused look on his face. "Why would a man like you, who looks so fashionable, be a fan of this kind of book? It's unrealistic."

Aki Tomoya also made an in-depth analysis of the content of "Love Metronome". People like Shiraizumi Masu should not be the audience of a love novel that is like a castle in the air.

"Why can't I be a fan of Kasumi Shiko-sensei?"

Aki Tomoya realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly explained: "Sorry, that's not what I meant..."

Aki Tomoya stood aside, with no intention of leaving. He seemed to be waiting for Shiraizumi Masaru to finish signing, and then continued to chatter...

However, Shiraizumi Mashi would not let Aki Tomoya succeed, and said, "Teacher Kasumi Shiko, it seems that the fan in front of me has been communicating with you for quite a long time."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "Maybe he really likes my book."

Bai Quanyi said, "Then, can I have the same long conversation as you and the fan in front of me? After all, it wasn't easy for me to skip work and come here."

"Oh, are you a working person?"

"Yes."

"I thought the audience for my novels were all students."

"Because you are a student too?"

"Ah?" Kasumigaoka Utaha's face turned red, as if she was intercepted.

"For a student to write a book of this caliber is truly remarkable."

"No...otherwise, I wouldn't..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked behind Shiraizumi Masu, and found that there were still only two fans.

Shiraizumi Mashi realized Kasumigaoka Utaha's predicament and said, "Isn't it too early... The other fans haven't arrived yet."

"Alas... if it's a popular author, there'll be a long line before the book signing event starts." After signing the book, Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "Here you go... maybe this is the last volume, so please take good care of it."

"That's such a pity. I still want to read the rest of the story." Bai Quanyi said this, but in fact he had no idea what the book was about.

Shiraizumi recalls that "Love Metronome" actually had great potential, but lacked promotion. Aki Tomoya, through his blog alone, boosted sales by 30%, allowing "Love Metronome" to successfully release its third volume.

"I'm sorry... there's nothing we can do about this novel being cut short by the library because no one reads it," Kasumigaoka Utaha said dejectedly. She'd come early, and only two fans showed up. How could she not be discouraged?

"I think the book isn't popular because of a lack of publicity. Anyway, I'll help."

"Hey? Are you willing to help me promote it? Tell my colleagues, friends, and relatives... If that's the case, please!" Kasumigaoka Utaha said solemnly. In her heart, she didn't want this unfinished work to be cut short.

"Just wait and see... After all, I'm a fan of Teacher Kasumi Shiko!" Baiquan Yi said confidently.

"Ah... then I'd like to thank you in advance."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was quite happy. It wasn't that Shirazumi was willing to help promote her novel, but rather that her fan base was wider than she had imagined. A man like Shirazumi, who was instantly attractive, was also part of her fan base. Perhaps her novel had greater potential than she had imagined.

Bai Quanyi looked back and found that other fans appeared behind him one after another.

Shiraizumi Mashi then stood up and patted Aki Tomoya on the shoulder.

"You should go too. Don't disturb Xia Shizi from signing books..."

However, Aki Tomoya would not leave so easily. Even if he had to wait until the book signing was over, he would still finish what he had not said.

However, the fact that Tomoya Aki stayed at the scene and waited made Kasumigaoka Utaha feel uncomfortable, as if he had other intentions.

In fact, Kasumigaoka Utaha's premonition was correct; Aki Tomo truly had ulterior motives. It wouldn't be long before Aki Tomo would ask Kasumigaoka Utaha to write scripts for his game for free, paying her nothing. A true black-hearted partner.

123. Become the mentor of Heisixia Laofei

A few days later, "Love Metronome" was sold out. After learning the news, Kasumigaoka Utaha was stunned.

Fushigawa Books editor Sonoko Machida called and invited Kasumigaoka Utaha to a cafe near Toyosaki Private School to share the good news.

"How is this possible?"

"Yes, the publisher is urgently printing more copies now."

"I mean...why did this happen?"

"I'm going to ask you, Ms. Kasumi Shiko, who is your sponsor on the list?" Editor Machida Sonoko took a breath.

"What do you mean?" Kasumigaoka Utaha was puzzled.

"Teacher Kasumi Shiko, don't play dumb. Ginza's largest electronic billboard is constantly promoting your books. Not only that, but various websites like Yahoo Japan, MSN Japan, and YouTube are also promoting your books simultaneously... As a result, your books are directly sold out."

"what!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was shocked. With this kind of advertising method that spared no expense, even the worst book would sell out.

"That's why I came to ask you!"

"I don't know either... But I can go to the advertising agency in Ginza and ask who is advertising my book without my permission."

"Good idea. I'll go ask for you. Just focus on your studies and I'll let you know when I have any news."

After saying that, Machida Sonoko left in a hurry. She also wanted to know urgently who was the financial backer of Kasumigaoka Utaha?

Kasumigaoka Utaha did not show any joy, but was rather uneasy. If the quality of her work was too poor, such overwhelming publicity would surely cause her to be scolded by readers.

Kasumigaoka Utaha opened Yahoo Search and searched for information about "Love Metronome", especially the feedback from readers on book review websites.

After quickly browsing the readers' reviews, Kasumigaoka Utaha breathed a sigh of relief. Although some readers despised her marketing tactics, the majority of readers' reviews were positive and they were looking forward to the release of the third volume of "Love Metronome".

Needless to say, Kasumigaoka Utaha made a comeback and became a popular author at Fuzukawa Books.

Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly remembered that at the book signing event, the man who looked like the older brother next door said he would definitely be able to help. Could it be him...

"Hmm—I never thought he would go to this extent. What should I do? Anyway, I must thank him in person."

Kasumigaoka Utaha thought that if the book sold well, she could give the royalties to the man to offset the advertising costs for promotion. As long as it sold well, the advertising costs would be earned back.

Thinking of this, Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't pay attention to the teacher's lecture for the whole afternoon and kept thinking about the novel.

After school, Kasumigaoka Utaha received a call from Machida Sonoko.

Machida Sonoko told Kasumigaoka Utaha that the financier was Shiraizumi Masu, a well-known detective. Recently, the Metropolitan Police Department revealed the true identity of Kaito Kid, and it was this detective named Shiraizumi Masu who led the discovery.

"Wow... I didn't expect a famous detective to be my fan. It seems I really have the potential to become a best-selling novelist!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was very happy and wanted to thank Shiraizumi Yoshi in person. She also wanted Shiraizumi Yoshi to stop advertising and asked about the promotion fees. She would return the promotion fees to him after the royalties were paid.

Thinking of this, as soon as school was over, Kasumigaoka Utaha went to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to look for Shiraizumi Masu, and for this, she even skipped the club activities.

Finally, he arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department before Shiraizumi Yoshi got off work.

Bai Quanyi came to the hall and saw a beautiful girl waiting for him anxiously.

When Kasumigaoka Utaha saw Shiraizumi Masu appear, she put her hands behind her back and took steps closer, legs clad in shiny black stockings. The clatter of her round-toed leather shoes against the bookstore floor was particularly crisp. The hem of her white short shirt, partly submerged in her brown pleated skirt, gradually rippled upwards as Kasumigaoka Utaha lifted her chest and head. Her white headband couldn't hold back her black hair, which fell to her waist. Beneath her bangs, her eyes flickered with an ambiguous gaze.

"Teacher Kasumi Shiko—why did you come to see me?"

"Officer Bai, you're asking questions even though you already know the answer."

"Oh...you mean my promotional work for 'Love Metronome'? Don't take it personally, Kasumi Shiko-sensei. I was just worried the book would be cut short before the third volume, so I did this."

"That being said, I can't take advantage of you for nothing." Kasumigaoka Utaha blinked, "I only have one request of you now. Stop promoting 'Love Metronome' and tell me the amount of promotion expenses incurred over the past few days. I'll pay you back once I get paid!"

"These are two requests, not one."

"Huh?" Kasumigaoka Utaha realized her mistake and was about to correct herself...

Bai Quanyi said, "Since you only have one request of me... I will stop the promotion. As for the promotion fee, you don't have to pay me back!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha said seriously: "That won't do. I don't want to owe you a favor."

Bai Quanyi said: "I am your fan. Isn't it natural for fans to vote for their idols?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was furious and said sarcastically, "Anyway, I can't let you pay for promotion for nothing..."

Bai Quanyi said, "How about this. You don't have to pay me back the promotion fee. Can I make a request for the next episode of 'Love Metronome'?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was stunned for a moment and said, "Huh?"

Shiraizumi said, "After all, it was my idea that prevented 'Love Metronome' from being cut short, so it's not too much to ask for."

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded, feeling that what Shiraishi said made sense, and asked, "What do you want?"

Shiraizumi Mashi said: "I really like the rhythm of the first two episodes of "Love Metronome", and I hope that the third episode can maintain this rhythm. In other words, I hope that Kasumi Shiko will not easily accept other people's opinions, but try her best to stick to her original intention and complete the third episode..."