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The [Merchant] who is second only to the [Priestess] in Japan, a first-level intermediate extraordinary person, will let those who break the rules know what "rules are actually used to protect you" means - as a businessman, Ms. Uchida is still very careful to abide by the rules unless it is necessary.

Just like this time.

Higuchi Pharmaceutical, headquarters conference room.

Due to the different industries, there is not much overlap between Ms. Uchida and Higuchi Pharmaceutical. Occasional small-scale business dealings do not require the presence of a company president like Ms. Uchida, but this time...

The person in this conference room was not the head of Higuchi Pharmaceutical, and Ms. Uchida was not here for business.

It was because the "big shot" behind Higuchi Pharmaceutical asked to see him by name.

The reason is that Ms. Uchida poached Sakura.

That's right, after so many entanglements, Miss Uchida finally successfully poached Sakura. This "unappreciated" genius joined Miss Uchida's company with deep resentment towards Higuchi Pharmaceutical. Miss Uchida, in accordance with her promise, opened up a biomedical project specifically for Sakura in her own company and allocated a huge amount of money at the beginning of its establishment.

There is no doubt that this made Sakura burst into tears of gratitude, as if she had finally met a wise master after wandering for half her life. But on the other hand, Higuchi Pharmaceutical, which had lost an important researcher, was naturally unhappy.

What are you doing? Although we are all members of the Cabinet faction, we belong to different groups and we should have a sense of boundaries. Are you trying to provoke me by poaching me?

That is why today's meeting took place - the big shot behind Higuchi Pharmaceutical intends to question Ms. Uchida in person!

Of course, to put it bluntly, it is to ask for benefits. If the political group behind Ms. Uchida can be forced to give in or even make a promise, that would be even better...

Japanese politics is just like this anyway.

Ms. Uchida had naturally prepared herself mentally for this and planned to have a war of words with the big shot behind Higuchi Pharmaceutical, but the result was...

After walking into the conference room and sitting down, even Ms. Uchida couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the familiar face that often appeared in the news sitting on the main seat.

Could Higuchi Pharmaceutical be related to this person?

Before Miss Uchida could say anything, the big shot took out a file in a file bag from in front of him, pushed the file bag along the table, and slid it in front of Miss Uchida.

"President Uchida, please take a look at the information first. We are not in a hurry to talk."

"..."

Ms. Uchida was a little puzzled as she opened the file bag with a slightly puzzled look at the big shot.

No, what does this mean? Are you a riddle teller? Or is there something fishy inside this file bag?

Confusedly opening the file bag, Ms. Uchida opened the bag and took a look inside, and found many sheets of paper - with curiosity, Ms. Uchida randomly pulled one out and started reading. As she read, Ms. Uchida's face gradually calmed down.

Then, with a slight sigh, Ms. Uchida dumped out all the documents in the file bag, glanced through them, then raised her head and looked at the big man sitting in the main seat with a dangerous look.

"I didn't know I was so eye-catching... But, sir, what's your meaning in showing these to me? Threats? Coercion? You can't really be venting your anger on Higuchi Pharmaceuticals, right?"

Inside the file bag are investigation reports, and the subjects of the investigation...

They were all the “rule breakers” who were taken down by Ms. Uchida.

Of course, Ms. Uchida, who actually resorted to physical elimination, was undoubtedly the one who broke the rules the most.

But, what exactly does it mean to show this to myself?

"No, no, no, President Uchida, I think you must have misunderstood. I have no intention of confronting such a powerful superpower. On the contrary, in a sense, I think this is actually a gesture of goodwill."

Despite being stared at by Ms. Uchida with a dangerous look, the big shot laughed it off and then reached out and tapped the table lightly.

"If I wanted to harm Ms. Uchida, these documents would not appear in front of Ms. Uchida. Showing these to Ms. Uchida is just a gesture to prove that we have a cooperative attitude. As for the specifics..."

"Ms. Uchida displayed supernatural powers several years ago, before the current group of knights appeared. I guess you must have acquired the ability to make money very early - or was Ms. Uchida actually a member of the first generation of knights?"

"Of course, it's okay if you don't want to answer, but we all have the answer in our hearts, right?"

"I came to see Ms. Uchida this time, not because I want to use these to threaten Ms. Uchida to do something, but because I have a question and I want Ms. Uchida to help me solve it."

The big shot's attitude remained calm throughout, and he didn't even pay any attention to Miss Uchida's increasingly threatening gaze. It was only when he mentioned Miss Uchida's identity and noticed Miss Uchida's obvious surprise that the big shot smiled gently.

Humph, you're so close to Su Su, who is said to be related to the first generation. Before, you didn't have any solid evidence when you didn't contact Su Su, but now...

m dirty yo qi [, pull bar lin n ne xu yi ling meng

Then it can only be the first generation of knights?

197. My Girlfriend’s Man

In fact, the investigation into Ms. Uchida started a long time ago.

After all, anyone who had any interest in her or used means beyond the rules would have met with strange accidents. One or two incidents could be explained as coincidences, but when it happened so many times, how could it not attract attention?

Given Ms. Uchida's looks, there are not many people who don't have their eyes on her. Even if only a very small number of them want to use dirty tricks, the cumulative number would be quite a lot.

So in fact, Ms. Uchida had been targeted and investigated a long time ago.

It's just that no one would use these cases to deal with Miss Uchida at the beginning. After all, Miss Uchida's financial resources determined that she was a very valuable person - and there is a saying in the criminal investigation world that once a case is discovered, it must be handled immediately, and that's called work.

Once you find out and keep it in your hands, it becomes a resource.

Now, these cases are obviously seen by the big shots as "resources" for making friends with Ms. Uchida.

As for control...

The big shots are not that stupid. If Ms. Uchida was just an ordinary knight, she could still be controlled, but the other party was suspected to be a first-generation knight...

Putting aside the Ares Knight who was suspected to be the first generation knight, the Zero Knight who was confirmed to be the first generation knight was definitely not someone that this big shot who only controlled the "Hound" could deal with.

So, just be friends.

In fact, these files did play the role that the big shot hoped they would play. After knowing the contents of these files, Miss Uchida pondered for a moment, and then as if she had finally figured something out, she took a long breath, leaned back in her chair, and then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"I was too confident to be investigated to this extent... Well, yes, just as you thought, I am indeed the first generation knight - but I'm sure you can guess that the first generation knight can no longer easily appear in front of people. I can't tell you the reason, you just need to know this, so if what you want me to do is beyond my ability..."

That’s right, Ms. Uchida has already decided that since the other party has mistaken her for the first-generation knight, then she will accept the identity of the first-generation knight!

After all, the First Generation Knights are now a very formidable force. No one knows how many First Generation Knights there are now, how strong they are, or whether they are part of an organization. Therefore, before everything can be figured out, naturally no one would think of provoking the First Generation Knights.

As a businessman, Ms. Uchida is the best at taking advantage of situations.

Rather than telling the other party that he is a businessman superhuman and has only one ally, even if that woman is known as the strongest priest in Japan, the title of "first generation knight" is obviously more deterrent.

As for what would happen if the truth was revealed, or if the real first-generation knight came to find him because he was pretending to be the first-generation knight...

Isn’t there Su Su?

The man that my best friend belongs to is a genuine first-generation knight. Why don’t I just go and ask him to help me guarantee something?

Miss Uchida was calculating very much, and on the other side, the big shot was also in a very happy mood after hearing Miss Uchida personally admit her identity.

Ever since Knight Zero showed up, the "first generation knights" have become the focus of all major forces, and now he has taken the lead in hooking up with a first generation knight...

"Don't worry, Ms. Uchida. I've said before that I don't intend to use this to blackmail you into doing anything. I just have some questions that I want to get answers to..."

While maintaining his inner joy, the big shot waved his hand to indicate that he had no other intentions, and then showed a kind look to Miss Uchida.

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. In response to the kindness shown by the big shot, Ms. Uchida also gave him a slight smile, and the atmosphere in the meeting room instantly became much more relaxed.

As a businessman who aspires to become the number one businessman in Japan, the well-mannered Ms. Uchida would not take the initiative to offend any big shot.

"Of course, as long as I can tell you, I will tell you everything I know - but please forgive me, I can't tell you about the first generation."

Actually, I don’t know - I will be able to tell you these things after I ask my best friend’s good man, but I have to sell it for a good price.

However, these were obviously not what the big shot wanted to ask, so after nodding slightly, the big shot quickly asked a question that was most important to the current cabinet faction.

"I want to ask Ms. Uchida, since Ms. Uchida has been a superpower for many years, then... do you know whether there are any other powerful superpower forces in Japan besides the Special Affairs Office and the Superpower Department?"

The issue of the superpowers hidden behind the scenes in Japan has always weighed on the heads of the cabinet factions.

Unlike the police force who believe that the Cabinet faction was once the official controller of supernatural powers, the Cabinet was very clear that before the appearance of the Hound Unit, it had never possessed any supernatural powers.

But all the signs clearly show that people with super powers definitely existed in Japan a long time ago, so...

This question is actually an implicit inquiry: what were the superpower forces in the past?

The first generation of knights have been confirmed to be a force, so, what about the others?

Like... the royal family?

"...I see. Sorry I can't tell you everything, but I can tell you clearly that ten years ago, there was absolutely no supernatural power outside of Tokyo."

Miss Uchida understood what the big shot said, but not everything. However, this did not prevent Miss Uchida from giving an ambiguous answer - and she did not lie. At least ten years ago, Huajianyuan was still searching for other people with super powers across the country and slaying demons and monsters.

Ms. Uchida believes in her friend's ability very much. Since her friend said that there were no people with super powers in other parts of Japan at that time, then there must be none!

As for the rest...

As I said before, wait until you ask your best friend’s man before making a decision!

But for that big shot, Ms. Uchida's answer was actually enough.

If it is said that there were no extraordinary people outside Tokyo ten years ago, then at least it means that ten years ago, even if there were people with super powers in the royal family, they did not have the ability to radiate beyond Tokyo - at least, they did not have the ability to radiate beyond Tokyo under the influence of the first generation of knights!

This means that even if the royal family has power, it is definitely weaker than the first generation of knights, unless the royal family recruits the first generation of knights - but Ms. Uchida may not answer this question, so I need to investigate it myself, but...

This news is enough!

198. Fourth Edition Belt

Ms. Uchida has a very pleasant collaboration with the bigwigs behind Higuchi Pharmaceutical.

Both parties got something they thought was very important, and at the same time established a successful cooperation, which was considered to be opening up a new "network of contacts", so this ending seems to be a happy ending for both parties.

As for Sakura, the former director of Higuchi Pharmaceutical's underground research institute, who was used as a bargaining chip by both parties...

Sakura was still excited at the moment, thinking that he had successfully changed jobs. He was determined to make a career with the support of his new boss and slap his former employer in the face to let them know how blind they were. However, in fact, his jumping around was not taken seriously at all.

It's just a bargaining chip.

As for the stronger superpower user he had been dreaming of, the big shot behind Higuchi Pharmaceutical did not need him. The hounds were enough. Any stronger superpower user would only become difficult to control, and no one would use a knife that would cut themselves, no matter how sharp it was.

And Ms. Uchida doesn't need it either.

Ms. Uchida doesn't plan to form a superhuman force, so why does she want to create superhumans?

The only thing Ms. Uchida needs is the bunch of infected people that Sakura created when her research failed. Those are her experience packs.

So to some extent, Sakura's ambitious plan is destined to fail because it has never been "needed"...

......

But these have nothing to do with Su Su.

Although Miss Uchida now shares information with Su Su, she obviously will not tell Su Su about plans related to her own. Therefore, Su Su naturally has no way of knowing Miss Uchida's experience package plan.

Otherwise, Su Su would definitely find ways to get involved.

And right now, Su Su is still planning the upgrade according to his original plan - that is, to start the knight manufacturing process again.

In fact, the belts manufactured by Su Su have gone through three generations so far.

First is the first edition, which is the "imitation first-generation belt" in the background fabricated by Su Su. As the first edition of the belt made by Su Su, the quality of this batch of belts is generally poor. After all, Su Su only mastered the pharmaceutical skills at the time, so these belts were made of metal toys and were easily damaged in fierce battles.

The second version of the belt was the so-called "generation and a half". It was a trial belt made after the skill of making belts was mastered. There were only two of them, one on Kenta Kishibe and one on Shino Asada - but the one on Kenta Kishibe had been modified by himself, so there was actually only one belt of this type left.

After that, there is the third edition belt, which is the most numerous of the “second generation knights” today.

However, no matter which version of the belt you choose, it is essentially still within the scope of a "belt". A belt that provides transformation is a real belt that needs to be worn around the waist. It is even heavy due to its metal texture, making it quite inconvenient to carry.

According to the situations of those knights who came to me to modify themselves some time ago, many knights would wear belts all the time in order to be able to transform quickly when encountering dangerous situations. They would usually hide the belt under their clothes and push it directly through the clothes when transforming.

But sometimes they would get hit by something if they were not careful, and many knights had bruises on their waists.

Therefore, after fully collecting users' usage experience, Su Su solemnly decided to make revolutionary changes to this fourth-generation belt!

The first thing to change is portability. Unlike the previous lazy design, this time when designing the belt, Su Su made a rather troublesome attempt, that is, to make the belt body retractable.

In this way, when the belt is not in use, it will retract into the buckle, and riders can easily carry the buckle with them without having to wear it around their waist.

When encountering a situation, you only need to take out the buckle and slap it hard on your waist. The belt will pop out of the buckle by itself, quickly turn around the rider's waist, forming a real belt to fix it.

This way, knights no longer have to worry about being hurt by the hard metal belt around their waists!

Secondly, based on the experience of repairing the belt some time ago, Su Su also changed the potion content in the fourth edition of the belt. Su Su's original idea was that the knight could push the belt once to inject a smaller amount of medicine, and then push it a second time in an explosive situation, and a third time in a life-and-death situation. However, according to user surveys Su Su received, more than 99% of users would not push the belt a second time.

They just push it once and that's it. Even if they really can't beat the opponent, they won't realize that the belt can actually be pushed again. For example, Su Su witnessed the Yiqi being beaten up. Even in the "Kitayase Incident" at the beginning of the Extraordinary Era, the Knight of Conviction personally demonstrated that the belt can actually be pushed many times, the knights just couldn't think of it.

Therefore, this time Su Su simply did not try to do it a second or third time, and directly increased the amount of medicine injected in a single time, so that the knight would basically reach the maximum tolerance of the body after one push, and pushing again would be a gamble with his life.

The consequence of this change is that the fourth edition belt will appear to be much stronger than the previous three editions in terms of the degree of amplification. After this batch of belts are sent out, it is estimated that there will inevitably be sayings like "the third generation knight is stronger than the second generation knight".

Although in fact the amount of medicine in the belt is the same.

However, although he had designed the new belts and even tried to make a few samples in his personal space, these belts could not be distributed in a short period of time. After all, Su Su was now a focal figure, and he had just arrived at a place, and knights began to appear there soon, which inevitably drew attention to Su Su.

Not to mention that he came back to get married, and Su Su didn't want to ruin his wedding because of some weird things.

Of this batch of belts, Su Su will only keep a few in Huajianyuan's hometown, and will also place them within the range of the common sense tampering base that he will place here. The common sense tampering base placed here will also have a new content added, that is, "Only after the third generation of knights begin to appear in various parts of Japan, can people see the existence of the belt" - in this way, he can get rid of himself to the greatest extent.