Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful fox

Where did this guy get the money?

Rich second generation? Or a rich woman's sponsor?

Finally, when lunch time was almost over, a gigolo couldn't help but ask.

"It's just a small business, nothing much to say."

Hoshino Hideyuki brushed off the question with a visibly perfunctory attitude.

So the cowherds became even more curious.

Waited until the third day.

Most of the scenes have been filmed, and the rest will have to wait for rainy days.

To celebrate, Kazuma Kujo and Hideyuki Hoshino made an appointment to have dinner at a restaurant.

At the banquet, the gigolos kept toasting, but after drinking a few glasses, Hoshino Hideyuki's face turned red and his speech became slurred.

Seeing this, a cowherd recalled his previous doubts and couldn't help asking again:

"Mr. Kiyono, what did you do to start your career?"

"Hiccup~"

Hoshino Hideyuki burped, squinted his eyes, and looked at the gigolo for several seconds before patting his stomach and said proudly, "I'm only telling you this, don't tell anyone else!"

"Good good!"

“As for me, I do patent litigation!”

"Uh, what lawsuit?"

"Buy Japanese technology patents, then find overseas companies that use similar technology and sue them for plagiarism... Western countries often have such examples. If successful, they can get hundreds of millions or even billions of yen in compensation..."

The less educated gigolo exclaimed on the spot: "Is this true? It's so cool!"

The more educated cowherd couldn't help but ask, "That kind of case is hard to win, right?"

"Indeed, so I don't make money by winning."

Hoshino Hideyuki began to brag in a daze:

"When I was studying abroad, I had a good roommate who was the son of a prosecutor in the western state of California... That's a country where the plea bargaining rate for cases is over 90%, and prosecutors have a lot of tricks they can use..."

"So I don't need to win the lawsuit at all. On the contrary, my goal is to rely on my roommate's relationship to get the settlement money - it just so happens that the defendant companies don't want to sue for the sake of their reputation, and prefer to settle privately..."

Then, Hoshino Hideyuki started to spout all kinds of Western legal terms, which were all directly transliterated into katakana. Even a native Western undergraduate student wouldn't be able to understand them.

The more educated cowherds were also completely defeated here.

Finally, Hoshino Hideyuki clapped his hands and said, "After all this, the money is here!"

The cowherds nodded in agreement, and the sound of "die country" was heard everywhere.

After praising him, someone sighed: "What a pity, I thought it was some kind of investment. Only big shots like you, Mr. Qingye, can play this way. We can't learn it..."

"Hic, maybe not..."

"what do you mean……"

"Patents can be shared. Many patents are very expensive, and I want to cast a wide net. It's not easy for one person to take it all, so I will find partners. Usually I invest half, and others contribute the other half. After we get the compensation, we share the money together. If you want..."

As Hoshino Hideyuki was talking, he lay down on the table and fell asleep on the spot.

"Mr. Qingye? Mr. Qingye?"

Seeing this, Jiucheng Yima and the cowherds could only suppress the itch in their hearts and wait until the next day.

"Please give us a chance to cooperate with you..."

When Hoshino Hideyuki came again, they immediately brought up what happened yesterday.

"Did I...tell you about these things yesterday? Tsk...Well, I just happened to have my eye on a patent for smart driving recently, so I'll let you guys participate!"

"Thank you so much, Mr. Kiyono!"

Ever since.

After filming this video, Hoshino Hideyuki not only did not spend a penny, but instead earned nearly 20 million yen from you one million and him two million.

When he was leaving, he was alone in the rented car, counting the money and sighing:

These gigolos are really rich...

No wonder he ridiculed Inuyama like that in the police station...

Everything that happened in the past few days was naturally a scam set up by the fox.

The car and equipment were rented, but the outfit and three men were created by magic.

As for joint ventures to buy patents, suing overseas companies for profit, etc.... If he were an ordinary fraudster, after receiving the money, he could just delay for a few years and then disappear to get away with it. As for the fox, he doesn't even have an identity, and he can disappear on the spot after achieving his goal.

Of course, he won't do that.

He would even pay back double the 20 million he had received.

Let's set the time for next month, pretend that the money is returned as profit, and then pretend to inadvertently reveal a patent with greater profit. After some operation, you can easily get back double the money you paid.

After all, twenty million is nothing to these gigolos. If they want to achieve the purpose of punishment, they have to make more money!

That sounds great.

There was only one thing that made the fox unhappy.

The target of this trip, Kasuga Kaito, only invested 500,000.

Moreover, during the video shooting, he was not very active and looked sluggish. Fox had no chance to get any clues about the three dead women, let alone any evidence that could be used to solve the case.

Is this guy the type who is very alert?

Or you might as well just look at the flowers in a mirror.

Although hypnosis is not considered fraud in the eyes of the system, and the reward will be greatly reduced, it is not impossible to advance the investigation...

Just as the fox was thinking this.

dong dong dong.

Kasuga Kaito approached quietly and knocked on the car window.

"Mr. Kiyono, can I talk to you in private?"

Chapter 39: Huh? Fox, I'm haunted by a vengeful spirit?

Hoshino Hideyuki asked the wrestlers to continue packing up, and he followed Kasuga Kaito into an empty private room.

"So, Haruhi-san, what exactly do you want to talk to me about?"

Kasuga Kaito sat on the sofa opposite and talked freely:

"Mr. Qingye, it's like this. I've recently hit a bottleneck in my career as a gigolo, and I haven't been able to really become famous..."

What? Don’t you think the fame brought by the death of three people is not enough?

The little fox spat inwardly.

"...and the skit you shot inspired me, so I was wondering if I could continue working with you after this shoot?"

Hoshino Hideyuki stroked his chin and asked, "Do you want to be my long-term actor?"

"Not just an ordinary actor, but the male lead, and the script had better not have too many spoof elements, such as finding a man to play the female lead... You know, as a gigolo, I need to maintain my image."

Kasuga Kaito's tone was very polite.

But the content of these words is a bit like pole vaulting in a toilet - it's too much.

Who are you to ask for so many things? You don't respect the creative freedom of wild animals at all!

Hoshino Hideyuki narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't plan to continue filming the story of the gigolo in my next drama, and I won't use a gigolo as the protagonist anymore."

"I am willing to bear the cost of filming..."

"This is not about money. You should have gotten to know me a little better these days. I don't care about that."

Hoshino Hideyuki refused and carefully observed Kasuga Kaito's reaction.

"Yes, sorry."

The latter paused, but the confidence in his eyes did not diminish at all, and immediately said:

"Mr. Qingye, I admit that my request is entirely out of selfish motives, but please believe me, cooperating with me will bring you benefits beyond money."

"for example?"

"For example... it can guarantee your personal safety."

At this point, Kasuga Kaito suddenly lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, I am actually an exorcist."

fox:?

"What chef?"

"Exorcist."

"What snack?"

"I...what I'm saying is, I was born with psychic eyes, I can see ghosts and drive away evil spirits!"

Kasuga Kaito took a deep breath, suppressed his impatience and said:

"Mr. Qingye, if what I saw is correct, your forehead is black and you have been possessed by an evil spirit!"

what……

What kind of monster?

Is it a cute little fox demon?

Very well put, made my tail spin.

In an instant, Hoshino Hideyuki became alert.

He didn't think that Kasuga Kaito, as a successful gigolo, would be a fool who talked nonsense. Rich women are not so easy to fool.

At the same time, the words spoken by the vengeful spirit idol in the exhibition hall also reappeared in his mind, and his intuition told him that the strange guy that the vengeful spirit saw at the beginning was most likely Kasuga Kaito!

So did he really see something?

Did I not hide my demonic aura when I went out today? No, the 72 transformations cannot be seen through so easily. Not everyone is Senjougahara Ryoko...

Hoshino Hideyuki was unsure of what Kasuga Kaito meant, so he pretended to frown and asked, "Demon? What kind of demon?"

Kasuga Kaito swore: "It's a vengeful spirit formed from the accumulated resentment of a woman after her death!"

It’s okay, it’s not that I didn’t hide my evil spirit well.

After thinking it over in his mind, Hoshino Hideyuki decided to play dumb and deal with all kinds of changes.

"Haruhi-san, stop joking."

The fox monster said confidently: "How can ghosts and monsters exist in this world? That's just the imagination of the ancients. You have to believe in science!"

Kasuga Kaito sighed and said, "I know that Mr. Kiyono doesn't believe me now, but that's okay."

"But it is also true that you are really entangled with her."

"I hope you can be more careful recently. If you find any bad signs, please contact me in time. I am willing to provide help to the best of my ability."

"If you feel my help is worthwhile, please consider the script and the protagonist again..."

"That's all. Sorry to bother you..."

After some polite exchanges, the two left the room.

Hoshino Hideyuki pretended to be offended and a little unhappy, then drove away in silence.

On the way, he repeatedly chewed over Kasuga Kaito's performance.

First of all, we have to assume that the guy is really capable, even if he can't see anything when observing face to face - that may be simply because he lacks reconnaissance skills.

Secondly, we have to assume that the guy is not talking nonsense. Since we want him to help, his words must come true.

However, Hoshino Hideyuki was very sure that he was not haunted by the vengeful spirit.

Then, if Kasuga Kaito wants his words to come true, he can only...