In a crossover anime, do you believe that a machine spirit can defeat a fake human?

That was close! I almost fell off the top of the water dispenser.

"Moses, Moses?"

"Greetings, Mr. Chen."

An elderly voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm sorry, my daughter caused you trouble earlier, I've already disciplined her."

Lady Yukinoshita said this.

"?"

After thinking for a moment, Chen Yi roughly understood.

First of all, the contract drafted by Yang Nai was too hasty. Although he had reviewed it and found it to be mostly fine, the amount involved was not something to be taken lightly and required more people to participate in the discussion before it could be finalized and implemented.

Secondly, judging from Mrs. Yukinoshita's subtext... Yukinoshita Haruno has only been handling company affairs for less than five years, and rushing into this deal would be too rash and could easily backfire. Therefore, the next step will likely be to discuss the issue of renegotiating the contract.

"If you have time, would it be convenient for you to come over again tomorrow? There are some oversights in the contract that need to be renegotiated..."

Sure enough, as expected.

"I'm sorry, but please believe that Yukinoshita's family didn't intend to tamper with the contract..."

Seeing that Chen Yi remained silent for a long time, Lady Yukinoshita, thinking that he did not trust her, added.

"Okay, I understand," Chen Yi replied.

It seems like I wasted half a day today; I can only blame myself for being an amateur.

PS: Why is Hui Shi getting fewer comments lately than I've mentioned Bei Chao in the group chat? Meow O∧O

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 236 Should I Change Careers Too?

Chapter 236

"Cannot be found."

Three full days have passed, and no matter how thoroughly SWAT and other outsourced security contractors search the zoo, they cannot find the dummy captured by the drone that reported the incident.

It was obvious that this was the ultimate target of the case. Judging from its size, it didn't seem like it could hide in any particularly remote or secluded place, but we just couldn't find any trace of it.

It can be described as eerie.

The body sample obtained from the woman connected to the complainant in the drone was also sent to an expert laboratory in Tokyo for testing, but nothing was found.

The gene sequence uses an unprecedented arrangement, like a code. Only a few segments can be discerned to have some relation to humans, which proves that it is a pseudo-human organism.

The rest—what it is, what its habits are—cannot be detected through samples.

"That's strange..."

Officer Miao scratched his head and picked up the Detective Fairy from the table.

This is the same drone that flew directly into the viewing tank where the dummy was hiding. The forensic team present also examined it and could only detect some formaldehyde on it, which was from the evaporation of the liquid containing the brain in the viewing tank. It does not mean that it is a component related to the dummy.

Yes, formaldehyde...

Those display jars filled with brains were actually filled with formalin.

It is certain that the park management was aware of the situation to some extent, possibly through multiple highly intelligent imposters. After the incident, they did not immediately step forward to take charge; only some panicked ordinary employees did.

The commander-in-chief immediately reported the situation to the supervisory team, and then contacted the criminal police to investigate the whereabouts of the park's relevant personnel through criminal means, but to no avail.

It's as if they've vanished into thin air.

The zoo has been under lockdown for three days, and apart from maintaining the zoo's interests by feeding the animals regularly to prevent them from starving, there has been almost no progress.

"Could the breakthrough be with the animals?" A thought flashed through Miao Mu's mind, and he looked at the commander-in-chief.

"...There are indeed fake humans disguised as animals, but..." The commander shook his head.

"They all live in the sunlight, which alone makes them impossible for them to be fake humans disguised as animals," the commander-in-chief said.

“That’s true…” Miao Mu said dejectedly.

"What about the person who reported the case before? Why don't we ask him if he has any ideas?"

An advisor sitting in front of a computer screen in the temporary command center offered a suggestion.

"...When did ATSS ever need to ask the public for help in investigating cases! If the reporters find out, they'll start spreading rumors that we're incompetent..." the commander-in-chief reprimanded.

We've experienced this too many times. Every time a case happens, no matter what the dutiful police officers did, it's always the public who demands that the officers come out and apologize. They not only have to do their jobs, but they can't express any opinions, and they also have to take the blame for government inaction from time to time.

It's no wonder that young police officers often can't keep up with the job.

It's a thankless task.

“The problem is that we don’t have any other breakthroughs right now. Before this incident at the zoo, there was an explosion somewhere in Izu that hasn’t been resolved yet. They’ve even borrowed SWAT from us…” Naegi frowned.

Commissioner Sato of Izu is really too ruthless. The prefectural government can't even afford to hire the Ironbloods, let alone hire security contractors like Titan PMC or Sakhalin Island Police. He makes SWAT handle everything and treats the SWAT like a bunch of Japanese.

“Borrowing people from our task force, these guys can’t even tell what’s important and what’s urgent…” The commander rubbed his temples and took a big gulp of coffee.

He only slept for a total of five hours in the past three days. Every time the SWAT and Ironbloods went in to investigate, he had to keep a close eye on them and wait for news, for fear of missing any important clues.

The others in the temporary command center were in similar situations; even the one who had the most rest hadn't had more than ten hours of rest.

"I think I have an idea about the idea of ​​disguising oneself as an animal that Commander Miao mentioned earlier..." The staff officer, who had been silent after being rebuked, suddenly spoke up.

"Since they can't be active in the sunlight during the day, why not just disguise themselves as animals and roam the park at night?"

"..."

"While it does sound feasible, why bother coming out to operate when you can hide?" the commander-in-chief asked, puzzled.

"Don't forget that the purpose of a swindler is always the same: to harm people. It's just a matter of whether he hunts like a wild beast or plots like a murderer." Another advisor seemed to have thought of this possibility as well.

"What do you mean...?" Miao Mu was completely confused.

"It is known that there is a certain degree of cognitive interference in the park, and the carrier is the text mentioned by the previous complainant. Is it possible that the real person of that fake man also has a certain degree of cognitive pollution, just like the scarecrow?"

Suddenly, everything became clear.

"Quick! Check the number of animals each night!"

The commander-in-chief waved his hand and immediately gave the order.

......

What exactly is the background of this Laboratory Sixteen...?

"They bought the factory outright, but shut down all production lines except for composite bows and replaced them with lines for composite bows and arrows? What a strange request," the factory manager muttered, printing out a copy of the contract and locking it in a safe.

The original shareholders ran away, and we thought we were doomed, but then a new boss came along. We're still making bows and arrows, and they didn't ask us to change careers. We were quite lucky.

"Director Zhucun, we don't have this material in our factory," the raw materials manager said, pointing to the list in his hand as he came out of the finance office.

“The investors have invested money, so your task is to connect you with raw material suppliers. Do a good job, because we’re going to move into the high-end market in the future.”

"The high-end market?" The team leader and a certain person in charge whispered among themselves.

“Yes, the military market.” The factory director said, handing a stack of design drawings to the factory’s only design engineer.

“What military market could a composite bow possibly have… 800 pounds!” the design engineer muttered, glancing at the design drawings.

"Is 800 pounds for human use?" the design engineer asked the factory manager excitedly, forgetting all about etiquette.

"The boss didn't say it was for human use. He said it was for the military market, supposedly for assassination robots. We just need to be responsible for production."

Then, a stack of documents was delivered to the original production line manager on the other side.

"Explosive arrows... Our factory doesn't have a license to produce or use explosives, does it?"

“It’s already there, you just need to focus on producing.” Takemura touched his bald head and sighed.

I have to go to Tokyo tomorrow to get the factory safety certificates and other documents entered into the files.

"Did the boss say when the first batch of bows would be needed?" The design engineer looked at the design drawings carefully and noticed quite a few minor errors. His eyelids twitched.

"They didn't say, but let's make a few samples first."

"The boss didn't say the design couldn't be changed, did he? Some of these seem to be ergonomically incompatible..."

"Just make sure the power is good; minor optimizations should be fine."

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 237 A Dream in the Garden

Chapter 237

"Mr. Toyokawa, this way please."

A figure entered the reception room and looked around.

Chen Yi's expression froze for a moment while he was chatting with Madam Yukinoshita, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Commander, relax."

Kroos, standing behind Chen Yi with a pistol in her hand, thought to herself, while casually adjusting the brim of her hat as if to distract herself.

Kroos's appearance was merely for show, and while nothing unexpected was likely to happen this time, since it was essentially a collaboration rather than a negotiation, Chen Yi didn't refuse Kroos's offer. This was an away game, and on the issue of the contract, Lady Yukinoshita might not be as agreeable as the young lady.

Old people are all cunning.

"Mrs. Yukinoshita, I didn't expect you to have invited people from the Toyokawa Group." Chen Yi casually glanced at Toyokawa Kiyoko, noticing his confident demeanor.

Didn't China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (CSDC) absorb the 168 billion yuan debt from the global market?

It seems that Miss Toyokawa is still playing the "bitter and miserable" card.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Toyokawa Kiyotaka." Toyokawa Kiyotaka sat down in the empty seat and glanced at Mrs. Yukinoshita.

"This is Chen Yi, the client representative for this project," Madam Yukinoshita answered on his behalf, seeing that Chen Yi had no intention of speaking.

"Truly...so promising for his age..." A hint of embarrassment flashed in Toyokawa Kiyotaka's eyes, but it was quickly covered up.

After all, he had worked his way up in the company for so many years and had never tried doing business with a minor before.

"Mr. Chen, let me introduce you. Mr. Toyokawa Kiyoshi is the representative of the Toyokawa Group regarding this construction project..."

Mrs. Yukinoshita introduced herself, her smiling expression unchanged.

"The fundamental problem with the contract that my daughter signed before actually has nothing to do with the contract itself. It's that Yukinoshita's side lacks the ability to independently build a fortress-like enterprise."

So you called Toyokawa Nakanobu over, right?

Chen Yi recalled some information he had occasionally learned before and remembered that Fengchuan Group was quite well-known in the real estate industry.

Well, it was about the extent that we were involved in major reconstruction efforts after the war.

“In fact, it wouldn’t be easy for the Toyokawa Group to build the fortress-like enterprise that Mr. Chen requested on its own, so I’m here on behalf of the Construction Alliance.” Toyokawa Kiyoshi opened his briefcase and took out a file folder containing records of various construction teams and building companies.

"After all, not every local Japanese construction company has the courage and ability; your country's construction companies are still stronger." Mrs. Yukinoshita took a sip of tea and praised Chen Yi.

"The subtext is that although local construction companies are small fry, the construction companies from the University of Tokyo don't take on any projects in Japan, so in the end we'll have to rely on them."

Lorelei thought to herself that she was sitting in a café a block away, with a suitcase standing quietly next to her chair.

Nobody wants to know what's inside.

"..." Chen Yi took the stack of documents and casually flipped through them.

"Regarding the division of labor, you can decide based on your abilities. Also, regarding the project timeline..."

With the ironclad security contract in place, Chen Yi's behavior was even more "professional" this time.

"...A pleasant cooperation?" Toyokawa Kiyoshi did some mental calculations and realized that Toyokawa Real Estate could probably get a gross profit of 168 billion yen. He couldn't help but smile.

The gross profit margin of the entire project is 40%.

Whew, calm down...

"Yes, it's a pleasure to cooperate." Chen Yi's expression remained unchanged, but in reality, his muscles were a little stiff from being tense all the time.

With the legal representative as witness, the three people each signed their names, and the four contracts were divided and put into their respective briefcases.

"It's getting late, shall the Yukinoshita family prepare lunch for the guests?" Even the perfect social demeanor of Lady Yukinoshita showed a slight crack. It was certain that even if she was forced to share a large portion of the meat due to her own inability, the Yukinoshita family would still suffer from indigestion after eating the rest.

"No need, I have to go back to the company to handle official business," Toyokawa Kiyoshi politely declined.

"I need to go with Ironblood to the land we bought to set up a temporary defensive camp. I need to go back and prepare today." Chen Yi had important business to attend to.

"Alright, next time please let the host family do their best to be hospitable." Madam Yukinoshita did not insist on keeping him, and Chen Yi followed the servant out the door and got into the black van he had rented earlier.