I refuse to be a plagiarist

However, when applying this example to Akane Ayaka today, Hasegawa feels that there is no incongruity at all.

After all, in his previous impression, this editor sister who was quite caring towards him didn't seem like the type who would complicate her life just to maintain her ladylike image.

But since it has already happened, as a man, he feels that he also needs to give the other party a way out.

He quickly drank the milkshake in the cup in two gulps.

After a few seconds, he symbolically rubbed his stomach, then stood up and tried to look a little embarrassed:

"Hey...I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach.

I'm going to the bathroom first.

Before I come back, please wait here for a while, Sister Zhu Yin."

Although he is not a professional player, in order to save face for the editor and give her some time and space to move freely, Hasegawa Hide vividly played the role of a "reckless man" who accidentally got a stomachache due to overeating cold drinks.

He pulled out a tissue and stuffed it into his pocket.

With a wave of his hand, Hasegawa, led by the waiter, left his seat and walked towards the bathroom. Before leaving, he subconsciously glanced at Akane Benizaka who was still sitting at the table.

[In this case, I guess there is no need for you to insist any longer. ]

【Really....】

[Judging from the frequency of the friction just now, this lovely sister must have been holding back a lot. ]

He shook his head and cursed in his heart, "How rude."

However, what Hasegawa Hide had never expected was that just when he thought he had made room for Hongzaka Akane, the other party's heart was also filled with shock as he looked at his back disappearing around the corner of the corridor.

Tissues, toilet, getting up temporarily...

Under the influence of the power of imagination, the young lady's thoughts slipped instantly, and the hat of "pervert" was firmly thrown on someone's head.

Chapter 161: Erotic Teacher

Her self-righteous good intentions were mistaken for secretly going to the restroom to apply glue... If Hasegawa really knew what Akane Arasaka was thinking at this moment, he would definitely press the head of this ignorant editor on the table and correct the extremely twisted thoughts in her little head.

But let’s look at it from another angle.

According to Akane Ayane's imagination, this older sister is just looking around and blushing when someone is "secretly cheating", and she can still stay at the scene and talk and laugh with the other person, which is really a very deep friendship and tolerance...

".........At least pay attention to your image.

If it is discovered by the all-seeing media, your image in public will be completely ruined.”

He warned the young man in front of him earnestly not to lose the big picture for the sake of small gains, and not to easily forget about more long-term things for some insignificant petty profits.

In response to Hongzaka Akane's advice, Hasegawa Hide nodded in understanding, indicating that he would act with caution.

In fact, he did so himself.

Every time he went to publish a manuscript, he would basically go to an Internet cafe, log in with different IP addresses and different email addresses like an underground worker, and then complete the task of connecting and uploading, which made his heart beat faster.

Although he was not particularly clear about it, he had heard others talk about paparazzi.

To put it nicely, it is called digging up information that the public is unaware of; to put it bluntly, it is actually no different from illegally invading other people's privacy.

Faced with this group whose behavior is determined by their profession, whose logic is clear and reasonable but indeed very unpleasant, Hasegawa Hide, who stands on the edge of the target group, naturally stays away from it.

——That’s too mean!

For the sake of some fun that will soon be forgotten by netizens, some privacy in life is dug out regardless of the wishes of the parties involved.

In Hasegawa Hide's opinion, if those paparazzi really have so much time and energy to interfere in other people's daily lives, they might as well investigate the officials' gray income or which celebrity has evaded billions of dollars in taxes.

In this way, even if what he did was not very polite, he would at least leave behind the title of "Dark Knight" and the hero of justice, rather than a title like "paparazzi" which is full of ridicule and abuse.

But the same thing goes, compared to this huge world, the only thing each person can truly control is himself.

So no matter how much he complains or rants he makes, facing this gray professional group that is also struggling for a living, all Hasegawa can do is to try his best to prevent the other party from finding any evidence against him or her and letting them know that he or she is a "hentai teacher."

That’s right, a pornographic teacher.

This is the author's pseudonym for his works that he has published.

Although it looks a bit crude, after using it for a long time, it actually feels somewhat familiar.

Due to the existence of the paparazzi group, Hasegawa Hide's anti-reconnaissance capabilities, which had been relaxed for more than half a year, were picked up again by him some time ago.

The ears are open to all directions, and the eyes are aware of all directions.

However, when talking about the group of "paparazzi", he and the idle Akane Akasaka extended the topic to something like "detective".

detective.

This is a profession that is quite far away from the daily life of the Chinese people and is more Western in culture. Basically, it helps people investigate things and then collects commissions.

The full name is "Detective Investigation", and the objects and events of assistance are also different.

It could be an official police officer who is caught up in a shocking case, or it could be an ordinary citizen who is anxious because he suspects his spouse is cheating on him.

But no matter what, in order to survive in this industry, those detectives generally have very detailed observation skills and rich associative abilities. They collect clues and build a clear logical chain from scratch through waves of brainstorming, and finally restore the entire incident.

After all, this thing is just like the anchor and internet celebrity industry that has emerged in the Internet era. There is no threshold for it, but in terms of income, it is the classic "if there is drought, there will be drought; if there is flood, there will be flood."

If you want to stand out among countless peers and become a "famous detective" with relatively stable income, interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge reserve are absolutely essential.

"............These all sound good, but in reality, detectives spend most of their time sneaking around and doing trivial things. They're not much better than paparazzi."

Speaking of detectives, Akane Benizaka stretched out her arm, gently gathered the hair by her ears, and a hint of disdain appeared on her face.

Apparently, the so-called detective had played a less-than-glorious role in the editor's sister's life.

"Hmm... Really?"

He looked at the woman in front of him with curiosity.

After all this trouble, Hasegawa Hide no longer had any desire to go home and sleep.

He was curious about detective work, something he had never encountered before.

After all, before, his only knowledge of this thing was works like "Detective Conan" and "The Kindaichi Case Files" that had been artistically processed and beautified to a considerable degree.

The latter is too mysterious.

As for the former...it seems to be going further and further on the road of action blockbusters. Now, rather than being a detective story full of wits, it is more like a youth version of Neon Marvel in the guise of a detective.

——"My lover is this country!"

I couldn't help but think of the yellow-haired character that I saw in the cinema with my friends.

Listening to the lines, if nothing else, at least he is a positive character and his role will not be too small.

Look at that superb driving skills...the car is driven faster than the speed of passion.

But whether it is Detective Conan or Kindaichi, the detectives that appear in these works are mostly people with lofty ideals, in other words, they are relatively noble and glorious characters.

This kind of existence that radiates light and warmth from head to toe makes countless viewers, including Hasegawa, feel the urge to yearn for it.

Just like many boys and girls in their middle school years, they watch a certain anchor or internet celebrity making a fortune just by playing around, and from then on they regard it as their ideal to pursue.

But the gap between the ideal image and the reality often gives people an indescribable feeling of coldness and helplessness.

When that high aspirations met the cold reality that even I couldn't afford to support myself, I looked back at the glamorous and beautiful things that looked like promotional brochures, and the feeling in my heart was naturally imaginable...

Chapter 162: People who meet detectives will encounter misfortune

However, having said that, Hasegawa himself has no experience in becoming a detective or an internet celebrity.

Faced with Akane Benizaka's scientific popularization, he simply became convinced that there are only a few detectives as dazzling as "Kudo Shinichi" in this world, and the vast majority of people are still engaged in the same mundane tasks as Kogoro, catching cats and dogs, and investigating adultery.

Of course, this only refers to the content of Mr. Maori's daily work. After all, judging from the personality of that uncle, even if he cannot be compared to the level of "the best of the best", he is at least an upper-class person with connections.

Not to mention that behind the surname Maori, there might be some additional status of being a child of a rich family...

"So, Sister Zhu Yin, have you ever worked with detectives before?"

"Ah... isn't it?"

There was a hint of fatigue in his tone.

Faced with the questioning from the young man in front of her, Akane Hongsaka did not hide anything and shared the "interesting things" of the year.

At that time, she was still in high school, but compared with other girls in the class, she stood out a little bit in appearance.

"Ah...are you in Versailles?"

Listening to the sister's preface to her recollections, Hasegawa had a strange look on his face, and the desire to complain was burning in his heart.

Admittedly, the beauty in front of me is indeed full of charm, but to want to stand out completely in an environment where everyone wears makeup before going out seems a bit too arrogant.

Unless...the students in that class were really not that good?

In response to his complaints, Akane Akasaka rolled her eyes and snorted unhappily:

"Hmph~ Children, stop interrupting when adults are talking!

Isn't it just a little bit of personal opinion? As writers, can you show some empathy?"

"Hi~Hi~

I understand, I understand, just go on."

Seeing the other party gradually changing his attitude towards "I'll just say a few words on the principal's podium", Hasegawa begged for mercy hastily, showing an attitude of listening attentively.

After seeing him surrender, Hongzaka Akane nodded with great satisfaction, not hiding the sense of accomplishment of the uniformed troublemaker at all.

"After that, a senior who was about to graduate expressed his admiration for me."

"Oh?"

"Of course, I rejected it."

Speaking of this, Akane Hongsaka also sighed, with a look of nostalgia appearing on her face.

Few people hate someone of the opposite sex expressing admiration towards them.

Even if you don't intend to accept the other person's confession, when that sincere feeling comes out, it will still enhance the impression of the person involved, so that the whole person becomes much more pleasing to the eye.

But from the topics they talked about, it was clear that this senior, who didn't even have a name, seemed to have done something not very good afterwards.

And what unfolded after that was indeed almost the same as Hasegawa had imagined.

The young man was full of vigor and vitality. After returning home, the senior who was unable to win love thought about everything and his mind was filled with the image of Akane Benizaka.

The more emotion you put into a confession, the heavier the blow will be when it is rejected.

This unknown senior was obviously not some sea king who owned a fish pond. The fact that he could confess his love to the girl he loved was the result of a great struggle in his heart.

Of course, the ending is not so wonderful. Not only does it carry a bit of youthful regret, but it has also been remembered as a negative example by the person involved, Akane Benizaka, for so many years.

“…That guy is not a bad guy, he just likes to dwell on trivial matters and is not good at thinking from a different perspective.

After I rejected him, he came to the conclusion that he didn't know the girl well enough, and even hired a detective to find out my background. "

"........"

【Hahaha........】

[This guy really loves deeply. ]

He had already finished drinking the iced milkshake in the glass, but after listening to this youth story, Hasegawa subconsciously held the straw in his mouth to hide his embarrassment.

——So this is your first encounter with the profession of "detective"!

[No wonder, no wonder.........]

I complained silently in my heart.

If a confession full of ignorance and longing is a plus, then entrusting a private detective to secretly investigate someone has a bit of a perverted flavor.

In Hasegawa Hide's opinion, for the editor sister in front of him, the detective's sneaky behavior back then was probably just an excuse.

After all, investigations are about collecting information by any means necessary.

The biggest reason why she has such prejudices against the profession of detective is probably because the image of the senior who was unable to get love was tainted with perversion due to that incident.

Although it is not completely deviated from reality, and even perfectly describes the cruelty and helplessness of the detective profession in reality, but no matter how you look at it, this result is somewhat biased.

".......I remember hearing you say before that you wanted to make a detective-themed short story.

But my personal advice is that it is best not to spend too much time and energy on such a brain-consuming and thankless task. "