People are in Type-Moon, but they practice science

"Hey! Our great talent Heitong, I didn't expect it to be you. Are you finally willing to come back this time?"

The college student who got into the car was Kurodori Mikiya, and the owner of the car, the police officer, was named Akimi Daisuke, the youngest brother of Kurodori Mikiya's father, and therefore close in age to Kurodori Mikiya. Although he was essentially his uncle, the two had a very good relationship, just like brothers.

"What great talent? He just got admitted to Kyoto University..." Kuroto Mikiya adjusted his glasses and said modestly, "Brother Daisuke, you are the senior detective who has made great contributions."

"Look at you bragging, that great achievement back then was just something you got for nothing," Akimi Daisuke raised his lips. What Kurotogi Kan'ya was talking about was the serial murder case three years ago (in the main world line), which strictly speaking started five years ago. But the case was solved three years ago.

The whole case was incredible from beginning to end. Without mentioning the details of the case, the most amazing thing was that three years ago, the unconscious murderer and the evidence were thrown into the police station by an unknown person. The criminal was named Shirazumi Rio, and his own criminal plan was clearly written in his own diary, which was completely consistent with all the crime scenes...

In fact, Qin Xuan just did a small thing when he came to Guanbuzi City three years ago, and the police have not found this kind-hearted person until now.

Listening to Daisuke Akimi bragging about his "bravery in the past", Kuroto Mikiya felt a little sad and hesitant. When the murder happened five years ago, he was still a high school student here and witnessed the scene with his own eyes.

And before him, there was an old friend of his, Ryougi Shiki, who had appeared at the scene.

Kuroto Mikiya didn't believe that Ryougi Shiki was the murderer, but out of some concern, he lied to Daisuke when he was questioned, and didn't say that Ryougi Shiki was also at the scene. Then, in order to prove that Ryougi Shiki was not the murderer, he started to do his own investigation, even monitoring Ryougi Shiki, and was almost killed by Ryougi Shiki.

As a result... Ryougi Shiki met with a car accident and was in a coma for two years. He insisted on visiting Ryougi Shiki, which in a way made him insist that Ryougi Shiki was not the murderer. Finally, when he received the news that Daisuke's case was solved, he was relieved.

But when he visited Ryougi Shiki the next time, he found the room empty - she had been discharged from the hospital and taken away by unknown persons. Although Kuroto Kirei found out that she was the client hired by the Ryougi family, he had no connection with the Ryougi family except for the relationship with Ryougi Shiki, and the butler Inuko Akitaka would not tell him the whereabouts of Ryougi Shiki.

If it was just this, it would be acceptable, after all, it was impossible for Ryougi Shiki not to go home. But what followed was a little unacceptable to him - his sister, Kurogiri Hana, began to pester her all day long, probably thinking that Ryougi Shiki's absence was a good opportunity and wanted to conquer her brother in one fell swoop.

The final decision made by Kiryu Kuroto was to transfer schools, but it was not easy to do so after entering university, so he even had a quarrel with his parents at home. With enough scores and the method of "withdrawing", he was admitted to the social information studies major of Kyoto University.

Fortunately, this major is very suitable for him, or he is born with the talent of investigating and analyzing intelligence. He is doing well in school and also doing part-time commissions. Now that he thinks about it, he hasn't been home for a long time. This time, it was the invitation letter sent by Kurogiri Hanako. Hanako specifically mentioned the "Daibase Festival" and "Who knows, that woman Shiki might show up", which successfully made Kurogiri Mikiya decide to go home.

Kuroto Kan'ya looked out the window at the unfamiliar scenery. He had heard about the changes here in the past three years, but this was the first time he experienced it in person.

After the car passes the security checkpoint, you can see a wall in the distance. It stretches for several kilometers and is so high that you can't see the end of it. Whether it is a mountain or a river, it is all blocked by facilities such as walls and sluices. It seems that beyond the road is a bizarre place that humans cannot easily explore.

That's not wrong.

In the travel guide of Kuroto Mikiya, the detailed "surface information" of Academy City is recorded in detail:

Located in the western part of Tokyo, Japan, it is a super science city that includes part of the Tokyo metropolitan area as well as Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, etc., and is composed of a large number of schools, research institutes, enterprises and other complex industry-university-research institutions.

It is said that the construction of the Science City was supported by government investment throughout the process, and it also received low-interest loans from the Development Bank and the Development Treasury; all organizational structures within the city, including various research institutions, educational institutions, and industrial planning, were independently planned, with the goal of gathering the world's top academic talents and building a world-leading science and technology city...

Today, the number of research institutes alone accounts for more than 50% of the entire Japan, including biological research and experimental areas, civil engineering and construction research areas, cultural and educational research areas, science and engineering research areas, agricultural scientific research experimental centers, industrial experimental research centers, etc. It also has a high-altitude meteorological observatory, a space research center, and the most advanced proton accelerator... In short, it is the largest scientific center and knowledge center in Japan.

"How credible is this slogan? And if it is deliberately promoted to the public..."

To be honest, before even entering the Science City, Kurohiro Kiriya had already smelled a conspiracy against major powers such as the United States.

"Forget it, I'm just an ordinary person, I shouldn't think too much about this kind of thing."

Just as Kuroto Kiryu was using his brain to think, Akimi Daisuke in the front driver's seat handed him a cell phone.

"Hey, Daisuke-nii, what is this?"

"Oh, this is a personal terminal that you must use inside, including the electronic ID card inside. This will not be stated in the travel brochure. After all, you are not a tourist in the strict sense. Tourists can only get a temporary pass at most." The road ahead gradually approached the wall, and Akimi Daisuke drove the car into it. "Once you are inside, you will have to use this for food, clothing, housing and transportation. Identity proof and money transactions will all go through the terminal. Oh, right! This thing should have been obtained by going through the procedures at the agency, just consider it a benefit for letting me pick you up. Your information and authentication procedures have been handled, so you can use it directly."

"Oh, okay." Kuroto Kiryu took the phone. To be honest, although he was good at intelligence work, he was not an electronic technology expert. However, he could adapt to it if he really needed to use it.

Now that they had passed the entrance, Akimi Daisuke stopped the car and asked Kurodori Kan'aya to get off. From here on, they were in the official Academy City school district.

"——But Daisuke-nii, are you really not getting promoted? You actually helped me handle it like this."

"Hey, this is nothing to worry about, and it's not beyond the rules. And didn't I tell you?" Akimi Daisuke raised his ID, "The higher-ups have already started adjusting my unit. I'm no longer a criminal police officer, I'm now a security guard."

Chapter 316: Kiana, the Little Truant

After walking for a while inside the Academy City, Daisuke Akimi waved goodbye to Kurodori Mikiya. The security guard was not idle either. He came out to pick up Kurodori Mikiya this time because he had a reason to pick up a relative, so he was successfully applied for this trip.

At this time, Kuroto Kirei was walking alone on the sidewalk, and he had no intention of continuing to take public transportation.

It was morning, and there was still plenty of time before his appointment with his sister, Heitong Flowers. According to the guidebook, he had enough time to get to the meeting place. Before that, he planned to see how much the place had changed since he left, and how many of the shops he had visited were still there.

This was not an act of gathering intelligence, but Kuroto Kirei just wanted to get familiar with this place as quickly as possible.

He followed the green avenue to a bustling commercial street. After prior understanding, he knew that this should be the busiest area in the Science City, which meant that the intelligence density was higher. In addition to the most typical high-rise buildings in developed areas, there were all kinds of fully reflective material exterior walls that were not common in this era. The area and orientation of the exterior walls were professionally designed, so there would be no light pollution even when the sun was strong. The second thing was the large-scale advertising display screens. The colorful pictures and restless sounds were the means by which merchants constantly urged passers-by to spend money.

Kuroto was also surprised that the area here had become so commercialized. In comparison, the area in Kyoto was considered an old antique that stuck to traditional style. In fact, this was also a characteristic of urban commercialization in this era - real estate developers and companies were best at turning originally valueless space and time into various products and services with clearly marked prices, which then became their specialty for rationally accumulating capital.

Kuroto Miki had just passed by a delicatessen called "Maruichi". The aroma of fried food wafted out. He took a glance and saw the merchant taking out a whole chicken that had just been fried. Then the food was slowly rotating on the shelf in front of the store. The golden batter made a juicy and crispy sound, and tiny drops of oil fell down.

Without stopping, he looked across the street. It was a high-rise building covered with glass. "A celestial water ball? ...Aquarium?"

Kuroto Mikiya took a closer look and saw that the flow inside the glass seemed to be water, seawater? So how did the customers go in to experience it? It couldn't be that everyone went in wearing a diving suit, right?

He was a little curious, but still didn't go in. In a way, he was like an old man who just looked around without spending any money.

However, when he reached the core area, Kuroto Kan finally saw the most "iconic building" on this street - a giant comprehensive commercial building. From the appearance, it is a huge hexagonal column seventy stories high. Its doors, windows, walls and interior seem to be made of shiny diamond-like materials - in fact, they are not diamonds, but high-strength carbon-based materials plus fire-retardant insulating coatings.

The bright material stands out in the entire block, and in fact most of the traffic on this street is concentrated here.

Kuroto Kan also flipped through the guide booklet and found relevant information as expected. This is a commercial building called "Diamond Courtyard", which is divided into the lower floor: the commercial area on the 1st to 20th floors, which has hundreds of famous brand stores; the middle floor: the leisure and entertainment area on the 20th to 40th floors, with observation decks, indoor swimming pools, gyms, cafes, cinemas, beauty salons, restaurants and other facilities; the high-rise: high-end hotels and apartments above the 40th floor; the rooftop: the artificial pavilion garden on the top floor.

It is said that the "Diamond Skylight" is most eye-catching at night, when the lights from the ground will illuminate the entire diamond-like building, and the lights will change color over time, making the scene extremely artistic.

Kuroto Kan also read the entire introduction, and saw at the end that the designer's name was "the greatest magician of the century." This name, which sounded more like a title, made him blink in confusion.

At this time, the voices of three girls began to approach from behind.

"——Kiana, this isn't a good idea, is it? Even if the school is closed for the sports meet, you are not allowed to go out without permission..."

"Sister Mei, Bronya thinks Kiana's intelligence level is not enough for her to realize that if she loses credits again, she will face the fact that she will be the first person in history to repeat a grade—"

“Hey, hey, hey, you two can rest assured. I got a pass from a professional,” said the girl named Kiana, “—I guarantee that you won’t lose credits even if you’re discovered! Hey, why are there still people standing at the gate and not going in? Excuse me, please make way—!”

When Kiana said "make way", Kuroto Kirei finally heard it and realized something.

He hurriedly tried to dodge from the side, but the girls' physical fitness was much better than he thought. When he barely moved, several gusts of wind blew past his ears - the girls rushed in at a speed so fast that he could hardly see clearly.

"Oh my." Kuroto Kirei was almost frightened. He was not the type who was good at physical skills. The movements of the few people just now were so fast that it reminded him of Ryougi Shiki.

"But... did they escape from a closed school? With this speed, are they national-level athletes...?"

As he thought about it, Kurodori Mikiya walked slowly into the "Diamond Courtyard" and saw a dazzling array of shopping streets. His vision was filled up all of a sudden, not only by the numerous brands and advertising logos, but also by the large number of people coming and going. People went from store to store in search of high-value-added products brought by brands, and used them to continuously decorate themselves in the hope of gaining a higher level of social recognition.

In a sense, although he is good at socializing, he is not a person who likes this place. After all, many trendy brands have nothing to do with him who does not pursue embellishment.

"Since we're here now," Kuroto Mikiya thought, "Brands are also a form of information."

He walked towards a jewelry store called "Venus", and several fancy-dressed female students came out - they were not the same group of students he had just met at the door. There were also a large number of students in the crowd here, and they were dressed differently, and they seemed to be students from schools in different regions.

They used the same terminals that Kuroto Kirei had seen to pay, and they used a virtual currency called "points" instead of Japanese yen.

After taking a look at the operations at the cash register, Kuroto Kirei began to observe the brand information of the major stores.

Chapter 317 Some People Begin to Get Anxious

“Venus is a niche brand founded two years ago in Nara Prefecture…Aphrodite is a local store founded three years ago in Yamanashi Prefecture, and idoldol Co., Ltd. was founded a year ago…”

"Hmm?" Kuroto Kan also walked around and found that most of the stores rented here were young brands that have emerged in recent years. There was almost no trace of old stores - to be precise, it's not that there are no old stores, but they all seem to be sub-brands of the original big brands that were newly established and then put here.

Don't ask him how he knew that. Most of this information can be found in the personal terminal that Daisuke Akimi gave him.

It was a bit strange, but not particularly strange. However, in the following time, Kuroto Mikiya consciously checked this aspect and found that most of the stores on the first 20 floors were trendy brands that had been established for less than three years. The companies were registered in different places, some from Japan, and some from overseas, and the detailed information was unknown.

"All within three years? Was it a deliberate choice? Or a coincidence?" Kuroto Kan also discovered that the origins of these brands seemed to be synchronized with the start of the construction of the Science City. However, the construction of the Science City involves government funding and the development of high-tech industries, which is a different distinction...

'Not necessarily.' Kurotogi Kan'ya always felt that things were not that simple. If it was a capital group, it could also achieve secret business alliance collaboration through multiple means such as overseas shareholdings and cross-shareholdings. Then the seemingly scattered brands here would have problems. The only question is, why is it within three years? Is there any special reason? Or was the new interest group behind this science city established at this time and has not yet established a firm foothold, so it hit it off with the authorities?

Although Kuroto Kirei did not do it on purpose, his thoughts were gradually sliding towards a dangerous direction without him realizing it.

"Hey! Xiao Hei! That was bought for me by my big brother!"

In the distance, a young girl suddenly spoke angry words.

"Hey, what's the matter? Just a small headdress. Illya let me wear it for a while! I'll give it back to you right away... It's a rare opportunity for you to come here to play, so you shouldn't enjoy yourself. Look how nervous you are."

The other voice was a girl's voice with a more playful tone. It seemed that she was a newcomer who was in the same playful mood as Kuroto Kiriya.

"——You two, don't go too far. There are a lot of people here, be careful not to get separated." A voice with the same girlish style, although it was persuading, the emotion was filled with joy.

Kuroto Kiriya couldn't help but look over. There were five people coming over. The two in front were the two girls who had just spoken. They had white red eyes and almost identical features. They looked like foreigners... Were they twins? Next to them was a quiet girl with long black hair who didn't speak. And the two behind, one of them was the pink-haired girl who had a more mature figure and was persuading her, and next to her was the silent black-haired young man.

From Kuroto Mikiya's perspective, everyone here is outstanding in appearance and temperament, but the people passing by them are treated as passers-by who can be ignored... Wait, they are so outstanding but they are ignored, is this reasonable! ?

"No, that makes sense."

Kuroto Kan'ya, who was still feeling puzzled a second ago, seemed to have received some kind of self-suggestion and quickly forgot the unreasonableness of the situation. He hurried past and no longer paid attention to it.

At the same time, the black-haired young man among the five people glanced at Kuroto Kirei who was walking away.

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Qin Xuan looked at the college student who just passed by. Since there were no magicians in the Academy City area, he just made a simple barrier. "Do ordinary people have a chance to see through the psychological suggestion barrier? Or is that person not an ordinary person?"

"what's wrong?"

Ai Li, who was wearing casual clothes, asked from the side.

"No, nothing." Qin Xuan was now an 18-year-old young man. This time he was not deliberately transformed, but the external manifestation of his formal transformation into a terrestrial immortal and his increased power. However, this kind of staged change was difficult for people to adapt to, so Qin Xuan decided to go out for a walk with people he knew. Illya and the other two were also facing similar problems.

For this reason, in addition to shopping in Academy City, Qin Xuan also convened all members of the General Council and heads of overseas cooperation agencies and asked them to come here for a meeting. He had to let these people on the scientific side know about his new image, and there were also some important resolutions to be announced.

By the way, thinking of this, Qin Xuan wondered whether he should confirm whether the heads of the cooperative agencies have arrived yet?

"Really? Are you going to start working day and night?"

Ai Li saw Qin Xuan's eyes wandering, thinking about something. She immediately guessed what Qin Xuan was going to do, "That scheduled meeting hasn't started yet, right? There's still plenty of time!"

"Okay, okay, I just wanted to ask." Qin Xuan didn't plan to go over right away, "But you, you've already met them a long time ago, right?"

Qin Xuan meant that Ai Li had returned to Academy City long before Qin Xuan and Illya set out. This fairy ran away after completing the World Tree as a stable structure for the three realms. Fortunately, the world has returned to normal and there is no need for Ai Li to watch over it all the time, because there is still Pandora who works diligently and is reluctant to leave - to be precise, it is Pandora who happily took over the job from Ai Li and enjoyed the "promotion" treatment.

"Ah - it's true," Ellie rolled her eyes, "Mobius and Velvi are still the same, and Tesla and the others - oh no, they seem to be anxious to study the new things you brought, and Einstein, when I went to see her, she was dealing with the government officials who came to question her."

"Hmm? Official from Japan? So anxious?"

Qin Xuan knew that the Academy City had "promised" some rewards after its construction, and that the results had been very fruitful in just three years. The government shouldn't be so anxious, unless the other group behind it was anxious. The Japanese chaebols had their own factions. The Academy City's original partners were one faction, and now it was probably another faction that was anxious.

Well, as to whose political achievements the achievements of Academy City will be counted and in which chaebol’s hands, this is a debatable question.

But this problem will not be a problem soon, because after the Daiha Star Festival, the existence of Academy City will attract the attention of major countries. What is the opinion of the Japanese government? Let's go through the opinion of your American father first.

Chapter 318 Walter Yang, Head of the American Agency

In the following period of time, Kurokuro Kirei stayed in the middle area of ​​​​"Diamond Patio" for a while, and finally chose to leave.

He stepped into the building's unique magnetic levitation elevator, and soon the specially designed elevator with a very high load capacity took him to the first floor at a steady and fast speed.

Kuroto Kan'aya recalled the polished wood floors, the warm lighting, the large and small monitors everywhere, the hollow high-ceiling designs, and the waterways and gutters like those in the ancient capital's waterway street. Even he, who had nothing to do with trends, could feel the sense of fashion.

If I have to make a comment, it is that the designer is extremely good at sense of space, condensing numerous artistic designs into every inch of space without making it look bloated.

Kurodori Kan'aya showed some admiration and curiosity towards the architect of this place, but now was not the time to focus on this as he had to rush to a café near Kurodori Flower School to keep an appointment.

Compared to him who went to university in Kyoto, Hei Tong Xianhua undoubtedly went directly to the university here. It happened that when she graduated, the educational facilities in the Science City had become more complete, and it had become a key investment unit certified by the state. Even her parents had no objection to her choosing this place to take advantage of the trend.

However, what puzzled Kuroto Mikiya was that his sister actually earned a lot of money during college. She occasionally mentioned that she was doing a part-time job at a research institute, but she didn't mention the details. It wouldn't make sense to say that her major was different from her brother's.

Maybe. After all, his sister was a top student who was always in the top ten in her grade in aristocratic schools like Liyuan Girls' College during high school. Even if she made great progress again in college and reached a field that he didn't understand, it wouldn't be surprising.

On the wide road, I saw a classical-style coffee shop with a stone-like exterior from a distance. The name of the shop is "Ahnenerbe", which means "heritage" in German.

Although several years have passed, the cafe that remains in his memory has not changed. It is very different in this ever-changing science city. Just like the one he came here when he was in high school. But maybe it is not so different. The buildings in the science city do not seem to be confined to traditional or postmodern styles. There are more schools here, and the surrounding functional buildings have been specially planned, so it seems less crowded and noisy, and the distribution of shops is more sparse.

The interior decoration of the Ahnenerbe Café is also consistent with the exterior. The style is antique, and the dim yellow lights complement each other, giving people a quiet and relaxing atmosphere. The only flaw is that after entering the door, Kuroto Mikiya found that there were no vacancies here.

To be precise, there were no empty tables for two, but there were still many tables with only one person sitting on them. Fortunately, there was still plenty of time before his sister arrived, so Kuroto Miki decided to find someone to share a table with.

"——Excuse me, is there anyone here? I need to sit in the seat opposite."

Kuroto Mikiya finally found a seat, and the people sitting there agreed to share the table, "It's okay, please."

Kuroto Mikiya picked up his bag and took out a stack of notes and a personal terminal. He glanced at the person opposite him. He was a middle-aged man with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing black-framed glasses and a suit. He looked extraordinary, a bit like a corporate executive or some kind of leadership role. He seemed to be busy dealing with work.

"Regarding the distribution of enterprises' origins in Science City and speculation on capital flows..." Kuroto Mikiya did not intend to disturb other people's work. He decided to wait for extra vacancies while using his personal terminal to search for information and quietly organize the information he had gained in the past half day on his notebook.

"Important news in the business world... no, commercial technology in the past three years," he first searched for the information that was most likely to fit his guess. After all, no matter what kind of capital investment is made in the science city, it will eventually serve the capital and generate value.

'Anti-Entropy Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of Anti-Entropy Group, has developed large-scale universal engineering machinery and modular rapid construction technology. Experts say this has greatly reformed the field of large-scale construction engineering...

'After a series of radical cure drugs for HIV and rabies, Shencheng Pharmaceutical launched influenza drugs, simple test strips and vaccines, which are divided into H1N1 subtype, H3N2 subtype and B type, and established its position as the world's number one pharmaceutical company? Oasis Agriculture under the same group has developed completely disease-resistant rice and wheat, and new food preservation film technology. ABCD (the four major grain traders in the United States) called for the reliability of goods to be a mystery. For the safety of the world food market (?), the Ministry of Agriculture may take action...