Conan's Unscientific Detective

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Late at night, in the alley of Beika-cho 1-chome.

A man wearing a brown suit, blue tie, black-framed glasses and carrying a black briefcase paced in the alley, waiting.

The man was none other than Goto, who had done business with Fujino last time.

"I wonder what kind of explosive news the Rice Krispie Batman can provide this time."

Goto picked up the expensive-looking watch, looked at the time on it and couldn't help but think so.

Because of his contribution in exposing the affair of Ikeda Chikako last time, he was promoted to the position of editor-in-chief by the newspaper not long ago.

Originally, after not having contact for such a long time, he thought that Rice Krispie Batman would have nothing to do with him.

But just this afternoon, Rice Krispie Batman called him again.

It is said that there is explosive information to be traded about a teacher at Beihu Primary School being attacked by him.

Without giving it much thought, he quickly applied for 1.5 million yen in activity funds and rushed over.

"Goto?"

Fujino entered the alley wearing assassin robes and a bat mask.

"Batman?"

Goto turned around and saw Fujino wearing a Batman mask. He didn't know when he suddenly appeared behind him.

Looking at Fujino's outfit which was different from last time, he couldn't help but be stunned and showed a surprised expression.

“You are the editor-in-chief now.”

Fujino glanced at the expensive watch on Goto's wrist.

"It's all thanks to the information you provided last time."

Goto scratched the back of his head and subconsciously hid his watch.

"I was very satisfied with your compensation and report last time."

Fujino walked forward slowly and said, "I just don't know how much reward you can offer."

"I've already prepared the money."

Goto held up the black briefcase, "One million and five hundred thousand yen."

"One and a half million?"

Fujino pursed his chin.

He now has 2.26 million yen on hand.

If you add the 1.5 million yen, it will be 3.7 million yen. Minus the 2.67 million yen needed for the upgrade, the actual amount left is only 1.09 million yen.

After thinking for a moment, Fujino said in a deep voice: "One million and five hundred thousand yen is a bit too little, we need to pay more."

"One million and a half yen. This is the most the newspaper can approve for this report."

After a pause, Goto saw that Fujino was hesitant, so he immediately raised the stakes: "But if Mr. Batman, you have more information to sell to me in the future, I can personally add another 500,000 yen..."

Rice Krispie Batman is his benefactor.

It can be said that he was able to get to where he is today all thanks to the information provided by the other party.

If he fails to seize this opportunity, it is obvious that the other party will never do business with him again.

In addition to creating a good impression for future transactions.

He was really willing to personally contribute an additional 500,000 yuan for this report.

No one has yet written about the report of a teacher at Beihu Primary School being seriously injured by Rice Flower Batman.

With his keen sense of smell, he had noticed this a long time ago.

However, due to the police's refusal to disclose any information and the pressure from some people, he has not yet found out anything worth reporting.

But if he got help from the person involved, Rice Krispie Batman...

Then obviously, he would be the first person to report this incident.

"can."

Fujino nodded, but did not ask for additional compensation.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 132: A World Where Only Telephone Poles Are Injured [4k Large Chapter]

"The old rule is to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand."

Fujino pulled out a small black bag from his robe, showed it to Goto, and used a voice changer to lower his voice, "Inside is all the evidence of the crimes committed by Mr. Haido who was attacked."

"Evidence of a crime?"

Goto was a little confused.

The evidence of illegal crime is definitely not the crime of the guy in front of me, but the evidence of the two teachers.

He didn't understand what those two people had done to be beaten like that by the guy in front of him.

"Among them, there are some big news that you might not expect."

Fujino did not answer Goto's question, but just said meaningfully.

"An unexpected big news?"

Goto frowned, becoming even more confused.

At the same time, he was also interested in what was in the small package.

"There's a million and a half in here."

He handed the briefcase to Fujino and said, "I will take out the remaining 500,000 in two days. Call me then and I will give it to you."

"no need."

Fujino took the suitcase and handed over the small bag. "Did you bring your credit cards or bank cards?"

"I did bring my credit card..."

“I support mobile payment.”

"Forehead……"

Looking at the mobile POS machine that Fujino had just taken out of his robe, Goto's mouth twitched invisibly.

Wow, now Rice Krispie Batman also supports card payments.

Keeping pace with the times belongs to yes.

After a moment of silence, Goto took out a wallet from his pocket, took out his credit card, and swiped it on the mobile POS machine.

Then, the notification that 500,000 yen had arrived in Fujino's ears.

"Pleasant to work with."

Fujino put away the mobile POS machine, then pointed behind Goto: "Look behind you."

"Behind me?"

Goto turned his head in confusion and looked in the direction Fujino was pointing behind him.

What comes into view is the street with cars passing by from time to time.

The dim light of a street lamp illuminated the mailbox under the lamp, and there was nothing else.

Goto was about to turn around and ask a question.

He saw that Fujino, who was originally standing in front of him, had disappeared without knowing when.

"Disappeared...disappeared?"

Goto, who witnessed the strange story happening right before his eyes, couldn't help but gasp.

He had heard of the strange story that Rice Krispie Batman would disappear as soon as he turned around.

He originally thought it was a description of something...

But I didn't expect that it would really disappear as soon as I turned around.

And it happened right next to him, but he didn't notice a thing.

"How on earth did this guy do this... Did he use some kind of optical illusion?"

Goto Shirai didn't know who her sister was, so she shook her head and decided not to think about it anymore.

If he could figure out what methods the Rice Krispie Batman used to create those weird stories, he would probably be in a mental hospital soon.

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After returning to the editorial office, Goto entered his office.

After closing the blinds on the glass wall of the office, he began to check out the explosive news that Fujino mentioned.

"If the information above is correct, then this report will definitely cause a sensation throughout Japan!"

Watching the content on TV, Goto's face, which looked a little haggard due to staying up late to work overtime, inexplicably ignited a hint of fighting spirit.

"Dong dong!"

At this moment, there was a knock on the office door.

"What is it?"

Goto replied with some resentment, turned off the TV, took out the videotape, pushed open the door, and saw a woman in a pink business suit.

"Editor Goto, the report on "Batman of Rice Flower, a vigilante roaming around Rice Flower" has been proofread. When will it be typed?"

The woman handed Goto a manuscript.

Goto took the manuscript, took a look at it and frowned, "Who asked you to write this report?"

"It's the president."

"The president?"

Goto lowered his chin when he heard that.

This report is full of accusations against Rice Krispie Batman and dissatisfaction with his identity as a vigilante.

The current media coverage of Batman is very polarized. Apart from describing him as a peace-maintaining messenger of justice, some people condemn his use of lynching to torture criminals.

"There is no need to write such reports anymore."

Goto pushed the manuscript back with a hint of dissatisfaction in his words.

Although the Rice Krispie Batman fights against criminals, in the eyes of some mentally ill people who believe that criminals can only be tried by the law and the court, the Rice Krispie Batman is a symbol of evil and a criminal.

This article is obviously used to please those people.

Goto disdains that kind of person.

Now he has a cooperative relationship with Beika Batman. If any unnecessary misunderstandings arise because of this report, his 500,000 yen will probably be wasted.

After a pause, he felt that his behavior just now seemed a bit too deliberate, and explained to the female reporter: "The smear in the report is too obvious. There is nothing eye-catching at all. It's all the same. It's just following the trend of those media!"

"What we have to do is report news that others can't report, understand?"

"Reporting news that others can't report?"

The female reporter was stunned when she heard this.

Seeing the confused look on the female reporter's face, Goto sighed.

Are today's media professionals so lame?

How come you don’t even understand such basic principles?

"I just got some illegal evidence from a teacher at Beihu Primary School. The reports written with these things are the real news."

"Goto-senpai, are you talking about the news about the teacher at Haido Elementary School?"

The female reporter was surprised and asked, "Where did you get this information, senior? The police are not accepting any interviews from the media right now..."

"You don't need to ask me where I got the news. Anyway, the news is true and reliable. Once it is reported, we will be the first to eat the fish."