After Tsukuyomi said goodbye and left, Shotaro Zuo did not get up and take action immediately. Instead, he lowered his head and thought for a while. The tip of the pen touched the handwriting of "Alien Knight" he had just written down, and then capped the pen. , grabbed the top hat hanging on the phone and put it on his head, stood up at the same time, and walked out of the desk.
It's just that he didn't maintain his state of being like the protagonist of a hard-boiled detective movie and TV series for long before he was directly broken by Narumi Asukiko's slipper.
"The client is gone, why are you still pretending to be here...you half-assed detective!"
"It hurts! Ah - it's true! You told me not to disturb me at this time! Also, half, half, half, half what, half? I hate imperfect words like half! "
In response, Narumi Asukiko chuckled and said.
"But you are just a half-assed detective, isn't that what everyone says? Well, don't talk about these trivial things, Shotaro, let me ask you, about what Miss Tsukuyomi just said about the time robbers and the changes in history. Do you think it’s true?”
Hearing this, Shotaro Zuo pressed down the brim of his hat, and his expression returned to calmness.
"I don't know either. After all, I only have the memory of this history. However, the task that Miss Tsukuyomi actually entrusted to the agency was to 'find the alien knights', not to 'find the time robbers and prove that history has been changed.' 'Isn't it?"
After asking, Shotaro Zuo put his left hand on his hips, spread his right hand half-raised, smiled, and then continued.
"In this case, the problem is simple. We just need to find out the impostor, and then let him experience it for himself. Pretending to be a Kamen Rider in this city is a very dangerous thing."
"But so far, there have been no rumors about the appearance of strange knights in Fengdu..."
Hearing Narumi Asukiko's hesitant words, Zuo Shotaro shrugged easily.
"[Believe in the client] is the principle of detectives. Since the client is willing to entrust the client to us, it means that she believes in the ability of our firm. In this case, without even checking, what qualifications do we have to say what the client has done? Was the information given wrong?”
That's right, "Believe the client, doubt the suspect", this is one of the most important principles of detectives, and it is also a consistent approach inherited by Shotaro Zuo from his mentor Narumi Shokichi.
"That's it, I'm off."
After saying that, Shotaro Zuo walked out of the office.
But after walking out of the building of the Seagull Billiards Room, Zuo Shotaro couldn't help but stop, turned around, and looked suspiciously at Narumi Asakiko, who was walking behind him step by step.
"Yashuzi, why are you following me?"
"Go investigate the matter of the alien knight. 'We will find out that impostor.' 'We', isn't this what you have been saying?"
Narumi Asukiko said matter-of-factly.
However,
"Well, I did say 'we', but this 'us' doesn't seem to include you, right? Yashuzi."
In an instant, wow——
It was like a basin of cold water was poured on her head, and the fire in Narumi Asukiko's heart went out with a "pop". She looked at Zuo Shotaro in surprise and disbelief.
"Eh??? No? Why didn't I know——!?"
Ignoring Asukiko Narumi's shouting, Shotarou Zuo continued.
"Besides, it's almost time to pick up Haruna from kindergarten, isn't it? Why do you look so leisurely?"
After saying that, Zuo Shotaro waved his hand and left.
This time, Narumi Asukiko did not follow, but stood there and sighed.
She took out her cell phone and sent another email to her husband Terui Ryu.
"Long, I'm fine now, so I'll pick up Xiaoharuna later..."
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As a private detective, Shotaro Zuo has several fixed intelligence dealers in this city when he obtains information.
Of course, the title "intelligence dealer" was only applied to those few people without authorization, because it was more in line with the setting of a cold-blooded detective.
In fact, these intelligence dealers are all friends of Zuo Shotaro, and they just like to collect all kinds of news in Fengdu.
So although they are not intelligence dealers, they are still very powerful intelligence experts.
And one of them, an unshaven man with an afro haircut, is simply unrivaled in collecting street rumors that are a bit dangerous.
People who know him well call him Wat - the watcher.
Therefore, if there is anyone who might know the rumors about the alien knights once appearing in Fengdu, the first person that Shotaro Zuo thinks of is the monitor.
"Informer, I have something to ask you."
Holding a folded banknote between his fingers like a joint, Shotaro Zuo handed the banknote to the monitor.
However, Shotaro Zuo soon received complaints from the monitors.
"Xiao Xiang, how many years have passed, why are you still insisting on the same setting as the detective film and television drama?"
Having said that, the monitor's movement of collecting the banknotes from Shotaro Zuo's fingers was quite smooth.
Maybe this is the power of habit.
After all, he will definitely help in the end anyway. In this case, instead of helping after Zuo Shotaro makes a fuss, it is better to accept the 'information fee' from the beginning to help, and he can still earn a share of the hard work. .
"So, what is it?"
the monitor asked.
Hearing this, Shotaro Zuo replied: "I am looking for a guy called the 'Alien Knight'."
"Alien knight?"
"Well, it is said that he looks a lot like Kamen Rider. Do you have any news there?"
The monitor thought for a while and said.
"No...but I can keep an eye on it, but Xiao Xiang looks very similar to Kamen Rider? Is this another fake Kamen Rider?"
"Maybe, probably, this is the trouble with celebrities."
Hearing the words of the monitor, Zuo Shotaro turned sideways and pressed his hat, but he couldn't help but curl up a smile.
Seeing this, the monitor was suddenly speechless: "..."
Why are you so proud? Also, Xiao Xiang, your tough guy detective persona is broken.
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At the same time, after leaving Narumi Detective Agency, Tsukuyomi found a seat in a coffee shop, ordered a cup of coffee, and began to use the future tablet to continuously pay attention to various information on the online forum.
She was looking for current adulterants.
Because, according to the existing intelligence, as long as there is an explosion of doped substances, the Kamen Riders of Fengdu will basically appear.
Therefore, although it was strange why there were both alien knights and Kamen Riders in this city, Tsukuyomi decided to find an opportunity to communicate with the Kamen Riders in this city first, and see if he could get the corresponding ones. Knight watch…
