Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

Yukiko blushed slightly and then left quickly.

As soon as Yukiko left, Ryoko looked dissatisfied: "What did you mean by smiling at Yukiko just now? Are you planning to betray me?"

Shiraizumi explained, "Superintendent Machimuro expressed goodwill, so I have to respond."

"Don't do such unnecessary things!" Ryoko muttered, crossing her arms. "Really, we can't take this woman lightly at all. She's actually pretending to be friendly and trying to win over my servant!"

Today's weather is clear and cloudless, but it's already dusk. The temperature drops a little with every passing minute, and the skin from my cheeks to my neck can feel it most.

Shiraizumi Mashi followed Ryoko to a certain place.

"Where are we going?"

"Stop talking nonsense, just close your eyes and follow me."

From Ryoko's tone and pace, it could be seen that her bad mood had not yet fully recovered, so Shirazumi shrugged and looked around.

The two of them arrived at Ginza's Roku-chome district. The streetlights formed a string of gleaming gems, and below them were countless men and women bustling about.

They didn't know how long they had walked, but they had turned from the main street into an alley.

"arrive."

After briefly speaking, Ryoko strode without hesitation into the elevator room of a building with walls covered with red tiles, and I followed her.

The two of them spent thirty seconds waiting for the elevator to descend to the first floor. The wall next to the elevator indicated the rental units on each floor, all of which were clubs, bars, pubs, restaurants, etc. As soon as they entered the elevator, Ryoko pressed the button for the sixth floor without thinking. The sixth floor was a store called "White Narcissus Club".

As soon as I got out of the elevator...

"Oh, Xiaoliang! What's that wind blowing today? I'm so glad to see you. You haven't been here for a while. I missed you so much!"

Accompanied by a deep bass voice, a woman with a blonde wig, a burgundy evening gown and a strong physique appeared before my eyes... No, the prominent Adam's apple revealed "her" true gender. This is the third gender public relations club.

"She" saw the disgust and fear in Bai Quanyi's eyes and immediately defended herself.

"This isn't a transgender bar. Don't confuse us with that. We're all healthy Japanese citizens who simply want to maintain our inner freedom by wearing women's clothing and makeup."

She led the two to a small room, about four feet square. It resembled an actress' dressing room, decorated with mirrors of varying sizes, bathroom fixtures, a simple tea set, and a refrigerator. She invited Ryoko and Shiraizumi to sit down on chairs.

"Please call me Jiaqi."

"Hello, Miss Jackie."

"Forget about calling me 'Miss'. My full name is actually Jia Kelin, but I prefer handsome guys like you to call me by my nickname."

"Uh……"

Bai Quanyi didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Blonde-haired Jia Qi had an intimate conversation with Ryoko while taking out beer and cheese from the refrigerator and placing them on the small coffee table.

"This is the first time I've seen Xiaoliang bring a man to play with you. Your real name must be Bai Quanyi, right? From now on, I'll call you Xiaobai!"

“…” Bai Quanyi remained silent, pretending he saw and heard nothing.

At this time, Ryoko spoke.

"Jia Qi, I want to ask you about the Mita branch of the Ministry of Finance."

"Oh, you mean the Mita branch."

Jia Qi frowned, and because her eyebrows were also dyed, they looked like a golden caterpillar wriggling.

"That place can't be explained in a few words. It's so mysterious that most of the staff don't even know it exists. I've heard of it, but I've never even been there, let alone stepped inside."

"Since it's a branch office, there should be a branch director."

Ryoko asked, beer mug in hand.

"The Division Director is concurrently held by the Financial Advisor, second only to the Deputy Minister of Finance. Under him is the Deputy Division Director. This position doesn't appear to be a full-time position."

Ryoko crossed her legs, which were rare for a Japanese, drank the beer in her glass gracefully, and then took out a few documents from her Milan-made handbag.

"Jia Qi, please take a look at these documents as soon as possible."

"I'll definitely follow Xiaoliang's orders... These documents, oh, they're the operating information of the Western Pacific Petroleum Development Company. Let me take a look."

"Several oil exploration companies borrow funds from the Petroleum Development Corporation, and this company was established with the corporation's own funds. The executives, from the president down, are all parachuted-in retired officials."

Jia Qi explained that the combination of imitating a woman's falsetto and a righteous attitude feels quite strange.

"Furthermore, if no oil is found, the corporation won't have to pay back a penny of the funds it borrowed."

"...There is such a good thing?" Shiraizumi Yi didn't expect that Japan could be so corrupt.

"How can that be? Even if you borrow hundreds of billions, you don't have to pay it back if you don't find oil. The law clearly states that."

Jia Qi's expression turned heavy, and his thick fingers wearing Turkish gem rings kept flipping through the documents.

"This company, called West Pacific Petroleum Development, borrowed 400 billion yen from the Corporation, but they haven't found a single drop of oil. So, of course, they don't have to pay back a penny. Since they have to pay back the money if they work hard to find oil, it's more cost-effective to just sit back and do nothing. What a shrewd calculation."

"How much do you think they spent?"

"Well, assuming only half of the funds were used for the company's founding purpose—exploring oil fields—that would mean 200 billion yen was privately spent."

The attachment to mother is engraved in genes

After the conversation, Ryoko said to Shiraizumi, "Sorry for disturbing you for a long time, Izumi. It's almost time for us to leave."

"……makes sense."

Bai Quanyi tried hard to hide the joy in his heart and stood up from the sofa.

"I see. I really hope you can stay a little longer, but if I try too hard to keep you here, it'll definitely cause you some trouble. Remember to come often when you have time! By the way, Xiaoliang, the weather report on TV just now said it's going to rain soon."

"Then please lend me this spare umbrella. I'm sorry to bother you lending me another umbrella for Quan Yi."

"Hey, Xiaoliang, why don't you two hold this little umbrella of love together?"

"Quan Yi, what do you think?"

"I have no problem."

Ryoko was wearing a short skirt suit, looking sexy and seductive. Her breasts, which were rare among Japanese women, were swollen and were dangling gently with a cameo necklace.

The two of them strolled leisurely in Ginza. On a late autumn night, walking side by side with a peerless beauty on the streets of Ginza was a picturesque sight, wasn't it?

As expected, the attention of passersby was fixed on Ryoko, some even standing there in stunned silence. They also looked at Shiraizumi with envy and jealousy, their faces lit with puzzled expressions of "Why this insignificant guy!?"

Bai Quanyi has long been accustomed to this situation.

"By the way, Ryoko, we haven't had dinner yet!"

"How about a dinner menu on an early summer night with pea and potato soup and fried salmon with tomatoes, celery, and chopped green onions as appetizers, followed by oyster roast and beef stew in red wine, and onion and carrot compote for dessert?

"I think salmon is best grilled with salt, especially the skin. Paired with chestnut rice and vegetable and tofu soup, I can enjoy it with relish."

"No, I want to eat Western food tonight! Decision, let's go to the Glass Bistro for grilled oysters."

"Yes, yes, I remember it's in Hachi-chome, right?"

Thick clouds covered the night sky, and it looked like heavy rain would soon fall from the sky. After deciding on the dining location, the two men's conversation shifted to the Mita branch of the Ministry of Finance.

"I wonder if they've secretly combined the genetic elements of multiple animals into a cellular composite organism..."

"Do you mean genetic engineering?"

If this is true, then the high-tech crime investigation team will be put on the scene. The old-fashioned investigators who graduated from the liberal arts department will not be able to handle such a situation.

"If it were me, I would do the same."

Ryoko declared calmly.

"The more people we can involve, the more interesting things will become."

“There probably aren’t many people who think this way.”

"Hmph! Then let me ask you, what are the benefits of building equipment in remote places like deep mountains, the inland deserts of the United States, or the Arctic Circle of Russia?"

"The benefit... it can conceal my tracks."

"Wouldn't it be more likely to attract attention if we transported materials to these places to build large-scale facilities?"

"You have a point, but nuclear power plants are not built near major cities."

As he spoke, Shiraizumi felt that Ryoko's idea had hit the heart of the matter. Indeed, conducting secret experiments in a metropolitan basement should be more convenient than in the mountains. Few would question the legitimacy of building public facilities on state-owned land.

Moreover, because it is located in the center of a metropolitan area, the police and the army cannot attack with impunity. If there is a possibility of a gas leak, more than one million residents will have to be evacuated.

The most reasonable approach is to involve as many people as possible, use innocent citizens as shields to coerce the police or the military, and build dangerous facilities in Mita, located in the center of Tokyo.

"I see, I understand."

"Do you understand?"

"Yes."

After dinner, Shiraizumi Masu was taken home by Ryoko - a super luxurious high-rise apartment in the center of Tokyo.

"Quan Yi, which part of my body do you like best?"

After taking a shower, Ryoko came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel and suddenly asked.

"I like every part of it."

“There’s always a favorite part.”

"Probably... breasts."

"I thought it was my legs because you always peek at them."

"It's different. A man's attachment to his mother is etched in his genes."

"What a shame... I can't breastfeed and satisfy your genetically programmed desire."

"Well...it's not something to be regretful about. Besides, even if Ryoko isn't breastfeeding yet, I'd still like her."

"come here."

Ryoko sat on the sofa and waved to Shiraizumi Masu.

Then, let Bai Quanyi rest his head on her knees.

Then, the towel wrapped around Ryoko slipped off... Shiraizumi Masaru was very touched. The reward given by the female boss to the male subordinate was really great. Ryoko really spoiled him to the sky. Such a boss is so loving.

……

A new day begins. It would be a waste for Ryoko to have such a luxurious apartment all by herself. She needs a male owner.

Baiquanyi suspected that he was the male host that Ryoko had her eyes on.

However, now is not the time to talk about love. The reason why Shiraizumi Mashi is with Ryoko is to investigate the case, not for romance.

"Let's get back to the point. Regarding the Queen Hotel incident, what are your thoughts on the identity of the victim?"

"You won't uncover any problems just by studying a dead person."

"You mean there's more than one person?"

"That's right, but we just haven't seen it because there are no detailed statistics on how many homeless people go missing in a month."

"Of course not."

It is impossible to provide accurate data on the number of homeless people. In today's society, it can only be shown that the number is increasing day by day.

"My neighbor's elderly lady lived alone, but she owned a lot of assets, including land and securities. Unexpectedly, she disappeared two weeks ago. The lights were on and the door was unlocked."

If something like this happens, the neighbors and their families will definitely call the police. After investigation, the police will make a judgment: "The victim may have met with an accident or been kidnapped." Then they will designate the victim as a "special case of running away from home" and post a missing person notice on Jiefang Street with a photo and the words "If you find this person, please contact the police."

If the person involved comes forward, that's all the better. But if a body is found, it's crucial to determine whether it was murder, suicide, or an accident.

A homicide case refers to a "case in which a body is found." If the body is not found, it can only be considered a "mysterious disappearance."

Twenty-six hours earlier, a murder occurred at the Queen's Hotel. Following the discovery of the body, it was confirmed to be a homicide. The victim's identity, method of murder, and crime scene have been withheld, suggesting pressure from some authority. Pressure typically only occurs during the investigation.

Suddenly, Ryoko's face turned unhappy, and a man who had met them several times walked towards them from the front.

This person's name is Uesugi Mannenchu.

Uesugi is a reporter for the Nitto Shimbun, a newspaper with a circulation of eight million, covering the Metropolitan Police Department. He is about forty years old, still in his prime, but his hair has a Mediterranean look, and his sideburns and beard extend almost to his forehead.

He was tall and straight, with a face that reached down to his chin, silver-framed glasses on his face and a meerschaum pipe between his lips. He was not tall, but had broad shoulders. Just looking at his upper body, one would think he was quite strong.

This man had no good intentions towards Shiraizumi Masaru, and Ryoko was openly disgusted with him.

Gargoyles appear

Reporter Uesugi Mannen had a big smile on his face.