"It's good that you don't cause anyone trouble," Masako reassured, "and then ...... Can I make this, this identity, real? ”

"What?"

"I mean, I mean, I want to actually join the detective agency and do some meaningful work, it's okay to work part-time, it doesn't matter if you don't get paid, Alice knows someone from this detective agency, right?"

"Why do you suddenly want to work?"

"I, I don't think I can do anything alone, whether it's gaining more insight or the strength to protect myself and my family, the detective agency sounds very powerful, and it's something I can access...... At least it's much easier to integrate than the trading company group over there. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Well, okay, it's a good thing that you're willing to work hard to get out of your current predicament, I'll help you consult."

Masako is thrilled that she might get her first job.

"Actually, I can also work part-time ......" Under my sharp glare, the young man who worked as a part-time liquor wholesaler with bad intentions chose to shut up.

When the piano sound ended, there was a commotion outside the left door of the hall, and the social elite looked at the entrance one after another, and Ryuichi raised his eyebrows and said, "Chief Hojo is here." ”

Like Shingo, Hojohiko, who has also seen a few times in the news, appeared at the entrance, accompanied by his deputy Shingo, and with a sincere smile on his face, Mr. Chief shook hands with Mr. Fujiwara Trading Company and greeted each other, followed by several other representatives of large groups and chaebols.

In short, there is no doubt that the Fujiwara Trading Company, which was represented by the Fujiwara Trading Company member who was put first by Chief Hojo and was almost disgusting, and was used as an example by Masako, was the largest of the zaibatsu groups represented by everyone in the hall.

"It's true that the energy of Fujiwara Trading Company is beyond the imagination of ordinary people," Ryuichi said wistfully, "but it is rumored that the level of cooperation between Fujiwara Trading Company and the Ministry of Defense is far from comparable to that of the Public Safety Commission and the National Police Agency." ”

"Ministry of Defense? Legal arms dealing? ”

"Yes."

"It's ...... to leave the illegal arms trade to the National Police Agency," I can almost imagine how much pressure the National Police Agency's chief could have.

In any case, the dinner began with the personal presence of Chief Hojo, who spoke a few words from the podium like his deputy, Shingo, and then the mobile table and mobile food cart were successively pushed into the middle of the hall, and the chief, as the most politically high-ranking person in the audience, took the lead in carrying the plates and starting the food party.

"It's not much different from the form of a family banquet, it's a little bigger." I say.

"If the theme is communication, it's easy to eat." The young man was not surprised, "Some people come to the banquet after dinner, you see those who make a show with a plate and actively approach others to get in touch with business. ”

"You should have been one of those people."

"Uh, yes."

"Go ahead, we've got something else to do, so we don't need you to stay there."

"No, no, it doesn't matter if I go or not, there are often banquets, and there are not many opportunities for you to be a dinner guide."

"Oh? It's no use pleasing me, and I don't think we'll ever see each other again after tonight. ”

"Serve the beautiful lady......, even if you only have one chance," he shut up again in my unpleasant eyes.

"Then go and pay attention to whether the people of the Konoe family are there," I instructed him to give him a small task that is dispensable, "by the way, go about your personal business, if the people of the Konoe family come to me again, well, Masako's phone must have been deceived by you, and if you find out about the situation, call her." ”

“……”

The young man of the wine merchant relieved his nervousness and was willing to be sent away, and of course I saw through his unspeakable speech very simply, and it was indeed willing to serve the beautiful lady, but it was obviously not within his willing range as the beautiful lady who had hung him and his boss to abuse him.

"A person like Ryuichi may be very useful at some point, it's good to keep his contact information, the work of the detective agency will inevitably use an informant relationship like Ryuichi, but it's best not to have an in-depth relationship with him." I said to Masako.

"Even though I was a naïve high school student yesterday, I know it now," Masako nodded frequently, "I won't be so gullible to be deceived." ”

"Really?" I remain skeptical.

"Of course it's true, I'm not a naïve high school girl anymore...... Ah, Mr. Hojo and the others are eating, shall we find something to fill our stomachs first or start looking for a chance now? ”

"Fill your stomach first."

So we enjoyed the benefits of participating in the dinner, and while we were struggling with the choice of pasta and fruitcake, I caught a glimpse of two social elites who looked somewhat similar and were obviously father and son in age, and the familiarity they gave me quickly made me realize that these two were most likely Miss Aosaki's father and brother, and I paid attention for a moment, and before I could attract counterattention, I withdrew my gaze and eavesdropped on some of their conversations.

The father seems to be complaining to Maruko's brother that his sister didn't show up, and the brother says that he is used to his sister's willfulness.

I woke up again.,The mature Miss Maruko also has a sister attribute.,Compared to the two younger sisters of Gensokyo.,The difference is really too big to relate.。

"Excuse me, are you Miss Masako?" As I was munching on a small cake and wondering whether I should go and say hello to Uncle Aosaki and Big Brother and thank him, Masako almost finished a small plate of brown-red noodles, and a very young-looking Japanese gentleman stayed beside me.

"Ah, I, I am, who are you?" Masako hurriedly sucked up the food, put the plate on the recycling cart next to her, and bowed shallowly in return.

I thought this person was quite familiar, and then I caught a glimpse of the piano that had not been removed from the rostrum, and immediately remembered that he was the piano master Mr. Arima in the mouth of the real go just now, and when I observed it closely, this Mr. Arima was really young and excessive, so I quietly passed it on to Masako, "Mr. Arima, who played the piano just now, this should be a public figure, you don't know him?" ”

"Yikes! It turned out to be Mr. Arima, hug, sorry, I didn't expect you to know my name," it seems that Masako does know this, and she bows again and apologizes, "Excuse me?" ”

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, it's me who is abrupt, it's like this, I heard from a friend, Miss Masako is an employee of the Edogawa Detective Agency?"

"Uh......" Masako secretly sent me a plea look, and I nodded for her to confirm, "yes, yes, do you need the services of a detective agency?" ”

"This, yes, there is a more troublesome matter, I want to ask Mr. Edogawa from the detective agency, for some reasons it is not convenient for me to visit, and it is not convenient for me to take the initiative to contact the detective agency, can you ask Mr. Edogawa to find a time to meet me privately?"

Uncle Edogawa seems to be quite famous? I asked Masako to promise him.

"Okay, I'll tell Mr. Edogawa."

"Excuse me, this is my private contact information," Mr. Arima, a public figure, left a phone number, "I hope Mr. Edogawa can contact him as soon as possible, and the cost is not a problem." ”

"Okay." Seeing the piano master leave, Masako breathed a sigh of relief, "What should I do, Lord Alice, I'm not an employee of the detective agency yet!" ”

"Don't worry, now I'll help you contact that guy and hand over the business to him, and finalize the part-time job by the way."

"Oh!"