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"Since you understand this, you should also know how difficult it is to investigate a senator, right?"

Fujino's eyes suddenly turned cold and sharp. He looked calmly into Tokiwa Mio's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Why would you ask me to help investigate him? To be honest, we've never had any relationship. You wouldn't believe me about something like this. Besides, who knows what powerful figure is behind that guy? If I accidentally expose him, we're all finished."

This was also something Fujino cared about. After all, he didn't know Tokiwa Mio. He wasn't so stupid as to think that she would trust a stranger like him and ask him to do something like this. Either he was stupid, or Tokiwa Mio was stupid.

"You're right. Under normal circumstances, I definitely wouldn't believe you."

Tokiwa Mio nodded, then looked up and met Fujino's gaze.

However, she was slightly surprised by Fujino's imposing manner and looked away before explaining, "Actually, I had already investigated you, and most importantly... someone I trust recommended you."

Upon hearing this, Fujino asked curiously, "Was it introduced by an acquaintance?"

To be honest, Fujino was a little curious about which acquaintance had introduced him to Tokiwa Mio.

However, it seems that Tokiwa Mio doesn't intend to say anything.

Fujino naturally couldn't press the matter further.

After all, betraying one's own acquaintance is indeed a bad thing.

Moreover, once something like this is said, it's practically a sign that the person trusts her. After all, if she were to betray Ōki Iwamatsu to the authorities, Tokiwa Mio would certainly not fare well either.

After all, this can be considered a matter of customer privacy to some extent.

So he could only bring up the matter of commission. "In that case, let's talk about commission. This time I'm going to do a shady job, so the commission will be higher. You should be prepared."

Thirty million yen.

Tokiwa Mio answered without hesitation.

Fujino was slightly surprised by this, clearly not expecting Tokiwa Mio to be so generous.

After all, a single commission of ten million yen is already considered a large sum...

However, it was only a surprise, and Fujino accepted it.

After all, this is a dirty trick; 30 million to investigate a legislator is no small amount.

But after a pause, Fujino continued, "An additional five million yen, since this is an illegal job with a lot of risk."

"No problem!"

It seems to be within Tokiwa Mio's acceptable range.

She readily agreed.

She looked at Fujino and blinked her beautiful eyes.

Fujino's offer seemed quite reasonable?

Fujino frowned, looking at her cheerful demeanor, and secretly thought to himself that the rich man was indeed generous.

"In that case, I think I should be able to give you the commission fee."

As she spoke, Tokiwa Mio for her car and took a large suitcase from the glove compartment in front of her. She struggled to pull it out and said, "There are about ten million yen in here. Consider this as an advance payment. As for the remaining twenty million, we'll talk about it after the commission is completed."

"Ms. Tokiwa is indeed efficient and decisive in her work."

Fujino was quite satisfied with the fact that a third of the money was paid upfront before the investigation even began, and remarked on it.

However, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Tokiwa Mio, "But since your goal is to control that guy, if he dies, won't you be able to stop worrying altogether?"

"Dead?"

Tokiwa Mio murmured softly, clearly taken aback.

I don't quite understand what Fujino meant by "dead".

"Of course, it means exactly what it says. The murder rate is quite high in Mihua."

Fujino naturally knew that the senator wouldn't live much longer, so he laughed and said, "If that senator is killed before I can find out anything, it seems that the goal has been achieved... How about we make a bet? If he is killed, this job will be considered completed."

"Haha... I didn't expect Detective Fujino to have such a refined taste... If he were killed right after I started investigating, I wouldn't care about the fee."

Tokiwa Mio smiled slightly, not giving Fujino's suggestion much thought, simply assuming it was just some small interest of Fujino's, and nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, Fujino felt much more relaxed.

If that's the case, then he can get all the money for free.

After all, he remembered that the senator would be killed tomorrow.

"In that case, I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Fujino nodded, took the suitcase, and extended his other hand to Tokiwa Mio.

"It's a pleasure to work with you."

Tokiwa Mio paused for a moment, then reached out and shook hands with him, her expression somewhat solemn.

The commission was accepted.

Incidentally, he also managed to obtain the private, special mobile phone number of the female president of Tokiwa Company, which he couldn't refuse even if he wanted to.

Unfortunately, there was no conventional contract, signature, or any of the usual cumbersome procedures; the agreement for this commission was completed solely through verbal communication and a commission agreement.

Well, otherwise maybe they could have left their name on a piece of paper or something...

However, since it's an illegal job, a contract can't be signed.

After all, if you've already signed the contract, you're not far from getting arrested.

As the name suggests, "black work" refers to work that cannot be done in public.

Come to think of it, he had done this kind of work once or twice before he transmigrated here.

The prices are high, but the risks are also very high.

However, he hasn't received any such requests recently.

After all, once a detective becomes famous, it becomes very difficult for him to blend into the crowd and investigate those around him.

Even if a detective can impersonate someone, the client will obviously take that into account.

Fujino went home with a suitcase.

Just as he was driving through an intersection, he suddenly saw a familiar figure from behind on the road.

Ran!

At this moment, she was wearing a light green long-sleeved top, a slightly darker skirt, and thick black velvet stockings, walking alone on the street, as if she was going to meet someone.

"Ran!"

Fujino rolled down the car window and called out to Ran.

I want to ask Ran what she's going to do.

He remembered that it was supposed to be a meeting with the two little ones to talk about life.

He'd love to see what this was all about and maybe catch some juicy gossip while he's at it.

"Fujino- Senior?"

Ran turned her head and looked at Fujino with some surprise.

Clearly, she hadn't expected such a coincidence.

You can encounter all sorts of things just walking down the street...

Where are you going?

Fujino asked hesitantly, "Would you like me to give you a ride?"

"Well..."

Ran looked at Fujino, recalling that she had to go alone. She hesitated for a moment, but then thought about it and realized that the fast food restaurant they had agreed to meet seemed to be quite a distance away...

After hesitating for a moment, she simply nodded and said softly, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Fujino- Senior!"