Irish: I Don't Really Get You Freaks

"Return the commission fee? Senior Mori, I'm not quite sure what you mean. Was there something I failed to handle properly? As for the price, I understand that you're a renowned detective now, so even if you had additional requirements..."

"Ms. Tokiwa, I think you understand what I mean." Mori Kogoro seriously cut Mio Tokiwa off. "No need to test me. I truly have no intention of using this opportunity to demand a higher price. I've conducted some preliminary investigations these past few days, and I've already informed you of my conclusion. It's impossible to emerge from your current predicament completely unscathed."

Although Mori Kogoro had never intended to wholeheartedly help Mio Tokiwa bring down Iwamatsu Oki, having accepted the commission, he had still discussed the situation with her several times out of professional integrity.

First of all, many of Iwamatsu Oki's methods were illegal and improper. That was certain. A detective was hardly needed to see it; any ordinary person with basic social experience could tell that the money, power, and interests gathered around him had long surpassed the level of an ordinary politician.

But wasn't that precisely why Mio Tokiwa had sought out Iwamatsu Oki in the first place—because of his capabilities in that regard and his willingness to use any means necessary?

What she wanted was a politician who disregarded methods and would do anything to achieve his goals. Preferably one who was greedy and lustful, easy to buy off, and could solve problems with money alone without requiring extra connections. Those had all been necessary conditions when she first approached Iwamatsu Oki to help push forward the skyscraper project.

It was only as things progressed that Iwamatsu Oki's appetite grew larger and larger. He had even set his sights directly on Mio Tokiwa herself, leaving her