Chapter 44: Eto Yoshimura never saw it coming
Inside a speeding police car.
With a buzzing hum, the phone in Luo Shu's pocket began to vibrate.
He calmly glanced at Wataru Takagi, who was driving up front, then took out his phone and opened it. Him had contacted him through their internal messaging app.
[Him: Good news~ Luo Shu's special secret intelligence business made its first sale today~]
[Him: A very cute Ghoul lady bought intelligence about you, Luo Shu. Hmm~ The price was two million US dollars. It'll be transferred to your departmental account shortly. Remember not to embezzle it~ (smiley face)]
[Him: Oh, and the intelligence I sold was that someone inside the police car you're currently riding in is a "high-ranking government official" who can determine the future living conditions of Ghouls.]
[Him: We couldn't reach a deal on any further intelligence because of her financial situation. And here I'd even prepared the information that you have a particular fondness for pink-haired women...]
[Him: Oh, right. The buyer's name is Eto Yoshimura, a currently popular author. But according to my investigation, she seems to control an emerging gang of Ghouls in Adachi Ward calling itself Aogiri Tree. The attachment I send later will explain the specifics.]
[Him: Friendly reminder: Ms. Yoshimura is a cute girl. If you give up investigating because she's cute, I'll forgive you for that too~]
"This woman..." Luo Shu's face twitched repeatedly as he watched the stream of messages pop up. Then he quickly typed out a reply.
[Luo Shu: Are you sure the intelligence fee was only two million dollars?? Liars get poked with a rod a thousand times.]
As for what rod he meant, Luo Shu knew that those who understood would understand. At the very least, Him, that little dirty-minded