Toru Amuro asked a few more questions about the situation.
After learning that Jiang Xia often worked part-time in the past and was familiar with some common part-time jobs, Toru Amuro realized that this new apprentice who was forced to accept him might be very practical.
——Toru Amuro often travels to various places to work.
But many stores that are hiring require part-time workers with stable hours.
As for Tohru Amuro himself, he wears multiple hats and is very busy at work, often trying to outdo his boss.
Therefore, although he is very capable and does a good job, he will inevitably be fired by some stores.
Tohru Amuro works part-time to collect intelligence. This situation will interfere with his work.
But with Jiang Xia, everything is different.
——When he is not free, Jiang Xia can take over temporarily.
In this way, as long as there is no serious problem such as "shortage of manpower during busy times", the risk of Toru Amuro being fired by the store will be much lower.
…
Although according to what Jiang Xia said, the store he was in was at risk of being smashed up by gangsters.
But Jiang Xia also said that those people can't be beaten obviously, so they probably don't dare to follow Jiang Xia all the time as they are playing dirty tricks.
Only if Jiang Xia stays in a certain store for a long time and is accidentally seen by them, will he go there to cause trouble.
And ask Jiang Xia to take over his part-time job, and let him stay for half a day and then leave, so that nothing will happen easily.
If the person who smashed the store is really difficult to deal with, you can also secretly arrange for a few police officers to patrol the road nearby and arrest people on the way...
…
Amuro Toru listed Jiangxia's advantages in his mind, feeling much more comfortable.
He rummaged in the drawer, took out a bunch of spare keys, and handed them to Jiang Xia: "Do you know the process for receiving customers?"
Jiang Xia glanced at the teacup on the table: "Just treat me like you just did."
"Yeah." Toru Amuro nodded and pointed to the bookcase next to him, "The commission form is there, the tea is in the upper cabinet, and there are cold drinks in the refrigerator... If you find it troublesome, you can just bring them water, anyway.
This store doesn’t need to improve its performance.”
Jiang Xia: "..."
Those who have organizations to provide funds are arrogant.
…
Toru Amuro found another address book:
"If you are not sure about the commission you receive, just tell them that our appointments are full and introduce them to other agencies - the list is here, and there are notes on other detectives' areas of expertise at the back, you can compare it."
After explaining everything, Toru Amuro began to chase people away: "Okay, you can go back today. Starting from tomorrow, you can come over and check out the store when you are free."
He planned to tidy up the office after Jiang Xia left so as not to leave behind any items that would reveal his identity.
By the way, add some more cameras and bugs.
No matter how hopeless Jiang Xia seems, he still needs to be on guard against what needs to be guarded against.
…
It was still early when Jiang Xia left the office.
He observed the nearby buildings and found that if he wanted to attract more ghost customers, he might need to order a billboard.
——Go forward from the Amuro Detective Agency and walk about ten meters to the main road.
Diagonally opposite the main road is the Metropolitan Police Department.
The police are not omnipotent. Many people will go to the detective after leaving the police station disappointed.
This is probably one of the reasons why Toru Amuro dared to choose his office near the Metropolitan Police Department - for a legitimate reason, it would be more convenient to attract clients.
Therefore, Jiang Xia thought that if there were more eye-catching billboards, when customers came out of the police station and saw the "Amuro Detective Agency" sign... they might just turn in.
…………
One week later.
Amuro revealed that he had a business trip.
After he came back, he originally wanted to go home and sort out the information he had collected.
But when passing by the Metropolitan Police Department, he suddenly noticed that several people were gathered on the street, looking up at something on the telephone pole.
Toru Amuro raised his head in confusion and followed them to look up.
A strange billboard came into view.
The brand has a black and silver background, an arrogant shape, and is extremely impactful. It has several large characters written on it - Amuro Detective Agency.
Toru Amuro: "..."
……What is this?
…
Originally, Toru Amuro should have gone straight at this time.
But he looked at the billboard and froze at the intersection for several seconds. Finally, he turned around and turned into the alley, heading to the detective agency.
He remembered telling Jiang Xia that the firm did not need performance.
Moreover, the funds he allocated to Jiang Xia were ostensibly "the operating expenses of the firm." But in fact, Toru Amuro thought that the two of them should be aware of it - this was regarded as a subsidy to Jiang Xia.
It’s just that it seems now…
Is this "knowledge" unilateral to him?
Jiang Xia was unexpectedly an honest person and didn't understand his hint, so he really used the money to buy billboards and advertising space?
"..."
Toru Amuro walked into the office with a complicated mood.
At a glance, Jiang Xia was seen sitting on the sofa in the store, holding a bottle of Coke, eagerly waiting for business.
Seeing him coming through the door, he seemed a little disappointed.
Toru Amuro faced the "Why are you?" look from the employees, and her mood became more complicated: "What's going on with that billboard at the intersection?"
Jiang Xia stood up first and brought a glass of cold water to Tohru Amuro, and reviewed the hospitality of this office.
Then he said: "I put it up a few days ago - the massage shop next door happened to be closed down, and its advertising space was for sale at a low price. I asked about the price and felt that the customers it attracted could make up for the advertising expenditure, so I bought it."
Amuro Toru nodded: "That's right..."
After I finished speaking, I was a bit at a loss for words.
The main reason is that I can't think of how to say "There is no need to advertise, you can just use the organization's funds yourself" in a tactful and decent way.
However, it seems that the new apprentice is very interested in the firm.
And if you think about it carefully, dedication is actually a virtue.
This is a good thing, a good thing...
Toru Amuro reluctantly swallowed the topic of "corruption of public funds".
Moreover, let’s not mention the funding issue. Now it seems that the effect of hanging up the billboard is different.
——Toru Amuro found a pile of photos spread out on the desk, which should have been brought by the client.
He came closer and looked: "Have you received the commission?"
…
This is actually not a commission from Jiang Xia, but a commission that the detective next door received a while ago.
This commission is related to a murder case that occurred in Gunma County.
——Someone spent a lot of money to commission a detective next door to track a person. The detective next door followed for three days and got the commission fee. As a result, on the fourth day, the person being followed was burned to death in a memorial bonfire.
Now, many doubts point to the person who made the commission, but the police and the detective next door have no evidence.
…
This matter originally had nothing to do with Jiang Xia.
But this morning, when the detective next door and the suspect, the former client, came out of the police station together.
Jiang Xia was passing by nearby and inadvertently turned his head and saw a very flat, paper-like soul clinging to the suspect's leg.
Jiang Xia looked at it and slowly stopped.
——This kind of soul has a common name, called the leg-picking god.
Ghost fetuses and leg-picking shikigami are both formed after death.
The strength and IQ of shikigami are far inferior to those of ghost fetuses, but they still have many uses - such as being used as raw materials to form and strengthen some unscientific puppets.
in short……
want to.
…
So at that time, after the detective next door and the suspect broke up on bad terms, Jiang Xia walked into the detective agency of the same company and spent some effort to borrow photos related to the case from the detective next door.
——Although the leg-picking shikigami is a bit silly, it is precisely because of this that his thinking often does not turn around and is extremely persistent.
If you want to collect it, the murderer must be punished to a certain extent.
And if the murderer still lives a free life, even if the shikigami is torn off, it will only break and become a useless soul.
…
A mature psychic would certainly not do such a thing that harms the soul and is not beneficial to oneself.
Jiang Xia then planned to try to find evidence and send the murderer to prison so that the leg-picking god could get his wish and let him go.
This is Plan A.
And if plan A doesn't work, Jiangxia has a plan B.
——Put a sack on the suspect and beat him until the shikigami feels relieved and falls off his legs.
…
Originally, Jiang Xia was struggling with which plan to implement.
But now, I don't know if it was God's will, but Toru Amuro made a rare appearance in the office.
Moreover, without even using Jiang Xia's hint, he himself noticed the photos related to the case that Jiang Xia put on his desk.
…
Toru Amuro is looking at the photos.
Jiang Xia is watching Toru Amuro.
A few big characters were faintly reflected in his eyes - Plan C.
