Bai Shi answered towards the door, lowered his head to look at Conan, and greeted the guest politely: "I want to change clothes, and then I will be busy with things in the cafe. You can go back first."
"Okay." Conan glanced in the direction of the front door.
After leaving Shiraishi's house, he jogged around to the French window of the coffee shop and peeked in secretly.
There was only the female employee who loved to laugh, but her smile made people feel chills in the back for no apparent reason. There were no other suspicious persons in the room.
Conan intuitively believed that even if the black cat did not leave fingerprints on the tape, he must have seen the extra mysterious person.
Fingerprints are very inconspicuous in daily life and are usually not remembered by people.
Conan used this question as an entry point, and also wanted to take the opportunity for Shiraishi to contact Black Cat so that he could eavesdrop - not knowing that he was around, Black Cat might leak something.
But what Conan didn't expect was that Shiraishi didn't even mention contacting the other party, and just recited it directly... This is very unreasonable.
Could it be that Black Cat had a criminal record before and was caught because of his fingerprints? That’s why Shiraishi remembered his fingerprints, and he also learned his lesson and always wears gloves regardless of winter or summer?
With his style and character, the more I think about it, the more likely it is that...
Just as he nodded secretly, the butterfly ninja in the cafe suddenly raised his head and smiled at him through the glass.
"!" Conan also smiled dryly at her, said hello with a child's innocent smile, and turned to go upstairs.
Since Shiraishi is very busy today, let's wait until he is done and think of another entry point...
…
Ten minutes later, Shiraishi opened the door and walked into the coffee shop.
The butterfly ninja was standing in front of the counter. Next to her was a neat package, just big enough to hold a set of pots.
Shiraishi looked at the baggage and was startled for a moment, then thought about the date and understood.
A piece of crystal can employ employees for thirty calendar days. Although he did not calculate it carefully, it has indeed been almost thirty days by now.
But she is the only one in the card pool. Why are you pretending to be packing your luggage now? Go through the process?
Shiraishi was a little confused.
"You are so slow..." Ninja Butterfly looked away from the clock and warned, "There are still 2 minutes and 34 seconds left, and the hiring time is up. After I leave, please don't draw the card immediately, wait half an hour before drawing again.
"
"Okay." Shiraishi was a little curious, "Is this the metaphysics of improving your level?" Can you change from SR to SSR?
Butterfly smiled slyly: "Secret."
"……"Fine.
Soon, Butterfly Ninja walked towards the door of the cafe holding her small package. The moment she walked out, she seemed to have passed through some invisible barrier and gradually disappeared.
Shiraishi also waved to her in a formal manner.
He has always been good at following advice, and he often engages in metaphysical calls.
Opening employee management, he waited for the summoning array for half an hour. The moment the second hand coincided with the position when the butterfly ninja left, Shiraishi accurately started the summons.
The card pile in the center of the screen was shuffled for a while, and soon, a card the size of a business card popped out.
Shiraishi glanced at the screen and then looked at the door, intending to say hello to the Butterfly Ninja who came in again and ask her to put the abducted pot back to its place.
However, when he glanced at the screen, the text on it was completely different from what he had imagined.
【[R]Red leaves】
"...???"
A question mark appeared on the top of the white stone, Butterfly Ninja-kun? Is this the metaphysics you taught me?
...This is a metaphysics that is 100% safe from being drawn!
The corners of his eyes couldn't help but jump twice. At this moment, the wind chimes at the door jingled.
Bai Shi raised his head from behind the counter and saw a long, straight black sister wearing a cheongsam walking in from the door.
"It must be Mr. Shiraishi."
Hongye walked straight to the counter, took off her sunglasses, casually put them on her collar, and reached out to shake Shiraishi's hand.
Then without wasting a second, he flipped his wrist and spread his palm in front of Shiraishi.
...At that moment, looking at her open hand towards him, Shiraishi seemed to see an eight-headed version of the Q-version assistant, and his first reaction was to quickly hide his wallet.
However, the situation was different from what he thought.
"Xiao Ren said, you want to develop a poison?"
Hongye's voice was soft, but she spoke faster than others, with a sense of urgency: "Give me the information. I'm better at chemistry than her."
…
Ten minutes later, Hongye finished flipping through the last page of APTX4869's information.
Shiraishi was amazed by her reading speed that was comparable to that of a scanner, and at the same time, he secretly thought that in these thirty days, Fox might be able to retire honorably from ghostwriting.
Just as I was thinking about it, the wind chime on the door rang again.
Bai Shi followed the sound and saw another person standing at the door, looking in.
——Similar things have happened five or six times just now.
At first, Shiraishi thought they were wandering spirits attracted by the food on the shelves. But he soon discovered something was wrong - these people couldn't walk through the door. They were just ordinary passers-by, pushing open the door and asking if the store was open.
After sending people away again, Shiraishi had to find another small blackboard, write "Closed" and put it at the door.
As for why this phenomenon suddenly occurs...
Needless to say, it must have something to do with the new employee at the counter.
"That." Faced with Shiraishi's question, Hongye tapped on the notebook he took out from nowhere and said casually:
"It's my own buff, 'Money Tide'. Now I'm sitting in the store, so the effect it shows is to attract customers."
Shiraishi's eyes lit up when he heard the name of this buff. However, after thinking of the system's headline-grabbing attributes, he suddenly became alert and suppressed his excitement.
When this topic comes up, one question cannot be ignored: "Does the Butterfly Shinobi also have the buff you mentioned?"
"Of course." Hongye was very proficient in multitasking. She never stopped typing on the keyboard and had time to answer questions. "She can repel mosquitoes and promote plant growth - haven't you noticed that there are no bugs around the room?
?”
"...I thought there were no bugs because of the strange climate."
After watching people typing on the keyboard, Shiraishi slowly realized that it would not be helpful to the research if he stayed here, so he might as well go back home to catch up on some sleep.
But just as he stood up, Hongye suddenly stopped him, turned the computer on his lap, and the screen faced him - there was a budget table on it.
"I can't afford it even if I sell it." Bai Shi stared at the last string of zeros and sighed in poverty, "How about we stop researching this medicine?"
"?" Hongye looked up at him for a while, and quickly estimated the boss's selling price in her mind. After calculating, she felt that Shiraishi had underestimated herself, "No matter from every aspect, you are still worth 250,000 yen."
"...I was just making an analogy!" Shiraishi was suddenly a little frightened and decided to immediately add "no sales boss" to the new store rules, "Also, what's 250,000? What you wrote is at least two dollars more than 250,000.
Three digits."
Hongye leaned over and looked at the computer screen in confusion. After a moment, she showed a clear expression: "The lower right corner is the final budget. Here -" she reached out and clicked on the upper left corner, "is the initial funds needed."
The red nails dyed with kodan reflected in Bai Shi's eyes, and he instantly thought of the red deduction words.
"250,000 yen..." Shiraishi covered his eyes with one hand and sighed, "Honestly, have you peeked at my bankbook?"
"No." Hongye shook his head solemnly, "This is the minimum requirement - please rest assured, I will return the capital to you after earning the necessary research funds and purchasing new equipment for Xiaoxin."
"..."
…
Shiraishi suddenly became poor again.
However, because he has become poor so many times, he has actually begun to get used to it compared to the previous times.
Moreover, Hongye said that she would repay her capital. She seems to be quite upright, and she doesn't seem to be the type to joke around. She should be able to keep her word.
...Having said that, he just mentioned it casually at the time, and he didn’t really have to study that kind of medicine!
…
Hongye seemed to plan to invest in both stores and chain stores. After receiving the funds, she left quickly.
When he heard that she was about to leave the store, Shiraishi was stunned for a moment. He remembered that Butterfly Ninja said that the store clerk should not be more than five meters away from the store.
However, Hongye explained that her force value could only be counted as "N", and being classified as "R" was due to other bonuses, so she could enter and leave the cafe freely, and said that she would not cause trouble outside, which reassured Shiraishi.
...It's impossible to be reassured, but it's useless not to be reassured.
Shiraishi decided to do his own thing first like the butterfly ninja did when he was on duty - go back and catch up on his sleep.
But just as he stood up, a man came closer and closer, stopping at the door of the coffee shop.
He was a middle-aged man who looked like a civil servant. He was wearing an old-style dark blue suit and carrying a black briefcase. His expression and aura were very serious, but his curled up hair made him look less unapproachable.
...We have guests again.
Shiraishi thought he didn't see the small blackboard with the word "Closed" on it, and was about to go over and tell him that the store wasn't open yet. However, as he approached, he saw the middle-aged man looking at the closed glass door for a few times, and suddenly bowed slightly and said,
He walked through the door with a squeaking sound.
Under Shiraishi's complicated gaze, he adjusted his metal-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose as usual and found a seat nearby to sit down.
Then he nodded politely to Shiraishi: "Coffee, thank you."