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Lingzi had changed too; her fragile demeanor vanished instantly. She didn't answer immediately but sat down and fell into thought.
During this process, Arima Maruo did not dare to disturb him at all and stood obediently to the side.
The roles of this couple changed after Shotaro and his companion left.
“We can’t gamble. Even if that guy is just bluffing, we have to treat it as if we have real evidence. So… kill them.”
After a long while, Reiko, having finished her contemplation, calmly uttered a shocking statement.
She actually intended to kill Shotaro Hidari and Isamu Oto. Arima Maruo was not surprised at all and nodded respectfully.
"I see.".
Chapter 85 Beauty and the Beast! Lingzi's Sacrifice! Lu Chen's Loyalty!
Just as she was about to turn around and act, Reiko suddenly remembered something. "Wait, to be on the safe side, let's see someone first." Arima Maruo asked in confusion:
"Meeting whom?"
Reiko picked up the newspaper from the table. The front page had the headline: "Speech at the Museum of a Mysterious Company Under the Sonozaki Family..."
Below was a group photo of the Sonozaki family, including Lu Chen. Reiko reached out and gently stroked the spot where Lu Chen was in the photo, and whispered:
"To meet the master of this city."
...
On the other side, Philip wandered among the various books, speaking in a low voice.
"The last keyword..."
"Isamu Oto."
The next moment, a large number of books disappeared.
Only the last copy remained.
"There is."
Philip happily picked up the heavy book and eagerly began to read it.
"Ten years ago, a robbery of an armored truck occurred near Fengdu Dam."
"Not long afterward, Isamu Oto turned himself in and was sentenced to ten years in prison."
While listening at Narumi's office, Terui Ryu picked up a piece of chalk and carefully wrote key information on the blackboard before asking a question:
Why did Narumi Shokichi continue investigating after this case was closed?
“Because there were many suspicious points, the armored truck and 30 billion yen in cash fell into the water and have not been found yet,” Philip said in a low voice. Akiko was shocked to hear this.
"30 billion?" She never expected that so many yen would be lost.
"The crime scene appears to have been fortified beyond human intervention, which means..."
"There may be dopants involved."
"But back then, no dopant or memory was caught. Itaru Oto was almost too clean."
Philip opened his eyes and looked at Terujiro.
“Yes, so I suspect that Isamu Oto isn’t the real culprit at all.” Ryu Terui nodded, then added, “Ask Sato if he’s gotten any useful clues.”
"it is good."
Akiko immediately took out her phone.
......
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on your first meeting with Reiko Arima! You have received two gifts!!!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Arima Reiko character greeting gift - T2 Space Memory!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received an extra gift from Reiko Arima - a T3 space memory!"
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"Ding! Congratulations, host, on your first meeting with Arima Maruo! You have received 29 gifts!!!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received Arima Maru's character gift - T2 Beast Memory!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received an extra gift from Arima Maruo - T3 Beast Memory!"
"Ms. Reiko, tell me, what brings you here?" In the living room of the Sonozaki residence.
Lu Chen sat in the head seat, with Asou Fuyumi standing to his left and Sudo Kirihiko to his right.
And across from them.
It is Reiko and Arima Maruo.
"Mr. Lu Chen, I heard that a new customer survey was recently launched. If a customer passes the survey, they can upgrade their Gaia Memory to be stronger for free."
Lingzi said slowly with a smile on her face.
"Yes, there are."
Lu Chen nodded, already understanding the purpose of Reiko and Arima Maruo's visit.
"Then... customers who purchased memory ten years ago are also eligible?"
Reiko asked again, her eyes filled with expectation.
ten years ago?
That's been way too long...
Fuyumi Aso thought to herself.
Lingzi herself seemed to know that this was a bit unreasonable, and before Lu Chen could respond, she added, "We can also pay some price to purchase the qualification to upgrade the memory."
That's more like it.
"It's possible, but you must pay a price that satisfies me."
"I don't want money or anything."
Lu Chen looked at Lingzi and said, seemingly implying something. Arima Maru scratched his head in confusion, "Don't want money or things? Then what do you want?"
Reiko, however, seemed to understand something.
She lowered her head shyly at first, then bit her lip and said, "As long as you agree to help us upgrade our memory, we will do our best to satisfy you no matter the cost."
"I see. Well then, let me see your resolve." Lu Chen said, waving to Sudo Kirihiko and Aso Fuyumi behind him, signaling them to leave the hall.
Sudo and Kirihiko bowed respectfully, then walked out of the hall without any hesitation.
"You should go out too."
Reiko spoke to Arima Maruo, who, though still looking puzzled, obediently left the hall, and the door was then closed.
After Lu Chen and Lingzi were left alone, Lingzi took a deep breath, stood up, first put her hair up, and then prepared to untie her belt.
“Wait, Ms. Reiko, you seem to have misunderstood something. What I’m interested in is your loyalty and that of everyone in your company.”
Seeing this, Lu Chen chuckled.
"loyalty?"
Reiko paused, realizing she had misunderstood, but she didn't feel embarrassed.
As she walked towards Lu Chen, she gave a charming smile and said, "No~"
"Wasn't I just showing my loyalty?"
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow.
"If you put it that way..."
"That's true."
Immediately afterwards, Reiko knelt on the ground.
......
It's unclear exactly how much time passed, but Lu Chen and his companion finally emerged from inside when Arima Maru had fallen asleep waiting outside the hall.
"Is it okay?"
Arima Maruo asked in a muffled voice.
"Take out your memory."
Lu Chen spoke directly. Arima Maru glanced at Reiko, and after she nodded, he took out his Beast Memory.
next moment!
With a thought, Lu Chen instantly upgraded the ordinary beast memory to a T2 version.
Arima Maruo and Reiko were the first to notice the changes in the memory, and they looked surprised.
"Such powerful energy!" Arima Maruo exclaimed excitedly, gripping the Beast Memory tightly. He then bowed to Lu Chen, "Thank you!"
"This is what I should do."
Lu Chen waved his hand and looked at Lingzi; after all, she had already paid the price...
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