The famous detective in the comic world

Chapter 203 Unacceptable Price

"...So that's the case." Yuri Watanabe nodded half-understanding: "It's reasonable--well, it's time to tell you the next urban legend. It is said that the smiling shark has two faces."

"How?" He Nan asked.

"It's just that his shark head can be torn apart. After being torn apart, it will turn into a bloody mass of meat. It can still bite people, and it has many teeth on the surface."

"...It's a bit of a curiosity." He Nan felt goosebumps when he heard it: "According to what you said, these teeth are usually embedded in his shark head's brain?"

"It seems so."

"...Uh." It was difficult for He Nan to express his feelings at the moment: "This sounds really nonsense... won't it be contagious?"

"The problem is not the infection, but what is the use of the outer layer of the brain for a creature with this structure." Shirley took another piece of bread from He Nan's plate.

"I'll leave it to you." He Nan pushed the plate towards her directly.

"I can't eat that much." Shirley pushed back again.

"Okay, let me tell you one last urban legend. Maybe this can be a clue." Yuri Watanabe said, scooping up a spoonful of red wine beef: "That is, the smiling shark likes to go on a rainy night. , wearing a raincoat, wandering in a secluded alley and smiling at people. If you don’t give him a smile too, your head will be bitten off... Afterwards, your head will be found by people, and it will be frozen like his. Smile."

"So how did this kind of urban legend come about? Who's out of his mind would laugh at a guy as scary as the smiling shark?" Shirley looked bored after hearing this: "Which guy is it? The news from the warrior who came down? Didn’t he have hallucinations from taking too many drugs, or else he couldn’t imagine how he laughed.”

"If you analyze it more seriously, it is indeed the case." Yuri Watanabe admitted: "But urban legends often have some basis. It usually does not spread for no reason, and there are prototypes and misunderstandings behind it."

"Uh...does it mean that he likes to commit crimes on rainy nights?" He Nan felt a little creepy and embarrassed when he heard it: "Have you ever found the head bitten off by him?"

"It does seem to have."

"Really?"

"...Even if there is, it's just thrown outside. And it doesn't necessarily mean that it was actually done by the smiling shark."

"That seems like a useless clue. Is it normal for him to kill a few people?" He Nan said.

"Not necessarily. For example, maybe the smiling shark has a habit of biting off a person's head and putting him on a smiling face." Yuri Watanabe said: "...If this is the case, then the source of the corpse can be distinguished to some extent. Also, maybe the smiling shark really only likes to go out on rainy nights."

"Hmm... maybe the night is not the key factor, the important thing is the rain." He Nan fell into deep thought: "The only reason he likes to come out at night is because the night in this city is a crime. The concealment is strong, the police force is weak... what he really likes It's rain. That probably means that if the smiling shark is going to enjoy a rare outing in this environment, or if he has to go outside and do something, he will choose rainy nights as much as possible."

"Yeah...maybe it can be used as a clue." Shirley also agreed: "It doesn't matter if you can use information immediately. In short, the more you know, the better."

"Watanabe, do you know that Smiling Shark is a reseller?" He Nan tried to ask the answer to this question: "I only know that he is a black market leader. I have never heard of what he does."

"I don't know either. He belongs to the kind of character who is behind the scenes, and the daily operation of the black market is handled by his subordinates." Yuri Watanabe replied: "So when you buy things in the black market, you mention Laughing Shark Chances are someone doesn't know. The caretaker there is supposed to be someone else, but I haven't looked into it and don't know who. The police have deals with them."

"If that's the case, why did you approve the investigation?" He Nan frowned after listening to this: "Shouldn't you send someone from within to ask a few questions, and close the case after receiving the benefits? Sending us and you to be responsible, aren't you afraid that we will ruin their good deeds by comparing the truth?"

"I'm afraid there is a bigger force that has reached an agreement with the high-level police to get them out." Yuri Watanabe shook his head: "That's not clear. In short, if you have an opportunity, take it well. If you need help, please feel free to contact me." I call."

"...that's fine." He Nan sighed, took out the contract she had prepared, and looked at the price on it: "Well... we want to find out who the seller of the rhino potion is and who he sold it to." , and what kind of conspiracy is behind it... So many demands, only ten thousand dollars?"

"I tried to ask for a higher price, but this is the limit. They were not willing to pay this kind of money... At first they only agreed to four thousand dollars." Watanabe Yuri's tone was also extremely helpless: "I There is no other way."

"Four thousand... how dare you open your mouth, it's simply a squeeze." Looking at the contract, He Nan was very upset: "If I can solve this case, it may solve a major social crisis! Is it worth ten thousand?"

"If it really doesn't work, I'll ask again for you, but maybe the ten thousand is gone."

"..." Holding a ballpoint pen, He Nan felt irritated when he looked at the contract.

Ten thousand is too little, but it is not as ridiculously low as one or two thousand.

It's okay to sign, after all, it needs to be credited now.But……

"Xue Li, what do you think?" He Nan turned to look at her.

"I think it can be signed." Shirley looked at the contract: "... But do you promise to cooperate with our actions? If you want you to call the police, you will definitely come out?"

"Yes." Watanabe Yuri nodded and said: "...If it is carried out according to the contract, that's it."

"It's just an 'if'..." He Nan sighed: "If we can't get a guarantee, we might as well check it out by ourselves. If we find something useful, we can ask the police for a price."

"But the initial clues were also provided by the police." Officer Watanabe reminded him: "You are not the result of a completely independent investigation, and the price is not too high."

"Yeah, it won't be too high—I'll only ask for a reasonable price." He Nan tapped the contract and said, "...I still can't accept this price. For such a big case, there are so many demands. Give me [-]? If I accept it, the police will be even more stingy with me in the future! Why don’t you just take the contract back. I’ll use the initial clues you gave me to investigate, and I’ll talk about the price after I find something—— I come to bid, and the police can only pay back. Pricing power is no longer controlled by one party, and the most balanced price is pursued.”

(End of this chapter)