A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 842 Hirata Koto

"Hehe, don't be angry, Theristina." Kihara Gensei, seemingly having anticipated his granddaughter's reaction, calmly chuckled, "That was just a metaphor, not meant to belittle you. You should understand what I mean: a title gained through such illegitimate means is easily lost again—once you lose, then..."

Therefore, after inheriting the name "Kihara", Theristina could only become more aggressive and prove herself with continuous victories.

“So what? As long as we keep winning,” Theristina said.

"That's the spirit!" Kihara Gensei clapped his hands in admiration. "That's the confidence that Kihara should have!"

With a cold snort, Theristina said seriously, "I'm serious, I will keep winning."

"So what are you planning to do?" Kihara Gensei asked. "You know best how you won this time... Are you really confident you can go all the way on your own?"

How did we win this time? We won by doing nothing!
They did nothing; they simply won because their ally, Lin Wuming, won, thus achieving final victory without shedding a drop of blood…

On the surface, that's how it seems, but in reality, Theristina did a lot more. Besides operating covertly and providing intelligence, the most important thing was—making the right choice.

Theristina poured a candy from the candy box; it was lemon-flavored—one of her favorite flavors.

"The process doesn't matter, winning is winning." He picked up the candy, but instead of putting it in his mouth, he held it up to his eyes, looking at the woman opposite him through the cloudy yet crystalline candy ball.

Making the right choices can sometimes be more effective than working hard on your own.

Theristina's view is result-oriented; it's one-sided and narrow-minded...

But in this world, many things are determined by the outcome.

Seeing that Theristina had developed her own methodology, Kihara Gensei didn't say anything more.

Ultimately, Theristina's actions are essentially similar to what he did before.

—They were all just using Lin Wuming and his gang.

However, Kihara Gensei treated Lin Wuming and the others as research subjects and experimental subjects; while Theristina treated them as partners or even backers.

"Be careful, you'll die at the hands of Lin Wuming and his gang sooner or later," Kihara Gensei said, shaking his head.

Theristina is too weak. She's overly scheming, and her strength is mismatched, making her easily sacrificed in collaborations.

“I know,” Theristina said nonchalantly, “but that’s unlikely. Lin Wuming isn’t the type to kill easily.”

"You are pinning your life on the kindness of the other party."

“You’re right. But as long as you don’t become his enemy, it’s not difficult,” Theristina said casually.

Theristina is best at making choices. As long as she doesn't choose the wrong one, there won't be any problems, and the worst ending that Kihara Gensei mentioned will not happen.

After a moment of silence, Kihara Gensei sighed softly, "Since it's your choice... I wish you all the best in the future. I'll take my leave now."

"You..." Theristina looked over in surprise, "Grandpa, are you leaving?"

"Of course, after all, I have also suffered heavy losses this time," Kihara Gensei said, shaking his head. "I have to admit that your decisive action has indeed interrupted my plans to make a comeback. Now I can only obediently withdraw."

"There's one last thing," Kihara Gensei raised his head again and pointed to his body, "Hirata Koto was my former student. Although she's not very famous, her abilities are trustworthy. Otherwise, I wouldn't have entrusted those projects to her."

Theristina looked at the stack of documents on the table: "She really did it herself?"

"Heh, someone who isn't skilled enough isn't even qualified to be my stand-in," Kihara Gensei said. "Take her in; consider it my final gift to you."

"Huh, do you think I will believe it?"

“As I said, the authority over the ‘external brain’ has been completely revoked by Shokuhou-kun. So once I leave, I won’t be able to come back and control the Stand. You can use her without worry.” “Then where exactly are you?”

"Consider yourself dead, Theristina. Make good use of this legacy and let me see just how far you can go."

As she spoke, Hirata Koto suddenly lowered her head and lost consciousness.

Theristina approached, gripping her pistol.

"This is troublesome..." After examining her, she found that Hirata Koto was simply unconscious, with no other apparent problems. "What should we do with this person?"

"Who...who are you?!" Hirata Koto slowly woke up and saw a woman holding a pistol standing in front of her. The surroundings were also unfamiliar, and she immediately panicked.

“I should be asking you—who are you, and what are you doing here?” Theristina retorted.

"I..." After thinking carefully, Hirata Koto had a look of sudden realization. "I came here for a job interview!"

"You're right, but please go back; you haven't been accepted."

"Huh? How is that possible?" Hirata Koto exclaimed in surprise. "Didn't Gensei-sensei say..."

"Hmm? What did that old guy say?" Theristina narrowed her eyes.

"Uh..." Intimidated by the pistol in her hand, Hirata Koto hesitated and said softly, "My teacher said this is his former research institute, and you are his granddaughter, so he'll definitely hire me..."

Theristina frowned: "Why did you leave the previous lab?"

"Because the teacher told me to leave?"

"Heh, you really are obedient."

“I have great respect for Gensei-sensei,” Hirata Koto said. “And she has also given me a lot of help.”

As she spoke, she looked at the stack of documents on the table.

"Without the teacher's guidance, I would not have been able to complete these projects."

"So, you really did all of this all by yourself?"

"Gensei-sensei was a great help to me, and the initial idea was also provided by her," Hirata Koto quickly explained.

—This woman…could she be easy to take advantage of?
Theristina suddenly felt that Hirata Koto was far too naive and innocent... if she wasn't acting.

She is capable, obedient, and never doubts her teacher...

If it weren't for Kihara Gensei, Hirata Koto would be the perfect head of the research center—Thérèse wouldn't mind entrusting these research facilities to her management.

After hesitating for a moment, Theristina changed her mind, "Alright, since Grandpa has said so, let's stay."

"That's great! Thank you!" Hirata Koto beamed, looking as if she had become much younger.

"One more question, how old are you?" Theristina asked. When she was looking at the information, she focused on the research results at the end and only glanced at the personal information at the beginning.

Looking back now, Theristina felt something was off, so she flipped back to the first page of her resume.

"Me? I'm 30 years old this year," Hirata Koto answered honestly.

(End of this chapter)