Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Ignoring the fox fur faintly visible on the floor, the clothes and pants scattered everywhere, and the faded "Cat's Eye" poster on the wall, the room was generally quite tidy.

Hideyuki Hoshino walked into the living room, turned on the TV, and tuned it to TV Tokyo, which was showing the drama "Yoshihiko the Hero and the Demon King's Castle".

"My knife is coated with deadly poison, you know, slurp..."

As the television began to play, he spun around and transformed back into a pink fluffy ball, comfortably sprawling on the armrest of the sofa.

Even if you maintain your original form, it still consumes your magical power.

He is only truly relaxed in his fox form.

After lying down for a while, Hoshino Hideyuki summoned the system.

[Operation successful, 5 cultivation points gained]

[Remaining cultivation points: 10]

Well, the reward for fooling the girl with the golden ponytail has been received...

and many more!

The little fox's eyes widened.

He caused Fujiwara Aiko to be scammed while hunting for women, lose her money, and be arrested by the police, thus disqualifying her from life, which is why he only gained 5 cultivation points.

As a result, he casually tricked a young girl and gave her 5 points without even taking any money.

Something is wrong!

Upon closer examination, cultivation points depend not only on the emotional changes of the deceived person, but also on their actual strength...

Excluding the possibility that the girl has muscles underneath her clothes and has practiced mixed martial arts for many years, does that mean she might be a superhuman?

Only in this way can we explain why so much was given.

Hideyuki Hoshino flicked his tail.

He had encountered other extraordinary individuals before, but the encounters weren't pleasant.

If you encounter this girl again, you'll have to be careful.

But there's no need to worry about that right now.

Since I unexpectedly gained 10 cultivation points, I might as well try my luck in the lottery!

The fox rubbed its paws together, concentrating its mind.

[Giveaway begins]

You received a piece of fried tofu.

You received a piece of fried tofu.

【you……】

[You have obtained the item - Absolutely Safe Little Blanket: Cover yourself and your head with it, and it will guarantee 100% protection against three attacks from spirit-type enemies (specifically targeting Kayako!)]

hiss……

Nine times in a row, it was all fried tofu; I almost thought I was going to be drowned in fried tofu.

Fortunately, some good stuff came out in the end.

Hey system, why did you have to learn from pay-to-win mobile games?

Eight duck pieces!

The fox angrily took out the small blanket, played with it for a while, and then hid it in its tail—the system had created an infinitely large storage space on its tail where everything it drew could be stored and retrieved at any time.

Boom!

At that moment, Inuyama Tetsu finally returned.

He was a middle-aged man who was 1.8 meters tall and had a goatee, and he exuded a strong aura of a corporate slave.

After entering the house, he hung his uniform jacket by the door, faced the fox, scratched his head, and said:

"Haha, sorry I'm late."

The fox flicked its fluffy tail: "It's okay, so did you buy the lunchbox for dinner?"

Inuyama Tetsuya paused for a second.

He then wailed, "Oh no! I forgot to buy it! Am I going to have to eat instant noodles again tonight?"

See, this is another reason why Hideyuki Hoshino always spends extra money on extra meals.

The fox cleared its throat: "Well then, I have good news and bad news for you~"

"Let me tell you the bad news first."

"We only have instant noodles left at home."

"As expected... So, what's the good news?"

"I happen to have unlimited fried tofu and instant noodles here."

"Aha?"

ten minutes later.

"I'm starting!"

The human and the fox sat on opposite sides of the dining table and began eating fried tofu and instant noodles. Incidentally, besides the chair, the fox had also placed a large portion of a "Hunter x Hunter" manga under his bottom, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to reach the table.

You asked why it's only half a set and not the complete set? Well, there's nothing I can do about it. This comic has been going on for over twenty years and is still not finished, and nobody knows when it will end...

"This fried tofu is delicious! Where did you buy it?"

"Secret."

As Hoshino Hideyuki sipped his instant noodle soup, he remarked that the system's lottery system wasn't so bad after all.

At least this fried tofu is truly top-notch!

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Inuyama Tetsu got up to clear the table and wash the dishes.

The little fox would never do work that involves getting wet!

He then started rummaging through Inuyama Tetsu's briefcase.

"You haven't forgotten the information about the new target, have you?"

"I definitely won't forget."

Inuyama Tetsu dried his hands and took a stack of documents out of his bag.

Hoshino Hideyuki immediately noticed the well-dressed, elite-looking guy on the first page.

"Nobuyuki Kayaba, a Kyoto native, is a fraudster who runs entrepreneurship seminar scams."

Hideyuki Hoshino nodded and said, "It's that kind of fraudulent scheme where they offer training courses, claiming they can help people achieve career success and get to know industry bigwigs, but in reality they're just using increasingly expensive advanced courses and materials to extract money?"

"Yes."

"It's a pretty classic formula; it feels like it's been made into a TV series before."

“Indeed, but this guy even fooled my colleagues.” Inuyama Tetsu turned to another page, which contained a police officer’s testimony.

“I suspect he used supernatural means.”

Chapter 5 When the Fox Knocks on the Door

“It is difficult to convict people of training fraud like this, since most of the contracts involving fees are signed with the consent of the individuals involved. Therefore, even if victims occasionally report the case, my colleagues are often too lazy to spend time dealing with it.”

"Unless the impact is too severe, such as someone committing suicide after being scammed out of a huge sum of money, or if enough victims realize that they have been scammed and initiate a class-action lawsuit, it is possible to bring the fraudsters to justice."

"That's why fraudsters who use this method often move from place to place after a hit, so as to avoid accumulating a bad reputation and attracting the attention of victims or the police."

"However……"

Inuyama Tetsuya paused, then pointed to the photograph with his index finger:

"This guy named Kayaba Nobuyuki has been staying in the same place for almost a year."

“People have already invested more than 50 million yen in his courses, yet almost no one has reported him for fraud.”

“My colleague went to investigate, but instead of finding anything useful, he came back saying he wanted to quit his police job to start a business. It took him two days to recover—he almost divorced his wife.”

Hideyuki Hoshino couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Sounds like a lecturer who is very good at understanding human nature."

"No matter how skilled you are, there should be a limit. If I said that I convinced Yui Aragaki (a certain actress) to marry me just by talking, would you believe me?"

"Indeed, I'd rather believe the next prime minister is a high school girl named Fujiwara."

"Hey, even though it's hypothetical, your analogy is really rude! It's not that difficult!"

Hideyuki Hoshino pointed to the Cat's Eye poster on the wall: "It's rude of an old man who's a policeman but likes Cat Burglar~"

"They are the Cat's Eye sisters, not the Catgirl sisters, and you can't hate all cats just because you were bullied by stray cats in the past..."

"I've never been bullied by a stray cat!"

After a series of oral exercises, Inuyama Tetsuya was the first to raise the French military salute.

"In short, I highly suspect that Kayaba Nobuyuki used some kind of method that is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, but this is not something that the police can handle."

"So, can I ask you for a favor?"

He bowed deeply to Hoshino Hideyuki.

The fox's paw pressed down on the stack of documents, and a faint smile appeared on its lips.

"No problem, this con artist..."

Let me eat it!

Inuyama Tetsuya suddenly slapped his forehead: "Oh right, there's one more thing..."

"Can't you just say it all at once? I just finished my cool summary of this phase!"

"Where is he handsome?"

Inuyama Tetsu pulled a page from the documents: