Science Fiction: Starting from Obtaining Sophon

"But isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to be like this? Dad and Conan are working hard to find the culprit, while we're leisurely eating fruit."

While walking along the Genda River, I ate the watermelon. As expected of the one Tomoko chose, it was crisp, sweet, and the best watermelon in the store. This feeling of getting the best one was just so satisfying.

Tomoko, a blessing for those who have difficulty making choices.

"It's okay. Think about it, the other party is hidden so well, of course they won't be found easily. So whether we search with our eyes wide open or just look around casually, the probability is actually about the same. Besides, I have a beautiful girl with me, so it won't be boring at all."

Xiao Lan blushed, unsure of what to say.

Genda River immediately brought up a new topic, asking about Shinichi Kudo, which relieved Ran.

The main issue is that Genda Gawa always does some intimate things, such as grabbing her hand and running away before, and calling her Ran instead of Mori-kun, and speaking to her much more intimately.

Of course she didn't know that the only reason Genda River was like this was that the annoying Corgi had finally shrunk and was basically no longer around Ran. If they didn't dig into the corner now, when would they?

Not only should we dig, but we should dig extensively, openly, and put the art of undermining the foundation of a wall into full play.

Moreover, taking care of Ran was also Eri's wish; once you promise a woman something, you must keep it.

Chapter 162 The Dangers of Thugs

"That's what happened. We went to Lingquan Temple together that day, but in the afternoon he said he had something to do and ran off by himself. We still can't contact him. It's really..."

After the topic of Shinichi Kudo came up, Ran relaxed and recounted the whole story, her tone tinged with resentment.

It's understandable, though. No girl would be happy to see a guy who walks away halfway through a date.

"So it really was that day that I shrank."

Hearing Xiaolan's words, Genda River confirmed his guess and sighed inwardly. This guy's involvement was really huge, and he actually caused the already chaotic spacetime energy to explode.

If we shoot this guy, will it directly cause a disturbance in spacetime energy? It's hard to say.

"Kudo-kun is indeed a very excellent detective, but his reckless personality is really... no, no, I shouldn't be talking about others behind their backs, especially about a detective who is better than me. I'm just too lazy and never have that kind of drive, which is why I can only take on very ordinary cases."

Ran quickly said, "Genda, don't say that. You and Shinichi each have your own strengths and can't be compared. Besides, I also think that his reckless personality, where he doesn't care about anything else for the sake of a case, really needs to change, otherwise he'll run into danger sooner or later..."

His voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, and his expression became somewhat somber, but he quickly perked up.

"Let's hurry up and find the culprit. The sooner we find the culprit, the sooner we can have peace of mind."

As he spoke, he began to observe the activity on the street very seriously, while Genda River stood quietly with the girl.

"Beep beep beep——————?à—"

A series of urgent whistles sounded, followed by a chaotic sound of footsteps. Genda Kawa grabbed Ran's arm and quickly moved to the side of the road.

Immediately, a large group of people rushed out from the alleyway next to the street. They were a group of delinquent youths, all dressed in flashy clothes, many of them with dyed hair and tattoos.

Behind these people were several uniformed police officers, relentlessly pursuing them.

"Don't run, you can't escape!"

One policeman shouted loudly, while the policemen behind him blew their whistles frantically to increase the deterrent effect.

However, it was clearly not very effective. After all, in this era of highly developed media, it is impossible to still chase people with batons as before, that would be too shocking.

Although they managed to avoid it beforehand, the chaos and the sheer number of thugs meant that a few clueless individuals still managed to squeeze through.

"Get out of my way!" The thugs shouted with fierce expressions.

Although Xiaolan was quite capable in combat, she was somewhat at a loss in the face of this situation. After all, they were just a few passersby who had suddenly appeared, not criminals, so she hesitated to take action.

After all, she knew her own strength. She could break a boulder with one palm and shatter a chest with one kick. She was practically an ICU patient, just like some treasure appraisal shows. She was a very dangerous person and couldn't use her abilities casually. She often told herself that she couldn't hurt people indiscriminately.

After all, there are relatively few people like Dad and Shinichi Kudo who are quite resilient to beatings.

However, Genda River didn't hold back much. He reached out and patted the chests of the group several times. The group felt as if they had been bounced back by a giant inflatable tire, and they were sent flying backward without even feeling anything.

"Is this what it feels like to fly? I think of running in the sunset, that's my lost youth."

Another person remarked with a sigh, "So this is what it feels like to be bounced back from? It's quite something."

The group landed heavily on the ground, but Genda River's technique was superb, and his control over his strength was extremely powerful, so none of them were injured.

So these few people became the unlucky ones who were caught by the police. After thanking them, the police hurriedly left with them.

Moreover, we learned some things from the police.

"I never expected the security here to have deteriorated like this," Xiaolan exclaimed.

According to the police, recently, for some unknown reason, a lot of disturbances have occurred in this area. Although none of them are very large-scale, they are causing the police a great deal of trouble.

The police force is already insufficient; they have been working continuously for more than 30 hours.

"Xiaolan, the chaos is just the surface. A place that was always quiet has suddenly become like this. There must be a deeper reason, and it is very likely caused by human factors."

"Human factors?" Xiaolan reacted quickly as well.

"Genda, are you saying that the chaos here was orchestrated by someone to tie down the police force?"

Genda nodded: "These thugs are thugs because they have no bottom line, not because they're stupid. On the contrary, seeking profit, avoiding harm, and bullying the weak are their survival strategies. They'll only show off their fangs to the weak, and won't confront the government or police head-on unless there's a huge benefit and they only have to pay a tiny price."

As she spoke, she took out her phone, wiped her finger on the charging port, and with a flash of light, Zhizi entered the phone and hacked into the internet. Within seconds, several messages appeared on the phone screen, which she then handed to Xiaolan.

"These guys are absolutely insane!"

The information was clearly from the Yamaguchi family, who posted a bounty on the dark web. Anyone who could cause trouble in a designated area in the next few days, attract the attention of the police, and ideally be arrested and questioned, would receive a very generous reward.

Even the lowest reward is equivalent to two months' salary for an average person, while a higher reward is equivalent to two or three years' salary!

The only cost was attracting the attention of the police.

For them, this was a piece of cake. As thugs, they had dealt with the police many times and had mastered a lot of skills in playing hide-and-seek with them. They were good at keeping the police occupied and could distract a lot of their energy.

That's what makes thugs so terrifying; they don't seem to have committed any major crimes, just minor disturbances that don't actually warrant a criminal charge.

However, the consequences are often extremely bad, causing great disturbance to the public.

Chapter 163 Clever Methods

This form is clearly a registration form for hotel and guesthouse check-in, containing check-in information for more than thirty people, along with their real identity information.

After comparing the before and after, it becomes clear that these people are all direct subordinates of the Yamaguchi family, and are the real means to deal with Kenji Hōyama!

In this way, their methods become obvious.

On the surface, they sent out thugs to interfere with and distract the police, but secretly they deployed their own elite personnel, who had already laid an ambush.

Actually, if you see through it, it's not that clever; it's just a matter of using both overt and covert methods.

However, this method is actually very powerful. First of all, you may not be able to see through it, and even if you do, it is useless unless someone in the police force sees through it and pays close attention to the matter, and then mobilizes police forces from other areas to supplement it.

However, the system is the system. Police officers from different jurisdictions cannot handle cases in different places. By the time you submit a report and application, and the leaders hold a meeting to discuss it, the case in their jurisdiction has already been closed.

Then there's the fact that you can't find these hidden elite personnel.

To reiterate, searching for even one person like Kenji Hōyama is extremely costly. You simply can't identify all these people in the entire region. If you could do that, then dealing with terrorists would be a simple matter.

Xiaolan also thought of these things and was shocked.

And I also realized that the information we just received probably wasn't easy to obtain.

Genda is truly amazing. His information gathering ability surpasses even that of the police. He was able to easily acquire all this information, a feat that far surpasses that of ordinary detectives.

With his powerful information capabilities, Gendagawa is a force to be reckoned with for ordinary detectives, much like someone who fights with a gun.

Times have changed. You're still playing these games? You can't even handle a gun, how can you become a grandmaster?

In Beika Town, this translates to, "You don't even have Tomoko, what kind of famous detective are you?"

Of course, Xiaolan didn't know that this was all thanks to Zhizi; she just felt that this handsome classmate in front of her was becoming more and more mysterious.

"Genda, what should we do now?"

Things should have been very clear: just find this guy named Kenji Hōyama. But now things have become complicated, with police, thugs, and now a whole bunch of powerful thugs involved.

Moreover, the possibility of others getting involved made her somewhat confused, unsure of what to do next.

Genda River pulled the girl's hand and patted her palm.

"It's alright, I've made a significant discovery. It seems this Mr. Pengshan is quite a fascinating person."

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'Ding ding————'

An aluminum beer bottle flew out, knocking several other beer bottles off and causing them to roll and fall, triggering a chain reaction.

A burly middle-aged man wearing a gray shirt sat on the ground with a slumped expression, leaning against a dilapidated iron bed. There were still wine stains on the corners of his mouth, and his messy stubble beard showed that he had not taken good care of himself for many days. This was none other than Kenji Hōyama, whom everyone was looking for.

But at this moment, his face was full of dejection and blankness, no longer showing his previous arrogance, like a defeated rooster.

He took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and then exhaled a thick cloud of smoke from his nostrils, his heavy breathing carrying a deep sense of exhaustion.

He had been on the run ever since that night, knowing that the Yamaguchi family would never let him go.

As he predicted, the hunt began immediately after the mission failed, and if he hadn't run fast, he would have been dead!

An intense hatred surged within him, like a flame engulfing his entire being.

He started navigating the social world at the age of thirteen, witnessing countless acts of deceit and brutality. Amidst this turbulent environment, he gradually made a name for himself and earned the appreciation of the Yamaguchi family.

That butler, Shimura, had personally promoted him, making him a prominent figure in the underworld, so that he was no longer bullied or looked down upon. Deep down, he was actually grateful to him.