An infinite journey starting from paradise

Like all people who have never been in love and are not ready to be in love, Reiko Kujo also admired the beauty of love when she was a girl because of idol dramas and girls' comics.

But as she grew older, and especially after becoming a prosecutor and handling numerous cases of husbands and wives murdered due to marital problems, Kujo Reiko lost her rosy perspective on love and relationships. While she wasn't afraid of marriage and still passively accepted blind dates, she also lost interest in actively pursuing others. Her domineering demeanor at work also directly discouraged potential suitors.

Kujo Reiko occasionally fantasized about having a good man to comfort and accompany her when she was lonely. But living with someone else? She had never thought about it. Not only had she never thought about it, but she was also a little afraid of it happening. Sometimes, even Kujo Reiko couldn't stand her own behavior, let alone others.

"Is it okay if we don't live together but only meet occasionally?" Kujo Reiko asked. "Anyway... we're all busy, right? We can't spend time together like a normal couple. So... we can just meet when it's appropriate and necessary..."

"Actually, normal couples don't spend all their time together," Lin Shangren thought. "So, what is this? A long-term, stable sex partner?"

"Isn't this too weird?" Kujo Reiko seemed a little annoyed by what she had just said. "Well...ah, my mind is a little confused. Let me go take a shower first...we can talk about it after we calm down."

Reiko Kujo stood up, and only then did she remember that she was completely naked.

"Should I cover it? But he's already seen it. If I don't cover it, won't it be too frivolous?"

Looking at Reiko Kujo who was lying there with her computer down, Lin Shangren directly hugged her in his arms.

"What...what are you doing?!" Reiko Kujo asked in panic.

"Let's take a shower together. I also want to calm down." Lin Shangren replied.

"A 37-year-old innocent and mature contrasting cute queen, I've made a killing this time."

Thinking of this, Lin Shangren carried Jiujo Reiko into the bathroom, and then, the two people who said they wanted to calm down became hot and humid again...

……

in the bathroom.

While taking off her clothes, Kisaki Eri turned on the shower to heat up the bathroom.

Soon, hot mist filled the bathroom. The naked Kisaki Eri looked at herself in the mirror with admiration. Her wet long hair stuck to her towering breasts, and her exquisite figure was faintly blushed in the mirror.

Compared to bathing, Kisaki Eri prefers showering. She enjoys the feeling of warm water flowing from her head to her neck, chest, and every corner of her body. It's as if the running water can soothe her emptiness and loneliness.

She applied shower gel on her proud breasts, and then rubbed it evenly all over her body. As her fingers slid across the tender red tips, her body couldn't help but shudder. A thin layer of goose bumps appeared on her skin as she caressed her hands, as if to prove to the outside world the suppressed desire in this body. A flame was rising from her lower abdomen.

"no…"

Kisaki Eri stopped reaching her fingers between her legs.

"This can't go on like this."

Today she needs to meet with the client in the Kidd case and use her connections to find out the current situation of Kuroba Kaito in prison. She must cheer up and solve these problems in the best condition.

"I can't work properly with such desires~" Kisaki Eri's desires seemed to become real, whispering temptations in her ears.

Her mind knew that this was futile, like adding fuel to a fire; the fire wouldn't go out unless the fuel was gone. But...

Finally, Hibari Eri picked up the shower head, squatted down, and opened her legs.

"Oh... that's it... here... a little deeper..."

Kisaki Eri would never know that the person she longed for was in a bathroom somewhere else, overlapping with the woman who was considered her nemesis, and enjoying all kinds of pleasures that she fantasized about and could not imagine.

……

That morning, Seven Star Entertainment Co., Ltd.

This is the entertainment company that Hayashi Naoren created in order to enter the world's entertainment industry. Although it was established less than a month ago, it has already released two hit albums and made Ikezawa Yuko, a rising star who is expected to be on par with Okino Yoko, famous.

"The next step is to recruit more new talents with potential, and then prepare to enter the film, TV series and variety show industries."

As "people from the future of another world," He Huan and Lin Shangren could easily bring down this world's entertainment industry. Money was plentiful, and Lin Shangren could bring the relevant departments to their knees with a snap of his fingers. As for excellent scripts, music, and variety show ideas, the supply was inexhaustible.

Their only problem at the moment is lack of manpower.

However, Lin Shangren doesn't intend to blindly expand his recruitment, lest subsequent works become shoddy. After all, he doesn't do this for money, but simply for fun, joy, and the human instinct to share and express himself. Therefore, he will only replicate what he deems good in this world.

"Rather than looking for newcomers who are full of uncertainty, let's look among the talented potential criminals. Apart from anything else, anyone who can devise a murder method and calmly carry it out must have excellent psychological qualities and acting talent."

With this idea in mind, Hayashi Naoto, Hehuan and Furulu began looking for suitable employees in the dramas and comics of "Detective Conan".

First up is Toya Eiko, the murderer in "The Elevator Murder Case." She was a renowned fashion designer in Japan. In the original storyline, her assistant, Mika Taniguchi, resold her designs to a competing company, prompting Toya Eiko to murder her in anger.

Hayashi Naoto helped Toya Eiko deal with the secretary's leak in advance and invited her to serve as a part-time art director of Seven Star Entertainment, responsible for the costume design of Seven Star Entertainment's actors and singers.

Then there are the reliable stage management staff.

He Huan chose the murderers, Taeko Mamegaki, and her fiancé, Yuji Shimagi, from the TV Drama Location Murder Case. He Huan's choice of this young couple was somewhat selfish. After all, she felt quite sympathetic towards the two characters in the original story. The case unfolded as follows: the crew's photographer, Morio Anzai, threatened Taeko with a "bonus" by claiming they had committed theft and indirectly caused the death of a person. Taeko then killed her. To protect her, her fiancé altered the deceased's death message to thwart the police investigation. Naturally, he was apprehended by the Mori family, who were visiting the set.

Since Hehuan has made her choice, Lin Shangren naturally supports her: spend some money to poach the young couple from other companies, and at the same time help Miss Douyuan Taeko, who is about to change her surname, to solve potential troubles.

As for singers, there are so many options. The band that Tatsuya Kimura played in, the deceased in "Karaoke Murder Case," is a good fit. There's no deep hatred between the members; all they need to do is resolve the misunderstandings. Help them brush up on their English, and they can start recording ONE OK ROCK songs straight away.

It's worth mentioning that after knowing that Hayashi Naoto had an agency, Chief Odagiri of the Metropolitan Police Department recommended his own son, Odagiri Toshi, who was not doing his job properly, to Hayashi Naoto. Since the boy hadn't made much of a name for himself in a band, it would be a good idea to use his connections to get Inspector Hayashi to help him out.

Hayashi Shangren naturally accepted the offer. He also sank psychiatrist Kyosuke Fudo into Tokyo Bay. The filming of "The Assassin in My Eyes" wrapped before it even began.

"I don't know if Brother Odagiri's son can accept working with a group of potential murderers. Well, nothing should go wrong, right?" Hayashi Naoroto thought.

In addition to them, former members of the idol group "Earth Ladies" in "The Secret of the Idols" such as Kaoru Kusano, Yuki Takeno and Terumi Hoshino are also potential recruitment targets.

As for actors, there are even more available, and most of them have first-class acting skills but are in a difficult situation. As long as Lin Shangren lends a helping hand, they will willingly jump ship and be used by him.

For example, Hayashi helped Hijikata Yukisaburo, the murderer in the "Costume Drama Actor Murder Case," deal with his cheating wife and the person his wife cheated with, protecting the reputation of this talented actor while helping him settle the debts left by his wife. He also showed him the script of "Golden Dreamland."

"How about it, Hijikata? Aren't you looking to transform? How about this role? The powerlessness and struggle of a small-time character facing government conspiracy and oppression... Can you handle it?"

After witnessing Hayashi Naoto's energy and reading the script, Hijikata Yukisaburo was convinced that his acting career was about to have a second spring.

Another person that Lin Shangren personally recruited was the murderer of "The Giant Monster Godzilla Murder Case", the suit actor Matsui Hidehiro, and the entire Giant Monster Godzilla crew that was about to disband.

This world has variations of Godzilla and Kamen Rider, but no Ultraman or Super Sentai. This is completely unacceptable to Lin Shangren! He needs to quickly fill the gap in giant alien heroes and combined radishes.

So, after purchasing the rights to Godzilla at a high price and taking over the entire production team, Lin Shangren went straight to director Mikami and said bluntly, "Director Mikami, the children need a hero, a hero who completely stands on the side of humanity. We can't do without a hero."

Director Mikami: “Huh?”

"Hey, I just happen to have a script for a 39-episode TV series, and here's a complete set of leather case designs." Lin Shangren pulled two large bags of documents from his coat. "Besides all this, I can also grant you unlimited funding. Is this enough to produce this drama?"

Originally, Director Mikami wanted to question the professionalism of the new boss, but... he gave too much.

Rock music, suspense films, and special effects dramas—these are the projects Hayashi Shangren currently plans to complete first. He originally wanted to make a "Criminal Investigations" film that would glorify the image of the Tokyo police, but his energy is limited, so it's more appropriate to focus on "Ultraman" first. With Hayashi Shangren's substantial investment and advanced filming, special effects, and suit-making technology imported from other worlds, this "Ultraman" film is sure to bring unexpected surprises to the world.

After initially setting up this entertainment company that was comparable to the Arkham Talent Market for talent storage, Lin Shangren and Hehuan deployed and commanded this group of potential murderers to begin their official work.

While gathering this group of talented individuals, each with their own unique aspirations, Lin Shangren also prevented numerous murders, accumulating nine chances to draw World Quest rewards. However, he wasn't in a rush to start, instead planning a ten-draw streak.

"Forty-nine cases have been prevented. Only one more case left to reach the tenth consecutive day. Let me see if the Death God Elementary School student has come up with any new tasks for me."

Hayashi Naoto was about to take out the crystal compass when Ikezawa Yuko knocked on his office door.

"Enter."

"Owner."

Yuko Ikezawa walked obediently to the side of Naoto Hayashi.

"What's the matter?"

"There's an invitation for you."

"Oh?" Lin Shangren took the envelope handed over by Ikezawa Yuko.

Ikezawa Yuko said, "This is an invitation to the birthday party of Yotsuba Rika, the daughter of Yotsuba Group. She's a fan of Mr. Odagiri and has invited him to sing at her birthday party. The chairman of Yotsuba Group has also specially invited you, the host, to attend his daughter's birthday party."

"Wow, they invited the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division Chief's son to perform, and even invited me, an Inspector. As expected of a veteran capitalist... Wait, who?"

Lin Shangren rubbed the back of his neck and quickly remembered who Shijing Lihua was.

"'The Entrepreneur's Daughter Murder Case', right? I remember that guy was a 'water ghost' who deserved to die. Well, I still have to go and see it. It's a murder case after all."

The author says:

Author's note: There is still only one chapter, and it is still two chapters long. I have something to do the day after tomorrow, so I will spread out the manuscripts. Please forgive me.

Chapter 155: Snowstorm Villa, start!

"My name is Takashi Ichieda, I'm 26 years old, and I'm a manager in the Funds Transfer Department of Tokyo Metropolitan Bank. Many people envy me, envy my youth and success, and envy my friendship with Reika Shioi, the daughter of the Shioi Group, and even envy that I'm one of her potential husbands.

They were wrong. I didn't like Shijing Lihua, nor did I want to be the son-in-law of the Shijing Group. On the contrary, I hated her to the core.

Two years ago, we were actually friends. Back then, we were all members of the same yacht club and would often go sailing together: Yotsuba Rika, Nikaido Masashi, Mifune Takuya, Gojo Osamu, Yotsuba Group's merchandise manager, Masashi Rokuda, and me and my beloved Yaeko.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this yacht club revolved around Yotsuba. Nikaidou, Gojo, and even Mifune—they all vie for her favor, feuding with her. Mukuta was the steward, keeping them from getting out of line. As for Yaeko and me… I joined the club for her. And Yaeko… Yotsuba treated her like a maid.

Yaeko's grandmother was a loyal servant of the Yotsuga family, and Yaeko herself grew up alongside Yotsuga Reika. However, the overbearing Yotsuga, two years her senior and someone who had always taken good care of her, didn't treat Yaeko, two years her senior and a caring person, as a sister or close friend. Instead, she was treated as a maid to be summoned and dismissed at will.

But...it doesn't matter. Yaeko has me. We don't have to rely on the Yoshii family to survive. After we get married, we can just get away from them. We've already planned to get married, right after Yaeko's 24th birthday. I've already prepared everything...the proposal ring...

But... my Yaeko... my Yaeko was killed by them. Killed by those two beasts, Yotsuei Reika and Nikaidou Masatsugu.

That day, the yacht club went out to the coral reef as usual, but a storm hit, and Shii Reika was stranded on the reef. Yaeko, the best swimmer, donned a life jacket and loaded it onto the inflatable boat to rescue her. I wanted to go in her place... but Yaeko said, "If you save Reika, she might do anything to take you from me, like a willful child. She's been like this since we were little... Don't worry, Aaron, it's okay."

I just watched Yaeko leave. I should have left her there. I should have gone...

Phew… Later, the search and rescue team arrived and rescued Yotsu and Nikaidou. They were both wearing life jackets. But when they found Yaeko, her life jacket was gone. Those two bastards even tried to argue that they hadn't seen Yaeko… Hehe… Hahahahaha…

They deserve to die!!!

Ha, their death is approaching soon. Today is Yotsuba's 24th birthday. I want her to die in the same way at the same age to apologize to my Yaeko! And Nikaidou, don't even think about escaping!

I spent a long time developing this plan, and I've rehearsed it several times. There's absolutely no problem, and it's bound to succeed.

variable?

There are also.

To please his beloved daughter, Chairman Shijing unexpectedly invited the recently rising detective Kogoro Mori and Inspector Naoto Hayashi, who was currently at the peak of his popularity after capturing Kid. What a grand gesture.

But it doesn't matter. My goal is to kill those two beasts. If I can get away with it, that would be great. If not, that doesn't matter either.

I was also very curious whether the murder method I had painstakingly come up with could deceive the eyes of the famous detective.

Is Maori Kogoro the uncle who's eating so much? I remember the Yotsu family invited him because he helped find Yotsu Reika's lost dog, right? That's true... haha.

Lin Shangren... the one in the black coat. He's quite the odd one out, Inspector. He's carrying a black umbrella. Is he here to announce a funeral? That's quite fitting. The girl across from him seems to be with Detective Maori. Is she Detective Maori's daughter?

……

On the other side of the banquet hall, Lin Shangren and Mao Lilan were talking.

The topic they talked about was naturally Kaito Kid and Kudo Shinichi. Mao Lilan received a good news and a bad news from Hayashi Naoto.

The good news is that the police have confirmed that Kuroba Kaito is not Kudo Shinichi's pseudonym, and the two are not the same person.

The bad news is that Kudo Shinichi has indeed lost contact and the police have been unable to find any trace of him.

"Kudo Yusaku himself didn't come out to clarify, probably because he was afraid that the cheating scandal would be further exposed. But it's strange that Shinichi didn't show up. Xiaolan, has he contacted you recently?"

"No."

Mao Lilan shook her head sadly.

"Then Shinichi might really have encountered some difficult and intractable trouble. If he has the time, he should at least explain the situation to the people he is closest to and most trusts... Phew, don't worry too much, Xiaolan. He is the famous high school detective Kudo Shinichi. He will definitely be able to overcome this danger."

After hearing Lin Shangren's comfort to Mao Li Ran, Conan was a little moved.

"Although I'm worried about getting Xiaolan involved, I still have to let her know that I'm safe. As long as I tell her not to tell anyone else that I've contacted her, there shouldn't be any problem." Conan thought to himself.

Just as Conan was thinking, the voice of Yotsuba Group's general manager, Masashi Rokuda, rang out from the center of the banquet hall:

"Dear guests, to celebrate Miss Reika's birthday, we have specially invited a popular singer who has recently become very popular among young people. Now, please welcome Mr. Odagiri Toshiya, the lead singer of the Yuyun band, to sing for our Miss Shioi Reika."

The guests were mostly high-ranking figures from the political and business worlds. These well-dressed and elegantly dressed Nakadori and the older women had clearly never heard of the band Yuyun, which had only been around for a few weeks. However, they knew Odagiri Toshiya. The fact that they could invite the only son of the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Director to perform showed that the Shijing Group was indeed powerful.

A visual kei artist, sporting purple hair and a few green highlights on his forehead, walked onto the small, prepared stage. A cheerful electronic sound played, and Odagiri Toshi, ignoring everything else, strummed his guitar and began a businesslike performance.

"Tsk, I should have known not to take this job. A bunch of familiar elders and people who have fawned over the old man. What is this? A year-end show of talent in front of relatives?"

Despite his complaints, Odagiri Toshi still gave his all. Making money, after all, wasn't a bad thing.

He broke off relations with his own husband in order to pursue rock music, and after two years of struggling, he was only able to perform as a bar singer. The reason was simple: his singing and guitar skills were decent, but he just couldn't come up with any catchy lyrics or music.

He originally wanted to be independent, but ultimately debuted thanks to his father's connections. Odagiri Toshi was also initially reluctant to join his father's colleague's company, but his new boss offered him too much: not money, but a variety of high-quality songs.

"I don't know why Boss Lin had such a weird expression when he gave me these songs."

Odagiri Toshi also shook his head slightly and focused his attention completely on singing.

"花昙り梦の街でも明日が见えなくて,人の波まるで海でも明日が见えなくて."

It wasn't just Odagiri Toshiya who felt embarrassed; most of the guests felt the same way. While Odagiri's performance didn't have the weird screams and roars they'd come to associate with visual kei bands, the light electronic melody and Odagiri's vocals were quite pleasant. But they simply felt... outrageous.

And the lyrics are also very unlucky, like "I won't be able to see you tomorrow" or something like that.

Even so, they still applauded after Odagiri Toshi finished his performance. After all, he was the son of the Criminal Minister, so they had to give him some respect.