Chapter 988: The gentry's money is divided into 90% and 100% (

Soon, it was afternoon.

A guest arrived at Fujino's detective agency.

He was a man with dark circles under his eyes, wearing a classic suit for office workers. He looked very gloomy, reflecting his office worker identity all the time.

Fujino took out a teapot, poured out a cup of black tea, and handed it to the other party: "Mr. Kinoshita, right? I heard Kaori mention you on the phone before. Please sit down and don't be too nervous."

"Yes..."

Kinoshita took the black tea and sat on the sofa stiffly: "My name is Kinoshita Yuzo, and I'm an editor at Kadokawa Publishing."

Fujino sat down on the sofa casually and asked him: "So do you have any commission this time? Although Kaori mentioned this to me, she didn't say what the commission was specifically."

"It's a commission about the code."

Kinoshita responded: "I don't know if you have heard of Kikukawa Karayu..."

Fujino intercepted the information about Shinname Kaori in advance, and responded directly: "You are talking about the writer who hasn't published a new book for many years, right?"

"Yes." Kinoshita continued, "Mr. Kikukawa used to be a very popular realist writer. Although he hasn't published a book for many years, we publishers still have to fight for his copyright. After all, with his previous fame, his new book will definitely be a best-seller no matter what."

"Because there are too many publishers, everyone is fighting for it, so Mr. Kikukawa came up with a solution - that is, on the day of his birthday party, he will play a code game to decide which publisher to sell the copyright to."

"Well, I roughly understand."

Fujino responded, then narrowed his eyes, looked into Kinoshita's eyes and asked in a deep voice: "So Mr. Kinoshita, how much are you Kadokawa Publishing willing to pay for this copyright?"

Kinoshita thought about it after hearing this, and said: "We Kadokawa has prepared a commission of 5 million yen to entrust you. What do you think? "

Fujiano took a sip of tea from the teacup, then crossed his arms and thought for a while: "Since you were introduced by an acquaintance, I won't say much. Bargaining is a waste of time. Just tell me how much Kadokawa has given you. Anyway, you are not spending your own money, so don't be stingy."

"If Kadokawa keeps this money, can it be used to pay you a salary or a bonus?"

As he said, Fujino looked at him and said calmly: "If it is not used on you, it will not be given to you. In the end, won't all this money be used for the young models hired by the big bosses?"

"It's better to give it all to me, and then I will give you some."

Kinoshita lowered his eyes and thought for a while, taking a deep breath He spoke in one breath: "The maximum budget given by Kadokawa this time is 12 million. They said the less the better. The number they asked me to propose at the beginning was also 5 million. How much I can save, they will give me a 10% bonus."

"I see..." Fujino touched his chin: "Even if it is reduced to 5 million, you can only get 700,000 in the end, right?"

"Yes..."

"You are confused!" Fujino asked back: "Then you give me 12 million directly, and I will give you 2 million at that time. If we divide the gentry's money directly 90-1, won't you make a net profit?"

"Ah, this... Giving me 2 million doesn't seem to be 90-1, right?"

"Don't worry about those details. Anyway, just tell me whether you made money or not, right?"

Kinoshita was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that what the detective said made sense?

He thought about it and whispered: "If that's the case, then I'll trouble Detective Fujino to do it."

"Of course."

Fujino likes such smart people who know their position.

He didn't even bother to talk about the idiot who had been shouting "boss" for the company for half a year.

Earning that little money, you are really a dog in the company, right?

Fujino looked at Kinoshita in front of him and felt much more comfortable, and then asked: "So, when will the birthday party of Mr. Kikukawa Hanayu be held?"

"Speaking of which, I still have a commission that I haven't solved."

"Probably the day after tomorrow."

"What day is the day after tomorrow?"

"......?" Kikukawa was stunned for a moment, and explained: "It's the day after tomorrow."

"It makes sense, then it's okay."

Fujino thought about it and felt that there was still plenty of time.

Tomorrow, I will solve the commission of the Shitara family, and then solve the secret code of the birthday party.

Happily, 10 million yen came into the account.

That night, Fujino asked Hiroki to help check the address of the Shitara family.

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The Shitara family's villa is located in a villa area in Tokyo.

The villa is a European-style building with white mixed with the original color of wood. The yard of the villa is also covered with green lawns and lush trees. There are street lamps every few meters on the roadside.

Fujino drove here at noon.

The melodious music of the violin came from the villa. At the door, a middle-aged woman in a suit asked him: "Excuse me, what are you doing here?"

"I'm looking for Renki Shitara."

Fujino looked at her and said politely: "If I'm not mistaken, she should be your daughter. I have an appointment with her."

"Really?"

The middle-aged woman pushed her oval glasses and turned around to lead the way: "Ms. Lian Xi is practicing piano in the annex building. Although I don't know when you agreed to meet with the lady, please don't disturb Miss Lian Xi's practice. After all, she has an important performance tonight."

"Just a little chat, I won't disturb you."

Fujiano looked at the annex building where the violin came from, and his ears moved slightly.

Now he has the profession of a singer and a pianist, so he still has some understanding of music theory.

At the same time, he also has absolute pitch.

But this thing called absolute pitch is useless.

Following the middle-aged woman in, Fujino came to a music room in the side building.

In the music room, there is a piano, and the surrounding bookshelves also display things like music scores.

A cute girl tied her light brown hair into a ponytail, wearing a floral top and black pants, holding the violin with her chin, and was immersed in playing.

"Ms. Renxi, there is a man named Fujino looking for you."

"Detective Fujino?"

Renxi Shitara put the violin on the piano, ran over and put her helpless little hands on her chest, and said quickly: "It's really a living Fujino!"

Fujian: "..."

What I mean is, can this thing be dead?

Fujian was helpless for a moment and asked: "Excuse me, are you Miss Renxi Shitara?"

"Yes, it's me!"

Renxi Shitara smiled and said: "So, Detective Fujino, why didn't you call and came directly to your door? It really scared me!"

Fujian couldn't help but complain: "You also didn't write the phone number..."

Renxi Shitara was stunned, and her accent was distorted: "Was it written by a sister?"

"It's really written by a sister, if you don't believe it, you can see it?" Fujino took out the envelope and handed it to her speechlessly: "If your family is not a little famous, I guess I can't find the client."