It was past nine o'clock at night when I came out of the house.
The streets were deserted, with hardly any pedestrians in sight, and only a few streetlights emitting a dim, yellowish light.
Ginjiro Toyama personally escorted them out, showering Ai with endless thanks and showering her with compliments. He was practically ready to take money out of his pocket and offer it to Ai to buy her something delicious.
This really did the police a huge favor.
"The Information Age..."
Ginjiro Toyama stood in front of the gate, his mind replaying the vision of the future that Kusunoki Hanyu had just described to him.
"Big data, the Skynet project, intelligent command systems..."
Build crime prediction models and establish an emergency command platform for urban brain to achieve cross-departmental collaborative operations.
These are new terms and concepts.
It sounds so distant and unfamiliar.
But that girl named Ai just now really showed them her skills. She easily solved a problem that so many experienced police officers couldn't handle by simply sitting in front of the computer and typing on the keyboard.
That's absolutely amazing!
If it weren't for the fact that the other person was still young, Ginjiro Toyama would have wanted to hire him as an advisor to the Osaka Prefectural Police.
But it doesn't matter. He doesn't believe that with so many people in the police force, they can't find a single person who understands information technology. Surely a group of experienced adults can't be less capable than a little girl?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
"Report it as soon as you get back!"
Ginjiro Toyama secretly made up his mind.
If I remember correctly, that kid Sakata seems to know how to use a computer.
Meanwhile, Kogoro Mouri was also pondering the events of the evening.
He suspected he was going to lose his job.
Moreover, what defeated him was not a competitor, but someone from another industry.
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Describing the prospects of information technology to Ginjiro Toyama was just a casual thing to do.
This is the inevitable path for future technological development.
It just so happens that the Suzuki Group has been working with Professor Agasa to develop some new technologies that are about to be released. Yuzuru Hanyu mentioned it, which was also a way to help his father-in-law and, incidentally, earn some funding from the police.
Although he doesn't need it.
But it's our own group, so why not make a profit?
Chibo Mansion.
When I got home, the living room was dark, with only a sliver of light coming from the crack in the door of the guest room at the far end of the first floor.
Yuzuru and Ai walked over cautiously.
Just as they reached the door, the guest room door suddenly creaked open, and Akemi walked out.
Seeing the two people acting suspiciously in the corridor, she smiled gently and said, "Young Master Yuzuru, Ai, you're back."
"Hmm." Yuzuru nodded. "What about the others?"
Akemi whispered, "Mrs. Yoshida took the children back to rest. Ayako and Akiba are upstairs, Ran and Sonoko are helping Kazuha practice karuta, and Aunt Shizuka is there too..."
As she spoke, she pointed to the half-closed door behind her.
Yuzuru peeked inside and saw that the room was lit with soft, dim light, creating a warm and tranquil atmosphere.
Ran and Sonoko leaned against the wall, blankets draped over their bodies, their heads bobbing as they drifted off to sleep. Meanwhile, on the tatami mat next to them, Kazuha and Master Shizuka were intently engaged in karuta training.
The two have been training since they finished eating, and it has continued until now.
Ye Zheng was so focused on the song list in front of him that he didn't even notice the commotion outside.
"My longing is evident in my expression, and I cannot conceal it."
The first half of a waka poem slowly began to play from the tape recorder beside them.
As soon as the reading of the card was finished, Kazuha immediately reached for the card with the second half of the karuta, "For whom do I suffer, that I invite questioning?" But just as her fingers were about to touch the card, Ikenami Shizuka beat her to it and knocked the card away.
Snap!
The karuta cards flew out from the card array.
"Oh dear!" Kazuha exclaimed softly in annoyance.
At that moment, Yuzuru knocked on the door and said softly, "It's so late, are you still practicing?"
Hearing the voice, Kazuha looked up as if waking from a dream. Upon seeing Yuusuke, her lips trembled: "Yuusuke, you're back! Master is amazing! I didn't win a single game tonight..."
Her goal was to win once and then go to sleep.
As a result, he couldn't win a single game, suffering a series of defeats and getting thoroughly humiliated.
After hearing her explanation, Yu Sheng Nan teased, "Looks like you'll be up all night tonight. Want me to give you a horse-riding talisman?"
"Nan!"
Kazuha pretended to be angry and made a face in protest.
Ikeba Shizuka spoke up for Kazuha, saying, "Alright, Konan, stop teasing Kazuha. To be honest, I didn't expect Kazuha to be able to persevere until now. Her perseverance today really surprised me."
I was very serious when I was learning karuta from Ye Bai, but I've never seen her so fully engaged and giving it her all like she did today.
Kazuha stuck out her tongue sheepishly: "Master, I can continue. I refuse to believe I can't beat you even once."
"Rest is also part of practice."
Shizuka Ikenami stopped Kazuha from arranging the karuta cards.
At this moment, Ran and Sonoko were awakened by their voices. They rubbed their sleepy eyes, and after vaguely figuring out the situation in the room, they stood up with yawns.
"You've been practicing for so long, Kazuha, you should rest now." Ran said sleepily, stretching out a big yawn.
Sonoko chimed in, "Exactly! If we keep practicing like this, our heads will start to smoke!"
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