I want these three people for a reason. Their abilities are all very useful and can produce different effects when used to deal with different situations.
The secondment of the first two members was not a big problem, but the key was the last one, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the "Old One" who had fought against the two blacks.
This person is not a member of the group in the true sense, nor can he be considered a subordinate of President Fei. His relationship with President Fei is more like a cooperative relationship.
But since President Fei was able to use him once, there is at least a way to summon him - or to contact him. If cooperation can be achieved once, it can be achieved a second time.
Of course, I'm just giving this a try. Whether I succeed or not depends on fate.
"Let's not talk about anything else, just Lovecraft——"
"Mr. Fitzgerald, don't you want to hear my offer before you reject it?" I interrupted Mr. Fitzgerald.
Smart people need to learn to make good use of intelligence gaps and always give their teammates a heads-up.
"I'd like to hear the details."
"Aren't you curious? Everything about the Armed Detective Agency happened so suddenly. You should have seen it, too. The video evidence of their crimes was directly displayed on TV. Even if someone framed them, the Armed Detective Agency has cooperated with the government for so many years, and Ranpo Edogawa has helped the police solve tens of thousands of cases in the past decade, but in the end, there is not even one person who stands up for them." I deliberately dragged out my tone to give President Fei a moment to think, "Mr. Fitzgerald, don't you think it's strange?"
As an enemy, he himself would have placed his hopes on the Armed Detective Agency, but the government and the public seemed to be selectively blind and blamed all the crimes on the detective agency.
In fact, think about it, when President Tuo was writing the script, he should have taken both the "state apparatus" and the "public" into consideration. However, President Fei is a rather strange person. His magical brain circuits, his social awesomeness, and his super-capable personality cannot be classified as an ordinary person at all.
Moreover, as a businessman, even if he believed the slander against the Armed Detective Agency in the script, he would still place a bet based on his own considerations.
What's more, there is no perfect script in this world. The more detailed it is, the easier it is to have problems. So Tuo will always be vague where it can be vague, and then use his own abilities and means to make it through.
As long as Orcott is in the group, as long as they are willing to find loopholes, they will find them sooner or later. So if I were President Tuo, knowing this information, I would avoid "Shu"'s control over President Fei.
This is why I want to pull President Fei no matter what.
My brainstorm was over, and President Fei’s brainstorm was also over—or rather, it had begun.
"You mean, 'book'?" Mr. Fei's tone changed significantly, completely different from the light-hearted tone just now.
Now, the initiative is in my hands again. "Besides this legendary item, is there anything else that can have such great power?"
"...but these are just your one-sided words." While President Fei dares to take risks, he is also cautious.
To be honest, I have a small piece of "book" close to me right now. And judging from Mr. Fei's tone, I believe it to a certain extent.
These three points are enough for me.
"Yes, that is indeed my one-sided statement. But if I was not certain, I would not use this matter as a bargaining chip. If I had not really come into contact with the 'book', Yokohama would not be forced to this point."
We must maximize the role of the "book" as much as possible. The higher the ability of this prop, the higher its value to President Fei, and the more chips I will have.
"Besides, I remember that Alcott is very powerful. Isn't the information you have now enough for her to make a rational guess?" I pretended to casually say that I knew about Alcott's real ability, "Little Women", to show my control over the overall situation. "If it's not enough, I have another letter here."
There was a sound of fabric rustling from Mr. Fei's side. He might be signaling Alcott to come and listen to the first-hand intelligence and then use it for speculation.
"'SkyCasino', have you heard of the name of this casino?" I said, "In the minds of many people, 'SkyCasino' is a paradise-like place that flies in the sky and almost never lands except for picking up and dropping off guests at fixed points and times. It is a glorious place that has been established since thirteen years ago. It is a place that can make ordinary people rich overnight, and an extremely 'kind' casino with almost no violence."
"Sky Casino", a place created by Tuo Zong in his "book" just a few days ago, was implanted into this world along with the history of the past thirteen years.
But like I said, as long as you are on the outside, there is a chance of discovery.
Moreover, outsiders have the opportunity to pull out certain specific people within the system.
For example, if you write a mystery script, then Ranpo will not be confused even if he is in the situation; if you write a script about a corporate slave, then Ango has the possibility of escaping control.
Similarly, such a famous casino has never had any traces of the big capitalist Mr. Fei, and even did not leave much trace in his memory. This is not reasonable.
"I seem to have heard someone mention it." Mr. Fei recalled, but there were not many relevant memories that could be searched in his mind.
"Originally, the decision to build Sky Casino was made at a secret meeting of the victorious country thirteen years ago. But who made the decision and for what purpose? What was the construction technology? Where did the funds come from? No spy agency has any record of any of these." I continued, following someone's train of thought. "You can find clues about something as top-secret as the Book, but a casino is so secretive that spy agencies all over the world can't find out. Is this reasonable?"
I looked at the clock on the wall, calculated the time, and continued, "Yes, the establishment of SkyCasino was not thirteen years ago, but it was written into the book a week ago, along with its thirteen-year history. You can guess when it last landed close to the ground to collect and release guests."
I guess it was a week ago. This is just a guess - based on the time of "co-eating", the last conversation with Mr. Tuo, and the rationality of some information provided by Liyuan.
Of course, the sky casino can use other aircraft to pick up and drop off guests, but when it was first created, it still needed to fly from the ground to the sky.
In order to rationalize this process, it must have taken over a group of people on the ground seven days ago, and among this group of people, Sigma, the person in charge of the Sky Casino, must have been included.
"...seven days ago." All the information was about money, and President Fei checked it very quickly. Now, he should give me at least 50% trust.
What the "book" can do is greater than he imagined. He needs the "book", and he wants to use the "book" to bring his daughter back and make his wife happy again.
This was the only reason for him to come to Yokohama, so he could not refuse this temptation.
To paraphrase a line from the movie, I made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
"Not only that venue, but also the person in charge of the venue, Sigma, is a person with no past. It's like a casino that was suddenly thrown into this world one day."
To add another weight, I have to let President Fei know that "books" are something that can definitely create life directly. Using it to resurrect President Fei's daughter is not a gamble, but a fact that can definitely be done.
President Fei fell silent, and he wavered.
He has no way of judging the truth of my words, and likewise, he has no way of verifying the untruthfulness of my words.
Therefore, as long as there is a one in ten thousand or one in a hundred million chance, he will never let it go.
"One last question." His voice suddenly became hoarse.
"Excuse me."
"Can you guarantee that this 'book' can be used by me?" Once the voice becomes fierce, it completely changes into another feeling. It is indeed Sakurai O Hiro~
"I won't make this promise because you won't believe it." It would only be a problem if I agreed to such an important thing. "But I will provide you with relevant information. As for whether you can get it in the end, it depends on your ability, Mr. Francis Fitzgerald."
"...Okay, I accept this deal!" President Fei really fell into my trap.
Oh no - it can't be called a trap. I just took advantage of the intelligence gap. Anyway, I didn't make any promises. It's just a free-for-all.
Even if he gets nothing, it will be due to his own ability and cannot be blamed on me.
"It's been a pleasure working with you, Mr. Francis."
"It's a pleasure working with you, sir." I felt that the word "little boss" was on the tip of his tongue, but considering that we are in a cooperative relationship now and that he might think that I am really capable, I swallowed it.
The headset returned to Mr. Hirotsu again.
At this moment, the doorbell rang outside. When the doorbell rang, I could hear the voice of the person outside through an intercom receiver in the inner room.
"The food you ordered has been delivered. Can you come in now?"
I stood up and told Mr. Guangjin as I walked, "It's almost time. No matter what happens next, don't panic. Everything should be carried out according to my previous plan. Do you understand?"
"Please don't worry."
After that, I took off the headset, crushed it, and flushed it down the toilet.
After I sat on the sofa in the living room, I called the person outside the door through the intercom next to the sofa, "Come in."
With a "click", the door lock opened and a man in a tuxedo walked in pushing a food cart.
The aroma of food immediately filled my nasal cavity.
I slid my fingers along the edge of the food cart to the Yangzhi Ganlu and took it over to examine it carefully.
This is different from what you usually buy in a milk tea shop. The main orange color is very beautiful, the ingredients are very rich, and there is a mango fragrance as soon as you hold it in your hand. The cup is also very beautifully made and very impressive. Just based on this appearance, I would not charge too much for it, right?
I took a sip and it was extremely sweet. Although it's not authentic, it has a unique exotic flavor.
But——
"What a good thing, what a pity." My hand loosened and a glass of drink fell to the ground. The glass broke with a crisp sound, and the ground was instantly covered with yellow liquid.
I looked up at the young man in the tuxedo. "No need to wait. The stuff in here has no effect on me. I won't fall down like in the TV show."
As soon as I said this, the cold barrel of a gun hit my head.
Why do they all like to operate on my head, including Li Yuan and this person?
Compared to them, Tiechu was considered gentle. At least he didn't touch my handsome face.