I, Kudo Shinichi, the rice flower death god

"I'm so touched...but it would be nice if you could come here sooner."

Thinking of the messy kitchen at home, Dr. Ali smiled coquettishly.

If he had known that free lunch would be delivered to his door, he would not have cooked anything and ended up like this.

"Stop being picky. I happen to be free now. Let's clean up the kitchen together."

The entrance door was open, and from Shinichi's perspective, he could clearly see the terrible state of the kitchen, so he suggested.

He knew very well that if he just left it alone, with Dr. Ali's temperament as an experimental maniac, it is estimated that the kitchen would still be like this in a month.

"Huh? At least wait until I finish eating, right?"

Dr. Ari, who hadn't eaten Shinichi's delicious food for a long time, couldn't wait to open the thermos. The tangy smell of the food made him put everything else aside.

"Can you eat in a kitchen like this?"

Shinichi asked, pointing to somewhere in the kitchen.

It was a pool of brown solid-liquid mixture that flowed from the pot along the edge of the pot and the countertop to the ground.

Even though I know this is overcooked curry, just looking at it makes me think of other not-so-good things.

"makes sense."

Dr. A Li touched his bald head for many years and replied.

It is true that he is a slovenly scientific research madman, but this is only when he is obsessed with experiments.

He usually pays attention to neatness.

Walking into the living room and putting the thermos box aside, Shinichi and Dr. Ali worked for a while before tidying up the kitchen.

"...It's so delicious! I miss this taste so much!"

At the dinner table, Dr. Ali took chopsticks to eat happily, and even took time to praise a few words in his busy schedule.

"Don't eat so fast and talk less while eating."

"Eat less junk food on a daily basis. You are already old, so be careful of eating and getting sick."

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Shinichi looked at a piece of experimental information in his hand and said without looking back.

He didn't know how many times he had said this. Every time, Dr. Ali agreed wholeheartedly and still went his own way after saying it.

"Well, I see."

Like this first.

Just looking at this harmonious scene, it's like a grown-up child persuading his grandfather to pay more attention to his health.

In fact, Dr. Agasa often proudly calls Shinichi his grandson when chatting with his friends, but Shinichi is unaware of this.

Chapter 15 You can always trust Dr. Ali (5/5)

　　Not long after, the food in the thermos box was completely wiped out by Dr. A Li.

That was specially prepared by Shinichi along with the dinner portion, which was enough for three adults.

It seems that after a year of absence, the doctor's appetite has grown again.

So does weight.

Looking at Dr. Agasa's round belly, Shinichi sighed secretly.

"Then let's get down to business."

Sitting on the sofa opposite, Dr. Ali's expression became rarely serious.

"Well, based on your idea, I found several old friends and finally made the prototype."

When Dr. A Li spoke, his face was filled with unconcealable pride.

After all, it could be said that it was an electronic product that transcended the times, and it was actually born in his hands.

As a scientist, there is nothing I can be more proud of.

"Has it been researched? Where is it?"

Shinichi was also shocked by Dr. Agasa's words.

He didn't expect the progress would be so fast.

"It's in my laboratory, I'll take you to see it."

As the two said, they walked towards Dr. A Li's laboratory.

What they are talking about is naturally the smartphone that Shinichi has been thinking about for a long time.

Speaking of which, Shinichi has no intention of building a business empire.

The reason why he asked Dr. Ali to help develop a smartphone was because he simply wanted to use it.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

After experiencing so many high-end and convenient electronic products in the 21st century, he has long been disgusted with the flip phone in his hand that can only make calls and send text messages.

However, due to the limitations of the times, the mobile phone in his hand is already considered the most advanced in the world.

His cheap dad asked a friend from the lighthouse country to get a Motorola, which can be said to be the predecessor of the smartphone.

Of course, it is still far from a real smartphone.

Under normal circumstances, it will take at least another ten years for smartphones to truly appear and become popular.

How could Shinichi bear this!

So on a whim, he tried to ask Dr. Ali if he could turn the idea he provided into reality.

And the doctor was worthy of being a doctor and lived up to his expectations.

only……

"This is the smartphone you made? That's it?"

Shinichi was playing with the phone in his hand, and for a moment he didn't know how to complain.

The cube shape, smooth shape, and wide screen were indeed very similar to the smartphones he had used before.

Except for the different operating systems, everything else is basically the same.

It's just...what's going on with this fuselage that's five centimeters thick?

"You can't blame me. I made it so thick to meet the requirements you mentioned."

Dr. A Li was extremely wronged.

"my request?"

Shinichi was stunned for a moment.

It has unlimited access to the Internet, an open operating platform, fast running speed, and user-friendly setting preferences...

Didn’t he just make a few million requests?And these are all necessary functions for smartphones?

Without these features, can it still be called a smartphone?

But Shinichi quickly reacted.

Just now, he subconsciously used the technological level of his previous life to ask Dr. Ali, completely forgetting that this era was just an era when computers had not been popularized for a long time.

Judging from the current level of technology, it is a miracle that Dr. Ali can produce this smartphone.

It’s not hard to ask for anything myself.

"But it still feels awkward to use."

Shinichi muttered helplessly while operating the smartphone in his hand.

The difference in the system interface was good to say, and he quickly got used to it.But the thickness and weight of these five centimeters made him really uncomfortable.

In previous lives, they jokingly called this kind of mobile phone a brick, but now it seems that the call is indeed correct.

"I'm so sorry, Shinichi, I can only do this."

Dr. A Li touched his bare forehead and said with a slightly regretful tone.

In the eyes of this kind old man, this was not only a betrayal of Shinichi's trust, but also a dissatisfaction with his own abilities.

"No, I should be the one to say sorry. It's really hard for you."

Shinichi shook his head and comforted.

Due to the limitations of the times, being able to achieve this level was far beyond his expectations.

It's a pity that although Shinichi carries the memories of his previous life, he has no knowledge in this area.

Otherwise, maybe I can help.

"correct!"

Suddenly, Dr. Ari shouted, and Shinichi was so frightened that he almost threw away the bricks in his hand.

"What's wrong, Doctor?"

"I thought about it. I have a friend who is very good at program development. If I ask him to help, maybe, maybe, I can probably develop a smaller chip."

Dr. A Li's voice became softer again, feeling a little lack of confidence.

"Friends of friends... This kind of relationship is very unreliable no matter how you look at it, right? Who is it?"

Although he didn't have much hope, Shinichi still asked out of curiosity.

"It seems to be called Itakura...Itakura Taku?"

It was obvious that Dr. Ali was not very familiar with this friend's friend, and he had to think about his name before he could recall it.

"Itakura Taku?"

Shinichi narrowed his eyes and repeated it. The name gave him a familiar feeling.

But it's not particularly familiar, just like I heard someone else say it somewhere.

"It sounds familiar. He was originally a CG special effects producer. He has participated in the production of many famous movies."

"It's just that because of the deterioration of my eyesight, I turned to developing computer programs."