Daily Comics: Mystery Begins from Everyday Life

"Just bear with it. After all, it's rush hour now." Sakurajima Mariko was open-minded and seemed to be used to it.

"Did we choose the wrong time to go out?" Luo Tian sighed.

"It should be said that the time chosen is very precise, it happens to be the peak period." Mariko Sakurajima said with a smile.

"Since you know it's rush hour, why are you still urging us to set off at this time?" Luo Tian looked at the beautiful woman in the driver's seat in confusion.

"Uh..." Sakurajima Mariko suddenly felt embarrassed and said with a guilty conscience: "Well...there's nothing we can do about it...because what we have to do today is very time-consuming. I thought it wouldn't be such a coincidence, but who knew it would happen..."

"Really..."

"Uh... Of course...!"

In response to Luotian's casual words, Sakurajima Mariko answered very seriously.

“That’s true…”

"Well, so be patient and wait for a while. If you think it's noisy, close the windows. This will block out a large part of the noise."

"I see. I just need to contact Himari and the others. I haven't told them about today's schedule yet."

"That's right, we can't let them worry all the time~"

The moment the car window was closed, the noisy horn sounds from outside faded away, and could even be ignored. What followed was the sound of Luotian and Himuri.

"call..."

Mariko Sakurajima secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She secretly glanced at the boy who was talking on the phone with Himari, and at the same time she couldn't help but recall the half hour before she went out. She suddenly felt her face blush and her heart beat fast.

Really...

What on earth is wrong with me? I actually...

Mariko Sakurajima quickly retracted her gaze, gently patted her cheeks with her hands, and tried hard to suppress the lingering embarrassing picture in her mind.

After a moment, Luotian put away his phone.

"Have you agreed on this?" asked Sakurajima Mariko.

"Well, no problem." Luo Tian nodded with a smile.

"From the sound of Himuri's voice, she is quite worried about you." Sakurajima Mariko said softly.

"After all, I didn't tell you yesterday that I wouldn't go back in the morning. Himuri thought something happened to me and underestimated me." Luotian smiled helplessly.

"I'm not looking down on you." Sakurajima Mariko shook her head and said with a hint of sigh: "Xiaotian, only real family members will take the trouble to care about you, and it is obvious that Himari is one of them."

"Well, of course!" Luo Tian chuckled, not trying to hide his pride at being cared for.

After a while, the signs of traffic jam suddenly disappeared. The cars that had been stagnant for more than ten minutes finally started again and then smoothly drove out of this rush hour road.

And when the car that Luotian was riding in left safely, that section of road was strangely blocked again.

After that, it was another twenty-minute drive, and there was no sign of traffic jam on the road.

When they arrived at the commercial center square, it was already nine o'clock in the morning. Without hesitation, the two began to consult those office spaces that were being rented out and surveyed the surrounding environment and facilities.

However, Luotian seemed a little overwhelmed in this matter. Looking at Sakurajima Mariko who was asking the real estate company staff about the situation in a capable and professional manner, Luotian obviously couldn't respond and could only sit aside and listen.

At this moment, Luo Tian finally truly witnessed how excellent Sakurajima Mariko was at work. It was simply beyond his imagination. Sakurajima Mariko was full of career sense at work, and her mature and capable charm tended to be infinitely magnified!

After that, the two of them looked for some office spaces around the square and park that seemed to meet the requirements, and conducted consultations and surveys. Luo Tian was extremely confused along the way, and didn't even know what he was doing to help...

Of course, if holding an umbrella counts, then it does help a little bit...

It's half past twelve...

The temperature at noon is higher than at other times, and the sunlight is more dazzling.

"Look, Xiaotian, that's the police station I mentioned yesterday." Sakurajima Mariko pointed to the police station at the intersection ahead and said, "The second office we just saw only takes five minutes to get here, the third one takes ten minutes, and the remaining ones near the park are a little further away, but the parks are all on the patrol routes of the police."

"The patrol routes of the police officers?!" Luo Tian was surprised and suddenly realized, "So this is why Aunt Mariko asked every employee of the rental company just now!"

"Yes, that's right." Sakurajima Mariko explained with a smile, "Although the patrol routes of the police are not announced to the public, if it is a fixed route, then we only need to confirm with the rental company staff, and then summarize them one by one, plus the route, we can guess most of it. And just now we walked back on purpose, and we did run into patrol police on the way, so in the end we are almost certain."

"So that's it!" Luotian couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"We have already recorded all the buildings that meet the requirements. The rest are waiting for Miss Nanjo's inspection."

"Jingle Bell!"

As he was speaking, the cell phone suddenly rang.

"It's Miss Nanjo who called..." said Mariko Sakurajima.

"Has she already settled things?" Luo Tian guessed.

"Let me ask." Sakurajima Mariko answered the phone.

Then, after a brief conversation, Sakurajima Mariko looked at Luotian.

"Xiaotian, Miss Nanjo has almost finished her survey and has found several suitable places. She asked if we should meet up in the city center."

"Okay, then let's go over there now and find a place to eat." Luotian said.

"Okay, it's already noon." Mariko Sakurajima agreed very much. After agreeing on a meeting place with Fumika Nanjo, she hung up the phone and drove to the city center.

Ten minutes later, Luotian and Sakurajima 3.1 Mariko arrived at the meeting place, a small but quiet Western restaurant with a good environment.

When I walked in, I saw Nanjo Fumika waving at Luotian.

"Ms. Nanjo, sorry to have kept you waiting." said Mariko Sakurajima.

"No, I just got here a while ago." Nanjo Fumika shook her head slightly, staring at Sakurajima Mariko in surprise, "Huh!? President Sakurajima, you look so good today! Your skin feels so moisturized!"

"Uh..." Sakurajima Mariko was stunned for a moment, touching her face and said blankly: "Is there...is there? I don't think there is any change..."

"I think so too." Luo Tian nodded in agreement, and then said, "Miss Nanjo, you are not too busy these two days and have hallucinations, right?"

"Is it because I've been using facial masks recently that I feel something is different?" asked Mariko Sakurajima.

"It's very likely! What brand of facial mask is it?" Nanjo Fumika was very much looking forward to it. After all, they are all women and they attach great importance to their skin and dress up beautifully every day.

"It's nothing special, just this kind..." Mariko Sakurajima took out her cell phone and showed the picture to Fumika Nanjo.

"I've seen this. The facial masks produced by this cosmetics company are very good. There was even a special report on it!" said Fumika Nanjo.

"Indeed, this company's cosmetics are among the best in the industry, especially the facial masks. I feel they are particularly good." Mariko Sakurajima said seriously.

Women really don't know when to discuss cosmetics...

As a boy who couldn't interrupt, Luo Tian sighed helplessly and then called the waiter to take the order.

Chapter 235 Earthquake at Dinner

After eating and drinking their fill, the two ended the topic of facial masks and cosmetics.

"I have already surveyed all the office spaces in the city center. Here are the documents. I think there are two good places." Nanjo Fumika took out a document from her bag and placed it on the dining table.

"Let me see." Sakurajima Mariko picked up the document and opened it to examine it carefully. After a moment, she placed the document in front of Luotian. "Xiaotian, this place is good. It's not far from the city park. The conditions are very good, but the price is a little beyond my expectations."

"How about we go and take a look later? Price is not an issue." Luo Tian suggested while looking at the information.

"Well, it feels better than the one in the commercial center plaza." Mariko Sakurajima nodded.

"So is this the final choice?" Nanjo Fumika continued, "After all, it's a prime location in the city center, and not far from the central park. It can be said to be the best location with good conditions. The rent is definitely more expensive."

"If we compare these data, the city center is indeed our best choice." Sakurajima Mariko looked at Luotian.

"Indeed." Luo Tian exchanged the information with Nanjo Fumika and said with a smile: "Maybe we can rent an office space today, but the negotiation will be left to you two!"

"No problem. The management staff there was my former colleague. The price should be negotiable," said Fumika Nanjo.

"Since we know each other..." Sakurajima Mariko said thoughtfully, "Then we can indeed negotiate for the rent."

"Then let's go!" Luotian said.

After making the decision, the three people and two cars headed towards their destination, the city center square.

After a while, Luotian and the other two arrived at their destination.

"There are four venues here in total. Each of us can check one to save some time." Luotian suggested.

"Sure." Nanjo Fumika agreed.

"Well, after the survey, 01 will gather here and then go to the fourth target together." said Sakurajima Mariko.

"Okay, let's do it!"

Then, without hesitation, the three of them separated here, walked around and observed the surroundings.

Ten minutes later, they gathered here again, shared and exchanged their respective survey records, and then headed towards the fourth target location together.

It was an office space on the third floor located in the central square. The three of them came to the door of the office building.

"It's a stand-alone office building with a good surrounding environment. It's a good place." After investigation, Mariko Sakurajima nodded with satisfaction.

"Yeah, I think so too!" Nanjo Fumika put her hands on her hips and said with satisfaction, "And the location is not bad either. A ten-minute walk eastward will take you to the shopping street, where the city center mall is also. A twenty-minute walk southward will take you to the city zoo, so transportation is also convenient."

"Is this the prime location..." Luo Tian folded his arms and looked at the three-story building in front of him and said, "This place is indeed better than the commercial center square, and there are even surveillance cameras on the surrounding street lights. I didn't expect that."

"Then according to our summary just now, this should be the venue that meets the most requirements." Sakurajima Mariko said.

"Then the other places can be ruled out." Luo Tian said, "Let's go inside and take a look."

Without much hesitation, the three of them walked into the final target site together.

After that, they talked with the lessor, bargained for the price, and signed the lease contract. After receiving two copies of the lease contract, the lessor bowed in satisfaction and thanked them. Then he immediately took Luotian and the other two to go through the formalities.

After doing all this, two of the prerequisites for registering a firm, the actual office location and the surrounding transportation, environment and safety conditions, have been met.

The last thing left is the name needed when registering the firm, which is the company name.

After leaving the office building, Luo Tian and the other two chatted and rested in a cafe near the central square.

However, as we chatted, we were faced with a new problem.

That is, although this office space is very clean, some places still look unpleasant, so it still needs to be cleaned and renovated.

Regarding this issue, the three of them discussed it while looking at the floor plan of the office building. Then they got up and went back to the building they had just rented to circle and draw the actual area, marking out all the places that were not needed and also listing out the places that needed to be repainted.

"Will this take a long time?" Luo Tian asked.

"It's just a simple cleaning and removal of some unnecessary decorations, and then painting the walls. It will be completed in about a week, or maybe a few days," said Fumika Nanjo.

"One week's time... it's pretty quick." Luo Tian stroked his chin and thought, "Then let's register the office this week, Aunt Mariko, please!"

"Leave it to me." Sakurajima Mariko then asked, "By the way, Xiaotian, have you thought of a name for the firm? This is an indispensable key!"

"Well, I've thought of it a long time ago!" Luo Tian showed a proud look on his face and waved his hand, "The name of the agency will be [Goddess]!"

"Goddess Agency..." Nanjo Fumika exclaimed: "This is a really unusual name~!"

"It seems that Xiaotian has great ambitions." Sakurajima Mariko seemed to be able to understand the reason why Luotian was given such a name, and her evaluation of him in her heart had reached its peak.

"Of course!" Luo Tian admitted it without hiding anything. He clenched his fists and said with enthusiasm and ambition: "Only the mysterious goddess can be remembered and worshipped, so we must be the best! Even if it is a flash in the pan, it will be deeply rooted in people's hearts and last for a long time!"

"It looks like this will be a very interesting process!" Nanjo Fumika laughed softly, as if she was infected by Luotian's enthusiasm, her tone full of anticipation.

"After all, this is a very great wish." Sakurajima Mariko smiled and said, "By the way, Miss Nanjo, I'll leave the cleaning and decoration of the office building to you. I'll go buy the necessary office equipment and register the business."

"Yes, no problem." Nanjo Fumika nodded slightly, then asked, "But is it okay like this? Leave the simple tasks to me?"

"Ms. Nanjo used to be a reporter, so she has a lot of contacts, so it's easier for her to handle this than it is for me." Sakurajima Mariko continued, "Similarly, I'm familiar with the affairs of the agency and the registration process, so it's not difficult for me to handle this."

"I understand." Nanjo Fumika nodded in understanding.

Afterwards, since we had found the office space in advance and had agreed on the follow-up work, we separated here.

After saying goodbye to Nanjo Fumika, Luotian and Sakurajima Mariko did not rush home, but drove to the city center shopping mall twenty minutes away.

"Xiaotian, do you want to buy office equipment here?" asked Mariko Sakurajima.

"The purchase of the equipment has been completely handed over to Aunt Mariko. I will not interfere." Luotian knew Sakurajima Mariko as a strong woman. There was no need for him to interfere in the matters assigned to her. After all, she had the ability to do so.

"Then why are we here?" asked Sakurajima Mariko puzzled.

"Oh, that's right." Luo Tian explained, "Kitagawa and I jointly bought a camera for cosplay photography. We happened to be near the mall, so we decided to go shopping for digital products before going back. I'll bring her here to buy some next time."

"I see. I understand." Sakurajima Mariko nodded slightly and said, "Although I am not very familiar with the professional knowledge of cameras, I often see various cameras in the office, so I do know a little bit from what I have seen and heard."

"That's even better! Let's go, let's go!" Luotian couldn't wait to pull Sakurajima Mariko's hand and walked towards the mall.

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It's 7:30 pm...