Conan's Unscientific Detective

After a pause, Fujino put on his standard apologetic look again: "I'm so sorry, Miss Takayama, for making you suffer."

"It's nothing... If that's the case, those guys will kidnap me and take the audition tape sooner or later."

Gao Shannan chuckled, "And if I hadn't asked Detective Fujino to do this beforehand, I'm afraid I would be dead by now."

"It's just what I have to do for my clients... If you are not satisfied, Miss Gaoshan, I can waive the commission this time."

"What are you talking about, Detective Fujino?"

Gao Shannan sounded a little angry, "After all, Detective Fujino, you saved my life and completed my commission. Of course I have to pay you the commission money."

As he spoke, Gao Shannan took out a credit card from the bag slung across his chest and continued with a smile, "Can I pay by card?"

"can."

A smile also appeared on Fujino's lips.

The smile was somewhat meaningful.

After taking out the mobile POS machine and receiving 600,000 yen, Fujino drove Takayama Minami back home.

Late night has arrived.

Fujino had just returned home when the rewards for the two system tasks were displayed in front of him:

[Detected that the host has completed the detective mission: the kidnapping of a popular artist]

[System reward of 1 million yen has been issued, and 100 detective reputation points have been issued]

[Detected that the host has completed the bodyguard mission: protect twomix]

[System reward of 500,000 yen has been issued, and 50 bodyguard proficiency points have been issued]

[Secondary occupation bodyguard level upgraded to: Intermediate]

[Currently the number of career points to be allocated for the bodyguard profession: 1]

[Current host balance: 420 million yen]

Fujino opened the career interface and after a little thought, he allocated the bodyguard career points to professional guard.

[Professional Guard: Bodyguards are not human shields. Professional guards need to know how to fight back (Intermediate: Host's all attributes +40%)]

"The growth progress of the soul lotus has reached 100%"

Just when Fujino had just finished adding the drink and was feeling a little thirsty, and was about to take out a bottle of green tea from the refrigerator, a system prompt sound suddenly rang in his ears.

"Growth completed?"

Fujino was stunned when he heard the voice.

Then, a curtain of light appeared in front of him.

[The soul lotus has grown and matured]

[The Soul Lotus Cultivation Manual has been distributed]

"Soul Lotus Cultivation Manual?"

As soon as Fujino asked this question in confusion, a surge of memories flooded into his mind.

Along with those memories came a slight tingling sensation.

The stinging sensation lasted for a moment and then suddenly disappeared.

After recovering from the stinging pain, Fujino covered his head, and soon he felt a lot of strange memories emerging in his mind.

If his guess was correct, those memories should be what the system called the "Soul Lotus Cultivation Manual".

Sort out those memories.

Fujino passed the 100-square-meter bedroom and walked slowly towards the bathroom where Hun Ou was.

"What the hell is this?"

As soon as he opened the door, Fujino was shocked by the scene in front of him.

What came into view was the bathroom, which had been entangled by the roots and was unrecognizable.

The roots continued to extend outward from the bathtub, and the clear water in the bathtub had long been covered by the lotus leaves, so it was impossible to get a glimpse of what was going on.

At the top of the scattered lotus leaves, a pink lotus is slowly blooming.

“How come these roots grow so fast?”

Looking at the messy bathroom, Fujino frowned slightly, "I remember it wasn't like this in the morning."

After a puzzled look, he began to look for clues about this situation in the "Soul Lotus Cultivation Manual".

Soon, he found a way to deal with this situation.

He first peeled off the Band-Aid, and a little blood dripped from his fingers.

Bright red blood dripped into the clear water in the bathtub.

The next moment, a ray of light appeared.

Along with the rice-sized spots of light, the roots of the vines lingering around began to gradually dissipate, from the roots to the lotus leaves, and from the lotus leaves to the lotus flowers.

The originally messy bathroom suddenly returned to its original tidy state after a flash of light.

A badge in the shape of a lotus was quietly suspended in the air. Fujino stretched out his hand, and the badge fell into his hand.

[Lotus Badge: One of the media of connection between the host and the soul lotus]

Putting away the badge, Fujino swallowed and walked forward.

What comes into view is a girl in her twenties soaking in clear water.

"Cough cough."

Fujino coughed lightly, and then fished the girl out of the bathtub from the clear water.

…………

After a while.

The girl who had just been fished out of the bathtub by Fujino was now wearing a neat crimson shirt, a red leather jacket, and a white skirt, and was lying quietly on the big white bed.

The girl looked exactly like Miyano Akemi.

No, it should be said that it is just one person.

Not only do they look the same, even their body shapes are not much different.

"That should be enough, right?"

Fujino took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

He retracted his gaze and began to look at the system interface of the soul lotus:

[Soul Lotus: Level 1 (0|100)

Soul Puppet: (The host can control the soul's activities. In the non-controlled state, it is up to the host to decide whether it has consciousness.)

Soul Lotus is Immortal: (The body made of Soul Lotus has a significantly enhanced recovery ability. After suffering fatal injuries, it will automatically decompose and return to the host's Lotus Badge groove.

Skill Notes: After the Soul Lotus Root dies from fatal trauma, the host needs to cultivate the Soul Lotus Root again, and the growth time is half of the initial growth)

Puppet show: (the appearance and characteristics of the soul lotus root are determined by the host)

Note: For details, please refer to the "Soul Lotus Cultivation Manual"]

"Can you control the soul lotus?"

Looking at the system introduction of Soul Ou, Fujino murmured in his heart.

Immediately, he thought about it and took over control of the soul lotus.

Accompanied by a dizziness, Hun Ou, who was lying on the bed, slowly sat up.

She clenched her fists first, then stretched, moved her body, sat up from the bed, and stepped lightly on the carpet beside the bed with her feet...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 116: Contemporary Master of Fraud

After some simple activities with the Soul Lotus, Fujino has already adapted to the operation of this Soul Lotus vest.

He looked at his slender hands, pursed his chin, and murmured, "This body has good coordination and flexibility...but it lacks strength."

After all, it is a newly grown soul lotus, and its physical ability is definitely quite different from his body that has been blessed by the system.

But these are not big problems.

According to the Soul Lotus Root Cultivation Guide, Soul Lotus Root can actually be upgraded.

The resource needed to upgrade is soul power...

Soul power can be obtained from the body of the deceased through the Lotus Medal.

Upgrading can strengthen the physical abilities of the soul lotus, and with a small chance, it can also allow the soul lotus to learn some common sense skills mastered by the dead.

And those skills can be inherited by Fujino.

After all, the soul lotus is also another incarnation of him.

In the scientific world where people die all the time, it is obviously much easier to acquire soul power.

"Why is this becoming more and more mysterious......"

Fujino thought about it and sighed.

This kind of soul, or something like that, reminded him of a certain psychic and time traveler who had come before.

But this is not bad.

Having a substitute makes it much more convenient when performing dangerous tasks.

And since the soul lotus is strictly speaking a part of Fujino, the system's items and some functions can still be called upon.

Moreover, due to the characteristic of [Immortal Soul], he does not have to worry about his own safety when he uses an alias.

After all, soul lotus roots are dead once they die.

At worst, you can just throw it in the bathtub and cultivate it again for a few days.

…………

Miyano Akemi gradually opened her eyes and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling in front of her, looking a little confused.

"are you awake?"

Fujino stood at the head of the bed and looked down at the confused Miyano Akemi.

After some micro-manipulation by him using his puppetry skills.

At this time, Miyano Akemi no longer looked like Miyano Akemi.

In addition to fine-tuning the height, the face and pupils were also fine-tuned accordingly.

The color of his pupils turned into the same dark black as Fujino's.

And her face changed into that of a young girl who was somewhat similar to Fujino.

If you look closely, you can't tell at all that this person is Miyano Akemi.

"Where am I...Who am I and who are you?"

Miyano Akemi frowned in confusion.

Looking at the strange man in front of him, he covered his head and asked three philosophical questions.

"Hmm... looks like you've lost your memory?"

Fujino pursed his chin.

This matter is mentioned in the Soul Lotus Cultivation Manual.

After the soul lotus has completed its growth, it will lose all memories except basic consciousness.

These memories can be retrieved through upgrading...

But Fujino had no intention of liberating Miyano Akemi's memory.

After all, Miyano Akemi who has lost her memory is much easier to fool than Miyano Akemi who still has her memory.