Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

After getting off the taxi, the lively scene in front of him gave Koizumi a sense of returning to his original world.

At that time, she would never come to such a place alone, and she did not like this kind of atmosphere, but now Koizumi is no longer the socially anxious girl she used to be. She does not care about other people's eyes on her at all, and she does not care about her clothes that do not fit in with the surrounding environment.

She walked to the bar excitedly and said to the bartender who came to greet her, "A glass of iced Coke."

The bartender looked her over and smiled and replied, "No."

So Koizumi changed the subject and said nonchalantly, "Oh, then a glass of Merlot."

This time the bartender finally did not refuse her order. He took out the wine glass and ice cubes from under the bar, turned around and got a few bottles from the wine cabinet and prepared to make cocktails for her on the spot.

Koizumi: "...pure drink, thank you."

The bartender looked her over again and nodded, "Would you like a side dish?"

How can you get a meal when you are drinking at a bar? Is this also a joke?

Koizumi glanced at him and didn't reply.

The bartender first cooled the goblet with ice cubes, then poured one-third of the drink into it. Finally, he pushed the glass of plain drink in front of her and asked with a smile, "Is this your first time?"

This guy talks a lot of nonsense, and I always feel like there's something else behind his words.

But in movies and TV shows, half of the intelligence transactions in bars are conducted with the bartender, right? If you just say it back and offend the person, will it affect the subsequent experience?

Although he felt very uncomfortable, Koizumi decided to swallow his anger for the time being.

But before she could say anything, a male waiter wearing the same black vest uniform suddenly came over, bowed slightly to Koizumi and whispered, "Ms. Sakurai, my boss wants to see you."

Koizumi: ...

Why are they here again? Is this another organization base?

Who is it this time? Rum or gin?

She felt a little helpless, but still picked up her wine glass and prepared to leave with the waiter.

Before leaving, she glanced at the bartender's face and found that he obviously hadn't expected things to turn out this way. His eyes were filled with surprise and his expression was a little ugly.

Hey, I told you to be sarcastic and to have ulterior motives in your words. I’m going to complain to your boss!

On the second floor, the waiter led her to a rather hidden luxurious private room and asked her to come in. Koizumi pushed the door open and walked in, but when she saw the people sitting in the room, she was stunned.

There were five people sitting in the room, four men and one woman, two of whom were acquaintances.

"Mr. Hagiya, Dr. Tani? Wow, this is really unexpected."

Shinji Hagiya smiled and nodded at her.

Doctor Gu smiled and waved to her: "Come, come, sit next to me."

Koizumi nodded slightly to the other three unfamiliar faces in the room, then sat down on the sofa next to Dr. Gu: "Why are you here? Whose shop is this?"

Shinji Hagiya replied, "It's my shop. We were surprised to see you here. Is there someone here that you care about?"

"No, I was attracted by the advertisement."

"advertise……"

Doctor Gu understood immediately and showed a surprised expression: "I was planning to introduce you in a few days, but I didn't expect you to find a way on your own. Who is the introducer?"

Thinking of Youqiao who was fleeing somewhere unknown, Xiaoquan smiled refreshedly: "The guy who posted the bounty on me."

Hearing this, Doctor Gu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Shinji Hagiya said, "Let me guess, you haven't posted the reward back yet, have you?"

"Hey, that's right."

The lady who had been watching silently suddenly spoke up: "I did hear that something new happened on the dark web. Someone posted a reward for feeding cockroaches to people. Could it be..."

Koizumi laughed: "Haha, news spreads really fast."

Doctor Gu showed an indescribable expression: "Huh, why would you use such a disgusting method?"

Koizumi spread his hands: "That guy came to annoy me first. If I don't punish him this time, I won't have peace in the future."

Shinji Hagiya laughed and said, "You probably haven't noticed how many people have already accepted this reward, right?"

Koizumi was stunned: "No, I haven't paid attention to it since I posted it."

Shinji Hagiya held back his laughter, picked up the phone at hand and pressed the hands-free button, while asking: "Show me what's the status of that post now."

Apparently there was someone on standby at the other end of the line, who immediately responded, “OK, boss.”

After a pause of more than ten seconds, the person on the other side said, "The current number of people who have accepted the bounty is 105, and 3 have been accepted."

Koizumi's eyes widened in shock.

How many? 105 people?!

It's only been a few hours, and she's been offering the bounty for three days! How many people will accept the task in the end? She didn't set a limit on the number of people who could accept it!

How much does this cost?!

Could it be that the 100 million check she just got from Rum would be wasted just like that?

Damn it, Youqiao, you better hide well for me! Don’t let anyone catch you again!

Seeing Koizumi's reaction, Dr. Gu laughed out loud: "Regret it? Are you worried about the money or the person?"

Koizumi patted his head helplessly: "A little bit of both. I don't actually have any deep hatred with that guy. I was just pushed into a corner by him and wanted to disgust him. Uh, can the bounty be withdrawn now?"

Shinji Hagiya smiled and said, "Of course you can. However, those who have accepted the task will be considered to have completed the task by the system. Although you will not get any points, you, the publisher, will have to pay the bounty to all members as a breach of contract."

He gloated, "If your bank balance is insufficient, you will be blacklisted. Believe me, you definitely don't want to be blacklisted. Hey, do you have enough money? Do you want me to lend you some? The interest rate is not high."

Of course, Xiaoquan could tell that this guy had bad intentions. She rolled her eyes and sighed, "No need. I should be able to afford it."

Hearing this, Shinji Hagiya raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Koizumi: ...

Doctor Gu: "If you plan to help this person hide, it will be considered cheating once reported, and the result will be the same as revoking the reward."

Koizumi: ...

Doctor Gu: "If you make changes after the reward is announced, you will also be fined."

Koizumi: ...

Sorry, Youqiao, I will make it up to you later!

Shinji Hagiya: "But so far only three people have completed the bounty. Even if the person who took the task was just a low-level hunter in the dark web, it is indeed difficult to evade the hunting of so many people. I'm afraid your friend is not an ordinary person."

The two men and one woman whom Koizumi did not know nodded slightly, agreeing with what he said.

Huh? From what I can see, he is interested in Youqiao. Are you planning to recruit him?

However, judging from Youqiao's hobbies, it would be difficult for these big guys to find common ground with him.

Doctor Gu changed the subject at this time: "Oh, there is one more thing. There is a guy who insisted that I bring you a message. I think it would be better if you two chat on your own."

Doctor Gu found a pen and paper and wrote down a string of IDs for her: "Here, you can log in to this account and find him among your friends. It's a new account, so it's easy to recognize."

Koizumi took it and took a look, and was immediately surprised: "Such an early number? Could this be the account of some dark web founder?"

She had just said it casually, but she didn't expect Dr. Gu to just chuckle and not say anything.

This is a very interesting reaction.

Koizumi: ...