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#97 Paying Back Your Kindness
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2024-11-03 07:02:57On the next page, Inoue checked the notes and mentioned what Kenji needed to finish.
"Nakano-san called you. She wants..."
"Reject what she wants. I don't want to deal with her right now," Kenji cut in. He didn’t want to waste time dealing with his fake fiancée at the moment.
"And what about the thing I asked for a few days ago?" Kenji asked, referring to the investigation report he had ordered yesterday.
"I only managed to go through half of the material, but I've already found several cases that are almost identical." I can give you the current report, but it won’t be complete yet." Inoue worked quickly, but it wasn't a magical process. The amount of data she was reviewing was vast.
"In that case, later. Once it's completed, all at once." Naturally, Kenji understood.
Inoue nodded and noted the instruction on her tablet."Make sure no one knows what you're doing. I don’t want the involved parties to get suspici
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