11. Names Have Weight

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The clear sound of gunfire echoed in the underground shooting range.

"Reload and continue."

Hayashi Yoshiki followed the instructions, removed the magazine from the M9 pistol in his hand, and pressed the bullet into it as quickly as possible.

"Hurry up!!"

The coach with a fierce face urged loudly.

After loading the bullet and loading the gun, Hayashi Yoshiki raised the gun again, aimed at the target and pulled the trigger without the other party saying anything.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The flames from the muzzle illuminated the flying bullet casings, and the brass bullets pierced through the paper targets one after another, leaving bullet holes.

"The accuracy is good, but the movement of raising the hand is still stiff."

"This is just a fixed target. If it is a moving target or even a person who can make various actions, the action of pulling the trigger is too rigid."

"…It's a bit difficult indeed."

Faced with the coach's cold instructions, Hayashi Yoshiki showed a slightly troubled smile on his face.

The coach responded with a snort.

He actually looked down on this kid's soft and gentle appearance.

He don't understand why Gin values ​​him.

However, his skills are pretty good. Although his strength is a little lacking, at least his reaction speed is very fast...

After several rounds of practice,

"That's all for today's shooting practice. You can leave now."

"Okay, but before you leave, could you please sign here, Coach?"

Suddenly taking out paper and pen, Hayashi Yoshiki asked with a smile on his face.

"What?"

"I have a habit of collecting other people's names. Sometimes when I meet someone interesting, I can't help it."

The man with a fierce face was speechless.

"Weird."

Although he said this, facing the smiling Hayashi Yoshiki, he still wrote his own name - because Gin had instructed him to do his best to meet the needs of this little kid.

Hayashi Yoshiki was still smiling after getting his name.

But that smile seemed to have some subtle changes.

"This is not surprising."

"A name has weight. It carries the life of the person... It's not an exaggeration to say that it is equivalent to life."

What stupid things are you talking about?

The man was stunned for a moment, then grinned disdainfully and left as if he was too lazy to stay any longer.

Hayashi Yoshiki didn't plan to stay any longer.

After cleaning himself up and making sure there was no smell of gunpowder left, he left the underground training ground.

It has been almost a week since the book signing event, and nothing special has happened during this period.

Gin was also very quiet.

What is more worth celebrating is that, thanks to Futaba Publishing's vigorous promotion, Hayashi Yoshiki's new work, which has just been released on the shelves, has received very good response, and his popularity is also rising steadily.

The main reason was that his appearance at the book signing event that day attracted a large number of female fans, and Futaba Publishing House used this as a selling point to promote the book heavily... They were almost about to print Hayashi Yoshiki's photo on the cover of the new book and start selling it.

In addition, the fact that Yoko Okino appeared at the book signing event that day was reported in the entertainment newspaper, which indeed brought a lot of traffic to Hayashi Yoshiki.

It seems that many female fans hope that Hayashi Yoshiki can make his debut... Even Yoko Okino's agent, Yamagishi Sakae, who left his business card that day, would call from time to time to ask if he is interested in entering the entertainment industry.

Ring-ring-ring~ Ring-ring-ring~

"Hello, it's me."

"Excuse me, Hayashi-Sensei, it's me Asamiya Nanae."

"Good afternoon, Miss Asamiya."

"Good afternoon, Hayashi-Sensei. Sorry for if I called you out of the blue. Our publishing house is planning to have you participate in a detective program on Nichiuri TV. What do you think?"

"Detective show...can you tell me more about it?"

"Okay, it's the 'All Japan Detective Agency Unit' that is broadcast every weekend evening on Nichiuri TV. The program host reveals difficult cases sent in by citizens across the country, and occasionally invites some celebrities to participate in the recording."

"It sounds interesting."

"After all, Hayashi Yoshiki is a mystery novelist, so participating in this program is completely in line with his professional background. Moreover, this program is very famous, which will be very helpful for publicity."

"I see. Can I give you an answer after I go back and watch the show?"

"Okay, I'll wait for your news then."

Hang up the phone and keep this in mind.

Afterwards, Hayashi Yoshiki took a taxi back to Mihua Second Apartment.

After going upstairs, he did not return to his rented house, but went to the opposite door and rang the doorbell.

The door was pushed outwards and Kisaki Eri was standing behind it.

"Come in, Shiki."

"OK."

"Did you just go out for exercise again? You must be very tired."

"Yes, a little." Hayashi Yoshiki changed into indoor slippers, "But I've been very relaxed recently, so I should exercise more."

"Well, I think it's a plus for boys who like sports."

Kisaki Eri turned around and gave a beautiful smile.

Although her eyes and eyebrows do reveal the unique charm of a mature woman, she really doesn't look like an old woman at all. Not only does she have a pretty face and moist skin, but she also has a voluptuous figure without the slightest bit of fat - it seems that her whole body exudes a strong feminine aura.

"Aunt Eri was watching TV just now?"

"I was actually talking to Ran on the phone."

Kisaki Eri poured a glass of water and placed it in front of Hayashi Yoshiki. "Come to think of it, she asked me the day before yesterday if she had a cousin like you. She said that she happened to run into your book signing event when she was accompanying a friend to the bookstore that day."

"It was indeed a coincidence that day. Although we only met once, I can tell that Ran is a very outstanding girl."

"Why are you talking so high-handed? You're only a few years older than her." Kisaki Eri couldn't help laughing when she said this. "By the way, if Shiki doesn't mind, you can hang out with Ran and the others more often. People shouldn't stay at home all day long... and I feel more at ease with you by her side."

"Well, if there's a chance."

"I heard her say that she will go to Tropical Land this Sunday. Is Shiki interested?"

When she saw that Hayashi Yoshiki did not refuse, Kisaki Eri seemed quite happy.

The main reason is that she knows that her daughter seems to be hanging around Yukiko's kid...

After all, they are childhood sweethearts, so it's not that Kisaki Eri can't understand. Besides, she has watched Kudo Shinichi grow up, and his personal abilities and character are indeed good... but his only shortcoming is that as a high school detective, he always rushes into a case and is even a little reckless.

It is also due to the influence of someone that Kisaki Eri now looks down upon the profession of detective.

Compared with this, Shiki is indeed a more reassuring child.

He has a gentle personality, polite in dealing with people, and has outstanding abilities... Especially his appearance is so outstanding that Kisaki Eri can't find anything to complain about.

"I am a little interested, but I have to record a show on Sunday."

"A show?"

"Yes, it's the All Japan Detective Agency Unit on Nichiuri TV. Ms. Asamiya just called and told me about it."

"That show."

Kisaki Eri's eyes lit up and she smiled, "Auntie will pay close attention to it then."

"Okay, maybe I'll give you a seat in the live audience then. I'll try my best to perform."

Hayashi Yoshiki responded with a smile.

However, what he was thinking about more at the moment was the "Tropical Land". If nothing unexpected happened, the plot would begin soon.