Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 107 I am a traditional person

On Monday morning, after Shiraishi yelled at Kurumaya and his lawyer Kurumada, the victim, Nishimura, was also encouraged by it - the "sense of shame" that was originally brought about by the harassing settlement of the other party's lawyer, was no longer the "fear" of being eager to escape, but the "courage" to confront after seeing someone willing to stand up for her.

After receiving Shiraishi's order, Aoki immediately started investigating the leak of the identity information of the person who reported the incident...

However, Yuanwei did not contact the TV station immediately, but only tried to contact Teitan High School. He did not act too radical, leaving room for easing the situation.

Sure enough, that afternoon, a turning point came...

The head of the legal department of the Masuyama Group, the director of the Kato Law Firm where Kurumada worked, and Kenzo Masuyama himself, all came to visit the police station accompanied by Shigehiko Tsuchiguchi.

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In the director's office, Shiraishi sat on a large custom-made boss chair, with his legs crossed like an admiral, looking indifferently at the four visitors who were sitting on the sofa in front of the desk with smiles on their faces.

Although Kato, the director of Kato Law Firm, was also a great debater and usually not afraid of the police, he had to smile and say, "Director Shiraishi, I am sorry to have caused you trouble this time because my lawyers were ignorant."

"It doesn't matter if he causes me trouble. I can understand that lawyers exist to protect the rights and interests of suspects. However... stealing the victim's information without authorization and harassing him on a daily basis, I don't know if this behavior is a new unspoken rule in the industry recently, or a problem he has contracted in certain law firms."

Bai Shi's tone was very polite at this time, but his words were very impolite.

Hearing Shiraishi directly characterize this as "theft" and "harassment", Kato quickly said: "No, no, no, Director Shiraishi must have misunderstood. Kurumada is just young, so he is eager to reach a settlement and did not fully consider the thoughts of the person who called the police, so some misunderstandings occurred. He definitely did not mean to harass the person who called the police."

"Oh, so it was a misunderstanding... Then please go ahead, Mr. Kato." Shiraishi said, and directly made a "see you off" gesture.

Kato's face suddenly turned purple. He didn't expect Shiraishi to be so disrespectful. He didn't even say a polite word and insisted on confirming the matter before he would talk?
Seeing this, Tunkou, who was standing by, quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Don't be angry, Director Shiraishi! Brother Kato is actually very upset too. He just scolded that brat outside... Actually, it's not a big deal. We are all in Beika Town. We will see each other again in the future."

"That's right, it wasn't a big deal. The police station handles countless cases like this every year...but how did it cause such a big problem?" Shiraishi said, staring at Tunkou.

He paused for a moment after hearing this, and then sat back down in embarrassment.

It was indeed not a big deal. Although the victim was frightened,... compared with the murders that happened almost every week in Beika Town, what was this little scare?
If the procedure had been followed, Che Gu would have most likely been released, but...

Che Gu thought to himself that he was an executive of a large group, so he should make good use of the legal force within the group. Tunkou also thought that he was a member of parliament, so he should make good use of his connections and influence. Not only did he come to the Beihua Police Station to show off his face, but after Shiraishi refused to buy his account, he even dared to harass the person who called the police... The result was that he was framed by Shiraishi!

Kenzo Masuyama, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up at this moment: "This incident was indeed caused by our employees. I just learned about it... Director Kato, I don't think we are suitable for cooperation. Let's forget about the consulting contract in the future."

Upon hearing this, Kato's face turned grim, but he still stood up and bowed to President Masuyama, saying, "I'm really... so sorry!"

This type of corporate consulting contract is the main source of income for law firms, and generally speaking cannot be canceled without authorization.

However, this time there was indeed a problem with the lawyer in his law firm, and Kato didn't dare to say much out of guilt, otherwise... if it really got out of hand, more than one contract might be "ruined".

"I'm glad that President Masuyama understands." Shiraishi nodded at this time, but he didn't mean to take advantage of the situation.

Seeing this, Masuyama continued, "This time, the inappropriate behavior of my employees has caused a huge psychological impact on the person involved, and I have no choice but to take responsibility for this... Director Shiraishi, I hope to formally apologize to the person involved later, and my company will bear all the expenses for psychological counseling, transfer, and other losses."

"President Masuyama is sensible. Section Chief Marubi, please ask Nishimura and her guardian to come over, and also bring Kurumiya here." Shiraishi said at this time.

Seeing that Shiraishi gave him a chance to apologize, Masuyama finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Shiraishi had provided psychological counseling to Nishimura before. Because of the first impression he made, Nishimura already trusted Shiraishi very much, and now he is able to face it more bravely.

Now Nishimura and her daughter are still resting in the police station. Nishimura also said that if the other party is sincere, he can accept an apology.

Soon, Fuji and Kawai brought Nishimura and her daughter over. Fuji then saw the director's eye contact and pulled Kawai who wanted to leave...

Perhaps in order to increase the "female content" in the office, Shiraishi did not let them leave, but stayed in the office to witness the subsequent "apology". Otherwise, a group of grown men might make Nishimura even more nervous.

Soon Kurumi was also brought in by Aoki, and when Aoki wanted to unlock the handcuffs, Shiraishi spoke directly, so Aoki understood and stopped - keeping the handcuffs and the restraints on his waist, with no intention of unlocking them!
"Mr. Kurumi, have you reflected on yourself during this period of time?" Bai Shi asked directly.

When Kurumi saw that the president was also there and didn't even look at him, he panicked and said immediately: "Of course! I have reflected on it! Nishimura, I... was confused for a moment before, and... was contaminated by old ideas, and did a bad thing. Can you forgive me? I will compensate you..." Seeing that he was too excited and wanted to move forward, Aoki on the side stopped him and didn't let him get close to Nishimura.

Although Nishimura is now able to face it, he still seems a little timid.

Shiraishi interrupted and said, "Mr. Kurumiya, Chairman Masuyama has been fully authorized to handle the specific issues of compensation. Ms. Nishimura can communicate with Chairman Masuyama later. You don't need to worry about it."

"And...are you trying to say that you are just a traditional male chauvinist?" Shiraishi asked.

"I... I'm not, I'm not wrong..." Che Gu now seized every excuse, as long as it wasn't his problem.

"I see... tradition... speaking of tradition, the East Island Country has a traditional apology ceremony. Mr. Kurumiya, you must know this, right?" Shiraishi reminded.

Che Gu's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he immediately bowed down, and was about to treat people to "red bean paste"...

However, Shiraishi interrupted, "No, no, no, it's not that. This is a bit too 'Heisei'... Since Mr. Kurumiya claims to be traditional, he should not be a 'Heisei' person, right? I'm talking about the more traditional kind, with your head pressed to the ground... what's it called?" Shiraishi said with a thoughtful expression.

"Get down from your seat." Teng reminded from the side.

"Yes, yes, that's it... Mr. Kurumi, are you apologizing sincerely?" Shiraishi said, staring at Kurumi.

"I..." Upon hearing this, Kurumi looked towards President Masuyama instinctively.

Masuyama still didn't look at him at this time, but his expression was a little ugly - you have to look at the owner when beating a dog. Bai Shi asked Kurumi to kneel down and apologize to a little girl in person, which was obviously a way to show his displeasure to him!
However, when Che Gu saw Bai Shi staring at him and thought about his previous "threat", he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Is there any problem? Forget it... You can apologize however you like, Section Chief Marubi, and prepare the promotional PPT for the photo shoot." Shiraishi said impatiently at this time.

“No…wait…”

Although Kurumi was extremely reluctant to bow down to a little girl, especially in front of so many people, even his colleagues and boss... However, Kurumi had no doubt at this time that if he disobeyed in the slightest, Shiraishi would really go to Teitan High School to publicize his deeds.

Even in his mind, he could hear his daughter crying and scolding him, the whispers of the neighbors around him, and the voice of his wife arguing with him because her daughter no longer went to school...

then……

thump--

Che Gu knelt down, placed his hands trembling on the ground in front of him, and slowly bent down...

When he reacted, Che Gu found that his head was already pressed against the ground!

"I only cared about my own desires and didn't consider anyone else. I'm so sorry... I also have a daughter your age. Please... forgive me!"

Seeing this, Nishimura dodged and nodded, then quickly said to his mother, "Mom, please... take me to school tomorrow."

Mrs. Nishimura was relieved to see that her daughter was no longer afraid to go out like before, and nodded with red eyes.

Shiraishi then said, "It seems that Nishimura-san is not brave enough to take the train by herself for the time being...Ms. Nishimura, can you drive?"

"Eh? I can, but..." Mrs. Nishimura was stunned when she heard that.

Before she could finish her “but”, Masuyama spoke up, “I’m sorry for the indiscretion of our employees this time. If possible, please accept my apology. It just so happens that our company has recently launched a new car model that is very suitable for women to drive.”

"This..." Mrs. Nishimura was still a little hesitant after hearing this.

"Mrs. Nishimura, President Masuyama also wanted to express his apology. If you accept the apology, then accept it together." Shiraishi echoed from the side.

After hearing what Director Shiraishi said, Nishimura and her daughter finally accepted the other party's "apology".

(End of this chapter)