Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 151 145. A man is three-quarters drunk

It’s not that the decoration of the village chief Kuroiwa Tatsuji’s house is so magnificent, but Shiratori, who knows a little about architecture, discovered that the materials used and the construction methods of Kuroiwa’s house are both top-notch choices.

Of course, it doesn't seem like big news that the village chief is much richer than the villagers, but at this moment, Bai Niao always has a vague premonition in his heart.

Secretary Kazuaki Hirata, who had just entered the mansion, hurried out, and Shiratori discovered that a woman was following him.

But the woman stopped when she walked out of the porch and reached the door of the mansion, and nodded to the white bird across the courtyard.

"Section Chief Shiratori." Hirata Kazuaki, who was running back and forth, was a little out of breath. He came to Shiratori and said:

"Chief Heiyan would like to invite you to dinner."

"Of course." Shiratori nodded without hesitation. As a young master of the Shiratori Group, Shiratori knew how to be a qualified successor to the group.

He did not hesitate at all to accept the invitation from Hirata Kazuaki, or the village chief Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

He led the other two police officers through the courtyard of the Kuroiwa residence and came to the front door of the residence. Hirata and Akira stepped out to introduce Shiratori and the woman to each other:
"This is the daughter of Kuroiwa Village Chief, her name is Kuroiwa Reiko.

This is the Shiratori Section Chief of the Tokyo Shiratori Group’s Third Headquarters.”

"Welcome, Section Chief Shiratori. My father is waiting for you in the restaurant. Please follow me."

Shiratori noticed that the lips of the Kuroiwa Reiko in front of him were a little thin. According to the public's stereotype of people with thin lips, this Kuroiwa Reiko should be a mean person.

But at this moment, the Kuroiwa Reiko in front of him did not have the slightest bit of meanness. She was not only well-educated, but also reasonable and well-mannered.

Shiratori followed Kuroiwa Reiko through the Kuroiwa family mansion, and after a while they arrived at the restaurant.

At this time, Shiratori discovered that the village chief Kuroiwa Tatsuji was not the only one in the restaurant, there was another person sitting at the table.

Or rather, the person who was originally having dinner with Kuroiwa Tatsuji was supposed to be another person at the table, but the appearance of Shiratori disrupted their original plans.

There were two people at the table, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin. Shiratori initially thought the thin and tall one was Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

Probably because although Reiko Kuroiwa has an average look, she has a really good figure.

But he didn't expect to see Shiratori follow Kuroiwa Reiko in. The short, fat, bald man suddenly stood up and walked in front of Shiratori with a smile:

"You must be Section Chief Shiratori, right? I'm Kuroiwa Tatsuji, the village chief of Tsukikage Island."

"So you are the village chief of Kuroiwa. My apologies." Shiratori nodded gently. Although he said apologies, it was hard to tell from his behavior how much respect he had for Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

Shiratori then looked at the other tall and thin man and asked, "Who is this person?"

"This guy is the richest man on our Yueying Island, Kawashima Hideo." Kuroiwa Tatsuji was not at all offended by Shiratori's performance.

Just now, when Hirata Kazuaki hurried over, he had already told Kuroiwa Tatsuji his judgment.

If the Section Chief Shiratori in front of him is really a member of the Tokyo Shiratori Group, then his attitude is already quite kind.

It should be said that the more Shiratori behaved like this, the more Kuroiwa Tatsuji felt that there was no problem with his identity.

"Oh? Is he the richest man in Yueying Island?" Shiratori looked at Kawashima Hideo in surprise, but didn't say much.

He is just the richest man on a small island, but Shiratori's attitude towards Kuroiwa Tatsuji is even better than that of this so-called richest man.

Kawashima Hideo glanced at Kuroiwa Tatsuji and could see that although the two of them were able to eat at the same table, they were not so harmonious with each other. At least there was a situation of open and covert fighting.

Shiratori was responsible for negotiating with the people on Yueying Island. As for the two police officers behind him, they were responsible for observing everything, recording everything and making analysis in real time.

So that the three of them can review it later.

At the other end of the table, Kawashima Hideo was dissatisfied with Kuroiwa Tatsuji's "ridiculous" introduction of him, so he took two steps towards Shiratori and introduced himself:
"Nice to meet you, Section Chief Shiratori. By the way, I also have some businesses in Tokyo. I invested in the construction of the Beika Library."

Speaking of the Beika Library, Shiratori gave Kawashima Hideo some different reactions.

"Rice Flower Library? I remember it was a pretty good-sized library, right? I didn't expect it was actually owned by Mr. Kawashima.

Come to think of it, I've been to the library a few times when I passed by it."

"Really? It's my honor!" Kawashima Hideo smiled and invited Shiratori and his two men to take a seat together with Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

After sitting down, Kuroiwa Tatsuji kept busy serving tableware to Shiratori and the other two, and then asked someone to prepare more food.

Finally, he picked up a bottle of wine and invited Shiratori: "Section Chief Shiratori, it is fate that brings us together. Why don't we take this opportunity to have a drink together?"

"Well, I'd better obey your command." Bai Niao glanced at the trademark on the wine bottle and nodded reservedly.

Then he turned around and whispered to his two men, then turned to look at Kuroiwa Tatsuji:

"Heiyan Village Chief, we came to Moon Shadow Island this time for our headquarters mission, so the two of them should switch to drinks."

"Of course, of course. We can't delay Section Chief Shiratori's work!" Kuroiwa Tatsuji had no intention of urging him to drink.

The so-called drinking table culture becomes a joke once the person with higher status at the table speaks.

The two police officers did not drink, but Shiratori accepted all the drinks. In the second half, Shiratori even took the initiative and pulled Kuroiwa Tatsuji and Kawashima Hideo to drink heavily.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Kuroiwa Tatsuji finally remembered that Shiratori had come to the island on a serious matter.

So he drunkenly asked Shiratori, "Section Chief Shiratori, I remember you came to the island for something important?

If you need any help, just let me know! Although I, Kuroiwa Tatsuji, am not a big shot, I still have a say in this small part of Moon Shadow Island."

"Village chief Kuroiwa is so generous!" Shiratori didn't seem to be any better than Kuroiwa Tatsuji, and even his pronunciation was a little unclear when he spoke.

“It’s like this, our director decided to lead the managers in the department to do a team-building in the near future.

But he didn't want to go to some popular attractions. He wanted to find a place away from the hustle and bustle of the city to relax.

Now, I have been told to find a suitable place on the small islands around Tokyo."

"Oh? Then aren't there many islands that meet the requirements of your chief, Section Chief Shiratori?

How did you find your way to our Moon Shadow Island?"

Kuroiwa Tatsuji looked really drunk, his head nodding as he sat on the chair. This question was suddenly asked by Kawashima Hideo who didn't look that drunk on the other side.

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(End of this chapter)