Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 163 157. I answered the police call, what’s the matter?

Rum was also very depressed that he had lost the two or three million dollars he earned for free every year.

But he had no way to vent the depression in his heart.

Venting out his anger on his subordinates? Except for the Isshinkai, the Intelligence Support Department is now ruled by Rum alone. There is no need for him to vent all his emotions on his subordinates.

Even though Rum was very upset, he was still calm. Losing temper with his subordinates for no reason was not a reflection of his power.

It will only continue to erode subordinates' trust in their superiors, or, of course, their tolerance for their superiors.

As for venting his anger to other people in the organization, neither Gin nor Hayashi Ryoma can be manipulated by Rum at will.

Maybe Lin Longma was like that before, but now that Rum dares to do this, Lin Longma really dares to fight him to the death with Yi Xin.

What can I do? I can only accept it. These two or three million US dollars and three or five hundred million Japanese yen are not too much, but not too little. It is better to have them, and I won’t feel so bad if I lose them.

Not feeling that distressed meant that Rum didn't take the matter that seriously, and the people on Moon Shadow Island didn't know anything about the organization.

The incident on Moon Shadow Island was just an insignificant episode for Rum. Not worth a sneer, not worth a sneer.

It’s a pity that this insignificant matter to Rum was a huge blow to people like Kuroiwa Tatsuji and Kawashima Hideo.

In the interrogation room, Kuroiwa Tatsuji and Kawashima Hideo tried every possible way to reduce the guilt on themselves.

"You mean that Dr. Asai Makoto from the Tsukikage Island Clinic brought a group of people to capture you, used lynching and coercion to induce confessions, and caused great impact on your body and mind?"

In the interrogation room, Inspector Megure stared at Kawashima Hideo who was sitting opposite him with strange eyes.

"That's right! I want to report it, I want to expose it! I want to report it!" After being tried by the Isshinkai members, Kawashima Hideo knew that he had no way to escape the blame, but he still wanted to drag others into it.

He had already met Section Chief Shiratori. When he wanted to report Shiratori, it was Shiratori himself who came to handle the case.

Shiratori can't move, so can't a little doctor move?

Compared to Shiratori, the members of the drug gang obviously hate Asai Makoto more - Shiratori is a policeman, and it is natural for the police to catch thieves.

But what are you trying to achieve, Asai Makoto? It can't be to uphold justice in your heart, right?

What is this rice krispie superhero?!
Based on the principle that if I don't have a good life, others won't have an easy life either, Kawashima Hideo formally reported Asai Makoto to the police.

Inspector Megure now recalled the deep conversation that Shiratori had with him in the office, and then looked across with disdain:
"Let's not talk about whether those who subdued you were acting bravely or not, let's just talk about the female doctor named Asai Makoto you just mentioned.

According to our investigation, there is no female doctor named Asai Makoto in Tokyo. Why don't you think about it carefully and recall it carefully, Mr. Kawashima?
Could it be that the village chief of your Moon Shadow Island has been deceived by someone?"

Inspector Megure did not lie to Kawashima Hideo. There was indeed no female doctor named Asai Makoto in Tokyo.

Although there was no female doctor, there was a male doctor with this name. However, when they were in trouble, the male doctor named Asai Makoto had a sufficient alibi.

These are all verifiable.

And since Hideo Kawashima swore that the doctor Asai he mentioned was a woman, there was no reason to disturb innocent citizens, right?

Inspector Megure's attitude made Kawashima Hideo very desperate, even more desperate than when Shiratori sat opposite him. There were only two possibilities for the police chief's attitude. One was that the police were ready to protect Asai Makoto at all costs. Although this possibility was small, the probability was not zero.

The other possibility is that Asai Makoto was sent by others specifically to deal with them, and now that the mission is completed he is returning home.

Naturally, the detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department could not find this female doctor named Asai Makoto, because there was no such person.

The original Kawashima Hideo certainly didn't have such an idea, but who can blame them for relying on Rum?

Rum, which is completely shrouded in mystery, is not a synonym for mysterious, cruel, and omnipotent in the eyes of people like Kawashima Hideo.

As for the last possibility, it is that Asai Makoto is actually an undercover agent sent by the police, who has been lurking for many years just for today's roundup.

Then Kawashima Hideo would have no way of finding out the truth about Asai Makoto from the police.

All in all, Kawashima Hideo and his team seemed to have no choice but to accept their fate. Finally, under high-intensity interrogation, Shiratori got the clue he wanted most.

There are actually people behind this gang of drug dealers!

A mysterious criminal organization collects $2-300 million in "consulting fees" from the Moon Shadow Island gang every year.

Then they will be provided with support including but not limited to a small amount of arms, a few times of military support, a small amount of intelligence support and channels for purchasing raw materials.

If only one or two of these were provided, Shiratori might not think much of it. But the mysterious organization actually provided so many.
This is more in line with Shiratori's idea of a "criminal intermediary company" lurking underground in Tokyo.

Even some senior officials in the Criminal Department began to pay attention to the investigation headquarters established by Shiratori.

This boy Shiratori is really something! —
After Lin Longma handed over the Yueying Island gang to the police, he successfully obtained two favors from President Shiratori and Shiratori himself.

These two favors mean that Isshinkai will carry out some cooperation with the Shiratori Group, just like Isshinkai and the Suzuki Group.

Speaking of which, Yi Xin Consulting and Investigation Company has recently become one of the most eye-catching companies in the island country's business community.

Not all companies are qualified to cooperate with the Suzuki Group first and then have a relationship with the Shiratori Group.

If an ordinary small company is targeted by such a giant, its fate is nothing more than being swallowed up or acquired.

For large conglomerates, if I think highly of you and buy your company, we can be considered our own.

The means of turning enemies into friends are so varied. The former Isshin Consulting Company was not unknown, but the successive cooperation between the Suzuki Group and the Shiratori Group, as well as the "statement" released by the Metropolitan Police Department, have brought Isshin's influence to a new level.

Fortunately, Akita is now managing the company, and Lin Longma only needs to look at the financial statements occasionally.

He can also spare more time to sort out the complex relationship between Isshinkai and the Intelligence Support Department, the Executive Department and the organization.

"Jintian, how is the preparation for the base in Binga going?" Lin Longma suddenly asked Jintian after finishing his official business.

Come to think of it, he hadn't heard from Binga for a while.

(End of this chapter)