Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 168 162. Young people have no moral principles

"By the way, Yuanzi, you haven't seen Xia Jiang yet, right? She should be preparing for the ceremony that's waiting. Do you want to go and see her?"

Gozo Hashimoto and Ryoma Hayashi were having a "very pleasant conversation" for a while. As they were chatting, Gozo Hashimoto suddenly asked Suzuki Sonoko.

"Eh? Sister Xia Jiang? Won't I disturb her if I go?" Compared to watching two men chatting about these meaningless things, Suzuki Sonoko would of course prefer to go and see the bride.

Which girl doesn't look forward to her wedding?

"Don't worry, I won't disturb you." Ryūmoto Hirozo said with a smile, and then he called the butler in.

Suzuki Sonoko was sent away by Ryoumoto Gozo. After Suzuki Sonoko left, Ryoumoto Gozo slowly put away the smile on his face.

"President Lin, do you have something to say to me?" How smart is this old man?

Lin Longma was able to grow his company to this scale and establish relationships with both the Suzuki Group and the Shiratori Group.

Could this be someone who doesn't know etiquette?

The reason why I stayed here and didn't leave was definitely because I wanted to say something to him alone.

Suzuki Sonoko, who just left with the butler so simply, may not be unaware of Hayashi Ryoma's intention. Maybe he just sees through it but doesn't say it out loud.

"President Ryūmoto is a sensible man, so I'll be frank with you." Lin Longma heaved a sigh of relief at this moment, and finally got to the point.

"It's like this, President Ryomoto. I got some gossip. I'm afraid you and your family are being targeted."

As soon as Lin Longma finished speaking, the tea room fell silent. Ryūmoto Gozo stared at Lin Longma for a long time without saying anything.

Should we say that this old guy is worthy of being the head of a large financial group? Is his Qi-cultivation skill so good?

Or does this old guy just not believe what he says?

Lin Ryoma felt that there was nothing wrong with Ryomamoto Gozo not believing what he said. If you put yourself in his shoes, if someone suddenly ran up to Lin Ryoma and said that someone wanted to kill him, his first reaction would also be disbelief.

Then.
Lin Longma would probably think of Rum, yes, the inherently evil Rum.

Ryomamoto Gozo seemed to understand the look in Lin Ryoma's eyes, and he rarely spoke to explain:
"President Lin, it's not that I don't believe it. I actually knew about what you said a long time ago."

"Oh?" Lin Longma was a little surprised. This old man is okay? He only learned about this from Binga five days ago.

This old man actually said that he knew it a long time ago? No, is what he knows really what he wants to say?
Gozo Ryūmoto reached out and poured out the somewhat cold tea in front of the two people, and then replaced it with a cup of steaming new tea.

"Someone wants to marry my granddaughter, I have to know who that person is, right?
This investigation did help me find some minor problems.”

Hmm. Lin Longma finally understood why the old man's words were so strange. It turned out that the two of them were not talking on the same channel at all.

Although he realized that Hoshimoto Gozo might have misunderstood something, how could Hayashi Ryoma have the heart to interrupt such a talkative old man?
So Lin Longma cunningly chose to remain silent. Silence is sometimes a kind of power.

Hayashi Ryoma's silence was taken as a tacit agreement by Hashimoto Gozo, and under Hayashi Ryoma's "encouraging" look, Hashimoto Gozo continued:
"I originally wanted to call off this marriage, but the child didn't do anything wrong, nor did he show any signs of being inappropriate, and he is a promising young man."

When he learned that Binga's target was the Laoben Group, Lin Longma conducted an in-depth study of the Laoben Group.

The main issue is the successor to the group. Gozo Hashimoto has two sons and one daughter. His eldest son and daughter-in-law died in an accident a year ago. It is worth mentioning that Gozo Hashimoto originally trained his eldest son as his successor.

The talents of Gozo Hashimoto's eldest son cannot be said to be very good, but he is more than qualified to be a king who maintains the status quo. Under the management of his eldest son, the Hashimoto Group may not develop much, but it will not decline either.

Unfortunately, the eldest son died.

Gozo Uemoto's second son runs a French restaurant and is even more displeased with the group's affairs.

It is obviously too late to let the second son learn business at this time.

Finally, there is the eldest daughter of Gozo Uemoto, who is not as good as the second son who opened a French restaurant.

In short, after the initial comparison, Lin Longma was surprised to find that after a lot of comparisons, the most suitable successor to the Ryūmoto Group turned out to be the second son who was passionate about cooking.

Given the current situation of the Rakuten Group, the promising talents mentioned by Rakuten Gozo are very meaningful.

If a large family without a male heir is unable to establish a new household through the female heir, recruiting a capable son-in-law has always been the only option.

Apparently, the old man already has a chosen successor.

"I took over Caicheng Yongfu's company because of business needs, and the method used was the most normal business method. After the ceremony, I will have a good chat with Xiaowu. I have to thank President Lin for his enthusiasm."

Gozo Uemoto raised the teacup and offered tea to Ryoma Hayashi to show that he accepted the favor.

In any case, Hayashi Ryoma and the Rakumoto Group have never had any contact. After hearing about this matter, they took the initiative to come forward and tell him. Rakumoto Gozo appreciates this favor.

Although Gozo Ryoma acknowledged this favor, Hayashi Ryoma could not expect it to be very important.

After all, the old man himself said that he had already noticed the identity of his grandson-in-law.

"Well, President Lu Ben may have some misunderstandings. The situation I accidentally learned may have nothing to do with your grandson-in-law."

Lin Ryuma picked up the teacup without changing his expression, gestured to Ryūmoto Gozo, and then spoke softly.

"what?"

Ryoumoto Gozo was really confused at this moment. If this is not what you want to talk about, why are you just listening to me?

And then you "encourage" me with your eyes?

Fuck? Are young people so unethical nowadays?
But if Lin Longma wasn't talking about his grandson-in-law's situation, then what was the topic they were talking about?

He and his family were being targeted?
"It's like this." Hayashi Ryoma and Ryūmoto Gozo briefly mentioned the relationship between themselves and the eldest son of the Shiratori Group, Shiratori Jinsaburo.

Then he said that when he was helping Shiratori investigate, he accidentally noticed some information that someone had offered a reward for the Ryūmoto family on the dark web, and that reward seemed to have been accepted by someone.

Lin Longma had no idea who picked him up, but since he was here to attend the Ryūmoto family's wedding today, he felt that he needed to let President Ryūmoto know about this.

Rakumoto Gozo saw the unfinished meaning in Lin Ryoma's words, and after thinking for a moment, he asked, "May I ask if President Lin knows who offered the reward to our Rakumoto family?"

(End of this chapter)