Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 169 163. The tacit understanding between rum and gin
In the end, Gozo Ryomata never got an accurate answer from Hayashi Ryoma.

After hearing the question from Ryoma Hashimoto, Lin Ryoma said nothing. He just looked at the old man in front of him with pity and then just drank his tea.

When the tea in the cup began to become bland, Hayashi Ryoma said goodbye to Ryūmoto Gozo.

"How is it, Uncle Lin, is your communication with President Ryoma going smoothly?" When the butler took Hayashi Ryoma and Suzuki Sonoko to meet each other, after the butler of the Ryoma family left, he suddenly asked Hayashi Ryoma.

"It went quite smoothly." Lin Ryoma was not surprised that Suzuki Sonoko could sense his thoughts.

From the time Suzuki Sonoko and Hayashi Ryoma first met until now, Suzuki Sonoko has never been just a simple lover in Hayashi Ryoma's eyes.

Although Suzuki Sonoko's behavior sometimes seems a little bit infatuated, everyone loves beauty, and Hayashi Ryoma can fully understand it.

To Hayashi Ryoma, Suzuki Sonoko's love for him was not just love for him. It was like a young girl's admiration for a mature man.

That is the embodiment of Lin Longma’s personal charm!

But if we exclude the factor of admiration, Suzuki Sonoko is actually a very qualified heir to the consortium.

At times, Suzuki Sonoko is so smart that it's scary.

Therefore, Hayashi Ryoma never treated Suzuki Sonoko as a fool or a naive little girl.

"Oh, Miss Sonoko." Lin Longma suddenly said to Suzuki Sonoko when he thought of this: "When you and Miss Ayako return to Tokyo after the ceremony, remember not to get together with the people of the Ryūmoto family."

"Eh?" Suzuki Sonoko was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Okay, I understand. I'll tell my sister later."

Suzuki Sonoko did not ask about Hayashi Ryoma's "source of information", nor did she care much about how Hayashi Ryoma knew it.

After experiencing the Kaito Kid incident, Suzuki Sonoko has a very high level of trust in Hayashi Ryoma in this regard.

Although she was not curious about how Lin Longma knew about this, she was curious about another part.

such as
"Uncle Lin, does President Ryoma believe your 'rumors'?" Suzuki Sonoko blinked as if she was flirting with Lin Ryoma.

It's just that the movements are not very skillful.

"Half and half?" Lin Longma gave his guess: "Actually, it doesn't matter to me whether he believes it or not.

I didn’t intend to ask for anything from the Ryūmoto family through this matter.”

“If nothing goes wrong, everyone will be happy; but if something goes wrong, President Ryūmoto will also remember my reminder.

Isn’t this a good thing for me too?”

Lin Longma had no intention of repaying the favor; he just wanted to take this opportunity to establish a good communication mechanism with the Ryūmoto Group.

Just like the Suzuki Group and the Shiratori Group, everyone's relationship has a good start, so it is easier for the relationship to heat up in the subsequent interactions.

Lin Longma is not as greedy as Binga, who is ready to swallow up all the wealth built up by a consortium over so many generations.

Yi Xin Hui has come to its current stage, and Lin Longma would rather increase the size of Yi Xin Hui step by step rather than suddenly becoming a big boss.

It is obvious that as long as Yi Xin Hui develops steadily, it can grow into a giant in a low-key manner. Why take the risk of being the first to stand out and do something that may do more harm than good?

Time is on Lin Longma's side, which means that Lin Longma and Binga will have obvious differences in dealing with the commission of the Ramoto family. Lin Longma is really not worried about the differences between him and his allies. Because Binga will face a more troublesome situation next, and Lin Longma's matter is not even worth mentioning.
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The wedding of Natsue Hashimoto and her son-in-law ended successfully on Hashimoto Island. After a night's rest on the island, the family prepared to return to Tokyo.

Before departure, Gozo Uemoto enthusiastically invited the two Suzuki sisters to board the ship and join them, but Suzuki Ayako politely declined.

After learning about Hayashi Ryoma's reminder from Suzuki Sonoko, Suzuki Ayako naturally would not be so stubborn as to wade into this muddy water.

After being told that the Suzuki Group's ship would take them back, the two Suzuki sisters said goodbye to Gozo Hashimoto.

In the final analysis, the relationship between the Suzuki and Homoto conglomerates is very ordinary, limited to the extent that they are in the same circle and know each other's reputation.

After all, if they really had a good relationship, how could Shiro Suzuki only let his two daughters attend on his behalf?

The fact that Hashimoto Gozo did this proved that Hashimoto Gozo took Hayashi Ryoma's reminder to heart. Hashimoto Gozo and Hayashi Ryoma did not have much friendship, so it was difficult to get any information out of Hayashi Ryoma's mouth.

But if the two Suzuki sisters were also on the Ryūmoto family’s boat, would they still be afraid of Lin Long and Matthew’s “silence meditation”?

All I can say is that Ryūmoto Hirozo's plan was very ambitious, but he just didn't accomplish anything.

Rakumoto Gozo was not without his own guesses. That day, Hayashi Ryoma said nothing in the tea room, only drinking tea with a look of pity.

At that time, Hashimoto Gozo just felt it was strange, but afterwards Hashimoto Gozo vaguely reacted.

As the chairman of the Homoto Group, does Homoto Gozo need pity? Ordinary people don't even have the qualifications to see him, so why should they pity him?

It is not certain who will have mercy on whom.

But Hozou was sure that he was not mistaken. So what is the most pitiful thing to do to an old man like him?

The one who posted the bounty on the dark web might be their group, or even his family!
Damn it! He's not even dead yet, and someone can't stand it anymore?!
Suspicions flashed through Hashimoto's mind one after another, and he finally suppressed the suspicion deep in his heart.

When the Hashimoto family returned to Tokyo on the luxury cruise ship they chartered, Hashimoto Gozo doubled the security staff.

They were extremely cautious when dealing with strangers on the boat.

Even though Ryoumoto Gozo was experienced and knowledgeable, he never expected to encounter damn pirates in an island country where the American fleet was stationed.

Pirates?! Are these guys serious?
Are you really going to slap the American Navy in the face with your shoe soles without caring about anything?

Soon, Ryūmoto Gozo had no time to worry about this matter, because with the cooperation of the insider on the ship, the pirates had successfully boarded the ship.
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"Uncle Lin, did you know that the Ryūmoto family encountered pirates when they returned to Tokyo?"

In a restaurant, Suzuki Ayako helped serve food to Lin Ryoma, while Suzuki Sonoko chattered beside her.

"What do you think they encountered?" Lin Longma put down his chopsticks in shock and looked at Suzuki Sonoko in confusion.

"It's pirates." Suzuki Sonoko repeated clearly.

"Encountered pirates in the waters around Tokyo? Is that true?" As if the news was a little too explosive to be true, Lin Ryoma asked Suzuki Ayako who was sitting opposite him for confirmation.

"It's true, President Lin." Suzuki Ayako gave an affirmative answer and said, "We should also thank President Lin for reminding us at that time, otherwise we sisters might have been invited to that ship."

(End of this chapter)