Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 303 297.560 kg of gold
"Mr. Dagami, long time no see. How have you been recently?" When Dagami Zhushan came to the office, Lin Longma stood up warmly to welcome him.

"Not bad, not bad, it's all thanks to you." Dashang Zhushan patted his belly happily and twirled his beard.

Originally, Dashang Zhushan was very unsure about his trip to Yixin Consulting Company.

Although he wanted to do business with Lin Longma, he was not sure whether Lin Longma would be interested in the business he mentioned.

However, seeing Lin Longma's warm greeting, Dashang Zhushan felt a little relieved.

After Dashang Zhushan entered the office, another secretary served him tea.

"I heard from Kaneda that Mr. Okami seems to have some business that he wants to take care of for our company. I wonder what kind of business it is?"

After chatting for a while, Lin Longma got to the point and asked Da Shang Zhushan.

Da Shang Zhu Shan did not answer directly, but after thinking for a moment, he asked Lin Longma: "I wonder if President Lin has heard of Shikijima and the Dragon God?"

"Shikijima and the Ryujin?" Okami Zhushan's question touched on Lin Longma's blind spot in knowledge.

An island country itself is a country built on an island, and there are countless small islands around Tokyo.

No one could figure out the name of every island, so Lin Ryoma had naturally never heard of Shikijima.

As for the Dragon God.
Dragon God was not a special ship name in the island nation. There were at least several hundred ships with this name, if not a thousand.

Putting the name of an island and a popular ship name together, Lin Longma really didn't understand what Dashang Zhushan meant.

"I'm sorry, I've never heard of anyone mentioning either Shikishima or the Ryujin."

“In fact, Shikishima is a small island near Tokyo. There is nothing special about the island, and most of the villagers make a living by fishing.

However, this Shikijima is not without its own characteristics. "

Da Shang Zhushan did not rush to tell Lin Longma what his business was, but instead told him a legend about Shikima.

More than 400 years ago, a navy that was defeated in a battle fled to Shikishima. The islanders were tempted by the enemy's bounty on the navy's heads and attacked the injured navy.

But in the end, all the residents were chased by the navy into a cave on the side of Shikijima and killed.

Since then, ominous events have occurred one after another on Shikishima.

There are many urban legends in the island country, and almost any place can be related to an ominous place.

Lin Longma didn't think there was anything special about the legend of Shikijima, but Okami Zhushan obviously didn't finish his story.

Because in addition to Shikishima, he also mentioned a ship called Ryujin.

"One day seven years ago, a ship called the Ryujin was wrecked at sea. According to legend, the ship contained gold worth at least 1 billion yen.

The shipwrecked Dragon God had intended to seek refuge nearby, but it eventually disappeared quietly in a certain sea area.

The nearest island to where the Ryujin disappeared is Shikishima."

When Da Shang Zhu Shan mentioned the gold on the Dragon God and Shikijima, Lin Longma finally understood what business he was talking about.

"Mr. Okami, are you planning to ask me to go treasure hunting with you?" Lin Longma shook his head speechlessly.

Gold worth ten billion is about 560 kilograms based on the gold price at that time, which is indeed a lot.

But this is premised on the assumption that the lost gold can be found.

According to Da Shang Zhu Shan, he believed that the gold and the Dragon God were hidden on Fushima Island. But since Da Shang Zhu Shan knew about this, it made no sense that the local villagers on Fushima Island also knew about it.

The locals have been on the island for seven years and no one has been able to find the gold. Why does Lin Longma believe that Da Shang Zhu Shan can find it on the island? Treasure hunting is indeed very advantageous for a famous detective, but the prerequisite is that the treasure is really in the "treasure place".

If the Dragon God and the Gold had never approached Shikima Island in the first place, wouldn't it be a waste of time, energy and resources for them to go there with such a large force?
Lin Longma was curious when he heard that Dashang Zhushan's financial situation was not very healthy.

What kind of bad habits did Okami Zhushan get involved in to cause financial problems for a famous detective?

Now he seemed to understand a little.

If Dashang Zhushan has always been so keen on going to great lengths to search for these illusory "treasures", it would be strange if he didn't have financial problems.

Seeing that Lin Longma was not interested, Dashang Zhushan was obviously a little anxious. He immediately explained to Lin Longma:
“If it was just a vague legend, I would not dare to discuss business with you, President Lin, but some time ago, the Dragon God suddenly appeared in the waters around Fukishima seven years ago.

The villagers on the island went to the ship to take a look and indeed found traces of gold being stored inside.

I have personally verified this.”

At this point, Lin Longma actually became interested.

"Did Mr. Okami personally go aboard to verify it?"

"Yes. To be honest with you, President Lin, most of the villagers on the island also know about the legend of the 1 billion gold on the Dragon God.

So after the Dragon God reappeared in the sea, the villagers also wanted to get the gold in it.

So they commissioned me to find the gold that was once on the Dragon God."

"I stayed on Shikishima until yesterday. It was only after I found some clues that I returned to Tokyo to seek cooperation with you, President Lin."

Lin Longma had no comment on Da Shang Zhushan's behavior of being blinded by money.

After all, he himself is not a good person. It is hard for someone to keep his original intention when faced with 560 kilograms of unclaimed gold.

Compared with this gold, the fixed commission fee and the unfounded gold share are simply not worth mentioning.

Compared with these, Lin Longma was more curious about how Da Shang Zhu Shan planned to cooperate with him.

"Gold worth 7 billion yen seven years ago would be worth about 7.2-7.6 million yen today.

That is to say, after seven years, the value of this batch of gold has dropped by 30% out of thin air.”

"But from what you have described, Mr. Okami, I think this business is worth doing. But I don't know what Mr. Okami needs me to do?
And what can I get?”

When it comes to doing business, Lin Longma always likes to deal with villains first and gentlemen later. And Dashang Zhushan himself is not an honest person.

Before cooperating, everyone should make the division of labor and benefits clear so that no one will be jealous when they see the results.

560 kilograms of gold with a purity of 99.99% may sound like a lot, but its volume is only about 0.03 cubic meters.

A standard 20-inch suitcase can also hold all this gold.

The reason why Da Shang Zhu Shan came to visit was either because the villagers of Fushima were keeping a close eye on him - this was understandable, because if it were someone else, they would not relax their attention on Da Shang Zhu Shan.

People were also afraid that Dashang Zhushan would find the gold and run away with it.

Either Okami Zhushan has found the location of the gold, but it is not easy to get there. At least one or two people cannot take the gold away, which is why Okami Zhushan returned to Tokyo to seek help.

No matter which one it is, Lin Longma wants to know what Da Shang Zhushan’s current predicament is.

(End of this chapter)