Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 313 307. The former Karasuma Group

560 kilograms of gold was a test, and Dashang Zhushan was really generous. It also made Lin Longma interested in the big business he mentioned.

All the gold of the Dragon God is used for testing, so how big will the big business that Dashang Zhushan mentioned be?
"I wonder if President Lin has ever heard of the Karasuma Group?"

"Karasuma Group?" Lin Ryoma has heard of most of the group and conglomerates on the market, but the Karasuma Group doesn't seem to be very well-known?
Lin Longma recalled carefully and found his memories about the Karasuma Group deep in his memory.

“I remember that the Karasuma Group seemed to be a well-known group a long time ago, but I don’t know why it suddenly declined?
Is Mr. Okami's business related to the Karasuma Group?"

Dashang Zhushan nodded slightly and then continued to tell Lin Longma the story.

The current situation of the island nation's financial groups is polarized, with the Suzuki Group in Tokyo and the Ooka family in Kyoto leading the way. The two groups are almost the same in size.

The two have different development tendencies. The Suzuki Group focuses more on the development of the commercial field, and the group's business covers all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation in the island country.

The Ooka family is deeply rooted in the political arena. The head of the Ooka family is the former prime minister, and his students and former officials are spread throughout the political arena.

These two can be regarded as the current version of the consortium T0. The remaining consortiums, families, and interest communities are another level.

But these are just the current structures of the consortiums - before, the structure among the consortiums was actually one superpower and many strong ones.

The Karasuma Group is the super group among the many superpowers.

I just don't know why the once prosperous Karasuma Group suddenly declined. The Suzuki Group and the Ooka Family were the two families that reacted the fastest in the division of the feast.

Many core assets of the Karasuma Group were tacitly divided between the two companies, which led to the current situation of "two strong rivals".

After that, the Karasuma Group kept a completely low profile and one rarely heard of the Karasuma Group in the market anymore.

But this does not mean that Lin Longma can underestimate the "legacy" left by the Karasuma Group.

Although the core assets of the Karasuma Group have been divided up by the two companies, there are still some nails in a rotten boat - the Karasuma Group was once a super group that could suppress all other groups.

Even if the core assets are divided up by others, who knows if there are any hidden tricks behind the scenes.

Landlords in ancient times knew to hide gold in cellars. No one believed that such a super consortium could be defeated so easily.

But the fact is that the Karasuma Group has been kept low-key for many years after being divided up by countless other groups led by the two companies.

Even has been keeping a low profile until now.

After listening to Dashang Zhushan's story, Lin Longma guessed what the big business that Dashang Zhushan was talking about was.

"Mr. Okami, have you found some 'background' of the Karasuma Group?"

Dashang Zhushan was very happy that Lin Longma could react so quickly, but he smiled reservedly:
“Actually, this is not my credit—I found out about this because another famous detective approached me.

I wonder if President Lin has ever heard of Ms. Qian Jianjiangdai?"

"Chiken Kyoudai? Of course I know him, he's the famous armchair detective.

But is Ms. Qianjian really that amazing? Can she solve a difficult case without leaving her house? "

In the island country, famous detectives all have their own names, and their names are also their own gimmicks.

For example, Okami Zhushan's "Gourmet Detective" is not only proficient in investigation and reasoning, but also has made great achievements in food.

Some food shows often invite Da Shang Zhu Shan to be a judge - different from ordinary chef judges.

When Okami Juzen sometimes makes some unpleasant comments, he does not receive much criticism or opposition because of his status as a famous detective. A detective who has not been exposed (making a major mistake in reasoning) is like a golden statue.

The people are extremely tolerant of them.

The Gourmet Detective played by Okami Nozomi is named after his "side job". There is also a detective like him, the "Coroner Detective" Gunda Ikumi.

It is worth mentioning that this coroner detective is sometimes called the beautiful coroner detective.

The beauty refers to Ikumi Gunada's outstanding appearance, and the coroner refers to Ikumi Gunada's former occupation, a coroner or forensic doctor in the Metropolitan Police Department.

It is well known that forensic medicine is a very unpopular profession in the island country. However, when Ikumi Gunada changed her career to become a detective, her experience as a coroner became a plus for her in the detective industry.

Moreover, the income of forensic pathologists and detectives is also very different.

Different from the detectives mentioned above who use their secondary occupations as code names, there are some detectives who use their own "abilities" as their detective titles.

The "armchair detective" Chikan Kyoudai is one of the best.

The so-called armchair detective is a person who can point out the murderer without leaving the house and just lying in an armchair and listening to the narrator's description of the situation at the scene.

This thing tests the hard power of the detective involved - an incompetent detective will at most be confused after listening to other people's statements.

It's a dream to want to solve the case.

Therefore, Lin Longma has always had some doubts about the ability of this armchair detective - is there really such a powerful person in the island country?
"Sister Qianjian isn't that amazing. I've heard of that case. It was more of a coincidence."

Since it concerns another partner, Da Shang Zhu Shan couldn't say bad things directly, but Lin Longma understood.

The level of Qianjian's downgrade is there, but it's not that great. The case that was solved in the easy chair is difficult, but it's definitely not that difficult.

In short, Okami Zhushan agreed that Chikan Kyoudai was a famous detective of the same level as them, but that was all.

"I see, that Ms. Qian Jian is also very powerful." Lin Long immediately understood: "So this means that this 'foundation' was actually discovered by Ms. Qian Jian?"

"Yes, that's right." Dashang Zhushan told Lin Longma the details.

Chima Shigeyo's father is an archaeologist. 40 years ago, he accepted the invitation of the wealthy Karasuma Renya to go somewhere to find the treasure left by his mother.

40 years ago was when the Karasuma Group began to keep a low profile.

Everything was normal for Chikan Jyoudai's father at the beginning. Although he could not meet his family, he continued to communicate and remit money.

However, half a year later, communications and remittances were cut off, and Chikan Nozomi's father was declared missing.

20 years ago, Chima Kyouyo learned the truth through her father's last letter, and Karasuma Renya killed all the participants in his rush to find the treasure.

Chikan Jyoudai's father was naturally one of them.

Unfortunately, the encrypted clue left by Qianjian Jiangdai's father has troubled his daughter for twenty years and has not been deciphered.

A year ago, Qianjian Jiangyao found Da Shang Zhushan, hoping to crack the encrypted clue with the brainpower of the two famous detectives.

After listening to Chikan Kyouyo's story, Okami Zhushan immediately realized that this hint was about a treasure that even the wealthy Karasuma Renya was jealous of.

(End of this chapter)