Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 319 313. Unexpected Call

Everyone gathered here because of Karasuma Renya's treasure. Now that the treasure has been found, the next step is naturally to divide the loot.

Since the profit sharing had already been discussed by both parties, the only plan that Lin Longma mentioned was about how to deal with the Dusk Villa.

"There are two plans now. One is that I will find someone to scrape off all the gold in the Dusk Villa, re-smelt it, and then sell the Dusk Villa and the gold separately.

Or we can count the gold as part of the annex and sell it as a whole."

Lin Longma’s first plan seems unnecessary, but it is not.

After all, gold is a legitimate hard currency, and the difficulty of selling gold alone is far less than counting gold as the added value of Dusk Villa.

The advantage of plan 1 is that the gold in Twilight Villa can be sold in batches, and the funds can be recovered quickly. After the gold is stripped away, the value of Twilight Villa is no longer so scary, and it is easier to find the next buyer.

As for the disadvantages, it is obvious that the selling price of Plan 1 will not exceed that of Plan 2. In addition, stripping the gold and re-smelting it will require some costs.

Money can make people's hearts move. In these links, Lin Longma needs to send a large number of people to keep an eye on this matter.

Otherwise, the workers who were smelting or stripping the gold might steal a pound or two each, and it would not be noticeable without careful inspection.

The benefits of Option 2 are obvious. If Dusk Villa and gold are sold as a whole, the value of the gold will not only be the precious metal itself.

Historical and cultural value must also be added.

To put it bluntly, it is sold at a higher price.

The value of an antique gold ingot sold as an antique is definitely higher than if it were sold simply as gold.

The same goes for the gold in Dusk Annex.

But this plan also has a disadvantage, which is that the sales cycle is too long - considering the current value of Dusk Villa, there are only a handful of people in the entire island country who have the spare money to buy it.

There are only a few of them, and these big families, big conglomerates, and big groups definitely cannot just buy the Dusk Villa on a whim.

At least preliminary investigation and evaluation are essential, and if you add the bargaining process, it’s hard to say how long it will take.

It is normal for the negotiation process to take several months.

You can definitely get the money, but it will take a long time. If the big boss or his relatives are in a hurry to get the money, this plan is not very suitable.

After listening to Lin Longma's two plans, Da Shang Zhu Shan and Qian Jian Jiang Dai discussed in a low voice, and finally Da Shang Zhu Shan said to Lin Longma:
“President, let’s choose the second option—neither Sister Qianjian nor I need money urgently.

Why not make more money if you can?"

Everyone is now a family. In addition to cooperating on Karasuma Renya's treasure, Okami Zhuzen and Chikan Kyoudai are also consultants for Isshin Consulting Company.

The consultant already has a salary, and since both of them are famous detectives, if they really need money, they can take on a few commissions to deal with the emergency.

The most important thing is that the Dusk Villa was purchased with funds raised by Lin Longma, Da Shang Zhushan, and Qian Jian Jiangdai.

Although Da Shang Zhu Shan and Qian Jian Jiang Dai put their entire fortunes on the line, they did not borrow any foreign debt.

Without the burden of foreign debt, the allowance of a senior advisor to the Isshinkai alone would be enough for Okami Juzen and Chima Kyouyo to live a good life in Tokyo.

Compared to the price difference of waiting for the Dusk Annex to be sold, this waiting time is completely acceptable.

“I also prefer the second option. Now that we can all reach an agreement, I will first find someone to assess the value of the Dusk Villa.

And then we start looking for a seller?"

"Then I'll leave it to you, President." Okami Zhushan and Chikan Kyoudai readily agreed. As veteran detectives, Okami Zhushan and Chikan Kyoudai have a wide network of contacts, but not many of them are top wealthy people.

Even if they knew some of the island nation's richest people, the relationship was not deep enough to directly sell real estate of this value.

Letting Lin Longma be responsible for finding buyers is undoubtedly correct, reliable and efficient.

When talking about suitable buyers for Twilight Villa, Lin Ryoma's first reaction is Suzuki Sonoko's parents.

On the one hand, as the top consortium in the island country, the Suzuki Group can easily come up with the money to purchase the annex.

On the other hand, this kind of spectacular building should be very much to the liking of the Suzuki family.

As far as Lin Longma knows, the Suzuki Group has quite a few "spectacular buildings" that are about to be completed, are under construction, or are planned to be built.

Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto - the big cities on the island country are dotted with Suzuki Corporation's buildings.

Lin Longma was very sure that the Suzuki family must be a very suitable buyer.

Of course, he didn't intend to rely on the Suzuki family for his survival. Although everyone had a good relationship, what if the Suzuki Group had no interest in Karasuma Renya's ancestral home?

So Lin Longma has to make preparations for both situations - since the Suzuki family has already entered the scene, there is no reason not to say hello to the Ooka family?

The Dusk Villa is a rare piece of real estate in the entire island country. It would be a bit ignorant to sell it publicly with the Suzuki family but not the Ooka family.

Hayashi Ryoma has a good relationship with the Suzuki family, but he also has no intention of making enemies with the Ooka family.

Just as Lin Longma was thinking of a way to contact the Ooka family, his cell phone suddenly vibrated.

"This number." Lin Longma stared at the unknown caller in his hand in a daze.

This mobile phone is allocated by the organization to senior cadres and is specifically used for communication between senior cadres within the organization.

No harassing calls from outside could come in, let alone the unprecedented situation of "unknown calls".

Given Lin Longma's current status, the appearance of such an unknown call on his mobile phone either means that there is something wrong with the organization's mobile phone.

This possibility is extremely small - in ancient times, there was a strict selection of nine clans, and there were also alternative forms of punishment within the organization.

When employees in ordinary companies make mistakes, their bosses will either reprimand them, or deduct their bonuses and performance rewards. At worst, they will be fired and the boss will demand compensation.

But if you make a small mistake in an organization, it's okay, but if you make a big mistake, it can be fatal.

Under such strict regulations, the probability of problems with mobile phones is extremely small.

Then there is only one possibility left, that the authority of this [unknown number] must be much higher than his.

As a senior cadre of the organization, Lin Longma still has no code name, but the authority and level of the person in charge of a large stronghold are enough to make him a local lord.

Even if Rum called him, there would be no such thing as an unknown caller.

So even though the caller masked his number, his identity seemed obvious?
The boss actually called him? And at this time?

"It's really a bit subtle." Lin Longma stared at the vibrating phone screen for a while, then answered the call.

"This is Hayashi (Lin), who are you?"

(End of this chapter)