Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 353, Section 347: They've resorted to such underhanded tactics against me?
"Let's go, let's go to the Mamiya family and see what the research department staff are up to."

Lin Longma didn't believe in bad luck. There can only be one sun in the world, and there can only be one bad luck star.

If there's any unlucky star, it has to be Conan, who brings countless murders and trouble, not the research department's executives.

"Brother, just to be on the safe side, shouldn't we bring some more men?" Akita didn't stop Lin Longma, but just told him to bring more men.

Lin Longma rarely uses public transportation for his daily travels; he always rides in his own car.

These vehicles are maintained daily by designated personnel, and are also inspected by others before each trip.

While the entourage of an ordinary company chairman might be even larger than that of Lin Longma, their security measures certainly wouldn't be as comprehensive as those of the Yixin Association.

After all, the Isshin Society is rooted in a large stronghold of a major criminal organization.

The most straightforward business battles usually involve seizing company seals and pouring boiling water on a money tree; similarly, the most straightforward workplace struggles only require a Dayun heavy truck.

In Beika, the methods are even more straightforward. It's not like guns are unavailable; any attack that's both tempting and suicidal is something everyone in Beika can pull off.

“You’re right, Akita. This time, I’ll listen to you and assign more people.” Ryoma readily agreed.

His subordinates valued his safety, so he had no reason to be careless.

Soon, a convoy of three rugged SUVs—a Land Rover Defender and two black Toyota Land Cruisers—left the Isshinkai stronghold and headed towards the Mamiya family's residence.
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Inside the Land Rover Defender, the driver is still Shiraishi. Shiraishi usually serves as Lin Longma's driver, but within the Isshin-kai base, his role extends beyond just being a driver.

The head of the security department within the base.

In other words, the people on the other two Land Cruisers were all Bai Shi's men. Of course, since Bai Shi had to follow Lin Longma around every day, the deputy minister was mainly responsible for the daily work of the security department.

Jin Tian was on a mission and did not travel with Lin Longma. Lin Longma was accompanied by the deputy director of the chairman's office.

As the convoy gradually drove away from the city, the deputy director of the office, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly sat up straight and listened to the information coming from the radio headset.

"President, someone in the vehicle responsible for the cleanup noticed that we seem to be being followed."

"Huh?" Lin Longma, who was pretending to doze off in the back seat, suddenly laughed: "These days, any Tom, Dick, or Harry can follow me?"

"Have them identify the stalker, and while they're at it, go and catch someone on the street."

The security personnel are all professionals carefully selected by Shiraishi.

These people receive just as much training as the elites in the Execution Department. Because Lin Longma is willing to invest heavily, these people receive better treatment and resources than those in the Execution Department.

In the Executive Department, except for the top-level members, the treatment of the middle and lower-level staff is really not as good as that of Lin Longma.

Similarly, while the compensation is generous, the requirements for the capabilities of these security personnel are also high.

Those who can follow Lin Longma now are the best members, so it's not difficult for them to catch someone off guard.

After Lin Longma gave the order, Bai Shi directed the lead car to accelerate from inside the vehicle, and then the Land Cruiser behind the last Guardian stepped on the brakes and broke away from the convoy.

The convoy continued its journey, and less than an hour later, good news came from the deputy director of the office.

"Big brother, the guy who was following us has been caught."

"Oh? Who are they?"

"According to them, they are from the intelligence support department."

"?" This answer really surprised Lin Longma. "Bai Shi, stop the car and have the people in the back bring the 'tongue' over." Lin Longma glanced out the window and saw that the convoy had arrived in the suburbs.

The area was deserted, with only a mountain path leading ahead. The Mamiya family lived in the mountains, clearly indicating they were wealthy.

Two SUVs were parked at the entrance to the mountain pass, and a short while later another Land Cruiser roared in.

After parking the car in front of Lin Longma, two security personnel got out of the back seat, opened the trunk of the Land Cruiser, and pulled two people out.

"President, these are the two guys who have been following us suspiciously all along."

The security personnel didn't say that it was purely accidental for him to discover that someone was following the convoy at first, but when he paid more attention, he realized that the two scoundrels' tracking skills looked increasingly familiar.

Isn't this one of our own?

When the two were first arrested, they didn't want to admit it, and kept saying that they were members of a certain gang.

As a result, the security department simply didn't believe it.

Judging from the fact that the two brothers' every move showed signs of being "one of us," how could they possibly be from a gang?

Although organizations and gangs are not inherently good things, there are still significant differences when examined closely.

For example, gangsters have absolutely no need for professional tracking and counter-tracking training; their tracking and counter-tracking methods are purely amateurish.

They are the kind of people who rely on their natural talent.

Why are Tokyo's yakuza groups finding it increasingly difficult to survive? One reason is the continued tightening of policies, and another is...
Lin Longma had never seen a government that was helpless against gangsters before.

"Tell me, you two. Why are you following me? Does Rum know you're doing this?"

Lin Longma did not believe that these two people were sent by Rum.

Although they didn't get along, Rum wasn't stupid. If he really wanted to monitor Lin Longma, what good would it do if he didn't send out his elites?

Sending out such scum was just stirring up trouble. Those two unlucky fellows didn't even make it to the Mamiya residence; they were discovered on the way.

Although the members of these two intelligence support departments may seem a bit incompetent, it depends on who you compare them to.

Lin Longma's team consists of elites trained at great expense, the best of the best who have been selected and eliminated time and time again.

It was to be expected that the two intelligence agencies would fail.

In fact, the level of these two intelligence departments is basically that of formal members of the intelligence support department.

The "backbone" of the intelligence department also constitutes the largest group.

Rum wouldn't embarrass himself by bringing out this kind of trash, which means this was a spontaneous act on their part?
Is it related to that file in the research department?

"Lord Rum probably knows?" The intelligence officer, who had been arrested and reprimanded, suddenly realized.

If this had fallen into the hands of someone else, it would have been fine to grit one's teeth and bear it, but now it's in the hands of "our own people".

If they were to "grit their teeth" any longer, wouldn't they be asking for trouble? Besides, they really weren't acting on their own.

"We received a task from above, and we are divided into groups to find out your whereabouts in the near future."
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(End of this chapter)