I'm in Detective Conan, and I start with the Grand Theft Auto system.

Lin Shen paused in mid-air, his hand holding the teacup, a hint of surprise in his voice: "Your cousin?"

"So, that means Tequila is his son?"

Rum nodded and took a sip of tea: "That's right."

Lin Shen finally understood completely.

He put down his teacup, his tone carrying a hint of sudden realization: "No wonder he pulled out a gun and pointed it at my head the moment I walked in."

He glanced at Rum's calm face and asked with some curiosity:

"I killed your cousin and your nephew, and you don't seem very angry?"

Rum took a sip of tea, smiled, and said calmly:

"Why am I not angry? It's simple. Although I have a kinship with them, I don't have any feelings for them."

"When you get to our position, family ties are often just a piece of paper."

He took another sip of tea, his tone calm, as if he were chatting casually: "I have forty or fifty cousins ​​like this."

"And that doesn't even include the illegitimate children."

"If you include illegitimate children, there must be several hundred."

Upon hearing this number, even Lin Shen, who was used to seeing grand occasions, couldn't help but show a genuine expression of surprise:

"So many? Your family is really... quite extensive."

Rum smiled, a smile that wasn't a fake social smile, but rather a serene smile that came with the passage of time:

"My father had four younger brothers. They were all in good health and didn't have many other hobbies except for liking beautiful women, so naturally, they had a lot of offspring."

"The number of members is a very important indicator of whether a family is prosperous or not."

He paused here, his tone becoming more intriguing: "However, having more family members isn't necessarily a good thing."

"While loyalty can be guaranteed, ability is another matter."

"The differences between people can sometimes be greater than the differences between a person and a dog."

Lin Shen picked up his teacup, took a sip, and nodded in agreement: "That's true."

Rum put down his teacup, holding it with both hands, his gaze falling on the neatly raked gravel in the courtyard, his tone becoming somewhat wistful:

"That kid, Tequila, is capable; otherwise, he wouldn't have been recruited by the organization."

"But his character flaws are also obvious. Relying on his family's power, he often causes trouble outside."

"I've reminded him many times that he should keep a low profile, especially in our line of work, where no one is easy to mess with."

"Everyone only has one life. If you piss him off, he might just shoot you, and you won't have time to say anything."

He put down his teacup and sighed softly, "As expected, what I've been worried about has happened."

"I also reminded my cousin not to lead Tequila down this road, but he didn't listen and thought I was deliberately trying to suppress his family."

"Now look what's happened, both father and son have lost their lives."

"Luckily, my uncle passed away early, otherwise I would have had to apologize to him for not taking good care of his son and grandson."

As he finished speaking, Rum chuckled, revealing that he didn't care about such things.

Lin Shen picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said with emotion, "You've had it pretty tough too."

"I also have to worry about these clueless relatives all the time... It's exhausting."

Rum nodded, his tone carrying the wisdom of someone who'd been there: "Isn't that right? But there's nothing we can do about it."

"If you want someone to be loyal, don't have too high expectations for their abilities."

Rum only said half of what he meant, but after listening to him for a moment, Lin Shen realized there was another layer of meaning behind his words—if you want someone's ability, then don't have too high expectations for their loyalty.

Rum is targeting him!

The two of them sat in the tea room, drinking tea and chatting.

The conversation started with personnel arrangements within the organization and gradually drifted to some trivial matters of daily life.

Like other elderly people, Rum enjoys talking about the past.

Lin Shen discovered that Rum was much easier to get along with than he had imagined.

At least he's not like Gin, that expressionless weirdo.

He can't even fart all day long, making people completely lose the desire to communicate with him.

After drinking three rounds of tea, Rum gently placed the teacup back on the table.

He looked up at Lin Shen, his tone becoming more serious, but still retaining that just-right composure:

"Mr. Lin, you are very capable, I admire you."

"If you walk out the door alive today, I hope we can work together."

Lin Shen was taken aback for a moment after hearing this, then laughed: "It won't be difficult for me to get out of here alive."

"But aren't you worried I'll kill too many of your men?"

Upon hearing this, Rum laughed: "With more family members, there are more troubles."

"It's not a bad thing if some people die."

"If some people don't die, how will others have a chance to rise to power?"

After he finished speaking, he drank the last sip of tea in his cup, then stood up, supporting himself on his knees with his hands, and looked down at Lin Shen.

"Lin Jun, it was a pleasure chatting with you. I hope we can meet again someday."

Lin Shen didn't stand up. He simply sat there, picked up the cup of tea in front of him that he hadn't finished drinking, and replied slowly, "Of course we'll have a chance to meet again."

"However, I must warn you that my fees are very high."

Rum had already reached the tea room door. After hearing this, he turned his head to look at him and smiled: "Don't worry."

"Our organization may not have much else, but we have plenty of money."

After saying that, he walked out without looking back, followed by the two bodyguards in black.

The footsteps faded away along the corridor and disappeared into the depths of the garden.

Lin Shen sat alone in the tea room, slowly sipping the tea in his cup.

The tea had cooled down a bit, but he thought it tasted pretty good.

He thought to himself: Rum is indeed a good person. As people get older, they experience more and their personalities become more peaceful. They are not as easily startled as young people.

Most importantly, the other party is very clear-headed and will not be easily swayed by emotions. They will not say things like "You killed my people, I will kill your whole family" at the drop of a hat!

He was just thinking about whether he should talk to the old man more in the future when he heard a gunshot.

boom!

The bullet pierced the paper door and struck the teacup in his hand with pinpoint accuracy.

The teacup shattered with a crack, and warm tea, along with shards of porcelain, spilled onto his hands and the table.

Lin Shen looked down at the handle of the only remaining teacup in his hand, then at the round hole in the paper door that was still emitting blue smoke.

He didn't panic. He simply placed the shard of teacup on the table, shook the tea off his hands, and then stood up.

"Since Rum has said so, then I'll do his bidding and kill a few more of his relatives!!"