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

Once the living room door was closed, the outside noise was immediately cut off.

Pengzi gestured for Lin Shen to sit down, then personally poured him a cup of tea. The tea was clear and steaming.

She picked up her teacup, took a sip, and then sighed softly, "Mr. Lin... since you've heard it all, I won't beat around the bush anymore."

She looked into Lin Shen's eyes, her gaze honest yet tinged with helplessness, "That person just now was indeed a CIA agent."

Lin Shen leaned back in his chair, holding his teacup but not in a hurry to drink, and just listened quietly.

Tomoko Suzuki continued, "You should know very well the CIA's position in this country; they can deal with whomever they want."

"Even prime ministers, members of parliament, and nobles, once they have their eyes on them, do not have a good ending."

She gave a wry smile. "Not to mention us business people. If they really wanted to deal with us, they have plenty of ways to make people disappear without a trace."

Lin Shen put down his teacup and gave a knowing smile: "I understand, I understand. After all, they have the US military stationed in Japan backing them up."

"Having a gun gives you the confidence to speak."

Upon hearing this, Tomoko Suzuki shook her head with a wry smile: "Yes... a country without sovereignty is ultimately just a pawn on someone else's chessboard."

"We have to do whatever they want us to do; we don't even have the right to refuse."

Her tone turned slightly somber. "For example, this time, they want to replace the chairman of the Tomizawa Group, Tomizawa Tetsuji."

Lin Shen raised an eyebrow but remained silent.

Tomoko Suzuki calmly said, "They initially prepared to send a letter, wanting Tetsuji Tomizawa to step down, but the old man never agreed."

"If words don't work, they'll resort to force and assassinate him directly."

Lin Shen's brows twitched slightly.

He did know this part of the plot. In the original work, Tomizawa Tetsuji was the catalyst for the case, but it definitely didn't involve such a massive force as the CIA.

He suddenly realized that the world was more complex than he had imagined.

This actually piqued his interest even more.

He put down his teacup and leaned forward slightly: "What exactly did Tetsuji Tomizawa do to provoke such a large-scale operation from the CIA?"

Tomoko Suzuki hesitated for a moment, as if considering what to say.

After a long while, she slowly spoke: "I don't really know the specifics... but from what they were saying, it seems that Tomizawa Tetsuji has connections with a transnational criminal organization and is secretly laundering large sums of money for them."

She paused, then continued, "The CIA wants me to provide some assistance and cooperate with them in assassinating Tetsuji Tomizawa."

"But I refused; I didn't want to get involved in their mess."

"Moreover, the Tomizawa Group has been a long-term partner of the Suzuki Group. If I help the CIA, the relationship between the two companies will be completely ruined."

At this point, Tomoko Suzuki picked up her teacup and took another sip, her voice warm: "And to be honest... Tetsuji Tomizawa is also an old friend of the Suzuki family."

"In the past, when the Suzuki Group faced several crises that were almost unbearable, he always stood up against the opinions of others and helped us get through them."

She sighed softly, "Over the years I've been thinking about how to repay him. I originally planned to bring Ayako and Tomizawa Yuzo together to further strengthen the relationship between our two families."

"But I never expected... that something like this would happen at this critical juncture."

She was silent for a moment, then raised her head and looked directly at Lin Shen: "President Lin, I've heard Ayako and Sonoko talk about you. They said you can fight a black bear with your bare hands."

"I didn't really believe it at first, but my two daughters have no reason to lie to me."

She took a deep breath. "So I want to ask you to protect Tetsuji Tomizawa and prevent him from being assassinated by the CIA."

Lin Shen looked into Suzuki Tomoko's earnest eyes but didn't rush to answer.

He leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the rim of his teacup twice, as if deep in thought.

After a while, he smiled, his tone tinged with self-deprecation: "Mrs. Suzuki, you think too highly of me."

"Doesn't Chairman Tomizawa have any bodyguards? Why would he need someone like me who runs a coffee shop?"

Tomoko Suzuki shook her head, her tone carrying a profound insight into the world: "The CIA is always omnipresent in its operations."

"Since they've made up their minds to take action, it's likely that Tomizawa's bodyguards have already been infiltrated by their people."

"Publicly known bodyguards are unreliable."

Lin Shen remained silent for a few seconds.

He mentally considered whether it was worth getting involved in this mess.

He was just in Izu for a vacation, to spend time with Sonoko and Ran, and to enjoy the beach and sunshine.

But after hearing what Suzuki Tomoko said, he suddenly felt that going on vacation wasn't so urgent after all.

After all, he was planning to build his own money laundering channels recently, but he hadn't found a suitable entry point yet.

Tetsuji Tomizawa has connections with transnational criminal organizations and controls a large amount of money that needs to be laundered. Isn't he the most suitable person to act as an intermediary?

Instead of hanging out with girls here, I might as well go and make some money, and maybe even do Suzuki Tomoko a favor.

The Suzuki family holds such a high position in the Japanese business world; they might be useful in the future.

This deal is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

At that moment, he put on a standard smile: "Since Madam thinks so highly of me, then of course I will not let Madam down."

Tomoko Suzuki's brow finally relaxed, and a relieved smile appeared on her face: "President Hayashi, thank you so much."

"Whether things succeed or not, I will give you ten million US dollars as a reward after it is done."

When Lin Shen heard this number, his heart skipped a beat. Goodness, even the unit has been changed to US dollars.

Ten million US dollars, that's certainly a very generous offer.

But he simply smiled and shook his head: "Madam, talking about money is too vulgar."

He picked up his teacup, his tone neither humble nor arrogant, "The reason I agreed is because I admire your act of loyalty to your friends."

"These days, there aren't many people who would still cherish old friendships when faced with personal gain."

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Tomoko understood perfectly well that if the other party didn't want money, then she would owe them a favor.

Making friends with someone who can fight a black bear is sometimes more valuable than ten million US dollars.

She didn't refuse, and smiled as she picked up her teacup: "President Lin is right, I'm too vulgar... then I'll punish myself with a cup."

As she spoke, she tilted her head back and drank the tea in her cup in one gulp, as if she were drinking down some kind of promise.

Lin Shen also picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

He is now full of anticipation for what's to come!