I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

"How was it? Looks like the talk went well?" Suzuki Tomoko said with a smile.

"Discovered."

Serabelle shrugged and handed over the paper document in her hand.

"Well, I was planning to give it to you, Mrs. Suzuki, from the moment I got it."

"Oh?"

Suzuki Tomoko took it, opened it and glanced at it, and couldn't help but exclaim in confusion.

"Ara, what is this? An insurance policy?"

"To be precise, it was an insurance policy issued by the Eighth Generation Consortium more than a decade ago."

Serabelle explained.

"But it's a bit troublesome to explain the specific situation. If possible, I suggest that we find a place alone to talk about it slowly."

"...Will your girlfriend mind?"

Suzuki Tomoko raised her eyebrows deliberately and teased.

Serabelle hesitated for less than a second before shaking her head: "I don't think so. I told Lianzi that I might be back a little later."

"Hehe, it's okay to be later...right? But if it's me, then maybe it's not just 'later'?"

Suzuki Tomoko smiled playfully.

"Well, it's too late to regret now... Nishino?"

"clear."

Secretary Nishino immediately understood his boss's intention and responded briefly, then turned around, took out his cell phone from his clothes and made a call.

"Hello, is this the front desk? This is the Suzuki Group. We need to reserve a private room on the fifth floor... Hmm? Oh sure, then we'll reserve the same room as last time."

The same box is OK...

Serabelle was speechless and exchanged glances with Mrs. Suzuki, but all she got in return was a light eyebrow raise from her.

It seems to be saying - don't look at me, I have no other intention, it's just a coincidence.

Do you have to be so cautious...

Five minutes later, the three arrived at the door of the box on the fifth floor of the cruise ship.

"Then Mrs. Suzuki and Mr. Sera, you go in. I'll be leaving first."

Just like last time, Secretary Nishino bowed consciously after bringing the person in, and then turned and left without any hesitation.

Suzuki Tomoko patted the shoulder of Serabelle, who was still looking in the direction where Secretary Nishino left.

"Okay, you can go in."

"Oh."

The view turned to the box, where Serabelle explained the whole story in less than five minutes.

Suzuki Tomoko also went from listening attentively at the beginning to becoming thoughtful later.

"I see. It was more than a decade ago... I remember that the Eighth Generation Foundation did experience a financial crisis during that period. Later, they relied on funds from an unknown source to barely survive. Now it seems that this insurance policy was the reason."

At this point she sighed softly.

"Because of the financial crisis caused by the investment failure, in order to obtain a large amount of funds in a short period of time, he and his deputy captain deliberately crashed a tanker full of cargo from the Eighth Generation Consortium into an iceberg, causing the silence. He also killed the captain and the captain's assistant who had been clamoring for higher employee benefits. As a result, he was killed by the children of the victims more than ten years later. It is really sad."

"To put it bluntly, that's it."

Serabelle leaned back in the sofa, her eyes fixed on the thick stack of documents on the coffee table in front of her.

"According to Ms. Akiyoshi, the first person to start investigating the incident was actually Kusaka Hironari, the biological son of the captain who died that year. As the daughter of another crew member who died at that time, the reason why she knew all this was that Kusaka Hironari asked her to be a consultant for a new script. As a result, Ms. Akiyoshi accidentally discovered the crime plan and the investigation details of the incident in his computer."

"It is precisely because of this that she was able to perfectly grasp every detail of Kusaka Hironari's criminal process, so that even though Kusaka Hironari did not kill anyone, he sincerely believed that he had killed the enemy who murdered his father."

"Yes...she told you all this in person?" Suzuki Tomoko was a little surprised.

Serabelle nodded.

"Yes."

"Then have you ever thought about sending her to jail?" Suzuki Tomoko asked again.

"I don't care about that. I'm not Batman."

The word "excitement" was written all over Serabelle's face.

"I asked her if she wanted to turn herself in, and she said no... Of course the main reason was the lack of evidence. Although it seems that the evidence is irrefutable, if she really refuses to plead guilty in front of the judge, then there is nothing we can do."

"For example?"

"For example... she voluntarily admitted that she sneaked into the crime scene and took off the clothes from the corpse and put them on herself, and that she also used the towel on the corpse's face to wipe her hair. Even if dandruff and hair were found on the corpse's clothes, it would still make sense."

“It sounds a little far-fetched, but it seems to work.”

Suzuki Tomoko thought about it and found that it was true.

Serabelle nodded at the documents on the coffee table.

"Anyway, I made a deal with Ms. Akiyoshi and asked her to hand over all the relevant information to me. Once these investigation results are spread, it will be enough to cause the stock price of the Yashiro Group to plummet. After that, Mrs. Suzuki will also be able to..."

"So this is considered a betrothal gift?"

Suzuki Tomoko suddenly asked.

bride price?

Serabelle's thoughts came to a halt for a moment. As a British man, he had no idea what a betrothal gift was.

Tomoko Suzuki turned sideways, leaned forward and placed her palms on the sofa, then she moved closer and exhaled slowly.

"The so-called betrothal gift is something the man has to give to the woman when they get married in some Asian countries. In some cases, it may also be given by the woman to the man. But these are not important. What I want to say is... Bell, you are probably the only one who gave it directly to the consortium."

"After all, I'm afraid that you, Madam, will dislike me." Serabelle also made a rare joke.

"Oh? So it was given to me?"

Suzuki Tomoko's smile became more meaningful, and she raised her index finger and shook it.

"No, no, no, that won't do. No matter what, I am a married woman... At least, not in public."

"So it can be done secretly?"

"Hmm~"

Tomoko Suzuki stretched out her hand and rubbed the belt buckle around the boy's waist with her fingertips.

She answered with actions instead of words.

However, just as the two were about to take a step further, the door of the box was pushed open from the outside without any warning.

Along with it was the angry voice of Reiko Akiba.

"What are you two doing here?!"

Chapter 513 Generous Mrs. Suzuki

It was embarrassing to be caught in the act by your fiancée while having a private meeting with your wife.

Suzuki Tomoko reacted very quickly. Half of her body was clinging to Serabel just a second ago, but she immediately shrank back when she heard the noise coming from the door.

By the time Reiko Akiba pushed the door open, Tomoko Suzuki had already returned to her normal sitting position, with the paper documents on her legs and her hands on the documents, looking quite elegant and dignified.

Looking at Reiko Akiba who appeared at the door with her chest heaving violently, she smiled.

"Ah, Miss Qiu Ting, what a coincidence."

"Yeah, what a coincidence..."

Reiko Akita said through gritted teeth.

In fact, the moment she pushed the door open and saw the documents on Suzuki Tomoko's legs, she realized that she might have made a mistake.

But...she was really angry!

Suzuki Tomoko had just promised in public in the morning that it would not happen again, but it happened again in the evening.

What do you mean? Do you really think that having money can allow you to do whatever you want and go back on your word and ignore ordinary people?

Besides, Bell is her boyfriend. A married middle-aged lady who keeps meeting young men in private again and again, isn't she afraid of gossip?

Anger can make people lose their rationality, but it can also increase their courage.

Even though it was most likely a misunderstanding, but since it has already been a misunderstanding, let's just keep it as a misunderstanding!

Reiko Akiba slammed the door behind her and came to the coffee table. She glared at the lady sitting on the sofa with her beautiful red eyes.

"Mrs. Suzuki... This is the last time I address you this way out of respect for your status. Could you please explain why you promised in the conference room this morning not to meet with Bell privately but went back on your word? You broke the promise before even a day had passed. How do you explain this time?"

"Promise?"

Suzuki Tomoko turned her head slightly and looked at her, pondering for a moment.

"I see. It seems there is some misunderstanding between us, Ms. Akiba. Considering the context at that time, I thought that what I promised was that I would not look for Bei...Sera-kun to discuss the engagement with Sonoko in private, not that I would never meet with Sera-kun in private again."

"Isn't that the same thing?"

Reiko Akita said coldly with a blank expression.

"of course not."

Suzuki Tomoko smiled.

"Not to mention that even I often need to talk to Sera-kun about something, but at least this time it's not for personal matters."

"Heh~ They came to this small room to chat in secret, could it be business?"

Qiuting Lianzi said sarcastically.

"I'm curious as to what official business can't be discussed openly in public."

"I'm sorry, although this may be unpleasant to hear, but Miss Qiu Ting does not seem to have any experience in politics or business. In fact, many official matters cannot be discussed in public."

Suzuki Tomoko continued to smile.

"There is no absolute dividing line between private and public affairs. Instead, it is determined based on one's position. For example... our Suzuki Group's development plan for the next ten years. In your opinion, Miss Akiba, should this be considered a public or private matter?"

This is business, no doubt.

Reiko Akiba frowned and thought about it, but did not say it out loud. She knew that Suzuki Tomoko must have prepared a rebuttal.

As expected, after waiting for two seconds, the lady curled the corners of her mouth.

"It's business... Miss Qiu Ting thinks so, right? But can I actually bring up such a topic and talk about it in public? For example, on this cruise ship under our feet, in the banquet hall just now, can I say it in public?"

No, because once it is said out loud, it would be equivalent to revealing all of the consortium's future tactical plans to its competitors.

Even Reiko Akiba understood this.

"…You are changing the concept."

"why?"

"You are the only one here who is the hostess of the Suzuki Group, and Bell is not."

"But he is now doing business with our Suzuki Group."

Tomoko Suzuki picked up the paper document on her lap and handed it to Reiko Akiba, who was sitting on the other side of the coffee table, with great sincerity.

"Ordinarily, these things shouldn't be leaked, but considering Sera-kun's position, I can make an exception. Sera-kun gave me this document five minutes ago. Miss Akita, you are a smart person. I think you will understand why we have to meet here in private after reading it."

"..."

Reiko Akita didn't reach out to take it.

This was her own mistake, which she had roughly realized when she entered the door, and a series of subsequent developments further proved her guess.

Obviously, this move of hers not only made Suzuki Tomoko laugh, but also embarrassed Serabelle. If she reached out to catch it at this time, she would be a fool.

Suzuki Tomoko kept her hand in the air for three seconds. Seeing that no one took it, she was not embarrassed and just retracted her hand and shrugged.

"Of course, it is your freedom to watch it or not, Miss Qiu Ting. I am just providing this option. The real choice is still up to you, Miss Qiu Ting."

As she spoke, she stood up a stack of documents on the coffee table in front of her, gently tapped the bottom and top of the coffee table twice to make them neat, then tucked them under her elbows and slowly stood up from the sofa.

"Okay, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved and I have the information I want, I will not bother you for now."