Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Damn it, I haven't finished mopping the floor yet." Koshimizu Nanatsuki mopped the floor twice more and hurried to the entrance, "Boss, good evening!"

"Ah."

Lu Ren glanced at the water-stained floor and said, "Were you mopping the floor just now? I'll come in later."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll find you a pair of slippers."

Shimabukuro Kimie's voice came from afar: "There are no men's slippers here."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki: “…”

After what felt like the longest and most difficult five minutes in their life, the floor was finally dry, and Nanatsuki Koshimizu invited Lu Ren into the apartment.

"Hey, boss, good evening." Shimabukuro Kimie was still lying on the sofa, eating and drinking.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu almost had a cardiac arrest after seeing this.

Isn't this too unruly?

"good evening."

As it turned out, Lu Ren did not look displeased as she had expected. He sat on the sofa and explained his purpose.

"Anyway, the company has now been officially established. You two will be the first batch of employees."

"Boss, can I not go?" Shimabukuro Kimie raised her hand.

"Huh? Why?" Lu Ren was a little surprised.

"I want to continue working in the coffee shop. The manager said that he will give the coffee shop to me in the future."

"..." Thinking of the old gentleman with short silver hair, Lu Ren's expression became a little serious. "You didn't cast a spell on him, did you? The store manager is a good man."

“What are you thinking about…” Shimabukuro Kimie resisted the urge to roll her eyes and started explaining from the beginning.

The store manager's wife died not long after they got married. For many years, the store manager never remarried and lived alone without children.

"Now that he's older, he feels that his energy is gradually declining and he's becoming less and less capable of doing things. So he asked me if I was interested in taking over the café. After all, I've spent so much time learning the craft in his shop, and I've never asked for a salary."

"So you agreed."

"Yes. I happen to be interested in this line of work. Didn't I tell you, boss, that I wanted to open a coffee shop in the future? Now there is a ready-made one. As for the price, I will take care of him for the rest of his life and help him with his old age and death."

"Yeah. That's good. I support you. You must take good care of the store manager."

"It's still early. He can work for at least another ten years. So, boss, you still have to support me for the next ten years."

"no problem."

The conversation between the two made Nanatsuki Koshimizu excited, she has had her own dream since she was a child!

"Boss, then I..."

"You can't. Don't even think about it."

"Oh……"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 470 The incident is over

Without even waiting for Nanatsuki Koshimizu to finish her words, Lu Ren could guess what she was thinking.

It's just... impossible.

Strictly speaking, helping Nanatsuki Koshimizu is still a losing business so far.

Saving Miyano Akemi can save Haibara Ai's mood, so that she no longer has to cover her face and cry in the middle of the night like in the original work.

Very cost-effective.

By helping Shimabukuro Kimie, he gained a hardworking subordinate who solved many difficulties he encountered in the early days and helped him smoothly through his development period.

It is also extremely cost-effective.

What about Koshimizu Nanatsuki?

From the current perspective, it seems that they just hired a newspaper intern for Bei Dao.

But Dongbao really has no shortage of interns, and those interns don’t cost him money, they just get them for free.

He still has to pay for the support of Nanatsuki Koshimizu.

It's a loss no matter how you calculate it, at least that's the case at this stage.

So Nanatsuki Koshimizu should not even think about making any conditions.

Shimabukuro Kimie can, but she can't.

Unless she can create greater value in the future.

At least Lu Ren thought the possibility was not high, and he did not expect it. A high school graduate who had never been to college might be good at sabotage, but it would be difficult for him to make money.

Unless you take risks and do something illegal, you can make money quickly.

But if that's really the case, what's the point of Lu Ren saving her.

So... forget it.

Let her work for me honestly for the rest of her life. Even if she doesn't make a lot of money, at least she won't starve, and at least her life for the rest of her life will be guaranteed.

Lu Ren was a little worried that if he let her do things on her own, she would end up sending herself to jail.

In fact, at the beginning, Lu Ren had a good first impression of Yueshui Nanatsuki. With a cold and indifferent look, he felt a bit like a short-haired version of Kitajima Shino.

This was how Bei Dao behaved when he and he first met, and it was still the same even now. Apart from necessary work-related social events, Lu Ren had rarely seen her smile, and her emotional fluctuations were much smaller than those of ordinary people.

Of course, this is not a disadvantage.

As for Nanatsuki Koshimizu, if you spend more time with her, you will find that she is actually very different from Kitajima Shino.

Her previous indifference and rejection was due to her nervousness and fear of being exposed. Coupled with the death of her best friend, it caused her great psychological pressure.

But when all this was resolved, Lu Ren discovered that Nanatsuki Yueshui's true personality was that she was careless and a little off-line, really like a tomboy.

Oh, this tomboy is a bit of a crybaby.

Anyway, it makes me feel a little uneasy, and I always feel like I have to keep an eye on her.

After a brief chat, Lu Ren said goodbye and left.

There was still a lot of work waiting for him tonight, and now was not the time to relax.

……

The next day, Lu Ren's manuscript was published in the newspaper as scheduled, and the storm followed.

The name Junya Tokitsu has entered the public eye at an unprecedented speed.

Such a rapid increase in popularity is what Shi Jinjunya has always dreamed of.

But the prerequisite is that it has to be a good reputation.

Instead of being like it is now, with a terrible reputation, becoming a pariah and being chased by everyone.

The newspapers accused him of being a conspirator with ulterior motives who would do anything for fame and fortune and cruelly deprived a young girl of her life.

And the newspapers hinted that since he had done it once, he might have done it more times.

It’s just that the truth of the past was buried by those who had ulterior motives.

Suddenly, it seemed as if there were countless more victims in the world. They faced the camera, emotional and crying.

Looking at the various people on TV, Shi Jinrunya recognized some of them and some of them he did not.

Only now did Shi Jinjunya truly feel the voice and influence that Divine Pen Lu Ren had in the news media industry.

But he really didn't understand.

Why is this happening.

He felt that he had tried his best to please Lu Ren when he was on the island, at least he had never offended him.

However, his doubts did not last long.

In the afternoon, as the incident intensified, Shi Jinjunya suddenly understood everything while watching the news program on TV.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Chief Superintendent Hakuba, held a press conference at 5:15 pm.

Facing the countless guns and cannons flashing white light, he first bowed deeply and did not stand up for a long time.

The group of police officers behind him followed suit.

His attitude was so serious as if he was attending a memorial service for an important figure.

A few minutes later, Director Bai Ma stood up, began to apologize with a serious face, and then mourned for the innocent.

After the whole process was completed, Director Bai Ma said righteously that from now on, he would strengthen the self-construction and rectification of the police force, catch all the bad guys in the team, and prevent similar things from happening again. At the same time, everyone is welcome to supervise and report.

Regardless of whether it can be done or not, the attitude has been shown.

Only then did Tokatsu Junya "understand" that Lu Ren was not targeting him, but the entire police system.

He was just an innocent bystander, a fly that was easily killed. He was just an insignificant trigger in the whole incident.

In the previous report, although only the police on Shikoku Island were scolded, it did not affect the entire police system.

But will the people who see the report think so?

This kind of torture and distortion of right and wrong can't be something that only happens on Shikoku Island, right?

It can't be that they are the only black crows and the others are white lotuses.

This cannot possibly be true; police in other places must have done similar things.

If this is true, how should ordinary people cope with it?

Is it bad that Shi Jinrun is so popular?

That's naturally bad.

But no matter how bad he is, he is only a human being after all, and the damage he can cause is limited.

But the police are different. How many bad and stupid people are there in a power organization spread across the country?

Even if it was only one tenth of that, the sum would still be terrifying, causing them great anxiety and anger.

Especially Mizuguchi Kana's parents, their daughter was slandered as a murderer during her lifetime. Even suicide could not clear the injustice, and she was eventually classified as a murderer who committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

The elderly couple, who had lost their beloved daughter, cried and fainted several times in front of the camera, which further intensified the anger of the public.

People in many places began to spontaneously take to the streets and to the police stations. They wore black mourning clothes, and some held white flowers or black and white photos. Some of the photos were of Mizuguchi Kana, and some were of other people.

These people gathered in front of the police station. They did not make trouble. They just stood there quietly, silently watching every policeman who entered and left the police station.

When things progressed to this point, naturally all the police headquarters could no longer sit still.

But the embarrassing thing is that the police headquarters outside Shikoku or the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are unable to come out to clarify and assure the public that they have never done anything similar.

Because they actually did.

Even if the vast majority of people can say that they have a clear conscience, this is only the vast majority, not all people.

The newly recruited young police officers are more educated, younger, more energetic, and perhaps more willing to follow procedures.

But some senior criminal police officers are not like this. They prefer to pursue efficiency.

Perhaps it's because I've seen too much, my heart has become harder, more indifferent, and more unscrupulous.

As mentioned before, the police in many places are more gangster than gangs.

It is hard to imagine that these people would interrogate prisoners according to the procedures and not punish them privately.

At the same time, many people have come forward to share their experiences, saying that they have been treated unfairly.

Some may be true, and some may just be fishing in troubled waters.

But it doesn't matter anymore. The moment the storm really forms, everyone who sees it can no longer truly stay out of it.

Not to mention the police officers who are at the center of the storm.

They also tried some self-help methods, but all failed. They called on the masses to calm down, but also failed.