Zongman, working as a teaching assistant in Trasen

The last one to come in, Kogoro Mouri, only saw the end of the scene, but he roughly understood what Uozuka Saburo was thinking. He showed a relaxed and happy expression, snapped his fingers, and walked towards Conan with a smile.

The chill revealed in it was so great that even Manchao Yongcheng and Seto Chan who were standing by could not help but shiver, but they suddenly remembered that the more important thing for them at the moment was to deal with the "big brother" who had ill intentions towards them. Turning around, they suddenly realized that he had found a folding chair to sit down and opened a bottle of water for himself to drink.

"Huh~ Okay, stop standing and find a bench to sit on."

"..."

"..."

"Don't make that expression. I don't have any thoughts about you."

After covering the water bottle and setting it aside, Uozuka Saburo thought for a moment and corrected himself, "That's not quite right. Just think of it as... an uncle suddenly having a whim and wanting to test your manliness and see if you're truly worthy of the lady next to you."

"!? Could it be you!?"

"Wait a minute, Nagase-kun!"

"Well......"

"......ha----"

Seeing the two of them suddenly looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, Uozuka Saburo secretly glanced at the others and confirmed that Maori Kogoro and Conan, who were "loving each other", had no time to pay attention to this side. Maori Ran and Oguruma were also distracted by Mejiro Guangming's attention before they turned around, moved their chairs forward two spaces, and whispered in a voice that only the three of them could hear: "I'll teach you two another lesson: when you want to hide a secret, no matter what others say about the secret, don't show even the slightest strange reaction - that would be equivalent to confirming other people's guesses.

Are you right? The eldest daughter of the Seto Group, the mermaid princess, Seto-chan? "

"!???"

"...Well, you taught me a lesson, Chan."

As Manshio Nagasumi looked in doubt, Seto Chan lowered his head and performed a serious underworld etiquette to Uozuka Saburo. His expression became serious: "It's been many years since we last met, Mr. Uozuka. You've really changed a lot."

“…Heh~”

Chapter 178: Oh, it’s been many years since we last met. You seem to be full of energy and vitality.

"I didn't expect you still remembered me, Miss? It's such an honor."

"Ah... After all, you and your elder brother are the only ones who could make my father bow his head. How could I not remember your voice and appearance?"

"Wow~"

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Uozuka Saburo recalled an unusual meeting he had carried out with Gin near the Seto Inland Sea.

Keywords: mermaid, octopus, shark, tuna, swordfish, transformation into human, underworld negotiation, gunfight, threat, renegotiation, reaching an agreement, running away.

Okay, the recollection is over.

Before that meeting, although Uozuka Saburo had also seen a few "strange" creatures with his elder brother and knew that humans and horse girls were not the only two humanoid species on this planet, he had never known that there were still a considerable number of non-human creatures living together in this world - and even completely integrated into human society.

Of course, although these creatures have all kinds of magical structures and abilities, their overall strength is less than one ten-millionth of that of humans. Once their true identities are exposed, they will immediately attract a large number of powerful military forces to wipe them out, so there is no need to worry that they will do whatever it takes to bully others... But in some remote small areas, they can still be regarded as "local emperors".

The Setouchi Group is such a radical organization composed of aliens and only accepts aliens.

Uozuka Saburo was not aware of the specific content of the conversation at that time. It was Gin who had a face-to-face conversation with the other team leader: Seto Gosaburo in the secret room. He and several other mermaids whose faces were as ferocious as his own were standing outside the door, staring at each other. However, he also saw the Yakuza lady Seto Can who was running around happily, and had a chance encounter with her.

To be honest, although Uozuka Saburo has never had any interest in little girls, let alone the highly subjective judgment of whether they are cute or not, he has to admit that the little Seto Can was really pleasing to the eye, the kind that everyone loved. Now she has become even more graceful, like a bud about to bloom, and people are unconsciously attracted to her.

So when the two children appeared just now, he almost instantly recognized this Jidao young lady who hadn't seen her for several years and whose appearance had changed drastically. He also almost instantly noticed an extremely inconsistent phenomenon:

Given Seto Gosaburo's almost "devil father"-level daughter-slave attitude, how could he allow her to be so intimate with an ordinary-looking brat at this age and time?

If he didn't cut him into eighteen pieces and feed them to the giant octopus, it would be considered that he has been well-mannered in the past few years! ?

So, after Kogoro Mouri accidentally knocked someone down, allowing him to successfully locate the three daughter-slave stalkers, a plan naturally came to his mind and was implemented without hesitation.

"Let me guess. You want to meet with me, the representative of your organization, to discuss relevant matters on behalf of your father?"

Touching the cigarette tucked into his ear, Uozuka Saburo thought for a moment and said with a hint of amusement, "And... you took the initiative without your father's consent and deliberately came to the scene early to find me as your contact, right?"

“…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

However, to his surprise, in the face of this well-reasoned and convincing reasoning, Seto Chan maintained a serious expression, tilting his head in confusion and saying, "Today I'm only here for my first wedding date with my husband, Manshio Nagasumi-kun! Could you please not use business matters to interrupt our intimate moments?"

“…Huh!?”

"...a wedding date?"

After hearing Seto-chan's words, not only Uozuka Saburo was stunned, but even the male protagonist beside her was also stunned. He turned his head and looked at Seto-chan and said, "Xiao...Xiaochan? So we are...on a date!?"

"Hmm? Of course, Nagasumi-kun, didn't we plan all our itineraries for a whole week before we go to Tokyo?"

"Um... that's..."

"Or... Yongcheng-kun, don't you want to date me like this?"

"...Of course not! I'm perfectly happy to do so!!"

"Hey~"

"..."

Just speak nicely... What are you two doing by showing off your affection when you have a disagreement?

Or is this just junior high school dog food? It's totally not to my taste...

Watching the young couple flirting with each other as if they were alone, he was extremely speechless. Uozuka Saburo sighed helplessly, stood up from his seat, and turned to walk towards the door of the box.

"Eh? Mr. Uozuka, where are you going? The game is about to start!"

"Go outside and smoke a cigarette so as not to disturb Miss Lan and the others."

"Ah! Wait a minute, Uozuka-kun, I want to go too!"

"Mr. Maori, you smoked on the way here, didn't you? You'd better be more careful around children, right?"

"Hey~ It's okay, it's okay. These two little guys are always around me, they're used to it."

"..."

Taking the cigarette from his ear and holding it between his lips, Uozuka Saburo opened the door and whispered to Maori Kogoro who was running over, "Also, I might get a call from a local 'troublesome client' later, and the words might be quite harsh... It wouldn't be good if I 'hurt' you, Mr. Maori, you know?"

"Eh? Guest... Ugh!!!"

Suddenly remembering the dialogue code that Uozuka Saburo had just given him, Maori Kogoro braked instantly, touched his head with an awkward and complicated expression and laughed: "Ha, ahaha! I remembered that I'm trying to quit smoking recently, so I won't go with you... Be careful, Uozuka brother! Don't take too big a puff!?"

"Yes, I will follow your instructions."

Nodding to show that he knew clearly, Number Four slipped out of the room without taking off his clothes, closed the door, and immediately took out an exquisite lighter to light the cigarette in his mouth.

“Hiss———Hoo———Ha~”

He closed his eyes and tilted his head back at a 45-degree angle, letting the slightly pungent nicotine penetrate his refreshed lungs. He waited for two seconds, and only opened his eyes when he heard the dust settle beside him. He gave a playful smile to the fierce uncle in sportswear in front of him.

"Hey~ Captain Setouchi, it's been ages since we last met. You look so full of energy!"

Chapter 179: He is not the man who can become Xiaocan's husband! !

Seeing that the other person's words and expression were extremely provocative, as if the six big words "Come and hit me" were written on his face, Seto Gosaburo suppressed his explosive temper, gritted his teeth, glared at Uozuka Saburo fiercely and said, "You! What are you doing here so early, you bastard? Where's Gin!? Where did that guy go!?"

"Oh? Did I forget to tell you?"

Gently wiping the spit that had splashed onto his face, Uozuka Saburo revealed a cold smile, "Brother Gin isn't here, so I, Vodka, will be fully responsible for connecting with you guys this time. Please give me your guidance..."

"Are you kidding us?"

A dark-skinned fishman named "Zheng" with an afro and dark glasses similar to Uozuka Saburo's, stepped forward, grabbed Uozuka Saburo's collar, and said, "You're just a small fry, and you're not cooperating with our boss. Get me someone who can handle things."

"Or I'll eat you in one bite, little fish?"

The blond handsome guy named Sha Tengdai with a mouth full of shark teeth added a sentence, and his expression did not seem to be fake.

Saburo Uozuka also knew that the other party was telling the truth, because when he confronted him a few years ago, the other party said something similar and showed off his true form: a great white shark.

"Well, everyone, calm down for a moment."

But this time, Uozuka Saburo was not at a loss at all when facing a group of monsters like he was last time. Speaking of scariness, what in the world could be scarier than a group of horse girls who have three times the physical fitness of adult men, are underage and mentally immature, and often use heavy hands when fighting?

That's real death! The kind where you don't even know why you're dying!

The unfathomable psychology of female middle school students is so scary...

Relying on the power within his body, Uozuka Saburo casually slapped Masashi's hand away, took a puff of his cigarette and blew it in his face, his expression amused: "Is it really okay to treat me like this?"

"what?"

"Let's not even mention that this time you're asking the organization for help, and you're asking us to help you. Just to mention that your daughter and her husband are still in the private room, being watched over by my companions—I can't guarantee what shape her graceful figure will take."

"!!!What did you say!?"

"..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the three core members of the Setouchi Group fell silent instantly. Not only did the dark-skinned and afro-haired Zheng frown, but even the always smiling Shark Tengdai frowned, and a stagnant black murderous aura emanated from his whole body.

However, the reactions of these two people were not as great as that of Seto Gosaburo, the current head of the Setouchi Group, who was behind them: the moment Uozuka Saburo said this, veins popped all over his body, and he looked as horrible as if he wanted to rush over and tear him into pieces!

“…Mm.”

Faced with this terrifying wave, even though he was certain that the other party would never dare to attack him, Uozuka Saburo couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and his body subconsciously trembled slightly.

He has a different cold feeling from his elder brother, but he is no less powerful than his elder brother in terms of level.

Last time, it was my eldest brother who went to talk to the other party directly, but this time it was my turn. I didn’t expect that there would be so much pressure... My respect for my eldest brother suddenly increased to a higher level.

"So, please get along with me, let's go find a nice place to have a cup of tea and talk about what we should talk about..."

"That...that..."

"Hmm? Hi?"

"That insect-like guy! He's not the man to be Xiaochan's husband!!!!"

"......ah?"

The enraged Seto Gosaburo rushed in front of him, spitting at him, then yanking him by the collar, shaking him back and forth while mumbling for a long time. Only then did Uozuka Saburo finally realize what he was saying...

Huh? So this is the only thing you care about?

Can you be serious?! I'm threatening you, bro!

"Xiaocan! My lovely Xiaocan absolutely, absolutely, absolutely cannot spend her whole life with a sea squirt like that!! Xiaocan should always stay at home and sweetly call me dad, Puku!"

"What are you doing, honey! Let me go!!!"

The rampaging mermaid boss was finally calmed down by an indestructible metal bat. Suddenly, a beautiful woman in refreshing travel sportswear appeared in Uozuka Saburo's sight and said to him apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Uozuka, this person can't stop talking about her daughter... Are you okay?"

"Ahem... not-so-bad."

Pinching his somewhat tight throat to smooth out his airway, Uozuka Saburo said with a wry smile, "After all these years, Master Gou Saburo has truly remained true to his original aspirations. He hasn't changed at all. And you, Miss Lian, haven't changed at all either. You're still as beautiful as ever."

"Ah, you're really good at talking. You were such a reserved kid back then, but now you've become so slick."

"Haha, people always change."

He handed the metal bat to Shark Tengdai who was standing by, and signaled Zheng to carry the unconscious Seto Gosaburo. Seto Ren, the "shadow leader" of the Setouchi Group: Seto Gosaburo's wife, smiled slightly and said to Uozuka Saburo, "Isn't it inconvenient to chat here? How about we find a quieter place?"

"Right on my mind."

Uozuka Saburo nodded in response.

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Unlike Seto Gosaburo, who has a bad temper and stirs up trouble regardless of the occasion, Seto Ren, as the real strategist of the Setouchi Group, is still very reliable in doing things.

After finding a restaurant to sit in, the overly beautiful mother exchanged a few pleasantries with Yu Zhongsa before going straight to the point of the transaction between the Setouchi Group and the organization. She reported the work done by her side in concise language and clear logic, and then quickly formulated an adjustment plan based on Uozuka Saburo's feedback and completed the plan docking, which made Uozuka Saburo, who was responsible for the organization, feel very relieved.

Although the straightforward masculinity of the underworld is great, if you really want to get things done, you still need someone who can stay calm...

Starting a fight over a disagreement is really a waste of time.

"That's pretty much it then, just follow the schedule."

Putting away his phone, which was filled with text messages, and switching to another system, Uozuka Saburo looked at Seto Ren and said, "Once you arrive in Saitama, you can just go directly to your target location to start work. The organization will arrange everything for you."