Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 363, Section 357: The Connections-Based Detective

Ryoma Hayashi understood Mamiya Mitsuru's lack of understanding, and said that unless Ran Mouri was in the field of karate, it was perfectly reasonable to say that she was not well-known.

There's nothing we can do about it. Compared to "Sleeping Kogoro" and "The Savior of the Japanese Police," a high school girl who can smash a concrete utility pole seems quite ordinary.

Although it's a common practice in island nations for children to inherit their parents' businesses, Ran Mouri has never mentioned wanting to take over the family business.

In fact, Ran Mouri isn't really interested in reasoning.

There was a reason why Ryoma Hayashi strongly recommended Ran Mouri to Mitsuru Mamiya: Ran Mouri might not have been very interested in mystery when Shinichi Kudo hadn't "disappeared."

But now Shinichi Kudo has "disappeared," and a brand new version of "lost and found" has begun.

It's hard to say whether Ran Mouri is interested in reasoning at this point.

Ryoma was merely giving Ran a subtle hint, reminding her of a possibility. Also, it was to attract the attention of a certain jinx from Beika Town.

After leaving the castle and returning to Tokyo, Ryoma Hayashi will likely begin investigating matters related to this "fake death defection organization".

Lin Longma hasn't forgotten about the guy from the intelligence support department who sent people to follow him.

If nothing unexpected happens, the situation will be quite complicated for Lin Longma.

Given this complex situation, Lin Longma's task is naturally to eliminate any unstable factors.

Conan is the biggest destabilizing factor in Beika Town.

It wasn't because of his abilities, nor because of his status. It was simply because of this kid's "jinxed" constitution.

Normally, Lin Longma wouldn't care if one or two people died, as death wouldn't affect the organization's situation.

But Conan has the ability to "stir up big trouble." If Conan's influence causes some kind of "man-made disaster" in Tokyo, and the organization gets dragged into it along with it...
That would be terrible.

Lin Longma is not afraid of any trouble or formidable opponent; what he fears is losing control.

Unfortunately, Conan, the "source of chaos," has the ability to make everything spiral out of control.

Whether this request will attract Ran Mouri is hard to say, but Conan will definitely be drawn to it.

The treasure of a castle deep in the mountains! And because more than one murder case has occurred around this treasure, doesn't that make it a perfect combination?
The first thing to do now is to convince Mitsuru Mamiya. How can he bring Conan if he doesn't invite Ran Mouri?

You can't possibly get lost in Tokyo and end up here, can you?
"Mr. Mamiya, you may not know this, but Miss Mori is not only the only daughter of the famous detective Kogoro Mori, but also the childhood friend of high school detective Shinichi Kudo."

"Childhood sweethearts, the kind you grow up together from childhood, you know?"

"Perhaps Ms. Mori doesn't have much talent for deduction, and she might not be able to solve your request, Mr. Mamiya."

However, when she encounters difficulties and starts calling for help, there's a 50% chance she can summon the famous detective Kogoro Mouri.

There's a 50% chance I can get Shinichi Kudo to come to you.

Lin Longma, fearing that Mamiya Mitsuru might not have heard of Shinichi Kudo while living deep in the mountains, made a point of mentioning him.

"You know Shinichi Kudo, the high school detective? The savior of the Japanese police, the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era."

"Just listen to their reasoning; they don't say a word."

Whether Mamiya Mitsu had ever heard of Shinichi Kudo, Ryoma Hayashi didn't know. But he could see that Mamiya Mitsu's face was currently filled with an expression that said, "This high school student is so awesome?"

Yes, that's right, it's that awesome!
For the Mamiya family and Mamiya Mitsuru, bringing Conan here at this time actually had another advantage: they had just experienced a major incident. Their biggest destabilizing factor was about to be taken to the police station and wouldn't be released anytime soon.

More than ten, nearly twenty lives, and the evidence is irrefutable. Even if it's not the death penalty, she could be imprisoned for decades.

There are only a few people in the house. Even if Conan really came, could he possibly kill one of them?
To be honest, after hearing what Ryoma said, Masamichi was very tempted, but in principle, he still had to maintain his composure.

After all, this kind of behavior is almost like "scheming" against a young girl, and Mamiya Mitsuru is at least a decent person.

Since you're someone who's good at social situations, shouldn't you be able to make some decisions?
Otherwise, if Lin Longma had just mentioned it, he would have agreed immediately, which would have looked rather undignified.
As the rightful first in line to inherit the Mamiya family, Mamiya Mitsuru is now starting to want to live with dignity.

Who says a son-in-law can't be respectable?

Mamiya Mitsuru wanted to maintain appearances, but Ryoma Hayashi didn't want to waste any more time. The police should be arriving soon.

We'll let the police know so they can return to Tokyo.

If it weren't for this incident, Lin Longma wouldn't mind staying in the castle a little longer.

But since such a thing as the "real and fake old lady" incident had occurred, Lin Longma didn't want to cause too much trouble.

What if we encounter a famous scene of a father bidding farewell to his son, which is met with laughter and jubilation?
So he simply said to Mamiya Mitsuru, "Now is not the time to hesitate or agonize, Mr. Mamiya."

Miss Mori never actually started out as a detective, so even if you want to invite her to the castle, you'll have to put in some effort.

Most importantly, apart from kind-hearted people like Ms. Mori, the other detectives knew that finding treasure would definitely increase the price.

"Mr. Mamiya, since you don't want to raise the price, you'll have to put in more effort in other areas."

Ryoma's blunt approach made Mamiya Mitsuru somewhat embarrassed, but when he met Ryoma's gaze and saw those seemingly smiling eyes, he immediately realized what was going on.

The favor Lin Longma owed him was settled after he caught the fake old lady, so Lin Longma doesn't owe him any favors now.

On the contrary, it should be him who owes Lin Longma.

"I understand, Chairman Lin. Thank you very much for your suggestion. I will consider it carefully!"

As he gradually calmed down, Mamiya Mitsuru suddenly realized what Ryoma Hayashi was doing—in certain family-run industries, when the younger generation of the family begins to take over, the family usually arranges some "business" for the young people to make a name for themselves.

This is partly to greet people in the industry and let them know that this is my child, and that they should take good care of him/her in the future.

Secondly, it allows their children to accumulate some prestige, making it easier for them to take over the business in the future.

Wasn't Lin Longma's move just the right way to make that Ms. Mori famous?

With this in mind, Mamiya Mitsuru took great initiative and called his classmate in Tokyo.

The conversation was about nothing more than asking a classmate to inquire whether the famous detective Kogoro Mouri had a friend who was a chairman named Hayashi.

"Sir, if Detective Mori is indeed Chairman Lin's friend, what do you plan to do?" the butler asked from the side.

"What should we do? Of course, we should follow Chairman Lin's suggestion! Dahe, can you draft an invitation letter for me?"

Be sincere in your words, and then prepare a check to attach to the invitation!

Gong Man is reluctant to spend money when it comes to finding treasure, but when it comes to building connections, he becomes quite generous!

(End of this chapter)