Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 409, Section 403: With money, you'll have money as soon as you take office!

Honestly, this situation where there's no way to verify the truth is really disgusting. The Isshin-kai group could have had "two portions" of food, but now only this photographer surnamed Hiruta is left.

The problem is, where is he, a sports channel photographer, going to get $702700 million?
He's just a reporter covering a competition; he's not like an entertainment journalist or paparazzi who has the opportunity to get juicy gossip.

Even if the paparazzi ask for too much, it won't work.

Where is this place? This is Tokyo, in Mihana.

Here, a human life is truly worthless. Whether it's an ordinary citizen, a president of a large company, or even a chairman, many people die.

If the price is too high, can't they just hire someone to take matters into their own hands and get rid of the person who caused the trouble? If you can't solve the problem, then solve the problem of who caused it. This is a timeless truth.

If entertainment reporters have such a hard time making money, then it goes without saying that photographers who specialize in shooting sports events must be even more exhausted.

Compared to the image-conscious entertainment industry, the sports world is more "unrestrained." In competitive sports, everything is about skill; being bad is the original sin.

But if you're not bad at it, a few juicy gossip stories are just for laughs, would anyone care?
Nobody cares.

"So, it seems like we can't get the money back?" Lin Longma was already considering whether to just hand the person over to the research department.

In any case, it's all about extracting the last remaining value. If you're healthy, it might be more worthwhile to give it to the research department.

Yes, Lin Kaka has already taken the research department for himself. This is the downside of the organization's boss never showing up for years.

An organization can't be full of loyal dogs like Gin, and Rum isn't necessarily completely loyal to the boss either.

Gin and Rum check each other too well, so Rum, whether he wants to or not, can only shout "loyalty" to the boss.

But now the balance has been broken, and while the organization is not in complete chaos, it is certainly going through a turbulent period.

Why isn't the boss stepping in to rectify the situation at a time like this, instead of trying to maintain balance through remote control?

Please, times have changed. Even Ireland, who was personally transferred back to Tokyo by the boss, came back with his own ulterior motives.

How can an organization whose peace has been shattered possibly return to what it was before?

Just as Lin Longma was pondering how to maximize his profits, his subordinate whispered a reply:

"President, he said he can pay it back."

"He said he could pay it back?" Lin Longma laughed in anger: "He'd pay it back with his life?"

Although the Yixin Society undertakes some of the debt collection work for the Executive Department, it does not touch debts that require improper profits to recover.

Information on borrowers, such as jewelry store managers, bank duty managers, and vault custodians, was packaged and sent back to the execution department.

As for the Yixin Society's profits, they take the lion's share of the interest generated after helping the Executive Department recover its principal.

Some simply take all the interest.

The enforcement department has too many bad debts and uncollectible loans. Getting help from others will cost a fortune.

In Lin Longma's view, the cameraman at Nichimae TV station was a typical bad debt. Not counting interest, the principal alone was $180 million. How could an ordinary employee of Nichimae TV station be so entitled to this?
"I don't know how he wants to repay it. But this guy keeps insisting on seeing someone who can make the decision."
That's why I took the liberty of contacting Director Jin Tian.

The task of helping the execution department collect debts is considered an extra income. The interest received is only a small portion of what the club receives; the majority is distributed among the members who actually do the work.

This is considered a perk task; for the lower-level members, the more they pursue, the more they receive.

It's like working for yourself.

Not all members of the Yixin Society are as indifferent to money as Lin Longma. They are all people who want to make a living, and who doesn't want their family to have a better life?
New Year's Day is just around the corner. Wouldn't it be great to have some money on hand to buy some good food for the family and some New Year's gifts for my wife and kids?
This makes most members quite proactive when working, mainly reflected in, but not limited to, requesting special permissions from superiors and asking for additional support.
This time it seems to be a similar situation. Ryoma Hayashi happened to be near Kaneda and only decided to take a look after hearing about it. Of course, the amount of 8 million yen in debt was also a major reason that attracted Ryoma Hayashi.

He had initially thought that the executive department had truly grown into a large and powerful entity.

Unexpectedly, they were just sitting around doing nothing and running out of resources. To be honest, Gin was the organization's weightlifting champion, and while he was working himself to the bone, his subordinates were just digging holes like rats.

It must have been tough on Gin.

“Let’s go up and take a look. I also want to hear how he got so rich.” Lin Longma stepped forward and walked into the apartment building.

Led by his subordinates, Lin Longma arrived at the far end of the top-floor corridor. After pushing open the door, he saw a figure kneeling on the ground with his head covered.

Lin Longma cleared his throat and asked his subordinates, "Is this the photographer who owes 8 million?"

Look at his living conditions, do you think he can afford to pay back the money? It's a waste of time!

With Kaito Kuroba's special instruction, Ryoma Hayashi mastered the use of the other two voice types.

This certainly doesn't count as the Kuroba family's voice-changing technique, because Ryoma's talent only allows him to master two voices in addition to his original voice.

It's impossible to achieve the ever-changing voices of Kaito Kuroba and Vermouth.

The two additional voice options are sufficient for Ryoma Hayashi. For example, Hiruta, who is currently kneeling on the ground, has his head covered, so he cannot see Ryoma Hayashi's face.

The sounds he heard were also false.

The subordinate standing next to Lin Longma, in perfect unison with him, began with a standard apology:
"I'm so sorry, President! You're right, I was being presumptuous. I'll take care of him right away!"

Before Hiruta on the ground could even say a word, his fate was already decided.

When the two officers in charge touched Hiruta's arm, he immediately shouted loudly in Hayashi Ryoma's direction:

"I'm rich! Guys, I'm really rich!"

Lin Longma slowly walked towards Hiruta, squatted down, and placed a hand on his head from behind: "Pay back the money if you have it. We are a legitimate financial company. As long as you pay back the money, we will leave immediately."

Otherwise, how could Ryoma Hayashi become the chairman? If Hiruta really wanted to join the Isshin-kai through a financial company, he would never find it, no matter how hard he tried.

Of course, this is all on the premise that he still has a future.

"I don't have money now, but I'll have money soon!"

"Seven million dollars, Mr. Hiruta. Are you kidding me?"

"No joke, no joke! I've been selected by the station to be the on-field photographer for the Emperor's Cup football final on New Year's Day."

"As soon as New Year's Day arrives, I'll have money as soon as I take office!"

"A football match photographer, you can make 8 million yen?!"

Lin Longma slammed the head down hard, then got up and left.

Judging from his tone, he's going to be a photographer at the stadium; someone who didn't know better might think he's going to be the prime minister.

You think you're rich as soon as you take office? You're a county magistrate, aren't you?

(End of this chapter)