Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 8 8. Silent Understanding

"Forget it, forget it. What can we do when the world is so difficult?" Lin Longma took a big gulp of the wine in the glass and sighed helplessly.

Even though Lin Longma is showing signs of setting up his own faction, the scene is actually very lively with flowers in bloom and things going on in high spirits.

But as water overflows, so too does the moon wane. The more powerful his men become, the more apprehensive Lin Longma becomes.

The reason is simple, it's just that the name is not right and the words are not justified.

Even though the organization is a criminal organization, it still has many unspoken rules. In other words, as long as a company or organization becomes big, the rules will be formulated sooner or later.

Just like Rum didn't dare to bet whether killing Lin Longma would cause some members of the organization to become chaotic and cause damage to the organization, Lin Longma didn't dare to bet whether the people behind him would follow him to the end.

Some people are destined to be able to cheer and cheer, but they will fail when the time comes to take real action.

Therefore, before there is an opportunity to legitimately transform his own strength and power into influence on the organization, Lin Longma has to be as cautious as walking on the edge of a knife.

This is also the main reason why Lin Longma repeatedly sought Bourbon to join his gang.

With Bourbon as a senior official, Lin Longma is equivalent to a prince in ancient times who received an imperial decree of succession.

Don’t worry about what the edict in my hand says, but the righteousness is on my side before I open it.

As for whether raising the Bourbon flag would improve Ryoma Bolin's reputation among his subordinates,
You have to know that at first Lin Longma just wanted to find a way out for himself. He simply didn't want to follow the organization to the end.

Unfortunately, Lin Longma tried several times, but Bourbon just refused to accept the challenge.

It was really strange. Lin Longma was very confident in his ability to judge people. He had long seen that Bourbon was definitely not on the same page with the organization.

Although Bourbon seems to be loyal to the organization, only Bourbon himself knows what is going on.

"Okay, let's get down to business. Ryoma, you didn't ask me out just to complain, did you?"

Bourbon also has complicated views on Lin Longma.

He is an undercover agent of the island country's public security who has infiltrated the organization. His purpose of infiltrating the organization is to investigate the organization's crimes and then destroy the criminal group of the winery.

Logically speaking, Lin Longma should be his target.

But as Bourbon's position in the organization improved, he discovered that not all people in the organization were bastards like Gin.

There are many members like Lin Longma who were forced to join the organization. Are these people really working for the organization?

Obviously not, but if you do nothing you will die. Even ants try to survive, let alone humans?
Moreover, the reason why Lin Longma and his people were coerced into joining the organization was because the police's crackdown was not strong enough. If the winery could be eradicated earlier, how could these unlucky guys have the opportunity to be deceived by the organization?

In addition, although Lin Longma went astray, he really tried very hard to get rid of the mud of the winery. Although he could not stay clean, he could provide a shelter for others.

The most important thing is that Lin Longma and his men are not completely corrupt enough in the organization.

This is the two sides of things. Rum doesn't trust Lin Longma because he is not thorough enough; Bourbon, on the other hand, is willing to trust him to a certain extent because Lin Longma is not thorough enough.

In Bourbon's opinion, Hayashi Ryoma is one of the few members in the organization who can be saved if he works hard to save himself.

Unfortunately, Bourbon's position determined that he was destined to be unable to join Lin Longma and the others.

Bourbon was an undercover agent sent by the island country's public security, which meant that he had to work hard to climb to the top of the organization and gain the trust of the organization's boss. It was fine to occasionally cooperate with Lin Longma, but if he got involved with Lin Longma, judging from the current situation, Rum would probably exclude him from the trust list as soon as he got involved with Lin Longma.

"Let's get down to business." Lin Longma would never pester someone, as pestering someone would definitely make him lose favor. What he needed now was to be cautious and careful. Since he couldn't join, he might as well maintain the current favorability and slowly deepen the cooperation.

"You knew Tequila was dead, didn't you?"

"Of course, this is a big deal for the organization. Tequila was considered a veteran in the organization, but he ended up being mutilated to death," Bourbon asked curiously.

"From what you've shown, is there something else behind Tequila's death?"

"There's really no hidden secret. Tequila's death was simply because he was unlucky. It's just that after Tequila died, the Metropolitan Police Department rushed to the base too quickly, and there were too many people there."

Just think of it as a crowd of police cars driving to the "Cocktail" bar. Not to mention an on-site investigation, it would be enough to attack a gang headquarters.

Lin Longma didn't believe that this was a coincidence.

"So what do you need me to do?"

"I have asked some people to check the situation at the scene, but I need a police document to verify its authenticity."

Lin Longma has been dealing with Bourbon for a long time, and he knows that Bourbon is an expert in intelligence.

Information like this from the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division could certainly be obtained by asking Rum, but the price would be too high. Rum would have someone to investigate anyway, so why didn't Lin Ryoma just go straight to the person who was in charge?
In order to eliminate the middleman who makes a profit from the price difference, the conditions offered by Bourbon are generally something that Lin Longma can meet.

"It's an internal report from the Criminal Investigation Division. Let me think about it." Bourbon thought for a moment.

"Yes, I can get it."

Internal reports sound grand, but in reality they are just that. Moreover, Lin Longma has already asked someone to investigate the situation on the scene, so even if there is no report, other reports can be used to verify each other.

It was easy for Bourbon to get an internal report from the search section. To put it simply, it was a piece of cake.

"OK, so the deal is done. What are your demands?

Gin has been very hardworking recently, how about I get you some funding?"

"Forget it. The reimbursement amount for senior cadres is already high enough. If it's too much, Gin will probably go crazy." Bourbon and Hayashi Ryoma unscrupulously criticized Gin. It was obvious that they lacked respect for this meritorious hero of the organization.

"I recently had a difficult mission. Rum sent me to contact a diplomat and keep an eye on him.

But you know me, this task has greatly reduced my part-time job time. If you can help me complete this task, I will be very grateful. "

"Rum is reaching out to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? What on earth is this guy trying to do? Does he think the organization is not high-profile enough?"

Lin Longma's three consecutive questions fully reflected his dislike for Rum. As for Bourbon's excuse that the mission delayed his part-time job, he took it seriously.

As long as there is a reason for this kind of thing, no matter how ridiculous the reason is, who cares?
“Yes, I remember that one of my subordinates worked in the Personnel Division of the Minister’s Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

I'll have someone keep an eye on it for you."

(End of this chapter)