Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 952 Tax Liability
The meeting begins.

Sakon Yusuke clearly wanted to betray Seki Asahi Hisayu long ago, and even his remarks at the meeting were made according to the president's standards.

Guan Xujiu was suppressing his anger the whole time, but his flushed face said it all.

But now that things have come to this, this is the only thing he can do.

He sneered inwardly.

This position of company president is not easy to hold. Even if I don't say anything, the National Taxation Bureau, which has reached a cooperation agreement with me, will not agree.

"It has been proven that our recent strategic direction was flawed, and our import and export business cannot remain confined to Europe."

Sakon Yusuke confidently declared, "Now that the president is in trouble, I, as the acting president, naturally can't do nothing. So I plan to expand our business to the Middle East."

These words caused an uproar in the room.

Sakon Yusuke remained completely unmoved.

The gentleman needs firearms, and such high-powered firearms can only be obtained in the Middle East.

For example, RPGs, certain research materials, and missiles.
In short, many of the materials the organization currently lacks cannot be imported from normal countries.

Because they all have prohibited attributes.

Therefore, this is where Kondo Import & Export Company plays its role.

President Kondo was unwilling to expand business to the Middle East mainly because the profits were insufficient and the risks were high, making it easy for problems to arise.

But he didn't have that worry.

The gentleman will solve this problem; it's simply a matter of whether or not he can make money.

But money or anything like that isn't their goal!

He glanced around and noticed that everyone was whispering to each other and not saying anything.

"Hey."

Guan Xujiu gave him a wink, "What exactly are you trying to do? There's no profit to be made in expanding business into the Middle East. We're not a military enterprise; if we don't export military equipment to them, how can we make any profit?"

“There’s a profit to be made in food too,” Sakon Yusuke casually offered as an excuse.

"Acting president, aren't we moving too fast? We should conduct some on-site investigations first," a shareholder suggested.

"get out!"

Sakon Yusuke said expressionlessly, "The company is in a period of turmoil, and you still dare to refute me? Have you been paid by outsiders?"

"."×n
What a far-fetched reason.

But everyone else knew that Sakon Yusuke was making an example of someone.

The saying "a new broom sweeps clean" probably describes this perfectly.

He just doesn't pretend at all.

The shareholders were more or less unhappy, but they pretended to be indifferent and waited for the first one to step forward.

It's a pity that no one stepped forward to take the lead when the new official took office.

Sakon Yusuke nodded in satisfaction, and the person who had spoken was immediately dragged out by the security guard at the door.

"I'm a shareholder, you can't treat me like this!"

"Who isn't?"

Sakon Yusuke closed the door, his smile growing even wider: "I'll have someone come up with a framework for how to implement it, and I'll report it to everyone later."

"Now," he said, raising his hand with a smug smile, "if everyone has nothing else to say, the meeting can be adjourned!"

This feels so good! Is this what it's like to be the company president?
Sakon Yusuke experiences the treatment of a dictator and feels immense satisfaction.

Before, when he was with Ganacia and when he was with Riai Kondo, he was always the kind of person who would take care of someone like a devoted follower.

Now, I can finally let others be my dogs, which is like seeing the moon through the dark clouds.

"Boom boom boom!"

In the quiet conference hall, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"who?"

Sakon Yusuke frowned. All the shareholders were there. Could it be that the shareholder he had just driven away was planning to come back?
These security guards are so incompetent!

They'll fire you the moment you turn around!
Thinking this through, he still patiently opened the door.

"I said, could you..."

Everyone noticed that Sakon Yusuke suddenly stopped talking halfway through his sentence, and then stared at the people outside in disbelief.

No one could see what was happening outside, but Sakon Yusuke's expression was quite subtle.

It seems something has happened.

"Acting president, what are you standing there for?"

Before he knew it, Guan Xujiu had arrived beside him, glancing at him sideways. "Hey, if someone might come, how can you block the door?"

Guan Xujiuyu actually pushed Sakon Yusuke away.

This is the acting president!

Have the two fallen out?
The group, who were about to leave, suppressed their restless thoughts and sat back down in their seats.

Good looking, love to watch.

"You're that person from that day!"

Sakon Yusuke had no time to pay attention to Kaneki Hisayuu, focusing his attention only on the person outside the door.

This person was also present at the scene during the investigation of the Ghana case that day.

Although it didn't help much, it put a lot of pressure on me. It was its presence that made me determined to speed up.

Now that the other party has so openly and brazenly appeared at the entrance of the shareholders' meeting, what is their intention?

and many more!

Sakon Yusuke's pupils suddenly contracted to their smallest size as he noticed that Seki Asahi and this man named Natsukawa seemed to know each other.

"Sorry, please move aside."

Xia Chuan took two steps forward, just enough for the others at the conference table to see him.

Compared to Sakon Yusuke, he was much taller, looking down at the other as if looking down at a weak ant.

Sakon Yusuke took a deep breath. "Mr. Natsukawa, we are holding a shareholders' meeting here. If you have something to discuss with me, you can wait until the meeting is over. Otherwise, I will not say anything."

He felt that Xia Chuan was probably there because of the Ghanaian issue.

Sure enough, he knew it wouldn't be that simple.

That day, Xia Chuan's claim that he wasn't investigating was a lie; in reality, he was investigating in secret.

But did the investigation uncover anything?
Never mind, let's get them back first, and deal with the rest later.

He's no longer the same naive man he once was; at worst, he can use money to shut Xia Chuan up.

"I'm sorry, I'm not here for anything related to Ghanaia," Xia Chuan said calmly, turning to look at the shareholders inside, then giving them a smile and a nod.

No one responded, and everyone was confused, but there was a vague sense of excitement about about to witness the drama unfold.

The board of directors just adjusted the business direction and changed the person in charge, and then someone else appeared. There is absolutely no connection between them.

Some have already speculated that this is likely a backup plan by Guan Xujiuyou.

"What do you want to do?"

Sakon Yusuke then noticed that the other person was followed by two men in suits.

The two men were carrying briefcases, both wearing glasses, and looked quite refined. They didn't have cherry blossom badges pinned to their chests, which relieved him.

It's good that they're not police officers.

"I don't want to do anything. I just heard that a shareholders' meeting was held today and that there were some changes in the shareholding of Kondo Import & Export Co., Ltd., so I came to take a look."

Xia Chuan walked in gracefully, then seemed to remember something and raised his hand, "Oh right, I forgot to mention, I'm a special investigator from the National Tax Service, this is my identification."

He displayed his identification to everyone, his gaze lingering on Yusuke Sakon's face.

Upon hearing this, Sakon Yusuke breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart jumped again.

It's like riding a roller coaster. "Investigator, our company shouldn't have any problems, right?"

As soon as Guan Xujiu spoke, everyone understood that this person was definitely the one he had summoned.

It's even true that rumors are circulating that the National Tax Agency is investigating President Kondo; it was probably orchestrated by Seki Asahi.

This guy planned this all along!
"Well, I can't ask President Kondo right now. I heard there was a shareholders' meeting, so I came over."

Xia Chuan turned around and gestured for the two people behind him to come in.

Both of them were investigators from the IRS, here to assist.

"Because we have some questions about the accounting details of Kondo Import & Export Co., Ltd., we need to access all transaction information from the past two years. Please inform the finance department."

"Furthermore, during our investigation, all changes in shareholding and legal entity are not permitted."

Xia Chuan smiled and looked at Zuo Jinyu, "I heard that Kondo Riai's shareholding changed the day before yesterday. Due to the investigation, the change is temporarily invalid and will have to wait until our investigation is over."

"Finally, I hope everyone will not leave Tokyo in the near future, otherwise they will be identified as suspects."

Xia Chuan finished speaking all at once.

No one spoke.

too suddenly.

I initially thought it was just a minor issue, but judging from the IRS's scale of operations and the deployment of special investigators, it's no small matter!

"Please rest assured, Investigator, we will all firmly uphold national taxation and fulfill our company's due tax obligations."

Guan Xujiu chuckled. In this way, Zuo Jinxi's words were all nonsense. The equity transfer failed, and his decision would have no contractual effect.

Sakon Yusuke's hands and feet were ice-cold, and his forehead was sweating. This was the first time he had encountered such a major crisis since he was dispatched.

When the true nature of the weapon is revealed, it turns out to be a handle without a blade; anyone would be devastated in that situation.

"Mr. Sakon Yusuke, are you listening to me?"

Sakon Yusuke snapped out of his daze, unsure how to begin.

If he backs down, he'll be excluded from the board; if he goes further, what will he get? Legally, the shares still belong to Riai Kondo.

Damn it, I've wasted the last two days of work. My poor back is suffering.

"It seems that Mr. Sakon Yusuke is not feeling well."

Guan Xujiu didn't hold back in his ridicule.

Just moments ago, Sakon Yusuke was smug; now, he's feeling just as miserable.

"Someone, help Mr. Sakon Yusuke to get some rest. He must be exhausted these past two days."

Sakon Yusuke knew this was retaliation, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

It seems this is Guan Xujiuyou's backup plan.

He glared at the other person with hatred before being escorted out by security guards.

"You must be having a board meeting, then I won't disturb you. But I hope you all remember what I'm saying, otherwise we won't hold back."

Xia Chuan turned around and left, while the two people from the National Taxation Bureau stayed behind to check the accounts.

Such a large import and export company definitely has accounting problems; the only question is how big they are.

However, Xia Chuan had already given instructions to handle it with care.

After all, he had already reached a cooperation agreement with President Kondo in advance, and this Seki Asahi still had some value to him.

After what just happened, Guan Xujiuyu will definitely not let it go, and will retaliate against Zuo Jinyu.

He didn't believe that the other party wouldn't go after Karasuma Renya, as long as the intensity was high enough.

And that was the moment he was waiting for.

All the planning was aimed at finding out Karasuma Renya's whereabouts.

This is much more useful than any so-called nursery rhyme or vague clues.

“Mr. Natsukawa, that was a brilliant move. I didn’t expect Sakon Yusuke to back out at the last minute. If you hadn’t reacted quickly and rushed in to stop the conference from continuing, the company’s strategic direction would have changed.”

"Humph!"

Guan Xujiu's face twitched, and he said shrewdly, "I think he's just eyeing the war in the Middle East and wants to profit from it. But these things aren't that simple. If you get involved, others will covet it. We've considered that before."

He muttered to himself.

Xia Chuan didn't care. Guan Xu was just a part of his plan, and so was President Kondo, who was hiding at the back.

He didn't care what would happen to Kondo Import & Export Company afterward; he only cared about dealing the biggest blow to Sakon Yusuke.

However, this guy was indeed in a hurry, otherwise he wouldn't have deviated from the original script.

The original script had Guan Xu taking this position.

His sudden change of heart gave Xia Chuan an opportunity, and he acted decisively.

"Where did he go?"

After saying goodbye to Guan Xu, Xia Chuan returned to the car and asked into his headset.

"He went home, but he didn't look too good. Before leaving, he gave Kondo Company a strange look, so there might be more to come."

Shinichiro is tracking Yusuke Sakon and reporting back his every move.

“Good, continue tracking him, but don’t get close. Contact me if he leaves Tokyo.” Xia Chuan stretched easily before continuing, “He’s very important. Don’t let him be discovered. If anything gets out of control, contact me immediately.”

"understood."

Xia Chuan took off his headphones and looked at the already dim sky.

"Karasuma Renya, you're quite something. Your ability to hide is the best I've ever met in all these years."

Sakon Yusuke left the company with a grim face, and his expression was extremely unpleasant when he got back to his car.

The car roared off.

The car sped up faster and faster, like an arrow released from a bow.

"asshole!"

"brute!"

He swore and cursed the whole way.

It's so frustrating. Who would have thought that Xia Chuan would suddenly appear?

Could it be that Guan Xujiuyou had been investigating him all along?

The appearance of the other party on the day of Ghanaia's death was definitely not a coincidence.

The claim that he was friends with Ghanaia is likely a lie, since the dead can't verify anything, and he could say whatever he wanted.

At that time, it was probably just to observe myself up close and then conduct an investigation.

He even felt that if he didn't let Gin take action, Guan Xu might have someone assassinate President Kondo.

Sakon Yusuke took a deep breath, suppressing the agitation in his heart.

If we lose our composure now, we're doomed!
“The IRS investigation order is for three days. After three days, I will have to re-sign the contract with Li Ai, otherwise the equity transfer will be invalid.”

"No, I can't let Riai meet with anyone else during this time."

With so many shareholders, there's bound to be someone who tries to sabotage things. Only by staying by Kondo Riai's side can he ensure that no problems arise.

"Where is Miss?"

The car stopped, and the bodyguards at the entrance came out to help with parking.

"Uh."

The bodyguard paused for a moment, as if he had something difficult to say.

Upon seeing this, Sakon Yusuke's heart skipped a beat, and he frowned.

He strode straight in.

By the time the bodyguard realized what was happening and was about to answer, they were already far away.

(End of this chapter)