Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

It’s still the same office, and it’s still the same “Devil Lord”.

However, this time the office was brightly lit. In addition to Rum himself and the black-clad younger brother guarding the door, there were actually quite a few people dressed as corporate employees working hard in the sea of ​​documents in the office. From time to time, they would send some sorted information and documents to Rum for his review and signature. It was a busy but orderly scene.

Rum was not hiding his true colors like when Koizumi first met him. Instead, he was dressed very formally in a well-tailored suit and looked quite presentable.

At the office door, in addition to Shimizu Shigenori and his son, there were many other prominent-looking people waiting to be summoned.

Shimizu Shigenori greeted several familiar presidents and his expression finally calmed down.

He looked around at the dilapidated work environment and suddenly said, "Is this the most popular industrial ruins decoration style nowadays? Hmm, tasteful."

Koizumi: ...

Ah, I think you're overthinking this.

At Shimizu Shigenori's request, Koizumi slightly restrained her dandy temperament and cooperated with him in performing a play of loving father and filial son, which made Shimizu Shigenori very satisfied and gradually relaxed his supervision of her. Then Koizumi found an opportunity and quietly slipped away to a deserted place.

Koizumi: "Hey, Gin. How's the battery life on this headset? How long can it last? I don't think I'll be finished here any time soon."

Gin: "Let Jack Daniel send you a new past."

Koizumi: "Okay, please bring me my left ear. My old Dai is in so much pain. Also, if you have food, give me some. I'm almost fainting from hunger."

Ethan Bentang: "Okay, Master."

Vermouth: “Puchi! Hehehe…”

Koizumi: ...

Gin: "...So what on earth is Rum doing?"

Koizumi: "There is a whole accounting team in the room, and many company bosses and presidents gathered outside the door. It looks like I, no, Rum, is taking inventory of the companies I own."

Vermouth chuckled: "Your sense of smell is quite sensitive. It seems that this is the real me."

Gin: "What do you think of his attitude towards Shimizu Technology?"

Koizumi narrowed his eyes slightly.

The problem indeed lies with the company Shimizu Technology. Gin's action of hiring someone to kidnap the young master Shimizu Masahiko was definitely not aimless.

But so far, Koizumi has not noticed anything wrong with Shimizu Shigenori.

It is said that Gin was going for a new product developed by this company, but the so-called "new medicine" in the medicine bottle on Shimizu Shigenori did not seem to have anything evil about it.

At least judging from the packaging of the medicine and Shimizu Shigenori's own attitude, it seems that he doesn't actually take this thing that seriously.

So what is Gin's goal?

These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, but Koizumi answered without hesitation: "It seems that he is no different from other presidents. No, it should be said that he doesn't care at all. Some people who came later than him have already seen Rum, but this one is still waiting in line at the door."

Vermouth chuckled.

Gin just said "hmm" and didn't say anything else.

Hearing the deliberately quiet footsteps coming towards him, Koizumi immediately fell silent and hid in the shadows.

The footsteps stopped, and Ethan's voice said in a ghostly voice, "Master, I've brought you something."

Koizumi: "You scared me! I thought it was that dad who came looking for me."

She came out from her hiding place.

Ethan Bendon stared at her with dead eyes and handed her a bag full of sandwiches with an expressionless face.

Koizumi was stunned: "Where did you get this from?"

Ethan Bentang: "This is a midnight snack that one of Rum's men just bought. I just took it away."

Koizumi: “…Excellent!”

In fact, she was originally wondering whether Ethan would bring over a few small packages of compressed biscuits.

Well, actually, from the perspective of her second personality, she should have seen who the person who gave her warmth was.

But, if it was really Gin, Sakurai Izumi should have popped up to show her presence long ago, but she still didn't show up, as if this person no longer existed.

Well, after all, the initiative is on her side. If she insists on pretending to be dead, Koizumi has no good solution.

After eating and drinking and changing his headphones, Koizumi strolled back to Shimizu Shigenori.

Shimizu Shigenori was indeed very anxious and was asking around about the whereabouts of his "son". When he saw Koizumi, he wanted to find a rope to tie her to a chair and order her to stay still and not move around.

After another long wait, just when Koizumi could no longer hold back his yawns, it was finally Shimizu Shigenori's turn to meet the big devil.

"Hello Mr. Wakita, I am Shimizu Shigenori, the president of Shimizu Technology, and this is my son Shimizu Masahiko."

Hey, to me it’s Ben Gong, but to others it’s Wakita?

Koizumi imitated Shimizu Shigenori and nodded and bowed, pretending to be a loser and stammeringly greeted people.

At first, Rum just glanced at this rich second-generation man who was said to have no future out of politeness, but he immediately noticed something unusual.

The look in Shimizu Masahiko's eyes was totally inconsistent with his facial expression and body language.

His body was timid and his face was submissive, but there was sarcasm in his eyes.

Rum stared at him for a few more seconds, then pointed casually: "Sit down."

Shimizu Shigenori was a little flattered.

He had seen it from outside the door just now. Most of the presidents who came in to report had no seats. He didn't expect that this top boss would actually give him a seat!

What does this mean? It means he values ​​clean water technology!

Shimizu Shigenori immediately handed over the brochure in his hand and began to report on his work in a long speech.

Of course, what he thought was a meaningful report sounded like meaningless garbage to Rum.

Rum flipped through a few pages of the brochure and threw the thing aside.

The only reason he didn't interrupt Shimizu Shigenori was...

The young man sitting next to Shimizu Shigenori was playing with a five-yen coin in his hand!

He looked up and found that he was being stared at by Rum. He seemed a little uneasy and fiddled with his hair, vaguely revealing the earphone hidden under his hair.

He narrowed his eyes, curled up the corners of his mouth, gave Rum a faint smile, and then immediately returned to being the ordinary Masahiko Shimizu.

The corner of Rum's eye twitched involuntarily.

This memorable smile...

It's Merlot!

Merlot in disguise!

Although I have heard that this woman does have some disguise skills, but to be able to achieve this level, it can only be the work of Vermouth.

She is cooperating with Gin's team.

So why is she here?

Why did she disguise herself as Shimizu Shigenori's son?

Is this Gin's way of spying on me? Or...

Gin was originally going for Shimizu Shigenori?

Although Shimizu Shigenori is the president, he is not rich enough for Gin to rob.

So what exactly is Gin looking at?

What is it about Qingshui Technology that makes him care?

Shimizu Shigenori didn't expect that the big boss in front of him would not interrupt him at all. Although he frowned and looked dissatisfied, he allowed him to chatter on.

So, is the big boss satisfied or dissatisfied?

Even though Shimizu Shigenori was a good speaker, he finally ran out of words.

The room became a little quiet.

After waiting for a while, Rum finally said, "That's it? Then your investment is gone."

Shimizu Shigenori's mind went blank for a moment, and he panicked: "No, no, no, there's more!"

He hurriedly took out the medicine bottle from his pocket and placed it in front of Rum: "And this! I have reported to you before, this is a new cancer cell targeted drug developed by Qingshui Technology! One of our researchers has discovered an ingredient that stimulates cell reverse growth. This is a groundbreaking discovery. As long as..."

Koizumi's heart skipped a beat and he looked sharply at the man next to him who was already in a state of confusion.

Cell Reverse Growth?! Isn't that just...

"That's enough." Rum interrupted Shimizu Shigenori coldly, "Get lost."