Chapter 41: Meeting with Seiichi Mori
A black business sedan slowly pulled up to the parking space on the side of the road, and when the car came to a complete stop, the driver sitting in the front seat hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door for the passengers in the back seat.
Seiichi Mori stepped out of the car, and he served as vice minister of affairs at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and then took up the post of special manager at Takeshita Corporation. Under his leadership, Takeshita Corporation has secured huge contracts for large-scale public infrastructure projects in China over the years. Because of this, Takeshita Kobe is now the best of the five major construction contractors, and it is said that Seiichi Mori intends to take over the position of current president and become the next head ......of Takeshita Kono.
Sitting at Cafe 1894 in the Marunouchi Mitsubishi Museum of Art, Shuichi Hayashi and Keiko quietly looked at the man who stepped out of the car in the distance. Seeing the other party swaggering into the coffee shop, Lin Xiuyi and Jingzi also hurriedly stood up from their seats and bowed down to greet each other's arrival.
"Ah...... Please don't be formal. Actually, this time I should say thank you to me, we have always wanted to take advantage of the relationship with the Malaysian Ministry of Transport, but unfortunately the overseas market in Southeast Asia has always been a lack of Takeshita Works, but fortunately, this time I met the long-tail examiner, which created such a good opportunity for us......"
Sen Chengyi waved his hand to signal that Lin Xiuyi and Keiko did not have to be formal, and then warmly invited the two to sit down. After telling the waiter here what he liked. Seiichi Mori opened his mouth again and expressed his heartfelt thanks to Keiko for her help.
"This is Lin Xiuyi's police department of the Metropolitan Police Department, he seems to have had some misunderstandings with you because of the matter in the cage house, and I hope you must not take it to heart!"
"Oh? Is this Officer Lin? Before, the mother of the flower cage house Sang also complained that I didn't introduce more young guests to her, if I have a chance in the future, why don't we go there for a drink together!"
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Seiichi Mori and Keiko exchanged a few polite words, and at this moment, the service staff of the coffee shop delivered the coffee ordered by Seiichi Mori to him, he took a sip of the cup, and then said appreciatively.
"The long-tailed examiner is really good at picking places!"
"There, in fact, you are also a senior who has graduated from our University of Tokyo for many years, and you have once held a high position in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, so how dare I claim to be a deliberator in front of you?"
"Hehe, you are so polite, I have been out of the bureaucracy for many years, and now I just want to contribute my last strength to Takeshita Works. By the way, you asked me to come here to inquire about Kogi's special affairs!"
"Hey, I heard that on the night that Xiao Mu was killed, did he ever meet you in the cage house?"
Lin Xiuyi asked Sen Chengyi in a somewhat cold tone, after waiting for so long, he finally waited for his opportunity to ask a question.
"Did the Metropolitan Police Department misunderstand something? Did you think I was a suspect?"
"Where...... How could Sen's predecessors be murderers?
Jingzi quietly glanced at Lin Xiuyi to shut up, and then she asked Sen Seiichi again.
"But...... Although we will not regard you as a suspect, since there are such rumors, I think you will be overwhelmed by Senpai! So, instead of being framed by these rumors, it is better to tell us the truth of that night, and in this case, we can also prove your innocence!"
"That's true, I don't have anything to hide from you anyway. I met him there that night, and I said hello to him out of friendship and left, but when did he leave, and who did he want to see over there?
Mori Chengyi put down the cup in his hand, and then explained to Lin Xiuyi after a little reflection, although the other party's face had a trace of confusion, but Lin Xiuyi could hear it, Mori Chengyi's excuse spoke smoothly, and there was no pause in the middle, and it was simply an excuse prepared in advance to get by.
Lin Xiuyi originally wanted to open his mouth and continue to ask, but Keiko took the first step to ask Mori Seiichi.
"But I don't know how Mr. Kogiso would bring customers to a store frequented by Mori if he was there, but I don't know how Toshima Construction's customers would be exposed to competitors."
Hearing the question that Jingzi suddenly asked. Only then did Mori realize that there was a subtle flaw in his words. Just like Keiko just said, if Kogiso Naobi was really here to meet customers, how could he bring customers to the store that Seiichi Mori frequented? Not to mention the question of whether the Takeshita Works Store would be cut off halfway, even Kogiso couldn't explain to the board of directors of Toshima Construction.
"Senpai Sen, since the death of General Manager Kogi really has nothing to do with you, then what else can't you explain? If you can't even answer my question, how can those police officers of the Metropolitan Police Department let you go!"
"But...... Forget it, you'll find out sooner or later!"
Mori Seiichi was silent for a while, and then explained to Lin Xiuyi and Keiko in a low voice.
"That night...... Xiao Mu Zeng went to the flower cage house to meet me, but he didn't go alone. That night he also brought with him a guy named Robert Taki, who was the River Plate Fund's chief representative for Asian affairs...... I...... I just sat there for a while and then went home early, so I don't even know when Kogi left there!
"Wait a minute?"
As soon as Lin Xiu heard a new name, he couldn't help but ask.
"It seems to be a well-known vulture fund, which is said to be very good at obtaining super high profits in the market through equity acquisitions, debt lawsuits, etc., and whoever is targeted by it is guaranteed that even the bones will be gnawed away. Are they trying to take advantage of the crisis in the construction of Toshima to stir up trouble?"
Keiko stared at Seiichi Mori, who was sitting across from her, with a serious expression on her face that was frightening.
"This ...... I'm sorry, but I can't answer this question!"
Seiichi Mori replied to Keiko with a look of embarrassment.