Those who stand out from the crowd trying to come to visit are naturally not fuel-efficient lamps.
"After all, it is my collection. Isn't it normal for the security measures to be tighter?"
Just when some of them were questioning, Asakura Makoto pretended to be a collector and appeared at the door of the restaurant at the right time.
"Sir." The butler bowed and saluted.
"Just do the work."
Makoto Asakura waved him off, then walked to the main seat, held the back of the chair, and looked around at everyone present. When his eyes came, these people's eyes were either dodgeful or calm, and they all seemed to have their own agenda.
"Mr. Police Officer."
After sitting down, Asakura Makoto first looked at the police team headed by Toru Amuro. They probably had the purest intentions among everyone present - the companions who could be selected by Toru Amuro must have the same intentions as him. The goal.
"Although the purpose of your trip is to prevent Kaitou Kidd from committing a crime, I hope that you will also be responsible for the security of this private exhibition."
Asakura Makoto did not go to the meal prepared before departure, and said with his hands and fingers interlaced in front of him.
Toru Amuro glanced at Masataka Kiyomoto who was sitting next to him. Seeing that he had no objection, he turned to Asakura Makoto: "No problem. It is our duty to protect the safety of citizens' property, but..."
He recalled what he saw and heard after entering the villa and walking all the way to the restaurant——
"We don't seem to be needed here very much."
Not long ago, the owner here strongly objected to the police entering the villa and only allowed them to set up defenses outside. However, not long after, they took the initiative to ask them to take responsibility?
"Um......"
Asakura thought for a moment, as if thinking about how to explain.
"They are worried about us." One of the seven people said. She looked to be in her early thirties and had brown shoulder-length straight hair. Her name was Bella.
She pointed out the collector's concerns in a meaningful way: "Using private security to deal with distinguished guests will cause a lot of trouble."
Except for the police officers, the real identities of the people at the scene are not considered for the time being. They only have superficial status——
William Carter, a CIA agent disguised as an official of the embassy in the island country.
Ms. Suzuki, the representative of the Suzuki Foundation...
If there weren't some official power in the place where this group of people gathered, who could nominally suppress the situation, I really don't know what kind of trouble would have occurred.
"Of course that's one of the reasons."
Asakura nodded and admitted simply, "But the most important thing is to worry about you encountering some 'accidents' that none of us want to see."
He emphasized the last word.
People are very strange things. When no outsiders are watching, they can do all kinds of ridiculous things, but once outsiders are present, they become shameless.
In a situation where forces of the same level check and balance each other, the importance of being famous becomes particularly important.
From the perspective of others, the collector's words at this moment are undoubtedly to be wary of these people in the field, worried that someone will suddenly appear behind them and openly plunder their property on the pretext that the agent has suffered injustice.
"What's there to worry about? Do you think there will be people here doing such despicable things?" Someone else asked angrily, not knowing whether they felt they were insulted or were embarrassed by being exposed.
"Of course not...I really want to say that." Asakura really didn't save face for them, "It's a pity-"
He paused for a moment, then changed the topic and pointed the finger at another person.
"The head of the Suzuki Consortium has two daughters, Suzuki Ayako and Suzuki Sonoko. Excuse me, who is Miss Suzuki sitting here now?"
"In other words, does the Suzuki Consortium have an illegitimate daughter that outsiders don't know about?"
These words attracted everyone's attention to the girl sitting quietly.
"Is there any point in guessing what my identity is?" Ms. Suzuki answered calmly without panicking, "Just because I'm sitting here now, doesn't it mean there's nothing wrong with my background?"
Even if she is not a member of the Suzuki Consortium, being able to pass the screening of the owner by pretending to be a member of the Suzuki family also shows that the power behind her is impressive.
After hearing her words, the others also looked away.
There is really no point in worrying about everyone's identity here. On the surface, all the people coming in are powerful people from the political and business circles, but in fact, almost all the people who should be there are here.
Everyone's identity has a ghost, so don't lift each other's protective umbrella.
As for why there was only one permanent organization competing for Pandora with Kaitou Kidd in the original history, now there are so many more people in this world line.
The reason is that Asakura really has a good habit. He protects his own secrets very well, but other people's secrets... As long as he can get the chance, he can't wait to use a loudspeaker to broadcast it.
If you count the people who now know and are about to know the story of Tohru Amuro's first love, you will know that there are definitely not a few people who directly or indirectly learned about the effect of Pandora from Asakura Makoto.
"Identity has never been an issue." In this land of island countries, the most confident people to speak are Americans. William Carter doesn't have many thoughts about Pandora.
As the co-leader of the aptx4869 project, he has no reason to find himself a competitor to share funding.
For him, it doesn't matter whether aptx4869 succeeds or not. As long as the superiors can see the progress of the research and allocate more funds, it is enough for him to make more money.
"We are all civilized people here. I don't think anyone will mess around." William Carter said humbly, but considering his identity, these words naturally sounded a bit more threatening that cannot be ignored——
"I understand." Asakura nodded and looked at Toru Amuro again, "Then please worry about the related matters."
Toru Amuro agreed.
He had seen the exchange of swords and swords at the dinner table just now, and the situation at hand was much more complicated than he expected - just identifying the identity was enough to take a lot of effort.
There were seven people at the scene. Those who could sneak in were winery officials, gem hunters...
To be honest, once these two organizations arrive, based on the number of undercover agents among them, it almost means that all the forces that should be present have almost arrived.
"So......"
Asakura looked towards the door, and the butler's figure had appeared there again.
"That's almost it. Now let's go see the gems that some people dream of." He stood up and invited everyone.
"Let me state in advance that for everyone's safety, I asked the housekeeper to turn off some defense measures, but some methods are still in effect."
"So I hope everyone will not act rashly during the visit."
Asakura Makoto's current identity is very rich. As a reborn person with original capital, he can easily catch up with the trend and make a lot of wealth.
So what appeared in front of everyone was not the vault as imagined, but an exhibition hall filled with many gems——
