Chapter 74 A fruitful journey
But it is understandable. No matter how good Tsuchiya Yoshiki's company is, it is far inferior to Suzuki Group. The other party asked Suzuki Group to help promote his company in the name of showing the dream of hope. This is a rare opportunity. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he wants to make some interesting news, which is completely reasonable.
After all, the Suzuki Group would not let him take advantage of it a second time. Sure enough, although Suzuki Shiro smiled, he quickly changed the subject and, using the good intentions of the Dream of Hope, brought the topic back to the annual celebration of the Suzuki Group.
The people at the table didn't care about this at all. After waiting for Suzuki Shiro to finish speaking, everyone's eyes began to follow the plate in the waiter's hand until the delicious dishes were placed on the table. The aroma lingered all around, making everyone's appetites growl and their stomachs growl. Without waiting for the waiter to introduce the dishes, Uncle Maori picked up the fork and stuffed half a fist of beef into his mouth.
"Wow, this red wine braised beef is so delicious!" Uncle Maori said while stuffing the remaining goose liver into his mouth. Several children followed suit, holding the plates and finishing the dishes in no time, not even caring about the few drops of soup that accidentally dripped on their clothes.
After greeting the other guests, Yuanzi walked back to their table and saw that they were eating in a particularly generous and elegant way, unlike the other guests. She could not help but chuckle, "Eat slowly and don't choke. We will have lamb chops and lobster later, and even the rice will be crab roe rice. There will be so many delicious foods. I'll ask the kitchen to send two more servings to our table, so we will have enough." He winked mischievously and sat on the chair that was empty for Xiaolan next to her.
Despite their busy schedule, everyone looked up and gave Yuanzi a thumbs up, praising her for her thoughtfulness.
"Eat quickly, you were just saying you were hungry." Xiaolan helped Yuanzi open the napkin and handed it to her. "By the way, is it really okay to leave the Dream of Hope on the table like this?"
"What does it matter? Could Lord Kidd appear out of nowhere and snatch it away? No matter how powerful Lord Kidd is, he can't get from Japan to this cruise ship in two hours, right? As for the others, what they earn in a month is enough to buy a Dream of Hope. Who would come to steal it?" Sonoko took the napkin and quickly joined the eating team.
"Ha, those damn rich people." Ai sneered softly, but luckily no one heard it except Conan.
Sonoko didn't know she was scolded just now. She took a big bite of a piece of beef and praised sincerely, "Chef Kikuchi's cooking skills are really good. It's delicious."
Conan was still a child after all, so his meals were smaller than those of adults. He had already finished this round of dishes. He turned around and looked at the middle-aged man in a white chef's uniform standing next to the podium in front of him. He said to Sonoko, "Is that the chef surrounded by a group of people?"
If there is a place with the most people besides the Dream of Hope, it would be next to the chef.
Yuanzi stuffed his mouth full of meat, glanced back quickly, and nodded. Then he swallowed all the meat and spoke: "Chef Kikuchi is very famous. He was originally the chef of a Michelin restaurant. Later, he was invited by the owner of the Victory to be the chef. Many restaurants want to hire him at a high price, but unfortunately, it has been ten years and he has not succeeded."
Sonoko thought for a moment and warned them, "But you'd better not mention Chef Kikuchi's previous employer in front of him. It is said that he was defrauded by the contract and had a very unhappy relationship with his employer. After Chef Kikuchi left, the previous store closed down soon."
Mao Lilan suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. It's because his current employer helped him that he is willing to stay on the Goddess of Victory."
"That's right, so you can just praise him for his delicious cooking, and you can also praise the Victory." Sonoko nodded in approval.
A total of 13 dishes were served, and the children soon ran out of food and discussed where to go to play later. Seeing that the children couldn't sit still, Mao Lilan quickly ate the last two bites and said to Mao Li Kogoro, "The children and I will go to thank the chef." Uncle Mao Li waved his hand and let them go with confidence.
Mao Lilan brought the five children to thank Chef Kikuchi. At this time, Suzuki Shiro happened to be next to them. Mao Lilan smiled and said, "Chef Kikuchi, the food you cook is really delicious."
Chef Kikuchi is a middle-aged man who looks a bit serious, with deep wrinkles on his face, sharp eyebrows and eyes, and a little mustache. But he still smiled when he heard the praise, "This is what I should do, miss, I hope you have a pleasant dining experience. However, this little gentleman, it seems that you like my food very much and left some on your face." Chef Kikuchi took out a handkerchief from his arms and gently wiped the corners of Yuanta's mouth.
Yuan Tai licked the corner of his mouth with his tongue and said in sudden realization: "Ah, it's crab roe! By the way, the crab roe rice just now was super delicious!" The people around him all laughed when they saw this.
"Of course, Chef, your food adds a lot of color to our dinner. We are very grateful to you. This young gentleman must like your food very much." Suzuki Shiro laughed, picked up two glasses of wine from the table next to him, and handed one of them to Chef Kikuchi, "Cheers to a wonderful dinner!"
Chef Kikuchi respected Suzuki Shiro very much. He bowed slightly and clinked glasses with Suzuki Shiro, "Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Suzuki."
At this time, a woman in luxurious clothes came over. She had a white fox shawl on her fair arms, and wore large and round gold bead earrings and a necklace. On her hand, she had a diamond-studded Rolex watch. She looked a little arrogant, but when she saw Suzuki Shiro, she showed proper politeness. "Good evening, gentlemen. It's a wonderful dinner, isn't it?" She was facing Mr. Suzuki, but she glanced at Chef Kikuchi with the corner of her eyes and grinned sarcastically. "It really tastes like nostalgia, Chef Kikuchi."
Chef Kikuchi's expression suddenly became a little stiff, and his eyes dodged fiercely, but he still kept a poker face with his many years of social experience and bowed slightly, "Good evening, Ms. Fumiyo."
As if he knew the conflict between them, Suzuki Shiro considerately moved aside and used his fat body to block Chef Kikuchi. "Good evening, Ms. Fumiyo. Do you have any suggestions for the Suzuki Group's hospitality? For example, does the Dream of Hope still meet your expectations?"
As expected, Ms. Fumiyo's attention was immediately attracted by this conversation. She followed Suzuki Shiro's steps and gradually left Chef Kikuchi. However, perhaps from the beginning, she came here with the intention of getting close to Mr. Suzuki.
When Chef Kikuchi saw Ms. Fumiyo leave, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and quickly apologized to several people, then hurriedly left the banquet hall, as if he was afraid that Ms. Fumiyo would come back to find him again.
Mao Lilan was confused, Conan thought it was a bit strange but didn't pay much attention to it. Ai, on the other hand, complained: "It's like meeting an ex-girlfriend."
It’s not a 8 o’clock TV series. Conan looked at Ai speechlessly and didn’t respond.
After dinner, Tsuchiya Yoshiki took the Star of Hope away and went back to his room with his wife Kahoko. Seeing that it was getting late, everyone went back to their rooms one after another. Only Uncle Maori said that he wanted to drink more and shouted that he wanted to go to the bar. Kazukage Yayoi was also a little tempted, so he secretly followed Uncle Maori to the entrance of the bar. But after all, entering and exiting the bar depends on the wristband, and as expected, the waiter at the door did not allow him to enter the late-night bar.
"Hiro, give me the bracelet, then you turn back into a spirit and I'll turn into you, okay?" Although he said this with a smile, he pulled up Morobushi Keimitsu's wrist, as if he was just notifying him and would snatch it away if he didn't agree.
Zhu Fu Jingguang sighed helplessly and handed over the bracelet honestly, "Do I have the right to choose?"
Seeing that Zhu Fu Jingguang was a little disapproving, He Jing Yasheng thought about it and said, "Well...what about me turning invisible? It's not impossible to go in with a sleight of hand. You want to drink?"
"That's not the case, it's just..." Zhu Fu Jingguang hesitated for a second, he looked up at the crowd on the stage who were dancing and shaking their heads wildly to the music, and sighed deeply. I just have a feeling that you will mess up my character, for example, rush up to join the crowd and start dancing. But he still gave another reason: "Can you get drunk in this body?"
"No, you're worried about that?" He Jing Yayoi concealed his body and followed Morobushi Keimitsu into the bar. On the way, he passed by the booth of Detective Maori. Unexpectedly, Tsuchiya Kaori, who was originally thought to have gone back to the house, was also there. The two of them were chatting happily with their arms around each other. There were already four or five cocktails and beer glasses on the table. It seemed that they were not going to leave until they were drunk.
The crowd who were unwilling to join in the fun on stage found a very remote booth with a very good view. As soon as they sat down, Kazukage Yayoi took the thick drink list and handed it to Morifushi Keimitsu without hesitation, "I want to try all the drinks listed above, please~Hiro~"
Zhu Fu Jingguang glanced at it, a total of 120. Very good, Kazukage Yayoi will not ruin his character, but now he is about to ruin it. It is estimated that the news that he is addicted to alcohol and loves drinking will spread to the FBI, Japanese public security and the organization the next day. In other words, he has to worry that he will be "persuaded" to go out by the bar staff.
"Okay, but take it easy. I don't want to hear rumors of me drinking a thousand cups without getting drunk tomorrow." Zhu Fu Jingguang picked up a pen and drew a few lines on the wine list. "If you just want to try, I recommend these ten."
Ten cocktails is a lot, but it's definitely not enough to be a weird story. But if he really orders all the drinks on the menu, it will definitely be a very restless night. For example, the bar owner begs him not to die here, or invites him to participate in the eating contest.
"Manhattan, Margarita, Bloody Mary, Alexander... Silver Bullet... Why are there no gems?" He Jing Yayoi looked at the drink list again in disbelief.
Zhu Fu Jingguang looked at Kazukage Yayoi and confirmed it again and again, and felt quite amused: "Because the Jewel is a very old cocktail recipe, and the taste is very wild, there is not much market. If you want to drink it, you can tell the bartender. If he doesn't know how to mix it, I can make it. The recipe is very simple."
"Okay, then I don't want silver bullets, I'll use gems instead."
Zhu Fujingguang, who knew the significance of silver bullets, was stunned. "Why don't you want silver bullets?"
He Jing Yayoi was silent for a moment, and said weakly: "Because... its recipe is dry gin and Dutch gin." Gin plus gin, how unlucky, one is annoying enough, and this is double.
"Pfft." I didn't expect this to be the reason. Zhu Fujingguang laughed and said, "There is also gin in the gemstones. Gin is one of the six base liquors. If you want to drink cocktails, it is difficult to avoid it. Then replace Martini and Silver Bullet with Rusty Nail and Scotch Sour. They are all made with Scotch whisky. Is that okay?"
That's great. He Jing Yasheng nodded, "By the way, in addition to vermouth and gin, the formula of the gemstone also contains Chartreuse..."
"Hey! Chat! Long time no see!" A hearty male voice came, connecting with Jing Yayoi's words in a strange tacit understanding.
Hearing this, Zhu Fujing's pupils shrank and he looked up reflexively. He saw a drunk customer hugging a young male waiter and going crazy. "Chat, my old friend, how long have you been missing? How come I can still meet you here?"
The waiter, who looked to be only about 20 years old, struggled to pull up the guest who was about to fall to the ground. He seemed to be a novice and was quite at a loss: "Sir, you are drunk, sir, let me help you go back to the room."
"What? You're not Chat..." The customer stood up unsteadily, squinting his eyes and looking at the waiter's face with difficulty, "Chat is very fierce, he would never say such words to me..."
The waiter used almost all his strength to lift the customer up, supporting him with difficulty. Big drops of sweat slid down his forehead and dripped onto his name badge.
Katsuragi Shono
Zhu Fu Jingguang glanced at him. He didn't recognize this person, not even his appearance. Chateau Green was a liquor of the same generation as rum. If this code name was not inherited from one generation to another, then the person who originally owned the Chateau Green code name was still alive. At least, he had never heard of this code name.
But Chartreuse is a very common liqueur. Even rye whiskey has been used as a code name. There is no reason why Chartreuse would not be used. Chartreuse is the famous king of herbs. Although the boss may give a code name to anyone he thinks is suitable, the organization is so large that there is no reason that Chartreuse would not be suitable.
Of course, if there really was someone named Chat Green, he should be an old man in a high position of power like Rum, not such a young waiter.
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