Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

"I initially took over the izakaya just to save up for my college tuition," Lin Xiuyi said with a smile. "Once I go to college, the izakaya will naturally have to close down."

“There’s no need to close it down,” Yukiko said, resting her chin on her hands. “We can just hire a chef and keep the shop running.”

“The chef has been replaced. What’s the point of keeping the restaurant open?” Lin Xiuyi shook his head.

"I will miss this place," Reiko said, her face full of reluctance.

Now that he was certain his family's house could be saved, Kogoro Mouri reverted to his usual carefree and irresponsible self.
"What's there to be so emotional about? Shuichi said he'd only close the izakaya after he goes to university, which means he still has at least two and a half years left."

He patted Lin Xiuyi's shoulder optimistically, with such force that the latter frowned slightly.
"Maybe he'll change his mind then."

"Senior Koizumi," Midori Orikasa asked curiously, "can the future that has already been divined be changed?"

“The future is determined by countless choices,” Akane Koizumi said, carefully wrapping the crystal ball again. “When you change one of your choices, the future will naturally change as well.”

She looked up, her gaze sweeping across everyone's faces: "Just like this little building, if Mori-kun hadn't done the divination, the future I just saw would have come true."

“But he did consult the oracle anyway,” the apprentice witch said, a meaningful smile playing on her lips. “If this leads him to change his mind about a future decision, then the future I just saw will naturally no longer exist.”

"No way?" Kogoro Mouri was dumbfounded. "Should I have my fortune told or not?"

"Of course we should. Knowing the future helps us make better choices."

Akane Koizumi smiled sweetly, revealing two adorable little fangs.
"For the sake of being classmates, a crystal ball reading costs 100,000 yuan per session. If you think that's too expensive, there are also cheaper options like astrology and tarot readings..."

"I see now, you're just trying to rip me off," Kogoro Mori said bitterly, clutching his empty wallet. "Fortune telling is all a scam!"

……

Perhaps frightened by Takeshita Matsufumi, Ichikawa did not bring any more people to harass the shopping street in the following days.

Following Hayashi Hideichi's suggestion, Mrs. Orikasa and Mr. Kojima also found an economics expert from the University of Tokyo.

On Thursday afternoon, they held another meeting at the Ikeda family's hotel, gathering the residents of the shopping district.

Lin Xiuyi, representing the Mori family, went to join in the fun.

The economist, named Hirokawa Imai, was a bald man in his fifties who wore a sharp suit and habitually adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses when he spoke.

At the meeting, he touted Japan's economy as continuing to soar, his spittle flying everywhere as he passionately delivered his speech.

"Two months ago, the government held a meeting with us experts to ask for our views on the Japanese economy,"

Hirokawa Imai spoke with a proud expression, occasionally wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
"After discussions, we told the government that Japan's economy will continue to take off for at least another thirty years! And land prices in Tokyo will rise along with Japan's economy!"

He waved his arms excitedly.

"By then, the total value of all the land in Tokyo will be enough to buy the entire United States, or even half the world."

His words stirred the blood of the crowd.

Most of the residents who had previously planned to contact the Shimadzu Group to sell their land and properties have changed their minds and are whispering among themselves that they will wait and see for another year or two.

Ichikawa, from the Shimadzu Group, quickly learned of the commotion in the shopping district.

Seeing that almost no one was willing to sell the land and property through normal negotiations, Ichikawa became angry and immediately dialed the contact number of Sumiyoshi Kai in Beika.

...After Ito Ichiro's death, Kiryu Yuji became the head of the Sumiyoshi-kai in Beika.

The man in his early thirties had a sharply defined face, and a faint scar below his left eye added to his menacing appearance.

He was lounging lazily on the leather sofa, toying with a delicate butterfly knife in his hand.

Compared to the mature and steady Ito Ichiro, Kiryu Yuji, who rose to power by murdering the boss and was much younger, was clearly much more greedy.

When faced with Ichikawa's visit, Kiryu Yuji casually listened to the other party's purpose and immediately quoted an exorbitant price: "Two billion yen."

"Two billion?"

Ichikawa stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"I'm just asking you to take action and force those residents to sell their land!"

“I heard you clearly what you just said,” Kiryu Yuji yawned. “This price, do you agree or not?”

Ichikawa's face flushed red, veins bulging on his forehead: "Why don't you just rob them! What do you take the Shimadzu Group for, a fat sheep?"

“You came to me of your own accord,” Kiryu Yuji said, maintaining his languid posture, but the butterfly knife in his hand suddenly snapped shut with a crisp metallic clang.

He narrowed his eyes, his voice carrying a hint of threat.

“The shopping street is such a large piece of land. If you develop it, you can make at least tens of billions. But without our help, you won’t even be able to get the land.”

"I'm only asking you for two billion, which is already a discount."

"Hmph, don't even think about that price!"

Ichikawa stood up angrily and walked away without looking back.

"We'll see," Kiryu Yuji said with a cold smile, revealing his gleaming white teeth as he watched Ichikawa's retreating figure.

He picked up the butterfly knife again, its blade gleaming coldly under the light.

This guy is a complete pervert. After killing Ito Ichiro, he not only seized Ito's original mansions, but also continued to support several of Ito Ichiro's lovers.

In the words of Yuji Kiryu, "Only by living in the boss's house and playing with the boss's women can I feel like I'm sitting in the boss's position."

As a local bigwig, he already knew about the meeting between economists and the business district.

After learning that the land prices in the commercial district could increase several times over in the future, Kiryu Yuji regarded it as his own private property.

Every night, he would stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office, gazing at the shopping street with eyes full of greed.

However, due to insufficient funds, they can only watch this goose that is destined to lay golden eggs with envy for the time being.

The reason Kiryu Yuji offered such a high price when facing Ichikawa was to deliberately provoke him and drive him away.

"Send a few men to keep an eye on the shopping street,"

Kiryu Yuji gave instructions to his subordinates standing to the side.
"If the Shimadzu Group dares to send someone to cause trouble in the shopping district..."

He made a throat-slitting gesture.
"Let them see who's on this turf!" (End of Chapter)