Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 95 Don’t understand the rules
"I'm the first-time kidnapper." Before Tachibana Shizuka could say anything, Hanai Akiko spoke first.

This sentence immediately made Sato Miwako alert, followed by confusion and puzzlement.

The reason for being vigilant was due to a criminal police officer's instinct. He naturally became alert when he heard someone admit that he was a kidnapper.

The confusion and bewilderment is why Hanai Akiko would admit her identity as a kidnapper in this place.

Hanai Akiko didn't waste any time and directly revealed her plan, and even pointed out that this was the place to "imprison" Takei Naoko.

"That's roughly the situation. The problem now is: shortly after Ms. Hanai left, another group of people invaded this lounge and forcibly took Takei Naoko away.

By the way, he also left a blackmail letter for President Takei."

Tachibana Shizuka handed the card in his hand to Sato Miwako, diverting everyone's attention at the same time.

Now is not the time to worry about Hanai Akiko's train of thought. Compared to the first kidnapping, this second kidnapping is more thrilling.

Unlike Hanai Akiko, if it is true as Tachibana Shizuka guessed, the people from the winery will really want to kill Takei Naoko.

The scene was filled with a solemn and heavy atmosphere. Once again, it was Tachibana Shizuka who broke the silence.

"I have a guess."

Tachibana Shizuka's words immediately attracted the attention of Sato Miwako, Maori Kogoro, Conan and others. When everyone focused their attention, Tachibana Shizuka pointed to the "ransom letter" in Sato Miwako's hand.

"It's the phrase 'You only get one chance.' How do you think the second wave of kidnappers knew that Takei Katsuhiko would play tricks?"

"Um"
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"Tell me, President Takei, who have you offended recently?"

In Takei Katsuhiko's villa, Tachibana Shizuka stared at Takei Katsuhiko with a playful look. If the robber was really the person Tachibana Shizuka guessed
This Katsuhiko Takei is really a talented person!

Shizuji Tachibana was looking at Katsuhiko Takei with amusement, while behind him were Miwako Sato and a group of detectives, Kogoro Mouri and his little pendant, and Sonoko and Ran's group of girlfriends all staring silently at the pot-bellied middle-aged man in front of them.

Silence is powerful, especially at this moment. Sweat quickly broke out on Katsuhiko Takei's forehead, and he subconsciously lifted his shirt to fan himself.

"President Takei? Stop fanning me. Let's get down to business. Can't you see that our Sonoko is getting impatient waiting?"

Under normal circumstances, the job of questioning would definitely be done by detective Miwako Sato, but who can blame Katsuhiko Takei, who is such a tough guy?

Tachibana Shizuka was 100% sure that if it was Sato Miwako who asked the question, Takei Katsuhiko would definitely not tell the truth.

If even Old Deng dared to use newspapers as ransom for the kidnappers, what else could he not do? This also refreshed the bottom line of being a parent.

Technically speaking, Takei Katsuhiko was also a victim of this kidnapping, so Sato Miwako was inevitably hesitant when questioning him. If she pressed him, Takei Katsuhiko would probably say, "You police officers didn't do your job and catch the kidnappers, so why are you targeting me, a family member of the victim, and questioning me?"

But Tachibana Shizuka didn't have so many concerns. He didn't care whether Takei Katsuhiko had any difficulties or what he was thinking.

He grasped at one point—since Katsuhiko Takei wouldn't dare to offend Sonoko, Tachibana Shizuka would dare to use the tiger's skin to pull the flag. Mr. President, you don't want to offend the heir to the Suzuki Group and cause your family's company to go bankrupt, leaving you penniless, do you?

It's true that this kind of unruly "threat" is quite useful. Katsuhiko Takei hesitated for a long time and finally said:

"Mr. Tachibana, it's not that I don't want to reveal who my enemies are. It's simply because my management style is quite radical. All the presidents of companies I've acquired and employees I've fired might harbor resentment towards me.

I can’t finish the list in such a short time!”

Takei Katsuhiko's words nearly made Tachibana Shizuka almost lose his composure. To put it bluntly, what Lao Deng meant was that there were tens of thousands of people in Tokyo who hated me, and every single one of them wanted to kill me.

He wouldn't find it strange if any of them did such a thing, after all, Katsuhiko Takei was such a hated person.

There was no other way but to continue giving hints: "It seems that he was offended recently and has a financial dispute with you.

It's like the robber in the first kidnapping case, who didn't pay you for the service you received."

"This." Katsuhiko Takei began to hesitate, and secretly glanced at Miwako Sato.

When Tachibana Shizuka saw this, he thought, this is a possibility!
"Don't look at President Takei. If we don't figure this out, we won't know what kind of person the kidnapper might be. The chances of rescuing your daughter will be greatly reduced." Tachibana Shizuka knew what people like Takei Katsuhiko cared about most, and added:
"If we can't rescue your daughter, then your 3 million yen will be wasted, right? Besides, if the operation goes smoothly, there's a good chance the money can be recovered."

"Yes, yes, yes! Mr. Tachibana, you are right!" Katsuhiko Takei, who was in a panic, immediately felt that it made sense when he heard what Seiji Tachibana said.

He may be reluctant to spend 3 million yen to save his daughter, but if there is a chance to get it for free, Katsuhiko Takei will be more proactive than anyone else.

"This is what actually happened." Katsuhiko Takei began his story.

The matter is not complicated. In Katsuhiko Takei's last merger and acquisition case, he used some not-so-savory tricks to put a little pressure on his opponent.

This time, however, the one collaborating with him to put pressure on his opponent wasn't his usual partner. After a long period of collaboration, Katsuhiko Takei realized that his partner's appetite seemed to be growing.

He acted decisively and found new partners in the underground world through some connections.

The origin of this new partner is very mysterious, but they work really quickly and efficiently, but their asking price is also really high.

It was only natural to get paid for doing a job for someone who had done the work. Of course, Katsuhiko Takei had to pay the balance after the job was done.

But it happened that Katsuhiko Takei's funds had already been invested in the next merger and acquisition case. Because the new partner worked too fast, Katsuhiko Takei's balance payment could not be prepared in a short time.

He didn't want to delay the company's next merger and acquisition because of this final payment, so he decided to delay it.

It was normal for the first party to delay payment, so Takei Katsuhiko didn't take it seriously for a while. Faced with the warnings from the new partner, Takei Katsuhiko simply thought they didn't understand the rules.

"I didn't expect them to do such a thing!" At this time, Katsuhiko Takei still acted very innocent. In his opinion, it was obvious that the new partner did not know the rules!
　Still writing, one more chapter before bed.

　　Finish writing and then go to sleep, and continue during the rest of the day
　　
　
(End of this chapter)