Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 115 This is concern, not a threat

Kaito shut his mouth.

He shouldn't have said anything; he got a free gift from Zheng Yi.

At that moment, a woman rushed out of the toilet, panting heavily, and said:

"A body! There's a body in the toilet!"

"What!?"

Inspector Megure's expression turned serious.

He said that if he encountered Zheng Yi, how could it be an attempted murder?

Someone will definitely die, and the person who dies must have had some conflict with Zheng Yi.

Inspector Megure led the police officers into the restroom.

Hakuba Saguru frowned, remembering a point he had overlooked.

The knife the burly man was holding just now was stained with blood.

White Horse Scout asked the burly man, "Did you kill him?"

"That's right!"

The burly man did not deny it.

There is no need to deny it anymore.

The blood on the knife is that woman's, and the fingerprints on the knife are his.

Moreover, he already has a charge of attempted murder, so he doesn't even have the will to argue anymore.

Hakuba Saguru asked unwillingly, "So, you want to kill us just because you're worried that Kaito and I will see you commit murder?"

“That’s right,” the burly man said. “If you two hadn’t been so unlucky as to run into me, I wouldn’t have wanted to kill you.”

After saying that, the burly man felt something was off.

He should be the one who's unlucky.

They had just killed someone and hadn't even had time to make arrangements when they were caught red-handed.

Otherwise, once he sets things up, given the police's level of incompetence, they might not be able to figure out that he is the murderer.

The burly man said in a nonchalant tone, "This woman has always wanted me to divorce my husband and marry her. I just couldn't stand her anymore, so I finally decided to get rid of her."

Unfortunately, he was unlucky; he ran into the two of them when he was cleaning the fingerprints off the dagger after killing the person.

Kaito raised an eyebrow and said, "So, you weren't ordered by Shoichi at all?"

"Who is Zheng Yi?" The burly man looked bewildered.

Kaito and Hakuba Saguru exchanged a glance.

Is it really just a coincidence?

Zheng Yi, still standing nearby, continued relentlessly, saying, "You two, just wait to face the consequences of your actions."

After the burly man was taken away by the police.

As Sato left, he whispered to the two high school students, "The most important thing for you right now is to finish your studies."

Instead of doing dangerous things, which are already being done by other people.

Sato glanced at the two of them: "Be careful to protect yourselves."

Zheng Yi also came over with a smile and said, "Did you hear what Officer Sato said? Don't do things you shouldn't do, and also, be careful about your personal safety."

Shoichi is more threatening than Sato.

Sato glanced at Masakazu and left with the police team.

Hakuba Saguru stared at Masakazu and asked, "If he wasn't ordered by you, then why are you threatening us now?"

"I didn't threaten you. I was just reminding you to be careful," Zheng Yi said, puzzled.

He came to check on Kaito and Hakuba Saguru after seeing them in danger.

"By the way, I'll send the lawyer's letter to your home," Zheng Yi said.

Hakuba Saguru and Kaito gritted their teeth and said, "You still think this isn't a threat?"
After finishing his conversation with the two, Masakazu smiled politely at Aoko and then left.

Aoko asked Kaito, puzzled, "What are you doing? And who is that person? What's their relationship with you?"

"Oh, nothing, it wasn't anyone, and it doesn't matter," Kaito said dismissively.

Hakuba Saguru was unwilling to say more.

Aoko glared at Kaito, "You bastard, you won't tell me anything!"

Kaito gave Aoko a perfunctory look.

Then, Zheng Yi's revenge came.

"Shinichi! What are you doing here all of a sudden? What have you been doing all this time?!"

Ran grabbed Kaito by the collar and practically lifted him up.

Kaito stared in shock at the suddenly appearing girl with superhuman strength: "Who are you? You've mistaken me for someone else!"

Aoko looked at Kaito and Ran with a puzzled expression.

This girl looks somewhat like her.

She grabbed Kaito's arm and asked, "You bastard, you didn't impersonate someone else and deceive girls' feelings, did you?"

Ran looked at Aoko next to Kaito and felt even more excited.

A woman who looks a lot like her.

Xiao Lan's mind is full of stories about body doubles.

Hakuba Saguru took a small step back, not intending to get involved in this chaotic situation.

After a moment's thought, he took out his phone and snapped a picture of Kaito being harassed by two women. Then he quietly put his phone away and stood aside to watch the show.

Kaito asked, bewildered, "You must have mistaken me for someone else. My name is Kuroba Kaito, not some Shinichi you're talking about."

"You still won't admit it, huh?"

Ran held Kaito in one hand and angrily slammed her other hand on the table next to her, splitting it in two.

Not far away, Eri Kisaki skillfully took out her bank card, preparing to pay compensation for her daughter.

Kaito, whose grip was tightening, shouted, "Let go of me! Where are the police? Have they all left?"
"Zhengyi's assassins are coming to kill me and silence me!"

This woman was with Zheng Yi just now. Zheng Yi had just threatened them when this woman came over. She must be Zheng Yi's assassin.

Even Hakuba Saguru didn't believe Kaito's words.

This is clearly a debt of love.

Aoko also questioned Kaito, "Shouldn't you explain yourself?"

"Explain what? I have no idea who Shinichi is!" Kaito said innocently.

Conan, who was standing next to Eri Kisaki, originally intended to help Kaito out of the predicament.

But when he saw Xiaolan's angry gesture of breaking the table, he chickened out.

"Young people these days, their love lives are so complicated." Zheng Yi shook his head and stuffed the pastries that Xiao Ai had cut for him into his mouth.

Ai, whose pastry had been stolen, tilted her head and glared at Masahiro.

"Do we have any other activities planned for Qixi Festival?" Zheng Yi asked.

Ai stared at Masakazu and said, "It's not 'us,' it's just me and my sister."

"It's breathing on it."

He placed his hand on Ai's head, pressed down on her hair, flattened her fluffy hair, and even pressed down on her neck.

Ai, holding a knife and fork, was about to stab Shoichi.

"What other projects do you want to go on?" Zheng Yi asked.

Ai gritted her teeth and remained silent, while Akemi Miyano said, "I'm going to take my sister to the amusement park."

I never took Shiho there when she was little.

Now that her younger sister has grown into a child, Akemi Miyano wants to make up for her sister's childhood.

"very good."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "Then I'll book the entire amusement park right now and stop it from receiving visitors. You shouldn't go there either."

"you!"

“I breathed on it too,” Zhengyi said.

……

Kaito went to great lengths, even producing his student ID, to convince Ran that he wasn't Shinichi Kudo. But looking at the ID, Ran remained skeptical; how could two people look so alike?
After confirming that he was not Shinichi.

Ran gave a standard 90-degree bow and apologized to Kaito, saying, "I'm sorry!"

"It's alright, just don't admit your mistakes again," Kaito said.

"I am so sorry."

After Xiaolan sincerely apologized again, the misunderstanding was finally cleared up.

After Ran left, Kaito couldn't help but say, "Is this woman really not Shoichi's assassin?"

With such terrifying strength, is Zheng Yi really not planning to train her to be an assassin?

"What exactly is Zheng Yi's relationship with you?" Qingzi asked.

The topic Kaito and the others were discussing was too dangerous.

What assassins, what murderers, and the like.

However, it was clear that neither Kaito nor Hakuba Saguru intended to answer her question.

So the two of them hid in the men's restroom again.

Aoko could only stand outside the toilet and stomp her feet alone.

Hakuba Saguru said to Kaito, "That policewoman seems to be investigating Shoichi's matter as well."

"Judging from what she said, it probably is," Kaito said.

"She's probably investigating quietly, but because of us, it seems like she's about to catch Masakazu's attention," Hakuba Saguru said.

He seemed somewhat guilty as he spoke.

Judging from Zheng Yi's performance, this "accident" was not an accident at all.

The timing of his arrival and departure from the restroom was perfect, ensuring that he and Kaito would run into the burly man just as they were leaving.

Because of his and Kaito's abrupt investigation, Officer Sato couldn't help but remind them.

Next, Officer Sato may also encounter danger.

Seeing that Shoichi seemed to be sending an email to someone, Hakuba Saguru's first thought was that Shoichi was arranging for someone to target Inspector Sato.

Hakuba Saguru asked Kaito, "Do you know Moriarty?"

“I know,” Kaito said.

He frequently clashed with detectives.

And those foolish detectives always like to mention Sherlock Holmes.

Then of course he would know Moriarty.

Hakuba explained to him, "Seiichi's modus operandi is to imitate Moriarty. He never takes action himself, but only uses a certain point in the known grid to achieve his goal."

To allow members within the grid to achieve the goal of being positive without their knowledge.

Afterwards, no evidence pointed to Zheng Yi, because even the murderers themselves were unaware that Zheng Yi had instigated their killings.

"Is that so?" Kaito was taken aback.

He thought that Zheng Yi was simply paying others to do things for him.

Could this guy also have such a high IQ?
“There’s no mistake. With so many coincidences coming together, it can’t possibly be a coincidence,” Hakuba Saguru said.

The detective doesn't believe in coincidences.

Kaito said, "Is it possible that he paid for an assassin to imitate Moriarty's methods?"

People who are rich like that would never commit murder themselves.

Unless he might be a psychopath.

However, judging from Zheng Yi's behavior, although he was in such bad shape that his feet were oozing pus, he was probably not a psychopath.

“That’s possible,” Hakuba Saguru said.

If that's the case, then this assassin from Zheng Yi is hiding his true identity quite well.

"Next, we should also investigate further about who those deceased individuals came into contact with," Hakuba Saguru said.

"If Zheng Yi has an assassin, then his assassin is definitely hidden among the people who have been in contact with the murderer."

Kaito nodded.

Then he went straight to the point: "Could it be that Shoichi's assassin is Kogoro Mouri?"

That guy is Zhengyi's personal detective.

But if, as Hakuba Saguru suggests, the killer's methods imitate Moriarty's, then Kogoro Mouri might also be the killer.

He orchestrated a murder himself, and then unravels the mystery as a detective.

“Kogoro Mouri? It’s not impossible,” Hakuba Saguru said.

Although he had briefly met Kogoro Mouri before, in terms of his words, actions, and demeanor, that guy was an absolute idiot.

But you could also say that was just a disguise.

“Let’s start the investigation with Kogoro Mouri,” Hakuba Saguru said.

"it is good."

Kaito, remembering what Shoichi had just said, asked, "That guy Shoichi just threatened us, he's not going to attack us again, is he?"

“Definitely,” Hakuba Saguru said.

He would never say something for no reason.

"Let's all be careful during this time," Hakuba Saguru said.

Kaito nodded: "It's best not to have too much contact with other people, lest you get caught in the crossfire with Shoichi."

That guy, besides hoping for accidental deaths, also enjoys wiping out entire families.

It's really rotten, pus is oozing from the soles of its feet.

Hakuba Saguru nodded: "Oh, and I should also remind Officer Sato. I doubt Shoichi will let her off the hook either."

……

The two of them were talking about Zheng Yi.

Conan waited until Ran's anger towards Shinichi had subsided considerably before daring to speak:
"Sister Xiaolan, so you didn't come here to go on a date with Brother Zhengyi."

"No, I came to see my mother, but she happened to have arranged to meet Zheng Yi here," Xiao Lan said.

"Speaking of which, Mother, why did you arrange to meet Zheng Yi today?"

“He arranged for today,” Eri Kisaki said. “Because I was going to meet you today, I decided not to go to the law firm and just meet him here to pick up the contract.”

"Is that so?"

Ran nodded, looked down at the dirty Conan, patted him on the back and said, "Why are you covered in leaves?"

"Forehead……"

Because I was just playing the role of a sapling with a woman.

I tripped and fell just now.

That was really too careless.

……

"what!"

"Kaito? You?"

"Damn it! Why is there a hole here?" Kaito crawled out of the hole with a bitter face.

This is a commercial area, okay? What are you trying to do by leaving such a big pothole in the road?
"Be careful," Hakuba Saguru said.

He casually bought an entertainment magazine, which read that "Final Destination" was already in the works for a sequel.

Hakuba glanced at Kaito, who was patting the ground.

Why do I have a feeling this guy will become material for the second part?

Kaito noticed Hakuba Saguru's strange look, snatched his newspaper, glanced at it, and said:

"They're already preparing for a second part? Has that guy, Zheng Yi, found enough material?"

"That's why he threatened us," Hakuba Saguru said quietly.

Because we're running out of material, we're looking to get some from them.

Kaito felt a chill run down his spine, glanced at the pit behind him, and was relieved that there were no knives inside.

(End of this chapter)