Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 122 I haven't heard of anyone dying unexpectedly recently.
"What you are doing is illegal."

Why is it illegal?

The cigarette swirled around Vermouth's fingertips before disappearing from her hand.

“I remember that missions that do not involve public safety and order do not require reporting to the police,” Vermouth said.

Takagi said, "But your company is illegal; you haven't obtained a business license at all."

"Ok?"

Vermouth glanced at Takagi with surprise.

Is this actually the case?
What's up with that guy Zhengyi?

Has he even put any effort into developing the company? He hasn't even obtained an operating license yet. This guy doesn't care about his company at all.

Is it possible that someone as wicked as him can't even get this?

“I don’t know about that. You can ask my boss,” Vermouth said.

She looked at Takagi indifferently: "Besides, we didn't take any money. It's just that the Mori family thought the police were unreliable, so they asked us to come and help them."

This shouldn't be considered business, right?

Vermouth blocked the door to the ward, refusing to let Takagi in.

Takagi looked helpless.

These are things that a lowly police officer like him cannot handle.

Moreover, the police have such a bad reputation now that even a detective like Mori doesn't trust them anymore.

He was sent by Inspector Megure to protect Ran, but he wouldn't even let her see him.

Kyosuke Kazato walked over.

"I need to go in and check on Xiaolan's condition."

"no problem."

Vermouth stared at Kyosuke Kazato for a while before stepping aside to let him in.

After Kyosuke Kazato entered the ward, he sat down next to Ran and asked her, "Are you still unable to remember anything?"

"I can't remember anything," Xiaolan said.

"Do you usually get headaches?" Kyosuke Kazato asked, looking into Ran's eyes.

"No," Xiaolan shook her head.

Kyosuke Kazato asked a few more questions, then turned to Vermouth and said:
“Ran is ready to be discharged from the hospital,” Kyosuke Kazato said. “However, we should still avoid forcing her to recall her past memories, as that could damage her brain.”

“I understand,” Vermouth said with a smile.

Kyosuke Kazato nodded.

For some reason, he always felt that this woman's smile was somewhat eerie.

Perhaps it's because of this woman's profession that she has to be wary of everyone.

Xiao Lan is now very flamboyant when she goes out.

Vermouth drove the Mori family, followed by a police car and a security company vehicle.

We arrived at the Mori family's house.

Kogoro said, "The office is on the second floor. I usually sit at that table and handle some big cases."

Kogoro has never cared so much about his image as he does now.

Not only was she dressed quietly and appropriately, but the room was also exceptionally clean.

The desk, usually piled high with cigarette butts and beer bottles, was now cleverly replaced by a stack of case files.

Conan, who knew him inside and out, twitched at the corner of his mouth.

When did you finally tidy up?

Conan, holding Ran's hand, said, "Uncle Mori, why did you hang my award certificate on the second floor?"

"I do not have it?"

"Seriously, why are they even hanging up talent award certificates?" Conan muttered.

Vermouth yawned.

Ignoring the two who were behaving wildly here, he said to Eri Kisaki, "In order to better protect Ran's safety, we need to install some burglar alarms and other devices at home."

"no problem."

Vermouth added, "Don't worry, I'll be the only one protecting Ran. No one else will come to your house and disturb your normal life."

"Then I'll have to trouble you," Eri Kisaki said.

"No trouble."

The group then went to their living quarters on the third floor.

Upon entering Ran's bedroom, the first thing you see is a photo on the bedside table—a picture of Ran and Shinichi Kudo together.

"I don't know how it happened, but you've been completely fooled by this guy."

Kogoro immediately covered the photo up.

These are memories that don't need to be recalled!

"How about we go out for a nice meal to celebrate Ran's discharge from the hospital?" Kogoro said.

“Okay, I’ll occasionally show off my cooking skills,” Eri Kisaki said.

Although Kogoro and Conan strongly objected, they couldn't resist Eri's enthusiasm.

After the food was served, Eri warmly invited Vermouth to join them.

"Thank you."

Vermouth sat down next to Lan and took a bite with a smile.

The smile on Vermouth's face froze as soon as she took a bite of the food.

"What's wrong? Is it not to your liking?" Eri asked.

Vermouth swallowed the food in her mouth with difficulty, exchanged a glance with Ran, who also had a strange expression, and calmly shook her head.

At night.

Xiaolan sat on the bed and picked up the photo from the bedside table.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

"Please come in," Xiaolan said after putting the photo down.

Vermouth came in carrying a blanket.

"Miss Chris, what's going on?"

"It's all for the better protection of you," Vermouth said earnestly. "I'll sleep with you tonight."

"This……"

“It’s all for your safety,” Vermouth said.

Xiaolan nodded.

"Then please."

Vermouth placed the blanket on Xiaolan's bed and said to her, "Go to sleep."

……

Early the next morning.

When Xiaolan woke up, she saw Vermouth sitting in a chair, smiling at her.

Her face flushed slightly before she stiffly got out of bed.

"You want to be my bodyguards?"

Xiao Lan looked at the three little devils standing at the door and covered her mouth with a smile.

"That's right!"

Ayumi pointed to Takagi's car not far away and said, "Because Officer Takagi told us that the murderer might be a threat to Ran-nee, we came here specifically to protect Ran-nee."

The three children even brought out their own props, looking quite reliable.

"Thank you so much."

Ran patted Ayumi's head and said gently, "Since you're here to protect me, I'll invite you to my house for some shaved ice."

"Great!"

The three little ones said happily.

Xiaolan took Ayumi's hand and led her upstairs, asking, "By the way, you haven't reintroduced yourselves to me yet."

"My name is Ayumi!"

"I am Genta!"

"I am Mitsuhiko!"

Vermouth stood by the window, and as she looked at the scene below, a smile crept onto her lips.

If it weren't for that jerk constantly urging her to work harder...

She might feel better then.

"Hello, Dr. Kazato."

"Hello, this is Kyosuke Kazato. How can I help you?"

Vermouth said softly, "Xiao Lan seems to be in a relaxed mood lately, and she seems to be remembering someone, so I wanted to ask you to come and see if Xiao Lan's memory can be restored soon."

"Okay, no problem, I'll be right there."

Kyosuke Kazato put down his phone, his face somewhat grim. Did that girl even see his face?
Kyosuke Kazato wasn't sure, but the flashlight did indeed shine in his face.

He didn't dare to gamble.

"Damn it! They even hired security personnel!"

Kyosuke Kazato slammed his fist on the table with his left hand.

Zheng Yi is too good to his lackeys.

After becoming Shoichi's henchman, Kogoro Mouri not only became a household name as a great detective, but his injured daughter was also protected by Shoichi's security company.

Moreover, this guy has already taken an unknown amount of money from Zheng Yi.

He truly achieved both fame and fortune.

Kyosuke Kazato tugged at his collar, wondering why he never had such a good opportunity.

Upon arriving at the underground parking lot, Kyosuke Kazato drove his car towards the Mouri Detective Agency.

He was suddenly stopped on the street.

His heart skipped a beat, and he put his hand into the bag on the passenger side.

A traffic policeman came over and knocked on Kyosuke Kazato's car window.

"Is there anything I can help you with, officer?" Kyosuke Kazato asked.

The traffic policeman told him, "This road is closed because of filming for 'Final Destination 2.' You should take another route."

"Is it Mr. Zhengyi's death that has arrived?"

"Yes."

“I’m really looking forward to it. I’m a huge fan of his and I admire his talent very much,” said Kyosuke Kazato.

"Oh." The traffic policeman nodded indifferently.

Why flatter Zhengyi in front of her?
Did you think she was also a lackey of Zheng Yi?

ridiculous!

Kyosuke Kazato looked at the road ahead through the glass.

He really is a fan of Zheng Yi, he's not lying. When he watched Final Destination, he even wanted to imitate Zheng Yi's killing methods.

"The footage being filmed up ahead looks like a car accident scene," Kyosuke Kazato said.

“That’s right, they’ve been filming for four days now,” the traffic police officer said.

This road has been blocked for four days now.

Kyosuke Kazato gripped the steering wheel, feeling a chill run down his spine.

It's a car accident plot; he's driving right now.

After taking one last look, Kyosuke Kazato turned the car around and took another route.

He was still thinking about it while he was in the car.

When Zheng Yi writes scripts, he likes to draw inspiration from 'real-life events'. I haven't heard of anyone dying in an accident this time, have I?
A movie must have a lot of people dying.

Could it be that Zheng Yi's influence in the media and police has increased again, leading to a news blackout?
"I really envy those zaibatsu," Kyosuke Kazato muttered.

If he were also a chaebol's son, he could kill openly without any fear of being discovered.

Kyosuke Kazato's car was driving normally on the road.

"Bang~"

Suddenly, I heard the sound of a tire bursting, and the car started to sway.

Just then, a truck came from the front, and Kyosuke Kazato swerved the steering wheel, narrowly avoiding it.

The car veered off the road and crashed into a construction site.

Because the car was going too fast, he couldn't stop immediately, so he circled around the construction site, trying his best to avoid hitting the piles of concrete slabs and steel pipes.

"boom!"

“Swoosh~”

Ultimately, the car crashed into the pile of steel bars.

Several steel bars pierced the car, but fortunately they only pierced his thigh and did not injure any vital organs.

"Are you OK?"

The foreman at the construction site walked up to the car, peered through the glass, and asked in a low voice.

"fine."

Kyosuke Kazato lowered the car window and gave the foreman a forced smile.

"But I need you to call the police for me. My leg is stuck in a steel bar. Also, please call an ambulance for me," Kyosuke Kazato said.

"it is good."

Soon, an ambulance and police arrived at the scene.

"Dr. Kazeto?"

“Inspector Megure.” Kyosuke Kazato nodded when he saw the familiar face.

"I can't move my lower body at all right now, please rescue me."

"no problem."

Officer Megure nodded.

Inspector Megure called over a policeman and asked him to bring tools to open the car door.

"duang~"

He leaned back in his seat and only then realized that a steel bar had pierced through his seat, right to the left of his head.

Just now, he was only one step away from death.

"Could I have a cigarette? My leg is really hurting," Kyosuke Kazato said.

"no problem."

A policeman came over, handed him a cigarette, and even carefully lit it for him.

"Whoo~"

Just now, his heart was beating much faster.

Then he started thinking about the car accident. He had only bought the car a short time ago, so how could it suddenly have a tire blowout?

This isn't some obscure brand of car.

As a murderer, Kyosuke Kazato's first thought was whether someone wanted to kill him.

Kogoro Mouri, whose daughter has amnesia?

"Could you please keep it down? It's giving me a headache," Kyosuke Kazato said.

“No problem,” said the officer who was using tools to pry open the car door. “I’ll put it in silent mode.”

He grinned and then continued to pry open the car door.

"duang!"

"Bang~"

When the police officers pried open the car door, they directly triggered the car's airbags.

The airbag pushed Kyosuke Kazato's head directly into the steel bar.

The officer's tools fell directly to the ground.

……

Vermouth glanced at Ran, who was chatting with a group of children, walked to the side, and dialed Kyosuke Kazato's number on her phone.

"Beep, beep, beep~"

The phone rang for a long time, but there was still no answer.

"Hmm~"

Vermouth put down her phone and stretched.

No news is good news.

She sat down next to Ran and asked, "By the way, where did Conan go?"

"It seems he went to investigate the murderer," Xiaolan said with some concern.

She was actually very worried about the child doing such a dangerous thing, but Conan kept bringing up Masahiro, saying that Masahiro had great faith in his abilities and that he would definitely be fine.

Furthermore, he said that he had received many self-defense weapons from Brother Zheng Yi, and there would be absolutely no problem with them.

“What a lively little boy,” Vermouth said.

"What!?"

While we were chatting here, we suddenly heard Kogoro Mouri's voice outside.

"Okay, I understand. I'll be right there," Kogoro Mouri said seriously.

He approached Xiaolan with a serious expression and said:

"Xiao Lan, I have a big case to handle right now. You guys can go out and buy some food for lunch."

"no problem."

"Ah."

Kogoro Mouri turned his head and his expression became somewhat awkward.

What on earth is Inspector Megure up to?

(End of this chapter)