Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 127 To see Zheng Yi, one must at least...

"Congratulations, Mr. Amuro Tooru. You are now a salesman for our Justice Motors Company. This is your nameplate."

"OK, thanks."

Amuro Tooru hung up the nameplate that had just been issued to him, and he had taken on another job.

He became acquainted with Zheng Yi quite early on, but he never paid special attention to him.

Although it has always been said that Zheng Yi often uses murder as a means of business competition, his primary responsibility is to deal with the organization.

The higher-ups in the Public Security Bureau also did not want him to investigate Zheng Yi.

He should focus his efforts on dealing with the organization, while the affairs of Zhengyi will naturally be handled by other people and institutions.

But Zheng Yi's scenes are too numerous.

Although he appears less and less in the news, he is portrayed as incredibly powerful in popular lore, to the point of being demonized.

Some say that the Zhengyi Society has a terrifying curse that causes sudden death.

Some people say that Zheng Yi has a notebook, and if he writes a name in the notebook, that person will die unexpectedly.

The legend arose because of his movie, Final Destination.

Amuro Tooru is now Shoichi's subordinate, and the decision to thoroughly investigate him is also due to his discovery that Masuyama Kenzo has some issues.

Kenzo Masuyama may be a member of the organization, and the killing of Representative Tomoguchi may have been orchestrated by the organization.

Furthermore, it's highly suspicious that Masaichi could acquire Kenzo Masuyama's car company.

The organization's assets cannot be handed over to outsiders.

Therefore, Zheng Yi is very likely a member of the organization, or one of its leaders.

"Miss Akita, I wonder if we will have the opportunity to meet Mr. Shoichi."

“We’re just salespeople, how could we possibly meet Mr. Shoichi?” Akita said with a smile. “You’d have to be a manager to have any chance of meeting Mr. Shoichi.”

"What, are you a fan of his too?"

“That’s right,” Amuro Tooru said. “Speaking of which, I joined the company so that I could meet Mr. Shoichi.”

"So you're a fan of Mr. Zhengyi too! I really love his movies."

Akita was very talkative in front of the handsome blond young man, Tooru Amuro.

Moreover, his words revealed a great deal of admiration.

Amuro Tooru couldn't help but say, "Everyone says that Mr. Shoichi often kills people..."

"What's there to care about? For a big shot like him, what's a few murders?" Akita said softly.

Amuro Tooru frowned, finding it hard to agree with Akita's words.

Akita noticed Amuro Tooru's expression and said softly, "That's what my colleagues all think."

Amuro Tooru shook his head.

These people's admiration for the strong is pathological.

"There seems to be a note inside the car." Amuro Tooru took a note out from under the car door.

Dear car owner:
As the wings of darkness silently cover the earth, and the bells toll seven times, I, Phantom Thief Kid, will descend upon your gleaming steed.

Beneath the glittering starry sky, the jewels in your car radiate an alluring light, like a treasure that destiny has guided me to.

This was just a glamorous encounter, a fusion of art and adventure.

In this fleeting moment, I will leave an eternal mark, proving that only Phantom Thief Kid can master this ultimate romance and mystery.

Kaito Kid has arrived.

Amuro Tooru looked at the notice in his hand and felt extremely strange.

"Is this a pre-announcement from Kaito Kid?" Akita asked in surprise, covering his mouth.

"I think so?" Amuro Tooru said uncertainly.

He glanced at the gem on the hood of the car.

Could this mass-producible gemstone be something incredibly precious? That it could actually attract the attention of Phantom Thief Kid to steal it.

“Speaking of which, if Phantom Thief Kid really appeared here, would Mr. Shoichi come over?” Amuro Tooru said.

Although we don't know Kaito Kid's purpose, his appearance is definitely a great advertisement for the car.

If it weren't for the fact that Kaito Kid is quite mysterious, he would have suspected that Kaito Kid was also one of Shoichi's men. "Isn't that necessarily true?" Akita said, "Kaito Kid also appeared in the Bleach crew last time, but Mr. Shoichi didn't go."

Why would a big shot like him care about a lowly thief?

Amuro Tooru frowned.

Who knows?

……

"Where did you go yesterday afternoon?"

“I have my own life too. I can’t spend all day with you investigating Shoichi,” Kaito said.

Hakuba Saguru tossed a newspaper to Kaito.

"Kaito Kid has gone to steal Shoichi's things again. I feel like Kid and Shoichi have some kind of connection." Hakuba Saguru asked Kaito.

Kaito scoffed, "What's so strange about that? It's normal to steal things from someone who runs such a large business."

Just like before, Kid often stole things from the Suzuki Group.

Hakuba Saguru shook his head.

But the things that Zheng Yi stole were very different.

They're either Hollywood glitz and glamour stars or jewels on cars.

The things they stole seemed very dubious.

"It feels like Kidd's purpose is just to advertise for Zheng Yi."

"You're overthinking it. The Suzuki Group has often used Kid's theft incidents to advertise their own business before."

Kaito, looking like a domineering older brother, told Hakuba Saguru not to make a fuss.

"Alright, I'm going home now. Let's talk another day," Kaito said.

On his way home, Kaito ran into Aoko again.

"Kaito, what did you do all day yesterday? We agreed to go to the park, how many times have you stood me up?" Aoko asked, dissatisfied.

"Oh dear, I had no choice. I suddenly felt unwell and went to the hospital," Kaito said, clutching his stomach.

Aoko put her hands on her hips and looked at Kaito.

Can you come up with a different excuse? She's heard it so many times she's become immune to it.

"Alright, alright, I have to go to the hospital for a check-up tonight, so I can't stay with you!"

Kaito skipped past Aoko and jogged home.

Honestly, dealing with so many people every day is terrifying.

……

Night falls.

Amuro Tooru voluntarily chose to work overtime, joining everyone in welcoming the arrival of Phantom Thief Kid.

Moreover, it seems that because he is a new employee, the others are somewhat wary of him, thinking that he might be the Phantom Thief Kid.

Amuro Tooru shook his head, not paying any attention.

At the scene, he met the great detective Kogoro Mouri, who had been invited to deal with the Phantom Thief Kid.

Unfortunately, we didn't see Zheng Yi. It seemed that Zheng Yi didn't care about Kaito Kid.

Moreover, Zheng Yi is quite averse to places with many spotlights.

"It seems we won't be seeing Shoichi tonight," Amuro Tooru said.

We can't even see him, let alone investigate him.

Come to think of it, Zheng Yi inexplicably made him a general manager, but he didn't seize the opportunity.

Zheng Yi should have forgotten about him by now.

He remembered Akita's words.

"If you want to see Zhengyi, you should at least become a manager."

(End of this chapter)