Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 133 Zhengyi's Art of Murder

"dad."

"Xiao Lan, where have you been? Why are you so late coming back today?"

"I went to look for... I just wandered around the streets," Xiaolan said.

Kogoro looked at Ran and always felt that his daughter was lying.

She wouldn't go looking for that brat Shinichi Kudo, would she?
"Do you remember anything?" Kogoro asked through gritted teeth.

If Ran really does remember her past memories, that would be a good thing; she can go find Shinichi if she wants.

Xiaolan shook her head.

"Dad, what's your relationship with Zhengyi like?" Xiaolan asked.

"I don't know him at all," Kogoro said, pursing his lips.

Although Zheng Yi helped Xiao Lan find a bodyguard.

But Kogoro could not say that he and Shoichi were close.

Even now, despite his continued distance, the media still calls him a lackey of the Zhengyi regime.

If he says he has a good relationship with Zhengyi, I can't imagine how the media will write their articles.

Therefore, Kogoro usually keeps his distance from Shoichi.

"Aren't you familiar with it?" Xiaolan asked, looking down.

Those cases were all solved by Dad.

"What would you do if I did something unforgivable and disappointed you?" Xiaolan asked.

“I believe Ran would never do such a thing,” Kogoro said.

He knows his daughter very well.

Even if it's for that bastard Shinichi Kudo, Ran would never do anything immoral.

"But……"

"Alright, no more buts, I believe you 100%," Kogoro said.

"Beep, beep, beep~"

"Okay, I need to take a call," Kogoro said.

Ran nodded, looking at Kogoro with a somewhat lost expression.

I'm going to disappoint Dad.

"Lan, you don't seem to be in a good mood," Vermouth said as she walked over.

"Miss Chris, you're back?"

“That’s right, all the other things at the company have been taken care of,” Vermouth said with a smile.

Vermouth asked, "So, can you tell me why you're unhappy?"

Xiao Lan asked dejectedly with her head down, "Miss Chris, I feel like I've done something to disappoint my father."

This not only disappointed my father, but it is also utterly unforgivable.

Vermouth's eyelids twitched.

I don't understand what the little angel did to make her so depressed.

She's only been gone a few days!

I can't imagine what Xiaolan would become if I couldn't stay with her.

“You can tell me anything, you can confide in me,” Vermouth said gently.

Vermouth reached out and hugged Xiaolan. Xiaolan nestled gently against Vermouth's chest and whispered:

"If I become a bad person, how can I atone for my sins?"

"This……"

Vermouth stammered, "This is a question she can't answer."

And she really wanted to know what the answer was.

Vermouth gently patted Lan's shoulder and asked, "What exactly did you do?"

Xiaolan shook her head, not wanting to talk about it.

The bewildered look in her eyes made Vermouth feel terrible.

A thousand kills.

Vermouth hardened her heart.

We must find out exactly what happened to Xiaolan during the two days I was away.

The person who made Xiaolan like this, you're dead!

Vermouth looked at Lan's face and said gently, "Lan, have you found the gun I lost at home?"

"A pistol? You lost it?" Xiaolan looked up at Vermouth, confused.

“Yes.” Vermouth nodded. “This is a gun that the company specially provided for me. It would be a bit of a hassle if I lost it.”

The confusion in Xiaolan's eyes deepened.

"I think I left your pistol at Zheng Yi's house," Xiao Lan said.

Ok?
Why did you leave my pistol at Zhengyi's house?
Just then, Vermouth's phone rang.

"Hello?" Vermouth answered the phone, somewhat bewildered.

"The pistol Xiaolan gave me, is it yours?"

"how do you know?"

"I remember every single one of the company's assets perfectly," Zheng Yi said.

"If you lose the gun again, you can forget about your bonus."

"dududu~"

Vermouth put down her phone, feeling that Zheng Yi was acting inexplicably.

She doesn't even have a salary, let alone bonuses.

Vermouth looked at Xiaolan and asked, "Did you think I wouldn't come back, so you returned the gun to Zhengyi?"

"No...no," Xiaolan stammered. "Sorry, my head is a little fuzzy."

I thought it was the gun Zheng Yi gave me to kill people.

What did she do at Zheng Yi's house?
Not right either!
Even if that gun wasn't given to her by Brother Zhengyi so she could use it to kill someone.

That notebook and those coincidences don't make sense either.

Xiaolan's eyes grew increasingly confused.

"Uncle Mori! I want to go too!"

Conan's noise brought Ran back to her senses.

"I'm going to solve a big case, what are you going there for!" Kogoro scolded Conan.

"Please, Uncle Mori, take me with you!" Conan pleaded, tugging at Kogoro's sleeve.

But Kogoro is completely unmoved by Conan's attempts to charm him.

"Let me go, or I won't let you go and cause trouble," Kogoro said.

After pushing Conan away.

Kogoro straightened his clothes and came to Ran's side, saying:

"The police have a big case and specifically asked me to go over and help solve it, so I won't be eating at home. Take care of yourself."

Because of being needed.

Kogoro was very proud of himself in front of his daughter.

"it is good."

“Xiao Lan, you seem to be in a bad mood today. Why don’t you come along and clear your head?” Vermouth suggested.

"Calculate……"

"Okay, then come with me. It'll be a good opportunity for you, Ran, to see how your dad handles cases!" Kogoro said excitedly.
"Maybe when you see me solving a case, it will remind you of something from the past."

Ran smiled and nodded at Kogoro, who was in high spirits.

"Then I want to come along too! Don't leave me alone at home, okay?" Conan shouted.

"It's so noisy, I'll let you come along too," Kogoro said impatiently.

……

"Why did you ask me to come to the movies?" Kaito looked at Hakuba Saguru with a puzzled expression.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner.

It's rather unsettling that Hakuba Saguru would invite him to a movie at this hour.

"This is a sequel to Final Destination, and there are definitely a lot of Shoichi's twisted expressions in the movie," Hakuba Saguru said.

Kaito glanced at the movie ticket that Hakuba Saguru handed him.

Qingzi asked me to watch this movie on Valentine's Day, why did you have to go ahead of her?

Kaito pursed his lips, "You really love Shoichi deeply, reading his family's newspaper every day."

You still watch his movies. When you're an adult, I reckon you'll still be driving his car. You really can't live without him. You're more devout than those idiots who worship Zhengyi.

"So you also know that the Justice Daily is affiliated with Zhengyi?"

“I knew it all along,” Kaito said.

This newspaper has always been the fastest and most comprehensive source of news about Kaito Kid; even a fool could tell there's something fishy going on.

Are you here to see a movie too?

A familiar person came over and struck up a conversation with the two of them.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Hakuba Saguru frowned, while Kaito took a step back in fear.

When Kaito saw that face, he was terrified.

He hadn't done a very good job on the last mission, and he was afraid that Zheng Yi would treat him to seaweed and egg drop soup, which he didn't like at all.

"I didn't expect to run into you here," Hakuba Saguru said.

“Yes, what a coincidence, I just happened to come and accompany Ai to enjoy her last vacation.” Masakazu said, holding Ai’s hand.

"We won't disturb you any longer, let's go into the cinema first."

After Masaichi went inside, Hakuba Saguru looked at the movie ticket in his hand.

It turns out it was the same match as Zheng Yi.

"Let's go in too."

"it is good."

Hakuba Saguru turned to Kaito and said, "You don't need to be too afraid. Shoichi won't kill people indiscriminately."

"I'm not afraid," Kaito said defiantly.

You have no idea about my relationship with Zhengyi.

The worst thing about going inside was that their seats were very close to Zheng Yi's.

You can clearly see Zheng Yi snatching popcorn from the little girl next to him.

Noticing the gazes from afar, Zheng Yi waved to them.

"Why did you insist on bringing me to the movies?" Ai asked.

"I'm here to enjoy your last holiday together," Zheng Yi said. "Besides, I probably won't have time to spend with you on Valentine's Day, so I'm taking some time to come out and have some fun with you."

Ai tilted her head and squinted at Masakazu.

Why should I need you to be with me on Valentine's Day?

Do you think I wouldn't be able to find someone to spend Valentine's Day with?

Ai popped a mouthful of popcorn into her mouth.

Given her current physical condition, it's indeed difficult for her to find someone to spend Valentine's Day with.

"Ah~"

"Can you please stop being so embarrassing?" Hakuba Saguru whispered to Kaito.

It's just a movie, why are you scared by a movie?
"Shoichi just smiled at me," Kaito said, touching his chest.

Bai Ma Tan was stunned.

The scene we just witnessed involved a person being crushed to death by a glass panel at a construction site; the scene was extremely gruesome.

If you add Zheng Yi's smile to that, then it's understandable that someone would be frightened.

"Does that guy think about such cruel ways to kill every day?" Kaito couldn't help but say.

If any other screenwriter had written it this way, Kaito wouldn't have cared.

If Zheng Yi writes it like this.

This means he would do such a thing, or has already done it.

"Are you a pervert? Every time there's a bloody scene, you turn your head and laugh?" Ai asked.

Zheng Yi's smile vanished, and he said coldly:
"No, I'm just naturally cheerful."

The movie continued, and Hakuba Saguru's expression grew increasingly serious.

Because the plot has reached a familiar car accident.

Both incidents involved tire blowouts, both involved thigh punctures, and both resulted in the unfortunate individuals being killed by airbags due to police negligence.

They even smoked cigarettes.

Almost exactly the same.

"How could that guy design something so accurate?" Hakuba Saguru couldn't help but ask.

“Maybe the script was revised after Dr. Kazato died,” Kaito said.

Hakuba Saguru's breathing was heavy.

At the end of the movie, the female lead faked her death to avoid the Grim Reaper, which gave Hakuba Saguru a slight sigh of relief.

He has never been so engrossed in a movie before.

"Tong!"

"what!"

The final explosion in the movie also elicited gasps from all the viewers.

A little boy whose fate was altered to die was reversed by an explosion from Death.

Sweat dripped from Hakuba Saguru's head onto his clothes.

“Death’s pursuit may never have stopped, it’s just changed in form or order, and the so-called ‘escape’ may just be a temporary illusion,” Hakuba Saguru said.

Those who are targeted by Zheng Yi cannot escape the fate of death!

Kaito looked at Hakuba Saguru.

Why is it that when we watch a movie together, I'm terrified, while you have so many insights?
“Kaito, I have a feeling that Shoichi will make a move against us sooner or later,” Hakuba Saguru said.

"what?"

"Do you remember that time at the coffee shop? A burly man tried to kill us with a knife?" Hakuba Saguru said.

Kaito nodded.

He would never forget the first time he was chased and attacked with a knife.

"That must have been Zheng Yi's doing. He wanted the two of us who were investigating him to die back then."

We just weren't killed. Although Zheng Yi didn't bother us again afterward, he didn't forget about it.

"He will 'correct our fate'," Hakuba Saguru said in a horrified tone.

The so-called 'fate correction' is to return them to their original, doomed fate.

"You watched a movie and you actually have so many insights?" Kaito said in a low voice.

“You’re not a detective, you don’t know that criminal,” Hakuba Saguru said. “Some mentally unstable people are very particular about ‘art’.”

Following the script of fate that Shoichi had written for him, Kyosuke Kazato was about to take his final bow.

Next up are Sato, Hakuba Saguru, and Kaito, who escaped the Grim Reaper's script.

Hakuba wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Do you have any tissues?

“I’ve already used it all up,” Kaito said.

When the movie ended and we left the theater.

Ai Haibara was very puzzled when she saw Hakuba Saguru and Kaito, who were covered in sweat.

Were you really that scared?
If you're so afraid of horror movies, why would you even watch them? It's really hard to understand.

Zheng Yi also glanced at the two of them.

"Seeing so many people afraid of my movie, I know it's a success," Zheng Yi said.

sometimes.

Viewers with rich imaginations are better able to understand the deeper meaning of the film.

Zheng Yi walked up to the two of them and said, "Thank you for supporting my movie. If there is a third one, I will invite you to an internal screening."

"Thank you, but I don't know if there will be that opportunity," Hakuba Saguru said.

"There will definitely be a chance."

Zheng Yi has already declared war; there's no reason not to accept the challenge.

After Shoichi left, Hakuba Saguru said to Kaito, "What we need to do next is to survive under the correction of Shoichi's fate."

"what?"

Hakuba Saguru said in a low voice, "Because we will inevitably be involved in Zheng Yi's third film."

If they can't survive, they become material for Zhengyi's films.

Only by surviving will one have a chance to attend his internal screening.

Kaito nodded stiffly.

Are their lives really that miserable?

(End of this chapter)