Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 138 Phantom Thief Kid is too evil!

"I do not have."

“Kidd, I hope you’ll take the initiative,” Zheng Yi said.

Kaito looked at Masakazu.

The things he held were all things that the man had protected with his life.

"You still think you can threaten me?" Kaito asked. "The secrets I know about you are much more explosive than mine."

I'm just a phantom thief who steals things.

You're already shooting at Tokyo Tower; we're not even in the same league as criminals.

If everyone were to reveal their secrets to each other, Zheng Yi would clearly have a more difficult time than him.

“I don’t believe I was threatening you with your secrets before,” Zheng Yi said.

Kaito gritted his teeth.

Indeed, it wasn't just his secrets that were threatened; he was also threatened with drowning and threats against his friends.

"Can I ask you a question?" Kaito asked.

"Just ask."

"That man, did you come here to kill him?" Kaito asked.

Zheng Yi shook his head: "No, killing him was just a side effect. The real purpose is something else."

"what is that?"

"Didn't Ireland tell you?" Zheng Yi asked.

Kaito shook his head.

Ireland, is that what that person is called?

"It's a good thing that it's not there."

Zheng Yi pulled a pistol from his pocket and threw it into the fire.

"I was originally planning to use this pistol to kill you," Zheng Yi said regretfully.

Kaito took a step back.

Zheng Yi just strafed Tokyo Tower with an armed helicopter, so what he's saying now is very credible.

They even opened fire on Tokyo Tower; killing one person was just a side effect.

Masashi said to Kaito, "I still admire you, so now hand over those things to me."

Kaito handed a stack of papers to Shoichi without saying a word.

Zheng Yi took it and looked at it.

"Wow, they're even investigating entertainment companies for inflating box office figures. Ireland must have a lot of free time."

Zheng Yi threw the paper he had just read into the fire.

Kaito's eyelids twitched as he watched the documents being burned to ashes.

Hearing the sirens around him, Kaito asked, "The police are coming, aren't you leaving?"

“Why should we leave? We’re just innocent bystanders watching the commotion. Don’t be scared when you see the police,” Zheng Yi said.

Masaichi glanced at Kaito.

It's normal for this criminal to be afraid of the police. He is a law-abiding citizen and has no reason to be afraid of the police.

Then I looked at the materials compiled by Ireland.

He always liked to collect useless things.

Things like entertainment companies evading taxes, threatening directors and actors with guns to make movies, etc.

These little things are even recorded here.

After reading it, Zheng Yi threw the documents into the fire.

Kaito felt a pang of sadness as he looked at the documents that had been thrown into the fire.

It's all because I'm too useless.

What Ireland protected with its life was destroyed by Zheng Yi.

"Wow, how come there are so many fake documents here? Bribing officials, bribing the Metropolitan Police Department, etc., are completely unfounded," Zheng Yi said.

Unable to find any fault with me, Ireland has started making baseless accusations.

Zhengyi threw the documents he had just read into the fire.

Kaito watched as the paper with writing on it was carried away by the flames, and silently lowered his head.

Does it really not exist?

"of course."

The flames flickered, licking the edges of the paper into curled, charred black, and the ashes flew with the wind to Zhengyi's hand.

Zheng Yi patted the dust off his hands, a mocking sneer playing on his lips. "They've run out of tricks. They think they can shake me with these fabricated stories? How naive."

Zheng Yi continued to look through the documents.

He felt that Ireland had really gone a bit crazy.

Even the details of how the car company organized transportation funds and other things were compiled.

Gin killing him wasn't really a miscarriage of justice.

A few more sheets of paper were thrown into the flames by Zheng Yi.

Kaito's gaze remained lowered, fixed on the base of the leaping flames, where a corner of unburnt paper lay, and he could vaguely make out 'Funds Flow...' and a set of blurry numbers.

Both of them were quiet, with only the occasional crackling and hissing of the fire.

Zheng Yi didn't have the patience to look at it carefully and threw all the papers into the fire.

"What?" Shoichi noticed his silence, turned his head, and looked at Kaito. "You think it's a pity?"

Kaito then slowly raised his head, his face expressionless.

His voice was a little hoarse, "I was just worried that you didn't burn it cleanly enough."

“It’s definitely not clean,” Zheng Yi said with certainty. “But it’s not that the fire made it unclean; it’s that you didn’t clean it properly.”

Kaito didn't say anything, and tossed the camera he had taken from Ireland to Shoichi.

"Anything else?" Zheng Yi asked.

Don't tell me Ireland doesn't have electronic data.

Kaito, feeling helpless, tossed a CD to Shoichi.

He threw all of these things into the fire and watched them burn.

“All unnecessary traces, everything that could be misinterpreted or exploited, must be completely eliminated,” Zheng Yi said.

A mocking smile appeared on Kaito's lips.

All misinterpretations and exploitations are false.

All the truth must disappear completely!
Just then, Kaito's phone, which was in his pocket, vibrated very slightly, but it was only for a moment before Kaito hung up.

Zheng Yi's gaze instantly locked onto his pocket, and he asked, "Who?"

Kaito didn't immediately reach for his phone. Instead, he met Shoichi's gaze and calmly replied, "It's probably a sales call. I've been getting a lot of them lately."

"Really?" Zheng Yi drawled, clearly not entirely convinced. "At this time?"

“Liars don’t care about time.” Kaito shrugged, the movement seemingly natural, but his hands, which were in his pockets, didn’t move.

Shoichi suddenly smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Kaito, we're on the same side, right?"
"You're just playing games with Hakuba Saguru; you don't actually agree with what he says or think I'm some kind of bad person, do you?"

His words were calm, but Kaito felt an invisible pressure.

Kaito paused for a moment, then slowly forced a smile, though it looked somewhat stiff:

"Of course. We're on the same side."

Zheng Yi carefully observed his every subtle expression and movement, but seemed to find no flaws.

The tension on his face eased slightly, and he patted Kaito on the shoulder: "That's good. Remember, don't believe those detectives; they're just attention-seeking clowns."

No, Shinichi Kudo is a pretty good detective.

Kaito's eyes flickered.

Is Shinichi Kudo also Shoichi's lackey?

That famous high school detective has been missing for a long time. Could he have gone off to do something harmful to society for Masakazu?
"Hmm." Kaito responded softly, his gaze returning to the raging fire ahead.

"You've really caused quite a stir this time."

The helicopter that strafed Tokyo Tower exploded there, causing a huge fire that has not yet been extinguished.

"This wasn't my doing," Zheng Yi waved his hand.

Gin was the one who fired at Tokyo Tower, and Conan was the one who hit the helicopter, causing it to explode. Shoichi is completely innocent and has no connection to this incident.

Thanks to the efforts of the fire department, the fire was gradually extinguished.

The firelight flickered faintly in Kaito's pupils before finally going out completely, leaving only a warm darkness and the pervasive smell of burning.

What are you doing nearby?

A policewoman in uniform walked over and looked at Shoichi and Kaito warily.

"It's nothing, I just saw a big fire here when I was passing by, so I came to take a look," Zheng Yi said.

"Officer Sato, it's been a long time."

Sato nodded, but ignored Masakazu's small talk.

If a very restless person appears in this kind of situation, everyone will be wary of him.

Sato looked at Masakazu. His clothes had no scratches or burn marks, only some dust and ash blown on by the wind.

Although Zheng Yi is restless, he shouldn't be so heartless as to do such a thing.

He still has to live in Japan, and his company is all in Japan.

It's highly unlikely that he carried out this terrorist attack.

She asked in a cool, clear voice:

Have you seen any strange people?

"Could you be more specific?" Zheng Yi asked.

“It’s Phantom Thief Kid,” Sato said.

Kaito's eyes widened.

Kaito Kidd?

He asked Sato, "Why Kaito Kid?"

Sato looked at the high school student and said, "Because a photographer took a picture."

The people inside the helicopter jumped out using white hang gliders.

Police analysis revealed that this hang glider was identical to the one used by Phantom Thief Kid.

Kaito Kid's hang gliders are all custom-made and different from those on the market, so they are very distinctive.

Kaito bit his lip, glaring at Shoichi with resentment.

This is definitely the work of that bastard.

Why did you use my hang glider? Did he plan to frame me beforehand?
Sato continued, "And this armed helicopter is very likely the same one that Kaito Kid flew last time."

During the case of Mr. Takenaka, Kaito Kid left in an armed helicopter.

And it was because of that helicopter that the police didn't dare to pursue him.

The appearance of an unknown armed helicopter in Tokyo was already alarming.

If there are two, then some officials will have to be dismissed.

"To be sure, we need to carefully compare it with the previous photos, but it's highly likely to be the same aircraft," Sato said.

Kaito was completely devastated.

Shoichi smiled and said to Sato, "We didn't see Kaito Kid."

Sato nodded: "Then you should leave here as soon as possible. Those guys may not have gone far, and the area is still very dangerous."

"Okay." Zheng Yi nodded.

"Do you need police protection to leave?" Sato asked.

"No need, my bodyguards will be here soon."

"That's good."

After finishing his sentence, Sato left with a cold expression.

After Sato left, Kaito couldn't help but ask Shoichi, "Were you planning to frame me all along?"

"What are you talking about?" Shoichi looked at Kaito, puzzled.

It's always others who have been slandering him; he has never slandered anyone.

"You used my hang glider just to frame me, didn't you?" Kaito asked.

"You're being too sensitive."

Zheng Yi said, "At this altitude, you can't expect me to parachute, can you? As for using your hang glider, it's just for convenience. I didn't expect anyone to be able to take a picture of me."

At that height, the umbrella didn't even open before it hit the ground.

Kaito gritted his teeth, clearly not believing Shoichi's nonsense.

"When I wanted to use the helicopter, you agreed so readily, did you expect that I would end up taking the blame now?"

"How could I possibly think that far ahead?" Zheng Yi shook his head and said.
"I know that people your age love to show off and be cool, which is why I lent you the helicopter."

How could you misunderstand my good intentions like that?

Kindhearted?

You have ulterior motives!

Kaito glared at Shoichi with resentment, feeling like he'd been tricked.

"I shouldn't have come," Kaito said.

Zheng nodded.

"That's right, you really shouldn't have come."

Shoichi dusted himself off, walked over to Kaito, and wiped his hands with his white clothes.

Kaito looked disgusted and tried to get away.

But Zheng Yi held him tightly.

"Kaito, it's time to go home and rest. Remember to buy the latest newspaper when you wake up tomorrow."

After wiping his hands clean, he patted Kaito on the shoulder.

Looking at Kaito's angry yet powerless eyes, Shoichi said:

"Now you should be able to understand how I felt before, right? I did nothing wrong, but I was misunderstood by all sorts of people."

“Heh, we’re different,” Kaito said.

I was the one who was completely misunderstood.

You bastard, you've taken all the benefits from the dead, but haven't gotten a single thing from anyone else. How dare you say you were misunderstood?

"I thought you would understand me after being misunderstood once," Zheng Yi shook his head.

Sure enough, he was still alone.

It's so hard to find someone who understands him in this lifetime.

"Bye-bye, go home and rest early."

Kaito watched Shoichi leave, then took out his phone; he had already received over a dozen phone calls.

"Where did you go?" Hakuba Saguru asked anxiously.

God knows how shocked Hakuba Saguru was when he woke up and saw the horrific scene inside Tokyo Tower.

"I'm fine, I just went after that helicopter," Kaito said.
"This terrorist attack may be related to Zheng Yi."

"Zhengyi?"

“That’s right, I’ve already obtained some things that can threaten Shoichi,” Kaito said.

He took a CD out of his pocket.

Stupid bastard Zheng Yi.

How can you know if this is what you want if you don't plug it into your computer and take a look?

Because Kaito was constantly threatened by Shoichi.

Therefore, he was always on guard, trying to confuse the issue if he was coerced by Zheng Yi into handing over evidence of Zheng Yi's crimes.

Now, what he had prepared has come in handy.

"It's not convenient to talk on the phone, I'll talk to you when I get back," Kaito said.

“Okay,” White Horse scout replied.

After hanging up the phone, Kaito put the disc back in his pocket.

Ireland will not have died in vain.

(End of this chapter)