Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 145 You Don't Understand Brother Zhengyi at All
Megure slammed his fist heavily on the table, making the transcript rattle.

"What do you take the police for? What do you take the law for?!" His voice boomed in the room.

"You can make anyone the murderer you want. And you keep changing the murderer! Have you ever respected the police at all?!"

Faced with Inspector Megure's sudden outburst of anger.

Kudo and the others were somewhat confused.

Kudo said, "Inspector Megure, we have the evidence, the murderer has confessed, and the reasoning is correct."

Is there anything else you're not satisfied with? *cough cough*

Inspector Megure said, "What the police want is never evidence! Nor is it to force a confession from the 'culprit'!"
In every case, we bear the heavy responsibility of seeking justice for the victims and giving society an explanation.

We absolutely cannot let the truth be obscured!

Heiji's eyes darted between Inspector Megure and Shoichi.

No matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't connect this case with Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi's only suspect is that phone call.

"Cough cough."

Kudo said, "Inspector Megure, this is the truth."

Zheng Yi leaned back slightly, resting against the back of his chair.

This movement caused the fabric of his suit to tighten slightly, and a faint smile even appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The truth?
Inspector Megure didn't know if this was the truth.

If this is truly the truth, then what was the meaning behind Zheng Yi's phone call?
Could it be that Zheng Yi is simply here to talk to the diplomats?

Inspector Megure glanced at the fruit that Shoichi had placed on the table.

Bringing only these things to visit a diplomat doesn't seem like a sign of sincerity.

Or perhaps, before Zheng Yi even had a chance to make a move against the diplomats, someone else beat him to it?
"Inspector Megure, have you made any other discoveries?" Kudo asked.

"I……"

Inspector Megure was holding his breath, but he couldn't let it out.

What's rather embarrassing is that, despite being a detective for so many years, he's still no match for these high school detectives.

He looked around.

All three detectives are Zheng Yi's lackeys.

"Mouri, did you see something?" Inspector Megure asked Kogoro Mouri.

His view of Kogoro differed from that of the other Shoichi's lackeys.

Kogoro always solves cases with his eyes closed.

"Huh? Me?" Kogoro stroked his chin and said, "I think Shinichi Kudo is right, the murderer is Mrs. Tsujimura."

"I understand," Inspector Megure said.

No matter how different their views are, it cannot change the fact that he is a lackey of the Zhengyi sect.

Inspector Megure touched his neck.

He hasn't fallen into a deep sleep for a long time, so why does Kogoro keep falling asleep before starting to solve the case?
He looked at Kogoro with suspicion.

Inspector Megure believed that although Kyosuke Kazato was extremely guilty of heinous crimes, his medical skills were still quite remarkable.

His second personality will no longer appear.

Since her own results were immediate, was Kogoro's condition slow to improve, or was he not sick at all?
Kudo, leaning weakly against the wall, said, "Since Inspector Megure has no other leads, can we close the case?"

Inspector Megure looked around.

It seems everyone is waiting for him to close the case.

"I……"

"Inspector Megure, do you still want to overturn my case?" Mrs. Tsujimura said.

Choso walked up to Inspector Megure and advised, "Inspector Megure, although Mrs. Tsujimura is very pitiful, Diplomat Tsujimura really deserves to die."

But as a police officer, you cannot violate the law and procedures.

Even if diplomat Tsujimura is guilty, he should be brought to justice, not have his killers protected.

Inspector Megure's eyelids twitched.

Don't think I don't know why you say such things.

Some people clearly understand the law and procedures better than him, and according to those two criteria, the case should indeed be closed.

"Let's call it a day," Inspector Megure said helplessly.

When Inspector Megure finished speaking, his spirits seemed to vanish.

Kudo breathed a sigh of relief after Inspector Megure decided to call it a day.

The case is finally over.

He glanced at the troublesome Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi, you're still leisurely eating fruit. This is the closest you've ever come to becoming a suspect, do you know that?

"Shinichi!"

Zheng Yi put down the fruit in his hand and looked at the troublesome Kudo.

How dare you be so relaxed?

Don't you know Xiaolan has been looking for you? Do you know how long you've been missing?
Thinking of Ran's karate skills that could cut through tables, Shoichi sighed softly.

"Xiaolan, I..."

Xiaolan simply shook her head and walked over to Zhengyi's side first.

Kudo's expression was rather unpleasant.

Although I've managed to evade Xiaolan's questions, I've been missing for so long, aren't you going to come and check on me first?

What's so great about Zheng Yi that you've overlooked me?

"Brother Zhengyi, where did Conan go? I've been looking for you guys for ages," Ran said.

"Conan?"

Masakazu tilted his head and looked at the very anxious Kudo, who kept giving him meaningful glances.

"I noticed Conan was sweating a lot, he'd soaked the bed, so I moved him to a different room," Zheng Yi said.

"And coincidentally, Kudo happened to be there solving a case, so I brought him here."

"Is that so? The doctor is already here, let's hurry and go find Conan," Ran said.

Zheng Yi nodded: "I'll go and get the doctor."

After learning about Conan's situation, Ran directed all her anger at Kudo.

Where have you been all this time?

"I've been solving cases all along," Kudo said guiltily.

"Do you know how long I've been looking for you?!"

As Ran confided in Kudo, Kudo suddenly clutched his chest.

This feeling...it seems familiar.

"Brother Zhengyi!"

Kudo suddenly shouted loudly, startling Ran who had been talking the whole time.

Shoichi walked over and helped Kudo up.

Kudo whispered in his ear, "Shoichi-nii, take me away from here."

"Uh, okay."

"Wait, where are you going?" Xiaolan asked.

As Masaichi carried Kudo and ran outside, Curaçao followed behind, even hindering Ran for a moment.

As he helped Kudo run outside, Masakazu didn't forget to take out his camera to record this wonderful moment.

As soon as he stepped outside, Zheng Yi could clearly feel that the thing he was holding onto was undergoing a significant change.

Zheng Yi, who was originally supporting her, is now hugging her.

After transforming back into Conan, he didn't faint and remained conscious: "Brother Zhengyi, quickly take off my clothes. Ran can't see me wearing the same clothes as Kudo."

"it is good."

Zhengshi immediately started taking off Conan's clothes.

Just as I threw off my coat, Xiaolan rushed out.

"Brother Zhengyi, Conan? What's going on here?"

Xiao Lan looked at Zheng Yi with a puzzled expression.

Why did Zheng Yi Ge take off Conan's clothes?

"I'll take Conan to see a doctor first," Masakazu said. "Conan is sweating too much; his clothes are soaked."

Xiao Lan looked at the two of them suspiciously and said:

"Brother Zhengyi, weren't you helping Shinichi out?"

Zhengyi casually pointed in a direction and said, "Kudo walked away in that direction, saying he had a case to deal with."

"If you're looking for him, hurry and catch up with him. He shouldn't have gone far. I'm taking Conan to see a doctor first."

"it is good."

Shoichi escaped from Ran with Conan.

Conan breathed a sigh of relief after he could no longer see Ran.

……

"What's wrong, Inspector Megure?" Sato asked as he walked up to Takagi.

When Inspector Megure and the others returned to the police station, Sato felt that his colleagues were acting strangely.

Inspector Megure looked dejected, as if he had suffered a great blow.

The other officers were the same, strange and quiet.

Takagi whispered in Sato's ear, "Inspector Megure was very angry today."

"What happened?" Sato asked.

Was today's case just too heinous?
It made Inspector Megure, a veteran detective with many years of experience, so angry.

Takagi looked at Sato, stammering and seemingly reluctant to speak.

"Tell me now!" Sato nudged Takagi with his elbow.

"Oh okay, I know."

Takagi rubbed his arm and said, "The diplomat who died today had a conflict with Shoichi."

Furthermore, while on the scene, Zheng Yi received a phone call where he discussed how to handle the diplomats.

Sato nodded, his face turning cold.

This kind of thing should be quite common now.

Someone will always confess to being the 'murderer,' and it seems that Inspector Megure has already compromised as well.

“No, the content of Zheng Yi’s phone call was rather euphemistic; he didn’t directly use the word ‘handle’,” Takagi said.

Sato shook his head, and Takagi could tell from his voice that the phone call was already quite explicit.

Why is Inspector Megure so angry?

"Perhaps it's because this time it really went too far," Takagi said.
"This time, the three detectives debated together, and each one randomly pointed out the murderer, and that person panicked and confessed."

The identification was made twice in a row, which was utterly absurd.

Treating the police like animals in a circus, toying with them, is simply going too far.

Even Inspector Megure, with his strong personality, couldn't tolerate it anymore.

Listening to Takagi's words.

Sato's gaze grew increasingly sharp.

This is already a test of the police's bottom line.

"So, Masakazu is innocent?" Sato asked.

Takagi whispered, "Both the evidence and the reasoning point to Mrs. Tsujimura, and Mrs. Tsujimura herself has confessed."

There is no evidence pointing to Zheng Yi, and Zheng Yi also had no opportunity to commit the crime.

Privately, Takagi didn't believe that it was Seiichi who was behind it.

"Is it possible that Shoichi threatened someone to take action?" Sato asked.

Takagi said, "We didn't investigate in that direction."

And there's no need to investigate.

The Tsujimura family members all showed a good attitude in admitting their guilt.

Even if someone threatens them.

But no matter who he was accused of, he obediently confessed, which must have been because he had been trained.

Asking them won't get you what you want.

Even if an investigation were conducted, it would be impossible to find any evidence, not even evidence of a private meeting between Shoichi and Mrs. Tsujimura. As long as Mrs. Tsujimura remained silent, Shoichi could say that he was actually recommending pension insurance to her.

"I understand." Sato nodded.

"Hey! Sato, what are you going to do?"

"get off work."

"Then put the gun down!"

……

"Dong Dong~"

Hearing the sound of fingers tapping on the glass, Zheng Yi rolled down the car window.

"Officer Sato?"

"Can you give me a ride?" Sato asked expressionlessly.

"of course."

Caught off guard, Masakazu opened the car door and let Sato get in.

Sato and Masakazu sat together in the back seat.

While driving, Curaçao pondered how she could rescue Shoichi from Sato's clutches.

This is the biggest challenge she has faced in her career.

"Did you kill diplomat Tsujimura?" Sato asked.

"Is it that direct?" Zheng Yi said.

Zheng Yi was very sincere and spoke the truth: "No."

Sato glanced at him.

Even though I don't believe what he says, I still can't help but ask him a question.

"Did you know that diplomat Tsujimura would die?" Sato asked.

"know."

Zheng Yi particularly likes to tell the truth: "Because I've seen this plot before."

Sato remained silent.

What's the difference between this and simply admitting it?

Just like the movie scripts Zheng Yi wrote, they were always drawing inspiration from reality.

Sato's hand unconsciously rested on his waist.

Curaçao glanced back as well.

The atmosphere was quite tense at one point.

“You seem to have absolutely no respect for the law and the police,” Sato said.

Zheng Yi shook his head and said, "The police and the law are the rules that keep society running. And I am the one who abides by the rules the most."

He not only abides by the rules of society, but also the rules of the world.

"You've put on this ridiculous act of confessing, how dare you say you abide by the law and rules?" Sato said.

“‘Absurd’ is such a strange word.” Zheng Yi shook his head. “Those were all conclusions drawn by the detectives, and the police accepted them. As for the confession,”

He smiled and said, "Look, when they confessed, were they unwilling?"
No, you weren't there. You can ask your colleagues if they were reluctant when they confessed.

“You’re too arrogant,” Sato said.

"What did you say?" Zheng Yi asked, puzzled.

Looking into Masakazu's eyes, Sato said, "Aren't you afraid I'll find evidence against you? Aren't you afraid those you've threatened will recant their confessions?"

"I don't think I've committed any crimes that would land me in jail," Zheng Yi thought to himself, leaning back in his chair.

Of course, what Coindu did has nothing to do with Zhengyi.

Zheng Yi continued, "Also, I have never threatened anyone."

"Screech!"

The car was parked under a street lamp.

“Officer Sato, you’re home,” Masakazu said.

Sato gripped the doorknob.

"Let's end this case as it is. It's the best choice for everyone—including the Metropolitan Police Department and the Tsujimura family." Sato paused, without turning around.

"Otherwise, next time it might not just be Tsujimura who needs to 'reach a consensus'."

Zhengyi looked at Sato and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about."

The door opened gently and closed gently again.

Sato stood outside the car door, mouthing words to Shoichi.

'I will investigate this thoroughly, even if you want to kill me.'

'You will pay the price for your arrogance sooner or later.'

Sato gripped her police badge, determined not to let Masakazu mock the law and justice she had upheld throughout her life, as long as she lived.

"Are you flirting with her?" Curaçao asked.

"what?"

Curaçao said, "Isn't the point of deliberately saying ambiguous things to make Sato misunderstand you and then investigate you?"

"Then what does this have to do with flirting?" Zheng Yi asked.

Outside the car, Takagi, worried that Sato might do something foolish, waited near Sato's house.

"Sato, what were you doing? Why did you get out of a strange car?"

"Takagi," Sato said softly, "I'm sorry, I'm a little tired, I'll head back now."

"Uh, eh, ah~"

……

"Shinichi, what brings you to call me?"

"Mom, send me the money."

"What did you say?"

"Sister, send me the money."

Yukiko, who was in the United States, was stunned. She glanced at the phone number and realized it was indeed her son's.

"Was your phone stolen?" Yukiko asked.

Although her son doesn't call her often, it's not like he would ask for money every time he calls, especially not so directly.

There wasn't even a proper greeting or any attempt to comfort me.

"No, Mom, give me the money, I need it," Conan said.

"You didn't kill someone, did you? But you're not that old," Yukiko said suspiciously.

Her son is in elementary school now, so she can't do it.

"No, it's something I'm researching to find an antidote to restore my body," Conan said.

"you?"

Conan pouted and said, "Of course I can't do it alone, Masakazu will help me."

"Sumitomo Shoichi?"

"Yes."

"How did you end up with him?" Yukiko asked worriedly.
“I’ve heard of his notorious reputation even in the United States. He’s the kind of person who kills innocent people indiscriminately and disregards the law. You shouldn’t associate with him.”

“You don’t understand Brother Zhengyi at all,” Conan said.

Yukiko's eyelids twitched.

I feel like my son has entered his rebellious phase.

Conan said, "You're in America, so you have no idea what kind of person Zheng Yi is. He's a really good guy."

Those rumors are all slanders against Zheng Yi Ge.

Yukiko said, "I have never heard of anyone daring to frame a powerful and influential chaebol's son."

"Yeah, those people slandered Brother Zhengyi so much, but Brother Zhengyi didn't cause them any trouble. That shows how magnanimous he is," Conan said.

Yukiko had nothing to say.

That's absolutely right.

The fact that a chaebol scion who rarely appears in public could be portrayed in such a way speaks volumes about his magnanimity.

"So he knows you've shrunk?"

“That’s right,” Conan said.

"He's even planning to help you research an antidote?"

"Correct."

"He's still planning to use you as a guinea pig?"

"No!" Conan's eyes turned into crescent shapes, his gaze filled with a hint of helplessness and disdain.

Why do you think so badly of Zheng Yi Ge again?

"Then why would he spend money to help you research an antidote?" Yukiko asked.

"Because Zheng Yi is a good person."

"Snapped!"

Yukiko slapped herself on the forehead.

I clearly gave birth to a son, so why do I still feel like I was kidnapped by that blond guy?

Did Sumitomo Masakazu drug you?
Conan heard the phone ringing and pouted, saying, "Because Masakazu has his own laboratory."

He just said he'd help me do some research and see if we could come up with any results.

Moreover, this drug is also of great research value, and if he achieves results, he will make a lot of money.

He thought it was worth a try.

Yukiko said, "So, you want to invest?"

"What investment? It was Brother Zhengyi who helped me research the antidote. I can't let Brother Zhengyi bear all the costs," Conan said.

Yukiko covered her head.

Okay, whatever you want.

"So how much money are you planning to ask for?" Yukiko asked.

Conan whispered, "I've heard that researching drugs is extremely expensive, so give me a hundred million dollars first."

"Do you think your mother would be worth a hundred million dollars if you sold her?" Yukiko said.

"Why don't you just sell me to that Sumitomo Shoichi!"

"Um..." Conan asked cautiously, "A lot?"

Conan argued with Yukiko for a long time before finally getting some money from her.

After hanging up the phone, Yukiko called out towards the bathroom:
"Yusaku Kudo, your son has been scammed by a blond guy in Japan!"

……

"Ai, come on, I'll take you out for a big meal."

"I want to go home and take a shower first."

“It’s alright, I don’t mind,” Zheng Yi said.

But I despise myself.

Ai sniffed herself; she smelled only disinfectant.

"Why are you so happy?" Ai asked.

"Because someone sent me money again," Zheng Yi said.

Xiao Ai pouted, "There are so many people giving you money."

Zheng Yi added, "No one died."

"Huh? Why are you deliberately explaining this?" Ai asked.

"I just wanted to explain," Zheng Yi said.

Conan brought him money.

The staff researching the antidote don't need extra salaries; the lab is affiliated with Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals, and the research funding comes from Conan and the organization.

The results of the research are one's own.

Zheng Yi felt that the world was too kind to him, and everyone was helping him.

Zheng Yi poked Ai's arm with his finger and said, "Can you sit in the front? You smell a bit strong."

"Didn't you say you wouldn't mind?"

“I didn’t mind just now,” Zheng Yi said.

(End of this chapter)