Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 149 I eliminated Zhengyi's henchmen
"no!"

"Why not?" Tom, the lead actor, said. "There's only one key to the theater, and only one door."

Once the door is locked, it becomes a secret room, and neither the Phantom nor Death can enter.

That way, I'm safe.

Besides, if anyone else dies tomorrow, that will also prove my innocence.

“If Mr. Tom is alone, he could easily become someone’s target,” Hakuba Saguru said.

"No no no."

The officer shook his head and said, "No one can get into the locked room, so Mr. Tom is perfectly safe."

The officer drew his pistol.

“I think Mr. Zhengyi is in more danger, so I’ve decided to protect him,” the officer said.

How could Zheng Yi possibly be in danger?

Hakuba looked at the white police officer and thought, "As long as I don't put anyone else in danger, that's fine."

Here, Hakuba Saguru is just an unknown high school student.

No one will believe him.

Tom, the male lead, was locked inside the theater, and Casey even brought him a blanket.

After locking the door, Walker said, "There's only one key to this door, and I've put it in this bag."

Seeing the key go into the bag, Tom said, "Take good care of this key."

“Don’t worry, I won’t let him out of my sight,” Walker said.

After locking Tom in the theater, Walker led everyone back.

“No, I’m going to stay here,” Hakuba Saguru said.

He believed that Tom had a righteous reason for dying.

Locking himself in an empty room, who else but him is going to die?

“Don’t worry, Tom’s inside. Nobody can open this room, so he’s safe,” Walker said.

Walker simply did not understand Hakuba Saguru's concerns.

"And if you're out there, you're very likely to be killed," the officer said.

Walker nodded: "That's why I advise you to come back with us; it's safer that way."

Hakuba Saguru said, "I'm confident I'll be fine."

As long as he stays here, even if someone attacks Tom, he will have time to react.

The culprit can be caught immediately.

“I’m sorry,” the officer said, “but you could also be the murderer, and it’s not safe for Tom to stay here.”

Walker walked over and patted Hakuba Saguru on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, everyone is in one room, and there's no one else on the whole island."

"As long as we stay together, no one will kill Tom," Walker said.

Walker continued, "And Tom could very well be the murderer. It's dangerous for you to stay here."

Walker and the officer pushed White Horse Scout away from there.

Inside the room, Walker lit the campfire in the fireplace and then put the bag containing the keys into his pocket.

Casey opened the cabinet and said, "Let's all guard this key together."

"No problem, looks like tonight's going to be a long night." The officer yawned.

The rain outside was getting heavier, and the temperature inside the room was dropping a bit.

Casey added more firewood to the fireplace.

Walker brought over a few cups of hot tea. "Everyone, have a cup of tea to warm up. It's just a pity that Zheng Yi went to rest and can't enjoy the hot tea I brewed myself."

“I’d better go get a few drinks and take them over,” Casey said. “And Tom at the theater, he’s probably colder there than here.”

“Okay.” Walker nodded.

Seeing that no one objected, Casey went to the drawer to get the key.

“I’ll go with you,” Hakuba Saguru said.

Casey paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, no problem."

Walker shrugged.

This kid seems overly cautious; he's suspicious of everything.

The officer and Walker exchanged a glance, neither of them paying any attention, letting it be.

After opening the drawer, Casey naturally picked up the bag containing the keys, then exclaimed and threw the bag on the floor.

“There are spiders,” Casey said.

"This is a poisonous spider; its bite can be fatal," the officer said.

Without hesitation, he took the firewood tongs and threw the bag into the fire.

“The key is still inside!” Hakuba Saguru said.

The officer was taken aback, then grabbed the clip and went inside to look for the key.

"Oh!"

The flames from the fireplace nearly burned the officer's sleeve.

"The fire inside is too big," the officer said.

Walker walked over and said, "As long as you don't add any more firewood, it won't be long before it goes out."

"Hopefully the key won't melt," the officer said.

“That’s impossible, but until then, Mr. Tom will have to stay in the theater,” Walker said.

As Bai Ma eavesdropped on their conversation, his premonition grew increasingly ominous.

Thinking back to the death of that actress, Hakuba Saguru had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.

“Then Mr. Tom won’t be able to enjoy his hot tea,” said Casey, picking up the tray of hot tea.
"Would the White Horse Detective come with me to deliver hot tea?"

"You know I'm a detective?" Hakuba Saguru asked.

“I lived in Japan for a period of time,” Casey said. “I was a teacher in Japan, training actors for Mr. Shoichi.”

I've seen news about you in the newspaper; you and Mr. Zhengyi have a very good relationship.

White Horse wanted to dive headfirst into the fire.

Does "very good" mean he's a lackey of the Zhengyi sect?

You can't believe what those media outlets say.

“I’m not very familiar with Shoichi,” Hakuba Saguru said coolly.

"Really?"

Casey nodded in confusion. The news said that you and Zheng Yi knew each other when you were in England.

Much earlier than Kogoro Mouri and others.

"Would you like to come along to deliver the hot tea?" Casey asked.

Hakuba gazed at the fire inside the fireplace.

The key is inside the fire.

The most likely culprits are Casey and Walker.

White Horse glanced at the yawning, drowsy officer and didn't think he could keep an eye on Walker.

"I'm not going," Hakuba Saguru said.

As long as Tom guards this key, he will be fine.

If the theater really doesn't have a second door.

Walker was the owner of the opera house and no one knew it better than him. Since he said there was no second door, then there wouldn't be.

Moreover, even if he has other ideas, as long as we keep an eye on him here, nothing will happen.

“Then I’ll go alone,” Casey said.

Hakuba Saguru remained seated by the fire.

The officer and Walker were already asleep on the sofa, snoring rhythmically.

The two of them snored together, making Bai Ma's head ache, and he couldn't concentrate on thinking at all.

'Hu~'

The flames in the fireplace suddenly flickered. Hakuba Saguru rubbed his face, and suddenly, a blanket was draped over him.

"It's getting cold."

"Thank you," Hakuba Saguru said to Casey.

“The fire inside has died down; we should be able to get the key out now,” Casey said.

"it is good."

Hakuba Saguru, holding the tongs, found the key in the fire.

“Found it.” “Be careful, it’s hot,” Casey said.

After being burned for so long, the key was hot enough to easily burn a person.

Even after putting the key in cold water to cool it down, Hakuba Saguru's furrowed brows remained furrowed.

"Did you take out the key?"

Walker walked over, yawning.

"Yes."

Walker glanced outside; the rain had stopped, and the sky was beginning to lighten.

“Looks like we all made it to morning,” Walker said.

Then he added with some regret, "It's a real shame that the Phantom didn't kill anyone."

“Let’s go find Tom first,” Hakuba Saguru said.

He always has a bad feeling.

The group arrived outside the theater with the keys. Bai Ma looked around but didn't see Zheng Yi and the others.

There were no signs of damage in the surrounding area.

Several people pushed open the door and entered, exclaiming, "Ah!"

Hakuba Saguru ran over quickly and saw Tom lying in the center of the theater, covered in blood.

"already dead."

Hakuba Saguru said, and then he saw the bloodstains on the floor, which spread all the way up to a wall.

The police officer also ran over in the direction Hakuba Saguru was heading.

"The bloodstain stopped here. Why did it stop here?" The officer looked up but didn't find anything on it.

Hakuba Saguru tapped the wall with his finger.

"Dong Dong~"

He pushed hard, and the wall was pushed open, revealing a staircase.

There's a hidden door.

The police officer looked at the door with a puzzled expression.

"Didn't Walker say the theater only had one door? What is this?"

Hakuba Saguru ignored the police officer and went downstairs with a flashlight.

The officer scratched his head and followed.

"There's something like this down there. That dark area over there must be the guest seating area," the officer said.

The white horse peered into the dimly lit area.

Due to years of disrepair, there are many cracks in the floor, as well as in the stage and the audience seating area.

"teng~"

"It's so bright, are the lights on upstairs?" the officer asked, puzzled.

The light from above traveled down the crack into the ground.

"This passage seems to lead outside," White Horse said, pointing in one direction.

The police officer and Hakuba Saguru followed the passage.

Hearing the sound of the sea breeze, Hakuba Saguru quickened his pace.

"It's right outside the ocean!" the officer said, somewhat surprised. "Could the murderer who killed Tom and the actress have already escaped from here?"

"Not necessarily," Hakuba Saguru said.

Hakuba and the police officer returned the way they came.

Upon returning to the theater, the officer asked Walker, "What's wrong with you? Why is there a maze down here?"
Moreover, this maze even leads directly to the sea.

“I don’t know either. I wasn’t the first owner of this opera house. He didn’t tell me this when I bought it,” Walker said.

Walker was also very sad.

It was clearly my own thing, yet I didn't realize it had another path leading to it.

White Horse looked at Casey.

If we ignore the fact that it was an outsider who did it, among this group, only she had the time to kill, which happened when she went to deliver hot tea to Zheng Yi.

wrong.

Hakuba Saguru shook his head again, indicating that Zheng Yi could not be ignored.

Although he may not have been the one to kill people before, it's not impossible that he did it himself this time.

But that guy doesn't seem to have a motive for killing.

Hakuba Saguru walked to the audience seats and looked around where everyone had been sitting the day before.

“I already know who the murderer is,” Hakuba Saguru said.

"Who?"

"I'll tell you the answer after I go to Beta," said Hakuba Saguru.

Walker and the officer exchanged a glance.

Do all children talk like this? They don't like to finish what they're saying.

White Horse ventured to the other tower and found something glowing at the very top.

"Thumbtack?"

Hakuba Saguru put the thumbtack in his pocket and then found a broken balloon.

“It’s you, there’s no mistake,” Hakuba Saguru said.

He still prefers to kill people in this flamboyant, almost scripted way.

The more you do, the more flaws you leave behind.

Zhengyi, don't you understand?
……

"Who is the killer? Stop keeping us in suspense," Walker said.

The officer shook his head.

He couldn't understand who could have committed the murder.

The only possibility seems to be that someone from the outside slipped into the theater through their passageway, then left after committing the murder.

Hakuba glanced at Masakazu, who was yawning.

He had already arrived by then.

He simply looked at the dead bodies in the theater without showing any surprise or fear on his face.

“The murderer is Miss Casey,” Hakuba Saguru said.

"Her?" the officer asked, puzzled.

"But the key was always inside the room, so how did Casey get in?"

Hakuba Saguru said, "Miss Casey took the real key with her when she went to get it from the drawer."

He said, "After taking the key, they put a poisonous spider in the bag. Anyone's first reaction would be to throw the spider into the fire so that no one would know the key was taken."

Walker said, "But you clearly found the key in the fire this morning."

"Because after Miss Casey killed Tom, she threw the key into the chimney."

"Wrapping it in paper will reduce the impact of the key and prevent it from making too much noise," Hakuba Saguru said.

“Am I right, Miss Casey?”

Casey did not reply.

Hakuba Saguru did not press Casey further, but instead walked to Zheng Yi's side and said:

"Mr. Zhengyi!

Did Miss Casey bring you hot tea last night?

Zheng Yi blinked and asked Curaçao, "I slept too soundly last night, so did I?"

Curaçao continued to play dumb, not saying a word.

"And what about Ai?" Masakazu asked Ai again.

Ai followed Curaçao's example and didn't say a word.

Zheng Yi glanced helplessly at Casey and said to Hakuba Saguru, "Then that means there isn't one."

"hehe."

Hakuba Saguru couldn't help but laugh.

As you can see, Zheng Yi also believes that he can't find a better reason to exonerate himself, so he has to give up his henchmen.

Hakuba Saguru said to Casey, "It seems like Shoichi has given up on you."

Casey said, "My relationship with Mr. Zhengyi is purely one of employment. What I do has nothing to do with Mr. Zhengyi."

"You are indeed loyal."

(End of this chapter)