Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 159 Ai: I feel a chill down my spine

at night.

Ai yawned, looking at Masakazu with boredom.

"Aren't you going back to sleep?" Ai asked.

"We'll go back after watching this movie," Zheng Yi said.

Ai hugged her pillow and rubbed her eyes.

What a nutcase! Why are you watching a movie in my room? I'm trying to sleep, even though you're not.

Ai squinted as she watched the movie.

As I watched, I felt like Zheng Yi was subtly criticizing himself.

Why is it that at the end of the movie, a girl is holding her tragically deceased sister, and the sister says, "That's what happens to traitors anyway"?

"What exactly are you trying to say, you bastard?" Ai asked.

"It's nothing." Masakazu looked at Ai innocently.

It's just a movie; you're being too sensitive.

Ai threw the pillow at Shoichi.

You absolutely did it on purpose.

"Why did Gin come here? Have you found out?" Ai asked.

"Find out the details, then come and kill," Zheng Yi said.

Ai blinked. Could they be here to kill me?
Zheng Yi said, "Kill a programmer." And a woman.

A genius programmer hacked into the organization's computer, but Gin discovered it and had no choice but to kill him.

There was also a clueless woman whom Gin was planning to kill, but she was completely unprepared.

Ai nodded.

That evil organization is killing people again.

"Dong Dong~"

"I am Inspector Megure. Please open the door."

Ai glanced at Masakazu. Had the organization acted so quickly and killed the person?
Zheng Yi blinked.

That can't be that fast.

……

The next morning, Inspector Megure summoned Mori and the others to the police station.

"Member Oki of Nishitama City was murdered sometime between yesterday afternoon and midnight," Inspector Megure said.
"Because you had contact with Representative Oki yesterday, we called you here for questioning."

Conan raised his hand and asked, "Didn't you call Masakazu over?"

“I already asked him yesterday,” Inspector Megure said.

How could it not be called Zhengyi?

That guy is a key person to watch.

However, this time, Shoichi and Representative Oki had no contact whatsoever, and there was no animosity or conflict of interest.

There was no motive for murder.

Moreover, his alibi is quite sufficient, and he is not implicated in this case.

"Oh." Conan nodded.

After discussion, the police still believed that Tokiwa Mio was the most suspicious person.

On the other side of Nishitama City.

Gin was in a great mood after executing a traitor.

"This guy actually dared to hack into the organization's computers, he's really clueless," Vodka said.

I simply don't understand his purpose in doing this.

"Perhaps he was bribed by someone," Gin said in a low voice.

There are many forces that are hostile to the organization.

It's hard to say whether that programmer was bribed by someone.

Gin was in a good mood after executing the traitor, and he couldn't wait to execute another traitor.

"Brother, do you think this guy might have stored the organization's data on Tokiwa Group's computers?" Vodka said.

"It doesn't matter," Gin said.

Anyway, the decision has already been made to blow up that building, and all of Tokiwa Group's computers will be destroyed.

Whether Hara Yoshiaki stored the organization's data on Tokiwa Group's computers is completely irrelevant.

Killing Sherry and blowing up the computer together saved the organization a lot of trouble.

Ah, Sherry.

……

"Ah~ah sneeze!"

Xiao Ai rubbed her nose, feeling someone talking about her.

"You have the flu?"

"No, it's just that my nose suddenly feels a little uncomfortable," Ai said.

Zheng Yi patted Ai's head.

It must be because you're too likable that people keep talking about you.

"Ah!"

Zheng Yi rubbed his nose.

It seems like someone is talking about me too.

Not far from Zheng Yi, a woman in a black dress was cutting steak with a knife and fork.

He was muttering to himself:

"This one is Sherry, and this one is Zhengyi."

Vermouth put 'Zhengyi' into her mouth and felt much better.

That bastard deserves to be eaten.

Then Vermouth looked at Ai with a sinister gaze.

Sherry seems to be my mission target.

Vermouth glanced at the emails on her phone.

[Sherry was not found. —Vermouth]

Working within an organization, the most important thing is to lie through your teeth.

She will definitely show up. Find her and kill her. If you can't kill her, it doesn't matter; she'll perish with this building. —Gin

Vermouth really wanted to complete Gin's mission.

Executing Sherry and seeing the despair in her eyes would be wonderful.

Ai, who was next to Masakazu, felt a chill down her spine. She turned around and looked, but didn't find anything strange.

"what happened?"

Ai whispered, "I feel like someone is watching me."

“You’re being too paranoid,” Zheng Yi said.

Ai shook her head.

It's not that I'm being paranoid; I genuinely have this feeling.

Zheng Yi said in a low voice, "Don't you have an organization radar? Scan around and see if there are any members of the organization nearby."

Ai shook her head.

The radar is broken.

I'm in contact with people in the organization every day, so I've become desensitized and the radar can't detect me anymore.

Ai has doubts.

Her abilities have degenerated to the point where she can only scan Gin.

"That's alright, you don't need to worry too much. If Gin tries to kill you, I'll definitely stop him," Zhengyi said.

"What if you can't stop them?" Ai asked.

Zheng Yi spread his hands out.

There was no stopping them, so of course they had to have a grand and spectacular celebration.

Ai twisted Masakazu's arm.

You said you'd protect me if I paid you money, but could you at least make your protection a little more effective?

While Vermouth was dealing with the steak on her plate, researching a hundred ways Sherry could die.

A woman with permed hair caught her attention.

"Brother Zhengyi, how's my hairstyle?" Sonoko asked as she walked up to Zhengyi.

Masakazu touched Ai's hair and then looked at Sonoko.

Ai's hair is worth a fortune. Sonoko's appearance completely solved the problem that Shoichi couldn't use Ai's hair to fool Gin after she went bald.

"It looks great," Zheng Yi said sincerely. "With this hairstyle, you'll definitely attract a lot of attention."

"Really?" Sonoko had just opened her mouth when she realized something was wrong and covered her mouth, laughing demurely.

Zheng Yi reminded him, "Be careful."

Sonoko blinked. Was Masakazu telling me to be careful of perverts?
I look so good right now!
Shoichi even wanted to give Sonoko a hat.

Sonoko's hairstyle is really attractive to men like Gin who have face blindness.

Inside the hall, Amuro Tooru stood alone beside the car, looking at everyone present.

There were quite a few people present.

Zheng Yi, whom he has been keeping an eye on recently, is also there.

For some reason, he was always restless.

A murder has occurred in this building before. Is it going to happen again today?

In the center of the stage, Tokiwa Mio held the microphone and said:

"Welcome everyone to the opening ceremony of the Twin Towers skyscraper. I'd like to have a little entertainment and play a game with you all."

Tokiwa Mio pointed to the car illuminated by the lights and said, "I want to play a little game for thirty seconds. The person who guesses closest will drive away in this red car."

Standing under the light, Amuro Tooru began his introduction:

"This car is a bold innovation for our company. It breaks away from the traditional car's single pursuit of practicality and perfectly blends aesthetics and art."

Amuro Tooru continued:
"Its unique design is stylish yet sophisticated, and it will surely lead a brand new fashion trend."

Aside from being good-looking, there's nothing else to praise about Amuro Tooru.

You can't exactly say that the car's spokesperson is Kaito Kid, can you?

Although it has been sold bundled with Kaito Kid.

Tokiwa Mio continued, "If two people guess correctly, then they will decide who gets the prize by playing rock-paper-scissors."

The loser can ride that bicycle.

Now, please hand in your timing devices.

Zheng Yi nudged Xiao Ai: "Aren't you going to participate in the competition?"

"I don't want your car," Ai said bluntly.

You heartless capitalist.

The cars produced must never be driven.

"You have a good eye." Zheng Yi rubbed Ai's head.

After the participants handed in their timing devices, Tokiwa Mio's secretary pressed the stopwatch.

"start!"

The hall was very quiet, and everyone was silently calculating the time.

People started waving flags, which annoyed Kogoro Mori.

"Oh dear, I've messed up the count. How many seconds is it now?" Kogoro scratched his head.

"Whatever, whatever."

Kogoro waved the flag.

"stop!"

After Kogoro's flag was lowered, Tokiwa Mio's secretary also waved her own flag.

Standing on the stage, Tokiwa Mio looked in Kogoro's direction.

"It seems that Kogoro-senpai is the winner. Well then, please..."

Before Tokiwa Mio could finish speaking.

A huge explosion occurred downstairs, and the entire building began to shake violently.

"what happened?"

Conan subconsciously looked at the building's designer, Hidehiko Kazama, and asked, "Didn't you say you wouldn't blow this up?"

Like Conan, Shoichi also looked at Kazama Hidehiko.

Kazama Hidehiko was embarrassed.

Why are you all looking at me like that?

I'm just someone who gets paid to do design work; I don't really have the dedication of an artist.

The building explosion has nothing to do with me!

Tokiwa Mio, holding the walkie-talkie, asked, "What happened? Where was the explosion?"

"It's the power room on the fourth basement floor and the computer room on the 40th floor."

Inspector Megure, who was still investigating the cause of Representative Oki's death inside the building, also arrived. He walked over to Tokiwa Mio and heard the following conversation continue over the walkie-talkie:

"A fire has also broken out on the inside of the 40th floor. Evacuate the building as soon as possible!"

The power room was also destroyed, and even the elevator is no longer usable.

It's simply not feasible to climb down the stairs from such a high floor.

"Arrest Kazama Hidehiko!" Inspector Megure shouted.

"Yes!"

"What are you doing? Why are you arresting me? I couldn't have planted this bomb!" Kazama Hidehiko struggled to say.

Inspector Megure looked at him.

This building is uneven in height and not symmetrical at all. You are the prime suspect.

Students taught by symmetry fanatics are bound to go astray.

"Let me go! I'm really not the murderer!"

“You are highly suspicious right now, so don’t let yourself out of our police’s sights for the time being,” Inspector Megure said.

Kazama Hidehiko hesitated for a moment, then nodded helplessly.

I chose the wrong teacher!
The person standing next to him was dumbfounded.

As expected of Inspector Megure, he's already found a scapegoat for the organization.

You're so eager to share my burdens; you really want to be my lackey.

Inspector Megure asked, "Is there any way to escape?"

Kazama Hidehiko said, "The VIP observation elevator outside is usable; that elevator has its own power supply."

Also, there's a connecting bridge on the 60th floor; you can use this bridge to transfer to Building B.

Inspector Megure arrived at the observation elevator.

“It’s too small. There are too many people; we simply can’t transport them all down,” Inspector Megure said. “The elderly and children should take this elevator down first.”

The elderly and children listened to Inspector Megure's instructions and prepared to get on the elevator.

Even as a child, Ai was urged up by Ran.

As Ai was about to go up, she noticed a large hand pressing down on her shoulder.

Ai blinked.

Is it dangerous to go up the stairs?

"You bastard, what exactly is Gin trying to do?" Ai asked Shoichi in a low voice.

They've already planted bombs, so they definitely didn't just kill one programmer, right?
And it seems that the programmer named Hara Yoshiaki has already been killed.

"Let's kill the traitors!" Zheng Yi said.

"Ok?"

Xiao Ai felt a chill.

Kill the traitor?

Wouldn't that make me a traitor?
So how did Gin know I was here?

She looked at Zheng Yi with suspicion and uncertainty. Could it be that you betrayed me?
Masakazu patted Ai's head and picked her up.

"do not be afraid."

"What exactly do you want to do?" Ai asked.

Zheng Yi said, "I would never harm you."

After saying that, Zheng Yi put Xiao Ai into the arms of a strange woman next to him.

Xiao Ai was taken aback and looked up at the woman.

Who is this?
Zheng Yi said to the woman, "She's in your hands now. Take her out."

"no problem."

When the woman uttered her first words, Ai froze completely.

This sounds like Vermouth's voice.

The close contact seemed to have briefly restored Ai's radar.

My whole body was stiff and cold; I didn't even have the strength to move.

Ai looked at Masakazu in disbelief.

So, you still betrayed me?
Vermouth patted Ai's head.

The little guy seems quite afraid of himself.

Holding Ai in her arms, Vermouth replied to Gin's email.

Have you found Sherry? If not, detonate the other bombs and blow this building to smithereens. —Gin

Vermouth made sure Ai saw this email.

When she replied to Gin's email, she covered Ai's eyes.

(End of this chapter)