Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 163 This Amuro Tooru is really hard to kill
Amuro Tooru found a small rental apartment.

He's already been marked by Zheng Yi, so he definitely can't go to the car company.

Perhaps, Zheng Yi has already planted people in the place where he originally rented.

"The situation is getting a bit bad."

Amuro Tooru left his small rented room to buy some food.

"Hey buddy, wanna buy a DVD?"

"Ok?"

A man in a black trench coat approached Amuro Tooru, pulled his hat down low, and asked furtively.

"I'm not buying it," Amuro Tooru said, frowning.

"Ahem, I'm not selling those random DVDs," the man said.

He took out a disc and said to Amuro Tooru, "This is the Final Destination movie series."

What kind of unlucky thing is this?
The moment Amuro Tooru saw this thing, all he could think of were bad things.

He even began to wonder if the man selling pirated DVDs had another identity.

"Buy it or not?" the man asked.

"I'm not buying it," Amuro Tooru said.

Buying this thing back home makes Amuro Tooru feel like the rented room is no longer clean.

After being refused, Amuro Tooru didn't press the matter and went straight to his next client.

……

"Dad, what are you looking at?"

“I’m looking at memories from the past,” Kogoro Mouri said.

His wife went to help his junior from college with her lawsuit, so the junior no longer needed his comfort.

This great detective has started doing nothing again.

When I have nothing to do, I always like to reminisce about the past.

I came to the bank to withdraw money, intending to offer some help to my junior when she was in trouble.

Kogoro looked at a column on the bank's website and said:
"You may not know this, but in the past, every bank had a column on its official bulletin board that was open to the public for comments."

I posted an ad there for a tutor position back then.

Xiao Lan asked curiously, "Dad, you were actually a tutor?"

"Who told me to marry your mother when I was still in school? I had no money, so I had to work," Kogoro said.

"The students who have been taught by that old man must have had a tough time," Conan said with a mischievous grin.

Can you really get into university if you're taught by that bumbling old man, Uncle Mori?
Conan held his phone and chuckled to himself.

"I was quite an excellent tutor back then," Kogoro said.

"By the way, I taught a student for three years who got into the law school at Chengnan University. I remember her home was in Mihua Town."

Kogoro clapped his hands and said to Ran and Conan, "In that case, I'll take you to meet Megumi."

"Xiao Hui? She's a woman." Xiao Lan frowned.

You just got kicked out of your girlfriend's place by your mom, why are you going to find another female student?

You and your mom aren't divorced yet!

Conan pouted; he had no desire to go.

Conan was holding his phone, sending an email to Shoichi.

"Brother Zhengyi, that guy who stayed upstairs at the end of the building is weird. What was he doing up there? He's your employee, right? —Conan"

He ran away from the hospital, and I don't know what he was doing. — Zheng Yi

[Does Brother Zhengyi know where that person went? —Conan]

[I am very concerned about the safety of my employees and have already sent people to investigate. The approximate location is in Mihua Town. — Zheng Yi]

Conan puts away his phone.

Instead of going to see the female student who's with Uncle Mori, it's better to investigate that strange man.

"Hey kid, hurry up and keep up!" Kogoro said to Conan.

"Uncle, I..."

"What do you mean 'what do you mean'? Hurry up and catch up. I remember Xiaohui's house is in Mihua Town, not far from here," Kogoro said.

Conan was stunned for a moment.

It was in the same spot as that man.

What a coincidence!

……

After buying the food, Amuro Tooru prepared to hide back in his rented room.

"Hey handsome, could you come over and help me back up the car?"

A dressed woman greeted Amuro Tooru.

Amuro Tooru became wary and cautiously observed the woman.

The woman leaned against the car and called out to Amuro Tooru, "Handsome, my sister can't back up the car, could you come and help me?"

Amuro Tooru looked at the two women in front of him.

I don't think these two women are assassins or anything like that.

"Kuanmei, please don't bother strangers, okay?" Xiaohui said to her younger sister, displeased.

"You can just help me back the car, there's no need to bother anyone else."

Kuanmei said nonchalantly, "My reversing skills aren't very good either, so I'd like to trouble this handsome guy for help."

Amuro Tooru said softly, "I'm sorry, I'm injured right now and can't drive."

"Really? I can't tell at all."

Hiromi looked Amuro Tooru up and down, feeling that these were all just excuses for a handsome guy.

However, she had never tasted such a dark-skinned handsome guy before, and she was very interested in Amuro Tooru.

"Could you please get in the car and give me some pointers? I'm missing a driving instructor," Kuanmei said.

"Kuanmei!"

Xiao Hui said harshly to her younger sister, "Can you please stop being so promiscuous! All you ever think about is men."

Kuanmei's brows furrowed as she was scolded by her older sister.

"It's none of your business!" Kuanmei said cursingly, "So what if I stole a few of your boyfriends in college?"

"That happened so many years ago, and you're married now, why do you still remember it?"

Amuro Tooru frowned.

Why did they suddenly start arguing?

"How about I help?" Amuro Tooru said softly.

"Okay!"

Kuanmei readily agreed.

She pulled Amuro Tooru into the car and had him sit in the passenger seat to guide her as she reversed.

Xiao Hui had nothing to say to her younger sister.

……

"Brother Zhengyi, where are you guys headed?"

“Let’s take a walk,” Zheng Yi said.

I just had lunch with Ai Akemi, celebrating my great success in my career.

And he even happily gave Ai and Akemi a three-day holiday.

Now is the time to aid digestion.

However, Masakazu felt that Ai didn't need to aid digestion.

Because Ai hadn't eaten, but instead kept questioning Shoichi about why Gin knew she would be at the Twin Towers skyscraper.

It's really hard to understand a child's persistence.

I've already tried my best to appease you, but you keep asking questions.

"Who are you?" Zheng Yi asked.

"We're going to see Dad's students," Xiaolan said.

"Female student?"

"Uh, yes." Xiaolan nodded.

How strange, why did Brother Zhengyi guess it so quickly?

Zheng nodded.

I never expected Kogoro to be so skilled at such an advanced age.

His wife was fighting a lawsuit for her junior, and he was also rushing to see his female student.

As Shoichi's thoughts gradually became corrupted, Ai pinched Shoichi's thigh.

"Goodbye then, Ai and I are heading back now," Masakazu said.

"it is good."

"Goodbye, Brother Zhengyi."

Zheng Yi pulled Xiao Ai forward.

Ai kept saying to Shoichi, "Gin is..."

"Why don't you just ask him yourself?" Zheng Yi squatted down and handed his phone to Xiao Ai.

"This is Gin's email."

Zheng handed the phone to Ai to see what she could do.

Ai held her phone and blinked.

Masashi said to Ai, "Do what you want to do."

[Damn it. — Cointreau]

The email was sent a long time ago, but there has been no response from the other party.

Ai blinked again. Was that really Gin's mailbox on the other end?

He doesn't even respond when she scolds him. Is Zheng Yi lying to her?
“You’re too gentle,” Zhengyi said.

"what?"

“Gin will definitely not respond to emails like this,” Shoichi said.

His conversation with Gin had never been so gentle.

Masakazu patted Ai's head.

She's still just a child; she's so gentle.

Ai felt uncomfortable being touched by Masaichi.

It's a strange feeling, like I'm being looked down upon by Zheng Yi.

"Can you please stop bullying Ai?" Akemi hugged her younger sister.

“I didn’t bully her. I even let her vent her anger by cursing Gin,” Zheng Yi said.

"Boom~"

"Ok?"

As Masakazu stood up, it seemed that an explosion had occurred at the place where Kogoro Mouri and the others had just gone.

"There have been so many explosions lately," Zheng Yi said in a low voice.

The Twin Towers just exploded, and now this place is exploding again?
You've used up all the explosives in Tokyo.

"Shall we go and watch the excitement?" Zheng Yi asked.

"Do not……"

Before Ai could finish speaking, Masakazu picked her up and ran towards the direction of the explosion.

"Xiao Hui, are you alright?" Kogoro asked.

Xiao Hui, who was lying on the ground, looked in the direction of the garage and said, "My sister, Kuanmei, is in the car! There's also a strange man in the car."

"what?"

Conan pointed towards the garage and said, "I think I just saw a black shadow fly out."

"Where?" Kogoro asked.

The people inside must have been blown out.

"I'm here." Amuro Tooru stood up, leaning against the wall.

"You?" "You!"

Conan and Kogoro stared at Amuro Tooru in shock.

The car exploded, and you were blown out, yet you were still breathing?
"I realized there was danger before the bomb exploded, so I jumped out of the car immediately," Amuro Tooru said.

He was also blown away by the blast wave.

"How did you realize there was danger?" Kogoro Mouri asked.

"Sixth sense?" Amuro Tooru said softly.

He didn't know why, he just felt something in his heart.

"Cough cough."

"Are you alright?" Conan asked.

"It's alright," Amuro Tooru said.

Although some injuries were added, thankfully, they were not particularly serious.

"Is Kuanmei still inside?" Xiaohui asked.

Kogoro used the fire extinguisher next to the telephone pole to put out the fire inside the car.

He glanced at the driver's seat and gently shook his head at Xiaohui.

Unable to accept such a blow, Xiao Hui fainted in Xiao Lan's arms.

"Sister Xiaohui." Ran helped Xiaohui up with concern and said to Conan, "Conan, quickly call an ambulance and the police."

"it is good."

Conan took out his phone and skillfully dialed the two numbers.

Amuro Toru leaned against the wall.

I feel like I'm having a bit of bad luck.

He had only gone out to buy something when he encountered a woman who was clinging to him, and he almost died because of it. "What happened here?" Zheng Yi ran over carrying Xiao Ai.

Amuro Tooru glanced at Masakazu.

How did he end up here?

"Hey, Amuro Tooru, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the hospital?" Masakazu asked, looking at Amuro Tooru.

"I……"

Upon seeing Shoichi, Amuro Tooru's mind was in complete disarray.

Was this accident really an accident?

There have been two explosions in a row, and both explosions were related to cars. There can't be such a coincidence in the world, right?

Without thinking too much, Amuro Tooru collapsed to the ground.

"Conan, tell the ambulance to bring an extra stretcher," Ran shouted.

"understood!"

……

"asshole?"

Gin couldn't help but chuckle as he read the email.

Is this still an email from Cointreau?

Unexpectedly, after being warned with a shot in the Twin Towers skyscraper, the first email he sent to himself was cursing him as an "idiot."

Gin thinks Cointreau is kind of 'cute'.

This 'bastard' has a kind of impotent rage about him.

Vodka stood to the side, not understanding why his older brother was laughing.

"Brother, you..."

"It's nothing, I just find Cointreau a bit funny," Gin said.

After putting down his phone, Gin picked up the newspaper.

The explosion of the twin towers did not draw much attention to the mysterious organization that detonated the building.

Cointreau has consistently delivered excellent handling of public opinion.

First, news of Kisaragi Mine being bombed and destroyed a building was released.

Then they added some kind of conspiracy by Phantom Thief Kid, and some news reports saying it was a malicious act by a competitor of the Secom Group.

Opinions varied, but the discussion had nothing to do with the organization.

Moreover, this news is overshadowed by the lawsuit between Tokiwa Group and Secom Group.

Chairwoman Tokiwa Mio attended many press conferences and participated in many television programs.

He's been making his presence felt by focusing on the lawsuit against the Secom Group.

This woman has also attracted a lot of attention.

Moreover, the painter who committed the murder also attracted a lot of attention, and everyone felt sorry for this famous painter.

That bastard Cointreau hasn't completely quieted down either.

He also wrote an article in the newspaper saying that Kisaragi Mine was a criminal, but his art was not.

He will buy an art museum to house his art collection.

Cointreau even released a false message to attract public attention.

They claimed that an agreement had been reached with multiple parties to transform the haunted toilet into an American cultural street.

"This guy, even in this situation, hasn't forgotten to advertise," Gin sneered.

Zhengyi's car advertisements are everywhere.

Now the whole of Japan knows that his car can withstand explosives and protect its owner.

"Let's keep the organization quiet for a while," Gin said.

"Yes."

Gin put the newspaper away.

After a period of silence, once the storm has passed and the Metropolitan Police Department is unwilling to investigate further, the organization will re-emerge.

"By the way, have you found Sherry?" Gin asked.

Vodka shook his head: "The building was destroyed too badly; it's very difficult to determine if anything is inside."

We can only determine whether Shirley is inside once the search and rescue team completes their work.

Vodka suspected that Shirley wasn't inside the building.

My brother might have really been tricked.

Vodka said in a low voice, "But it seems that Bourbon almost died in that building."

"Bourbon?" Gin paused in his movements.

Vodka said, "Bourbon worked at Cointreau's car company. At the opening of the Tokiwa Building, one of the prizes for an event was a Cointreau car with an ear, so Bourbon was there too."

“What a coincidence,” Gin said.

Vodka whispered, "I have a feeling that Cointreau wants to kill Bourbon."

Gin frowned.

How can members of an organization kill each other?

“Bourbon’s motives for joining Cointreau’s car company may not be entirely pure,” Vodka said.

"Impure?"

Gin sneered, "I'd like to see just how Bourbon isn't pure."

Vodka whispered a reminder: "Brother, Cointreau is very petty."

"I know." Gin's lips curled into a smile.

That guy, the petty one called him a 'bastard'.

……

"Ugh~ Ah~"

When Amuro Tooru woke up in bed, he saw that the person sitting by the bed was Shoichi.

Zheng Yi is looking at some documents, and those documents are... insurance?
"you're awake."

"Uh, yes."

Amuro Tooru lay on the bed, looking at Shoichi, unsure of what to say.

Zheng Yi was still looking at the insurance policy, his gaze not lingering on him for even a second.

Next to Zheng Yi was a little girl.

The little girl was also reading a book, but he couldn't even understand the title of the book she was reading.

"These are the fruits I bought for you."

Akemi Miyano walked out of the ward and handed the fruit to Shoichi and Ai.

"Thank you." "Thank you."

Amuro Tooru looked to his right and saw another woman lying in his hospital room.

"Your name is Kihara Megumi, right?" Inspector Megure asked Megumi.

"Yes."

"The woman in the car is named Tanaka Hiromi, she is your sister."

"Correct."

Inspector Megure turned around and asked Amuro Tooru, "Your name is Amuro Tooru, right?"

"Yes."

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "We discovered that the vehicle was equipped with explosives, including a detonator."

They were all pre-installed under the car.

My guess is that the explosives were designed so that they would detonate as soon as the wheels turned.

Kogoro nodded and said, "If I remember correctly, that car exploded suddenly while it was reversing."

Inspector Megure nodded and continued, "Was that car that exploded your sister's?"

"No, it's my car," Xiaohui said.

"what?"

Xiaohui said, "I drove this car from my home in Nishitama City to my hometown."

My sister's car broke down and was sent for repairs, so she asked me to drive it into the garage.

My reversing skills have always been terrible, so I asked my sister to help me back the car out.

"So, the person the killer actually wanted to kill was you?" Inspector Megure said.

"Woo~"

Xiao Hui curled up on the hospital bed, covering her face and crying.

Inspector Megure sighed and continued, "Ms. Megumi, what time did you drive out of your hometown in Nishitama City?"

"Around two o'clock."

"When did you arrive in Mihua Town?"

"It's around 2:30."

Inspector Megure nodded. The explosion occurred at 3:00, so the perpetrator planted the bomb within those 30 minutes.

Inspector Megure asked, "Do you have anyone you suspect?"

"No." Xiao Hui shook her head: "But about a week ago, in the supermarket, a strange man stared at me for a long time, which made me very uncomfortable."

"Do you still remember what that man looked like?"

"remember."

“Then let Miss Xiaohui describe him, and I’ll draw his appearance,” Zhengyi said.

"you?"

Zheng Yi nodded: "I'm an art critic, so simple portraits are quite easy for me."

"Alright then." Inspector Megure nodded with some skepticism.

Ai was also very curious; Shoichi's strange skills had increased again.

She stood next to Zheng Yi and watched him start drawing. He quickly drew a man.

"Look, is this the man?" Inspector Megure asked.

“It’s definitely him.” Xiao Hui nodded.

Kogoro looked at the portrait and said, "I've seen this man before. On my way to find Megumi, this man was driving and almost hit Conan, who was playing on his phone, in an alley."

Xiaolan also said, "Although that person was wearing sunglasses, the facial contours were the same."

“If he appeared at that time, he is very likely the murderer,” Inspector Megure said.

Things are starting to look promising.

Zheng Yi yawned.

Another day without being suspected, how wonderful.

"You all rest first, we'll head out now. Miss Xiaohui, your husband will be here soon," Inspector Megure said.

"it is good."

Inspector Megure led Kogoro and the others outside.

As Amuro Tooru's 'family member', Shoichi stayed in the ward.

“You don’t even have a single family member left, how pitiful,” Zheng Yi said.

Amuro Tooru's lips twitched.

That's way too direct.

Zheng Yi said, "But don't worry, all the employees in the group are my family, and I will take care of you."

“I wouldn’t dare waste Mr. Shoichi’s time,” Amuro Tooru said.

“It’s okay, I’ve contacted the car company. I’ll leave once they arrive,” Zheng Yi said.

Zheng Yi cares a lot about his employees.

Amuro Tooru shut his mouth.

Ignoring the other people in the room, Masakazu said directly to Amuro Tooru, "It seems like you're investigating my company."

"No, who told you that?" Amuro Tooru asked in surprise.

"Is Yoko Okino's record any good?" Masakazu asked.

Cold sweat broke out on Amuro Tooru's face.

Xiao Hui, who was in the bed next to mine, had already fallen into a deep sleep sometime earlier.

“If you like, I can give you a few more; they’re all ones you can’t buy on the market,” Zheng Yi said.

"I……"

"Shh~"

Masakazu said with a smile, "I don't even know what to call you. Amuro Tooru? Bourbon? Or Public Security Bureau Rei Furuya?"

Under the covers, Amuro Tooru clenched his fists.

He now stood naked in front of Zheng Yi, as if he had been stripped naked.

"Judging from your expression, you're so stingy. You're allowed to investigate me, but I'm not allowed to investigate you?" Zheng Yi said with dissatisfaction.

"However, you have many identities, which has given me a long-lost desire to create."

Ai leans on her older sister as they eat watermelon.

They're still here, so why is Zheng Yi just going to tell them all this?
Ai's head tilted to one side.

Thankfully, Curaçao wasn't here today, otherwise the organization would have arrested another undercover agent.

Amuro Tooru squinted and asked, "So what do you want?"

"To make you realize your responsibilities," Zheng Yi said.

Shoichi patted Amuro Tooru on the shoulder: "Your fangs should be aimed at those rats in the stinking sewers, not at me."

"You have no connection with the organization?"

“If you had one, what could you do?” Zheng Yi asked.

Amuro Tooru was unable to answer.

If so, his undercover identity would have been exposed, and the organization would send someone to kill him.

"I almost got shot dead when we were in the Twin Towers skyscrapers," Zheng Yi said, clearly annoyed.

(End of this chapter)