Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 165 Ai: I'm going to kill you
"Ah!"

Ai rubbed her nose; she'd been sneezing a lot lately.

"Do you have a cold?" Akemi asked with concern, taking out a tissue from her pocket and handing it to Ai.

"No." Ai shook her head.

Lately, she's been feeling a chill down her spine, as if someone might try to harm her.

Just like the twin towers in Nishitama City last time.

Ai glanced behind her but didn't see anything strange.

"I have a feeling someone is going to harm me," Ai said.

Akemi patted Ai's head and said, "I feel like no one would hurt you. Don't be suspicious."

Vermouth works as a bodyguard for the organization's Curaçao, ignoring her sister.

It seems that Gin is the only one still hunting down the traitor.

Well, we should also count the vodka next to Gin.

"Yes, yes," Ai said.

The one who could harm her is definitely Zheng Yi.

It seems that Shoichi went to Nishitama City and is still busy with Tokiwa Group matters, showing great enthusiasm for making money.

With Zheng Yi gone, surely no one would harm her, right?

“Try the chocolate I made for you,” Akemi said.

"So sweet."

There is no Zheng Yi, only the older sister.

Today is a really good day.

Inside a campervan, Vermouth and Seiichi were looking at the computer screen.

Ai and her sister are enjoying a sweet lunch.

"Why did you flirt with Sherry on Valentine's Day?" Vermouth asked.

“Today happens to be her holiday,” Zheng Yi said.

You can't exactly flirt with someone while they're at work.

It will interfere with making money.

Vermouth's lips twitched. As expected of Zheng Yi, this reason was indeed quite powerful.

The thought of Sherry being terrified later brought a beautiful smile to Vermouth's lips.

But then she remembered that today was also her day off, which she had taken by taking time off work.

Vermouth's mouth drooped again.

That damned Zheng Yi, he deserves to go to hell.

Zheng Yi said, "Let's see how well you've trained her. Ai has an organizational radar."

If you can fool Ai as well, then your training will be successful.

“I’ve always been pretty good at training people,” Vermouth said.

She took a cigarette out of her pocket.

Lately, after get off work, she has been teaching these two people, training their acting skills, and making them imitate the temperament of Gin and Vodka.

I even have less time to talk to Xiaolan on the phone and email.

Vermouth stared blankly at her phone.

What excuse should I use to call Xiaolan today?

Vermouth put her phone away, because a good show was about to begin outside.

Vermouth felt that Sherry was really turning into a child.

How could she accept being fed by Akemi Miyano?

They have absolutely no sense of shame.

Shoichi was wondering if Ai would feel ashamed if he showed her the video.

"Ok?"

Ai's hand suddenly trembled.

"Sister, look over there." Ai tugged at Akemi's sleeve and pointed to the table next to them.

Akemi glanced at it too, then quickly lowered her head.

Why is Gin here?
Xiao Ai kept her head down, not daring to lift it.

This is terrible. It feels like Shoichi has spoiled him rotten. He's so lacking in vigilance towards the organization's people that he couldn't even detect Gin.

“Don’t be afraid. You look like a child now, he won’t recognize you,” Mingmei comforted her.

Besides, she had her face disguised, so Gin probably wouldn't be able to tell, right?
Akemi held Ai's hand.

"Just act like you didn't see him, behave naturally, and continue eating," Akemi said.

Ai nodded.

Inside the RV, Vermouth asked, "Is there a listening device?"

“Yes, I tampered with Ai’s clothes,” Masakazu said.

Vermouth nodded.

Then she checked her clothes.

That pervert Zheng Yi, he wouldn't install some weird stuff on my clothes, would he?
"Don't think of me as so stupid," Zhengyi said.

"What do you mean?"

"Why would I use the same method on two people?" Zheng Yi continued looking at the screen.

Vermouth gritted her teeth.

So there are some, right?

Everything I'm wearing today must be thrown away; I absolutely cannot use it anymore.

I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.

"I suddenly miss Zheng Yi a bit."

Zheng Yi pursed his lips.

You don't think of me when you're eating chocolate, but you'll think of me when you see danger, right?

Inside the restaurant.

Akemi and Ai ate their meal without daring to look in the direction of Gin, for fear of attracting his attention.

I just kept listening to what was happening over there.

Gin didn't come to arrest them, which means that Gin didn't notice them, and their encounter was just a coincidence.

We just need to wait for Gin to finish his meal and leave.

But Gin was acting strangely today; he ate for more than half an hour, showing none of the work ethic expected of a distillery's model worker.

“Let’s go,” Akemi said.

"it is good."

Mingmei nervously called the waiter to pay the bill.

After the two left the restaurant, they breathed a sigh of relief when they didn't see Gin following them.

It was indeed an unexpected encounter.

"Should we go back?" Mingmei asked.

Ai shook her head.

It's so rare to get out with my sister. I hope we can play together next time. I wonder when Zheng Yi will suddenly show some mercy.

“Tokyo is only so big, it’s okay to run into him once in a while, there’s no need to pay too much attention to Gin,” Ai said.

"But……"

"There's nothing to worry about, don't worry," Ai said.

Akemi held Ai's hand.

I feel that my younger sister has indeed become much bolder; she even had the mind to play after seeing Gin.

I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

"Let's go, let's go," Ai said.

Inside the RV, Vermouth was somewhat surprised by Sherry's courage.

Zheng Yi took out a bottle of juice and said, "She's seen too many people from the organization; she might be a bit desensitized."

It's all Vermouth's fault for scaring Ai last time. She said so many harsh things, but none of them came true.

This made Ai less afraid of the organization's people.

Vermouth smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's more interesting if you're not afraid."

If you're not scared now, you'll be even more frightened later.

Mingmei drove for a full hour and a half before finding a coffee shop to rest.

We're so far away, we probably won't run into Gin.

Ai drank her juice in big gulps.

I was really scared just now.

"Have some cake, you haven't eaten properly earlier," Mingmei said.

"Mmm." Ai nodded.

I didn't eat properly at the restaurant just now.

The two ordered two small cakes and ate them together.

Akemi was still somewhat worried, very concerned that Gin would find his way here.

"Sister, don't worry," Ai said nonchalantly. "What a coincidence that he would be able to follow us here."

Ai wasn't worried at all. "Cough...cough cough!"

"What's wrong?" Akemi handed Ai a tissue.

Ai wiped her mouth and pointed towards the door.

That guy 'Gin' has tracked me down here again.

Ai and Akemi exchanged a glance; this was no longer a mere coincidence.

Two encounters within an hour and a half's drive.

She's been targeted by Gin.

Akemi held Ai's hand, pondering how to escape.

Meanwhile, Gin seemed oblivious to their presence, leisurely enjoying afternoon tea with Vodka.

"Walk."

Akemi pulled Ai along as they walked out of the coffee shop.

Gin inside the coffee shop didn't chase after them.

Once in the car, Ai and Akemi were both filled with questions.

Did Gin actually discover them?
"Let's go home first," Ai said.

"it is good."

Akemi Miyano drove home.

Zheng Yi said that.

If Gin finds out about them, contact him directly, and Shoichi will help them deal with Gin.

Ai sat in the back seat, nervously clutching the hem of her clothes.

"Ok?"

Ai noticed something extra in her pocket and reached into it.

He took a piece of paper out of his pocket.

It was probably a page torn from a black leather notebook, with rough edges, cool-toned black ink, sharp handwriting, and no embellishment.

The words written on it made Ai's pupils shrink sharply.

“The ‘defective’ APTX4869 should be returned to the lab for destruction.”

"elder sister!"

Xiao Ai suddenly screamed.

"What's wrong?" Mingmei asked with concern, but continued driving, speeding towards home.

“Gin spotted us; he slipped a note into my pocket,” Ai said.

"what!"

Mingmei's grip on the steering wheel tightened, and she felt uneasy.

"Then why didn't he just arrest us?" Mingmei asked.

Ai shook her head and said, "I don't know."

She clutched the note and said, "They might be trying to play a trick on us, or they might be trying to catch the person behind our help."

I wonder how Gin will fare against Shoichi.

Last time, she used Zhengyi's phone to send an email to Gin to scold him, and Gin seemed afraid to talk back.

Zheng Yi still holds a decent position within the organization.

Ai isn't worried that Gin will kill Shoichi.

She worried that Masakazu would succumb to Gin's pressure and hand her and her sister over to the organization.

Akemi said worriedly from the front, "But, it seems that Masakazu is not at home."

Shoichi went to Nishitama City.

Ai almost fell off her seat.

Is Zheng Yi not home?
What should I do?
Ai frantically rummaged around and found a small listening device and transmitter on her clothes.

Ai crushed the two things and said to Akemi:

“Gin planted listening devices and transmitters on me, no wonder he was able to pinpoint my location so accurately.”

"Di Di~"

[You're not home? Did you go out with your sister? — Zheng Yi]

"You're home? — Ai"

[Yes. — Zheng Yi]

Ai Haibara had never wanted to see Masakazu so much.

"Sister, Masakazu is back," Ai said.

Akemi asked, "Then let's go home first."

Mingmei drove home.

After throwing the bugging device and transmitter out, Ai climbed into the passenger seat and checked her sister's clothes.

I breathed a sigh of relief after finding nothing.

"Gin shouldn't know our location right now."

Ai poked her head out of the car window again to look around, but she didn't see the familiar car.

When I got home...

Ai saw that Shoichi was watching TV in the living room.

"You're back." Masakazu stood up from the sofa and took the chocolate from Ai's hand.

"Is it for me?"

Zheng Yi tore open the chocolate packaging, took out a piece, and threw it into his mouth.

It's too sweet, it doesn't taste good at all.

“My sister gave this to me,” Ai said.

Zheng nodded.

and then?
Ai didn't want to talk to Shoichi about this, and said directly, "Gin found out about me."

Zheng Yi said indifferently:

"Tokyo is only so big, it's nothing to run into him once in a while, there's no need to pay too much attention to Gin."

Xiao Ai frowned, feeling that these words sounded somewhat familiar.

But not noticing anything unusual at first, he then said:
"It wasn't a coincidence; Gin had been following me."

Ai told Shoichi everything that had happened that day, and Shoichi nodded.

"Ai, don't worry." Masakazu said nonchalantly, "What a coincidence that he could still track us here."

"This place is far from where you eat and drink coffee."

Ai still felt that Shoichi's words didn't quite fit her taste.

Akemi Miyano's eyes widened in surprise.

She's heard the same thing twice today.

Ai took out a note and said to Shoichi, "Look, this is the note Gin slipped into my pocket."

“Oh, his handwriting is quite nice,” Zhengyi said.

Ai's eyebrows furrowed together.

Shoichi took a chocolate out of the packaging and put it in Ai's mouth. Ai naturally opened her mouth and accepted Shoichi's feeding.

"How old are you? You still need your sister to feed you."

"you!"

Ai grabbed Shoichi's arm and asked, "Why do you know so much?"

"What do you mean, 'clear'?" Zheng Yi asked, puzzled.

Masaichi stroked Ai's head, completely unaware of what she was talking about.

"You planted the listening device and the transmitter, didn't you?" Ai asked. "And that note, you planted it too, didn't you?"

'Gin' never even touched her, so how could he possibly have put something on her?

It was definitely something Zheng Yi secretly put on her.

"Don't you dare slander me." Zheng Yi shook his head.

He changed the subject: "By the way, I found you a driver to pick you up and drop you off at school."

Zheng Yi clapped his hands.

'Gin' walked from the inner room to the living room.

Ai's eyes widened.

That person's face, because Vermouth had done his makeup, looked almost exactly like Gin's.

Moreover, he even imitated Gin's demeanor very well.

"Mr. Zhengyi, Miss." The man's submissive demeanor instantly shattered his previous air of composure.

Zheng Yi said, "So, are you satisfied with this driver?"

"I am going to kill you."

“There’s no need to shout and fight if you don’t like it,” Zheng Yi said.

Masakazu held Ai's head with his hand, but Ai still stubbornly rubbed against him.

"Alright, alright, if you don't like this, how about I get you the same kind as the vodka?" Zheng Yi said.

"You bastard!"

Ai took a chocolate bar out of her pocket and angrily bit it in half.

Your chocolate is gone!
(End of this chapter)