Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 193 Showing Ai Haibara "Orphan"

"You're back. What did you buy?"

Ai and Akemi Miyano spent the whole day outside.

I didn't go home for lunch or dinner.

When she returned home carrying large bags and small packages, Zheng Yi thoughtfully took them from her to see if there was anything for him.

"Don't touch them, I bought them all for myself," Ai said.

Ai snatched all these things away and hugged them like treasures.

"How stingy."

Zheng Yi pouted and looked at Xiao Ai with dissatisfaction, "She doesn't even think about me at all."

"I was even thinking of bringing you a gift when I left home."

He then placed a white, faceless mask on Ai's face.

"mask?"

“That’s right,” Zheng Yi said. “This is an artwork from France. There are only two in the world, and it will bring good luck.”

Ai took off her mask and looked at it.

I don't think this mask is very attractive. As expected, she still can't appreciate art.

"No, this is for you."

"what is this?"

"Sunglasses," Ai said.

After putting it on, Zheng Yi asked Ai, "Does it look cool?"

"It's so ugly." Ai pouted.

Shoichi raised his finger and flicked Ai's head.

A little devil who likes to lie.

"Oh, let me show you this."

After taking off his sunglasses, he handed a small notebook to Ai.

Ai took it with a puzzled look and asked, "What is this?"

"A movie script," Zheng Yi said.

Upon hearing that it was a movie script, Ai wanted to put the little book down.

She wasn't very interested in movies.

Zheng Yi said, "This is based on your and my true story."

"Ok?"

Xiao Ai became interested.

Based on our true story?
After this movie is shown, do you decide that Gin won't bother you?

With doubts in her mind, Ai began to read the script.

She was very curious about what Zheng Yi could write. Would this guy write bad things about himself in the script?

To make Ai Haibara more immersed in the story, the characters' names in the script were even the names of Shoichi and Ai Haibara.

Because of the name, Ai Haibara was indeed very immersed in the story.

However, the plot made her feel very disconnected from the story.

"When did you get married?" Ai asked, poking Shoichi's arm.

“Appropriate artistic creation,” Zheng Yi said.

Ai nodded; it was understandable.

Moreover, Zheng Yi is already a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties. Is this also an artistic creation?
Ai frowned.

Did Zheng Yi's wife actually decide to adopt me with Zheng Yi after she had a miscarriage?
Ai raised her fist and punched Shoichi's arm.

So you'll be my adoptive father, right?

I told you not to take advantage of me.

After taking a small revenge on Masakazu, Ai continued reading the script.

When Ai Haibara saw that the character was well-educated, reasonable, and artistically talented, Ai's eyebrows twitched.

This is still quite realistic.

After laughing, Ai couldn't feel happy anymore.

That bastard Zheng Yi actually wrote that she bullied her classmates at school, and in a really bad way.

"Am I that bad?" Ai asked, dissatisfied.

“This is appropriate artistic creation,” Zheng Yi said. “Not at all appropriate,” Ai muttered under her breath, dissatisfied.

I'm in high school. Every classmate there is bigger than me physically. Who am I supposed to bully?

This is fabricated out of thin air; it's a deliberate attempt to frame me.

Dissatisfied, Ai continued reading, growing angrier with each page, until finally she threw the notebook at Shoichi.

"What are you implying!?" Ai slapped Shoichi, who was looking at her with ill intent.

Ai asked, "Would I deliberately try to sleep with you when it's thundering?"

“Why not?” Zheng Yi said, “When I first adopted you, you would indeed sneak into my room and want to sleep together.”

"I wanted to kill you with a knife!"

Ai used her palm as a knife and made a slashing motion, which was very menacing.

Zheng Yi pinched her cheek, instantly dispelling his murderous aura.

Ai pulled Shoichi's hand away and asked again:

Would I dress up deliberately to seduce you?

Ai stared at Masakazu without any expression.

You'd better explain it to me clearly.

"I think……"

Before Shoichi could even finish speaking, Ai's fist had already struck him first.

Your damn art is completely out of touch with reality.

She's completely furious!

"Stop fighting, stop fighting."

Zheng Yi pushed Ai's head, gradually moving her fist away from him.

Ai looked indignant and punched the air a few times.

He continued, still dissatisfied, "Would I try to sow discord between you and your wife, hoping to take your place?"

"This is an adaptation; for the sake of plot tension, there must be conflict," Zheng Yi said.

"Adaptation isn't about making things up!" Ai said.

She instead punched the hand that was pushing her head.

They even called her a perverted old woman in her thirties who, due to hormones, has always maintained the appearance of a child.

Zheng Yi, that bastard, he's gone too far!
How is she any different from the perverted woman above?

Zheng Yi said, "If you're not satisfied, then change the protagonist's name."

Ai glared at Masahiro.

Is changing the name enough?

"This movie can't be made," Ai said.

"Why?" Zheng Yi said, "Why can't the script I painstakingly wrote be filmed?"

You know, writing screenplays and turning them into movies—that's my only hobby.

Are you going to take away even this one of my hobbies?
He pulled Ai close, rubbed her cheeks, and said:

"Saying it's based on our true story is just a joke, don't take it to heart."

Zheng Yi said, "At worst, I'll be your body pillow tonight, as a way of asking for your forgiveness."

"Haha~"

Ai sneered and looked at Zheng Yi, saying:

"If this movie is made, Gin might become suspicious of me, which is too dangerous."

She appears to be a young girl, but she is actually over thirty years old.

That's still too specific.

What if Gin is influenced by this movie and suspects that Sherry has turned into a child?
“Don’t worry, you’re being too cautious,” Zheng Yi said.

"You're too bold!" Ai said through gritted teeth, "Don't take pictures."

“But I’m already preparing the film crew,” Zheng Yi said.

He counted on his fingers and said to Ai, "Let me calculate how much money we'll lose if we stop this project now."

With a smile, Zheng Yi asked Xiao Ai, "Will you compensate me for the losses caused by the work stoppage?"

If you do the math, including all of this, how much money do you owe me, and how long will you have to work for me?

Ai's fur was all sticking up.

She's not paying back the money!
(End of this chapter)