Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 209 Brother Zheng Yi! What are you doing!
"Sister Xiaolan, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Conan."

When the stainless steel blade of the cleaver hits the cutting board, there is a short "thud," like a stone hitting damp soil.

The blade then cut deep into the wood grain, and the crisp sound of wood fibers snapping exploded, mixed with the soft rustling of wood shavings falling from the edge of the cutting board.

Conan shrank his neck.

This doesn't look like anything's wrong at all.

After finishing cooking, Ran gently asked Conan, "By the way, Conan, how's your competition going?"

"It's alright," Conan said softly.

"Ah."

Xiaolan nodded and calmly began to eat.

It seems that Shinichi Kudo's sudden disappearance did not have any impact on her.

Conan trembled.

He used Shinichi Kudo's number to call Ran many times and send her many emails, but Ran didn't answer any of them.

Clearly, Xiaolan was utterly disappointed in him.

When they left, they didn't even say anything; the waiter had to go and notify them.

Conan whispered, "Ran-neechan, Masakazu-nii gave me two movie tickets. How about we go see a movie?"

"What movie is it?" Xiaolan asked casually.

"A horror movie," Conan said. "The script was written by Zheng Yi."

It seems that Brother Zheng Yi is quite fond of horror movies.

"Is it still the Final Destination series?" Xiaolan asked.

Conan shook his head and said, "No."

Perhaps it's because of the "Final Destination" movie series that the media often misunderstands Zheng Yi Ge.

Zheng Yi Ge clearly stated that the plot was based on real-life events.

But those media outlets that only care about sales figures.

To put it bluntly, reality is a rehearsal of a movie script.

Zheng Yi created the death events in the real world to inspire his script.

That's utter nonsense.

He, Shinichi Kudo, solved all those cases; how could he not know the truth?

Because of the very negative impact of this film series, Zheng Yi Ge's reputation became even more 'renowned' in Japan.

Therefore, Zheng Yi had no choice but to suspend the sequel to this movie.

Instead, they chose a completely new movie.

“It’s called ‘Orphan’,” Conan said.

Conan, with an innocent and adorable expression, said, "Ran-neechan, shall we go see it together?"

"Okay." Xiaolan nodded.

Conan was terrified.

Because Xiaolan is frighteningly calm.

No matter what Conan says, Ran always seems indifferent.

Conan swallowed hard.

Hopefully, going out for a walk will cheer Xiaolan up.

Conan muttered to himself.

Given Xiaolan's current condition, it's unlikely that comedy movies will make her laugh.

I wonder if watching horror movies will change my current state of mind.

After arriving at the movie theater, Ran remained quiet, so Conan tried to get her to talk by bringing up various topics.

"Sera-san?"

"Ran, what a coincidence, you're here to watch a movie too," Sera Masumi said.

"Yes, what a coincidence," Xiaolan said.

Sera Masumi grinned, then looked down at Conan with a surprised expression.

Who is this?
She reached out and patted Conan's head.

"Don't touch my head!" Conan said, displeased.

"Forehead."

Sera Masumi rubbed her temples.

Is this the real Conan or a fake Conan?

She had previously suspected that Conan was actually Shinichi Kudo, and that the Conan who appeared later was actually Ai Haibara in disguise.

But Ai Haibara transformed later too.

Has he turned back into his old self?
Sera Masumi was once again at a loss. Had all her previous guesses been wrong, or had Conan turned back into his old self?

Sera Masumi had no idea how to explain this to her mother when she got home.

She had to put in a lot of effort to convince her mother not to leave for the time being.

If my guess is wrong, not only will I not be able to explain it to my mother, but I may also put myself and my mother in a very dangerous situation.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Sera Masumi's forehead.

"Ran-neechan, the movie is about to start, let's go in," Conan said.

"it is good."

Ran nodded and asked Sera Masumi, "Are you also in this session?"

"Yes."

Sera Masumi took out her movie ticket.

Conan pursed his lips. What a coincidence.

Once inside the screening room, thankfully Sera Masumi's seat wasn't next to theirs.

But Conan still felt like there was a gaze watching him from behind, making him very uncomfortable.

Who exactly is that guy?

Her presence here is definitely not a coincidence; who comes to watch a movie alone?

She's definitely following me!

Conan took out his phone, intending to send a message to Shoichi.

"Conan."

"Uh...yes!"

Hearing Ran call his name, Conan's hand trembled, and he almost dropped his phone.

Xiaolan said, "The movie has started, so stop playing on your phone."

"Uh, okay." Conan nodded.

Under Ran's watchful eye, Conan put his phone away.

Then he looked back and saw Sera Masumi staring straight at him, even though he had noticed her observation.

Sera Masumi didn't hold back at all.

This guy really doesn't try to hide anything at all.

Conan gritted his teeth.

"Conan, what's wrong with you, kid?"

Ran looked at Conan with a puzzled expression.

"You're the one who said you wanted to come see a movie, but now that we're at the theater, you don't seem interested in watching a movie at all," Xiaolan said.

Conan, in his childlike voice, said:

"Of course I want to watch the movie! I'm a huge fan of Brother Zheng Yi."

He took out his phone and said to Xiaolan:
“When I watch movies, I also discuss the plot with Brother Zhengyi.”

Seeing Conan's innocent and adorable appearance, Ran smiled.

She patted Conan's head and said, "Let's not bother Masakazu."

How could I not disturb you?

Conan thought with deep concern.

When that woman was testing the waters before, she was quite cautious and subtle, but now she's not even pretending anymore.

Staring intently at people, as if he were about to grab them at any moment.

Conan looked around the theater.

See if there are any people wearing black clothes here.

He was really worried that a group of people dressed in black would come and take him away.

"The movie has started."

"Oh."

While editing the email, Conan glanced up at the screen in front of him.

But it was just that one glance.

Conan's phone fell to the ground.

A man with long, straight, silver-white hair, reaching his shoulders, was staring directly into Conan's eyes.

The man's blue-green pupils contracted, like a feline locking onto its prey; his gaze was so intense it could freeze blood.

He was wearing a black trench coat and a top hat, threw the cigarette in his mouth into the trash can, and then gave a gentle smile.

Conan stared in disbelief, his mouth agape.

Gin! ? ?

(End of this chapter)