Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 21 Everyone was very understanding
The sun shone into the room.

Ai opened her eyes groggily and carefully moved the hand in her arms away.

While they were moving, Shoichi suddenly moved, and Ai immediately stopped what she was doing, letting Shoichi's hand stay on her head for a long time before continuing to move.

After moving it away, Ai breathed a soft sigh of relief.

Then, he gently picked up the shoes, tiptoed out of Zhengyi's bedroom, and left without making a sound.

Very risky.

Yesterday, Zheng Yi almost got me thoroughly investigated.

It's all that careless detective's fault; he exposed such a big problem so easily.

Ai could only pray that Shoichi wouldn't speculate in such an unbelievable direction as 'rejuvenation'.

Because 'rejuvenation' is bizarre enough, with Zheng Yi's thought process, he might actually be able to guess it.

Ai sighed helplessly.

We must expedite the process of avenging my sister.

After closing the door to Masakazu's bedroom, Ai's face stiffened.

She noticed that Ms. Yuko was watching her with a sly smile and recording her with a video camera.

"No! It's not what you think!" Ai said, waving her hands.

"Of course it's not what I think." Yuko patted Ai's head and said gently, "It's definitely not that Ai sneaked into Shoichi's bedroom at night to ask him for a hug."

Then in the morning, feeling embarrassed and afraid of being discovered, I sneaked out again.

"I……"

Ai wanted to explain, but Yuuko only wanted to believe herself.

"Alright, alright, I didn't see anything, okay? Let's go eat breakfast first, don't disturb Masakazu," Yuko gently comforted him.

We need to save face for the child, otherwise Ai will run away.

After putting shoes on Ai, he pulled the hesitant little girl towards the restaurant.

Xiao Ai looked grief-stricken.

Why does Yuuko always find out every time Masakazu drags me into bed?

She quickly finished her breakfast, greeted Miss Yuko, and rushed out of the house without letting Miss Yuko see her off.

She simply couldn't bear to stay at home anymore.

Zheng Yi slept until the sun was high in the sky before finally waking up.

"Mr. Shoichi, lunch is ready," said Miss Yuko.

"Bring it to my room," Zhengyi called from his bed.

After lunch, Masakazu got dressed, fumbled around on the bed for a while, then took the gift for Akemi Miyano before heading to the company.

Upon arriving at the company, Akemi Miyano was receiving her secretary's salary while doing backbreaking work.

Shoichi handed over all the work that originally belonged to him to Miyano Akemi, and Miyano Akemi's shoulders bore the heavy trust of Shoichi.

"I'm giving you a gift."

Shoichi tossed a box to Miyano Akemi.

Akemi Miyano looked at the box and then at Masakazu with suspicion. Why was this guy giving her a gift?
"Didn't you want to see your sister?" Zheng Yi reminded him.

Akemi Miyano felt as if her heart was being tightly gripped by Shoichi's large hand, and her breathing became rapid and disordered.

She carefully opened the box, and when she saw the transparent plastic bag inside, her heart skipped a beat. She was terrified that the box contained parts of her sister's body.

Masakazu looked at Miyano Akemi strangely.

Is the workload too heavy? It takes so much effort to open a box.

"Hair...?" Miyano Akemi asked in surprise as she took out the bag.

Inside the bag were only a few strands of brown hair, the color and texture of which were exactly the same as her sister's.

“Yes, look at her hair, you can tell your sister is very healthy,” Masakazu said. Miyano Akemi’s lips twitched.

She's overthinking things.

Shoichi still wants me to work for him, so it's unlikely he'll hurt Shiho.

Miyano Akemi glanced at Masakazu, who was drinking tea, and gritted her teeth.

Although Shoichi didn't harm Shiho this time, it was definitely a warning to her. If she harbors any disloyalty, her sister's fate will certainly not be good.

"I understand," Miyano Akemi said through gritted teeth.

"Good to know." Zheng Yi nodded.

Akemi Miyano knows I haven't mistreated her sister, so she'll definitely work hard for me, right?
The most cherished principle of the Zhengyi school is to exchange sincerity for sincerity.

"By the way, Yotsubi's debt has been repaid," Miyano Akemi said.

"Really? His daughter just died, yet he still remembers to repay the loan. Yoshii is quite a respectable man," Zheng Yi said.

Akemi Miyano remained silent.

You should know why you need to repay the loan.

“Several other companies have called me to discuss repayment. They told you to stay calm, as they are not deadbeats like Yoshii,” Miyano Akemi said.

"That's good, everyone seems very understanding," Zheng Yi said.

As someone new to the business world.

Zheng Yi believes he has many shortcomings and may not be able to handle those people.

But the people he met were all very nice.

Although Yoshii was a bit of a deadbeat at first, he never forgot to repay the money after his daughter died, so he can be considered a good person.

The other guys who owed money also readily agreed to pay.

I really don't know why Takeda didn't settle these scores back then, when everyone was clearly very reasonable.

Akemi Miyano tilted her head and squinted her eyes.

Only one night had passed, and the news of Zheng Yi's affair had spread all over the world.

Although the story is definitely exaggerated, Zheng Yi is definitely not a good person. To achieve his goals, he would never hesitate to use some despicable or even illegal means.

Yoshii filed complaints everywhere, accusing Shoichi of being lawless and even killing his daughter for money.

Moreover, they can get away with murder without any consequences.

The police dared not offend the Sumitomo conglomerate, so they could only pretend to be confused and dared not investigate Masakazu.

Even the fact that he had been shot eight times and died from poisoning was brought up.

Kogoro Mouri also became Shoichi's number one henchman.

At first, they frantically pointed the finger at Zheng Yi and turned their backs on the police. Then they came up with some nonsensical reasoning to remove Zheng Yi from the list and point to another scapegoat.

Kogoro Mouri's rise to become such a famous detective was all thanks to the Sumitomo family.

"What utter rubbish!"

Kogoro Mouri slammed the newspaper on the table, his face contorted with rage.

Those damn media outlets actually portrayed me as a lackey of that tycoon's son; it's absolutely despicable!
Unfortunately, Kogoro Mouri couldn't explain it either.

Because a reporter with incredible connections managed to take a picture of Zheng Yi handing him a check, and he even accepted it with a smile, with the Metropolitan Police Department in the background.

With this photo, no matter how he explains it, it's just sophistry!
"Damn it! They even said I became a famous detective because of the Sumitomo Group's support, but I clearly did it all on my own!"

"I said angrily."

Conan, standing nearby, twitched the corner of his mouth.

You became a famous detective, but it's clearly because of me.

(End of this chapter)