Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 216 I hate undercover agents the most!
[Have you completed today's tasks? — Zheng Yi]

[Completed. —Kaito]

[Very good, watch your acting, don't give yourself away. —Zheng Yi]

By the way, your salary is deposited into your account on time. —Zhengyi

"Humph!"

Kaito snorted coldly.

At present, Zheng Yi has no plans to let him appear as Kaito Kid, but he is not letting him get paid for nothing.

His task was to please Hongzi.

When Hongzi displays her wealth to him, he should feign nonchalant interest, a desire to see money as dirt, and a disdainful admiration.

Isn't this putting Kaito Kuroba in a difficult position?
How is he supposed to act?
And why did you even act in this?
Kaito senses that Shoichi has some serious illness, so is he spending money to make Akako happy?

But people under the eaves have to bow their heads.

No matter how inexplicable Zheng Yi's orders are, they must be carried out.

A phantom thief is almost turning into a convincing actor.

Moreover, the degree of her display had to vary each time; the more wealthy Hongzi appeared, the more obsequious she had to be.

But one can never flatter to the point of practically begging.

You must keep Hongzi dangling in your grasp, but never completely submit to her.

Although I don't understand Zhengyi's intention.

However, Zheng Yi's sins are indeed grave.

After reading the email, Kaito decided to delete it, but before he could even touch the delete button, a hand grabbed him.

I knew something was off about you a long time ago!

Hakuba Saguru held Kaito's hand with one hand, his gaze towards him revealing a mixture of disappointment, confusion, or something else entirely.

After saying goodbye to Kaito, he didn't actually leave.

He had long suspected that Kaito was acting strangely.

When Hakuba Saguru was investigating Masakazu, he acted like a child in front of him.

The impact on Zheng Yi was so minimal that it didn't even amount to a scratch.

Moreover, Zheng Yi, that very stingy person, didn't take much action in his investigation, only issuing a small warning once.

It's not normal.

Those who offended Zhengyi either died or were imprisoned.

Why was I able to escape it?
Is it because her father is the superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Department?
How could Kaito possibly escape this fate?
Kaito was initially terrified of Shoichi's revenge, but he kept encouraging himself to investigate Shoichi.

Therefore, Hakuba Saguru investigated Kaito.

They did discover some unusual things about Kaito, but there was no concrete evidence.

I never expected to catch Kaito red-handed.

"You're very attentive to your boss, aren't you? You didn't even notice someone approaching you. You have no sense of vigilance at all," Hakuba Saguru said sarcastically.

Kaito's mind went completely blank.

Why did Hakuba Saguru suddenly appear next to me?
Hakuba Saguru snatched Kaito's phone and looked through today's emails.

He said mockingly, "You're so careless. Not only do you casually check emails like this outside, but you also don't observe your surroundings."

"Listen to me..."

"What do you want to explain?" Hakuba Saguru interrupted Kaito.

He stared intently at Kaito.

When he was in England, he never had such difficulty facing Shoichi, so why was it so difficult in Japan?
He had previously naively believed that Japan was the home ground of Zhengyi.

but it is not the truth.

It's because there's an undercover agent right next to him!
“Every month, an extra sum of money will appear in your account. Is this money transferred to you by Zheng Yi?” Bai Ma Tan asked.

Kaito took a step back.

Unable to refute.

It was indeed Zheng Yi who called him; he is Zheng Yi's employee.

Hakuba pointed at the email on his phone and said, "Pay attention to your acting? Don't give yourself away?"

He handed the phone back to Kaito and said softly:
"Your acting skills are indeed excellent; I never doubted you before."

Hakuba Saguru's eyes sharpened.

But now it's different.

He's realized what's happening; he won't be fooled by Kaito and Shoichi like the clown did.

"Wait a minute, it's not what you think. I can explain," Kaito said loudly. Hakuba Saguru looked at Kaito quietly.

I'd like to hear how Kaito would explain this.

Kaito glanced around and said in a low voice, "There are too many people around, it's not convenient to talk. Let's go to a quiet place."

After a moment of silence, Hakuba Saguru nodded.

"it is good."

He followed Kaito's footsteps, not at all worried about being taken to a deserted place and then killed to silence him.

We arrived at a corner of the park.

Before Kaito could explain, Hakuba Saguru spoke first:
Do you know how you were exposed?

Kaito paused for a moment, then nodded.

He really wanted to know.

He didn't hide anything from Hakuba Saguru or tip off Masaichi, so how did Hakuba Saguru know?
His suspicions were unfounded.

Hakuba Saguru gave a mocking smile.

Do you think you've covered it up well?

"Leaving aside your change in attitude and my numerous failures, your greed and lust alone are enough to raise suspicion."

"what?"

Kaito blinked.

When have I ever been greedy or lustful?

Hakuba Saguru said, "Every time Akako flaunts her wealth in class, you always act like this:
'A casual concern, a desire to treat money like dirt, and a disdainful pursuit'.

He seems indifferent on the surface, but he actually cares about it to death.

I'm not surprised at all that someone as greedy for money as you could be bought off by Zheng Yi.

Kaito fell silent.

Is this the biggest reason I was exposed?
"Actually, Zheng Yi made me do all of this."

“Of course, this is what Zheng Yi asked you to do!” Bai Ma Tan said.

Kaito grabbed his hair and said, "I said, the desire for money that I showed was something Shoichi made me do."

But I never betrayed you to Zheng Yi!

Kaito desperately wanted to show Shoichi the mission emails he had received to prove his innocence.

But a pity.

He deleted all those emails.

Hakuba Saguru stared at Kaito with a deep gaze.

Neither of their pupils believed.

Zheng Yi wants you to appear greedy?

baffling.

Kaito said, "That's really true. He made me do this, as if it were for Akako's benefit."

"why?"

“I don’t know either, he just told me to do it,” Kaito said.

"Really?"

"real."

"Ah."

Hakuba Saguru gave a mocking smile.

He is not a fool.

"Don't give yourself away," this clearly means "Don't give yourself away in front of me."

Your explanation is rather ridiculous.

"What is your mission today?" Hakuba Saguru asked.

"Playing the fool in front of Akako," Kaito said.

Hakuba Saguru stared into Kaito's eyes.

I think they're monitoring my behavior, trying to find out if I'll investigate Zheng Yi again.

Hakuba Saguru took a step closer and asked in a low voice:
"Kaito, you must be Kaito Kid."

Kaito's pupils contracted, and he involuntarily took a step back.

(End of this chapter)