Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

"The meeting is over. You can go back to your work now."

Zheng Yi told the employees to go outside and took out his phone, which had been vibrating in his pocket.

Hiroki immediately jumped out.

Zheng Yi could see the surprise in Hiroki's expression.

"You're an AI, yet you have quite a range of expressions," Zheng Yi said.

Hiroki said, "Takeda is dead."

"Oh? So fast?" Zheng Yi said with a smile.

It was clear that his death was anticipated.

Hongshu was completely baffled.

Takeda died, just as he had predicted.

He could indeed have been hit by a car and died, but why did he die so quickly?

Hongshu has already set up a firewall, which is impossible for outsiders to breach, and Zhengyi will never know the results of his calculations given to others.

In fact, to prevent Shoichi from directly stealing Takeda's computer and viewing the results, they even...

Hongshu also encrypted the calculation results.

The phrase "killed by an elderly person" was encrypted as "died of old age," so even if Zheng Yi stole the computer, he still wouldn't understand the result.

If you don't understand it, you can't create the effects in 'Final Destination'.

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "There are too many things that you, this artificial intelligence, don't understand."

Hiroki said:

“There are many elderly people in the area where Takeda lives.”

Elderly people may experience blurred vision and a narrowed field of vision due to presbyopia, cataracts, and other problems.

Furthermore, older adults experience decreased joint flexibility and reaction time, making them more prone to driving accidents.

There have been many accidents involving elderly people hitting others while driving on the route from Takeda's home to the TV station.

That's why I speculated that he might have been hit and killed by the old man.

Zheng Yi clapped his hands.

"Doesn't this match your calculations?"

Hiroki looked at Masakazu in silence.

Although it matches his calculations, it's too much of a coincidence.

Zheng Yi's purpose in having him make this software was definitely not pure.

Furthermore, Takeda died immediately after the calculation, which raises many questions.

As a super artificial intelligence with its own thoughts, Hiroki did not believe his own calculations for the first time.

He checked his own condition.

They discovered that apart from the methods Zheng Yi had left on him, there were no new methods for stealing information.

So, how did Zheng Yi manage to do that?
“Hiroki, you don’t understand science,” Zhengyi said.

Hiroki, like a computer, said emotionlessly, "Science is based on systematic observation..."

“That’s not the kind of science I’m talking about,” Zhengyi interrupted Hongshu.

in this world.

Science is a set of laws that transcend science.

With Conan present, the probability of a death increases by 99%.

Hongshu's calculation ability is the best in the world.

That person will most likely die as Hongshu predicted.

Hongshu is still examining where he went wrong.

He suspected that he had become a lackey of Zhengyi.

Masahiro praised Hiroki, saying, "You're really great."

Hiroki felt even more like a lackey of the Zhengyi.

……

The scene of death.

Conan watched the old man get out of the Toyota.

It's unclear whether it was an accident or murder.

Is the old man, who was so frightened he was about to faint, really the murderer?

The police arrived quickly.

The result was a traffic accident.

"But Mr. Takeda died right after winning the lottery. Don't you think that's suspicious?" Conan asked.

"I really don't know whether to call it good luck or bad luck," the traffic policeman said.

He said to Conan, "There are a lot of traffic accidents here. A week ago, an old man hit a woman."

The woman was only injured, unlike Mr. Takeda who was so unlucky.

"This kind of thing is normal on this stretch of road." The traffic policeman patted Conan's head and said.

"Little detective, this was just an accident. There aren't that many murders or killers."

"But……"

Conan stopped halfway through his sentence.

Because he didn't know how to explain it.

It looks like a normal traffic accident.

……

The situation escalated very quickly.

The man died in the morning, and by evening the newspapers had already reported Takeda's death.

Takeda is the host of a very popular program.

His death sparked considerable discussion.

And just as Conan predicted.

Sure enough, those newspapers were subtly suggesting that Takeda's death was related to Shoichi.

He was retaliated against by Zheng Yi because he spoke ill of Zheng Yi on the show.

It's as if Zhengyi is the root of all evil.

This kind of thing has a very large market.

When Conan went to buy a newspaper, he overheard people discussing this matter.

Those who firmly believed that it was Zheng Yi Ge who did it, and those who believed that Zheng Yi Ge was not the murderer, were arguing fiercely.

Conan shook his head.

He bought several newspapers and found that the articles were all very similar, subtly expressing suspicion about Zheng Yi Ge.

The media and newspapers have been manipulated by bad people.

The public can't see the truth at all; the leader is in a terrible situation.

Conan clenched his fist.

He must find out the truth about this matter.

But with Takeda's death, this connection was severed.

Conan turned his attention to Yuta Nakagawa, the representative of Toyota.

He picked up his phone and made several calls before Zheng Yi finally answered.

"Hey, Conan, what's up?"

Zhengyi's voice sounded tired, as if he had encountered something unpleasant.

"Brother Zhengyi, Takeda is dead," Conan said with a heavy heart.

"what!"

Zhengyi's voice sounded utterly incredulous.

He asked in surprise, "How did he die? Was he murdered by Toyota to cover his tracks?"

Didn't you read the evening newspaper?

"Not yet, I'm quite busy today."

From Zheng Yi's side came the sound of groping, as if Zheng Yi was looking for a newspaper.

After waiting for a few minutes.

"Ah!"

Zheng Yi sneered, "So it was me who killed him. Do you think I'm that petty?"

Zheng Yi's voice was initially very angry.

But when he said the last word, it seemed like he had no strength left, and he sounded weak and listless.

It seems they have already compromised with those media outlets.

Conan said, "Brother Zhengyi, I believe you didn't do any of those things."

"Thank you, Conan. You're the only one who still believes in me," Shoichi said.

Conan scratched his head.

I feel so sorry for Zheng Yi Ge.

After sighing, he said to Masakazu, "Since the Takeda connection is no longer viable, I want to investigate Toyota's representative, Nakagawa."

However, I have no idea where he is, so I have no way to investigate him.

Moreover, investigating him requires access to many places I cannot enter.

"It's okay, I'll help you."

Even though Shoichi had too many upsetting things to do and was in a bad mood, he still offered Conan help.

"I'll find out his whereabouts and give it to you. Where are you? I'll get you some 'passes'."

"Thank you, Brother Zhengyi," Conan said sincerely.

"You're welcome." (End of Chapter)