Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Waiting for the traffic police is agonizing.

Facing traffic police is even more agonizing.

Explaining it to the traffic police was incredibly agonizing.

Getting into a taxi with Zheng Yi and being stared at with strange looks by the taxi driver was extremely agonizing.

The agonizing time is finally over.

Sato and Masakazu finally arrived at the TV station.

Inside the elevator, Zheng Yi said, "Do I still need to go over there? The abilities my AI just demonstrated are enough to prove my innocence."

“The police never suspected you,” Sato said expressionlessly.

"Really?"

“Of course, the police are just here to ask you a few simple questions,” Sato said.

"I hope so," Zheng Yi said.

"Di~"

The elevator doors opened, and Sato stepped out first, unwilling to share a room with Masakazu.

Zheng Yi followed behind.

Sato was still pondering the relationship between this case and Shoichi.

If Zheng Yi has a motive to kill, then we must consider the worst-case scenario.

Since Zhengyi's AI is so powerful.

Does that mean it would be easier for him to arrange an accidental death?
It's no wonder Sato thinks that way.

Because Zheng Yi had actually done this before, and even arrogantly made movies about those accidental deaths.

Come to the scene.

Before Sato could even look for Inspector Megure, he saw a man kneeling on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Zheng Yi couldn't help but laugh.

He walked over to Sato and said, "It seems the murderer has been found; we can even skip the questioning of me."

Sato frowned.

They felt something was amiss.

She had just brought Zheng Yi over when the police found the murderer?

Was the timing really that coincidental?
The man kneeling on the ground is the director of the program.

The director sobbed as he said, "It's all Sakata Hime's fault for being too greedy."

Mr. Nakagawa paid us a lot of money to have our program smear Zheng Yi and the Zheng Yi Group's cars.

This guy took two-thirds of the 'kickback' he was given.

They're only willing to give me one-third.

I'm the director! I'm the one who decides what happens on this show!

This woman gave me so little money just because she hooked up with Nakagawa.

And this isn't the first or second time she's done it.

I was so enraged this time that I resorted to murder.

After saying this, the director knelt on the ground and started crying again.
But the police will not refrain from arresting him because of his crying.

Takagi took the handcuffs and put them on his wrists.

Then, together with a policeman next to him, they helped lift the director off the ground.

Sato frowned deeply.

She looked around but didn't see the detective.

Can the police solve a case so quickly without detectives?

When she left, the police still had no clue about the case.

She was well aware of the Metropolitan Police Department's capabilities.

Finally, Sato fixed his gaze on Inspector Megure sitting in the chair.

Inspector Megure was sitting in a chair, seemingly asleep, his head slightly lowered, his whole body completely relaxed.

Sato walked over and could even hear Inspector Megure snoring.

"Inspector Megure is asleep. It's been a long time since I've seen Inspector Megure in this form."

The sound coming from the side was extremely grating to Sato's ears.

Yes.

It's been a long time since I've seen him.

When Sato first saw Inspector Megure in this form, he thought Inspector Megure was Shoichi's lackey.

But as time went on, Inspector Megure hadn't fallen asleep while investigating a case in a long time.

While handling cases, although his abilities were lacking, his sense of responsibility towards the cases remained the same as before, making Sato doubt his initial judgment.

He also sincerely apologized to Inspector Megure for the misunderstanding.

Shoichi said, "Inspector Megure is asleep. Should we move him to the patrol car?"

“No need, Inspector Megure will wake up on his own,” Sato said.

Just like Kogoro Mouri.

Although he is asleep while solving a case, he usually wakes up immediately afterward.

"That's good." Zheng Yi nodded.

Masakazu turned to Takagi and asked:
"Takagi, did you take down the director's statement?"

"Uh, I've written it down." Takagi nodded.

He glanced at Sato beside Shoichi and answered Shoichi's question in a very soft voice.

"That's good."

Zheng Yi said, "Then I will sue Toyota Group for defamation against me and Zhengyi Motors. This is all evidence."

Takagi nodded.

Such prosecutions are no longer under the jurisdiction of their First Investigation Division.

The director's testimony is likely true.

Because when Inspector Megure was looking for the culprit, he had already gotten the director to admit that he had revealed his bank account information.

A large sum of money did indeed come in.

Takagi never imagined that one day, Shoichi would also become a victim.

The two who died, and the people who were imprisoned.

They are the real perpetrators.

Takagi glanced at Masakazu and Sato, whose clothes were somewhat torn and covered in dirt and dust.

He asked in a low voice, "Miwako, why were you gone for so long, and what about all of you...?"

"There was a car accident," Sato said expressionlessly.

"what?"

"Don't worry, you're not injured."

"Oh."

Takagi felt the atmosphere here was very oppressive.

He winked at the policeman next to him, and the other policeman who was supporting the director immediately understood.

They tacitly helped the director downstairs.

As Sato had predicted, Inspector Megure opened his eyes not long after Takagi came downstairs.

He groggily reached out and rubbed his eyes.

Yawned.

He stood up, holding onto the chair, and patted his face, trying to clear his head.

"What's wrong?"

Inspector Megure rubbed his neck; the first person he saw when he woke up was Sato.

Sato's gaze was unusually calm.

"What's wrong?" Inspector Megure asked again.

"It's nothing." Sato shook his head and said, "Inspector Megure, now that the case is solved, we can call it a day."

"The case is solved? Who was it? Did a detective come over while I was sleeping?" Inspector Megure asked.

He looked at Sato and said, "And Sato, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, the police car just fell into the ditch and tore my clothes," Sato said.

That's not what I was asking.

It was only then that Inspector Megure noticed that Sato's clothes were tattered.

Before he could say anything more, his hand was grabbed, and a figure blocked his view of Sato.

"Thank you, Inspector Megure."

"what?"

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "Thank you very much for helping me solve a big problem while you were solving the case."

They found the culprit who had been smeared against me during this time, and the evidence. (End of Chapter)