Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

"Can you tell me what happened?"

Inspector Megure looked at Masakazu with a puzzled expression.

His throat moved slightly, and he swallowed.

His lack of understanding of the surrounding situation made it impossible for Inspector Megure to analyze what he should say or do.

"Well, to be honest, I'm not entirely sure what Inspector Megure has been doing either. I just got here myself," Masakazu said.

He only knew the outcome.

Inspector Megure found the murderer and exposed their shameless attempt to frame Shoichi.

The specific details can only be determined by Inspector Megure after he returns to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Sato is likely very interested in the details of this incident.

"I can't talk to you any longer. I need to contact my lawyer to sue them," Zheng Yi said.

"Uh, okay."

Inspector Megure nodded, looking bewildered.

They had even forgotten the purpose of calling Zheng Yi over.

Wait a minute, he didn't originally plan to call Zheng Yi over, did he?
He simply asked Sato to call the software engineer from the Justice Group.

Inspector Megure passed Masakazu.

They came into contact with the gazes of other officers.

There was awe, a hidden mockery, envy, and an unspoken meaning.

Of all the things, it was Chosokabe's gaze that Inspector Megure found hardest to accept.

came back.

All are back.

Inspector Megure felt a little dizzy, and he almost fell over while holding his head.

The last time he was stared at by so many complicated eyes was when he was misunderstood by the media and the public.

Inspector Megure felt like everything had returned to square one.

He looked at Sato, then at the other officers, and wished he could just faint.

Ignoring what Inspector Megure was thinking, Shoichi went to Sato's side to greet her.

"Officer Sato, I'm leaving now, is that alright?"

“No wonder you’re so fearless,” Sato said.

"of course."

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with me in the first place, so of course I have nothing to fear."

He waved to Sato and left the recording studio.

And behind Zheng Yi, there was a little tail.

Inside the stairwell, neither Shoichi nor Conan spoke.

After going downstairs, Zheng Yi randomly picked up a car parked on the side of the road, opened the door, and sat in the driver's seat.

Conan naturally sat in the passenger seat.

Zheng Yi took out a piece of chewing gum and handed it to Conan.

Conan was stunned for a moment.

"How is it? Have you found anything?" Zheng Yi asked.

Conan shook his head and said, "No, I hadn't investigated Nakagawa much before he died."

Conan felt it was a great pity.

First, they investigated Takeda, but before they made much progress, Takeda died.

Later, when the investigation into Nakagawa yielded no results, Nakagawa also died.

Death always comes one step ahead of him.

Conan felt somewhat unlucky.

Zheng Yi tentatively asked, "Could it be that Toyota is trying to silence us?"

"It shouldn't be." Conan shook his head.

Conan said, "After Takeda died, I investigated the cause of his death, and it really was just an accident."

As for Nakagawa, I solved his case, and I know the real cause of his death better than anyone else.

Zheng Yi nodded and didn't guide Conan any further.

If I keep leading him on like this, even Conan will start to suspect me.

After all, he is far less clean and more suspicious than Toyota.

If Conan continues to harbor doubts, then the friendship between him and Shoichi will capsize.

It's better to let him believe his reasoning more. Zheng Yi said, "I've thought about it, and it doesn't seem like he's going to be silenced."

Killing these people would only worsen my reputation; it wouldn't do them any good.

Conan nodded, then looked at Masakazu with pity.

Zheng Yi is really too pitiful.

Having been falsely accused for so long, people have developed a stereotype about him.

Anyone who has a conflict with him will be implicated in Zheng Yi Ge's case if anything goes wrong.

"Ah~"

Conan suddenly sighed dejectedly.

“Brother Zhengyi, I don’t know where to start investigating next,” Conan said.

Nakagawa is dead, so his most direct suspect is gone.

This is really a sad story.

"Then you should take a few days to rest," Zheng Yi said.

Zheng Yi was, after all, a person who still retained some humanity.

They couldn't bear to make Conan, such a young child, constantly be on edge when doing things.

People should be allowed to take a proper break and rest.

"No way!" Conan said through gritted teeth.
"We finally got a lead, how can we stop so easily?"

If we stop, it might give them time to destroy the evidence.

"We absolutely cannot stop!"

Conan spoke very firmly.

Zheng Yi was greatly shocked.

Zheng Yi greatly admires people who are determined to achieve their goals and are willing to work hard for them.

Of course, Zheng Yi is also very willing to provide some conveniences for these people.

He took out a business card and handed it to Conan.

"This is?"

Zheng Yi said, "This is the manager of Toyota Group's public relations department. He's in charge of communicating with newspapers and the media."

Conan nodded.

So, this person is Nakagawa's superior, and all those smear campaigns against Masakazu were orchestrated by this person?

Zheng Yi said, "Didn't you suspect that Toyota had connections with the organization?"

That person must be the one who smoothed things over with the newspapers and media.

Even if he's not a member of the organization, he definitely knows something about it.

"Yeah." Conan nodded.

Another clue has emerged.

If we follow his lead, we might be able to trace it directly back to the organization.

Conan felt that this was the closest he had ever come to the truth.

Zheng Yi took out a file folder and threw it at Conan.

Conan looked at the file folder in his hand with a puzzled expression, wondering what was inside.

Zheng Yi said, "I also looked into his information, and I hope you can use it."

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

Zheng Yi has done so much for himself, and he's been so considerate.

"You're welcome," Zheng Yi said with a smile. "I originally planned to sue Toyota for defamation."

This information can also be useful during litigation.

Despite what Shoichi said, Conan's gratitude remained undiminished.

Conan scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.

Zheng Yi quickly saw through his little scheme.

He said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm about to sue Toyota, and they will definitely hold a press conference to make their voices heard."

"I'll have one of my company's reporters take you there."

"Okay." Conan nodded emphatically.

Brother Zheng is so considerate; he really thought of everything.

The debt of gratitude Zheng Yi owes him can never be repaid. (End of Chapter)