Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

It was late at night, at home.

Conan pushed open the door and entered, his glasses still damp from the dock.

Conan's voice carried a suppressed excitement.

"Brother Zhengyi, I'm back."

Zheng Yi nodded and handed the organization member's statement to Conan.

Conan did not meet Jundo when he was in Toyota City.

While tracking members of that organization, they were accidentally discovered.

Left with no other option, Conan had to use a tranquilizer dart to anesthetize him and then tie him up.

It was Shoichi who helped transport that person to Tokyo.

While in the car, Zheng Yi had already had his men extract the man's confession.

"Confession?"

Conan blinked.

He asked cautiously, "Brother Zhengyi, you didn't use torture, did you?"

"Of course not, what do you think I am?" Zheng Yi said.

Conan touched his nose.

Even if Conan believed in Zheng Yi's character, he found it hard to believe that the confessions of that organization's members were so easy to obtain.

Zheng Yi casually said, "I just asked him a few questions casually, without even using any threats, and he confessed everything."

"what?"

Conan looked at Masakazu with suspicion.

If the organization's secrets are so loose, then they wouldn't have been able to remain hidden in Japan for so long, right?
Seeing that Conan still doubted him, Zheng Hao took out the videotape to show Conan.

Conan's lips twitched when he saw the contents of the videotape.

Inside a closed truck.

The captured henchman was tied to a chair, surrounded by five burly men.

Next comes the interrogation.

The man in black was initially very arrogant, spitting fiercely.

But when a wad of banknotes was thrown at him.

The man in black looked surprised.

More and more banknotes were thrown at him, and the man in black's eyes went from confusion to surprise, and finally to greed.

He answered whatever the Zhengyi people asked.

Conan rubbed his temples.

This kind of interrogation method is really not something that ordinary people can use.

Zheng Yi laughed and said, "We're all doing illegal business, all for money. There's no such thing as loyalty or righteousness among us."

"So, Brother Zheng, did you give him all this money?" Conan asked.

"of course."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "But I didn't let him go."

"Uh~"

Conan didn't know what to say.

If he wasn't released, what use is this money to that man in black?

The interrogation looked strange and unprofessional.

But considering that the people under Brother Zheng Yi are all law-abiding citizens, it's normal that they don't know interrogation techniques.

Conan didn't think much of it.

He began to read the men in black's statements.

This guy is an outsider in charge of transportation.

But they know quite a bit—the organization has a laboratory underground at Mikasa Central Hospital.

He frequently went to Toyota City to collect funds and then transport them to the underground laboratory of Beika Central Hospital.

Conan suddenly stood up but then slumped back down.

Is there a laboratory in the basement of Beika Central Hospital?

"This is going too smoothly! What if it's a ruse, a deliberate leak of false information?"

Zheng Yi flipped out the bottom layer of paper and said, "This is his bank statement."

For the past three years, there have been monthly remittances from a shell company, and that company's registered address is...
"Um, in Toyota City. My people had difficulty investigating there, encountering obstacles from somewhere, so they didn't find anything."

Zheng Yi even showed a hint of apology.

"Brother Zhengyi, you've already done so much," Conan said sincerely. Brother Zhengyi had done so much for him.

As for the person hindering Zheng Yi Ge, Conan can only suspect that it is the Toyota Group.

Only chaebols can deal with chaebols.

All clues point to the Toyota Group.

"But……"

"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out by going to Mika Central Hospital," Zheng Yi said.

"However, we need to act quickly, because the organization may soon find out he is missing and will definitely take action."

Conan nodded.

I need to go to Beika Central Hospital.

"So, what should we do with this Men in Black organization?" Conan asked.

“Of course, he should be sent to prison,” Zheng Yi said.

"no!"

Conan was quite agitated.

He scratched his hair in frustration.

“Brother Zhengyi, I understand your concerns, but is the Metropolitan Police Department really safe? This isn’t the first time the organization has had informants within the police force,” Conan said.

The organization's major operations in Japan.

The Metropolitan Police Department has been working to mitigate the impact of those operations.

This suggests that there are definitely organized individuals within the Metropolitan Police Department, some of whom may even hold high positions within the department.

Zheng Yi confidently stated, "I know high-ranking officials in the Metropolitan Police Department; I can arrange for special detention..."

"By the way, don't worry, that person is absolutely reliable; he couldn't possibly be part of the organization."

Conan still looked nervous and hesitant.

Zheng Yi raised his voice and said, "But Conan! We are just ordinary citizens and have no right to detain anyone for an extended period of time."

No one obeys the law more than Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi patted Conan on the shoulder and said softly:
"Don't worry, this person is a fugitive. The Metropolitan Police Department has a legitimate reason for detaining him and it won't be associated with any organization."

And I can assure you, no one in the Metropolitan Police Department will know that we arrested this man in black.

And no one will know that he has a mysterious organization behind him.

Conan glanced at Masakazu.

Can it really be done?
"Believe me."

Zheng Yi took out a newspaper and showed it to Conan.

“Look, these guys all say the Metropolitan Police Department is my lackey, so I can definitely do this little thing.”

Hearing Shoichi's self-deprecating humor, Conan also chuckled.

Zheng Yi Ge still has a good attitude.

“Then it’s settled,” Zheng Yi said.

"Yeah." Conan nodded.

Conan said, "Then I'll go to Beika Central Hospital to investigate that underground laboratory first."

“This is too dangerous,” Zheng Yi said.

"We can't worry about the dangers anymore; we have to get there before the organization notices the missing person," Conan said.

Knowing that Zheng Yi was concerned, she still had to persuade herself.

So Conan ran straight out, and no matter what Shoichi said, he didn't look back.

Ai came down from the second floor after Conan left.

She glanced suspiciously at the so-called 'confession', then at Zheng Yi.

"What the hell are you doing?"

Shoichi sighed and said, "I'm afraid that if Conan can't find any clues about the organization, he'll become discouraged and lose confidence."

"So you played this pretend game with him?" Ai asked.

How can you call it a game of make-believe?
That man in black was indeed a member of the organization. The organization does have a laboratory in the basement of Mika Central Hospital.

This is all real information.

Ai crossed her arms over her chest.

She remembered that all of the organization's researchers had been bought by Zheng Yi.

Were the organization's laboratories abandoned long ago? (End of Chapter)