Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

"Mr. Zhengyi, what about the car company..."

"I understand, I trust the police."

Zheng Yi hung up the phone.

An executive at the car company was involved in an accident at his home in Tokyo.

Across from Shoichi, Ai wiped her mouth with a disposable tissue and then said to Shoichi:

"Or was it an accidental death?"

"Mm." Zheng Yi nodded.

Aren't you going to go take a look?

"Of course I won't go," Zheng Yi said. "I have so many employees in my company. I can't possibly go to all their births, deaths, illnesses, and demises."

Zheng Yi picked up the bowl and took a sip of rice porridge.

“But this shouldn’t be a simple accident, right?” Ai said.

"I don't know, I'll trust the Metropolitan Police Department, okay?" Masakazu said.

Ai looked at Masakazu.

Can the Metropolitan Police Department really be trusted?
Those are all a bunch of incompetent guys.

Even if the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and those people didn't cooperate, with their capabilities, they wouldn't be able to find out the truth, right?

"You made the arrangements..."

"I haven't made any arrangements." Zheng Yi put down his chopsticks and stretched.

"Okay, you can go to school after breakfast. I'm going to take a nap first."

Zheng Yi rubbed his neck, put on his slippers, walked to his bedroom, lay down on the bed, covered himself with the blanket, and then turned off his phone, ignoring everything outside.

Poor Zhengyi, he was bullied by the chaebol.

Ai walked into Masakazu's bedroom, poked at his blanket, and found that Masakazu was not moving.

She blinked, wondering what was going on.

Does Zheng Yi really not care at all?

Still can't bring myself to care? Is the person who made this move even afraid of Zheng Yi?

Ai thought for a moment, wondering what other zaibatsu in Japan could make Shoichi so dejected.

"Xiao Ai."

A dull thud came from inside the blanket.

"what happened?"

"Let's go on a trip."

"what?"

Ai looked at Masakazu, who was huddled under the covers, with a puzzled expression.

Have you completely given up?

With a strange feeling in her heart, Ai arrived at Teitan High School by car.

Upon arriving at the classroom, Ai asked Ran, "Did Mr. Mori go to solve a case?"

“That’s right.” Xiaolan nodded.

Ai nodded.

It turned out to be the case.

No wonder Zheng Yi didn't care at all; I thought he had really given up.

It turns out that Kogoro Mouri was sent to solve the case, and Ai and Shoichi both had great faith in the detective's abilities.

If he goes, he'll definitely be able to find the real culprit.

That despicable Zheng Yi! He was just pretending to be pitiful to gain my sympathy. How awful!

Ran placed her hand on Ai's head and said, "How did you know?"
My father went to Nagoya in the early hours of the morning. A company president in Nagoya hired him to handle a case for a hefty sum.

"They went to Nagoya?" Ai subtly moved her head away from Ran's hand.

Xiaolan nodded. "Yes."

Xiao Ai frowned.

It might be the methods used by those murderers.

I know that Kogoro Mouri is a 'very capable' detective, and even Shoichi's personal 'detective'.

So before taking action, he called Kogoro away, leaving Shoichi without anyone to use.

Ai hummed in response, not really caring.

Those guys probably don't know that Shoichi's real detective isn't Kogoro Mouri.

That guy was just a clueless detective.

Zhengyi's lackey is actually a primary school student.

"What about Conan?" Ai asked. Conan, being an elementary school student, still has to go to school, so Kogoro definitely wouldn't take him to Nagoya.

“He went to Osaka to participate in a science competition,” Xiaolan said.

ha?
Conan isn't here either?
With the soul of a high school student, how could he compete with a group of elementary school students? Was he shameless?
Even if we win, it's an unfair victory.

Does Zheng Yi have any other lackeys?

"Good morning, Ran and Ai."

"morning."

When Ai saw Sera Masumi in the classroom, she knew that she wouldn't help Shoichi find the real culprit either.

Everyone is here, does that mean Zheng Yi has no henchmen left?

Could it be that Zheng Yi's employee is really going to die unexpectedly?
Ai sat down in her seat.

He took out his phone and sent an email to Zheng Yi.

But after waiting for a long time, Zheng Yi still didn't reply.

She dialed Zheng Yi's number again, only to find that his phone was switched off.

I called Curaçao again.

Curaçao said that Shoichi was sleeping and didn't want to talk to anyone, and told Ai to focus on her studies and not worry about anything else.

Ai put her phone away with a somber expression.

Zheng Yi was used to doing evil and had never experienced any setbacks, whether in the organization or anywhere else, from childhood to adulthood.

You're going to suffer this time, are you going to do something rash?
Before class started, Ai nudged Ran with her elbow and whispered:

"If someone who has never experienced setbacks suddenly feels wronged, how do you comfort them?"

"What's wrong? Is it Brother Zhengyi...?"

“It wasn’t him,” Ai said expressionlessly.

"Oh."

Xiao Lan nodded and said, "If it's Brother Zhengyi..."

"I told you it wasn't him, it was my sister," Ai interrupted Ran.

Xiaolan nodded.

Then he whispered, "Zhengyi is still very strong-willed; we must not expose his pretense."

We need to give Zheng Yi some 'time to escape,' and it's best to support him with concrete actions.

Ai listened attentively and then nodded.

She looked up at Xiaolan and said, "By the way, I already said it, it's not Zhengyi."

Xiaolan nodded silently, indicating that she understood.

She also covered her mouth, indicating that she would help keep the secret.

"What are you talking about?" Sera Masumi asked curiously as she approached.

Xiao Lan smiled without saying a word.

Ai shook her head and said it was a "secret".

"So mysterious." Sera Masumi pouted.

She didn't really want to know.

Sera Masumi put her arm around Ai's shoulder and asked, "Ai, do you have any other family?"

“Shoichi,” Ai said.

"Besides him?" Sera Masumi asked.

Ai looked at Sera Masumi with suspicion.

What exactly do you want to find out?
"That's all," Ai said.

Under the false identity Zheng Yi gave her, she indeed had no other relatives.

"Is that so...?"

"Alright, Makoto, class is about to start."

Ran interrupted Sera Masumi, who kept asking questions, and gently hugged Ai.

"Uh, okay."

Inside the Zheng family's villa.

Curaçao was watching the cat and mouse game with a carefree heart when her phone suddenly received an email.

[Always keep an eye on what Zheng Yi is doing. — Ai Haibara]

Curaçao scratched his head.

What's there to be concerned about?
But she still went to Masakazu's bedroom, opened the door and took a look, then sent Ai a reply email.

He's snoring. — Curaçao (End of Chapter)