Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

"You're a company president? What can I do for you?" Kogoro asked.

President Seiji Ishimoto glanced at his secretary.

Secretary Tanaka took a letter out of his bag and handed it to Kogoro, saying:
"To be honest, our president received a threatening letter."

Kogoro took the letter.

It read, 'You have no value in this world, I will definitely kill you.'

"I see." Kogoro nodded and said, "Then why did you come looking for me?"

"Because I have no conflict with Mr. Shoichi," President Ishimoto said.

What do you mean by that?!

Upon hearing this, Kogoro immediately bristled.

Ishimoto paused for a moment, then said with a hint of apology, "Sorry, was I too blunt?"

"This isn't about whether it's explicit or not!" Kogoro said, dissatisfied.
Whether you have a conflict with that guy or not is none of my business.

Kogoro snorted coldly, clearly not wanting to take the job.

"You should go find the police," Kogoro said.

President Ishimoto said, "The police won't investigate thoroughly if nothing has happened."

Seeing that Kogoro still wanted to refuse him, President Ishimoto offered a very large reward.

President Ishimoto offered a very large reward.

"If you protect me and help me find the person who wrote the threatening letter, I will pay you a reward of 30 million yen."

"Don't worry!" Kogoro excitedly grabbed President Ishimoto's hand.

Ai turned her gaze away from Kogoro Mouri.

On her phone screen was a conversation between Kogoro and President Ishimoto.

The despicable Hiroki helped Ai eavesdrop on Kogoro and the others' conversation.

Ai frowned slightly, gently supporting her chin with her right index finger and thumb.

Zheng Yi is indeed unreliable.

If the person who received the threatening letter is Seiji Ishimoto, then he is very likely the one who is going to die.

He's the one who's going to be killed by Conan's bad luck.

The wrong person is going to die today.

Ai sent an email to Shoichi, telling him about the situation and asking if there were any other remedial measures he could take.

But Zheng Yi's reply was quite simple.

I believe in Conan.

He still trusted Conan just the same.

Ai shook her head.

This is not a question of whether or not you believe in Conan.

Conan's bad luck can't be guided accurately at all; the wrong person is going to die here.

"So what if I made a mistake? I didn't do much anyway. There's still plenty of time; Conan will eventually take him away. — Zheng Yi"

Ai pouted.

This guy is still as carefree as ever.

"Ai, here you go."

"Thank you."

Ai took the pastry her sister handed her, forked a small piece, and put it in her mouth.

Akemi said, "Are you really not going to tell me why you came here?"

"It's nothing," Ai said softly. "Actually, Zheng Yi wanted me to get used to this atmosphere so I could prepare for taking over the group in the future."

Akemi raised an eyebrow, looking at Ai with disbelief.

How could you possibly believe Zhengyi's empty promises?
You can tell from that it's just a scam.

Ai finished the pastries on the plate and looked up at Akemi, saying:

"Actually, Zheng Yi wants to teach me how to compete in business correctly. He will demonstrate his business competition methods at this congratulatory event."

I was curious, so I came to take a look.

"Oh." Akemi nodded.

It turned out to be the case.

She looked around the crowd but didn't seem to spot Zheng Yi.

Does he really think he can win this business competition by not showing up? "Speaking of which, what kind of industry is this competition?"

……

Behind the scenes of the celebration.

Representative Takada sat in a chair and smoked.

"Tokyo is really in a mess right now." Takada threw his half-smoked cigarette on the ground, looking extremely irritated.

Toyota played a significant role in his appointment as a member of the House of Representatives.

Now, for the sake of the Toyota Group, he has no choice but to offend Zhengyi.

He knew all too well how terrifying Shoichi was in Tokyo.

Although Shoichi's father doesn't show up often, Shoichi's ruthless killing spree in Tokyo suggests he's already established a very successful business there.

Going against him is tantamount to courting death.

"Do you think Shoichi might hire a gunman to kill me?" Takada asked.

His secretary, Mr. Niikura, lowered his head and said, "That's impossible, after all, you are..."

“I’m useless, that guy is a madman,” Takada said.

Many people know that Zheng Yi has evidence of 'mental abnormality'.

But everyone thought it was just a document that could help them escape legal punishment.

But Takada felt that Shoichi was really a bit mentally unstable.

Would any mentally sound person dare to kill someone so brazenly?

"The security at the venue is extremely tight. It's impossible for any dangerous individuals to sneak in, and there's no way any firearms could be present," Niikura said.

“I hope so,” Takada said.

But he still felt a little panicked.

"By the way, when the celebration party starts, the whole venue will be dark, but a beam of light will shine on me as I go on stage."

"This part, which attracts so much attention, is too dangerous. Let's cancel it," said Representative Takada.

In a dark environment, it is easy for the killer to hide.

And he was exposed to everyone's eyes.

Too dangerous.

Secretary Niikura advised, "Mr. Congressman, this is an essential part. If we cancel it, it won't reflect your importance."

“You’re right.” Takada had a headache.

Niikura whispered, "When you go on stage later, just walk in an irregular curve."

That way, even if he were to commit murder, his gun wouldn't be able to be aimed at you.

“I’ll do it your way,” said Representative Takada.

A slight smile played on Niikura's lips as he spoke to Representative Takada:

"Actually, you don't need to worry at all."

"Oh?"

"President Ishimoto, who was inside the venue, received a threatening letter. He is the most likely person to die at the celebration party," Niikura said.

"Seiji Ishimoto?"

Takada frowned.

He said uncertainly, "I remember he never seemed to have any enemies with anyone."

“If Zheng Yi kills someone, he doesn’t need that person to become his enemy,” Niikura said.

Takada thought so too.

He pondered to himself, Ishimoto's company is related to computers, could it be that it is in conflict with the AI ​​that Zhengyi is promoting?

"We can tell Toyota this news and cause some trouble for Masakazu," Takada said.

As long as Zheng Yi has enough trouble, he won't pay attention to himself.

“Yes,” Niikura said.

Takada straightened his collar.

In Tokyo now, there are many people who disagree with Shoichi, so Shoichi may not focus his attention on him.

If he were Zheng Yi, he certainly wouldn't have made a move against someone with such great fame and power.

Cleaning out a few minor figures to make an example of them is enough. (End of Chapter)