Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

The night was as dark as ink, but inside a high-rise office building, the lights were on.

After receiving the call, Ichiro Toyoda's temple veins throbbed slightly.

"What!? Representative Takada was shot dead at the celebration party?" He turned around abruptly.

"How dare he draw a gun in broad daylight?!"

"The police's initial report said... the killer's target was actually President Ishimoto, and Representative Takada was just accidentally hit by a stray bullet?" Takeuchi said.

"Who would believe such nonsense!" Ichiro Toyoda said with a sneer.

Mr. Niikura, the secretary of Representative Takada, has retrieved the surveillance footage from the congratulatory event and sent it to them.

Representative Takada had a conspicuous small microphone pinned to his chest, which looked like a bullseye in the darkness.

The firing angle, distance, and timing of the bullets were all tailor-made for Takada alone.

President Ishimoto, whose shoulder was bruised, seemed more like the one who was accidentally injured.

"Accidental injury? Ha... This is clearly a meticulously planned public execution!" Ichiro Toyoda gritted his teeth and growled, "He's not trying to kill anyone, he's trying to establish his authority!"

Let everyone who dares to oppose that person see—even members of the House of Representatives can't save their own lives!

This is outrageous! Don't they have any manners at all?
Takada worked diligently his entire life, finally climbing to the position of a member of the House of Representatives, only to be shot dead.

Ichiro Toyoda was also worried about his fate.

He strode to the phone and spoke rapidly: "Contact the editor-in-chief of Asahi Shimbun, the NHK investigation department, and Reuters' Tokyo bureau immediately!"

Send them all the on-site video, the list of security loopholes, and the anonymous threatening letter that Representative Takada received last week!

"We absolutely cannot allow those people at the Metropolitan Police Department to suppress the case using excuses like terrorism or the perpetrator being mentally unstable!"

Okuda asked with some concern, "But... if..."

"There are no 'ifs'!" Ichiro Toyoda's eyes were sharp as knives. "Who knows if we'll be next?"

He slowly sat back in his chair, his voice suddenly lowering, carrying a hint of barely concealed fear:

"That madman doesn't care about the big picture at all."

Ichiro Toyoda was unusually furious.

Japan's economy is in dire straits right now, and these companies should be working together to weather the storm and revive Japan's economy.

But Zheng Yi, that bastard, has no sense of the bigger picture and only cares about himself.

"We absolutely cannot let that guy get away with this!"

Ichiro Toyoda has a strong sense of crisis.

The shooting of Representative Takada made him realize that Masakazu was fearless and dared to kill anyone.

He didn't know if Zheng Yi could bear the consequences of shooting himself, but he didn't want to know anymore.

He picked up the intercom and said in a hoarse voice, "Notify my private security team to provide 24-hour close protection starting tonight."

Both Okuda and Takeuchi understood Ichiro Toyoda's fears.

Because Zheng Yi is too terrifying.

Moreover, after Takada's death, Toyoda Ichiro was unaware whether Shoichi had begun to persecute him, and was only concerned with protecting himself, so he did not go looking for trouble with Shoichi.

Okuda and Takeuchi exchanged a glance and left Ichiro Toyoda's office.

Takeuchi said quietly, "We also need a strong security team to protect us."

Everyone knows that the fact that Representative Takada has jumped out to oppose Masakazu is the work of the Toyota Group.

How strong is Shoichi's desire for revenge? You can see it from the recent death of Takada.

As high-ranking executives in the Toyota Group, Takeuchi and Okuda are both in great danger.

Takeuchi twisted his neck.

Even though I'm a senior executive in a large corporation, why do I feel like I'm dancing on a knife's edge, constantly afraid of being killed at any moment?

Takeuchi said to Okuda, "I've hired Secom's security, do you want to...?"

“No need, I’ve hired another security company,” Okuda refused.

"Ok?"

Takeuchi looked at Okuda strangely. Secom was Japan's largest security company; they offered the most secure protection.

You coward, why didn't you hire the safest company, Secom, and instead went to other security companies?
"Cough cough."

Okuda cleared his throat and said, "I contacted Justice Security."

"what!"

Takeuchi was taken aback.

"Are you crazy?" He looked at Okuda in disbelief.

That's Zheng Yi's company.

Should Zheng Yi protect you?

Have you lost your mind?

Okuda calmly said, "Justice Security is the second largest security company in Japan after Secom, so it's normal for me to contact them."

“This is not normal at all,” Takeuchi said in a low voice.

"Zhengyi is very eager to kill us now. If you ask Zhengyi Security to protect you, it's like you're voluntarily running into Zhengyi's clutches."

It would be better to hire Seacom to protect you.

What a fart!
Okuda's expression remained unchanged, but he scoffed at Secom.

Wasn't Representative Takada being protected by Secom at the meeting venue?

He was still dead, shot dead.

So what's the point of Seacom's protection?

Not to mention Representative Takada, many of the people and places protected by Secom frequently encounter problems.

Is this what they call security?

Okuda calmly said, "If I were to die under the protection of Justice Security, it would have a very negative impact on Justice Security."

I bet Zheng Yi won't attack me.

He was a high-ranking executive at Toyota, and his death would certainly have a significant impact in Japan.

Inadequate protection of justice and security will also become a focus of public opinion.

Takeuchi frowned.

What Okuda said actually makes some sense.

For the Toyota Group, Okuda was not irreplaceable; killing him was merely a way for Shoichi to vent his anger.

However, Zheng Yi is unlikely to do something like dragging his security company into trouble just to vent his anger.

Okuda might actually be safe.

If he's safe, then wouldn't I become Zheng Yi's primary target?
A faint smile appeared on Takeuchi's face as he advised Okuda:
"Zhengyi is a madman. He kills people based on his own whims and probably doesn't care about a security company."

"I still trust my own judgment more."

Okuda coldly tossed Takeuchi a sentence, and without waiting for his response, walked away without looking back.

Inside the elevator, he cursed Takeuchi in his mind as a complete idiot.

You have no idea how much money I spent to hire Justice Security to protect myself.

That's a security cost that far exceeds the normal price.

Do you really think I'm here to seek justice and security to protect me?

wrong!
I was just paying protection money to Zheng Yi!

Having paid so much protection money to Masakazu, Okuda didn't believe that Masakazu would still lay a hand on him.

No one has trouble with money.

After all, the decisions made to deal with Shoichi were proposed by Takeuchi and decided by Toyoda Ichiro.

Shoichi had no reason to kill Okuda.

snort!
You bastard who asked Seacom to protect him, you're going to die! (End of Chapter)