Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

"Conan, I have important intelligence about the organization!"

"what!"

Upon hearing this news, Conan immediately took off running, not forgetting to say to Ran:
"Sister Xiaolan, I have to go now!"

"Hey!" Ran called out to Conan, "Aren't you going to eat breakfast?"

"Don't eat."

"Really, this child." Xiaolan sighed.

They're always rushing around, I wonder what they're doing every day.

Conan ran away from the TV station and found a secluded corner before asking Shoichi about the organization.

Zheng Yi on the other end of the phone was very serious. He lowered his voice and said:
"I discovered that the organization was planning to murder Tumen Kanghui."

"Tumen Kanghui? Who's that?" Conan scratched his head in confusion.

Shoichi asked, "Do you know Representative Takada?"

Conan nodded.

He was the one who solved Representative Takada's case; he remembered Representative Takada.

“Because of Representative Takada’s death, a new Senate member needs to be elected, and Tsuchimon Yasuaki is one of the candidates,” Masakazu said.

Conan exclaimed in surprise, "The organization actually dared to kill a government member of parliament?"

But Conan thought about it and felt it was normal.

The organization operates with impunity in Japan, and it's not surprising that they would dare to kill government officials.

"hateful!"

Conan punched the wall.

This kind of evil organization should be eradicated as soon as possible.

"Brother Zhengyi," Conan asked, "Do you know why the organization wants to kill Tsuchimon Yasuhiro?"

Zheng Yi said, "I'm not really sure. I only received news that someone wanted to kill Tu Men Kang Hui."

Furthermore, after some investigation, I discovered that the people who carried out this attack might be members of the organization.

Conan nodded.

He continued, "Since Tumen Kanghui is running for councilor, can't he be transferred...?"

“No, don’t even think about it,” Zheng Yi said. “If you read the newspapers, you’ll know that Tu Men Kang Hui is a man full of a sense of justice.”

"Huh?" Conan was a little confused.

What does this have to do with Tumen Kanghui's strong sense of justice?
Zheng Yi said in a very desolate tone, "People who are too righteous do not have a good ending."

Zheng Yi said, "I consider myself a person with a sense of justice, but even so, I have already been smeared too much by the media."

Tumen Kanghui, however, was full of a sense of justice, which offended too many people.

Before the organization even wanted to kill him, many assassins had already tried to kill him.

They just didn't succeed.

The government and those bigwigs have become accustomed to the assassination of Tumen Kanghui.

There will be no additional security measures in place because of his assassination, and we have no evidence that the organization that made this move is particularly threatening.

He couldn't persuade those whom Tumen Kanghui had offended.

Conan said indignantly, "How could they do this?"

Zheng Yi Ge and Tu Men Kang Hui are truly in the same boat.

Conan said, "Don't worry, Masakazu, I will protect Tsuchimon Yasuharu from the shadows."

"You don't need to worry too much about his safety," Zheng Yi said.

"Tsuchimon Kanghui comes from the Self-Defense Forces. He is very skilled, and I will also send people to protect him."

"Oh." Conan nodded and continued, "Does Brother Zhengyi know the reason why the organization attempted to assassinate Tsuchimon Yasuharu?"

"I don't know, but I have a guess," Zheng Yi said.

As he spoke, he sent Conan information on Tokiwa and Chizumi, as well as information on Tsuchimon Koki.

Zheng Yi said, "These two are Tumen Kanghui's rivals. I suspect that they are the ones who asked the organization to take action against Tumen Kanghui."

"them?"

Conan looked at the information on the two people.

As Conan looked at the information, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

The above is all dirt on these two people.

If such a person were elected as a member of the House of Representatives, it would definitely not be a good thing for the people.

Conan glanced at Tsuchimon Yasuhiro's file again.

This guy is much cleaner than those two; at least the information provided by Brother Zheng Yi doesn't contain any dirt on him.

But he is not without his shortcomings.

He actually thought that Brother Zhengyi was not a good person and had a deep misunderstanding of him.

Even so, Zheng Yi still sent people to protect Tumen Kanghui.

Great, needless to say.

Conan said, "What Zhengyi means is that these two people have a very bad reputation and have no chance of being elected."

So that's why the organization took action to eliminate Tumen Kanghui, their biggest competitor?

"This is just my guess." Zheng Yi did not give a definite answer.

But Conan felt it was pretty close to the truth.

Tumen Kanghui is only making some comments now and has not offended the organization.

Organizations don't kill people without a reason.

It must be these two remaining councilor candidates; they are the ones the organization wants to push for the top.

Tumen Kanghui is blocking the way.

Conan looked at the two people's information again; one was darker and more wicked than the other.

They all seem to have the personality to go along with the organization and be corrupt.

"Brother Zhengyi, who do you think is more likely to cooperate with the organization?" Conan asked.

"I don't know, I'm not very familiar with either of them," Zheng Yi said.

Zhengyi will not express his opinion before someone dies.

Zheng Yi said, "In short, I can't provide you with any more information. You'll have to investigate the rest yourself."

"Okay, I understand," Conan said.

There are only two objectives this time.

Shoichi chatted with Conan for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone.

Both Tokiwa and Chizu are within Conan's investigation scope.

Zheng Yi did not help Qian Tou clear his name of suspicion.

Because Qiantou is a scoundrel who has done many evil deeds, getting to know such a person will damage one's image.

But then he thought about all the promises Qian Tou had made to him, and then he thought about Conan's terrifying strength.

Zheng Yi still made a phone call to Qian Tou.

"You should go abroad to avoid this situation for a while."

"Huh?" Qiantou was stunned by Zhengyi's sudden phone call.

He said in a low voice, "This is a crucial time for the election. Both Tsuchimon Kanghui and Tokiwa are working hard on their speeches to win votes. If I go abroad at this time..."

He suspected that Zheng Yi across from him was drunk.

How could you say such a foolish thing?
“If you want to win the election, do as I say,” Zheng Yi said.

There was no intention to explain the reason to him.

Qiantou frowned.

He doesn't understand.

I really don't understand.

He whispered, "Is it because of the recent public opinion?"
"But the election is so close. Even if I go abroad to avoid it, the public opinion won't die down so quickly." Zheng Yi said leisurely, "Don't worry, my decision won't be wrong."

"You should go abroad to avoid this situation for a while, and when you return, you can directly become a member of parliament."

"Can you tell me why?" Qiantou asked.

"No," Zheng Yi replied coldly.

Qiantou rubbed his temples.

I don't know if it was right or wrong to ask Zheng Yi for help.

Qian Tou gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll go abroad to hide now."

He placed all his bets on Zheng Yi.

If he loses the election, don't blame him for going to bars to drown his sorrows.

“Very good, be a good boy and listen to me. I think you have the makings of a councilor,” Zheng Yi said with a smile.

Qiantou gave an awkward laugh.

He was still completely unaware of Zheng Yi's trump card.

Even if a cooperation is reached, Zheng Yi is still very wary of him and unwilling to reveal his true intentions.

Qiantou asked, "When will I go back to Japan?"

"Wait for my call," Zheng Yi said.

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Qiantou canceled his upcoming speech and immediately bought a plane ticket to the United States.

Conan, on the other hand, also chose the person he would investigate first from among Chizuma and Tokiwa.

He chose Tokiwa.

Sento is a second-generation member of a zaibatsu family. Such people already hold a prominent position in Japan and have no need to get involved with organizations.

Even if murder was used, there was no collusion with terrorist forces like the organization.

Eisaku Tokiwa was different.

He came from humble beginnings, but his life was smooth sailing, as if someone was taking care of him along the way.

Moreover, this guy has done so many bad things and nothing happened to him, so someone must be protecting him.

Conan suspects that the force protecting him is an organization.

……

At Tokiwa Eisaku's home, he had just received news that Senzu was leaving Japan for the United States.

He was stunned for a moment after receiving the news.

A feint, or fake news?

Go to the US at this time.

Was it because of his bad reputation that he felt he had no chance of winning against Tumen Kanghui, and therefore gave up the election?
"Could it be that this guy leaked the dirt on me?" Tokiwa Eisaku muttered to himself.

When all the dirt on him was flying around, his first suspect was Qiantou.

Because Tsuchimon Kanghui had always been seen as an upright person, he had no doubt that Tsuchimon would resort to such despicable means.

but,

Why was he so fragile, giving up on the election so easily?

They've already started releasing dirt on him, and Tokiwa Eisaku thought this guy was going to start his campaign by any means necessary.

Unexpectedly, this guy just ran away.

Could it be that the person who leaked my dirt wasn't Qian Tou, but that thick-browed, big-eyed Tu Men Kang Hui?
Tokiwa Eisaku was completely baffled.

"Mr. Tokiwa, you have a speech to give this morning, so you should leave now."

“Okay, I understand,” Tokiwa Eisaku said.

When Eisaku Tokiwa set off, Conan also received news that Chizu was going to America and the location of Tokiwa's speech.

……

The restaurant downstairs from the TV station.

Kogoro Mouri waited for Yoko Okino with his cup in hand.

Soon, Yoko Okino led a woman in.

The woman had bright blue cat eyes. Her hair was tied in a low ponytail, with a signature wisp of hair curled on each side of her face near the center of her forehead.

"Sorry we're late," Yoko Okino said apologetically.

"No, no," Kogoro said nonchalantly. "If I remember correctly, this person is a regular on the Sunday evening news..."

“Yes.” Yoko Okino pointed to the woman and introduced her, “She is the announcer, Ms. Rena Mizunashi.”

Rena Mizunashi bowed slightly to Kogoro and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Ahem!" Kogoro loosened his tie and introduced himself to Rena Mizunashi in a very serious manner.

Rena Mizunashi said, "Actually, I sought out Detective Mouri because I have a favor to ask."

"Oh? Just tell me what's on your mind, no need to be shy," Kogoro Mouri said casually.

Rena Mizunashi nodded:

"That's right, every Saturday morning, someone rings my doorbell and then runs away."

One time, I waited at the door for a long time, and after the person rang the doorbell, I opened the door but there was no one there.

……

In the early morning at Mihana Park, although the sun was shining brightly, there was still a hint of tension in the air.

Eisaku Tokiwa chose this location for his speech this morning.

It's less of a "choice" and more of a "retreat" forced upon us by circumstances.

Due to the recent deluge of negative news, his planned street performance was forced to be canceled, and he had to retreat to this relatively enclosed park square where the situation was easier to control.

To ensure everything went perfectly, Tokiwa Eisaku mobilized a large force this time.

Dozens of security personnel dressed in black suits and wearing sunglasses surrounded the makeshift podium like an iron barrel.

The situation was also under control in the media area.

The front row seats were all occupied by media outlets he had contacted and with whom he had close relationships.

Reporters who dared to ask pointed questions were politely ushered to the back row upon entering, and their microphones were deliberately turned down.

"Listen, this time the security level must be raised to the highest level!" Tokiwa Eisaku was hiding in the backstage rest tent, nagging at the head of security.

"Search them thoroughly, especially those who have been let in. Check if they have any rotten eggs, rotten tomatoes, or anything else they can throw away!"

He straightened his tie: "Those people are as stupid as pigs! They believe whatever the media tells them."

Although I, Eisaku Tokiwa, have asked myself honestly if I have done anything heinous, those unscrupulous media outlets have smeared me with accusations just for the sake of traffic!
There's definitely a bunch of brainwashed idiots mixed in with the crowd, trying to cause trouble!

The supervisor bowed respectfully, cold sweat beading on his forehead: "Yes, Mr. Tokiwa, we have arranged three security checkpoints, and even collected the umbrellas. There is absolutely no chance of anything going wrong, please rest assured."

Having received the assurance, Tokiwa Eisaku took a deep breath and instantly put on the face of a kind elder.

He straightened his expensive custom-made suit and walked out of the tent with his head held high.

Standing behind the podium, his gaze swept over the sea of ​​people below, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Conan, wearing a hat, mingled on the periphery of the crowd, holding a can of juice he had just bought.

He saw Tokiwa Eisaku, a very sleazy old man.

Although Eisaku Tokiwa's face was full of smiles, Conan could easily catch the fleeting contempt and boredom in the depths of his eyes.

Conan wasn't the only one who noticed something amiss.

The atmosphere at the scene did not become more enthusiastic because of Eisaku Tokiwa's approachable smile.

Instead, many people around frowned.

Conan shook his head.

The distance is too far.

He is currently outside the cordon and has no way of contacting Eisaku Tokiwa himself, let alone finding any substantial evidence of his collusion with the Black Organization.

"I need to find a way to get close to him..." Conan took a sip of his juice, his eyes scanning his surroundings for a breakthrough. (End of Chapter)