Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

You're so amazing.

When did you find out?

Conan started making sarcastic remarks from somewhere.

He looked at Ito sitting in the chair.

As he predicted.

Zheng Yi-ge knew how powerful he was, and he had just heard it from Ito.

Conan looked at Heiji.

The two investigated for a whole day and found out what they were looking for.

Evidence of Ito and others' crimes was also found.

As Ito listened to Conan's account, he confessed to his crimes without reservation.

Conan's sharp gaze swept over Ito, who was slumped in his wheelchair:

“Mr. Ito, all the chains of evidence have been closed.”

Ito Suehiko listened to Conan's account without any expression on his face.

"Hehe...hehe..."

He chuckled softly, a laugh filled with self-mockery and a hint of relief.

“That’s right…you were right about everything. I confess.”

Ito's body trembled slightly; he was breathing heavily, and his voice grew weaker and weaker.

“We were indeed seen by Phantom Thief Kid after we robbed the armored truck and escaped.”

“We panicked, so we went to Senior Shenshan. It was him who helped us cover up the truth and used his art museum and connections to launder the money.”

Everyone watched as Ito confessed.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to fasten the cold handcuffs onto Ito's wrists, he saw the other man's body suddenly tremble.

An unnatural flush suddenly rose on her already abnormal face.

Ito's lips still held the same curve as when he was telling the truth, but the smile gradually froze, and his pupils quickly dimmed.

"Mr. Ito? Mr. Ito!" Inspector Megure quickly stepped forward to check on him.

Ito wasn't completely dead yet; he was still making incoherent sounds in his throat.

"Zhengyi is the one who manipulates crime, and time will prove me right. My assets, as well as Senior Shenshan's artworks, will all... end up in Zhengyi's hands."

As he finished speaking, Ito tilted his head slightly to one side, and his last breath completely dissipated into the air.

Inspector Megure looked at the scene before him, sighed heavily, and put away the handcuffs.

Conan stared at Ito's face and said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect it to end like this. We had already found evidence, but we didn't even have the chance to put him in court."

Inspector Megure, however, was more focused on what Ito said at the end.

Is Zheng Yi absolutely the one who manipulated the crime?
The words of a dying man.

Can you believe it?
His gaze toward Zheng Yi grew increasingly profound.

Masakazu looked at Ito with disdain.

Even on his deathbed, he was still restless, and in his last moments, he framed me.

Masakazu glanced at Inspector Megure.

Since there's no evidence, he's in an invincible position.

……

On top of a tall building.

Kid, dressed as a phantom thief, watched the police cars rushing towards him downstairs.

nodded.

He'll definitely be arrested by the police if he goes deep into the mountains.

Based on what this guy did, he'll never get out of prison.

Kidd thought of Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi had told him that he would help him solve the problem of being deep in the mountains.

Question: What are his methods for resolving problems?
kill!
This simple and efficient problem-solving method is Zheng Yi's favorite.

Kidd really didn't want a life to end at Zhengyi's hands because of his words.

Therefore, he had no choice but to call the police to arrest the person.

If Shenshan goes to prison, Zhengyi wouldn't necessarily chase him into the prison to kill him.

In any case, whether he dies in the deep mountains or is imprisoned, it makes no difference to Zhengyi.

But for those deep in the mountains...

It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

Kidd smiled as he watched Shenshan struggle to be put into the police car.

I saved this guy's life.

It feels great to do good deeds.

……

Red Castle Hotel.

Ito has already been taken away.

As Sato's team captured Shinyama, Shimizu Reiko was also captured.

The case is now completely closed.

Zheng Yi yawned.

It's late, time to go to bed.

Zheng Yi stretched lazily.

He stretched his neck, making a soft "click" sound, and the expression on his face that said "I'm so tired" was incredibly genuine.

"It's late, time to go to bed."

He talked to himself, then turned around and walked straight out of the passage.

That silhouette was elegant and composed, without the slightest hesitation or fuss.

Everyone watched his departing figure in silence.

Conan didn't have many complicated expressions, and followed Shoichi out.

Outside, Ai and Ran gathered around.

Ai asked Masakazu quietly, "Has it been resolved?"

“It’s resolved,” Zheng Yi said.

He yawned.

The matter was resolved fairly perfectly.

Ito died and was imprisoned in the mountains.

Shoichi rubbed Ai's head and said, "You have no idea how amazing I am."

"what?"

Xiao Ai tilted her head.

The police hadn't left yet, and right in front of them, Zheng Yi was telling Ai his legendary story.

What does it mean to manipulate a murderer into killing someone, or to plan and kill someone invisibly?

They even exaggerated Ito's words a bit.

Ai blinked.

Could Zheng Yi possess such great wisdom?
Ai looked puzzled.

I've lived with Zheng Yi for so long, and I never knew he was so smart.

In Ai's opinion, Shoichi is just an ordinary person with average intelligence.

So he's bragging?
Inspector Megure also heard Shoichi's words.

He didn't think Zheng Yi was bragging.

He felt that Zheng Yi was provoking him!

In Conan's view, the expression on Shoichi's face now was just a smile that he found amusing because he was teasing a child.

But in Inspector Megure's eyes...

That was a smile of contempt for the police.

I manipulated Shimizu Reiko into committing the murders; I did it all.

What can you do then?
Come and arrest me if you dare!
Inspector Megure was furious.

After his initial anger subsided, he decided to unleash it one last time before ordering the troops to retreat.

He had no way to deal with Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi was still explaining his methods to Xiao Ai.

Ai's eyes widened.

real or fake?

"Alright!" Hongye couldn't help but interrupt Zheng Yidao: "Stop bragging here, we haven't had dinner yet."

After being interrupted by Hongye, Zhengyi was very dissatisfied.

He looked at the red leaves with a resentful expression.

When you said I wasn't a good person, you seemed to believe me so much. Now that I admit I'm not a good person, you don't believe in my wisdom or think I'm that capable.

snort!
Ai patted Shoichi's thigh and then sighed.

Hongye ignored Zhengyi's somewhat resentful gaze and spoke directly to Xiaolan and the others:
"Want to go out for dinner together?"

"Okay," Xiaolan nodded in agreement.

The group arrived at a large private room.

After ordering the food, Kogoro started eating without any regard for his image.

Heiji and Kazuha sat together, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

From the moment Heiji first met Shoichi, he never imagined that he would one day have a meal with Shoichi.

He awkwardly cut the steak with his knife and fork, occasionally glancing at Zheng Yi.

After secretly watching Masakazu, he still had to pick a fight with Kazuha.

Ai and Momiji huddled together, talking in hushed tones, occasionally stealing a glance at Shoichi before continuing their furtive conversation.

Xiaolan and Yuanzi chatted together.

Conan kept trying to talk to Shoichi, but Shoichi wouldn't let go of his phone.

“Fukayama and Ito are both finished. Their businesses must be taken over immediately, or things will change.”

Conan was completely baffled.

He poked Zheng Yi's arm with his finger and said:
"Brother Zhengyi, what are you doing?"

"So you're planning to acquire the properties in the deep mountains and Ito?" Masakazu said.

Everyone who was busy with their own things paused for a moment and looked at Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi seemed unconcerned about the stares of the crowd and continued speaking to the person on the other end of the phone:

“The museums, foundations, and all art collections under Shenshan’s name will be immediately subject to asset appraisal and legal transfer.”

"Contact the overseas trust to activate the third offshore account."

"Ito's technology companies, patent pools, and his server clusters in Southeast Asia were transferred under the guise of restructuring and capital injection."

"Notify the legal team to prepare to handle all potential equity disputes."

"Remember, speed is the most important factor. Any hesitation or delay is a crime."

When Zheng Yi was communicating with that person, he made no attempt to hide it from anyone.

After hearing the entire conversation, Conan fell silent.

Heiji frowned and asked, "What are you doing!?"

"Uh, of course it's taking over the businesses of Ito and Fukayama," Masakazu answered honestly.

Heiji looked at Masakazu warily.

Your problem is quite serious.

This action was all too practiced; he acted immediately after learning that Ito and Miyama were in trouble.

Conan asked timidly, "Brother Zhengyi, why are your movements so practiced?"

"Because you get more experience, you naturally become more skilled," Zheng Yi said.

"what?"

Conan was stunned for a moment.

But then I thought about it, and it seemed to be true.

Too many company presidents have run into trouble.

“But…” Conan said softly, “You’re so eager to take over those people’s businesses, it’s no wonder that others will misunderstand you.”

As soon as something happened to them, Zheng Yi took their belongings.

They haven't even spent the night yet.

Conan even began to understand those who doubted the First Brother.

It's hard not to have doubts.

“That’s how business works,” Zheng Yi said. “If I don’t hurry, those things will become someone else’s.”

Conan opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

That's too mercenary!
And isn't this taking advantage of someone's vulnerability?

"Shoichi's actions are not taking advantage of others' misfortune; this is clearly a righteous act to stabilize the Japanese economy!"

Ai sat down next to Masakazu and spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Ai with surprise.

But Ai continued, seemingly unconcerned:

"Just think about it, once Ito and Miyama fall from power, their companies will definitely be in a state of panic, and their stock prices will plummet."

"If no one takes over immediately, won't tens of thousands of employees lose their jobs right away?"

"Won't those companies' businesses evaporate instantly? How much damage will this cause to the Japanese economy?"

At this moment, Ai seemed to have lost all sense of shame and began to say outrageously good things about Masakazu:

"Zhengyi's intervention now is to save companies facing bankruptcy and to save the livelihoods of innocent employees' families."

Conan listened to the self-evident explanation, his mouth slightly agape, unable to find the right words to refute it.

"Oh dear, I'm not actually as good as you say."

Zheng Yi seemed a little embarrassed.

He picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of meat into Ai's bowl.

Ai pouted and silently placed the piece of fatty meat into Hongye's bowl.

Momiji didn't notice the extra food in her bowl and reached out to shake Ai's head.

She sensed that Ai was sick.

Is this something Ai Haibara would say?
She didn't say anything sarcastic to Zheng Yi, but because she liked him, she even spoke well of him.

Hongye lowered her voice and asked, "What's wrong? Did Zhengyi threaten you?"

Ai shook her head and whispered, "No."

Hongye clearly didn't believe it.

She glared at Masakazu on Ai's behalf, then gently stroked Ai's head and said softly:

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, you don't need to be afraid of that guy."

Ai gazed quietly at the red leaves.

However, due to the significant height difference, her gaze only reached below Hongye's collarbone.

Ai silently pursed her lips, then looked away.

After a moment, Ai said calmly, "I already said no, I wasn't threatened by Masakazu, and that guy didn't try to bribe me with any benefits."

I said all of these things voluntarily.

Zheng Yi really didn't threaten her.

There was no attempt to bribe or entice her.

The reason she said these nice things was entirely because her sister was Zheng Yi's accomplice.

The things Zheng Yi instructed were all done by her sister.

It's just a case of loving the house because of its owner.

"Ahem." Conan coughed and said, "What Ai said seems to make some sense."

After the downfall of Fukayama and Ito, their businesses certainly couldn't be preserved.

In the end, it will definitely be swallowed up by someone.

It's just a matter of time.

If the top leader quickly absorbs these, the period of turmoil can be shorter.

Kogoro remained carefree as always, and didn't care much about these things.

Heiji looked at Shoichi with a complicated expression.

What should he do if he still feels that Zheng Yi is not a good person?
They're probably still on their way to prison, deep in the mountains, and haven't even arrived yet.

Ito's body was still cold.

Zheng Yi then began plotting to seize their assets.

No wonder this guy's company is so big; he really enjoys profiting from human suffering.

Conan suddenly whispered, "Brother Masakazu, Ito said something at the end."

"You'll definitely end up taking their property anyway. If you do what he says, the police will mistakenly think you're the mastermind."

A look of worry appeared on his little face.

There are already enough misunderstandings about Zheng Yi, and he's afraid that if there are any more, Zheng Yi won't be able to handle it.

"It doesn't matter."

Zheng Yi waved his hand and said, "I have nothing to fear, I am upright and have nothing to worry about."

Conan's lips twitched.

We still need to be a little afraid.

Look at how badly your reputation has been ruined.

While Ai was quietly eating, she whispered:
"Time will prove everything."

It will prove sooner or later that Zheng Yi is not a good person. (End of Chapter)