Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 40: We must uphold the Zhengyi (正一) principle!
In this murder, there are no winners between the killer and the victim.

However, Zheng Yi seems to be the only victor.

Just after being investigated by Matsumoto Kiyoshi of the Metropolitan Police Department, his daughter was poisoned by her fiancé, and her fate remains unknown.

What is this if not a warning?
Even Conan, who has seen through the whole truth, couldn't help but start to have doubts.

This is exactly the same as when Yoshikuni's daughter died.

When Yoshii refused to repay the money, his daughter was murdered, and the subsequent investigation revealed that Shoichi was not involved.

However, Zheng Yi did indeed benefit from this, and Shi Jing, fearing for his safety, returned the money.

The same thing happened this time. When Matsumoto Kiyonaga investigated Shoichi, his only daughter was also poisoned. The subsequent investigation also found that Shoichi was not involved.

Zheng Yi is always the innocent one, but he is always the one who benefits.

For the first time, Conan was somewhat skeptical of his own reasoning.

Is the conclusion he deduced really the truth?

"that."

One of the greeters suddenly spoke up. He glanced timidly at Zheng Yi and whispered, "When Mr. Zheng Yi arrived, he said something to the groom."

"I'll give him a gift when he gets married next time. I don't know what that means."

After saying that, the person shrank back.

"Did you really say that?" Matsumoto Kiyonaga asked.

“I did say that,” Zheng Yi said.

He had no reason to lie.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga's eyes turned dangerous again, and the blame for the culprit was once again pointed to Shoichi.

However, Zheng Yi innocently said, "I just think that with a father-in-law like you, Junyan will eventually be unable to resist getting a divorce. I didn't mean anything else."

This perfunctory explanation won't fool anyone.

Junyan's eyes also darted away.

It wasn't because he was acting on Zheng Yi's orders, but rather because he suspected that Zheng Yi had already guessed that he was going to kill someone and was just fanning the flames.

Junyan frowned, but Zhengyi didn't seem to be doing anything to push things along.

Seeing that no one believed him, he said helplessly, "Officer, you can't do anything to me without evidence. You're just asking for trouble."

This statement sounds like he's being a scoundrel.

"Manager Matsumoto, the hospital just called. Miss Sayuri is out of danger," a police officer said as he rushed in.

Everyone was visibly relieved.

Junyan also lowered his head deeply, thankfully Xiaobaihe was alright.

I really don't understand this kind of conflicted person.

Something that could have been resolved through proper communication almost resulted in a death.

But since she had helped Masakazu 'warn' Matsumoto Kiyonaga once, Masakazu could only comfort him, saying, "Sayuri is alright, so you can rest assured."

Junyan sighed.

Xiaobaihe is fine, but he's going to jail too.

After being released from prison, I had no idea what the outside world had become.

Zhengyi gave Junyan a pitiful look.

Because of Conan, those guys who are locked up in prison have no hope of getting out.

Three years in prison were stretched into decades.

"Don't worry, I'll have a lawyer defend you and try my best to reduce your sentence," Zheng Yi said.

After all, it was Sayuri who drank the lemon tea, and given that Sayuri was capable of committing suicide for love, she's clearly a love-struck person. Issuing a letter of forgiveness shouldn't be a problem.

Then there's Eri Kisaki, a woman who's almost undefeated in Miwa Town, who came out to defend him.

Moreover, Conan's deductions are often enough to get the culprit to confess, which can lead to gaps in the chain of evidence and affect the conviction. Toshihiko might not have to spend decades in prison.

“The case has been solved perfectly once again. Can we go to the hospital to see how the bride is doing?” Masahiro said to Matsumoto Kiyonaga.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga did not answer Masakazu, but said to Toshihiko, "If you still have any feelings for Sayuri, then tell me whether anyone else instructed you to poison her."

Before Toshihiko could answer, Sonoko couldn't help but speak up:

"Do you have some grudge against Zheng Yi? You're determined to pin a crime on him."

Matsumoto Kiyonaga ignored the little girl's shouts and stared straight at Toshihiko.

Junyan frowned and said, "That's not true."

He wasn't so despicable as to pin the blame on someone else and then beg for Xiaobaihe's forgiveness.

Since Toshihiko did not admit it, Matsumoto Kiyonaga could only helplessly close the case.

Just as Zheng Yi said, "Innocent until proven guilty."

His daughter was poisoned by Toshihiko Takasugi, and it had absolutely nothing to do with Shoichi.

Junyan was taken away by the police, and Masakazu took Ai to visit Sayuri on his behalf.

Xiaobaihe seems to be doing well and should recover soon.

On the way back, Sato rushed over and said to Masakazu, "Although there is no evidence and we don't know how you did it, this matter should be your doing."

Zheng Yi neither answered yes nor no.

He simply asked ambiguously, "What's your opinion?"

“The results have already spoken for themselves. You can’t benefit from every murder case,” Sato said. “I will continue to investigate and give all the victims the truth.”

"Isn't this a detective's job?" Zheng Yi mocked.

Sato's eye twitched slightly; that had always been the police's job.

Zheng Yi said softly, "If you can find any clues related to me, then you can do whatever you want to me. That's my promise."

Sato gritted his teeth.

Too rampant.

He was confident that he could do it without leaving a trace, leaving no clues for anyone to find.

Or are they so confident that they can eliminate everyone who finds clues?

Surely he couldn't have really done nothing.

Zheng Yi opened the car door, sat in the driver's seat, leaned out, and asked Sato, "Do you need a ride? It seems your driver's license has been suspended."

"No need!" Sato gritted his teeth and spat out those two words.

"Then goodbye. I hope Officer Sato will uphold justice," Masakazu said sincerely.

Sato frowned.

What does it mean?
She thought of Inspector Megure, who had previously been indifferent to Shoichi, but had suddenly replaced Kogoro Mouri as Shoichi's right-hand man.

The Inspector Megure she knew was definitely not like this.

Sato's brows furrowed, his chest heaving as he watched Shoichi leave.

No matter how you try to corrupt me, I will not yield.

I will uphold the justice in my heart!

……

“Inspector Megure, I knew that your previous reprimands and dissatisfaction were meant to motivate me. In fact, you have always recognized my professional abilities.”

Inspector Megure woke up groggily, still not fully conscious, and saw forensic pathologist Nagamichi Masashi talking to him incomprehensible things.

His colleagues surrounded him.

(End of this chapter)