Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Tequila ultimately failed to become Zhengyi's driver and could only squeeze into...
The sea breeze from the abandoned dock carried a salty, fishy smell.

Zheng Yi stood next to a truck that had been blown to smithereens, toying with a chip that was still flashing red light in his hand.

Behind him, Vodka was clumsily wiping fingerprints with a black cloth.

"Well done, Vodka." Zheng Yi turned around, patted Vodka on the shoulder, and spoke in an unusually friendly tone.

Vodka, flattered, adjusted his hat brim: "Not at all, it's all thanks to your excellent command, Cointreau."

Zheng Yi frowned.

It seems that Vodka is still very dissatisfied with himself, and is even unwilling to call himself "boss".

He was still thinking about Gin.

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "Although Gin is currently on 'temporary rest,' he is still one of the most important figures in the organization with great prestige. I am only temporarily taking command this time, but he still needs to be informed about the organization's affairs. This is how I show my respect for my senior."

Vodka paused for a moment, a strange feeling welling up inside him.

Let the eldest brother know? Isn't that a bit like you provoking him?

“This…” Vodka hesitated, “It’s not necessary to do something so trivial…”

“Hey, how can this be a small matter?” Zheng Yi interrupted him: “This is an important operation concerning the future of the organization. Quick, call your older brother and report on today’s battle. Make sure it’s detailed, understand?”

Is this really such a big deal? He and his older brother used to participate in these kinds of operations all the time.

Vodka felt an invisible pressure.

"Yes... I understand." Vodka reluctantly pulled out his phone.

Just then, Tequila, who had been standing to the side thinking, suddenly spoke, his words filled with admiration.

"Boss Jundu, you are truly amazing!" Tequila exclaimed loudly.

Vodka was acting strangely, and Zheng Yi couldn't understand why he was acting crazy either.

"You are not only exceptionally intelligent, able to see through the enemy's schemes in such a short time, but you are also humble and do not claim credit for your achievements!"

Even though you directed this perfect operation, you still made a point of having Vodka report to Mr. Gin. Such noble character and loyalty to the organization are truly exemplary!

"It's a blessing for the organization to have someone like you!"

Zheng Yi smiled so hard his eyes narrowed into slits, but he didn't dare take credit and simply said modestly, "Tequila, you flatter me. We're all just serving the organization."

Vodka listened to Tequila's effusive praise and became increasingly speechless.

This Tequila guy has absolutely no shame. The organization always prioritizes ability, and Gin hates people who spout this kind of nonsense the most.

That bastard brought the sycophantic atmosphere of the Metropolitan Police Department into the organization.

But under pressure from Zheng Yi, he still dialed that familiar number, his palms sweating profusely.

The call was connected.

“Hey, big brother.” Vodka’s voice trembled slightly.

Gin's cold and impatient voice came from the other end of the phone, with the roar of a Porsche engine seemingly in the background: "Vodka, where are you? Did you complete the mission?"

"Yes! It's done! Very smoothly!" Vodka straightened up instinctively. "Um... Brother, Cointreau asked me to report the details to you."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a cold snort: "Let him answer the phone."

Vodka was so startled he almost dropped his phone, and quickly handed it to Zhengyi.

Zheng Yi took the phone but didn't speak immediately. Instead, he first said "hello" to the person on the other end of the line.

"Hey, Gin, how was your rest? You look pretty good."

Gin fell silent again on the other end of the phone, as if it was because of Shoichi's "Brother Gin" that he had addressed Pearl.

After a moment of silence, Gin's voice grew even colder: "Kundo, what do you want to do?"

"Nothing much, just catching up on some information with you," Zheng Yi said, leaning against the container with a sigh.
"Today's mission went smoothly. I must say, Vodka has grown very quickly. Although he is still a bit behind you, he is a qualified henchman."

Gin didn't know what to say.

Vodka seems to be much older than Zheng Yi, and he has been a member of the organization for a longer period of time.

Masaichi chuckled twice, then changed the subject, his tone even becoming somewhat serious as he said, "However, Gin, although you weren't here today, I sat in the car for a while and have to say something..."

"...What?" Gin's voice carried a hint of doubt.

"Your driver's skills are really good!" Zheng Yi exclaimed sincerely. "Tsk tsk, no wonder he's been driving for you for so many years. Even though you're not here, the driving skills of the driver you trained have truly broadened my horizons."

It's still a bit of a shame, though, that Vodka wasn't driving that Porsche 356A. I heard he was the most reliable driver in that Porsche.

There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone.

Vodka stood to the side, feeling as if the air around him had instantly frozen.

Who doesn't know that Gin hates it when people touch his Porsche? Especially Shoichi, whom he dislikes.

Zheng Yi is practically tap dancing on Gin's minefield!

But Gin was trying to calm himself down, so he didn't lash out at Shoichi directly. He simply hung up the phone calmly.

"Beep-beep-beep-"

Zheng Yi stared at his phone screen, his smile undiminished.

He shrugged: "Looks like Gin was really busy, hanging up so quickly. But it's alright, the message is there."

Tequila then offered its own flattery.

Zheng Yi, who had just become the leader, was still very enthusiastic about organizational work and put forward many ideas.

For example, rescinding the arrest warrant for Shiho Miyano, or exonerating Ireland and Pisco.

However, most of the people in the organization remained loyal to Gin and were firmly opposed to Shoichi's ideas.

It's not that no one supports Zhengyi; for example, Vermouth is very supportive, and so is Tequila.

Vermouth then approached Zheng Yi and said, "I feel like I can do it. Now that you're in power, you should do something against Gin and let everyone know about the new boss."

She loved watching the drama unfold and kept egging Zhengyi on.

Chianti and Cohen were originally not interested in these things, but Zheng Yi was just too absurd. What if he ruined the organization?
All they do is kill. What will they do without an organization?

Therefore, they have always been strongly opposed to Zheng Yi's chaotic actions.

Vodka, a remnant of the previous regime, feared that his words would backfire, so he remained silent and did not express any opinions.

Zheng Yi said to them with dissatisfaction, "Ireland and Pisco died ridiculously, and I did this to reassure the codename members."

"Gin's resignation this time was because his indiscriminate killings hurt the feelings of the codenamed members, wasn't it? I'm doing this to reassure the people."

Vermouth felt that what Zheng Yi said actually made some sense, so she didn't really support it.

“Let’s not talk about Ireland and Pisco,” Chianti said. “Aren’t you going to arrest Shirley either?”

"He's just a researcher, what's the point of arresting him?" Zheng Yi said nonchalantly.

Chianti hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

The organization has zero tolerance for traitors, and the workload of the organization is so high.

If we don't make an example of them, what if even more people run away?
Vermouth reminded him, "Capturing Sherry isn't just Gin's idea; it's also the boss's and Rum's idea."

"Tch~" Zheng Yi curled his lip.

They know where Shirley is.

"Then forget it." Zheng Yi sighed.

I haven't been in power long enough and I don't have enough authority. Even if I just say something trivial, so many people will oppose me.

Also, he was only acting temporarily, and Gin might come back, so he wouldn't directly side with him.

Thinking about it, Zheng Yi became increasingly annoyed. He was a man of absolute authority in the Justice Group, and no one dared to easily oppose him outside. But now that he was in the organization, someone dared not treat him like a piece of meat.

How did Gin establish its prestige?

It seems like it involves killing people, right?

Shoichi is not a serial killer like Gin, so he cannot kill people directly.

He looked at Chianti and smiled gently.

Chianti felt a chill run down her spine at Zheng Yi's smile and couldn't help but take a step back.

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "Chianti, I've always felt that you're someone who has a very lucky life."

Chianti took another step back.

He wanted to kill me?
"Do you know Shinichi Kudo?" Masakazu asked.

"Huh?" Chianti shook his head in confusion.

Vermouth raised her head slightly, looked at Zheng Yi, and narrowed her eyes.

Why did we suddenly bring up Shinichi Kudo?

Shoichi continued, "He was a detective who was given Drug A by Gin."

“And then?” Chianti asked.

“I’ve seen news about him recently; it seems he’s not dead.”

"Cough cough cough!" Vermouth coughed loudly a few times, then turned her head and asked, "Is your throat uncomfortable?"

"A little."

"Then drink more hot water."

Vermouth glared at Zheng Yi. Was it a matter of whether or not to drink hot water?
She looked at Zheng Yi with a hint of threat in her eyes.

But Zheng Yi seemed not to notice and said to Chianti, "Go investigate him and see what's going on."

“Yes.” Chianti nodded.

I thought Zheng Yi would be furious, but he just sent me a nobody.

Is it because you want to avoid seeing it and not have to worry about it?
Zheng Yi smiled at Chianti and said, "I'd like to see if Conan can bring you bad luck."

Seeing Chianti leave, Vermouth grew increasingly agitated.

Especially when she heard Tequila still flattering Zheng Yi, Vermouth dragged Zheng Yi toward the small dark room: "Come with me, I have something to tell you alone."

……

"Can Zheng Yi actually access the police's documents?"

Amuro Tooru and the others were eventually released.

Upon returning, Amuro Tooru began to feel very uneasy about his undercover identity.

He immediately contacted Kazama Yuya.

Kazama stammered, "Um... in theory, it's not feasible."

"Theoretically not?" Amuro Tooru asked.

Kazama nodded: "Because Shoichi doesn't hold any government position; he's just an ordinary capitalist. But in reality..."

It's hard to say for sure.

He didn't continue, but his meaning was clear.

The Sumitomo family has always been very powerful in politics, and Shoichi's own political influence is also ridiculously strong; no one knows how many people support him.

Therefore, it is not unbelievable that Zheng Yi could see the police documents.

Amuro Tooru asked, "Can he see my file?"

"Absolutely impossible! Your file is top secret; he definitely wouldn't see it..."

As he spoke, Kazama himself lost confidence.

Zheng Yi openly killed so many people without facing any punishment; no one knew just how powerful he was.

Kazama asked, puzzled, "Why are you asking this? He doesn't need to see the police documents."

"I'm pretty sure that Zheng Yi is a member of the organization."

"Impossible!" Kazama reacted strongly.

If Zheng Yi is also a member of the organization, that would be terrifying!
Is there any connection between the Sumitomo Foundation and any organization?

What are the connections between those conglomerates and organizations that are closely linked to the Sumitomo Group?

If so, can the organization still investigate?
Looking at the incredulous Kazama, Amuro Tooru told him about the events of the past few days, especially how similar Kimi and Shoichi were.

Kazama muttered, "Isn't this just typical capitalist behavior? It doesn't necessarily mean it's Sumitomo Shoichi."

It's a basic quality of capitalists to want to squeeze every last drop of oil out of everyone; it's not like only Zheng Yi would do that.

Amuro Tooru really couldn't refute it.

“I’m certain they are the same person,” Amuro Tooru said.

Seeing his insistence, Kazama frowned and looked at Amuro Tooru, hesitating to speak.

After hesitating for a while, he said softly, "If Zheng Yi is really related to the organization, then you should be careful, senior."

The waters inside are too deep; it's simply beyond the reach of insignificant people like them.

Amuro Tooru remained silent; he could sense just how deep the waters ran.

Now I understand. No wonder the police couldn't find any useful information about Gin, despite his aggressive actions and one major incident after another in Japan.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself," Amuro Tooru said.

Since Zheng Yi has let him go, it means that Zheng Yi has no intention of punishing him yet.

However, with Zheng Yi involved, we still can't place too much hope on the internal workings of the public security system when it comes to investigating organizations.

We still need to contact the FBI.

Meanwhile, someone in the FBI was also quite annoyed.

He finally faked his death and found the identity of Subaru Okiya, but he was still discovered.

Shuichi Akai was certain that the list Shoichi gave to the organization was not real, and he was certain that he had seen the real list.

His identity has been completely exposed.

"How can we bring down the organization by associating with those insects!" Shuichi Akai said angrily.

Because when intelligence agencies in different countries send agents to infiltrate organizations, they often need to share intelligence or file records with other countries to seek assistance or verify identities when necessary.

The database of the Japanese National Police Agency stores top-secret files submitted by intelligence agencies from various countries regarding their deployment of undercover agents within the Black Organization.

And such an important item was easily stolen by the organization's members.

It's ridiculous.

He had been a secret agent for so long and had never heard of anything so absurd.

He also didn't understand why Zheng Yi, knowing his identity, hadn't arrested him.

Could it be because he is Zheng Yi's 'cousin' and Zheng Yi values ​​family ties?

What about Bourbon and Kiel? (End of Chapter)