Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Gin is dead.

A cold wind carried a blizzard as Gin leaned against the cold wall, blood gushing from the gunshot wound in his abdomen.

He struggled to lift his heavy eyelids and forced out a sinister laugh from his throat.

"Stop dreaming, Zheng Yi."

Ai patted Shoichi's head, waking him up.

"The police are here to see you."

"Huh?" Zheng Yi opened his eyes groggily, his gaze revealing both clarity and confusion.

Was I dreaming?

Zheng Yi patted his cheeks to try and clear his head.

"Is Gin dead?" Shoichi asked.

"What are you dreaming about?" Ai asked.

If you want him dead, send an assassin to kill him. Stop fantasizing about it.

"So it wasn't there after all." Zheng Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

He and Gin were very close, and he would be devastated if Gin died.

"The police are here? What do they want with me?" Zheng Yi asked.

He pulled back the covers and walked out of the bedroom, where he saw Sato and Takagi sitting on the sofa, with Momiji pouring tea for them.

Zheng Yi rubbed his neck, sat down on the sofa, and took away the tea that Hongye had poured for Sato.

Sato's outstretched hand froze for a moment, then he casually reached for a tissue on the table and wiped his hands.

Ai ran over and squeezed in next to Momiji, leaning on Momiji's shoulder and whispering in her ear, "You know what? Everyone's saying that Sato has a crush on Shoichi. I really don't know what kind of taste he has."

"It's all just rumors, why do you believe this?" Hongye patted Xiao Ai's head.

Do not believe or spread rumors.

Koyo looked at Sato and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go get another pot of water."

"Uh, no need."

"It's alright, it'll be ready soon," Hongye said with a smile, getting up to add water.

Zheng Yi took a big gulp of tea, and his parched throat finally felt a little better.

After putting down his teacup, he asked the two men, "What do you want from me?"

“It’s about a murder case,” Takagi said.

"A murder case? And it has something to do with me again?" Zheng Yi asked, crossing his legs. "Tell me, which unlucky guy I hate is it?"

That dismissive attitude is really unpleasant.

"Please have some tea." After returning, Koyo pushed the teacup towards Sato.

"Thank you."

Sato quietly said thank you.

Compared to Zheng Yi, this girl in front of me is so much better. I really don't understand why she would know a bastard like Zheng Yi.

“It’s Ryosuke Arakawa,” Sato said.

"Who is this?"

He looked puzzled.

I've never heard of this person. Have I ever had any conflict with them?

“They’re police from Hachijojima,” Sato said.

She picked up the cup on the table, took a sip, and almost burned her lips.

Is the water really that hot?
She saw Zheng Yi taking such a big gulp and thought it wasn't hot.
Sato looked at Momiji and found that Momiji was whispering to Ai and not paying attention to her.

It's normal for the water to be a little hot when it's freshly changed.

"That policeman from Hachijojima?" Masakazu said thoughtfully, "I vaguely remember him. Is he dead?"

"Yes."

Sato said, "Because someone accused him of accepting bribes, while he was being investigated, Arakawa was suddenly murdered at home."

“The murderer must be an evil tycoon!” Zheng Yi said.

Sato and Takagi nodded.

Yes, yes, that's what they think too, otherwise they wouldn't have come here.

Zheng Yi said, "I heard that he was bribed by the Suzuki family. It must be that the Suzuki family was afraid that their bribery would be exposed, so they killed him."

The evil Suzuki Foundation, in an attempt to cover up its misdeeds, brutally murdered a police officer.

That's absolutely outrageous.

“But,” Takagi said softly to Masakazu, “many people at the Hachijojima Police Station suspect that you were the one who bribed him.”

“Nonsense!” Zheng Yi said, “The Justice Group wouldn’t do such a thing, and neither would the Sumitomo Group.”

Hongye nodded in agreement and said, "I can vouch for Zhengyi; he would never offer bribes."

We call this political donation or political funding, which has a long history and is not considered bribery.

Only new-type conglomerates like the Suzuki Group would resort to such low-level tactics as bribery.

Sato looked at Momiji with surprise.

There are actually people who can vouch for Zhengyi?

“I can also vouch for Shoichi,” Ai Haibara chimed in, joining in the fun.

Zheng Yi would rather pull out someone's teeth and sell them, so how could he possibly give them money, especially a lowly policeman like Arakawa?

Takagi said, "However, many people say that Arakawa is biased towards you, so they think he took your money."

"Favoring me?" Zheng Yi said casually, "Taking money from the Suzuki family and still favoring me, you really deserve to die."

Shoichi suddenly felt a pang of regret for Arakawa's death.

He clearly felt his own brilliance and unconsciously drew closer to it.

Those evil tycoons were just too hateful; they killed a policeman who was getting closer to light and justice.

Takagi looked troubled.

Are you still not admitting that you bribed Arakawa?

Zheng Yi said with dissatisfaction, "Is it so difficult for you to check Arakawa's accounts? Can't you find out where his money comes from?"

Takagi said awkwardly, "I really can't find anything."

Zheng Yi was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "Indeed, since it was done by the Suzuki Group, we definitely can't let you find out. Your level isn't high enough."

Sato rubbed his temples.

Does this mean Shoichi has directly identified the Suzuki Foundation as the murderer?

She sighed.

On Zheng Yi's side, they couldn't get anything out of him.

Zheng Yi leaned back on the sofa and said, "Instead of asking me here, you might as well go ask the Suzuki family."

“I’ve already asked,” Sato said.

"Oh?" Zheng Yi asked curiously, "How did they respond?"

“They said they didn’t know Arakawa at all,” Sato said.

"They might not really know each other," Zhengyi said, speaking up for the other person.

“Arakawa is just a lowly policeman. How could the chairman of the Suzuki Group possibly know him? The person who bribed him must also be a nobody within the Suzuki Group,” Zheng Yi said.

Sato nodded repeatedly as he listened to Masakazu's words.

Hmm, no wonder you've forgotten the name Arakawa.

Zheng Yi said, "Don't bother asking me. I'm not the murderer. Go ask the Suzuki family."

Sato said expressionlessly, "That's what Suzuki said too. They asked us to ask you more questions."

Zheng Yi paused for a moment.

Yeah.

I wondered why my reputation was so bad; it turns out someone had been smearing me.

Suzuki knows best who Arakawa is, and they're framing me!
Zhengyi is now very dissatisfied with Suzuki. The evil Suzuki Group actually smeared me, making the pure and innocent Zhengyi covered in filth.

Masahiro said to the two of them, "I remember the person who bribed Arakawa, wasn't he the manager of the Hachijojima Hotel?"

“The person is dead, so there’s no way to verify anything,” Takagi said. “Besides, nothing can be found out; everything on that manager’s bills is normal.”

Masakazu glanced at Takagi with disdain.

You guys are so useless! You can't find this or that.

Is it that they really can't find out, or that they're afraid to?
Takagi remained silent.

It's really impossible to find out.

If the police could easily find out everything with a simple investigation, then these conglomerates would be utterly useless.

"They're not cooperating over there, so you're bullying me, right?" Zheng Yi said.

"without……"

Takagi tried to explain, but Shoichi interrupted him.

"Ai, see the guest out!"

Ai, who was whispering to Koyo, paused for a moment, then stood up in a daze and said to the two policemen, "Welcome to come again next time."

Sato looked at Ai and his lips twitched.

Zheng Yi's lips twitched slightly.

I told you to get rid of them, why are you being so soft-spoken?
He usually yells at me so loudly, but now he's being so gentle.

snort!
Bully at home!
Zhengyi glanced at Hongye again, shook his head, and decided to let it go.

"Curaçao, see the guests out!!"

The two policemen were chased away by Zheng Yi.

Having found nothing, and not wanting to go straight back to the police station, they went to the Suzuki house again, only to be driven away once more.

Why come back when we've already been here?
When we're like Zheng Yi, with nothing to do all day, can we play with you anytime?

The two poor police officers couldn't get any information out of them or investigate anything.

……

"Ouch!"

Conan stood pitifully in front of the garden, touching the bump on his head, almost bursting into tears.

This woman is too violent!!!

Just now, that hateful woman Sonoko mercilessly smacked him on the head, and Conan felt a bump appear on his head.

"Kid, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat you to death." Sonoko raised her big fist at Conan, giving him a warning look.

Just now, this brat actually came running over to ask her if she had killed anyone.
Sonoko could only punch Conan on the head to show him whether he had the ability to kill.

Conan covered his head and pouted, saying with dissatisfaction, "I just asked you a question, why did you have to get physical? Zheng Yi has been wronged so many times, yet he remains calm and composed. You are far inferior to Zheng Yi."

He gently touched the spot where Sonoko had hit him earlier.

It hurts so much!

During the arrest of the murderer who killed the manager at the Hachijojima Hotel, it was discovered that Arakawa may have accepted bribes.

So he secretly went back, wrote a letter of complaint, and secretly investigated.

However, during the investigation, it was discovered that Arakawa had died in his own home, the day after he had sent out the report.

What a coincidence!

Conan's first reaction was that the bribery had been exposed and he had been silenced.

The zaibatsu in Tokyo are so evil; killing people is as easy as eating and drinking.

“Kid! I’m telling you one last time, the Suzuki Group couldn’t have killed him!” Sonoko said.

She wasn't sure about the bribery, but she was certain that murder hadn't happened.

Sonoko said, "Suzuki's hotel on Hachijojima may have some financial dealings with Arakawa, but he would never kill anyone."

Financial transactions
Conan curled his lip. Why make bribery sound so nice?
Sonoko asked, "Why don't you go ask Masakazu? I feel like he's more like the murderer."

"Are you trying to frame Zheng Yi?" Conan asked.

“That’s a reasonable suspicion!” Sonoko said.

Conan grimaced.

What suspicion? This is clearly a frame-up.

“Brother Zhengyi didn’t give him any money, so why would he kill him to silence him if he’s not afraid of his bribery being exposed?” Conan said.

"Because he may have financial dealings with the Suzuki Hotel, Masahiro is very angry."

“No, that won’t happen,” Conan said. “The police on the island all say that Arakawa is quite considerate of Masakazu’s businesses on the island.”

"Ok?"

Sonoko's eyes widened, and she suddenly became a little angry.

No, that guy took money from the Suzuki family and took good care of Masakazu's businesses.
Is this what it means to fear power but not virtue?
The Suzuki family gave him money, and he showed neither fear nor gratitude, but Masakazu might kill someone, so he became Masakazu's grandson?

How could there be such a bastard!

"Awooooo~~"

Conan covered his head and glared angrily at Sonoko.

Why are you hitting so hard?
And why did you hit me when you were angry?
Conan said in a low voice, "Sonoko, you'd better be careful. Masakazu is in a bad mood lately because he was wronged by your Suzuki family."

Sonoko's expression froze.

Feeling down?
If I'm in a bad mood, I'll kill someone.

"Can he still kill me?" Sonoko muttered softly.

Why am I a little scared?

With something on her mind, Sonoko didn't have time to beat up Conan and absentmindedly returned home.

When Sonoko got home, she found her father reading a newspaper and her mother reading a book.

Sonoko stepped forward and asked, "Dad, did we really not kill Arakawa?"

"of course not."

Chairman Suzuki looked at Sonoko in surprise: "Why would we kill him?"

They wouldn't be so paranoid as to kill someone over a mere tip-off.

Chairman Suzuki said, "We did have financial dealings with him, but we didn't kill him. Why are you suddenly asking this?"

“Because one kid thinks it was the Suzuki family who did it,” Sonoko said.

Mrs. Suzuki frowned and asked, "Shinichi Kudo?"

The Kudo family can basically be considered as Shoichi's lackeys, and the kind of lackeys with a lineage.

It was rumored that Yusaku Kudo had some connection with Shoichi's father, and now Shinichi Kudo is also following in his father's footsteps, with generations of followers.

“No, it’s smaller,” Sonoko said.

Sonoko asked in a low voice, "Dad, Mom, do you think it's possible that Zhengyi did it?"

"I don't know, but it's possible," Mrs. Suzuki said.

After all, it has a well-established reputation.

"You've actually started to doubt Zheng Yi this time?" Chairman Suzuki asked in surprise.

"Yes." Sonoko nodded.

Because she finally started to feel afraid.

The Suzuki chairman nodded with satisfaction.

It's good to have doubts about Zheng Yi.

Although he knew his daughter had a crush on a boy, Chairman Suzuki was still terrified when he saw her infatuated with Masakazu.

Someone like Masakazu would never marry into the Suzuki family.

If Shoichi is truly moved by Sonoko's persistent infatuation, then Chairman Suzuki will really have no sleep.

He had to constantly worry about his daughter's accidental death, and then Masakazu inherited the Suzuki family's estate with tears in his eyes.

That evil guy, Zheng Yi, is absolutely capable of doing something like that. (End of Chapter)