Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

The next day, Ai woke up before Masakazu. She struggled and pinched Masakazu's face to vent her anger.

But Masakazu woke up quickly, put Ai's hand to his mouth, and continued sleeping while biting the back of her hand.

Ai blinked, then flew into a rage and bit Masakazu's hand.

But Masakazu didn't react at all, which didn't satisfy Ai Haibara at all, so Ai went straight to bite Masakazu's face.

Zheng Yi didn't mind and let Ai nibble on him. After a while, Ai nibbled without any effect, and as if she had quickly given up, she lay on Zheng Yi and fell asleep soon after.

It was almost noon when Zheng Yi finally got up slowly.

Ai rubbed her eyes and looked at him with a resentful expression.

When my sister came out just now, she saw her being bitten by that bastard Zheng Yi, but she didn't say anything to help.

She even saw the drool on Zheng Yi's face and smiled at her meaningfully.

Zheng Yi hugged Ai tightly for a long time before letting go and getting out of bed.

After brushing his teeth, Zheng Yi said to Ai, "Your medicine is really good. I haven't slept this well in a long time. Let's take some together next time."

Ai moved her limbs, but didn't feel very comfortable.

This bastard is probably comfortable sleeping with a 'rag doll', but the 'rag doll' might not be comfortable.

Moreover, the sofa is so small that it's difficult to even move your legs while sleeping on it.

"Don't be so unhappy." Zheng Yi gently rubbed Ai's face.

"Can you let me go?"

"can."

He said "yes," but Zheng Yi's hands didn't stop.

"Oh my, you're so cute, the more I look at you, the more I like you," Zhengyi said with a smile.

Ai kept a straight face, not wanting to give Masakazu a kind look.

After rubbing Ai's hands, Masakazu opened his phone and saw a news article.

"Huh? My puzzle box was given to the Suzuki family?" Masakazu said in surprise.

"yours?"

Ai asked while yawning, "Does anyone actually dare to give away the things you ordered?"

It seems these people are getting smarter and smarter.

They all knew that they had to give Zheng Yi what he wanted, or they would be ruined. But they felt uncomfortable giving it to Zheng Yi, so they gave it to other conglomerates and watched them fight it out.

Ai also went up to Masakazu to take a look at the news.

Seeing Ai come closer, Zheng Yi enthusiastically nuzzled against her.

Ai was quite disgusted by this, rolling her eyes at Masaya repeatedly, but she didn't leave immediately, curiously looking at the news on her phone.

It was Sonoko's uncle, Yoshijiro Suzuki, who sent a provocative letter to Kaito Kid.

Tonight, the world's largest moonstone will be displayed at the Suzuki Library. The gem is housed inside the "Wood God" mechanical box made by Kichiemon Misui.

Invite that idiot Kaito Kid to come and visit, and see if he can open the puzzle box and get the gem.

"Are you only interested in that puzzle box?" Ai asked curiously.

You don't want that gemstone?
Zheng nodded and said, "Of course, the gem was something an old man left for an old woman to flirt with. Why would I steal it from her?"

It is wrong to ruin someone else's late-life romance.

"But that old lady is a fool too," Zheng Yi complained.

Why did she give this to Suzuki Yoshijiro?
Don't you know that Shoichi is the number one collector in Tokyo? This kind of thing should be in Shoichi's collection.

Moreover, Zheng Yi is so smart that he can definitely open that mechanism box easily and take out the gem inside.

Zheng Yi took out his phone: "Let me see if Suzuki Kichijiro invited me over to help solve this puzzle box?"

Zheng Yi searched on his phone for a long time but couldn't find Suzuki Kichijiro's invitation, and his expression grew increasingly worse.

The despicable Suzuki family.

You've already slandered my reputation, and now you're even stealing my collection!
Zheng Yi said, "We don't have an invitation, but we can just go directly there."

He can access many places by simply scanning his name.

"Us?" Ai pouted and said, "I'm not going. I still need to go to the lab."

"Why go to the lab!"

Zheng Yi grabbed Ai's arm, picked her up, and said, "You're not working properly on the antidote in the lab, all you do is think about getting me some kind of medicine that will make my body feel weird. What are you going to do now!"

Ai shifted her body slightly.

This is the only time, okay?

……

Evening, outside the Suzuki Library.

"Ran, you guys are so slow! Conan and Professor Agasa are already here," Sonoko said.

"I'm sorry," Xiaolan said apologetically, "because my dad caught a cold and went to the hospital."

"Ah!"

Kogoro, wearing a mask, coughed and said, "Let's hurry inside. I heard Mr. Suzuki is going to give Ms. Okino Yoko a concert ticket."

"Achoo! Achoo!" Kogoro sneezed several more times in a row.

Xiaolan said helplessly, "Dad, can you still help me like this?"

“Of course,” Sonoko said with a smile. “Uncle Mori never lets us down at crucial moments.”

"Sonoko is right."

Kogoro rubbed his nose and asked, "But why do you sound so nice today?"

"Really?" Sonoko said with a smile, "I'm just telling the truth."

With a bumbling detective like Kogoro Mouri, it's much easier for Kaito Kid to infiltrate.

"Mr. Mori, so you've come."

Suzuki Kichijiro walked over and said, "Hurry up and go in. This time you won't get your cheeks pinched like last time, because I've already discussed it with Inspector Nakamori. The police will only be responsible for security outside and won't go in."

Officer Nakamori stood behind Suzuki Kichijiro with a deathly expression.

As a police officer, being treated like an outer perimeter security guard is utterly disgraceful.

"It's all for catching Phantom Thief Kid," Nakamori whispered to himself, trying to comfort himself.

Meanwhile, Kaito Kid, who had already infiltrated the police force, was extremely disappointed.

"So Officer Nakamori isn't going in."

He scratched his head. He had originally wanted to impersonate Inspector Nakamori, but he hadn't expected to be stopped outside.

He walked to a corner and took out his phone.

"Let me see who I should dress up as this time."

There are many photos he secretly took on my phone.

"Pointing to the east, pointing to the west, pointing to the point..."

"Beep beep beep~"

"Ugh!"

The phone rang suddenly, startling Kaito Kid. He glanced around and breathed a sigh of relief when he realized no one was paying attention to him.

"Which bastard messaged me at this hour?"

He gritted his teeth and opened the email.

Despite being filled with anger, there was nothing he could do.

Because the person who sent him the message was Zheng Yi, and the message was very simple:
I want that puzzle box.

Kaito Kid curled his lip.

What did that bastard take me for?

Are they keeping thieves at home?
Kaito Kid never gives up!

Night falls inside the library.

Kichijiro Suzuki, Sonoko, Ran, Conan, and Professor Agasa gathered around a puzzle box, curiously examining the object.

"This thing is quite well made."

Kogoro picked up the puzzle box and fiddled with it for a bit, while Yoshijiro Suzuki just watched quietly. Professor Agasa, whose hands were covered in bandages, didn't say anything.

"what!"

Suddenly, a needle shot out from the puzzle box and pricked Kogoro's hand. In pain, the puzzle box fell to the ground.

After Professor Agasa picked up the puzzle box, he smiled and said to Kogoro, "It seems like the needles will come out if you touch it carelessly. I touched it just now and it's like this."

He showed Kogoro his hands. Seven of his ten fingers were wrapped in bandages.

"Then why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Professor Agasa said embarrassedly, "I thought you could solve the puzzle box right away."

"I!"

Kogoro was very angry, but he didn't know how to vent his anger.

He glared angrily at the mechanism box and said, "Since it's made of wood anyway, I might as well saw it open."

“No, the value of this puzzle box is no less than the jewels inside,” an old woman said as she walked over.

"you are?"

Yoshijiro Suzuki introduced, "This is Mrs. Tomoyu, the widow of my friend. This puzzle box was left by my friend."

"This box is beautiful."

Zheng Yi led the reluctant Ai over, looking at the box with a look of amazement.

Mrs. Jiyou looked at Zhengyi with a puzzled expression.

"Brother Zhengyi, you're here too!" Conan said.

Zheng Yi nodded.

Suddenly, Mrs. Jiyou's expression turned very ugly: "What are you doing here?"

“You seem to know me.” Masakazu looked at Mrs. Kiyoyu with a puzzled expression.

Mrs. Sumitomo nodded stiffly: "Of course I know the famous Mr. Sumitomo Shoichi."

She had asked her husband for the puzzle box before, but he had not agreed.

But not long after, her husband passed away.

She was suspicious for a long time, always suspecting that Zheng Yi was behind it.

She also told the police about her doubts, but the police said that her puzzle box hadn't been stolen, which meant it wasn't Zheng Yi who did it.

Mrs. Jiyou thought about it and agreed.

Since everyone is dead, Zheng Yi has no reason not to steal anything.

Seeing Mrs. Tomo's panicked expression, Ai couldn't help but say, "I bet you've heard about this guy's bad reputation."

"Ow~"

He had barely finished speaking when Zheng Yi slapped him on the head.

He glared at Ai, saying, "You're out here, so give me some face, or you'll be in big trouble when we get home."

Xiao Ai snorted.

Suzuki Kichijiro said softly, "I didn't invite him, really I didn't."

Zheng Yi glanced at him.

He had previously expressed interest in this puzzle box.

You received it but didn't give it to me, fine, but you didn't even invite me to come and visit.

The weather is getting colder, and it's time for the Suzuki family to go bankrupt...

“The library doesn’t exclude outsiders,” said Yoshijiro Suzuki. “Anyone who is obviously a fan of Kaito Kid is welcome to come in.”

"is it?"

Conan pointed at Sonoko and asked, "Then why was she allowed to come in?"

"Ow!!!"

Sonoko calmly withdrew her fist from Conan's head: "I'm not a fan of Kaito Kid."

Conan covered his head and dared not utter a sound.

Sonoko suddenly ran up to Masakazu and asked, "Masakazu-nii, where did you buy that shirt you're wearing? It looks so good!"

Zhengyi's shirt has a chibi version of Kaito Kid printed on it.

"Oh, I just opened a new clothing store. It'll be open in a few days. You can come and take a look," Zheng Yi said. "They have Kaito Kid collaboration items."

"Lord Kidd will be co-signing?"

“Kaito Kid needs to make money too,” Zheng Yi said.

Upon hearing that Kaito Kid also wanted to make money, Sonoko's mind started wandering.

Next, Yoshijiro Suzuki demonstrated the security features of the mechanism box to everyone.

If anyone takes the mechanism box away from that small area, the iron cage above will fall down and imprison that person.

Zheng threw the puzzle box to Ai, and the iron cage on top locked Ai up.

Ai looked at Masakazu expressionlessly: "Aren't you bored?"

"It's just a test to see how good this iron cage is," Zheng Yi said.

Yoshijiro Suzuki took out a remote control and lifted the iron cage back up.

He looked at Zheng Yi with a wary expression.

They suspected that Zheng Yi wanted to take the mechanism box away, but this was just a test of the mechanism's difficulty.

"Speaking of which..."

Kogoro Mouri asked, "Didn't you say there was a note with instructions on how to open it? Where is it?"

“My husband tucked it inside a book,” Mrs. Jiyou said.

"Then finding that note will open the puzzle box, right?" Kogoro said.

Isn't it quite simple?
Yoshijiro Suzuki shook his head: "My friend has ten thousand books."

"what?"

Suzuki Kichijiro led everyone to a room with very tall bookshelves on all four sides, filled with books.

Looking at the books, he said, "These are all my friend's books, more than 10,000 copies. My friend's wife gave them all to me."

The people were deeply moved by these books.

Wow, there are so many books?
Zheng Yi cursed, "So rich? He deserves to die."

Because the sound was very soft, only Ai, who was next to him, heard it.

Ai nodded in agreement: "Rich people deserve to die!"

"Ow~"

He withdrew his hand expressionlessly.

Do you think I don't know you're making veiled attacks?

ridiculous!

Xiao Ai was feeling down.

Masaichi bent down and whispered in Ai's ear, "I suspect that Mr. Kiyotomi was killed by Suzuki Kichijiro. After his death, Suzuki Kichijiro took all his books and jewels."

"There aren't any gems, are there?" Ai asked softly. "Didn't Mrs. Yoshitomo say they were stored here?"

"Oh dear, if you leave your things in the store, you might not even know whose they are," Zheng Yi said.

They're all in my house, so they're definitely mine.

"I don't think Mr. Suzuki is that kind of person."

Zheng Yi said in a low voice, "You've been with me day and night, don't you know just how wicked the chaebols really are?"

Ai nodded.

Since you've said that, then it is indeed true.

"pity."

Zheng Yi shook his head regretfully.

If Mr. Kiyoto had sold this puzzle box to him back then, perhaps Suzuki wouldn't have coveted it, and maybe he wouldn't have died in the car accident.

Yoshijiro Suzuki said, "I've already asked my staff to look for more, but 10,000 copies is still too many."

Seeing so many books, the group of people began to feel intimidated.

"Boom~"

A pile of books was placed in front of Kogoro Mouri, making his scalp tingle.

"Ah!"

Kogoro Mouri sneezed: "I need to go to the restroom first."

"I'm going too!" Professor Agasa said, clutching his stomach. "My stomach has been upset all day."

"Then I'll go too!" Conan said. (End of Chapter)