Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 81 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

Kidd piloted the hang glider, looking down at his surroundings from the air.

The Mihana Municipal Building is a complex that integrates municipal offices, commerce, and entertainment.

The number of people here is astonishing every day.

Unfortunately, because of the presence of Phantom Thief Kid today, the police limited the number of people, so very few people came.

And also because he had just received a phone call from Inspector Megure.

Police officers here are quickly dispersing the crowd.

"Mr. Suzuki, you'd better leave here quickly, a bomb is about to explode!" a police officer said, pulling on Suzuki Jirokichi.

"I will never desert my post!" Suzuki Jirokichi said defiantly, staring at the white figure appearing in the sky.

He wanted to be in the headlines, but not as a background figure.

“But there’s a bomb here, and it’s about to explode!” the officer said.

"I……"

"Let's go, Mr. Suzuki!"

Several police officers came over and forcibly dragged Suzuki Jirokichi onto the helicopter parked on the roof.

Kidd, floating in the air, was confused.

Why did everyone run away as soon as I appeared?

My reputation has grown to such an extent that people would flee at the mere sight of me.

"Oh!"

While Kidd was still lost in his fantasy, an explosion suddenly occurred in the commercial area of ​​the Mihana Municipal Building.

Immediately afterwards, a voice came from inside the helicopter: "Kidd, run! This building is going to be blown up!"

"what?"

Kidd's mind went blank.

Kidd was stunned for a moment as he watched the police, who showed no interest in him, fly away in a helicopter.

A sudden sense of crisis prompted Kidd to quickly pilot his hang glider away from the area.

A huge explosion sounded.

The Mihana Municipal Building began to collapse rapidly.

Kidd was blown backward by the huge blast wave and it took him a lot of effort to regain his balance.

He gasped as he watched the collapsing Mihana City Hall.

What a big deal.

This was one of the most magnificent buildings in Tokyo. Was it really destroyed so easily?
Kidd quickly escaped the scene in his hang glider.

He had to leave quickly, otherwise those unscrupulous media outlets might pin the blame for bombing the Mihana City Hall on him.

He can't carry that.

Police stood guard outside the Mihana City Hall, blocking Kid fans who wanted to go inside, and watched the building collapse.

Everyone can imagine how chaotic things will get in Japan tomorrow.

"Thank goodness Ran wasn't hit by a car." Kogoro Mouri patted his chest.

Conan nodded.

The collapse of a 200-meter-tall building was truly shocking.

If Xiaolan were inside, she couldn't imagine any possibility of escape.

"It's all that Shinichi Kudo's fault! If Ran hadn't asked him to go to the movies, we wouldn't have almost gotten into danger," Kogoro Mouri said.

Conan's lips twitched.

Is this all my fault?
……

"Whoo~"

Kidd found a rooftop to rest on and exhaled a deep breath of stale air.

That really scared him so much his legs almost went weak.

Witnessing the collapse of a 200-meter-tall building up close was an experience of unimaginable shock.

The shockwave from just now almost killed him.

"Why did the Mihana City Hall explode as soon as I got there?" Kidd said, patting his chest.

For some reason, the first thing that came to his mind was Zheng Yi's kind smile. Because it was Zheng Yi who ordered him to come out.

The event was to be held at the Mikasa City Hall, as instructed by Shoichi.

"He just allowed me to investigate him, what if he tries to silence me right afterward?" Kidd muttered to himself.

If he kills me, I won't be able to find evidence of his murder.

He asked me to come out and make some public appearances, but that was a lie. The truth was that he wanted to kill me.

Kidd shook his head violently.

Not so much.

If you want to kill me, you don't need to drag the Mihana City Hall down with you.

Killing an ordinary high school student wouldn't cause such a sensation throughout Japan.

However, I then thought that Zheng Yi seemed to have some mental problems.

This made Kidd feel unsure of what to say.

He sighed, and after the initial shock subsided, he piloted the hang glider away again.

Kidd wasn't the only one who suspected that Zheng Yi was involved in the bombing.

After watching the live broadcast on TV, Vermouth had a similar thought to Kid.

The Mihana City Hall was either blown up by him, or he knew about it beforehand and had been quietly pushing it all along.

He made Curaçao run over Xiaolan with his car, just to prevent Xiaolan from going to the Mihana Municipal Building.

"Why did he do this?"

Vermouth unconsciously lit a cigarette and put it in her mouth.

First of all, although Shoichi may seem a bit arrogant, he is definitely not one of those mentally ill people who are anti-Japanese.

He definitely had his own reasons for doing this.

Vermouth pondered Zheng Yi's intentions for a long time, and could only think that Zheng Yi had a construction company that could be related to the demolition of the building.

But most businessmen wouldn't do something so outrageous for the sake of a project, would they?

If there's no project, create one?
Can you guarantee that this project will ultimately fall into your hands?

……

"Did you bomb the Mihana City Hall?"

"what?"

Zheng Yi groggily opened his eyes, pulled his blanket up a little higher, and squinted his eyes as he looked at the uninvited guest who had suddenly barged in.

"You made me run over Ran and Sonoko with my car so they wouldn't go to the Beika City Hall, right?" Curaçao asked.

"I never expected that you would be worried about hurting them."

Zheng Yi yawned and said weakly, "I don't understand what you're talking about. It was clearly Moriya Teiji who blew up the building. What does it have to do with me?"

Curaçao stared intently at Zheng Yi.

She stayed by Zheng Yi's side the whole time, but she didn't see him have any contact with that person named Moriya Teiji.

Zheng Yi rolled over, ignoring her malicious speculation.

Think what you want.

I did it all. Even the assassination attempt on the Japanese Emperor was orchestrated by me.

"madman."

"Hehe." Zheng Yi uttered two words and continued to lie on the bed to sleep.

……

The next morning, almost all the newspapers worked overtime overnight to change the news content and put the news of the bombing of the Mihana Municipal Building on the front page.

The Justice Daily is most enthusiastic about such heinous incidents.

The language used was also the most appalling.

Kaito bought several newspapers.

Every newspaper is saying that the culprit behind this bombing is Teiji Moriya, who is now in police custody, and that citizens need not worry about another explosion happening around them.

Kaito let out a long sigh of relief.

I knew it! The mastermind behind this couldn't possibly be Zheng Yi.

Why kill me if you have to take the Mihana City Hall with you?
(End of this chapter)