Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Actually, you can't really blame the female assassin for this.

Although the female assassin had trained for a long time, this was her first mission.

The mission to kill Matsumoto Sayuri was originally very simple.

Before issuing a mission, we will conduct thorough research before assigning the appropriate level of assassin mission.

After Sayuri Matsumoto was hospitalized.

Because Matsumoto Kiyonaga needs to work, a nanny usually takes care of Matsumoto Sayuri.

Of course, the nanny also prepared all the meals.

Zhiyong doesn't come often, and each time he does, it's when the nanny is leaving.

Zhiyong happened to be absent during the two days the assassin was investigating.

Matsumoto Sayuri was not accompanied by any police officers or private bodyguards.

Sayuri Matsumoto herself had never studied martial arts.

For an assassin, this is a very easy job.

Killing Matsumoto Sayuri is something even a slightly trained person could do.

If Matsumoto Sayuri hadn't had a manager father, the mission wouldn't have been of such a high level.

Unexpectedly, Zhi Yong's mishap caused the mission to fail.

Matsumoto Sayuri cleverly and bravely captured the female assassin.

At that moment, I understood.

She realized she had misunderstood Zhiyong.

Zhiyong must have noticed something suspicious just now, which is why he blocked the nurse from getting close to her.

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Chapter 144 Eliminating the Threat Posed by the Takasugi Family

Matsumoto Sayuri asked, puzzled, "How did you discover that she had a problem?"

Zhiyong shrugged and said, "I noticed a faint murderous aura about her, but I couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. That's why I used this opportunity to stall for time and see if I could find anything. Luckily, Dr. Dashan came. Otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do. I might have been mistaken for a hooligan by you."

Matsumoto Sayuri smiled and said, "Haha, I really didn't expect you to be so skilled, Zhiyong."

Zhi Yong smiled and said, "For now, I want to become a detective. Without good skills, that won't work."

As he spoke, looking at the man he had tied up on the ground, he said, "This man looks like an assassin. The only one who would come to kill you at this time is the Takasugi family. They must be blaming you for Takasugi Toshihiko's death."

Matsumoto Sayuri looked somewhat somber upon hearing this.

"First love is beautiful, but we all grow and change. What was beautiful in the past may be poison to us now. The teacher's pursuit of beauty is admirable, but we must also recognize the truth."

Zhiyong looked at Xiaobaihe and said, "Even if he were really alive, do you think he would give up revenge for you? Can you bear to let your father be in danger all the time? When we live in this world, many times we should not only think about ourselves, but also about those around us who love us."

Matsumoto Sayuri lay there, her eyes closed, not saying a word, tears streaming down her face.

In fact, after learning what Takasugi Toshihiko had said before his death, Matsumoto Sayuri felt extremely cold inside.

This is also why she wanted to commit suicide.

If it weren't for Zhiyong using the illusion to constantly comfort her,

She wouldn't be in that state now.

Not long after, Inspector Megure arrived with his men.

When Matsumoto Kiyoshi heard that an assassin had come to the hospital to kill Matsumoto Sayuri, he rushed over as well.

Zhiyong did not reveal his guess, but simply recounted the process without adding anything.

After listening to Zhiyong's account, they also suspected that the Takasugi family was responsible.

However, the Takasugi family still wields some influence in the island nation.

It's not easy to handle something like this without evidence, and they also have to consider Matsumoto Sayuri's feelings.

Assassins operate in secrecy and receive their missions through intermediaries.

Sometimes they themselves don't even know who is paying them to work.

After the matter was resolved, the police were left to protect Sayuri Matsumoto.

Zhiyong did not stay. After speaking with Matsumoto Sayuri, he left the hospital directly.

The police need evidence, but Zhiyong doesn't; he just needs to know who did it.

The Takasugi Group is also very powerful in the island nation.

It wields considerable influence in island nations.

If they continue to operate in the shadows, Matsumoto Sayuri will always have a chance to be killed by the people they hire.

Even with the protection of wisdom and courage.

Zhiyong didn't believe he could protect her at all times.

Therefore, the best solution is to eliminate the source. Once the Takasugi family is eliminated, there will be no problem.

Although Matsumoto Kiyonaga had some influence, it was nothing to the Takasugi family.

However, legally speaking, there is no way to deal with the Takasugi family in this matter.

However, the impact is still very bad.

Even high society has its unspoken rules.

Assassination is something that everyone in high society would oppose.

If it had happened quietly and no one knew, that would have been one thing, but this time it's very obvious that everyone knows who did it.

Every large family has its enemies; if they all resort to assassination, how can they live a normal life?

After this incident, the Takasugi family's business suffered from various forms of suppression.

Even families that had a good relationship with the Takasugi family ignored the blows suffered by the Takasugi family.

This isn't because of any one person; this is the punishment for crossing the line and breaking the rules.

Of course, Zhiyong knew nothing about these high society matters.

Zhiyong is now focused on resolving the problem of Sayuri Matsumoto's danger.

Zhiyong's thinking was very simple.

The only direct descendant of the Takasugi family now is the head of the family, Takasugi Katsuhira, who is also Takasugi Toshihiko's adoptive father.

Once Takasugi Katsuhira dies, there will be no direct descendants of the Takasugi family.

Even if others inherit the Takasugi family's wealth, there will be no more assassinations of Matsumoto Sayuri.

It was through Miwako that Zhiyong solved the case of Takasugi Toshihiko.

Zhiyong was also afraid that Takasugi Katsuhei would still be unable to vent his anger after killing Matsumoto Sayuri, so he turned his attention to Miwako.

Therefore, wisdom and courage are essential to nip danger in the bud.

After a period of covert investigation, Zhiyong had a good understanding of Takasugi Kappei's whereabouts.

Moreover, he also discovered that the police were keeping an eye on Takasugi Katsuhei.

In order not to arouse suspicion, Zhiyong continued to act as usual.

Zhi Yong always used stealth to conduct his investigations secretly.

That morning, Zhiyong calculated the time when Takasugi Katsuhei would arrive at the company and quietly went to the Takasugi Group.

After waiting for Katsuhira Takasugi to enter the office.

Zhiyong followed him into his office.

The secretary brought coffee to Katsuhira Takasugi and then left.

Zhiyong discovered that there were cameras in the office, which made his plans much easier.

Katsuhira Takasugi sat in his office, pondering this matter.

During this period, Takasugi Katsuhei also encountered a lot of trouble.

Although Toshihiko Takasugi is the adopted son of Katsuhira Takasugi, Katsuhira Takasugi has always treated Toshihiko Takasugi as his own son.

Katsuhira Takasugi is infertile.

That is why Katsuhira Takasugi has high expectations for Toshihiko Takasugi.

Now he's being forced to bury his son, a situation that Takasugi Katsuhira finds incredibly difficult to accept.

Regarding this incident, Katsuhiro Takasugi does not believe that Toshihiko Takasugi was at fault.

In Takasugi Katsuhei's mind, if it weren't for Matsumoto Kiyonaga, how could such a thing have happened?

Matsumoto Kiyonaga was, after all, not an ordinary police officer.

Although the Takasugi Group has some strength, killing Matsumoto Kiyonaga would still cause them trouble.

Therefore, he directed all his anger at Matsumoto Sayuri.

Seeing that Takasugi Katsuhei didn't want to waste any more time, Zhiyong immediately activated the illusion.

Takasugi Kappei has been greatly affected these days, and his expression is very unstable.

It took nearly ten minutes within the illusion to be able to disturb him.

As he sat pondering a problem, Takasugi Katsuhira suddenly felt a sense of world-weariness, though he didn't know why.

Last time, it was so quick to succeed with Toshihiko Takasugi.

The main reason is that Toshihiko Takasugi was too young and had experienced great sorrow and anger, with all sorts of emotions intertwined.

It was only after Takasugi Toshihiko suffered a mental breakdown that Tomoyuki was finally able to easily influence him.

After all, Kappei Takasugi had experienced far too many ups and downs.

Although I've been mentally shaken these past few days, I'm still not as weak as Takasugi Toshihiko.