Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

"Kudo, you finally realize that Shoichi isn't a good person."

"It's not too late for you to know now; there's still room to salvage the situation."

Heiji was in a very good mood after receiving Conan's call.

Shoichi, who was born evil, was finally exposed in front of Kudo.

Conan's mind was a mess.

"Hey! I'm calling you to ask you to help me analyze this, not to directly convict Zheng Yi," Conan said.

After sharing his conjecture, Heiji began to gleefully celebrate the exposure of Masakazu's evil nature.

Heiji said on the phone, "Didn't you already overhear about Shoichi's affairs through the bug?"

“That could also be that Junji Senzu is misleading me,” Conan said.

What if he discovered the bug first and was just putting on an act?

Although Qian Tou's performance was so realistic, he was, after all, an actor.

Heiji said, "I think you're too poisoned. You still have hope for Shoichi."

"Alright! I shouldn't have had any expectations of you." Conan pouted.

"I'm calling you because I still trust Brother Zheng too much, so I want you to help me analyze this rationally."

"But you're being too irrational."

Conan took a deep breath, rubbed his temples, and said, "It's just that I was beaten up by Zheng Yi when we were kids, why are you holding a grudge for so long?"

"Hey! I've already forgotten about it!"

Heiji spoke so loudly that it hurt Conan's ears.

Conan pouted again.

With such a strong reaction, you still dare to say you've forgotten?
Conan, holding the phone, said, "Calling you was a mistake. I'd better find someone else to help me analyze this."

"Hmm? Who are you going to see?" Heiji asked.

Is there anyone in Japan who understands Shoichi better than me, and who also has stronger reasoning abilities?

"Go ask Brother Zhengyi directly," Conan said calmly.

"Hey! Are you crazy?"

Heiji continued yelling at Conan.

This is too risky.

Heiji said that if Conan confessed and exposed Shoichi's hypocritical face,

Shoichi, who is inherently evil, will definitely reveal his true nature and have sex with Conan.

That's too dangerous.

But Conan ignored Heiji's advice and hung up the phone immediately.

Anyway, Qian Tou already knows that I was eavesdropping on him.

If Zheng Yi Ge had any problems, Qian Tou would have informed him long ago.

Why not just go and confess to Brother Zhengyi directly?

Look at Zheng Yi's expression and reaction.

Conan took a deep breath and headed towards Shoichi's house.

"Ding dong~"

"Please come in."

Curaçao came to open the door, glanced down at Conan, and stepped aside.

"Thank you."

Conan jogged into the villa.

At this moment, Shoichi is playing video games with Ai.

Because of Hiroki's help in giving her a power boost, Ai was completely defeated by Shoichi.

"Conan's here, do you want to play together?" Masato asked Conan.

Conan walked up to Shoichi and whispered:

"Brother Zhengyi, I have something I need to talk to you about in private."

Conan looked up, his eyes behind his glasses gleaming with a light that didn't belong to a primary school student.

He deliberately lowered his voice, his tone carrying a hint of seriousness.

"Speak separately?"

He did not respond to Conan immediately.

Masayu casually waved to Ai.

"Ai, why don't you go over there and rest for a bit, or go see if there are any new desserts made in the kitchen?"

Am I someone you can summon and dismiss at will?

Ai sat quietly in place, arms crossed.

who do you think You Are?

My guardian?

Or is it my master?

Shoichi was very angry at Ai's disobedience.

"Come on, let's go to my bedroom." Masakazu patted his butt, stood up, and looked at Conan.

Zheng Yi said with a smile, "My bedroom is very big, and the soundproofing is excellent."

"No matter how loudly you shout, no one outside can hear you."

"Forehead."

Conan was stunned for a moment.

It took him a long time to understand Zhengyi's words.

This must mean they're not afraid of being overheard by outsiders, right?

Conan shook his head.

My understanding is absolutely correct.

After Shoichi and Conan left, Ai put down the game controller out of boredom.

Then the cat sneaked up to the second floor.

After standing at the entrance of Zhengyi for a while, unable to hear anything, I left out of boredom.

Upon entering Zheng Yi's bedroom, Conan cut to the chase: "Zheng Yi, do you really not know Qian Tou?"

"I wouldn't say I don't know him, I just say I'm not familiar with him," Zheng Yi said.

"When we meet, we know who it is, we just don't interact with each other."

"It was because of you that I invited him to visit the art museum."

Zheng Yi's expression didn't change much; he remained as candid as ever when looking at Conan.

Moreover, there were no loopholes in what he said.

They are all sons of Japanese zaibatsu (conglomerates), so there's a high probability they know each other, but they haven't had any in-depth interactions.

"What, did you find out something again?" Masakazu asked Conan curiously.

Instead of answering Shoichi's question directly, Conan continued to ask him:

"So, did you buy this art museum?"

“No, it’s rented,” Zheng Yi said.

"Was it rented for 100 yen a year?" Conan asked.

"correct."

Zheng nodded.

Conan winked at Masakazu.

Zheng Yi explained, "It seems like it was something like 'want something,' but I can't remember exactly. Anyway, the price they gave was that low."

"There's nothing unbelievable about this. I feel like my family intervened."

"I have enjoyed many such conveniences and benefits since I was a child."

"So I don't want to delve into the reasons anymore, I'll just enjoy it."

He spread his hands, looking somewhat helpless.

Conan opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.

Have I... gotten used to it?

"How could you do this!" Conan said angrily.

"I don't want to either."

Zheng Yi said innocently, "I didn't ask for it; it was all forced on me."

Zheng Yi continued, "At first, I also felt a little guilty."

"But slowly, I got used to it."

Conan's face turned red.

"Cough cough."

Knowing that Conan might have some difficulty accepting this, Masakazu said:
"I know I am unworthy of this, so I have been engaged in international philanthropy."

"Take some of the money you earn and donate it to charity."

Conan took a deep breath.

Forget it.

These were all arranged by Zheng Yi's family.

Brother Zhengyi is already engaged in charity work, so we can't be too harsh on him.

Conan continued, "Brother Zhengyi, do you think it's possible that your dead competitors were arranged by your family?"

Zheng Yi looked at Conan suspiciously. "You were in charge of most of those cases, do you still need to ask me?"

Conan coughed awkwardly.

He said, "I just..."

“Impossible.” Shoichi interrupted Conan’s explanation.

“If it really was my family who killed them, then so many media outlets wouldn’t be smearing me,” Zheng Yi said.

Conan nodded.

If the assassination was indeed orchestrated by the family behind the scenes, then controlling public opinion should be the top priority to protect the family's overall reputation and his personal future.

Having gone to great lengths to eliminate their competitors, they would not allow the media to report on these bizarre deaths extensively.

He would not allow these negative news stories to be linked together and directed at him.

Currently, the media is relentlessly smearing him, pointing the finger at him, the beneficiary, for several deaths.

This smear campaign precisely proves that his family wasn't cleaning up his mess behind the scenes.

"Then you are the beneficiary..."

"Maybe I'm just lucky, it's my destiny," Zheng Yi said shamelessly.

Conan's lips twitched.

How can someone say something like that?
Zhengyi said, "Many people die in Japan every day. Don't keep focusing on those company presidents."

"They died because those who do many evil deeds will surely perish!"

“Oppressing employees and creating intense conflict between them, it’s normal for them to be killed.”

“If you treat your employees the way I do, how could any of them possibly murder you?”

"Moreover, I am not the only beneficiary of their deaths; those media outlets will only focus on reporting on me."

Conan was stunned.

Such a large company is leaderless, so the beneficiaries are definitely not just Zheng Yi Ge.

There was a group of people.

Damn it, I've been influenced by those media outlets and started thinking along the lines they've led me to.

How can a detective's judgment be influenced by those people?

Conan took a deep breath.

He told Zheng Yi directly what he heard Senju say while eavesdropping on Senju Shunji.

Zheng Yi nodded repeatedly as he listened.

Was I really that bad in Qian Tou's eyes?
He himself didn't know he was so bad.

While Conan was speaking, he kept watching Shoichi's changing expressions.

Zheng Yi was initially shocked, but then his expression became blank, as if he were listening to a story.

Finally, he even unconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth, as if he was speechless about the story.

After saying that, Conan looked at Shoichi and asked, "Shoichi-nii, what do you think?"

“He’s lying,” Zheng Yi said.

Zheng Yi took out his phone and said, "Just call Qian Tou and see why he's framing me."

Conan's pupils widened.

Is it so direct?

"do not want!"

Conan stepped forward to stop Masakazu, but couldn't reach his hand at all.

Zheng Yi comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, I won't reveal your existence."

After the call connected.

Zheng Yi asked directly, "Mr. Qian Tou, in your eyes, am I a... person?"

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

It seems like she's processing Zheng Yi's words.

Conan swallowed hard.

This is just... I don't know how to describe it.

“Mr. Zhengyi, you have completely misunderstood me,” Qiantou said.

Did I kill Tokiwa?

"No."

"Was it me who made Tumen Kanghui withdraw from the election?"

"No."

"If you don't meet my conditions soon, will I kill you?"

"will not."

"Okay, you can hang up now."

After hanging up the phone, Zheng said to Conan:

“Look, he said I’m not that kind of person.”

Conan swallowed again.

Then he asked cautiously, "Brother Zhengyi, won't you alert the enemy by doing this?"

“You were the one who alerted them first,” Zheng Yi said.

Conan was speechless and couldn't refute it.

It was discovered that he had planted the listening device.

The threat has already been alerted; Zheng Yi Ge can no longer frighten him.

"In short, this thousand-headed problem is very serious," Zheng Yi said.

Conan whispered, "Brother Zhengyi, if Qiantou really is a member of the organization..."

If you call him now, won't it alert him and give him the opportunity to harm you?

“He wouldn’t dare,” Zheng Yi said nonchalantly. “If the organization’s partners are only at this level, then I’m not afraid of anything.”

A conglomerate of this caliber wouldn't dare to touch Zheng Yi.

Conan nodded.

Zheng Yi's words were still too assertive.

Zheng Yi reached out and patted Conan on the shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, I won't expose you."

I know why I said those things, and I'll make sure I make them up; they definitely won't involve you.

"Okay." Conan nodded.

Conan spoke with Shoichi for a while longer, and Shoichi's behavior proved to be trustworthy.

But Conan always felt that something was missing.

He didn't know how long he talked before leaving Zheng's family.

While I was on the road, Heiji called.

"How is it? Have you exposed Shoichi's evil face? Has Shoichi tried to harm you?" Heiji asked anxiously.

"No."

Conan shook his head and told Heiji about Masashi's family.

He thought he should have been reckless enough back then.

However, compared to Zheng Yi, he was still too cautious.

This is equivalent to seeing Gin's car outside, running straight into it, waiting for Gin to return, and then asking Gin what he thinks of Shinichi Kudo, who didn't die.

Who calls the organization directly to confirm?

"Forehead……"

Heiji didn't know what to say.

Perhaps, that level of danger is nothing to Zheng Yi.

Heiji said, "Perhaps Shoichi thinks that if the organization is only that level, there is nothing to be afraid of."

In fact, it is the organization that should be feared.

When Conan made the phone call, he could clearly hear Chihiro's voice trembling.

Conan said, "Heiji, do you think it's possible that the organization is trying to shift the blame?"

"Let the people who were eavesdropping on them deal with the big trouble that is Brother Zhengyi."

Heiji said in a low voice, "That possibility cannot be ruled out."

"However, it's still uncertain whether Qiantou is a member of the organization."

"After all, you didn't find any evidence of organized interference in the election."

Heiji always believed that...

Zheng Yi is not a member of the organization, but he is definitely a born evil villain.

This election is most likely being manipulated by Zheng Yi.

Heiji said, "Investigating Chizu now will definitely not yield any results."

Instead, we should investigate Kang Hui of Tumen.

"Okay." Conan nodded.

We've already contacted and investigated Sento and Tokiwa, and there's also Tsuchimon Koki.

Heiji continued on the phone, "It's best not to tell Shoichi about this."

Heiji paused for a moment.

Worried that Conan might think he was biased against Shoichi again, he explained:
"This also better proves whether Zheng Yi is related to this case."

Besides, whether Zheng Yi helps you or not, you can find the truth. (End of Chapter)