Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Dinner time.

Akemi Miyano held chopsticks in her hand, her gaze shifting back and forth between Ai and Shoichi.

His eyes were filled with big question marks.

"Xiao Ai."

Akemi finally couldn't help but speak, her tone filled with deep doubt.

"Why are you being so nice to Zheng Yi today? Did the sun rise in the west?"

Ai was holding a piece of tamagoyaki between her fingers, her hand suspended in mid-air.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Zheng Yi leisurely drinking his soup, the wicked smile on his lips impossible to hide.

Of course, it's because some bastard isn't human.

It's also my fault for not being careful in my work and for speaking too directly, which gave Zheng Yi a handle to use against me.

"Uh..." Ai's brain was working at lightning speed, trying to come up with a plausible excuse.

"Because..." Ai cleared her throat and said in a serious tone:

“I’m currently conducting a social observational experiment on the impact of diet on human emotions.”

"As the experimental subject A, I need to observe the frequency and magnitude of Zheng Yi's emotional fluctuations by adjusting his diet."

After saying that, Ai even pushed up her non-existent glasses to make it more believable.

After realizing there was nothing on her nose, Ai's expression became even more awkward.

Mingmei was clearly skeptical of this reason.

When did my sister start liking to do those weird experiments?
Is it because they're too bored?
"I see..." Akemi nodded with some doubt, but still felt something was off.

But my sister gave her reasons.

And nothing bad has happened, so just believe it.

Zheng Yi took a slow and deliberate bite, then deliberately smacked his lips.

"Hmm... the cooking time is just right," he mumbled indistinctly.

He then pointed with his chopsticks at the fried pork chop on the plate.

"Teacher Ai, do I need to eat some high-calorie meat now?" Zhengyi asked.

Ai ground her back molars.

I really want to fry you into a meat patty, you pig.

But under Akemi's gentle gaze, Ai could only stiffly pick up the serving chopsticks.

He quickly picked up the largest piece of fried pork chop and threw it into Zhengyi's bowl.

Zheng Yi was satisfied and began to feast.

"Hmm, this soup is a bit too salty," Zheng Yi said, frowning as he took a sip of the soup.

Ai immediately became alert: "So what do you want?"

"I don't know," Masakazu said. "Didn't Ai-sensei say she was going to adjust my diet to observe my emotional changes?"

"Then what should I do? Of course, I should listen to Ai-sensei."

Xiao Ai took a deep breath and told herself not to get angry.

Now is not the time to fight to the death with Zheng Yi.

She silently picked up the kettle and poured Zheng Yi a cup of warm water.

After drinking some water to moisten his throat, Zheng Yi couldn't help but start causing trouble again.

"Oops, my arm is a little sore, I can't seem to pick up this pickle."

Xiao Ai expressionlessly picked up a piece of pickled vegetables and put it into his bowl.

"This rice seems a bit hard, it's hard to chew." Zheng Yi chewed a couple of times and started again.

"..."

Ai Haibara couldn't take it anymore. If looks could kill, then Masakazu would have been cremated several times over.

Ai couldn't help but ask, "So you're planning to let me chew it up before feeding it to you?"

Shoichi, Akemi, and Curaçao all stopped eating and looked at Ai in unison.

"me……"

"Ahem, let's eat. Try not to talk while you eat."

It was Akemi who spoke up to help her sister out of the awkward situation, preventing Ai from continuing to feel embarrassed.

Zheng Yi ate his meal in silence.

Ai Haibara is really something, always saying what's on her mind when she's angry, isn't she?

Silence fell over the dining table.

Dinner was spent in silence.

For dessert, Mingmei specially bought a strawberry cream cake.

Zheng Yi looked at the neatly cut cake, his eyes narrowing into slits.

"Ahem," he cleared his throat and pointed with his fork at the cake on his plate.

"Teacher Ai, I feel that the composition of this cake is not very harmonious."

Ai was drinking her milk with her head down when she heard this and almost spat it out:
"Composition? This is a cake."

“No, you don’t understand.” Zheng Yi shook his head with a serious expression.

"As a qualified experimental subject, I need to consume a balanced range of flavors."

"This cake has too much cream and too little cake, which will cause me to consume too much sugar, thus affecting the accuracy of your experimental data."

Ai bit her straw, her eyes lifeless.

She took Zhengyi's cake and took a vicious bite.

"So, you shouldn't eat it."

Ai said, "I don't think you should eat something so sweet."

Shoichi's face was practically screaming "Serve me!" Ai really wanted to punch him.

“Okay, I’ll take Ai-sensei’s advice,” Shoichi said softly.

After the cake was finished, Zheng Yi felt that the drink didn't taste right.

"Ai, I think this juice is too sweet," Masakazu said, frowning as he took a sip of orange juice.

Ai didn't want to talk anymore; she just stared at him with dead fish eyes.

Ai Haibara had reached her breaking point.

She slammed the table.

"Ai?" Akemi was startled and asked with concern.

"What's wrong? Does your hand hurt?"

"N-nothing!" Ai quickly adjusted her expression and gave a stiff smile.

I originally intended to vent my anger on Zheng Yi.

But her sister's question, "Does your hand hurt?" left her at a loss for what to do.

He put down the orange juice and stretched.

"I'm sleepy, I'm going to bed."

Before going to the bedroom, Shoichi gave Ai a suggestive look.

She even pointed at Miyano Akemi with her mouth, telling Ai to be more sensible.

Xiao Ai's face turned bright red.

The suggestiveness in that look is so strange.

Zheng Yi was clearly implying that she should get a leg massage, but why did she keep imagining such a lewd scenario?
Ai took a deep breath to calm her complicated emotions.

She wiped her mouth with a napkin and said, "Sister, I'm sleepy too, I'm going to bed."

"Well, okay, I should go back and rest too," Mingmei said.

After saying that, she looked at Ai strangely, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

I have a feeling that Shoichi and Ai are hiding something from me.

The two of them spoke haltingly throughout the day, and their interaction was quite strange.

Could it be that Zheng Yi has found some leverage over his sister again?

Akemi reached out and patted Ai's head:
"Okay, don't stay up too late, get some rest."

"I'm going to rest now," Ai said.

"Ok."

……

Meanwhile, Conan also began his own operation.

Because Hondo Eisuke claimed that he was in a serious car accident when he was a child, and that his sister gave him a large amount of blood to save him.

He believes that his sister's blood type must also be O because his own blood type is O.

"All we need is Rena Mizunashi's blood," Conan said.

At this time, Japan already possessed the technical capability to conduct DNA paternity testing.

However, its practical application is limited due to cost, ethical and legal constraints.

They are subject to strict regulations, especially in non-medical fields.

Furthermore, commercial services are not widespread, and there are operational barriers to personal assessment.

However, it would be enough if we could determine that Rena Mizunashi's blood type is O.

"But how do we get her blood type?" Hondou Eisuke asked. He couldn't just go up and ask her directly.

That would be extremely rude.

Moreover, he has already asked her in person if she is his sister.

Conan took out a fruit knife.

"Can't!"

Hondo Eisuke hurriedly stopped Conan.

Conan said, "You're overreacting. I didn't say I was going to use this knife to draw blood directly."

If it were Zheng Yi Ge, he would probably use such a simple and effective method.

"Conan, Hondou-kun, what are you doing here?"

Ran, who was passing by, noticed Conan and Eisuke Hondo together.

Curious, they rushed over.

"I'm helping Eiyu find his older sister," Conan said.

"Help him find his sister?"

Xiao Lan looked at Zheng Yi strangely.

Conan showed Ran a picture of Eisuke Hondo's older sister.

"Is Rena Mizunashi, the older sister of Hondou-kun?" Ran said. "This is a picture of her when she was young."

“No, she’s not my sister,” Hondo Eisuke said.

"Huh? But the photo looks exactly like Rena Mizunashi," Ran said.

She and her father helped Ms. Mizunashi Rena with her doorbell case.

There's no way to mistake Rena Mizunashi's appearance.

This is definitely the same person.

Ran looked at the photo and said, "A friend of my dad's is a huge fan of Rena Mizunashi."

"He has a lot of Rena Mizunashi's videotapes, and maybe even some photos of her when she was young."

"We can have a competition."

Conan nodded and said, "Okay, let's go find Uncle's friend first."

Since he is a huge fan of Rena Mizunashi.

You must know her appearance very well.

So the group began to move.

While searching for Kogoro Mouri's friend, they also uncovered a fraud ring.

Kogoro's friend said with certainty that the person in the photo was Rena Mizunashi when she was young.

But among those videotapes, there was also a video of Rena Mizunashi being interviewed during a bombing incident and then donating blood.

That video proved that Rena Mizunashi has type AB blood.

It seems that the sibling relationship between Rena Mizunashi and Eisuke Hondo has broken down again.

After a busy day, Conan has come up empty-handed again.

The next day, Hondo Eisuke was going to a place to retrieve his mother's belongings.

It just so happens that Kogoro Mouri is also going to that place to handle a case.

So Conan and Ran went along together.

Conan searched for clues among the relics, but found nothing.

Moreover, another murder case occurred.

Conan worked hard all day again and finally solved the case.

However, no clues have been found regarding Rena Mizunashi.

On the contrary, among those belongings, Hondo Eisuke's birth certificate stated that Hondo Eisuke was blood type O.

At last.

It was just bad luck that Hondo Eisuke got his clothes dirty.

While he was changing clothes, Conan noticed the wounds on his body.

"What kind of wound is this?" Conan asked.

Hondou Eisuke scratched his head and said, "I don't know either. I think I did it when I was very young, but I don't remember."

He used to be involved in all sorts of accidents.

There were too many accidents; most of them have been forgotten.

There were still no clues today.

On the third day, Conan was supposed to go to Hondo Eisuke to continue the investigation.

However, Hondo Eisuke encounters his father's former colleagues, who are also investigating Hondo Eisuke's missing father and sister.

Therefore, Hondo Eisuke is with them today.

Conan frowned.

These people seem suspicious.

What kind of company is it that keeps searching for someone who has been missing for so long?

Are you from the Metropolitan Police Department?
Even the Metropolitan Police Department wouldn't be this concerned about someone's disappearance, would they?

Fourth day.

Conan sensed something was wrong with Eisuke's father's colleague, so he began investigating his father.

Because Hondo Eisuke is a costumed character, Conan asked Heiji for help.

Day .

Osaka, a pub.

"Hey, are you sure this is the kind of place you're looking for?" Heiji asked on the phone.
"Could there really be any clues in a bar where low-level employees gather?"

"Trust me," Conan said.

After hanging up the phone, Conan began talking to the owner of the pub.

"Ah...you mean that..." The boss wiped the greasy table, his eyes somewhat unfocused.

"That happened many years ago..."

According to the pub owner's recollection, Hondo Eisuke's father once said with his colleagues in the pub...
"I'm going to dive down." "Be careful."

"Dive down?" Conan's heart skipped a beat.

In the mouth of ordinary people, this word might mean going diving.

According to the pub owner, Hondo Eisuke's father was just a low-level employee at a company.

But Conan's thinking wasn't that simple.

Because Rena Mizunashi's identity is very likely related to the organization.

And Mizunashi Rena is very likely to be Hondo Eisuke's older sister.

Then Hondo Eisuke's father must have a deeper identity.

So... it means to lurk or lie in wait.

Day .

Tokyo, Dr. Agasa's laboratory.

Conan sat in front of the computer, the screen displaying complex code and files.

Dr. Agasa helped him connect to the hospital's internal network.

"Hey Conan, is it really a good idea to hack into the hospital's old records system like this?" Professor Agasa asked, wiping his sweat.

This seems to be illegal.

"Doctor, this concerns something very important." Conan's eyes were extremely serious.

Although the methods weren't very good, they were understandable, right?
Dr. Agasa looked guilty.

He held his phone, ready to call Zheng Yi at any moment.

If the police came to arrest them, he would definitely call Zheng Yi for help immediately.

After a long search, a medical record finally appeared on the screen.

The file clearly states:

Donor's blood type: AB

Donor's blood type: AB

Donor's identity: Relative (older sister)
Then, Conan investigated another medical record.

really,

He was now completely certain of Rena Mizunashi's identity.

Seventh day.

The morning sunlight shone on the street as Conan pulled along Hondo Eisuke, who was still in a daze.

"Hey, Conan, where are we going?" Eisuke asked, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

"No need to look anymore," Conan said without stopping. "I've already found your sister for you."

After a week, Conan finally uncovered the truth.

Moreover, he seems to know about Rena Mizunashi's relationship with the organization.

"Huh? You found her? Where's Xiaolan? Weren't you with Xiaolan?" (End of Chapter)