Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

"For the heinous mistakes made by Kenji Nishizaki, Shunpei Nishizaki, Shaku Nishizaki, and others, I sincerely apologize to the victims involved."

"I, Taro Nishizaki, promise that as long as I am alive, I will find these victims, apologize to them one by one, and strive to gain their forgiveness—"

"At the same time, the Nishizaki Group will also allocate 10% of its profits over the past five years for public welfare and donations. The Nishizaki Group welcomes your supervision..."

"I, Taro Nishizaki, would also like to apologize to everyone."

"Over the years, my health hasn't been very good. Coupled with heavy official duties, I've neglected to teach the younger generations of the clan. I sincerely thank everyone here."

The TV screen showed a very luxurious hall with a temporary platform covered with red carpet. On the platform, Taro Nishizaki and all the remaining members of the Nishizaki family knelt respectfully in front of the media, kowtowed deeply to everyone and apologized.

Outside the screen, Shirakawa Akane sat casually in front of the TV, looking at the people on the screen expressionlessly, with his arms folded, as if accepting the apologies of the Nishizaki family through the screen.

However, he also knew that it was nothing more than a ridiculous political show and those people never repented.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows, glanced at everyone in the camera, and changed his original arm-crossed posture to placing his hands on the table, tapping lightly.

——Nishizaki Shuaki is not here.

The white-haired young man's eyes became dark and deep.

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Special Search Department.

Nishizaki Zhouming was smoking a cigarette and also watching the live broadcast.

As a relatively "special" existence in the Nishizaki family, Nishizaki Zhouming actually rarely participates in the affairs of the Nishizaki family - at least that's the case on the surface.

This brings us to Nishizaki Shōaki's life experience - he is the youngest son of Nishizaki Taro and should have been a more favored person. In addition, he is a prosecutor of the Special Investigation Department and may become the director of the Special Investigation Department in the future. Whether from a political point of view or from an age point of view, he should be the most competitive heir to the Nishizaki family.

Of course, having come to this point, there is naturally a turning point -

Nishizaki Shōmei is the illegitimate son of Nishizaki Taro.

Even before he was twenty-five, his surname was not Nishizaki, but his mother's.

Later, some things happened... and he finally caught the eye of Taro Nishizaki and was reluctantly included in the family tree.

But everyone knows that Xi Qi Zhou Ming is actually an illegitimate child. After all, his life trajectory in the first twenty years was too obvious. Almost anyone can know his background with just a casual search.

However, such embarrassment happened a few years ago. Now, Nishizaki Shōaki has long become the ace prosecutor of the Special Investigation Department. His outstanding ability is enough to make those people shut up. So gradually, people no longer talk about his life experience. Even some young prosecutors don't know about it.

But even so, Nishizaki Zhouming is still the "special" one.

This is also why Nishizaki Zhouming rarely appears in many important occasions of the Nishizaki family.

"呲-"

The cigarette was extinguished in the ashtray with a sound, and the flickering flame went out instantly. However, Nishizaki Zhouming didn't even look at it again. He leaned back slightly, leaned lazily on the seat, and began to close his eyes to rest.

The live broadcast was still on TV, and Taro Nishizaki's apology continued, but the volume was gradually turned down. Finally, Nishizaki Zhouming seemed to be impatient and turned off the TV directly.

"Knock Knock-"

The office door just happened to open and Morimoto Yui knocked and walked in.

"Teacher, are you okay?" Morimoto asked with concern.

Nishizaki Zhouming raised his eyes, looked at the young prosecutor in front of him, and chuckled: "Why? What could happen to me?"

"As for the Nishizaki family..." Morimoto Yui hesitated to speak.

Nishizaki Zhouming's smile froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal: "Well, I saw it. It's really ironic that I learned a lot about the Nishizaki family from the Internet. No one from them actually informed me..."

"Teacher, people shouldn't be trapped in the past. You're just too concerned about family ties," Morimoto Yui consoled him. "Teacher, you haven't had much contact with the Nishizaki family, so those things naturally shouldn't implicate you. It's only natural that they didn't come looking for you."

Nishizaki Zhouming didn't say anything, just lowered his eyes and slowly clenched his fists.

This person is just like his adoptive father, who is always trying to bring up things that are not related to him. He always manages to hurt other people unintentionally.

Nishizaki Shōaki hates it most when people mention his illegitimate status, but Morimoto Yui insists on mentioning it in front of him!

But in this situation, he can't get angry!

Nishizaki Zhouming suppressed his displeasure and spoke as gently as possible, "I just feel a little guilty. So many things have happened to the Nishizaki family, but I couldn't help at all. I didn't even notice they were doing such things, causing innocent people to suffer. As a prosecutor, I was too derelict in my duty. As a member of the head of the Nishizaki family, I was also a failure. No matter how you look at it, I have problems."

"You can't blame the teacher for this," Morimoto Yui advised. "The teacher has worked diligently in the Special Investigation Department for years, and has never enjoyed even a fraction of the honors of the Nishizaki family. You've gotten to where you are today entirely due to your own hard work. Why should you pay for the Nishizaki family's mistakes? Is it really just because of this worthless blood relationship?"

Nishizaki Shuaki: "..."

That's what I said, but it's a bit harsh.

He raised his head, and even thought that Morimoto Yu was deliberately being sarcastic to him, but when he met Morimoto Yu's sincere gaze, Nishizaki Zhouming's rising anger could not find a way to vent.

This idiot is as disgusting as his adoptive father. He seems to be considerate, but in fact he is condescending and reminds him of his identity as an "illegitimate child" over and over again.

"So what if he's an illegitimate child? Zhou Ming, you're just too sensitive. The Special Investigation Department isn't a place where those people can get away with talking too much. As long as you work hard, you'll be able to shut them up sooner or later."

"Zhou Ming, don't give up. Let's work together. As long as we solve more and more cases, no one in the organization will look down on you! Believe in yourself! Don't let your illegitimate status define you. Our potential is endless—"

Xi Qi Zhou Ming closed his eyes, hiding the hatred in them, and waved his hand: "You go and do your thing first. I want to be alone for a while."

Morimoto Yui looked worried, but out of respect and trust for his teacher, he took a step back. "Then, teacher, I'll be leaving first. If you need anything, feel free to call me."

"Go, go--" Nishizaki Zhouming waved his hand, and Morimoto Yu slowly walked out of the office.

"Here, we once again express our deepest apologies to the public——"

The sound of a television came from the room next door. Morimoto Yui turned his head slightly and found that the office next door was also watching the live broadcast of the Nishizaki family. The man with fox eyes narrowed his eyes and looked expressionlessly at the several young prosecutors squatting in front of the TV.

Those people noticed something and turned their heads, just in time to meet Morimoto Yu's calm gaze.

For some reason, they felt something was wrong. They all stood up, hurriedly turned off the TV, then separated as if nothing had happened and sat back down at their workstations.

In a blink of an eye, the office area fell silent again.

Morimoto Yui stayed at the door for a while, then turned and left.