Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

On Zheng Yi's side, life remained peaceful and serene.

After dinner, the group strolled through the park and watched a movie, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

There's no such thing as carrying a heavy burden; it's just that someone is making your lives peaceful and carefree.

Masakazu stretched and put his hat on Ai's head.

Ai frowned and pulled her hat brim down to block her eyes, completely eliminating the annoying guy next to her from her sight.

"Hongye, do you need my help with the karuta competition?" Zhengyi asked.

"unnecessary."

Hongye looked at Zhengyi cautiously, worried that he might ruin her event.

She said to Zhengyi, "All you need to do is cheer me on."

She is still very confident in her own abilities.

She can win without Zheng Yi doing anything extra or resorting to underhanded tactics.

“That won’t do.” Zheng Yi shook his head.

With great ability comes great responsibility.

With such great abilities, how could Zheng Yi only go and cheer for Hongye?
He unconsciously rotated his wrist, causing his sleeve to slip down and reveal half of a gleaming silver pen with the words 'Justice Group' clearly engraved on the cap.

News of Takeuchi's death has now spread.

Although more people came to harass Shoichi, the impression of how powerful the 'Justice Group' was deepened throughout Japan.

A dark line appeared on Hongye's face.

She warned Masakazu, "Don't mess up the event. If you do, I'll go find Uncle Sumitomo."

Zheng Yi shrugged, not taking Hongye's threat to heart.

This method of suing parents seems more suitable for children.

Zheng Yi reached out and nudged Ai's head.

Ai's view was blocked, and she didn't notice Seiichi's outstretched hand.

Suddenly pushed, I stumbled and almost fell over.

After regaining her footing, Ai looked up and saw Shoichi's smug face.

Outraged, Ai kicked Seiichi in the shin, but it didn't hurt at all.

He stopped bullying Ai and turned to look at Momiji.

Why is Hongye so certain that she will ruin this event?
Zheng Yi turned his head and asked, "Who was the champion of the last event?"

"What are you doing?" Hongye didn't answer, but instead asked Zhengyi.

Judging from Zhengyi's style.

If he participates in the event and wants to win first place, he might very well kill those strong contenders for first place.

Now that he's all alone, no one can compete with him for first place.

Moreover, in this way, no one can say there's any 'behind-the-scenes manipulation' that would allow him to win 'fairly and squarely'.

"I'm just curious about who your opponent is," Zheng Yi said.

Seriously, the reaction was inexplicably strong.

“You don’t need to be curious,” Hongye said with a straight face.

Sitting with Zheng Yi by the roadside in the park, she still said to him with concern, "You can't go and kill people."

You can give up your reputation, but I will.

Even if she loses, Hongye doesn't want to be seen as someone who "can't accept defeat" or "cowards before the battle even begins."

Moreover, the Ooka family is very concerned about their reputation.

Hongye's chest rose and fell slightly.

Of course, in her mind, Sumitomo also cares about its reputation.

But one of his sons didn't care about reputation.

"It's just a small karuta tournament, I wouldn't kill someone." Zheng Yi curled his lip.

They felt that Hongye underestimated them.

Besides, your wins or losses have nothing to do with me, so why would I kill someone for you?
Zhengyi's personal assassin is also absent, making killing not an easy task.

"Who sponsored the competition?" Zheng Yi asked again.

“Kensuke Akinami.” Shoichi said, stroking his chin, “That name sounds familiar.”

"He founded Achiba Real Estate and was known as the Real Estate King of Naniwa," Ai said from the side.

Both Shoichi and Momiji turned their gazes toward Ai.

How do you know him?
Ai said expressionlessly, "I looked through the documents on your desk, and there's an introduction to him on them."

Then Hongye turned her gaze to Zhengyi.

Why do you have information about Achiha?
"Why is there his information on my desk?" Zheng Yi muttered to himself, puzzled.

Zheng Yi tried to change the subject.

"Why would someone in the real estate business hold a karuta tournament?" Zheng Yi asked.

“Because he likes it,” Hongye said. “I heard he’s also very good at karuta.”

"A real estate tycoon actually likes this kind of completely unrelated stuff?" Zheng Yi said.

Hongye said, "Don't you also like writing screenplays?"

Hongye suddenly paused, startled.

It's true that Zheng Yi likes writing screenplays, but his screenplays are all problematic.

She suddenly asked Zheng Yi, "You own a real estate company, right?"

"Yes," Zheng Yi nodded. "Why do you ask that?"

Hongye's gaze grew increasingly strange.

Zheng Yi seemed to notice the strange look in her eyes, and he explained to Hongye:
“My real estate company is quite different from real estate.”

He had no conflict with Achiba.

"The real estate market is sluggish right now, and many real estate companies are shifting their focus to non-real estate," Hongye said softly.

Even if Zheng Yi's company does not intend to convert into a real estate company.

That might also be due to conflicts with Achiba Company over real estate.

Therefore, Shoichi must have had contact with Achiba.

Achiha's information is already on Shoichi's desk, so what's there to hide?
Zhengyi often lacks sincerity when dealing with companies that want to cooperate or acquire it.

Therefore, Zheng only knows how to use his own methods to achieve his own goals.

His methods were extremely cruel.

The specific methods are briefly described in various newspapers.

"Can you restrain yourself and not kill anyone?" Hongye said.

Zheng Yi shook his head: "I don't kill people."

Hongye looked like she had a headache.

"Could we wait a little longer before killing them, at least until after I finish this karuta tournament?" Hongye said.

"I really don't kill people."

Zheng Yi shook his head.

"Wait until later to kill him. You really know nothing about killing."

Hongye glared at Zhengyi with displeasure.

Zheng Yi yawned, not even making eye contact with Hongye.

Hongye tugged at Zhengyi's sleeve, shaking it incessantly, and kept babbling in Zhengyi's ear.

She now has serious doubts about Masakazu's purpose in coming to Osaka.

"Can we please stop using those shady methods now?" Hongye said to Zhengyi, her tone even pleading.

“What’s so shameful about it?” Zheng Yi retorted.

Conan is very cheerful.

Ai shook her head and quickened her pace, not wanting to listen to the two's rambling conversation.

If Zheng Yi could be persuaded by Hong Ye, then Zheng Yi wouldn't have such a great reputation.

Moreover, Hongye had no idea what Zhengyi's true methods were.

The shrunken detective is still quite cheerful. (End of Chapter)