Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

When Ai and Naomi struggled to the surface, their lungs were already filled with seawater.

In the blur of vision, a white yacht suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.

"Ai! Over here!" Hongye saw two heads emerging from the sea and waved and shouted in that direction.

Ai heard Momiji calling her, looked in the direction of the voice, and called to Naomi to swim over there together!
As Ai and the other girl approached, Momiji quickly threw down a lifeline with a buoy attached: "Grab it! Don't let go!"

Ai was the first to touch the rope, and the crew on the ship pulled together to lift Ai and the other person up.

Two soaking wet bodies finally broke through the water and crashed heavily onto the deck.

Hongye took out a towel and wiped Ai's head and face, then pulled off a bath towel and draped it over Ai.

"Who is she?" Koyo asked Naomi with a puzzled look.

Ai said, "An engineer, just like me, an unlucky guy who was captured by the organization."

"Oh." Hongye nodded.

Naomi looked at Momiji without saying a word.

This escape went too smoothly.

Inside the submarine, the leaders there all gave Ai a wide berth, taking care of her in every way, and pretending not to see her escape from the room.

All the equipment needed for Ai's escape has been prepared for her.

After exiting the submarine, they immediately encountered a rescue ship, which went as smoothly as if it were a script.

As Hongye was wiping the water off Xiao Ai's hair, she suddenly noticed a bruise and swelling on Xiao Ai's ankle.

"What happened to this injury?" Hongye asked.

Ai recoiled as if electrocuted, offering no reply.

It would be too embarrassing for her to say that she accidentally bumped into it while running away.

He wasn't injured at all when he was tied up, but he got all sorts of injuries while escaping. If Zheng Yi knew, he would definitely laugh at him to death.

In order to prevent Shoichi from dying, Ai decided to keep it a secret.

Seeing Ai's silence, Koyo felt even more sorry for her, thinking she must have been mistreated in the submarine.

She glared angrily at Naomi, wanting to get the truth from her.

Naomi's eyelids twitched. She was about to explain the truth about the bruises when Ai quietly pressed her wrist down.

So she decided to keep it a secret.

Since we've already come out, let's at least leave Ai a little dignity.

Even she wouldn't say, so what's really going on with Ai is left to Koyo's imagination.

But when Hongye imagined it, she felt even more sorry for her.

"This is outrageous! These bastards! They actually used torture devices on a little kid like you!" Hongye said angrily.

Xiao Ai hesitated, but ultimately did not offer an explanation for the organization's members.

Oh well, there aren't any good people in the organization anyway, so let it be a misunderstanding.

They've done so many bad things, one more or one less doesn't matter.

Hongye gently touched Xiao Ai's foot and asked a crew member to get medicine to apply to Xiao Ai.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

Those guys are really awful; they actually beat up a little kid. It's outrageous!
……

"Oh dear, we didn't catch up?" Zheng Yi watched the two disappear with regret.

The operator walked up to Zheng Yi and bowed at a 90-degree angle.

"I'm sorry, sir! It's my fault for being incompetent."

He bowed his head deeply, begging for Zhengyi's forgiveness.

"Never mind," Zheng Yi said helplessly. "It's because the submarine is too old, it has nothing to do with you."

He easily dismissed the man's crime.

The people standing behind Zheng Yi remained silent.

You're the boss, you make the decisions.

"Beep beep beep~"

"Hey?"

"Zhengyi! Where are you?!"

"Me? I'm saving Ai." Masashi said it outright, but no one else reacted, as if they hadn't heard him.

Hongye said angrily, "Do you know that Ai was beaten up?"

"Ok?"

"Ai's feet are all swollen!"

"Snapped!"

As Zheng Yi slammed his fist on the table, the air pressure inside the submarine plummeted.

Zheng Yi stood in front of everyone with a cold face, his gaze sweeping over Vodka, Kiel, Bourbon, and the group of operators.

Kureha's roar still echoed between the metal bulkheads: "Do you know that Ai got beaten up? Her feet are all swollen!"

"Speak! Who did it?" Zheng Yi slammed his hand on the table.

The operators were the first to retreat to the corner, trembling: "I'm just a lowly henchman responsible for guarding the perimeter... I haven't even seen that lady's face!"

Zheng Yi nodded.

These lowly personnel are responsible for piloting the submarine, not for interrogation.

Moreover, Shirley's matter is a secret of the organization and cannot be known to just some minor figures.

Kiel leaned against the hatch, waiting for Zheng Yi's gaze to fall upon him, and said softly, "I've known Ai for a long time. She's such a lovely child, I'm too busy doting on her, how could I possibly lay a hand on her?"

She glanced at Zheng Yi.

You know me, I'm an undercover agent, and Ai is my brother's classmate.

More importantly, you even emailed me asking me to take care of Ai. If I dared to lay a hand on Ai, wouldn't that be courting death?

Everyone knows you're petty and like to retaliate a hundredfold.

Bourbon spread his hands and shrugged innocently: "I'm even more innocent. I only saw her once, the night Vodka and Binga kidnapped her. With so many people watching, I had no chance to talk to her alone, let alone hit her."

"After that, she was locked in solitary confinement, and I didn't even see her again."

He is completely innocent.

So many people can testify that he didn't hit anyone.

He looked at Zheng Yi.

Besides, you know me; I'm an undercover agent, I would never hit a child.

More importantly, you even sent me an email telling me to figure out what to do.

I pretended to be blind when your sister ran away; I'm a good person.

Zhengyi then looked at the vodka.

Vodka was sweating profusely, his Adam's apple bobbing as he protested, "I... I didn't either! Every time I see your sister, Gil is there to supervise. She can testify that I didn't hit anyone."

He looked at Zheng Yi with a look of fear on his face.

You know me; I'm timid and afraid of trouble, and I would never dare to offend you.

And you even emailed me saying I couldn't leave Japan, how could I dare to hit your sister?

I've made things very convenient for your sister.

I didn't say a word when Kiel gave her the hair clip.

I didn't say a word when Kiel forgot to lock the door.

When Kiel asked me all sorts of questions, I answered them loudly and clearly.

I am a hero! I shouldn't be doubted!
"Ow!"

Zheng Yi's phone remained connected.

On Hongye's side, she seemed to be applying medicine to Xiao Ai, but she used a little too much force, and Xiao Ai cried out in pain.

Zheng Yi didn't speak, but just looked coldly at everyone.

Vodka swallowed hard.

Damn it, I feel that Zheng Yi's aura is getting more and more dangerous. Is he going to prevent me from getting out of the submarine?
Vodka said in a low voice, "You can let your sister tell you who hit her. I'm innocent, and I'm not afraid to confront her." Zheng Yi nodded.

"Hey, Ai, who hit you?"

Ai held her phone, still not saying a word.

Is it acceptable to frame someone arbitrarily?
She's a good person and doesn't like to falsely accuse others. Besides, they were all very kind to her when they were on the submarine.

She was unwilling to repay kindness with enmity.

Hongye said angrily, "Those people must have threatened Xiao Ai. Xiao Ai doesn't dare to speak now!"

Upon hearing Hongye's voice, Vodka and the others felt more and more wronged than ever.

That means there's no surveillance, otherwise we'd show you just how good we are to Ai.

"Really?" Zheng Yi looked at everyone and said, "My sister is naturally more sensitive to dangerous auras. Who among you scared her?"

Ai's organizational radar shouldn't be completely out of control yet.

In a place full of organization members, without my protection, they would definitely be terrified.

Even if she's run away now, she's not by my side, so she's probably still not recovered and can't speak.

Zheng Yi coldly swept his gaze over the crowd.

These bastards are going too far; they don't respect him at all.

Did all my emails go to waste?
Even those who didn't lay a hand on the victim are guilty of failing to protect her!

"We're innocent!" Vodka said helplessly.

He had never felt so bad before.

wronged?

I think you, Vodka, are the least wronged.

He said expressionlessly, "Since none of you hit her, did Ai do it herself?"

On the boat, Ai's breath caught in her throat when she heard the sound from her phone.

Is Zheng Yi about to figure it out?
Ai suddenly had a dark thought: why not just frame someone?

Inside the submarine.

Kiel chuckled softly. "In the submarine, it's true, as you all say. But who can prove that Vodka didn't abuse Ai during the kidnapping?"

She suddenly leaned closer to the vodka and lowered her voice: "After all, only you and Binga were present during the process of tying someone up from the hotel to the submarine."

She noticed that Zheng Yi's expression was gradually becoming abnormal, and he was definitely just making a baseless accusation against Vodka.

After all, it's better to die for your fellow Daoist than for yourself.

Anyway, Vodka isn't a good person, and he even has an easy-to-bully face, so it's perfect for cooling down Zheng Yi.

Moreover, he is Gin's most loyal subordinate, and Shoichi and Gin don't have a good relationship.

"You!" Vodka glared angrily at Kiel. "I didn't! Don't slander people like that!"

He never imagined that Kiel could be so wicked.

Bourbon crossed his arms and said, "Vodka is indeed a strong suspect."

He and Kiel are both innocent, so it can only be vodka.

Otherwise, could they say that Zheng Yi's sister did it herself? Or that it was the engineer who was locked up with her?
Zheng Yi's face darkened: "When you were tying up my sister, she resisted, so it's 'justifiable' for you to take action against her."

“I didn’t! Absolutely not!” Vodka said.

asshole!

These two guys are going to extreme lengths to clear themselves of suspicion!

To clear himself of suspicion, Vodka's eyes darted around, and suddenly a brilliant idea struck him.

"It was Binga! It was that bastard Binga who did it!" Vodka shouted.

"Oh? Binga?" Zheng Yi said in a low voice, "Binga is Rum's man. You wouldn't be trying to sow discord between me and Rum by framing him, would you?"

"Who said you, Vodka, are a fool? You're quite quick-witted, though you're rotten to the core."

“No, I didn’t frame him,” Vodka said. “When the kidnapping happened, Binga and I went together, but I didn’t tell him who the kidnapper was, so he hit him.”

Vodka said with a guilty look, "Actually, I am also responsible. It was because I didn't tell Binga who your sister was that he hit him."

"That's why I haven't told you the truth, because I'm afraid you'll blame me."

Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me!

Anyway, Binga isn't here, so let him throw mud at us.

"Really?"

“It’s absolutely true,” Vodka said.

Zheng Yi gave a cold laugh, seemingly believing him.

"When I see Binga, I'll make him pay," Zheng Yi said threateningly.

Actually, I feel that apart from Gin, no one in the organization would dare to lay a hand on Ai.

Moreover, judging from Ai's stubborn refusal to say who it was, it's possible that Ai herself accidentally bumped into it while running away.

Isn't it just because they're afraid of being laughed at if they find out?

That's completely worrying unnecessarily. I'm too busy feeling sorry for myself to laugh at her.

But in order to save Ai's dignity, he still had to take it seriously and find fault with her.

On the ship, the phone call had ended, and Hongye looked furious.

"That bastard named Binga is going too far, and Zheng Yi isn't even going to deal with him right away!"

Hongye is very dissatisfied. Does Zhengyi no longer care about Xiao Ai?
Ai breathed a sigh of relief; she must have gotten away with it, right?

However, Zheng Yi's reaction was so mild; he didn't seem angry at all. Based on her understanding of Zheng Yi, she felt that this guy was just acting.

Does he no longer care about me?
Ai is unhappy.

She looked at her swollen, red feet, feeling pitiful.

Naomi overheard their conversation and felt as if she had stumbled into a heavenly palace.

What kind of family is this?

Ai's brother treated the members of the evil organization with the submarine like grandsons. Those guys were so eager to prove they hadn't bullied Ai that they practically pushed all their colleagues out to take the blame.

And is the "Zhengyi" they're talking about the same "Zhengyi" I know?

"Let's go back first." Hongye patted Xiao Ai's head and said, "Don't worry, if Zheng Yi doesn't stand up for you, I'll call Grandpa."

Naomi looked at Momiji again.

With such a boastful tone, do you also come from an extraordinary background?

Ai shook her head and said sensibly, "No need, it's not a big deal anyway."

"You're such a good girl." Hongye hugged Xiao Ai with heartache.

Xiao Ai remained silent.

She's not in the right either; no one hit her, and she injured her own foot.

Moreover, Ai couldn't blame those people for kidnapping her; it was Gin's order. They did a lot to help her escape, and Ai couldn't bear it.

Just as Ai was resting in the cabin with Koyo, Shoichi called again.

"Did you hurt yourself?"

As soon as Zheng Yi got straight to the point, Ai blushed and retorted, "How could that be? I'm not stupid."

"You're so clumsy, you managed to hurt yourself." Zheng Yi and Xiao Ai seemed to be on completely different wavelengths, each talking to themselves.

"I don't!"

"Hmph," Zheng Yi said, "Tell the truth, I'm not going to laugh at you."

Ai said, feeling ashamed and indignant, "I can already hear your laughter."

"Hmm? Is that so?"

"Yes!" Ai took a deep breath: "I'll tell you again, I really didn't do it myself."

“Bourbon told me everything.”

"Ah!!" (End of Chapter)