Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 55: I Choose You! Conan!
"Uncle, do you have a grudge against that Mr. Takahashi?"

Sumitomo Taro paused for a moment, then said, "I don't think so. Besides, he shouldn't have any connection with the Sumitomo family."

Zheng nodded.

You can't believe everything your uncle says.

Takahashi's malice was almost undisguised; a normal person would never act like that.

However, Zheng Yi no longer cared why he was so hostile.

After Conan arrives, everything will return to normal.

Let bygones be bygones.

Zheng Yi is not a vengeful man.

When the Mori family arrived, Shoichi's warm welcome forced even Kogoro, who had a bad impression of him, to put on a smile.

"Welcome, Mr. Mori, I'll take you to meet my uncle."

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry to bother you," Kogoro said.

When Masaru took Kogoro to find his uncle.

At this moment, Zheng Yi's uncle was standing in a corner, next to a guest who seemed to dislike crowds.

Ai was being manipulated by Shoichi to do bad things.

Ai Haibara sneakily approached Conan and Ran from behind, carrying a recording pen.

They pressed the recorder button while the group was greeting Uncle Zheng.

"Vodka, go and get rid of Takahashi. Just use the same medicine that poisoned that great detective last time."

Ai was also taken aback when she heard the voice from the recorder.

However, before anyone else could hear it, Ai regained her senses, put away the recorder, and quietly slipped away.

Conan, who heard the sound, suddenly turned around.

Looking around but not finding anything suspicious, she took Xiaolan's hand and said, "Sister Xiaolan, did you hear anything?"

"A sound?" Xiaolan poked her chin with her index finger and said, "It sounded like I heard some kind of 'medicine,' but I'm not sure."

It's definitely more than just medicine.

Vodka?
What is this title?
Moreover, the drug that poisoned the great detective caused Conan's heart to start racing.

Takahashi?

Takahashi!

Conan broke free from Ran's hand and ran to Masakazu's side, innocently asking, "Masakazu-nii, was there anyone named Takahashi at the banquet?"

"Takahashi? I was just chatting with him." Shoichi smiled and pointed in the direction of Takahashi, saying to Conan:

"See that? The bald guy in that group is Takahashi."

Conan looked in the direction Zheng Yi was pointing and saw a man seemingly shouting something at a group of people.

Judging from the expressions on those people's faces, Takahashi probably didn't say anything nice.

Zheng Yi asked, "By the way, why did you ask him?"

"It's nothing, I just thought I heard someone calling that name, so I was a little curious," Conan said.

Zheng nodded and said, "A very reasonable explanation."

Zheng Yi was quite tolerant of children.

Furthermore, they greatly respect other people's privacy and would never pry into their secrets.

"Don't bother Mr. Takahashi. He has a bad temper, and you might see him hitting children," Masakazu said.

"Okay," Conan said with a grin, scratching his head.

In order not to interfere with Conan's mischief, Masakazu invited Ran to meet his new friend, Momiji Ooka.

People of the same age have more to talk about when they're together.

As for Conan, let the kid play by himself.

He was swirling the juice in his glass, absentmindedly waiting for the scream.

"You look like you're about to do something bad, don't tell me?" Hongye said to Zhengyi.

"How could that be? This is my uncle's birthday banquet. It's one of the few times we can celebrate it. Even if I'm ignorant, I wouldn't cause trouble on such an occasion," Zheng Yi said. Xiao Ai focused on the pastries in her hands.

You've already started causing trouble.

Moreover, the recording that was played terrified Ai.

Why did Shoichi play this recording for Conan?

Has he already become suspicious of Conan's identity, so he's started testing him?
Xiao Ai felt uneasy.

If Conan's identity is exposed, she will be in danger.

"You've never been sensible."

As Hongye teased Zhengyi, the sound of breaking glass rang out from one part of the banquet hall, and a middle-aged man in a black suit collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Conan, who had been staring at Takahashi, was taken aback and immediately rushed over.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Hattori Heizo directed the guests to make way.

Sumitomo Taro walked over with a dark expression.

It's really bad luck for a dead person to appear at your own birthday banquet.

"Children shouldn't come to places like this." Hattori Heiji dragged Conan out, then looked at Takahashi's corpse.

“Young man, let’s leave this to Mr. Kogoro Mouri. He’s a very skilled detective, so don’t delay him from solving the case,” Zheng Yi said as he walked over.

Kogoro Mouri scratched his head: "That's right, I'll take care of this."

Those present were all talking about it, having heard of this famous detective from Tokyo.

But what I know even more is that he was someone's henchman.

Heiji stood still and did not move aside.

If someone's personal detective is tasked with solving a case, who knows where the truth might be buried?

Hattori Heizo said, "Heiji, you..."

“I’m a fairly well-known detective in Osaka, so I shouldn’t be the kind of person who would cause trouble for someone,” Heiji said.

Kogoro Mouri coughed, cleared his throat, and said, "Leave this to me. You can follow behind me and learn."

Kogoro remained as confident as ever.

Heiji looked at Kogoro Mouri warily.

Before the police arrived, none of them moved the body on the ground; they simply questioned some of the people who had just been talking to Takahashi.

Everyone has a very bad impression of Takahashi.

This guy came in and, for some reason, started cursing at Zheng Yi. Then he started cursing at everyone he saw, as if he had a mental illness.

Heiji frowned and asked Shoichi, "Mr. Shoichi, may I ask what kind of conflict you had with Takahashi?"

"I don't know," Zheng Yi said.

"you……"

“Heiji-kun,” Masakazu interrupted him, saying, “Mr. Takahashi had a conflict with many people today, and no one knows why he did this.”

Heiji frowned.

However, everyone else who had clashed with Takahashi said the same thing, and there was nothing unusual about Shoichi's situation.

Perhaps he was too prejudiced.

Harboring malice towards someone and subconsciously assuming they are the murderer is not something a detective should do.

"Feel sorry."

Heiji pulled his thoughts away from Shoichi and continued examining Takahashi's body.

Shoichi stood next to Heiji, watching the two detectives investigate the scene.

"You little brat, don't cause trouble here!" Kogoro Mouri dragged Conan outside.

Conan curled his lips.

How can you solve a case if I don't investigate?
This time it's related to the organization that shrunk him, not just any ordinary murder case.

(End of this chapter)