Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 69 The Phantom Thief Kid Who Broke Up
Zheng Yi was somewhat angry.

He has such a good relationship with his family, so how could there be a power struggle between them?

That guy must be stirring up trouble, trying to cause internal strife within the Sumitomo Group.

That guy is really wicked.

Moreover, if internal strife breaks out within the Sumitomo Group, it will definitely affect other groups.

During this period of economic downturn, large-scale turmoil within conglomerates will undoubtedly have a significant impact on Japan's economy.

The economy will be affected, and this could potentially impact all aspects of Japan, even risking the country's demise!

This guy is a sinner against Japan; we must use sincerity to reform him!
"What was that person's name again?" Zheng Yi asked, tilting his head.

“Kishimoto Tatsu,” Curaçao said.

Curaçao had just glanced at the nameplate on his chest, which read the name Kishimoto Tatsu.

“I’d like to introduce him to a friend,” Zheng Yi said.

Curaçao looked at Zheng Yi with a strange expression, unable to understand Zheng Yi's thought process.

Zheng Yi actually wants to introduce a friend to a man who just gave him a hard time.

Curaçao thought for a moment.

They probably thought that Shoichi wanted to introduce Kishimoto Tatsumi to a killer friend.

Zheng Yi said in a serious tone, "It must be because my sincerity is only directed outwards, which has made some people in the Sumitomo family a little jealous."

They must also crave my sincerity, and I can't let them down.

Let's take the first step towards sincerity by introducing them to friends.

It's been decided that we'll expand Kishimoto Tatsumi's social circle.

However, we still need to consider how to proceed.

You can't just dump Conan at Kishimoto's house.

"Helicopter?"

Zheng Yi was stunned when he saw the police helicopter in the sky.

Then it dawned on him that Kidd would be doing a warm-up today, and then starting to steal things from the Suzuki Group tomorrow.

The thought of his little Grim Reaper having his attention stolen by Kid for so many days...

This is not okay.

The useless Phantom Thief Kid, hardly anyone dies when he appears, what's with all this wandering around?

"Let's go to Kaito Kuroba's house."

As always, Zheng Yi didn't knock before entering the house; he simply picked the lock and broke in.

With Curaçao, Zheng Yi no longer needs to do things himself.

One downside of not knocking is that you might easily see the homeowner's unsavory hobbies.

When Shoichi saw Kaito dressed in women's clothing, his eyes were greatly shocked.

"Why are you here?"

Kaito was much more agitated than Shoichi when he saw Shoichi and Curaçao.

I was just trying on the clothes I'd be wearing for my disguise tomorrow to see if they fit, when two uninvited guests suddenly barged in.

"What's the big deal? Don't you often dress as a woman? Besides, so many people saw you before, but now it's just the two of us watching." Zheng Yi waved his hand.

Kaito's face darkened.

They didn't use Kaito Kuroba's face when they dressed as women before!
Shoichi found a place to sit down and disgustedly threw Kaito's bra on the ground.

"Are you going to steal something from the Suzuki Group tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Don't go," Zhengyi said.

"Um!?"

Kaito looked at Shoichi with a puzzled expression.

I've already sent out the notice; how can you just stand me up? Don't you have any pride?
"Didn't you say it wouldn't be a problem for me to steal jewelry from the Suzuki family?" Kaito asked. I already asked you that.

And I've already bought all the women's clothes.

Standing on his moral high ground, Masakazu pointed fingers at Kaito and said, "Don't you feel ashamed when you steal and waste police resources?!"

Kaito: Hmm?

Kaito was still somewhat unaccustomed to being morally reprimanded by Shoichi.

Just last night, this guy was thinking of making a Kid statue, and now he's suddenly transformed into a champion of justice, accusing him of wasting police resources.

It gave Kaito a sense of absurdity.

Although I am a phantom thief, I consider myself to be morally superior to yours.

Kaito couldn't understand what Shoichi was thinking, but he had no choice but to agree.

“But if I just stand you up, people will think I’m afraid of the Suzuki Group,” Kaito said.

As a proud and arrogant high school student.

Kaito still cares a lot about his reputation, especially when he thinks about the ridicule and disdain the media will give him if he stands up tomorrow.

He will feel so unwell that he won't be able to eat.

"Don't worry, just let them know beforehand, and it won't be considered a no-show," Zheng Yi said.

"For example, you could publish an ad in the Justice Daily saying that you're getting married tomorrow and will steal the Suzuki family's jewels another day."

Can this be rescheduled for another day?
Kaito stared at Shoichi speechlessly.

"That Justice Daily, could it be that you have some connection with it?" Kaito looked at Shoichi suspiciously.

"Do you think a newspaper that keeps smearing me would have anything to do with me?" Zheng Yi said.

Kaito nodded, feeling something was off.

It's none of your business. Why would you ask me to increase this media outlet's sales?
Is it just because this news outlet is selling very well lately, and going there will allow more people to know about it? Am I, Kaito Kid, going to break my promise?

Kaito shook his head, a smirk playing on his lips.

They sent a notice the first time and then stood us up.

……

"Editor-in-Chief! Big news!"

Koike burst into the editor-in-chief's office with an excited expression.

"Be more composed," the editor-in-chief scolded Koike.

Koike calmed her excited emotions and handed a card to the editor-in-chief.

"Editor-in-chief, this looks like a notice from Kidd. But this notice he sent to our newspaper seems different from the previous ones."

Koike excitedly pointed to the text above and said, "It seems that Kidd has stopped his activities with the Suzuki Group because he has to attend the 'boss's' funeral. He asked our news agency to help publicize it for him."

"And he also said that our newspaper has an exclusive!"

Koike was extremely excited.

The fact that news about figures like Kaito Kid is exclusively reported by their newspapers undoubtedly proves that their newspapers have become the premier publications in Tokyo.

Koike has been with the newspaper all along, and she is proud of it.

"Ahem, it's just a card. Remember, in the news industry, the most important thing is the truth," the editor-in-chief said.

"It can only be reported in the newspaper after it has been proven that this was really left by the Phantom Thief Kid."

Koike nodded repeatedly.

As expected of the editor-in-chief, he wasn't swayed by the sensational news; instead, he focused on verifying its authenticity. That's what a true journalist does.

The editor-in-chief picked up the phone and pretended to call several people to confirm the matter.

One minute he was calling out "Mr. Suzuki," the next he was calling out "Officer" and so on. He even called the company president and asked him to ask some people in the yakuza organization.

After a one-hour phone call, the editor-in-chief finally nodded.

"This news is true; Phantom Thief Kid really is going to break his promise," the editor-in-chief said.

(End of this chapter)