Detective Conan: Primary School Student, Help Me Become a chaebol!

Smoke was coming out from Conan's head.

It was clear that his brain was working in overdrive, trying to plug the leak as quickly as possible.

But I have to admit.

His IQ is still impressive. Despite speaking hastily, he managed to come up with something.

"Oh, I see now."

Ran nodded and then spoke softly, "Conan is really pitiful."

Dr. Agasa quickly nodded in agreement.

"Yes, that's right."

"Conan's parents... cough cough..."

"Indeed, they were too eager!"

After saying that, he blushed.

There was no helping it!

Dr. Agasa had never lied in his life, but for Kudou Shinichi, he had to lie to Ran. His conscience hurt a little because of it.

On the other side, Conan sighed in relief.

Finally, Ran had been fooled.

But, unfortunately for Conan, Li Ze wasn't going to let him off the hook that easily. He coughed and spoke again.

"That's not right, I think..."

Ah! But before Li Ze could finish, Conan jumped up. "Sister Ran, I'm sleepy. Let's go back and sleep, okay? I want to sleep!"

Conan spoke quickly, even imitating a spoiled child.

Clearly, he didn't dare let Li Ze ask any more questions. Otherwise, with his current identity, he wouldn't be able to handle too much scrutiny.

After all,

A lie must be covered by another lie.

If he kept lying, eventually, it would all come apart.

But there was no choice.

Since he had told the lie, he couldn't just admit it now.

So, the easiest solution was to change the subject.

What about the future? Conan didn't know.

He was thoroughly confused right now.

He could only take things one step at a time!

"Uh, this..." "Okay, I know!" "I'll take you home to sleep right now. Don't make a fuss, okay? Be polite!"

Ran Mouri said seriously.

After a quick reprimand, she said goodbye to Li Ze.

Li Ze didn't argue or stop them.

After all, a casual conversation was one thing, but if he kept pressing, it would seem too forceful.

With Conan's sharp mind, he might start to sense something was wrong.

So, he politely saw them off, then returned to the sofa, tired.

He was exhausted.

This was totally normal!

Even though he hadn't killed anyone directly that night, he had given the order.

And his opponent was the villain boss, after all.

"Boss, you must be tired."

"Have some tea and relax."

"Try to unwind and don't dwell on things."

"You did nothing wrong."

"Because if you hadn't acted, they would have killed you instead."

"No, there is only one way out!"

Alice smiled and spoke.

It was obvious she didn't feel any discomfort about the deaths today.

Although she was just a clone, as the head of Hive Security, she had been implanted with countless memories of killings.

So, for her, it was something she had long since gotten used to and wasn't afraid of.

Li Ze sighed softly at her words.

Of course, he understood the truth.

But knowing and acting on it were two completely different things.

Still, he nodded and smiled.

"Okay, I know."

"But Alice, in your spare time, find a way to develop your superpowers."

"This world isn't safe."

"Our company won't stop expanding, and we'll face many strange people and situations in the future."

"So, you need to become stronger as soon as possible."

"By the way, one more thing."

"Tell Natasha tomorrow to recruit a few servants and chefs."

"Anyway, we're not short on money. Your position as the security director should keep you focused on important matters, not on the trivial ones."

Li Ze was thinking about the witch Koizumi Hongzi, the villainous spider on Kaito's side, and characters like Lupin the Third, Jigen Daisuke, Ishikawa Goemon, Mine Fujiko, and others.

Also.

The most famous humanoid tank, Kyogoku Makoto!

All these individuals seemed to have special abilities!

Though they were mostly guest characters in the original work and rarely took action, he was now living in the real world.

So who knows?

If people like them exist, there could be others hiding in secret.

Li Ze never goes into a battle without confidence. Since he knew about these abilities, he had to prepare in advance.

And Alice...

She was his trump card!

After all, she was the only protagonist in the biochemical crisis who could perfectly integrate the T-virus and wield tremendous power.

But Alice was a bit surprised.

From her earlier conversation with Li Ze, she had realized she had the T-virus in her body and could control superpowers.

However, she hadn't taken it too seriously. After all, the world seemed peaceful, and she didn't think she needed such abilities.

But now,

Looking at Li Ze's serious face, she suddenly understood.

There must be a lot she didn't understand.

But since Li Ze hadn't brought it up, she didn't ask.

She just nodded and replied,

"I'll try my best!"

...

Meanwhile,

At the Metropolitan Police Department, 500 meters to the left, on a tall building,

Two snipers lay prone on the rooftop, holding sniper rifles.

If Li Ze were there, he'd recognize them instantly.

Chianti and Korn!

The snipers from the fake winery, working for the Gin team.

Through their scopes, they could clearly see a wide road ahead.

Five police cars, lights flashing, sped toward the Metropolitan Police Department.

Bang!

Suddenly, the sound of a sniper rifle rang out.

Fire flashed from the muzzle.

Two sniper bullets easily pierced the glass.

They instantly killed two peripheral members of the winery who had been captured in the police car.

Almost in an instant,

The five police cars screeched to a halt, and the officers sprang into action.

But it was useless!

Against long-distance snipers, the police were powerless. They couldn't even protect themselves.

After all,

Ordinary police cars aren't bulletproof and couldn't withstand sniper bullets.

But it didn't matter.

This time, the winery wasn't targeting the police, but rather the peripheral members they'd captured.

Ignoring the alert police officers, Korn and Chianti fired again.

Two more peripheral members had their heads shattered like melons.

Then, within twenty seconds,

The last three died, and Korn reported via intercom.

"Gin, the mission is complete."

"Seven peripheral members are dead!"

Next to Korn, Chianti's face was full of madness.

Her eyes burned with bloodlust as she shouted through the intercom,

"Gin, do you want to continue?"

"I can't control my hands anymore. The crosshairs of my sniper scope are on those policemen's heads."

"Just give the order, and their brains will splatter like watermelons!"

"..."