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

Amuro Tooru has slightly tanned skin and golden hair.

He had just finished sending a text message and slumped directly into his office chair.

His brows were now knitted with worry.

Subconsciously, he turned his head towards the office window and saw a large number of police officers setting up cordons and collecting various corpses not far from the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Damn it!"

"The organization is really getting more and more excessive."

"They dare to act at the doorstep of the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Those bastards, they all deserve to die!"

Amuro Tooru's eyes were icy cold.

But after a moment, he relaxed his fists, as if all strength had left him, and slumped back into the office chair, bitterness curling the corners of his lips.

Yes.

There's nothing he can do.

The dark organization is too vast; even after infiltrating for so long, it's still hard to get core information.

Even now, that damn Jiuqin pulled something like this at his "beloved homeland," and he still has to clean up the mess for him, even figuring out how to get information about "Li Ze" for him.

Damn it.

Thinking about it, Amuro Tooru felt like cursing.

However...

Recalling the situation he had just investigated through public security with the help of his subordinate, Yuya Kazami, his brows furrowed slightly.

That news was too outrageous.

To have expanded to such an extent in just half a year...

The speed is unprecedented.

If this company called "Umbrella" had grown through conventional business methods or some kind of core technology, Amuro Tooru wouldn't pay it much mind.

But that's not the case.

The way this company has grown is through mergers and acquisitions.

In less than six months, it's like a joke how they merged with three companies in a row.

Especially the Seba Group.

As the leading second-tier conglomerate in Japan, under normal circumstances, even if Sontoku Seiwa killed someone yesterday, it wouldn't be a big deal with a bit of management.

Being a major conglomerate, it has enough legal advisers and PR teams.

So.

Under normal circumstances, Santoku Seiwa would be released for various reasons after a while.

Even taking a step back.

Even if the Seiwa Group's methods were heinous, even if Santoku Seiwa couldn't save himself, the normal operation of the conglomerate would still be guaranteed, and then a real chairman would be chosen.

Is that difficult?

But that's the problem.

That Li Ze is like a prophet, having made several preparations in advance.

The moment Santoku Seiwa got into trouble, he directly launched multiple actions, catching the Seba Group off guard and forcibly tearing away the fig leaf of the conglomerate to devour the juiciest piece.

Then, other conglomerates made their moves.

Like flies smelling blood, they launched various actions.

In the end, before the Seiwa Group could respond, it was completely divided.

Is this normal?

Hell no.

It's not normal at all, is it?

Amuro Tooru had never seen a company grow solely by merging other companies without any commercial operations or core technology in his life.

And the most important part: everything was legal and reasonable.

At least, Amuro Tooru couldn't find evidence of any illegal activities.

"Well, interesting."

"This Li Ze is very interesting."

"Five months ago, the president of Fujita New Materials Co., Ltd. was killed by his subordinates for embezzling subsidiary funds."

"Then, the case was resolved on-site by the famous high school detective Kudou Shinichi."

"Afterward, while the other company was left hollow, it was directly devoured by Li Ze's 'Umbrella.'"

"Three months ago, Kirihara Bio-Pharmaceuticals..."

"Yesterday, the Seiwa Group."

"Although everything leaves traces, why don't I believe it?"

"No, it's impossible."

"There must be a lot of information here that I haven't found."

Amuro Tooru thought to himself.

His eyes gleamed.

Clearly, he was suddenly very interested in this Li Ze.

And at this moment, his phone vibrated.

He picked it up casually, and it was a text message.

The message was simple.

'Investigate Li Ze in secret. —Rum.'

After reading the text message, Amuro Tooru smirked.

Yeah, yeah.

That's what he wanted to say.

…

A grim-faced Megure Juzo had just finished dealing with the bodies from the "Li Ze case" and rushed to his superior's office.

Bang, bang, bang!

He knocked on the office door, and after hearing a voice call out, "Please come in," he took a deep breath and pushed it open.

"Matsumoto Manager…"

"Some people are going too far!"

"It's one thing to bribe killers for business competition, but now that we've arrested the culprits, some people dare to execute them right at the gate of the Metropolitan Police Department."

"And they're bold enough to use sniper rifles!"

"Although there are no clear leads in this case for now, I still hope you'll allow the Investigation Division to keep pursuing it."

"Those bastards hiding in the shadows… I, Megure Juzo, will bring them to justice, even if it costs me my reputation as a police officer!"

His tone was resolute, heavy with determination.

Megure Juzo was no fool.

Even though Li Ze had said little about the case earlier, he could see its true nature.

This wasn't some small-scale murder case.

No, this was a battle between corporate titans.

The culprits?

There was no need to guess. It had to be those chaebols.

Given time, Megure was confident he could uncover the truth.

But therein lay the problem…

The national situation in Japan was complicated, and the chaebol's network of interests ran deep.

He was just an inspector.

His authority was far too limited.

If he wanted to proceed, he needed authorization from the higher-ups at the Metropolitan Police Department.

That was the only way he could be sure of continuing the investigation.

Across the desk sat a middle-aged man.

He was tall, burly, and radiated a commanding presence. This was Megure Juuzou's direct superior: Matsumoto Kiyotaka.

He was the Management Officer of Investigation Division 1 within the Criminal Division of the Metropolitan Police Department.

But Matsumoto's expression remained calm as he listened to Megure's impassioned report.

After a long silence, he shook his head.

"Sorry, Megure."

"This case ends here."

"No further investigation is needed. Everything…"

But before Matsumoto could finish, Megure interrupted.

"Matsumoto Manager, you can't do this!"

"We swore an oath in front of the Japan badge, to uphold fairness and justice, no matter the circumstances, and to face every challenge without fear…"

"How can we turn away now?"

His frustration was evident.

Yet Matsumoto remained composed.

He took a deep breath before replying, his voice tinged with helplessness.

"Megure, listen to me. This isn't what you think."

"This isn't just corporate infighting."

"And it's not that the case isn't being pursued, it's just no longer the Metropolitan Police Department's responsibility."

"Fine, I'll tell you the truth."

"The police have already stepped in, and the case has been transferred."