For Fangzheng, dealing with Kyosuke Fudo was as easy as lifting a finger. After that, he returned to his work. After all, he had been busy recently.
"Good job."
Looking at the contract and report in his hand, Fangzheng nodded in satisfaction and looked at Ming Mei.
"Thank you for your hard work."
"It's nothing. As you said, Mr. Fangzheng, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.... But I originally wanted to acquire a few American companies...."
"Don't worry about their lives."
Fangzheng, of course, knew why Ming Mei specifically mentioned this to him. Ever since he made that declaration in front of the world, the US stock market plummeted, and the NASDAQ stock market was in a terrible state. Not only that, although the US government said they would do everything in their power to fight those evil terrorists, Fangzheng's guerrilla warfare still gave them a hard time. Let's not talk about anything else, just blowing up your trucks and railways is enough to stop your economy. Once your economy stops, the US is not far from being finished.
Therefore, many companies have plans to withdraw from the US. Many multinational companies are planning to move their headquarters to Asia or Europe.
After all, no one wants their cruise ship to be suddenly blown up one day, right?
Although the US government had sent people to try to find the mysterious Fangzheng through various channels, Fangzheng did not respond at all. His attitude was very simple. No negotiation, no compromise. He would not stop until he killed the US. If the US has the ability, throw a nuclear bomb. With me here, it's my loss if you can send a nuclear bomb out of North America.
I've burned down more than one or two or three North America anyway. What's there to be afraid of? I want to be the final boss of this world. No one can stop me.
It was also because of this that it could be said that people and capital were fleeing the United States. Although the United States had increased the security checks at the airports, it was useless. Fangzheng directly arranged for people to use surface-to-air rockets to bombard the passenger planes. They even targeted domestic flights. After all, if the US lost its planes, and then blew up the railways and trucks, it would basically be half-paralyzed.
This also made the representative of the United States incompetent and furious. At the United Nations General Assembly, he denounced these terrorists as having no bottom line and completely disrespecting human rights. However, Fangzheng turned a deaf ear to this. What the hell does human rights have to do with me? It's as if you've respected some convention when you invaded other countries. Now that you're attacking your own country, you're talking about human rights instead?
Dream on.
Besides, in Fangzheng's eyes, Americans weren't human beings, so they weren't fit to enjoy the human rights convention's treatment.
"Next, our main business will be in Asia and then Europe."
Fangzheng pointed at the contract in his hand and looked at Ming Mei.
"Focus on real estate. Try to control a few pieces of land with good locations. Of course, don't let go of the bad ones either. Get the suburbs if you can. Even if the American companies move here, they will have limited choices. It will be more convenient to trade with them with the land."
"Alright, are there any other questions?"
"Find a few assistants."
"Assistant?"
"That's right."
Fangzheng shrugged when he saw Ming Mei looking at him in surprise.
"You can't do everything by yourself. Xiao Ai has protested to me many times that you're so busy that you can't even stay at home. Besides, these are just ordinary business processes. It doesn't matter who does it. "
"Will it really be okay? Don't you need to keep it a secret? "
Hearing this, Ming Mei was more or less shocked. After all, she had come from the Black Man Organization, so she was used to keeping the organization's internal operations confidential. Therefore, after coming to Fangzheng's place, Ming Mei subconsciously felt that this place probably needed to be kept confidential, just like the Black Man Organization. Therefore, she basically did everything herself.
"Of course not. Look at the two maids at home. What's there to keep secret? You don't need to do anything really confidential. For now, you just need to live your own lives. Look at how much Xiao Ai is enjoying her primary school life. You should also relax. Let's find some time to go out for a walk. Although it's not good to go abroad now, we can go to some remote forest, hot spring hotel, beach island … Oh, right, you reminded me. Let's buy a private island. In the future, we can go to an island on vacation. We won't have to worry about running into some Grim Reaper student and ruining our mood. "
"No problem."
Ming Mei also nodded with a smile. In fact, when she thought about it carefully, she realized that it was the same. Although her work was important, it was only important in the general scope of business. Fangzheng had never asked her to do any work that could not be known by outsiders like what she did in the Black Man Organization.
For example, robbing a bank ….
"Ring ring ring …."
At that moment, Fangzheng's mobile phone rang. He glanced at the phone, then gestured to Ming Mei. The latter nodded, then turned around and left the office. Only then did Fangzheng pick up the phone.
"Hello? Xiao Lan? It's rare for you to call me. What's the matter? "
"Um … Mr. Fangzheng, I'm sorry, but do you have some time? I have something to discuss with you …. "
"Of course, no problem."
It was rare for Xiao Lan to call him, so Fangzheng naturally accepted the invitation. When he arrived at the coffee shop, he found that not only Xiao Lan, but even Conan and Natsuko were there ….
After that, Fangzheng also learned about the situation from them. Yesterday, Xiao Lan and Natsuko almost got into a car accident on the way. The driver was a woman named Chie Yoshino. She said that she was not feeling well, so she drove improperly and almost got into an accident. Of course, none of this was important. What was important was that Xiao Lan had heard from Ms. Chie Yoshino that she had recently gotten a hundred million yen insurance policy. Furthermore, although her husband seemed to be very kind to Ms. Chie Yoshino on the surface, there were some details that made Xiao Lan feel that her husband did not seem to like Ms. Chie Yoshino as much as he showed.
"I see."
Fangzheng put down the coffee in his hand and looked at Xiao Lan.
"So, you suspect that the other party tried to kill Ms. Chie Yoshino in order to swindle the insurance policy, right?"
"Yeah …."
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Xiao Lan nodded dejectedly. Natsuko also hurriedly said, "It could also be because of cutting corners during the renovation.
"It could also be due to shoddy work and materials. I've also said that I'll ask someone I know to come and test it."
"You should say that you hope that it's cutting corners, right?"
However, what Fangzheng said next surprised both Conan and Natsuko. Xiao Lan nodded.
"Well, as Mr. Fangzheng said, if it's cutting corners … that's good, but if it's not …."
"Then it means that Mr. Yoshino wanted to kill his wife, and he persuaded his wife to take out a 100 million yuan insurance policy. His motive is clear. In the eyes of outsiders, Mr. Yoshino's love for his wife may just be a facade. That way, even if Mrs. Yoshino accidentally dies, no one will suspect that her husband killed her. "
Hearing this, Conan also became excited.
"But we haven't figured out his modus operandi. Although Xiao Lan thinks that Mr. Yoshino deliberately used polluted materials to build the house, I think …."
"But you're not worried about such a trivial matter, right?"
However, Fangzheng did not care about Conan's words at all. Instead, he stared at Xiao Lan.
"It doesn't matter what the modus operandi is. That's not what you're worried about, right?"
"Yeah …."
Hearing this, Xiao Lan nodded again.
"I'm really scared. What if … my guess is right? I don't know how to tell Mrs. Yoshino … that she really loves her husband and wants to live a happy life with him. She's working hard for that. But if I tell her that her husband is actually just using her and trying to kill her to get compensation, I don't know how sad Mrs. Yoshino will be …. "
"…."
Hearing this, Conan opened his mouth, but he did not know what to say. He originally thought that Xiao Lan was worried about not being able to see through the criminal's modus operandi, but in fact … that was not the case.
This is the difference between a man and a woman. Learn a little, kid.
Fangzheng glanced at Conan. Women are emotional creatures after all, especially a kind girl like Xiao Lan. She is not the same as a heartless reasoning maniac like Conan.
"You've been through a lot of cases before, haven't you? Why do you think this way?"
"Although I do follow Shinichi and Dad …."
Lan shot a quick glance at Conan after saying that.
"I've been through a lot of cases, but at that time … I felt like a bystander. It's true that I sometimes feel pain for what happened to the murderers, and I also feel sorry and sad for the contradictions and misunderstandings between them, but I never knew that when I was in this position, the pressure would be so great …."
Xiao Lan clenched her fists and placed them on her chest.
"I'm so scared. If my reasoning is correct, then I'll destroy Mrs. Yoshino's happiness, but if I turn a blind eye to this, Mrs. Yoshino may also die because of it. This kind of pressure is really great. I don't know what kind of mood Shinichi and the others are in when they solve the case … but I'm really scared. Should I tell Mrs. Yoshino? Should I call the police? Maybe I can discuss it with Mr. Yoshino and tell him that I've seen through his plot and ask him to stop? I … I don't know what to do …. "
"Lan …."
Looking at the troubled Xiao Lan, Konan and Conan did not say anything.
"Very well."
However, Fangzheng's answer surprised the three of them.
"Very well?"
"Yes, this shows that Xiao Lan has already considered the problem from this perspective. There's only one problem left, and that's your belief."
"Belief ….?"
"That's right. In fact, detectives do want to see through the truth, but they don't necessarily say it out loud. You've experienced a lot of cases, so you should know that many murderers have no choice but to commit crimes. For example, the law can't punish them, so they can only rely on themselves to take revenge …. But what do you think? Do you think these people deserve it, or should we let them go? "
"I …."
"That's your belief. It involves the question of what you want to protect. The police are the enforcers of the law, so whether it's right or wrong, they have to enforce the law. Therefore, even if the murderer has many difficulties, as long as he breaks the law, he will be arrested. This has nothing to do with their own thoughts, it's the duty of the police. But detectives are not like this. As you said, you can hide it from Mrs. Yoshino, then threaten Mr. Yoshino that you've seen through his trick and ask him to stop. But is this really useful? Can this save Mrs. Yoshino's family and life? "
"…."
"Only you can find the answer to this question, but I can tell you the modus operandi now."
"Huh? Really? "
Hearing this, Conan was shocked. He knew that Fangzheng did not like to reason.
"Of course, it's actually very simple. Look, according to what you said, Mrs. Yoshino has an accident insurance policy of 100 million yen. The insurance company is very enthusiastic when you pay the money, but when you ask for the money, they refuse to pay. So according to what you said, it's not only time-consuming and laborious, but it's also difficult for the insurance company to determine that it's within the scope of compensation. Since Mr. Yoshino is a salesman of the insurance company, he must know this better than anyone. So, the method you said is actually very risky, and the insurance company is likely to refuse to pay on the grounds that it's not an accident. "
"This …."
Hearing this, Conan was also stunned. He originally thought that Fangzheng would look for the modus operandi from some angle, but he did not expect it to be from a business point of view — well, they really could not think of this angle.
After all, they were still students.
"Therefore, the simplest and most convenient way is a car accident. Considering that Mrs. Yoshino often feels dizzy and uncomfortable, plus she needs to drive from here to work in Shizuoka, and the weather is hot … the probability of an accident is very high. I think it's very likely that the other party did something to the car."
"I see!"
Hearing this, Conan's eyes lit up.
"Lan … Sister! Do you remember what Mrs. Yoshino said when we first met? "
"Well, she said that the weather has been hot and cold recently, so as long as she doesn't go to school or the weather is cool, she'll be fine …."
Speaking of this,
Lan was also stunned for a moment.
"Could it be … the air conditioner?"
"Yes, he must have sprayed some poisonous substance on the car's air conditioner, so Mrs. Yoshino feels uncomfortable."
Conan nodded his head vigorously.
"Mrs. Yoshino also said that she'll be fine when she doesn't go to school or the weather is cool. She usually doesn't turn on the air conditioner in this kind of weather, so there won't be any problem. But when the weather is hot, she has to turn on the air conditioner, and that'll make her feel uncomfortable! And even if there's an accident, it's difficult to detect the problem! "
"It seems that you've got the answer."
Looking at the eyes of the two, Fangzheng chuckled.
Next, let's see the result of the first time the famous detective partners worked together.
(End of this chapter)
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