Chapter 31: Ran's Invitation, the Medieval Art Museum!
Amuro Tooru's lips twitched.
He couldn't argue.
Although he wanted to bring up legal statutes, he knew deep down that these were meant to restrain ordinary people.
For the tycoons, they held little power.
Moreover.
He felt a thrill of excitement about the prospect of retaliating against the organization.
Therefore, in the end.
He nodded and agreed to the task.
"Alright, I understand."
"I'll investigate this person as soon as possible!"
After saying that.
He bowed deeply and took his leave. Li Ze didn't try to detain him.
As he watched Amuro Tooru's retreating figure, a faint smile graced his lips.
He was happy.
He hadn't expected that someone like Amuro Tooru would be so easily recruited.
It has to be said.
Truly a testament to capitalist society!
After all.
If this had happened in his previous life, there would have been no chance of success.
...
Time slowly slipped away.
After recruiting Amuro Tooru, Li Ze's life settled into a peaceful routine.
This was normal.
After all.
As a capitalist, he was here to enjoy life.
Therefore, he couldn't be bothered to participate in the plot unless it offered a chance to profit.
On top of that.
Kudo Shinichi had transformed into Conan and had temporarily formed a so-called 'Teenage Death Squad' with his three companions.
Currently, they were still in the early stages of the story.
They were still in a state of dormancy, and at most, they would just cause trouble in Beika Town.
So.
As long as he didn't actively seek out Conan, he wouldn't encounter any cases.
In short...
It's hard to say exactly how many years passed, but in Li Ze's memory, after three summers, five autumns, one spring, and six summers, Ambrella had completely swallowed and digested 30% of the Segawa Zaibatsu...
The task he assigned to Amuro Tooru still showed no signs of completion.
Regarding this.
Li Ze specifically contacted Amuro Tooru, and the latter looked at him in shock and said something that surprised him.
‘It's only been a day, what's the rush?’
Li Ze: “...”
His lips twitched.
He had a million things he wanted to say, but he didn't know whether he should say them or not.
Good grief!
He felt like at least half a month had passed, and his company had even swallowed up the Segawa Zaibatsu, but for Amuro Tooru, it had only been a day?
What the hell!
He knew that with the start of the plot, the entire timeline would fall into chaos.
But, this was just too weird.
It was because of this.
Li Ze had been incredibly relaxed during this time.
Time wasn't even worth money.
What was there to be in a hurry about!
He even...
During this period, he occasionally saw the 'Teenage Death Squad' out on the road.
When he saw them holding a treasure map and searching for treasure, Li Ze immediately realized what case it was.
The Italian Gold Case.
Many time-traveler predecessors had used this as their first source of income in this world.
But, he wasn't interested in it.
He had no choice.
After evolving into a complete tycoon, those 1,500 gold coins, at most, were only worth over $100 million.
Honestly, he wasn't interested.
Yes.
Although he couldn't compare to established tycoons yet, a mere $100 million was truly nothing to him.
So.
Even when he encountered it, he didn't participate.
...
Ding-dong.
As Li Ze sat at his desk in the classroom, idly staring out the window, the school bell finally rang.
Almost instantly.
The entire classroom erupted in cheers.
In the blink of an eye.
Everyone rushed out of the classroom.
Li Ze couldn't help but twitch at the sight of these people.
Good grief!
Is this what they call the highest institute of learning, the future of Japan?
Especially...
Remembering Oda-kiri Toshiro's advice that he could show himself at this school and use the opportunity to gather future allies.
Ugh, forget it.
He felt that things were fine as they were.
He wasn't interested in making so-called friends with these people.
Then.
He followed Ran and Sonoko outside.
Along the way.
Seeing that Ran didn't head towards the karate club, he couldn't help but ask in a puzzled tone, "Ran, aren't you going to your club?"
"It's Friday, the club is off," Ran chuckled, then asked, "Tomorrow is the weekend, Li Ze-kun, do you have any plans?"
Hearing this, Li Ze's lips twitched.
Yes.
In his memory, they had only been in class for one day.
Then, it was already a break.
"Nothing, I'll just stay home,"
Li Ze said casually.
Things were running smoothly at the company, and Amuro Tooru's investigation had yielded no results.
Eat, drink, and be merry?
He didn't have any goals for now.
So.
In this early stage of the plot, there really wasn't anything to do.
"Uh, is that so!" Ran was taken aback, then suddenly said, "By the way, Li Ze-kun, Sonoko."
"Did you hear that there's a medieval suit of armor that walks by itself in the middle of the night at the Medieval Art Museum, and even two security guards were scared out of their wits."
"Just in time, we have tomorrow off."
"I want to go to the art museum to take a look. Do you two have time?"
And, to this.
Sonoko was naturally very interested, but after a moment of thought, she shook her head helplessly.
"I'm so sorry, Ran." Sonoko shook her head helplessly, "I have to accompany my mother to receive a very important guest tomorrow."
"I'll go with you another time."
Ran hurriedly waved her hands.
Then.
She couldn't help but start asking Li Ze.
Li Ze was startled.
The Art Museum Murder Case!
A classic episode from Conan's early days, although it wasn't a childhood nightmare series, there was one character he was very interested in.
Ochiai Kancho!
The murder method, the Righteous Knight, the armor killing...
He didn't care about any of that!
As a qualified capitalist, what he was most interested in was Ochiai Kancho himself.
Yes.
In Li Ze's view, this was also a talented individual!
At such an old age, he could still wear armor, pick up a giant sword and kill people, and even nail people to the wall.
His combat strength was pretty good.
Moreover.
He was a good manager as a director.
He cherished the works of art in the museum, which proves that he has weaknesses.
And, coincidentally.
He happened to be short of a butler.
In Li Ze's opinion, Ochiai was a great fit.
Even.
Controlling him wouldn't be difficult, just buy the museum.
For him, this was just a small sum of money.
"Alright, no problem."
"I don't have anything to do anyway, let's go to the art museum."
"Tomorrow, meet at your place."
Li Ze nodded with a smile.
Honestly.
He had been bored out of his mind lately, and although he could easily delegate this task to someone else, it would be quickly resolved.
But, forget it.
Let's just relax.
And, to this.
Ran burst into laughter when she heard these words.
It was clear.
She was truly happy that someone was willing to accompany her.