Chapter 5 The Misunderstanding in the Garden, the End of the Segawa Consortium!
Li Ze looked bewildered.
Staring at Suzuki Sonoko in front of him, he was completely baffled.
Apologizing to him?
What the heck?
After pondering for a long time, still clueless, Li Ze waved his hand and asked in confusion.
“Sonoko, don't do this.”
“Why are you apologizing to me? We don't have any grudges, do we?”
“Get up, let's talk properly.”
“Whatever it is, I forgive you, okay?”
He couldn't help but laugh.
Hearing these words, Suzuki Sonoko finally relaxed a little.
But.
Looking at Li Ze's confused expression, she awkwardly spoke up.
“Actually, it was a misunderstanding.”
“When Li Ze-kun just transferred, you seemed so eager to get close to us.”
“So, cough.”
“I privately investigated Li Ze-kun and mistakenly thought you were intentionally approaching me.”
“You know my identity.”
“I don't mind having more friends, but I don't want anyone to take advantage of me.”
“And Li Ze-kun's behavior when you first entered the school, honestly, was a little too eye-catching.”
“Therefore, that…“
“You can't blame me for being cautious!”
Suzuki Sonoko was embarrassed.
Yes.
Thinking back to Li Ze's behavior when he first transferred, even now, she couldn't help but twitch at the corner of her mouth.
On the first day of school, he sat next to Kudo.
Then, he directly pestered the three of them, acting like he absolutely had to befriend them.
Anyone would be cautious, wouldn't they?
Not to mention, her own identity.
As the second daughter of the Suzuki family, she wasn't the naive fool in the original story, on the contrary, she was smarter than anyone else.
She would only play along with those who intentionally approached her.
Her true friend, the only one, was only Mouri Ran.
As for her many performances in daily life, she was deliberately acting to lower Ran's guard, otherwise, she was afraid of losing this friend.
On the other hand.
After listening to Sonoko's words, Li Ze also patted his forehead.
So, that's how it was.
He chuckled helplessly and explained.
“Alright, I understand.”
“No wonder I felt you were a bit hard to approach.”
“I thought you were the second daughter of the Suzuki family, and it was normal for you to act this way, so I didn't think much of it.”
“Moreover, I'm not afraid to tell you.”
“I did intentionally approach you, but my target wasn't you, the second daughter of the Suzuki family.”
“Come on, I'm not stupid.”
“The Suzuki conglomerate is not so easy to approach, even if you, the second daughter, are easy to fool, I believe your parents would never be fooled.”
“My real target is actually Kudo Shinichi.”
“Haven't you noticed?”
“Kudo often encounters various incidents, and based on my analysis of the cases Kudo has handled, the death rate of presidents is incredibly high.”
“The reason I approached Kudo was to get firsthand information.”
“Sonoko, you know I have a small company, right? As long as I hear that Kudo is going to visit a certain president, I can basically be certain that the unlucky fellow is going to die.”
“Then, with this foreknowledge, after the unfortunate guy dies, I can buy up their shares.”
“Get it?”
“I've only been at Teitan High for half a year, and I've already acquired two companies.”
“Especially yesterday.”
“Remember, we accompanied Ran to the karate competition, and as soon as I heard Detective Mouri call Kudo, I knew another president was going to be unlucky.”
“But, I didn't expect.”
“This time, the Segawa Consortium was the unlucky one. Even though my stomach isn't that big, it's enough for me to eat until I'm full.”
“……”
Li Ze was beaming.
He didn't even bother hiding his purpose.
Of course.
Only with Suzuki Sonoko.
Because the Suzuki conglomerate wouldn't stoop to such means. The Suzukis, who were already a top-tier conglomerate, could directly swallow most of the Segawa Consortium, just like what happened last night.
So, this kind of thing.
Even if Suzuki Jiro knew, he wouldn't become Kudo's shadow.
And with Sonoko's upbringing, she wouldn't spread this around.
On the other hand.
With Li Ze's words, Suzuki Sonoko was stunned.
Holy crap!
She had considered countless possibilities, but this one never crossed her mind.
Li Ze's target was actually Kudo?
Moreover, the reason…
Was so bizarre!
She instantly had a black line on her forehead, her eyes looking at Li Ze were filled with resentment.
After a moment of silence.
She rubbed her temples and exclaimed with admiration, “You are a real talent!”
“Yeah, thanks for the compliment.” Li Ze nodded, “I also think I'm talented.”
“What ‘Heisei Era's Holmes’ ‘Savior of the Metropolitan Police Department’, in my opinion, Kudo is a pure money god reincarnated.”
“For a money god like Kudo, of course, I have to take the initiative to approach him.”
Suzuki Sonoko: “……”
She twitched at the corner of her mouth.
She had ten thousand curses in her heart, but she didn't know how to say them.
It was insane!
Such a reason was unimaginable.
But, the thing was.
This guy actually succeeded!
She, who had specifically investigated Li Ze, naturally knew about his company and how it had swallowed two companies after he transferred to Teitan High.
However, before this.
She had never imagined the truth would be like this.
And, thinking about it carefully.
The two companies that Li Ze had swallowed, their presidents were indeed ‘victims’ of Kudo.
Especially, last night!
The Segawa Consortium…
She had heard about the news this morning and had even met Segawa Takanori, even calling him uncle.
Now?
He was arrested by the police, and the consortium was targeted by this guy.
“You, are amazing!”
“But this way of yours will make you an enemy of the Segawa Consortium, right?”
“Although Uncle Segawa was arrested for murder, he'll probably be released in a few years, and you know the reason.”
“So, I suggest you be careful.”
“The Segawa Consortium has deep roots, and when Uncle Segawa gets out, he will definitely take revenge on you.”
However, in response.
Li Ze just snorted with disdain, shaking his head.
“Sonoko, you're overthinking it.”
“There's no way Segawa Takanori will get out, in fact, he's dead.”
“You'll get the news that he died of a sudden illness in prison in a few days.”
“Although the Segawa Consortium has many connections, they also have even more enemies, and even those who have nothing to do with the Segawa Consortium can't resist their greed for their wealth.”
“The walls are closing in, the defeated drum is beaten by everyone.”
“The moment he was arrested, the Segawa Consortium became history.”
“But, forget it.”
“There's no point talking about this, let's talk about you.”
“Why did you suddenly change your attitude and even specially invited me to apologize today?”