"Ran, listen carefully, this person's name is Shiro."
Ran looked at the serious expression on her best friend's face while thinking to herself: "Of course I know his name. Yesterday after school, I even spent two hours in the villa he bought from me while he held me close."
"The first time he appeared in public was two years ago, at a banquet hosted by the Kirishima Family, as the boyfriend of the Kirishima Family's eldest daughter."
"At that time, many people didn't understand, because after an investigation, he was just an ordinary person, and even his deceased parents were nothing special. So those people simply thought he was trying to break into high society by relying on that eldest daughter."
"That's why many people didn't take him seriously, because if he had truly tied himself to their family, some news would've appeared, such as an engagement within two years or him entering the family through marriage."
"Sonoko-neesan, from what you're saying, doesn't it seem like it was exactly as you described?"
At this moment, Conan didn't forget his disguise, still pretending to be an innocent child while asking that question.
"What comes next is the key. His name became famous not long ago. Suddenly, in just a little over one day, all the scattered shares of this country's zaibatsu were bought by him. Even the shares held by some branch families, as well as those scattered outside, ended up in that person's hands. Basically, he holds more than 30% of the shares of this country's largest zaibatsu, a good portion of the medium-sized zaibatsu, and some small ones were directly renamed to Shiro."
"It could be said that while he wasn't making moves, nothing happened, but when he made a move, he caused complete chaos."
The two of them listened as if hearing some fantasy story.
"How is that possible? Something like this is impossible, right? After all, as members of a zaibatsu, wouldn't they notice if one person was buying family shares or the shares scattered outside?"
Suzuki Sonoko showed a bitter smile after hearing that.
"Basically, the other side acted way too fast. It was as if they secretly settled everything and then suddenly activated it all at once."
"Everyone was caught off guard and had no time to react."
"After all, you have to understand that the things I own are far more valuable than if I sold them. They represent status, and they also represent a constant source of income. Even the value of those assets that were developing well and growing kept rising, but the other side took all of them at once. They say the price paid was several times higher than their original value."
"For example, do you think 20 trillion is a lot?"
The two of them became somewhat confused after that, but still nodded. That figure was completely unimaginable.
"See that blonde little girl standing beside him? Her name is Sanzennin Nagi, the sole heiress of the Sanzenin Family."
"For them, 20 trillion invested in the stock market is just entertainment, and this Shiro in front of you holds more than 30% of the shares of these ten major zaibatsu. Do you understand what that means?"
"It means that gathering all the scattered shares on the market would cost several times more."
"And it would require many people and resources, which simply isn't worth it. It could even be said that it's a huge loss, unless it's absolutely necessary to control voting rights."
The two of them couldn't help swallowing hard after hearing that.
"That's not right. Didn't they say the investigation showed that the other side was an ordinary person? Maybe it's a hidden identity?"
"I don't know about that. The main thing is that what the other side did was way too brutal. Some people even sought death, planning to deal with this outsider. Some even suspect that the other side is an agent or puppet of some organization or another hidden force."
"During this period, those who had ill intentions, or some large yakuza organizations you've heard about, suddenly met their end. And the common thing is that all of them tried to scheme against the other side, and without exception, all of them were destroyed."
"The key is that it wasn't just the person who died, but their family members were dragged in too. And since those people were from yakuza organizations, the police weren't too concerned. The main thing is, how could there be such a coincidence? Many people suspect it was done exactly that way, but there isn't a shred of evidence."
"And now some other forces have already started investigating the other side's identity. Even my family is observing. If even those forces can't deal with the other side, or even lose, then either I or my sister will probably be sent into a political marriage."
Suzuki Sonoko's face was full of bitter smiles at this moment, because she even felt a kind of hope that the other side would lose. After all, she liked handsome men, but unfortunately, the other side looked completely average.
"Of course, I also think the probability of him seeking marriage with me isn't high, since I have an older sister."
"Isn't there any way to bring someone like this to justice?"
Conan looked indignant. After all, if that flirtatious girl said so, then it was very likely that the other side had done it. In this kind of situation, there was no way to bring the other side to justice. What kind of situation was this?
"Oh come on, kid, those things aren't as simple as you think. Simply put, if this person blew up a police station and publicly hanged Inspector Megure and the others, at most what would happen is that people would turn black into white. Until some things are decided, people like us don't dare interfere. What if a large zaibatsu gets involved, and the next day we hear news of a terrorist attack on that zaibatsu's family, where all the family members are dead?"
Although Suzuki Sonoko usually doesn't get involved and acts like a carefree girl, she grew up in this kind of environment, so she perfectly understands many things. It's just that she herself doesn't need to worry about them.
The other two saw her like this for the first time and found her somewhat unfamiliar, but they also understood that she was the daughter of a zaibatsu, so it was normal for her to know such things. She just usually didn't show it in front of them.
"So, Ran, this person is very dangerous, very dangerous. Really, don't get close to him. Because when something like this can't be stopped and you lose, the people around you will suffer terribly. Even if the people around you have forces behind them that can protect them, they'll still have to pay a painful price."
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Ran heard that and outwardly nodded, but inwardly smiled bitterly. It could be said that from head to toe, inside and out, she had already become this person's property.
And Conan's death-seeking heart ignited once again, wondering if he could make contact, plant listening devices, or find some criminal evidence against the other side. He refused to believe that there was no justice in this world.
Shiro himself superficially dealt with those people, naturally doing enough for appearances, but actually acting on multiple sides simultaneously. He also heard what that flirtatious girl said and couldn't help curling his lips. She kept slandering him nonstop, was that interesting to her? And he had only acted in self-defense. After all, who told those guys to try scheming against him? At that point, he could only send them to their deaths. As for their families being dragged in, he didn't want to become some great villain and then later have people seeking revenge according to the principle of "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river."
Of course, the most important thing was that he also noticed that the legendary King of Jealousy, Conan, had a little too much hostility toward him. Ran would show even the slightest facial expression, and he would immediately become jealous.
Shiro himself didn't understand this matter, he truly didn't understand. What right did the other side have to be jealous? After all, he had given the other side a completely new life. Under such circumstances, what exactly could he even be jealous of? He didn't have any abilities at all.
That's why he had found it very strange earlier, but then he looked around and realized. It turned out Conan had truly been desperate in the beginning, but then somehow hypnotized himself, believing that this was a side effect of the APTX drug and that everything would return to normal once he recovered.
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