At the moment when the pitch-black muzzle was aimed at himself, Taiji Tatsumi thought he was undoubtedly going to die.
The imminent approach of his demise made Taiji Tatsumi's brain rapidly activate, involuntarily his whole life flash before him like a revolving lantern.
But in the next moment, a figure directly struck the hand holding the gun, sending the firearm flying.
Since this encounter was planned, naturally, Senichi had considered the possibility of the opponent resorting to desperate measures. So, just as the opponent reached for his gun and turned around, Senichi had already taken everything into account.
He took out the gadget and transformed it into the appearance of a gentleman's cane. In the instant when the opponent raised the gun, Senichi struck his hand.
The opponent was indeed smart enough; during the conversation, he probably had a sense that things were not looking good and prepared for a desperate gamble.
As Senichi's words fell, the opponent reached for his gun and turned around.
With his back facing Senichi, he effectively avoided the risk of Senichi being subdued head-on while he reached for his gun.
And indeed, if he had been just a bit slower, Senichi could have closed in and subdued him head-on.
However, the opponent's reaction was fast and had the initiative. But Senichi had the confidence of being quicker and more decisive. With his current neural reflexes, dealing with an ordinary person like him was a sure thing.
Even if he allowed him to make the first move, Senichi could easily discern his intentions and counter them in an instant.
Their physical abilities and neural reflexes were not on the same level. Even if the opponent was somewhat clever, it didn't matter.
Even if he were to face an experienced criminal, the criminal would never be able to shoot if he was on guard.
But perhaps the scene might become more intense later on, and they might have to engage in a fight on the ground before it's all over.
However, Senichi wasn't bothered; he handled the situation like a master.
"Da! Dada... Da..."
The gun that was knocked away tumbled on the ground, producing a distinct collision sound.
And until the sound of the gun hitting the ground disappeared and Senichi's footsteps approaching the firearm was heard, the people finally seemed to snap out of it. They looked at the man in front of them with expressions of shock and horror.
As for Taiji Tatsumi, the person directly involved, he wore a look of fear, with cold sweat flowing down his body, panting heavily as if he hadn't yet recovered from the brink of death.
"Satoru Ooba, why would you..."
"That's right! The President was generous to you! Why would you do something like this!"
Two middle-aged supporting actors looked at Ooba with expressions of shock and anger as they questioned him.
"Why?! Ask that old man Taiji Tatsumi!!"
Ooba's face was filled with resentment. "Ask him what he did back then!!"
Taiji Tatsumi leaned against the wall, gasping for breath. After hearing Ooba's words, he looked up at him with a complex expression. "As expected, it's because of your father, Ooba..."
"Yes! Twenty years ago, it was you who invited my father, who was also the president of a toy company, to propose a merger of the two companies, saying that you wanted to build a toy kingdom for both of you in this Yebisu Garden Place Tower!"
Ooba's face contorted like an evil spirit, his eyes filled with cold resentment as he stared at Taiji Tatsumi and sneered.
"But it was actually a takeover in the guise of a merger! You stole the games my father worked so hard to create, you took away advanced production techniques.
And then you slowly fired all the original employees of the company, leaving my father as a nominal vice president, and forcing him to despair and commit suicide!!"
"But my father trusted you so much..." a female voice choked and trembled as it rang out, "That's why... you and I were together too..."
Just as Senichi bumped into Ooba, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, was walking towards them. She had witnessed everything that happened and naturally knew the ins and outs of the situation.
Because of this, knowing the whole truth, she was now utterly distraught.
Seeing Sakurako with tears in her eyes, Ooba sneered, "Yes, indeed, he trusted me a lot. The President felt guilty about what happened to my father, which is why he promoted someone like me who wanted to kill him and take back the company after marrying you."
"No... this can't be..."
Sakurako looked at her lover in disbelief, feeling a sudden sense of strangeness towards him.
"There's nothing impossible about it. If I hadn't been unlucky and encountered this officer, what you would be seeing right now would be your father's dead body!"
Ooba looked at Sakurako with a sinister grin. "And in my plan, I was going to shoot your father while I kissed you!"
"No!!"
Upon hearing Ooba's words, Sakurako Tatsumi shouted and ran out crying.
"Heh..."
Ooba looked at Sakurako running away and smiled ambiguously. Then he turned to Senichi and said, "Let's go, Officer. Meeting you was truly unfortunate for me, especially right before I could carry out my plan..."
"You don't think that committing a crime would easily let you escape punishment, do you?"
Senichi looked at him calmly and said, "No matter what tricks you've prepared, there will always be loopholes, and eventually, you'll fall into the hands of the law. So, consider this a good thing; at least the person I'm arresting now is not a murderer."
"Perhaps you're right..."
Ooba was taken aback by his words but then chuckled, "After all, with a officer like you around, even if I killed someone, I probably wouldn't escape the fate of being caught."
"Even without me, you wouldn't get away."
Senichi secretly thought, "After all, aside from me, 'Grim Reaper' guy is also here. Compared to the other outcome, it's much better"
Twenty years ago, Kudo Yusaku had unraveled the method by which Ooba's father framed Taiji Tatsumi for suicide here. And twenty years later, Ooba's revenge plot inspired by his father's suicide would also be exposed by Yusaku's son.
That's why it's such a tragic situation.
His family is truly plagued by the Grim Reapers.
The case came to a close. Although Senichi was an officer, it was after work hours, and he had to pick up Conan, so after arresting the culprit, he contacted Officer Megure to have someone take Satoru Ooba away.
As for the statement, it could be taken the next day when he came to work.
Senichi stayed in the hotel and received thanks from Taiji Tatsumi and the two remaining middle-aged men.
Facing this situation, Senichi declined their invitation to dine at the observation restaurant, citing some business matters.
However, they exchanged contact information, making it convenient for both parties to stay in touch in the future.
After all, the other party was still a company president, and having a wide network of contacts was always beneficial.
In fact, this was the path to success that Senichi had planned before. After all, many of the deceased in the cases he dealt with were high society figures. After saving them, he could use these connections to benefit himself.
But now...
Emmm... count it as a bonus...
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