Tangze: Here to Give Them a Ruthless Beating

"Yes, and it was all thanks to Councilor Ooki's efforts. Otherwise, I never would have landed such a good job." The square-faced man standing at the back stepped forward and politely picked up the conversation.

"This is the building's chief architect, Mr. Hidehiko Kazama." Mio Tokiwa turned around and gestured toward the last man.

"Hello, everyone." Hidehiko Kazama smiled and nodded to the group, his gaze naturally settling on Mori Kogoro. "Mr. Mori, what a coincidence to meet you here."

"A coincidence?" Mori Kogoro, who had still been glaring furiously at Yusuke Kitagawa, turned back around.

"Yes, we were actually in contact long ago. Strictly speaking, I suppose I ought to thank you." A faint smile rested on Hidehiko Kazama's lips. "You may have heard of my teacher. His name is Moriyama Teiji."

The moment that name came up, the expressions of Conan and the others nearly changed in unison, and they all took a step back.

Everyone here had encountered the culprit in the Moriyama Teiji case...

"You all seem to know of him, so you should understand what I mean. Don't worry, though. I wouldn't develop the urge to blow up buildings just because of a minor difference in aesthetic tastes." Hidehiko Kazama nodded, seemingly quite satisfied with the effect he had produced.

"The thanks you mentioned refers to..." Mori Kogoro thought it over briefly, his expression growing stranger by the second.

Just what kind of people had Mio Tokiwa gathered here? Wasn't there a single normal one among them?

"If my teacher hadn't gone to prison because of that case, not only would it have been difficult for my design to gain approval, there would have been risks as well, wouldn't there?" Hidehiko Kazama chuckled. It was clear that he was genuinely delighted.

Moriyama Teiji's skill and