Conan: The Stock Has Arrived!

"If we're talking about Councilor Ooki, we can't deny that possibility." Hitoshi Shiratori nodded and said seriously, "His ties to the Twin Towers are indeed very close."

As a genuine architecture enthusiast, Shiratori couldn't help sighing with complicated feelings whenever skyscrapers were mentioned.

After Moriyama Teiji's father passed away, Moriyama Teiji, his successor, perfectly carried on his rigorous design style full of geometric beauty. That was why Shiratori had begun following Moriyama Teiji's work.

Yet not long after he started paying attention, Moriyama Teiji was arrested over a bombing case.

The regretful Shiratori could only turn to Moriyama Teiji's disciples and juniors, searching for new architects who matched his aesthetic tastes and continuing to follow their careers. Before he could make sense of any of them, another suspiciously criminal one seemed to have appeared.

...He had heard that architects could easily end up in prison because of liability laws, but nobody had told him they got arrested this easily.

"Though Councilor Ooki is only a city councilor in Nishitama City on the surface, due to his background, connections, and other factors, his actual influence is greater than the mayor's." Juzo Megure gave the conclusion of their investigation. The officer behind him quickly pinned Iwamatsu Oki's photo onto the whiteboard.

"Take the Twin Tower Skyscraper, for example. Through various means, he eventually managed to have the law banning super-high-rise buildings amended. It would be fair to say that without Councilor Ooki's influence, this building could never have been completed." Shiratori, who had been following news in the relevant fields, explained, "What kind of exchange of interests took place behind the scenes, and whether any gray areas were involved, are difficult to say. If the Phantom Thief Troupe has their eye on him, putting their logo on the outside of the building