Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 13 Xiaolan, my Xiaolan!
The evening breeze on the island was strong and quite chilly. Xia Chuan, the new dad, was considerate and wrapped Anya in a thick scarf before they went out.

As for Conan, well, let's not even talk about the fact that he's actually seventeen. Even if he were a first-grader, he's not one of our own kids.

"Conan, what are you doing at the lookout tower so late?"

"Ania knows!"

Xia Chuan smiled and said, "Then let Anya speak."

"We ran into a weird uncle at the back door of the conference hall this afternoon, and another one was that rude uncle from this afternoon." Anya then rambled on for a long time, until Conan couldn't help but interrupt, and only then did she finish telling the whole story.

"So, Conan suspects that the watchtower guard named Hamada Koji is the murderer who harmed Uncle Mori?"

Conan nodded vigorously; the summary was spot on.

This daughter is nothing like her father.

"Actually, when I was next to the Dragon God this morning, I also noticed someone peeking at me. It seems to be this person as well."

"So Natsukawa-nii-san noticed it too." Hearing Natsukawa say this, Conan became even more confident in his own reasoning.

However, the next moment.

"Hey, Anya, what are you doing?"

Conan touched his calf, blinked at Anya, and wondered why she kept kicking him, which was now causing bruises.

“You’re the same age as Anya, so you should call Xia Chuan Uncle, right, Father?”

Xia Chuan smiled and patted the two children's hair without saying a word.

Conan said, "By the way, I also heard Uncle Kinoshita say that this Hamada Koji is not from the island. He came to the island after the Ryujin-go wrecked."

"Hmm, it seems he is indeed highly suspected of committing the crime. Even if this case has nothing to do with him, the Dragon God incident should be related to him."

Arrived.

The three looked up at the watchtower.

The watchtower is a lighthouse. At this time, the light is very bright, sweeping back and forth across the sea like a laser.

"Looks like nobody's here?"

Anya moved back and forth inside the watchtower, but didn't see a single person.

“Others may have been here.” Xia Chuan squatted down, looking at the clutter scattered everywhere in front of him.

The person who came seemed to be looking for something.

"There's gasoline here!" Anya exclaimed as if she had discovered a new continent, even bringing her face close to smell it before revealing a blissful smile (╯▽╰) It smells so good~~
"It seems that the incident this afternoon was indeed done by Hamada Koji. Conan's guess was correct."

"Well, there are no cars or motorcycles here, so the gasoline can only be used to assassinate Uncle."

While I was thinking, the door behind me was slowly pushed open.

"Ah! What are you doing!"

Hearing a sound from the doorway, Xia Chuan did not look up.

It was Mikami Rin. This guy had been following her since the guesthouse entrance. Since the girl was just a seven-year-old girl, Natsukawa ignored him.

That sound just now was clearly intentional, trying to make it seem like she had just arrived, but Xia Chuan didn't point it out.

Anya teleported to Mikami Rin's side without showing any fear.

Like Xia Chuan, she had long since heard the other's thoughts and was not surprised at all by her appearance.

Conan, startled, stumbled as if caught breaking and entering, and quickly explained, "No, we...we came to the watchtower to enjoy the view."

"Go upstairs to see the scenery! You're rummaging through other people's things. You'd better run while Mr. Hamada isn't around, or you're all dead if he sees you!"

Upon hearing this, Anya was not afraid at all; in fact, she raised her head high, like a rooster crowing at dawn, with a smug look on her face.

My father is an incredibly skilled spy; how could he possibly be no match for a watchtower guard?

"My father is amazing, he wasn't afraid at all!"

"Alright, stop bragging and let's go up and take a look."

Xia Chuan found the stairs and gestured for the others to follow him.

Even in the darkest of times, you still have to keep the child with you.

Good heavens, he feels like he's getting better and better at taking care of children.

The once mighty spy emperor—Twilight—has now fallen.
The typhoon was quite strong, so Xia Chuan helped Anya tie her scarf back up to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.

Conan and Mikami Rin were looking at the only object on the observation deck.

A telescope.

However, this telescope was not pointed at the sea, but rather at the depths of the island.

"It's fixed in place."

Seeing Conan trying so hard to persuade him, Natsukawa spoke up to remind him.

"Oh."

Conan responded unhappily. Of course he knew about this, but he just wanted to give it a try. Who knows? That's what detectives are all about—they have to be able to take action.

"Father, I want to see the sea! I want a hug."

He picked Anya up and walked over to the telescope. As he got closer, he could clearly see three words written on the telescope's support rod: Dragon God.

It seems that this guard, Hamada Koji, is indeed related to the Ryujin-go seven years ago.

As Kinoshita Goro has already stated, no items related to the Ryujin-go were found, so this binoculars are quite telling.

Based on previous clues, this Hamada is connected to the sinking of the Ryujin-go back then and is an insider, at least knowing where the Ryujin-go was.

"Ania, your dad is so nice. Can you pick me up and let me see him too, Uncle Natsukawa?"

"No! This is Anya's father."

Anya, like a possessive puppy, narrowed her eyes and firmly held onto Xia Chuan's hands.

"Hmph! Anya is not cute at all. I was planning to take you to eat Shiki Island's specialties tomorrow, but I've changed my mind."

!!!∑(Дノ)ノ

"Okay, I'll let you use one hand, but you can only hug me for five minutes."

The two children didn't take Xia Chuan seriously at all and started making a fuss on their own. Mikami Rin even took matters into her own hands and climbed up Xia Chuan's trouser leg.

Are all kids these days koalas?

"Conan, any results?"

This is really uncomfortable!

At this moment, Conan had clearly forgotten his identity again. His gaze became somewhat serious as he pointed to the depths of the island and asked Mikami Rin, "What place is that?"

Mikami Rin pressed hard on Natsukawa's shoulder, trying to lift herself up, and after looking for a long time, she answered, "It should be a naval cave!"

"As expected, it's exactly what I predicted. When I heard Uncle Kinoshita talk about the naval caves at the naval archives, I had some doubts. It seems that this is where the Ryujin has been hiding all these years."

"But, there are naval ghosts there. Five years ago, scholars came here to do research. They all entered the naval cave, and they must have angered the naval ghosts. Without exception, they were all beheaded."

"They're all dead?" Xia Chuan was somewhat surprised; people had actually died.

Conan and Anya didn't seem surprised; it seemed they had heard about it before.

Did you call the police?

Mikami Rin shook her head. "I heard it from my dad. Apparently, Shikishima's economy was already in a bad state at the time, and if this got out, Shikishima's tourism would definitely be affected."

Xia Chuan nodded, but it was still a bit strange. Five people died, yet not a single ripple or wave was splashed. How amazing is Conan!

Won't the families of the five deceased scholars come looking for them?
"Uncle Xia Chuan!"

Conan's intention is quite clear: he wants to go to the Navy cave. But doesn't he realize what time it is? At this hour, children should be covered with blankets and getting some healthy sleep!
Anya should be sleeping by now, at least.

"Let's go back first, and we can go check out the Navy Cave tomorrow." Seeing that Conan was still a little hesitant, Natsukawa added, "Don't worry, it's been fine for so many years, one more night won't make a difference."

"Furthermore, if Hamada is the murderer, where do you think he would be if he weren't here at this time?"

Oops!

Conan immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

If Hamada's goal was to stop his uncle from continuing the investigation, and he failed to do so in the afternoon, then his absence from the watchtower now is likely to cause trouble for his uncle.

"Xiao Lan, my Xiao Lan!"

Conan moved with incredible speed, like a wild horse taking flight.

Xia Chuan strongly suspected that this kid had activated his leg-strengthening shoes.

However, he couldn't go fast anymore; with two extra pendants on his left and right hands, walking became a bit difficult.

"Come down, everyone. They're no longer on the lookout tower."

"profound."

The two little ones reluctantly got off the train. Mikami Rin and Anya made a promise to meet again the next day, and then they disappeared in a flash. None of them took Conan's worries to heart.

Anya and Mikami Suzu didn't understand; they were both children and couldn't think of that much.

Xia Chuan, however, felt there was no need to worry.

One is unbeatable in karate and the other is unbeatable in judo at the police academy. What's there to worry about? Shouldn't Hamada be the one who's worried?

I wonder if they'll lose an arm or a leg.

Probably not, after all, Uncle Mori is usually careful with his actions.

However, it might not be the same for Ran, if Hamada uses intimidation.
Anya: "(_)"

Is Ran really that scary? And Uncle Mori, who's obviously unreliable, is actually a judo master.

Looks like I need to be careful of Conan; he might be a Jeet Kune Do practitioner.

(End of this chapter)