Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 137 Suspect Joel

Frank was very unhappy. He was dressed in a suit and tie and was styling his favorite frizzy hair when he heard Xia Chuan's request.

Today is Valentine's Day! Love is beckoning him, who can resist a girl's charming eyes? It's utterly unreasonable for this guy to ask him for a favor at this time.

Frank had no problem with the task, but what was it about sending Miss Chajol's brother? Was this official business?

Misuse of public resources! This must not be tolerated, otherwise Xia Chuan will become even more outrageous next time!

"Frank, Yuri works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Don't you have official intelligence channels in Japan? The information shouldn't be hard to find."

I imagine you wouldn't want anyone to know that your afro hairstyle added ten centimeters to your height, would you?

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unacceptable! !
Frank vowed not to let him find any dirt on Xia Chuan, or he would ruin him!
Xia Chuan softened her tone and continued, "It should be quick, at most half an hour. During that time, I can give you some dating tips. You probably don't have many dates, right? I have a lot of practical experience!"

"What dating skills? You know nothing!" Frank retorted, but his expression relaxed a little.

"Hey! I'm a dating expert who has won the favor of mission targets or their families in numerous missions. Aren't you going to listen to my opinion?"

"Pah, you scumbag!"

Half an hour later, Xia Chuan sat on the sofa and looked through the information about Yuri that Frank had sent him.

Take advantage!

Frank likes to appear tough on the surface, but in the end he still sits down obediently, listening to experience and looking up information.

Yuri's file is not extensive.

According to the information, Yuri is 25 years old this year. After graduating, he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through his own merit examination and has been working there for nearly two years.

However, his information is a bit strange.

Xia Chuan frowned more and more as he looked at the situation. It seemed that Joel's younger brother was a bit unusual!

After graduating from police academy, he did not enter the public security or police system, but instead went to work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The document does not contain any information about Yuri's specific duties or work reports within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" Xia Chuan crossed his legs, leaned back on the sofa, and looked up at the overhead light fixture. "Could Yuri be a spy trained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

It's strange that a police academy graduate goes to work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs without submitting a work report.

After all, regular work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires writing work reports frequently, but Yuri's files contain very few work reports.

Considering it was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Natsukawa suspected that Yuri might be a Japanese spy trained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This is not impossible. Many spies enter other countries by working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, using their status as embassy staff to investigate certain matters.

This situation is common in many countries.

Of course, there are also those like Shuichi Akai who directly change their identities to infiltrate, but carrying the identity of an embassy member helps in attending high-level gatherings in various countries and makes it easier to obtain intelligence.

Xia Chuan could not obtain any more reliable information from the materials; the only useful thing was the photos.

No, it's not entirely useless. At least Xia Chuan developed some suspicion about Yuri, so he needs to be more cautious when making contact with him in the future.

Yuri looks quite young; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's the same age as a washing machine. It's surprising that he's so young yet already so successful. He seems to be a high-level talent like Rei Furuya.

Although they were both graduates of the police academy, they were probably not in the same cohort. Yuri graduated only two years ago, while Furuya was probably three or four years ahead of him.

Over the next few hours, Xia Chuan went to buy some ingredients and drinks. Since he was meeting his girlfriend's younger brother, the atmosphere couldn't be too shabby.

If Yuri hadn't insisted on eating at home, Xia Chuan would have preferred to take him to a high-end restaurant. Although expensive, it would have been more prestigious, and most importantly, it would have saved him the trouble of preparing the ingredients and cleaning up afterwards. At four o'clock, Xia Chuan had everything ready.

The appointment with Yuri was at 7 p.m., so he only needed to start cooking around 6 p.m. to have enough time. Cooking too early would make the food cold and not taste good.

If nothing unexpected happens, he can simply lie down on the sofa and take a nap, waiting for six o'clock to arrive.

However, as expected, something unexpected happened.

Xia Chuan had only been lying down for less than ten minutes when the doorbell rang.

Thinking it was his brother-in-law coming to visit ahead of time, Xia Chuan dressed up carefully, putting on a suit and tie, only to find that it was Kogoro Mouri when he opened the door.

"Uncle Mori?" Xia Chuan immediately deflated. This uncle really doesn't know how to pick a time.

"Natsukawa, hurry! A case is calling us!"

Kogoro Mouri rushed into the living room, grabbed the car keys for Natsukawa, and shoved him into the GTR driver's seat before he could even ask what was going on.

After the car started and headed to the location requested by Kogoro Mouri, Natsukawa was able to catch his breath. Before he could ask any questions, Kogoro Mouri offered his explanation.

"Something happened at the Valentine's Day chocolate-making party that Xiaolan and Joel attended. I heard there was a murder, and all five of them are stuck at the scene and can't leave."

"Five people?"

Kogoro Mouri nodded: "Ran, Joel, Conan, Anya, and Ran's classmate Sonoko Suzuki."

Natsukawa remained calm and composed. It was normal for him to encounter murder cases when he went out with Conan; he was used to it.

"Uncle Mori, this isn't the first time we've encountered a case, but I've never seen you in such a hurry before."

"I heard that Joel has become a suspect."

call out--

The GTR roared to life, the hood seemed to vibrate, and the car sped through the streets at lightning speed.

Other things are fine, but if his girlfriend becomes a suspect, Xia Chuan cannot sit idly by.

Soon, the GTR came to a smooth stop, and Kogoro Mori shakily released the front grab handle on the passenger side of the roof.

"There's no need to rush like this."

Kogoro Mouri's face turned pale and his lips turned white; it was the first time he had ever seen someone drive like that in the city.

Didn't you see how many pedestrians were on the road? Luckily, I didn't hit anyone.

Xia Chuan didn't answer, got out of the car, and sneered inwardly. If it were Ms. Eri Kisaki, Uncle Mori might have driven even faster!
The Metropolitan Police Department officers did not stop the two; they had met many times before and were all acquaintances.

"What happened, Inspector Megure?" Natsukawa led Kogoro Mouri through the cordon and into the scene, where they ran into Inspector Megure, who was making a phone call in the front yard.

After waiting for a while, Inspector Megure hung up the phone, rubbed his temples, and said with a hint of helplessness, "Brother Mori, Brother Natsukawa, you've finally arrived!"

"Inspector Megure, can you tell me about the case?" Natsukawa's expression was grave. It was very strange that Joel was being treated as a suspect!

There are many Valentine's Days in the world of Detective Conan, and they are often used as a point of ridicule, so Natsukawa has some knowledge of the cases that occur on Valentine's Day.

The Valentine's Day chocolate-making party—if I'm not mistaken, this case is the first Valentine's Day in the storyline, so it left a very deep impression.

The murderer in this case should be the victim's aunt.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)