Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 162 Piercing Arrow
The door opened, and Xiaolan dashed out. She had been so frightened that she really didn't want to stay in the room.

"Are you alright, Sonoko?" Ran asked, trying to comfort her best friend.

We almost sent them away, but thankfully Brother Xia Chuan stopped us in time!
It's all Conan's fault! That loudmouth made her lose her grip on the crossbow. She was already a little nervous, and his shout scared her out of her wits.

With the evidence irrefutable, Kaito and Conan, disregarding that it was a lady's room, rushed inside.

Anya lifted her leg to catch up with Conan, but when she reached the door, Natsukawa picked her up and held her in his arms.

After searching the room, the two found two crossbows, five metal arrows, and a bunch of fishing line of unknown purpose.

Conan and Kaito didn't know the specific purpose of the fishing lines, but considering that criminals nowadays are all highly intelligent, they classified the fishing lines as tools used to commit crimes.

"Miss Kikue Tanaka is indeed the Shadow Mage!" Conan fiddled with something and pulled a dagger from Kikue Tanaka's backpack: "This knife should be the murder weapon that killed the Escape King."

"How did you figure that out?" Kaito asked.

"The blade is clean, but there's a lot of blood on the hilt. This was clearly overlooked during wiping. Judging by the color of the blood, it couldn't have been there for more than half a day, which is why I..."

Conan paused, then noticed that Doi Takaki was watching him with great interest. He was immediately dumbfounded. Oh no, he had gotten carried away again.

"Little kid, as expected of Kogoro Mouri's assistant, you've learned so much about detective work." Kaito smiled and patted Conan's head.

Conan breathed a sigh of relief, scratched the back of his head, and laughed: "Hahaha, Uncle Mori taught me all of this."

Immediately afterward, Conan showed a curious expression: "Speaking of which, Brother Katsuki is really amazing. He actually found out Sister Tanaka Kikue's identity in advance. Is Brother Katsuki a policeman?"

"Hehe, put the reasoning skills Mr. Mori taught you to use to guess."

While Aoyama's two sons were suspicious of each other, Hamano Toshiya, Kuroda Naoko, and Ara Izawa all breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that we've confirmed that Kikue Tanaka is the murderer, I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight.

Conan and Doi Takuki did not continue the investigation. They placed the evidence they had found on the bed and locked the door after leaving the house.

When the police arrive, they will conduct an inspection, so it's best not to move too much. Moreover, the current situation is enough to prove that Kikue Tanaka is the murderer, especially the dagger. Once the blood on the hilt is tested, it will be clear whose it is.

As for tonight, all we need to do is lock up Kikue Tanaka.

With so many rooms in the villa, you can just lock the person in any room and take turns keeping watch at night, and there shouldn't be any problems.

"I didn't expect Tanaka to be the Shadow Mage. So, who is she planning to target at the villa?" Sonoko's sudden question left everyone speechless.

It seems they haven't considered this issue at all.

Sonoko was the last to join the group chat, so she was unaware of Ikasama Doji's previous conversations and didn't know which people Doi Takaki was referring to as mocking Harui Fuden.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be me!" Hamano Toshiya shook his head with a wry smile: "I thought it was just a joke in the chat room, but I never expected it to lead to my death."

Hamano Toshiya sighed, never expecting that a casual remark in the chat room would lead to his death.

"Huh, where are Sugami and Ms. Kikue Tanaka?" Sonoko walked into the living room and stood there for a moment, then realized that the living room was empty.

Upon hearing this, Conan and Kaito's expressions changed almost simultaneously. Kaito, despite weighing two hundred pounds, quickly crossed Sonoko and looked towards the living room.

"She's gone, just as expected." Kaito's expression shifted from sunny to gloomy as he silently moved closer to Natsukawa. "Where do you think she might have gone? Have you found anything?"

In the customer service area, the main character lingered for a long time at the spot where Kikue Tanaka had been tied up. "You should ask where they're going."

"What do you mean? The guy Huang Yize hired to boil water is in cahoots with Tanaka Kikue?"

Xia Chuan nodded and picked up the rope from the ground: "The cut surface is smooth, and there are no signs of a struggle in the living room. It seems that Sugami Kiyohiro released the other party on her own initiative. It looks like we underestimated Tanaka Kikue. We didn't expect her to have a backup plan."

It turns out that Kikue Tanaka was not alone, which explains why the silent Suken volunteered to guard her.

Just then, the living room glass suddenly shattered, the crashing sound like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone's hearts.

Then, Hamano Toshiya's wails echoed throughout the villa.

Standing by the living room window, Hamano Toshiya leaned forward, his hands placed in front of his chest as if trying to defend himself against something.

Behind him, a blood-stained arrow pierced his chest and dripped blood downwards.

"Mr. Hamano!" Kaito's pupils shrank, and he lunged forward, pinning Hamano Toshiya to the ground.

The next moment, two more arrows shot out and clattered into the wall behind Hamano Toshiya.

"Get behind the sofa!" Xia Chuan shouted, shoving Anya and Conan down under the sofa.

The others followed suit.

Xia Chuan rolled to the window, took Anya's camera, and turned it upside down to film outside.

"They've already left." After confirming that it was completely dark outside and there was no one in sight, he checked the other windows in the living room and drew all the curtains.

"It's alright now." Natsukawa turned to look at Hamano Toshiya and saw that blood was continuously flowing from the corner of his mouth after Kaito had pinned him down.

Tears streamed down Hamano Toshiya's face as he reached out and grabbed Kaito's clothes, sobbing, "Save me."

His voice was extremely weak, as if his life had come to an end. Every time he opened his mouth, blood bubbles would gush out, quickly staining his clothes red.

Kaito nodded and pressed his hand against Hamano Toshiya's chest, preparing to pull out the arrow.

Xia Chuan spoke up coldly, "Don't move! This arrow has hit his lung; if it's pulled out, he'll surely die!"

"What should I do?" Kaito's eyes were bloodshot as he blamed himself. If he had discovered Tanaka Kikue's identity sooner, perhaps none of this would have happened.

Xia Chuan shook his head and sighed, glancing at Hamano Toshiya with pity. Under the other's expectant gaze, he shook his head again: "It's hopeless. The arrow is probably still poisoned."

He noticed that the blood flowing from Hamano Toshiya's mouth was a dark red, which was unusual. In addition, the injury was to his lungs, and in the desolate, snowy mountains where ambulances couldn't get in, it was basically a death sentence.

Upon hearing the devastating news, Hamano Toshiya's eyes widened, and he coughed violently a few more times, grabbing Kaito tightly and pleading.

"Hey, don't scare him to death!" Kaito thought there was still hope. Even with a punctured lung, death wasn't inevitable. As long as the rescue was timely, the person could still be saved.

Kaito clearly underestimated Natsukawa's judgment. Just as he was speaking, Hamano Toshiya coughed violently a few more times, and his face quickly turned purplish-red.

He was already having trouble breathing.

(End of this chapter)