Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 172 Tokyo Bay 4-04
He rushed into the room.

The room was a bit messy, with some empty cans scattered on the floor, and the small ornaments that were originally placed by the door were also lying all over the floor.

“Dead.” Xia Chuan went forward to check Matsubara Issui’s breathing, who was slumped over the TV cabinet, and found that he was no longer breathing.

He had one hand on the TV cabinet and the other hidden in his chest. Looking down at the ground, he saw that blood had already flowed all over the floor.

Looking down, I saw a bloody hole in the other person's chest.

The ground was covered in blood, still damp, suggesting the tragedy hadn't happened long ago.

Natsukawa turned to look at Conan, who was examining Matsumoto Yoshimitsu's body.

Conan also looked unwell.

They both shook their heads at the same time.

"Are they all...dead?" Takagi held his gun in both hands, wary of his surroundings. There was still a robber around, who might be hiding in the room. He had to be vigilant at all times.

“He died from a gunshot wound,” Natsukawa said. “Miyano Akemi should have already left, Officer Takagi, you don’t need to hold up your gun.”

Xia Chuan was somewhat worried that the other party might accidentally fire the weapon, which would be truly dangerous.

Conan carefully observed Matsumoto Yoshimitsu's condition and said, "His eyes are bloodshot, his lips are purple, his breath tastes like almonds, and his nails are also a bit purple. There's no doubt that he was poisoned. It was cyanide poisoning, and the toxin must have come from the drink in his hand."

Yoshimitsu Matsumoto was holding a slightly deformed can of beverage in his hand, from which liquid was dripping.

"Matsuhara Itsui shouldn't have been dead for long, at most fifteen minutes. His body wasn't stiff yet, and the blood on the ground was still somewhat fresh."

Conan had no doubt about Natsukawa's analysis, after all, Uncle Natsukawa seemed to know a little bit about everything.

"Matsumoto Yoshimitsu, too, the two should have died within a few minutes of each other."

That being said, if he had only died fifteen minutes ago...
Conan suddenly remembered that when the three of them got out of the elevator, another elevator had just reached the 26th floor.

Based on the timeline, the person who went downstairs was very likely Akemi Miyano!

Thinking of this, Conan's heart skipped a beat, and he ran out of the room like lightning.

"Hey! Conan, where are you going?" Takagi shouted, glancing at Natsukawa and then at Conan who was walking away, looking somewhat bewildered.

Whom should I associate with to get credit?

No, it must be with Conan!
It's not for the sake of merit, but mainly because Conan is a primary school student and needs the protection of the police.

"Officer Takagi, I'll stay here and guard the scene. Go downstairs and inform Inspector Megure, and also keep an eye on Conan; he must have discovered something."

Takagi nodded and left, which suited him perfectly. Moreover, he wasn't worried about what Natsukawa might do to the scene.

Even setting aside the fact that Natsukawa had absolutely no connection with the robbers, Inspector Megure's trust in him speaks volumes.

Xia Chuan, trustworthy! ! !
After Takagi and Conan left, Natsukawa took out his phone and called Frank.

"Find out Miyano Akemi's location for me."

To prevent accidents or uncontrollable situations, Natsukawa placed positioning devices in advance on the earrings and clothing linings that Miyano Akemi frequently used.

It just comes in handy now.

Xia Chuan is very detail-oriented; he even secretly filmed a tracking device on Conan's back.

Staying informed is a consistent practice of spies.

If he weren't worried about the safety of installing a tracking device on Gin, he would definitely have done the same for him.

"I understand." Frank nodded in agreement and began typing on the keyboard.

Frank was quite busy. Besides running his intelligence business on the dark web, he also had to find someone to deliver letters to Kazami Yuya, and even the Suzuki family was under his surveillance, including location tracking.
It's normal that he's a bit overwhelmed and slow when he's alone, so Xia Chuan doesn't urge him.

Two minutes later, Frank's voice came through the phone.

“I checked her whereabouts, and it seems she’s still at the Mihua International Hotel.”

"etc."

Frank was silent for about ten seconds, then said, "She's started moving, but we still can't tell where she's going. She's heading west."

Xia Chuan walked to the window, opened it, and peered out. He saw Miyano Akemi get into a taxi and drive away.

Not long after, Conan also appeared at the hotel entrance.

Xia Chuan looked away, checked the time, and said, "It's about time. We can hand that letter over to the police now."

"I understand. Yuri will definitely receive your letter in half an hour at most." Frank was very confident about this.

Xia Chuan nodded and continued, "Also, please keep an eye on Miyano Akemi's location and note where she stays the longest."

After the call ended, Xia Chuan glanced around the room again, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed the number again.

This call was to Akemi Miyano.

"Hey, how's the situation?" Natsukawa asked in a very calm tone, pretending not to know that Matsubara Issui and Matsumoto Yoshimitsu were dead.

"We're currently staying at the Mihua International Hotel. When will the transaction take place?"

Akemi Miyano was much more anxious than Natsukawa.

After all, she still had a younger sister to save.

She remained silent about killing the two peripheral members.

No, to be precise, there are three.

However, it wasn't Miyaji Takao who did it herself.

She used the promise of taking a billion yen for herself as bait, along with her good looks.

They easily turned Matsubara Issui and Matsumoto Yoshimitsu to their side and killed Miyaji Takao.

These people are desperately short of money, so turning them to their side would be incredibly easy.

After that, she conspired with Matsubara Issui to give Matsumoto Yoshimitsu a drink laced with cyanide.

Immediately afterwards, taking advantage of Matsubara Issui's inattention, she took him out with a single shot.

The 1 billion yen was her only bargaining chip to blackmail Gin into releasing her sister; she couldn't possibly involve the other three.

Therefore, killing them is the best solution.

These three social scumbags were also peripheral members of the Black Organization, and the evil deeds they had committed were countless. She felt no remorse whatsoever for killing them.

Moreover, when Tequila informed them to kill the money transport agent, she had already sensed something was amiss.

It seems the organization has no intention of letting her and her sister go.

However, she still harbored a sliver of hope, and she was willing to try again if given the chance.

"A trade?" Xia Chuan drawled, pondering the right time to make a deal.

As for the location, Gin had already decided on a spot, and Natsukawa did not intend to find a new place for the transaction.

"What? You're not planning to make a deal?" Miyano Akemi's voice was slightly hurried, and her originally soft voice suddenly became a little louder.

"No, since you're so eager to see your sister, let's set the transaction time for 6:30 pm at warehouse 4-04 in Tokyo Bay."

"I understand." After confirming the time, Akemi Miyano quickly hung up the phone.

She's still in the taxi, and she just said some strange things that have already caught the taxi driver's attention.

Ten minutes later, Inspector Megure arrived at the room.

"Brother Xia Chuan, you guys were too impulsive! What if the robbers hadn't turned on each other? Wouldn't you and Conan have been in great danger?"

Inspector Megure complained a bit; when he heard Takagi's report, he was so angry he almost punched him on the spot.

Takagi probably took that into consideration, which is why she contacted him by phone.

"Huh, where's Takagi?" Inspector Megure looked around the room and found that only Natsukawa was there; Conan and Takagi were not there either.

"Conan seems to have discovered the whereabouts of the last robber. Inspector Takagi went after him, and I'm responsible for protecting the scene here."

While ostensibly protecting the crime scene, Natsukawa actually examined both victims thoroughly, destroying any evidence on their bodies that could link them to the distillery. Although he felt somewhat guilty about betraying Officer Takagi's trust, Natsukawa could only say: the bigger picture is what matters.

Moreover, even if the Metropolitan Police Department obtains information about the brewery, there's not much they can do; they'll ultimately have to hand it over to the Public Security Bureau.

There's a high probability that there are spies from the distillery within the Metropolitan Police Department. They might even be able to gather information from the distillery's spies, and in that case, Tequila will inevitably be labeled as useless in Gin's eyes.

"Damn it! That brat Conan, I should have sent him home."

What can a little kid discover? This is just nonsense.

"Officer Takagi, really! To believe a child like that! I'll definitely give Conan a good talking to when I get back!"

Kogoro Mouri was furious. If Natsukawa hadn't stopped him, Conan would have been sent home with him at noon.

Since the scene had already been dealt with, Natsukawa saw no need to stay any longer. He told Conan and Takagi to go find him and left the hotel.

Inspector Megure had no objections. Although Kogoro Mouri didn't think highly of Conan, Inspector Megure still had some expectations for him. After all, Conan had a sharp eye and often helped Kogoro Mouri with his deductions by noting the details.

Maybe he really did discover something.

"Officer Takagi, it seems Akemi Miyano has stopped!!!"

At an intersection in Beika Town, a driver waiting at a traffic light glanced back at two oddballs, one big and one small.

Who is the real policeman here? This officer named Takagi has been following the little boy's lead the whole way, and the little boy is directing his direction. If this is about arresting criminals, isn't this a bit too childish?

Sure enough, there's a reason why cases are so frequent in Beika Town. With police like that, murderers would be laughing their heads off.

“It’s a good thing you have a tracking device, Conan.” Takagi looked a little awkward. “But who gave you this thing? It’s too unbelievable that a kid like you carries a tracking device around.”

Did Kogoro Mouri provide these for Conan?
Conan didn't want to explain, so he casually dragged Natsukawa down with him: "Uncle Natsukawa gave it to me in advance."

"Xia Chuan-ge? Is it him?"

Before he could finish speaking, Conan hurriedly got off the bus. It seemed that Miyano Akemi got off the bus here as well.

"Beihu Grand Hotel!"

Conan looked up at the sign on the building in front of him, a question mark appearing above his head.

Could this be the location for the transaction that the Black Organization and Akemi Miyano agreed upon?

But in that case, there's no need to change buses at Mihana Bridge!

"How am I supposed to find this place?" Takagi stared blankly at the Beika Grand Hotel, which was no smaller than the Beika International Hotel, after paying the bill.

Conan gritted his teeth and scanned his surroundings, his brain working at lightning speed.

This is probably not a transaction location. It's more likely that Akemi Miyano is here to do something. What exactly is she doing at Beika Grand Hotel?

This is the place she planned to visit. Did she leave some kind of backup plan here?
"That taxi!"

With sharp eyes, Takagi suddenly spotted a taxi approaching from the front and waved it down.

This was the taxi they had been following; he remembered the license plate number clearly.

The taxi slowly stopped in front of the two people, and the window rolled down.

"Where are you two headed?"

Conan peered into the back of the car through the door and asked anxiously, "Uncle, where did the sister who was riding in the car go?"

"Why do you ask?"

Conan forced out tears and pretended to be a lost little boy, saying, "That's my sister. She forgot to take me with her when she got on the bus at the Mihana International Hotel."

driver:.
That's a bit outrageous. That lady had so many bags and bags of stuff, yet she forgot about her younger brother. That's ridiculous.

However, the driver chose to believe that some mysterious force was telling him that children would never lie.

"That's your sister. She just asked me to take her to the parking lot of the Beihu Grand Hotel. To be honest, your sister has a lot of luggage, but she really shouldn't forget about her brother just because she has so much luggage."

"Okay, get in the car, I'll take you there."

The driver was kind-hearted, which suited Conan's style.

After the two got into the car, the driver gave Takagi Wataru a strange look and asked, "Sir, who are you?"

"This is my sister's boyfriend. They just had a fight, so he left me with Takagi-nii and ran away."

driver:.
So that's how it is. He said, "How could a sister forget her younger brother? It turns out she has a boyfriend."

However, judging from this, the child's older sister must have had a fight with her boyfriend. Judging from his appearance, he looks dazed and is definitely a straight man.

It's understandable that a straight man might upset his girlfriend.

The taxi made a U-turn at the hotel entrance and drove back to the parking lot.

"Oh, I see. By the way, little friend, did you and your sister make plans to go to Tokyo Bay today?"
But why choose the warehouse district in Tokyo Bay? That place is full of shipping containers, what's so interesting about it?

On the way to the parking lot, the driver chatted away.

"Tokyo Bay, warehouse district?" Conan and Takagi exchanged a glance.

"Yes, I heard your sister is going over there to make a deal, probably to buy something, right?"

The driver didn't take Miyano Akemi's earlier words to heart, assuming she was just going to Tokyo Bay to buy something.

Indeed, some people like to shop in Tokyo Bay, especially for seafood. Some fishing boats returning to port sell fresh and cheap fish, and gourmets who care about the freshness of ingredients will choose to buy fresh seafood directly at the port.

“Yes, yes.

But my sister didn't tell me exactly where it was. Driver, did you hear the exact location?

"this one"

The driver suddenly felt something was off and glanced at the two people behind him through the rearview mirror.

After thinking about it, I realized it made sense. A child is definitely not a suspicious person.

"It seems to be warehouse number four in area four, but I don't remember that being a seafood sales area. I hope your sister wasn't scammed. Some merchants sell seafood that has been sitting for days to unsuspecting travelers. You'd better be careful and not buy dead fish."

"Thank you, Uncle, I understand~" Conan secretly memorized the address and said nothing more.

Soon, the taxi drove into the underground parking lot.

"I remember she got off the bus here. Are you going to check into the Beihu Grand Hotel? Why don't you go up and ask the front desk? Maybe she's already checked in."

Conan thought for a moment and realized that what the other person said made sense.

Akemi Miyano has brought one billion yen with her, so she definitely needs a room.

Just as he was about to get out of the car, a red sedan drove past them.

"Hey, isn't that your sister?" The driver had sharp eyes and spotted Miyano Akemi through the car window.

"Driver, hurry and catch up!" Takagi's eyes gleamed, as if he could already see the scene of promotion and salary increase.

"Oh!"

Conan did not stop him.

Perhaps he was wrong; Miyano Akemi came here to change cars, not to hide the stolen money.

The fact that the other party is now driving away in such a hurry suggests they might be preparing to make a deal.

That guy named Tequila should show up, right?

I wonder if Gin will show up.

He cares more about gin than tequila.

The thought of the other person still gave him a dull ache in the back of his head.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)