Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 179 Kaito’s intrusion
Fishing was a pretense; Natsukawa planned to call Gin, then go to Shirley Pharmaceuticals to spread some information, and incidentally hand over 1 billion yen to Gin.

Therefore, Conan is even more convinced that Natsukawa often goes out at night to go fishing.

The entire set of equipment is included, and it seems to be from an extremely expensive brand. Only a seasoned angler would be willing to invest so much.

It seems that night fishing is Uncle Natsukawa's personal hobby.

Xia Chuan didn't expect that his casual excuse would make Conan believe him even more.

"so."

"Uncle Mori, would you like to go fishing together? I have two fishing rods here, and I can share some bait with you later. These were specially made by someone, so you definitely won't come back empty-handed!"

Kogoro Mouri waved his hands repeatedly, glanced at the time, and said, "It's almost eight o'clock. I need to go back and watch Yoko's variety show."

fishing
Kogoro Mouri dislikes this kind of activity.

His hectic life was boring enough; he needed to watch something like Yoko Okino's videos to cheer himself up. Besides, he was a complete failure at fishing; he was always going home empty-handed.

So instead of standing in the cold wind at the beach, it's better to go back and enjoy beer, cigarettes, and Yoko Okino.

After watching Conan and Kogoro Mouri leave, Natsukawa walked straight to the beach.

Fishing is fine, the main thing is to find a quiet place to call Gin.

Xia Chuan found a suitable spot to cast his line and sat down. Before he could even call Gin on his phone, the other party seemed to have anticipated his move and called him back.

It's past eight o'clock now, and after thinking about it, I realized that the other party really should ask me about the progress.

"Mission accomplished, 1 billion yen in hand, Akemi Miyano is dead, I even recorded a video, I'll send it to you when I get back."

Before the other side could speak, Xia Chuan immediately reported the situation.

"I understand. Are you still in Tokyo Bay?" Gin's tone was a bit anxious, skipping over the topic of Miyano Akemi and not even letting Natsukawa send the video. This situation really left Natsukawa a bit confused.

Does this mean the dog-stealing mission failed?
That shouldn't be the case. The plan was so perfect. Baileys even disguised herself as Ayako Suzuki. There shouldn't have been any problems.

I should have called Frank first; he installed surveillance cameras near the Suzuki house and might have discovered something.

"Yes, the police seemed to have found a clue and came over, but I've already taken care of Miyano Akemi, so they left empty-handed."

"Okay, we'll talk about this later. I have other tasks for you now." Gin's tone was more relaxed.

Although the dog-stealing plan encountered a slight mishap, Xia Chuan's operation went unexpectedly smoothly.

Although the police came, based on Gin's understanding of the Metropolitan Police Department, these police officers were all useless. They were good at cleaning up the scene, but it would be difficult for them to find anything.

"Task?"

Xia Chuan murmured something, listening quietly to Gin's explanation.

The bright moonlight reflected on the sea, and the waves spread out, reflecting the moon's image.

Fisherman Xia Chuan sat leisurely in a folding chair, his fishing rod motionless, no fish taking the bait.

However, the fisherman didn't care about these details; all his attention was focused on the phone in his hand.

"What (O_o)??"
Phantom Thief Kid!!?

Xia Chuan was astonished, never expecting that Kidd would thwart his dog-stealing plan.

Gin briefly summarized the situation.

It's roughly like this:

They started their operation around 7:00 AM. Baileys, using Ayako Suzuki's identity, entered the dog villa to take Lupin away, only to encounter the Phantom Thief Kid dressed in white.

The other party's goal seems to be the same as the distillery's: Lupin.

Because they were completely unaware of the arrival of Phantom Thief Kid, the brewery did not take any countermeasures.

In addition, since Phantom Thief Kid acts in a bold and unrestrained manner and makes no attempt to conceal his identity, the Suzuki family's security team quickly discovered the commotion at the dog villa.

The perfectly planned mission was launched, and alarms blared throughout the Suzuki residence as bodyguards and guards swarmed in from all directions like ants.

Then, in front of Jirokichi Suzuki, Kaito Kid reveals the truth that Ayako Suzuki was actually someone else in disguise.

"I remember that Kaito Kid would always send out a notice before his operation. Wasn't there one this time?" Natsukawa asked, suppressing a laugh.

"Yes!" Gin said through gritted teeth, "I found it in that stupid dog's kennel."

It turns out that Kidd left a notice a day in advance, but Lupin took it to his doghouse as a toy, so no one noticed.

The notice was only discovered when Baileys was about to steal the doghouse and the dog together.

However, by the time she realized it, it was too late; Kidd was already standing in front of her.

In response, Xia Chuan could only say that the distillery was unlucky this time.

"Kaito Kid is only interested in jewels. When did he fall so low as to steal dogs? By the way, Lupin seems to wear a dog with a chain inlaid with three jewels."

After talking to himself for a while, he suddenly remembered that Gin hadn't told him why he was calling. "So, what task do you want to give me by calling me at this time?"

If I'm not mistaken, it should be related to Kidd.

Xia Chuan lifted the fishing rod and found that the bait on the hook was completely gone.

Nowadays, fish are very clever; they only eat the bait and never bite the hook.

“Right now, Phantom Thief Kid is flying towards Tokyo Bay, and I remember that your transaction location tonight is in Tokyo Bay.”

Gin's voice suddenly turned cold, "I want the dog, I want the jewels, and leave Kaito Kid's life here too!!!"

Bourbon and Baileys are already heading towards Tokyo Bay. In about fifteen minutes, Kaito Kid will use his hang glider and should be passing through Tokyo Bay in about five minutes to intercept them!
Cohen and Chianti will also provide support later.

"What about you and Vodka?" Xia Chuan asked.

"I've already told you what you need to know."

"I see."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Chuan tossed his fishing rod aside and walked towards his car.

Fortunately, the Tequila vest was still in the car.

A few minutes later, Xia Chuan put on the tequila outfit, leaving the mask on but not yet.

He took out a flashlight, leaned against the car, and scanned the sky back and forth with his binoculars, waiting for Kaito to arrive.

He kept the mask on so that Kaito would recognize him later, and put on clothes to shorten the disguise time, since Bourbon and Baileys were also arriving.

Soon, he spotted a small white dot flying from the direction of the city.

The white dot grew larger as it approached, and Natsukawa raised her flashlight to give Kaito a flash greeting.

Two hundred meters above the ground, Kaito controlled the hang glider with one hand and held a limp little dog in the other.

This dog is Lupin, the beloved pet of Jirokichi Suzuki.

Because he had been drugged with Baileys, he was still unconscious at this point.

"Grandpa Terai, where are you?"

He asked into the headset.

The port in Tokyo Bay Warehouse No. 4 was the evacuation point he had agreed upon with Terai Kinosuke in advance, and the other party and the evacuation ship should have been at the edge of the coastline at this time.

“Young Master Kaito, the police just appeared in Warehouse District 4. I was worried about being discovered, so I set the meeting point one kilometer off the coastline.”

"Police?" Kaito frowned, somewhat puzzled. Today's operation had been going terribly wrong, and now the police had shown up at his designated meeting point. What bad luck.

He glanced at Lupin, who was still unconscious with his tongue sticking out, in his arms and felt a headache coming on. The notice he had sent out yesterday had been secretly hidden in the doghouse by this guy, which meant that Suzuki Jirokichi had not received his notification.

When he arrived, he was puzzled as to why Inspector Nakamori would cook for Aoko at home for the first time ever, but when he got there, he realized it was a misunderstanding.

In addition, a minor incident occurred.

Someone disguised themselves as Ayako Suzuki and planned to kidnap Lupin before he could.

Luckily he arrived in time, otherwise it would have been awkward.

It's really bizarre that they would think of kidnapping a dog; that's just unbelievable.

At first, he thought the other person had the same goal as him: the gemstone.

It's natural to assume that the person disguised as Ayako Suzuki is a member of the Black Coat organization.

Moreover, having had several experiences fighting the Black Coat organization, he knew that a mysterious organization was vying with him for these gems.

Those people even knew his father, and they were the ones who interfered in his father's death.

Therefore, he made up his mind to find the gem called Pandora, which those organizations had been targeting.

However, he later discovered that the organization he had encountered this time did not seem to be after the jewels on the necklace.

No, to be precise, it's not just the gemstones on the necklace.

The other party targeted both the collar and the dog.

This is different from the black-coated organization he encountered before, whose only goal was the gem, in order to find the Pandora contained within it.

Come to think of it, this mysterious organization that's planning to kidnap Lupin seems pretty powerful.

Especially that guy who disguised himself as Ayako Suzuki; his disguise techniques seemed to be inherited from hers.

The technical skills aren't quite there; some details are lacking.

Because he was going to work on the jewels on Lupin's dog chain, he had researched everyone in the Suzuki family beforehand, and given that their disguises were somewhat questionable, he easily spotted the problem.

Moreover, what homeowner would drug their dog? That's simply unreasonable.

"Do you know why the police are here?"

Out of caution, he needed to find out more about the situation.

"It seems they're arresting some suspect. My informant at the Metropolitan Police Department sent word that it's related to the 1 billion yen robbery that happened this afternoon. However, the First Investigation Division came up empty-handed, so they probably couldn't find the robbers."

"I see. It's good that it's not Officer Nakamori."

Kaito pulled the control stick, lowering the flight altitude.

The winds in Tokyo Bay are very strong. Flying too high will affect his landing, so he needs to descend in advance.

He glanced back at the car behind him but didn't see the taxi that had been chasing him since the Suzuki house.

This is normal; there are no traffic lights in the sky, and the roads are wide open.

Traffic in Tokyo is heavy around 8 PM, especially on weekends, so it's normal for taxis to be unable to keep up.

Unless the other side chases him in a helicopter, he has no chance.

Suddenly, a bright white light shone on his face.

Kaito shielded his eyes with his hand and squinted at the light source.

I want to know which naughty kid is playing with a flashlight so late at night.

"what?"

Following the direction of the light, Kaito quickly spotted a figure.

The man noticed him looking over and turned off the lights.

With a flick of his wrist, Kaito conjured a monocular telescope in his hand, which he then held up to his eyes and peered in that direction.

Although his eyesight was excellent, he was still more than 150 meters off the ground, and the straight-line distance between him and the other person was more than 300 meters. Without binoculars, he couldn't see who it was at all.

He wasn't worried that it was the same group from before, since his appearance was just an accident for them and they couldn't possibly know his retreat route in advance.

Kaito focused his binoculars, and a figure dressed entirely in black came into view. He moved his gaze upwards and focused on the face.

He noticed that the other person was also looking at him through binoculars.

"Is this... Natsukawa?"

Kaito stared blankly for a few seconds, then noticed that Natsukawa had taken off his binoculars and was waving as if calling him to come down.

Despite some doubts, Kaito began to lower the altitude.

"Grandpa Terai, bring the boat to the shore of Warehouse Area No. 4. I need to meet someone first."

There were no tall buildings in the warehouse area suitable for hang gliders to take off, so he could only call Terai Kinosuke to the shore.

Kaito was a little curious to see Natsukawa in this place at this time.

Especially their attire, which resembled the group of people I met today.

When he left the Suzuki family, he was even sniped, which shows that this organization is not ordinary.

Under these circumstances, Kaito was still willing to land and meet with Natsukawa. It's unclear whether this was due to his boldness or his trust in Natsukawa.

An elegant white demon gracefully landed in front of Xia Chuan.

Xia Chuan glanced at the time and said, "We have ten minutes to talk."

After saying that, he looked towards the sea and spotted a speedboat approaching.

Although it was dark, the top of the Mediterranean Sea reflected the light naturally, especially under the bright moonlight.

Therefore, the other party's identity is quite obvious—Terai Kinosuke.

"So, what do you want me to do?" Kaito pressed the control stick twice, and the hang glider disappeared with a whoosh, turning back into a white cape.

Xia Chuan definitely didn't just greet him casually, and he was also curious as to why Xia Chuan was dressed like that.

Furthermore, he could clearly see that Xia Chuan's height had increased by at least ten centimeters, indicating that he had worn too many height-increasing insoles.

I don't know what their reasons are for doing this, but it looks rather ridiculous at least for now.

It might be better if the other party puts on the disguise mask they're holding.

"Who are you planning to disguise yourself as?"

Natsukawa put on the hood in front of Kaito, not afraid of being discovered at all. Once the mask was completely secure, he rubbed his mouth and said, "On a mission. I heard you stole a dog from the Suzuki family. Your dad has always been after jewels, so why did you target the dog this time?"

"Please, my goal is the three gems on Lupin's collar. I have no interest in dogs."

Kaito removed Lupin's collar and took off the jewels in front of Natsukawa.

He only took the largest one in the middle, and then examined the gem under the shimmering moonlight.

Natsukawa was taken aback; it seemed that Kaito already knew about the zoo.

After all, Kaito only learned to check if the gems were nesting dolls by looking at the moon after visiting the zoo.

(End of this chapter)