Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 18 I will complain about you
Frank's House.

Xia Chuan and Frank talked for a long time.

The main reason is that Xia Chuan needs to understand some aspects of the underworld.

Especially figures like assassins active in Japan's underworld.

"By the way, do you know Phantom Thief Kid?"

"What's wrong?" Xia Chuan didn't answer, but asked instead, "A jewel thief shouldn't have anything to do with us, right?"

I wonder if the second generation of Phantom Thief Kid has appeared in this world yet.

However, Frank's question suggests he has received news from the other party.

"It seems that the other party has recently resurfaced. He disappeared internationally eight years ago, and only recently started to reappear on the dark web."

"Did they buy information from you?"

Xia Chuan's question was not without reason.

Frank, a top expert in dark web intelligence, has collaborated with more than one person, Xia Chuan, but Xia Chuan is his closest friend.

"Ah."

Frank nodded and continued, "He's also inquiring about the Black Organization on the dark web, but it seems a bit different from the distillery we've been in contact with. Yet, it's still a mysterious organization that leaves no trace in the underworld."

"If it's not about jewelry, don't tell him. You've already messed with a winery; it wouldn't be good to mess with a mysterious black-clad organization as well."

The second-generation Phantom Thief Kid, also known as Kaito Kuroba, has been dedicated to finding the truth behind his father's death.

His father appears to have died at the hands of a mysterious underworld organization called Zoo. All the gems he stole were to test whether they contained Pandora's Elements, hoping to expose this mysterious organization in the process.

This organization shares the same goals as the winery.

Immortality!

A common problem among the wealthy and powerful is the desire for immortality.

Even the Qin Emperor, who unified China thousands of years ago, pursued immortality.

Compared to the brewery's aptx4869, the zoo's pursuit of the longevity substance Pandora seems to have yet to prove its effectiveness.

At least no one has ever shrunk like Conan.

Well.
No, perhaps.

However, Xia Chuan had not yet appeared before he traveled through time.

Alternatively, APTX4869 may contain a longevity substance extracted from special gemstones by zoos.

This could explain why Ai Haibara has been unable to develop a true antidote since her emergence; it is likely related to the longevity substances she contains.

Furthermore, the longevity substance Pandora was likely placed there without Ai Haibara's knowledge. If the Black Organization boss wanted to, Ai Haibara would most likely not have noticed such a small operation.

After escaping from the brewery, Ai Haibara's research relied entirely on materials she purchased herself, and it's quite possible that her failures were due to a lack of this substance.

The phone rang inside the villa; it was Xia Chuan's flip phone.

Anya's phone call.

Looking at the time, it should have been a while since get out of class ended.

Something must have happened, otherwise Anya wouldn't have called him. Recently, Anya started going to school with Conan, which made things much easier for Natsukawa.

"Father~"

There was a sob on the other end of the phone, and the voice was quite loud, so he couldn't help but move the receiver a little further away.

That's the best thing about flip phones; they're like basic phones for seniors—the sound is incredibly loud, and you can't adjust the volume.

Normally, Natsukawa could tolerate it, but Anya's voice was just too loud.

"What happened? Is Conan next to you?"

If Conan were nearby, he would choose to listen to Conan's explanation, as Anya's words were indeed somewhat incoherent.

The crying on the other end of the phone stopped, indicating that someone else had answered. It took four or five seconds for the voice to come through again.

"Hello, is this Mr. Natsukawa? I'm Megure from the Metropolitan Police Department. Do you have time to pick up your child?"

It must be Inspector Megure from the Metropolitan Police Department. Upon hearing the other person's voice, Natsukawa roughly knew that a case had occurred, and immediately calmed down.

Inspector Megure's tone was alright; it didn't sound like Anya was injured or anything like that.

After a two-second pause, Xia Chuan asked, "What happened? Is Anya alright?"

Confirmation and belief are two different things. As a guardian, you should ask the questions that need to be asked.

"It's alright, but you should come over as soon as possible." "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Chuan spoke a few more words to Frank.

Basically, they only provide information about the gems, and you shouldn't get involved in anything else.

Frank clearly knew something and nodded knowingly.

Now he needs to focus on intelligence gathering regarding the distillery, and his intelligence focus will gradually shift from Europe and America to Japan. It's best to ignore this newly emerging organization for now.

Tanaka House in Beika Town.

"This must be it." Xia Chuan closed the car door and walked towards the entrance.

There were police officers guarding the entrance, and quite a few neighbors were watching. It seemed to be a murder case without a doubt.

"Hello, Inspector Megure sent me here," Natsukawa said to the police officer outside the cordon.

The police officer must have known beforehand, because he nodded and opened the cordon to let Xia Chuan in.

Before even stepping inside, Xia Chuan could already hear faint sobs. Judging from Anya's tone during the phone call, it must be her voice.

The little girl's sobs sounded extremely pitiful and helpless, which made the father feel a little heartache. His originally calm expression changed, and his steps became heavier.

"Ania, what's wrong?"

As Xia Chuan entered the foyer, he saw several people standing in the corridor.

Inspector Megure, the Detective Boys, and a middle-aged man in a brown suit.

The gentle yet powerful voice drew everyone's attention. Anya's teary green eyes immediately stopped brimming with tears, and she ran to Xia Chuan's feet and hugged the thickest thigh tightly.

"It's alright." Xia Chuan stroked the soft pink hair, hugged it tightly in his arms, and then looked at Inspector Megure, waiting for him to explain the reason.

Are you the parent of this child?

Before Inspector Megure could speak, the middle-aged man impatiently asked a question.

"Yes."

Xia Chuan glanced at the other person with a calm expression. Was this the guy who made Anya cry? With this attitude, the probability of him being the murderer is greater than 99%.

"Hmph, you'd better hurry up and take this crybaby away from my house. He's so noisy, my brother is going to yell at him again."

Natsukawa ignored him and instead looked at Inspector Megure, his meaning clear: he needed an explanation.

"Ahem, it's like this..."

Next, Inspector Megure miraculously explained the reason to Natsukawa, without any regard for the so-called principle of case confidentiality. However, it may be because Anya was a party involved, and as a father, Natsukawa had the right to know the reason behind the matter.

Inspector Megure then began to explain.

It turns out that the Junior Detective League discovered a murder in the bathroom of this Tanaka family's house while they were looking for the cat. They called the police, but when the police arrived, they couldn't find the body.

This family consists of two people, a pair of twins.

The eldest brother, Tanaka Kazuyuki, who initially hosted them, had a bad temper and went upstairs to sleep halfway through the reception. The person in front of them now is the younger brother, Tanaka Tomofumi, who had just returned home from work.

"Where would I get a body from? This child keeps insisting there is one. The search is over now, so please leave quickly. My brother is still sleeping upstairs." Tanaka Tomofumi said impatiently, urging the police and the children to leave.

"Officer, I now have doubts about your competence. You actually listened to a child's side of the story and ransacked my house like this. Just wait, I'm going to file a complaint against you."

The other party's attitude wasn't really the problem. A perfectly good home was ransacked by the police, and then a child kept insisting that someone had died in the house. No one would be happy in that situation.

But the Tanaka family is definitely not normal.

As soon as Inspector Megure finished explaining, Natsukawa remembered this case.

The case is actually about a younger brother who killed his older brother in the bathroom. After being discovered by a child, he took on two identities to cover up the truth about his brother's death.

His brother should be lying dead in his room on the second floor right now.

To be honest, Natsukawa was also very curious. Even though Inspector Megure had gone up there, how come he didn't find that Tanaka Kazuyu was already dead?

The tatami mats on the first floor were all pried up and scattered everywhere, and a corpse was placed right in front of him on the second floor, yet he couldn't even recognize it.

Normally, a person's face turns white after death, especially if they have lost too much blood; in theory, it shouldn't be hard to tell.

"Now that Mr. Natsukawa is here, could you please take these children home?" Inspector Megure's tone wasn't very friendly either; after all, anyone who'd been tricked wouldn't be happy.

What's particularly striking is that he actually trusted a few children.

Now he's starting to regret believing Conan so easily when he called him.

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(End of this chapter)