Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 193 A "Warm" Greeting
"Due to an accident, you went from a seventeen-year-old high school student to a first-grade elementary school student."

After shrinking, you live in the home of your childhood friend Ran Mouri and, using the identity of detective Kogoro Mouri, solve many cases.

Living in my childhood friend's house with a hidden identity must be exciting... I might even see some blush-inducing things.

Conan was horrified. His heart pounded violently as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand. Boundless darkness came from all directions and gradually enveloped him.

"Dr. Agasa!"

He turned to look at Professor Agasa, hoping that the other party could provide an answer.

Hopefully, this little girl is just a joke by Professor Agasa, otherwise things will get really serious.

Professor Agasa shook his head, dumbfounded. "I never told her your identity. Even if I mentioned your name, she shouldn't know so much about it."

Indeed, it seems more like that Dr. Agasa found out through investigation than that he told them.

Also, he didn't understand what "blushing and heart racing" meant.

Who exactly is this little brat...?

"Who exactly are you?!" Conan took two steps back, his knees slightly bent, as if he would squat down and turn the knob of his leg-strengthening shoes if the other party didn't give a reasonable explanation.

"So, you admit that you are Shinichi Kudo?"

Shirley smiled slightly. After being in the organization for a long time, she had become a bit cunning, especially after recently being exposed to tequila, which this guy liked.

The more painful it was before, the more exhilarating it was now. It was so satisfying to toy with others that she didn't even want to explain her true identity.

However, this was clearly not going to work. Judging from Shinichi Kudo's demeanor, it seemed as if he was about to attack her if she didn't provide a reasonable explanation.

With her body shrunk, her strength and stamina became no different from those of an ordinary child. Coupled with a cold and fever, she would have no ability to resist if Conan wanted to attack her.

She is like a porcelain doll, fragile and easily broken.

The two stood facing each other, their eyes locked, their gazes seemingly materializing into red and blue lightning bolts, clashing intensely.

Professor Agasa was a little unsure of what to do. He didn't know how to resolve a children's argument, as all his skill points were focused on Conan-style science, and in other aspects, he was no different from an ordinary person.

What should ordinary people be doing now?
They were probably just standing by and watching the show, right?

Dr. Agasa suddenly had a flash of inspiration, stood aside and pricked up his ears, wanting to know who this little girl was and why she knew about Shinichi.

No, it's not just knowing; it's like knowing Conan inside and out.

"And who are you?" Conan clenched his fist, having a guess.

He won't answer the other person's questions; doing so would put him in a passive position.

"It seems you already guessed it."

Sherry's smile was sinister, her arms crossed, and her pale face held a strange kind of terror in Conan's eyes at this moment.

While Sherry was playing tricks on Conan, Gin sent out multiple teams to search for Sherry's whereabouts.

"To be honest, if we didn't find any footprints, she probably didn't pass through here. No normal person would choose to leave through the sewers; wouldn't it be more convenient to just take a taxi?"

Xia Chuan, wearing a mask, frowned and couldn't help but complain. Gin was too meticulous; he didn't even spare the sewers.

After spending more than an hour in the sewer, the mask was no longer effective, and Xia Chuan realized that he urgently needed a gas mask.

No, gas masks affect disguise masks, while face masks are less likely to cause accidents.

Gin was also outrageous, actually ordering all peripheral and codenamed members to conduct a carpet search within the Beika Cup House area.

He and Vodka, as Gin's most trusted men, were sent to the "bitter and cold land"—the sewers.

“Indeed, let’s go up once we get through this sewer.” Vodka also looked miserable, feeling utterly helpless. “Where did that wretched woman Shirley go? That ventilation duct is so small, how could she possibly get out from there?”

To this day, Vodka still can't figure out why, but the only way to escape the research institute without being discovered is through the ventilation ducts.

But unless you're a very young child, you can't squeeze out of that ventilation duct at all.

"How would I know what you were doing last night? Why didn't you notice Shirley's escape?" Xia Chuan was the first to challenge him. This had nothing to do with him, since he wasn't a permanent resident at Baijiu Pharmaceuticals.

Vodka glanced around a few times, then whispered mysteriously in Xia Chuan's ear.

Xia Chuan pushed him away; the other person's mask was covered in dirt and dust, and also smelled of bad breath.

Besides, there are only the two of them in this sewer now, so there's no need to talk like that.

Vodka wasn't annoyed. He took out a new mask from his pocket and put it on, then said, "Last night we discovered that someone was investigating the electricity usage of Baijiu Pharmaceuticals. If it weren't for the power company having connections, we wouldn't have found out."

Because of this, my older brother and I wasted several hours outside, and when we came back, Shirley was gone.

"Investigate the electricity usage of Shiraiu Pharmaceuticals? Do you know who's behind it? If we've been discovered, why haven't we evacuated yet?" Xia Chuan asked, frowning.

The person they're referring to is most likely a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau. As expected, Yuri has most likely discovered Shiraito Pharmaceuticals, but why hasn't he made a move yet?

"It's not a big problem. My brother and I followed them yesterday and found that they were investigating all the companies with abnormal electricity usage. With a company as big as Mika and Beika, there are no fewer than twenty companies with abnormal electricity usage. Moreover, it seems that the group of people are from the Metropolitan Police Department. Since they are not from the Public Security Bureau, it won't affect us. At most, we will have to pay a fine."

Because of the existence of the underground research institute, Shirakyu Pharmaceuticals' electricity consumption naturally exceeded the normal limit for pharmaceutical companies. However, since many companies on the market have problems with their electricity consumption, Vodka did not take it to heart and treated it as a normal electricity survey.

Moreover, over the years, Baijiu Pharmaceutical has paid numerous fines for abnormal electricity usage, but this year's fine just came a little earlier.

"Something's not right. Shouldn't a routine electricity usage inspection affect fire safety? That should be the responsibility of the fire department, not the Metropolitan Police Department?"

Xia Chuan frowned. It seemed that Gin didn't take this matter to heart. This was something he should remind Gin of.

Vodka paused for a moment upon hearing this, but then waved his hand dismissively: "Because Sherry escaped, White Dove Pharmaceuticals can no longer be used as a research base. Starting at three in the morning, a large number of research equipment have been transported to the safe house."

Once the important equipment is transported away, Baijiu Pharmaceutical will be reduced to ashes. Regardless of the purpose of this investigation, by the time they confirm that Baijiu Pharmaceutical has problems, it will be too late.

"After all, there are twenty companies. By the time they confirm Baijiu Pharmaceuticals, we'll have already left."

Xia Chuan shook his head and declined to comment. It was hard to say. If Yuri knew it was a research base, then Baijiu Pharmaceuticals, a research-oriented company, would easily attract attention.

The two thoroughly inspected the entire sewer system without finding any trace of Shirley.

"Where are you going?" As soon as he returned to the ground, Vodka noticed that Natsukawa was walking towards the car alone.

As requested by their older brother, after failing to find anything in the sewers, they also needed to retrieve surveillance footage from a nearby convenience store.

As for whether the convenience store agrees or not, well, they have forged Metropolitan Police Department credentials, so impersonating the First Investigation Division to get surveillance footage wouldn't be a problem.

“I think there’s something wrong with this investigation. I’m going to see you, brother. You take care of the surveillance issue first, and I’ll come back to you when I’m done.”

Gin was very angry this time, but he didn't personally go out to search for them.

A week ago, he might have had to search for it himself, but now that he has a smart tequila on his side, he doesn't need to work so hard.

After returning to Baijiu Pharmaceutical, Xia Chuan first drove around the area, checking all possible surveillance points.

"Fortunately, Yuri is probably still in the screening phase, so there's still time."

Back at the underground research facility of Shirakyu Pharmaceuticals, Natsukawa went straight to Gin.

"Brother."

"Tequila, what are you doing back here?" Gin's tone was very displeased, whether because of Sherry or something else, it was unclear.

Sherry's disappearance enraged him, and he even got a scolding from the boss for it. He was planning to drive the boss to his death, but he didn't expect her to escape when he wasn't paying attention.

To this day, he still can't figure out how Shirley got out of such a small ventilation duct, but there's no other possibility besides that ventilation duct, right?

Or perhaps the ventilation duct was just a cover, and someone in the organization secretly took Sherry away.

However, after reviewing the surveillance footage from the past two days, he couldn't find anyone who might have let Shirley go.

The last time he and Vodka saw Sherry in the storage room, no one entered or left the storage room after that until Sherry was discovered to have disappeared.

Gin rubbed his temples, putting those matters aside for the time being. Tequila's sudden return gave him a bad feeling.

“We might be being watched.” Xia Chuan looked directly at Gin and said, word by word, “I heard from Vodka that someone came to the power bureau to check the electricity usage last night. It’s very likely that someone is looking for us, most likely the police.”

They often impersonate the Metropolitan Police Department, but this time their plan backfired. Inspecting electricity falls under the purview of the fire department; they used the wrong front, which is how I discovered their deception.

"Police?" Gin narrowed his eyes, couldn't help but stand up, and began pacing back and forth. "Do you have any evidence?"

Xia Chuan shook his head, his tone firm, "There is no evidence. This is just my speculation. When I came back just now, I checked the surrounding area and didn't find any police deployment."

However, the fact that nothing has been found yet doesn't mean there won't be action later. Once they complete their screening, they will likely take action.

"There's no reason why they would suddenly start investigating us, and even know that we have bases in Beika or Beika?" Gin was completely baffled.

"It's probably related to extortion. Suzuki Jirokichi didn't hide the fact that he was being extorted, and the police probably discovered some clues about it."

This was an excuse that Natsukawa had already thought of, and it was also the reason why he didn't emphasize that he was Kaito Kid when he made the deal with Suzuki Jirokichi.

Having Kaito send another notice was also to provide an excuse later, so that Gin could direct the blame elsewhere and extricate himself and Miyano Akemi from the situation.

Otherwise, if Gin were to investigate the mole, Natsukawa might not be able to keep his identity hidden.

After all, Tequila's whereabouts are too strange and there is no trace of it. If Gin investigates even slightly, he will find that Tequila has a huge problem.

"Hmm," Gin nodded in relief; Tequila had the same thought as him.

He didn't think there was an undercover agent in the organization, nor did he think that the police operation was related to Shirley.

First of all.

The extortion operations were carried out by key members of the codenamed group.

His vodka, tequila, Cohen, Chianti;

Baileys was borrowed from Vermouth;

Bourbon directly connects with the boss.

These six people are all key personnel; it's impossible for them to have any problems.

Shirley met with the other party again after 10 pm last night, and the people investigating the electricity went to the power company for a surprise inspection at 9 pm, so the two are not related.

The only recent operations organized were the billion-yen heist and the Lupin kidnapping plan.

The tequila billion-yen robbery was executed brilliantly; the problem may lie in the extortion operation following the Lupin kidnapping.

That said, Kaito Kid also has to take the blame. If the other party hadn't suddenly sent another notice, disrupting his plans, the police definitely wouldn't have found out.

It was because Phantom Thief Kid appeared that Jirokichi Suzuki drove away the police from the Second Investigation Division, which made them decide not to hide anymore, but they still gave themselves away a little.

"I should have dealt with the problem of Phantom Thief Kid sooner," Gin said, taking a deep drag on his cigarette, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

Xia Chuan coughed lightly and said, "Actually, it's not a big problem. Now that Sherry has escaped, it's only a matter of time before the base is exposed."

Furthermore, when I came in, I saw that most of the valuable research equipment had already been moved out, so the loss from abandoning the base is still acceptable to us.

Gin nodded silently. That was true, but the exposure of Shirakyu Pharmaceuticals would still have a significant impact on him.

For example, the nine billion yen that has just been received will probably all be invested in the construction of a new research base.

"In that case, notify everyone to prepare for evacuation." Gin waved his hand, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Natsukawa, "I heard from Vodka that you can get your hands on grenades?"

After the last gunfight in the suburbs, Gin had heard Vodka mention it. At the time, he wasn't interested in grenades, and since Tequila said he got them from a yakuza organization, he subconsciously assumed that the quantity of grenades was small.

The reason he suddenly brought up this question now is because he suddenly thought of a plan to disgust the Japanese police.

The exposure of Shiraiu Pharmaceuticals was unavoidable, but the equipment inside that hadn't been moved yet was worth a fortune, and Gin didn't intend to leave it to the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

We're preparing a grand fireworks display to bid farewell to Baijiu Pharmaceutical and also to give a "warm" greeting to the Japanese police.

"Big brother, what are you planning to do?" Xia Chuan's eyes lit up. He was just thinking about how to recommend the plastic bomb to Gin, but the other party asked him the question himself, which saved him the time of explaining.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)