Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 28 Anya also wants to grow taller
"In that case, let me answer your questions!"

More than Conan's whereabouts, Hattori was more concerned about solving the case, and secondly, why Shinichi Kudo hadn't appeared yet.

After half a day of interaction, he realized that Kogoro Mouri was not as wise as the newspapers portrayed him; instead, he was more often a peacemaker.

So, Shinichi Kudo should be right next to him.

"Hey! Kid, don't look at me like that! How many times have I told you?!"

Hattori's gaze sent chills down Kogoro's spine.

I've been secretly observing him like this many times, wondering what's wrong with him, and what he means by looking at me like that.
Could the son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief be gay?
Hattori crossed his arms and raised his head: "Understood."

Xia Chuan had no intention of listening to Hattori's plan to solve the case. It was an indisputable fact that the murderer was Tsujimura Kimie. As for the details, he, being a newcomer, was not clear about them. Rather than getting involved, he thought it was better to let Hattori, who knew the cause and effect of the case, solve it.

And right now, the important thing is Conan's situation; he's about to shrink.

"Ran, why don't you go downstairs and check the rooms? There are more rooms upstairs. I'll look for them." Natsukawa put Anya down. "Go, go with Ran to find Conan."

"But."

Anya glanced at the room next door.

If we follow the father's wishes, Conan is in the room next door.

Why did you lie to Sister Xiaolan?

From Natsukawa's inner thoughts, Anya not only learned which room Conan was in, but also saw a 1.75-meter-tall version of Conan, which greatly shocked her.

Is this how kids grow up? Wow, they're so tall!

Anya also wants to grow taller.

Drinking strong liquor will turn you into a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl!

No, the question now is why Father hid Conan.

Xia Chuan obviously had no idea what Anya was thinking, but there were many ways to deal with Anya, so he randomly picked one: "I'll take you to the hot springs this weekend. For now, stick close to your little Lan!"

Perfect timing, the hot spring tourism voucher will come in handy now.

"Okay!" ヾ(▽)ノ

What Conan? What Lao Bai Gan? What seventeen years old!

All thoughts were abandoned at that moment, and Anya skipped and hopped quickly to catch up with Xiaolan who was coming downstairs, "Sister Xiaolan, wait for me!"

Xia Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. They were finally gone. Now he could watch Shinichi Kudo turn into Conan in peace.

However, this matter must be carried out in secrecy, so that Conan can't discover his identity.

Fortunately, his flip phone was equipped with a small surveillance camera, which could wirelessly receive real-time video signals as long as the distance was no more than one kilometer.

The Ke Xue brand flip phone is awesome.

Xia Chuan stealthily walked into the room, opened the window, leaped out, and landed on a landscape tree in the yard. After testing the angle, the surveillance camera was quickly installed.

Conan definitely won't notice us at this distance, so we still need to be extremely cautious when facing him.

If I were to send the video to Conan someday, and the perspective was from inside the room, he would inevitably become a suspect. If it was filmed from outside the window, that concern would probably be eliminated.

Ten minutes passed.

First floor.

Xiao Lan and Anya's expressions changed.

Ran looked unwell because she was worried that Conan would catch a cold.

Anya's expression changed because she fantasized about turning into a seventeen-year-old girl while drinking strong liquor at a hot spring inn.

Upstairs, Xia Chuan pretended to search, occasionally glancing at the screen on his flip phone.

Is he still not awake? The slap he just delivered shouldn't have knocked him unconscious for long, right?
Just as Xia Chuan was about to go back to his room to check on the situation, he saw the washing machine on the screen start to move.

Shinichi Kudo, who had been lying quietly on the bed, suddenly changed his expression and his face became distorted.

In the video, he suddenly opened his eyes, sat up abruptly, and sat on the bed, panting heavily.

The palm was pressed against the chest, just like someone having a heart attack.

However, Natsukawa wasn't worried. This was the normal procedure for transformation, not a heart attack by Shinichi Kudo.

Cold sweat began to pour down his back. Shinichi Kudo knew exactly where he was. He gritted his teeth and kept quiet, trying his best to suppress the pain with his willpower.

Another minute
"Has it still not changed?" Xia Chuan finished his 'search' of the last room on the second floor and glanced at the stairs with a hint of helplessness.

If things don't change soon, Xiaolan will probably have to go upstairs.

The voice just fell.

The thumping sound of footsteps on the ground came from the first floor, then up the stairs, and finally reached him.

When Xiaolan got nervous, she lost all her ladylike demeanor and made a lot of noise, causing the forensic personnel in the study to peek out to check on her. "Sorry, it's nothing, you can go about your business," Xia Chuan waved his hand apologetically.

After confirming that everything was alright, the forensic personnel nodded and retreated inside.

"Xia Chuan-ge, have you found it?"

Xiao Lan was panting heavily, while Anya, breathing steadily, followed behind. This guy hadn't really searched properly; he was just there for show.

I finished my cocoa downstairs and was tilting my head back to pour the last drop into my mouth.

Xia Chuan looked up at Xiao Lan, feeling a pang of pity, but then he thought of the transformation...
"Fuck!"

He uttered a vulgar curse.

Just as Ran called out to him, Shinichi Kudo on the phone screen had already transformed into Conan.

That's way too fast!
Fortunately, this thing has a recording function, I'll take a look when I get back.

"What's wrong, Brother Xia Chuan?" Xiao Lan asked worriedly.

He didn't understand the sentence, but from his expression, he could tell that Xia Chuan seemed very shocked. Had something happened?

Is it something on that flip phone?

Thinking about it, she was about to step forward to check.

Xia Chuan naturally wouldn't let Xiao Lan see the video, so he quickly closed his phone and put it in his pocket.

"Hehe! It's nothing. Are you talking about Conan? We've searched all the rooms on the second floor. Apart from the study, this is the only one left."

He pointed to the room next door where Conan was. Now that Shinichi Kudo had shrunk back to his original size, there was no need to hide Conan anymore.

Click.

The door he was pointing to was turned open.

"Sister Xiaolan."

Conan's soft voice came out, his tone was very nasal, he was wearing an adult shirt with long sleeves that reached the ground, and his expression was extremely tired, as if he was carrying a heavy burden.

"Conan! What are you doing here?"

Ran was both angry and worried, and after seeing the pitiful Conan, she didn't know where to vent her anger.

"I needed to pee a little, so I came out to find a bathroom. I couldn't find one, and then I started feeling dizzy again, so I slept in this room."

Although Conan himself was completely bewildered, he still managed to find a perfunctory excuse to appease Ran.

My neck hurts, my head hurts, and my legs feel weak and sore.

Have I returned to normal? I must have gotten bigger, right? Is that true?
Conan himself was a little confused by the three questions asked in a row.

Could it be that he's hallucinating because of a cold and fever, and is confused?

These questions remain unanswered for Conan; no one can help him. All he knows is that his body temperature is at least 39 degrees Celsius.

Anya pursed her lips; Conan wasn't telling the truth at all.

She stole another glance at her father.

There seemed to be a smile on the corners of my father's mouth.

Listen to their inner voices again.

Well, the loud laughter made her eardrums ring.

"This isn't the time to talk about that. Has the culprit been found? Who is the culprit? Did Hattori-nii deduce it?"

Conan recovered and finally remembered the case.

If we follow Hattori Heiji's reasoning, then we've fallen into the murderer's trap. The murderer couldn't be the victim's father; it should be the victim's wife.

Before Ran carried him to another room, he saw Hattori Heiji find the fishing line that led Tsujimura Kimie to frame Tsujimura Toshimitsu. If Hattori Heiji continued to deduce along this line, he would definitely be led by the nose and end up framing an innocent person.

No! There's only one truth!
Ran paid no attention to the case and was focused on finding Conan.

Although Xia Chuan knew the outcome, he did not speak at this moment.

Seeing that the two of them knew nothing when asked, Conan thought to himself that something was wrong and was about to go to the study to aim the tranquilizer dart at his personal megaphone.

"Hey, Conan, you can't run around like that anymore! The doctor is here!"

Without thinking twice, Ran grabbed Conan by the back of his collar and headed downstairs.

"The murderer! The murderer is..."

Conan struggled to land, but he was powerless against Ran.

Before he could finish speaking, due to a cold and excessive mental exertion, his CPU started smoking, and he became dizzy again. He could no longer see anything and gradually fell into darkness.

(End of this chapter)