Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 299 Confrontation
"What are you"

Ryuji Takeda was still half asleep and somewhat confused about what was happening before him.

“Of course I’ll let you go!” Rob Taylor forced a smile onto his usually impassive face. “You are Misa’s father, and I bear an undeniable responsibility for Misa’s death.”

Ryuji Takeda's lips twitched, and his gaze toward Robert Taylor carried a hint of mockery.

If he hadn't been unaware of Robert Taylor's arrival and hadn't failed to prepare in advance, this guy would have been his target too.

As Rob Taylor himself said, his departure was the final straw for Misa; if he had stayed...

After untying the rope, Robert Taylor glanced at the shelf, narrowed his eyes, and strode over.

There were two voices coming from that direction just now, and the other person must be Anya.

Now that they've discovered it, Hattori Heiji and the two elementary school students who were with him must die!
Puppet Ridge is full of treacherous cliffs. Back then, when he was passing by here, he encountered a landslide on the edge of the cliff. After releasing Takeda Ryuji, he will find a cliff and throw the three of them off. No one will know that he was the one who did it.

He would leave under some pretext after daybreak, and even if something was discovered later, these people wouldn't be able to find him.

"What are you going to do?"

The sudden sound made Robert Taylor pause in his tracks.

The sound came from behind, and he hadn't sensed it at all beforehand, as if it had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

call out--

The sound of something cutting through the air swirled around my ears.

Robert Taylor was startled and tilted his head back, shrinking back as the unknown flying object grazed his nose.

Immediately following was a scream.

Just as Takeda Ryuji was thinking of running away, he was struck by the end of a long stick after taking only two steps and fell straight to the ground without even realizing that something had hit him.

Rob Taylor's lips twitched. Misa's biological father was just too unlucky.

"It's you?"

Turning around and seeing that the person who came was Xia Chuan, Robert Taylor immediately frowned, his murderous intent revealed.

There are seven people in Xia Chuan's group. Four of them have already appeared. It's hard to say whether the other three know about it, especially since there is also the very famous Kogoro Mouri.

He recognized Kogoro Mouri the moment he saw him, but he remained wary of the famous detective.

But since things have come to this point, we have no choice but to take action!
He had made up his mind that none of the seven people in the group could be spared.

Murder was not something unacceptable to him; even if there were children or famous detectives involved, he would kill them if necessary!

"Mr. Robert, why are you trying to break into a prisoner in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Are you just bored?"

Xia Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "No, or calling you Robert Taylor isn't quite right either."

Upon hearing this, Robert Taylor raised an eyebrow slightly, his expression immediately becoming much more serious.

In Japan, you can usually get away with using a fake name without being detected, unless you run into the police.

Police can retrieve immigration records from the airport, and if they can't find anything, they'll discover that Robert Taylor is a fake name.

But this is on the premise that the other party is a police officer.

Moreover, I only met him in the afternoon. Even if he were a policeman, he shouldn't have been able to find out so quickly that there was no information about him in the immigration records.

This speed is too fast.

Japanese police?

The thought appeared and then quickly disappeared.

The reason why Xia Chuan appeared here has been mentioned before: it was a request from the twins, so he couldn't have come for his own sake.

If that's the case, then it shouldn't be the police.

Based on the detective's identity, Robert Taylor felt that Natsukawa was the kind of detective with good access to information, the kind who had friends at the airport.

If you can't find your entry records, you'll naturally discover that your identity is fake.

“Mr. Natsukawa knows too much.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Robert Taylor took a step forward and rushed towards the door, moving even faster than when he attacked Hattori earlier.

"Great! I finally got to see my father's action scenes. I'll film it and save it for later. I can show it to my classmates when I'm handling cases at school."

Anya happily took out her camera and took pictures through the gaps in the shelf.

And in her very first scene, she specifically targeted Conan.

If I could capture Conan in this state in the film, I could show it to my classmates and it would be very clear who is stronger between me and Conan.

Robert Taylor's movements were simply impossible for cameras of that era to capture completely.

From the camera, all I could see was a fleeting afterimage.

The fierce wind of the punch whistled past, but it couldn't cause any damage to Xia Chuan.

The moment Xia Chuan dodged the punch, he immediately launched a counterattack.

Based on the speed the opponent just used, it was enough to make him use 100% of his strength.

The two exchanged blows more than a dozen times in just a few seconds, leaving traces of the fight everywhere in the wooden warehouse.

The wooden planks exploded, sending sawdust flying everywhere.

"Xia Chuan, aren't you a detective?"

Rob Taylor shook his hand forcefully, completely baffled, and it hurt a little!
In his mind, the opponent should have been knocked down by his first punch.

Not only was he unharmed, but he also exchanged more than a dozen blows with him, and his strength was still considerable.

Is this supposed to be a detective?
"Who told you I'm a detective?"

Xia Chuan's face darkened. Even the most down-on-his-luck detective wouldn't accept a case from two nine-year-old children, would he?
And it's free of charge.

The reason I came here was partly because I was bored at home on the weekend, and partly because I wanted to see if any monsters would appear here like they did at the hot spring.

I never expected to run into an assassin!
That's right, an assassin!
Based on Robert Taylor's act of concealing his identity and his deadly style of attack, he could confirm that the other party was a killer from the underworld.

"Illegally entering the country while concealing one's identity, coupled with the attempt to break prisoners, is not something that can be resolved by a few days in jail."

"You don't need to worry about that!"

Robert Taylor sneered and charged again.

He simply couldn't believe that he, a top-tier assassin, couldn't even beat a stay-at-home dad.

Xia Chuan's skill undoubtedly aroused his competitive spirit; if he couldn't win, his Dao heart would definitely become unstable.

At the same time, a hint of doubt had begun to creep into Robert Taylor's mind.

They suspected that someone had exposed their trip to Japan.

But who exactly is it?

Even Gin was unaware that he and Rum had arrived in Japan ahead of schedule.

Or perhaps the twins were just an excuse for Natsukawa; this guy was actually working for the Japanese government!

Perhaps that little girl named Anya was also a primary school student actress hired by the other party at the last minute.

Conan's maturity shows that kids these days are really smart.

Of course, he didn't really believe that the Japanese government had such a capable person, otherwise Gin wouldn't be living such a comfortable life.

Xia Chuan had no idea that Robert Taylor worked for the brewery; after all, the world was so big, and it wasn't that easy to run into him.

However, he has already taken a picture of Robert Taylor and sent it to Frank, so Frank should get useful information tomorrow.

After a long exchange, Xia Chuan found a momentary opening in Robert Taylor's defenses.

Although Rob Taylor was a formidable fighter, his fighting style was ultimately too formulaic, and Xia Chuan had already figured out his moves after just a few exchanges.

Taking advantage of the moment when he made his move, he pulled out the Spider Web Gun from his pocket.

"Damn it, no sportsmanship!" Robert Taylor's pupils shrank, and he retreated rapidly.

However, there was simply not enough time.

Xia Chuan sneered, "Why talk about martial ethics with a big bad guy like you!"

Because the distance was too close, the spider web could not be avoided, but also because it was too close, the web could not be fully extended, only sticking to Robert Taylor's right arm and body.

But that's enough.

In a battle between masters, every move can be fatal; losing an arm is equivalent to losing half of one's fighting power.

Robert Taylor created more distance again, retreating and drawing a short blade from his waist to cut the spider web.

After only a few strokes, his expression changed.

"This is a special material. Even a sharp knife would take some time to cut through it, so don't waste your time here. Unless you have an angle grinder."

"Who are you?"

Robert Taylor slowly backed away until he reached the spot where Ryuji Takeda had fallen, and asked as he tried to cut the spider web with his short blade.

Knowing that the other party was stalling for time, Xia Chuan still wanted to chat with Robert Taylor.

This is a master of such skill, and he's only in his twenties. He had an incident at Puppet Ridge and then stayed with the Takeda family for several months.

Could they be from the distillery?

There is a certain possibility that Karasuma Renya is in Tottori Prefecture. So, did Robert Taylor come to Tottori Prefecture three years ago because he met Karasuma Renya?
Considering the other person's Western appearance, and the fact that Gin had just told him Rum was coming, it's understandable that the other person was from the distillery, and there's a certain possibility that he was one of Rum's people.

"I'm a good person, otherwise I wouldn't have launched such a harmless attack just now."

Xia Chuan didn't dare to go too far. If it were someone from the distillery, they might have a gun on them. Anya was still here. For the safety of the children, he tried not to push them too far.

Even without a pistol, given the opponent's skills, Xia Chuan wasn't entirely confident he could control the situation.

"You can leave now, and I can pretend I didn't see anything. But if you insist on saving Takeda Ryuji, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Xia Chuan said firmly, "You only get one chance. The choice is yours!"

Robert Taylor frowned.

Rob Taylor could clearly sense that Xia Chuan was concerned about the lives of the two elementary school students and the high school student at the scene. If it were the Japanese authorities, who could arrest him by sacrificing a few children, they would definitely rush forward without hesitation.

The two moved cautiously, taking small steps, using the middle of them as the starting point, and soon switched places.

Standing at the doorway, Robert Taylor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are definitely not an ordinary person. You can fight me like this. You can't be unknown anywhere."

"Are you out of your mind? You act like you're so great."

Robert Taylor's behavior of praising others on the surface while secretly praising himself is truly shameless.

Robert Taylor snorted and left the warehouse.

"Father."

Anya felt a little embarrassed knowing that her father was afraid to fully commit to the battle because of her.

The videos I had on hand suddenly didn't seem so appealing anymore.

Xia Chuan shook his head: "It's alright, letting him go won't do us any harm."

At this moment, the two famous detectives slowly woke up.

"Hmm, what happened?"

Hattori Heiji felt a throbbing pain in the right side of his head, as if he had been hit with a stick.

The feeling was so terrible that seeing the dilapidated warehouse made me think it was a hallucination.

"How long have I been unconscious? What happened to the warehouse?"

Conan was experiencing a throbbing pain in his left brain, but because he has a large head, the symptoms were relatively mild, and rubbing it a couple of times made him feel much better.

The first thing he did upon waking was look at where Takeda Ryuji was, and was surprised to find him lying on the ground with a wooden stick at his feet.

But at least the prisoner was saved, and the objective was achieved.

"By the way! Where's Robert Taylor?"

After confirming that the prisoner was alright, he turned his attention to Robert Taylor, who had attempted to break him out.

Xia Chuan shook his head: "They ran away."

"Damn it, how could we let him escape!"

Conan's face was grim. He had already recalled the reason for his headache: that bastard Robert Tyler had actually used him as a stick and swung it at Hattori's head.

"Hmph, you're useless and you blame your father." Anya pouted disdainfully. "Hehehe, Conan is such an idiot. If it weren't for his father, that big bad guy would have killed you long ago."

Anya, hands on her hips, launched into a tirade against Conan. Hattori, who was standing nearby, tried to break up the fight, but Anya, in her anger, joined in the tirade.

Fortunately, the child didn't know much, so his scolding was no different from tickling. However, the two famous detectives were still a little embarrassed by the little brat's long-winded rant.

"Hmph, if you hadn't spoken up, we wouldn't have been exposed." Hattori sneered at Conan: "And you, you should have notified me the moment you noticed the commotion. Why did you act alone?"

Given his exceptional swordsmanship, if he were the one hiding behind the door, Robert Taylor would have been brought to justice long ago.

"Tch!" Conan was speechless, rolling his eyes. "I wonder who suddenly spaced out in such a critical moment."

The three of them passed the buck to each other, creating a positive feedback loop, which Xia Chuan watched with a smile.

Kogoro Mouri quickly ran out.

The commotion earlier was not loud, but now the three of them are arguing quite loudly.

"What are you kids doing here yelling in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?" Kogoro Mouri said, speechless.

Behind him, the other members of the Takeda family also emerged.

They all cast puzzled glances at them.

Then they discovered a warehouse that looked like it had been through a war.

The wooden warehouse floor and walls have many dents.

The gate was on the verge of collapse, making a creaking sound when the wind blew, and its dilapidated state was truly baffling.

"Mr. Mori, someone was just about to kidnap Ryuji Takeda."

Kogoro Mouri was stunned for a moment, but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ryuji Takeda was still lying on the ground sleeping.

Xia Chuan said regretfully, "It was Robert Taylor. Although he didn't succeed, there was no way to keep him here."

"People safe is good."

"But what are you guys doing staying in the warehouse so late at night instead of sleeping? Did you already know someone was going to break in?"

Kogoro Mouri's eyes flashed with hostility as he grabbed Heiji Hattori by the collar and roared, "Don't think that just because you're Heizo Hattori's son, I won't dare to hit you. Next time something like this happens, let me know immediately, understand?"

Why bring Conan and Anya along when he could take the risk himself? Kogoro Mouri hates these self-righteous kids the most.

Hattori Heiji's face darkened as he glanced to the side. He suddenly realized that Kudo had probably asked him to come along so that someone would take the blame!

"Yeah, Hattori, how could you take Anya and Conan to do something so dangerous!" Kazuha Toyama glared at her childhood friend.

"Uh, it's not Hattori's fault." Conan tried to explain, but a punch landed as expected.

"Kid, you have no right to speak here. I'll settle the score with you later. Looks like you really didn't have enough homework."

I heard you're no longer interested in first-grade homework. So, I'll have Xiaolan buy you some sixth-grade homework. If you don't get it all right, I'll punch you for every single question you get wrong!

Kogoro Mouri was furious. Not only did they not tell him about such a big thing, but they also had to come and join in the fun. If Natsukawa hadn't accidentally discovered the commotion in the warehouse while going to the toilet in the middle of the night, those two idiots would have been dead long ago.

For a foreigner to dare to save someone in Japan, he's either stupid or a killer. It's incomprehensible that he would stretch his neck forward in such danger.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)