Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 303 A Gathering of Power at the Blue Castle
Three days have passed since Amuro Tooru resisted arrest.

There are significantly more police officers patrolling Beika Town, especially in streets with many apartments, where officers frequently visit residents to spread awareness.

"The last Beika Wolf disappeared not long ago, and a new Beika Wolf has already appeared?"

Joel had just picked up Anya, Ai Haibara, and Conan from school when he saw the patrolling police officers and felt a pang of emotion.

Mika is really unsettling. Not only are there many cases, but kidnappings and burglaries also happen frequently.

This time, the Wolf of Rice Flower is a little different from the previous ones.

Previously, Beika no wolves mainly targeted young women, but this time it seems they're not even sparing children.

When Natsukawa called the police, she told Inspector Megure that the other party was suspected of stalking Anya and Ai Haibara. Therefore, Inspector Megure identified him as a pedophile. In the past two days, Yoel has also visited several schools to promote some precautions.

"It's all thanks to Anya; I was the one who discovered that guy was suspicious!"

Anya raised her hand happily, feeling that she had helped with another important matter.

Conan rolled his eyes; it was clearly his achievement.

But he wouldn't steal credit from Anya, and at the time he just thought she might be a detective conducting a follow-up investigation.

Looking back now, the person that guy was stalking was probably Natsukawa, or even Ai Haibara.

At the time, he was worried that Ran might start to suspect him again, and he was also concerned because Ai Haibara's radar wasn't reacting. So he wasn't too concerned.

"Are you sure it's not someone from the Black Organization following you? Maybe it's Tequila!" Conan asked in a low voice.

"I don't know. His gaze wasn't on me at the time, so I didn't notice anything wrong. Besides, aren't you being too sensitive? The Black Organization doesn't just appear in everyday life so easily."

Conan sighed. It was too late to investigate this man now. He hadn't shown up for the past few days, and finding him would be incredibly difficult.

Especially since the other person was wearing a mask and glasses.

Anya smiled knowingly and didn't mention that she had taken the photos.

The two are competitors, so she certainly wouldn't provide Conan with evidence.

Besides, that uncle wasn't a bad person; he was just one of Yuri's men.

"By the way, where is Uncle Xia Chuan?"

Normally, it's Natsukawa who picks him up and drops him off, but today it's suddenly Yoru who's doing it, and Conan is really not used to it.

The main problem is that Aunt Joel is too quiet and has no ability to restrain Anya.

In this situation, Anya becomes very talkative, buzzing around, which is a headache.

Ai Haibara replied, "It seems he went to the Blue Castle. I heard that a big business deal came in today, and the professional manager couldn't handle it on his own, so the boss needed to be there to make the decision."

"The Blue Castle?"

Conan almost forgot that Natsukawa spent a fortune to buy this castle, and it should be open for business by now.

I heard it's been turned into an immersive hotel. I wonder what it's like. I'll go check it out sometime when I have time.

Natsukawa was unaware of Conan's thoughts; otherwise, he would have tried his best to refuse.

Will Conan's patrol bring good news?

If two more people die then, the business of the entire castle will definitely plummet.

In short, not coming is the greatest respect you can show him.

The Blue Castle.

Xia Chuan sneezed inexplicably, rubbing his nose and muttering, "It must be that Frank guy talking bad about me again. All I did was let him handle Pacharan's body himself, did he have to make such a fuss?"

"Boss, should we take this job or not?"

The professional manager looked worried. He would definitely agree to a normal venue booking request, and he wouldn't even need to notify Xia Chuan. The problem now lies in the identity of the client.

He was hesitant to take on the other party's business, fearing that he would be attacked by Shigehiko Tomoguchi, a political rival, because of this.

"Shigehiko Tobuchi?" Natsukawa asked, frowning. "Is there something wrong with this person?"

A professional manager with extensive experience shouldn't be asked about this kind of thing. If you need to ask him, there must be something he's reluctant to discuss.

However, is there something wrong with this Shigehiko Tobuchi?

"It can't be said that there is a problem, but it seems that a member of parliament named Shigehiko Tunguchi is about to be investigated by the police. It is not yet completely certain whether there is a problem."

The professional manager was clearly hesitant, so Xia Chuan waved his hand, signaling the other party to speak directly.

"However, I heard from friends in the industry that Shigehiko Tomoguchi will soon be formally arrested and taken away by the police. He won't be able to keep going for much longer."

Congressman? Shigehiko Tonoguchi? Police investigation
Putting these three things together, Xia Chuan seemed to remember something.

If I'm not mistaken, it might be the case that Sherry was first exposed for.

Shigehiko Tobuchi appears to be one of the brewery's collaborators.

To put it nicely, they are collaborators; to put it bluntly, they are puppets. After all, Gin's collaborators are not working with him for profit, but rather because Gin has some leverage over them.

The reason the other party is under investigation is likely because Gin assigned them some difficult task.

Did he explain the reason for booking the entire venue?

"It's supposedly some kind of meeting," the professional manager sneered. "I reckon he's trying to use his connections to get himself out of trouble. The people who come will probably be wealthy businessmen or politicians who can help his political career."

What the other party said made sense, but Xia Chuan didn't think so.

Shigehiko Tobuchi is a puppet of the brewery. Could the meeting they mentioned be related to the brewery?

The possibility is great!
"Promise him."

“But…” The professional manager was about to say something when he noticed Xia Chuan’s stern gaze and shrank back.

"Has the time been set?"

"The private event will be held for two days, scheduled for the day after tomorrow and the day after that."

"it is good."

"By the way, Shigehiko Toguchi also requested that hotel staff not be present, which means he rented the venue and doesn't need any of our services."

"Is that so?" Xia Chuan smiled slightly. In this way, it could be basically confirmed that the meeting was related to the winery.

Xia Chuan had always thought he was Gin's confidant, but today he realized that he was still far inferior to Vortka. At the very least, Gin hadn't told him about the meeting, which was clearly a lack of trust.

Of course, Xia Chuan didn't care.

The identity of Tequila came to light too quickly. A code name member who had been unknown for more than ten years suddenly appeared this year. It's already a great thing that Gin didn't notice anything fishy, ​​and he doesn't need to ask for too much.

But if that's the case, then that's quite interesting.

The distillery is preparing to hold a meeting at his property, so they will definitely need to give him some gifts as a token of their appreciation.

Another point.

Now that Shigehiko Tobuchi has appeared and the Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into him, Pisco's death is probably not far off.

Xia Chuan looked up at the castle, which had just been renovated not long ago, and sighed inwardly.

If I were to host a winery and want to surprise them, the castle would likely suffer some damage. Of course, this is also a great opportunity.

Conan has been running for over a thousand episodes, but the boss has never shown his face. This time, he sacrificed the castle for the sake of justice, hoping to see if he could meet the boss of the brewery—Karasuma Renya.

Let's see if this so-called boss is the legendary old monster who has lived for 150 years.

In my previous life, there were many speculations online about Karasuma Renya's hidden identity in reality. Some of them were Professor Agasa, Kogoro Mouri, Yusaku Kudo, Toichi Kuroba, and even Genta was not spared.

Natsukawa does not believe that Karasuma Renya is one of the characters who has already appeared.

The story uses Aoyama's penchant for adding flashbacks later to justify the omissions in the early plot. Karasuma Renya could be anyone, or even no one at all, just a dying person on a respirator.

Since shrinking and magic have both appeared, living to 150 years old isn't just wishful thinking.

Two days later, Natsukawa was completely certain that Gin's trust in Tequila was indeed still somewhat lacking.

Because the meeting has already started.

Gin didn't even notify him of the meeting, and even told him to hide away and stay calm and not to mess around.

All staff members were evacuated from the Blue Castle last night.

During his tenure, Shigehiko Tonoguchi visited once. This soon-to-be-death politician seemed oblivious to his impending demise, and his conversation was filled with arrogance.

He flaunted his wealth and political status, clearly not expecting that Gin would abandon him soon.

Xia Chuan did not choose to install eavesdropping or surveillance equipment inside the castle.

The castle was his property, and the attendees from the distillery were all the distillery's strategists and the pinnacle of its military strength, so Xia Chuan didn't risk courting death.

Once it's discovered that he's being monitored, he, as the boss, will definitely come under Gin's scrutiny.

He chose to disrupt the distillery's meeting in a different way.
"Is this right here?"

Yuri put down his binoculars and teased Amuro Tooru beside him, "It seems the organization doesn't completely trust you either, they didn't even let you participate in this kind of meeting."

Amuro Tooru rolled his eyes. Only now did he finally understand why he hadn't been able to find Gin for the past few days.

It turns out that Rum and Vermouth both came to Japan to hold a high-level meeting of the brewery.

He was unaware of the specific content of the meeting, or even whether the boss would make an appearance.

However, he was more curious about Yuri's sources than these.

"How did you know the distillery was about to hold a meeting here?"

Speaking of this, Yuri also composed himself: "I don't know. When I got home last night, there was a note on the living room table. It was about this meeting."

Yuri was very wary of this situation and investigated the surveillance footage of the nearby streets, as well as the hidden cameras he had left in his home, but found nothing.

Even the security measures left at home showed no signs of being triggered. It was as if the person who left the note appeared out of thin air in his living room, left the note, and then disappeared without a trace.

Very weird.

Of course, he certainly didn't believe in magic, so he suspected that this was probably done by some mysterious person with superb thieving skills.

"It seems there really is a mysterious force at play, and they also seem to be dissatisfied with the organization." Amuro Tooru thought of tequila.

They are neither members of the organization nor Japanese officials.

Speaking with a strong Kansai accent, he's probably not a spy from any country.

That's very strange.
That incident with Kazami Yuya was one thing, but this time it was even more terrifying—they broke directly into Yuri's house.

It's important to know that Yuri's public identity is that of an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ordinary people have no idea that he is a public security officer, not even Yuri's sister.

This kind of organization, which always operates behind the scenes, is more terrifying than any organization.

"We haven't been able to contact Tequila these past two days either. He doesn't answer the phone or reply to emails. As Gin's confidant, he's very likely the one who knew about this meeting."

With just a few words, Amuro Tooru roughly confirmed that the person who provided the information was Tequila, and there was no one else but her.

It's understandable that Tequila knew he was a police spy, so it's reasonable that he knew Yuri's identity as well.

That's not what I'm worried about right now.

"You suspect that he not only informed us of this news?"

Amuro Tooru saw Yuri's worries. "That's certainly possible. Perhaps the FBI learned about it even earlier, which could explain why Akai Shuichi came to Japan."

"No matter what, we must find out the boss's true identity this time!" Yuri's blood boiled, and his gaze was resolute.

Amuro Tooru's lips twitched, and he turned to look at the weapons behind him: "I remember this castle is your brother-in-law's property, right? Isn't it a bit much for you to bring rocket launchers and grenades?"

"Humph!"

Yuri snorted coldly, speaking with righteous indignation: "That Xia Chuan guy is just a nouveau riche. What's wrong with sacrificing an ancient castle for the stability of this country?"

"Besides, I'm protecting you here. If you get exposed or discovered, I can use a rocket launcher to threaten you, which might actually be quite effective."

Amuro Tooru did not answer, and he now knew just how much of a sister complex this colleague had.

After checking some information, he felt that Xia Chuan's current behavior did not seem like that of a bad person. Yuri also knew this, but he just felt that Xia Chuan was involved in the gray industry.

Everything happened because he was dating his sister.

This is Yuri's family matter, and he can't say anything about it.

Moreover, with this connection, there might be room for maneuver if the castle is actually blown up.

A brother-in-law can't really do anything to his brother-in-law, can he?

"coming."

Thinking about all this, Amuro Tooru suddenly spotted a Porsche 356A on the surveillance footage.

The Porsche 356A is a classic car from fifty years ago, and there are only a handful in all of Japan. Seeing it means that Gin has arrived.

This shows that the note was not lying, and the organization was indeed planning to hold a meeting here.

The Porsche was traveling at high speed and disappeared from the surveillance footage in just a few seconds.

For safety reasons, the police did not install surveillance cameras inside the Blue Castle, but only on a few key routes.

First, there wasn't enough time; Yuri only learned about the meeting yesterday.

Secondly, these people are the top elites of the organization, and installing surveillance inside would be suicidal, with too high a chance of being discovered, so there's no need to take that risk.

Compared to surveillance, wiretapping is obviously safer.

Beneath the blue castle lie numerous secret passages and hidden compartments. Before arriving, Yuri had learned from Xia Chuan that these passages had been preserved during the renovation and had even been cleaned again.

The existence of these secret passages greatly facilitates human eavesdropping.

"I'm going in first."

Amuro Tooru put on an ordinary Beika mask in front of a mirror, then left the command vehicle and headed to the charred attic of the Blue Castle.

There is a passageway that leads directly into the underground space.

(End of this chapter)