Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 372 Distillery Hawk Tequila

Another point!
In the past few days, while he was compiling a case file for Kogoro Mouri, he was shocked to discover that a case involving the Spider Mansion in Tottori Prefecture was related to Louis.

The case ends with a photograph of Louis.

He remembered that the newspaper article seemed to say that Robert Taylor attempted to break into his father-in-law's prison in the middle of the night to rescue him from murder, but was discovered and fled in panic.

The Tottori Prefectural Police strongly condemned this behavior and demanded that the perpetrator turn himself in.

"I see!"

“!!!”×2
Vodka dashed out and returned a moment later, making a racket, holding something that looked like a photo album.

Xia Chuan peeked at the "photo album" placed on the table and saw the words "Detective Kogoro Mouri's Case-Solving Collection" written on the top.

"Are you a fan of Kogoro Mouri?"

Xia Chuan was almost speechless with astonishment. Had Uncle Mori's charm reached this level? Even vodka had become his fan.

He wondered why the vodka mentioned Kogoro Mouri so many times today. Now that I think about it, it seems reasonable for fans to know their idols.

"Hehe, I just collected some information out of boredom and looked at cases to improve my reasoning skills."

"You know what, Kogoro Mouri really does have some skills. The number of high-IQ crime cases he has solved in recent months is staggering."

Gin frowned, not caring that Vodka was a fan of a certain detective, but the key question was, was this the wrong occasion?
It's one thing to be so easily startled, but why don't you just tell us what you discovered?!

Vodka suddenly felt a chill, caught a glimpse of his older brother's gaze, and immediately withdrew his smile, looking rather embarrassed.

With a cold expression (▼へ▼メ), he said, "That's how it is, big brother."

Vodka mumbled on and on, then rummaged around and on, finally explaining his speculations one by one.

"You mean, Louis is very likely near the Spider Mansion in Tottori Prefecture now?"

Vodka nodded: "To confirm this, we just need to go to that guy's grave in the Takeda family. If anyone has been paying respects there recently, then it must be Louis."

Gin hummed in agreement, frowning in thought. He didn't really want to operate in Tottori Prefecture.

Tottori Prefecture is actually a bit unusual. More than ten years ago, the boss stayed at a villa in a remote mountain area of ​​Tottori Prefecture for two days, which was also a summary meeting of the brewery.

That meeting was organized by the boss, and it was the last time he saw the boss. He never saw him again for more than a decade afterward.

Gin suspects that Tottori Prefecture is an important location for the boss's activities.

They didn't know if their actions towards Louis would attract the attention of the police.

If the boss happens to be there at that moment, and the police happen to find out, then things will fall apart.

With the boss around, the organization can remain stable. But if the boss has a problem, the three major branches—no, now it's two major branches—will definitely fall apart.

This is not the outcome Gin wanted to see.

But we have to deal with Louis's side too!

"Brother."

Gin snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the tequila.

"Should we send someone to Tottori Prefecture to take a look? If possible, let Louis stay in Japan forever."

"The US branch is practically defunct. If we can cause the European branch to lose a key figure, it will be beneficial for our Japanese branch."

Natsukawa didn't finish his sentence, but Gin already understood what he meant.

Gin looked Tequila up and down, and found that Tequila seemed to be more ruthless than him when it came to internal strife. Just now he said that Vermouth might be an undercover agent, and now he wanted to kill Louis.

He's a complete and utter hawk!
Damn it, I need to keep a close eye on this underling. I absolutely can't let him get involved with the boss like Bourbon did, or I feel like my position is becoming unstable.

Of course, as a ruthless and powerful figure, Gin is not afraid of his subordinates having ambitions. This is just a sense of crisis. When they are truly in conflict, he is still confident that he can suppress them.

Tequila is intelligent and ruthless, but its fighting prowess at the seaside castle last time was only average. In a real fight, it would definitely be no match for me.

"Vodka, go check out Louis first. If he's really there, give him a warning and tell him to get out of Japan."

His earlier statement about killing Louis was just something he said offhand.

Louis was an important figure in the European branch, and Europe was not under his jurisdiction, unlike Pisque.

Even Pisco only had an excuse to act because the other party was on the verge of being exposed and had dirty hands.

As for Louis, he really had no reason, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain it to the boss.

Xia Chuan remained silent, inwardly looking down on Gin.

They talk a big game, but when it comes to actually doing something, they're timid and hesitant.

Vodka cracked his neck and sneered, "Don't worry, brother. As long as Louis is in Tottori Prefecture, finding him shouldn't be too difficult with a little investigation."

"By the way, what if he doesn't take my brother's words seriously?"

"Then there's no need to hold back!"

Even a clay figure has a temper, and Gin felt he had given Louis enough face. If Louis didn't know his place, then he couldn't be blamed!
Xia Chuan rolled his eyes. "After you find him, you'd better not rush into action. Be more discreet in your speech; after all, he's a top-tier assassin."

Unlike you, whose main profession is extortion and kidnapping.

The last sentence was left unsaid; honest advice is hard to swallow, and knowing vodka wouldn't like to hear it, he simply kept it to himself.

Gin nodded in agreement and offered a few words of advice.

"Oh, and don't forget that other thing I told you about."

"Don't worry, brother, I'll follow up on this too. I have a feeling this thing will definitely bring us a surprise!" The matter concerning Louis has come to a temporary end. The outcome was relatively simple: Vodka will go and investigate.

Gin probably thought Tequila was too aggressive and worried that sending him to Tottori Prefecture might lead to him taking direct action, so he designated Vodka instead.

Xia Chuan thought this was fine. He didn't really want to go to Tottori Prefecture. He preferred to spend more time in the sun and with Yoel.

I'll also take the opportunity to check on Yuri's situation.

He rolled down the stairs from the tenth floor to the first floor. It's amazing he came up with that excuse. Luckily it was Joel, otherwise no normal person would believe it.

"By the way, what was the 'that thing' that you mentioned at the end, brother?"

On the way out, Xia Chuan asked with a hint of curiosity.

"You mean this?" Vodka spread his hands helplessly. "Recently, the software department developed a mobile phone monitoring system. My boss asked me to follow up on the progress and get the system into use as soon as possible."

"This system is really powerful. It doesn't require a telephone line. As long as the call is connected and lasts for a certain period of time, it can locate the other party's mobile phone signal."

"Then we can hack into mobile phones through signals and then continuously monitor them. If we can successfully develop this technology, we will definitely be able to get inside information about those politicians."

Vodka had already started daydreaming.

"Indeed, if you could wiretap politicians' phones, you could definitely hear some incredible secrets."

Vodka chuckled: "We'll also randomly eavesdrop on some suspicious phone calls. Maybe we can even learn some secrets through this method and then extort money from the organization."

"Of course, the only pity is that once a phone has been turned off, it can no longer be monitored even if it is turned on again; it needs to be hacked again."

Xia Chuan immediately lost interest. He had thought it was something else, but it turned out to be eavesdropping.

He wasn't worried about being monitored. This kind of system could probably only monitor cell towers, and certainly couldn't monitor mobile satellites. And since he used satellite for all his phone calls, he didn't need to worry about being monitored.

After saying goodbye to the vodka, Xia Chuan returned home.

I checked the time and it was almost midnight. It was the perfect time to have a long phone call with Joel.

Xia Chuan sighed, feeling a bit unlucky. He had gotten himself into a good mood after messing with Yuri, but in the end, he was the one who suffered.

If I do the math, after midnight I will have achieved the feat of not seeing Joel for three days.

Uncomfortable!

No, I have to go to Yoel's house tomorrow to bring Yuri some tonics and liniment, and get him back to the police station as soon as possible.

Thinking about all this, Xia Chuan walked into the living room, and his gaze suddenly froze as he looked around.

The living room was dark, and Ai Haibara stood there holding the phone receiver, speaking softly.

Xia Chuan shook his head, not wanting to disturb her, and waited for Haibara Ai to finish her call before asking, "Who were you calling so late?"

"Uncle Xia Chuan."

Ai Haibara turned around and was startled. She had been so engrossed in her conversation that she hadn't noticed when Natsukawa had gone home.

"Um, I'm calling Aunt Joel to ask about Uncle Yuri."

"is it?"

Xia Chuan was skeptical. Although Ai Haibara and Yoru should have already exchanged identities, it was unlikely that they would still be on the phone at this hour.

If it's about Shinichi Kudo, I could have called him when I got home last night or during the day today; there's no need to wait until now.

Of course, it doesn't really matter.

Everyone needs their own space, especially someone like Ai Haibara who has many secrets in her heart; there's no need to pry.

"Phew, it's so dangerous."

Back in her room, Ai Haibara patted her chest, realizing she had indeed gotten a little too absorbed in the phone call.

"You must be careful next time, and don't let Uncle Xia Chuan know that you're making phone calls in the middle of the night."

Haibara sighed, turned to look at the night view outside the window, and her sister's voice and smile gradually appeared in her mind.

Ever since she shrunk, she would call her older sister whenever she felt upset.

For example, this time, she was so angry with Conan that she was almost driven crazy, and it happened twice in a row.

Even though she knew no one would answer the phone, she still wanted to call back, even if the answering machine only showed her sister repeating her apology, she would still feel comforted.

Today, that bastard Conan actually asked me for the antidote to APTX4869, wanting to grow bigger so he could confess his feelings to Ran.

Don't go too far!
Putting aside the issue of drug resistance, based on Conan's previous behavior, she wouldn't easily give him the antidote again.

"What kind of weirdos are around me?"

Ai Haibara rubbed her temples and turned around to see Anya fast asleep on the bed.

"call--"

There's more than one troublesome fellow.

Fortunately, she has now latched onto Aunt Joel's coattails, so her safety is guaranteed, and she can occasionally confide in Joel.

As for Professor Agasa
Forget it. Professor Agasa is obviously in cahoots with Conan. Even if she has something on her mind, Ai Haibara doesn't want to talk to Professor Agasa.

Conan might find out the next day.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)