Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 424 He's courting death, don't worry about him.

Xia Chuan glanced at Conan with surprise, then nodded: "Okay, we'll have a good chat at Poirot Cafe."

As the elevator doors closed, Conan suddenly realized something!
Frank, who came downstairs with Natsukawa, seemed to be about the same height as Tokiwa Okiyoshi!

"Assuming Tokiwa Okiyoshi is Frank in disguise, then what about Natsukawa? Could he be Oki Iwamatsu?"

That’s not right either.

It was obvious that Oki Iwatsu didn't know that the white balls Anya threw were smoke bombs. If it were Natsukawa, he certainly wouldn't have been slow to react.

"Hey, are you planning to confront Uncle Xia Chuan?"

Ai Haibara's expression was not good. She felt that Conan's behavior was very irresponsible, and that Natsukawa had nothing to do with this matter.

Aunt Joel hasn't decided whether to tell Natsukawa the truth yet, so what's with Conan suddenly showing up?
"You know perfectly well how dangerous it is to tell Uncle Xia Chuan about the organization. Have you considered how Anya and Aunt Yole feel?"

Although he knew that Xia Chuan had already contacted the organization in advance and had even blown up Gin's Porsche 356a.

But that was without their knowledge!

She and Aunt Joel were worried about this for several days, and now that they had finally breathed a sigh of relief, Conan was about to cause trouble again.

If Natsukawa learns the whole story and investigates Gin, what if he accidentally exposes himself?
Uncle Natsukawa is quite strong, but he's definitely no match for the elusive Gin.

"No, Uncle Xia Chuan is definitely not that kind of simple person."

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes, speechless. "You talk like you know everything."

"By the way, how much do you know about Frank?"

"Huh? What happened to him?"

Ai Haibara, having never experienced the pain of being kicked in the butt, couldn't empathize with Conan and said strangely, "Frank should just be Uncle Natsukawa's colleague. It seems like special investigators from the National Tax Service are usually assigned an assistant."

"Does this have anything to do with the IRS?"

Conan knew a little about Natsukawa's work.

But the IRS can't be associated with the Black Organization, right?
It can't be an investigation into whether Gin paid taxes.

So, Xia Chuan must have come here for Oki Iwamatsu and the Tokiwa Group?
It's impossible for someone like Daiki Iwatsu not to evade taxes or engage in corruption, and it seems there's someone else behind him; he even took advantage of the chaos to steal a USB drive or something.

Could the man in black that Kisaragi Minezu mentioned not be the Black Organization, but actually the organization behind Oki Iwamatsu?

This seems very likely.

"Inspector Megure, has Mr. Kisaragi Mine been rescued?"

Conan walked up to Inspector Megure and asked him a question.

Inspector Megure shook his head and said, "Kisaragi Mine Mizuki is not on the list of those rescued, nor are Oki Iwamatsu and Tokiwa Okiyoshi."

Inspector Megure looked up at the now-burnt-out neon tower and sighed, "If you're out, you're rescued. If you're not out yet, you're probably already dead."

"Maybe," Takagi said with a wait-and-see attitude. "When the top floor exploded just now, at least that mysterious helicopter left. Maybe they were taken away by the helicopter."

"Takagi, do you think it's a good thing that they were taken away by helicopter?"

Sato Miwako shook her head with a solemn expression.

The helicopter's origins were unknown; it had vanished under the cover of night before the Metropolitan Police Department's helicopter arrived, so it was definitely not a good person.

If the missing people were taken away by helicopter, it's not much better than them dying outright.

They will definitely suffer inhuman torture, and then their families will receive a kidnapping notice. Even after the ransom is paid, they may still be killed. Sato Miwako looked up at the sky: "However, this explosion was probably the work of this group. Those despicable bastards. With this, not only is Tokiwa Group finished, but Nishitama City's economic development will also be affected."

Originally, the twin skyscrapers could have attracted many small and medium-sized enterprises and tourists, thus boosting the economic development of Nishitama City.

Now, Nishitama City has become a joke, and the mayor must be devastated by now.

Oh no, it's cracking open while still laughing, because the local tyrant above has disappeared.

For a moment, the police even suspected that this was a power struggle by the mayor against Oki Iwatsu.

"Aren't helicopters from the Metropolitan Police Department???"

Conan was completely stunned. He had always thought that the helicopter overhead was related to the police. He also thought that Oki Iwamatsu hadn't been arrested because something went wrong along the way, such as being affected by the explosion at the top floor.

So why did Inspector Megure send him to the top floor of the connecting bridge, mentioning that there was a helicopter there?
Are they planning to kidnap them and then ransom them?
The Metropolitan Police Department's thought processes are getting more and more outrageous.

"Officer Takagi, did you see which direction the helicopter left in?"

Takagi initially didn't intend to answer, as it was a matter for the police, but then she thought about the billion-yen heist and the subsequent cases that would be solved...

It seems like every time I give Conan a piece of information, I get a positive response!

"Is Mr. Mori asking?"

He glanced back at Kogoro Mouri, who was chatting and laughing with Inspector Megure. He could have just asked Inspector Megure directly.

"No, it was Uncle Xia Chuan. Although he just left, he was very curious about the helicopter that had been circling the rooftop and was planning to go check it out. But he was in such a hurry that he forgot to ask for its location."

"Aren't you right, Ai Haibara?"

Conan tried to wink at Ai Haibara. If Ai Haibara, who was staying at the Natsukawa family's house, could nod in agreement at this moment, it would be more convincing.

"Yes, yes."

Ai Haibara flicked the ends of her hair, her eyes darting around.

"Is that so?" Takagi walked to the side and made a phone call. After a moment, he turned back and replied, "It seems they went in the northwest direction. They just went straight along the Nishi-Tama Elevated Road. However, no one saw them after they left the city. The police helicopters have been searching for them and still haven't been able to determine the direction they went after leaving the city."

"Isn't that the area where we camped before?" Ai Haibara crossed her arms. "I remember that area was mostly forest, with basically no suitable places for planes to take off or land."

If I had to say there is...

Conan looked down, his glasses reflecting the light: "If I had to name one, it would be the vacant lot near the guesthouse where we stayed back then."

“That’s right.” Ai Haibara nodded, tapping her chin with her finger: “You were wondering why there were lines on the empty space before, now we can confirm it.”

"These are the marks left by a helicopter starting and stopping!"

Watching the two children chatter away, Officer Takagi was momentarily speechless. Conan was one thing, but how come Ai Haibara was so amazing too? Are all kids these days like this?
When he came to his senses, only Ai Haibara was left beside him.

"Where's Conan?"

"He and Professor Agasa just left."

After thinking for a moment, Takagi Wataru ran over to Inspector Megure, said a few words, and then quickly went downstairs.

"Ai, let's go take a shower quickly, or we'll catch a cold." Ayumi walked over and noticed Conan wasn't there. She asked in confusion, "Where's Conan? Wasn't he just here?"

"He's going to his death, just ignore him."

Ayumi: ? ? ?
(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)