Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 43 The Deadly List
After dropping the two little brats off at Teitan Elementary School, Natsukawa rushed home.

Today, I need to disguise myself as Tequila and complete the transaction at the game launch event.

Knowing in advance what Agave would go through, he needed to prepare accordingly.

The person who traded the tequila was named Hideaki Nakajima, an employee of the development department at Mantendo. If I remember correctly, someone was trying to kill him today.

The person who killed him was probably one of the other two members of the development department, but Xia Chuan had no recollection of who it was.

He only remembered that one of them switched Nakajima's tracking number, secretly giving Nakajima the tracking number of his own suitcase containing a bomb. As a result, Nakajima, who was going to make a deal with Tequila, gave Tequila the tracking number containing the bomb, and Tequila was killed in the explosion.

The cause of death was unjust, but why did Tequila insist on making the deal in a place where Conan and Kogoro Mouri frequented? This kind of danger was unavoidable.

Xia Chuan had prepared a disguise mask, a height-enhancing prosthetic, and several bombs in advance.

The deal involved a list of world-renowned software engineers, which Frank had overheard during a phone call between Vodka and Tequila.

Vodka demanded that Tequila kill Hideaki Nakajima after the deal was completed.

The other party's software development capabilities are decent, but not powerful enough for the winery to recruit them. Since we're only doing one deal with them, killing them while we're at it will save us some transaction fees.

Needless to say, this was definitely Gin's idea.

Gin went to great lengths to save money for the distillery's finances.

In the afternoon, the first floor of the Mihua Restaurant was packed with people.

The scene was very lively, with half-bald men in suits everywhere.

Without a doubt, these plaid-shirted, balding men are all software engineers.

The brighter the head, the more powerful it is.

Natsukawa also successfully spotted Kogoro Mouri clutching his stomach.

Ran was standing to the side when Conan walked in from outside.

They must have come directly after school.

Natsukawa, disguised as a tequila, pressed down the brim of his hat, turned and left, waiting for Nakajima Hideaki to arrive.

With his current appearance, he definitely can't go up and greet Kogoro Mouri.

During this time, Xia Chuan went to the front desk again to confirm whether Frank was in place.

After confirming that the lobby manager, who was disguised as Frank, was standing at the front desk, Xia Chuan handed over the Full Paradise standard briefcase he had prepared in advance, in exchange for a baggage tag.

The briefcase also contained three unassembled detonator bombs; now it was Frank's turn to use them.

After doing all that, Xia Chuan went straight to a seat near the door and sat down.

After sitting in the hall for a long time, something amazing happened: despite being dressed in all black, no one gave him a second glance.

He stood out so much among all the people wearing plaid shirts.

At first he was a little worried, but now it seems that his worries were unnecessary.

Soon, Hideaki Nakajima came into his view. Dressed in a gray suit, Nakajima immediately began to look around as he entered, carrying the Mt. Tendai briefcase tightly in his hand.

He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the tequila that Xia Chuan had disguised himself as, then nodded discreetly and headed towards the front desk.

Afterwards, Koji Ueda and Hironobu Takeshita, both from the development department of Mantendo, also came into Natsukawa's view. He had seen photos of these two people before, and they were also his targets today.

However, its role is merely to serve as a foil and to mislead.

None of the three men were bald, which is why the distillery didn't hire them.

If they had the same hairstyle as Professor Agasa, they might be recruited as peripheral members.

The reason why Ueda, Nakajima, and Takeshita all had to die was that if only Nakajima died, it would inevitably attract the attention of those with ulterior motives. However, if all three members of the development department died, the police would only suspect that it was the work of Manten's competitors.

Furthermore, given that one of them seemed to have sent a threatening letter to the company president, all of this suggests that the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation might be veering off course towards Hokkaido.

Even if Conan came, and all three of them died, he wouldn't get any clues. Where would he investigate? There would be no information. I'm afraid even Aoyama's own son wouldn't be able to deduce anything.

Soon, the press conference began in full swing.

The time for Tequila pre-orders and Nakajima transactions is during the trial period after the press conference.

At this time, with many people around, the transaction is less likely to be detected.

Although Natsukawa could easily obtain Nakajima's briefcase without making a deal now, thanks to Frank, he still felt it necessary to go through the proper procedures to avoid alerting him.

After all, with Conan watching closely from the side, Natsukawa was still somewhat concerned.

Conan found himself standing next to Nakajima, with Ran and two other development department members from Mantendo Company, Ueda and Takeshita, nearby.

It's about this time.

After confirming the time, Xia Chuan silently stood up. Meanwhile, at the press conference, Conan stared blankly at the numbers displayed on the screen of the boxing game machine in front of him.

Is this 400 jin or 400 kilograms?
However, whether it's kilograms or pounds, this force is beyond his tolerance.

He just heard it; Xiaolan called his name when she threw the punch.

His resentful expression, the afterimage of his punch, and the numbers on the screen all sent chills down his spine.

"Sister Xiaolan, you're amazing!" Despite her inner worries, she still had to praise Xiaolan on the surface.

"Hehehe, it's alright. I just thought of Shinichi and unconsciously used all my strength."

Xiao Lan blushed and felt a little embarrassed; many people around witnessed this scene.

Such a cute girl, yet she managed to score 400 points, that's terrifying.

Upon hearing this, Conan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, unconsciously clenching his legs together, a little scared.
"I didn't expect Miss Xiaolan to be so amazing."

Nakajima, standing to the side, was also ashamed. This seemingly delicate girl actually had such strength, and it seemed that she hadn't even used her full strength yet. If they were to fight, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand a single punch.

As expected, the daughter of the sleeping detective Kogoro Mouri is no ordinary person either.

His punching power alone is rare even on a national scale.

Moreover, the value of 400 is definitely not Xiaolan's limit; it is merely the limit of the machine's computing power.

"It's alright. By the way, Conan, do you want to give it a try too?"

Conan shuddered and rolled his eyes.

Please, at my current height, I can't even reach the bullseye of a boxing machine.

"I need to pee."

Conan felt that the only way to relieve his psychological pressure was to urinate, and he also wanted to think of a way to get rid of Ran's resentment towards him.

I really don't understand. I've only been gone a short time, so why is Xiaolan so resentful?

Could it be because he didn't say goodbye when he left Dorobiga Amusement Park that time?

Nakajima's heart skipped a beat; he knew this was the opportunity for a deal. "Perfect timing, I'd like to go too, let's go together."

"Good~"

The two followed the signs from the rice flower restaurant to find the restroom.

"where?"

Conan looked around, then at the sign above his head, looking somewhat troubled.

"This is my first time here too, let me look around some more." Hideaki Nakajima said this, but he didn't actually look for the restroom.

Soon, his eyes locked onto the man in black who was walking straight towards him.

His tall stature and brooding, sharp eyes gave him an intimidating presence, even before you got close.

That's him.

Agave.

Hideaki Nakajima's heart tightened involuntarily.

He finally managed to collect the list of software engineers after a lot of hard work. If he hadn't been so in debt, he really wouldn't have wanted to do something so dangerous.

Moreover, as long as it's just a list, and it's not about a particular software technology, you can tell what this person is up to without even thinking.

I'm afraid that once I hand over my list to them, those people on it will gradually disappear.

They might be dead, or they might have been arrested to do some illegal things.

But none of that mattered to him; all he wanted was money!

One hundred million yen.

This is the agreed transaction amount; Tequila should have already put the money in the front desk's locker beforehand.

Thinking of this huge sum of money, Nakajima's heart couldn't help but race, and the corners of his mouth couldn't be suppressed as he smiled.

It's unbelievable that a mere list can be sold for such a high price; it's like a pie falling from the sky.

Greed blinded him to his own limitations, and he was completely unaware that he was close to death.

The so-called list of world-renowned software engineers is a deadly list that could kill him.

The alarm clock of death quietly began its countdown for him.

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