Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 449: Deceiving Toru Amuro

Even Gin and Shuichi Akai only knew that Scotch Whisky was an undercover agent for the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and they had no idea that Morofushi Hiromitsu was a real person, let alone his brother Morofushi Takaaki.

If it weren't for the fact that Jingguang and I are childhood friends, we wouldn't even know what kind of person the other's brother is. It's astonishing that Tequila even knows this.

Moreover, it seems like Agave and Morofushi Takaaki know each other.

Morofushi Takaaki is well-versed in history, especially fond of foreign ancient books such as the Records of the Three Kingdoms and the Analects. He is skilled at quoting classical Chinese to express his views or to aid his reasoning. People who have not spent time with Morofushi Takaaki would not know his characteristics!

Is he revealing his identity to me in this way?

Morofushi Kagemitsu, Morofushi Takaaki, Nagano Prefecture, Furuya Rei
Amuro Tooru's mind was racing, and he even suspected that Kuroda Hyoue was behind Tequila!

Kuroda Hyōe had served in Nagano Prefecture for a period of time, and the other party was his and Morofushi Takaaki's only superior in the Public Security Bureau.

If you think about what Tequila said, you'll realize that it's inextricably linked to Kuroda Hyoue.

However, the information I received from Yuri didn't seem quite right.

Good grief, the suspicion against Yusaku Kudo hasn't been resolved yet, and now my boss is involved too.

The explanation from the tequila did not help him understand; instead, it deepened his confusion and plunged him into an even greater mystery.

Amuro Tooru prides himself on his exceptional intelligence and occasionally cosplays as a detective, yet this is the second time he's completely unable to understand someone.

The first one was a boss who had never appeared before, and whom he communicated with by phone.

In an instant, Amuro Tooru's vigilance and attention towards tequila rose to the same level as his interest in Gin.

Natsukawa hadn't expected that a single sentence would make Amuro Tooru think so much.

He was simply using the plot device; his understanding of the Morofushi brothers came entirely from his knowledge of the story.

After arriving in Japan, he didn't even investigate much about the police academy five-man group.

Because it was unnecessary; he was just showing off the whole time, and he was even better at it than Conan.

Aoyama added a lot of plot about the five members of the police academy later on, and Natsukawa only gained a general understanding of their situation through these additions.

After all, Amuro Tooru is the only one left alive in the world, so investigating this seems pointless.

It's unlikely that their deaths were related to the distillery.

Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda were killed by bombers, Wataru Date was killed by a driver who was driving while fatigued, and the only one connected to the brewery was Kagemitsu Morofushi, who committed suicide after his undercover identity was exposed.

These shouldn't be considered a conspiracy, at least in the storyline that Xia Chuan saw before his time travel, Qingshan didn't express that their deaths were a conspiracy by the winery.

Amuro Tooru didn't ask any further questions, and Natsukawa didn't elaborate either. He certainly wouldn't be able to reveal any details if they discussed it in depth, but it was precisely this aptness and knowing when to stop that gave Amuro Tooru the feeling that the other party was hinting at something.

Amuro Tooru was so shocked that he didn't realize he should ask for the specific details.

In short, it was a beautiful coincidence, a beautiful misunderstanding.

“You know so much, while I know so little about you, so it’s hard for me to trust you.”

Amuro Tooru casually expressed his concerns. Since Tequila had approached him and Yuri, there was a possibility of cooperation, but cooperation was based on mutual understanding.

Now, it's time for tequila to show its sincerity.

Although he himself was not sincere, everything about him was said by Tequila, and he himself did not actually reveal any information to the other party.

However, cooperation is not an equal transaction; negotiation is still the key. Even if Tequila didn't explicitly state that he would choose cooperation, he still wanted to maintain a balance as much as possible.

In short, it's quite contradictory.

Although Amuro Tooru always wanted to take the initiative, he unknowingly fell into Natsukawa's rhythm.

"Then tell me, what do you want to know?"

In fact, Natsukawa also has some requests. If Amuro Tooru can mention his requests, he can help answer them, and then Natsukawa can also state his own requests later, which would be mutually beneficial.

"But let's forget about his identity. Secrets make men more attractive, don't they?"

Amuro Tooru's face stiffened. He could occasionally hear these words from Vermouth, but he never expected that one day a man would say them to him, and it didn't seem out of place at all.

"Why do you know me so well? I know perfectly well that I've never revealed my identity. When or what detail made you realize I'm a police officer?"

Since he couldn't ask directly, Amuro Tooru chose to probe indirectly, hoping to deduce the other party's identity from the way they knew him.

"A blonde-haired, dark-skinned Japanese mixed-race person is a rather special existence. Isn't that a loophole?"

Many undercover agents are police academy graduates or even before they graduate. They launder their identities by expelling or erasing their records, and then put them into the market.

"You couldn't have started planning your undercover work while you were studying at the police academy, could you?"

Tequila's comparison of the police to commodities displeased Amuro Tooru, who gave him a cold shoulder. Suddenly, Amuro felt that the possibility of Tequila being a member of the Black Party had increased.

However, he understood what the tequila meant. He realized that the other party had found out about it when he was in police academy, so that must be what it meant.

Natsukawa wore a half-smile, while Amuro remained expressionless.

Seeing the boring Amuro Tooru, Natsukawa wasn't annoyed and chuckled, "Alright, besides that, I actually saw you when you were very young."

"Ok?"

Amuro Tooru's eyes widened in shock. He was twenty-nine years old, and the other person had seen him when he was a child? When was that? How could there be such a coincidence?

"Then how do you explain it, Jingguang?"

“Because you two are childhood friends, I saw you playing with Akemi Miyano. People may grow up, but their basic bone structure doesn’t change much. Especially you, it’s not difficult to recognize you at all.”

Xia Chuan was talking nonsense with a straight face.

He made all of these up on the spot, and it was really unexpected that Amuro Tooru would confront him in this situation.

But it doesn't matter. As a spy, making up stories is a piece of cake for him. He's made up plenty of stories like this before.

"Miyano Akemi's mother, Miyano Elena, is actually my second aunt. I also have an aunt named Akai Mary."

"Do you think I believe it?"

Amuro Tooru was almost convinced, but when he said that, he almost lost his composure. Is Tequila going to say next that Akai Shuichi is also his relative?
Amuro Tooru is of mixed race. Because of his mixed-race appearance, he is ostracized and bullied by the children around him. After being injured in a fight, he meets the Miyano sisters, Akemi and Shiho.

During that time, Elena Miyano also gave him care and love, which made him feel the warmth of home, even though he had lacked love since childhood.

Elena's love had a positive impact on him, correcting some of his bad thinking and behavior to a certain extent, and was also an important factor in his joining the police force many years later.

(End of this chapter)