Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 453 Assessment Contents
In the Mermaid Island incident, it was indeed mentioned that vodka and gin had visited Mermaid Island.

Natsukawa remembers that when Conan was looking through the Dugong Arrow lottery records in the anime, he also found Shiho Miyano's name.

However, Conan at the time thought it was just a case of having the same name.

So, was Gin's purpose in bringing Sherry to Mermaid Island for the Dugong Essence?

Due to the impact of human activities, such as marine pollution, illegal fishing, and habitat destruction, the dugong population has declined sharply, and many countries, including Japan, have listed dugongs as protected animals.

It seems that Homoto Ichiki must have found a way to cooperate with the fishermen on the island to secretly hunt dugongs.

It's ridiculous that a small island that worships dugongs would secretly hunt down its own people. I wonder what their mentality was when they went to worship at the dugong shrine.

"Ichiki Homoto's hometown is an island called Mermaid Island. At that time, in order to further study dugongs, we even went to that island to live for a period of time and even participated in an event called the Dugong Festival."

Speaking of the event, Vodka expressed his disdain: "You don't know until you go, and then you realize how ridiculous those businessmen and politicians who came here because of its reputation actually believed in the legend of the longevity woman on the island in their pursuit of immortality."

Let me tell you a secret: the legendary 200-year-old longevity woman was actually a middle-aged woman in her forties in disguise.

Don't you think those rich people are stupid, being fooled by a witch in her forties?

"What era are we living in? Even if you want to live forever, you should adhere to a scientific worldview, don't you agree?"

Xia Chuan:......

Xia Chuan felt that Vodka had some misunderstanding about the scientific worldview, and that immortality was inherently unscientific.

Given Conan and Ai Haibara's current situation, even the law of conservation of mass doesn't apply...

If Aoyama had designed Conan to lose 100 pounds of water when he shrunk, he could believe it was scientific. But now... sorry, this can only be considered Conan theory.

Gin, annoyed, frowned and snapped, "Vodka, that's enough. I don't have time to listen to your bragging. Let's get down to business."

That's the downside of vodka; once it starts talking, it goes on and on. Tequila, on the other hand, wants to know about the situation with Ichiki, not listen to his boasting.

More importantly, Vodka didn't see through the old woman's disguise at all; it was he who saw through it.

Not pointing it out is already giving vodka a lot of face.

Vodka chuckled and began to get down to business.

Ichiki Homoto joined the distillery eight years ago, made his debut in front of Gin five years ago, gained attention, and then underwent vodka's grueling training. Now he has become an excellent assassin.

In addition to their routine elimination missions, they occasionally take on assassination missions on the dark web, making them quite well-known in Japan.

Vodka sometimes slacks off and delegates his tasks to others, who have consistently done a good job.

This is a trusted confidant who was entirely cultivated by the two of them, and his credibility is very high.

"Is that so?"

After thinking for a moment, Xia Chuan felt that Bao Ben Yi Mu was probably not an undercover agent.

Even if he was an undercover agent, carrying out indiscriminate assassination missions for eight years and still making extra money on the dark web, he was practically a criminal.

Take Shuichi Akai as an example. He appears to be on the red side, but when he was working at the brewery, he was indiscriminate in carrying out missions, regardless of whether the other party was a good person or not. His primary goal was to become a codename member, and after becoming a codename member, his primary goal became to eavesdrop on intelligence.

Among the Black factions, the only ones with truly righteous origins are probably Kir and Amuro Tooru.

One was just coasting along at a Japanese television station, the other became a professional intelligence agent, rarely carrying out murders himself. "Big brother, how are you going to conduct the assessment?"

Getting to the point, Gin cleared his throat slightly, but because he had smoked too much, he almost coughed up his lungs.

Vodka respectfully offered a glass of bourbon whiskey.

"The Dugong Festival on Mermaid Island is about to begin. I heard that the former mayor of Tokyo and the former director of the Construction Bureau have already asked someone to buy the Dugong Arrow lottery ticket. They will appear together on the day of the festival."

"Former?" Xia Chuan scratched his head, puzzled. "Since they've retired, they probably don't have much use anymore. Even if we keep these two under our control, there's very little they can do."

Xia Chuan was not surprised that former executives attended the Dugong Festival. He remembered that there were even more powerful people interested in the Dugong Arrow, such as the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and the former Minister of the Interior.

Both of them held higher positions, and even if they step down, their influence will remain.

These politicians who have stepped down peacefully are all of a certain age and have nothing to do all day. Fishing and their daughters-in-law are no longer enough for them, so it's normal for them to have designs on immortality.

"They themselves have no value anymore, but they must have something on them, like dirt on the politicians they once promoted."

“My brother is right. Although they are retired, the ‘friendship’ is still there. If these senior figures invite active politicians to a gathering or something, they certainly won’t refuse.”

Vodka seemed too excited, letting out a sharp laugh that sounded like a table leg being moved, with a lewd air about him and a touch of old witch.

Realizing he had lost his composure, he quickly composed himself and continued to explain.

“Even if there are bodyguards in this kind of situation, they certainly won’t provide close protection. This is our opportunity.”

These kinds of people are terrified of death; they can be easily killed with a slow-acting poison.

Xia Chuan nodded slightly, and after a moment of thought, said, "So, Bao Benyi's mission is to kidnap two former political figures during the Dugong Festival?"

"A successful kidnapping without being detected is considered a success, while a failed kidnapping or being detected after kidnapping is considered a failure."

“Tequila, you’ll be in charge of the assessment for this mission. How you arrange things for Baoben and Ichiki is up to you. Don’t let me down.” Gin then looked at Vodka: “The other peripheral members can’t participate in this mission. You’ll be Tequila’s support.”

After saying that, Gin's lips suddenly curled into a sinister smile: "There is only one chance. I hope Ichiki Homoto can seize it. If he fails, his fate will be the same as that of Kiichiro Numabuchi."

"Brother, we no longer have any drug development projects."

"Then let him be the test subject for software viruses!"

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How do you conduct the experiment? Insert a USB drive into the other person's butt?
Having made up his mind, Gin rubbed his temples and waved his hand, indicating that Natsukawa and Vodka could leave.

On the way out of the base, Xia Chuan and Vodka learned a little more about Homoto Ichiki.

Ichiki Homoto's resume is very clear, and Vodka also verified Ichiki Homoto's identity on Mermaid Island.

Mermaid Island is not large, with a permanent population of no more than 600. If we calculate based on a family of three, there are at most 200 households on the island. If we include some families that have not separated, there are probably only about 130 or 140 households.

They all basically know each other, and an on-site assessment would easily clarify the situation, so there shouldn't be any problem with Bao Benyi's identity.

Ichiki Yabumoto is a rather cautious person. In Vodka's words: he is meticulous in his thinking, decisive in his actions, emotionally stable, attentive to detail, and has excellent adaptability.

In short, he's only slightly inferior to the super assassin Vodka; his only flaw is that he can't drive.

As for why he couldn't drive, Vodka didn't explain in detail, but judging from his expression, Xia Chuan felt it must be related to Vodka himself.

(End of this chapter)