Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 458 Guaranteeing the Capital with One Piece

In the afternoon, the two left the Metropolitan Police Department after being thanked by Toshiro Odagiri.

As for the GTR, Toshiro Odagiri didn't mention it at all.

"Since this happened so suddenly, why don't you stay at my place tonight? Anya and the other two miss you too."

Joel rolled her eyes. Didn't she know who was thinking this?
Although he knew Xia Chuan's ulterior motives, Joel still agreed.

She definitely needs to go and see the Xia Chuan family.

She worried that Gin might have also made arrangements at the Natsukawa residence.

Another point is to inform Ai Haibara and see if she should stay at Professor Agasa's house for the next couple of days to avoid trouble.

Yuri works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so he's unlikely to get into trouble. Natsukawa is very skilled, as evidenced by his ability to stop the truck at noon.

The only thing that worries Joel is Anya and Ai Haibara; the two children could easily become targets for the Black Organization.

Especially Ai Haibara, her current state is not stable enough, and she is very sensitive to the Black Organization. If she is captured by Gin, it will be easy for Sherry's identity to be exposed.

In fact, Natsukawa was also worried about this.

After dropping Joel off at his home and confirming that there were no tailings nearby, Xia Chuan rushed to the winery base.

Under the guise of coordinating a promotion mission with Vodka, their real purpose was to check on Vermouth's situation.

While they were eating, he had already asked Frank to investigate and find out that the new doctor at Teitan High School was on leave today.

They weren't found at home either, so apart from the winery site, there shouldn't be anywhere else they could have gone.

Seemingly because they finally had a chance to be promoted, Xia Chuan could see with his own eyes that the enthusiasm of the outer members of the base had greatly increased, and even the sentries at the gate were on high alert.

Upon entering, all the peripheral members who saw him immediately bowed and greeted him, treating him as if he were their own father, practically prostrating themselves before him.

no way.
Tequila is the main person in charge of promotion assessments. If you can catch Tequila's eye, you might have the opportunity to become a code name member.

Xia Chuan didn't expose these enthusiastic peripheral members, knowing that their popularity would naturally decrease after the promotion was over.

After asking around, Xia Chuan learned Vermouth's whereabouts. Vermouth arrived at the base around noon, had someone bring her lunch, and then stayed in her room and hasn't come out yet.

"Tequila, you've come at the perfect time!"

Although the tequila wasn't visible, judging from the surrounding group of people, Vodka was certain that the tequila was at the center.

Don't ask anything, the only answer is that I've been surrounded by people all day.

I was just about to arrange a meeting with Tequila, but he unexpectedly showed up at my door.

Hearing Vodka's call, Xia Chuan emerged from the crowd.

"Homoto Ichiki has returned to base. I think you should meet with him."

After completing the assassination mission, Ichiki Homoto returned to base. The Dugong Festival on Mermaid Island was to be held the day after tomorrow, and they had to arrive at Mermaid Island by tomorrow night at the latest.

As the dominant party, Tequila would definitely need to meet with the other party in advance.

Led by Vodka, the two walked through a long corridor and bypassed two layers of iris access control before arriving at the area where Homoto Ichiki was located.

This doesn't mean that preserving one's capital is so important; meeting the other party still requires going through numerous tests.

Rather, the other party is currently under evaluation and will be isolated from the outside world from the moment they accept the promotion task.

They will be sent directly to the mission location, which is to prevent the examinee from doing anything underhanded.

"Are you just going to break even?"

Inside the spacious fighting arena, a man is sweating profusely against a punching bag, his medium-length hair tied in an artistic ponytail at the back of his head.

Tall and thin, like a statue sculpted in darkness, his punches were as swift and silent as a cheetah.

His expressionless features seemed to be pasted on, exuding indifference and ruthlessness.

Whether he's a professional assassin or not is unknown, but he's definitely a trendsetter at the forefront of fashion. Even if he didn't come to the winery as an assassin, he could probably still exude style by wearing a plastic bag at the 8 Li Shi family's place.

Was he a model before?

Xia Chuan held back for a long time before finally asking the question.

"Even though I'm an assassin, I still need to have a normal job, otherwise it's easy to arouse suspicion."

Bao Benyi stood up, clenched his fists, wiped the sweat from his face, and stepped forward.

Despite being an outsider, Xia Chuan sensed a hint of arrogance emanating from the other person.

“Mr. Tequila, although I have been carrying out missions outside of Tokyo, I have heard of your deeds. It is a pleasure to meet you. I look forward to working with you in the future.”

"Oh? My story? Tell me about it."

Xia Chuan was quite curious about how the peripheral members perceived him.

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Bao Benyi cursed inwardly, thinking that Long Qilan was clearly just listening to others brag.

Considering that Tequila is now Gin's favorite and the main person in charge of this mission, no matter how unhappy he is, he has to flatter him!
"Since I only heard it from other peripheral members, I don't know if it's true or not. Mr. Tequila, just take it as a joke."

"can."

With his hands behind his back, Xia Chuan smiled and nodded to Vodka, exuding a natural leader-like aura.

In addition, he was taller than Vodka, creating a stark contrast between the two.

Whether someone is handsome or not doesn't depend on what others say, but on having someone uglier than you standing next to them.

Such a thought suddenly arose in Ichiki Homoto's mind.

The saying goes, "Tall stature can cover up a hundred flaws, but short stature can ruin everything." Even if tequila has its butt on its chin, it can't outdo vodka in being short!

"The billion-yen robbery, the Suzuki family extortion case, the actions of the seaside castle against the zoo, and so on... there are countless such incidents."

In just a few months, he made an unknown amount of money for the organization. His most impressive feat was dealing with Louis, who wanted to harm the boss.

We, the peripheral members, have the utmost respect for him…

All that was just bragging, but when it came to Louis, Bao Benyi showed genuine admiration.

He had never met Louis, but he had trained with Vodka for a period of time and was very clear about Louis's status and position.

The organization's top assassin, the uncrowned second-in-command of the European branch, died suddenly at the hands of Tequila.

Compared to making money, in the eyes of Ichiki, a professional assassin, killing skilled assassins is what truly matters.

Clearly, agave belongs to the latter category.

And vodka
To be honest, Ichiki Homoto felt that he had surpassed his teacher, and now he wasn't afraid to go head-to-head with Vodka.

Now, the only thing he can't match Vodka in is probably his driving skills.
Thinking of this, Ichiki Homoto suddenly shivered.

When he first started working with Vodka, the other party always wanted to train him to become an ace pilot.

Then he drove at high speeds every day, was chased by traffic police everywhere, and instead of learning to drive, he developed motion sickness.

"Well, these are all minor matters. It's all for the organization and for our leader."

Xia Chuan nodded and said something polite.

Ichiki probably isn't suited for flattery; his statements were too general and lacked detail, leaving Natsukawa feeling unsatisfied.

It can't even compare to the sycophantic vodka.

After chatting briefly with the two and agreeing to go to Mermaid Island the next day, Xia Chuan hurriedly left.

Once the vodka and tequila had disappeared from the fighting arena, Ichiki Homoto's expression suddenly darkened.

Yimu, who considered himself quite capable, felt embarrassed looking back on his earlier platitudes.

If you're used to controlling other people's lives and deaths, then being humble and subservient seems a bit unnatural.

"Hmph, once I become a codename member, I'll definitely be my boss's strongest asset!"

Having been with the brewery for eight years, Ichiki Homoto considers himself to be among the top members of the outer circle. There seems to be no one who can compete with him or is better than him.

Therefore, he was 99% confident about this assessment. The remaining 1% wasn't due to a lack of confidence, but rather because he was afraid of becoming arrogant.

The only threat, Numabuchi Kiichiro, had some terrible luck recently, with his missions suddenly failing one after another, to the point that even Gin couldn't stand it anymore.

Then he was reduced to a state of being neither human nor ghost, and is still wandering around, being hunted by both the organization and the Metropolitan Police Department.

"No, we absolutely cannot let our guard down until the very last moment!"

Learning from history can help us correct our behavior!

Homoto Ichiki exerted himself, sweating profusely, his arm veins bulging. The sandbag had been beaten to a pulp, and finally, with the last blow, it couldn't hold on any longer and exploded with a bang.

Sand flew everywhere, but Bao Benyi ignored it and walked straight to another sandbag.

Since he returned, he has broken five or six sandbags, showing his serious and hard-working training.

Natsukawa didn't know what Baoben Yimu was thinking and was too lazy to guess.

They have good abilities, but they also need to be able to complete this mission.

The Dugong Festival is about to begin, which means the Mori family will also be on Mermaid Island. He's quite curious to see how many rounds Homoto Ichiki can go through with Conan.

It's fine if Ichiki Homoto doesn't appear in front of Conan, but if Conan discovers him, things will be a bit risky.

It wasn't that he looked down on Ichiki Homoto; it was mainly because Conan was the main character, and even Gin couldn't get the better of him.

Gin's greatest achievement was turning Shinichi Kudo into Conan; after that, he basically didn't fare well.

After leaving the brewery, Natsukawa rushed to Tokyo Motor Company.

There's no way around it, the GTR is completely worn out, I have to buy another one.

Xia Chuan has learned his lesson this time. He can buy a car, but he shouldn't waste money on unnecessary things.

Although the price of the GTR is just a drop in the bucket for him, judging from Anya's situation—his intelligence is questionable and his abilities are limited—if he doesn't earn more money, it might not be enough for Anya to squander.

Oh wait, now we also need to add Ai Haibara, who loves fashion.

Every salesperson at the GTR dealership has the potential to become an outsider to the business. It has been a long time since Xia Chuan last bought a car, yet the previous salesperson was able to call out his name the moment they saw him.

When the salesperson learned that Xia Chuan was planning to buy a second GTR, he almost burst out laughing, and his enthusiasm soared even higher.

I was even happier after learning that Xia Chuan would be paying in installments!

Car sales can be more profitable with installment payments; the longer the installment period, the higher the return.

Often, in TV shows or novels, salespeople prefer to offer a fixed price, either for an extremely luxurious car where there's little difference between paying in full and paying in installments, or they're just crazy.

Xia Chuan quickly selected a white GTR and then swiftly proceeded to the payment process.

The two parties agreed on an annual installment plan, with Natsukawa paying one million yen as the down payment and the first year's installments.

Then we signed a one-year accident insurance policy. As long as the car is involved in any accident within this year, the car company will compensate us. If the accident is too serious, we can directly replace the car.

The salesperson felt they had made a profit, the car company felt they had made a profit, and Xia Chuan also made a profit; it was a win-win situation for all three parties.

As for what will happen next, Xia Chuan said he'd leave it to fate. Anyway, for him, having signed the contract, it was like buying a Coke that could be refilled indefinitely.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)