Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 463 Belief in Metaphysics and Vodka

Mermaid Island.

Vodka hurriedly returned to his room.

"Oh no! I just saw the famous detective Kogoro Mouri!"

"So, do you want my autograph?"

Xia Chuan yawned and leisurely turned over.

He saw Conan and his group at noon and told Ichiki Homoto about it, telling him to be a little careful.

Whether or not Baoben Yimu pays attention to it is none of his concern; as long as the message has been conveyed, the rest is up to the other party.

After all, this was Gin's request. During the mission, Ichiki had to solve all problems himself. Mentioning it was already the greatest kindness he could show.

"No, I just have a feeling that a murder might happen."

Vodka shook his head.

He does admire Kogoro Mouri to some extent, but he won't be polite if the other party conflicts with the mission.

After observing, he discovered that wherever Kogoro Mouri appeared, murder cases would occur. Now that he had appeared on Mermaid Island, if a case were to happen, it could very likely affect the kidnapping mission and the purchase of dugong bones.

He wasn't afraid of the police, but he was afraid of trouble, and the two former high-ranking officials probably wouldn't stay here for long; time was limited.

"Your hunch is pretty strong."

Xia Chuan silently complained to himself, "The vodka case wasn't a waste of time; it discovered the Grim Reaper duo much faster than Inspector Megure."

“If a case occurs on the island, it will definitely attract the attention of the police. When the police land on the island, the two former high-ranking officials probably won’t stay long. Then the mission that my brother entrusted to me will be ruined.”

Xia Chuan waved his hand: "Since they can make such a big business, even if there's no one above them, there must be an undercover agent within the police force. Don't worry."

Besides, Ichiki is a local, so I believe he'll have a solution. We'll just wait and see.

If all else fails, we can always expose the village's shady dealings; then nobody will have time to pay attention to us.

"makes sense."

Reassured by Xia Chuan, Vodka immediately calmed down.

Xia Chuan looked up at Vodka. It was no wonder that Gin was hesitant to let Vodka handle complex tasks alone, given Vodka's unthinking nature.

He doesn't like to think, has a slow reaction time, and seems to have a mild intellectual disability.

Unaware that he had mild intellectual disability, the person with intellectual disability cast aside his worries, immediately put on a smile, grabbed the vodka next to him, and took a swig.

He suddenly seemed to remember something and said with interest, "I heard that Kogoro Mouri came to the island to investigate a missing person case."

"Oh."

"Actually, I know that missing person!"

Xia Chuan looked Vodka up and down, and asked in confusion, "Is that woman also an outer member of the organization?"

"No, I came to Mermaid Island three years ago. I was bored and wanted to cause some trouble. After learning about the Longevity Granny, I..."

Vodka explained the details, and Xia Chuan then realized that the death of the longevity woman three years ago was actually related to Vodka!
In the original story, the Longevity Granny died because three young people wanted to see if she was as immortal as the legends said, so they set fire to the warehouse where she lived.

But in vodka's mouth, Natsukawa heard another version.

It turns out that Vodka was drinking in the village when he overheard three young women talking about the long-lived woman.

In his words, besides envying the other person for living so many years, there was also a hint of doubt.

It was at this moment that Vodka stepped in to offer advice, suggesting that they could take some risks to test whether the longevity woman was truly immortal.

Alcohol emboldens the timid, and the three men, sensing an opportunity, suddenly lost their appetite for the food and drink, and left noisily. By then, they had already drunk quite a bit, and were walking unsteadily. Vodka had only found it amusing and made some casual, sarcastic remarks, never expecting to hear about the fire the very next day.

"So what are you going to do?"

"How about I provide Kogoro Mouri with some clues so that he can shift the focus of his investigation from the disappearance to the murder case from three years ago? From a metaphysical perspective, maybe that way the murder case won't happen."

With such a unique approach, Xia Chuan mentally applauded the other person, thinking, "This can be considered fighting poison with poison, right?"

"That makes sense, you can give it a try."

Xia Chuan suddenly remembered something: "But you shouldn't appear in front of the famous detective. The child who escaped from you last time was Kogoro Mouri's assistant. I'm worried that he might remember you."

"I know, he's just a little kid, he can't cause any trouble."

"Heh heh, then why did you faint?"

"It must be related to Kogoro Mouri. He's just a kid. Even if I stood in front of him, he might not remember me."

Vodka said that, but he still took it to heart.

He is indeed not suitable to show his face, but there are other ways to let Kogoro Mouri know about what happened three years ago, thereby changing the direction of the investigation.

He wanted to see if the murders would still happen after he did that. If they did, he would have to stay away from the famous detective from now on.

It's unlucky.
Waves crashed against the shore, boats bobbed and swayed, and a small yacht was moored at the shore, where two former high-ranking Tokyo officials were exchanging toasts.

"Brother Wenfu is truly amazing. This is my first time eating fresh dugong meat. In the past, it was always frozen, which didn't taste very good, and I imagine the results weren't very satisfactory."

Former Tokyo Mayor Takuya Yanagawa smiled broadly, gently picking up a piece of dugong meat, dipping it in soy sauce and wasabi, and happily putting it into his mouth.

Chewing slowly and carefully is like savoring life; with each bite, you feel a year younger.

"I heard the famous detective is here too, investigating a missing person case."

"Interesting. It seems that in addition to eating fresh dugong meat, we might also be able to witness a wonderful mystery show."

"Brother Zhuo, you have quite the refined taste. This is a good suggestion. I hope this so-called famous detective will not disappoint us and can investigate the cause and effect of the case in the next two days."

On the shore of the yacht, two security personnel were drawn to the laughter coming from inside the yacht. After glancing over and finding nothing amiss, they returned to normal.

What they didn't notice was that, just as they continued to be vigilant ahead, several bubbles suddenly appeared in the water, and without a sound, a diving helmet emerged from the water.

This person is none other than Baoben Yimu.

My presence here tonight isn't to take action, but rather to scout the situation and, incidentally, install a listening and locating device.

The waters around Mermaid Island are so clear that it's impossible to get close during the day; you can only move around under the cover of night.

He had been lying in wait in the water for a long time, observing the bodyguards' movements. Now he finally had the time to install the listening device.

The two people inside had no idea that they had become someone else's prey, and their voices were so loud that they could be heard clearly from the outside.

"Hehe, want to see a detective's deduction show? Thank you so much for providing me with valuable insights."

Bao Benyi submerged into the water and resurfaced on a beach a few hundred meters away from the yacht.

He had already investigated why Kogoro Mouri had come to Mermaid Island; it was for Saori Kadowaki.

Motokyo Saori is the daughter of Motokyo Jinghe, who was also one of the dugong hunters a few years ago. Perhaps they could do something to sabotage things here.

After leaving the hunting team, Men Xie Jinghe has been drinking heavily. The retirement allowance he receives on the island is simply not enough to cover his expenses. He often causes trouble, and Nishiyama Benyi seems to dislike him.

There's potential here!

(End of this chapter)