Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 468 Revision Plan
The next day.

Natsukawa was woken up early in the morning by Homoto Ichiki, along with Vodka.

Judging from Homoto Ichiki's expression, Natsukawa suddenly had a bad feeling, as if something big had happened.

"What happened? You shouldn't have come to us unless absolutely necessary."

Xia Chuan stared blankly at Bao Ben Ichiki. If he didn't get a reasonable explanation, he planned to throw him into the river.

Homoto Ichiki has his own home here, but Natsukawa deliberately lives outside because he's worried that the other person might inexplicably attract Conan's attention and lead him to them through the clues.

Judging from their hurried expression, they probably didn't do much to hide their presence when they came, which greatly increased their risk of being exposed.

"Something happened at the workshop on the mountain."

"What do you mean?" ×2
Vodka's eyes widened, and he suddenly realized, asking, "Could it be Kogoro Mouri? Saori Kadokawa's case has actually involved the workshop?"

Last night, Vodka recounted the heroic deeds of Kazuya Saori and the other two three years ago, and then pasted the paper on the doors of many villagers.

I was so busy that it was already two or three in the morning, otherwise I wouldn't have been woken up by Homoto Ichiki while I was sleeping in.

"It's even more serious than this!"

Homoto Ichiki looked extremely pale, his eyes were bloodshot, it was hard to tell if it was because he hadn't slept well or what.

"Last night, everyone in the workshop died; not a single person survived!"

Upon hearing this news, the two of them immediately sobered up.

"What's going on? Explain yourself!"

Xia Chuan was relieved that things hadn't collapsed yet, but what kind of catastrophic start was this?!

"I don't know. I haven't had a chance to go up the mountain to check yet. One of Nishiyama Benyi's underlings is my informant. He only notified me at dawn today."

Bao Benyi was at a loss. That was more than twenty people. Mermaid Island had been peaceful for decades or even centuries, and this was the first time such a death toll had occurred.

More than twenty people all died tragically, their deaths were extremely gruesome, and the scene was covered in blood, like a blood-soaked hell.

This matter could very well affect his promotion, so he couldn't afford to take it lightly. Therefore, he immediately went to the two examiners to discuss countermeasures.

The killer is still unknown, but whoever it is, this incident is like dropping a depth charge into a calm pond; the ensuing ripples may very well become a hindrance to him.

The inability to purchase dugong bones was a minor issue, as it wasn't part of his performance evaluation and was merely a side task. His biggest concern was that the two former executives would flee overnight upon hearing the news.

The safest way would actually be to change the mission, but Ichiki knew that Gin wouldn't agree.

Open the bow without turning back the arrow.

"Let's go up and check the situation!"

Vodka immediately stood up, put on his hat, grabbed his bow tie and tied it, looking every bit the adult.

It's worth mentioning that Vodka never took off his glasses, even when he slept at night, leading Xia Chuan to seriously suspect that he might have developed a permanent sty.

"No!" Xia Chuan raised his hand to stop him: "The situation is unclear, we can't show ourselves. We still need to go and check it out ourselves. After all, you are from Mermaid Island, so you are less likely to arouse suspicion."

Before the situation is clear, running around could easily attract Conan's attention, especially with Heiji Hattori also present, doubling the chance of being exposed.

"The things Mermaid Island is doing are shady, and the village chief might not dare to call the police. The most likely scenario is that he will conceal the time of death and appease the villagers."

Xia Chuan chuckled: "Under this premise, the mission should be fine. Just be careful and don't let the famous detective find out."

"How about I find a way to deal with Kogoro Mouri?"

Bao Benyi was itching to make a move. Since he couldn't solve the potential problems, he would directly target the people who raised the problems—something he was very good at.

"Are you looking for death?" Xia Chuan rolled his eyes. In the current situation, if something happened to Kogoro Mouri, it wouldn't be something that could be easily resolved.

Besides, killing the main characters is no different from courting death.
"Go and check the situation. Try not to expose yourself. If the village chief of Xishan Village is planning to call the police, then you can take action to deal with him."

Also, there are former high-ranking officials Yanagawa Takuta and Makita Fumio. We need to resolve their issues tonight. With Mouri Kogoro around, this matter probably won't be kept secret for long.

Wherever Conan appears, he'll dig up old cases, let alone those that just happened, especially since more than twenty people have died. It's only a matter of time before they're exposed.

After Ichiki Homoto left, Vodka went to call Gin with a worried expression.

The deaths of twenty-odd people are not a big deal, but the impact on the dugong's bones is a serious matter.

If he couldn't trick Rum, Vodka felt like he'd wasted his trip.

Xia Chuan sighed slightly. If Vodka hadn't come, he could have found a place to change clothes and then go investigate.

More than twenty people died overnight. If it wasn't poisoning, it was very likely the work of a professional killer.

But why? Could it be that the dugong product also has market competition, and it's a competitor sabotaging it? But he's never heard of that!
Moreover, isn't this a bit too extravagant? Once something is discovered, it will involve many high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and the entire region will be investigated for the hunting of dugongs. Wouldn't that cause a rift?

Before Xia Chuan could figure it out, Vodka had already finished his call.

"Big Brother said that the kidnapping period is only until tonight. As for the dugong bone, we two will handle it ourselves. The outer members will probably sail ashore tonight."

"After all, you can have plenty if you do it yourself."

Xia Chuan stepped outside, looked at the sky, and suddenly asked, "In this weather, is it safe to go to the island?"

The sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind was much stronger than yesterday, and a light drizzle continued. It was estimated that a heavy rain would come soon.

"Have you forgotten? We have that thing. A little storm is nothing, laughable!"

Once you put it that way, Xia Chuan understood.

The submarine must have already been delivered to Japan. I guess Gin was planning to test drive it, otherwise the fuel consumption of a submarine voyage alone would be a considerable expense.

"That's right, it's a submarine. The fuel costs will be charged to Rum. We'll try to make as much money as we can."

Gin is quite the business genius; he came up with a solution in just two minutes of the phone call, and also managed to trick Rum along the way.

Xia Chuan nodded slightly, but in that case, there probably wouldn't be time to wait for the meat to be deboned, so Gin prepared to carry the meat and bones away together.

As for whether the islanders will give it to us or not?
Sorry, they have no choice. If they don't want another batch of people to die, they'll know what's good for them.

"Damn it, I gave Kogoro Mouri a lead on Saori Kadokawa in the middle of the night. Will they find out about the dugong in the mountains through that lead?"

No sooner had Vodka finished speaking than Bao Benyi ran back, making a ruckus.

"Why are you back again?"

"Oh no! Kogoro Mouri has called the police!"

"What?"×2
"When did this happen? Where are the police?"

Vodka almost called Gin again urgently, but thankfully Natsukawa stopped.

"Listen to what he says first."

"I just went to see Nishiyama Honyoshi, and he was on the phone with the police. Someone called the police early this morning saying that many people had died. The person who called the police claimed to be Kogoro Mouri."

The matter was temporarily suppressed by the bribed undercover agent, but there was no guarantee that someone wouldn't call the police again. Nishiyama Yoshimi is currently considering how to kill Kogoro Mouri.

"."×2
As a fan, Vodka knew a bit about Kogoro Mouri and said speechlessly, "That guy's gone crazy. Kogoro Mouri is a celebrity with strong connections in the Metropolitan Police Department and a lot of social influence. Doing this will only hasten his downfall."

Ichiki Homoto was clearly taken aback. He was a little unaccustomed to such a reasonable statement coming from Vodka's mouth.

"It seems that we can't let Nishiyama Honji live."

Homoto Ichiki understood the meaning from Natsukawa's eyes; this was indeed a good choice.

If we deal with Nishiyama, we can pin a lot of blame on him, saying that he committed suicide out of guilt. This would also prevent him from taking action against Kogoro Mouri, bringing the situation to a more stable state, killing two birds with one stone.

The undercover police officer has given Xishan the deadline to resolve the issue by tomorrow; two days should be enough!
"I see."

On the other side, Conan and Heiji Hattori had somewhat serious expressions.

They had originally planned to make a call when they returned, but the island was too remote and ordinary mobile phones couldn't be used at all. The landline at the guesthouse seemed to have a problem with the line due to the weather, so they didn't have a chance to call the police until the village office opened in the morning.

However, the call did not receive a positive response.

The police officer who answered the phone said that starting today, the weather near Mermaid Island has become unpredictable, making it extremely dangerous to go out to sea. He said they couldn't get there immediately and just asked for his name before hanging up.

They weren't even told the specific time.

After hanging up the phone, the two left under the strange looks of the village office staff. Once outside, their backs were instantly soaked with cold sweat.

It was only then that they realized the vast majority of people in the village were untrustworthy, and that their earlier phone calls might have attracted the attention of malicious individuals.

"What should we do? We haven't found anything about the case of Kanojo Saori yet, and now this horrific murder has happened. After what just happened, I'm afraid the village chief of Nishiyama will soon find out what we've done."

Even the most powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. No matter how skilled the two famous detectives are, they can only subdue criminals with their brains. If the villagers collectively resist or even arrest them, they won't even have a chance to fight back.

Especially He Ye, Xiao Lan
Both of them brought their girlfriends with them. Although one was a karate master and the other was an aikido master, there was a difference in the number of people they had.

Conan's face was gloomy. He looked up at the sky, which was covered with dark clouds, just like his mood, with not a ray of sunshine in sight.

“We can’t do anything else before the police arrive. We just said that a case had occurred on the mountain, but the villagers probably didn’t hear us clearly. So we’ll play dumb and continue investigating the matter of Kanojo Saori while we wait for the police to come and help us.”

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)