Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 514 The Scarce and Outdated News from the Winery
But there's no way around it; it's the same principle as feeling sleepy while listening to a teacher's lecture—it's a form of rule-based hypnosis.

Conan grimaced, pulled up his belt, and, though on the verge of tears, couldn't utter a single word of explanation.

He genuinely didn't know anything about Joel, so was Gin serious? Did he really intend to recruit Joel?

Conan couldn't help but shudder at the thought of Joel's fighting prowess; he absolutely couldn't let the other side succeed.

"What did the distillery do to Sister Joel?"

Natsukawa embellished the story of the truck incident from that day, wanting Conan to understand the seriousness of the matter.

"When I saw the news on TV, I thought it was just an ordinary traffic accident. I didn't expect that a winery was involved."

Conan didn't understand Natsukawa's meaning at all. Instead, he became even more excited and grabbed Natsukawa's clothes. "In that case, Natsukawa-nii, you should help me destroy this organization. Otherwise, they will never let Yoel-nee off so easily."

According to his understanding and Ai Haibara's account, Gin is someone who won't stop until he achieves his goal. Even if he can't get it, he will destroy it. Perhaps the car accident was just the beginning. Given the chance, Gin will definitely take action against Yoel again.

Therefore, Xia Chuan has a reason to help him!

"Help you? Didn't I help you before? All I got in return was for you becoming even more reckless. If I hadn't stopped Mr. Mori from disciplining you, perhaps you wouldn't have turned out this way."

Natsukawa's face, as if he blamed the child for not being taught well, made Conan feel uneasy. He had a feeling that if Natsukawa was present when Uncle Kogoro beat him up in the future, he might go from stopping him to joining in.

"By the way, you turned back into Shinichi Kudo a few times, didn't you? Does that drug have an antidote? And that time at Teitan High School, three Shinichi Kudos suddenly appeared. Honestly, are the other two your brothers?"

I will answer them one by one.

Conan plopped down in the chair, then bounced up with a thud: "I have indeed turned back into Shinichi Kudo a few times, but those were all accidents, and they have a lot to do with a type of liquor called Lao Bai Gan. Whenever I catch a cold, I drink this liquor and can temporarily turn back into Shinichi Kudo."

As you saw at the Tsujimura house, both growing bigger and shrinking are painful, and the timing is very unpredictable.

As for the Teitan High School festival, it's probably related to Kaito Kid.

Conan wasn't entirely sure if the two fake Shinichi Kudos were Kaito Kid, because there was no reason for Kaito Kid to be at Teitan High School. Besides, one of them had his face pulled, and that face was clearly real, not some kind of disguise.

Fortunately, there was Kaito Kuroba as a cautionary tale; he would definitely start to wonder if his father had given birth to an extra child.

Later, he also heard a rumor about Hattori: there was someone in Kyoto who looked a lot like him, only darker-skinned, and a master swordsman.

Suddenly, his face became generic.
For a while, Conan didn't want to change back.

But no matter what, there's no reason for him to show up at Teitan High School and cause trouble!

As for the matter of growing bigger, Conan has no intention of letting Ai Haibara reveal it. According to Ai Haibara, she doesn't plan to reveal it for the time being and wants to wait a while.

At the same time, she also threatened Conan, saying that if he dared to talk nonsense, she would stop the drug research, or she would add a slow poison to the drug, just like the two former high-ranking officials he met on Mermaid Island, who died a very ugly death!
His bond with Ai Haibara was there, and Conan didn't believe she would do such a thing, but since she had this request, he couldn't very well refuse.

Conan is also worried that Natsukawa will not be able to accept that his adopted daughter is actually an eighteen-year-old adult Conan scholar.

There's something even more important—keep a record of it!

Even when collaborating with Ai Haibara, he still hasn't told her that Akemi Miyano is still alive. Naturally, he can't be completely open with Natsukawa either, at least not in the early stages of their collaboration.

"Could that organization be the one I was investigating at the Mihana Grand Hotel?"

"What did you say?" Conan asked, his face filled with shock.

"do not you know?"

Therefore, it seems that Ai Haibara did not explain the situation to Conan.

"On the day that Kenzo Masuyama of the car company died, I happened to be investigating Kenzo Masuyama's whereabouts. I accidentally discovered that he had arranged to meet someone at the Beika Hotel. The car the person drove was quite special; it was a Porsche 356a."

"You've investigated Gin?"

Conan was completely dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that Natsukawa was investigating Gin. If he remembered correctly, Gin's Porsche 356a was blown up that day, leaving only one tire. Could it be...?
"That's right, the contact should be Gin, the one you mentioned. He just happened to park his Porsche 356a next to our vehicle. Coincidentally, I overheard the tall, short, fat, and thin group who got out of the car discussing Masuyama Kenzo. They seemed to be calling Masuyama Kenzo 'Pisco'."

After they entered the restaurant, I planted a locator and a remote-controlled bomb under their car.

I originally planned to use the locator to find their hideout, but then I heard that Kenzo Masuyama had died. I was worried that they might have discovered something, so I detonated the Porsche 356a.

They had initially thought that blowing up the car might capture the two men, but it seemed they had backup and managed to escape before the police noticed them.

"That Porsche is right at the door. If you've been standing there the whole time, couldn't you have gone up and stopped it?!" Conan looked at him with a disappointed expression. Natsukawa had a chance to arrest Gin!
Of course, this is under the premise that Gin would surrender immediately upon hearing the word "official," without considering any other circumstances.

Xia Chuan sighed, "There was originally this opportunity, but Joel happened to be passing by with Anya that day, and she happened to see me smoking."

Conan's face flushed red, and he didn't know what to say.

If it were him, this situation would never have happened!

Moreover, when dealing with an organization like a distillery, you'd need to send at least a hundred people, right?

He knew that Xia Chuan was a formidable fighter, but Gin was no pushover either; this was simply disrespectful!
"Is the IRS still investigating them? I can actually provide some information!"

Conan immediately raised his hand, then seemed to have thought of something and said, "But you can't reveal my identity. I'll only tell you, Natsukawa-nii. To others, just say it's information from an informant. You can't expose my existence."

“No problem, tell me everything you know. This organization called the winery has connections with many businessmen and politicians. Kenzo Masuyama’s car company is just one of them. There are probably more lucrative targets behind it. As long as we can drag them all out, these achievements will be enough for me to retire on the spot.”

Conan was somewhat indignant that the information he had worked so hard to obtain was going to become Natsukawa's achievement.

But considering that he was currently outnumbered and needed external support, he could only nod.

"I know the names of several of their codenamed members, as well as their former base in Tokyo. It seems that the Public Security Bureau also has an undercover agent in that organization, but I don't know his specific identity."

The distillery's codenamed members are extremely rare; capturing even one greatly benefits the dismantling of the entire distillery.

After waiting for a long time, seeing that Conan didn't continue, Xia Chuan asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Nothing."

"Just these few?"

Xia Chuan wondered if Conan truly knew all this, or if he was deliberately withholding some information.

Based on this information, apart from the code name and the characteristic of wearing black clothes, there seems to be nothing that can serve as a clue. The so-called stronghold is still referring to Shiraiu Pharmaceutical, which has long since been razed to the ground.

As for the news from the police, can that even be considered news?

He can even claim to have an undercover agent at the winery, but he doesn't offer any substantial information. Is Conan just going to get something for nothing?

Although he didn't expect to get anything useful from Conan, it was obvious that the other party was trying to get something for nothing, and agreeing too easily would only embolden the other party's arrogance!

"By the way, they were one of the groups in the suburbs of Nishitama last time, and they're definitely the ones who attacked Sister Joel, so you have to help me!"

"If this is all the information you can provide, there's no way to get started. Perhaps I can offer you some personal assistance. You can come back to me when you have other leads."

Xia Chuan pulled out two Fukuzawa Yukichi bills from his pocket and handed them to Conan, patting him on the shoulder and saying, "This is 20,000 yen as start-up capital. I look forward to your triumphant return."

Conan hesitated for a moment, but still took the money; it would be stupid not to take money when it's available.

That's all he really knows. If it weren't for Ai Haibara, he would know even less.

"Alright, Detective, I know your situation now, and I have a good suggestion for you."

Since you know that the police have people inside the so-called winery, why don't you just go and call the police and bring these two reports? They will definitely believe you.

If all else fails, you can stand there and flash a bottle of strong liquor, do a super transformation, and even if they still don't believe you, they'll have no choice but to accept it.

Conan shook his head vigorously. "Are you crazy? If they find out that such a drug exists, I'd probably be dissected on the spot. I don't know if the distillery will be destroyed, but I'm sure I'll be destroyed."

Natsukawa felt that Conan was quite self-aware, but why did he rush forward like a dog seeing shit when he encountered Gin?

Seeing that Natsukawa didn't seem to care, Conan dropped another bombshell.

“A few days ago, my dad called me. It seems the police suspect I have something to do with the winery.”

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Xia Chuan suddenly became interested.

“They suspect I’ve planted a mole in the distillery,” Conan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. “It’s a guy named Tequila. I don’t know why he helped me, but the Public Security Bureau discovered something about him. The discovery probably happened during an operation in the suburbs of Nishitama City.”

If this really happened, it should be Amuro Tooru.

(End of this chapter)