Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 521 Unexpected Visitor
Not long after, several medium-sized trucks appeared at the entrance of the office building.

Vodka came out and said something to the driver, then opened the cargo box to check it and signaled the driver to drive the truck inside.

"Am I just overthinking it? Maybe the shopkeeper doesn't know that the distillery has already taken over this place. He also said that a long time ago, this office building would make strange noises at night. Does that mean that the distillery had already started using this place for research back then?"

The reason they suddenly bought it recently is because they felt that the influence of Shiraiu Pharmaceutical had passed.

After all, the distillery boss seems to value this research highly, and it's unlikely that it will remain stagnant.

The more Joel thought about it, the more convinced he was that he was right.

However, this also means that we cannot take action tonight. The terrain here greatly hinders our retreat. Even if the possibility of a trap is very low, we must be vigilant as long as there is even a one percent chance!

"There are more people here during the day, so let's come and do a site visit."

Before he finished speaking, Joel had already disappeared.

For Gin and his group, tonight was another fruitless night.

However, they were already used to all of this, and Xia Chuan even ordered some barbecue.

It wasn't that Xia Chuan was unwise, but rather that he understood Princess Thorn.

Before confirming that Joel was the Thorn Princess, he had already learned about and investigated her.

Princess Thorn appears between approximately 11 PM and 3 AM, and will not appear after that time.

Gin had obviously done his research, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to let Natsukawa drink at this time and cause trouble.

Poor Vodka could only hear his brother and Tequila eating meat and drinking heavily through his wireless earphones.

Seemingly sensing Vodka's frustration, Xia Chuan said while eating, "Don't worry, the mission I set up is limited to seven days. Now that half the time has passed, there isn't much time left for the Thorn Princess, and she definitely won't choose to make her move on the last day."

Why not the last day?

"Nonsense, even though this mission isn't public, Princess Thorn will still have some concerns."

In other words, if you were part of the organization, and you knew someone had issued a bounty on their base with a seven-day deadline, what would you do?

"But I'm a member of the organization!"

Vodka was a little annoyed. What did Tequila mean by this? Were they planning to expel him from their organization?
"I mean, if, if!"

"No ifs."

Xia Chuan was speechless. She turned around and glanced at Gin, only to find him happily eating barbecue. However, he seemed to have heard some entertaining story, as he noticeably sped up his eating.

"If it were me, I would either set a trap and wait for the Thorn Princess to walk right into it, or I would pack my things and run away as fast as I could. If I chose the former, then as the seven days counted down, I would only become more and more vigilant, and on the last day, I would even call everyone together!"

"Now you understand, right?"

I knew Vodka wasn't very smart, but I didn't expect it to be this low today. Could it be that he's been neglecting his studies lately and has started to regress immediately?

It feels similar to Anya.
"I see. You should have said that sooner." Vodka breathed a sigh of relief, feeling hopeful and particularly relaxed.

"Screw you!"

The next day.

Anya slept until noon.

Because they were going to the zoo today, Ai Haibara gave her a rare break, making it a day when she didn't have to do any homework.

When I woke up, lunch was already prepared. It was a little cold, but it would be fine if I heated it up a bit.

After finishing their meal, Anya suddenly squatted down and looked at Bond, seemingly thinking about something. After a while, she said, "Haibara, do you think we should bring Bond along later?"

Anya squatted down in front of Bond. If she remembered correctly, it had been several days since she had taken Bond out to see the world.

"I've heard that the zoo's circus has a very intelligent white lion, and I think Bond is no less intelligent than it. They're both white, so I'd like to take Bond to have a contest with it."

Bond was eating dog food with gusto when he heard this. He took two steps back, and before he could close his mouth, the dog food fell out of his mouth with a clatter.

"Are you serious?"

Ai Haibara almost choked, stopped eating, turned to look at Anya, and then at Bond.

"Even Bond knows that lions are very dangerous animals. It seems I need to buy some books about animals to give you a good lesson."

"Da da da"

In the blink of an eye, Anya was already in the same pose as Bond. If she hadn't been empty-mouthed, she could have been a perfect replica.

"If you don't endure the hardship of studying now, you'll suffer even more when you grow up."

It was rare for Ai Haibara to speak so earnestly. In the past, she definitely wouldn't have explained much to Anya; she would have just pressed her hard, because that's how she had been through it all.

But now, she has gradually begun to feel a sense of belonging to the family, and her tolerance for Anya has increased considerably.

"But if I suffer so much from studying now, I might not live to grow up."

After saying that, Anya turned into a black and white doodle, looking so thin that it was as if she hadn't just eaten two bowls of rice.

"."

Ai Haibara's brow twitched; she felt her tolerance had reached its limit again.

"Hehe." Giving Anya a "you just wait and see" look, Ai Haibara continued eating, afraid that if she said a few more words, she would flip the table.

"Wang!"

Bond gave Anya a look that said, "Now you understand?" Competing against a lion is just like Ai Haibara giving Anya a bunch of homework—making things difficult for people, no, making things difficult for dogs!
“But people saw the flyer, and the white lion in it wasn’t even bigger than you,” Anya muttered to herself, then shut up in frustration.

However, although Bond can't compete with the lion, he can still be taken out for fun. If he really can't beat the lion, he can learn from it.

Xia Chuan upstairs had woken up sometime earlier, but after listening for a couple of minutes, he ignored her and went back to sleep.

I slept straight through until three or four in the afternoon, and after waking up, I tossed and turned for a while.

During this time, Conan called him, but Natsukawa only glanced at it, sent a text message saying "The number you dialed is currently switched off," and then ignored it.

As expected, Conan did not call again.

This also shows that Conan's problem is actually not that important, otherwise it wouldn't have been solved with just one phone call!
Time flew by and it was evening.

The wind was unusually cold tonight, and Xia Chuan vaguely sensed something.

However, he learned his lesson today and specifically called two external members over to help, so that he wouldn't have to keep an eye on everything by himself.

"A dark and windy night, a night for murder!"

Gin stood at the window at some point, glanced at the crescent moon hanging high overhead, and let out a low laugh.

His eyes, half-covered by his bangs, gleamed red.

"So many days have passed, enough time to scout the terrain, Vodka, be prepared to leave it behind."

Xia Chuan glanced sideways. Was this Gin's killer instinct? He could actually sense that something bad was going to happen tonight.
"Brother, should we deploy more manpower in the vicinity?"

Xia Chuan asked tentatively, but his real reason was to find out if Gin had any other plans.

"She'll be in deep trouble later."

After uttering this nonsensical remark, Gin returned to his seat and continued browsing something on his computer.

After receiving his older brother's suggestion, Vodka was clearly much more invigorated and began to walk around the hallway frequently.

"Lord Gin, Lord Tequila, we've made a discovery!"

Around midnight, one of the outer members suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence of the night.

Xia Chuan stepped forward, picked up the binoculars, and pointed them in the direction the outer members were pointing.

"A Chevrolet pickup truck?"

Xia Chuan's eyebrows suddenly twitched. He didn't recognize the car, but if he remembered correctly, Shuichi Akai drove this kind of car.

Just as Xia Chuan was pondering, the Chevrolet pickup truck, as if nothing was amiss, drove straight past the entrance to the fake base.

"What did you find?"

Gin strode over, grabbed another member's binoculars to look, and saw Pikachu disappear around the street corner.

"Akai Shuichi?"

Having worked with Shuichi Akai for a period of time, Gin knew a bit about Akai's vehicles; pickup trucks seemed to be a type of car that Akai liked to drive.

"Could it be that this operation has attracted the attention of the FBI?"

"We'll find out soon enough," Gin said, picking up the walkie-talkie. "Check the pickup truck's route."

In addition to this observation point, Gin also hacked into most of the surveillance systems in the area, which the software base could use to provide real-time reports.

"The pickup truck appeared about half an hour ago. It had been parked in front of a convenience store on the left side of the road when a traffic policeman passed by."

The reporter paused for a moment before replying, "It seems they received a ticket and then drove onto the road where the target office building is located."

Gin seemed a little disappointed upon hearing the news.

This situation sounds somewhat accidental.

He then asked, "And now?"

"He stopped on the right side of the main road. The car was turned off, but no one got out. The windows were probably privacy screens, so we couldn't see how many people were inside."

"Are there any shops nearby?" Xia Chuan asked.

"No, there are no convenience stores on this street, and all the other shops are closed at this time."

"It's really you!"

Gin snorted and pulled out his pistol to check the bullets.

Fortunately, he hacked into the nearby surveillance network; otherwise, he probably would have just mistaken it for an ordinary passing car.

"Big brother, what about Princess Thorn?"

"Take care of him first!"

Gin wouldn't care about all that; he knew perfectly well which was more important, Shuichi Akai or the Thorn Princess.

Xia Chuan was speechless. He looked down at the ground, sighed, and prepared to go over with Gin.

However, just that one glance almost made him break down!
A tiny black dot sped past below, and even without binoculars, Xia Chuan could clearly see the iconic blue suit!

Why is he here?

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)