Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 522 Conan's Discovery

"Tequila, hurry up, it's best to take care of Shuichi Akai quietly before the Thorn Princess arrives, then we'll have a great harvest tonight."

Gin was clearly delighted, a smile on his face, and he walked with a swagger.

Xia Chuan could only nod and follow.

Although Gin had a strong obsession with Shuichi Akai, he still insisted on carrying out the primary objective of the mission, leaving everyone else behind and only taking Tequila with him.

Guided by the walkie-talkie, the two arrived at the main road on the right.

The road was dark. After midnight, all the shops were closed, and only the streetlights accompanied the lonely road.

Oh wait, now there's also a Chevrolet pickup truck.

Xia Chuan looked around but didn't see Conan. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Conan must have hidden somewhere.

Gin whispered a few more words into the walkie-talkie, and his smile widened after confirming that no one had gotten out of the pickup truck.

At this moment, two men inside the car were talking.

The blond James stroked his beard, smiling as he looked at the ticket in his hand.

"I didn't expect that before I even saw Gin, I would run into the Metropolitan Police Department and get a ticket."

"Hmph, as long as I can confirm that Gin is here, I'd be willing to take a bullet, let alone a parking ticket." Shuichi Akai lowered his head and continued to flip through the documents: "Is this place really the Black Organization's base? I don't think so."

Knowing Gin as I do, he prefers to locate his bases in remote corners.

"Probably not. The middleman for that bounty mission somehow found out we were targeting the Black Organization and sold the information to us for a very high price. If it were fake, he wouldn't have offered such a high price. Besides, there is indeed someone you know in the information, isn't there?"

"It's true that it's an acquaintance, but I'm afraid it might be a trap. Do you know who accepted this mission?"

James shook his head: "It's already against the rules for the middleman to assign the task to us. If we hadn't offered such a high reward, we wouldn't have gotten it at all. The person in charge would never have told us. This is the bottom line."

Shuichi Akai scoffed: "Leaking mission details is a major taboo. If I were the assassin carrying out the mission, I certainly wouldn't be polite if I found out."

James didn't pick up on that topic and suddenly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, those kids I met this afternoon were really interesting. If it weren't for their help, I probably wouldn't be able to get out of the Metropolitan Police Department by now."

"Indeed, those two children are quite extraordinary."

What concerned him most were the girl named Anya and the boy named Conan.

One seems to cause trouble, but often provides important clues; the other seems to have strong reasoning abilities, and can even deduce who kidnapped James just from two letters on a peripheral product.

"Why do I feel like you've already met them?" James had just arrived today and knew nothing about the bus incident.

"Let's not talk about that. Let's get out of the car and check the situation, and also scout out the location. Time is of the essence. If the assassins make their move first and scare the birds, that would be bad. I've been looking for Gin for a long time. This base might be a breakthrough point!"

Shuichi Akai had just placed his hand on the handlebars when he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"what happened?"

James immediately realized that, as a secret agent, it was standard practice to remain vigilant at all times, and that communicating immediately if a teammate showed any abnormality was the most standard approach to solving the problem.

There was someone in the rearview mirror just now!

"Is it that assassin?"

James' expression turned serious, and he immediately pulled out his pistol.

“No.” Shuichi Akai sat down again, frowning with some doubt. “It seems to be that little boy from this afternoon. I didn’t expect him to come along.”

"To avoid any accidents, let's leave now and come back to scout the location tomorrow morning."

Shuichi Akai started the car immediately.

Conan's intelligence made him feel uneasy, and he was even more afraid that Anya was also there, that little girl who was a master at causing trouble.

However, just as the car started, the corner ahead suddenly lit up a few times, and then the two heard a hissing sound.

The car tilted sharply, and the front half of the car was visibly lowered.

There's only one possibility for this to happen!
—The tire is flat!
Based on the flash of light just now, it was a pistol; the two of them had been discovered!

No, perhaps she was discovered the moment she appeared in the vicinity, and the traffic cop who issued the ticket might even be Vermouth in disguise. Now that her identity has been confirmed, they are preparing to take action!

"This must be a trap!"

Shuichi Akai felt a chill run down his spine. He started the car, pressed the accelerator hard, and the engine roared to full power in an instant.

However, because both front tires were hit, the truck was difficult to control. To outsiders, it looked like it had drunk 95-proof vodka, swaying constantly and almost crashing into a street lamp.

Before Shuichi Akai could regain control of the steering wheel, another flash of light appeared ahead, and the right rear tire went flat.

With three tires ruined and only one usable, even Shuichi Akai would be unable to control the vehicle!
Moreover, at this point, the car's speed is completely stagnant, and staying inside would only make you a sitting duck.

Fortunately, the car body was made of bulletproof material, so even though some of the shots hit the windshield, they only caused cracks and did not shatter it.

Shuichi Akai realized this wasn't a long-term solution and quickly said, "Prepare to get off the bus."

If you stay in the car, the next target won't be the tires, but the fuel tank!
Damn it, I shouldn't have jinxed it by saying I'd get shot; it came true way too fast!

Although the car windows were bulletproof, the fuel filler wasn't. Given Gin's ruthlessness, this was definitely an opportunity.

Shuichi Akai pushed open the car door and used it as cover to retreat.

James did the same thing, getting behind the car before the other person could get close.

They were about three to four meters away from the shop next door, but even at such a short distance, neither of them dared to rush over directly.

In a small alley behind Shuichi Akai, Conan peeked out to check the situation. He was initially confused by the gunshot, but after using his glasses' magnifying function, he realized it was Gin!

Besides gin, there's also tequila!
These are the two people who just fired the shots!

His confrontation with the brewery, his sense of justice, Judith Sterling's American citizenship, and the blond-haired, blue-eyed James all suggest that his previous assumptions might be wrong!

He remembered what Xia Chuan had said: Judith Starling and the man with the cold were in cahoots!

Adding in James, this seemingly extraordinary old man, they are likely from some Red Team faction in the United States.

FBI or CIA.

"No wonder they're here so late. It turns out it's not their base, but something related to the distillery."

Conan pulled his head back and excitedly pulled out his pocket phone to contact the police.

Without any preparation, he had no choice but to call the police.

If we can save these two people, we might have an extra source of help later on. Who would complain about having more teammates? One Xia Chuan is simply not enough!
"Shuichi Akai, stop hiding behind the car, come out here!"

"His name was Shuichi Akai."

Conan remembered the name deeply and could tell from Gin's tone that there must be a great hatred between them.

Shuichi Akai
and many more.

Conan was suddenly taken aback. He felt like he had heard it somewhere before, but it seemed like it had happened a long time ago, and he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Gin had already walked out of the corner and was heading straight towards the pickup truck.

"Heh, so it was a trap. Looks like you guys posted the dark web missions yourselves, didn't you?"

Shuichi Akai, leaning against the pickup truck, was about to peek out when he was forced back by bullets.

"So what if I am? Since you're here, stay!" Gin quickened his pace, walked straight to the front of the car, and stepped on the hood of the pickup truck: "Guess how I found you?"

James's face was a little pale; he felt somewhat intimidated in front of Gin.

Shuichi Akai is still young and physically strong, but he's already fifty. If only we had sent Camel, this old man would have died a horrible death.

Shuichi Akai was well aware of this, which made his situation even more passive.

Is it because of the pickup truck?

Shuichi Akai's lips twitched; it seemed he hadn't been vigilant enough.

"That is?"

He was just about to find a reason to criticize Gin when he glanced at him and suddenly paused.

At this moment, he was leaning against the pickup truck, his back to Gin, and he could just see a small hand reaching out from the alley in front of him.

The little hands seem to be trying to express something.

The rhythmic tapping of the index finger and thumb—is this Morse code?

"I underestimated you, little kid."

Shuichi Akai suddenly smiled, which sent a chill down James's spine.

The fact that a teammate suddenly showed that smile when being attacked made it seem as if the other party was actually Gin's mole.

Just as he was about to ask what was going on, he saw Shuichi Akai look around and then suddenly fire at the surrounding surveillance cameras!
"Did you find it?"

But it's too late now!

For Tequila and him, dealing with the only two people in the back of the car was not a big problem at all.

"Gin, it's been a long time. Can't we stop and catch up?"

"I have no interest in talking to dead people."

As he finished speaking, Gin suddenly heard a crisp sound, like the sound of a thrown object pulling out a safety pin.

As a weapons expert, he was extremely sensitive to this kind of sound!

really!

A grenade flew in an arc through the air toward him.

"call out--"

A gunshot rang out, and the grenade detonated in mid-air, rippling through the air and creating a deafening roar. Smoke and dust enveloped the group.

Gin and Natsukawa were knocked down by the aftershocks, lying on the ground with their ears ringing. They never expected that Shuichi Akai would actually be carrying a grenade. How the hell did he get through airport security?

Or is it that the damned US military bases are providing military support again?

As the smoke dissipated, the pickup truck's roof collapsed from the shockwave, and all the windows shattered. Through the windows, Gin finally saw Shuichi Akai.

Seeing the other person running away, he raised his hand to fire.

"what?"

Just as he pulled the trigger, he suddenly saw something flash in the direction Akai Shuichi was running from, and then something emitting white light shot towards him.

(End of this chapter)