Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 524 Crime
The thick fog began to dissipate, visibility improved, and people could vaguely see a figure being lifted up in the hazy smoke.

"Crash-"

The sound of shattering glass rang out, and the figure that had been lifted up disappeared.

Judging from the shadow disappearing in the thick fog and the sound of glass breaking, Baileys' fate is self-evident!

Vermouth's expression changed drastically. She was already helping, but she had also sacrificed one of her capable assistants. How could she not be furious?

Impulsiveness is the devil, but it's also the best outlet. Vermouth no longer cared whether the alcohol in the smoke would explode, and fired a burst at the last remaining shadow in the room.

After living in the US for a while, I picked up some local habits: always have a magazine ready, no matter what, you have to show some fighting spirit.

Gin's face was also very pale, and he stood up from the vodka while rubbing his stomach.

Vodka lay on the ground like a lump of mud, his eyes like mosquito coils. Judging from his complexion, he was probably drunk, not knocked unconscious.

Yes, just now when everyone held their breath, only Vodka was frantically inhaling, as if he was reluctant to let go.

Its sharp edge pierced through the mist, and the golden cone, gleaming with a cold light, charged straight at you.

Clearly, that last burst of fire hit nothing.

Looking at the golden cone facing him, Xia Chuan was speechless. Could it be that the agave was too big, making it a more obvious target?
Even as he was thinking, he didn't forget to dodge, using his pistol to block the incoming golden cones.

Swah——

The gun barrel was inexplicably cut off by more than half, exposing half of the bullet inside.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gin suddenly exerted force with his left hand, opening his palm wide and aiming straight for Joel's face.

Since the Thorn Princess can conceal her face, her appearance must be very important to her. Removing the mask might affect the rhythm of the battle.

With this thought in mind, Gin's hand almost touched the mask.

Just then, those eyes, like red amber, darted around and looked at him.

The feeling is like trying to touch a tiger's whiskers, only to have it suddenly open its eyes and reveal its fangs.

The outstretched arm quickly retracted, and the golden cone, like a fang, sliced ​​through the air, leaving a dent in the wall.

However, this is ultimately a one-to-many relationship.

Vermouth has reloaded her ammunition.

aim.

aim
"Hey, Gin, Tequila, get out of the way!"

Gin and Tequila were locked in combat with the Thorn Princess. Each exchange was extremely fast. Vermouth's marksmanship was not bad, but she was no match for top fighters like Gin and Shuichi Akai. At this moment, she seemed to be struggling.

She can fire, but in a three-on-one situation, the probability of hitting a teammate is high.

Normally, she wouldn't hesitate at all and would have fired immediately.

But things are different now. If either Gin or Tequila falls, the only one who will suffer is themselves.

Baileys's fate is unknown, and Vodka's mosquito coil-like eyes clearly won't recover in a short time; whoever falls will have to be replaced by her.

Never!
At night, only the streetlights are on in Okuho-cho 4-chome.

In addition, there may be some working people who stay up late to work overtime.

But by this time, they were all trembling with fear, and they turned off all the lights to try to prevent the sound of gunfire from spreading to this area.

"I've heard that Tokyo is very chaotic, but shouldn't Beika Town be the most chaotic? Okuho Town is considered the safest place, and I heard that it was even awarded a banner by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government."

"Hehe, this banner will change hands tomorrow. Explosion, shooting, I just saw smoke coming from an office building, probably a fire!"

"It's okay, we've already called the police, they'll be here soon."

Inside an office building, two workers who had been forced to stay behind to work overtime trembled with fear, hiding in a dark emergency exit, not daring to make a sound.

too messy.

Explosions may not be unusual in Beika Town, but this isn't Beika.

Just then, the sound of sirens suddenly appeared, growing louder and louder as they approached.

The sirens blared without regard for others as the police car sped along the dimly lit road, finally coming to a steady stop beneath the office building littered with corpses.

Most of the smoke upstairs went away, leaving only a few emitting red and blue colors.

"coming!"

Xia Chuan was suddenly stunned. The sun had risen in the west! These words actually came from Gin's mouth.

"You're not going to say that you were the one who called the police, are you?"

Joel was also taken aback and blurted out, "It seems you've made quite a few preparations to deal with me."

Despite saying that, Joel wasn't worried at all. She was least afraid of the police; who among those who came out of the Metropolitan Police Department hadn't been beaten by her?

By the time the police arrive, it will be enough for me to leave from the top floor of the office building; the only one to suffer will be the winery.

Seemingly sensing Joel's thoughts, Gin smiled slightly, took out a remote control from his pocket, and pressed the button.

"Rumble--"

The explosion caused the office building to shake violently, and the powerful impact shattered all the windows. Debris from the building continued to fall from the emergency exits, blocking the upward passage.

“If you do this, you won’t be able to leave either.”

Joel frowned; Gin's behavior was strange.

"Heh, you'll find out soon enough." The police below showed no emotion at the sight, ignoring even the corpse on the ground.

"Let's go up and clean up the mess."

The man in the suit who was leading the police force had a sinister look in his eyes. The police officers in uniform beside him nodded slightly and swarmed in.

"I'm determined to get this promotion."

This person was none other than Kitano Yujin, Gin's backup plan. However, the name Kitano Yujin was a symbol that Gin had given him.

His real name is Hideji Kobayashi, Inspector of the Fifth Division of the First Investigative Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The reason it wasn't Inspector Megure who responded to the call today, but him, is because he had been staking out the call center beforehand, waiting for someone to call the police so he would have a legitimate reason to respond.

Inspector Megure will even thank him tomorrow for helping him out late at night.

In fact, he had been squatting in the call center for several days, which made his dark circles very severe, and his already gloomy face even more frightening.

He turned to look at the remaining officers: "You guys wait downstairs and surround the office building. This incident is too serious. If anyone comes down, whoever it is, shoot them dead!"

"Yes!"×N
Those who went up just now were all his cronies, but those below are not; some of them are from the mobile unit.

Hearing the commotion below, Joel's expression changed noticeably.

As a police officer in the Metropolitan Police Department, she knew that some things couldn't be said carelessly. Giving an order to shoot anyone directly would carry out corresponding legal responsibilities!
No, now is not the time to think about this; we must leave immediately.

This mission was clearly a trap, which she had suspected beforehand. The main reason she still came was because she was confident in her abilities. However, she never expected that Gin would actually bring in the police in the end.

This was something she never expected.

She couldn't bring herself to kill the police.
The two sides separated, and Joel tried to find a way to leave during this gap, but Vermouth didn't give him the chance and fired another burst of bullets.

Joel took the opportunity to step back a few steps and glanced at the elevator door.

"Big brother, she's trying to run away!"

Vodka woke up at some point.

Clang——

squeak-

While they were talking, Joel had already kicked open the mediocre elevator door.

The elevator shaft was dark and deep. The explosion had caused the elevator to fall, and now you could see right to the bottom, with sparks still rising from the very bottom.

"The Thorn Princess!"

Gin suddenly shouted, "You can't escape. This place is already surrounded. You killed all those researchers downstairs. They all have legitimate identities. Once you go downstairs, the police will riddle you with bullets. You might as well surrender and maybe I can give you a way out."

Joel suddenly paused, glanced at the elevator shaft, and hesitated to jump down, seemingly lost in thought.

"Since that's the case, then I'll see just how much power the distillery has over everything," Joel murmured, a strange light gleaming in his eyes.

Not long after, continuous footsteps came from the stairwell. The explosion above only affected the possibility of escaping from the rooftop; people could still go upstairs normally.

Police officers in uniforms entered the corridor, completely ignoring Gin and his group, and immediately surrounded Joel.

Joel frowned. He wasn't being discreet about his own identity, but Gin and his group, dressed in all black, were definitely not good people either. These policemen were only wary of her.

At first, she just thought there was something wrong with the person in charge of this police operation, but now she realized, wow, the distillery has practically taken over and multiplied within the Metropolitan Police Department.

She memorized the faces of these people one by one; for some, she could even call out their names.

He's usually so timid and submissive in front of me, but now he's preparing to strike her hard.

Just then, footsteps approached again. She turned her head and saw Kobayashi Hideji wearing a suit.

Upon seeing this face, Joel remained unmoved, seemingly unsurprised.

The other party, being a non-professional, started as a patrolman and rose to become a police inspector in the Fifth Division over a decade.

Over the years, there have been quite a few complaints against him, and the label of violent law enforcement has followed him everywhere. Many people are unaware of why his reputation has not been downgraded but rather upgraded.

Joel had gossiped about this before.

Now I finally know.

Behind the emotional connection of Hideji Kobayashi is Gin.

“Princess Thorn, you are now being arrested on charges of intentional homicide.”

Kobayashi Hideji habitually showed his police ID to Joel, then looked at Gin and said, "Brother Gin."

Gin nodded slightly, seemingly satisfied.

The enemy's men were fully equipped, and with those downstairs, Princess Thorn had no chance of escaping.

"I never imagined that the Metropolitan Police Department and the liquor company were in cahoots. If I had known there was a scoundrel like you in the police force, I would have killed you."

Joel's tone was calm, but anyone could see her anger.

Those who know about the Thorn Princess are aware that she hates evil and is skilled at using violence to suppress violence, so Kobayashi Hideji did not realize that the other party was implying something.

"You all heard that, right? When the Thorn Princess failed to arrest me, she attacked me, a police inspector, resulting in me being shot in the arm and stabbed in the abdomen."

Xia Chuan exclaimed, "Good heavens! This peripheral member is so self-righteous, calling a deer a horse. It seems he does this quite often."

Hideji Kobayashi looked at Joel with a mocking expression: "Do you think such a charge warrants being shot dead on the spot?"

(End of this chapter)