Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 528 Breakthrough

During the days that Kitano Yuji was carrying out his plan, Joel continued to collect evidence of the brewery's infiltrators within the Metropolitan Police Department, as usual.

But today, she suddenly had a bad feeling.

Just now, she suddenly heard the news that Kobayashi Hideji hadn't come to work.

I learned after asking around that Hideji Kobayashi had applied for a long annual leave and sick leave, using up all his vacation days in one month.

Because of the numerous deaths in the Okuhocho incident, and considering the impact of the many deaths on Hideji Kobayashi's mental state caused by the successive reports against his colleagues, the Metropolitan Police Department approved his application.

However, Joel felt that things were not so simple.

With one undercover agent after another being sent to prison by her, it's about time it was Kobayashi Hideji's turn.

The fact that the other party suddenly disappeared at this time clearly indicates that something went wrong; they might have run away!

That won't work!

Joel didn't care that it was daytime; he put down his work and immediately went to Kobayashi Hideji's residence in Beika Town.

Hideji Kobayashi is one of the few police inspectors in the Metropolitan Police Department who is still single at the age of forty. According to her, his life is very monotonous. He is either at the Metropolitan Police Department or at home. He doesn't have many social interactions and doesn't have many friends in the Metropolitan Police Department.

She was similar; not many officers in the Metropolitan Police Department were friends with her, and most officers were afraid of her.

Due to his personality, Joel didn't feel anything, and even thought this kind of life was pretty good.

Previously, the only people she was close to were Miwako and Yumi. It wasn't until she met Natsukawa that she started to get to know Inspector Megure and the others.

When Joel arrived at Kobayashi Hideji's house, he found it deserted. Perhaps the man hadn't even gone home and had simply run away.

"I should have dealt with him first."

Joel regretted her decision. She had originally planned to let Kobayashi Hideji watch his men go to prison one by one, and then go to him at the end. Before sending him to prison, she thought she might be able to get some information about the distillery.

Unexpectedly, he actually gave up his position as a police inspector in the Metropolitan Police Department.

"What should we do now?"

After much deliberation, Joel realized that he might need to consult the family's wise advisor.

That evening, after telling Ai Haibara the whole story, Joel quietly waited for her reply.

Ai Haibara was clearly speechless. She couldn't help but glance at Joel several more times. If it weren't for Joel's exceptional martial arts skills, with such a messy plan, his first mission would probably have turned into a black and white portrait.

Sending a complaint letter every day—isn't this just a blatant way of telling Hideji Kobayashi, "I'm here"?

"It seems that Kobayashi Shuji will not be appearing again." Ai Haibara pondered for a long time before finally concluding.

Is there any way to find him?

"No."

Ai Haibara shook her head and continued, "If you had reported this person directly from the beginning, you might have been able to solve the problem. But you chose to report other people first, and the report was so elusive and unpredictable."

The brewery has definitely realized they can't deal with you now, so they have no choice but to let Hideji Kobayashi retreat.

Joel's approach was clearly wrong. If he had told her the plan earlier, she would have definitely suggested taking action against Kobayashi Hideji first.

"By the way, didn't you also recognize Vermouth as actress Chris Vineyard, and so as Natsue Hatomoto's secretary? Perhaps we could try to find the brewery's base by starting with them."

As she said this, Ai Haibara's heart pounded faster than ever.

Based on her previous personality, she would never have given Joel such advice; she just wanted to live a peaceful life and wait for Tequila to return her sister to her one day.

But things are different now. She has Yoer and Xia Chuan, so perhaps she can change her mindset, turn the passive situation into the active one, and speed things up.

Tequila's goal is probably also that drug. If they can get more drug research data from the distillery, and with Dr. Agasa's help, the two of them can definitely develop an antidote for APTX4869.

As for immortality, I neither desire it nor have any interest in it.

"Nami Amamiya?"

Joel frowned. He had been so focused on the scoundrels in the Metropolitan Police Department that he hadn't noticed Nami Amamiya.

Thinking about Nami Amamiya, Joel went downstairs.

Xia Chuan was watching TV when he saw Joel come downstairs. He went up to him and asked, "What's wrong? You seem a little absent-minded these past few days, and you've been busy. I haven't seen you for several days."

Joel shook his head slightly, wanting to say something but then keeping quiet.

She didn't actually want Natsukawa to get too involved in the brewery. Besides, she probably couldn't mess with Amamiya Nami. Keeping her under her nose would definitely be more rewarding than killing her.

"You look tired, shall I take you home?"

Xia Chuan looked serious. Sometimes he could ask Joel to stay, but today, the timing wasn't right.

"it is good."

The GTR moved forward at a steady speed. Joel leaned against the passenger seat, closed his eyes and pretended to doze off, still thinking about Nami Amamiya.

"Natsukawa, do you still remember the Hitomoto Group?" Joel decided to inquire a little.

"Huh?" Natsukawa was clearly taken aback. He turned to look at the tired Yoel and gently stroked the other's cheek. "Isn't that Hatsue Hitomoto's conglomerate? Why are you suddenly bringing up this conglomerate? Is the Metropolitan Police Department investigating them?"

"No, it just suddenly occurred to me that it must be very difficult for a woman like Hatsue Hiramoto to suddenly take charge of such a large conglomerate, right?"

"It should be fine. I heard before that most of the affairs of the Hiramoto Group are handled by her secretary."

Her secretary is very capable. I heard recently that Hatsue Hiromoto was considering handing over the management of the conglomerate directly to her, but apparently there's opposition within the conglomerate, so nothing has come of it.

"secretary."

Joel narrowed his eyes slightly. If that's the case, has the Yamamoto Group already become the winery's money bag without him even realizing it?
"arrive."

Xia Chuan's voice pulled Joel out of her thoughts. Joel gently pressed her temples; this kind of thinking was indeed not very suitable for her.

At the door, the two shared another passionate kiss.

This can be considered a farewell ceremony for the two of them.

"Hey, is that enough?" The voice suddenly appeared in their ears, and besides the impatient tone, there was also a hint of sourness.
Following the sound, they saw Yuri dressed in a suit and tie, carrying a briefcase, his shoulders slumped and his face staring at them.

Xia Chuan didn't shy away from it at all, and kissed Yoel on the cheek right in front of Yuri's gaze.

Then he replied, "Oh, I heard you haven't been home for a while."

Yuri glanced at Xia Chuan with deadpan eyes, not wanting to answer.

During this time, he and Amuro Tooru were busy investigating the so-called Twilight Villa. Then, just after returning, they encountered the Okuho Town incident. Although their group was not in charge of the case, he still managed to squeeze out some time to investigate.

With no leads in the case, Yuri decided to go home and rest. There, he saw Natsukawa and his sister passionately kissing in front of their house, oblivious to everyone else.

It's so sour!!!
This reminded him of the time when Natsukawa had asked Amuro Tooru to introduce him to someone in front of him.

The truth is out: is he planning to propose to his sister in front of him?
No, absolutely not. We must at least wait until he has thoroughly investigated Xia Chuan's background and what he was doing before he appeared in Japan.

He looks like a model, his skills are like a mercenary, and his manner of speaking and his sweet talk and trickery in seducing his sister make him seem more like a spy than Amuro Tooru.

He would not be at ease until he found out the truth.

“Yuri, you’re back just in time. Uncle Kenmura said he’s coming to visit tomorrow. Why don’t you stay and see him before you leave? Last year, Uncle Kenmura finally came, but you weren’t home.”

Joel blushed slightly, and then nudged Xia Chuan's hand to signal him not to argue with his younger brother.

"Really? It has been a while since I've seen Uncle Kenmura. I'll wait until I see him before I go to work tomorrow."

"Uncle Kenmura?"

Xia Chuan raised an eyebrow: "And who is this Uncle Kenmura?"

He didn't recall any person named Kenmura in the information Frank had given him, so he was puzzled.

Logically, Frank wouldn't have revealed such an important person unless that person deliberately hid themselves every time they appeared.

If that's the case, then it might be a breakthrough!

“When I was young, Uncle Kenmura and my father were good friends. After my parents passed away, they left behind an inheritance, but it wasn’t enough for the two of us to live on. Uncle Kenmura helped us during that time.”

"I see." Xia Chuan nodded slightly. "In that case, should I come over tomorrow to meet Uncle Kenmura?"

Joel thought for a moment and nodded.

Xia Chuan is the man she approves of, and the other is the uncle who has taken care of her and her younger brother for many years. She should indeed let the two of them meet, so as to put Uncle Jiancun at ease.

Every time Uncle Kenmura comes over, he jokingly asks if she has a boyfriend. She used to find it hard to answer, but now she can finally.

After Xia Chuan left, Yuri's expression brightened: "By the way, what has Uncle Jiancun been doing these past few years? I remember that since we came of age, Uncle Jiancun has come much less often."

Especially starting two years ago, it became an annual event.

“I don’t know.” Joel shook his head. “After the divorce four years ago, Uncle Kenmura seemed to be in a bad state. Although he tried to hide it every time he came, you could still see the fatigue in his eyes. It was probably the blow from the divorce.”

"Well, speaking of which, it's been about four years since we last saw that child. I wonder how he is doing now."

"That's true. Perhaps Uncle Kenmura's difficulties are also related to that child. After all, he's quite special."

Yuri shrugged: "I'll ask again tomorrow. If Uncle Kenmura has any problems, I can try to help."

Having worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for so long, I still have some connections there; I should be able to help.

Joel smiled and said, "Our Yuri has really grown up."

"Oh dear, sister, I'm already twenty-six, please stop touching my head."

Despite saying that, Yuri was like a cat being petted, comfortably squinting his eyes.

(End of this chapter)