Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 545 Anya's Dream
Anya nodded shyly, as if she had been caught cheating by her parents.

Okay, so she did get caught cheating by her parents.

Xia Chuan seemed somewhat helpless, opening his mouth but not knowing what to say. He had always thought that it was because he was too busy with work that Anya's grades had declined.

The case is now solved; it was Anya's mind-reading ability that caused the problem, and she was never meant to be.

That’s not right either.

Xia Chuan stroked his chin. If that's the case, shouldn't Anya be able to continue using her mind-reading ability to copy other people's answers in subsequent exams?
Take Conan, for example. I heard that he gets perfect scores all the time. Although his act of pretending to be weak to deceive others is despicable, his grades speak for themselves. Why doesn't Anya copy them?

He noticed that Anya often asked Conan to help her with her homework.

"Because my mind-reading ability is unusable on full moon days, and most exams are on full moon days, so even if I wanted to use it, there's nothing I could do."

Anya herself was on the verge of tears.

It's like having a delicious dish in front of you, wanting to eat it, but someone tells you that you have to pay a price you can't afford to buy chopsticks in order to enjoy the food.

Are there limitations to superpowers?

Xia Chuan was not surprised at all, and even understood it very well.

Like Joel and Yuri, they can't drink alcohol at all; they get drunk as soon as they drink. I used to think it was a family trait, but now I think it might be a genetic defect.

However, that's not entirely true. Although being drunk might affect Joel's consciousness, his combat strength seems to have increased.

These restrictions are so strange and baffling that it's unclear whether anyone else in the world possesses this ability besides the three of them.

"Are the scholars really dead?"

Xia Chuan originally agreed.

But now, it's hard to say. That kind of explosion might kill ordinary people, but what about superpowered individuals?

Who can say for sure that scholars don't have superpowers?

The discovery of mind-reading opened his mind. Perhaps the scholar's discovery of a superhuman led to the laboratory explosion, and he might now be hiding in some corner licking his wounds, waiting for the Dragon King to return.

"Father, is there still room for me to develop my abilities? I also want to become a super-skilled spy like you, and I also want to have Aunt Joel's elusive skills."

Anya's eyes sparkled as she rested her chin on her hands, hoping Xia Chuan could give her an answer.

“It’s okay, but it’s okay”

Xia Chuan scratched his head; Anya's superpowers had completely disrupted his train of thought.

Is this ability weak?
Not weak at all, but extremely powerful!

If Anya were trained to be a spy or assassin, she would be able to hear what her target was thinking. When fighting, she could predict the opponent's moves simply by listening to their thoughts.

And what about the other party?

There was no way to resist. As long as Anya didn't reveal this secret, she was an invincible superhero with an impenetrable wall of steel!

The prerequisite was that she learned espionage skills and practiced diligently for more than a decade.

Unlike him and Joel, Anya had no special skills in espionage and assassination; she could only rely on hard work.

"However, your father doesn't want Anya to become a spy or an assassin. These professions are too dangerous and too tiring for you. You may not feel it now, but you'll understand when you grow up that these two professions are things you have to do out of necessity."

He was an orphan with no way forward, so he happened to choose the profession of espionage, which was his natural talent.

Joel and Yuri depended on each other since childhood. Even with the help of Tadahira Kenmura, the strong-willed Joel chose to earn his own money and joined the ranks of assassins before he even came of age.

All of this was done out of necessity.

Anya has better conditions.

When she grows up, she can become a psychologist, a diplomat, or do any safe job. With him around, Anya's future is bright. Why should she become a pariah and live a life of anonymity?
"But ordinary people's lives are so boring. Look at Conan, he became so small because he can't fight, and Haibara is the same. If I could be like Aunt Joel, even if I encounter bad guys, I could take them down in no time, and then my father wouldn't have to worry."

That's exactly what I was worried about.

Xia Chuan covered his face helplessly. If Anya learned Joel's fighting style, wouldn't that cause a world of difference?
and many more!

Xia Chuan thought for a moment and wondered if Anya could keep up with her laziness if she were to learn from Joel.
If you can't even hold a pen, how can you expect to hold a knife? That's obviously unrealistic!

"Alright, I'll have Joel teach you for a few days. You just need to be able to stick with it."

"Thank you father!"

Anya prostrated herself deeply, then asked, "So, can Anya's mind-reading ability become stronger? Father, is there a way for me not to lose my superpowers during the full moon? Otherwise, I want to learn how to focus on listening to one or a few people talking when there are many people around, without listening to others."

Xia Chuan's forehead went black, and his superpowers disappeared. Did that mean he was supposed to shoot the moon down?

The latter one, however, is worth a try.

"By learning to concentrate, one might be able to limit their mind-reading abilities to a certain range, making them effective only on specific individuals. As for specific methods of concentrating..."

Xia Chuan looked around the living room and finally fixed his gaze on a landscape painting hanging on the wall.

The painting depicts rolling mountains, lush green grass, and flocks of birds soaring through the air.

"I'll bring back a few little birds tomorrow, and you can practice your concentration in front of them."

This was the best method Xia Chuan could think of. "Aww."

Anya nodded seriously, clenched her fists, and said loudly, "Don't worry, Father, I will definitely succeed!"

"what?"

Ai Haibara poked her head out from the second floor again, startling everyone and making a fuss, making it impossible for a person to put on a face mask in peace?
The next morning.

Early in the morning, Xia Chuan found Kaito and selected ten relatively friendly white pigeons from his farm.

"Brother Xia Chuan, these pigeons are my treasures. It's fine to take them and raise them, but you can't kill them to eat them."

For some people, pigeons are considered a delicacy, which they cannot accept.

For a magician like him, pigeons are his good friends.

It's understandable that Kaito would be worried when he heard that Yoel's relatives had come to visit, as Natsukawa happens to be an excellent cook.

“Ania suddenly wants to raise pigeons, and I figured you must have quite a few here.”

"Indeed, after all, pigeons are an essential prop for us magicians, and the key is that they can go home by themselves."

Kaito seemed quite smug and said to himself, "By the way, that Noah's Ark thing has been making quite a stir lately. Has it really self-destructed?"

Kaito didn't quite understand why Natsukawa didn't try to preserve Noah's Ark, a product that was ahead of its time. He believed that with Natsukawa's abilities, it wouldn't be a problem.

Putting aside everything else, having the ability to learn and grow independently, and being like a tyrant on the internet, would be incredibly beneficial to both Xia Chuan and him.

He still thought that Xia Chuan had secretly hidden Noah's Ark, but after some questioning, he found out that it was not; it was indeed self-destruction.

"Noah's Ark has its own consciousness. Even if I obtained it, it would be difficult for me to control and command it. It would be better to let it self-destruct."

However, before it self-destructed, I made a deal with it and deleted a lot of things I didn't want to disclose.

After leaving Thomas Sindora's office, he contacted Noah's Ark to do this. Well, the DNA tracking program could still find some traces of him, but unfortunately, all the information about him on the dark web was indeed completely deleted.

It also includes Joel's.

Joel's situation isn't good either, even though Hiroki Sawada installed a firewall on his computer.

Given the current level of technological development, it's estimated that this kind of firewall will become far behind the times before long. Before that, he will have to reveal everything about himself and then get married.

His reluctance to address Joel's firewall issue stemmed from this very thought, which kept him from procrastinating.

"It's a real shame. If it were here, I wouldn't need to go to the Metropolitan Police Department to steal officers' information and investigate Inspector Nakamori's response plan."

Xia Chuan's disguise failed. "Even if the Metropolitan Police Department has increased security in the archives, your disguise skills are still so good that you can easily get in, right?"

"There are better ways. Who would want to go through all that trouble to go to the Metropolitan Police Department? If I were to go to the Metropolitan Police Department, I would have to do a lot of preparations."

"Hmm?" Xia Chuan suddenly realized something and asked, "Are you planning to go to the Metropolitan Police Department?"

Kaito nodded silently.

He's got another job coming in: a mysterious sapphire has landed in Tokyo, and he suspects it might be Pandora, so he's going to check it out.

After issuing the notice, Inspector Nakamori took over the security of the gem. To ensure the theft went smoothly, it would be necessary to investigate Inspector Nakamori's strategic deployment at the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Then when you leave, try to make Inspector Nakamori suspect all the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department and conduct a full-scale screening of all officers."

"What do you mean?"

Kaito asked, puzzled, "What's the reason for doing this?"

“There’s an undercover cop from a distillery posing as a police officer infiltrating the Metropolitan Police Department. I’ve always had the idea of ​​bringing him down. If you’re going to the Metropolitan Police Department, this is perfect.”

"This is not a big problem, as long as it doesn't affect my operations."

Kaito waved his hand, indicating that this favor was indeed within his capabilities.

"Now, this is for you."

Xia Chuan pulled another small jar out of his pocket.

Seeing the small jar, Kaito felt a mix of excitement and unease.

He knew without even guessing that it contained a potent stun powder.

"I won't let you help me for nothing. Here, take this powder. Use it sparingly, I don't have much left."

Xia Chuan wiped away his cold sweat. This thing wasn't easy to obtain, and he didn't have many left. If he wanted to get more, he would have to eat a meal at Yoel's restaurant.

"Leave it to me, I will definitely find that person."

Kaito didn't ask who the person was. Anyway, he could disguise himself a few more times, and then Inspector Nakamori would be furious and tear him apart.

If Inspector Nakamori takes this action, the undercover agent who infiltrated the Metropolitan Police Department will inevitably be exposed.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)