Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 548 Xia Chuan's Worries

That makes sense. The president of such a large company has a lot of money, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to hire some mercenaries, especially in a place like Japan where crime is rampant and there are quite a few desperate people willing to risk their lives for money.

But he didn't expect that the other party would actually attack Kenmura Tadahira.

Just now, he and Joel received a message from Inspector Megure that Tadahiro Kenmura had been assassinated at his hotel.

That's why they came to the Metropolitan Police Department so late.

On the one hand, it was to understand the case, and on the other hand, it was to get some information from Thomas Sindora.

At the time, Tadahiro Kenmura was meeting with Kogoro Mouri, who heard that Mouri had been commissioned by a Sindora shareholder to investigate Thomas Sindora's crimes.

Then, right in front of Kogoro Mouri and Conan, a bullet flew in through the window and hit Tadahiro Kenmura in the back of the head, killing him instantly!

Tadahiro Kenmura was not only very important to Yoru, but also to Natsukawa. Perhaps there were still questions that needed to be answered by him, so his sudden death is indeed a headache.

As for emotions.

Although he was Joel's uncle, it's hard to say how much sadness he felt after only meeting him a few times.

Hopefully, it was Thomas Sindor who pulled the strings; if it's related to that scholar whose fate is unknown, then the problem is much bigger!
Xia Chuan stood aside, deep in thought, while Joel stepped forward to communicate with him.

After confirming that Yoel and Natsukawa were alright, the police officers allowed them to go inside.

Joel has absolutely no interest in Phantom Thief Kid now; she wants to see Thomas Cindora!
Uncle Kenmura's death is definitely related to the other party!
However, when the two arrived at the room where Thomas Sindora was being held, led by the prison guards, and saw that the room was empty, they were immediately shocked!
"What about people!"

Joel's face was full of anger, and the prison guard was immediately filled with a sense of panic that only existed during training and assessments.

It was still there before.

The prison guards were unaware of the situation; they had been sound asleep and were only awakened by the broadcast. Upon waking, they did not check the cells at all.

"Damn it, all the police officers' attention is drawn to Phantom Thief Kid. Someone must have rescued Thomas Sindora at this time."

Xia Chuan felt a slight headache, but still offered a few words of comfort to Joel.

After waiting for Joel to calm down a bit, Xia Chuan began the examination.

"There were no signs of the iron gate being pried open, and the shackles on the ground were all opened with a key. The person who rescued the person was likely an employee of the Metropolitan Police Department, or disguised as a police officer."

At this point, a different thought arose in Xia Chuan's mind.

"Is that Kaito Kid?"

Blinded by anger and lacking a target, Joel rushed out without waiting for Xia Chuan to continue speaking after hearing this answer.

"Hey, don't rush."

Joel wasn't listening at all; he disappeared down the corridor without turning his head.

Xia Chuan slapped his forehead hard. He knew Kaito wasn't, but Joel wasn't. He hoped Kaito was fast enough.

Xia Chuan silently took out his phone and sent a text message to Kaito, telling him that his instructions could be put aside for now, otherwise Kaito would definitely not be a match for Yoel.

He cannot leave now; the situation is probably not simple, and is worse than he imagined.

Upon questioning, he discovered that the prison guard had fallen asleep half an hour earlier, and the escape likely occurred around that time.

"Hopefully it's not a winery."

To be honest, judging from the current situation, it's very likely to be a winery.

Because he was worried that Vodka would drag him to find the Porsche 356a, Xia Chuan hadn't been to the distillery base for several days and was completely unaware of what Gin had been doing during that time.

Of the two possibilities he just mentioned, the one involving an insider is the most likely.

Kitano Yujin appears to have disguised himself as a police inspector, and Gin also had previous connections with Thomas Cindora.

Aside from the unclear reason for Tadahiro Kenmura's murder, the possibility that Thomas Sindora was released by Hisahito Kitano is almost overwhelming. Kenmura's room was on the 24th floor, and there were very few suitable sniping positions nearby, with distances all exceeding 600 yards. It seems that only the Black Organization could accurately hit the back of the head at that distance.

While thinking and observing, Xia Chuan suddenly focused his gaze on the louvers of one of the ventilation ducts.

Where do these ventilation ducts lead?

The officer scratched his head. "To prevent prison breaks, there are mesh barriers inside the ventilation ducts. People can't leave here."

Xia Chuan did not answer, his gaze fixed on a strand of orange thread at the edge of the ventilation duct.

That thing was a loose thread from a prison uniform; needless to say, it must have left through here.

As for the internal barrier grid, if the other party were to actually attempt a rescue, dealing with the grid would be a simple matter.

"You don't need to worry about it, just lead me out through the ventilation ducts."

"oh oh."

The officer nodded and followed the corridor and the front door checkpoint to the elevator entrance.

"The ventilation ducts connect to the elevator shaft and then lead directly to the rooftop."

Xia Chuan nodded, stepped forward and pressed the elevator button, but after a while he found that none of the elevators came down, and all the display screens showed that the elevators were concentrated on the top floor.

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Xia Chuan shook his head helplessly, and to the astonishment of the police officers, he simply opened the elevator door with his bare hands.

"Um, Mr. Natsukawa, what are you going to do?"

Xia Chuan did not answer, but borrowed the flashlight from the other person's waist and searched around inside the elevator shaft.

The elevator shaft was very quiet. Each floor had a ventilation duct extending from each of its four sides, which then connected in the elevator shaft. A ventilation duct also extended from the highest point down through all the floors.

As expected, Xia Chuan discovered a huge gap in the ventilation duct on the current floor. Next to the gap was a safety ladder, which was designed for emergency escape in the event of an elevator accident or to facilitate fire rescue.

The safety ladder was covered in dust, but under the light, some of the dust could be seen to have been wiped away.

This mark extends downwards!

Just as Xia Chuan was about to climb down the ladder, he heard a loud bang from above, followed by a violent whooshing sound.

Countless sparks flew everywhere, like a rain of fire, illuminating the entire elevator shaft.

Xia Chuan barely managed to pull himself back out of the elevator when he saw the elevator car spinning rapidly downwards, sparks flying everywhere.

A foul smell of steel filled the air, and thick blue smoke billowed out, leaving the prison guards dumbfounded.

Unaware of the situation, he thought Xia Chuan had pulled down the entire elevator.

I thought Instructor Joel was already an exceptional person, but I never expected her boyfriend to be even more savage!

Seeing the prison guards who were making a ruckus and running off to contact for backup, Xia Chuan had a question mark on his forehead. Could this guy think he was going to break him out of prison?

Xia Chuan shook his head, pushed aside the thick smoke, and peered up at the top.

The top was still pitch black, with only a single point of light visible, presumably indicating that the elevator door on the roof had also been removed.

"Phantom Thief Kid, you'd better die!"

This is exactly Joel's voice.

The sound echoed endlessly in the elevator shaft, and Xia Chuan quickly shrank back, afraid that something else might fall down.

(End of this chapter)