Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 552 Partial Confession

Tadahiro Kenmura's funeral was held three days after the Metropolitan Police Department incident.

In the end, the Metropolitan Police Department did not investigate the cause of Tadahiro Kenmura's murder, and could only continue to attribute it to Thomas Cindora's revenge.

There weren't many people at the funeral: the Mori family, the Natsukawa family, and some of Yoel and Yuri's colleagues.

Natsukawa even spotted Amuro Tooru.

It seems that Amuro Tooru and Yuri are indeed very good colleagues.

The funeral was uneventful and ended simply.

Joel remained expressionless throughout.

Xia Chuan simply stood beside her without saying a word.

He had talked to Joel a lot over the past three days, but Joel was still in that state.

Perhaps he regrets not killing Kitano Yuujin earlier.

But this can't be blamed on Joel. Everything takes time and process. Kenmura Tadahira's death came without any warning, so suddenly that even he was caught off guard.

However, this case was indeed orchestrated by the distillery.

Gin personally took action that day, firing from the top floor of a building 650 yards away.

At this distance, even if Conan and Kogoro Mouri were facing the window, they would have difficulty noticing each other with the naked eye.

"Yor, relax and take a good rest. Uncle Kenmura certainly wouldn't want you to end up like this, would he?"

Miyamoto Yumi and Sato Miwako took the day off to attend the funeral and also to comfort Joel.

Xia Chuan couldn't handle it by herself, so she had to call on her group of girlfriends.

Even Anya hasn't heard a single word of Joel's thoughts in these three days.

"Aunt Joel, don't be sad, Anya will give you a hug."

Anya was held in Yoel's arms, rubbing against him tightly, trying her best to make Yoel happy in her own way.

Ai Haibara stood to the side, arms crossed.

Although her expression remained unchanged, the fact that she kept glancing at Joel showed that she actually cared about him, but was just not good at expressing it.

"Eh."

Xia Chuan sighed, already thinking about finding an opportunity for Joel to vent his anger.

As for how to vent, of course it's through the distillery.

He doesn't care if people die at the distillery, or how many die, but if Joel continues like this, he'll go crazy sooner or later.

Didn't you see Yuri? He was just a little late getting home yesterday, but today when he attended the funeral, his hands were wrapped in bandages and he was in a sling around his neck.

"Hey, Uncle Xia Chuan, come here for a second."

Conan suddenly appeared out of nowhere and tugged at Natsukawa's sleeve.

The two went to a secluded corner.

"what happened?"

"Uncle Natsukawa, I think Hideji Kobayashi might work for the brewery!"

Conan's expression was serious; this was the result of his investigation over the past few days.

Through Professor Agasa's connections, he learned that the Okuhocho incident was caused by Hideji Kobayashi's police response. Although he didn't stay at the scene for long, he still witnessed the Metropolitan Police Department surrounding the office building.

With such a tight encirclement and such a commotion inside, it's clearly suspicious that no one was caught afterwards.

Because so many officers from the Fifth Bureau who responded to the call were arrested, he initially thought that those officers were the ones with problems. Now, thinking about it, he realized that the person leading the team might have been the one with the problem.

"Gin has excellent sniping skills. It's very likely that he killed Tadahiro Kenmura. Have you found any clues about the distillery from the tax information you've collected?"

Conan's goal is clear: the distillery!

Xia Chuan turned to look at Joel, making sure he wasn't paying attention, before speaking: "We did find some clues about the winery. The Sindora Company did have a lot of transfers from unknown sources, some of which pointed to White Dove Pharmaceuticals."

Actually, Natsukawa didn't notice, but since his mouth is on his body, Conan couldn't confirm it either.

And isn't this the answer Conan wanted?
"Baijiu Pharmaceuticals."

Conan was slightly excited, but then he fell silent when he remembered that Shiraiu Pharmaceuticals had gone bankrupt and the trail had gone cold.

The clue they had finally found led to a dead end. The funeral was over quickly, and Tadahiro Kenmura was buried in the Tokyo Cemetery, next to the graves of Joel's parents.

When Joel's parents died, it was Kenmura Tadahira who helped with their burial.

So, it can be said that it has come to an end.

Xia Chuan drove, Joel sat in the passenger seat, and Anya and Ai Haibara got into Yuri's car.

This was Joel's arrangement.

Very strange.

"Do you have something to say to me?" Xia Chuan asked directly.

Joel gave a soft "hmm," and said, "I just heard Yumi say that the car that exploded at the 'Cocoon' game launch event was a Porsche 356A."

Xia Chuan was taken aback, clearly not expecting Yor to suddenly bring this up.

"I remember last time at the Mika Hotel, you blew up a Porsche 356A. That was the car of the assassin codenamed Gin from the distillery organization. Did you already know that Gin would be there? That bomb looks a lot like your doing."

Xia Chuan kept his eyes straight ahead and continued driving at a high speed, but at an intersection where a turn was required, he chose to go straight.

"Is the IRS investigating the winery, and is it already quite deep into it?"

Xia Chuan hummed in agreement, organized his thoughts, and then said, "Yes, and no."

"What do you mean?" Joel turned his head, his eyes filled with doubt.

"Actually, I noticed this organization a long time ago. I came to Japan specifically for this organization. The reason I joined the National Tax Service was just to have a convenient identity on the surface."

I do know quite a bit about the distillery, but this was just an accident. I only found out that Gin was also in the office when Noah's Ark alerted me on my way to Thomas Sindora's office. That's why I chose to use an explosion to make him leave.

"Is that so? Indeed, this kind of explosion can be attributed to the sabotage of a rival company of the Sindora Corporation. Even if Gin is unhappy, he will only think that he is unlucky."

Joel nodded, without much doubt.

She suddenly remembered that Xia Chuan had said a few days ago that he also had friends in the IRS.

If I'm not mistaken, Natsukawa is likely working for the IRS. Otherwise, how could an official from the Japanese National Tax Service be involved with the IRS? Even if they were, it shouldn't be to the point where they could help each other so easily.

"Besides that, I do have some secrets. Let's wait and see. I'll tell you everything when the time is right."

Some information needs to be revealed gradually. He was afraid that Joel wouldn't be able to accept it if he told everything at once, so he chose to reveal only a portion of it.

Working for the IRS and being a professional spy in the underworld are two completely different things.

"So, do you know anything about what happened to Uncle Jiancun this time?"

The GTR slowed down and unknowingly stopped on the side of the road. Joel stared intently at Xia Chuan, while Xia Chuan turned to look at Joel.

"I knew nothing about Mr. Kenmura's affairs. In fact, I had contacted him once before he died, but it wasn't about the winery or the Sindora Company."

The thing I'm doing with him is actually related to you, but I don't know how to bring it up right now.

If Xia Chuan doesn't handle this situation well, the relationship between the two will be in trouble.

Therefore, Xia Chuan decided to reveal more, but still withhold the important parts.

For example, his identity, and the things about the laboratory that even Joel himself didn't know.

We can talk to them about Anya's situation, but since it also involves the lab, it's best to discuss it together later.

"I believe you."

Joel managed a smile, the first he had shown in three days.

"As for whether Mr. Kenmura's death was related to the brewery, I have already confirmed it!"

“I cracked the password of Mr. Kenmura’s encrypted phone and found a text message inside that said he had refused the brewery’s research invitation.”

"You mean, Uncle Kenmura was murdered because he refused Gin?"

"Yes, that is, he rejected Gin, which is why the Metropolitan Police Department incident happened, and Thomas Sindora was able to escape from prison."

"Gin!"

Joel seemed to murmur the name softly, his gaze fixed on the calm lake outside.

“I actually have a plan now, a plan about the winery.”

Xia Chuan restarted the GTR and headed home, but his words left Joel deeply disturbed.

(End of this chapter)