Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 569 Isolation from the World
However, when he turned around, he found that there was no one behind him, and that feeling vanished without a trace.

The forest was silent, as if it had been paused at that moment.

"Uncle Kogoro, I have a bad feeling." Conan suddenly turned to Natsukawa and said, "Now that the case has been solved, Uncle Natsukawa, why don't you call the Metropolitan Police Department? I feel like something is not right."

"That's not good?"

Vodka quickly interjected, "If we tell the police that Osaka is dead, we won't get a single penny from this villa. Are you really willing to let that happen?"

Vodka then looked at Hakuba Saguru, Kaito, and Natsukawa.

This villa is too valuable; absolutely no information can be leaked. We must hold out until our elder brother finds out about the situation here.

No, the eldest brother should have already seen it. Now all we need to do is restrict these people from tipping off others.

The best option would actually be to kill them all, but the current situation doesn't allow that.

He and Amuro Tooru were in a bit of a predicament and not quite stable enough. That Joel alone was enough to give them both a hard time. It was best to stabilize the situation and wait for their older brother to come and clean up the mess.

"Boom!——"

Just then, a loud bang suddenly rang out.

The sound was incredibly loud, making everyone's eardrums ring. Looking up, they saw that the source of the explosion was right above them.

Thick smoke billowed from one of the windows on the second floor of the annex, and orange-red flames surged out, scorching the golden walls.

Countless shards of glass rained down, and a strong smell of burning filled the air.

"Oh no, that looks like Ikumi Gunta's room!"

Joel's expression changed drastically. If Ooue Shuzen was the mastermind, then his death was no big deal. But Gunda Ikumi was not; she was a law-abiding citizen!

The sudden explosion in the other party's room is not just a question of whether they will die or not; it could also be a form of deterrence!
Conan had just said he was leaving when Ikumi Gunta's room exploded. Someone didn't want them to leave and was threatening them!

"It seems someone doesn't want us to leave." Xia Chuan's expression was grave.

Everyone noticed the problem.

Feeling that the situation was getting out of control, Xia Chuan ran into the annex and headed straight for Gunda Ikumi's room.

The door had been blown open by the shockwave of the explosion, a clear scorch mark appeared on the corridor wall, the wooden door was shattered on the ground, and black fluff was still rising from inside, making the fire difficult to contain.

"Quick, find a fire extinguisher!"

Xia Chuan turned his head and shouted, and everyone's eyes turned to Ishihara.

etc.
The group of people who had followed Xia Chuan to the door turned around and froze in place.

Where is the maid Ishihara in the background?!
"I didn't see her when we were outside the villa. I thought she was busy with something."

“No, I remember she came out.” Conan was stunned before he could finish speaking. The feeling of being spied on seemed to have come from Ishihara.

Because he remembered that when he ran out, Ishihara was standing at the very back, but when he turned around, the other person was gone.

"Damn it, all we seem to know about Gunda Ikumi today is from the maid Ishihara. Now that Gunda Ikumi's room has exploded, the most suspicious person is undoubtedly her!"

Xia Chuan looked at Anya with a puzzled expression.

Anya shook her head.

Before she arrived, she had learned from her father that there would be an innocent maid, so when she saw Ishihara, she did not listen to the maid's thoughts.

"Ishihara is suspicious! She's very likely in cahoots with Ogami Shuzen. Let's call the police right away." Vodka was overjoyed. Just now, he took out his satellite phone to try and contact his older brother, only to find that there was no signal.

This must be the eldest brother's doing, so it doesn't matter. And by saying this, others won't doubt him.

Xia Chuan was surprised, but said nothing and turned to look at the room.

Based on the current situation, the fire is confined to this room, and there are no other combustibles that can spread it.

With some embellishment and cultural enhancement, adding a poignant love suicide story could generate additional revenue.

Conan rushed up to Natsukawa and snatched the phone to call the police.

Xia Chuan glanced at it but didn't say anything more.

After a while.

"Uncle Xia Chuan, isn't this a satellite phone? Why can't it contact the outside world?"

Conan even ran to the balcony of the next room and tried again, but it still didn't work.

Hakuba took a closer look and narrowed his eyes slightly: "How could the satellite phone have no signal? If it weren't for the chaotic magnetic field, the satellite phone shouldn't have any problems."

He whistled out the window, and Watson, the White Horse Scout's personal assistant, immediately flew over from a distance and landed on the balcony railing.

“Watson has not lost his sense of direction. The magnetic field here is normal, which means someone has installed a signal jammer.”

"Damn it!" Vodka slammed his fist on the door next to him and said angrily, "It must be that maid. She's probably hiding in some corner spying on us right now. She wants to keep this treasure for herself and leave us all here."

After going through this ordeal, everyone was exhausted. After the flames were extinguished, only the charred skeleton of Gunda Ikumi remained.

The group returned to the living room to rest and sort out their thoughts.

Anya was not in a good mood.

As a father who acted as a walking cheat code, he was too presumptuous and mistook a bad person for a good one.

Looking back now, I felt that Ishihara was acting a bit strange when I ran into him in the lobby last night.

Xia Chuan glanced at Vodka and Amuro Tooru, seemingly unintentionally.

Vodka, however, didn't find anything. He picked up a bottle of cooking wine from somewhere and drank it with a frown. Amuro Tooru seemed to have noticed his observation, but he didn't say anything. He just frowned, as if he had something on his mind.

"I'll go and make dinner for everyone," Joel said, glancing at the crowd and sighing softly.

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Apart from three unsuspecting individuals, the other four were all sweating profusely, their backs instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Kaito shook his head inwardly. Providing smoke bomb materials was fine, but letting him eat them was a different story. If he fainted, no one would be able to save him.

Xia Chuan opened his mouth as if to speak, but then stopped himself after thinking for a moment. Conan did the same; the two exchanged a strange glance and revealed intriguing smiles.

The situation is unusual now, and the others are unaware of Joel's culinary skills; what if they faint?
This seems to be the best solution.

Anya swallowed hard, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, glanced back at her father, and looked at him with fear in her eyes.

Didn't Father consider Anya?
Anya is just a child.

"Then I'll have to trouble Miss Joel."

Hakuba Tan nodded slightly. He really needed to eat something; he had been disgusted enough yesterday and hadn't eaten since.

However, the thought of dining in a golden villa made it hard to eat.

Inside the living room, everyone, whether standing or sitting, wore expressions of unease.

Amuro Tooru stood in the corner, his face extremely grim.

Given the current situation, it can only be Gin's doing.

"Something isn't quite right."

Hakuba slammed his fist on the windowsill, turned around with a grim expression: "I just sent Watson down the mountain to contact my driver, but half an hour has passed and he still hasn't returned."

"Is even this last resort failing?"

Conan scratched his head vigorously, a sense of powerlessness welling up from his heart and body.

“It’s alright, Father and Aunt Joel are here.”

Anya patted Conan on the shoulder, startling him.

Conan responded with a helpless expression.

All indications suggest that the maid Ishihara is no ordinary person; the fact that she was able to install a signal jammer nearby clearly suggests that she has other backup plans.

The sky turned yellow as the last rays of sunlight faded.

As darkness fell, the arrival of night made Conan even more uneasy.

Perhaps, neither Xia Chuan nor Yue Er can cover it up this time.

Mogi Yoshun was also puzzled; what was he thinking?
Conan turned to look at Amuro Tooru. The other man appeared expressionless, but his fingers were actually tapping rhythmically on the armrest of his chair, a sign of his thoughts and tension.

He glanced at Xia Chuan, who had appeared calm from the beginning, but now his brows were slightly furrowed.

Xia Chuan glanced back at Conan, remaining silent.

In fact, after reviewing what had just happened, he roughly knew what was going on.

If Karasuma Renya is here, then Gin and Vermouth should be here too.

The fact that he only saw Gin and not Vermouth is telling.

He didn't notice.

The maid Ishihara is most likely Vermouth in disguise.

Because Anya had anticipated the maid's situation beforehand, she didn't check the maid's inner thoughts, which led to the current unusual situation.

Next time, regardless of whether you know the person or not, as long as Anya is present, you must verify her identity.

After reflecting on his actions, Xia Chuan felt much better.

The situation is still under control.

Gin, Vermouth, vodka, and Amuro Tooru have all arrived.

What about the rest?

Baileys might be unable to attend because she was injured by Joel last time, but Calvados and Kiel are quite free.

"Boom boom boom——"

Xia Chuan suddenly paused and looked towards the door.

The same applies to everyone else.

Everyone who is still alive is inside the villa; no one is outside.

Who is it?
"Could it be Senma Kakudai?" Hakuba Saguru stroked his chin and strode towards the gate.

Of course, he wasn't stupid; on the contrary, he was very vigilant.

The reason he dared to open the door was because he still had a pistol that Da Shang Zhu Shan had left for them to kill each other.

Vodka also moved closer.

He's like a frightened bird now, and any potential threat is within his reach to eliminate.

Just as Hakuba Saguru was about to open the door, it was suddenly pushed open from the outside in.

"Excuse me, I'm lost in the mountains. Could I stay here for the night?"

This is a female voice.

It was pitch black outside, but as the other person entered, Hakuba Saguru was able to see their face clearly.

He was about 165 cm tall, wearing glasses, a light-colored shirt and dark blue jeans. He placed his hands in front of his abdomen and bowed deeply to Hakuba Saguru.

She looks rather pitiful.

But Hakuba Saguru dared not be careless at this moment, hiding his gun behind his back and keeping a distance of about five steps from his opponent.

Vodka tilted his head and asked directly, "Wasn't the suspension bridge here burned down? How did you get up here?"

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(I'm dying of laughter. I just found out today that Conan and Kaito die thousands of times a day on average.)
(End of this chapter)