Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 609 Anya Doesn't Want It Anymore
The next morning, Hattori Heiji appeared at the hotel.

Just as Anya had guessed, Hattori Heiji's lack of travel knowledge meant he could only take them to visit Osaka Castle Park, the castle tower, and Tsutenkaku Tower.

There was indeed an American village, but the Natsukawa family had no interest in it whatsoever.

After all, Natsukawa and Anya were originally from the United States, and Ai Haibara also studied there. As for Joel, before she got together with Natsukawa, she had been carrying out missions all over the world, so there was basically no country she hadn't been to.

"What? You're not coming with us?"

Hattori Heiji gave Natsukawa a look that said, "You've got a huge loss," and glared at him sideways.

It's a bit disrespectful to the host.

Moreover, judging from Okita Souji's appearance, he felt that Natsukawa wouldn't follow him if he wasn't around, so how could he talk to him about that matter?

“You can come with Mr. Maoli and his family. Our family has places we want to go. If possible, lend us your girlfriend as our guide.”

"Huh?" A hash symbol appeared on Hattori Heiji's forehead.

"Huh?" Toyama Kazuha blushed deeply. These words immediately reminded her of what her father and Uncle Hattori Heizo had said when Hattori Heizo took her and her father home last night.

Embarrassing face.

Although Uncle Hattori Heizo didn't say it directly, his meaning was quite clear: he approved of their relationship.

He also said that he would have a good talk with Hattori after the two of them graduated from high school.

"Oh, Natsukawa-nii, Hattori and I aren't like that." The girl's shyness made Kazuha feel embarrassed, and she said reluctantly.

"Hehe, I understand, I'll be more careful next time."

It's obvious that Kazuha herself is taking this personally; the word "girlfriend" could also refer to Okita Souji, right?
Xia Chuan only thought these words to himself.

Hattori Heiji was somewhat disappointed.

Fortunately, his main goal is to bring Conan and Okita Souji together; as long as he can keep Okita Souji, that's fine.

Moreover, Natsukawa seemed to be intentionally cooperating with them, specifically sending Okita Souji to them.

In reality, Natsukawa simply felt that a family trip shouldn't be in the way of outsiders, especially someone like Okita Souji who had a clear purpose.

Led by Kazuha Toyama, the Natsukawa family visited Shitennoji, one of the oldest temples in Japan and an important cultural heritage site in Osaka.

The temple is quite large, and even on weekdays, it still attracts many tourists, especially foreign tourists.

"You have to go to places like this every now and then to relax."

Xia Chuan held Joel's soft hand, silently savoring the hard-won peace.

Actually, he has been looking for a suitable opportunity recently.

What opportunity? Of course, it's a marriage proposal!

However, there are no opportunities for the time being, and he needs to think about this matter carefully.

At least not for a trip to Osaka.

Moreover, he could also see that although everyone had been frank and open with each other, Joel still harbored some resentment.

This grudge doesn't stem from the relationship between the two individuals; it's very likely related to the distillery.

But Xia Chuan obviously couldn't wait until the winery issue was resolved before considering proposing.

"Take a good look around. Don't worry about safety. I'll get a message when Gin and the others show up. Right now, Kaito is standing guard at the distillery base wearing an tequila vest. I'll know as soon as there's any news."

“That’s right”

Although he said that, Joel was still worried. Wouldn't Gin have any doubts?

The development of Twilight Villa is so unpredictable that even if Gin is stupid, he will find out something. Will Natsukawa's identity, which he has kept secret for so long, be exposed because of him?
Gin has not appeared since, which could be due to injury or suspicion.

There was no point in saying more; Xia Chuan simply looked at Yoel with tenderness.

Osaka has many famous historical sites, and under Kazuha Toyama's guidance, they visited all the cultural attractions, big and small, in the city.

"Ahhh! Father, Father, I want to buy this, and that, and that souvenir too."

It's more accurate to say that Anya came to buy goods than to visit.

Fortunately, Xia Chuan had made preparations in advance and rented a car directly.

Osaka is a major tourist city, and there are many Osaka specialties at the entrance of Shitennoji Temple, as well as some cultural and creative products from various eras of Japan.

For example, what Anya is seeing now is a cultural and creative store about Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

"Boss, I want this treasure map too."

"that."

The shop owner was sweating profusely. This little guy had practically taken everything from his shop.

"It's okay, buy it if you like it, but you should know that you have to keep every single one of these things in your room."

"Uh?"

Anya's eyes immediately shrank to a point. "Don't we have a storage room on the first floor?"

“That works too. These local specialties are perfect for your room. Then you can move downstairs to sleep in the storage room, where you can sleep with Bond.”

Ai Haibara smiled broadly and patted Anya on the shoulder: "Just thinking about it makes me feel warm and fuzzy, don't you think?"

"Ania doesn't want it anymore!"

The thought of sleeping in a cramped storage room, surrounded by sweeping tools and not even having enough space for a bed, made her tremble.

Haibara seemed to be joking, but her father seemed to take it to heart.

"How about cutting it in half? Actually, I don't just want to buy it for myself. I mainly want to bring some local specialties for Ayumi and the others. They even came to visit us during the time we were away from school."

Xia Chuan's furrowed brows relaxed. Money didn't matter; he wasn't short of it now.

However, he hopes Anya has a correct view of consumption and values. Since it is intended to be given to the other three children, he has no objection.

"Then let's have half, boss, please help us pack it up."

"And what about this?" Anya held the treasure map in her hand, on which was written a large Chinese character "tiger," surrounded by many smaller Chinese characters.

The treasure map was in scroll form, and it didn't look very big or particularly attractive. In fact, apart from the character "tiger," the rest of the map was blank. Anya valued it because the label had the three large characters "treasure map" on it.

Even though she was a child and possessed the ability to read minds, and even though she heard the boss's inner thoughts saying that the scroll was just a rubbing and there was no treasure at all, she was still very interested.

"Since you've bought so much stuff, I'll give you this treasure map."

After Xia Chuan swiped his card to pay, the boss laughed heartily, disregarding his dignity as a boss, and waved his hand to give the treasure map directly to Anya.

"This is a treasure map unique to my family. If we decipher the secrets on it, we might actually find the treasure."

Then, he flipped through the map again and handed another one to Ai Haibara: "This complete version of the treasure map happens to have two versions, one of dragon and one of tiger, which correspond to each other. This one is for this little friend."

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)