Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 614 Xia Chuan's Backup Plan

When Xia Chuan arrived, he frowned.

Osaka Castle Park has been surrounded by police, and paramedics arrived with stretchers before them.

"What happened?" Xia Chuan asked directly as they reached the edge of the ancient bridge scenic spot.

A long cordon had been set up near the tourist attraction. Hattori Heizo, who was leading the group, was talking to Toyama Ginjiro, while the three detectives stood by the old bridge and looked down.

"Katagiri Maho is dead."

Xia Chuan raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you keep monitoring this? How come people are still dying?"

"We underestimated how much this group valued the treasure. We never expected that Katagiri Maho would sneak out of the hotel without our people noticing."

"And what about the murderer?" Xia Chuan asked again.

"The murderer is Shigehiko Wakita. He must have discovered our surveillance, knocked out a waiter, and used the waiter's clothes to escape. By the time we discovered it, Maho Katagiri had just been killed by him. He jumped into the moat to escape, and our people have already launched a manhunt."

Ginjiro Toyama gave a forced smile: "I'm so sorry, I've already made such a perfect plan, but I still let him..."

"fine!"

Xia Chuan frowned in thought, then suddenly remembered something: "Right, what about the other two?"

Do you think Shigehiko Wakita will make another move?

Hattori Heizo squinted, somewhat unable to understand this.

It's unlikely, and he doesn't have that chance now anyway.

"If he is the murderer, he must have some kind of motive for killing. The cases a few days ago, plus the two today, may mean that the entire tour group is his target."

Although they knew the reason why the other party attacked, they could not say it.

It's already hard to understand that the murderer's identity could be confirmed, but to find out in such a short time that he killed for his grandfather is a bit too much.

I finally understand the pain Anya felt when she knew the answer but couldn't find the opportunity to speak.

"Jingle Bell!"

The phone in his hand rang with a crisp and pleasant ringtone, but Toyama Ginjiro had an ominous premonition.

With a serious expression, he took out his phone and said, "Hello!"

"I see."

With just two simple sentences, the call ended.

"Something's happened! Two of the colleagues monitoring Kasuya Yuhiro have been killed!"

The atmosphere at the scene changed instantly. Killing a police officer is not like an ordinary murder case.

Conan and Heiji Hattori acted swiftly, immediately running to Ginjiro Toyama and asking, "But didn't the culprit just jump into the moat? Even if they evaded the police, it's impossible for them to get to their hotel so quickly and kill the officers."

No one bothered to clear up Hattori and Conan's confusion.

Hattori Heizo merely gave Hattori Heiji a cold look: "You can't help with this anymore."

Then, he turned to her and said, "Miss Joel, Mr. Natsukawa, I might need to trouble you with something."

Xia Chuan and Yoel's combat prowess is undeniable, and Yoel is also a police officer, so asking for their help shouldn't be a problem.

The fact that the other party brutally killed two policemen must mean that the murder-robbery gang he had previously suspected was involved!
Judging from the current situation, these desperate criminals are clearly not simple. Since they know Xia Chuan and Yole's abilities, why don't they ask for help? They could save face and promise that no more police officers will die; that would be the best outcome.

"Based on my estimation, the gang has no fewer than ten members. I originally planned to confirm and arrest them after the murder case was solved, but now it seems that we don't need to."

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Black Chicken's mind was a complete mess; a criminal gang had inexplicably appeared in the murder case.

Although Natsukawa and Yoel were reluctant, they felt awkward refusing since the Osaka headquarters manager had spoken.

Xia Chuan vaguely remembered that the case didn't seem to be like this, and it was probably his actions that affected the travel group's movements.

“That Kasuya Yuhiro should be one of the members of the group that killed and robbed thirteen years ago. The reason he left is probably because Wakita Shigehiko contacted him.” Hattori Heizo glanced at his watch: “Kasuya Yuhiro left less than ten minutes ago. If we find him, we will probably find Wakita Shigehiko as well.”

"If that's the case, then it's simple."

As he spoke, Xia Chuan pulled a strange monitor out of his pocket.

The screen is only the size of a palm, with something resembling a coordinate axis on it and a red dot that keeps flashing.

Conan immediately recognized that it was somewhat similar to the tracking glasses that Professor Agasa had made for him.

"Mr. Natsukawa is quite well-equipped. This should be a positioning device, right?"

Ginjiro Toyama's gaze was deep, and he wanted to say something, but Hattori Heizo glanced at him and then shut up.

Xia Chuan didn't mind and briefly explained the scroll.

It turns out that, in order to ensure that nothing was missed, he had left a tracking device on Shigehiko Wakiita before he left.

Following the movement of the red dot, the group found a remote iron smelting factory.

The factory gate was dilapidated, and the weeds and rust on the ground indicated that the place had been abandoned for a long time. A strong smell of rust filled the air.

Osaka police brought more than a dozen plainclothes officers, as well as many riot police members carrying shields and helmets.

That murder-and-robbery gang was quite large, so to capture them all, we would naturally need to bring a large number of people.

The factory was immediately surrounded.

A faint orange-red light flickered in the second-floor window. Someone in this place at this time was undoubtedly Shigehiko Wakiita.

"and many more!"

Seeing the Osaka police about to rush in, Natsukawa quickly stopped them.

"What's wrong?" Ginjiro Toyama asked, puzzled.

"Wait a minute, if a gang were to appear here, there would be no trace of them. The footprints on the ground are also very simple. The big fish you're looking for may not have arrived yet."

After carefully examining the marks on the ground and confirming that there were indeed only one person's footprints, Xia Chuan instructed Hattori Heizo to hide the person nearby.

That's true, it probably won't be that fast.

Hattori Heizo and Toyama Ginjiro exchanged a glance, then nodded in agreement.

So, the group of people began to wait patiently.

The gang didn't keep them waiting any longer.

Soon, two dilapidated vans stopped not far from the factory.

The elderly man, Yuhiro Zaoya, who was over sixty years old, got out of the passenger seat of the van.

He glanced at the factory, a disdainful smile playing on his lips, then spoke to someone inside the car, seemingly explaining a plan.

After a while, he finally walked into the factory.

Ginjiro Toyama glanced at the man's waist a few times, then whispered into the walkie-talkie, "Big fish caught. He's carrying a pistol. Be careful."

"not good!"

Just as Ginjiro Toyama put away his walkie-talkie, he noticed that the two vans were starting to dump people out.

The word "倒" (dǎo, meaning "to fall") is very apt.