Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 617 The Great Gold Robbery

Back in his room, Xia Chuan didn't rush to sleep. After closing the door, he turned on the TV and used the sound of the news to cover up the noise in the room. Then he took out his laptop to check the dark web.

This is something he's been doing every day lately.

The distillery site is so quiet; perhaps the dark web can uncover some clues.

Although the possibility is small, we should still take a look.

Unfortunately, I didn't get anything out of it today.

Xia Chuan opened the chat window again and sent a message to Frank.

The DNA-modified online tracking system is complete, and we've been monitoring and investigating it for several days now. It's a good time to ask about the situation.

After being frank with Yor, Xia Chuan had no need to hide anything and proceeded with the operation in front of Yor.

Joel's gaze softened as she looked at Xia Chuan. After being open and honest with her, Xia Chuan had basically nothing left to hide from her.

"Are we really going to take action against the gardener?"

Looking at Xia Chuan and Frank's chat history, Joel couldn't help but feel a subtle, unsettling expression.

"After all, he knows a lot about you, and it's possible he already knows your identity. Having someone like that around is ultimately a menace."

"When you attacked the distillery's base last time, it was he who leaked information to the distillery. These bounty brokers are not as friendly as you think. As long as the profit is big enough, there are no absolute friends, only absolute profits."

Unfortunately, although the online tracking system was already in place, Frank had begun his investigation.

Unfortunately, "Gardener" hasn't appeared online recently, and it seems that the assassination missions on the platform have been handled by someone else.

This discovery gave Natsukawa a bad feeling.

According to Frank, the Gardener's last appearance dates back to when he betrayed Princess Thorn.

Although there were still activities afterward, the account seems to have completely stopped being active after the Noah's Ark incident.

There are two possibilities.

One possibility is that the gardener discovered Joel's identity long ago, realized something after the Noah's Ark incident, and thus went into hiding.

Another point is what happened to him during this period.

Xia Chuan felt that the first possibility was more likely.

He always assumes the worst about others.

"I should have just asked Noah's Ark to help me lock onto the Gardener."

This matter has been stalled for a long time, and Xia Chuan is also feeling very uncomfortable. But this kind of person is the hardest to find, so now he can only wait patiently.

Frank then investigated the IP address of the dark web account "Gardener".

With a network tracking system in place, once all the jump servers are completely eliminated, the location can be locked down.

"We have a national news briefing for you: a heinous robbery has occurred in the mountains five kilometers from Nagano Prefecture."

"The vehicle that was robbed was a government armored truck."

"This station is not yet able to determine why the armored truck was here, but according to reliable sources, the robbers used a large number of firearms and helicopters as transportation in this robbery."

"According to the investigation, the stolen items do not appear to be banknotes, but a large amount of gold. The Public Security Investigation Agency has secured the scene, and outsiders are currently unable to enter. Under our questioning, the Nagano Prefectural Police provided the following clues."

"There were three vehicles that were robbed, and the three armored trucks were carrying gold worth approximately 50 billion yen. The robbery was premeditated, and the robbers set up an ambush along the route of the armored trucks. More than ten security personnel were killed in the robbery, five are missing, and three others are being rushed to the hospital for treatment."

The reporter was standing on the edge of a mountain road, with police tape visible behind him and steel debris scattered on the ground.

Sharp-eyed police officers moved through the crowd, while reporters and Nagano Prefectural Police were kept outside. In a corner of the frame, Natsukawa even spotted a trio of Nagano Prefectural Police officers.

"how so!"

Joel stood there like a log for a moment before she noticed something: "This route seems to be exactly the same as the one we took to the Twilight Villa before."

"No doubt about it, this is the route to the annex."

"The so-called stolen gold is very likely just gold fragments that were cleared out from the Twilight Villa." Xia Chuan's expression was serious as he stared at the screen, seemingly lost in thought.

"Five hundred billion yen was stolen in one go."

Joel's voice grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared completely.

Xia Chuan stared intently at the screen, afraid of missing even the slightest detail.

After a while, he took out his phone and started contacting Kaito.

This kind of thing is very similar to what the winery does.

But why haven't I received any news? Could it be that something happened to Kaito?
Fortunately, the call was answered quickly.

"Hey, Xia Chuan-ge, what's up? Why aren't you with Yue'er-jie this late? You even have time to call me?"

"Where are you now?"

Natsukawa had no intention of joking, but Kaito's relaxed tone did make him feel a little more at ease.

"I'm at the distillery base. It's really boring here. I just sent out a notice today that there's another gem to steal in three days. When are you coming back?"

"That gem is very likely Pandora, and it will definitely appear in the zoo, so I need to prepare in advance."

The fact that Kaito can still consider these things proves that the brewery is still in a normal state.

If there is anything unusual, with his abilities, he should be able to detect it immediately.

This is also why Xia Chuan asked him to replace him.

But if it's not the distillery, then who is it?
It's not impossible that some high-ranking Japanese official might be after this money.
There was no news report about the battle situation on the ground. After thinking for a moment, Xia Chuan made a phone call to Yuri.

Since the police have taken over the case, and it's related to the Twilight Villa, Yuri must be involved.

"I knew you would call me, but you got the news pretty quickly too."

Yuri said, trying to sound relaxed.

Before Xia Chuan could speak, Joel snatched the phone away. "Were you there too? Be careful that those people don't come back for a surprise attack. Their actions are tantamount to terrorism. You need to ensure your own safety first, as you promised me."

"I know, sister!"

Yuri's heart softened. Even though she had a boyfriend, her sister still cared for her just like when they were children.

Yes, even if my sister gets married, I'm still her brother. How could I worry about losing her forever?
The police officer next to him noticed that the team leader's serious expression turned into a smile when he was on the phone, and couldn't help but feel curious.

However, they did not dare to ask about the situation, but instead buried their heads and discussed the case in hushed tones.

This escort mission was kept strictly confidential, with very few people in the know, mostly high-ranking government officials, and the security force consisted of elites from the Ministry of Finance.

The entire operation was completely overturned in less than half an hour. Either someone leaked the information, or there were informants within the security force.

"All the escort personnel died, and all the recording equipment was taken away, leaving no footage."

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(End of this chapter)