Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 628 Dragon Tail Kang's Last Insurance

Yes, the helicopter could have been stolen and taken out. Even if it was related to Torada Yoshiro and Ryūo Koji, shouldn't their businesses have been raided?
“I admit that I did not discipline my son properly, and the robbery may be related to my son, but one person does not represent the whole family. You have no right to investigate my business because of him. The principle of collective punishment is completely inconsistent with the current social system. If you insist on doing this, I will definitely file a lawsuit in court!”

Naonobu Torada became more and more confident as he spoke, even slamming his fist on the table and glaring at Yuri, trying to force him to submit.

Unfortunately, he was facing Yuri, a public security police officer notorious for using torture to extract confessions!
"The gold heist is not just about the stolen gold; it also involves national security issues. I have reason to believe that your two families colluded with some cunning mole."

Is this reason sufficient?

Yuri spoke each word clearly, his aura completely overwhelming the two people opposite him.

This is like an unequal negotiation, with one side having a million soldiers and the other side having only a mouth and no soldiers.

When it involves national interests, this is an insurmountable mountain. If it's truly confirmed, neither of the two companies will have a chance to recover.

"This is blatant slander! Who exactly are you, police officer? I'm going to complain to your superiors about this interrogation style!"

Torada Naonobu could no longer contain himself. The death of his eldest son had already destabilized his family business, and his second son was practically useless. He had devoted himself to the business, but now he was being framed out of thin air. It was no wonder he was furious.

Yuri remained silent and took out his identification.

Upon seeing the words "Public Security Police" above, everyone at the scene fell silent.

County police and public security are worlds apart.

In the eyes of most wealthy people, the police are like mad dogs, but they are born with special privileges. Apart from a small number of truly powerful and wealthy people in Japan, almost all politicians and businessmen have no way to deal with them.

Because when it comes to national security, no one dares to stand up casually.

"This Mr. Xia Chuan is from the National Tax Service."

“Now, we are here on behalf of the Nagano Prefectural Police, the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and the Japanese National Taxation Bureau to question you. You had better answer seriously, otherwise even if the Public Security Bureau and the police system do nothing to you, the National Taxation Bureau will launch an investigation into you.”

It's not my business?

Xia Chuan coughed twice and shifted the blame again, "Actually, the National Taxation Bureau's investigation is fine, but this case has seriously affected national security, and the Ministry of Finance is also very anxious. Everyone is under a lot of pressure, and someone has to step forward and take responsibility."

Xia Chuan emphasized the word "responsibility," for responsibility can sometimes be lofty and noble, and sometimes it can be as sharp as a sword.

Those chosen to bear responsibility usually don't have a good ending.

Realizing this, the two family heads fell silent.

"Fanci, who have you been in contact with lately? You and Yilang are always out and about, you can't possibly not know, right?"

Naonobu Torada had a gloomy face, but he still had no choice but to back down.

Everyone here is shrewd. Since things have come to this point, there's no need for him to hide anything. Rather than becoming the main culprit, he might as well tell the police the situation. At most, they'll be charged with being an accomplice.

Although there will be some losses, for the accomplices, it's just a matter of losing money to avoid disaster.

Torada Shigeji is a short, chubby otaku, at least in appearance, and he is also somewhat timid, keeping his head down the whole time.

Only when his father called his name did he raise his head, trembling, and say, "Yes."

Then he looked at Ryūō Ayaka. Ryūō Ayaka nodded in agreement, "In that case, we have no other choice."

With his companion's approval, Torada Shigeji breathed a sigh of relief and began to recount: "Actually, it's not like my brother and Ryūo Koji left nothing behind. Back when they canceled this treasure hunt, we had some suspicions. We suspected that they had found Takeda Shingen's gold mine and wanted to keep it all for themselves, so we followed them."

Sure enough!

"What?" Yuri slammed his hand on the table. "Then hurry up and tell me!"

Startled, Torada Shigeji lowered his head even further, but still whispered, "Five days ago, Ayaka and I were following our older brothers when we met in the forest. After we both knew what the other was thinking, we decided to investigate together."

"That night, we saw that my older brother and the others seemed to be meeting with someone. However, because it was a forest, we didn't dare to get too close, so we didn't hear what they were saying or see who they were."

"You'd better think about it again!"

Yamato Kansuke tapped the table: "Whether your two families can continue to exist depends on you."

"Let me do it," Ryūki Ayaka sighed. She knew her friend's personality well; if she let him speak, who knew what problems might arise.

"That night, we did find something. After meeting with the other party, my brother and the others did not leave. Instead, they went to a cave that the four of us were investigating in Jinshan. They stayed inside for half an hour before coming out."

"After they left, we tried to find traces of them in the cave, but there was nothing. They were probably just talking inside the cave."

“After Torata Yoshiro died the day before yesterday, Koji’s emotions became very unstable. I also asked him why the treasure hunt was canceled, but at that time he already had problems. He was not in good spirits and spoke hesitantly.”

“He kept saying things like ‘I’m doomed,’ ‘Danger,’ ‘They won’t let me go.’”

"Of course, after a long period of emotional turmoil, he returned to normal and told me that if anything happened to him, I should go to the cave to check on him."

"Why didn't you say something like this yesterday?" Zhu Fu Gaoming asked.

"Hehe, I've heard of such a big thing as the gold heist. Your sudden visit yesterday, coupled with Brother Kang's death, and considering that our original purpose was the gold, actually explains the problem. Brother Kang and his group must be involved in the gold heist, or even be kidnappers!"

"So, you want to go into the cave yourself and find that batch of gold, right?"

Xia Chuan saw through Longwei Linghua's thoughts and couldn't help but shake his head: "It's a pity. What he asked you to look for in the cave was probably not gold, because that night, the gold was not transported by helicopter."

"what?"

"What will they leave us?"

The two last remaining insiders looked horrified, suddenly realizing the same possibility.

"It should be information related to the people they met that day," Xia Chuan replied confidently.

“Indeed, there is no other possibility but this. The things in the cave should be the last insurance that Ryūki Kōji put on himself.”

A ripple of emotion stirred across Zhu Fu Gaoming's usually calm face.

This Natsukawa is indeed quite capable; no wonder Kuroda Hyōe said he's not simple.

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