Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 649 Accident!

Yuri remained silent for a long time.

It seemed that Xia Chuan's second question finally snapped him out of his daze.

"Another gold heist has occurred!"

His voice was deliberate and clear, filled with anger but also with helplessness.

That's right, no one can understand it. The police have already closed the case, so why is there still a robbery? Doesn't the winery intend to shut up?
Is it not enough to satisfy the brewery to close the case with Torata Eita?

The culprit was just announced, and the winery immediately refuted it. Is it about to go to war with the police?
"how is this possible?"

Xia Chuan was equally astonished, but he also breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully he had managed to get rid of it quickly enough.

Even he couldn't guard against it day and night.

"Didn't the Ministry of Finance send more personnel after the incident?" Natsukawa expressed his concern about Japan's security measures.

"They've sent more personnel."

Yuri felt weak all over, rubbed his forehead and continued, "The transport route does have a lot more security, so there shouldn't be a second robbery."

He paused for a moment, "Unfortunately, this time they used a different method. This time, the robbers replaced the transport personnel in advance, and there were no problems along the way. It wasn't until they entered the tunnel where Nagano Prefecture and Tokyo City intersect that they replaced the transport vehicle in some way. It was only because the replaced transport vehicle crashed off the railing and cliff that they were discovered."

"But at this point, they were nowhere to be found."

Natsukawa could sense Yuri's helplessness.

In fact, under normal circumstances, there should be no problems even in the tunnel. Although they entered the tunnel, couldn't the people escorting them even keep an eye on one vehicle?
"Wait for me a moment, I'll go take a look."

An hour later, Xia Chuan arrived at the tunnel where the incident occurred.

The tunnel was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The only reason we were able to find the crime scene was because the police had already surrounded the area and set up a long cordon. All we needed to do was find the brightest spot.

After greeting the police officers, he pushed aside the cordon and came to Yuri's side: "The lights on the tunnel ceiling were broken, no wonder the people in the vehicle didn't see it."

"Yes, this time the preparations were much more thorough than last time, and we must have observed the transportation process many times."

The police came in large numbers this time, along with some forensic experts in white coats. Their actions and observations confirmed their high level of professionalism.

Compared to last time, this time they've taken it much more seriously.

But that's normal. Anyone would be angry if they were messed with twice, let alone a country.

When the state apparatus is in operation, even wineries must avoid its sharp edge.

So why?

It's so unreasonable.

No one could give Xia Chuan an answer, not even the tunnel surrounded by the police could provide him with any clues.

The scene was very clean, with no trace indicating that the swapping of the transport vehicle occurred here.

But this was the only brief moment of darkness on the route from Nagano to Tokyo, and after that, the replacement transport vehicle drove straight into the cliff.

"Last time we were able to find some clues by helicopter, but this time we really left nothing behind."

After searching the tunnel with Yuri for a long time, Xia Chuan still found nothing.

The same thing happened when they arrived at the location where the tampered transport vehicle had plunged off the cliff.

"After examination by forensic personnel, the transport vehicle that fell off the cliff showed signs of remote control. It is possible that the curve at this location was very sharp and the vehicle was traveling too fast. Otherwise, it is possible that no one would have noticed it before it reached Tokyo to unload the cargo." "Although we immediately blocked all the toll gates connecting this road, we were still unable to catch them."

"It's not necessarily a matter of the curvature of the curve."

Looking at the chaotic scene, Xia Chuan's eyes gleamed with an inexplicable light.

After a while, he shook his head and continued: "Since the robbers made ample preparations in advance, were able to bribe or replace the original driver without leaving a trace, and prepared an identical transport vehicle, they should have rehearsed the route many times beforehand. It's impossible for them to make such a mistake here."

"Then what do you mean?"

Yuri's eyes lit up; Xia Chuan was indeed quite capable, seeing through the problem in just a few seconds.

"Perhaps that's what they want you to think, that the vehicle has been replaced."

Xia Chuan turned to look at Yuri and asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Have you found the missing transport vehicle?"

"Uh?"

Yuri felt somewhat confused, but didn't ask any further questions, shaking his head in denial.

"Then how do you know that the transport vehicle that fell off the cliff is fake? Wasn't it supposed to be exactly the same?"

"Although there are no surveillance cameras in the tunnel, there is a toll station about ten kilometers ahead. The surveillance cameras there show that after the incident, a transport vehicle with the exact same model as the one with the different car cover passed through."

"In addition, the escort personnel at the scene also witnessed the incident after the fall off the cliff."

"Because it was late at night, while waiting for rescue, the escort personnel confirmed that only three vehicles passed by along the way, and one of them matched the one on the surveillance camera."

“We also investigated the three toll gates in the Nagano direction. We calculated the time it took for the vehicle to enter the toll gate based on its speed when it arrived here. Even if we increased the margin of error to one hour, we still did not find the vehicle passing by.”

Xia Chuan nodded slightly. Yuri's deduction was indeed correct. The transport vehicle with the same model but a different color of cover was very suspicious.

The cliff wasn't very high, only about ten meters high, and there were some trees in the middle to act as a buffer. With Xia Chuan's eyesight, he could see that the transport vehicle below was only deformed and had not exploded.

Xia Chuan's gaze kept wandering over the branches of the cliff, as if he was recalling something.

Just as Yuri was about to ask the reason, he finally looked away.

"Look at the area that these tree branches are blocking. We can only see a tiny bit of the situation because there are people below and lights are shining on us."

“When the incident first occurred, it should have been pitch black down there. Even if someone had emptied the gold at that time, you wouldn’t have noticed, right?”

Xia Chuan's question struck at the heart of the matter, and Yuri's expression changed drastically.

"what do you mean?"

"That's right, perhaps the transport vehicle you observed was just something the robbers did on purpose."

Yuri's expression shifted slightly, and he immediately contacted the forensic personnel below to confirm the vehicle identification number and whether there were any signs of trampling nearby.

Xia Chuan sighed and shook his head: "If we had discovered this detail immediately, we might have been able to find out the direction they left in, but now, with so many people moving around below, it will probably be very difficult to find out."

As he said, the forensic team could not give Yuri a clear answer, as the area was covered with footprints from their trampling.

However, one thing is certain: the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the transport vehicle is the same as the one originally registered.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)