Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 689 The Genji's Hotaru, Basically Wiped Out
In their previous deductions, Conan and Heiji Hattori had confirmed that Hotaru Genji was connected to Yakushi Nyoraibutsu. Now that so many people in this group have died, it might be because of Yakushi Nyoraibutsu!

Conan's sixth sense was incredibly accurate, and Natsukawa watched intently from the side.

"Should I go up and say hello?"

Joel mentioned it briefly from the side.

Following Joel's gaze, Natsukawa realized that Joel wasn't talking about Kogoro Mouri, but Inspector Ayanokoji.

"You know him?" Xia Chuan asked in surprise.

"Yes, he was Officer Shiratori's classmate. He had visited the Metropolitan Police Department a few times before, and I was his combat coach. Strictly speaking, I was his half-mentor."

Seriously, are there really people who are so eager to be beaten?

But then again, isn't Joel a bit too amazing? How come everyone knows her?

Even the inspector who was just outside knows Joel.

Moreover, its reputation doesn't seem to be very good.

I wonder what Officer Ayanokouji's attitude is towards Joel.

Xia Chuan's doubts were quickly answered.

Joel squeezed through the crowd and appeared behind Ayanokouji, but instead of greeting him normally, she suddenly reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

Inspector Ayanokoji seemed to have his hair standing on end, and his body suddenly moved.

This action doesn't seem like a reaction; it's more like a stress response!

Ayanokouji abruptly bent his knees, his shoulders slumped, and he reached back to grab the hand that had patted his shoulder.

He even developed muscle memory for the next movement.

His hand had just touched his shoulder when he realized he hadn't found anything, and a chill ran through him.

"Fuck!"

Ayanokouji was dejected, but still wanted to take action.

He shifted his right foot half a body length to the side and then delivered a powerful elbow strike backward with his left elbow.

But then something unexpected happened.

Empty again!
The elbow strike had accumulated a great deal of power in Ayanokouji, but without a point of leverage, he immediately lost his balance and staggered backward.

"Ayanokouji Fumimaro, I've told you before, you need to be flexible and adaptable. You can have techniques, but you need to be able to react to situations. Your speed isn't fast to begin with. If you rely on techniques, you won't even be able to touch someone who knows you!"

Joel reached out and supported Ayanokouji's back, helping him regain his footing.

"Instructor Joel, not everyone is like you. Honestly, you're giving me a bit of a stress reaction!"

Ayanokouji rubbed his shoulders and stretched a few times, then grinned and said, "By the way, why are you here? When I met Shiratori today, he said you were on vacation."

"I came out to relax."

Joel didn't explain much, he just pointed behind him.

"Your boyfriend, Xia Chuan?!"

Even Ayanokoji, who was far away in Kyoto, knew a little about Natsukawa.

He had also heard about the Twilight Villa incident, though he already knew about Xia Chuan before that.

When he went to the Metropolitan Police Department for an exchange, he discussed with Shiratori what kind of person could win over this instructor.

The answer is now right in front of him.

Aside from his handsome appearance, there doesn't seem to be anything special about him.

Of course, he wouldn't underestimate Xia Chuan because of this.

"Xia Chuan, what brings you here too?"

Kogoro Mori reeked of alcohol, clearly having just been heavily intoxicated. However, he seemed to possess a special buff that cured his drunkenness upon encountering a case, and was currently in excellent condition. But how could he possibly run into Natsukawa here? Could this be their destined neighbor?

Kogoro Mouri looked at Natsukawa suspiciously, wondering if the other party had come for him. Perhaps he had encountered some case and wanted to find him, but found no one there. He only found this place with the help of Natsumoto Azusa, a waitress at the coffee shop downstairs.

However, this is all wishful thinking on Kogoro Mouri's part.

If we're talking about who needs whom more, it's clear that he's more dependent on Xia Chuan's help.

"We came to Kyoto for a relaxing trip and ran into Okita on the way."

Xia Chuan briefly explained the whole story, then asked, "Leaving aside other matters, Mr. Mori, did you know the deceased?"

"Hehe, yeah." Kogoro Mouri scratched his head sheepishly. "But we just met. He was one of the people who invited me out for drinks at Sannoji Temple."

"When he heard it was about drinking, Dad came running over like a puppy, without even looking at the case," Xiaolan muttered to herself.

"Of course not. Actually, I sensed something was wrong with the three of them from the beginning, which is why I agreed to drink with them. I was thinking of getting them drunk so I could find out some things."

Taking advantage of Sakura Seizo's death and the absence of the other two, Kogoro Mouri began to cultivate his own image.

"hehe."

Conan's lips twitched; Uncle Kogoro really knew how to make excuses for himself.

Even the police only knew that this person was a member of the Genji clan after seeing the "Yoshitsune Chronicle". How did the uncle get the information?
Based on drinking capacity?

"However, the situation is a bit complicated now. We don't seem to be able to confirm whether his death was caused by someone in the teahouse."

Ayanokouji frowned helplessly.

Although the teahouse wasn't locked, the owner could hear anyone coming in. But from the afternoon until now, only Kogoro Mouri and his group had been there; there were no outsiders.

The teahouse windows all face the river to offer a view, and at this time there were many people outside, but no passersby indicated that anyone was leaving.

If the murderer is among these people in the teahouse, then the most important murder weapon cannot be found.

The case thus reached a stalemate.

"Perhaps we should search the deceased's home; we can always find evidence if we look around."

"If Sakura Seizo really is a member of the Genji Hotaru, we might be able to find some evidence, or even clues to the deaths of the previous victims."

Xia Chuan said this.

Ayanokouji hummed in agreement, finding Natsukawa's words quite reasonable, and immediately dispatched someone to the deceased's home.

From an angle that Ran wasn't looking at, Conan stealthily followed the police officer's pace.

Natsukawa didn't stop him; handing the case over to Conan would indeed speed things up.

Moreover, he doesn't have much time left. He's going to find Gin and the others soon. If Conan sees that he's leaving after encountering a case, he might start to suspect something.

There is another serious problem: the Genji Hotaru that the brewery is looking for seems to have been almost completely wiped out.

He didn't have any particular feelings for Genji Hotaru, but the key issue was that the brewery was looking for them, and Natsukawa also wanted to know what the relationship was between Genji Hotaru and Daimon Yoshiaki. This situation was probably going to be a bit complicated.

The van, equipped with bulletproof glass and riot armor, had already arrived in Kyoto.

On the train, Shinichiro stared straight ahead, but he was somewhat worried about his actions.

Looking in the rearview mirror, he saw two girls fast asleep in the back seat, and could only sigh.

Who told him to agree?
At 1:30 p.m., after finishing his conversation with Frank, Tomoaki Shinide quickly planned the two little girls' route and then took the Shinkansen to catch up with them.

With accurate route prediction and the aid of a locator, Shinichiro finally cornered the two in a gas station parking lot.

Unexpectedly, when he found Ai Haibara and the other two, they had already successfully added oil!

That's outrageous!
(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)