Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 755 Conan's Daily Life with His Mother

The ringing phone was noisy, but Xia Chuan didn't answer it right away. He took a sip of water and turned off the TV before answering the phone.

"Natsukawa-nii, have you been in Tokyo these past few days?"

His accent was thick Osaka dialect the moment he opened his mouth.

People from Osaka are a very special group; their accent is more pronounced than that of people from Kyoto.

It was because of this accent that Natsukawa confirmed that Tequila was from Osaka. However, it seemed that Tequila had completely abandoned the past, and he did not see any information about Tequila in the organization yesterday.

It's also possible that the information for the codenamed member isn't in that database.

Closer to home.

"Is there something you need, Heiji?"

"Hehe, I'm going to Tokyo tomorrow, I'll come visit you and Kudo then."

Come again
The good days haven't even ended yet, and Black Chicken is coming again, which means there's going to be a case.

Should we tell Inspector Megure so he can prepare to work overtime in advance?

"Hey, Natsukawa-nii, are you still there?"

"Here I am."

"What's wrong? You don't seem very happy. I was so welcoming when you came to Kyoto a few days ago!"

"If you come, of course you're welcome. Otherwise, come to my house for lunch tomorrow."

"That would be great. My flight is early tomorrow morning, so I'll definitely arrive by noon."

Having heard of Natsukawa's superb culinary skills, Hattori Heiji was eager to try it himself.

After the call ended, the Mouri Detective Agency received the same call, this time from Kazuha Toyama.

Upon learning that Kazuha Toyama and Heiji Hattori were coming to Tokyo, the host, Ran, was very enthusiastic.

Conan, on the other hand, seemed a bit listless, his thoughts still lingering on his conversation with Natsukawa.

"Just you wait, Natsukawa-ge, not cooperating with me is your biggest mistake!"

"Hattori is coming over tomorrow, so I'll have a good chat with him about what's happened in Kyoto since I left, and I can also organize and summarize the existing resources so we can use them to deal with the sake brewery in the future!"

the next day.

Conan waited from morning until noon, and from noon until 1 p.m.

Hattori and his companion, who were supposed to arrive before 1 p.m., were late in showing up.

Unable to reach them by phone, Ran had no choice but to contact the Hattori family, who lived in Osaka.

"Huh, Heiji hasn't arrived yet? But he and Kazuha took the 8 AM flight, they should have arrived at Haneda Airport long ago, this shouldn't be happening."

"Really? But they still haven't come. I'm a little worried. I can't get through on the phone either." Xiaolan glanced worriedly out the window. It was still drizzling outside. She wondered if something had happened.

On the other end of the phone was Hattori Heiji's biological mother, Hattori Shizuka.

She was silent for a moment, then seemed to say something to the person next to her, before saying, "Oh, I just heard that he's going to the house of one of Ye's father's former subordinates. That person is now a detective, I think his name is Nan Chuan."

Hattori Shizuka didn't provide many clues, and she wasn't in a hurry at all.

"That's your son."

Conan muttered to himself, "Hattori's mom is so carefree, just like his own mother."

Speaking of which, it's only noon, why is Mom here already?!

Today is another day for Kogoro Mouri to go out and "investigate cases." At his seat, Vermouth, who is disguised as Fumiyo Edogawa, is leisurely watching Ran make a phone call. Her eyes are narrowed into slits, and she seems to be getting more and more attracted to Ran, as if she wants to marry her.

"Hey Mom, don't be so blatant with your eyes."

"Oh dear, is our handsome little boy shy? Xiao Lan hasn't even said anything yet."

Since the two were unfamiliar with the area, Ran was very worried. After pacing around for a while, she finally decided to go out and look for Kazuha and Heiji.

"In that case, shall we start the search with that Mr. Nanchuan?"

Conan suggested, "I remember this Mr. Minamikawa. He seems to have had business dealings with Uncle before. He should be a detective from Beika Detective Agency. But I heard Uncle complain when he was drunk that this guy gambles on racing, horse racing, and gambling. He doesn't seem like a good person."

"Is this so"

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Vermouth's gaze had already been fixed on the door, and she heard footsteps before she even knocked.

However, they were not suspicious individuals, nor were they secretly eavesdropping outside.

"Hey, Natsukawa-nii, please come in."

Xiao Lan was slightly surprised to see Xia Chuan outside when she opened the door.

"Has Hattori not arrived yet? He told me yesterday that he would arrive around noon, but it's already past one o'clock and I haven't seen him at all. I made a lot of food, and it's almost cold."

Natsukawa rubbed his forehead, not seeing Hattori Heiji anywhere, and asked curiously, "Haven't they arrived yet?"

"Yes, I couldn't get in touch with him either, but I heard from Heiji's mother that he needs to go find a detective named Minamikawa first, so maybe that's what caused the delay?" Ran said uncertainly.

"Me too, no one answered when I called, I thought it was at your house."

As expected, this is the beginning of a certain case!
Natsukawa is now certain that this is the prelude to a certain case, but he is somewhat surprised that Conan is still at home.

"Aunt Fumiyo, where's my present?" The adorable Anya popped out from behind Natsukawa, her eyes shining as she stared at Vermouth.

"Oh, a gift."

Vermouth hadn't forgotten, but the things Anya wanted, besides food, were surprisingly hard to buy, especially the figurines. She instructed Baileys, who had been somewhat absent-minded lately, to handle it, but it wouldn't be quick.

"The figurines seem to be in high demand, but I brought Anya some cake and peanuts!"

Vermouth felt something was off. The last time she tried to abduct Anya, she seemed very resistant, but this time she seemed very easy to fool.

However, she disguised herself as Shinichi Araide last time, so that's probably the reason.

She quickly dismissed her doubts and looked at Anya with a smile.

What Anya wants is hard to get, but she'll still do it anyway to lower Anya's guard. If given the chance, she'll ruthlessly reveal her true intentions and trick Anya into leaving.

After all, it wasn't just Gin who had a grudge against Natsukawa. In the past few encounters, she had also had scenes with Natsukawa, and she always felt that the incident of being cheated at the dock was related to him.

Hmph, that wretched old hag, she actually tried to trick Anya!
Anya's ability to eavesdrop on others' thoughts has brought her many advantages; at least she no longer needs to worry about being kidnapped.

However, Anya put on a great show for the sake of the small cakes and peanuts, as well as the promising future of the super-large figurine.

Meanwhile, Xia Chuan and Xiao Lan had finished their discussion and decided to go find this Mr. Nan Chuan.

With a quick phone call, I obtained Minamikawa's address from the Beika Detective Agency.

A light drizzle fell from the sky as the group of five headed towards Mr. Nanchuan's residence with a clear objective.

Xia Chuan had no memory of this case, but he did have some recollection of the fire that Xiao Lan mentioned yesterday after learning more about it.

Xia Chuan wasn't worried. With Anya by his side, no matter how difficult the case was, as long as the murderer appeared in front of them, they wouldn't escape Anya's grasp.

"Mom, why are you coming with us?"

"What, you think your mom's weight is affecting your image?"

Vermouth's eyes suddenly turned red, and she began to put on a dramatic performance, "You heartless thing! If I hadn't eaten more to give birth to you, my figure would have been comparable to Yukiko's!"

"Look at me now, I can't go back to the past. If I had known you thought this way, I should have aborted you back then!"

A greasy hand slapped the detective on the forehead, instantly shutting down his brilliant mind, leaving him speechless.

That auntie is so wicked!
Anya was so shocked by this method that she dared not speak. It was the first time she had ever seen someone so openly and legitimately punish Conan, and Conan didn't dare to say a word. It felt so good.

Xiaolan felt somewhat helpless. She hadn't had much contact with Fumiyo Edogawa since their last meeting, and she didn't know that this aunt had such a quirky personality. She was a little unsure of what to do.

"It seems we've arrived."

Natsukawa speaks up to save Conan from his predicament, and the five of them have arrived at Mr. Minamikawa's apartment.

This is a two-story apartment building with five households on each floor. The second floor can be accessed directly via an external staircase without affecting the tenants on the first floor. It is a popular type of converted residential rental housing in Japan.

"According to the people at the agency, Mr. Minamikawa lives in room number three on the second floor, which should be this room."

Xia Chuan walked to the door and rang the doorbell.

The phone rang for a long time, but there was no answer.

"They don't seem to be here." Xiaolan scratched her head. "Could something have happened to them before they even got here?"

"otherwise."

Xia Chuan shook his head, squatted down, and touched a strange English mark on the door: "They should have arrived, and within two hours."

"Huh!? How did Father know?" Anya looked at her father with admiration.

"The rain only started two hours ago. The English marks on it should be Heiji's hat. He likes to wear his baseball cap backwards. I guess he sat here for a long time after getting wet in the rain, so the English marks on the hat got wet on the door."

Conan turned around quickly and gave Natsukawa a provocative look.

Xia Chuan ignored it, but Anya was a little unhappy, feeling that Conan had stolen her father's thunder.

"Hmph, they didn't ask you!"

Xia Chuan looked him up and down, then grabbed the handle and pushed the door open before anyone else could react.

"Hey, Natsukawa-nii, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"When things are urgent, one should act expediently."

Vermouth spoke up for Natsukawa, then glanced down at Anya and said, "Little sister, if you think Conan is annoying, I can beat him up for you."

"Okay, okay!"

Conan was complaining outside, while Natsukawa had already gone inside to check the situation.

By the time Conan was rubbing his butt and glaring at Anya, Natsukawa had already finished his investigation and walked out.

"Aunt Fumiyo, look at the way Conan looks at me~"

"Hey, don't!"

There was another crackling sound.

"Bear with it, it won't hurt."

"I know it doesn't hurt, but why are you doing this? It's embarrassing, you know." Conan was very puzzled.

"Making friends is all about friendship. Didn't you say Anya is your good friend? What's wrong with taking a few hits for your good friend?"

Good, good, good, she really is my mom!
Conan secretly made a mental note of it, and later went to his father to tattle, saying that his mother had run back to Tokyo to see her old flame and that he had found out!
Let's all perish together, who's afraid of who!
(End of this chapter)