Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 761 The Client Who Refuses to Communicate

He had originally planned to team up with Hattori Heiji to solve the case today, but Natsukawa easily resolved it, making him lose face. He must take the upcoming Red Horse arson case seriously and show Natsukawa how much he lost by missing out on him.

Anya remained expressionless; she didn't even notice what Conan was thinking.

Conan is no longer a threat; as long as Vermouth is around, Conan seems to be completely under her control.

It turns out that this villain isn't entirely useless; she even somewhat hopes that he can stay by Conan's side forever, so she can see him get his comeuppance more often.

Speaking of Vermouth, Anya once again focused on this big-name actress who is outwardly overweight but inwardly curvaceous.

Firstly, it was his father's instruction; secondly, he himself was also curious about what this person was thinking.

My father's espionage skills are a bit hard to learn, but Vermouth doesn't seem to have much fighting ability, relying entirely on her acting skills. If I learn her acting skills and then inherit my father's disguise skills, I'm sure I can become a thousand-faced witch myself.

No, she's the Witch of a Thousand Faces.

To become a female spy feared throughout the underworld and even the world!
A light drizzle fell from the sky, casting a pall of gloom over the hearts of many housewives in Beikacho 4-chome.

The pedestrians were in a hurry, and everyone looked at them suspiciously.

The arson case is now common knowledge.

The arson occurred in the order of Rizen-cho 1-chome, Toriya-cho 2-chome, and Okuho-cho 3-chome.

No one knows if there will be a fourth arson attack, or when it will happen, but what is certain is that if it does happen, it will be in the fourth chome of a certain town.

This has become a topic of discussion among many women in Beito-cho 4-chome.

Danger accompanies gossip; nobody wants their home to be burned down, but no one can resist discussing it.

This investigation is led by Kogoro Mouri, with the rest of the team consisting of Conan, Heiji Hattori, Natsukawa, Anya, and the minor character "Fumiyo Edogawa".

“Ms. Fumiyo, you really didn’t need to come. I can handle this kind of case by myself.”

Kogoro Mori was extremely kind to Fumiyo Edogawa.

There was nothing he could do. Yesterday, he went to the bank and discovered that Fumiyo Edogawa had transferred another 30 million yen.

This is no small sum.

Although he is not short of money now, who would think he has too much money?
"Oh ho ho ho, I just want to see the famous detective Kogoro Mouri's deductions. I've only ever seen them on the news before. Watching live is much more exciting than reading about it or seeing pictures."

Vermouth was a master at flattering people, and Kogoro Mouri was completely bewildered, his face turning as red as if he had been drinking.

Okay, he did drink it.

To celebrate the bank card deposit.

It's alright, it doesn't affect my ability to solve cases, at least that's what the sleeping detective thinks.

The famous detective coughed twice to adjust his expression, his eyes snapping open and closing sharply as he asked, "Osaka kid, the Morozuka family is just ahead. Tell me about the situation so I can prescribe the right medicine later."

Hattori Heiji secretly rolled his eyes, thinking to himself that he had indeed wasted his breath.

He had already explained the whole story before leaving home, but Kogoro Mouri was drinking and watching Yoko Okino's videotapes at the time, and kept saying that he could multitask.

LOL!
Helpless, he still explained, "The lady of the Morozukawa family, Ryoko Morozukawa, is our client this time. A few days ago, she suddenly noticed that someone was loitering around her house late at night, and it was not just once or twice."

“She was worried because of the arson case, and since her husband is a psychiatrist and sometimes not home at night, she thought we could help her find the suspicious person who appeared near her home that night.”

“After all, this is Beito-cho 4-chome. After the previous three fires, this place could very well become the scene of the fourth crime.”

Heiji Hattori was actually explaining this to Natsukawa and Conan. He knew Kogoro Mouri's capabilities; if it weren't for Kudo, he would probably still be just an unknown cat and dog detective, at most investigating extramarital affairs.

“The third arson case just happened the night before last. Even if someone wanted to commit arson, it probably wouldn’t happen so quickly. We still have time,” Xia Chuan analyzed. “However, if it really is that arsonist, judging from his repeated stops at the Morozuka family’s residence, he must be a high-IQ criminal.”

“That’s right.” Conan and Heiji Hattori nodded, and he added, “He’s probably scouting the place.”

"Wow, is our Conan really as smart as the famous high school detective from Osaka? That's amazing!"

"This is definitely thanks to Mr. Mori's teachings."

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Xia Chuan suddenly had a feeling that Vodka's sycophantic behavior might have been learned from Vermouth.

Upon arriving at the Morozukami residence, the door opened before Hattori Heiji could even knock.

A woman's cursing came from inside, and then a slightly overweight middle-aged man walked out awkwardly.

He was wearing a light brown suit, with a briefcase tucked under his arm. His unremarkable face was adorned with unremarkable glasses; he looked like any ordinary passerby.

Judging from his attire and the way he was kicked out, it's easy to tell that he was a door-to-door salesman.

During this period in Japan, these door-to-door salespeople were very common, and housewives would have their doors knocked on by them several times a day.

"Are you also salespeople? Why are there so many of you all here all of a sudden?"

At 44 years old, Ryoko Morozuka was already in menopause, and especially after being annoyed by the sales staff, she didn't give Heiji Hattori a friendly look at all.

Furthermore, Heiji Hattori felt a sense of contempt. It felt like racial discrimination was compounded by accent discrimination.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, ma'am, we are not salespeople."

Kogoro Mouri straightened his tie, walked through the crowd to the front, and said calmly and solemnly, "You previously sought out Mr. Minamikawa, but he was unavailable due to work commitments, so I, Kogoro Mouri, have taken over this case."

There were other people present, so Kogoro Mouri didn't directly state his purpose. However, he believed that mentioning the name "Minamikawa" would remind them.

"Oh~"

Ryoko Morozumi did remember, but she didn't say anything. After the salesman left, she opened the door a little wider, but had no intention of welcoming them in.

Kogoro Mouri frowned. The Japanese value hospitality highly, and the other party's behavior basically meant that they did not intend to entertain him.

But it's suspicious that the other party suddenly changed their attitude when they approached Mr. Nanchuan to entrust them with the case.

The other two detectives shared the same thought, their eyes burning with anticipation.

Has something happened these past few days that caused Ryoko Morozumi to suddenly change her attitude?

Ryoko Morozumi fiddled with the dried flowers in the entryway and noticed that Kogoro Mouri was still there. She said impatiently, "Detective Minamikawa should have come yesterday, but he didn't. I don't need to investigate anymore, so you can leave."

"Was it because the person who was loitering near your house was arrested?" Conan pressed.

Ryoko Morozuki glanced at Conan sideways but did not answer.

Not everyone who meets Conan is willing to answer their questions; the famous detective was turned away.

Just as Kogoro Mouri came out to talk to Heiji Hattori, another person arrived.

Although he was also dressed in a suit and tie, he didn't look like a salesperson at all.

With his sharp suit and height of over 1.9 meters, and despite the wrinkles on his face, it's easy to see that he was quite handsome in his youth.

He behaved politely and nodded slightly in greeting to Xia Chuan and the others.

"Are you also here to see Ms. Liangzi?"

“Uh, yes,” Kogoro Mouri replied.

This man was clearly very outgoing and didn't seem surprised that they were stopped at the door. He smiled and said, "Oh, my name is Soga Misao, and I'm a feng shui master. My shop is near Beika Station. If you need anything, you can come and find me."

"That's just Ms. Morozumi's personality. If it's not important, we can wait until she's in a better mood before coming over."

Soga Misao, all smiles, handed out business cards to each of them, not even sparing the two children.

"Please, are you even going to scam a child out of their allowance?"

"Uncle, Conan said you're trying to scam him out of his allowance, is that true?" Anya asked innocently, her face full of doubt.

Conan's face immediately turned bright red, and he glared fiercely at Anya.

Soga Misao didn't seem to mind, smiled and nodded to Kogoro Mouri before entering the room.

"Oh, it's Teacher Soga, you've arrived."

Just before the gate closed, they all heard Ryoko Morozuka's slightly surprised voice.

"Ania, can you see the problem?"

Xia Chuan held Anya in his arms and asked softly.

"No, I only heard that fierce old woman calling this Uncle Zeng in my heart."

“Father, I think ‘darling’ means ‘dear’, right? But on this business card, Soga’s husband’s surname is Soga, so why is Ms. Morozumi Ryoko’s surname Morozumi? I remember that this old lady is a housewife, so she should have a husband, right?”

The little girl was very puzzled. She already had a husband, so why did she still call another old man her darling?

Natsukawa had some recollection of the Red Horse case, but that was all he knew about it; he had actually forgotten the relationships between the characters and the murderer.

The reason I remember some of them is mainly because when Aoyama created this storyline, he parodied the names of some famous figures from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

However, after hearing Anya's words and combining them with their recent contact, he was almost certain that the fourth arson attack would occur at the Morozumi residence, and that Morozumi Ryoko would most likely die unexpectedly.

As for the relationship between these two people...
"Kids, don't ask so many questions. This auntie is obviously not a good person. She's like a darling to everyone."

"is it?"

After being explicitly forbidden from eavesdropping on her father's thoughts, Anya could only nod in bewilderment.

She tried to eavesdrop, but her father always caught her. Now she has no intention of trying anymore. She will do whatever her father says, as he won't harm her.

“Mr. Mori, should we go back? She has already cancelled the commission, so we can’t get the money. Judging from her behavior, she doesn’t seem to welcome us. There’s no need to bother with someone like that.”

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)