Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 768 Yuri's Plea for Help
In the past, he would at least have a half-hour phone conversation with his sister first, and then as soon as Xia Chuan opened his mouth, the two men would lose the desire and topics to continue the conversation after only a few sentences.

This shows that the problem is not simple.

"It's me. Get to the point!"

Yuri was taken aback by the concise tone and voice.

After a few seconds of silence, seemingly having misunderstood something, Yuri's voice was somewhat annoyed: "Shouldn't you guys be more careful not to leave the kids at your own homes and then come to my house to do *that*?"

"He hasn't even proposed yet."

The last sentence was a soft mutter; Xia Chuan could only hear something else said at the end, but couldn't make out the content.

Yuri had clearly misunderstood Xia Chuan and Yoel.

The two weren't doing anything intimate without the child.

"My house was burned down; it must be retaliation from the distillery."

"revenge?"

The brother-in-law was stunned by the inexplicable words and paused for several seconds before he came to his senses.

Yuri was unaware of the explosion at the brewery base because the police and fire department had not discovered the underground facility at the time.

Therefore, Xia Chuan's words seemed somewhat inexplicable.

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Did you call me because there's a problem with Rumi Wakasa?"

"How did you know?" Yuri seemed surprised.

On the other end of the phone, Yuri stood at the door of the ward, looking through the small window at the woman lying on the bed, and said seriously, "The people from the distillery just made their move."

"Is Rumi Wakasa okay?"

"No, there weren't many people this time. It was probably a last-minute decision, and the cover-up was a bit crude. But it could also be a test to see how strong our security is."

"A total of eight outer members were killed. Gin and Vodka were both present, and there were snipers providing support from the outer perimeter."

"Fortunately, we made sufficient preparations and discovered the problem with the medical staff in advance, which saved Rumi Wakasa."

Yuri spoke quickly and succinctly, explaining the situation.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly realized, "No wonder they couldn't contact you. They probably burned down your house to distract you."

"Not only that, but both my and Joel's phones have malfunctioned. The winery may have a device that can remotely disrupt cell phone signals. You should also keep an eye on this."

"Ah."

Yuri nodded with lingering fear: "I noticed it too. We had only just discovered the problem when our communication was cut off. Their ability to block signals is really impressive, otherwise they would definitely have left Gin and Vodka behind this time."

Yuri, dressed in a black suit, looked somewhat helpless. Leaning against the door, he rubbed his temples and said, "After this test, the higher-ups have ordered us to transfer Rumi Wakasa to the Public Security Bureau's base for protection."

"what do you say?"

“Of course I wouldn’t want to,” Yuri said helplessly. “Wakasa Rumi is a great bait, and I’ve checked. She doesn’t have Japanese citizenship; she’s of Japanese descent and has American citizenship. I have no qualms about using her as bait.”

"He still has the mind to joke around."

Xia Chuan chuckled, roughly understanding why Yuri had called him.

Sharing information was one thing, but it also meant asking him to help find a way to keep Rumi Wakasa at Beika General Hospital.

"I think Gin is probably just waiting for us to relocate Rumi Wakasa."

I slowly entered the room, closed the door, and the outside couldn't hear anything inside.

Yuri slowly walked up to Wakasa Rumi, looked at the expressionless face of the vegetative patient, and continued, "Wait until I move Wakasa Rumi; that will be the perfect opportunity for him to make his move." "Indeed."

The police base was well-hidden; Xia Chuan didn't even know about it, only that it was the base of Yuri's group.

Mihana General Hospital is heavily fortified by the police, making it as difficult as breaking into the Metropolitan Police Department building to steal someone there.

Neither of these options is the best choice, leaving only the option of relocation.

Transferring a prisoner would be extremely difficult for the police, who would not dare to go to great lengths. With inside information, intercepting the prisoner en route would be the easiest of the three options.

Yuri's thoughts were correct; Gin had indeed planned this.

Otherwise, Gin would have known long ago that Rumi Wakasa was at Beika General Hospital, and his methods of breaking her into custody wouldn't have been so crude. At the very least, Yuri wouldn't have been able to protect Rumi so easily, and he wouldn't even have had time to make a phone call now.

The purpose of taking action against his family was twofold: first, to increase credibility, and second, to provoke him or make him think twice.

In short, it was just convenient to disgust him.

I'm a little annoyed. Am I still being looked down upon?
Should we blow up Gin's Porsche next time?
The explosion at the base only affected the data room; Gin's Porsche escaped safely.

I'll ask Kaito for a favor later.
Closer to home.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Chuan had already sorted out his thoughts.

The police are likely doing this to prevent Yuri's group from slipping out of their control.

After all, Kuroda Hyōe wielded considerable power. To these high-ranking officials, Wakasa Rumi was of no importance whatsoever. What mattered was that they could use Wakasa Rumi to put pressure on Kuroda Hyōe. If Kuroda Hyōe wanted to protect Wakasa Rumi, he would have to cede more benefits in other areas.

For example, leaking information about the winery.

The Ooka family should be able to easily resolve the issue of high-level interference.

However, Natsukawa was not really willing to approach Ooka Toramasa.

"What did Mr. Kuroda Heiwa say?"

"Do you even know my boss?"

Yuri pursed his lips unhappily. Xia Chuan knew too much. If he weren't her brother-in-law, she would definitely have dragged him to the police base and given him a good beating.

Of course, aside from the fact that he's the brother-in-law, he also has to be able to beat him in a fight.
"Mr. Kuroda did not comment. Normally he should have stopped those people."

Yuri was very puzzled by this.

Logically speaking, Kuroda Hyōe has always been cold and distant to his superiors, so they must know the consequences of his request for someone this time. Yet, he does nothing, as if he's waiting for something.

That's why Yuri called Natsukawa.

After all, it was a consensus between Wakasa and Natsukawa to keep Rumi in the hospital. Perhaps through the IRS, they could put pressure on the Public Security Bureau, since the families of those people might also be involved in tax evasion.

It turned out to be the case.

Xia Chuan nodded silently, guessing at a certain reason.

Kuroda Hyōe is probably waiting for Yuri to contact him.

Others may not know about his trip to Kyoto, but Kuroda Hyōe should know something about it, since he even knows Iori Muga.

The two met around episode 1200 of the story, and they acted indifferent to each other, but Xia Chuan felt that the two were not as estranged as he had imagined, and that there might actually be some kind of connection between them.

There's no need to think about the specifics now. All Natsukawa needs to know is that Yuri's setback was Kuroda Hyōe testing his relationship with Ōoka Toramasa.

(End of this chapter)