Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 8: Completely bewildered

"Ania's dad is so rich! My dad looks at car magazines every day, and I think there's this car in one of them. It costs a lot of money!"

Genta looked at the GTR's taillights with envy. Such an expensive car could afford to feed him eel rice until he was eighteen.

Ayumi said, "It looks like it's newly bought."

"Alright, let's go back now. We'll talk about the treasure tomorrow."

Conan didn't care about the GTR. Speaking of money, the Kudo family was definitely among the wealthy, so he didn't care about the GTR. Right now, he just wanted to go home and play with these kids. It was already getting dark.

If I go home too late, Xiaolan will scold me again.

Unfortunately, Genta and Mitsuhiko grabbed him by the back of his collar, their meaning clear.

"Alright, alright! I'm really scared of you guys."

Xia Chuan sped all the way and drove Anya home.

"Don't wander around the house. I'm going out for a bit and will bring you dinner later."

Bang! The door slammed shut, and the car roared away into the distance.

"Is Father going to strike down the criminals, Bond? Shall we go and see?"

Bond just glanced at Anya and chuckled, "No way, it's too far!"

"Bond is such a bad dog, not cute at all, humph!"

Half an hour later, Xia Chuan arrived at the Mihana Bridge. In his memory, only here at night could the neon lights be reflected in the water to form a swimming fish.

Both banks were lined with buildings, but Natsukawa vaguely remembered that the place where the gems were hidden should have been a viewing platform or something similar.

With the fish-shaped image's eye on the left, Xia Chuan quickly pinpointed a location.

There is an observation deck on the right side of the Mihana Bridge. Although the lights were off at this time, Natsukawa had already explored the entire Tokyo area recently and was very familiar with the city, so he found it easily.

ten minutes later.

Xia Chuan left the observation deck carrying the maple leaf gold coins.

I ran into Conan on the way, and his tail was right behind him!
Xia Chuan did not go up to greet Conan, but waited until Conan passed by before stopping the three men in black behind him.

All three men had European or American features and were very tall. The bulges around their waists indicated that they were armed.

brush!
Xia Chuan dashed out and quickly dispatched the three robbers.

The three escaped officers from the Metropolitan Police Department appeared quite unprofessional; he didn't exert much effort, and they were taken down before they even had a chance to react.

He also stole the weapons from the three men's waists, since the IRS hadn't provided them with weapons yet, so he took theirs as a temporary measure.

However, Xia Chuan did not take them all. He searched the three unconscious people and found three magazines. Adding the magazines from the three guns, there were a total of six magazines. These were ordinary M9 pistols, with ten bullets per magazine.

He removed the magazines from two of the pistols and tossed them aside, taking only an M9 and six magazines, which would be enough for his needs for the time being.

He didn't call the police; he simply wrapped the three of them up like a pretzel and then leisurely left.

"Conan, where's the treasure?"

In the dark observation deck, the three children of the Junior Detective League looked completely bewildered. Where was the treasure they were promised?

"It should be here!" Conan picked up a game coin from the ground and pointed to the ceiling.

A bag was hanging from it.

"Is it game currency?"

Genta was extremely excited; the treasure really did exist!
Conan frowned in confusion. He hadn't expected there to actually be a treasure. Another question was, was the treasure actually game currency?

The little ones spent a long time trying to get the bag down, and finally found a long bamboo pole.

clang-

The moment the bag fell, the game coins inside bounced around wildly, almost making the Junior Detective League overjoyed.

"Wow, that's a lot! How many times could we play Kamen Rider Fighting with that much?!"

These game tokens were naturally Xia Chuan's doing. He couldn't let the kids be disappointed, so he went to a nearby arcade and bought a big bag of game tokens as a reward for the Junior Detective Club.

Something's wrong! Something is very wrong!

Conan felt increasingly strange, but he just couldn't figure out where the problem lay. And who were those three strange men in black he saw in the evening?

He actually had a guess before he arrived at the observation deck, a guess about the three men in black.

The three men in black were clearly of European or American descent. Combined with the treasure map and the news they had seen during their treasure hunt about an Italian theft gang stealing maple leaf coins, he figured that the juvenile detectives had likely found a treasure map left behind by the gang leader.

He had even called the police beforehand, but what is he going to do now? The treasure he found was game currency, not maple leaf coins, and those three Westerners still haven't shown up. Was all his preparation of the tranquilizer darts and leg-strengthening shoes for nothing?

While some were happy and others were sad, Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko had already divided up the game coins.

The four of them were together, and they took the lion's share. Anya was intercepted by her father halfway through, and she could only get a small amount.

However, even a little bit is not a small amount; the initial estimate is over a thousand!
Before they had finished dividing the food, police sirens sounded outside.

Yuan Tai looked up blankly, "What's wrong?"

Mitsuhiko's hands trembled with fright, and the game coins suddenly lost their appeal. "Could these game coins have been stolen? Didn't we just see a news report about Maple Leaf coins being stolen?"

"Come on, this isn't a maple leaf coin." Ayumi rolled her eyes.

"No, what I mean is, if Maple Leaf Coins can be stolen, why can't Game Coins?"

The three of them stopped at the same time, almost bursting into tears, their joy turned to despair.

Actually, Conan was the one who was most upset. He was so confident that he called the police in advance, and even used a voice changer to imitate Kogoro Mouri calling the police. Now he's in trouble.

Soon, the police arrived at the observation deck, led by Inspector Megure.

"This is?"

Conan suddenly noticed that behind Inspector Megure, there were three men in black who were already handcuffed, each under the control of an officer. And judging from their appearance, they were the same three Westerners he had previously spotted.

"Oh, it's you guys. Where's Mori? He was a huge help. We've been looking for these Italian criminals for ages." Inspector Megure looked at the four members of the Detective Boys, then at the 'gold coins' scattered all over the ground, quite satisfied.

Because the lighting was dim, Inspector Megure mistook the game tokens for gold coins.

"Since Brother Mori isn't here, Conan, please go back and thank him for me. I'll take the gold coins and the culprit first."

"Inspector Megure, you should come and take a look."

A police officer picked up a game coin, looking completely bewildered. Where did the promised gold coins go? How did they turn into game coins?

Inspector Megure's eyelids twitched, and without saying a word, he walked up to the officer and took the game tokens from his hand.

"Huh? Aren't these supposed to be gold coins? Why are they silver?"

Inspector Megure had no experience playing games in arcades and knew nothing about this stuff, only feeling that the maple leaf coins seemed somewhat overrated.

"This is game currency!"

The police officer spoke with difficulty, conveying a sense of great disappointment.

Looking back at the apprehended theft gang, yes, they caught them, but why were they using game coins?!

"We didn't steal the gold coins!"

The quick-witted member of the thief team spoke up.

It's like a ray of sunshine after a dark road; without evidence, they can't be caught now!

"Hmph, your boss has already confirmed your identities. I advise you to hand over the Maple Leaf Coins quickly!"

Inspector Megure looked grim. The criminal had been caught, but the maple leaf coins were gone.

The next morning.

"The Italian theft gang was completely arrested last night, but the 15,000 stolen maple leaf gold coins have not been found. The Tokyo Museum expressed dissatisfaction with the Metropolitan Police Department's capabilities and issued a reward of 30 million yen, asking the public to provide information on the maple leaf gold coins."

Xia Chuan saw the news about Maple Leaf Gold Coins.

thirty million?
Xia Chuan smiled but didn't say anything. Fifteen thousand gold coins! Although it was just gold-plated and not pure gold, the price was still quite high.

Most importantly, it has collectible value. Last night, he had Frank put it up for sale on the dark web, and someone offered ten million dollars for it.

Converted to Japanese currency, that's a whopping 1.4 billion!

"Father! I want to buy a doll, Chimera needs a playmate!" Anya, who was eating breakfast, didn't know what her father meant by 1.4 billion, but since she had contributed to it, it wasn't too much to ask for a doll!
"Okay, buying anything is fine."

Xia Chuan smiled broadly; who wouldn't be happy to make money for free? Anya certainly deserved credit for it.

"Oh, by the way, why did you press the alarm yesterday?"

Xia Chuan suddenly remembered that there was another loophole: it was Anya who pressed the alarm, and that's how he found out about the Maple Leaf Coins.

Did Anya discover those hidden members of the Italian theft gang?
"Oh, Anya accidentally sat down! It was an accident, not intentional. Hehehe."

Xia Chuan nodded, not minding. He would take Anya to school today, and give Bond a rest. He would carry Anya to school every day, which was not far, but not close either.

And after delivering it, he also took the opportunity to put up the sign.

"Thank you so much, Natsukawa-nii!"

Xiaolan stood at the entrance of the firm and sincerely thanked them.

Following the principle that whether you take one or two passengers, it's all the same, Natsukawa also gave Conan a ride.

Also, take a look at the other person's expression.

Conan looks a bit listless today, probably because he didn't sleep well yesterday. His eyes are red and he has very heavy eye bags.

Did you find any treasure yesterday?

Xia Chuan asked knowingly.

Even great detectives need to experience some setbacks to grow and improve.

Okay, Natsukawa just wanted to see Conan looking pathetic.

Conan said, "I found a bunch of game coins."

"Wow, game coins, I want some too!" Anya stretched out her little hand and waved it in front of Conan.

"It's with Ayumi and the others. If you want it, just go to the school and get it from them later."

"Okay."

Looking in the rearview mirror, Xia Chuan stared for a long time before finally asking as they approached the school gate, "What's wrong with the game coins? You don't seem very happy. You don't act like a child at all."

"Ahahaha, of course I'm happy!"

Conan forced a smile; his behavior just now certainly didn't seem like that of a child.

Compared to adults' love for gold coins, children should actually prefer the game tokens they can play with. He had indeed overlooked this point and revealed some of his true colors to Xia Chuan.

However, it's not a big problem. As long as he doesn't reveal that he's shrunk, no one is likely to believe it; it's just too outrageous.

"Conan's expression just now was like that of an adult!" Anya remarked quietly.

"Aania, what are you talking about? How could I be an adult? I'm only six years old. We're the same age. Look at our heights."

"Ania doesn't believe it! Conan must be a dwarf; he looks small, but he's actually an adult!"

Upon hearing this, Conan's expression became even more flustered.

However, seeing that Xia Chuan didn't seem to care, he felt a little relieved.

"Ania's speech is unreliable, please bear with her."

As they got off the bus, Natsukawa whispered something to Conan.

Anya's words were indeed a bit scary, but this was also a reminder to Conan that the other person's expression just now was definitely not like that of an elementary school student, so please try to act more like one.

(End of this chapter)