Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 823 Harvest
A mountainous area in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Dusk, like a veil, slowly enveloped the mountains.

The villa stands quietly in the mountains, surrounded by lush trees that rustle in the breeze.

The sunset cast a warm orange glow on the villa's exterior, and unnamed wildflowers swayed in the twilight along the path in front of the house, creating a tranquil and enchanting scene.

Through the window where the lights had just been turned on, one could see figures moving about inside.

"Clang~"

"Wow~"

"boom--"

A splashing sound came out.

The birds flew away, and the crows looked back.

Inside the villa, Vermouth was disheveled, and the living room in front of her was in disarray, with ornaments, tea trays, and utensils scattered all over the floor.

Numerous marks appeared on the smooth wooden floor, and small pieces of ceramic tiles littered the ground.

"Hey, can you please stop this?" Ireland said helplessly.

Not long after Tequila left, Vermouth went berserk, venting her frustration over yesterday's failed mission.

"Hehehe," Vermouth chuckled, her head bowed and shoulders shrugging, but the sound she made was like that of a medieval witch.

"Damn Natsukawa, that guy planned this all along! And Akai Shuichi, the two of them teamed up against me. No wonder they dared to go to the ghost ship appointment; they had already set a trap."

"It would be great if we just brought that kid named Conan back," Ireland muttered, a little annoyed.

"What do you know?"

Hearing about her godson, she calmed down a little and hummed, "He's not Xia Chuan's daughter. Bringing him back won't put any pressure on us. Our target is Xia Chuan, so our target must be his daughter."

So you were thinking of killing the other person's daughter back then?

Ireland thought to himself, wondering what Vermouth was thinking, but he was certain that there must be some unknown reason why she was so determined to kill Ai Haibara.

“I remember you handed Conan over to the outer members, and those outer members haven’t returned yet. Logically, your plan shouldn’t have gone wrong, unless they were monitoring us from the very beginning and launched the rescue operation after we entered the Joel’s house.”

"Yes."

Vermouth plopped down on the sofa, her voluptuous figure swaying up and down.

The thought that she had been like a clown from the very beginning, under someone else's surveillance, made Vermouth feel a tightness in her chest. She wished she could tie Xia Chuan to her side and riddle him with bullets using a Gatling gun.

"Actually, there wasn't much loss this time. Baileys was fine, but a few FBI agents died. The police definitely won't let them off this time, which can be considered as clearing an obstacle for the organization."

Ireland calmed the emotions of the leader in front of him.

He was worried that if the other party continued to smash things, it would attract the attention of the forest rangers.

The villas here are just temporary shelters they found; the forest rangers will definitely call the police if they find them.

“Judging by the time, Baileys should be back by now. We can ask her then and find out the general situation in Tokyo.” Ireland looked at the torn bandage and shook her head. “I think you should re-bandage it. Otherwise, Gin will laugh at you when he gets back.”

Vermouth was persuaded, or rather, she had vented enough, and her emotions gradually calmed down.

When Baileys arrived, she saw Vermouth bandaging her wound.

"This is?"

The floor was a mess and no one had cleaned it. Baileys finally made it to the middle of the living room. Luckily, the sofa was clean, so she didn't have to worry about sitting down and turning into a young woman.

"It's nothing, I just accidentally messed up the things on the table."

Vermouth shook her head indifferently, gesturing for Baileys to help.

While helping to bandage the wound, he secretly observed the other person's expression.

Although Vermouth had lost her earlier rage, her hairstyle still betrayed her recent outburst, so Baileys didn't dare speak. "What's the situation in Tokyo? What's the Public Security Bureau and Natsukawa's reaction?" Vermouth asked, looking at her wound.

"The police have increased patrols, and Shuichi Akai has been placed under arrest. The Public Security Bureau hasn't seen anything yet, but they're probably making moves behind the scenes."

"What about Xia Chuan?"

Baileys paused slightly, and her eyes suddenly changed.

"Sigh~"

Sorry, I didn't notice.

"Hmph, looks like you've been scared out of your wits by that Xia Chuan?" Vermouth scoffed disdainfully.

The news of Baileys' head-on clash with Natsukawa yesterday has been passed on to Vermouth by the outsiders.

However, Baileys also had her own explanation, which was the same as what Natsukawa told Conan and the others. She used Natsukawa's ignorance of the fact that the organization did not have materials to shield pulses as a breakthrough point, and threatened to kill herself and others.

"After all, I was on a ship, and all I had was a pistol. At that distance, I had no chance to fight back. If I hadn't calculated that he was unaware of the electromagnetic pulse, I wouldn't have been able to escape at all."

“This isn’t necessarily a bad thing,” Ireland suddenly interjected. “At least it confirms that Xia Chuan hasn’t obtained any intelligence about the organization. The arrangements on the ghost ship are unknown to him. There’s no mole among the three of us.”

The atmosphere was quiet for a moment.

It didn't exist before, but it does now.

Baileys nodded seriously: "That makes sense."

Vermouth gently touched her wound. After it was bandaged, she felt a sharp pain in her wound every time she thought of the stiff smile on Ai Haibara's doll.

Noticing Vermouth looking at her, and knowing she couldn't avoid it, Baileys carefully chose her words and said, "Natsukawa has already gone back, but before I came back, he seemed to be about to leave. Judging from the direction, he seemed to be heading to Beika Town 2-chome, probably to Professor Agasa's house."

Beikacho 2-chome?

Vermouth narrowed her eyes slightly. If she wasn't mistaken, Natsukawa had probably gone to see the Kudo couple.

This couple is not easy to deal with.

Last night, Baileys was bothered for a long time by Yukiko Kudo, who was pretending to be Joel. This good friend should already know her true identity.

Perhaps there were suspicions even earlier, and this is just confirmation.

But it doesn't matter, the two have no conflict of interest and both have the same attitude towards Conan.

The only thing that bothered her was this godson.

If it weren't for her godson impersonating Sherry, which took up a lot of her time and prevented her from properly scouting the Xia Chuan family's residence, she might have succeeded this time.

Burying her helplessness, she turned to thinking about why Xia Chuan had come to the Kudo family.

Could it be that this plan was actually devised by Yusaku Kudo?

That's certainly a possibility.

The FBI's involvement is likely related to Yusaku Kudo. Having lived in Los Angeles for so many years, he knows many U.S. government officials, so contacting the FBI shouldn't be difficult for him.

"By the way, while inquiring about Natsukawa's situation, I heard some useful information from Kogoro Mouri," Bailey suddenly said.

Vermouth's thoughts stopped abruptly, and she looked at him intently.

Baileys silently cheered herself up. It was the first time she had lied to Vermouth, and she was still a little insecure.

She straightened up and said seriously, "It seems that Xia Chuan has already set a time for the proposal."

"When?"

"Ten days later, at the Domoto Concert Hall of the Nishitama City Music Academy."

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)