Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 848 The Explosion Arrives as Expected
Vermouth asked incredulously, "Once this glass is in a fixed position, it can't be changed. How did you know I would sit in this position?"

"Isn't it simple?"

Kaito chuckled and waved the drink cup in his hand.

"So that's how it is. You deliberately let her spill the drink on me, then you rearranged the seats and figured out that I would sit behind you."

No wonder he's a genius with an IQ of 400.
Vermouth thought to herself with admiration, wondering what kind of genes the Kuroba family had. Kuroba Toichi was so outstanding, and his son Kuroba Kaito was no less so.

Kaito narrowed his eyes, sensing no urgency or pressure from the other person's tone.

Is there some other tactic they haven't used yet, and the plastic explosives are just a smokescreen?
Before Kaito could say anything, Yuri sped past the stands and blocked the exit at the back.

Conan immediately activated the wristwatch-shaped tranquilizer dart, but instead of approaching, he concealed himself, preparing to give Vermouth a surprise.

On stage, Domoto Kazuki's expression changed slightly. He was about to stop performing, but when he saw Natsukawa wave his hand, he nodded and gritted his teeth to continue the performance.

"Xia Chuan, do you think I can't leave if you do this?" Vermouth shouted, glancing around at the staff members and Xia Chuan's friends and family on the second floor, each with their own expressions.

"Didn't you ever consider that the reason I dared to appear here was because I had a backup plan?"

"What does Vermouth mean?" Joel's face was already frosty.

Anyone would be angry if their proposal was interrupted.

"Don't worry about it, leave it to me. I expected them to arrive long ago," Xia Chuan reassured softly, but there was something he didn't say.

Although he included the distillery in his calculations, he hadn't anticipated Anya's superpowers malfunctioning, and he still doesn't know what Vermouth's backup plan is.

"Since things have come to this, I can only offer my best wishes to the two of you in advance." Vermouth burst into laughter, completely drowning out the music.

Xia Chuan turned around and found that the performance on stage was still going on, but all the microphones and radios had lost their ability to transmit or receive.

As the music stopped, Kaito suddenly sensed something, grabbed Nakamori Aoko beside him, and squatted down.

The transparent glass shattered with a clang, sparks flying.

Shooting!

"There are their people on the stage too!" Yuri saw it clearly and shouted, "Everyone, get down!"

Everyone on the second floor crawled down at the same time.

"Ziyin? What are you doing?"

Domoto Kazuki looked at his disciple, Yamane Shion, in disbelief.

The opponent's violin suddenly emitted a gunshot, and the loud gunshot also came from her violin. It was clearly a firearm that had been modified into a violin.

No wonder he felt something was off about the violin's sound earlier; apparently, something was inside, interfering with the sound inside the cavity.

But even in his wildest dreams, he would never have imagined that his disciple was actually a villain.

"Mr. Domoto, you've misunderstood."

Yamane Shion smiled gently, her expression no longer that of a socially awkward person. She held her violin in one hand and put the other on her hip, striking a graceful pose.

Seeing that figure, Gen Domoto almost couldn't resist. If he had known that Shion Yamane was so well-endowed, why would he have pursued Lala Chigusa?
However, Kazuki Domoto saw the problem.

"You are not Yamane Shion!"

"What should we do?" Joel gripped Xia Chuan's sleeve tightly.

Xia Chuan held onto Joel's wrist tightly, not daring to let go. He felt that if he let go, Joel would explode.

Baileys won't go for the kill. The key point is that we don't know what Vermouth's backup plan is. Her confidence is definitely not because Baileys and her positions complement each other.

Furthermore, Curaçao has not appeared, and the situation on the surrounding areas is unknown.
"Oh no!"

Just then, a cry of alarm rang out, and Shinichiro rushed in: "There are men in black approaching outside."

"What about the police?" Xia Chuan asked Yuri.

"Damn it! Morofushi Takaaki and the others should have been back by now!"

Yuri didn't understand either, but there was no other way at the moment. He glanced at Vermouth, then winked at Frank, and ran out without looking back.

Shinichiro also looked at Frank.

Frank nodded and instructed him to work with Yuri to guard against the intruders in black.

"Can you feel it? Aren't you scared? I bet Xia Chuan knew I was coming, but he still invited you. Don't you feel any heartache? You cherish your friends, but he puts you in danger!"

Even at this point, Vermouth still had the audacity to sow discord between Natsukawa and his friends and family.

It's confirmed. She must have a very important backup plan, and it's right here in the concert hall.

Conan's forehead was covered in cold sweat as he warily stared at Vermouth, his hand trembling from being raised, yet he dared not lower it.

Sato Miwako looked coldly at Vermouth. Although she didn't know what was going on, it seemed that the situation outside was more dangerous and that Vermouth needed her help more.

"Yumi, you stay with Ran and the others. I'm going outside to help Joel's brother."

Vermouth watched silently as Miwako Sato left.

"Of course I won't put all my hopes on those two good-for-nothings," she said, seemingly to herself.

"Two?" Xia Chuan asked in confusion.

“It’s Chigusa Lala and Pu He Jiang,” Frank explained.

“That’s right.” Vermouth looked at Frank directly. She had never seen this guy with the ramen noodle hair before. Now it seemed that he was likely to be a very important teammate of Xia Chuan.

Yuri and Tomoaki Shinichi were clearly checking with him on how to handle the current situation.

"You little dwarf with ramen-noodle hair, you were hiding it well before, but today you still can't leave this Domoto Concert Hall."

Vermouth chuckled softly, then stood up. "The sudden appearance of Pu and Takumi in my sights is too suspicious. Considering that you may have a mole in our organization, I never trusted that peripheral member from the very beginning."

"The baby-faced police officer later confirmed my guess."

Vermouth produced something that looked like a remote control in her hand and said with a smile, "Do you think pressing this remote control in my hand will cause a bomb to explode?"

Upon hearing this, the room fell completely silent.

The performers on stage and the staff on the second floor were all in a panic.

The flustered staff members sparsely stood up and headed towards the door to leave.

"Don't panic, everyone. She's inside the concert hall too. If it were to explode, she would surely die. There are armed criminals outside. It's safest inside the hall."

Frank spoke up to calm everyone down.

Xia Chuan didn't speak; he shared the same thought as Frank.

Besides, Conan and Ran Mouri are both there, so Vermouth definitely won't cause a large-scale explosion; at most, she'll use a small-scale explosion to scare people. Most of the staff are professionals with their own knowledge and experience; they were just overly nervous earlier. After Franky's reminder, they immediately understood and regained their composure.

Seeing this, Vermouth smiled coldly and pressed the switch without any hesitation.

"Rumble--"

The explosion occurred as expected, and the entire concert hall trembled.

Xia Chuan could clearly hear that the sound was coming from the outer corridor or a room like a lounge.

"This bastard!"

Joel's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth.

If Xia Chuan hadn't been holding her wrist tightly, she would have already jumped onto the second-floor stands and punched Vermouth's head off.

"It's okay. I didn't plan to say it in the concert hall anyway. It's the same if we go outside later."

Xia Chuan gently brushed Joel's cheek and whispered in her ear, "You go protect Anya and the others. I'll deal with Vermouth. I heard that a Curaçao has also arrived, but she hasn't shown up yet. I'm a little worried. Keep an eye on the staff and be careful with disguises."

"I see."

Joel nodded seriously. "But you should be careful too. If you really can't handle it, let me do it."

"How can you let the princess do it? Your knight isn't incapable of lifting heavy objects."

Xia Chuan rarely cracked a joke, but then looked up at Vermouth, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Tonight, at least one member of the brewery must remain.

As for Vermouth, it depends on the situation.

If he could spare her life, Natsukawa would prefer to keep her alive. After all, if Vermouth died, Baileys' status would decline, and if it were put under Gin's management, it would overlap with the existence of Tequila.

Of course, if the other party insists on coming closer, he can only reluctantly accept the gift.

However, before Curaçao appears, Natsukawa will kill her without hesitation!
Vermouth, of course, wasn't going to be foolish enough to just stand there and wait. After the explosion, chaos immediately erupted at the scene. Taking advantage of this time, smoke grenades filled the air with thick smoke, instantly obscuring the view.

Conan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. By the time he realized what the other party wanted to do, it was too late; the thick smoke blocked his vision.

Kaito stood still, able to sense where Vermouth had run off to, but Aoko beside him needed his protection, as did Ran and the others.

This is Xia Chuan's explanation.

When Xia Chuan arrived on the second floor, Vermouth had already disappeared, and Baileys below took the opportunity to hide as well.

As the smoke cleared, Xia Chuan had no choice but to give up for the time being.

But it doesn't matter. The Domoto Concert Hall is now like a giant tortoise shell. People inside can't get out, and people outside can't get in.

"Gather everyone together. We'll either break through directly or wait for the police to arrive. In any case, we won't let them run around."

"I understand." Kaito nodded.

It was only then that Xia Chuan noticed that the communication equipment had been damaged, and no one could contact the outside world. Even to confirm the situation outside with Yuri, they had to run outside to ask.

"How's it going?"

Yuri's expression was serious: "There should be more than thirty people. Judging from the situation, these people have been hiding in the school for a long time. They have now surrounded the entire Domoto Concert Hall, but because the glass and doors are made of special materials, they cannot get in for the time being."

Where did the explosion just happen?

"Uh, it seems to be a lounge right below. If I remember correctly, it's Chigusa Lala's lounge."

Conan, who had run out to check the situation, was stunned. Was it Chigusa Lala's dressing room?

He had only just come out of the other party's lounge, and Chigusa Lala was still unconscious in that room!
"Where's Chigusa Lala?" Conan asked anxiously.

"Chigusa Lala?" Yuri paused for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, as if he had just realized something. "If she were in the room, she would probably be dead."

“The distillery must have used special methods to circumvent security checks. I suspect there might still be bombs in Pu and Jiang’s rooms.” Yuri warned, “We’d better defuse the bombs as soon as possible. The explosion just now destroyed at least two main beams. If it continues to explode, the building structure may become unstable.”

"no!"

Xia Chuan immediately spoke up to stop him.

"As you just saw, Vermouth used remote detonation. If we try to defuse the bomb, we'll be playing right into her hands, and she'll detonate it without us even having a chance to react."

"That seems to be true," Yuri said, realizing.

Conan immediately pulled his foot back, thankfully not too fast, or he would have been killed.

"Oh no!" Xia Chuan glanced at the situation below through the glass and his expression suddenly changed. He said, "Vermouth didn't just try to cause panic; she probably blew through the wall. The members outside the brewery are planning to enter the concert hall from Chigusa Lala's lounge."

“That’s right.” Yuri nodded with a wry smile: “The police support has been slow to arrive, and Curaçao hasn’t shown up yet. I’m starting to worry that she might be spying on us from some corner of the concert hall, ready to ambush us once we’ve spread out.”

As Yuri said, Curaçao is indeed a very difficult opponent, and that's without even considering that Vermouth has other tricks up her sleeve.

At this point, Anya's multi-functional radar detector becomes particularly important.

None of these should have been problems in the first place.

He vowed that he would pay more attention to the calendar from now on. Well, actually, paying attention to the calendar is not very useful.

"However, I still can't rely too much on Anya's abilities. If I gather enough intelligence in advance and make more arrangements, the situation might be much better."

While evaluating himself in his mind, Xia Chuan did not forget the current situation.

“You guys go over together and look after each other. Just make sure to plug the gap. If that doesn’t work, take out the bombs and use plastic explosives to seal the gap again.”

"What about Curaçao?"

"I guess she's not in the concert hall; if she were, she would have appeared by now."

Curaçao's character in the movie is that of a very powerful assassin, but she seems to lack intelligence, which seems to be a common problem for all strong characters.

If he were Vermouth, he wouldn't allow the other person to disguise themselves as someone else, as it would be easy for their identity to be discovered due to some minor oversight.

"Ok."

Yuri nodded and left with Shinichiro and Kaori Shinmei. Miwako Sato looked around and suddenly didn't know what she should do.

"Xia Chuan, what about me?"

Miwako Sato was still a little confused about the situation, but as a police officer, it was always right to lend a hand at this time.

"Then you should go block the door with them, but be careful."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)