Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 857 Could it be that he's impotent in that area?

The detective, having calmed down, looked down at the fabric and cut of the suit and found it to be virtually identical to his own.

"Well, actually, I was going to give it to Aoko's dad. I saw Mr. Mori's picture in the newspaper before and found this outfit to be very nice, so I had it custom-made."

"is it?"

Upon hearing that it was prepared for Nakamori Ginzo, Mouri Kogoro immediately had the urge to take it off, but when he thought about how he had intercepted it in advance, he felt quite proud.

He nodded and said reservedly, "Yes, you have a good eye. I'll wear it for a day, then wash it and bring it back to you. You can then give it to that guy Nakamori Ginzo."

Never!
Kaito knew exactly what Kogoro Mouri was thinking, so he neither refuted nor agreed.

It's alright, Natsukawa will pay for it. This outfit will be given to Kogoro Mouri.

Conan frowned as he looked at the two of them, puzzled as to why Kaito Kuroba had brought Kogoro Mouri's clothes.

Did he already know that Uncle Kogoro was Vermouth's target, and was he the first to discover that Vermouth was disguised as Kogoro Mouri?

Does he have connections with the winery?
But that shouldn't be the case.
He glanced at Xia Chuan subtly.

In his mind, Natsukawa was highly intelligent and wouldn't easily trust others. The fact that Kuroba Kaito was called over to help, and that he clearly knew about the brewery, meant that he was someone who could be absolutely trusted.

Or did Natsukawa know about Vermouth's plan all along, and that he had an informant inside the brewery?

Vermouth's plan this time is so well-hidden that even peripheral members would have a hard time knowing its contents; they would probably need codename members.

There were three codenamed members this time, plus the sausage-lipped guy who came down from the helicopter and the mysterious person on the loudspeaker. Is Xia Chuan an undercover agent among these five people?
The one from Curaçao is dead, so it shouldn't be him. Therefore, the other four are a bit suspicious.

Because Baileys disguised herself as Shion Yamane and never took off her mask, Conan didn't know that the person was Baileys and only thought that she might be a new code name member.

As expected of me, I confirmed the possibility of an undercover agent based on such a small clue. No, I can't be complacent. This still needs to be confirmed. It's also possible that Vermouth gave herself away somewhere.

Upon hearing that Kaito Kuroba had an IQ of 400, Conan immediately suppressed his smugness. Although he felt that he was no worse than Kaito, he hadn't taken an IQ test, otherwise he would definitely have 400 as well, and maybe even higher than Kaito Kuroba.

"Dad~"

Xiao Lan, who hadn't seen her father for half a day, was relieved to see him safe and sound. She almost collapsed to the ground, but thankfully, Joel caught her in time.

"I told you Uncle would be fine," Sonoko reassured him.

"Xiao Lan, I'm so glad you're alright."

Kogoro Mouri quickened his pace and approached his daughter.

Even with Xia Chuan's explanation, the old father was truly relieved to see his daughter safe and sound.

Judging from the black smoke on their faces, this fire must be more dangerous than imagined.

And those men in black.
Holding his daughter, he looked out the window, his eyes burning with what seemed like a raging fire.

"Just you wait, you damn bugs, I hope I never run into you again!"

Conan didn't take Kogoro's arrogant remarks seriously.

After all, this wasn't the first time he'd said something like that. Every time he encountered a case, he'd vow to find the culprit, but in the end, he was the one who had to solve the problem.

The proposal was over, and everyone dragged their tired bodies back to their temporary accommodation.

Anya and Ai Haibara trailed behind, watching Natsukawa and Yoru's tender moments, from initially capturing their beautiful life with a camera to eventually becoming listless and even yawning.

"Father and Mother are so boring. How long are they going to stay together like this?" Anya rubbed her sleepy eyes and immediately took a shower and went to bed.

Ai Haibara ignored them and watched Anya leave. She had something she wanted to say to Natsukawa and Yoru.

"The person in the helicopter just now was Rum," Ai Haibara said directly while Anya returned to her room.

Joel had no knowledge of Rum, but when she looked at Xia Chuan, she felt that Xia Chuan seemed to know this person.

“Hmm, I see. There aren’t many people in the distillery who can speak to Vermouth in that tone. From the information I’ve gathered, that sausage-lipped guy is an important figure in the European branch, one of Rum’s men.”

"Including Curaçao, the person I was talking to was definitely Rum."

Ai Haibara thought Natsukawa would ask who Rum was.

Unexpectedly, Xia Chuan even knew about the European branch.

“Rum is a dangerous man. I never met him when I was in the organization. I only heard that he had a problem with one eye and was blind.”

As she spoke, for some reason, she suddenly thought of Yamato Kansuke.

On second thought, if Rum could be kicked away by Xia Chuan, his prestige couldn't be that low.

"Rum is definitely no less dangerous than Gin, and may even be more so. His sudden appearance in Japan makes me wonder if it's because the boss is planning to eliminate us with all his might."

Ai Haibara was filled with worry. Her family was now completely exposed to the brewery. The enemy was in the dark while she was in the light. On the way back, she was still worried that the enemy might launch a surprise attack.

"Rum takes the research on APTX4869 very seriously. He calls me several times a year to inquire about it. I always feel like he's in a hurry about something."

"Could it be that he's also going to die and wants to shrink?" Joel said.

Xia Chuan shook his head. Rum wasn't that old and decrepit; he was probably in his fifties, sixty at most. That age was a bit old for an assassin, but it was the prime of his life for the second-in-command of an organization.

"Could it be because drug A has some special effect, such as helping his eyes?"

Xia Chuan offered a new perspective.

I only recently came up with this idea. I had some doubts before, but thinking about Rum's eyes, it seems to make sense now.

After conducting in-depth research on Itakura Taku's software, Frank discovered that it not only had the rudiments of neural connections, but its deep code was also somewhat similar to human research programs, possessing a very special function.

If you input a person's data and then input the drug data, the software can simulate the biological response of the human body after taking the drug.

Even if it's not used to upload consciousness to the network, it can serve as a simulator for treating diseases or conducting drug experiments.

This program also revealed many special mechanisms of bodily self-healing, which are simulations of self-healing effects that are completely impossible for normal people to possess.

This self-healing effect is probably only present in Yuri.

Xia Chuan suspected that Rum also had his own ulterior motives.

His eye is said to have a perfect photographic memory, so it's only natural that he wants it restored.

The idea sounds a bit like science fiction, but it's not impossible.

Natsukawa had speculated that Conan recovered quickly after being shot.

The same applies to Ai Haibara; perhaps in addition to achieving immortality, Drug A has another side effect—self-healing.

"Self-healing."

Ai Haibara's pupils suddenly dilated.

"So, have you thought of anything?"

"Although APTX4869 may have such an effect, it is absolutely impossible to restore sight to a blind eye!" Rum's problem is with his eyeball, and the eyeball is different from the body's tissue cells. It does not have the ability to heal itself. It is not that it can be restored just by scabbing over. Even if drug A can work, it can only deal with some superficial injuries or regenerable cell tissues. It is absolutely impossible for the eyeball to recover!
"I don't know about that."

Xia Chuan skipped over the topic and asked, "How are you feeling today? Has that heart palpitation lessened?"

Natsukawa was still a little worried about Ai Haibara's health.

This seemingly five-year-old girl, who is actually eighteen, appears strong on the surface, but she must be terrified when Vermouth, whom she fears most, suddenly appears behind her.

It's all his fault.

"Fortunately, although I can still sense the codenamed members of the distillery, I'm not as panicked as before."

For a time, Ai Haibara even thought she had contracted a new kind of disease called "a sudden heart attack whenever she comes into contact with a codenamed member."

However, after spending some time with him, it seems that this is the reason for his lack of security.

As Xia Chuan and Yue Er increased her sense of security, her fear of the distillery was slowly fading.

"Alright, now that we've finished discussing the important matters, shouldn't we talk about going out for fun?" Joel, unusually affectionate, clung to Xia Chuan's arm, seemingly never letting go since they started on the island in the middle of the lake.

Oh no, when she went to the men's restroom to save Kogoro Mouri, she loosened her grip slightly, but after Natsukawa came out, she hugged him again.

Like a koala that feels insecure.

However, Natsukawa quite liked this feeling.

"Uh, this one."

Xia Chuan dared not agree rashly, after all, the situation of the winery was still uncertain.

"Let's wait a couple of days. I'll talk to Frank later and see how the distillery reacts. We also need to check on Kyoto. We can't just leave Gin to Haneda Yasuharu without doing anything about it. We need to find out what's going on."

Joel was slightly disappointed, but what he said made sense, and he wasn't being unreasonable, so he could only nod.

When we talked about the distillery, they came knocking on our door with their own business.

Yuri called.

"Hello, what's up?" Xia Chuan answered the phone without hesitation.

He had previously instructed that unless it was something important, one should contact Frank directly; if a phone call was required, it meant that Frank couldn't make the decision.

I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone, but I saw Xia Chuan's expression suddenly change, and then he seemed to think of something and become very happy.

"What happened?"

"I'll go out for a bit and talk to you later."

"Eh"

Before Joel could speak, Xia Chuan had already darted out, closing the door behind him.

"So it seems that men don't value a marriage proposal as much as they did when they were dating."

Ai Haibara seemed to have discovered some philosophical truth, resting her chin on her hand and nodding to herself.

Joel was exasperated, but since Ai Haibara was still a child, he could only transfer his resentment onto Natsukawa.

He had something very important to do tonight, and then he suddenly ran off. Could it be that he's impotent?
Xia Chuan wasn't there; otherwise, knowing what Joel was thinking would have made him jump up and down, shouting, "You monster, watch out!"

Xia Chuan sneezed twice, touched his nose, and looked puzzled.

"Such a big fire and you still caught a cold? What kind of special constitution do you have?" Yuri chuckled.

It's obvious that it was the older sister chirping crickets behind Xia Chuan's back.

Any woman would be angry if her fiancé suddenly said he had other things to do and didn't know when he would be back after proposing.

But he did it on purpose!
There was no need to rush to call Xia Chuan over tonight, but he still made the call anyway.

Otherwise, given how deeply in love the two of them are, ten months from now, I might have a nephew.

"Humph."

Xia Chuan didn't give him a friendly look.

Surprised by the phone call, he only realized Yuri had tricked him on the way. However, there was no turning back halfway there, so he gritted his teeth and went to the Public Security Bureau's hideout in Nishitama City.

Frank and two others were also there, temporarily assisting Yuri.

After all, it's clear that Morofushi Takaaki and the other two won't cooperate and might take people away; Yuri alone can't stop them.

Yuri led Xia Chuan through a maze of turns to the door of a room, where a red light was on above the door, indicating that surgery was in progress.

"I'm puzzled too. After confirming the sausage lips, I checked again, and it was definitely dead."

Yuri's eyes were full of doubt. "But as soon as we got back to our base, the body bag suddenly started moving on its own."

Following Yuri's gaze, there was also a plainclothes policeman at the entrance of the operating room.

He was sitting in a chair rubbing his temples, breathing a little rapidly; clearly, the resurrection of Curaçao had frightened him.

"What's the current situation? Can he still be saved?"

He had just arrived and hadn't yet learned what had happened. All he knew was that he had broken several of the other person's ribs, which likely involved damage to the lungs or other organs.

"It should be possible, but because he was in a state of suspended animation for more than half an hour, his bodily functions are somewhat weakened, and his left lung was punctured by a rib. Even if he is saved, it will probably be difficult for him to engage in strenuous exercise."

"That's a pity. Otherwise, if we could win her over, it would have added a great fighting force to our team."

Yuri immediately glared at Frank with hostility.

The relationship with Xia Chuan was at most a collaboration; getting rid of the suspect was going too far.

“It’s too dangerous to stay with the police. What if Kuroda Hyōe takes people away? Today’s situation is very clear. He doesn’t trust you at all. If it weren’t for us, those plainclothes police officers wouldn’t listen to your orders at all.”

Frank leaned over with a sly grin and nudged Yuri's arm: "Why don't you quit your job and join our team? Your sister and Xia Chuan are destined to get married, so we're all family. There's no need for any approval process."

"I don't know what kind of team you are, or if you're the kind that harms society. I don't want to be a part of that."

Yuri was a bit arrogant, but he really didn't want to join Xia Chuan's team.

He's doing well with the police. What will happen to Rei Furuya if he leaves? With him around, Rei might still keep in touch with the police. But if he leaves, Rei will probably stop trusting the police altogether, which is not the outcome he wants to see.

Although his sister is always the heaviest on the scale, this does not affect Yuri's patriotism.

"Tch, you'll start crying when Kuroda Heibei arrives."

Yuri didn't respond, standing quietly with his arms crossed.

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