Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 862 Yuri Remains Silent

Chapter 862 Yuri Remains Silent
He learned from Morofushi Takaaki. Sometimes the other party would have doubts, but he always acted indifferently. Even if he knew the answer, he would just nod slightly.

He had heard Zhu Fu Gaoming repeatedly say things like "So that's how it is" and "How come I didn't think of that?" while he was defecating in the public security toilet many times.

Xia Chuan didn't spell it out, but simply and concisely expressed his point of view.

“These brainwashed people are actually the easiest targets for development.”

“Their minds are strong, but if you can break them, it’s like a formatted SD card; you can put whatever you want on it.”

Toru Amuro shook his head.

Okay, I can't understand anything now.

What? You can format an SD card? Has technology advanced to this level?
"What if I had a way to make her lose her memory?"

"Just kidding, even with amnesia, she's still Rum's best."

His voice suddenly stopped.

The second half of the sentence froze on his tongue, his pupils suddenly contracted, and those astonishing words, like a thunderclap, shattered his thoughts. He was stunned, his mouth half-open, unable to recover for a long time.

"What did you say?"

“I can make her lose her memory, which is equivalent to formatting an SD card. After formatting, Curaçao can reshape her worldview and values, and her strength can be quickly restored due to muscle memory.”

"Even if she regains her memories later, as long as her worldview and values are well-developed, she won't go back to Rum's arms."

Xia Chuan spoke slowly and deliberately, but Amuro Tooru felt a chill run down his spine when he heard it.

"Who exactly is behind you!?"

Amuro Tooru was utterly shocked.

The human brain is the most mysterious field of human scientific research. Having just returned from Hokkaido, he has come into contact with a lot of knowledge about human research. No research department in any country has been able to develop a technology that causes amnesia.

What gives Xia Chuan the right?
"This isn't about who's behind it. Some things are accidental. Do you think Shirley's research didn't involve an element of luck?"

"Clam?"

Oh, Amuro Tooru doesn't know that Conan and Ai Haibara have shrunk.

"Scientific research has an element of chance, but science can amplify the probability infinitely, turning chance into certainty. It is not necessarily the research institutions of a certain country that can develop such a miraculous drug."

Xia Chuan suddenly smiled knowingly, "Have you forgotten? Karasuma Renya is almost thirty years old now. Can a normal person live that long?"

Although he felt that this reasoning was flawed, Amuro Tooru had to admit that what he said made sense.

After persuading Amuro Tooru, Natsukawa then said, "The current situation is special. Although many red forces are targeting the brewery, there is actually almost no possibility of cooperation between the parties. Each has its own agenda, which will only give the brewery more time to develop."

"To be honest, you can't be sure whether the higher-ups took over the distillery to fight crime or simply because they coveted their research findings."

"In short, we'd better stick together."

"Yes, that's what I thought too. If Wakasa Rumi hadn't really become a vegetable, I would have even planned to team up with her." Yuri sighed regretfully. Wakasa Rumi was still very attractive. It was a real pity that such a ruthless person had become a vegetable.

"You have already made a decision on how to deal with Curaçao, and even if I disagree, I'm afraid you won't listen."

Amuro Tooru shook his head, neither refuting nor agreeing.

"But we can use Miyano Akemi. She also has an irreconcilable hatred for the brewery. Although she's not very useful, at least she should be safe and sound. We can let her join us without worry."

“However,” Amuro Tooru’s lips twitched suddenly as if he remembered something, “I can’t let her come for important matters. Although Akai Shuichi dumped her without hesitation, there’s no guarantee that this kind of simp won’t be unable to resist when he sees her.”

"Miyano Akemi?" Yuri glanced at Natsukawa, the person Natsukawa had sent to him. Although he had just learned of this, now that he knew, he still wanted to hear his brother-in-law's opinion on how to deal with her.

He didn't realize that he had unknowingly made Xia Chuan his pillar of support.

"No, no, the reason we sent Miyano Akemi to the Public Security Bureau was because Yuri is still single. Your team doesn't even have a single woman. How are you going to find a girlfriend?"

The implication was that Akemi Miyano was planning to introduce her to Yuri.

He looked at Yuri with disdain: "You're such a disappointment. So much time has passed and you still haven't made any progress. Your sister and I are worried about you."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Yuri almost flipped the table. He and Akemi Miyano were completely different people and couldn't possibly get along.

Besides, his feelings for Shuichi Akai are as clear as day, and he doesn't want to suddenly find himself wearing a green hat one day in the future.

It may not be a physical act of being cheated on, but a psychological one is even more unacceptable.

"That's true, then forget it. I'll find you someone better another day. With your qualifications, getting married won't be difficult. Trust your brother-in-law!"

I felt a pat on the shoulder, and it wasn't just annoyance; I also felt a heavy pressure.

Yuri remained silent.

On the one hand, there is some anticipation, and on the other hand, there is some resistance; it's quite contradictory.

Xia Chuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to fool them. After all, she was Haibara Ai's older sister. If she had been dragged into their team and put in danger, he wouldn't know how to face Haibara when he confessed in the future.

"Alright, let's get back to the point. I'm not here to chat with you about these trivial things," Amuro Tooru said.

Xia Chuan nodded and returned to the topic: "Rum's arrival in Japan was definitely not his own idea. He was more or less ordered by Karasuma Renya. The situation in the Japanese branch is indeed very bad now, but this situation has happened before in the US branch as well."

"However, Karasuma Renya provided no support at the time, allowing the codenamed members and peripheral members of the US branch to be arrested and killed."

"What are you trying to say?" Amuro Tooru didn't quite understand.

"Is it possible that the Japanese branch is so important that he has to ensure that there are no problems with the branch here?"

“I suspect that Karasuma Renya is actually in Japan, perhaps right next to us, or perhaps he is posing as a wealthy man or politician, watching the Japanese branch’s every move from a cramped corner, and also watching those of us who are after him.”

Amuro Tooru nodded silently in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged as he listened quietly, knowing that Natsukawa had not finished speaking.

"As the number of codenamed members in the Japanese branch increases, the difficulty of destroying or using this opportunity to lure out Karasuma Renya will increase dramatically, and they have begun to suspect that there is an undercover agent within their ranks."

"However, I suspect they don't realize there's more than one mole in the organization. This information gap is fatal, and we can use it to our advantage."

"You now enjoy the boss's deep trust, and Tequila is Gin's right-hand man. The two of you working together will definitely have an effect that is more than just one equals two."

"You mean we verify each other's identities!?"

“That’s right, Tequila should have revealed its identity to you. This is my way of showing you sincerity.”

"Put the tequila matter aside for now. There's something I'm puzzled about." Amuro Tooru's gaze was somewhat subtle yet sharp. "When did you find out I was an undercover police officer?" Natsukawa paused, picked up his coffee, took a sip, seemingly to moisten his throat, but actually to consider how to answer.

To say that you saw Amuro Tooru and Yuri chatting together at Poirot Cafe would be to underestimate Amuro Tooru's intelligence.

According to the timeline, he should have known that Amuro Tooru was an undercover agent as early as when he handed Miyano Akemi over to the Public Security Bureau.

So, where did this information come from?
Xia Chuan straightened his expression, and a tenderness that was hard to understand suddenly flashed in his eyes.

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Yuri and Amuro suddenly felt like they didn't want to listen anymore, as if they were about to be forced into their mouths a mouthful of dog food filled with the sour smell of romance.

"This story begins with Joel. At that time, we had just started dating. Joel often said that Yuri was very busy with work and could only come home a few times a month or two. Sometimes when he did come home, he would hide as if he was afraid of being discovered."

"As a boyfriend, isn't it normal to help your girlfriend investigate her suspicious younger brother? I also want to care about Yuri. In case he's being coerced into doing bad things by some bad guys, I, as his brother-in-law, want to lend a hand."

Yuri's face darkened; he felt looked down upon.

However, he didn't rush to refute, because Xia Chuan hadn't finished speaking.

“I found Yuri’s photo at Joel’s house. I was going to take the photo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to find Yuri, but I never expected that I would actually recognize the person in the photo.”

"After all, my purpose in coming to Japan was the brewery, so before I came, I investigated the Red Army forces that might be hostile to the brewery. That's when the Public Security Bureau came into my view."

"Frank had already given me information about the distillery's response team, which included Yuri."

"After learning that Yuri was actually a public security officer, although I was not worried about being coerced into doing bad things, it was more dangerous than being coerced, since the target was the brewery."

Yuri opened his mouth, then closed it again.

Their group's identity was indeed kept highly confidential, but no matter how secretive they were, they couldn't change their appearance. Once Xia Chuan saw his own photo and compared it with the photo of the leader of the Public Security Winery's response team, it was a done deal.

At that time, I only thought Xia Chuan was a pretentious young punk, and I never imagined that he would become a "hero" that the brewery regarded as a thorn in their side.

"So, I followed them for a bit."

“Back then, you met in person several times. I had seen Amuro Tooru’s face in the information Tequila gave me, and I confirmed that it was Bourbon from the distillery. That’s when I knew that Bourbon was a public security spy. Then, at the coffee shop, I confirmed your real name—Furuya Rei.”

"Oh, no, Furuya Rei might not actually be your real name. Just like Iori Muga, he has several names, and even the police records might contain aliases."

Amuro Tooru didn't answer the question about his name; saying too much would only lead to more mistakes.

He was reflecting on how he had been followed by Xia Chuan without even realizing it.

If Karasuma Renya had also sent people to follow him, wouldn't he have been exposed long ago?
It seems I should see Yuri less often in the future, and even if I do meet him, I should be on high alert.

"correct."

Xia Chuan seemed to remember something, glanced around as if he was about to reveal a secret, leaned forward a little, and whispered, "Actually, I think there are more than just you and Tequila as undercover agents inside the distillery."

"What?"

Amuro Tooru was startled and moved closer.

The two blond, handsome men, one black and one white, looked like they were gay, causing the women passing by to shake their heads.

"Mommy, Mommy, what are those two uncles doing? It looks like they're about to kiss."

"Kids shouldn't look at everything. Go home and wash your eyes."

Amuro Tooru took a deep breath, composed his expression slightly, and gave it the utmost attention, like a gentleman about to attend a party.

"Didn't you notice?"

"What did you find?"

“Don’t you think the FBI is sometimes too well-informed?” Natsukawa’s gaze deepened. “Including yesterday’s proposal ceremony, the FBI actually knew about it. I found traces of Shuichi Akai in the vicinity.”

Actually, Natsukawa was just bragging, but Amuro Tooru wasn't in Tokyo at the time, so even if he lied, Amuro wouldn't be able to verify it.

"What, he found out again?"

Amuro Tooru frowned; if that's true, it's indeed possible.

Only Natsukawa's friends and people at the brewery knew about his marriage proposal. How could Akai Shuichi know about it? There's a high probability that there's an undercover agent within the brewery.

And they're not even peripheral members.

Because of this operation, the peripheral members seemed to have been temporarily transferred from other places, and the possibility of an undercover agent being among them was almost nonexistent.

It can only be that a member with a certain code name received a certain signal.

"Almost no one else knew about Vermouth's operation this time. Apart from knowing that she mobilized peripheral members, I only learned the specific details afterward. The secrecy was excellent."

"This only shows that the FBI's undercover agent at the distillery is very capable." Xia Chuan waved his hand. "To be honest, I already have someone I suspect."

"Tell me."

"One of Kiel or Ireland."

This news was quite astonishing; not only Amuro Tooru, but Yuri was also so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

Why them?

Amuro Tooru carefully recalled the situation between the two.

Kiel is not very useful and has a very low profile. He spends most of his time at the Nippon Television Station, so it's probably not him.

Ireland, on the other hand, is a possibility.

Pisco died at Gin's hands, and Pisco himself lost two fingers. It's impossible for him not to harbor resentment towards Gin.

Such people could indeed be recruited by the FBI as informants.

"Ireland is indeed a suspect, and he is ostensibly one of Vermouth's men, so it's understandable if he knew something about the situation."

Xia Chuan: "."

Has Kiel's presence become so low that no one would suspect him if he had to choose between the two options?