Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 866 The High School Detective with a Cheat Code
She wouldn't have cooperated with them if she hadn't been attracted by their connections in Japan and suspected that the distillery boss was based there.

However, based on the news that Rumi Wakasa sent back before she actually became a vegetable, it is indeed very likely that the boss of the brewery is in Japan, and with Rum's arrival this time, this possibility is increasing.

I believe the final battle will be held soon!

However, before the final battle, she needs to help the Haneda family survive, at least to prevent Gin from having to deal with them for a short period of time.

Another question is about that group of mysterious people; what exactly is their purpose?

One force after another began to emerge, some with deep political roots, others so mysterious that even the distillery hadn't discovered them. The purpose of these forces was still unknown, so she had to be careful and vigilant.

Defeating the boss isn't the primary objective; what's crucial for Tsutomu Akai is figuring out how to grow stronger.

Having shrunk for so long, her body shows no signs of growth and she even coughs. Although she wasn't able to kill her as Vermouth had planned, living like this is still very unpleasant.

After hearing the whole story and Haneda Yasuharu's guess, Sera Junma frowned deeply.

After a long pause, he finally spoke: "Now we need to know what their goal is. If it has nothing to do with what happened seventeen years ago, what kind of thing is it that would make the brewery go to such lengths and have the Ooka family pursue it so relentlessly?"

The Ooka family may be hesitant to act due to concerns about social impact, but if this drags on, not only will Haneda Yasuharu suffer a terrible fate, but his second brother, Haneda Hideyoshi, will likely also meet a tragic end.

"In the past two days, Hideyoshi has negotiated with the Ooka family more than once. It can be roughly confirmed that the Ooka family does not know what Gin wants. It seems that it is related to someone or something."

Mary Akai shook her head. Even with her exceptional intelligence, without evidence and clues, there was simply no starting point for making inferences.

“I think it has nothing to do with Koji Haneda’s death seventeen years ago. It’s something else, something closely related to that group of mysterious people.” Sera Junma paced back and forth in the room with her hands behind her back. Her expression was serious. Sometimes she frowned, sometimes she nodded, and sometimes she would stop and shake her head, as if she was making some kind of deduction.

After a while, as if she had guessed the answer, she pounded her left hand on her right palm.

"how's it going?"

“Gin once said to Haneda Yasuharu, ‘You really do know him.’ Assuming that ‘she’ is neither Wakasa Rumi nor his mother, then this person must be their target. Gin’s target is someone, and judging from his behavior and the people he brings, this person is very troublesome. Even if he were to take action, he would have to bring enough people in advance.”

"Go on," Akai Mary said expressionlessly. Her daughter's guesses weren't enough to shock her; she could only say there were no problems, and everything was perfectly normal.

“Gin’s attempt to capture Haneda Yasuharu instead of killing him directly likely indicates that the person they are targeting still has value to them. My mother mentioned Sherry’s disappearance before; she is very important to the Black Organization, and they are still secretly searching for her.”

"Is it possible that they suspect we're connected to Sherry? That drug could shrink Mom, so could Sherry have turned into a child too? And the Black Organization already knows about Sherry's shrinking and wants to find her, take her back, and dissect her for research?"

Mary Akai pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "It shouldn't be Sherry. If Vermouth knew that the drug had a chance of making me smaller, she should have chosen a different drug. She probably doesn't know yet that Sherry has developed a drug that can make people smaller."

"Gin's information, or rather his speculation, is based on Wakasa Rumi. No matter how I think about it, I can't understand what Wakasa Rumi and Sherry could be connected. I think the suspicion against Wakasa Rumi is probably related to her appearance at the Twilight Villa."

"Twilight Villa?"

Sera Masumi pondered, chin in hand, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck her!

"I see!"

"what?"

"Didn't Mom learn from my older brother that the boss of the Black Organization is Karasuma Renya? If the case at the Twilight Villa forty years ago was actually a means for the Black Organization to recruit scholars and scientific researchers, could what Gin is looking for now be related to one of the researchers from back then?"

"If the boss is still alive today, and he really is Karasuma Renya who always wanted to live forever, then it proves that he has succeeded in achieving immortality, and the opportunity for immortality is very likely related to some scholars in that case."

“My mom has gone from being nearly fifty years old to being thirteen years old, her physical age has regressed by more than forty years.”

Sera's innocent heart started racing; she felt she might have guessed the truth.

"Suppose that Karasuma Renya's physical age also regressed by more than forty years, then after those forty years, he might have been on the verge of death again."

"What does this have to do with Rumi Wakasa?" Mary Akai was a little confused.

"Suppose that for some reason, after gaining immortality, Karasuma Renya, whether willingly or unwillingly, released the scholar who developed the drug for him."

"Forty years have passed, and he may be on his deathbed again. Shirley should be the replacement for the longevity drug research. Her disappearance caused the drug research to stagnate, and the drug could not be developed. So he thought of those people again."

"As for the Twilight Villa and his connection to it, very few people know about it. If Rumi were to appear there, would she be suspected of being related to the researchers who developed the longevity drug?"

Mary Akai's pupils contracted sharply, and she paused in breathing.

The daughter's reasoning was like a sharp blade cleaving through the chaos, instantly clarifying the long-standing doubts.

"This"

If that's really the case, then the trouble is huge. It concerns Karasuma Renya's longevity, and the Haneda family has almost been pushed to the brink of disaster.

I thought it was safe to send my son to the Haneda family as an adopted son, but now I realize how foolish that was.

"Damn it, if only I could get in touch with Shuichi right now."

Since the recent FBI expulsion, Shuichi Akai has been completely unreachable, with no news whatsoever.

“The Ooka family knows much more than we do; perhaps we can get confirmation from them.”

Compared to Conan, Sera Masumi is much bolder. If Natsukawa overheard their conversation, he would definitely shout that she's cheating.

This is even more terrifying than knowing the plot.

Despite having virtually no evidence and very few clues, the detective was able to deduce things to this extent.

This is beyond outrageous.

"What are you going to do?"

"By having the Haneda and Ooka families cooperate, we can get protection and maybe even find out something indirectly. So many years have passed, the information about those scholars is definitely not as secure as it used to be. If Mom could contact my older brother, she should be able to confirm it. It's a pity we don't have time."

Mary Akai shattered her daughter's illusions: "Toramasa Ooka has a strong personality. Is it really safe to do this? Besides, could the person who rescued Yasuharu Haneda be that researcher's man?"

Her face was extremely grave.

If that's true, then it proves that we were pushed out as scapegoats.

Damn intellectuals, so many twists and turns in their minds. Luckily, I have a detective daughter whose reasoning, though bold, is also quite plausible.

As dusk settled, a thick, inky blackness spread across the sky.

As the stars and moon appeared and disappeared, city lights lit up one after another, adding twinkling brilliance to the night.

The Haneda family villa. Although the best villa on the mountainside has been reduced to ruins, the Haneda family, being a prominent and wealthy family, certainly doesn't own just one villa; it's simply a change of location.

There were many police officers around the villa, and the police protection was very strong. They openly parked police cars in front of the villa, which was also to deter criminals.

The Haneda family incident left a very bad impression, and many wealthy people in Kyoto questioned the capabilities of the Kyoto Prefectural Police.

In an effort to recover the donations, the head of the prefectural police headquarters dispatched a large number of officers to strengthen security and crack down on organized crime, resulting in the Kyoto underworld suffering inexplicable consequences.

As for Haneda Yasuharu, who had just escaped from the jaws of death, the prefectural police dispatched elite troops.

Today, Haneda's house is surrounded by three or four layers of security, with hidden sentries in the distance, making it virtually impregnable.

But Haneda Yasuharu knew that these people were not only security guards, but also spies for Ooka Toramasa.

Not all government police officers are acting in their own self-defense, and some are even facing restrictions on their movement.

Police follow you when you go out, and often they don't even let you leave the house. Isn't that a restriction of freedom?
Because of this, even when Mary Akai came to Kyoto, he didn't dare to meet her. He had to make sure he wasn't being monitored before calling her, which was very troublesome.

Unfortunately, he did need police protection; if the police left, he would surely die.

Although Mary Akai is very capable, this is Japan after all, and it can't provide any physical protection. It can only help with her thinking.

But you can't blame them for this. It was Wakasa Rumi's personal opinion to go to the Twilight Villa. Akai Mary was against it, but she was in England at the time and Haneda Yasuharu didn't take her words seriously at all.

Indeed, at that time he thought he had gained a valuable opportunity and wanted to take over the entire distillery.

The result was counterproductive; not only did they fail, but they also lost the team's strongest fighter.

"Hideyoshi, why don't you leave Japan first? This place is dangerous and you can't stay here for long. Gin and the Ooka family only have me as their target. As long as you leave secretly, they shouldn't bother looking for you."

A bitter smile appeared on Hideyoshi Haneda's chiseled face: "How can that be? The Haneda family can't just disappear like this without a trace. There must be other ways. Besides, Father can't tell us what they want to know. They'll definitely still be looking for me all over the world. I can't just hide in some remote corner for the rest of my life, can I?"

He shook his head: "This isn't my style, and my mom and younger sister are here too, so I'm sure they'll find a way."

Although my mother has become like a child, her intelligence hasn't diminished. My younger sister is only seventeen, but she's at the perfect age, with strong reasoning abilities and a bold approach to things.

The situation is complicated, but it's not entirely without a solution. My sister has provided him with a method that, while somewhat risky, is worth trying.

“Sera has spoken to me on the phone, and we now have a method we can try.”

"What?" A glint appeared in Haneda Yasuharu's eyes.

"so."

Hideyoshi Haneda shared the results of his discussion with Sera Masumi.

"Well, at this point, this is the only way. Success or failure hinges on this!"

An hour later, the Haneda family welcomed a guest.

The police, layer upon layer of officers, seemed not to see him, neither conducting a routine check nor registering him.

Not all the police officers were sensible. Some were about to step forward to stop them when their teammates stopped them, shaking their heads to indicate that the other party's identity was not something a mere patrol officer could concern himself with.

Hawkeye walked right into Yasuharu Haneda's office.

The office had a somewhat antique feel, and the decorations on the desk looked quite valuable. The ornate display shelf emitted a strange fragrance, and a shogi set, half-finished, sat on the desk.

The soft, bright light from the ceiling allowed him to see the faces of the two people in front of him immediately.

The old man, Haneda Yasuharu, was still using a respirator. He looked even older than before, and his frail appearance evoked sighs of pity. Hawkeye seemed to see his own future self reflected in him.

The other one wore a kimono with a cinched waist, and his medium-length hair added a touch of vicissitude to his handsome face. His melancholy expression must have been very attractive to little girls.

Unfortunately, he is a man.

The two men just stared at him without saying a word, their faces expressionless, not at all like people who would actively seek to negotiate.

He frowned unhappily, but said nothing. As if he were back in his own home, he casually sat down on the sofa and crossed his legs.

"As expected of the Haneda family, the main villa has been reduced to ruins, but the remaining villas are still so magnificent. I wonder how much it must have cost to rebuild them."

It seemed like a compliment, but the mocking expression clearly said: I'm just deliberately reopening old wounds to disgust you!

“Mr. Kashima, we didn’t send you here today to give you a chance to ridicule us.”

Haneda Yasuharu was wearing a breathing mask, which made it difficult for him to speak, so Haneda Hideyoshi was the one in charge this time.

He was also wearing a small earpiece on his ear, at an angle just out of the eagle's sight.

This is used to receive Sera Masumi's voice.

Haneda Hideyoshi, a master of Go, initially refused, confident that he could extract the information he wanted through his own abilities. However, this did not prevent Akai Mary from distrusting him.

There's nothing I can do, that's just how my mom is. She became smaller the last time she completely trusted someone.

The last time I completely trusted someone, that person never appeared again, disappearing for a full seventeen years.

"I'm not mocking the Haneda family, I just hope you can understand your current situation."

"Since you've been targeted by Gin, you must know how terrifying the Black Organization is. Without our deterrence, do you think these police officers outside could stop that madman Gin?"

"We have discovered two suspected Black Organization agents in the vicinity, and Gin could launch another attack at any time."

Speaking of Gin, a faint pain came from my arm. That damn Gin didn't hold back at all, and my injury hasn't fully recovered yet.

"So, after much consideration, we still intend to negotiate with you, don't we?"

"Yes, negotiations are a good thing, but I suggest we speak the truth. Whether it's just empty talk or something else, we won't be polite." Hawkeye's tone was threatening, his eyes sharper than a hawk's. "To become a Japanese shogi daimyo, I believe Mr. Haneda Hideyoshi is no fool."

Haneda Hideyoshi looked at Hawkeye without fear, but felt helpless.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)