Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 867 Hideyoshi Haneda's Scheme
Haneda Hideyoshi pondered for a long time, his expression shifting between light and shadow, which made Hawkeye frown.

He clasped his hands together and coughed lightly twice: "My time is limited, so get straight to the point and keep it brief."

An impatient tone can put a lot of pressure on a person. Haneda Yasuharu, who is over seventy years old, even forgot to breathe until the respirator sounded an alarm and he gasped for air.

Haneda Hideyoshi seemed to have made up his mind. His eyes closed and opened, revealing an unwavering determination that inadvertently conveyed sincerity.

"To be honest, we don't actually know the real reason why Gin attacked us, but I can tell you what our guess is."

"Hmm?" Hawkeye was a little unhappy. He was already being generous by coming, and he had already put in a lot of effort to protect the Haneda family through previous negotiations. He didn't like hearing this.

"Don't be so quick to anger." Haneda Hideyoshi turned to look at his father. "Haven't you thought about how my father left us that day?"

After he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the office was silent for a moment. Hawkeye did not intend to speak. Haneda Hideyoshi continued, "That night, a mysterious person took advantage of the moment when Gin was beating you up and when you were fighting with Gin to secretly take away my father."

"Afterwards, they took him to a safe location without asking for any payment or revealing any information. They simply told us to strengthen our own security measures."

Hawkeye remained silent; he heard it, but couldn't understand it.

If they weren't just bored and had nothing better to do, how could there be such a person?
In his deduction, Haneda Yasuharu's escape was likely related to something Gin wanted to know.

"I know you don't believe me, but don't rush, listen to my analysis."

"Tell me," Hawkeye nodded, signaling the other party to begin their performance.

A pinhole camera was secretly operating inside the air conditioner vent in the room.

In another villa less than three kilometers away, Natsukawa and Shinmei Kaori were sitting in front of a computer, watching the drama unfold before them.

"Mr. Natsukawa, is Hideyoshi Haneda doing this to have a frank discussion with the Ooka family?"

"They seem to have no room for resistance. I'm afraid Akai Mary has also realized that their strength is insignificant compared to the Ooka family and the brewery."

It was unexpected that Hideyoshi Haneda would speak so directly. Natsukawa had thought that the other party would use communication as an excuse to find out about the person who rescued Haneda Yasuharu that day. However, their decisiveness was correct. Speaking directly was more appropriate than beating around the bush.

"Although it was within my expectations, it came earlier than I imagined. It seems that it was Sera Junma's suggestion."

"If they join forces, won't Miss Joel's affair be exposed?"

Xia Chuan shook his head: "No, she didn't even show her face."

"By the way, has the information about the hidden sentries been relayed to the Ooka family?"

"Yes, but they haven't made any moves. Just like you said, they're probably worried about alerting the enemy."

Turning back to the office, the people inside were unaware that their conversation had been overheard. The tense atmosphere made the air feel heavy and suffocating.

The ventilator beeped rhythmically, and Haneda Hideyoshi expressed Sera Masumi's guess.

"Is this a talented researcher, and is it highly likely that their research is related to the so-called longevity?"

"Mr. Ooka Toramasa's targeting of the Black Organization must also be for the so-called immortality, right?" Haneda Hideyoshi spoke eloquently, as if he had everything under control. "If the Black Organization is indeed Karasuma Renya's organization, as we have investigated, then the boss must be him. Forty years ago, he was already on the verge of death. If he is still alive now, it can only prove that the drug research was successful."

In fact, if his mother hadn't turned into a thirteen-year-old junior high school student, Hideyoshi Haneda would never have believed that there was any drug in the world that could make people younger.

That's nothing but nonsense.

Until he saw his cute mom, the sky fell down.

"Although it is hard to believe, if we eliminate all the impossibilities, the truth, no matter how incomprehensible or outrageous, is undoubtedly the answer."

He stared intently at Hawkeye, trying to discern some emotion in his gaze.

The idea of ​​longevity drugs immediately brought to mind the researchers and the scholars.

Has this person, who was clearly dead, suddenly reappeared?
Suddenly, something seemed to stir within him, and the skin on the back of his slightly aged hand seemed to tighten upon hearing those words.

really!

Hideyoshi Haneda smiled inwardly. As expected, Toramasa Ooka was interested in immortality. Mr. Kashima's expression already showed his desire for immortality.

If his subordinates are like this, then Ooka Toramasa, the boss behind the scenes, must be the same.

I heard that Ooka Toramasa is already old and frail, and it seems that's true.

"You really don't know anything?"

Hawkeye couldn't hide his shock. To deduce this much without any evidence? This shogi genius was just too exaggerated.

Haneda Hideyoshi nodded.

Hawkeye looked him straight in the eye, his gaze less sharp and more respectful.

"Then help me guess, if the scholar is really still alive, where would he be? What's the point of using you as a shield? Could it be that he's actually in Japan too?"

Looking at his aged arms and feeling the throbbing pain from his hidden injuries, Hawkeye regretted not accepting the offer back then.

Is there still a chance now?
If I can find a scholar, maybe I can maintain peak physical condition like Gin.

So you call him a "scholar"?
My sister's guess was right; there really is such a person, and the Ooka family is also eyeing him covetously.

As a member of Japan and the only son of the Haneda family, he was well aware of the political situation. The Ooka family was a behemoth in Japan, but in recent years, this behemoth had been slowly losing influence due to the old age of Ooka Toramasa. If the other party were to live forever, who knows how chaotic the political scene would become.

Absolutely not!
However, for now, we should pretend to be snakes.

"I don't know their purpose, but since they chose to push us out as a shield, it's very likely that the brewery has already found out their tail and is doing this to divert attention."

Could it be that Xia Chuan?
Hawkeye muttered to himself that he had obtained the information that Gin was planning to take action against the Haneda family because of Natsukawa.

In the subsequent battle between our side and the brewery, not only was Haneda Yasuharu taken away, but it is also suspected that other people were involved on the main battlefield. Apart from Natsukawa, who knew about them, there should be no one else.

But that's impossible. If Natsukawa was a scholar, why would he notify the Ooka family? Their firepower at the time could have easily surrounded the brewery, at least protecting Hideyoshi Haneda. Why create unnecessary trouble?

Without meeting with Gin, I wouldn't even consider that with Gin placing such importance on Haneda Yasuharu, the Ooka family might not pay any attention to the Haneda family afterward.
This actually backfired a bit.

Natsukawa was in a hurry to divert Gin's attention, and worried that the Haneda family would be wiped out, so he didn't have time to inform the Ooka family, who were both third parties and local powers. This was a factor that no one else knew, and naturally, reasoning to this point would lead to a dead end.

Taking a step back, if we don't know who the scholars are, then further reasoning about Xia Chuan is unreasonable.
“Mr. Xia Chuan, I didn’t know you had thought so much back then. Hawkeye’s expression probably showed that he suspected us, but also felt that it didn’t make sense, and he was confused.”

Xia Chuan unconsciously touched his nose, but he hadn't really thought that much about it. He was just thinking about keeping the two sides in check to create an opportunity for him to propose, and then he could finish things up later.

This was necessary for his marriage proposal ceremony.

But now it seems like they made a clever move.

"Learn more, observe more, and master these skills, and you can become an excellent special agent."

Shinmei Kaori's eyes sparkled as she prepared to share this with Shinide Tomoaki so they could learn and improve together.

"Do you have any way to find the scholar!?"

Ooka Toramasa's task for Hawkeye was to confirm Gin's purpose. Logically speaking, the location of the scholar was meaningless to Ooka Toramasa, since he had no intention of achieving immortality.

Unfortunately, Hawkeye had his own ulterior motives. When people reach fifty, they become afraid of death. There are very few oddballs like Ooka Toramasa who have no desire for immortality. Hawkeye's thoughts are normal. This led to Haneda Hideyoshi's guess being wrong, yet he was still convinced that it was right.

"Uh, this one."

"Have!"

Sera Masumi's voice came through Haneda Hideyoshi's earpiece. The mother and daughter were also watching the conversation. They were the ones who installed the pinhole camera. Natsukawa only intercepted a segment of the audio-visual signal through the tracking system.

Haneda Hideyoshi remained silent, tapping his fingers lightly on the table. Occasionally, he would pick up a shogi piece and gently stroke it, seemingly deep in thought, but actually listening to the method offered by his sister.

After a long while, just as Hawkeye was about to lose his patience, he finally revealed a confident smile.

Hawkeye's heart pounded like a drum, his palms were sweaty, his fingertips trembled slightly, his eyes burned with a fiery intensity, and the heat surging in his chest almost burst through his restraints. He asked excitedly, "Tell me quickly, we must capture him before he escapes from Japan!"

Hehe, none of them are good people. We'll let you wear each other down and then reap the benefits.

Haneda Hideyoshi sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm. He cautiously glanced around, his emotions running high, and whispered in a voice barely audible to Haneda Yasuharu: "This matter is simple in some ways, and difficult in others. We can try, but I can't guarantee success."

He gave me a heads-up first.

"Since that person intends to use us as scapegoats, they certainly don't want us to become useless before we've even had a chance to prove ourselves."

"what do you mean?"

Hawkeye raised an eyebrow, as if he had guessed what was going to be said.

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained. We need to make it look like we're going to break up completely, then withdraw some of the police force. The black-clad organization should launch their attack around that time."

"If they don't want the Haneda family, this mere substitute, to be destroyed after only two uses, then they will definitely take action!"

Haneda Hideyoshi smiled confidently. This was his plan based on his younger sister's reasoning. As a chess player, setting up strategies was his favorite thing to do.

Natsukawa and Shinmei Kaori, sitting in front of the screen, remained silent. If such scholars truly existed, they might be disgusted by their actions and have no choice but to provide assistance. However, the key issue was that these so-called scholars simply did not exist.

That would be fun.

Hideyoshi Haneda is prone to overreacting.

"We don't need to worry about the Haneda family's affairs anymore. If it were a joint attack on the brewery, we would need to help them out. But it seems that the mother and daughter won't even show up, so the threat to Gin will be much smaller."

"With just the Haneda family and the fifty-something Hawkeye, they won't pose a significant threat to Gin."

Kaori Shinmei nodded, referring to the mother and daughter as Sera Masumi and Akai Mary.

"So what do we do now!?"

"We'll have to wait a few more days for the tour. We'll wait for Gin to make his move, then sit back and watch the show, and give you and Shinichi a chance to learn from each other."

In addition, during this time, Xia Chuan also planned to have Frank investigate Rum's whereabouts.

The other party should still be somewhere in Tokyo.

After all, he is an unstable factor, and his continued absence greatly affects the plan.

For the next few days, the whole of Japan was quiet. Apart from the news about Kogoro Mouri and Kaito Kid circulating everywhere, everything else was fine.

Cases involving gems or artifacts usually involve both the detective and the phantom thief becoming famous, and the victim, unless they are Suzuki Jirokichi, usually ends up dead.

"What? Uncle Mori saved another plane? Under his brilliant leadership, Sister Ran also successfully made an emergency landing of the passenger plane."

In Class B, Grade 1 of Teitan Elementary School, a sour and astringent smell permeated the air during breaks between classes.

"Wow, that's amazing! When Uncle Mori goes out to solve cases in the future, can Conan take us with him?" Ayumi imagined.

"What? Why didn't Conan promote our Junior Detective League in the newspaper? This is a perfect opportunity to advertise! Mitsuhiko, listen to me, when Conan comes back, we're going to give him a piece of our mind!"

The three little ones huddled together, chirping softly, their expressions a mixture of envy, jealousy, and curiosity.

The newspaper said that Conan also made a huge contribution to the emergency landing of the plane.

Beside her, Anya curled her lip in disdain. What kind of person was Uncle Mori? Didn't the three little ones know him, but she did? She had only promised her father not to spread the news about Conan being drugged, otherwise she would have taken a megaphone and let the whole school know that their idolized detective had actually been sleeping the whole time.

There's also the lewd elementary school detective Conan Edogawa, who constantly gropes his father-in-law. According to Kaito, Uncle Mori has lost all feeling in the back of his neck.

and many more!

The little girl shook her head firmly the next moment. Wouldn't this just increase Conan's fame? She wasn't that stupid.

That wretched Conan! Why are we sent to school while he gets to travel and have fun? I need to get Kaito's invitation card from my father and give it to my classmates. I'm sure it will win them their admiration and soothe my wounded heart.

The little girl sighed deeply, quickly composed herself, and her wandering gaze fell on her nemesis, who had been silently watching something.

(End of this chapter)