Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 879 You can try taking a bath with Lao Bai Gan (a type of Chinese liquor).

Our gaze returns to the courtyard.

Mary Akai did not choose to leave, even though the walls were low and the gate was dilapidated and could be kicked away with one foot.

At this moment, she seemed to have discovered something, her cold eyes scanning her surroundings as if searching for something.

Soon, she arrived in front of the hidden camera.

"Alright, stop using such childish methods. I already know what you're after."

Feeling the cool breeze outside, Mary Akai's thoughts cleared up a bit. But when she reached for her phone in her pocket, her suspicions deepened. She opened her mind to observe her surroundings and then discovered the hidden pinhole camera.

The camera was positioned at a very tricky angle. If her eyes hadn't regained the clarity of her childhood after she shrunk, she might not have been able to find it accurately in the dark.

"How did you find out?"

The sound came from next to the pinhole camera, where there was a loudspeaker. Xia Chuan did not intend to let the other party see his face for the time being, at least not until he took her to what he considered a safe house.

Many villains have had their entire plans fail because their identities were exposed prematurely; this kind of thing must never happen to me.

The other party is a high-level agent; who knows if they might find a way to slip away from us?

Uh... Even though I'm not a villain, Natsukawa feels that I should be careful about these things.

This is the self-cultivation of a spy!

The tranquility of the village was shattered by the arrival of the police and the Ooka family.

The villagers, intending to watch the excitement and then go to sleep, stayed up until the early hours of the morning, only to be awakened by knocking on the door just as they lay down.

This time, the police were not as approachable as before, nor did they show any kindness or friendliness to the people. Many villagers said they would go to the municipal service hall to file a complaint as soon as they woke up tomorrow.

The police remained unmoved because their attitude was a decision made by their superiors, and they couldn't take the blame themselves.

The Ooka family's bodyguard team didn't care either, since the villagers didn't know they weren't police officers.

The villagers, who had been watching the spectacle, ended up becoming the spectacle themselves. An argument inevitably broke out between the villagers and the police, but this did not slow down the search. Iori Muga even felt that someone might be directing the search from behind the scenes, so he searched even more diligently.

Unfortunately, they searched the entire village thoroughly but couldn't find any relevant personnel.

The scholars, the Black Organization, and the FBI couldn't find a single person. He even suspected that Hawkeye was lying about the situation, and that none of them could defeat Gin.

Fortunately, after making inquiries, it was confirmed that the Haneda family had arranged for two tourists to visit one of the villagers' homes.

Haneda Hideyoshi's actions were not surprising to him. A rational person would not easily trust others, and it would be strange if he did not make any backup plans.

However, when they arrived at the house, the two men had already disappeared. All they knew was that one of them was a tomboyish boy who was probably a high school student, with a little girl who was probably just starting junior high school.

The gate of the secluded and abandoned old house was rickety, and the wind scraped against it, making a sound like a millstone grinding.

In the courtyard, Akai Mary cautiously observed her surroundings, suspecting that the other person was also in this abandoned old house, but she didn't know which cramped corner they were hiding in.

Despite hearing people passing by outside from time to time, Mary Akai did not call for help.

She believed that the moment she spoke, the other party would kill her.

That's how it is, at least until we confirm where the other person is.

"Faced with a junior high school student who is not even a junior high school student, this kidnapper uncle doesn't even dare to show his face?"

The voice seemed intrigued by the topic and teased, "If you're a middle school student, why would a high school student call you 'Mom'? Is this some kind of novel pretend game?"

"Oh, right, not only this high school student, but also the shogi master Hideyoshi Haneda in his mid-twenties, and the ruthless FBI investigator Shuichi Akai. Both of them are adults and they call you 'Mom' too. Does your childish game not discriminate by age?"

"This sounds interesting. Can I be their grandfather?"

Mary Akai's expression froze, and she said in a low voice, "This joke isn't funny."

By this time, Mary Akai had roughly guessed Natsukawa's identity: "You must be the scholar, right? According to Hawkeye, you should be an old man in your twilight years. Did you gain a new life by taking the same drug as me?"

Aside from scholars, Mary Akai couldn't guess anyone else.

The other party's actions were too unrestrained; if they weren't a scholar, they probably wouldn't act so carelessly.

Uh?
Xia Chuan was slightly taken aback. He couldn't quite understand Akai Mary's line of thinking, but since she said that, he didn't need to refute her. He might as well just confirm his identity.

If we can get some useful information out of them, great; otherwise, we can just treat it as playing house with kids.

"If you insist on understanding it that way, then so be it. But the drugs I develop are different from the ones you take. Any drugs that are turned into children are defective."

Mary Akai was utterly shocked, like a powder keg that had been lit, radiating heat, her eyes sparkling, she asked urgently, "Do you have the defective antidote? You were able to develop a drug that made you younger, you must have experienced failures too, do you have the defective antidote?"

"this one"

"There must be, right!?"

Although I really didn't want to hurt the other party, Natsukawa really didn't have that kind of skill.

However, he wouldn't mind prescribing a medicine for the other party, provided that the other party has the opportunity to try it.

"I don't bother developing antidotes for defective products, but you could try taking a bath with strong liquor, then have one bottle with each of your three daily meals. The combination of external and internal use might have unexpected therapeutic effects."

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Mary Akai rolled her eyes impatiently; it seemed the other person wasn't planning to tell her yet.

The conversation had died down, and after a long silence, Xia Chuan finally spoke first: "Did you discover something? Why don't you call your children?"

Mary Akai sneered: "When a normal kidnapper abducts a hostage, do you think they won't search the person and take their phone? Are you underestimating my intelligence?"

"Furthermore, did the search just now really happen? It must have been you impersonating different voices to simulate conversations. There was only one type of footprint on the ground. I don't believe that the Ooka family would obediently close the door after searching."

Xia Chuan shrugged.

The facts are indeed as the other party said.

In fact, the search of the Ooka family started even earlier, when Akai Mary was still in a coma.

The reason for creating the search noise was to make the other party think that they had left, but unexpectedly it became a loophole.

"As expected of Shuichi Akai's mother, her reasoning skills are excellent." Natsukawa clapped her hands and pushed open the door.

"Fukuhara?"

Mary Akai had seen the guest list for the auction and, with her exceptional memory, immediately recognized the person's identity.

really!

“When we were talking at the villa entrance, I had a feeling you were suspicious, and it turned out to be you.”

Mary Akai was extremely annoyed. She had already roughly guessed that the other party was one of the scholars, but she was also thinking of taking down Gin as well, so she didn't remind Hideyoshi Haneda. She never expected that she would dig a pit for herself in advance.

"What exactly is your purpose? If you really intend to take action against the Black Organization, you could have cooperated with us to take down Gin. But you didn't do that. Instead, you acted as a troublemaker and even set your sights on me."

Mary Akai couldn't quite figure it out.

Gin wanted to capture the scholar, but the scholar had no interest in the Black Organization whatsoever. When given an opportunity to strike back, he did nothing. Why? Is this Gin's charisma?
"What my purpose is is not important. Even if you knew, you couldn't tell Shuichi Akai, could you?"

"Can't you just let me die a quick and painless death?"

Mary Akai still harbored a glimmer of hope.

The other party had no intention of killing him.

If we ask the question and it leads to a chance to escape, wouldn't we gain important information for free?

"I'm sorry, I probably don't have the mood to waste my time with you."

Natsukawa delivered a karate chop to Akai Mary's shoulder and neck.

Time is running out. If the Ooka family fails to find anyone, the second search will be quick and more meticulous and cunning. This seemingly abandoned old house might actually become the focus of their search.

Just as Xia Chuan expected.

After settling Akai Mary in, the Ooka family's prefectural police launched a joint search, sweeping through the village.

This time, the focus was on secluded alleys, deserted old houses, dark corners, and even pigsties were not overlooked.

As expected, the cellar where Mary Akai had stayed was found.

Having discovered traces of someone having stayed there, the Ooka family and the police intensified their efforts.

Unfortunately, they ran into Xia Chuan.

Having been a spy for so many years, he had experienced being hunted countless times. He understood the thought process of his pursuers very well. At this moment, he had already sneaked into the village chief's house in a grand courtyard and hid on the beam of a warehouse that no one paid attention to.

As dawn pierced the darkness and a new day dawned, the events at the villa inevitably spread. A large number of reporters blocked the police cordon, clamoring for the truth, while the villagers inside cursed and said that the police had no right to restrict their freedom.

Following this, the victims' families confirmed the identities of their loved ones, putting the police under unprecedented pressure.

In an instant, the entire city of Kyoto descended into chaos, and some shrewd and wealthy individuals began to take action against the companies they coveted, using the chaos to their advantage.

The businesspeople or politicians who died at the auctions were either embroiled in numerous scandals or exposed for corruption and bribery. This tarnished the image of both businesses and the government, and the municipal complaint mailbox was being overwhelmed, filling up almost every hour.

"How terrifying! No wonder Natsukawa was so confident he could break through the blockade single-handedly. It turns out he has this kind of tactic! The Ooka family and the police probably don't even care about sealing off the scene anymore."

Kaori Shinmei, far away in Tokyo, was deeply moved.

"This is indeed a good method, but it also wastes a lot of resources. I threw out at least a billion dollars just to spread the news and create chaos!" Frank muttered to himself for a long time, his mouth full of reluctance to part with the money.

"However, it should be said that information warfare should be an important tactic in the future. When information dissemination becomes more advanced or network technology becomes more convenient, information warfare may become the most effective means of warfare after information warfare."

"Mr. Frank is overthinking it; that's a long way off."

Joel was not very optimistic about this.

The success of this tactic was mainly due to the special status of the attendees and the resulting public outcry. If Frank had slowed down even a little, the Ooka family could have withstood the pressure and quickly extinguished the hype.

Amidst the economic turmoil, numerous businesses declared bankruptcy, and high-IQ crimes surged dramatically in a short period. Gangs emerged, acting as henchmen for various forces, resulting in losses amounting to tens of billions of dollars over a single week.

For Kyoto Prefecture, such losses, even if they amount to a fraction of its annual GDP, have undoubtedly had a very negative social impact, leading to the resignation of a large number of officials, and even causing the downfall of people from one prefecture and twelve provinces.

Of course, these are things to follow.

Due to pressure from various parties, the security around the villa had to be lifted, and a large number of people with all sorts of shady professions came and went. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Natsukawa successfully brought Akai Mary back to Tokyo.

Tokyo, the Blue Castle.

You're saying this little girl is very important?

Yuri's suspicious gaze swept back and forth between Xia Chuan and the unconscious girl.

"What problems could a teenage girl have? Where did you find her this time? Aren't two at home enough?"

Veins bulged on his forehead. If Xia Chuan brought this child home, there would be three minors, all of them little girls.

Two kids were already enough for the older sister to handle, and now she's taken in another one. Is she being treated like a babysitter?
This is intolerable! The older sister might be too embarrassed to say it, so the younger brother will play the bad cop and give Xia Chuan a good scolding.

Yuri, who had long harbored this idea, was incredibly excited. Pointing at Natsukawa's nose, he angrily rebuked, "Your sister is already taking care of you, Anya, and Ai Haibara. Now there's another blonde, blue-eyed little girl. What exactly are you trying to do? Do you have some kind of collecting fetish?"

Uh... take care of the three of us?

Joel does put in a lot of effort, watching TV with Anya or going shopping with Ai Haibara, but he takes care of all the heavy housework, cleaning, cooking, and so on. There's a washing machine for laundry, so Joel shouldn't be suffering too much being with me, right?
Forget it, I won't argue with Yuri. Giving him a reason to speak loudly to me will prevent him from being reluctant when I call him out.

"I think you've misunderstood. This girl isn't someone I'm taking home; I'm giving her to you."

Xia Chuan stepped forward and patted Yuri on the shoulder, as if entrusting her with an important task, and solemnly instructed, "You must protect her well. Although she has nothing to do with the winery, her importance is incomparable to that of Miyano Akemi."

Upon hearing this, Yuri involuntarily shivered and stared at Xia Chuan with a strange look.

The reason I sent Miyano Akemi to him was so that he could become her boyfriend.

Could this one be a replacement because the previous one failed?

He's my brother-in-law after all, and I understand he wants to introduce me to girlfriends, but how? Does he want me to develop a "grow-up" relationship with him?
As for its so-called importance, Yuri didn't believe it.

How important can a little child be?

(End of this chapter)