Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 1016 It seems you have regained your memories.
indeed.

Xia Chuan nodded silently; that statement made sense.

"I don't know if you were involved in my mother's arrest by the police, but at least for now, it seems we're still in the same boat."

Shuichi Akai probably meant that Natsukawa messed things up himself.

If Mary Akai hadn't been arrested, perhaps none of this would have happened, and Ai Haibara's identity wouldn't have been exposed.

"We may be in the same boat, but we're only superficially united, and the possibility of cooperation is extremely slim."

Xia Chuan poured himself a glass of water and then said, "But let's talk about your plans first."

Now that Shuichi Akai is begging for his cooperation, Natsukawa naturally has to put on airs.

“We’ve found clues about the brewery,” Shuichi Akai said quietly.

Xia Chuan was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but look directly at Shuichi Akai.

Where did this news come from?
"You're wondering where my news comes from."

“Yes.” Xia Chuan nodded, asking without hesitation, “The FBI’s power in Japan has been weakened dramatically. What are your channels?”

"This concerns our cooperation, please answer carefully."

That's how assertive you are when you have the initiative in your hands.

Conan's heart sank slightly, worried that Natsukawa's tone would displease Shuichi Akai, since he and Shuichi Akai were now on the same side.

He was about to offer his help when he saw Shuichi Akai gently shake his head.

Then, Shuichi Akai turned to look at the doorway.

Following the other person's gaze, Xia Chuan quickly spotted someone.

"Akai Mutake?"

The person walking in through the door was none other than Akai Tsutomu.

In fact, Xia Chuan was also startled when he saw the other party at the scene that day.

But it's not actually incomprehensible.

It's not hard to understand why Akai Tsutomu, who disappeared completely while investigating Rum, would reappear by Rum's side more than ten years later.

All we can say is that Akai Tsutomu may have discovered something back then, but Rum found out about it.

"I never imagined that after more than a decade, there would actually be someone who could live openly and honestly even after that organization knew their identity."

Akai Tsutomu felt both curiosity and surprise towards Natsukawa.

He just finished treatment yesterday and regained his memory. Combining his memories from the past few years with what he saw and heard before his amnesia, Xia Chuan's actions can only be explained by one word: amazing.

“Mr. Tsutomu Akai, it seems you have regained your memories.”

Not surprised at all.

The same thought occurred to both Conan and Shuichi Akai.

This further proves that Xia Chuan was very familiar with the actions of the Public Security Bureau, and that he was even observing from somewhere on the day the brewery and the FBI took action.

Akai Tsutomu nodded thoughtfully.

Compared to Shuichi Akai, he appeared more composed.

It was because he woke up that Shuichi Akai felt much more at ease.

“Mr. Natsukawa, I think we should share the same goal.”

Xia Chuan raised an eyebrow slightly, smiled, and remained silent. "Destroy the Black Organization, which you commonly call the brewery, and then find the mastermind behind it all, Karasuma Renya."

“Oh, Mr. Akai also knows Karasuma Ren.”

"Seventeen years ago, I solved the mystery of Koji Haneda. His real killer was connected to Renya Karasuma, who had disappeared long ago."

"In the seventeen years that followed, although I never met Karasuma Renya, I heard more or less about her from Rum."

According to Rum, Karasuma Renya has not been in good condition in recent years.

Given the current situation, he must be in dire straits; otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to hacking into the Public Security Headquarters and the secret base.

Akai Tsutomu paused slightly before continuing, "Especially after Mary appeared, he will definitely become more and more anxious, and the more anxious he is, the easier it will be for him to slip up. I believe he should be near Tokyo right now."

"By the way, I saw the news today. I heard that an astronomical observatory in Nagano Prefecture exploded."

Xia Chuan didn't care much about what was said before. Given that the other party had been by Rum's side for more than ten years, it wouldn't be a big problem for him to come to his senses.

But he was surprised when the other party suddenly mentioned the monitoring station.

"Really? I haven't been watching the news these past couple of days."

Tsutomu Akai nodded slightly. "Last year, Rum and I came to Japan and went to Nagano Prefecture. It was close to winter, and when he went out and came back, he was wearing a cotton-padded coat. Logically, you shouldn't need a cotton-padded coat in that weather. I did some research, and it seems that only the Gojō Forest, which is at a relatively high altitude, has snow during that period."

"what do you mean?"

“At that time, Karasuma Renya was likely in that area, and the astronomical observatory where the explosion occurred yesterday was located there.”

Tsutomu Akai grinned: "This explosion is very likely a signal that Renya Karasuma has appeared."

That's an incredibly risky gamble.

Natsukawa roughly understood that what Akai Tsutomu meant was that after Karasuma Renya left Nagano, he blew up the place where he had previously hidden, destroying all traces of his former residence.

It's highly likely that the base he knew about has now appeared, and is keeping an eye on Akai Mary's situation.

Smart people have a simple way of chatting; they mostly fill in the gaps in their minds.

If the other party didn't know that he was behind the explosion, then that's probably the case.

Xia Chuan didn't think the other party could know that the explosion was related to him, since no one knew about his transformation into Ban Zhang Ju except Frank.

Others may know that he left Tokyo for a period of time, but they have no idea where he went.

Akai Tsutomu was very sincere, and just when Natsukawa thought that he would stop here, he spoke again.

"Mr. Natsukawa actually knows where the brewery's current location is, right?"

"Perhaps you also discovered the possibility of Karasuma Renya's reappearance, which is why you haven't shown yourself all this time. You're investigating or monitoring them."

Xia Chuan's heart stirred slightly.

As expected of Tsutomu Akai, the father of Shuichi Akai and Hideyoshi Haneda, his brain is amazing!

“That’s right, I was indeed monitoring, but it wasn’t effective. I haven’t seen Karasuma Renya even once during this period. Moreover, the place I was monitoring was probably just a temporary base. Although Gin arranged some sentries, they were very sloppy.”

"You probably guessed it." ×2
The two spoke in unison, then paused together and smiled.

"That outpost is very likely the one Gin has made public." ×2
This unspoken understanding caused Conan and Shuichi Akai to both frown simultaneously.

Damn it, if it weren't for Akai Tsutomu, Natsukawa wouldn't have said so much to them.

As expected, it still comes down to exchanging intelligence for intelligence. Xia Chuan knows too many secrets, and they had no leverage at all before.

Fortunately, we now have Tsutomu Akai, which fills the gap of not having information about the brewery.

(End of this chapter)