Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 159 Suspect Tanaka Doi Tower

Xia Chuan nodded. Frank had mentioned this to him as well. It seemed that the Shadow Mage was considered a strange person by the others in the chat room.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to tell Kaito that the Shadow Monk was Tanaka Kikue's alternate identity.

The party has already begun, and the escape king's phone is no longer reachable, so he must be dead. Even if Kaito were to be told that Shadow Monk is Tanaka Kikue's alternate account, Kaito would be powerless to save Harui Fuden's granddaughter.

He wanted to see what Kaito would do.

Without further ado, Natsukawa stood up and whispered in Kaito's ear, "Actually, Shadow Mage is Tanaka Kikue's alternate identity. Both Ikasama Doji and Shadow Mage are Tanaka Kikue."

Before Kaito could even react to the words, Ran's exclamation drew his attention.

"What's wrong, Ran?" Sonoko, who was chatting animatedly with Hamano Toshiya over 'falling out of love', peeked out and asked.

Ran's expression... could it be that something happened to Kogoro Mouri?

Kogoro Mouri deals with criminals all the time. I heard he's going to catch a mistress today, but he might end up getting caught by the mistress instead.

"Mr. Huang Yize, is the real name of the Escape King Nishiyama Tsutomu?" Xiaolan ignored Sonoko and turned to look at Huang Yize.

She remembered that the answering machine had mentioned the surname 'Xishan' just now.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat. Huang Yize nodded with a slightly grim expression, a bad premonition creeping into his heart.

"Dad, I'll turn on the speakerphone. You can just say it directly; everyone's in the living room." Xiaolan called out to the phone and turned on the speakerphone.

"Hello? Cough cough cough, can you hear me!"

I am Kogoro Mouri. I just saw a news report that a man named Tsutomu Nishiyama was murdered in his home in Beika.

I heard he's attending a magic enthusiasts' gathering tonight; his name is Nishiyama Tsutomu. Is he connected to your gathering?

"Yes!" Kaito appeared beside Ran without her noticing, grabbed the phone, and asked, "How did he die? What does his death have to do with our gathering?"

At this moment, Kaito couldn't help but have some guesses in his mind.

The death of Harui Fuden, the strange things Tanaka Kikue said in the chat room every day by creating a new account, and the death of Nishiyama Tsutomu all seem to indicate something.

Kaito's eyes swept over Kikue Tanaka, noticing that her expression was not much different from the others, but there was a hint of joy at getting revenge on the corners of her mouth.

hateful!

"I just contacted a police inspector I know, and after investigation, the police now believe that Nishiyama's death is related to the chat room he joined."

On the computer screen at the scene of his death, there was a message from the Shadow Mage: "One done!"

The chat room members looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

After a long silence, only Huang Yize spoke up: "I felt there was something wrong with this Shadow Mage before. This gathering was originally intended to find out who he really was by meeting him in person."

"So, none of you know the Shadow Mage's identity?" Kogoro Mouri's face darkened on the phone. "If that's the case, please leave the villa immediately and go to the nearest police station."

The villa you are in now is extremely dangerous; the Shadow Mage might even kill someone.

"It doesn't seem like that will work."

Anya, holding a camera, came out from the entrance shouting, "Father, I noticed that the sky over the place we just came from is orange-red."

"what!"

Everyone was shocked.

Seeing the orange-red sky on a snow-covered night, even from the mountains.

"I hope it's not what I think!" Conan led the charge, heading towards the door.

The rest of the people rushed out one after another, quickly filling the entire entrance to the villa. "Sure enough, it must be on fire!" Kaito's face was grim as he kicked the wooden railing at the entrance hard.

Damn it, if he had discovered Tanaka Kikue's true identity sooner, this wouldn't have happened.

Uh?
At that moment, he suddenly realized that Tanaka Kikue was not among the crowd that had come out.

He lifted his foot to go back and check, only to find that the other person had come out.

"strangeness."

Kaito muttered something, half of his chubby face glowing orange-red in the firelight, looking bewildered and lost in thought.

"Conan!" Ran's hand missed its mark, failing to catch Conan.

"Sister Ran, I'm going to check out the suspension bridge!" Conan ran towards the suspension bridge without looking back, even though he already knew in his heart, he still needed to see it for himself.

As the owner of the villa, Huang Yize naturally followed.

"Don't worry, I'll go check it out," Xia Chuan said to Xiao Lan and ran over as well.

The suspension bridge burned down but it's okay. The main thing is not to damage the GTR. With such a big fire, I don't know if it will affect the parking area.

After a while, the three returned to the villa.

Xia Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the car was unharmed. Only the suspension bridge was burned. The smell of gasoline in the air proved that it was arson!
"How did it go?" Kogoro Mouri had been waiting for a long time.

The three prerequisites—snow, night, and mountains—prevented the Metropolitan Police Department from sending helicopters into the mountains. At that time, helicopter equipment was not advanced, and low-altitude flight in the snowy night in the mountains was prone to problems.

Therefore, the only way for these people to leave the snow-capped mountains now is for them to do so on their own.

"The suspension bridge has been burned down. Someone deliberately poured gasoline on it," Conan replied. "Uncle, I'm afraid we can't leave now."

"I understand. Be careful, everyone stay together and don't wander around. The Shadow Mage is likely around the villa. The police will arrive as soon as it gets light."

When it comes to his daughter, Kogoro Mouri's IQ skyrockets.

After hanging up the phone, everyone returned to the living room, and the previously lively atmosphere became quiet.

Kaito is thinking about how to reveal that the Shadow Mage is Kikue Tanaka without exposing his own identity.

After all, he is currently a student at Beika Medical School, so there's no reason for him to know that Shadow Mage is Tanaka Kikue's alternate account.

Judging from Xia Chuan's expression, he clearly didn't intend to get involved.

Conan carefully observed everyone's expressions.

He felt that the Shadow Mage was among these people. After all, the temperature had already dropped to minus fifteen degrees Celsius. If the Shadow Mage was outside the villa, he would probably be frozen solid after a few hours!

Moreover, from the very beginning, he had been very suspicious of Doi Takaki.

According to Sonoko, this guy is completely different in chat rooms than he is offline, so his identity is likely questionable.

Although Natsukawa was similar, Conan habitually ruled him out, since he was someone he knew well and Conan didn't think Natsukawa would kill anyone.

Uncle Xia Chuan is such a good person, it couldn't be him.

Adding to the suspicion is Doi Takaki's emotional outburst upon discovering the suspension bridge accident at the entrance.

The others were alright, but until the real culprit surfaced, everyone still had doubts. After all, it was their first meeting, and anyone could be a suspect. It could only be said that among these people, Doi Takaki was the most suspicious.

"Conan, let me show you a video."

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)