Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 175 Don't be fooled by appearances

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Conan and Takagi, one wielding a wristwatch-shaped tranquilizer gun and the other a pistol, moved like two well-coordinated secret agents.

At this moment, the creaking sound and the sound of the steel plate being stepped on alerted the two men.

Conan waved to Takagi to stop: "Officer Takagi, wait a minute, let me check first to see if Miyano Akemi is making a deal with the person behind her."

Takagi hesitated for a moment before firmly objecting, saying, "How can we let a child take such a risk? I'll do it myself. I'm a police officer, I have a handgun, and I've received professional training."

“I’ll take your handgun. Your pistol is too obvious. My watch-type tranquilizer dart is more concealed.”

"Conan! This is my duty. Kid, stay behind me and don't run around!!!" Takagi stopped arguing with Conan, stepped aside, and walked firmly toward the main entrance.

"Hey! You should at least observe first, why are you in such a hurry to go in?" Conan muttered under his breath, but it was too late.

Takagi Wataru had one foot in the warehouse when he heard Conan's voice and tried to turn around, but it was too late.

In front of him, on the second floor of the warehouse, sparks flew and a gunshot rang out.

The quiet warehouse district was startled by the gunshot, and seagulls and crows all turned to look.

Just as Yuri was about to reach the back door, he heard the gunshot and stumbled, then ducked behind a container.

Was it really a trap?

Conan forcefully pulled Takagi back, glancing at the warehouse out of the corner of his eye, and spotted Miyano Akemi on the second floor.

Apart from that, there seemed to be no one else in the warehouse.

"Sister Mingmei, don't do anything foolish! Those people will never let you go. They plan to kill you after they get the money!"

Conan's voice startled Akemi Miyano on the second floor.

That voice sounds like Conan, the kid from Kogoro Mouri's family.

Why is he here.

Also, who is the person who came with him?
"Conan, who is the man next to you?" Miyano Akemi pointed her gun at the front door, remaining vigilant against the man from earlier.

That person also had a pistol; he was definitely not an ordinary person.

However, the other party clearly didn't seem very bright. They just walked right into her field of vision like that. If she hadn't wanted to kill people indiscriminately, that shot wouldn't have just hit the ground.

"Officer Takagi is a patrol chief in the Metropolitan Police Department, not a bad guy."

Akemi Miyano:
He's not a bad person, I'm the bad person! Get him away from me!

"You'd better get out of here right now. People from that organization will be here soon, and you'll die if you stay here."

Akemi Miyano glanced back at the back door through the second-floor window and found that the man who had been approaching was gone.

Oops!

"Be careful, people from that organization are here, and they might be around the warehouse."

One sentence instantly froze both groups of people.

Yuri raised his gun to wary of his surroundings, and even prepared to climb onto the container to check the situation.

On Conan's side, Takagi looked around somewhat bewildered.

"What organization! Explain yourself!" Conan said sternly.

Great, we finally found information about this organization.

We must persuade Akemi Miyano to surrender; with her, we can definitely obtain some incredible clues.

However, she said that people from that organization had already arrived?

where?

When he arrived, he drove around Warehouse No. 4 but found nothing, so there shouldn't be anyone else there.

wrong!

He suddenly remembered that there were a large number of shipping containers at the back door of warehouse number four. If those people were hiding inside, he might not have noticed them.

Conan's expression remained unchanged as he said to Takagi, "If the people from that organization are outside, we'd better hurry in. If we talk to Miyano Akemi here, they might overhear us."

Takagi asked curiously, "What kind of organization is that?"

He was completely bewildered; he couldn't understand a word the robbers and Conan were saying.

I had previously learned that the robbers were being directed by someone. Judging from their conversation, could it be that they were part of a large yakuza organization?

Conan didn't explain, but raised his hand and stood in front of the warehouse door, saying, "Akami-neechan, let me in. I have something to tell you."

Akemi Miyano remained silent for a while before finally nodding: "Okay, but it's fine if the police officer stays outside. Officer, I won't hurt Conan, don't worry."

She was also a little curious about how Conan had found her.

Moreover, I think I heard my sister mention the name Conan a few days ago.

It was only at this point that she remembered.

My sister mentioned a little boy named Conan Edogawa a few days ago.

In Japan, the name Conan isn't exactly mainstream. And that's coupled with the other side's current behavior.
There's no mistake, this Conan is the one my sister mentioned—the little boy who lives in the house of the sleeping detective in Beika Town, and this child has a big secret.

Conan walked slowly to the top of the stairs, looked up at Miyano Akemi whose expression was not good, and stopped.

The warehouse was very quiet, and there was no one in sight at either the front or back doors.

"Sister Mingmei, hasn't the agreed-upon time with that organization arrived yet? Where are they?"

Conan asked curiously.

What about gin? What about tequila?

I haven't seen a single one.

"Was that taxi that brought you here?"

Conan nodded.

Akemi Miyano breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed her previous guess might have been a little off.

Perhaps, a transaction.
and many more!

What about that man?
Akemi Miyano scanned the containers at the back door, but still couldn't find the man. Even the black sedan that had been parked in the middle of the container aisle was gone.

"Come up here quickly!"

Conan felt something was off, but he still went upstairs in a few steps.

Although he hadn't met her many times, he felt that Miyano Akemi wasn't a bad person, and that she must have been forced to do this.

Don't ask why, it's intuition, it's a detective's sixth sense.

"What happened? Did Tequila arrive?" Conan asked.

Akemi Miyano asked curiously, "How do you know about tequila?"

She was relieved halfway through her sentence.

That's right. My sister said that this guy is actually Shinichi Kudo, a famous detective who is all the rage in Japan.

It is said that he took a drug developed by his sister, which caused him to age from seventeen to six years old.

"Your name is Conan Edogawa, isn't it?"

"Yes, Sister Mingmei actually knows my full name?"

Conan suddenly frowned.

I've met Akemi Miyano a few times, and she probably only knows him as Conan. Now she can even pronounce his surname as Edogawa, which is a bit suspicious.

Akemi Miyano looked down at Conan, who was about a meter tall in front of her, and felt a mix of emotions.

Outrageous!

My sister's research on drugs is truly terrifying; it defies all scientific principles. Archimedes, Newton, and Einstein must be turning in their graves!

"You're not Conan Edogawa, you're Shinichi Kudo, aren't you?!"

Akemi Miyano spoke with certainty, her words brimming with confidence.

"What!" Conan was all set on persuading the other party to surrender, but one sentence from the other party left him completely bewildered.

How did the other party discover his identity?

Looking back on all his interactions with the other person, Conan still couldn't figure out where he had given himself away.

Even if the other person doesn't think they're a child, they shouldn't be so sure they're Shinichi Kudo. What's going on here?

"Akemi-neechan, what are you talking about? My name is Edogawa Conan. How could I be Shinichi Kudo? There's a huge age gap between us."

He stared intently into Miyano Akemi's eyes, trying to glean something from them.

However, when their eyes met, he only saw joy in the other person's eyes.

Dude, what are you so happy about?
Is it something to be happy about that I've shrunk?
"No, my sister said that Shinichi Kudo is Conan Edogawa, and you are the man my sister mentioned who can change things."

I was a bit distracted today because of the robbery plan, and I didn't recognize you at first glance.

Now, I can be 100% certain that you are Shinichi Kudo!

Akemi Miyano pulled Conan to a corner, and just as Conan was beginning to suspect that she might be a pedophile, Akemi Miyano whispered in his ear:
“My sister has already investigated. Your DNA nucleic acid test results are exactly the same as Shinichi Kudo’s. There’s no mistake about that.”

Conan still didn't believe it. He was familiar with this method; the other party was trying to trick him into revealing the truth. Words alone weren't enough; Miyano Akemi was clearly bluffing him. Show her the evidence!

"I only know Shinichi Kudo, I don't understand anything about this nucleic acid test you're talking about~"

Conan changed the subject, asking, "Akami-neechan, you just said that people from that organization have arrived. Who is it, Tequila or Gin?"

You even say you're not Shinichi Kudo, yet you know about Gin and tequila.

My sister was right. Conan is indeed the high school detective who was shrunk by APTX4869—Shinichi Kudo.

However, since the other party didn't want to admit it, Miyano Akemi didn't want to dwell on it any longer. Besides, this wasn't the time to discuss these things; there was still a member of the brewery lurking at the back door.

At the back door.

Yuri called out Kazami Yuya, who was hiding in the car.

I just heard gunshots, and also the voices of children.

The Black Organization is indeed evil; they even kidnapped a child.

"You go around to the front door, I'll stay at the back door. We'll move together from both sides, and Miyano Akemi and Tequila definitely won't be able to escape."

Also, please be aware that a child has been kidnapped; do everything possible to ensure the child's safety!

This time, not only will they be able to capture Sherry's sister, the scientist from the Black Organization, but they might also be able to capture a codenamed member.

Delicious.

If you're lucky, you might even get some valuable information from the other party.

For example, the Black Organization's research and development base in Tokyo, or some other stronghold.

He was certain that Gin had a base or stronghold in Tokyo, but he hadn't discovered it yet.

At the same time, he had come to believe the contents of the letter; the letter must be real!
Regardless of the sender, the message conveyed is indeed reliable.

"I see!"

Kazami Yuya nodded vigorously and quietly made his way to the front door from around the warehouse.

Shortly after, Yuri heard Kazami Yuya's voice through his earpiece.

“Mr. Yuri, there’s an armed thug at the front door. He looks like a member of the Black Organization.”

He trailed off, then added uncertainly, "However, this person's style is a bit different from the Black Organization's. He's wearing a dark gray suit, not a black one."

To be fair, the reason the Black Organization is called the Black Organization is because this person always goes out in a black suit, black sunglasses, and a black hat, and even their vehicles are black. This person's style is somewhat inconsistent with that of the Black Organization.

In addition, the other party looked nervous, pacing back and forth at the door, and did not have the intimidating murderous aura of the Black Organization.

"Don't be fooled by appearances. Everyone in this organization is an actor, so you can't judge them by appearances."

Furthermore, you see, even when Furuya joined the Black Organization, he didn't wear black clothes much. The Black Organization is just a code name; you can't generalize and condemn everyone who wears black.

Or they could be peripheral members; in any case, as long as the other party has a gun, we cannot let our guard down.

"I understand." Kazami nodded, his gaze lingering for a moment on the revolver in the other person's hand.

This organization actually managed to get their hands on revolvers from the Metropolitan Police Department; that's really impressive.

No, that's not necessarily true. Maybe the Metropolitan Police Department has spies from the Black Organization who are smuggling guns and ammunition.

When Kazami speculated about the discord between the Public Security Bureau and the Metropolitan Police Department, he inevitably added his own embellishments and extraneous details.

Fortunately, they did not notify the Metropolitan Police Department, otherwise the operation might have fallen apart halfway through.

Yuri frowned slightly, and he could faintly hear conversations coming from above his head.

However, the sound was very soft, and he couldn't hear it clearly.

He spoke into the walkie-talkie and asked, "Is there no one else at the front door besides a member of the Black Organization?"

"No, I've already circled the container and confirmed that there's only one person at the door."

Akemi Miyano is probably inside the warehouse making a deal with the tequila, and that child is likely inside too.

Yuri nodded and said, "Keep an eye on the members of the Black Organization at the door, I'll sneak in through the back door and take a look."

There are many stacked oil tanks at the back door of the warehouse, which can be used as cover.

Akemi Miyano's conversation with the man took place on the second floor. As long as he stayed close to the warehouse wall on the first floor, he wouldn't be discovered.

"I understand."

When it comes to tailing, Kazami is quite experienced.

In addition, Takagi was seriously lacking in vigilance, focusing all his attention on the warehouse, so he did not notice Kazami Yuya's approach.

Incidentally, taking this opportunity, Takagi started making phone calls.

He was using Conan's pocket-sized mini phone.

Even a dial pad the size of a pendant wasn't as big as his palm.

"What amazing equipment! I must ask Conan where he got it from. Maybe the Metropolitan Police Department can buy a batch!"

Takagi crouched in the corner and made a phone call, quickly relaying the situation back to Inspector Megure.

In that instant, Kazami had already hidden behind an abandoned container on the side of the main entrance.

Now, all that's needed is for Yuri to give him a signal, and he'll be able to take control of this deserting member of the Black Organization instantly.

This guy is definitely not a codename member; he can't even keep up with the gate. He's clearly an outsider.

This put his mind at ease.

He was still a little flustered if he faced the codenamed members directly, but what about the peripheral members?

Haha, I'm really not afraid!
"So, neither Tequila nor Gin came. It's possible that a new codenamed member, someone you've never met before, came instead?"

Conan pondered for a long time, as events continued to unfold in ways he hadn't anticipated.

The Black Organization's actions are too unpredictable.

The agreed-upon vehicle transfer point was changed at the last minute, the agreed-upon trading personnel were also changed, and even the time was not accurate.

A well-organized organization shouldn't have made such a mistake; it's a complete mess.

However, there are advantages. At least he can meet another codenamed member today, and it's never a problem to get to know one more member of the Black Organization.

(End of this chapter)