Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 210 Avalanche!

As night fell, the snow-covered ground was dyed a dark blue by the darkness.

Most ski enthusiasts have returned to their hotels or guesthouses.

Because of the legend of the Snow Woman, many tourists dare not go out at night. Only a few daring people who do not believe in folklore are more enthusiastic about skiing than afraid of ghosts, and only a handful are still practicing at the ski resort.

Why are you so determined to find the Snow Woman?

At the foot of the snow-capped mountain opposite the ski resort, Natsukawa looked at the slightly gloomy snow mountain and Kaito, who was full of energy next to him, speechless.

Kaito never expected that he would believe the lie he made up so casually.

He felt ashamed and also annoyed, wishing he hadn't told Kaito.

Now I'm being called out to patrol the mountains late at night, it's all my fault for being so talkative during the day.

"There's no other way; we must protect the safety of the people."

It's really incongruous that a notorious thief on the wanted list would say something like that.

"You've watched too much Kamen Rider. You're the famous Phantom Thief Kid. Is it really appropriate for you to say 'protect the people'?"

The two chatted casually as they followed the winding mountain path upwards.

The legend of the Snow Woman was just an excuse that Natsukawa made up, but Kaito was very interested and prepared to investigate whether the Snow Woman really existed.

Behind them, a furtive figure silently watched them.

Forest on the mountainside.

Yoko Asanuma wiped the sweat from her forehead, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the woman lying quietly in front of her, saying with emotion, "Akiko, don't blame me. Blame it on your own excellence. Since I can't surpass you, I'll just have to get rid of you!"

After saying that, she looked up at the snow falling all around her and was a little angry.

In her plan, it shouldn't snow at this time; if it were to snow, it should be a light snowfall. A sudden heavy snowfall would undoubtedly disrupt her plans.

According to the original plan, she would drug Akiko Kinoshita with sleeping pills and then bury her in the snow to freeze to death.

Afterwards, return to the guesthouse and fake a scenario where the other person returns to the guesthouse, leaves, and commits suicide, then pretend to find the other person's suicide note.

Using this method to find a reasonable excuse for the other person's death can also help avoid suspicion of murder.

The plan is now mostly successful, but the heavy snow will undoubtedly bury Akiko Kinoshita too deep, which may affect the police's judgment.

It would be awkward if the police felt that Kinoshita Akiko couldn't dig a deep hole to bury herself by herself.

"Forget about it now. As long as that so-called famous detective can testify for me, no one will know that I did it. Even if something is amiss, it shouldn't attract the attention of the police, let alone make them suspect me."

Yoko Asanuma is confident in her plan.

And there's also a sleeping detective to vouch for you.

"Heh, then I'll make you my alibi and a witness that Akiko is actually still alive tonight."

What sleeping detective? It must be Kogoro Mouri who bribed those reporters.

Based on my observation last night and the fact that he rolled into a snowball no less than ten times while skiing today, Kogoro Mouri is not as formidable as I had imagined.

He's just a sleazy middle-aged man who loves to drink and idolize celebrities—all show and no substance.

After glancing at Kinoshita Akiko, who was dressed in a white robe as a snow woman, Asanuma Yoko silently shoveled snow to bury her.

The temperature in Mikamachi is now approaching minus fifteen degrees Celsius. If someone wearing a snow woman's robe were buried in the snow, they would die from suffocation and cold in less than half an hour.

The snow gradually buried Akiko Kinoshita in the pit, and the cold snow and damp earth continuously cooled her body.

After tamping down the snow to make sure the other person wouldn't wake up, Yoko Asanuma walked several hundred meters, threw the shovel off the cliff, and then came back to look at the other person's "grave" one last time, shedding a tear of so-called friendship before drifting away.

Friendship is precious, but she really can't stand the other person. Why can the other person become famous while she can only be an unknown stunt double doing those dangerous stunts, without even a chance to show her face?

"It's so cold."

On the way down the mountain, she couldn't help but wrap herself tighter in her fully enclosed ski suit.

Even the most airtight ski suits couldn't keep out the biting wind, let alone Akiko Kinoshita.

As she became convinced that the other person could not survive, she couldn't help but quicken her pace.

There are still some procedures to go through, so we need to speed things up.

She needs to pretend to be Akiko and go back to the guesthouse to greet Kogoro Mouri and his group. Then, she needs to climb the persimmon tree outside the room to the roof to get back to the front door, dig out her ski suit, and go back to the guesthouse again.

They created the illusion that both of them had returned.

Because of the airtight nature of ski suits, and the similarities between her and Akiko Kinoshita in many ways, as long as she made a little effort, no one would be able to tell that the person returning to the guesthouse twice was the same one.

As for getting onto the roof, as a stunt performer, such dangerous stunts were nothing to her.

Feeling reassured, she couldn't help but smile.

Although the other party treated her very well and took her along when making money, she felt that this was the other party's way of mocking and pitying her.

Just as she was secretly pleased, she suddenly heard a rustling sound.

The sound was exactly the same as the sound of my own feet sinking into the snow; it was the sound of the snow being trampled and sinking.

someone!

She broke out in a cold sweat instantly. Just as she lifted her foot to hide behind a dead tree, she heard someone calling her name.

"Isn't this Ms. Asanuma Yoko? What are you doing here so late?"

Xia Chuan spotted the other person from afar and hurried forward to block the somewhat stiff Asanuma Yoko's path and asked.

"Hehe, I'm Akiko Kinoshita, not Yoko. Yoko should still be skiing at the ski resort right now."

At this point, Yoko Asanuma was forced into a corner and answered in the voice of Akiko Kinoshita.

Even though her ski suit was the same one Kinoshita Akiko wore when she went out during the day, she couldn't quite understand why the man opposite her called her Asanuma Yoko.

"You must be Ms. Yoko Asanuma."

Xia Chuan smiled slightly, glanced behind the other person, and his smile held a deeper meaning.

"My observation skills are much better than others. Ms. Asanuma Yoko's walking posture is slightly different from Kinoshita Akiko's."

However, I am quite curious why Yoko Asanuma is wearing Akiko Kinoshita's ski suit?

As he spoke, he glanced behind the other person to make sure no one was there, and then pressed on, "By the way, Ms. Kinoshita Akiko isn't with you?"

Yoko Asanuma was speechless for a moment, never expecting to encounter such a strange person whose identity could be determined from the way they walked.

This was something she hadn't anticipated at all.

Unexpectedly, the plan was exposed as soon as the first step was completed.

"Sir, I didn't expect you to have such a good eye."

Because Natsukawa returned to his room to pack his things without introducing himself yesterday, Yoko Asanuma did not know Natsukawa's name.

“Yes, that’s what everyone says about me.” Natsukawa glanced back at Kaito and raised an eyebrow.

Kaito, who was behind him, turned his head away and looked elsewhere, not wanting to continue the conversation.

“Akiko should be back at the guesthouse by now. I’m heading back myself.”

Ignoring the contradictions in her words, Yoko Asanuma made up an excuse and prepared to leave.

However, after taking only one step, she remembered that the other person was about to go up the mountain, and it would be terrible if they discovered Kinoshita Akiko.

"Are you really going up the mountain so late? There have always been rumors about the Yuki-onna (snow woman) in Mikamachi. I think it's better not to go up the mountain so late at night."

Yoko Asanuma used the legend of the Yuki-onna (snow woman) to scare Natsukawa, hoping to get him to come down the mountain. "I just wanted to see if the Yuki-onna really existed, but I saw a strange figure in a white robe halfway up the mountain. That could very well be the Yuki-onna."

"really?"

Xia Chuan's eyes lit up, feigning surprise. He quietly pulled out his camera from behind his back, held it up, and excitedly asked, "Where?"

"To tell you the truth, I am actually a fan of folk tales and legends."

I've seen the Tengu, the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Shuten-dōji, and the Spider Woman. I love searching for these legendary monsters. Are you sure you saw the Yuki-onna on the mountainside?

Asanuma Yoko was stunned by Xia Chuan's excited appearance. Seeing Xia Chuan pulling the young man beside her and determined to go up the mountain without thinking twice, she immediately became excited as well.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

As the cold wind howled, Yoko Asanuma had a sudden inspiration. She knew the two of them didn't want to go up the mountain, so she quickly came up with another excuse.

"I was startled by the snow woman when I was up there, and I screamed loudly. Now the snow is so heavy, there might be an avalanche later."

It's so late, it's definitely not safe up there. Let's go back to the guesthouse first, and I'll take you to the place where the Snow Woman appeared tomorrow.

As she spoke, she took Xia Chuan's hand, pulled him into her arms, and rubbed it against his firm, elastic chest muscles.

The Thirty-Six Stratagems: The Beauty Trap!

She had used this trick many times; with her looks, which man could resist?
"But."

Xia Chuan remained expressionless, glanced down at the other person's movements, and did not withdraw.

"Come on down, I have some photography questions I'd like to ask you tonight."

"But I have a girlfriend. Why don't you ask Kaito? Kaito's photography skills are pretty good too, and the key thing is that he doesn't have a girlfriend."

A true gentleman never cares about beauty.

Moreover, Yoko Asanuma is no match for Joel. With her seductive tactics, he might have given in when she was sixteen.

Now, haha. I look down on these ordinary, vulgar women.

"Don't!"

Kaito took a step back in disgust.

The other party is dressed like a bank robber; who knows what kind of face is behind the mask? They're trying to take advantage of me, and I wouldn't even be happy about it.

Moreover, judging from Xia Chuan's conversation with her, this woman clearly has a problem.

Her words were incoherent and full of loopholes; she must have done something shady on the mountain, or perhaps she was involved in some shady business.

"Hehe, have you seen The Snow Woman's Love? This is the stand-in for Kinoshita Akiko, who plays the Snow Woman. She's a great beauty, and you're still not happy about it."

Upon hearing the words "personal stand-in," Yoko Asanuma's smile froze for a moment, but thankfully she was wearing a hood so no one could tell.

She hates it when people describe her like that.

She was already annoyed when Mingzi introduced her like that yesterday, and now that this man is saying the same thing, she really wants to kill him too.

Anyway, killing one is the same as killing two, so that Kinoshita Akiko will have company in the underworld.

With such a handsome face, she got lucky.

But this is obviously impossible.

Even setting aside the fact that there are two people on the other side, she probably couldn't handle Xia Chuan alone.

The other party wasn't falling for her honey trap, leaving her at a loss for what to do.

"Forget it, I'm not interested in women who are so much older than me."

Kaito emphasized the word "older sister," clearly due to his upbringing, and didn't use the term "aunt."

"No." Just as Yoko Asanuma was getting anxious, the ground began to tremble slightly, and the snow on the surrounding dead trees fell off as a result.

"What is this...?" Xia Chuan looked confused and glanced up at the mountaintop.

"It's an earthquake, run!"

As a native of Japan with an IQ of 400, Kaito instantly realized it was an earthquake.

An earthquake in a snow-capped mountain will undoubtedly be accompanied by an avalanche!
Just as I thought of this, the trembling intensified, and a faint rumbling sound could be heard.

The three of them looked up at the top of the snow-capped mountain and discovered that a section with a steep slope at the top began to break and then suddenly collapsed.

"Oops!"

The three men's expressions changed drastically, and they ran wildly downhill together.

Yoko Asanuma felt a pang of fear mixed with relief. Now, it seemed no one could find Akiko Kinoshita after such a massive avalanche.

My mouth is really something else; I just said something casually, and it actually caused an avalanche!
However, this is not the time to consider these things.

She quickly put down the skis she was carrying, placed her feet on the fixed position, and without even glancing at Natsukawa Kaito and the other person, she took a running start and slid down the slope.

Watching the other person walk away, Kaito pressed his left hand on his right shoulder, intending to change his clothes, but was stopped by Natsukawa.

"Brother Xia Chuan, what are you planning to do at a time like this? Are you going to die together with us?"

Kaito tried desperately to pry Natsukawa's hand off, but the hand held him firmly like an iron clamp.

“Conan is behind us. Do you want to expose your identity?” Xia Chuan glanced at the trees below the slope.

Following Natsukawa's gaze, Kaito also spotted Conan, who was soaked in snow, behind the tree.

Feeling a little anxious, she asked, "What do we do now? Besides hang gliders, what else do we have?"

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Chuan had already kicked the withered tree next to him, which was now just a trunk.

The dead tree was kicked in half and rolled sideways down the slope.

"Hey, you wouldn't happen to be..."

Natsukawa didn't give Kaito a chance to speak, grabbing him by the back of his collar and throwing him at the falling dead tree.

"Since you can do magic tricks, the clown must be able to do them too, right?"

"Hey, I'm not from a circus."

That's what he said, but Kaito still landed steadily on the rolling dead tree, adjusting his balance according to the rolling frequency of the tree, and gliding quickly with his feet.

The dead tree slowed down noticeably because someone had joined it.

However, it continued to roll down in an orderly fashion.

After confirming that Kaito was alright, Natsukawa glanced back at the snow pile less than 200 meters away from him, then rushed to Conan and kicked down the dead tree in front of him.

"Uncle Xia Chuan, I'm just curious."

Conan blushed slightly, realizing he had been discovered from the very beginning.

I was hoping to find out what was going on between Natsukawa and Kuroba Kaito, but I ended up running into an avalanche. How unlucky!

However, Xia Chuan's strength is almost comparable to Xiao Lan's.

Xia Chuan ignored him, kicked over the dead tree, adjusted its angle, picked up Conan, and jumped onto it.

They descended in a sword-riding posture.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)