Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 223 As expected of Anya
Conan naturally saw Natsukawa and knew that the time to make a move had come, so he quickly tried to divert the other party's attention.

He tossed a dark, unremarkable object in front of the three of them, and said with a hint of curiosity, "Huh, this looks like a bomb?"

Upon hearing this, the three men felt their hair stand on end and took several steps back in unison.

The bearded man clumsily pulled out a flashlight and shone it on the dark object.

However, the so-called bomb did not exist; there was only a round lump of clay on the ground, which looked like it had just been sculpted.

Startled by the child's prank, the three of them looked rather grim, feeling insulted.

"Conan, you can't make jokes like that, it's not funny at all." Hiroki Kakutani's face fell.

"I'm not kidding," Conan said again. "Look! There's someone else behind you!"

However, the three people were no longer fooled.

At this point, in their eyes, Conan was just a naughty little kid.

Or perhaps they discovered something was wrong with them and wanted to use this method to create an opportunity for their own escape.

However, once you've been fooled, how could you possibly fall for it a second time?
However, Conan wasn't lying this time.

"Well--"

A muffled groan came from behind Hiroki Kakutani, accompanied by the sound of two things hitting the ground and splashing mud.

Hiroki Kakutani froze, a bad premonition creeping into his mind.

I was about to turn around when it was too late.

With a muffled groan, Hiroki Kakutani collapsed to the ground.

"call--"

Conan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that these three kidnappers were not professional; otherwise, they would have shot him the moment they saw him.

Real kidnappers won't let their guard down just because of a child.

After taking down three people, Natsukawa clapped his hands with a relaxed and contented air and gave Conan a thumbs up.

“I’m telling you, Uncle Xia Chuan, I feel like you could easily handle these three people even without me.”

Xia Chuan moved like a nimble cat, leaping through the forest without making a sound. It seemed that even if he didn't attract the attention of Kakutani and the others, Xia Chuan could quickly take care of things.

"How could that be? If you hadn't drawn attention, there would still have been a high chance of being discovered. Don't underestimate your role."

After tying the three men back to back, Xia Chuan carried them back to the villa, one in each hand and the last one by dragging.

Everyone in the villa had already been woken up by Ota Katsumi and was now in the living room.

"Father, did you sneak off to catch bad guys again while I wasn't looking?"

Anya yawned, forced herself to stay awake, walked over to Hiroki Kakutani, and poked him in the waist, saying, "Isn't this Kakutani-nii?"

Ayako Suzuki's face looked extremely pale at this moment.

Ota Katsutoshi told her the whole story, and the other party was obviously not a good person either, otherwise why would he secretly open the door to the dark room?

And who are the other two?

She looked at Xia Chuan with a puzzled expression. There were only a few of them in the mountains, so how come there were suddenly two more people?

Natsukawa stepped forward and recounted Hiroki Kakutani's kidnapping plot.

These two kidnappers, whom I didn't know, must have arrived at the villa beforehand, and perhaps even camped there overnight. There was even a small tent where they were discussing things.

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The Suzuki sisters exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

The emotional issues stemmed from the ransom his uncle had paid.

Similar things have happened quite a few times recently, so the Suzuki sisters are already used to it, but they are slightly disappointed that Hiroki Kadonaya was the planner.

Ayako Suzuki seemed a bit down, as if she had truly given up on life.

I should have agreed to my mother's suggestion and brought a few bodyguards.

I thought my private party wouldn't lead to anything like this, but I never expected that the person who would try to harm me would be a club member and friend from my university days.

The world is cold and indifferent.

"By the way, where's Ryoichi Takahashi?" Conan asked.

Ota Masaru looked rather grim and shook his head: "We searched the entire villa but couldn't find him. I think he's probably already left."

"What about Ikeda Chikako-neechan?"

Conan felt that given Takahashi's hatred for Ikeda Chikako, he wouldn't let her off easily.

Moreover, he noticed that Ota Katsumi's clothes and hands were stained with something other than dirt, which looked somewhat like blood.

The moment Chikako Ikeda was mentioned, the expressions on everyone's faces immediately darkened.

In the end, it was Ota Katsumi who came forward to explain: "Chikako is dead. When I went to her room, there was a small knife stuck in her chest and more than a dozen wounds of various sizes on her body."

Speaking of the other party's death, Ota Masaru still felt a chill run down his spine; Takahashi Ryoichi's hatred for him was simply insane.

How much must one love Dunzi to do this?

"Escaped?"

Natsukawa turned to Ayako Suzuki and said, "There are other ways down the mountain, right?"

"That's right, but that road is abandoned and very steep. In this kind of weather, there's no way to get down the mountain."

Ayako Suzuki shook her head. She felt that Takahashi should still be near the villa, probably in the forest.

"Who can fathom the thoughts of a madman?" Xia Chuan retorted, "Who knows if the other party is planning to wipe them out and then pretend it was an accident."

Although the possibility is very low, it is not entirely impossible. After all, he is a madman, so it is normal for his thought process to be different from that of ordinary people.

"Ania thinks Takahashi Ryoichi is still at the villa."

Anya suddenly spoke up, drawing everyone's attention.

"What did you find again?"

Xia Chuan raised an eyebrow. His daughter seemed to be quite capable; she had discovered the murderer or noticed clues several times already. "Just now, when I came down from the second floor, I thought I heard some noise from the third floor."

"The third floor?" Natsukawa turned to look at Ayako Suzuki.

"The third floor?" Ayako Suzuki muttered, somewhat puzzled, as this villa only had two floors!

Conan seemed to have thought of something and suddenly ran towards the stairs.

The others didn't understand, but they all followed along.

However, the stairs end on the second floor and there is no way to go up; there is indeed no third floor.

"There are indeed only two floors. In that case, Anya must have misheard." Ota Katsu lit a cigarette, relieved to have had a false alarm, and took a puff to calm himself down.

"No!" Conan muttered to himself, looking up at the ceiling.

"The roof of this villa is high in the middle and low on both sides. The highest point in the middle is about two and a half meters. This space can't be solid, am I right, Ayako-neechan?"

"That's right."

Conan lowered his head, a slow smile creeping onto his lips. He walked straight to the stairs, pointed to a square mark on the ceiling above him, and said, "There's still space on the ceiling. I'm afraid Mr. Takahashi is up there."

"Conan."

Ran was completely bewildered; Conan's performance today was truly amazing.

And the way he was deep in thought just now reminded me of Shinichi.

Hattori had once told her that Conan was likely Shinichi's spy, and she had initially believed him to some extent.

After all, Conan always helps his father solve cases, and she suspects that the reason Conan was able to discover those details is probably because Shinichi deduced them after Conan told Shinichi about the case.

But today, even though the phone line was cut, it's impossible for Conan to contact Shinichi.

So, it really was Conan who deduced it himself?
How can a child be so smart?

Furthermore, Conan looks like Shinichi when he takes off his glasses.

Shouldn't it be.
"Uh?"

(⊙o⊙)...

Conan's eyes widened suddenly as he realized he had been too flamboyant again.

Just as he was about to explain that Shinichi's older brother had called him, he suddenly realized that the villa was currently unable to contact the outside world.

"This is all thanks to Anya!"

Anya walked up to Ran, tugged at her sleeve, and said seriously, "I found all of this. That darn Conan, trying to steal my hard work! Ran-neechan, I'm going to give Conan a good beating!"

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Little Lan's beady eyes, Aba Aba thought for a long time and realized that it was indeed true.

It was Anya who discovered that Ryoichi Takahashi was having problems, and it was also Anya who noticed the noise coming from the second-floor ceiling.

Conan merely offered an explanation for Anya's discovery.

Moreover, he does seem to have a strong desire to perform.

Did I misunderstand?

"I deduced all of this! Anya, don't try to steal my credit!"

Conan secretly gave a thumbs up, then subtly slipped a handful of peanuts into the other person's pocket.

That was just in time.

Conan's behavior made Ran lower her guard.

Perhaps I'm overthinking it.

Shinichi, how could he have become so small?

Rather than believing that Conan is Shinichi, it's more accurate to say that Kaito Kuroba is Shinichi, since he's practically a carbon copy of Shinichi.

Haibara looked at Anya, finding it hard to believe that this girl was actually helping Conan out of a predicament at this moment.

She turned to look at Conan with a strange expression, as if asking, "Does Anya also know about his shrinking?"
Conan shook his head; that was impossible.

Moreover, judging from Anya's expression, she was clearly afraid that she would steal the credit, which is why she spoke up.

But it's also good, it just happened to get me out of a tight spot.

Today's performance was indeed a bit too unpredictable.

The main problem is that Uncle Mori isn't here today. Even if we can anesthetize Ran or Sonoko, Natsukawa might still find out.

Xia Chuan is so smart, he'll definitely notice the problem.

It's easy to explain why Uncle Mori becomes a sleeping detective, but if others experience the same thing, then he, who is always present, becomes very suspicious.

Therefore, he had to rely on his own reasoning.

“Alright, Mr. Takahashi, you should come down now.” Natsukawa stepped forward and poked the square wooden board with his baton.

"I never expected to be discovered by a little kid. What bad luck."

Ryoichi Takahashi's voice came from the ceiling. Soon after, the square partition was opened, revealing the other person's chubby face.

There are no other exits in this compartment, only this small one. If he wants to get out, he can only do so from here. Even if he doesn't make a sound, he has no way to escape.

His smile was somewhat bitter, and he was very puzzled.

Anya stood behind Xia Chuan, a smug smile on her face.

This case was entirely thanks to her; otherwise, Conan would not only have failed to solve the case, but he would also have been suspected by Ran.

As expected of Anya.

She boasted to herself in her heart!

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(づ￣3￣)づ╭～

(End of this chapter)