Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 226 The Detective's Crazy Imagination

Even Natsue Yamamoto of the Yamamoto Group received an invitation, and Mina Amamiya, as her secretary, will likely go as well. This would mean there would be two members of the Black Organization present, and the risk of Haibara being discovered is too great.

Don't underestimate Pisker's sharp eyes.

Although he was almost eighty years old, his eyes could still spot Sherry, the shrunk scientist, in the crowd.

He remembered that in the original story, Haibara was first discovered because of Pisco, who knew Sherry when she was a child and recognized her at a glance.

Because the zoo was involved, Natsukawa brought Frank along as well.

I don't know what use it is yet, but I'll take it with me for now. At the very least, it can help me build relationships with those business tycoons.

I've been active in Japan lately, so I definitely need to build connections, and this opportunity is great.

That's why he accepted Suzuki Tomoko's invitation.

"Didn't you say before that it's best not to provoke the Zoo faction?"

"Times change," Xia Chuan smiled slightly, leaving the interpretation to him.

"You want to help Phantom Thief Kid, am I right?" Frank raised an eyebrow, thinking he knew Natsukawa very well.

Normally, Natsukawa wouldn't cause trouble, so the fact that he made this move must be because of Kuroba Kaito.

This high school student is really impressive; his IQ was measured at 400, which is even higher than Einstein's.

The problem is that the skill points were misplaced; instead of studying advanced techniques, they focused on magic.

However, Xia Chuan seems to treat this guy quite well, knowing full well that he's part of a massive transnational criminal organization, yet still getting involved.

"After all, Lupin from the Suzuki family helped me a lot last time, so it's not wrong to give back, right?"

When the two arrived at Yokohama Port, it was almost time to board the ship.

The men were dressed in suits and the women in evening gowns, a sight to behold as a Suzuki Group gala. Most of the attendees were either television personalities or prominent business figures in Japan.

"Hey! This party has to be canceled. You knew Kaito Kid was coming, so why did you still hold it? Do you look down on Kaito Kid?"

Inspector Nakamori spat at his superior, Chaki Shintaro, raising questions about who the real leader was.

If it were a lesson, Inspector Megure certainly wouldn't dare treat Matsumoto Kiyonaga like that.

"This party is attended by business luminaries. It was decided a month ago and it can't be canceled just because of Kaito Kid's announcement."

Otherwise, where would the Suzuki Group put its face?

Chaki Shintaro broke out in a cold sweat. Although this subordinate was a bit disrespectful to his leader, he was the only one who could decipher the code in Kaito Kid's pre-announcement letter. He could accept that a person with great abilities had some minor flaws.

Moreover, Nakamori only acts this way at times like this; normally, he is very respectful of his superiors.

However, there was really no other way to arrange this party tonight.

As one of the top conglomerates in Japan, the Suzuki Group would not cower under the weight of a mere phantom thief's invitation.

If they are truly afraid, it will severely damage the Suzuki Group's corporate image if word gets out.

Therefore, even knowing that the other party was coming, the party still had to be held as scheduled.

"hateful!"

Nakamori turned to look at the Sallybeth under the twilight, and suddenly caught sight of Natsukawa and his companion about to board the ship, and was startled.

"Hey! Xia Chuan!"

Inspector Nakamori's eyes lit up. Natsukawa had actually shown up too; this meant he could have another capable helper.

The opponent performed quite well last time, managing to retrieve the jewel from Kaito Kid.

However, it's not actually Xia Chuan who's more capable.

It was Kaito's first time operating, so he didn't know much about gems and his eyesight wasn't good. It's normal that he saw the splits.

This time it's different; Xia Chuan isn't confident he can pass off a fake Black Star as the real thing.

But it doesn't matter. Kaito knew in advance that this gem wasn't the so-called Pandora, but mainly to curb the arrogance of the zoo. The Dark Star would eventually be returned.

Incidentally, Tomoko Suzuki will use five hundred black stars to prove that Kaito is no longer the same person he used to be.

"Inspector Nakamori, it's nice to see you again." Natsukawa greeted him with a smile, and then greeted Chaki Shintaro next to him.

He had already met the other party when he went to survey the site.

Although he's not very bright, he is indeed a very responsible police officer.

"Xia Chuan, you'd better help me this time, and show the same seriousness you had when you protected your gem last time!"

Nakamori Ginzo's eyes blazed with fury, clearly indicating another day of high morale.

He had already heard about Xia Chuan's appearance. Since he couldn't stop the party, he would capture Kaito Kid during this time.

Although he always thought this way, he never managed to catch Phantom Thief Kid. But he was not discouraged. On the contrary, the years when the other party disappeared were the most difficult to endure.

Unbeknownst to him, Kaito Kid had become a part of his career. Without him, he had been living in a daze for the past few years, not knowing what he was doing.

Kaito was unaware that Nakamori Ginzo harbored such a deep obsession with him, no, with his father.

I'll do my best.

Xia Chuan smiled politely. Today's target wasn't Kaito, but the zoo. He was curious to know who the zoo had sent this time.

He only knew a few members, but since it's called a zoo, there should be other animals, right?

This time, it shouldn't just be Snake.

After all, if you don't make a big show of it when you're targeting the Suzuki Group, you're likely to fail.

Don't underestimate the power of the Metropolitan Police Department; not everyone is Kaito Kid.

Moreover, this event has gathered top talents from all walks of life, including police officers, detectives, spies, assassins, celebrities, and socialites.

Zoos absolutely need to be extremely cautious.

It's not a good idea to let Snake embarrass himself alone. If he were the leader of the zoo, he would definitely have someone else step in.

While the group was chatting, the Mori family, consisting of three people, also appeared at the boarding area.

Upon seeing Natsukawa, Kogoro Mouri intended to greet her, but upon seeing Ginzo Nakamori, his expression fell. He coughed twice, shoved his daughter, and went straight through security to board the ship.

"Dad, that's so rude! That was Xia Chuan, right? Say hello before coming up."

"If Xia Chuan sees you, he might think you're deliberately avoiding him."

On the deck, Xiaolan asked, puzzled.

What's wrong with Dad today? His expression changed the moment he saw Xia Chuan; it was a clear look of dislike.

Friendly neighborly relations shouldn't be like this, especially since everything was fine yesterday.

"I think Uncle Mori probably doesn't want to have any contact with Inspector Nakamori," Conan guessed, stroking his chin.

He had noticed this situation a long time ago, but he didn't know why.

Every time I hook two people together, my buttocks start to ache.

It seems these two only met twice, and he got beaten up both times.

If there's a conflict, resolve it! What kind of approach is "resolve it"?

"You boy!"

Kogoro Mouri twisted his neck and then his hands, which startled Conan so much that he ran away.

"Hey! Conan, don't run around! It's windy and dangerous on the deck!"

"Don't worry, Sister Xiaolan, I'll be right back."

After leaving, Conan didn't wander off. He stood at the boarding gate, observing the guests boarding the ship.

The Sallybeth will then be sailing on the vast ocean, which is not suitable for landing at sea.

Therefore, at this time, blending into the crowd and boarding the cruise ship is the best option. There are approximately 500 guests attending this event, including some specially invited individuals, such as Natsukawa and members of the Metropolitan Police Department.

In total, there were 500 people.

And Kaito Kid is among these five hundred people.

That said, with Natsukawa's fighting prowess, it's unlikely that Phantom Thief Kid could knock him unconscious and use him to impersonate someone else.

Great, one wrong answer has been eliminated so quickly! There are only 499 left!

While Conan was envisioning the future, Natsukawa and his group boarded the ship.

They were the last group; everyone else had already boarded the ship.

After confirming that the number of people was correct, Inspector Nakamori immediately took out his walkie-talkie and gave the order to leave the shore into the driver's cab.

It's not 7:30 yet, but to prevent Kaito Kid from smuggling himself in, we need to move the cruise ship a little further out and keep our distance from the port.

Afterwards, police officers patrolled the deck, which, in his opinion, would eliminate the possibility of the other party smuggling themselves onto the ship.

However, considering that the other party has the ability to disguise and change their voice, they may also be hiding among the guests, so we cannot let our guard down even if we do not discover them.

"Uncle Xia Chuan, this is..."

Conan and Frank were not familiar with each other, but when they noticed that Natsukawa had a very distinctive afro when he boarded the ship, their curiosity was piqued again.

He had previously thought the man with the afro was a policeman, but now it seemed he was actually with Xia Chuan.

"Oh, this is my friend Frank. You can just treat him as my assistant."

Frank?
Conan glanced at Frank several times out of the corner of his eye. This guy, who was less than 1.5 meters tall, seemed kind of familiar.

Judging from his voice and the way he walks, I think I've seen him before.

He didn't remember exactly when it happened, but it gave him a feeling that was both familiar and strange.

"Never mind, maybe it was when I went to the US with Xiaolan."

Frank has a foreign face, and Conan can only conclude that he met him a few years ago. There's no way around it; having too good a memory has its downsides.

Often, when you see someone, you feel like you've seen them somewhere before.

Amuro Tooru didn't come and didn't hear Conan's mutterings, otherwise he would have felt the same way.

The two have the same memory, but they also suffer from the same illness.

It could be considered hyperthymesia, but only a tiny bit, and the condition wasn't too serious.

At least it won't give you a headache.

"Little Conan, you can just call him Uncle Frank."

Frank looked down and patted the head of the Grim Reaper elementary school dog.

After all, such opportunities are rare. Most of the time, he is the one being patted on the head. Now that he can extend his claws to children, Frank feels a sense of satisfaction and that life is worthwhile.

Moreover, he's the son of an idol.

Please.

Conan awkwardly broke free from the clutches, and looking at the way the other person was looking at him, he couldn't help but feel that they weren't a good person.

Those awful adults, they just love to pat his head, they've practically pulled his hair out.

"Uncle Frank, what skills do you have?"

Once Conan gets suspicious, he's hard to dispel. He followed Natsukawa and Kaito all the way to the lobby and didn't leave, which meant that Natsukawa didn't have a chance to find Kaito, who was impersonating Suzuki Shiro.

"What skill?" Frank knew exactly what the other person wanted to ask, but he pretended to be clueless.

"For example, Uncle Xia Chuan is exceptionally intelligent and has extraordinary martial arts skills."

Uncle Frank must have some special qualities to become friends with Uncle Xia Chuan, right?

Conan thought that if he gathered more information like this, he might need to use it someday.

With Uncle Xia Chuan around, getting the other party involved shouldn't be a problem.

He had heard that Xia Chuan had a good friend, but he had never met him in person, so he figured it must be Frank.

Excellent people attract excellent people, while idiots only attract idiots. He believed that Frank must have exceptional talent in some field.

"Oh—" Frank drawled, beckoning a waiter over under Conan's expectant gaze.

He picked up the drink from the other person's hand and placed a Natsume Soseki card on their plate.

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"Did you figure it out?" Frank waved for the waiter to leave, then patted Conan's head again and said, "That's Uncle's skill, isn't it amazing?"

"What kind of weird skill is that?" Conan rolled his eyes.

However, Frank obviously has secrets too, that's for sure. He must have a secret identity, just like Xia Chuan.

Otherwise, there's no need to fool yourself like this.

Anya told me that when she and her father came to Japan, her father's good friend also came with them.

Xia Chuan's whereabouts are elusive, and then there's Frank, whose identity is unknown.

Are they on some kind of mission?
Conan immediately thought of some secretive intelligence organizations.

Such as the CIA, FBI, MI6, and the like.

That doesn't make sense either. How could someone be on a mission with a child? That's just too unrealistic.

Given how much Xia Chuan cares about Anya, he certainly wouldn't risk her life while carrying out a mission.

Therefore, this line of thinking is incorrect.

"Uncle's skill is his money power. How about that? Isn't he incredibly cool?"

"Yes, yes."

Conan remained silent, perhaps he had guessed wrong. Even among outstanding people, there are occasionally one or two who make foolish mistakes.

Take, for example, the vodka next to Gin.

According to Haibara, this guy seems a bit slow-witted.

And then there's myself, and everyone around me, whether it's Anya or the other three members of the Junior Detective League, they're all adorably silly.

The famous detective had been wildly imagining things for a long time, praising one while criticizing the other, and was about to say something when he was interrupted before he could speak.

"Alright, Frank, take Conan to find Ran and the others. I think I see someone I know. Let's go say hello."

Xia Chuan waved his hand, signaling Frank to take Conan away, as the other was getting in the way and hindering his search for the zoo members.

"alright."

Frank agreed without giving Conan a chance to object, and pulled him away by the hand.

As Conan was leaving, he saw Natsukawa walk towards the crowd.

Among the crowd, a young woman was chatting with the guests around her.

"An acquaintance, you must be referring to Hatsue Hiramoto, right?"

Having confirmed that Natsukawa hadn't intentionally sent him away, Conan stopped thinking about it and had no intention of continuing to entangle himself with Frank.

Today's target is Phantom Thief Kid.

Kaito Kid is at least 1.7 meters tall and very young, while Frank in front of him is only 1.5 meters tall, so it's definitely not him.

Great, another person has been eliminated, leaving 498!

Conan comforted himself in this way, and before he knew it, he had walked back to Ran's side.

(End of this chapter)