Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 228 Eavesdropping
Back in the hall, the banquet had already begun.

Kaito Kuroba was giving a long speech on the podium, recounting the long history of the Suzuki Group while thanking everyone present.

Upon seeing Natsukawa appear, Kaito's eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace in his speech, finishing what was originally a ten-minute speech in just three minutes.

"Brother Xia Chuan, what exactly happened? You should tell me."

After Kaito stepped off the stage, he immediately went to Natsukawa's side. Natsukawa's strange expression earlier bothered him, and it was clear that there was something he didn't know.

“Kenzo Masuyama is a code name member of the brewery.” Natsukawa didn’t hide anything and told the other party this information directly.

Kaito Kuroba is not Conan Edogawa; their styles are completely different. Moreover, Kaito has no grudge against the Black Organization, so it's impossible for him to do anything just because he knows Pisco's identity.

"what?"

Kaito's eyes widened, then he glanced back at Kenzo Masuyama, who was chatting and laughing, and gave him a look that said, "You've really messed up this time."

The zoo and the winery, two evil factions, might clash tonight.

Does this mean I don't need to take action?

"By the way, during the time I was gone, did you notice that Snake was talking to anyone, the kind of people who seemed rather strange?"

Natsukawa trusted Kaito Kuroba's judgment.

Magicians and sorcerers have excellent eyesight; to fool the audience, one must first hone one's own eyesight.

Kaito thought for a moment, then pointed to a young man next to Kenzo Masuyama and said, "That guy named Kazumi Higashino is a bit strange."

"This guy is thirty-two years old, and his family also owns a car company. He and Kenzo Masuyama should be considered business rivals. They shouldn't be so close."

Although the two did not speak, they were no more than five meters apart.

Every time Higashino Kazuki or Masuyama Kenzo moved their positions, the other person would also move their position, and the distance between them was always kept within a safe five meters.

They seemed to be helping each other keep an eye on their surroundings.

"Higashino Ikki?"

Xia Chuan glanced at Dongye Yiming but didn't notice that the other party was disguised.

Either the other person looks exactly like Higashino Kazuki, or Higashino Kazuki is a member of the zoo organization.

Both possibilities exist, but Xia Chuan leans more towards the second answer.

After all, Conan and Kaito are special cases; there aren't that many people in this world who aren't twins but look exactly alike.

Kaito Kuroba had the same idea. He had previously noted down the other party's identity information and would investigate the other party later.

Once it's confirmed that the other party is from the zoo, then have Xia Chuan help send them to prison.

Xia Chuan is ostensibly a special investigator for the National Tax Service, possessing special investigative powers.

Higashino Ichiming's family owns a company. Such a large conglomerate must have a lot of tax evasion or other shady dealings. As long as he can find it, Natsukawa will definitely not mind helping him send the person to pick up soap.

Of course, this is all on the premise that the other party can survive until today.

Xia Chuan just left, probably to contact the winery. There's bound to be a good show tonight.

While the two were talking.

the other side.

Sonoko and Ran stood together, with Conan beside them.

As the second daughter of the Suzuki Group, Sonoko is known to most of the guests present. Conan is asking her to help introduce these guests in order to eliminate suspects.

Currently, more than sixty people have been ruled out.

Great, there are still 430 steps to go before success!
"Sonoko, hasn't your sister arrived yet?"

A young man broke free from the crowd and greeted Sonoko Suzuki.

"Oh, it's Brother Xiong San!"

The Yuzo Tomizawa family is one of the top conglomerates in Japan, and he is also the fiancé of the heiress of the Suzuki Group. The marriage between the two conglomerates will undoubtedly create a new chain of interests.

Therefore, too many people wanted to get close to him.

After being entangled for a long time, he finally had time to break free.

The first thing he wanted to do after getting away was to find his fiancée.

My fiancée has been feeling down lately because of that class reunion, so I think it would be better if I went to her side soon.

Although his parents helped him and Ayako Suzuki get together, they were truly in love. Therefore, Yuzo Tomizawa cared a lot about his fiancée, especially since she was in a bad mood at the time.

However, after scanning the hall for a long time, he still couldn't find his fiancée.

This is the Suzuki Group's 60th anniversary party, and the other party, as the heiress of the Suzuki Group, is not even there. That's just too outrageous.

Did they go back to the lounge to rest?

Therefore, he went to his unreliable sister-in-law to ask about the situation.

"Is this your older sister?"

The gardener, who was introducing the guests, paused for a moment, then looked around the hall and realized what the problem was.

She said that something was missing from the hall, and it turned out that her older sister was missing.

"That's strange. Dad is here. She should have come with him."

Sonoko Suzuki didn't see her father, and since her mother was chatting with other guests, she didn't disturb her. She asked a waiter to bring her the satellite phone from the cruise ship to call her older sister.

The cruise ship has already departed and is about to leave Tokyo waters; regular phone calls are no longer possible.

Soon, the call was connected.

"Sis, where are you? Brother Xiong San is looking for you."

"Looking for me? I'm at home!"

Ayako Suzuki asked in confusion, "Where are you guys? I'm in the living room, and Dad's right next to me. If Yuzo comes, just tell him to come straight to the living room. That's strange, wasn't he supposed to go straight to the Sallybeth?"

"what?"

Sonoko's eyes widened suddenly!

"You said you're still at home, and your dad is still with you?"

Ayako Suzuki, on the other end of the phone, unconsciously moved the phone further away. This younger sister of hers was so easily startled.

"Yes, the Metropolitan Police Department informed us that they need to install some additional equipment on the cruise ship, so we'll have to depart an hour later."

Ayako Suzuki glanced at the time: "It's almost time for us to leave. If you and Yuzo are here, you can come along."

"No. Dad's home. Then who was that guy who just gave that speech?"

Sonoko Suzuki didn't continue the conversation with her sister on the other end of the phone; her phone had already crashed.

Could the person impersonating Dad be Kid?

Instantly, her eyes lit up, and she turned her head like a rattle-drum, searching for the other person's whereabouts.

"President Suzuki!"

Conan's eyes lit up, and he began searching for Natsukawa's whereabouts in the hall.

He remembered that Suzuki Shiro and Natsukawa had exchanged a few words just now!

He found Xia Chuan very quickly.

Natsukawa remained seated in the corner, sipping red wine and observing the guests coming and going. Suzuki Shiro was not seen beside him.

"Hey, Uncle Natsukawa, where's Uncle Frank?" "Conan."

Conan seemed a little curious about Frank, but that didn't matter. Xia Chuan pointed to Frank, who was surrounded by a crowd, and said, "He's socializing."

"So his skill is socializing?" Conan nodded, then realized that his real purpose wasn't socializing, but rather Suzuki Shiro.

"By the way, where is President Suzuki, who you were just chatting with?"

Natsukawa said, "President Suzuki just chatted with me for a bit about Kid, and then he left."

I was wondering why he would come looking for me when we weren't even that close. Shouldn't he have gone to Uncle Mori instead?

"You're right, Conan."

Conan, who had just been petted on the head, quickly dodged the attack and asked, "Did you see which direction he went?"

"Over there."

Xia Chuan was pointing in the direction of the restroom.

Conan didn't explain, nor did he intend to ask Natsukawa to protect him; he rushed straight to the bathroom.

I know a bit about Kaito Kid, the phantom thief Conan knows. Although he has committed countless robberies, he has never committed murder, so there is no need for Natsukawa.

To be honest, if the other party were to follow him, he was afraid that they would solve the case first.

He swore an oath at the Beika Municipal Hotel that he, Shinichi Kudo, would absolutely capture and bring to justice Kaito Kid.

Not long after Conan left, Tomoko Suzuki learned from her daughter that her husband was actually Kaito Kid in disguise.

This news almost made her choke.

So, the person who just touched me was actually Kaito Kid?

Damn thief!
Anger rose from her heart, and her flushed cheeks needed no foundation, as if she had just been caressed by a spring breeze.

Without wasting any time, Tomoko Suzuki stood on the podium, drawing everyone's attention, and challenged Kid.

At this point, everyone had heard the news to some extent and were waiting to see what decision the lady of the Suzuki family would make.

Just like in the story, Tomoko Suzuki told everyone to open the gift boxes given to them by the waiters when they boarded the ship, and that each gift box contained a jet-black star.

After instructing everyone to wear it, she immediately opened fire on Kidd.

He cursed for two minutes without using a single prohibited word, which makes one admire the Suzuki family's upbringing.

From her bold statement, everyone realized that 499 out of the 500 dark stars were fake, and only one was real.

She was so high-profile that she even made the bold statement that only one person at the event was suitable to wear the Black Star.

It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because once she did, Xia Chuan wiped the cold sweat from her brow.

Therefore, only members of the Suzuki family can wear the Black Star.

After all, it is a family heirloom of the Suzuki family. If the person who is suitable to wear it is someone outside the Suzuki family, wouldn't that be a blatant slap in their own face?
A smart person should be able to quickly guess that the real person who might wear it is either the mother or the daughter.

"It seems the target is either Tomoko Suzuki or Sonoko Suzuki." Snake, holding a wine glass, glanced at the two hosts with a smile, but his eyes flashed with a cold light.

He took a great risk by impersonating Kenzo Masuyama this time.

After all, wealthy people like this can easily throw money around to get assassins from the underworld to seek revenge on them.

Fortunately, he didn't give himself away when he knocked the other person unconscious, so the other person couldn't possibly know his identity.

However, he was unaware that his every move was being observed by others.

The aftereffects of knocking out Kenzo Masuyama are starting.
Baileys downed the drink in one gulp and quietly leaned against "Kenzo Masuyama".

Snake didn't notice anything unusual about the other person, and instead turned to look at Higashino Ichimei.

The two nodded in tacit agreement and headed straight for the restroom.

Baileys found an opportunity, pretended to bump into the other person, and planted a small listening device in the corner of Snack's suit.

I just received a call from Gin. Pisco was knocked unconscious and dumped at his own villa, with nothing on him except his underwear.

If it weren't for the outsiders discovering it, the other person probably would have slept until the next morning.

Upon hearing this news, Baileys immediately felt a chill run down her spine.

If Pisco is at home, then who is Kenzo Masuyama who attended the Suzuki family's 60th anniversary party?
After verifying the cause and effect with Gin, Baileys received a task.

Find out the identity of the person impersonating Pisker, and then find an opportunity to kill him!
Even if he can't be killed, it's alright. Gin has already started preparations; Tokyo Bay will be his final resting place.

Regardless of whether he knew about Pisco Distillery's identity, Gin would not let anyone who dared to touch anyone in the organization get away with it.

"Before that, let me hear what you're up to."

She also saw Higashino Kazuki exchanging glances with Masuyama Kenzo.

These two are clearly plotting something, and it seems that the person impersonating Pisco has accomplices.

She guessed that the other party's purpose in impersonating Pisk was likely related to the Dark Star that would appear today.

She glanced down at the black star on her low-cut dress, gave a cold smile, and then took it off.

It's fake! Don't wear it on your chest, it's an eyesore.

Also, she clearly saw that the center of the black star seemed to have a slightly murky color, which was strange, so it was best not to wear it.

Conan, having discovered Kid's disguise tool in the bathroom, hurriedly ran out to inform Inspector Nakamori that Kid had already removed Suzuki Shiro's disguise and might now be disguised as someone else.

Since the phantom thief was impersonating Suzuki Shiro right under his nose, Conan felt that this was a provocation against him.

Great, I'm great!

Conan gritted his teeth, not seeing where he was going, and bumped headfirst into the person who came towards him.

"Ouch!" Conan winced, then looked up and saw it was Ran.

The other party seemed a little angry.

Oh no, I ran off without telling anyone, and Xiaolan seems angry.

"Conan, where are you going this time?"
The lobby is dangerous now. The thief could be hiding among the 500 guests. Don't wander off.

"I see."

Conan sighed and followed Ran to Kogoro Mouri's side.

Just as he was looking around, searching for Inspector Nakamori, the lights in the hall suddenly went out.

"What's happening! Control room!"

Good guy!
Conan was nervous, cold sweat beading on his forehead. Now he knew where Inspector Nakamori was.

But with such a loud voice, Kidd probably heard it too, right?

The sudden power outage was very likely also Kidd's doing.

The brightly lit banquet hall suddenly went dark, and the business tycoons who had been chatting and laughing couldn't help but show expressions of panic, freezing in place and becoming wary of their surroundings.

This was not their battlefield. At this moment, the smiles that had graced their business battles vanished, replaced by the timidity of quails.

"You think you can stop me from taking this gem with such tricks?"

A sound suddenly came from above.

After everyone's eyes adjusted to the darkness, they all looked up at the white figure standing on the high wall.

"It's Kaito Kidd!"

(End of this chapter)