Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 239 The Ruthless Mori Gang!
Upon discovering that his companion was missing and a stranger had appeared instead, the man already had a guess.

Previously, their teammates informed them via radio that six people had come: three adults, one high school student, and two children.

The person appearing now isn't one of his teammates, but someone he's never seen before. Judging from his appearance, he's not Kogoro Mouri, so he must be one of the adults.

The newcomer carefully examined Xia Chuan for a few moments but couldn't discern anything unusual; he seemed to be an ordinary person.

However, they did not let their guard down.

The fact that his teammates didn't come out already says something.

"Yes, I am the owner of the villa."

"But to be honest, if you need to borrow the phone, I just inherited this villa from my grandfather and haven't had a chance to get familiar with the place yet. I honestly don't know where the phone is."

Xia Chuan's answer confirmed their guess, and they nodded subtly.

"Why don't you come in first? I'll get you some water while I look for the telephone."

As he spoke, Xia Chuan gestured for the other person to glance down the corridor.

Normally, people would put their phones in the entryway. Since the entryway of this villa is outside, the phone should logically be placed in the hallway.

However, Izubuchi Bunjuro was clearly not a normal person; he left his phone in his study.

"Okay, sorry to bother you."

Two members of the Gale Fairy group went inside, and Xia Chuan closed the door behind them.

The two politely took off their shoes.

This organization was clearly of high quality, but they did not expose their backs to Xia Chuan just because they took off their shoes, thus giving him an opportunity to take advantage of them.

They looked out for each other when taking off their shoes, turning sideways to face Xia Chuan, so that if Xia Chuan made any other movements while they were taking off their shoes, they could notice immediately and avoid being ambushed.

However, is this useful?

not at all!
The half-squat movement itself is a huge opening!

Xia Chuan had no intention of firing a gun. He pulled out his baton and swung it around unexpectedly, creating a whooshing sound. The two men's eyes widened when they saw Xia Chuan's action, and they tried to resist, but they didn't even finish getting up before they groaned and fell to the ground.

"Very disciplined, but you still underestimated me."

He put away the baton, found a pistol on the two men, but before he could tie them up, gunshots rang out from the back door.

Xia Chuan rushed to the back door, only to find it had been smashed to pieces, riddled with bullet holes, and the upper part was completely destroyed, with only the lower third remaining, swaying in the wind.

"Are you okay?"

Joel and Kogoro Mori each hid on one side of the door to avoid the danger.

The enemy outnumbered us and had plenty of ammunition, so there was no pressure in firing.

The two of them, Joel and Joel, were different.

The pistols captured from the enemy had no spare magazines; once a magazine was emptied, they were gone, so they were especially precious.

"No problem, we can hold it off."

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri didn't even look at the gun, and fired a shot outwards.

"what!"

"Uh"

Is this the style of a police academy record holder?
That damn thing wasn't aimed at, I didn't even see the person!
It actually hit? Isn't that a bit too unscientific?

Conan is already very much a Conan fan, but I never expected that Kogoro Mouri would also have something special about him.

Ke Xue's marksmanship is truly legendary.

With marksmanship like that, who could withstand it! At least Xia Chuan couldn't shoot blindly like that; he should at least confirm the opponent's position first.

Natsukawa tossed another pistol to Kogoro Mouri, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"."

Kogoro Mouri's expression froze. He wanted to explain that he was just lucky, but when he saw Natsukawa's admiring look, the words that came out were: "I am the number one marksman in the police academy. No one can get the better of me with a gun."

After saying that, he confidently raised his gun and fired several shots outwards.

Amidst the hail of bullets, a sudden explosion was heard.

"what's the situation?"

Just as Joel was recovering from Kogoro Mouri's bizarre marksmanship, he was stunned by the explosion.

No, she could understand that the other side had explosives, after all, it was a once notorious bandit group, but what kind of operation was it to put explosives under her feet?
"It seems that when the other side dropped the bomb, he was hit by Uncle Mori's bullet."

Xia Chuan uttered these words with difficulty.

Could this be the power of scientific research?

Forcibly protecting the protagonist from death?

Perhaps, I don't even need to take action.
The explosion clearly caused casualties, and the gunfire outside noticeably stopped for a moment.

It's likely that these Gale Sprites thought there was a traitor among them, otherwise, how could the explosives have detonated before they were even thrown?

A minute later, they seemed to realize that the problem lay with the bullets in the villa, and could only curse their bad luck.

After this wave of attacks, only 6 members of the bandit group remained standing and fighting, and they immediately considered retreating.

"Now there are only six of us left. When the watch is sold, it can be split among the six of us. Aren't you tempted?"

One of them shouted, calming his teammate's wavering mind.

These words acted like a shot of adrenaline, repairing the near-collapse of the remaining members' mentality and filling them with fighting spirit once again.

However, the minute that their internal problems occurred allowed Xia Chuan and his two companions to prepare for a counterattack.

Just as Xia Chuan was about to make a move, he suddenly saw something out of the corner of his eye and hurriedly turned around.

"Conan, why did you come down?"

Conan appeared beside them without them noticing, carrying a bag of flour!?

"Kid!"

Kogoro Mouri instantly lost his temper!
It seems the education hasn't penetrated to the core enough.

If the enemy hadn't been outside, he would have already gone over and punched Conan.

Conan ignored Kogoro Mouri and began adjusting his leg-strengthening shoes.

"Uncle Xia Chuan, Uncle Mao Li, Aunt Yu Er, I'll kick this bag of flour out in a bit, and then you can just hit the flour with it."

The detective, with his peculiar way of thinking, smiled and said, "Their positions should be very accurate. If we can hit them, we can definitely wipe them out."

"good idea!"

Xia Chuan's eyes lit up. This kid has a lot of clever ideas. He can even think of such an old trick.

Moreover, it was vicious.

The consequences of a flour explosion are quite severe. If you are caught in such an explosion, even if you survive, you will be burned beyond recognition.

"Then let's do it this way!" Kogoro Mouri was a little annoyed, but he still nodded in agreement.

While the group was talking, the robbers fired seven or eight shots in a row, but the villa remained unresponsive. They looked at each other, puzzled.

Finally, a "smart" guy shouted that the other side was out of bullets, and they realized what was going on.

"what is that?"

The six men had just breathed a sigh of relief and were preparing to rush in for a bayonet fight when they suddenly saw a sack fly out of the villa, and judging from the direction it fell, it was right where they were.

"Don't shoot!"

A sharp-eyed person noticed some white powder escaping from the area and quickly stopped their teammate from firing.

Flour, that's flour. Now, shooting is no different from firing a bomb.

However, their failure to fire was ineffective; in fact, the lack of timely firing allowed the flour to approach rapidly.

Soon, the sack fell to the ground a few meters away from the group. Immediately afterward, gunfire erupted; all three men inside the villa fired simultaneously, their target the flour sack on the ground!
The gunshots were quickly drowned out by the sound of dust explosions.

"Rumble--"

The flour exploded with a bang, sparks flying everywhere. The aftershocks left the six people somewhat dazed, and the stray flames splashed onto their bodies or onto the trees, instantly igniting them fiercely.

The six people were covered in flour, making them essentially mobile flammable materials, and flames easily spread after they touched them.

"It hurts!"

The remaining members felt a burning pain in their bodies, their heads exploded and they fled in panic. Those with a bit of sense rushed to the open space in front of them and rolled around in an attempt to put out the fire.

The dust explosion not only thwarted the bandit group's attack but also brought them all down.

However, the ensuing aftereffects are also quite troublesome.

Xia Chuan looked at the fire in front of him, which was gradually growing larger, and was somewhat speechless.

This is a forest, and it's still the transition season between spring and summer. The forest is very dry, and the air has very little humidity.

Once the sparks were released, they began to spread, and with the flour fueling the fire, five or six trees in front of us were already engulfed in flames.

Suddenly, the lives of the bandit gang members no longer mattered.

If the flames continue to burn, the villa will be destroyed as well.

"It's okay, there's a water pipe here!"

Conan never fights a battle unprepared. He had previously discovered a water pipe next to the small flower bed at the back door, which could be used to put out a fire!

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to do that.

If a forest fire is started, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Kogoro Mouri cursed his bad luck, gave Conan a disapproving look, and then pulled the hose to put out the fire.

"Hurry, open the sluice gate!"

Kogoro Mouri pulled up the hose and ran to the burning tree, instructing Conan to turn on the tap.

Then, the water pipe hissed and sprayed out a bunch of water droplets, which seemed to be full of air; the water just now looked like snot.

"???"

Conan was speechless, his mouth agape.

What's the point of trying if there's no water right now?
"Well, since I just inherited the villa from my grandfather, I haven't had time to pay the water bill yet, so there's no water in the villa right now."

Now, I have to walk 200 meters to the river to fetch water for the villa.

Nakamura Misao appeared at the opportune moment and gave an awkward response.

They could see what was happening below from the attic, and once they realized the battle was over, they immediately went downstairs to help.

"Dad, what should we do?"

Ran's face turned pale. It was all her fault for not stopping Conan; now she was in trouble!
Conan's plan was to first rescue them, and then put them into another dangerous situation.

Forest fires spread very quickly once they start, but fortunately there is no wind right now and there is an open space ahead, so the fire has not completely dissipated.

But if the flames are allowed to burn, it's only a matter of time before they spread!
"I remember seeing a fire station when I arrived. Quickly call the fire department; there might still be hope!"

Xiao Lan's eyes lit up, and she quickly dialed the fire department.

A moment later, Xiaolan exclaimed in surprise, "The fire department has notified the water plant, and the water supply here will be restored soon. They should be able to arrive at the scene in about fifteen minutes."

Upon hearing this, Joel breathed a sigh of relief.

She was just about to go up and kick down the unlit trees to create a firebreak.

If that's the case, they'll definitely be humiliated and miserable.

Moreover, in front of Xia Chuan, she, Joel, was a person who still cared about her reputation.

What if she's mistaken for a female Tyrannosaurus Rex?

Although Xia Chuan already had some understanding of her strength, kicking down such a thick tree was indeed a bit exaggerated and frightening.

"Aunt Joel is amazing."

Anya trembled upon hearing her thoughts.

I knew that Yor was strong, but I never expected that he could uproot Lu Zhishen like the Weeping Willow.

Because the water supply was restored, the hose started spraying water, and the fire had not yet spread. With the combined efforts of several people, the fire was brought under control to some extent.

The fire brigade arrived at the scene fifteen minutes later to extinguish the fire.

Inspector Megure arrived at the scene half an hour later.

This situation is even more serious than the one at the villa. Looking at the eight dead bodies and four bound members of the robbery gang in front of him, Inspector Megure sighed deeply, rubbing his forehead.

"Hey, what are you guys doing here?"

Inspector Megure didn't know what to say.

The cases that Kogoro Mouri has been involved in lately seem a bit too dangerous, don't they?
I heard Inspector Nakamori talk about the Sallybeth incident before. Now, with both a robbery gang and a fire, this is just incredibly unlucky!

It's not that a few people are unlucky, but that everyone who encounters them is unlucky.

The charred corpses on the ground were truly horrifying. Two of them were so badly damaged they couldn't even be pieced together; apparently, they blew themselves up while throwing the explosives.
That's absolutely outrageous.

While some might call them ruthless, this was in self-defense.

It's not that it wasn't brutal, but the deaths of eight members of the bandit group are a problem. Reporting it would be troublesome, and if word got out, it would make headlines again.

Fortunately, the area is remote, and the reporters did not receive any news.

He discovered that when Kogoro Mouri and his family went out, they only encountered ordinary murder cases at most.

If Xia Chuan is included, the case will take another step forward.

This is no longer the effect of 1+1=2.

Shikishima, Hōmoto Cruises, Suzuki Cruises, and now this one.

The two families coming together created a strange chemistry.

“Inspector Megure, there’s no other way. There are children and ordinary people here, and we have to protect their safety.”

Kogoro Mouri was also a little embarrassed.

Of the eight dead, five or six were burned to death, and two or three were blown up; their deaths were truly gruesome.

Those who didn't experience the whole incident might think their self-defense was excessive, but Inspector Megure has a rich experience in responding to calls, so he should be able to see how dangerous it was.

This is not their fault; these members of the bandit group brought this upon themselves.

"I know, but don't be so cruel next time. It makes it hard for me to write police reports and case closure reports."

"Ahem," Xia Chuan coughed twice, and said righteously, "Inspector Megure, you know us. If they hadn't gone too far and even used explosives, we definitely wouldn't have done this."

If we don't take action, who knows if they have any more explosives left?

We're surrounded in the villa. If they use a large number of bombs, we might be the ones who die.

That was indeed the case, and Inspector Megure shook his head, no longer continuing.

After a brief statement was taken, the group of six bid farewell to Nakamura Misao, whose eyes were gleaming.

Nakamura Misao was in high spirits and immediately returned to his study after giving his statement.

With such a great subject matter, she is currently overflowing with inspiration, and her writing might even surpass that of Shinmei Nittaro.

"Hey, Father, why is this tire so flat?"

At the parking spot, Anya squatted down next to the GTR, holding a small stick in her hand, poking at the tires, and asked curiously.

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