Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 26 Anya saw it
The entrance to Tsujimura's house.

As Xia Chuan had expected, several police cars were already parked there.

Natsukawa couldn't find a parking space, and there was a police tape cordon in front of the Tsujimura residence, so he obviously couldn't drive the car in. He could only park the GTR behind the police car. Anyway, the police cars are parked here, so it should be fine, right?

Japan has very strict traffic control; parking illegally on the roadside is not allowed under normal circumstances, otherwise the traffic police will issue a ticket.

However, this is a special time, and if there are police cars nearby, the traffic police probably won't issue a ticket.

I glanced at Coco next to the driver's seat.

Not a drop was spilled.

It seems my driving skills are comparable to Takumi Fujiwara's; I'm not only fast, but also very steady.

"Sir, you can't park here."

As soon as he got out of the car, a police officer walked up to Xia Chuan, glanced at the cocoa he was carrying, and frowned.

"I'm here at the Tsujimura residence to see Mr. Mori." Natsukawa pointed to the security tape at the villa's gate and asked, "Excuse me, what happened here?"

"Mr. Mori's friend?"

The police officer relaxed a little and stopped worrying about Xia Chuan's parking problem, only glancing at the cocoa in Xia Chuan's hand.

"Come with me."

The police officer was very easy to talk to and led Xia Chuan inside.

Kogoro Mouri still holds some sway within the Metropolitan Police Department. Not only was he a detective in the department before, but he continues to help solve cases for the department now, and his recent outstanding achievements have led to a surge of admirers within the department.

"Are you here to deliver some puzzle-solving tools?" the officer couldn't help but ask.

He'd been annoyed by those two cups of cocoa for a long time; this was a crime scene.

"Oh, you said this!"

Xia Chuan drew out his words, held up Coco in front of the police officer and waved it around, searching for an excuse in his mind.

The next moment, a brilliant idea struck me!

"You all know that Mr. Mori goes to sleep as soon as he solves a case. Everyone knows the name 'Sleeping Kogoro,' right?"

The officer nodded.

Natsukawa continued, "Mr. Mori recently wanted to try solving cases without falling asleep, so I bought two cups of cocoa. Maybe you'll get to see the sober detective Kogoro Mori."

"Whoosh! But wouldn't coffee and tea be more effective?"

"You don't know this, this is the latest cocoa. One cup will refresh you, and two cups will keep you from getting tired forever."

"That's it!"

The police officer's eyes gleamed, as if he could already see Kogoro Mouri's new approach to solving cases.

Recently, Mori has solved a lot of cases, and he always solved them while the suspect was asleep. Is he finally going to take a more sober approach now?
"Would you like to come in and take a look?" Xia Chuan asked.

The officer shook his head regretfully. “I still need to keep watch outside and not allow outsiders to enter. After all, this is the death of a diplomat. Mr. Tsujimura has many foreign diplomat friends. If the case is not solved quickly and the news gets to other countries, it will bring shame to the country. I cannot leave my post without permission.”

Xia Chuan shook his head with feigned regret, "Well, do a good job, the Metropolitan Police Department needs talent like you!"

It's good that we don't go in, otherwise if we see Anya drinking cocoa later, we'll be exposed.

But letting him in so easily, does that really count as not dereliction of duty? They didn't even call; they should at least have gone in and asked him.
And speaking of face, Kudo and Uncle Mori have become the saviors of the Metropolitan Police Department one after another. Do they still have any face?

Despite his complaints, Xia Chuan was still very grateful for the Japanese police's thick skin; otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to get in.

He couldn't just stay inside; he wanted to secretly watch how Conan transformed into Shinichi Kudo.

It completely disregards the law of conservation of mass; he must view it with a critical and scrutinizing eye.

"But it's okay. After the case is over, it'll be the same as what the other officers who did the forensic work said."

Xia Chuan smiled and nodded.

The police officers only escorted him to the door, and then Xia Chuan went inside on his own.

ding dong~
He had just entered the house when he heard the doorbell ring, but he ignored it and went straight inside.

Bang bang bang!
That's the sound of someone stomping hard on the wooden floor; they seem to be in a hurry.

A short while later, Xia Chuan saw Xiao Lan hurriedly running downstairs.

Swiftly dodging the charging Xiaolan, Xia Chuan asked curiously, "Xiaolan, what are you doing?"

"Xia Chuan-ge, it must be the doctor. I'll go open the door!"

Xiao Lan swept past like a gust of wind, opened the door, and ran out.

Xia Chuan stroked his chin thoughtfully, it seemed Conan was about to transform into a washing machine.

But the Tsujimura residence is quite large, so where is he?
Xiao Lan ran too fast for him to ask her a question, but judging from her appearance, even if he had asked, she probably wouldn't have had the energy to answer him.

Is it upstairs?

Xia Chuan looked up at the stairs; the other person had just come down from there.

As you slowly ascend the stairs, you'll find many rooms on the second floor, all furnished with exquisite wooden furniture.

The long corridor even had a bend at the end; compared to Frank's house, this is a real mansion or villa.

I wonder how much they must have embezzled to buy such a large mansion in Beika.
Just as Xia Chuan was about to turn the corner, he saw a man with one hand on the wall and the other on his waist.

Is that the standard school uniform of Teitan High School?

No, it's just the same style of blue suit, not the uniform of Teitan High School.

Has it gotten bigger?

Xia Chuan sighed deeply. It was a pity; he really wanted to see what was going on with this change.

Judging from the washing machine's appearance, it's probably going to be used to solve a case, right?

Natsukawa's heart skipped a beat. She quietly stepped forward and stood behind Shinichi Kudo, who had just recovered, her smile already barely contained. Her slender arm slowly rose, and her hand slid down like a knife.

"who?"

Shinichi Kudo felt something behind him and was about to turn around when he felt a pain in his neck, his foot slipped, and then he felt a sense of relief.

Seeing Shinichi Kudo lying on the ground, Natsukawa looked around nervously, and after making sure no one was there, he opened a random door and threw the unconscious Shinichi Kudo onto the bed.

That's the good thing about luxury homes; you can just open any room on the second floor and it's either a study or a bedroom.

Shinichi Kudo was fast asleep, sweating profusely. Compared to forcing himself to do the deduction, it was definitely better for his health to get some sleep!
However, after he did this, I wonder if Conan will realize that his transformation into a giant was just a pipe dream.

who cares.

Xia Chuan shook his head and closed the door.

Footsteps came from downstairs again; it must be that Ran had found a doctor, but Kudo obviously didn't need one now.

The voices coming from ahead immediately told Natsukawa that it was Hattori Heiji.

It wasn't that he thought the other person had an Osaka accent; in fact, he couldn't really tell the difference between Japanese and Japanese accents.

The main reason was that Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure's voices were very distinctive. This was the only voice he hadn't heard before, and it sounded very young, while the speaker was explaining his reasoning. That's why he was able to deduce that the person was Heiji Hattori.

Just as Hattori Heiji's voice finished, a frail, old voice rang out.

"That's right, it was me. I killed my son, Tsujimura Isao."

He confessed?
So fast?
Xia Chuan peeked in and glanced at the old man who had spoken. Was this the father of diplomat Tsujimura?

Japan is a country where businesses are passed down from father to son, and this applies to public sector jobs as well.

If the son is a diplomat, the father must have been a staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before retirement, and perhaps held a high-ranking position.

But looking at the other person's hunched over now, it's quite laughable.

Natsukawa knew that the murderer was not him, but the second wife of diplomat Tsujimura Isao.

But what does it have to do with him? Anyway, he's not a believer in the adage "there's only one truth," so whether the real culprit is caught or not is irrelevant to him.

However, his daughter thought differently and was already planning to increase her beloved father's workload.

Inside the room, the cunning little girl spotted her father peeking in.

In fact, she had already received her father's thoughts beforehand, and now that she finally saw him come in, she was overjoyed and shouted excitedly.

"Father!"

Anya, who pounced on Xia Chuan's lap, was delighted to find that her father had brought Cocoa. She grabbed it with a beaming smile and opened a glass to drink.

Because it had been sitting for quite some time, the cocoa had gotten a little cold by now, but Anya didn't mind and still drank it happily.

Anya took a sip with relish, then skillfully climbed onto her father's shoulders and whispered a few words.

While speaking, his eyes kept glancing in the direction of the Tsujimura family.

Listening to Anya's whisper, Xia Chuan was somewhat surprised. This little guy had actually discovered something amazing.

Although he's not his biological son, his observational skills seem to have become quite remarkable after being taught for so long.

"Natsukawa!"

Kogoro Mouri wasn't surprised to see Natsukawa, since it was he who left the note for Natsumoto Azusa, asking her to tell Natsukawa to come and pick up the child.

Good evening, Uncle Mori.

Natsukawa nodded to Inspector Megure again, "Sorry, Inspector Megure, I'm sorry to have disturbed your investigation."

Inspector Megure nodded, feeling somewhat displeased. What was going on with the people outside? Why were just anyone being let in? Even if they were allowed in, shouldn't they have been notified first?
Then Natsukawa looked at the Tsujimura family and Hattori Heiji.

"Mr. Tsujimura, you shouldn't be the murderer, so why are you confessing to the murderer?"

Natsukawa didn't want to get involved, but Anya said she saw the whole process of the mistress, Tsujimura Kimie, committing murder when she entered the house.

In order to prevent Anya from going astray and to help her develop a correct sense of right and wrong, it seems that her father has to step up and take charge for Kudo Washi, and find the real culprit.

"What do you mean?"

Hattori Heiji was extremely dissatisfied. He had just confirmed that the murderer was the victim's father, Tsujimura Toshimitsu, and this guy, whom he didn't even know, actually stood up to refute him.

Most importantly, the other party had just arrived at the scene, so why were they refuting him?

Although he had always suspected that Kogoro Mouri was all show and no substance, with Shinichi Kudo standing behind him, the other party had at least witnessed the whole process. If Kogoro Mouri were to come out and refute him at this moment, he might be able to seriously consider whether he had made a mistake.

"Oh, so you're saying you misunderstood Mr. Tsujimura."

Natsukawa smiled calmly, looking incredibly irritating—at least that's what Hattori Heiji thought.

"Xia Chuan, do you know what you're saying?"

Kogoro Mouri looked at Natsukawa with a serious expression.

Although he is mostly unreliable, he shares the same idea as Hattori. Besides, Natsukawa is neither a detective nor a policeman, so how would he know how to solve cases?
However, Xia Chuan was someone who had helped him earn 20 million, and the two families had been visiting each other frequently recently, so he couldn't say anything to Xia Chuan. He could only signal to him with his eyes to keep quiet.

The Tsujimura family members remained silent, each lost in their own thoughts.

Only Tsujimura Toshimitsu slightly raised his eyelids, but he didn't say anything.

"gross profit!"

Inspector Megure could no longer contain himself and gestured to Kogoro Mouri to ask Natsukawa to leave.

He had met Xia Chuan a few times, but they weren't familiar with each other. Xia Chuan had never demonstrated any detective abilities in front of him, so what he just said was obviously nonsense.

Xia Chuan coughed twice, knowing that now was not the time to keep people in suspense.

Once he was sure that he had attracted everyone's attention, he finally spoke.

“Ania just saw it.”

(End of this chapter)