Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 265 The landlady is single, divorced, and has a great figure
If his memory serves him right, Asahi Katsuyoshi should also be one of Sawaki Kohei's targets.

Just as Natsukawa was about to call and ask about the situation, Gin called first.

"Big brother."

"Yes, did you see the mission objective information?"

"I saw it."

"I'll give you three days to make him disappear from this world. Remember, don't leave any trace. The Japanese authorities have been paying close attention to us lately, so try to make this case look like an accident."

"I understand, I'll act as soon as possible. By the way, has this guy offended our organization?"

Based on the information, Xu Shengyi is an extremely wealthy person; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to build an underwater restaurant that's almost like an aquarium.

The other party might also be one of Gin's blackmailers. As for why he took action, it's possible that Gin planned to kill them to silence them after receiving the money.

"I just got the news that he's a member of that organization. I don't need to say anything more, right?"

Xia Chuan knew without even thinking that the organization was a zoo.

"I understand, but aren't our clashes with that organization happening too frequently? If this continues, the Japanese Public Security Bureau will definitely be very happy, shouldn't we?"

"You don't need to worry about that. I have my own plans. Just do your job well and make sure nothing goes wrong." With that, Gin hung up the phone.

"Don't you want to leave any traces?"

Xia Chuan muttered something to himself, then turned his gaze to the window.

If that's the case, shouldn't I stop Conan from continuing the investigation and let Sawaki Kohei successfully kill Asahi Katsuyoshi?

However, he remembered that the case did not happen in just a few days; the entire chain of events seemed to have lasted for about a week, and Gin only gave him three days.

"It looks like we need to get Zemu to speed things up."

the next day.

Natsukawa had just finished brushing his teeth when Inspector Megure called.

Half an hour later, Natsukawa returned to Beika General Hospital, but this time the person he visited was not Inspector Megure, but Eri Kisaki.

Eri Kisaki received a package of chocolates and roses from the suspect at 9:00 AM this morning.

She thought it was a gift from Kogoro Mouri, so she opened the package and ate it without saying a word.

Then, naturally, he was poisoned and sent to the hospital.

Eri Kisaki lay on the bed, her face pale, her temples slightly disheveled, and her glasses placed on the table beside her. She looked unusually frail.

Kogoro Mouri was sitting next to her, talking to her.

Xia Chuan heard it clearly only when he got closer.

"How could you eat gifts from strangers like chocolates and roses? Something's definitely not right!" Kogoro Mouri fumed. "I just told you yesterday, and you fell for it today! I..."

"father!"

Xiaolan couldn't stand it anymore and quickly stopped her: "Mom needs to rest, don't make a scene."

Eri Kisaki ignored her unreliable husband the whole time. She still thought that the roses and chocolates were Kogoro Mouri's doing, and that her chauvinistic husband might finally be willing to show weakness to her.

Little did they know it was a trap.

"However, what is certain now is that the guy did indeed play according to the order of the playing cards." Conan's expression darkened slightly as he looked at the roses sealed in an evidence bag beside him.

The rose is what the Queen of Spades holds in a deck of cards.

"That damn bastard! If I find out who he is, I'll make him try my judo back throw!"

"Alright, Mori, now the main task is to find the people around us whose names contain the number eleven."

Inspector Megure stood by, offering words of comfort. He held his stomach with one hand and leaned on a cane with the other, a sight that made one admire his dedication as a veteran detective.

"Is Attorney Fei alright?" Xia Chuan asked as he stepped forward.

"It's nothing, just food poisoning, but the amount is very small. You just need to rest in bed for a few days," Eri Kisaki replied with a smile.

The two were not familiar with each other. The reason why Natsukawa was called over was because this case and Inspector Megure's case belonged to the same case.

Kogoro Mouri said gravely, "Natsukawa, it seems Murakami Jo will make another move. The character '川' in your name, rotated 90 degrees, represents the number three. You are very likely his target as well. Be careful in the days to come."

???

Xia Chuan never expected that this matter would involve him. Originally, it should have been Shiratori's turn to be involved. Could it be that he took the blame for Shiratori?
"Has it been confirmed that it's Murakami Takeshi?"

Inspector Megure continued, "Yes, I had someone investigate yesterday, and we couldn't find any trace of Murakami Takeshi. However, we can confirm that he went to Mori's house after he was released from prison the day before yesterday, but Mori wasn't home at the time."

After that, he completely disappeared; it must be him.

"But what about Inspector Megure's morning runs?"

“We initially suspect that he has accomplices.” Kogoro Mouri showed an unusual seriousness as he began to analyze: “One person certainly couldn’t do this alone, but if he has accomplices, then it’s not so certain.”

Murakami Takeshi has now disappeared, and his next target should be Eleven. Inspector Megure and I discussed it, and it seems we don't have anyone like him among our friends.

Japanese people are quite unique; many of them have numbers in their names.

But normally it's one, two, three, and it's rare to get to nine, let alone eleven.

Even with Conan's wildest imagination, he still hasn't considered that it might be Eleven, someone connected to Kogoro's uncle or Inspector Megure.

"October 1st?"

Natsukawa pretended to think, but in reality, he was considering whether or not to help Professor Agasa.

After thinking for a few seconds, Xia Chuan decided to help the other party.

Being shot in the buttocks will definitely affect Detective Conan's research. I'm counting on Professor Agasa to invent some strange and wonderful Detective Conan weapons. If I'm injured, Professor Agasa probably won't be able to conduct his research for a while.

Moreover, this might give Ze Mu a sense of urgency, making him speed up his crimes.

"Do you think it's possible that it could be Professor Agasa?"

"Professor Agasa?" ×4
“Yes.” Xia Chuan nodded and continued to explain, “If you break down the character ‘士’ in Professor Agasa’s name, you can find it as ten and one, right?”

"That seems to make sense."

Mori and Inspector looked at each other and realized that this did indeed make sense.

"Wait, I remember Inspector Megure and Professor Agasa shouldn't be familiar with each other, right?" Conan interjected.

It's possible to interpret Professor Agasa as eleven, but Professor Agasa and Inspector Megure are at most acquaintances through work, and they basically don't interact in their daily lives, so calling them friends is a bit of a stretch.

"Is it possible that Murakami Takeshi's real target is Ran's father? Is he currently seeking revenge against him because of what happened back then?"

Eri Kisaki listened for a long time before finally saying this.

From her perspective, the only person Murakami Takeshi hated was Kogoro Mouri.

She was a witness and had a deep impression of the situation at the time. If it weren't for that shot, Murakami Takeshi might have already escaped, and it's uncertain whether she would have survived.

Although she was shot, Kogoro Mouri's shot did give her a sense of security. It's very likely that Takeshi Murakami harbored resentment towards Kogoro Mouri because of that shot.

Inspector Megure was the team leader, but he was basically not involved in the investigation at the time. It would be a stretch to say that Murakami hated him.

Rather than saying he was the main target, it would be more accurate to say he was Kogoro Mouri's friend, which makes perfect sense.

“I think what Attorney Kiyoshi said makes a lot of sense. This matter should be a revenge operation that started with Uncle Mori.”

Da da da--

"Conan, where are you going?" Ran called out worriedly.

Conan Edogawa's name contains the characters "E" (江) which can represent "two" and "Chuan" (川) which can represent "three." It's safe to say that Conan is in danger going out alone now, as he could very well be one of the targets.

"I'm going to Professor Agasa's house."

Conan is not worried about himself.

Whether it's second or third, his ranking is last. The one who should be worried now is J, who is heavily pregnant and balding!

"I'll go take a look." Xia Chuan turned around and followed.

Inspector Megure immediately took out his phone and called Shiratori, explaining that Professor Agasa needed protection.

Conan and Natsukawa rushed to the door, where two medical staff members came running from the opposite direction, carrying a stretcher and rushing into the hospital.

"Professor Agasa!?"

In the instant they passed each other, Conan recognized the person above as none other than the great inventor, Professor Agasa.

Dr. Agasa lay on the stretcher, his face filled with despair, his hands unconsciously reaching for his buttocks.

A metal arrow was stuck in his buttocks, swaying as the medical staff ran around.

"New Conan".

Dr. Agasa almost called out his full name again.

"what happened?"

"I heard someone ring the doorbell just now, and I thought it was Ai Haibara, so I went to open the door. When I opened the door, I found a diamond-shaped welding tool on the door. I just picked it up and was about to close the door when someone shot an arrow at me from the doorway."

Professor Agasa's situation was exactly the same as Inspector Megure's; apart from the location, both were hit by arrows, and neither was a fatal wound.

Conan took the diamond-shaped welding tool handed to him by Professor Agasa and confirmed that it was the weapon held by the knight in the Jack of cards.

"hateful!"

Conan felt a surge of anger.

It was said to be revenge against Kogoro Mouri, but the three injured people were all his friends. This was not only revenge against Kogoro Mouri, but also a provocation against him, the famous detective.

Perhaps I am one of their targets?
Shinichi Kudo, there just happens to be one of them.

Upon hearing the news, Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri arrived at Professor Agasa's hospital room, their expressions even more somber.

The killer's frequency and speed of attacks are increasing.

"We must find them immediately!" Conan asked seriously, "Uncle Mori, which of your friends has the number 10 in their name?"

"Ten?"

Kogoro Mouri sat beside him, deep in thought.

He quickly came up with a suitable candidate.

"If we're talking about ten, then Ms. Towako Okano should be one of them."

"Who is she? Where does she live? I'll immediately send Shiratori over to protect her."

"Uh," Kogoro Mouri said somewhat embarrassedly, but out of respect for other people's lives, he still said it: "She is the owner of a brothel in Shibuya. She is single, divorced, and has a great figure. She always gives me a discount when I go there."

Why emphasize single, divorced women with great figures?
Natsukawa was curious about Kogoro Mouri's mindset when he said those words. Wasn't he afraid of his wife overhearing him?
Eri Kisaki, who had just arrived at Professor Agasa's ward with Ran's help, paused upon hearing this. The voice from inside the ward clearly reached her and Ran's ears.

Eri's pale face disappeared, replaced by a rosy glow. It was a rosy glow of anger.

"Mom." Xiaolan was extremely embarrassed. At this moment, it seemed that anything she said would be superfluous.

Eri Kisaki turned her head shakily, "Help me back. This old man seems to be living quite comfortably by himself, so I won't go back and join in the fun."

"Dad is all talk; the only person he truly loves is you."

Xiaolan was on the verge of tears, but her mother wouldn't listen to her explanation at all.

There was nothing she could do but help Eri Kisaki back to her ward.

At the same time, she secretly resolved that she would never let her father go to that brothel again.

If Dad dares to go again next time, let him try to see whether judo or karate is more powerful!
The people in the room were unaware of this and continued discussing the selection of "ten".

"Is there no one else?" Xia Chuan asked.

Gin only gave him three days. Natsukawa was worried that Sawaki was moving too slowly and decided to give him a sense of urgency.

That madam is not the target; it's best not to waste time on her.

He remembered that the person whose name contained the number ten was an athlete who owned a helicopter.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be in the name; it can also be a radical with the character '十'," he added.

"Could it be Hiroki Tsuji?" Kogoro Mouri frowned. Hiroki Tsuji was also a friend of his; the other day, when he was having dinner with his wife, Hiroki Tsuji had also appeared.

If he hadn't run into the other person that day, he wouldn't have remembered having such a friend.

"Two?" Inspector Megure coughed lightly. "Here's what we'll do. I'll have Sato and Takagi take men to the Shibuya brothel, and I'll have Shiratori accompany you to Tsuji Hiroki's side. Protecting both sides together will be more efficient."

That night, the Metropolitan Police Department began monitoring the brothel. Takagi Wataru worked as a male escort all night and then discovered something.

Customers who come to the brothel prefer dairy cows and yellow cows, and don't like his black cow.

Not only that, heaven knows how many eye-rolls he received that night.

Those rich women would give him a disdainful "Eh!" when they saw him, and then leave with a gigolo.

Although he wasn't involved in the host club scene, being disliked like this was still very upsetting, and Takagi felt that the Metropolitan Police Department should compensate him for emotional distress.

Aside from this information, no other useful clues were found throughout the night, let alone a suspect dressed in racing gear and driving an off-road vehicle.

However, considering that the other party has already made two moves today, and the next one is likely to be tomorrow or the day after, the Metropolitan Police Department has decided to keep watch for two more days.

Kogoro Mouri was unable to meet Hiroki Tsuji that day; Tsuji's butler said that Tsuji had just returned from the United States that day.

It was too late when they returned, so it wasn't a good time to meet. On behalf of Tsuji Hiroki, they were invited to take a helicopter ride together the next day to enjoy the unobstructed view of the sky and the fiery sun.

Kogoro Mouri has a habit of trembling when he's more than ten meters away, so he naturally wouldn't allow it. However, considering that something bad might happen if he didn't meet the other party tomorrow, he had no choice but to agree.

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