Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 266 Anya's Little Scheme

the next day.

The group finally met Hiroki Tsuji, a professional baseball player in high spirits. With his hands in his pockets, he told them about his thought process when he bought the helicopter.

In Japan, helicopters are high-end items. Although they can't compare to Koizumi Akako's broom, wealthy people like them. Their high price makes them unaffordable for ordinary people, and even those who can afford them may not have the means to purchase them.

Takeoff requires multiple levels of reporting.

In short, it's very troublesome.

Therefore, owning a helicopter at home is a symbol of wealth and status.

Of course, this doesn't apply to families like the Suzuki family, which owns luxurious giant cruise ships.

I heard that the Suzuki Group spent over two billion yen to repair the Sallybeth, which is almost enough to buy a luxury yacht.

Kogoro Mouri wasn't listening at all; he waited for the other person to finish speaking before immediately recounting the details of the case.

"You're saying someone's planning to attack me?" Tsuji Hiroki's expression was a bit strange after hearing this; he almost laughed.

That said, it's true that he and Kogoro Mouri are friends, but they don't seem to be so close that he could be implicated and harmed, right? Is knowing a detective really that dangerous?
"I had heard that detective work was accompanied by certain dangers, but I never expected that something like this would actually happen."

“This isn’t because of my current job; it’s a problem left over from when I was a detective. Three people have already been involved in the incident, including my wife. Mr. Hiroki, please don’t go out these next few days, and definitely don’t fly a helicopter.”

"It's not that exaggerated!"

Hiroki Tsuji waved his hand dismissively: "This flight was reported to the government in advance. It would be a shame not to fly. You know, reporting this is a very troublesome thing for us."

"Besides, didn't you say they wouldn't kill me? What's there to be afraid of? I'm a famous baseball player, how can I bow down to criminals!"

Hiroki Tsuji spoke with righteous indignation, as if he were giving a speech.

To be honest, he simply didn't believe he would be one of the killer's targets.

Moreover, he was already high in the air, at least 500 meters above the ground. Even a top sniper with a top-notch sniper rifle might not be able to hit him. Not to mention that the opponent was a recently released convict.

He was using a cheap crossbow, which could only shoot up to twenty meters at most, and his height was far beyond the reach of his opponents.

It wasn't that he looked down on the other party; among his bodyguards alone, not a single bad guy could get close to him.

"You can't reason with a damned ghost." Natsukawa watched the whole thing from the sidelines, and it seemed that Tsuji Hiroki was still unaware of Conan and Kogoro Mouri's heroic deeds of dying wherever they went.

"Uncle Xia Chuan, why don't we come on the plane together?"

Judging from the expression, Conan knew he couldn't stop the other person. Since that was the case, for safety's sake, he should just fly with them.

"What if Murakami has planted a bomb on the plane?"

Natsukawa was unwilling to go up. Although he could also fly a plane, there was no need for him to expose himself for Tsuji Hiroki.

Let Conan go by himself.

"How could that be? Uncle Mori and I will go up together."

"Why not? This is too dangerous. Let's wait downstairs." The famous detective waved his hand and silently walked to the side.

"Don't force yourself. Believe in yourself. You can protect Mr. Tsuji Hiroki!" Natsukawa patted Conan's head, the ace pilot of Hawaii.

Last night, Okano Towako was alright, so maybe Tsuji Hiroki won't be either. While he has this time, Mouri Kogoro thinks he can think of any other friends whose names contain the number 10, or other numbers.

In short.

Anyone who wants to ride in this helicopter can ride it; the famous detective certainly won't get on it.

Conan still wanted to struggle a bit more, feeling that only by bringing Uncle Natsukawa along could he be guaranteed safety.

Seeing that Conan was trying to get closer, Natsukawa took two steps back again.

"By the way, you should be going to school today, right?" Xia Chuan casually added.

"Well, I've never been on a plane before, and I just want to experience it—"

Realizing that Natsukawa really didn't want to get on, and with the helicopter about to take off, Conan had no choice but to reluctantly enter the cabin.

"Little brother, you're much braver than Mr. Mori," Hiroki Tsuji teased Kogoro Mori.

"It's alright."

The propeller rotated slowly, but the speed gradually increased.

Watching the helicopter take off from the spot, Xia Chuan asked, "Uncle Mori, do you think of any people you know whose names contain the number eight or nine? We should plan ahead."

"If it's nine, I can't think of one, but if it's eight, Sawaki Kohei should count as one."

The two were chatting when the helicopter, which had risen high into the sky and flown far away, had an accident.

Hiroki Tsuji's eyes were bloodshot, and the pain in his eyes made him panic.

The pain was especially noticeable after the sunlight pierced through the clouds, and soon Hiroki Tsuji could no longer open his eyes.

"Mr. Hiroki Tsuji, what was that you dripping just now?"

"Eye drops! I use eye drops every time I take off to keep my eyes clear."

"I see!"

Conan immediately concluded that the eye drops had probably been switched beforehand, and judging from Tsuji Hiroki's symptoms, the eye drops had likely been replaced with a pupil-dilating agent.

This eye drops can cause eye irritation in bright light, and the effects are even more severe if you are exposed to direct sunlight!
"I can't open my eyes anymore. Where are we now? Maybe if I fly the helicopter into the sea, we can still be saved."

"There's no other way." Conan's gaze was solemn. They were currently over Teitan Elementary School, and it would take quite a while to fly from here to Tokyo Bay. The coastal air currents were too volatile, making it even more prone to problems. Tsuji Hiroki couldn't possibly keep the helicopter steady with his eyes closed.

We had no choice but to make an emergency landing in the city!

Thinking of this, Conan jumped up, went to Tsuji Hiroki's lap in the driver's seat, and pulled the control stick. "I'll control the joystick, you adjust the speed."

"Hey, can you fly a plane?"

"Yes, I've simulated it many times when I was a child."

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If it weren't for the intense pain in his eyes, Tsuji Hiroki would definitely be looking at Conan with a bewildered expression.

He remembered that Conan had just said that he had taken leave to experience a helicopter because he had never experienced one before.

Children must not lie!
Of course, now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to accept it. If he doesn't trust the other party, they will both die!

"I'm preparing for an emergency landing. Mr. Hiroki Tsuji, please get ready and gradually descend. I'll let you know if there are any major changes in airflow."

After Conan gained control of the joystick, Hiroki Tsuji clearly noticed that the machine had become more stable. He breathed a sigh of relief and listened attentively to the instructions.

However, he was not vodka after all, and his helicopter skills were average. Even with Conan's narration, the helicopter still shook, and because of the rapid descent, the fuselage could not withstand the airflow and began to vibrate violently.

Conan took out his detective badge and contacted the Detective Boys, "Can you hear me? It's me. Are you on the playground?"

"Is that Conan?" Genta kicked the soccer ball away, then asked the badge, "Conan, where did you go? Why did you take the day off today?" "Enough talk, get off the field now, I'm about to make an emergency landing!"

"Emergency landing?" Genta looked up at the ceiling and asked, somewhat puzzled, "But we're inside the stadium."

"Aren't you on the playground?"

Logically speaking, this should be a physical education class, and the students in Class 1B should be playing on the playground.

"Because Anya said it wasn't a good day to play on the playground, we all went to the gymnasium. Speaking of which, playing soccer on the basketball court is a lot of fun, it's just that the goal is too small and too high, making it hard to score."

Goodness, he's never played like this before. What's this, basketball or soccer?

"It's fine if you don't."

Conan didn't have time to think about why Anya said it wasn't a good day to play on the playground; he just needed to make sure no one was there.

The helicopter swayed and wobbled as it descended, occasionally shifting left and right as if struggling, but in reality, Conan was adjusting the angle of descent.

Anya stood by the classroom window, holding her camera and pointing it at the playground.

"Hehe, as long as Conan's helicopter crashes, his reputation at school will definitely plummet."

Last night, Anya learned from Bond that Conan's plane had crashed. While relieved that Conan was alive, she cleverly brought a camera with her, just to capture the scene of Conan's plane crash.

If this scene were shown to the entire school, they certainly wouldn't idolize Conan as they used to.

Five seconds later.

The helicopter flew diagonally through the teaching building, bending the rooftop safety net before continuing its descent.

Conan placed one foot on the dashboard and the other on the driver's seat, then forcefully pulled his hands back.

Boom——

The helicopter landed with a narrow escape, miraculously without exploding.

The inertia carried the aircraft from the middle of the playground to the side, finally stopping less than three meters away from the teaching building.

Inside the classroom at the front of the helicopter, Anya pressed the button to end the recording and nodded in satisfaction.

Conan was unaware of Anya's little scheme, and even if he did, he could only shrug and say he didn't care.

He almost lost his life, why does he care about his reputation?
Moreover, Anya already has quite a bit of dirt on him, and Conan, who's just giving up, doesn't care about adding another one.

The helicopter crash nearly scared the school leaders to death. The principal was leisurely making tea in his office when he saw the helicopter sliding down the window and thought he was seeing things. If it weren't for the huge noise that shattered the window, he would have thought he was dreaming.

Fortunately, there was no one on the playground, otherwise he might have had to retire on the spot.
Firefighters and ambulances arrived at the scene quickly.

Natsukawa and his companion, along with the Metropolitan Police Department, arrived late.

Looking at the wreckage scattered all over the ground, Kogoro Mouri's face turned extremely grim.

If he had previously suspected that the other party would retaliate against him and Inspector Megure's friends and family, now he was completely certain that Murakami Joe was targeting him!

Moreover, this time the other side definitely went all out!

To blind the pilot on a helicopter is definitely a way to kill him!

Damn it, Conan was on it too! Murakami almost lost two lives in one incident.

After cleaning up the scene and confirming that Conan and Hiroki Tsuji were alright, Kogoro Mouri immediately suggested going to Kohei Sawaki's house.

We can't afford any more accidents.

Conan declined the doctor's examination, but in reality, nothing was wrong with him.

He was also furious and wanted to go to Sawaki Kohei's house with Uncle Mori.

Although we didn't know who "Nine" was, which meant that there was likely another person who was going to get into trouble, this was all we could do at the moment. We had to make sure we could protect Ze Muping properly, and maybe we could catch the culprit directly.

Sawaki Kohei's home is not far from Teitan Elementary School.

Inspector Megure was conducting the final round of physical examinations when he arrived at Sawaki Kohei's house with Natsukawa and his group. It was Sato Miwako who was with them.

Conan kept looking at the ten of spades in his hand the whole way; it was found by the police while cleaning up the wreckage.

This playing card confirms that their current reasoning is correct.

The group arrived at Sawaki Kohei's house.

Sawaki Kohei looked sickly and listless, and was clearly surprised to see that it was Mouri Kogoro who had come to his house.

Kogoro Mouri got straight to the point and told him about the case.

The story focuses on how Hiroki Tsuji almost lost his life because he wouldn't listen to advice. Although he didn't die, the helicopter that Hiroki Tsuji relied on to brag about crashed, and it probably wouldn't be easy for him to do it again.

For Tsuji Hiroki, who loves to boast, this might be worse than being killed.

"Not dead?"

Sawaki Kohei blurted out, then realized he might have misspoke and quickly corrected himself, "What I meant was, Mr. Tsuji Hiroki is really lucky to have survived a plane crash under these circumstances."

"It's all because of Conan." Xia Chuan glanced at Conan. If the other hadn't turned into a six-year-old child and couldn't step on the footplate, he would have been completely confident that the helicopter could have landed smoothly.

"If Conan hadn't practiced piloting a helicopter in Hawaii, Mr. Tsuji Hiroki would probably be dead by now."

"It was just luck. I never expected the helicopter to be the same as the simulator my dad took me to in Hawaii," Conan explained, scratching his head.

"is it?"

Zeki Kohei nodded to show he understood, and sighed inwardly. But it had come to this point, and there was nothing he could do if he didn't die. He could only wait and see if he could find an opportunity to finish him off.

"However, I have already made an appointment to meet with Mr. Xu Shengyi this afternoon. He is preparing to let me become the manager of the Water Crystal Restaurant, so no matter what happens, I have to go to the Water Crystal Underwater Restaurant."

I cannot let Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi down.

“But it’s really dangerous to go out,” Miwako Sato tried to dissuade her.

"It should be fine. My meeting with Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi was arranged just yesterday. I didn't tell anyone, so no one should know."

"Is that so?" Sato Miwako frowned slightly, but didn't say anything more.

If Murakami Takeshi was unaware of the situation, it's unlikely that he would have been subjected to pre-emptive sabotage like Tsuji Hiroki did. Furthermore, with police protection, he would most likely have escaped unscathed.

Furthermore, the police can only offer advice and cannot take coercive measures against ordinary people. If the other party wants to go to some underwater crystal restaurant, they can only follow.

Upon hearing the news, Inspector Megure had just been discharged from the hospital after his check-up. He felt that the truth of the case was not far off, and he wanted to see for himself whether the person who shot him was Murakami Jo.

With limited police resources in the three departments, Sato Miwako needs to go back and investigate the surveillance footage. Tsuji Hiroki's helicopter and the knife shop provided by Conan will both require a lot of time to retrieve surveillance footage.

Only by proceeding in tandem can we quickly pinpoint the real culprit.

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