Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 271: A Case Within a Case (Please continue reading!)

"No way, wasn't Zeki Kohei arrested? How could this happen?"

Even more bewildered than Inspector Megure was Conan!

From his perspective, what Zemu Pinghe did could have been accomplished by one person alone, and the possibility of having accomplices was practically zero.

"Hey, Uncle Natsukawa, quickly check if Sawaki Kohei is still in the same spot!"

Without Conan's prompting, Natsukawa had already looked over.

The hall was plunged into endless darkness. In addition, they were standing by the window while they were chatting, which was the furthest from the door. Even with his excellent eyesight, Xia Chuan could only see a dark shadow.

Wait, the shadowy figure split into two?

"Is that you, Peter Ford?"

Natsukawa reached out and grabbed Conan's wrist, and Conan's watch was in his hand.

By the time Conan realized what was happening, he had already turned on his flashlight and run towards Sawaki Kohei's location.

"Such a fast technique."

Conan touched his wrist. How could Natsukawa know everything? This technique looked just like the God of Gamblers, Ko Chun.

Could Xia Chuan's true identity be a real-life God of Gamblers who accidentally wandered into Japan?
The lights disappeared and did not reappear, which clearly indicates that the backup power supply was also damaged, and there is no backup power supply left.

Kogoro Mori yelled, "Everyone gather around Nana Oyama's body and don't run around!"

Nana Koyama is dead, but she still contributes her remaining energy and influence.

Her manicure was like a beacon, drawing everyone else together.

"Inspector Megure, what do we do? When are your men coming?!"

Renke Nian nearly collapsed for the third time. He felt that if things continued like this, he would definitely be diagnosed with heart disease. He had only come to chat with Xu Shengyi out of courtesy, but he never expected that he would almost lose his life.

Is there any mistake?

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In fact, Inspector Megure couldn't be sure when Shiratori would arrive; he hadn't expected to be trapped in this space and unable to get out.

However, if they can't contact him for a long time, given Shiratori's cautious nature, he will definitely come to check on the situation.

"almost."

At the elevator entrance, Sawaki Kohei had disappeared, and the ground was littered with shredded rope.

"interesting."

Xia Chuan couldn't understand why Peter Ford would save Ze Mu Gongping.

In the darkness, Peter Ford grabbed Ze Muping by the collar and rushed into the corridor, then into the stairwell, and onto the next floor.

"Hey, what exactly are you trying to do?" Ze Mu Gongping looked completely bewildered.

He was being grabbed by the collar and could barely breathe. Couldn't the other person have slowed down a bit when turning the corner?

Under the influence of centrifugal force, his body slammed against the corner wall multiple times, causing him to wince in pain.

"Shut up if you want to live!"

Peter Ford glanced back at him, his cold gaze making Ze Mu Gongping shrink back.

Despite having already committed two murders, he was still terrified by Peter Ford's gaze.

The two quickly arrived at the electrical substation that had caught fire.

"Who the hell are you!"

Sawaki Kohei spoke again, but this time his tone was much softer.

Just like a lone wolf seeing a tiger, it will flee in a sorry state if it has no companions.

He knew that the person in front of him had killed far more people than he had; he was a complete and utter tiger.

"When did you kill Asahi Katsuyoshi?"

"Ok?"

Snapped--

The resounding slap made Sawaki Kohei realize his current predicament.

If the police arrest him, he'll at most serve twenty years in prison, and he'll still be a hero when he gets out. But if he goes against the man in front of him, he might not even live to see today.

Realizing this, Sawaki Kohei honestly replied, "Last night."

Did you kill him in this restaurant?

"No, I'm at his house."

"After you took action, did you discover anything?"

"Ok?"

Snap + —

"No."

Ze Mugong felt a little wronged. The other party's question was inexplicable. What did it mean to discover something? He hadn't paid attention to anything else when he took action.

Besides, at least tell me what it is, right?

"Think carefully, did you see a USB flash drive or a CD?"

"It seems to have."

Sawaki Kohei recalled that when he went to Asahi Katsuyoshi's house, they met in the latter's study.

Xu Shengyi was sitting at his desk operating the computer at the time, and he did see the other person plug something into the host.

However, he was too eager to kill at the time to pay attention to anything else. After all, there were still many traps and explosives to install. After killing Xu Shengyi, he immediately took the body to the Water Crystal and didn't care about the computer at all.

"very good!"

Peter Ford nodded; it seemed the information the organization needed was still at Asahi Katsuyoshi's house.

"I'll give you two choices now."

"what?"

Ze Mu Gongping asked curiously.

Seriously, do you even have a choice?

With that murderous look on his face, if I make a choice that doesn't suit him, will he just kill me?
"Don't worry, our organization never forces anyone."

Peter Ford chuckled and said, "My first option is to leave you here. Inspector Megure will come looking for you and take you away. For the next twenty years, you'll be picking up soap in prison."

"What's the other option?"

"Join our organization and become one of us."

"Huh? I killed Asahi Katsuyoshi yesterday."

Snap + —

"You just need to answer with either option one or two. I don't have that much time to waste with you."

Although Sawaki Kohei's raw skills were average, Peter Ford still thought highly of him for coming up with such a murder plan. Bringing such a person back to the organization might allow them to be trained as an excellent criminal strategist.

Although their organization is only interested in Pandora, they sometimes engage in illegal activities, with murder being just the most basic one.

But they are different from wineries.

The winery's killings were more direct; their organization liked to plan accidents, and he felt that Sawaki Kohei was very suitable for this job.

Simply put, the distillery is physically strong, but they are better at verbal sparring.

The organization's average strength is relatively low, but fortunately, they are incredibly wealthy, and they can use money to bridge some gaps.

"I'll join!"

Ze Muping nodded vigorously, his cheeks already swollen. He suspected that if he didn't agree, he might not even have the chance to go to jail.

"You're very sensible; we're glad you've joined our organization."

“Mr. Peter, we’re trapped now. Shouldn’t we be thinking about how to get out?”

Peter Ford smiled confidently, took out a flashlight, and walked ahead, continuing deeper into the electrical control room. As he walked, he explained, "This underwater restaurant, Xu Shengyi, was originally intended as a venue for secret meetings. This electrical control room was designed with complete escape equipment from the very beginning."

Even after an explosion, it shouldn't be damaged.

Ze Muping nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that he had joined an extraordinary organization. The real purpose of this restaurant was to hold meetings for the organization.

However, how could he join this organization after killing Xu Shengyi? Isn't this organization a bit too ruthless? Not only does it not avenge its members, but it even dragged him, the murderer, into it.

“Xu Shengyi was originally our covert agent, used to launder money for the organization. We can find as many puppets like him as we want. As long as the organization exists, the lives of these peripheral members are irrelevant.”

Seemingly afraid that Sawaki Kohei might be frightened, he explained, "But don't worry, the case you planned was very detailed and has reached the standard of our official members. After that, as long as you plan another case like this according to the requirements, you can become a member with a code name like me."

"Thank you. May I ask what Mr. Peter's code name is in the organization, and what our organization is called?"

"Hmph! You watch too much TV. Powerful organizations never have names."

"I understand. So Mr. Peter probably doesn't have a code name either, right? How do the members of the organization distinguish their identities? They can't just use their real names, can they?"

Why isn't there a code name?

Peter Ford gave him a strange look: "My code name is Lanternfish. I specialize in being an outer member, and occasionally I also take on missions involving assassination or intelligence gathering."

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Ze Mugong's lips twitched. If the organization doesn't have a name, why do its members have code names?

The underwater restaurant is located in the sea, and many things require electricity, so the power distribution room is quite large.

After a short while, the two reached the end of the power distribution room.

The electrical distribution room is usually quite hot, and there are many cooling fans installed on the top. Peter Ford accurately found one of them, pried it to the side, and the entire casing fell off.

With a whoosh, dust billowed up from the ground.

“Let’s go. I’ve already cut off the backup power. They won’t be able to react in a short time. We have plenty of time to leave.”

"oh oh."

Just as Peter Ford pulled himself up onto the passageway, a voice rang out from the darkness.

"By the way, if you've already found a way to leave, why not take us with you?"

As the sound faded, the lights shone from the depths of darkness, illuminating the figures of the two.

The one who spoke was Xia Chuan.

"Xia Chuan?"

Peter Ford narrowed his eyes and shone his flashlight on them. "I didn't expect you guys to catch up so quickly."

Besides Natsukawa, Conan also came along.

As a famous detective, I certainly can't let the criminal escape.

He bent down and spun his power-enhancing shoes, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the two men.

But before that, he had another question.

"Who exactly are you, Mr. Peter?" Conan was filled with curiosity. He hadn't expected that Sawaki Kohei really had accomplices, and that they actually knew about the secret passage to escape.

How strange, I really want to know why.

Peter Ford had no interest in answering the question; the fact that Natsukawa and Conan had come down was something he hadn't expected.

He immediately kicked Ze Muping forward to block their view, then leaped into the passage.

Conan wanted to kick, but Sawaki Kohei was blocking his way, so he couldn't aim at Peter Ford. He couldn't very well kick Sawaki Kohei like a ball.

Conan had his concerns, but Natsukawa did not.

Xia Chuan kicked Ze Mu Gongping away, then pulled out his web-shooter and aimed to fire.

However, it was too late. Peter Ford, being experienced, quickly ducked and narrowly escaped.

"Mr. Peter."

Ze Muping leaned against the electrical box, his head full of questions. He was told he was to join some kind of organization, so why was he being kicked away now?

Sure enough, this organization is too ruthless; I experienced betrayal as soon as I joined.

They just said that Xu Shengyi was an outsider and didn't deserve their revenge, but what about themselves?

and many more.

It seems he hasn't been assessed yet.

Ok
But they actually treated him like this!
Sawaki Kohei was furious and decided to reveal the organization the other party had mentioned when he went to the Metropolitan Police Department later, hoping to get a reduced sentence.

"boom!"

After a gunshot, Sawaki Kohei fell to the ground, looking dazed.

"Hmph, now that I know about the organization, how could I possibly let you live!"

Since he couldn't take him with him, Peter Ford naturally wouldn't leave him alive, shooting him to his death.

After firing the shot, he immediately entered the escape pod.

Xu Shengyi's side, he still needs to go over there to collect the USB drive.

呲——

White gas spewed out from the passage, and a spherical escape pod was ejected.

Soon, a sphere taller than a person appeared on the sea surface at night. After the sphere surfaced, it exploded, and Peter Ford, who was inside, dived back into the water and left the moment he emerged.

"Officer, there seemed to be some movement here just now."

It was Wataru Takagi who spoke.

After failing to contact Inspector Megure for most of the day, the Third Division had already discovered the problem and came over to check on the situation.

Because all power was cut off, they could not access the underwater restaurant via electric cable car and had to land by boat.

"Did you see it wrong?"

The white bird turned its head and glanced around, but saw nothing.

"Alright, let's go up and check on the situation. We haven't been able to contact Inspector Megure and the others for so long, we don't know how they are doing."

The scene returns to the underwater restaurant.

"died."

Xia Chuan checked the pulse and shook his head, indicating that there was no hope.

"hateful!"

Conan's head throbbed; this was something he truly couldn't understand.

what's the situation?
Did the accomplice kill the murderer?
Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure arrived at the scene a few minutes later, and were equally bewildered upon discovering the body.

They were even more stunned when they learned that the shooter was Peter Ford.

"This could be a case within a case. Although I don't know why Peter Ford wanted to kill Zeki, I don't think he was Zeki's accomplice."

"What do you mean?" Conan asked.

"The two didn't make eye contact at all. If Peter Ford was Zemu's accomplice from the beginning, Zemu should have looked at his accomplice for a moment to seek help when the remote control malfunctioned."

However, it did not.

Therefore, I suspect that Peter Ford's actions against Zeki, including bringing him here, are likely related to Asahi Katsuyoshi.

This is Xu Shengyi's restaurant. Even if Ze Mu is very familiar with it, he shouldn't know that there's a way out here. I suspect that Xu Shengyi and Peter Ford are secretly up to something, and this is an escape route they've created.

They probably planned to do something here from the very beginning.

"Sawaki's killing of Asahi Katsuyoshi disrupted Peter Ford's plans, or Peter Ford wanted something from Sawaki, which is why he sabotaged the backup power supply and risked being discovered to bring him here."

Xia Chuan's deduction was unanimously accepted by the group, and there seemed to be no other explanation.

"I understand. I will investigate the rest."

Inspector Megure rubbed his temples. It seemed that this matter was still a bit complicated. Fortunately, Sawaki's case was solved. Even though he was dead, the case could still be closed.

We'll see about Peter Ford later.

(End of this chapter)