Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 274 The Great Operation to Keep Spy Identity Secret

Gin cast an endless shadow over her entire life, and even now, the mere thought of him makes her tremble.

Similarly, one will unconsciously shrink back upon seeing someone who resembles an organization.

Her current feelings are just like those of a five or six-year-old child, who is lost, cannot find their parents, and has a deep fear of the outside world and strangers.

"Are you alright, Ai?"

Professor Agasa patted her on the shoulder, perhaps he really shouldn't have let Ai Haibara come over.

My mindset, which had been working well for a short time, seems to be starting to falter again.

Ai Haibara didn't answer, but instead held her binoculars and looked at the spot where Conan had fallen.

It was a swimming pool of several tens of square meters.

"I shouldn't die, right!?"

Just as Ai Haibara was feeling relieved, Conan crawled out of the swimming pool and looked up.

The two looked at each other, their eyes showing the same astonishment.

"The Dark Baron!"

Conan didn't jump down on his own; he was pushed down by the person who pushed him—the Dark Baron.

Conan wasn't initially taking it very seriously, but after this incident, he was completely taken aback.

How dare they provoke me like this, using a villain from my own father's books? Conan's blood boiled instantly!
However, when he looked up and saw Ai Haibara holding binoculars above him, he was momentarily stunned.

The next moment, he realized what was happening and strode into the hotel lobby.

I immediately returned to the second-floor observation deck, only to find that Baron Dark Night had already vanished.

However, this was already within his expectations. Since the other party was dressed like that to commit the crime, it proved that the other party did not want to reveal their identity, and they must have run away by now.

But it's okay, Ai Haibara probably saw something.

Next, he arrived at 1801, the room of Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara.

"Haibara, did you see the person who pushed me down?"

Conan asked hurriedly, and then found Ai Haibara sitting on a beach chair on the balcony, lost in thought.

Conan cast an inquiring glance at Professor Agasa.

Dr. Agasa then explained the reasons.

Conan pondered for a long time and roughly understood what Ai Haibara was thinking.

He reached out and patted Ai Haibara on the shoulder. "It wasn't Tequila that pushed me down; it was someone dressed as Baron of the Night."

You saw that the time interval between Tequila and me being pushed down was less than a minute. Do you think Tequila had time to run up to the second floor, change clothes, and then push me down within a minute?
In other words, even if it's tequila, you don't need to be afraid; it hasn't discovered you.

Aside from Professor Agasa and Hattori, no one else knows about our relationship, so it's impossible for it to be exposed.

Conan was confident that neither of them could be guilty of anything; otherwise, the Black Organization would have come knocking on their door long ago.

At this point, Conan suddenly paused, as if he had thought of something.

Agave appears here, and so does Natsukawa.

Could it be that.
Conan's sixth sense tells him that there might be a connection between these things.

Ai Haibara looked up, her eyes slightly red, clearly still shaken.

"Could Uncle Xia Chuan be a member of the organization?"

After a long pause, Ai Haibara asked this question.

She became somewhat agitated because she had linked Natsukawa with tequila.

Conan looked at Ai Haibara. Without evidence, he couldn't be sure, but instinctively he didn't believe it.

How could that be? Uncle Xia Chuan is such a good person.

Although he occasionally enjoys playing pranks on criminals, he has helped solve cases multiple times or solved cases on his own. His girlfriend is also a police officer in the Metropolitan Police Department. How could he possibly be part of the organization?

"The Izu Grand Hotel is so big, with more than a thousand guests. I think it's very unlikely. Besides, since Tequila helped you back then, he probably isn't a bad person."

Conan didn't rule out any possibility of a definitive answer.

I didn't get the answer I wanted from Ai Haibara; in fact, I got an extra question.

Headache.

Tequila, what exactly is this guy's purpose in appearing here?

"Dr. Agasa, what exactly is that software you mentioned before?"

Conan suddenly remembered this software program; this thing might be a breakthrough.

He always felt that the existence of agave was related to this thing.

"You probably haven't heard of the Dark Baron virus." Dr. Agasa put his hands behind his back, facing the sun in a reminiscing manner: "This virus has actually been around for many years, almost since the internet, and it updates and iterates every now and then."

What role do viruses play?

"Stealing information and manipulating computers. Many companies have had their trade secrets exposed because of this software, and then went from glory to bankruptcy. I've heard from friends that this kind of virus seems to be sold in the underworld."

The price isn't low, but the results are really good.

However, this time the situation is a bit special. Less than ten days after the latest version of the virus was released, someone on the dark web was selling the latest underlying code of the Dark Baron virus.

This code can crack viruses at their source. The person selling the underlying code might be targeting virus sellers; the price was set very low, and it was auctioned off as soon as it appeared.

That led to this tour group activity. The organizers used the underlying code as a gimmick to invite us to participate.

It's likely that the person who acquired the underlying code at a low price back then was the organizer of this event.

Dr. Agasa suddenly added, "I remember the document I got from Professor Masami Hirota's house was infected with this virus."

However, the version must be quite old; otherwise, with my firewall skills, I wouldn't have been able to save some of the files.

"What! Why didn't you tell me this sooner!"

Conan's face turned green.

If that's the case, then this virus is very likely related to the Black Organization.

No, you could even say it's absolutely related!
If he had known, he definitely wouldn't have let Ai Haibara appear here.

"I only remembered it when Ai mentioned tequila." Professor Agasa scratched his head sheepishly.

"I remember that the Dark Baron virus was indeed a product of the organization."

The organization's Japanese branch, besides having a drug research department centered around me, also has a software development department, though I've never been there; I only heard about it from them during conversations.

Ai Haibara swallowed hard, wanting to leave.

She no longer cared about finding out Xia Chuan's true identity; her life was more important.

However, she was conflicted; the desire to see Tequila was stirring within her.

After all, only Agave knew about her sister's condition.

Conan remained silent for a while before finally deciding, "It's too late to go back now, and it's not safe for you to go back. You should stay in your rooms tonight and leave early tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

One night, Ai Haibara wanted to see if Tequila would come looking for her. Stepping out of the room, Conan was filled with many thoughts.

The appearance of tequila is definitely related to the Izu Detective Club; there's no doubt about that.

So, what is agave planning to do?
Take this virus away?

We're still planning to find the organizers and follow the trail to find the person who released the underlying code.

It's definitely not because of after-sales service.

"It looks like I need to find this organizer quickly and get the source of the underlying code from him! Maybe I can get the address of the Black Organization's software development base."

Lobby.

"Uncle, please help me check in."

"Who's talking?" The receptionist scratched his head curiously. He could clearly hear someone talking, but he couldn't see anyone. How strange.

Besides, I'm only in my early twenties, why should I call him uncle?
and many more!

Suddenly, the receptionist remembered something, then leaned over the front desk and peered into the blind spot below.

Sure enough, there was someone.

Judging from his height, he seems to be a little kid, and a very young one at that, probably just starting elementary school.

"Little friend, where are your parents?"

The receptionist didn't seem to notice why the little girl was wearing a black suit. She glanced behind her and, seeing no parents, continued, "We require advance reservations for hotel check-in, and guests must be accompanied by an adult."

“Ania’s father made an appointment yesterday, but he suddenly had a stomachache and is in the bathroom now. Anya is already a mature elementary school student, so I told my father that I could help him check in.”

Anya looked serious, lying without blushing at all, and even acting with righteous indignation.

"Uncle, can you help Anya with this?"

Anya reluctantly reached into her pocket, took out a handful of peanuts, and placed them on the front desk, saying, "This is a thank-you fee."

The receptionist hesitated, but seeing the little girl's earnest expression, he had no choice but to accept her kindness.

Anya secretly booked the room last night using her home landline, under Xia Chuan's identity. Fortunately, the person who answered the phone and the person who answered at the front desk were not the same person, otherwise they would have definitely discovered the problem and called the police to send Anya home.

However, it was because of Anya's reservation that Dr. Agasa was able to access Natsukawa's pre-registration information.

When Xia Chuan asked Frank to help him with the matter, he used a fake name. After all, since it was a place where tequila was present, he certainly couldn't register under the identity of Xia Chuan.

Then, the process was complete.
"Is that so? Anya is such a clever child."

Seeing how cute the little girl was, the receptionist lowered her guard to a minimum, picked up the appointment list, and casually asked, "What's your father's name?"

"My father's name is Xia Chuan."

"Natsukawa?"

The receptionist quickly found Xia Chuan's name on the list, nodded, and then hesitated, saying, "But the room needs to be paid for, and your father isn't here."

“It’s alright, Anya has already brought the money.”

As she spoke, Anya jumped up and slammed the money onto the table.

To be honest, she had taken all of this from her savings; she had paid a heavy price to keep her father's identity a secret.

"Okay, here's your room key, 1802. Anya, make sure you keep it safe and don't lose it."

"I know."

Anya nodded with a haughty air; how could something like losing her keys happen to her?

However, on Professor Agasa's Beetle, she seemed to hear that Ai Haibara lived in 1801, and her room was right next door. It seemed she should be careful not to be discovered.

She came in Professor Agasa's car and hid in the trunk. She only climbed out of the trunk after Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara left.

Thankfully, the distance wasn't too far, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to stand it; the trunk is truly cramped.

However, perseverance will eventually pay off.

The operation to keep the spy's identity secret has officially begun!
Anya, on the other hand, came up with the same reason as Ai Haibara: there was a party at Professor Agasa's house that night, and she would stay there until very late and then sleep there.

Dr. Agasa has once again been blamed without his knowledge.

This is something Anya just learned from Ai Haibara; Professor Agasa is indeed a good shield.

Joel was rather naive and didn't think too much, so he easily trusted the two children.

Conan had just come down from the 18th floor in the elevator when he saw a child about his height enter the elevator.

The child was wearing a black suit, with the brim of a hat and black sunglasses covering half of his face.

"Uh?"

Conan turned around curiously, then smiled with relief, "What's wrong with me? Tequila is a two-meter-tall strong man, this kid is clearly not."

"so close."

As the elevator doors closed, Anya exhaled sharply, realizing she had almost been discovered. She hadn't expected Conan to be inside the elevator.

Meanwhile, an incompetent parent, completely unaware of the situation, is searching for a virus-laden USB drive in Jiang Yuan Shilang's room.

"Could this guy be carrying something with him?"

The room layout is quite simple; the only places to hide things are the bed, desk, and wardrobe. If these aren't the places, where else can you hide them?

Xia Chuan glanced at the only outfit in the wardrobe, which was the Dark Baron cosplay costume, and a thought suddenly struck him.

Could it be here?

Xia Chuan immediately took matters into his own hands and carefully examined the contents, eventually finding the USB drive in the hidden compartment of the Dark Night Baron's top hat.

He's quite good at hiding things; it's a good thing he didn't carry it with him, otherwise it would have been even more troublesome.

"Now all I have to do is wait for the other person to get killed."

Xia Chuan walked to the balcony and looked down.

Although he didn't remember who the murderer was, he did remember that the murderer had disguised Jiang Yuanjuro's death as an accidental fall from his room.

Since I've already benefited from Conan's efforts, I'll help him speed up the process of solving cases!
Thinking about it, I picked up the pen on the table, wrote a note, and placed it under the balcony railing.

Putting things back in their original places and erasing all traces of their presence completes half the task. Next, Conan will unleash his death-dealing power to kill Jiang Yuanjuro.

"Speaking of which, the time should be approaching soon, right?"

Xia Chuan checked the time, then looked down at the outdoor dining area at night.

Conan just walked in that direction; he's probably going to eat. After he finishes eating, it'll probably be time for him to get back to work!
When leaving the room, Xia Chuan deliberately placed a listening device at the door.

This makes it easier to determine the time of death so that photos can be taken.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Chuan returned to the room Frank had booked for him to rest. He had been busy all afternoon and hadn't even had time to eat.
Why do I feel like someone is watching me?

This isn't the first time Conan has felt someone watching him today.

He turned his head and looked around blankly, as if there was no one suspicious.

The first time was in the lobby; the second time was on the second-floor observation deck, I felt it just before I was pushed off, and then I turned around and saw the Dark Baron; the last time is now.

The malice shown to him the first two times was quite obvious, but the feeling of the last time was somewhat different, though it was not a good premonition either.

(End of this chapter)