Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 307 I Thank Your Whole Family
Xia Chuan's serious expression was rare, so he couldn't help but take it seriously.

"It must have been the night before last. I contacted the Gardener first, and it was only the night before last that the Gardener let me connect directly with Princess Thorn. Is there a problem?"

The night before last?

Xia Chuan tapped his fingers on the windowsill, trying to recall if anything about Joel had been acting strangely these past two days.

The reason for suddenly asking these questions is closely related to Princess Thorn's behavior just now.

He could understand and accept that the Thorn Princess looked exactly like Joel, after all, it was the world of Green Mountain.

But the same applies to people who are sensitive to alcohol and get drunk just from the smell, right?
The reason I knew that Joel had this problem was because Yuri said he brought back a bottle of vodka from his business trip to Russia.

That's how it was with Joel that day. He was acting strangely before he even started drinking, and then that was it. Xia Chuan spent the whole night picking up broken plates, and the next day, the living room sofa, table and chairs, and the front door were all replaced.

If we didn't have some savings, we really couldn't afford to let Joel spend like this.

No two butterflies in the world are exactly alike. Even if they look the same, they can't possibly have the same weaknesses, right?

Even twins are unlikely!

He had previously made a point of subtly inquiring with Joel and Yuri, and it turned out that Joel did not have a twin sister.

To get a clearer understanding, he even visited Joel's former neighbors.

They all gave the same answer.

As a result, some things naturally cannot be kept secret.

I contacted Yoel yesterday because he's coming to the Blue Castle tonight, and I was planning to ask him to take Anya and Ai Haibara into my care, but Yoel hesitated and refused.

The reason given at the time was that the Metropolitan Police Department operates on a shift system, but in retrospect, that explanation is likely false.

He was 70% certain that the Thorn Princess who had just left was Yoel.

He said that the reason why Princess Thorn didn't wear a veil when they first met, but started wearing one after that, was because she wasn't.

It's probably because I discovered and questioned him that time that I specifically added this prop afterwards.

During the Moonshadow Island arc, it seems that Joel never appeared at the same time as the other party, which is quite telling.

And then there was the decisive and ruthless way Joel displayed on the Yamato cruise ship—everything made sense!
It's now very simple to confirm Joel's identity: just check if he was working overtime at the Metropolitan Police Department today and at the seaside castle last time.

"Did you find anything?" Frank looked in the direction where Princess Thorn disappeared and said softly, "Princess Thorn, a veteran assassin with more than ten years of experience. Before you came to Japan, all the missions she carried out left no survivors. Everyone who saw her face is dead."

"Have you discovered something?"

"You wouldn't happen to have a crush on her, would you?"

Frank's heavy breathing was irritating, but Xia Chuan couldn't get angry.

That's right, the person I like seems to be an assassin.

"How can you do this to Miss Joel? She has a secure civil service job; I might give her a hard time when I get back."

Frank suddenly stopped talking, then his brows furrowed rapidly. "Could it be..."

"Perhaps!" Xia Chuan shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He would continue to follow up on this matter when he got back.

If Joel is indeed the Thorn Princess, he really doesn't know how to face her.

An assassin and a spy, what a tragedy!
"Gin and the others have already left."

From above, Gin and his group got into the car and headed towards the lake on the side.

Frank pulled a detonator from his pocket and turned to look at Xia Chuan.

"Forget it, the boss hasn't shown up, killing them won't achieve our ultimate goal."

Frank opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he kept quiet.

To be honest, with the top leaders of all three branches present, killing them all would definitely paralyze the distillery!
At that time, the tequila alias will take advantage of the situation. What the IRS wants is nothing more than the organization's tax information and industries. Finding the boss is not a necessary action. At this time, it is perfectly acceptable to plunder intelligence and close the net.

"I know what you're thinking."

Xia Chuan closed his eyes and listened to the explosions outside. After a long silence, he replied, "Since I'm here, I definitely want to know who the boss is."

With countless people eager to know the boss's identity, perhaps it's best to just hold back.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm still in Japan, Gin and his gang won't be able to cause any trouble."

Frank did not deny this; Xia Chuan certainly had the power to say such arrogant words, after all, he was Twilight!

A trustworthy partner, a spy who only makes mistakes but never fails!
the other side.

What was initially thought to be a joint operation by the police and the FBI to raid the distillery turned into a battle between the police and the FBI.

Shuichi Akai braved a hail of bullets to enter the battlefield and asked the leading agent, "What kind of tactics do they use?"

The sky was dark, but he could make out the clothes on the other side of the road in the darkness. He felt that something was wrong.

"I don't know, but there are probably more than twenty people. They have the same machine guns, rocket launchers, and grenades as we do. Apart from their equipment being of slightly lower quality than ours, they are all formidable."

Shuichi Akai carefully examined the battlefield and quickly noticed something strange.

These peripheral members of the organization not only did not wear black clothes, but they did not even try to conceal their faces.

The key point is that the person in charge is not any code name member of the organization!
And why are all the peripheral members Asian?
"Stop arguing, let's go!"

The lead agent asked, puzzled, "But what about Gin's side?"

“They’ve all left, and these people weren’t members of any organization.”

"what is that?"

"public security!"

These words were like a wake-up call, and the lead agent's expression turned somewhat grim.

This is equivalent to a fight between a father and son. The awkward situation is that these unofficial fathers came to their son's house without reporting it, raising suspicions that they might have taken advantage of their son's wife.

As the FBI's firepower diminished, the police not only didn't hold back, but instead intensified their efforts!
Upon learning that the other party was an FBI agent, Yuri became extremely enthusiastic.

Soldiers from the U.S. military base in Yokosuka have been harassing Japanese residents for years. These public security officers are all patriotic and deeply resent this. Knowing that the other side is a U.S. official, they naturally do not hold back at all.

Especially Shuichi Akai, he must die!

Because of his disguise, Amuro Tooru was not worried about being discovered and quietly appeared in a corner of the battlefield to take sniper shots at FBI members.

None of the police academy five were simpletons. Amuro Tooru was not only a wild driver, but his marksmanship was also second to none, putting immense pressure on the FBI.

The FBI fought and retreated, but under the cover of darkness, they still managed to leave half of their personnel with casualties.

"I should never have trusted the IRS; their information channels are definitely problematic."

Leaving the forest, Shuichi Akai looked extremely grim. The loss of more than a dozen agents was a significant blow to the FBI.

More importantly, there is the IRS's intelligence system.

He initially thought the IRS had exclusive intelligence, but then Princess Thorn and the police also showed up.
Outrageous.

Because of this, the number of agents who were recently sent to Japan has run out again, and they'll probably get scolded when they go back.

Gin and his group left the Blue Castle, seething with anger, and returned to their secret base.

"Brother, what about the meeting?"

Vodka asked hesitantly.

He was the one who contacted Shigehiko Tōguchi, and now that a major mistake has occurred, he has to take the blame.

Although he was used to taking the blame, this time was different. His older brother was looking at him like a wolf—oops, I misused the word because I was drunk, but his older brother was probably on the verge of exploding. Fortunately, everyone else had left, and now it was just him and his older brother. Even if he got beaten up, he wouldn't be ridiculed for years like Louis.

"Putting the meeting aside for now, shouldn't you explain this matter?"

Vodka understood, and his expression gradually became aggrieved.

"It must be Tonguchi Shigehiko. This guy probably found out we were planning to take action against him and defected to the Public Security Bureau in advance."

Vodka was quite adept at shifting blame, although this trick had never worked on his older brother before, but he believed his brother would understand.

The problem with adding points can't be blamed on him.

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Gin stares.

Vodka was made to stand as punishment.
Ten seconds later, Gin ultimately said nothing, and lowered his head to take out a cigarette.

Vodka, with his sycophantic face, leaned in and helped light the fire with a limited-edition lighter.

"Shigehiko Toguchi cannot be allowed to live."

"Ok."

Vodka nodded and prepared to leave, but his older brother said, "Then let's start killing!"

Vodka could easily kill a mere Shigehiko Tobuchi.

"and many more!"

Gin stopped the other party and sneered, "You don't need to do this. After the meeting tomorrow, someone will naturally pay the price for their dereliction of duty."

Since meetings can't be held in the Blue Castle, the same applies at the base.

The reason I chose Blue Castle was mainly because it was in a remote location, so if the boss appeared, it wouldn't be detected by cameras or anything like that.

"You mean... make him do it?"

"Detective Samonji didn't study for nothing; he's finally gained some intelligence."

Gin nodded in satisfaction. Vodka seemed to have gained a little bit of intelligence after watching the detective drama.

Gin waved for Vodka to follow, and then went into his room.

"Big brother's room is so clean."

Vodka, with a fawning expression, gently closed the door, not even glancing at the overflowing ashtray on the table.

Not only that, when Gin was looking for something on the bookshelf, he would even go up to help clean the ashtray.

Therefore, it's no wonder that Vodka became Gin's most trusted person.

By the time he finished cleaning, Gin had already found what he wanted.

"Take these books back and read them carefully."

Looking at the books in his hands, each about five centimeters tall, Vodka fell into deep thought.

I don't know why, but I feel like the aftereffects of the Water of Life have suddenly kicked in, and all I want to do now is lie down and sleep.

Why would a hitman like him read a book?

He remembered that when he first joined the organization, his boss told him that if he wanted to become an excellent assassin, he should max out his physique and master his fighting skills.

He had adhered to this belief all these years, and he still firmly believed in it, but the belief itself collapsed.

Vodka looked at the bookshelf, the numerous books on it already proved everything.

While he was working hard to increase his combat strength, his older brother secretly added skill points to his intelligence.

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Four Mysteries of Hercule Poirot"

"Read carefully and study hard. If you can understand these two books thoroughly, you might be able to easily see that Shigehiko Tobuchi had ill intentions from the beginning."

"I see."

Vodka nodded and left.

Gin was also caught off guard by Shigehiko Tobuchi's betrayal. He never expected that someone so power-hungry would dare to take the risk of contacting the FBI and the police.

From his perspective, the only person who could have leaked the information was Shigehiko Tobuchi.

Indeed, this idea is not wrong. Xia Chuan has been hiding in the shadows all along, never stepping into the limelight. All the situations are guessed based on his understanding of the plot and subtle conversations.

However, this is Gin's personal opinion.

Someone has already connected this matter with Xia Chuan!
—This man is none other than Louis!
After learning that the castle was related to Xia Chuan, he had no choice but to link the arrival of the FBI and the police to Xia Chuan.

Although Xia Chuan never appeared from beginning to end, as the owner of the Blue Castle, he must have known that the castle was rented out, and he might even have known the identity of Tonguchi Shigehiko all along.

He and Shigehiko Tonoguchi had the same motive for committing the crime, and his motive was even stronger because of his mysterious identity.

Of course, this is just his guess, and further investigation is needed to prove it correct.

"As one of the Japanese lawmakers, Shigehiko Tobuchi certainly has the means to contact both the Public Security Bureau and the FBI. However, the personal data kept by the organization suggests that he is not the kind of person who is far-sighted and should not have discovered that Gin is planning to take action against him."

With this premise in mind, Louis became even more certain that he would conduct a thorough investigation into Xia Chuan after the meeting.

"Someone who can summon both the police and the FBI is definitely not an unknown figure! Xia Chuan, I'm getting more and more curious about your identity."

He can't rest easy without investigating this dangerous madman.

It's true that you can annoy Gin, but you never know when you might run into him. It's best to find out more about him so you won't be completely clueless when you meet him.

The incident at Puppet Ridge was a case in point.

Because he was unfamiliar with Xia Chuan, he was ambushed. Otherwise, how could a top assassin in the underworld be no match for a stay-at-home dad? That's hilarious!

Xia Chuan did not expect that even though he had not given anything away, there was still someone like Louis who would fill in the blanks in his mind.

He was preoccupied with his thoughts and almost drove his car into a ravine on his way home.

"Hey, can't you be normal for once?!"

Frank was drenched in sweat. Ever since he began to suspect Joel's identity, Xia Chuan had been acting like he was blind, either driving into potholes on the mountain road or accelerating on the mountain road, almost failing to drift several times.

"Calm down!" Frank began to persuade him: "You're a spy, and Joel is an assassin. You're a perfect match, aren't you? You can have a max version of a spy-assassin, and then I can become his godfather."

To be honest, he had some reservations about Anya's intelligence.

"Hey hey hey."

As Frank spoke, he seemed to think of something, his eyes became unfocused and glazed over, and he almost drooled.

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Xia Chuan rolled his eyes speechlessly, then drifted around the corner again.

The roar of the engine and the intense acceleration pulled Frank back to reality. Facing the winding mountain road, he swallowed hard, grabbed the side handle, his lips turned pale, and closed his eyes.

But it turns out that Xia Chuan's driving skills are still quite good. Even without reducing his speed by the slightest, he still managed to complete a series of difficult drifts and successfully escape the forest.

"It's not like we've never been to the Blue Castle before. We could drive out with our eyes closed." Xia Chuan felt this was a sign of distrust. They'd been brothers for years; if they trusted each other, they wouldn't be so easily frightened.

"Thank you for not closing your eyes, thank you to your whole family!" Frank almost gritted his wisdom teeth and secretly vowed never to ride in Xia Chuan's car again.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)