Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 425 Overcoming Sherry's Obstacles

A suburb of Nishitama City.

Nishitama City is located on the outskirts of Tokyo. Basically, once you leave the city, you enter a forest, and a very dense one at that.

Occasionally, city dwellers come here to camp and experience life.

However, the campsite was rather quiet today; the guesthouse lights were dim, and everything was silent.

It wasn't until the roar of the helicopter grew louder and the trees in the forest rustled in the wind that dark figures began to emerge from the guesthouse.

Dappled moonlight filtered through the leaves, illuminating the figures and subtly revealing the hems of their black robes. At the front, a tall figure wearing sunglasses glanced up at the helicopter, then spoke expressionlessly into his headset:
"I heard you almost got caught."

"cut"

Oki Iwatsu scoffed dismissively, but offered no explanation. The more he talked about it, the worse it would get. It was better to just let it go; as long as he had the USB drive, that was enough.

The helicopter quickly came to a stop, two people got out, and then the helicopter took off again.

This is just a base; helicopters definitely can't land here—it would be too conspicuous.

"The twin towers are finished. All these years of hard work have been for nothing."

The newcomer looked at Oki Iwatsu with a hint of provocation: "The Twin Towers skyscraper is your greatest achievement. Many people in the organization worked hard for this building, but this is the result. The investors are very angry now."

“Sneaker, you’d better shut your mouth. If it weren’t for your and Lone Wolf’s mistakes, which caused the organization to suffer heavy losses and its cash flow to be affected, and if those investors hadn’t become so stingy, why would the boss have asked us to rob this 10 billion!”

Their zoo has never lacked money, but after their last clash with the winery, many investors began to question the organization's capabilities.

Furthermore, with Phantom Thief Kid constantly sabotaging their attempts to steal the jewels, the investors began to hesitate.

Because Conan escaped, Iwamatsu Oki was in a bad mood.

It was clearly Snake's own fault, but he ended up paying the price. The Twin Towers skyscraper probably won't be able to open, and Nishitama City's economy may stagnate as a result. These were originally his achievements, but now they've become stains on his record.

When he gets back, the mayor will probably give him a hard time.
"Help me kill the mayor of Nishitama City later. That guy will definitely try to set me up for a trap. Rather than that, you might as well assassinate him beforehand to save yourself the trouble!"

Before Snake could refuse, a finger was pressed against his nose: "Don't even think about refusing. This is all your fault. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to guarantee whether the money can be withdrawn from this USB drive."

"Alright, we'll talk about the specifics later. Let's go to the computer first and withdraw the money. I'm worried that the organization might have something else up its sleeve."

The person who came down with Oki Iwatsu was a foreigner. Although he had a foreign face, he spoke fluent Japanese. If you didn't look at his face, you would never think he was a foreigner.

“The lanternfish is right, we’ll talk about this later.”

Snake chuckled, and the three of them walked side by side toward the guesthouse.

The men in black robes behind Snake spread out like they were doing calisthenics, beginning to guard their surroundings.

The helicopter was too conspicuous. Although flying low in the forest reduced the chance of being detected, the man in black whose belongings had been stolen was still a threat.

Snake initially thought it was just a regional organization, but judging from the bomb's yield, it seemed to be more than that.

This scale of explosives indicates at least a nationwide criminal organization.

Of course, he didn't suspect it was a brewery; Japan is so big, and it's not just breweries that wear black.

Brother, it seems we've lost them.

Vodka parked the car on the side of the road. The sky was completely obscured by bushes overhead, and the sound of the propeller was long gone. "Let's wait for Tequila."

Gin sat atop the Porsche 356a, smoking, the chirping of insects and birds around him seemingly bringing some relaxation to the weary Gin.

Perhaps it's also because Tequila didn't lose the USB drive.

"By the way, it seems like Sherry hasn't shown up for quite a while since she disappeared from the Beika Grand Hotel last time."

Vodka chatted casually, "Brother, do you think she might have already left Japan?"

This question piqued Gin's interest.

“I’ve investigated the Thorn Princess. For a long time now, her missions have been focused on Japan. For example, just a few days ago, she dealt with the leader of a yakuza organization in Nagano Prefecture.”

"What do you mean, brother?"

"If Sherry and the Thorn Princess were in cahoots, then she would never have been able to leave Japan."

Gin's eyes flashed with a cold light as he took a final drag on his cigarette: "The Thorn Princess is a loose assassin, without an organization or teammates. Such a person will not trust anyone but herself. If Sherry is with her, it's impossible for her to easily leave her sight."

Vodka nodded in understanding, but another question arose.

How did Princess Thorn and Sherry meet?
From birth until her escape from the organization, Shirley was basically under the organization's surveillance for eighteen years. She was even monitored when she went to school. She shouldn't have known the Thorn Princess.

"Neon is only the size of a palm. As long as she's still here, I'll find her someday!"

In fact, Gin suspected that Sherry had been in Tokyo all along.

This is why he has spent most of the past few months in Tokyo, letting Vodka drive around aimlessly, hoping to run into the other person.

The results were minimal; the only time they actually saw the other party was when the other party spotted the Porsche 356a first.

"She is likely still conducting research on APTX4869. There is a lot of research data, and it's impossible for her to remember it all. If you were her, what would you do?"

Gin suddenly looked at Vodka, his gaze not questioning, but testing.

Vodka sat up straight, pondered for a long time, and then tentatively asked, "Is she actually also looking for our organization's base, trying to steal research data?"

Yes!

Shirley is clearly terrified of her older brother, yet she still showed up at the Mihana Grand Hotel last time, probably hoping to use the opportunity to find out the exact location of the organization's base.

"So, can we just wait for her to get her there, then trap her like a turtle in a jar?"

Gin certainly had the same idea, but the problem now was how to get Sherry to the organization's base information.

And there's a rather big problem inside!
That's Princess Thorn!
Princess Thorn's strength is undeniable. If the person who comes is not Sherry but Princess Thorn, then it's hard to say whether it's a trap or letting a wolf into the house.

Although he already knew that the Thorn Princess's weakness was related to strong liquor, so what?
Having used this tactic before, the Thorn Princess will likely be on guard next time. Trying to numb her with alcohol won't be that easy.

"The Princess of Thorns is a big problem. If you want to solve Sherry, the Princess of Thorns is an insurmountable obstacle."

"Big brother, how about we do this?"

Vodka leaned close to his older brother's ear and whispered a secret plot.

(End of this chapter)