Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 506 Killing three birds with one stone

Since her father had given her free rein, Anya had no more reservations: "The driver first took me home, and then it seemed like he contacted someone."

I had already figured out a way to leave, but the driver's yard had an iron gate, and then I was discovered. I then fell asleep.

When I woke up again, I was in a different car and we were in the suburbs. The suburbs were surrounded by bushes and grass, with some scattered trees and such.

I was so tired that I fell asleep again. When I woke up for the third time, they were fighting with someone, and that's when I ran away.
Then she ran home and fell asleep.

Anya recalled carefully, and incidentally mixed in some personal information.

To be honest, she's a bit confused right now and can't tell when she's actually experiencing something and when she's dreaming.

Do you remember where that location is?

"I don't remember."

Anya shook her head; she really didn't know.

"It was too dark. I only remember there was a wooden building that looked like a temple nearby, the kind that had been abandoned."

Inspector Megure nodded helplessly: "It seems the only way to start the investigation is with that driver."

"Alright, Brother Xia Chuan, you take Anya home first. We will continue to investigate this matter and let you know if there are any updates."

There's really no need for a detective in this case. Anya is a witness, so as long as we find the driver and do a little investigation, we can basically determine the nature of the crime.

Natsukawa nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble Inspector Megure. By the way, Tokyo is so big that even with a large police force, it will take a long time to investigate. I suggest we start the investigation in the northern suburbs first."

"Why?" Inspector Megure asked curiously.

“There are many villages in the northern suburbs. The wooden building Anya mentioned should be a shrine. Most villages have the habit of building their own shrines, and they like to build the shrines in quiet areas far away from the village. I think that abandoned building should be the site of a shrine that used to be in a village.”

Another point is that the northern suburbs have many small roads that are very quiet at night, which is definitely a favorite place for kidnappers.

Of course, these are just my guesses, and they may not be entirely correct. Inspector Megure may need to deploy more officers to search. The golden time for the investigation is 24 hours, and time is running out. If they escape from Tokyo, it will be difficult to find them later.

Inspector Megure nodded happily: "As expected of Natsukawa, you narrowed down the search area to a relatively small region in one go!"

"Then we'll split into two groups. Chiba, you know the driver well, so you go to their house right now; Takagi, you take the officers and head straight to the northern suburbs to look for buildings similar to Anya's description."

"Yes!"×2
Since Anya didn't reveal anything, Xia Chuan felt there was still a lot of room for maneuver.

If used properly, it may not be a bad thing.

There must be an undercover agent from the liquor company in the Metropolitan Police Department. Although the rank may not be very high, at least in situations like this, they can provide the organization with some information.

When the police encounter the public security officers at the scene, their plan will be considered complete.

If things go according to his plan, Gin and Vermouth will be fooled, Amuro Tooru will thank him for tipping him off, and Anya will be able to go to school openly tomorrow—killing three birds with one stone.

"Father, I'm sorry."

Anya lowered her head and poked her index fingers together. Ever since she realized that her actions had not only failed to help her father, but had even affected his plans, Anya had felt somewhat disappointed.

Mingming's father initially wanted to find a smart, cute, and obedient child to adopt, but these past few days she seems to have been causing him some trouble.

Xia Chuan turned to look at Anya in the passenger seat, thinking that she was apologizing for running away from home yesterday. "It's okay. It's just that Father didn't pay attention to Anya's feelings. With so much schoolwork, it really wasn't appropriate."

Anya, who had been feeling down, immediately perked up.

"So, is Father planning to reduce the amount of schoolwork? It would be best to let Haibara move to another room to sleep."

“That won’t do. The workload might be reduced a bit, but you’d better not get your hopes up too high. By the way, don’t you like Haibara?” “Not really.” Anya rested her chin on her hand, seemingly deep in thought, before answering after a long pause: “If she doesn’t assign so much homework, then she’ll still be my good friend.”

Xia Chuan declined to comment and simply took Anya home.

Homework can be reduced, but not completely eliminated; it allows Anya to relax, but not to give up.

Because he was worried about Anya's condition, Joel came again after get off work in the evening.

Xia Chuan was still a little scared, but seeing that Joel's expression was normal, he felt a little relieved.

It seems that Inspector Megure did not tell Yoel about Anya's situation.

"Aunt Joel."

Anya, who had taken a nap at home, was full of energy and then started complaining to the other person about Ai Haibara.

Towards the end, whether out of genuine grievance or sheer acting skill, she even shed tears.

"Okay, I've already talked to your father. Ai is indeed too serious. How about we reduce the amount of homework from now on? And you can't run away from home, okay? You have no idea how worried your father is. He didn't even eat dinner last night because of you."

"what"

Anya glanced back at her father, overwhelmed with emotion, and shed a few more tears.

“Father must eat his food properly. If Father doesn’t eat, Anya won’t eat either.”

"I'm fine with it, as long as Anya doesn't run away from home." Xia Chuan shrugged. It was just a meal, but it was a good thing that Anya realized her mistake.

Of course, this must not be said out loud.

"Okay, Anya will be very good from now on!"

Anya bowed ninety degrees in apology.

All these things happened because of me, and it almost led to my father's identity being exposed. Even now, there is still some suspense about this matter, and it has not been completely resolved.

Thinking about this, Anya felt a little disappointed; she was still far inferior to Bondman.

This is all because the plot of Kamen Rider is too idiotic, affecting her ability to think.

"What's wrong, Anya? Is something bothering you?"

Joel patted Anya's head and asked with a smile, "Would you like a cup of cocoa and a handful of peanuts?"

"OK then"

Anya wanted to tell Joel that she wasn't sad, but when she heard about Coco and Peanut, her acting skills immediately kicked in, and she pretended to be heartbroken, which made Joel feel sorry for her.

"Click."

The door opened, and Ai Haibara's voice came from the entryway: "I'm home."

Although school ended early, Ai Haibara still went to Dr. Agasa's house first.

Because I have to tutor Anya in the evenings, I can only squeeze in time to do research.

"Ok?"

Upon entering, Ai Haibara visibly frowned upon seeing the tender bond between Yoel and Anya, mother and daughter.

(End of this chapter)