Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 510 Testing the Waters with the Twilight Villa

Of course, Gin didn't call Natsukawa over late at night just to praise him; it was mainly because the promotion mission was showing signs of progress.

"This promotion is really just a formality."

Gin handed a photo to Natsukawa: "This mission is related to her!"

"???"

Looking at the thorny flower in the photo, Xia Chuan had a question mark on his forehead.

"Since we don't have a picture of Princess Thorn, we'll use this as a substitute," Vodka chimed in from the side.

Xia Chuan was even more confused. "Why suddenly attack Princess Thorn? She's so strong. Can an outsider really handle her?"

All three knew in their hearts that the answer was no, but since Gin had given them the task, there must be a reason.

"It is precisely because it is impossible to deal with that we chose the Thorn Princess as the mission target."

Based on what was just said about going through the motions, Natsukawa roughly understood Gin's meaning.

This task is not a completion-type task, but rather one where the executor is responsible for a part of it and then evaluates its perfection.

"The last peripheral member failed to advance, and the new candidate should be announced in the next few days. To be honest, besides you, does the Public Security Bureau have any other spies planted in the distillery? Tell me their names, and if possible, I'll recommend them for promotion."

This seemed like a good suggestion, but Amuro Tooru saw through the veil of malice hidden behind the smile.

Clearly, Tequila wanted to know about the police mole within the organization.

How could I possibly tell the other party that?
Putting aside the fact that Tequila has never given a direct answer about its identity, people's hearts are always separated by two layers of skin. To tell the other party about its team would be tantamount to handing over the initiative completely.

We're already in a passive position enough.

Moreover, it's not that easy. Gin isn't just for show; he can't let Tequila do whatever they want.

The fact that Tequila and Vodka acted together that day is the best proof. Although it was said that the two of them were together, Vodka was actually a surveillance agent arranged by Gin.

"It's not that easy to plant an undercover agent. The police have been working hard for so many years, and I'm the only one they've managed to get in. I was just lucky to become a code name member back then."

"Is it just you? Then Scotland died such a tragic death."

Amuro Tooru's expression changed, and his gaze became much sharper, but he didn't say anything more.

"I've given you such important information, you have to give me something in return, right?"

Seemingly afraid that Amuro Tooru wouldn't believe her, Natsukawa continued, "If you want to know if the boss is Karasuma Renya, you can try using Twilight Villa as a topic."

Don't forget, one of the reasons Karasuma Renya sent so many people to the Twilight Villa was to find a secret hidden within. You can use that as a starting point to probe further.

"That's a good method."

Amuro stroked his chin. He could indeed gather some information about the Twilight Villa and use it to probe the boss's identity.

"Hurry up, give me some information, anything will do. I'll be disappointed if I come back empty-handed, and I might not tell you next time if there's any important news."

Amuro Tooru pondered for a moment, finally thinking of something that Tequila would likely be interested in. Moreover, if Tequila could do this well, it would also benefit him.

"Gin has a high-ranking undercover agent in the Metropolitan Police Department. I've heard the boss mention this person several times. He's helped Gin a lot."

Gin has a very limited number of codenamed members under his command. This person has never appeared, and the boss didn't mention his codename when he did. It's very likely that this person is still an outer member. I suspect he's on the promotion list this time.

Seeing that Tequila's smile suddenly fade, Amuro Tooru finally felt like he had regained some control, and patted him on the shoulder with his alcohol-smelling hand:
"This person is very mysterious. If he gets promoted to a codename member, your position might be affected."

Natsukawa didn't quite get into Amuro Tooru's rhythm, but what Amuro said reminded him of Kitano Yuujin, who was on the promotion list this time.

Vodka once mentioned that sometimes, things that even Gin couldn't do could be solved with just a phone call. He used to think the other person might be a highly skilled professional assassin, but now it seems that might not be the case.

Who says only assassins can solve problems? Someone with a certain status in the Metropolitan Police Department must have extensive connections, and their high-ranking position in the police force can still exert influence over certain businesses and individuals.

Not everyone is as kind-hearted as Inspector Megure. The Metropolitan Police Department has its share of cases where confessions are obtained through torture. It's just that Inspector Megure is the only one who appears in Detective Conan, which leads to misunderstandings about the Metropolitan Police Department.

"This news is actually somewhat useful."

Xia Chuan smiled knowingly: "But you must have your own little schemes, right?"

"If you find this person, you can tell me his name. If there really is such a person in the Metropolitan Police Department, taking him down won't be a problem for me. You can also avoid someone sharing Gin's trust. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

"You've got a very clever plan. This way you can find out his identity and also repay a favor to me."

"That's how cooperation works, isn't it?"

Their conversation ended there, with Xia Chuan not giving a direct answer regarding whether or not they would cooperate.

The next morning, the Metropolitan Police Department held a press conference, stating that five kidnappers who had committed malicious kidnapping were killed in the northern suburbs the day before.

The identities of the kidnapped persons were not disclosed, the sources of information were not revealed, and it was not explained why they were not arrested but shot on the spot.

Even when pressed by reporters, the spokesperson refused to disclose specific details, citing the excuse that there were others behind the kidnappers.

However, many people within the Metropolitan Police Department knew the truth, especially those with positions like Inspector Megure.

The rumor circulating within the Metropolitan Police Department goes like this: This incident was actually orchestrated by the Public Security Bureau, and it seems to involve some criminal gang. After learning about the kidnapping case through an undercover agent, the Public Security Bureau launched an operation. During the operation, the undercover agent died unexpectedly, and the remaining four people resisted fiercely, so the Public Security Bureau chose to shoot them on the spot to ensure the safety of the hostages.

To prevent the case from being leaked, Anya's identity was also concealed, but this was actually Yuri's deliberate act; only by playing the part completely would the brewery fall into the trap.

This matter didn't go very smoothly. At least the Metropolitan Police Department officers didn't give the Public Security Bureau a friendly look. Most of the officers felt that the Public Security Bureau was interfering in Tokyo's public security management. However, since this time it was Toshiro Odagiri who made the final decision, they could only hold their breath.

Inspector Megure had no choice but to call Natsukawa and tell him the truth.

Xia Chuan naturally wouldn't say anything about this arrangement; as long as Anya's appearance provided a suitable excuse, the rest was none of his business.

If he really can't stand Vermouth, he'll have plenty of opportunities to take action against her!

However, since such rumors have already spread within the Metropolitan Police Department, if Gin really had such an undercover agent, he would have already sent the message back.

(End of this chapter)