Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 621 First Year Was Just His Cover

As Xia Chuan walked after getting off the plane, Morofushi Takaaki's gaze was fixed on him.

He seemed to have figured something out.

To be precise, I remembered.

He finally remembered that Xia Chuan was a beneficiary of the Twilight Villa.

That investment expert who spent 3 billion and made 30 times his initial investment in just a few days.

That's right, even the Nagano Prefecture headquarters is making fun of Natsukawa like that now.

Others may not have seen Natsukawa's photo, but the Nagano Prefecture trio was different; when they met with Kuroda Hyōe, Morofushi Takaaki vaguely glimpsed the photo.

The angle from which Xia Chuan got off the plane just now reminded him of something.

"Didn't Mr. Kuroda say that this matter was kept highly confidential?" Morofushi Takaki's gaze, though adorned with a feather fan and turban, held a menacing air.

“Xia Chuan is different, do you have any objections?”

Kuroda Hyōe was right to ask him to be polite, but Yuri wouldn't let the three of them stand on his head and defecate.

The police have taken over the case, and as the investigator, there's no problem with him bringing people who can help solve the case to the scene.

Even if Kuroda Hyōe finds out, and even if Natsukawa is of no benefit to solving the case, as the former owner of the Twilight Villa, the authorities still have to give him some face.

"We're just concerned about the case," said Yui Uehara, acting as a peacemaker.

Xia Chuan nodded to the three of them, showing no embarrassment at being slighted or targeted, and explained frankly: "This case is more or less related to me. Although the loss of the gold has nothing to do with me, I hope I can help."

"Look."

Xia Chuan patted Conan's head with a smile and said, "He is Edogawa Conan, the famous detective in Tokyo and assistant to Kogoro Mouri. He's a primary school detective."

"The reason he's here is because Mr. Mori is also involved in this case, but he's currently tied up with other cases and can't get away, so he asked me to bring Conan here first to gather evidence and information to facilitate the subsequent investigation."

The three from Nagano Prefecture stared at Conan suspiciously for a long time: "An elementary school student?"

"Don't underestimate elementary school students. Even Sherlock Holmes needed the help of the Baker Street team to solve cases."

Having witnessed Conan's extraordinary abilities, Yuri no longer dared to underestimate this kid.

First grade was just a cover for him.
"Oh right, I almost forgot to ask."

"Go ahead," Uehara Yui said, not wanting to dwell on the previous topic and affect their relationship. "We won't refuse to help if it's something we can do."

Yamato Kansuke was still a little annoyed, but he didn't say anything. He turned his head away, but still squinted one eye to peek.

"I want to know how many private helicopters are registered in Nagano Prefecture."

Last night's robbery was too sudden. According to the information from the scene, it can only be confirmed that a helicopter was present, but the specific model, whether it was a transport plane or a fighter jet, cannot be confirmed.

Therefore, Yuri had no choice but to ask in this way.

"A helicopter?"

Zhu Fu Gaoming's eyes lit up, and after a moment's thought, he immediately understood the meaning behind Yuri's question.

"It's quite simple."

Yamato Kansuke immediately called the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters.

When the sun was at its brightest in the afternoon, the group arrived at the police headquarters.

Compared to the outside, the police headquarters was much quieter. Apart from the guards on duty, there was only one receptionist in the lobby. "Because of three major incidents in a row, all the people in the police headquarters have been called out to patrol."

Patrolling at this time is obviously not very meaningful, but no matter which country it is, you have to do a good job of making a show of it, at least so that the public can see your actions.

Not long after arriving at police headquarters, someone had already gathered the necessary information.

There are five files in total, and each file represents at least one helicopter.

"Nagano Prefecture really does have quite a few wealthy people."

Xia Chuan sighed, and then the group began distributing and reading the documents.

"Uncle Xia Chuan, shall we watch it together?"

In front of outsiders, Conan still calls Natsukawa "Uncle".

"Just watch and see, I believe you."

Based on those words alone, Conan immediately patted his chest, made a gesture, and said that silence was golden.

After an afternoon of investigation and contacting the relevant owners, it was finally determined that two helicopters might have problems.

"The Torada family and the Ryūo family!"

The helicopters of the other three companies were either not in Nagano and had been reported to have flown to other areas and had not returned, or they were left at their homes in the city and were checked by the police and found to be fine. Only the helicopters of Torada and Tatsuo were located in the suburbs near the mountains and forests, and they had not been able to be contacted.

"The Torada and Ryuo families are both prominent families in Nagano Prefecture. Their residences are in a village on the outskirts of Nagano Prefecture, and their helipads are relatively remote. If it was their doing, it is indeed possible that they could go undetected during takeoff."

Zhu Fugaoming seemed to be talking to himself, or perhaps he was demonstrating to the Public Security Bureau the extraordinary nature of the county police.

Natsukawa looked at Yamato Kansuke: "Let's go, let's go take a look!?"

“Yes, yes,” Yamato Kansuke replied, though he seemed a little lost in thought.

As a public security police officer, Yuri was quite adept at reading people. After noticing something, he asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with Ryūo and the Torada family?"

"The Torada and Tatsuo families are the two largest forces in Nagano Prefecture. The politicians and businessmen who are on good terms with them are not only from Nagano, but also from Tokyo, Kyoto and other places. Moreover, they are major taxpayers in Nagano Prefecture. Without specific evidence, an investigation may provoke their backlash."

"So that's it."

Yuri sneered, dismissing the situation: "No matter how powerful they are, they can't compare to the top few conglomerates, right? This time, the Ministry of Finance is already on edge because of the 50 billion yen loss. If we can't find the culprit, someone in the Ministry of Finance will fall. At this point, they're like mad dogs. No matter how outrageous our actions are, they'll cover for us."

With those words, Uehara Yui felt much more at ease, while a glint flashed in Yamato Kansuke's eyes, as if some secret plot had succeeded.

Others might not have noticed, but Xia Chuan did.

That's strange. Could it be that Yamato Kansuke has some kind of conflict with these two families?

He then turned to look at Morofushi Takaaki. As the head of the Nagano Prefecture trio, Morofushi Takaaki did not speak, his eyes still fixed on the file, as if he was still thinking about some possibility.

As evening fell and a sudden downpour made the mountain roads muddy, the journey to the Hutian and Longwei families was delayed.

Of course, this is Yui Uehara's version of events.

Xia Chuan noticed that after Yuri confirmed that the two families could be investigated, Yamato Kansuke seemed to have stayed in the archives room and hadn't come out, as if he had already changed the time to tomorrow.

Xia Chuan was neither annoyed nor worried about the possibility of someone tipping him off.

These are, after all, upright characters meticulously crafted by Aoyama. If they were on the villainous side... no, that's impossible!!!
"Are the Torada and Ryūo families involved in any other cases?" On the way to the two families the next day, Natsukawa still asked this question.

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