Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 710 Good News from Ai Haibara
The window of the limousine was banged on forcefully. Ooka Momiji impatiently opened it and saw Conan standing outside.

The cute little boy in front of me had red eyes and tear stains on his face, looking as if he had been bullied.

"Little brother, what's wrong? Who bullied you? Tell me, you're Heiji's friend, and I'll do everything I can to help you."

Although it's unclear why Hattori Heiji became best friends with a first-grader, if you want to win over a man, any of his friends or family members are potential targets.

If Ooka Momiji were placed in the Japanese Imperial Family a hundred years ago, she would definitely be a strong contender for the title of Empress.

Conan, disregarding the relationship between the girl in front of him and Hattori Heiji, jumped up and crawled into the car.

"Hattori, something terrible has happened!"

Conan rambled on and on, recounting the entire conversation to the other party.

However, he still knew the occasion and used a knowing look to convey certain important points.

Are there any other side effects?

Hattori Heiji's expression also turned serious.

As detectives, their mission is not only to speak out for the dead and clear their names, but also to save lives. Even if Saijo Taiga has committed numerous crimes, he should be punished by law, not die from the side effects of drugs.

"Heiji when he's serious is so handsome."

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and this appearance made Ooka Momiji's heart flutter, and she decided to officially start a relationship with Hattori Heiji's childhood friend.

She'd heard the other person was in Kyoto. While Heiji was investigating the case, she could try to make contact with them.
"The old site of Yulong Temple is far from here, and the mountain road is rugged and difficult to travel normally."

At this moment, Iori Muga spoke up, "I can help you."

Hattori Heiji shook his head firmly. Although this guy was Ooka Momiji's bodyguard, he had no reason to put her in danger. They were facing Gin from the brewery, a ruthless killer.

Moreover, during the question and answer session, he vaguely sensed something and felt that dragging the other party into this might not be a good thing.

"My Kawasaki Ueyama should be fine."

"What if you encounter the group that stole the Saijo Taiga up there?"

"If they shoot at you, how will you react?"

"You haven't notified the police yet, have you? You're defenseless against heavily armed thugs. Do you really have any chance of winning?"

The two high school detectives fell silent.

Yes, those words really hit the nail on the head.

Hattori Heiji's strength is undeniable, but compared to Gin, he's probably outmatched. This is assuming Gin only intends to fight hand-to-hand and not use guns; otherwise, they would be dead even faster.

"Where's Natsukawa-nii?" Hattori Heiji asked.

"Haibara has already given me the phone number, but I still can't get through to the new number."

Conan seemed a little annoyed. Logically speaking, Natsukawa shouldn't have missed the ringtone. Was he deliberately avoiding him?

why?
Could his and Joel's appearance in Kyoto be related to the brewery?

Where did they get this information from? And what is the distillery looking for?
"In that case, Iori!"

"Yes, Miss."

Iori Muga nodded; this was exactly what he wanted.

"However, during this time, please return to the manor and wait for my return before you go out."

“No problem at all. For Heiji, what’s wrong with becoming Grandpa’s prisoner?”

Well.
Conan looked at Hattori Heiji speechlessly, wondering what kind of person this was and why he was so dramatic.
The person involved, Osaka Black Chicken, kept his eyes down and pretended not to see anything.

Ten minutes later, a helicopter gracefully landed on the helipad on the hotel's roof.

"Come on up, helicopters are much faster than off-road motorcycles!"

Ah, this.
Conan's eyes widened. Who exactly did Hattori Heiji know that he could summon a helicopter with just one phone call?

He thought that at most he could only call in off-road jeeps or something to speed up the footrest, but to go straight for flying props, isn't that a bit bullying?
He also noticed that the fuselage had the words "Kyoto Prefectural Police" on it.

Seriously, do Osaka playboys have that much influence?

"Iori, Heiji, be careful."

Ooka Momiji naturally didn't follow, and even if she wanted to, Iori Muga wouldn't agree, so she could only cheer from below.

A quiet forest path, the hum of a car engine, orange lights illuminating the way ahead.

On the bus, Xia Chuan was in a fairly good mood.

Luckily, they found Shinmei Kaori's time capsule after digging only halfway through the ground.

Inside the capsule was a USB drive and Shinmei Kaori's wish from ten years ago: that her family would be safe and sound.

While Joel was comforting Niimi Kaori, Natsukawa and Frank were talking quietly.

"Gin reacted quickly and actually came back right away."

Kaito only managed to send back the message half an hour ago.

"What about Saijo Taiga? Most of the police probably know about what happened at the Prefectural Police Headquarters. Gin definitely won't let Saijo Taiga get away with it."

"It's not that they won't let it go; they've probably already succeeded."

Xia Chuan looked down at his phone.

There were multiple missed call notifications above, all from Conan, and most of them were from more than ten minutes ago.

According to Natsukawa's speculation, Gin must have already taken action, and Conan may have even discovered it, which explains the large number of missed calls.

"Then what should we do now?"

"Over there in Saijo Taiga." "Don't worry, after eating Yoel's cooking, even if you have your stomach pumped, you won't wake up so quickly."

That's what they say, but he's in Gin's hands, so it's only a matter of time before he wakes up.

Sending them out is easy, but bringing them back is a bit difficult.

Xia Chuan felt a little regretful at this point, but since things had come to this, he could only think of other solutions.

The worst-case scenario is that Saijo Taiga tells Gin about their characteristics.

This was still within Xia Chuan's acceptable range, since the evidence was already in hand.

Furthermore, Kaito specifically mentioned that Vermouth seemed to be consciously restraining him and Korn, possibly because she suspected there was a mole among them.

Although this was already a consensus among everyone at the brewery, it clearly pushed Vermouth to her limit. In the past, she wouldn't have cared about whether there were problems with the Japanese branch; she could have given Gin a real headache.

Clearly, she had been tricked this time, causing her to develop a sense of crisis.

That's normal. Anyone would be upset if they were the one being tricked.

"It's easy to spot those little tricks you're playing on Vermouth."

Xia Chuan sighed and fell silent for a moment.

Just then, the phone rang again.

"Hmm, Haibara?"

Looking at the name displayed on the phone, Xia Chuan was a little surprised. Why was Ai Haibara calling him at this time? Did she discover something?
To be honest, Conan didn't know his current phone number. The missed call just now was probably from a new number he got from Ai Haibara.

Perhaps Ai Haibara can provide him with some useful information.

"Hey, it's me."

“Uncle Natsukawa, Conan just came to see me. He heard that Saijo Taiga was kidnapped by Gin, and the Kyoto police are in complete chaos. Conan and Hattori Heiji are planning to go to Gyokuryu-ji Temple.”

Conan never imagined that his plan would be exposed by his "own person," Ai Haibara, within minutes.

As she spoke, Ai Haibara suddenly paused, looked up at the window following Anya's cheers, and said, "Uh, it seems they've used the police helicopters. They should be at Gyokuryu-ji Temple soon."

"So arrogant?"

Xia Chuan paused for a moment, then nodded: "I understand."

It's true that when you're tired, someone brings you a pillow.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

"You said."

Next, Ai Haibara briefly recounted the situation of Taiga Saijo.

"I understand, this information is very important." Xia Chuan gave it high praise.

With Ai Haibara's words, there's less to worry about Taiga Saijo's side.

However, even if Saijo Taiga doesn't wake up, the others are still a bit of a problem.

A cold glint flashed in Xia Chuan's eyes.

A moment later, the phone rang again. Xia Chuan composed himself and answered the call.

"Hey Conan, what's wrong calling me so late?"

"Brother Xia Chuan, let's not beat around the bush. Are you looking for Gin and the others?"

As if he had guessed something, Conan said with great certainty, "There was a hostage situation at Kyoto City Hospital just now. I happened to be there and saw Gin and Vodka. Their goal is to take Saijo Taiga!"

"How did you know I had information about Gin and his group!?"

Although she didn't know why Conan made that guess, it saved her the trouble of explaining. She simply followed Conan's lead and continued to ask, "And who is this Saijo Taiga?"

really!

A slight smile appeared on Conan's lips.

He and Hattori Heiji had just deduced that Natsukawa and Yoru were likely not just on vacation, but had received information from the brewery and were investigating.

Otherwise, they should be staying in the hotel this late.

Conan rummaged through a bunch of things and then told Natsukawa his analysis.

Conan suspects that the Kyoto antiquities smuggling ring may have obtained a valuable artifact that is crucial to the brewery, which is why the kendo dojo and Genji Hotaru have been targeted one after another.

"So, you now suspect that the thing the brewery wants is likely at Gyokuryu-ji Temple, and that after taking Saijo Taiga away, the brewery is probably heading there as well?"

"Yes, we're on our way too, we should be there in about ten minutes."

"Since the brewery knows about Saijo Taiga's hospital room, they must also know that Gyokuryu-ji is their base. We must get to Gyokuryu-ji before them."

"Where are you? Hurry up and come over, or it'll be too late!"

Because he was traveling in a helicopter, Conan spoke very loudly.

He didn't notice that Iori Mu was observing him, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Natsukawa?"

After a long silence, Xia Chuan suddenly spoke up: "You guys are on the helicopter, right?"

"Helicopters are very noisy and highly visible in the deep mountains and forests. If they were on their way to Yulong Temple and saw your helicopter, they might not have shown up."

Conan sighed. Of course he had thought about this question, but the things that might exist at Yulong Temple made him even more curious, and he had to find them before Gin.

Furthermore, Gin certainly won't go to Gyokuryuji Temple immediately to wake up Saijo Taiga and interrogate him; it will definitely take a lot of time in between, and they will still be safe during this period.

During this time, he had calmed down. To strike at the distillery, capturing Gin Vodka was far from enough. In addition to finding that thing before Gin, he also wanted to take this opportunity to find the distillery's base and wipe them out in one fell swoop!
(End of this chapter)