Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 795 See You Next Time

The Joel family.

Xia Chuan sat calmly on the sofa, his legs draped over the table.

After Conan left, Natsukawa did not actually monitor him. The reason he happened to appear at Higashida Capital was because Frank's side found that Yukiko Kudo and Yusaku Kudo had purchased plane tickets.

Normally, Natsukawa wouldn't have paid attention to this, but Vermouth disguised herself as Edogawa Fumiyo, and as long as he didn't expose her, Vermouth could continue.

Therefore, Yukiko Kudo's whereabouts are extremely important.

Considering that Conan's unreliable mother likes to surprise her son, Natsukawa thinks that instead of listening to Conan's phone, it might be more convenient to directly monitor whether Yukiko Kudo has any flight ticket purchase records through the United States.

Neither Yusaku Kudo nor Conan could detect this surveillance.

Now that it's confirmed that Yukiko Kudo has returned to Japan, Vermouth's identity can no longer be hidden. So, during this period, Vermouth tried her best to settle accounts with all the people and companies she had contacted through the identity of Fumiyo Edogawa, so that she wouldn't have taken the National Tax Agency's salary for nothing.

When Vermouth later found out, she would at most assume that Conan had told her the truth, and wouldn't suspect that her identity had already been discovered.

It's worth mentioning that when Frank was making the final confirmation, he happened to discover that the FBI was at Dongtian Capital, and Xia Chuan naturally went along with it.

In this way, even better results may be achieved.

That is to divert Gin's attention.

He has already spread the word that the FBI was arrested by the IRS, and he believes it won't be long before Gin finds out that the FBI has taken action against Eastfield Capital.

To Natsukawa's surprise, Akai Shuichi was even faster, delivering himself right to her doorstep.

Conan got home and started to feel uneasy, when he happened to see Kogoro Mouri watching the news.

"The IRS stated that this arrest operation was a routine investigation, and the amount of tax evasion by the target, Dongtian Capital, reached a staggering several billion dollars."

"They also stated that they will not let any company that tries to evade taxes get away with it, and through this action, they expressed their determination to the outside world. If there are any tax issues, please go to the tax office in time to pay the outstanding taxes."

The news reporter on TV was talking eloquently, but Conan's gaze was fixed blankly on the large characters pasted on the fourth-floor exterior wall in the background.

— Higashida Capital Co., Ltd.

"Inland Revenue Service"

Conan had something on his mind but didn't know how to express it.

Conan found it strange when Shuichi Akai said he couldn't contact Jodie.

They had clearly destroyed Higashida's cell phone, which allowed him to contact the outside world. How could Gin know that? Even if he did know, the FBI shouldn't be completely helpless against the Black Organization, unable to even make a phone call.

The scheming frog keeps touching your belly!
It's impossible for the IRS to be investigating Dongtian Capital by such a coincidence; the truth must be related to Xia Chuan.

Xia Chuan, through some means—whether it was tracking or something else—learned that he had his eye on Dongtian Capital.

Conan suspected that Natsukawa had been following him, otherwise he wouldn't have been moving so fast.

"Could it be that the emotions I expressed when I left his house made him sense something?"

Looking back, I felt terrible when I learned that Natsukawa didn't know how to track Gin either. I was so distracted that I didn't even notice when I ran into Ran.

It's possible that Xia Chuan was worried about his situation, which is why he followed him.

"As expected, Brother Xia Chuan is a good person. He must have been worried about my safety, which is why he followed me."

"Then they discovered I had been in contact with the FBI, probably because they were worried something might happen to me."

When they were in Okuho Town, Shuichi Akai definitely committed murder; Conan is absolutely certain of that.

Even though they are peripheral members, they should still be able to use legal means.

To kill so easily, and with no law enforcement authority whatsoever, is an act that could be considered terrorism in Japan!

Conan thought to himself, "Perhaps it was a mistake to suddenly decide to ask Shuichi Akai for help!" He was still shaken by the thought when he suddenly looked at the cake on the table, as if he had noticed something.

"Conan, Aunt Fumiyo bought this for you. She said it's your birthday today and it was just delivered."

Noticing Conan's gaze, Ran explained with a smile.

Although Conan's parents seem rather unreliable, judging from the past few days, Fumiyo Edogawa still cares a lot about her son.

Conan himself, however, was rather impolite to Fumiyo Edogawa.

Conan's face stiffened, and after a second of hesitation, he asked, "Where is she?"

"It seems there was something urgent in the US, so they only had time to make a phone call."

Conan's relaxed mood returned to his throat, and sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

He strode over to the cake and began to examine it, which appeared to have no problems and was even quite exquisite.

This is a Sherlock Holmes-themed cake, and the detective hat and tiny chocolate magnifying glass on top are extremely cute.

The cake was about twelve inches long, not small at all. There were five candles on the edge facing him, and a small note written on it: "Happy Birthday, see you next time."

"See you next time"

Upon seeing this text, Conan's face turned pale and then red.

Provocation, naked provocation.

However, this feeling of shame and anger didn't last long before he suddenly became dejected.

Now that the brewery knows my identity, what does Vermouth mean by saying this?
Putting myself in Vermouth's shoes, if I knew that Shinichi Kudo had taken APTX4869 and survived, and had even turned into a child, anyone would have kidnapped him and dissected him for research.

But the other party didn't do that. Instead, they openly lurked around me, and when they were discovered, they didn't make a move. They even sent me a cake.

The words on the cake, however, were full of provocation.

It's like saying, "I know you've shrunk, but I'm not going to touch you yet; I want to keep playing with you."

It feels like a fishbone stuck in your throat.

"That's strange, Conan, is it your birthday today? I don't remember it being today." Ran asked, but she still happily took out a lighter and prepared to light the candles on the cake.

"Mom must have remembered wrong; that's just how she is."

Seeing Ran preparing to light the fire, Conan suddenly became excited.

"Wait, wait, I want to invite the rest of the Junior Detective Club to eat this cake together. Let's not order it yet."

Seeing Ran put away the lighter, Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I was almost scared to death.

Although it says "See you next time" on it, what if Vermouth said it on purpose? Her purpose is to reassure him to light the fire.

Who knows if those five candles are bomb fuses?

Let's use the Junior Detective Club to buy some time, and then have Professor Agasa bring over a bomb detector or something.

Seeing Kogoro Mouri, who was oblivious to the approaching danger and staring at Yoko Okino's performance on TV with his mouth agape, Conan felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

If it weren't for me, this family would have gone bankrupt long ago, right?

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)