Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 796 I've already been exposed
The Joel family.

Anya was playing house by herself at home. These past few days had been the happiest she'd ever had since Haibara stopped doing her research at home.

Suddenly, I realized that my own house blowing up wasn't such a bad thing after all.

As long as Ai Haibara isn't around, her father and Aunt Yoru can't control her.

Just now, Sister Xiaolan called again and asked me to have some cake. Anya is so happy she can't be happier.

"Father, take Anya to Uncle Mori's house later, because Conan is treating me to birthday cake!"

Anya ran over happily.

I still won't go out without my father.

Especially since Conan now has a mother who is a member of the Black Organization.

"can."

When Bond heard about the cake, his ears twitched, and he came running over excitedly.

"Hey Bond, how could you steal cake from Anya?"

I heard that Conan's cake was only twelve inches, so he invited the rest of the Detective Boys. Their share was already small, and now Bond wanted to get a piece of the pie too.

There must be quite a few people this time, so Anya really can't eat much if it's divided up.

In order to get Anya to bring Bond along, Natsukawa had no choice but to buy a new cake on the way.

The famous spy, who doted on his daughter, had only been out with Anya for a short time when he noticed something was amiss.

The few people who had been keeping watch at the distillery seemed to have already left, and they didn't seem to feel like they were being watched.

There are just a few more surveillance cameras on the roadside or in front of some shops, probably to observe through the surveillance cameras.

Because of the previous fire, Xia Chuan had moved all the secrets to Frank's house or the Blue Castle. With a little attention to these surveillance cameras, it would be very easy to find blind spots.

That said, this blue castle was definitely a worthwhile purchase.

Not only can it be open to the public, but it can also be used to hide things that cannot be brought to light.

When they arrived at the detective agency, the rest of the Junior Detective League were already there, including Ai Haibara, who had come all the way from Professor Agasa's house, along with Professor Agasa himself.

Besides, there's also Sonoko, the young lady.

The atmosphere inside the agency was cheerful; even though they knew it wasn't Conan's birthday, they still planned to celebrate it for him in advance.

After all, the atmosphere has been built up to this point.

"Natsukawa, you've finally arrived! Come on, let's have a good drink together to celebrate Conan's birthday."

"Oh dear, why did you bring a gift when you came all this way?"

Kogoro Mouri was right, because he saw the birthday cake label on the packaging, knew it wasn't a snack to go with drinks, and had absolutely no interest in cakes, so naturally he didn't care.

If you're bringing good wine, then that's a different story.

"After all, there are quite a few people who like to eat cake, so it's never a bad thing to bring an extra cake."

"Uncle Xia Chuan is so nice~"

The three daredevils spoke in unison, glancing at the garden like crickets.

The young lady of the Suzuki family came empty-handed, and she had just been telling Ran that she wanted to eat the biggest piece.

Genta was the most dissatisfied, but once he realized that Natsukawa had brought a cake, he immediately put those feelings aside and looked at Natsukawa with burning passion.

That kind of look...like she wanted Xia Chuan to be her father.
Xia Chuan quickly gave the cake to Yuan Tai, afraid that the other party might not be able to resist kneeling down and calling him godfather.

"Strange, what's wrong with this cake?" After tossing the cake to Genta, Natsukawa glanced at the cake on the table and noticed that it seemed a bit strange, as if it had been reshaped.

Well, it's crooked and twisted. What should have been a cylindrical cake has lost its curves, but it has sharp edges and corners. The cream on top has obvious signs of being reworked, with all sorts of colors mixed together.

"Hey, it's all because of Conan. He insisted on having a sense of participation, so he took the cake his mother sent to his room and reshaped it."

Kogoro pursed his lips. He had seen the original design of the cake, which was incredibly beautiful. Now, all he could say was that it still resembled a cake.

It's only because these minors are born with a love for cake that they can't stomach it; what adult could possibly eat it?

Xia Chuan looked at Conan.

Having finally found a suitable opportunity, Conan didn't hesitate and went straight to Natsukawa's side, pulling him aside.

"Go play with Ayumi and the others."

After sending Anya away, Conan said seriously, "Vermouth from the Blacksmith Company has discovered my identity."

"what?"

Xia Chuan asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

Conan couldn't glean anything from Natsukawa's expression.

However, Natsukawa should indeed be surprised. Although he knew that Natsukawa had been in contact with Shuichi Akai, he certainly did not know that Fumiyo Edogawa was actually Vermouth in disguise.

If we had known, the fire a few days ago wouldn't have happened.

Conan, having confirmed that Natsukawa only knew about Shuichi Akai, continued to explain: "My mom called me during the day today and said she was about to return to Japan. It was because of that sentence that I discovered the problem with Fumiyo Edogawa. She was definitely Vermouth from the Black Organization in disguise!"

Conan chuckled self-deprecatingly. He had always thought he was very good at hiding his identity, but in the end, the Black Organization had suspected his identity very early on.

He estimated it must be during the Teitan High School Festival.

Sure enough, the woman not only slowed down his sword-drawing speed, but also led to the exposure of his identity.

He didn't say this aloud, otherwise Xia Chuan would have definitely given him a good scolding.

Conan's exposure was entirely his own fault. If he could have controlled his curiosity about the unknown and the case, Vermouth probably wouldn't have been able to find out.

Conan explained his speculations and the current situation to Xia Chuan in detail, and then said seriously, "So, Xia Chuan-ge, you don't need to make me avoid the winery for my safety in the future."

"I've been exposed."

Conan's bitter expression made him seem pitiful, but in the blink of an eye, Natsukawa forgot about it.

Listen to what he is saying?
Conan's point is that since the Black Organization has already discovered him, he no longer needs to hide his identity. He wants to stand openly against Gin, just like Natsukawa.

"So what do you want to say?"

"Can you help me protect Ran and Uncle Kogoro? Although I'm not afraid of Gin and the others, Ran and the others are just ordinary people after all."

This is Conan's current weakness.

With his parents living far away abroad, and his father being a smart man, it would be difficult for the distillery to cause any significant damage.

However, Kogoro's reputation as a famous detective was earned because of him, and coupled with his understanding of Kogoro's true personality and reasoning abilities, he was targeted by the Black Organization. Without protection, he would have a hard time surviving.

“I remember the FBI has a witness protection program,” Xia Chuan said quietly, seemingly with a hint of sarcasm.

"What time is it? By the way, are the sentries at the distillery base dead?"

This is very important to Conan because it is a crucial criterion for deciding whether to cooperate with Shuichi Akai in the future.

(End of this chapter)