Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 836 Two Children, Two Extremes
A white sedan slowly drove into the Domoto Music Academy.

In the back seat, Anya kept shifting from side to side, her eyes shining as she looked at the scenery inside the music academy.

The young college students on the road inspired Anya to yearn for them greatly.

"These older sisters are all so tall and beautiful! I really want to go to university too."

After saying that, she pressed her face against the glass window again, staring intently at the sky: "The balloons in the sky are so pretty, Uncle Shinichi, Anya wants one too."

"Hey, there are swans over there, Uncle Shinichi."

"Ania wants to go up to the tallest building; the view from there must be amazing."

Shinichiro was driving, trying to keep an eye on the students on the side of the road while also dealing with Anya's incessant chatter.

Anya's mouth never stopped moving the entire way from Tokyo to here.

Ai Haibara was more well-behaved; she sat in the passenger seat without saying a word, but staring at the computer screen the whole time wasn't very good.

"Ai, why don't you stop playing on the computer for now? Playing on the computer in the car can damage your eyes. Besides, we've already arrived at Domoto Music Academy. If Mr. Natsukawa sees you playing on the computer in the car, he'll scold you."

"He won't, it's okay."

"I installed a motion sickness and nearsightedness prevention plugin on my computer. The small dots on the screen prevent my vision from being affected by the bumps in the car."

"Looks so professional."

Shinichiro muttered something to himself, then glanced back at Ai Haibara, who was wearing glasses. This kid didn't seem like a kid at all.

The two children in the Xia Chuan family are two extremes: one is too innocent, and the other is too mature and steady.

"All right."

"What?" Shinichiro was taken aback.

"I'm talking about Anya." Ai Haibara looked coldly at the rearview mirror. "Ania, if you keep acting like this, I'm going to give you homework tonight. Have you forgotten what you told me before you came here?"

"What did Anya say? Anya doesn't remember."

They've all come out, so what is Ai Haibara anyway?

This is a true reflection of Anya's current state of mind, especially since her father still needs her. After reading her mind again, she will pretend to be completely exhausted, and her father will definitely feel sorry for her and buy her a lot of delicious food. Doing homework is a joke.

Ai Haibara frowned. "Are you serious?"

Anya froze, bent her knees, and sat down with a thud.

Although nothing will happen today, there's no guarantee that Ai Haibara won't set a trap for me later, so it's best not to be too arrogant.

The car arrived at the parking lot near the concert hall on the island in the lake.

Xia Chuan was already waiting here.

"How was the journey? Was it smooth?"

“There’s no problem, and I haven’t found any possible tracking. I guess Vermouth is focusing her main efforts on the academy.”

Shinichi shook his head, looking at the nearly completed floral wreaths around the island, and sighed, "They're so beautiful. It's a pity Ms. Shinmei didn't come."

"You rascal." Natsukawa chuckled and shook his head, patting Anya and Ai Haibara's hair as they got out of the car, before saying, "It will look even better here with the lights on at night, and Kaori Shinna will be coming tomorrow too."

"really?"

Shinichiro was a little happy.

During this time, he trained with Shinmei Kaori, and over time, it was inevitable that feelings would develop between them.

He didn't know what the other person was thinking, but at least he was lusting after her body.

"Be serious. I have no say in what you and Shinmei Kaori do, and I don't want to, but we can't let it interfere with the mission."

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

The fatigue from driving and being tormented by Anya vanished. With no more reservations, Shinichiro began to consider when he should approach her and tentatively confess his feelings.

"How about we go to the concert hall?" Xia Chuan asked, squatting down.

"Where do I stay?" Ai Haibara pointed to the bag in her hand. "I still have things to do."

"Great! Haibara isn't going to Anya, she's going instead!"

Anya was even happier to hear that the troublesome Ai Haibara wouldn't be coming along.

Natsukawa nodded helplessly, glanced at Shinichiro, and gestured for him to take Ai Haibara to her place, while he took Anya to the concert hall.

The second rehearsal is taking place at this time, and everyone is still here. This is the best opportunity to find the culprit. If we're lucky, we won't have to wait for Conan to send back a message.

"Wow, this house in the lake is so beautiful! Anya loves it! Father, should we buy it?!"

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What's the point of buying it? Are we just waiting for it to explode?

In the world of Detective Conan, newly built buildings are all designed for demolition. Even if Domoto Kazuki were to sell them, they would explode within a few days.

Although my presence greatly reduces the possibility of an explosion, who knows?
Xia Chuan never does business at a loss.

Amidst the fragrance of flowers and a cool breeze, with birds chirping all around and butterflies occasionally flitting about, Anya was having a wonderful time, leaving Xia Chuan with no choice but to hold her in his arms.

The concert hall has twenty-four main beams and columns, thick walls, and a marble exterior, giving it a strong sense of solidity. Extensive fireproofing and soundproofing measures have been implemented inside; once inside, outside sounds cannot penetrate, and those inside cannot hear any noise from outside.

Upon entering the concert hall, Anya was immediately captivated by the beautiful, dolphin-like singing voice, her eyes lighting up.

"The school is having a singing competition next week, and Anya really wants to learn to sing from these uncles and aunties!"

The little girl blinked her bright eyes and looked at Xia Chuan.

"impossible."

Xia Chuan shook his head and refused.

Although he didn't have the ability to read minds, he, as her father, could easily see what Anya was thinking; she clearly just wanted to play with other people's musical instruments.

Besides the people rehearsing on stage, there were also a few people measuring something in the audience.

"Father, what are the workers doing?"

"We need to take measurements because we need to adjust the chair so that it will be easier for Father to propose to Aunt Joel tomorrow."

Xia Chuan did not hide this fact. He had mentioned it to Domoto Kazuki when they were chatting at noon. He planned to convert the front half of the tables and chairs to electric ones.

"Ow."

"Besides these workers, everyone else should check their mental files to see if the perpetrator of the bombing is inside."

“Uh.” Xia Chuan suddenly shook his head again, “Let’s listen to these workers too, to confirm whether there are any members of the winery or outsiders.”

“Ah—” Anya’s voice trailed off, her pointed headdress drooped, her eyelids drooped, and she suddenly hunched over.

There were thirty or forty people on site, and the workload was considerable.

“Father~” Anya drawled out the last syllable as she looked at Xia Chuan.

They practically said it outright: we need to pay more.

"I know you can do it. The promised Cocoa, peanuts, and travel won't change, but don't even think about increasing the stakes."

Anya has learned how to bargain from somewhere, something Ai Haibara told him in the last few days.

"When did Father develop the ability to read minds?" Anya shrank back, on the verge of tears.

(End of this chapter)