Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 872 Who are you!?

I got a little excited and walked a bit too fast; my elderly father simply couldn't keep up with that pace.

Haneda Hideyoshi felt a chill run down his spine. As if he had been electrocuted, he abruptly withdrew his hand and took several steps back warily, but he didn't dare to create any distance, fearing that someone else might jump out from behind him.

The hall was now in complete chaos, and he could no longer discern his location or know where he was.

It's fucking flawless and impregnable! The Ooka family is a bunch of useless trash!
"who are you?"

In the darkness, Hideyoshi Haneda could sense that the person in front of him hadn't moved, and he asked.

The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds, with only a cacophony of sounds.

"Da~"

After a crisp sound, a bright white light shone on his face.

After a few seconds, once his eyes had adjusted to the light, Hideyoshi Haneda was able to see the person in front of him clearly.

He was tall and slender, dressed in a casual suit, with a faint smile on his face, holding a flashlight and waving it from side to side, exuding a nonchalant air.

"It's you, that Fukuhara?"

Hideyoshi Haneda was a little confused. He remembered that this person should be sitting three or four rows behind him. When did he get close to him? Where was his old man?

"Where's my father?"

"You're asking me about your father?" Xia Chuan spread his hands in confusion and shook his head helplessly. "I don't know either. I just leaned forward a little, and then you inexplicably dragged me along the way."

"Why are you leaning forward?" Haneda Hideyoshi suspected that the other party had ulterior motives and might be after him or his father, but he just happened to be dragged along when they got close.

"This is your family's auction after all. If something happens, the bodyguards will definitely prioritize your safety. Is there a problem with me coming closer?"

What he said made perfect sense, and Hideyoshi Haneda felt powerless to refute it.

"No, then why don't you say anything? If you speak, I'll know you've grabbed the wrong person, won't I?"

"I don't know who pulled me, it's dangerous to speak up at this time, okay?" Xia Chuan gave him a look that said, "How can someone as stupid as you become a shogi master?" He almost disgusted the Taiko master.

"Then why didn't you turn on the light just now?"

At this point, Xia Chuan immediately turned off the lights. "Didn't you notice? Someone is deliberately keeping it dark. The person who lit the fire has already been shot dead. I don't want to suffer the same fate."

The reasons are valid, but one detail has been overlooked!
How could a normal person bring a flashlight to an auction?

"Then how do you explain the existence of the flashlight unless you already knew the hall lights would break?"

His gaze turned cold, and his hand was already on his lower back, where there was a pistol. If he couldn't give himself a reasonable explanation, the next step would be to shoot and then play the suona!

If I hadn't suspected that the other party might be a member of the Ooka family, I wouldn't have needed to ask so many questions; I would have just opened fire!

Yes, I have that suspicion.

This person's tone reminded him of Hawkeye. Hawkeye had used the same tone when communicating with him before, which was unpleasant.

"Is it a problem to bring a flashlight to an auction? It's for authenticating artifacts, and I also have a magnifying glass."

As if by magic, a magnifying glass appeared in Xia Chuan's right hand, and then, as if by magic again, he put away the magnifying glass and the flashlight.

Haneda Hideyoshi could clearly hear the sound of two heavy objects hitting the ground.
It took him a while to realize that he should be concerned about his father's whereabouts, not wasting time with this oddball in front of him.

Once we resolve the Gin issue, we'll have plenty of time to deal with him.

"Move aside, don't block the way."

Haneda Hideyoshi wanted to step over, but the man in front of him was blocking the way like a wall. Not only was he blocking the way, but the key was that he had already gone around to the left and right twice, and the other man did the same thing as him, as if he were looking in a mirror.

“Mr. Haneda, the situation is very dangerous. I advise you not to do anything rash. It might be safer to stay hidden.”

His serious expression made Hideyoshi Haneda stop in his tracks again, and he frowned as he asked, "Who exactly are you?"

Xia Chuan smiled gently, as if to say: You have finally asked the most important question.

He straightened his collar and stood up straight. "I'm a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau. I've been acting on a tip from an informant to investigate a mysterious black-clad organization."

"roll!"

Haneda Hideyoshi impatiently pushed Natsukawa away, then suddenly froze, turning around stiffly: "Public Security Bureau!?"

"This is impossible!"

"Are you in cahoots with that woman from before?!"

The other party's strange behavior raised Hideyoshi Haneda's vigilance to the highest level. This person was probably not related to the Haneda family and was more likely a subordinate of the scholar.

After all, Hawkeye had said beforehand that he had already made arrangements so that no Japanese police would be present at the scene, and the same principle applies to the public security bureau.

He drew his gun, aimed at the target, and completed the action in one smooth motion. He had practiced this routine at least hundreds of times and was very skilled at it, so his marksmanship should be quite good as well.

“That’s right. The organization that the Haneda family encountered was already on the police’s list. It’s a powerful transnational criminal organization. I came here to find out their purpose.”

Haneda Hideyoshi felt a chill run down his spine and remained silent, not believing a single word the other party was saying.

"Mr. Haneda, can you tell me why they attacked you?"

"Do you think it's appropriate to ask this question at this time?"

Hideyoshi Haneda did not believe Natsukawa's identity, but he could not reveal the truth now.

He had a premonition that he was no match for his opponent.

Let's talk about this later.

This time, Xia Chuan did not stop him, but raised his voice a little: "You need to think it through. In just this short time, Mr. Haneda Yasuharu may have already fallen into their hands. If you go too, it will only make things worse. If the only male member of the Haneda family has a problem, what will happen to the future of the Haneda family? Have you thought about that?"

Not being a professional combatant, Hideyoshi Haneda quickly calmed down and realized that rushing in recklessly would only lead to the extinction of the Haneda family line.

"Oh right, I can also contact the Ooka family! Let's seal off the entrances and exits first."

In fact, he didn't need to make any contact. Hawkeye immediately blocked the entrances and exits. Although he lost contact with the police on the outside, he could still see with the naked eye that there was no one outside. Chaos was taking place inside, and Gin should be in the lobby!
All we need to do is focus our efforts on stopping the chaos in the hall!
"boom!"

Hawkeye had just finished planning in his mind and located Hideyoshi Haneda in the crowd. Before he could even get to the other side to confirm the situation, he heard a loud explosion from behind.

A burst of shimmering flames shot into the sky, and the detached villa exuded an atmosphere of gunpowder smoke reminiscent of war.

The deafening roar sent chills down people's spines; many were knocked unconscious by the blast wave. The floor-to-ceiling windows of the hall were completely shattered, revealing a huge passageway.

Anything becomes worthless when life is in danger. The wealthy and politicians have lost their initial composure and elegance, becoming ferocious and disheveled, fleeing frantically. Their arrogance at first followed by obsequiousness is even more despicable than that of cattle and horses.

Hawkeye's face was extremely grim. Despite having made ample preparations, Gin still managed to bring in the bomb.

"Boss, the breach has opened, and people are rushing out from that direction."

"Didn't I see it?" Hawkeye replied irritably. "Everyone turn on your spotlights, rush into the hall, and find Haneda Yasuharu first."

Haneda Hideyoshi is right in front of me, but Haneda Yasuko is nowhere to be found. The situation is not good. Gin must have taken advantage of the chaos to kidnap him.

However, since the explosion, his gaze has not left the gap. If he hasn't seen Haneda Yasuharu, then they are still inside, hiding somewhere in the villa.

At a command, beams of white light illuminated the area ahead, rushing into the hall and completely lighting it up.

The hall was in complete chaos. On the ground, one could see many men and women whose lives were unknown due to the trampling. People were running out from the direction of the explosion hole.

Unfortunately, as soon as he stepped outside, he was tackled to the ground by Hawkeye's men.

"Where is Haneda Yasuharu?" Hawkeye shouted angrily as he approached Haneda Hideyoshi.

"do not know."

"Boss, we didn't find Haneda Yasuko in the hall. The people are scattered. Not everyone rushed out of the gap. Some people have scattered to different parts of the villa."

The villa is too big, with the first and second floors combined covering nearly 2,000 square meters, making it difficult to find if someone is hiding there.

The key issue is that they can't just fire indiscriminately.

"Leave some people to control the lobby, the rest of you spread out and search. If you see a target or a suspicious target, you are allowed to shoot directly without holding back," Hawkeye said without any hesitation.

It wasn't ruthlessness, just a simple disdain for his subordinates. If he encountered Gin, firing a gun would be quite an achievement. And since the communication inside the villa was malfunctioning, firing a gun was the best indication of that.

After arranging his men, Hawkeye finally had time to observe the man beside Haneda Hideyoshi.

"Who is he?"

Eagle Eye has seen photos of all the attendees, including the person in front of him.

Therefore, he was not asking for a name, but for an identity.

The other party appeared calm and composed, unlike an ordinary person. They must have some special identity, such as intelligence or combat personnel for the Haneda family!

He said he was a police officer.

He said this was interesting, with obvious disbelief.

Hawkeye narrowed his eyes instantly and pulled out a gun, pressing it against the other man's forehead.

With a gun pointed at his head again, Xia Chuan was a little unhappy. His voice was no longer relaxed as he said calmly, "Have you noticed that the police on the perimeter seem to be making no move? They should have come over by now, since the explosion."

Upon hearing this, Hawkeye's expression instantly changed.

Looking out from the breach, apart from the flashlights of a few team members blocking the way, there was no light to be seen in the distance.

The villa was like a secluded island, deserted and untouched by the world.

"We're in trouble."

"Impossible, there are at least a hundred police officers outside!" Hideyoshi Haneda didn't quite believe Natsukawa's opinion.

"No, I've seen the police's arrangements. They would arrive at the villa immediately if there was any disturbance. Even if there was no explosion, the villa suddenly going dark would definitely have attracted the police's attention. It's impossible that there was no reaction at all."

Faced with the facts, Hideyoshi Haneda, however incredulous, had no choice but to believe it, and could only admit that his father was right, and the police were indeed incompetent.
At that moment, he suddenly noticed that after the lights went out, he no longer heard his mother's and sister's voices through the hidden earpiece in his ear. Gin had not only dealt with the police, but had also cut off the villa's connection with the outside world.

I had hoped to use this opportunity to lure the opponent out and defeat them, or to find the scholar, but things turned out very differently.

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When the topic of scholars came up, Hideyoshi Haneda suddenly paused, staring at Fukuhara beside him with an extremely strange expression.

The topic was almost diverted; the target was him.

He glanced at Hawkeye subtly and noticed that the other man was also staring at Fukuhara with a wary look.

Noticing the gazes fixed on him, Xia Chuan showed no change in expression. With his abilities, he could easily escape from the encirclement of the Ooka family. His presence was merely to deepen their speculation about the scholar.

Now that he'd achieved his goal, and since the two clearly didn't like him, he decided not to bother them anymore. He could also go sightseeing elsewhere and help out with the kids—that was his favorite thing to do.
Eagle Eye sensed something was amiss, his sharp gaze locking onto Xia Chuan, and he waved for two of his men to come.

Two nameless lackeys stood on either side of Xia Chuan, ready to subdue him.

“Mr. Fukuhara, we will not discuss your identity for the time being, but in order to ensure everyone’s safety, I hope you can accept our protection for the time being.”

The protection is a pretense; I estimate that once this is over, they'll be taken back and severely tortured.

"I'm sorry, but I cannot accept this."

Xia Chuan chuckled softly, pointing to the ceiling, "Instead of wasting time with me, you should deal with the people up there first."

Everyone instinctively looked up and found that the ceiling was empty, with nothing but the chandelier.

Hawkeye knew something was wrong and was about to step forward.

"It's too late." Xia Chuan murmured softly. These words were like an order, and the flashlights of the people around him immediately went out, and darkness once again enveloped the area.

A hissing sound rang out, and a strange smell assaulted everyone's nostrils, causing everyone to instinctively keep their distance.

As the lights in the distance focused, everyone noticed a large amount of white smoke in the middle. The smoke clearly contained some kind of drug, and after smelling it for a while, they felt dizzy.

The smoke quickly dissipated, and the original spot was deserted.

Before they could find Fukuhara's whereabouts, gunshots rang out from behind Hawkeye and the others.

Looking back, among the terrified wealthy politicians, several armed thugs jumped out, tearing off their masks to reveal their true faces.

Although they were just random passersby, they inflicted enormous damage on the surrounding Ooka family's combat personnel, creating an opening.

By the time they realized what was happening, more than a dozen people had already fallen.

Fortunately, the Ooka clan's fighters were of high quality and launched a counterattack immediately, quickly annihilating them, but also losing a significant amount of manpower.

However, the breach caused by the explosion inevitably created a defensive gap. The group of wealthy people showed no mercy, stepping over the corpses on the ground, crossing the broken windows, and arriving outside the villa, where they quickly dispersed into the darkness.

(End of this chapter)