Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 892 Deep Sea Shark Shadow
That tube is probably connected to an oxygen cylinder, which allows for launches to be carried out even in the sea.

Xia Chuan took a deep breath of fresh oxygen, and quickly calculated the chances of survival in his mind.

The pneumatic harpoon can only fire once!
To launch a harpoon in the deep sea, a large amount of compressed air is needed. The oxygen tank has a limited oxygen content. If the landlady wants to surface alive, there won't be a second harpoon.

Just as he was thinking this, the proprietress's figure shifted slightly due to the seawater, revealing the female employee behind her.

The other person also had the same type of harpoon.
"Damn it! Now we have no choice but to fight them head-on. There's resistance in the sea, and there are only two of them."

Xia Chuan didn't think about it anymore, afraid that the other party would pull out two more harpoons from somewhere else.

He took back what he had just said. The effective range of the pneumatic fish gun under normal conditions is about 20 meters, and the effective range in water is even shorter, but the fact that they dared to use it proves that it is effective, and their current distance is only 5 meters.

It's likely that the other party deliberately maintained this distance.

If that's the case, then he probably won't pull out a third one, right?

"GuluGulu——"

The female boss revealed a meaningful smile, not intending to waste any more time arguing with Xia Chuan, and directly aimed and launched!

The moment the oxygen was compressed and launched, countless bubbles burst outwards as if the barrel had exploded, and the harpoon shot out at an immeasurable speed.

A large amount of gas rushed forward with the harpoon, providing kinetic energy and then perfectly helping to block the harpoon's vision, so Xia Chuan could only move his body by feeling.

Fortunately, Newton was not dragged out and desecrated. Even the most powerful pneumatic harpoon cannot exert its full effect in the deep sea, as the water flow dissipates a large amount of kinetic energy.

Within five meters? That's really too close!

The swirling bubbles obscured Xia Chuan's vision, as did the boss's wife and the female employee. They chose not to fire a second shot, but instead waited quietly for the outcome.

With only one chance left to use the harpoon gun, and given that there will definitely be precautions after a failure, the difficulty of hitting the target will undoubtedly increase, leaving almost no cost for trial and error.

The best outcome now would be for this shot to hit and successfully take Xia Chuan's life.

If they can confirm that someone is dead, they will leave immediately.

The target was only Xia Chuan; everyone else was not within the assassination range. They wouldn't bother with people who were not worth their time.

That's right, the two were also assassins hired by Ant, but their abilities were far superior to those of the three groups from last night. Their acting skills were better, their plans were more meticulous, and the bounty on their heads was frighteningly high.

Xia Chuan was the only one on the bounty list, but the bounty amount was as high as 5 billion!

It's in Japanese yen, though.

But this amount is staggering enough to warrant the lives of these two top-100 most dangerous duo in the underworld being put in grave danger.

The story begins yesterday.

They had just replaced the owner of the equipment store and were planning to use this identity to lure Xia Chuan and others into the sex trade, but unexpectedly, three treasure hunters inexplicably appeared in the store the next day.

The treasure hunters revealed their identities from the start, asking them to help find unlucky victims. This made them realize that the equipment shop owner and employees, whose identities they had taken, were no good either, and had probably provided the treasure hunters with plenty of bait or other things.

I only reluctantly agreed to help find suitable bait to appease the other party, but I never expected that Xia Chuan would deliver it to my door today.

With treasure hunters as the villains in the open, can't they hide in the shadows and wait for their chance to strike?
The previous assassination attempts have been discovered. Since Xia Chuan was able to survive those assassination attempts and still dare to continue traveling, it proves that she has a certain level of strength. This is just right for the treasure hunters to cover up their presence.

So the two of them discussed it briefly and came up with this method.

It can only be said that the two of them were very lucky. If they had missed one step, Xia Chuan would have guessed their identities immediately.

Deep-sea sharks were always by his side. Joel held a golden cone in each hand and began a one-sided massacre of the sharks in the sea.

However, the deaths did not make the sharks realize the reality; instead, their blood attracted even more sharks.

They devoured their own kind, and the smell of blood ignited the most primal instincts of the beasts. Many sharks that failed to get any food turned their attention to living humans.

Kaito made a gesture, pulling the now immobile Aoko upwards to prepare to surface.

Joel's breathing became increasingly rapid, and he was gurgling as he exhaled bubbles. If this continued, even if he could kill them all, there wouldn't be enough oxygen.

She turned to look in Xia Chuan's direction and saw the harpoon coming with a lot of bubbles.

"Shh-"

Without the slightest hesitation, the golden cone in his hand was thrown out.

"Gululu."

The golden cone shot away, its speed not slow at all.

At this point, if you put the gold cone and the harpoon in the same frame, you will find that the speed difference between the two is not significant.

A large number of bubbles dispersed, driving away all the sharks around Xia Chuan, while the golden cone accurately hit the harpoon, breaking it directly.

Xia Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, but to be honest, if Joel hadn't intervened, he could have dodged it anyway, though the oxygen tank on his back might have suffered.

As the bubbles rose, the proprietress and the female employee finally regained their view.

Joel was too fast; they didn't even notice the golden cone, only utterly shocked that Xia Chuan had managed to escape from the harpoon.

How did they manage to remain completely unharmed at such a deep sea level?
They don't know, and they may never have the chance to find out.

The bubbles rose upwards, underwater visibility returned to normal, and without the obstruction of oxygen, the sharks scattered and surrounded the group again.

The crimson blood dispersed into the sea without causing a ripple, but for sharks, they don't need to see the blood; they only need to sense the smell.

Xia Chuan pointed upwards, indicating that Yor should surface.

Joel shook her head vigorously; she couldn't let Xia Chuan be in danger alone.

It's just a harpoon, right? As long as her golden spikes are fast enough, she can block them.

Xia Chuan took a deep breath and glanced at the arm of Joel that had just thrown the golden cone.

Even in the water, you could see Joel's arms trembling slightly.

Imagine how much effort it would take to launch the golden cone like a harpoon using human power. With such high water pressure and resistance, the fact that he didn't break any bones is already a testament to his extraordinary abilities.

If it happened again, it probably wouldn't be so simple.

"Gululu——"

The proprietress's expression suddenly changed.

Launching the harpoon consumed a lot of oxygen, and the oxygen tank behind them was already empty. The pressure gauge seemed to have become an out-of-control compass, spinning wildly.

"time is limited."

The female employee understood the boss's hand gesture, nodded, and began to aim.

Xia Chuan and Yue Er are stationed in two different positions, but now a very serious problem has arisen.

Xia Chuan's strength is unknown, but he can dodge harpoons; Joel's strength is evident, as he just killed more than twenty sharks by himself, causing the sharks that followed to just circle around them without daring to attack.

So, who should get this fork?
It's a very difficult problem. If we attack Xia Chuan, Yoru will definitely retaliate, and it's hard to say whether he'll ever come back to the surface.

If we're talking about taking down Yor, only Xia Chuan has the bounty. What if he gets away?
I feel like I've been underestimated.

Seeing the female employee's hesitation, Xia Chuan couldn't help but criticize his own performance today, which was indeed somewhat unsatisfactory.

It has to be his fiancée, who has consistently performed well.

—provided there is no alcohol.
As the saying goes, time waits for no one. Although her pause was brief, in a battle between experts, every second counts. The proprietress realized the problem and threw the launcher out without any apparent purpose, as it couldn't even touch Xia Chuan. It stopped moving halfway due to resistance and slowly fell.

By this time, her oxygen tank was completely empty. She had no choice but to turn around and glare angrily at her best friend. If she didn't act now, she might never have another chance.

The female employee finally realized what was happening and, without hesitation, aimed at Xia Chuan, who was rushing towards her.

"Gululu——"

Bubbles surged and billowed.

The sharks, highly sensitive to oxygen, scattered, giving Joel ample space to make his move.

At the same time, Xia Chuan suddenly spun around, exposing his back to the two men and the harpoon.

"Chichichi——"

The harpoon hit the oxygen cylinder squarely, sticking straight out of it.

Xia Chuan's body was propelled forward a distance by the passive energy before stopping.

The leaky oxygen cylinder became a burden, dragging Xia Chuan around aimlessly.

Joel's situation wasn't much better. After the bubbles rose, the shark charged at her like a madman, its wide-open mouth revealing sharp, saw-like teeth, ready to bite her slender waist in the next moment.

"call--"

The water surged, and the shark, its eyes rolling back, slowly sank to the bottom of the sea. But many more sharks continued their momentum, as if determined to challenge Joel.

Xia Chuan quickly discarded the oxygen cylinder, held his breath, identified the direction, and rushed over to help.

Knowing that continuing wouldn't kill Xia Chuan, the two proprietresses had given up the idea of ​​fighting. Fortunately, they were in the deep sea, and with sharks causing trouble, Joel was already entangled by sharks before he could even reach them.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the two threw out pre-prepared blood vials. The vials sank and popped their corks to attract the shark's attention, while they quickly rose to the surface.

Ignoring the two assassins, Xia Chuan rushed towards Joel, carrying the hose he had pulled from the oxygen tank.

The deaths of a large number of sharks did not improve the situation, and Natsukawa knew that staying in the water would only attract more sharks.

The hose hooked onto the dorsal fin, and the shark, startled, charged forward frantically.

"This is much better than a propeller."

Xia Chuan told himself a lame joke in his mind, his gaze already wandering elsewhere.

He suddenly exerted force with both hands, mounting the shark's back completely. The shark clearly felt pain from its dorsal fin, twisting wildly, its direction of movement affected, and it charged towards its own kind.

It rammed its own kind with force, sending it flying.

Xia Chuan moved with lightning speed, taking advantage of the momentary opening to strike the shark's eyes with both hands.

The shark immediately collapsed, powerless, and sank into the sea.

The surrounding sharks hesitated upon seeing this, but still refused to leave, unwilling to let go of their hard-won prey.

Xia Chuan was finally able to reunite with Yoel, but by then he had been holding his breath for a full minute and his body was starting to give out.

Actually, this time is not much, but the key is that during this minute, there is intense exercise, which consumes a lot of physical strength, and the oxygen in the lungs has been exhausted.

"Gululu——"

A dark, fuzzy mouthpiece suddenly appeared in front of me, still bubbling out.

Turning my head, I saw it was Joel's breathing mouthpiece.

Xia Chuan didn't hesitate, stuffed it directly into his mouth, and took a deep breath.

Bubbles rose to the surface, allowing Xia Chuan to catch his breath.

I should have brought Professor Agasa's invention with me.

Dr. Agasa invented a portable breathing mouthpiece, a tiny respirator that allows people to breathe underwater for a long time without needing a regulator—a truly high-tech gadget.

However, Xia Chuan did not expect to encounter an assassin, so he did not bring it with him and instead gave it to Frank.

This thing should have been given to Kaito.
It was too late for regrets then; all they could do was fight with all their might to escape the dangerous deep sea.

As their struggle with the sharks continued, they landed on the underwater ruins. Xia Chuan glanced at them casually before focusing his attention on the distance.

There are still quite a few sharks coming this way.

"They've really stirred up a rabbit hole."

He gestured for Joel to surface, and the two of them quickly descended together.

Whenever a shark approaches, Natsukawa will open the mouthpiece valve and spray oxygen onto the shark's face.

However, this inevitably wastes a lot of oxygen.

The oxygen that could have lasted for more than an hour has been wasted due to fighting and waste, and has to be used alternately, and the pressure gauge has now turned red.

Fortunately, they are about to surface.

Stepping on the shark's head, you can use the momentum to rise even faster.

—Splash

After splashing water on the surface, Kaito submerged again after settling everything in.

He was also carrying an oxygen tank and was frantically spraying oxygen around him.

The bubbles startled the sharks, and with the sharks about to surface, they seemed to lose their desire to attack, diving back into the deep sea to share the remaining bloody food.

Kaito pointed upwards, and Natsukawa and Yoru nodded. Just as their oxygen tanks ran out, they reached the surface of the water.

They took deep breaths of fresh air, the chilly sea breeze and heavy rain stinging their cheeks, but Xia Chuan and Yue Er smiled at each other and clasped their hands together.

Although it wasn't the first time we fought together, this was probably the most fun we've ever had. We supported and helped each other, and finally escaped from the jaws of the shark.

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Kaito pouted, displeased at not receiving praise, even though it was clearly his help that allowed the two to escape the shark's jaws.

Without me, the sharks probably wouldn't have chosen to turn back at all.

"What about people?"

Kaito knew that Natsukawa was asking about the two women, and pointed to the ship: "Once you're on the ship, it's my domain. They have no idea that I'm actually a master."

"I told you, hiding your strength is a good thing."

"."

Did I ask you to hide it, or did you hide it yourself? Don't you know the answer?
Kaito did overcome his fear of fish and went into the sea to help himself, which is commendable. Natsukawa didn't say anything about it.

Facing the cold wind, the raindrops patting their faces said, "Looks like a storm is coming. We must leave immediately, or we'll surely become dried bones in the deep sea."

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)