Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 919 New Speculations about Karasuma Renya

Today's harvest was considerable, so Xia Chuan didn't linger.

Moreover, Kazami Yuya seemed a bit anxious, so he decided to go back early.

“Mr. Natsukawa, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be heading back to the Public Security Headquarters. With something this serious happening, I definitely need to inform Mr. Amuro. He’s well-informed and might be able to find something out from the underworld.”

"it is good."

Xia Chuan dropped the person off at a location in the city where he could hail a taxi, and then left.

He needs to investigate Kiel's situation a bit. He's already spoken to Baileys on the phone, and she should be with Frank by now.

"Xia Chuan, you're back."

As soon as Xia Chuan arrived at Frank's villa, Baileys was waiting at the garage door.

"Well, how much do you know about Rum and Gil's relationship?" Natsukawa asked, getting straight to the point.

Baileys spread her hands helplessly, "There was no warning at all. If you hadn't told me, I would never have imagined that Rum and Kiel were connected."

"Vermouth and Gin are unaware that Gin is planning to take action against the FBI today. However, it is certain that Rum has not yet obtained the so-called intelligence."

"What do you mean?" Xia Chuan asked in surprise.

Thinking back, the ambulance sirens I heard when I came back yesterday were related to Rum's operation. It's been twelve hours now, and the other person who escaped should have already brought the news back.

"If he gets the intelligence, he definitely won't give Gin the chance to plan an attack on the FBI to rebuild his authority. Right now, he's probably waiting for someone else to go back, or he hasn't cracked the public security information security code yet."

She shook her head. "But I think the latter is less likely, because I saw Sindora before I came, and he seemed very relaxed today."

As they spoke, the two had already arrived in the living room. Frank was checking information on the dark web, while Shinichiro and Kaori Shinmei had hacked into the traffic monitoring system, trying to find information about another person's appearance.

"found it!"

Shinichi Akira exclaimed excitedly, his finger tapping the space bar.

The sound attracted Xia Chuan and the others to come closer.

On the screen, the surveillance footage is being reconstructed.

A few seconds later, the image became clear, and the human image was magnified.

In the picture, a blonde, blue-eyed face comes into view.

Others may not recognize this person, but Xia Chuan and Baileys are both familiar with this face.

"As expected of Rum's doing. I didn't expect Arak to have arrived in Japan so early, and even joined forces with Kiel to infiltrate the Public Security Headquarters."

Baileys was somewhat emotional.

I always thought Gil was a bit arrogant; it's a miracle that someone like him could become a codename member.

Now I finally know, it turns out they had Rum behind them.

It's estimated that Rum had already started setting up the Japanese branch, and this time Gin really angered him, so even this undercover agent was brought out.

Xia Chuan was somewhat taken aback.

Did I underestimate Kiel?
But she's clearly a CIA undercover agent, so how come she's also Rum's undercover agent?
They're playing a double agent here.

"You should watch this video instead!"

Frank turned his head, and there was another image on the screen.

“Last night, it wasn’t the police who caught up with Kiel and Arak. It was when they were escaping on their motorcycles that Kiel was hit by a car at an intersection, which is why the police arrested him.”

The footage shows Kiel being hit and thrown into the air, a moment captured by a roadside surveillance camera.

The driver hit the pedestrian and drove away, but Alak was wearing a helmet at the time, so no one could see his face.

"Is there a problem?" Xia Chuan couldn't quite understand why Frank wanted to show him this video. The car accident in the video was commonplace and unremarkable.

If there's anything wrong with it, it's that the car was going too fast.

But this is normal in the middle of the night; every day in Tokyo, several drunk drivers are caught speeding in the city.

“This white car was parked in an alley two blocks away just five minutes ago. It suddenly started and sped out when Kiel and Curaçao drove away. This is probably not an accident, but someone did it on purpose.”

“I investigated the traffic system, and it turned out to be a car with a fake license plate. The owner reported it stolen three days ago, the car wrap was changed, and the license plate was fake. It’s like it was deliberately set up to kill Kiel.”

"Look."

Frank played the video twice more, and Xia Chuan finally noticed the details!
The car was designed to hit both people, but the driver veered slightly and chose to hit only Kiel.

"The car had its window tint changed, its license plate was fake, and it even had privacy film applied. This car accident was definitely premeditated."

"This"

Xia Chuan rubbed his temples, unsure of what to say.

The distillery is already in chaos, and now this has happened.
Who is it?

Gin or Vermouth?

But neither he nor Baileys knew anything about this, so it shouldn't have been them.

But who else could it be but them? It couldn't possibly be Karasuma Renya, who has been hiding in the shadows and has never shown his face.

This problem is like a dark cloud hanging over the sky.

The heavy rain started at some point.

"Don't worry about who the driver is for now. The priority is to find Alark. If we get exposed by the police, not only will Yuri be punished, but our partners will also be exposed."

"Do we have other partners?" Baileys was a little confused.

From Xia Chuan's tone, how could she sense that there was an undercover agent within the organization?

"We'll talk about it later."

Xia Chuan waved his hand, skipping over the question.

Baileys rolled her eyes. If the other person wasn't Xia Chuan, she would have slapped him already. Don't think that a high salary can make him work his life away.

"What are your plans?" Frank asked.

Xia Chuan pondered for a while before making a decision.

"Baileys, go back to the base and keep an eye on Rum's movements and reactions. Also, let me know if Vermouth or Gin make any moves."

"Shinmei Kaori goes to Kaito for help. If we make a move against the FBI, Gin will definitely call Tequila to take the blame for me."

"As for me"

Xia Chuan looked out the window. "It's much easier for the police to steal information from within, but according to Kazami Yuya, each individual piece of information has a secret order, which is updated every minute."

"Once the data is transferred, the decryption must be decrypted within 24 hours, or it will be automatically destroyed. Although it's unclear why Alark didn't go back to Rum, now is indeed our chance."

"I didn't understand." ×4
All four shook their heads.

"Cracking the code requires either brute force, which requires highly skilled hackers, or software cracking, which involves the supervisor, Kuroda Hyōe."

"Kuroda Hyōe is currently at the Public Security Headquarters and hasn't left. Going to the Public Security Headquarters is no different from breaking into a dragon's den or a tiger's lair. It's impossible to get the secret orders from him, so they can only look for a skilled hacker!"

“Dark Web!”

Frank immediately realized: "If Arak didn't choose to return to the organization, then it's impossible for him to find Sindora. And it's obviously unsafe for hackers to leave Tokyo to look for other places during this time. They will definitely look for powerful hackers in the Tokyo area on the dark web to crack the code." After the plan was completed, only Xia Chuan and Frank remained in the villa.

Frank is gathering suitable hackers within Tokyo, while Natsukawa uses this time to ponder the driver's identity.

"Could it really be Karasuma Renya?" "Why did he suddenly lose contact during this period?"

Judging from Gin's tone earlier, it seems that this isn't the first time Karasuma Renya has done this.

This inevitably reminded Natsukawa of the Miyano couple.

Akemi Miyano didn't hear her parents' conversation clearly, but she could tell that the Miyano couple seemed to be making some kind of plan at that time.

That plan was likely aimed at killing Karasuma Renya, and it was also related to the medicine left behind by the scholar.

What tricks can they tamper with drugs?

Natsukawa had always thought that Karasuma Renya would be a very old man, but if he were connected to the hands and feet of the Miyano couple, would he shrink like Conan and the others?

Although I didn't see Karasuma Renya clearly when we were at the Twilight Villa, he shouldn't have been a child, or rather, his condition was fluctuating.

Suddenly, images of Karasuma Renya appearing as an old man and then turning into a child flashed into Natsukawa's mind.

"."

"How could I think that? This is even more outrageous than Anya's superpowers."

"It's a pity, if only Miyano Akemi had heard me clearly."

Xia Chuan was somewhat helpless, but fortunately, he had found the starting point of the thread, making it possible to sort out the circuit.

It can now be confirmed that Karasuma Renya must have experienced three near-death experiences.

Fifty years ago, he was nearing the end of his life for the first time, and then scholars developed a drug that helped prolong his life.

Seventeen years ago, he reached this point for the second time. The Miyano couple must have tampered with the medication, causing the life-extending effect of the subsequent medication to be shortened.

Judging from the time setting in the world of Detective Conan, this year marks the third time his life has been on the line.

I've suddenly lost contact with them recently. Could it be because they have some kind of health problem and are no longer able to control their organs?
APTX4869 is an immortality drug developed by Ai Haibara based on her parents' research. Could the shrinking effect she is showing now be related to her hands and feet from back then?

"found it."

Xia Chuan's contemplation was interrupted by Frank's exclamation.

"Within the Tokyo area, there aren't many high-quality hackers left. I've only found one who meets the criteria of being able to crack public security codes and also has connections to the creation of the security system!"

Frank looked somewhat wistful at this point, as if he should have known all along.

"who!?"

"Professor Agasa, he's all alone."

The computer screen in front of Frank displayed a picture of Professor Agasa.

"Dr. Agasa participated in the architecture of the public security information system. He developed this secret code, and he can definitely decipher it within 24 hours."

"There is such a thing."

Frank didn't say it, but he almost forgot that he was probably the only genius scientist and programmer in all of Tokyo who could be said to be an all-rounder.
He's like Conan's personal old man.

"Rumble--"

Just then, a sudden explosion caught Xia Chuan and Frank's attention.

The sound was incredibly loud; the two could even feel the vibrations beneath their feet. It couldn't possibly be thunder; it could only be explosives!

"not good!"

Xia Chuan clearly realized something.

He ran to the window and saw a van drive by, quickly disappearing into the downpour.

"Jingle Bell--"

At the same time, Xia Chuan's phone rang.

"Hello, this is Xia Chuan."

"Oh no, Natsukawa-kun! A man in black just broke into Professor Agasa's house and took him away. I only managed to avoid being discovered because I was hiding in the water tank. I have a feeling they might be connected to the brewery."

"Why do you think so?"

Conan pondered for a moment, then said slowly and deliberately, "I don't know, it's probably just a gut feeling. Anyway, Professor Agasa has been kidnapped."

"I might have been discovered by the brewery."

Xia Chuan: "."

He had a serious face, but when he heard Conan say that, he suddenly wanted to laugh.

What a narcissistic kid.

"I know you're anxious, but don't worry."

"You can't just stand by and watch Professor Agasa get taken away, can you? Call me, I'm sure I can find them, and we can talk it out."

Although Xia Chuan saw the car leave, the heavy rain made it impossible to see the license plate.

It would be too late to chase after him after he went downstairs and got into his car. The heavy rain would affect visibility, so they would have to close the distance. But if they got too close, he would be discovered, which would put Professor Agasa in even more danger.

Just as Natsukawa was wondering what to do, Conan called.

Since this kid has found me, he must already have a plan.

Therefore, Xia Chuan felt relieved.

“That’s right, I have a way. Professor Agasa was just changing the batteries in the Detective Boys’ badges, and there are still two badges whose batteries haven’t been changed yet, so they’re in his lab coat.”

"okay, I get it."

"The tracking glasses are with me, Natsukawa-nii, come pick me up, we..."

Before Conan could finish speaking, the phone went dead.

He stared blankly at his phone, as if he had remembered something.

If I remember correctly, Natsukawa seems to have studied Anya's detective badge, and should be able to directly extract the frequency to locate Professor Agasa's whereabouts.

A clap of thunder snapped Conan out of his daze, and his already dark face darkened even more.

"Xia Chuan deserves to die!"

He could only sigh helplessly, realizing that it was probably impossible for Xia Chuan to come and pick him up.

Without transportation, Xia Chuan relied on his skateboard.
Conan looked at the broken door; the heavy rain was already pouring in.

In this weather, the skateboard would probably run out of power before it even left Beika Town.

"and many more!"

Conan suddenly remembered something, and then, without even taking out an umbrella, he ran straight out.

He hadn't gone far when he heard the roar of an engine, followed by red taillights appearing in the rain ahead.

"Just as I expected, Xia Chuan was at Frank's house. Otherwise, he would have been speechless with surprise when he heard my news."

As he muttered to himself, he used his telescopic sling to project the signal tracking device onto the GTR's taillights.

The badge doesn't have much battery left, probably only lasting less than an hour, and I'll need to find transportation. But Xia Chuan is different, so I can just install the locator on Xia Chuan's car.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)