Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 946 Invitation

Three poles in the sun.

An urgent shout came from the Mori family across the street, waking the Natsukawa family from their sleep.

Last night, Yoel and Ai Haibara talked for a long time.

She only took the little girl back to her room after she had fallen into a deep sleep from exhaustion.

"You didn't see it, but when Ai fell asleep last night, she had such a peaceful expression on her face. I've really never seen that look on her face more than a few times."

Joel sighed, thinking that perhaps Xia Chuan shouldn't have kept it a secret until now; he should have told her long ago.

"Sigh, concern makes one lose their composure. Indeed, some things are the hardest to deal with when they are in your own hands."

Xia Chuan shook his head helplessly: "When I first entered this industry, a senior told me that spies and assassins are the same; they cannot have emotions."

"Once emotions cloud judgment, even the most skilled spy or assassin will not be the same as before."

Joel remained silent. As a top-tier assassin, she understood Xia Chuan's point.

"So what do you mean?"

Slender arms encircled her neck, but Xia Chuan detected dissatisfaction in his fiancée's tone.

Hey, I was just venting!
"watch out!"

"Who's afraid of you?"

The two brushed their teeth with great force, their fists and feet flying.

"Huh, what's that sound?" Anya blinked in confusion. The sound was a bit jumbled, and it seemed to be coming from her parents' room.

"We're making you a younger brother or sister, so keep your voice down."

"what?"

Anya was stunned.

Today was another day I couldn't hear my own thoughts; my IQ plummeted.

"But they don't want younger siblings yet."

Anya felt that she hadn't enjoyed her father's and mother's love for at least another two years, and didn't want anyone else besides Ai Haibara to do so.

Anyway, she's still feeling a bit sour about what happened yesterday.

"This is boring." Ai Haibara rolled her eyes.

"Oh, so it's fake, right?"

Anya's eyes lit up. "I knew it. Haibara doesn't want anyone to take away our father's and mother's love for now, right? At least until we're older, like when we become middle school students."

Ai Haibara didn't say anything, and walked out of the house with her schoolbag on her back.

Although she didn't answer, Anya's words did make sense.

Last night, she fell asleep in Aunt Joel's arms, and I don't know when.

A very comfortable experience.

My thinking became clearer, and I felt that I might be able to make a big step forward in drug research tonight.

"By the way, there seemed to be some strange noises coming from Conan's house just now. Did something happen?"

"This isn't the first time Kogoro Mouri has done this, so why should we care?"

Ai Haibara shrugged, showing none of the curiosity typical of children.

That seems to be the truth.

Anya nodded.

I was too tired yesterday, so I'm not really interested in joining in the fun today.

Not long after the two children left, Xia Chuan and Yue Er came out of the room.

My schedule has been unpredictable lately, so I haven't prepared breakfast. The two kids have been buying breakfast outside.

"I'm going to check on Mr. Mori's house and buy breakfast from Poirot's Cafe while I'm at it."

Natsukawa was still somewhat interested in Kogoro Mouri's exclamation.

He also wanted to visit Poirot's Cafe.

It's been a long time since I've been there, and I don't know if Amuro Tooru is working here now.

When I last met Yoshito Matsunaka, Tooru Amuro was already working at the café, so he might not be far from coming to Poirot Café.

Maori Detective Agency.

Kogoro Mouri was woken up early by the ringing of the phone.

After brushing my teeth and washing my face, I ate breakfast with a frown.

Beside him, Conan also looked very serious.

"Conan, let's go to school." Ran was waiting at the door.

"Oh dear, Sister Xiaolan, my stomach hurts. I might have to take the day off today."

"what the hell"

Ran clearly noticed, but considering Conan's excellent grades, she didn't say anything.

"Then you need to have your dad call the teacher to ask for leave."

"Honestly, he doesn't act like a child at all."

Xiao Lan muttered to herself as she went downstairs, and happened to run into Xia Chuan.

"What's wrong with Mr. Mori?" Natsukawa asked after greeting him.

"Oh, it's Natsukawa-nii. Dad seems to have received a call from Inspector Takagi. A client who asked us to solve a case has died."

"so."

Xia Chuan thought about it and decided not to go up.

Through the window, he saw that Poirot Cafe was already open, and besides Xiao Zi, there was a blond, dark-skinned man at the front desk.

Xiao Zi was probably teaching him the procedure, and the blond-haired, dark-skinned man was naturally Amuro Tooru.

After saying goodbye to Xiaolan, I pushed open the glass door of Poirot Cafe.

"Xiao Zi, give me two breakfasts, the American-style set meal."

"Okay, Mr. Xia Chuan."

"Why are you here so early today?" Xia Chuan asked, knowing the answer already.

A normal coffee shop opens at 8:30, but it's only around 8:00 now.

"Because we have a new colleague at our coffee shop, this is Tooru Amuro, our new waiter, who also works as a cake chef and barista."

"Your boss is quite good at business," Xia Chuan said with a smile, resting his chin on his hand.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Amuro looks quite young, and he even knows how to make coffee and cakes."

"In this day and age, if you don't have a few skills, you can't even support yourself."

Amuro Tooru bent down to grind coffee beans, smiling broadly: "But coffee and cakes are indeed my hobbies, and I enjoy making them."

"is it?"

Xia Chuan smiled enigmatically: "I have a feeling that Mr. Amuro is not only proficient in these two things, but also in express delivery, warehousing, tea ceremony, and Japanese cuisine."

What are these two talking about?
Xia Benzi scratched his head, indicating that he did not understand.

Judging from their expressions, they seemed to be having a pleasant conversation, so there shouldn't be any problems.

A while later, I returned home.

"So fast?" Joel asked.

Logically speaking, going to the Mouri Detective Agency should take at least half an hour.

"Is Mr. Mori not here?"

She nodded to herself, "That's true. Those shouts just now, maybe they've encountered some difficult case."

"No, I didn't go up. But I ran into Amuro Tooru at Poirot Cafe. He just started working there."

"Toru Amuro?"

Joel frowned, slightly annoyed. "Is that Yuri's undercover colleague? What's he doing here? Is he planning to spy on us?"

Yoru had neither a good nor a bad impression of Amuro Tooru.

However, taking a part-time job near one's home can easily be perceived as some kind of surveillance.

It's like someone invading your territory; it's only natural to feel disgusted.

"It's okay, don't worry about him. He probably just discovered that guy's problem."

Natsukawa speculated that it might be related to Matsunaka Yoshito.

I guess they've uncovered something.

Another possibility is that he discovered Conan's identity. He should have also seen the news about Mary Akai. It's not impossible that someone in their fifties could turn into a child, or that someone else could turn into a child.

For example, Shinichi Kudo.

Xia Chuan felt the latter was more likely.

However, I don't really care about this, and I even feel a bit like I'm watching this as a joke.

If he doesn't get to know Conan well, he'll be fine. But if he does get to know him well, he'll find that Conan is a very troublesome kid.

I'll call you all the time—I need your help.
"Yeah, as long as they don't mess with us, I'll ignore them."

The two ate breakfast while watching TV.

"I've already made arrangements with Haibara. Once the brewery is completely resolved, I'll return my sister to her."

"Seriously, it's as if I deliberately imprisoned her sister." Xia Chuan rubbed his temples helplessly.

This isn't his problem; it's because Akemi Miyano lacks self-control.

"Dingling bell~"

The two stopped playing around.

They looked at each other.

"You're going to answer the phone?" ×2
"Okay, I'll go, I'll go." ×2
"Hahaha~"

The two were happy about their mutual understanding.

"Hey, it's me."

"Okay, I got it. I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Chuan's smile faded, and he seemed to be thinking about something before absentmindedly sitting down again.

"Frank has made some discoveries; I'll go check it out later."

"I'll go with you."

As he spoke, Joel walked towards his room to change his clothes.

She woke up early in the morning still in her pajamas, too lazy to change.

"You have to go to the shift handover at noon, so I'll go instead. It shouldn't be a big problem; it seems like it needs to be investigated first."

"Is that so?" Joel nodded thoughtfully. "Be careful in everything. Didn't Ai say yesterday that Karasuma Renya might have a very powerful expert by his side?"

"I know."

Xia Chuan certainly wouldn't let his guard down.

Gin's sudden bursts of power might also be used by those around Karasuma Renya, which is something to be wary of.

Xia Chuan strode into the living room, glanced around, and found that Shinichiro, Tomoaki, and Bailey were all there.

"Baileys, what brings you here again?" he asked, frowning.

Baileys is, after all, a code name member of the brewery. If he comes to Frank's house every day and gets discovered, it won't be good.

Baileys rolled her eyes, crossed her arms, and said smugly, "If it weren't for me, you probably wouldn't have gotten the information you wanted."

"What do you mean?"

When Frank called in the morning, he didn't say what information he had received or how he obtained it; he was still completely confused.

Then, Frank talked about what happened after Xia Chuan left yesterday.

Jun Makino was unwilling to explain anything and was determined to die.

Just then, Baileys happened to come over, and after learning about the situation, she immediately came up with a solution.

She had Frank drug Jun Makino.

On the surface, the drug is presented as a lethal agent and given to the person to take, but in reality, it is a hallucinogenic truth serum.

This time, the method used by Natsukawa is different from before. Truth serum is difficult to be effective on some particularly loyal Deadpools, but if combined with her loyalty to Karasuma Renya, it may have a different effect.

She found a photo of Karasuma Renya from decades ago, used it to disguise herself, and then made herself look even older.

Then she appears in the interrogation room and tells Jun that she is dead, but loyal people will be protected by Renya Karasuma after death, and she will take Jun away.

Jun was in a daze, and because Frank had previously told her that he had given her a lethal poison, she actually believed him for a moment.

Only then did they get the information they wanted.

However, Jun Makino did indeed possess the characteristics of an excellent agent. Without revealing much information, he discovered the problem and then bit off his tongue and committed suicide.

"Can this still happen?"

Xia Chuan couldn't help but sigh, he had never even thought of this method.

"Luckily, I had listened to Karasuma Renya's explanation with Vermouth beforehand and learned about his way of speaking and tone, otherwise we definitely wouldn't have succeeded."

Baileys sighed and said, "It's a pity. Her observation skills are too strong. She noticed the mistake in the last sentence. Otherwise, she could have heard more."

Upon hearing this, Shinichiro Shinobu shuddered.

What others don't know is that he watched the whole thing last night until midnight.

Baileys lived up to her reputation as a codename member of the brewery; after her identity was discovered, she resorted to any means necessary.

When the door is closed, its squeals are no better than a pig's.

The interrogation by Natsukawa was considered good; when Jun Makino was carried out, his body was covered in wounds.

If Jun hadn't bitten his tongue in time to stop the damage, things would probably have been even worse.

This was the first time he had equated biting his tongue to commit suicide with cutting his losses in time, which shows how cruel it was.

"is it?"

Xia Chuan couldn't help but feel suspicious. He looked at Shinichiro and saw that the other man shrank back, and immediately understood the situation.

It doesn't matter, it's not anything good anyway, as long as I can get the information, that's enough.

"Tell me."

He sat down on the sofa.

Frank then spoke up: "Yesterday she only had time to reveal one name, and that person should be the middleman between her and Karasuma Renya."

"She hasn't actually seen Karasuma Renya for several years; she reports messages through a man."

"Have you found out the man's identity?"

Frank nodded confidently, a smile playing on his lips: "Sakon Yusuke, there is such a person in Jun Makino's social network."

"One is a band singer, and the other is a fan leader."

Xia Chuan glanced at the photo in his hand, and his eyebrows twitched.

This is a group photo of fans, and the young man circled in the photo is the target person—Sakon Yusuke.

"This method is much safer and won't attract attention."

Indeed, the fan base is so large that even for Frank, finding a single fan leader is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Xia Chuan praised Baileys a few times with satisfaction.

"No need for any rewards. Are you free tonight?" Baileys flicked her hair, her dark hair covering half of her eyes, her alluring peach blossom eyes peeking out from behind her.

Those bright red lips seemed to have been prepared all along. Her long legs, clad in stockings, took two steps forward and came to stand in front of the man.

Xia Chuan rubbed his nose, suppressing the restlessness in his heart, and gave Frank a wink.

Frank keeps his eyes on his nose and his nose on his mind.

Shinichi rolled his eyes and looked down at his phone.

Shinmei Kaori blinked and tilted her head, indicating "I don't understand".

Let's talk about it tonight.

"Then I'll take that as a yes." Having achieved her goal, Baileys left without any hesitation.

In fact, she waited until now to leave precisely to ask this question.

So what if he has a fiancée? What can he do if he can't beat her?
At worst, I can have a wife at home and mistresses on the side.

Love is a complicated thing, you never know.

"What audacity!" Shinmei Kaori shook her head.

If Joel knew what kind of personality he had, he'd probably twist Baileys' head off, right?

Of course, this is Xia Chuan's family matter, so let's just pretend we didn't see it.

Xia Chuan remained silent, suddenly unsure whether Shinmei Kaori was referring to Baileys or herself.

Forget it.

Say.

(End of this chapter)